JP2001333865A - Structure for installing apron - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure for installing an apron which ensures to install an apron even though the place to install the apron can not be seen well because of the shade made by hands working on it. SOLUTION: A structure for installing an apron 2, which covers the front of a bathtub 1, is as follows: The apron 2 has a bifurcated part 3, legs of which open downward, at the bottom. A rear leg 4 of the bifurcated part 3 is made shorter than a gap in a vertical direction created between a flange 6 of the bathtub and an upper end of the apron 2. A front leg 5 of the bifurcated part 3 is made longer than the gap. The upper end of the apron 2 is inserted into the flange 6, and they are joined together. The apron 2 is put to the bathtub 1 by fitting the bifurcated part 3 into a protrusion 8 made on a floor pan 7 after contacting a front leg 5 of the bifurcated part 3 to the front of the protrusion 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apron mounting structure for a bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an apron is attached to a washing tub side, that is, a front side of a bathtub. This is because the shape of the bathtub is R
It is used for the purpose of making the wall thinner at the time of molding and preventing the appearance of the entire bathroom from being deteriorated because the piping portion and the like can be seen.

The apron mounting structure has a lower end portion as shown in FIG. The schematic view of the entire bathtub is shown in FIG. 1 (b) shown in FIG.

That is, in FIG. 5 (a), in a mounting structure of an apron (a) that covers the front side of a bathtub, a bifurcated portion (b) that opens downward at the lower end of the apron (a) is formed.
Insert the upper end portion of the apron (a) into the flange, engage the forked portion (b) with the projection (f) provided on the floor pan (e), and attach the apron (a) to the bathtub. Apron attachment structure. The bifurcated part (b) is slidably mounted on a vertically long slot (c) provided in the apron with a screw body (d). When the apron is mounted, the screw body (d) is loosened and the bifurcated part (b) is loosened. (B) is shifted upward, the upper end portion of the apron is inserted and engaged in the flange portion, and then the forked portion (b) is returned to the original position and fitted to the convex portion (f).

In FIG. 5B, a protruding piece (R) is formed at the lower end portion of the apron (A) toward the rear side, and the protruding piece is formed on the protruding part (F) by a leaf spring. It is engaged and locked by a stop piece (g). The locking piece (g) has a rear end fixed to the projection (f) with a screw body (h), and a front surface thereof forms a gap between the projection and the projection. Is inserted into the gap, the elastic piece is pressed against the convex portion by the elastic force of the locking piece (g) to engage and lock. In the figure, the front end portion of the locking piece is bent upward in order to enhance the insertability of the protruding piece.

[0006]

However, when the apron is mounted, the apron is large in size, so that the engagement and locking portion below the apron cannot be seen, and the hand must be darkened. This is the same in any of FIGS. 5A and 5B. For this reason, the engagement and locking were performed half-intuitively.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide an apron attachment structure that can securely attach an apron even when the hand is dark.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apron mounting structure for covering an anterior side of a bathtub, wherein the apron mounting structure has a bifurcated portion opened downward at a lower end portion of the apron. Then, the rear piece of the forked portion is formed to be shorter than the vertical gap generated between the flange portion of the bathtub and the upper end of the apron when the apron is attached, and the front piece of the forked portion is formed more than the above gap. While being formed long, the upper end portion of the apron is inserted and engaged in the flange portion, the front side piece of the forked portion is brought into contact with the front surface of the projected portion provided on the floor pan, and then the forked portion is fitted to the projected portion, This is an apron attachment structure in which an apron is attached to a bathtub.

[0009] By forming the bifurcated portion in this way, and by abutting the front side piece of the bifurcated portion on the front surface of the convex portion provided on the floor pan, even if the hand is dark, the bifurcated portion can be easily positioned at the correct position. It is possible to bring to Then, by lowering the apron as it is, the forked part can be easily fitted to the convex part.

[0010] The apron mounting structure according to claim 2 of the present invention, wherein the convex portion is a floor pan weir provided on the floor pan to separate a washing place portion and a bathtub installation portion. This is the apron mounting structure.

Since the convex portion also serves as the floor pan weir, it is not necessary to specially form the convex portion on the floor pan. In addition, the mounting position of the bathtub is shifted depending on the site. In this case, there is a possibility that the convex portion is shifted from the bifurcated portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apron mounting structure in which a step is formed at the upper end of the apron toward the rear side, and the root of the step and the lower end of the flange of the bathtub are mounted. The apron attachment structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a gap is equal to or larger than the gap.

[0013] By forming the stepped portion and setting the distance between the root and the lower end of the flange portion in the attached state to be equal to or larger than the gap distance, for example, the front surface of the apron and the outer surface of the flange portion of the bathtub are substantially flush. It is possible to Further, since the interval is shorter than the gap interval, the forked portion can be fitted after the apron is set up, so that the positioning of the apron can be made easier.

An apron mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the apron mounting structure according to claim 4 of the present invention has a bifurcated portion formed of a separate part from the apron and combined with the apron. It is.

[0015] The apron can be easily manufactured by using a separate component.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the apron mounting structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, an elastic body is provided in a flange portion of the bathtub, and the upper end portion of the apron is pressed down by the elastic body. An apron mounting structure according to any one of the first to third aspects.

By pressing the apron with the elastic body as described above, the apron can be more securely attached.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an embodiment of the present invention,
(B) is a schematic diagram of the whole, and (a) is a schematic diagram showing a main part thereof. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a part of a process of attaching an apron according to the present invention.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, in the mounting structure of the apron 2 covering the front side of the bathtub 1, a bifurcated portion 3 opened downward at the lower end of the apron 2 is formed. 3, the rear piece 4 is formed to be shorter than the vertical gap generated between the flange portion 6 of the bathtub 1 and the upper end of the apron 2 with the apron 2 attached, and the front piece 5 of the fork portion 3 is formed as described above. It is formed longer than the gap, and the upper end of the apron 2 is inserted into and engaged with the flange portion 6, and the front piece 5 of the forked portion 3 is brought into contact with the front surface of the convex portion 8 provided on the floor pan 7. The portion 3 is fitted to the convex portion, and the apron is attached to the bathtub.

By forming the bifurcated portion 3 in this manner, and by bringing the front piece 5 of the bifurcated portion 3 into contact with the front surface of the convex portion 8 provided on the floor pan 7, even if the hand is dark, it is easy. The forked part 3 can be brought to a correct position. Thereafter, by lowering the apron 2 as it is, the forked part 3 can be easily fitted to the convex part 8. In the present embodiment, a part of the forked portion 3 extends downward from the lower end of the apron 2. However, the forked portion 3 may be hidden by further extending the lower end portion of the apron 2.

Here, the state of the forked portion at the time of attachment will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is divided into three stages (circle 1 to circle 3), and the upper end portion of the apron has already been inserted into the flange portion.

Since the length of the rear piece 4 (the length of the circle 2 in FIG. 1) of the forked portion 3 is shorter than the gap (the distance of the circle 1 in FIG. 1), the rear piece 4 is convex. The protrusion can be passed over without being stopped by the portion 8. The length of the front piece 5 (FIG. 1)
(The length of the circle 3) is formed so as to be in contact with the front surface of the convex portion 8 at this time, so that the entire forked portion 3 can be stopped without going over the convex portion 8 as it is. Thereafter, when the entire forked portion 3 is lowered, the forked portion 3 can be fitted to the convex portion 8.

At this time, actually, only the apron 2 is held and moved, but since the forked portion 3 can be correctly positioned with respect to the convex portion 8, the entire apron can be easily and correctly attached. Note that the removal is performed in the reverse procedure.

According to FIG. 1, the convex portion 8 is provided as a floor pan weir provided on the floor pan 7 and separating the washing part 9 and the bathtub installation part 13. Since the projection 8 also serves as a floor pan weir, it is not necessary to form the projection 8 on the floor pan 7 in particular. In addition, the mounting position of the bathtub is shifted depending on the site. In this case, there is a possibility that the convex portion 8 is shifted from the forked portion 3, but in this case, there is no risk of shifting. Needless to say, the floor pan weir may be different from the floor pan weir, or a projection may be further provided on the floor pan weir.

A step 10 is formed at the upper end of the apron 2 so as to face the rear side. The distance between the root of the step 10 and the lower end of the flange of the bathtub (the tip of the hanging part of the flange) is set. , Are formed to be equal to or larger than the gap interval.

In this way, by forming the stepped portion 10 and keeping the distance between the root and the lower end of the flange portion in the mounted state not shorter than the gap distance, for example, the front surface of the apron 2 and the outer surface of the flange portion 6 of the bathtub are separated. It is possible to make them substantially flush. In addition, since the distance between the base and the lower end of the flange portion of the bathtub in the attached state is equal to or larger than the gap distance, it is possible to fit the forked portion 3 after the apron 2 is erected, so that the positioning of the apron 2 can be more easily performed. Can be easy. Of course, this step 10 does not have to be formed. In this embodiment, the tip of the step is engaged with the lower end of the flange in the mounted state.

The fork part 3 is formed as a separate part from the apron 2 and is used in combination with the apron 2. The apron 2 can be easily manufactured by using a separate component. Of course, the apron 2 may be formed integrally with the apron 2, but the apron 2 is manufactured by molding. However, since the apron 2 and the back piece 4 of the forked portion 3 must be formed in a separate process, , Manufacturing costs are high. Of course, the one formed integrally is not excluded from the present invention.

Further, the elastic body 1 is provided in the flange portion 6 of the bathtub 1.
2 is provided, and the upper end portion of the apron 2 is pressed downward by the elastic body 12. By pressing the apron 2 by the elastic body 12, the apron 2 can be more securely attached. In this embodiment, a leaf spring is attached to the bathtub as this elastic body.

For this reason, in the apron 2 of the present embodiment, an engaging piece 11 for engaging with the elastic body 12 is provided so as to project from the upper end portion of the step portion 10 toward the rear side. When the upper end portion of the apron is inserted and engaged in the flange portion at the time of actual mounting, the elastic body 12 is also shifted upward, so that if the overlapping range is small, the elastic body 12 will come off halfway. Therefore, the length of the engagement piece 11 must be provided so as to overlap with the elastic body 12 to such an extent that it does not come off. FIG. 4 shows another example of the elastic body 12 in which a foamed resin having elasticity is provided in the flange portion. Conversely, an elastic body may be provided in advance on the upper end portion of the apron.

FIG. 3 shows a lower end portion of an apron according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the front piece 5 of the forked portion 3 also serves as the lower end of the apron 2 and the rear piece 4 has a substantially L-shaped projection. Even with such a configuration, it conforms to the gist of the present invention.

[0031]

The apron mounting structure according to the first aspect of the present invention has a bifurcated portion which is opened downward at the lower end portion of the apron, and the rear piece of the bifurcated portion is attached to the flange of the bathtub with the apron mounted. A convex portion formed to be shorter than the vertical gap generated between the portion and the upper end of the apron, the front piece of the forked portion is formed longer than the gap interval, and the front piece of the forked portion is provided on the floor pan. By contacting the front surface, the forked part can be easily brought to a correct position even when the hand is dark. Then, by lowering the apron as it is, the forked part can be easily fitted to the convex part.

In the apron mounting structure according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the convex portion also serves as a floor pan weir, it is not necessary to particularly form the convex portion on the floor pan. In addition, the mounting position of the bathtub is shifted depending on the site. In this case, there is a possibility that the convex portion may be shifted from the forked portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in an apron mounting structure, a step is formed, and a distance between a root of the step and a lower end of the flange is set to be equal to or larger than a gap. The outer surface of the flange of the bathtub can be made substantially flush. Further, since the interval is shorter than the gap interval, the forked portion can be fitted after the apron is erected, so that the positioning of the apron can be made easier.

In the apron mounting structure according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the apron can be easily manufactured by forming the forked portion as a separate part from the apron.

In the apron mounting structure according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the apron can be mounted more reliably by pressing the apron with the elastic body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) shows a main part,
(B) is a schematic diagram showing the whole.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a flow at the time of attachment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a main part showing another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing another example of attachment of an elastic body.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a main part of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathtub 2 Apron 3 Bifurcated part 4 Rear piece 5 Front piece 6 Flange part 7 Floor pan 8 Convex part 9 Washing place 10 Step part 11 Engagement piece 12 Elastic body 13 Bathtub installation part

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An apron mounting structure for covering a front side of a bathtub, wherein a lower portion of the apron is formed with a bifurcated portion opened downward, and a rear piece of the bifurcated portion is provided with a flange of the bathtub with the apron mounted. The gap between the upper and lower portions of the apron is formed shorter than the gap in the vertical direction, furthermore, the front piece of the forked portion is formed longer than the gap interval, and the upper end portion of the apron is inserted and engaged in the flange portion, An apron mounting structure in which a front piece of the forked portion is brought into contact with a front surface of a projected portion provided on a floor pan, and then the forked portion is fitted to the projected portion, and an apron is attached to a bathtub. 2. The apron mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the convex portion is a floor pan weir provided on the floor pan and separating a washing place portion and a bathtub installation portion. 3. An apron is provided with a step toward the rear side at an upper end thereof, and a gap between a root of the step and a lower end of a flange of the bathtub in an attached state is equal to or larger than the gap. The apron mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The apron mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the forked portion is formed as a separate part from the apron and is combined with the apron. 5. The apron mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein an elastic body is provided in a flange portion of the bathtub, and the upper end of the apron is pressed down by the elastic body.