JP2002102088A - Washstand - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washstand equipped with a ventilating function. SOLUTION: In a washstand 1 having a washstand 2, this unit is provided with a cabinet 3 in the form of wing wall having a storage space 4, which is protruded from a wall surface Wa, is extended from a floor surface F to the ceiling and can store articles, by the side of the washstand 2. Inside the cabinet 3, an air passage 6 is provided while communicating one terminal 6A to the space under the floor and communicating another terminal 6B to a washing space A around the washstand and a ventilator 5 is provided while having a fan 7 capable of sucking air under the floor inside the space under the floor and blowing the air into the washing space.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a washing apparatus having a ventilation function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The surrounding space (wash space) of a wash basin having a wash basin is generally apt to be moist. For this reason, conventionally, a ventilation device of a suction type that sucks air in the wash space and discharges the air to the outside is provided on a ceiling or the like near the wash device. However, in such a structure, it is necessary to separately construct the wash basin and the ventilation device, so that the construction efficiency is poor.

A washstand is usually provided adjacent to a bathroom or the like. For this reason, for example, when the hot water in summer is over, it is very comfortable if the clothes can be changed or the hair styled while cooling in the sink. However, in the conventional washing machine,
Due to the structure of the ventilation system, apart from installing a separate fan,
It is not easy to cool off in the sink.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above problems, and has a sleeve-wall-shaped cabinet beside a wash basin, and one end of the cabinet communicates with the underfloor space. And an air passage having the other end communicating with the washroom space,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a washbasin capable of cooling while improving workability and the like based on providing a ventilator having a fan capable of sucking air under the floor and blowing it out to the washroom space.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wash basin having a wash basin, wherein the wash basin protrudes from a wall surface and extends from a floor surface to a ceiling side of the wash basin. A sleeve-walled cabinet having a storage space that can be extended and store articles therein, and an air passage in the cabinet having one end communicating with the underfloor space and the other end communicating with the wash space around the wash basin. And a fan having a fan capable of sucking air under the floor of the underfloor space and blowing the air into the washroom space.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the air passage has a portion formed in the cabinet away from the wall surface, and the accommodation space is formed between the air passage and the wall surface. The washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the washing apparatus further includes a rear housing space to be formed and a front housing space formed in front of the air passage.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the storage space, the first storage portion capable of storing the articles from the wash basin side of the cabinet, and the articles from the side of the cabinet opposite to the wash basin. The washing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a second accommodating portion that can be used.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a washing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view of the washing apparatus, and FIG.
The sectional views along the line A are shown. In the figure, a wash basin 1 of the present embodiment includes a wash basin 2 and a side wall-like cabinet 3 protruding from a wall surface Wa and extending from a floor surface F to a ceiling side of the wash basin 2. In the example, a case in which the washbasin device 1 is installed at a corner C where two wall surfaces Wa and Wb intersect at a right angle is illustrated.

In the present embodiment, the wash basin 2 has one wall surface W
b, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped base 2 provided with a drawer capable of accommodating articles, for example.
and a sink S attached to the upper part of the base 2a.
1. It is configured to include a washing counter 2b provided with a shower head S2 and the like, and a mirror portion 2c rising vertically from the washing counter 2b. The base 2a
The mirror portion 2c and the like are illustrated as being integrally fixed to, for example, a back plate 2d disposed on the wall surface Wa side. In addition to the lighting fixture 2e shown in FIG. 2, a top bag 2 which can be arranged along the ceiling surface T and can store articles, on the upper portion of the mirror surface portion 2c.
f, 2g, etc. are fixed.

The cabinet 3 has the shape of a sleeve wall provided adjacent to the side opposite to the wall surface Wb of the wash basin 2 and has a storage space 4 in which goods can be stored. ing. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the cabinet 3 of the present embodiment divides the wash basin 2 and a washing space B in which a washing machine L and the like are placed. FIG. 1 shows a state where the side plate 30 of the cabinet 3 is removed.

In the present embodiment, the cabinet 3 is arranged on the floor F side and has a protrusion width from the wall surface Wa.
And a middle cabinet 3B disposed on the upper end of the base cabinet 3A and extending to the top bag 2g and having a smaller protrusion width than the base cabinet 3A. I have. In the present invention, the ventilation device 5 including the air passage 6 and the fan 7 is provided in such a cabinet 3.

In the present embodiment, the air passage 6 has a first air passage 6a formed inside the base cabinet 3A, and a first air passage 6a communicating with the first air passage 6a and inside the middle cabinet 3B. An example is shown in which the second air passage 6b is formed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the inside of the base cabinet 3A is divided into front and rear by a partition plate 10 extending upward and downward, and the first air passage 6a is provided at the rear thereof. region,
That is, the one formed in the area on the wall surface Wa side is illustrated. The lower end 6a1 of the first air passage 6a communicates with the underfloor space C through an opening O provided in the floor panel FP. The upper end 6a2 of the first air passage 6a is
It communicates with the second air passage 6b via a hole 12 provided in a top plate 11 of the base cabinet 3A. In addition,
The front, rear, left and right surroundings of the first air passage 6a are closed.

Further, in the area inside the base cabinet 3A and in front of the first air passage 6a, there are provided front storage spaces 4a to 4c formed of drawers which can be drawn forward and capable of storing articles. . In the present embodiment, the fan 7 is disposed in the first air passage 6a, which will be described later.

The interior space of the middle cabinet 3B is divided into front and rear by a partition plate 14 extending vertically inside the middle cabinet 3B.
The air passage 6b is formed in a region in front of the section, that is, separated from the wall surface Wa. This second
The lower end 6b1 of the air passage 6b communicates with the first air passage 6a through the hole 12 and the other end 6b
Numeral 2 communicates with the wash space A through an air outlet 9 provided in the front plate 15 of the middle cabinet 3B. The air outlet 9 is provided with, for example, a louver or the like, and can change the direction of the blown air vertically or horizontally.

The middle cabinet 3B includes rear storage spaces 4d, 4e and 4f formed between the wall surface Wa and the second air passage 6b. In addition, the rear storage spaces 4d, 4e, and 4f
The first item that can store and remove articles from the side of the wash basin 2
Of the cabinet 2 and a second storage section 4B capable of storing articles from the side opposite to the washstand 2 of the cabinet 2. As described above, the cabinet 3 of the present embodiment can store and take out articles from any of the wash basin 2 side, the washing space B side, and the front side, and can greatly improve the usability. The wash basins 2 of the accommodation spaces 4d, 4e, 4f formed in the middle cabinet 3B.
By configuring both the side and the laundry space B to be openable, it is possible to configure so that articles can be stored from either the washroom space A or the laundry space B.

In this embodiment, the fan 7 is provided in the base cabinet 3A. The fan 7 is composed of, for example, a sirocco fan, and includes a rotor 7a that is rotated by an electric motor, and a small-thickness case portion 7b that covers the rotor 7a. In the case part 7a,
Air suction unit 1 that sucks air from the surface facing the washing space B side
6 and an air discharge port 17 (shown in FIG. 3) provided on the upper surface. In the present embodiment, a duct 19 is fixed to the air discharge port 17 and the upper end of the duct 19 is positioned in the hole portion 12 so that the underfloor air is transferred to the second air outlet 17.
Can be efficiently and reliably blown into the air passage 6b.

Further, the cabinet 3 of the present embodiment is provided with a filter section 20 which can be pulled out toward the wash space A between the air suction section 16 of the fan 7 and the opening O of the floor panel FP. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, in this example, the drawer 20 has a filter body 20a in which a filter material 31 is disposed in the opening of a rectangular frame having an opening, and one end fixed to the filter body 20a. An end is located in front of the lower end of the cabinet 3 and is composed of a handle portion 20b which can operate the filter body 20a in and out freely. The base cabinet 3 is provided with a gap between the base cabinet 3 and the floor F so that the filter unit 20 can be taken in and out.

By providing such a filter section 20 so as to be able to be taken in and out of the cabinet 3, the underfloor air is purified by the filter body 20 a and is sucked by the fan 7, so that the air is discharged from the air outlet 9.
Insects, pollen, dust and the like can be prevented from entering the washing space A.
Replacement of the filter body 20a is performed by
Can be easily drawn out from the space to the side of the washing space, so that the maintainability can be enhanced and the usability can be greatly improved. In addition, the basin device 1 of the present embodiment includes the basin 2
And the cabinet 3 are manufactured as a washbasin unit integrally configured in a factory or the like in advance, so that the cabinet 3 can be integrally carried into a construction site of a house and constructed.
Thereby, the workability can be greatly improved as compared with the conventional one in which the wash unit and the ventilation device are separately constructed.

As described above, the interior space of the cabinet 3 provided on the side of the sink 2 is effectively used,
By providing the ventilator 5 that can blow out the air under the floor, the ventilator 5 can be provided at the same time as, for example, the installation of the basin apparatus 1, and the workability can be improved. In addition, since the temperature of the underfloor air is relatively low even in summer, such air can be blown out to the washroom space A, so that it is possible to perform dressing, hairdressing, and the like while cooling down when the hot water rises. The usability can be greatly improved.

[0021]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the side wall of the wash basin has a housing wall projecting from the wall surface and extending from the floor surface to the ceiling and having a housing space capable of housing articles. And an air passage having one end communicating with the underfloor space and the other end communicating with the wash space around the wash basin, and sucking the underfloor air in the underfloor space into the wash space. By providing a ventilator having a fan that can blow out, air under the floor can be blown out into the washroom space, and a comfortable washroom space can be provided. In addition, it is possible to omit the trouble of separately providing a ventilation device on the ceiling of a washroom space, etc., thereby improving workability. Further, since the ventilation device is provided by utilizing the space inside the cabinet, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the washstand from being impaired.

Further, in the invention according to claim 2, the air passage has a portion formed in the cabinet away from the wall surface, and the accommodation space is formed between the air passage and the wall surface. And the front storage space formed in front of the air passage, so that a large number of storage spaces are formed while providing ventilation in the cabinet, and the article storage efficiency of the cabinet is improved. Can also be increased.

[0023] In the invention according to claim 3, the accommodating space is a first accommodating portion capable of accommodating articles from the wash basin side of the cabinet, and an article is accommodated from a side of the cabinet opposite to the wash basin. Since it includes a second storage part that can be used, it is possible to store and take out articles from both sides of the cabinet, and the usability of the washroom can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a washbasin according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing apparatus 2 Washstand 3 Cabinet 4 Storage space 5 Ventilation device 6 Air passage 7 Fan A Washing space B Washing space

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A washbasin having a washbasin, wherein a side wall of the washstand has a housing space protruding from a wall surface and extending from a floor surface to a ceiling and having a storage space capable of storing articles. In the cabinet, an air passage having one end communicating with the underfloor space and the other end communicating with the wash space around the wash basin, sucking the underfloor air in the underfloor space and blowing the air into the wash space. A lavatory device provided with a ventilator having a fan. 2. The air passage has a portion formed in the cabinet away from the wall surface, and the accommodation space is a rear accommodation space formed between the air passage and the wall surface. And a front accommodation space formed in front of the air passage.
Washing equipment described 3. The storage space includes a first storage section that can store an article from the wash basin side of the cabinet and a second storage section that can store an article from the opposite side of the cabinet from the wash basin. The washing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: