JP2001299614A - Bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a comfortable bathtub capable of taking a bath in a natural posture of stretching legs and having a hair washing tub and preventing hair washing water from flowing down on the face by almost horizontally inclining the face at hair washing time in the bathtub. SOLUTION: A step part 20 is arranged on a wall surface 13a on the opposite side of a backrest wall surface 13b of a bathtub bottom surface 11 by arranging prescribed clearance f from both lengthwise wall surfaces 15. A user takes a bath by inserting legs into the clearance f. The hair washing tub 30 is continuously arranged on the backrest side short edge 13b side of the bathtub opposed to the wall surface for forming the step part 20, and is provided with an auxiliary stand 40 composed of an auxiliary plate 41 and a leg part 43 for supporting one end of the auxiliary plate. Opening one end of the auxiliary plate 41 is supported by the step part 20 to be arranged on a bathtub bottom surface to support a waist part of an upward facing bather. The auxiliary stand 40 is freely attached when necessary.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a bathtub that can be comfortably bathed by ordinary people, elderly people and persons with physical disabilities by providing a step portion on the bottom of the bathtub and a hair-washing bath.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A stepped bathtub having a step on the bottom surface of the bathtub has recently been used as a step for taking a bath or as a half body bath. FIG. 6 shows a conventional bathtub provided with a step portion. This bathtub 1a has a stepped portion 2 with a back side 1b.
It is provided below the short side surface 1c on the opposite side. When the bathtub 1a having this configuration is used for a half-body bath, as shown in FIG. 7, the user P sits on the step portion 2 and sits on the short side surface 1c as a backrest. This posture allows you to take a long half-body bath in a natural state without fatigue.

[0003] However, when used in a normal body bath instead of a half-body bath, as shown in FIG.
When the back is immersed in the bathtub, the step 2 is provided on the entire lower surface of the short side surface 1c and has a continuous shape. He was forced to take a natural and cramped posture.

A bath tub 3a provided with a shampoo tub 3c as shown in FIG. 9 is very effective for the elderly or the physically handicapped to assist in the most difficult shampooing. At time, bathtub 3a is deep, so bather P
There was a problem that the face was not leveled even if the neck was bent, the washing water dripped onto the face, the hair-washing person was uncomfortable, and the caregiver was difficult to wash the hair.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such problems of the prior art, and it is possible to take a bath in a natural posture with legs extended even in a normal bath without half body bathing. In addition, it is possible to provide a comfortable bathtub in which the face can be made substantially horizontal during hair washing and the hair washing water does not flow down to the face in the bathtub provided with the hair washing bath.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, (1) The bathtub according to claim 1 is a stepped bathtub having a step on the bottom surface of the bathtub, and the step is a backrest. A predetermined gap is provided from both longitudinal wall surfaces on the wall surface opposite to the wall surface, and the user inserts his / her feet into the gap to take a bath. (2) In the bathtub provided with the hair-washing bath according to the second and third aspects, the hair-washing bath is connected to the backrest side short side of the bathtub facing the wall surface forming the step portion, and the auxiliary plate and the auxiliary plate are provided. Equipped with an auxiliary table consisting of legs supporting one end of the board, supporting the open end of the auxiliary plate on the step and installing it on the bottom of the bathtub to support the waist of the bather lying on his back At the same time, it is detachable as required.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bathtub according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. Bathtub 1
Reference numeral 00 denotes a bottom surface 11, short side wall surfaces 13a and 13b, and both side wall surfaces 15 in the longitudinal direction. here,
One side of the short side direction side wall surface is referred to as a first side wall surface 13a, and the other short side direction side wall surface is referred to as a second side wall surface 13b.

A step portion 20 is provided on the bottom surface 11 on the first side wall surface 13a side. The step portion 20 includes a base portion 22 and a base plate 21 placed on the base portion 22.
To 20 cm. The step portion 20 is formed on both side walls 1 in the longitudinal direction.
5 and a gap f. The bathtub 100 thus configured uses the step 20 as a step when the user P enters the bathtub 100. Then, when performing a half-body bath, the user sits down on the step portion 20 and uses it. In addition, when performing the whole body bath, as shown in FIG. 3, the user P rests his / her back on the second side wall surface 13 b and inserts the foot F into the gap f on both sides of the step portion 20.

As described above, the bottom surface 1 of the bathtub 100
The bathtub 100 provided with the step portion 20 on one side can extend the foot F to the gap f on both sides of the step portion 20 even during normal bathing without half-body bathing, and can bathe in a natural posture.

Embodiment 2 This embodiment shows a bathtub with a hair-washing bath. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the configuration of a bathtub, and FIG. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the configuration will be omitted. The bathtub 300 forms the step 20 on the bottom wall 11 on the side of the first side wall 13a.
In addition, a head receiving recess 33 is formed on the upper edge of the second side wall surface 13b, and a hair washing tub 30 is continuously provided.

Further, the bathtub 300 has an auxiliary table 40. The auxiliary table 40 includes an auxiliary plate 41 and a leg 43 that supports one end of the auxiliary plate, and is substantially L-shaped.
The height h of the leg 43 is set to be substantially equal to the height of the step 20. Also, the width dimension w of the auxiliary plate 41
Is the same as the width dimension of the step portion 20, and the length dimension v is equal to or more than の of the length dimension L of the bottom surface 11 of the bathtub 300. The auxiliary table 40 having such a configuration is installed in the bathtub 300 while the open end of the auxiliary plate 41 is placed on the stepped portion 20 and supported by the legs 43. The shampoo tub 30 is a concave portion having an appropriate depth such that the head can enter,
It is connected to the second side wall 13b.

The bathtub 300 constructed as described above has a step 2
0 is used as a step at the time of bathing and as a seat for half-body bathing. In addition, since the step portion 20 has the gap f on both sides, it is possible to take a bath in a normal posture in which the foot F is inserted into the gap f. Further, when the person to be washed needs care, the auxiliary table 40 is set in the bathtub 300 at the time of washing the hair.
That is, the open end of the auxiliary plate 41 of the auxiliary table 40 is
The auxiliary plate 41 is supported by the step portion 20 and the leg portion 43, and the waist of the person P is placed on the auxiliary table 40. At this time, foot F
Is placed in the gap f, and the weight can be supported by the neck, waist, and feet,
The person P to be washed is in an easy state without the center of gravity being shifted to one place.
In addition, since the waist of the hair-washing person P becomes higher in height dimension h of the leg 43 of the auxiliary table 40, the angle β between the upper body and the leg is:
As compared with the angle α between the upper body and the legs in the supine posture with the waist attached to the bottom shown in FIG.
The head of the person P to be washed easily enters the hair washing tank 30. As a result, the face of the person P to be washed becomes almost horizontal with the upper surface of the bathtub,
Hair wash water will not run down your face. When not in use, the auxiliary table 40 is detached so that the user can take a bath in a natural posture even during normal bathing.

[0013] A bathtub with a hair-washing tub as described above is very effective for the elderly and the handicapped to help them with the most difficult hair-washing. However, when washing the hair in the shampoo tub, if the face is not as horizontal as possible, the shampoo water flows down on the face and it is very uncomfortable, but the tub in this embodiment can raise the face of the bather by raising the waist position. It is horizontal.

In this embodiment, the case where the step portion is provided with a gap from both side walls has been described. However, even if the step portion is a bathtub installed in the entire width direction of the bathtub as described in the conventional example, By forming the width of the auxiliary plate smaller than the width of the step portion and using the step portion as a support for the auxiliary plate during hair washing, the same operation and effect can be obtained.

[0015]

As described above, the bathtub according to the present invention is easy to enter as a step at the time of bathing by providing a step, allows a half-body bath, and has a gap between both side walls of the bathtub on both sides of the step. Thereby, even during normal bathing without half-body bathing, the feet can be inserted into the gaps and stretched, and the bathing can be performed in a natural posture. In addition, bathtubs equipped with a shampoo tub are very effective for the elderly and people with physical disabilities to help with the most difficult shampooing. By
The waist of the person on the back can be raised and the face can be made substantially horizontal, so that washing water does not flow down on the face. In addition, since the auxiliary table is detachable, it can be removed during normal bathing, and a comfortable bathing can be performed with a natural bathing posture.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a stepped bathtub according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a stepped bathtub according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a posture in which a bather normally takes a bath on a cross section of a stepped bathtub according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a stepped bathtub with a hair wash tank according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a posture of a bather washing hair in a stepped bathtub with a hairwashing tank according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional stepped bathtub.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a posture in which a bather takes a half-body bath in a stepped bathtub.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a posture in which a bather normally takes a bath in a conventional stepped bathtub.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a posture of a bather washing hair in a conventional bathtub with a hairwashing bath.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100, 300 Bathtub 11 Bottom surface 13 Short side direction side wall surface 15 Longitudinal side wall surface 20 Stepped portion 21 Base plate 22 Base portion 30 Hair washing bath 33 Neck mounting recessed portion 40 Auxiliary table 41 Auxiliary plate 43 Leg

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bathtub having a step on a bottom surface of the bathtub, wherein the step is provided with a gap between both side walls in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub. 2. A bathtub provided with a step on the bottom of the bathtub, wherein a hair wash tank is connected to an upper part of the bathtub wall facing the step arrangement side, and an auxiliary table is placed on the step. The auxiliary table is composed of a plate-shaped auxiliary plate and a leg supporting one end of the auxiliary plate. When the auxiliary table is placed on the step, the auxiliary plate is supported by the step and the leg and installed on the bottom of the bathtub. Bathtub. 3. The bathtub according to claim 2, wherein the auxiliary table is detached when not in use. 4. The bathtub according to claim 2, wherein the step is provided with a gap between both side walls in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub.