JP2002010940A - Mounting structure of bathtub apron - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a bathtub apron more easily, rapidly and exactly mountable. SOLUTION: This structure mounts the bathtub apron 3 across a weir 2 projected on the front surface of a floor pan 1. A grasping handle 6 and a rotary handle 5 are connected to face each other at both ends of a rotating body 4 freely rotatably passed through the bottom end of the bathtub apron 3. The grasping handle 6 and the rotary handle 5 are projected downward from the bottom end of the bathtub apron 3 by rotation of the rotating handle 5 to grasp the weir 2 of the floor pan 1 by means of the grasping handle 6 and the rotary handle 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub apron mounting structure, and more particularly to a technique for easily, quickly and accurately mounting a bathtub apron.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a bathtub apron is mounted, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), a support member 10 having a U-shaped cross section is provided at a lower end portion of a bathtub apron 3 with a slot 11 and a screw 1.
When the bathtub apron 3 is mounted on the floor, the support 10 raised with respect to the bathtub apron 3 is lowered in the range of the elongated hole 11 to form the floor pan 1 when the bathtub apron 3 is mounted on the floor pan 1. 2 and the supporting tool 10
The screw 12 screwed into the screw hole on the side is fastened to fix the support 10 to the weir 2 formed on the floor pan 1 and the bathtub apron 3 to the floor pan 1.

In such a mounting structure, a screw 12 is required to be tightened at a narrow portion at the lower end of the bathtub apron 3, and hot water is supplied to the back side of the bathtub apron 3 from an elongated hole 11 formed in the bathtub apron 3. There was a problem of intrusion.

As shown in FIG. 1B, a screw 12 is attached to a support 10 in which the lower end of a bathtub apron 3 is engaged with a weir 2.
Although it is conceivable to fix the tub apron 3, the fixing work is performed on the back side of the bathtub apron 3, which is a troublesome work.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and has a bathtub apron mounting structure that can be mounted easily, quickly and accurately without using screws. The task is to provide.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a bathtub apron 3 is mounted via a weir 2 projecting from the surface of a floor pan 1 and rotatably penetrates the lower end of the bathtub apron 3. The holding piece 6 and the rotating handle 5 are connected to both ends of the rotating body 4 so as to face each other, and the rotation of the rotating handle 5 causes the rotating handle 5 and the holding piece 6 to protrude downward from the lower end of the bathtub apron 3 to hold the holding piece 6. And the rotary handle 5 sandwiches the weir 2 of the floor pan 1. According to such a configuration, the holding piece 6 is rotated on the back side of the weir 2 by the rotation of the rotary handle 5, the weir 2 is held between the holding piece 6 and the rotary handle 5, and the bathtub apron 3 is held.
Can be attached to the floor pan 1, so that the bathtub apron 3 can be fixed simply, quickly and accurately without using screws as in the prior art.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, at least one of the holding piece 6 and the rotary handle 5 is provided with a locking projection 19 for locking the surface of the weir 2. According to such a configuration, the locking piece 19 and the rotary handle 5 can be detented by locking the locking projection 19 to the weir 2, and the mounting of the bathtub apron 3 can be performed more reliably. Can be.

In the third aspect, the lower part of the bathtub apron 3 is dropped and stored adjacent to the portion of the weir 2 of the floor pan 1 on the washing area side, and the recess 9 for releasing the engagement of the upper end of the bathtub apron 3 is formed. It is characterized by being formed. According to such a configuration, the lower part of the bathtub apron 3 can be dropped in the recess 9 formed in the floor pan 1, the bathtub apron 3 can be easily removed, and the recess 9 can be used as a drain. it can.

According to a fourth aspect, a square hole 7 is formed in one of the holding piece 6 and the rotary handle 5 and a square shaft 8 is formed in the other.
It is characterized in that the square hole 7 and the square shaft 8 are configured to be freely coupled and separable. According to such a configuration, the rotary operation force of the rotary handle 5 can be transmitted favorably by the square hole 7 and the square shaft 8 while the holding piece 6 and the rotary handle 5 are easily manufactured.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a concave portion is formed in the surface of the lower end portion of the bathtub apron, and the rotary handle is rotatably housed in the concave portion. A stopper 20 is formed to prevent the movement. According to such a configuration, the rotating handle 5 is housed in the concave portion 21 on the lower surface of the bathtub apron 3 so that the rotating handle 5 does not protrude from the surface of the bathtub apron 3, while enhancing the appearance,
When the rotating handle 5 is rotated at a predetermined angle,
The rotation handle 5 can be rotated at a predetermined angle by contacting the stopper 20 at the edge of the edge 1 to prevent further rotation operation.
Can be correctly fixed.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view. FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the above, and FIG. 2B is a schematic front view. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a support structure on an upper portion of the bathtub apron.

The floor pan 1 of a bathroom includes a bathtub setting section 1a and a washing section 1b, and a weir 2 is formed between the bathtub setting section 1a and the washing section 1b.
Water is prevented from flowing into the side. The bathtub apron 3 is attached to the front of the bathtub 16 using such a weir 2. The details will be described below.

The basic configuration of the present invention is as follows. A holding piece 6 and a rotating handle 5 are connected to both ends of a rotating body 4 rotatably penetrating the lower end of a bathtub apron 3 so as to face each other. As a result, the rotating handle 5 and the holding piece 6 project downward from the lower end of the bathtub apron 3 so that the holding piece 6
And the rotating handle 5 sandwich the weir 2 of the floor pan 1.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), a knob 14 is formed on the surface of the substantially oval-shaped rotary handle 5, and a shaft 4a is formed on the rear surface. The tip of the shaft portion 4a is formed in a square shape to form a square shaft 8. A boss 13 protrudes from the surface of the holding piece 6 in the shape of a long plate, and the boss 13
Is formed with a square hole 7. Shaft 4 of rotary handle 5
a is inserted into the through hole 15 of the bathtub apron 3 and the square shaft 8 is inserted into the square hole 7, thereby connecting the rotary handle 5 and the holding piece 6 so as to be integrally rotatable. The interval between the rotary handle 5 and the holding piece 6 is substantially equal to the width of the weir 2. Thus, the rotating handle 5 and the holding piece 6 are formed at both ends of the rotating body 4 formed by the boss 13 and the shaft 4a.

According to such a configuration, the rotary handle 5
And, with the holding piece 6 being substantially horizontal, the upper end of the bathtub apron 3 is pushed upward at the lower portion of the hidden flange 17 at the top of the bathtub 16 and then lowered to dampen the lower end of the bathtub apron 3 by a stubborn method. 2, the rotary handle 5 is rotated, and the rotation of the rotary handle 5 rotates the holding piece 6 on the back side of the weir 2 to hold the weir 2 between the holding piece 6 and the rotary handle 5 to remove the bathtub apron 3. It is attached to the floor pan 1. Thus, the fixing of the bathtub apron 3 can be performed simply, quickly and accurately without using screws as in the prior art.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a locking projection 19 for locking the surface of the weir 2 is formed on the holding piece 6, and the locking projection 19 is formed on the surface of the weir 2. Because of the locking, the detent of the holding piece 6 and the rotary handle 5 can be stopped, and the mounting of the bathtub apron 3 can be performed more reliably. The locking projection 19 may be provided on the rotating handle 5 side.

Further, the lower part of the bathtub apron 3 is dropped and stored adjacent to the washing place side of the weir 2 of the floor pan 1, and a recess 9 for releasing the upper end of the bathtub apron 3 is released.
The lower part of the bathtub apron 3 can be dropped in the recess 9 formed in the floor pan 1 and the upper end of the bathtub apron 3 can be unlocked.
Can be easily removed. Further, the recess 9 can be used as a drain.

FIGS. 7 to 9 show another embodiment. However, the basic structure of the present embodiment is the same as that of the above-described embodiment. Omitted.

In the present embodiment, a step 18 is formed in the configuration of the holding piece 6, and the shoulder 2 a on the back side of the weir 2 is locked at the step 18.
The arrangement of the bathtub apron 3 is further ensured.

FIG. 10 shows still another embodiment. However, the basic configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and the common parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. .

In this embodiment, the bathtub apron 3
A concave portion 21 is formed on the surface of the lower end of the rotary member 5, and the rotary handle 5 is rotatably housed in the concave portion 21, and a stopper 2 is provided at an edge of the concave portion 21 to prevent the rotary handle 5 from rotating more than a certain amount.
0 is formed.

In the present embodiment, the bathtub apron 3
When the rotating handle 5 is rotated at a predetermined angle while the appearance is enhanced without the rotating handle 5 being housed in the recess 21 on the lower surface of the bathtub apron 3 without protruding from the surface of the bathtub apron 3. Further rotation operation can be prevented by contacting the edge stopper 20, and the rotation handle 5 can be rotated to a predetermined angle to correctly fix the rotation handle 5 and the holding piece 6 to the weir 2. You can do it.

[0023]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a structure in which a bath tub apron is mounted via a weir projecting from the surface of a floor pan, wherein a holding piece is provided at both ends of a rotating body rotatably penetrating the lower end of the bath tub apron. The rotating handle and the rotating handle are opposed to each other, and the rotating handle and the holding piece are projected below the lower end of the bathtub apron by the rotation of the rotating handle, so that the holding piece and the rotating handle sandwich the floor pan weir. By rotating the holding piece on the back side of the weir by the rotation of the weir, the weir can be held between the holding piece and the rotating handle, and the bathtub apron can be attached to the floor pan, and the bathtub apron can be used without using screws as in the conventional case. There is an advantage that fixation can be performed easily, quickly and accurately.

According to the second aspect, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, a locking projection for locking the surface of the weir is formed on at least one of the holding piece and the rotating handle. In addition, by locking the locking projection to the weir, it is possible to detent the holding piece and the rotating handle,
There is an advantage that the installation of the bathtub apron can be performed more reliably.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure of the first aspect, the lower part of the bathtub apron is dropped and stored adjacent to the washing pan side portion of the weir of the floor pan and the upper end of the bathtub apron is unlocked. In addition to the effect of claim 1, the lower part of the bathtub apron can be dropped into the recess formed in the floor pan, the bathtub apron can be easily removed, and the recess is drained. There is an advantage that it can be used for grooves.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, a square hole is formed in one of the holding piece and the rotating handle, and a square axis is formed in the other, so that the square hole and the square axis can be freely combined and separated. Therefore, there is an advantage that the rotary operating force of the rotary handle can be transmitted well by the square hole and the square axis while the holding piece and the rotary handle are easily manufactured.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, a concave portion is formed on the surface of the lower end portion of the bathtub apron, the rotary handle is rotatably housed in the concave portion, and the rotary handle is fixed at the edge of the concave portion. Since the stopper for preventing the rotation is formed as described above, in addition to the effect of claim 1, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, it is possible to store the rotary handle in the concave portion on the lower surface of the bathtub apron so that the rotary handle projects from the surface of the bathtub apron. Not
When the rotating handle is rotated at a predetermined angle while enhancing the appearance, it can contact the stopper at the edge of the recess to prevent further rotation operation, and rotate the rotating handle to the predetermined angle to rotate There is an advantage that the handle and the holding piece can be correctly fixed to the weir.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a sectional view of a main part of the above, and FIG. 2B is a schematic front view.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a supporting structure of an upper part of the bathtub apron.

FIG. 4A is an exploded side view of a holding piece and a rotary handle, and FIG. 4B is a front view of a square axis.

5A is a rear view of a holding piece, and FIG. 5B is a front view.

6A is a front view of a rotary handle, and FIG. 6B is a plan view.

FIG. 7 shows the operation of another embodiment of the above, and (a)
(B) is a schematic sectional view.

8A is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the same, FIG. 8B is a front view of a holding piece, and FIG. 8C is a front view of a rotary handle.

FIG. 9A is a side view of the holding piece, FIG. 9B is an explanatory view showing a square hole, and FIG. 9C is a cross-sectional view of the lower part.

FIG. 10 is a front view of still another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 11 shows a conventional example, and (a) and (b) are cross-sectional views.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 floor pan 2 weir 3 bath apron 4 rotating body 5 rotating handle 6 holding piece

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A structure in which a bathtub apron is mounted via a weir projecting from the surface of a floor pan, wherein a holding piece and a rotary handle are opposed to both ends of a rotating body rotatably penetrating a lower end of the bathtub apron. A bath pan apron characterized in that the rotary handle and the holding piece are projected below the lower end of the bathtub apron by the rotation of the rotary handle, and the weir of the floor pan is held between the holding piece and the rotary handle. Mounting structure. 2. The mounting structure for a bathtub apron according to claim 1, wherein a locking projection for locking the surface of the weir is formed on at least one of the holding piece and the rotating handle. 3. A lower part of a bathtub apron is dropped and stored adjacent to a washing pan side portion of a weir of a floor pan, and a recess for releasing an upper end of the bathtub apron is formed. A mounting structure for the bathtub apron according to claim 1. 4. A square hole is formed on one of the holding piece and the rotary handle, and a square axis is formed on the other, and the square hole and the square axis are configured to be freely coupled and separable. Installation structure of the bathtub apron described. 5. A recess is formed in the surface of the lower end portion of the bathtub apron, and a rotating handle is rotatably housed in the recess, and a stopper is formed at an edge of the recess to prevent the rotating handle from rotating more than a predetermined amount. The mounting structure for a bathtub apron according to claim 1, wherein the mounting structure is formed.