JP2002282150A - Bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely minimize of a dead space due to a projecting part such as a pillar in a bathroom. SOLUTION: In a bathtub 1 provided with a bathtub flange 3 at the upper part of a bathtub main body 2, a notch 34 is formed in correspondence with the projecting part formed in the bathroom at the flange 3, an auxiliary drain piece 36 is formed at the notched edge 35 of the notch 34, and the piece 36 and the drain piece 32 of the flange 3 are continued.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub installed in a bathroom of an accommodation facility such as a general house, an apartment house or a hotel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bathtub installed in a bathroom and a bathtub with a washing place are known. When a bathtub or a bathroom unit in which a bathtub and a washing place are set is installed in a bathroom, if a frame such as a pillar or a stud protrudes into the bathroom, a standardized rectangular bathtub has a bathtub and a bathroom. Since a dead space corresponding to the width of the protruding portion is generated between the wall and the wall, the interior of the bathroom cannot be effectively used without waste. For this reason, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-28945 discloses that a rectangular first step is formed at the corner of the waterproof pan, and a rectangular step smaller than the first step is formed on the upper surface of the first step. If a second step is formed and there is a pillar at the corner of the bathroom, part or all of the first step and the second step are cut, and the pillar is housed in the cut portion to form a dead space. Is to be eliminated.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional waterproof pan, since a step portion is formed in advance, it cannot be used if the protrusion has a dimension larger than the width of the step portion.
In most bathrooms, a bathtub is installed at a position facing the outside having a window, and a waterproof pan as a washing place is installed at a position facing a room that is continuous through a doorway to a washroom or a dressing room. However, since a frame such as a pillar is generally provided at a corner of an outdoor wall surface having a window, a bathtub is installed at the corner. Therefore, the conventional waterproof pan cannot be used in a bathroom in which a bathtub is installed outside the room and a pillar is provided at a corner thereof. Therefore, according to the present invention, a protrusion such as a pillar is provided on the outside of the bathroom, and when a bathtub is installed at that position, it is possible to significantly effectively prevent the occurrence of a dead space. The present invention is also applicable to an integrated bathtub unit, a bathroom unit in which a wall surface is provided upright on the bathtub unit, or a bathroom system in which a dressing room and a washroom are combined with the bathroom unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a highly versatile bathtub that can be used.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a bathtub having a bathtub flange provided on an upper portion of a bathtub body, wherein the bathtub flange includes: A notch is formed corresponding to the protrusion provided in the bathroom, an auxiliary drainage is provided at a notch edge of the notch, and the auxiliary drainage and the drainage of the bathtub flange are connected to each other. Features.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the projection provided in the bathroom is a pillar, and the notch is formed in an L-shape at the corner of the bathtub flange. It is configured so that it can be fitted to the column material.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, an apron is provided downward on one edge of the bathtub flange, and a washing pan is provided at a lower end of the apron. It is a configuration that can be used as a bathtub unit with a washing place.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, a part of the bathtub flange adjacent to the notch is displaced from the center position of the bathtub body. It is a configuration that is an installation space for water taps for water supply and hot water supply.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an assembled state, and FIG.
Is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a process of assembling the bathtub of the present invention as a bathtub unit.

The bathtub 1 of the present invention has a bathtub body 2 and a bathtub flange 3 provided on the upper part of the bathtub body 2, and the bathtub body 2 is made of a metal plate such as stainless steel or a synthetic resin such as FRP. The molded upper surface is an open frame. The bathtub flange 3 also has a rectangular flat plate shape formed of a metal plate, a synthetic resin such as FRP or the like in the same manner as the bathtub body 2, and has an opening 31 corresponding to the upper edge of the opening of the bathtub body 2.
In addition, a rising piece 32 is provided on three sides, and a falling piece 33 for connecting a joint apron is provided on the other side.

The gist of the present invention resides in that a notch 34 is formed in the bathtub flange 3 and the notch 3
4 is fixed to the notch edge 35 by welding, bonding, or the like, and the edge of the auxiliary drainage piece 36 is
To the notch side edge.

In the bathtub 1 of the present invention, the bathtub main body 2 has standardized dimensions, while the bathtub flange 3 determines the width and depth dimensions based on the indoor dimensions of the bathroom in which it is installed. That is, the bathtub flange 3 is a dimension measured in advance for each bathroom, and a pillar is provided at a position where the bathtub is installed in the bathroom.
When a frame such as a stud protrudes in the vertical direction, a cutout portion 34 having a size corresponding to the protruding portion is formed.

[0012] Then, as an accessory in advance,
The length of the auxiliary drainage piece 36 formed in the same cross section as above is cut so as to match the notch edge 35 of the notch 34, and the auxiliary drainage piece 36 is arranged along the notch edge 35, and is welded, bonded, or the like. At the same time, the edge of the water cutting piece 32 formed by the cutout portion 34 and the cutting edge of the auxiliary water cutting piece 36 are made continuous. The edges of the water drainage piece 32 and the auxiliary water drainage piece 36 may be continuous by welding or bonding, or may be continuous by contact.

The opening 3 of the bathtub flange 3 before or after fixing the auxiliary drainage piece 36 to the notch edge 35.
1, the upper part of the bathtub body 2 is fitted, and the bathtub body 2 and the bathtub flange 3 are integrated by welding or bonding.

The bathtub 1 formed by the above-described method comprises:
The bathtub flange 3 is fixed to the upper portion of the bathtub body 2, and a cutout portion 34 is formed at a predetermined position of the bathtub flange 3 according to the size of the protruding portion. The ends are continuous. Therefore, when the bathtub 1 is carried into a bathroom in which it is to be installed, and the notch 34 is fitted into the protruding portion and fixed with a gantry or the like, the bathtub 1 is effectively installed inside the bathroom. It is possible to prevent a dead space from occurring due to the section.

The portion 37 of the bathtub flange adjacent to the cutout portion 34 is a portion that is not cutout and has a certain amount of space. It can be used as an installation part for individual water taps for water supply and hot water supply and for mixing faucets.

When the projection of the bathroom is, for example, a stud and is provided vertically in the middle of the wall surface, the cutout portion 34 is formed in a U-shape in the middle of the width of the bathtub flange 3. The auxiliary drainage piece 36 will be provided at the U-shaped notch edge.

However, when the protruding portion is a pillar and is provided at the corner of the wall surface, the notch 34 is formed in an L-shape at the corner of the bathtub flange as shown in FIGS. When the bathtub is installed, the projecting part of the pillar is fitted. Further, if the protruding portion is a stud and a corner in the middle of the wall surface, it is necessary to form a U-shaped notch at a corresponding position of the bathtub flange and an L-shaped notch at the corner. As described above, the position and the size of the cutout portion 34 are determined in advance according to the indoor side configuration of the bathroom in which the bathtub 1 is installed.

The bathtub 1 of the present invention can be used alone, but it can be used as a bathtub unit with a combination of washing pans, a bathroom unit with a wall surface combined with a bathtub unit, or a dressing room or a washroom as a bathroom unit. It can also be used for combined bathroom systems.

FIG. 4 shows a process of assembling a bathtub unit 11 with a washing place in which the bathtub 1 of the present invention is combined with a washing pan. The bathtub unit 11 includes a bathtub flange 3 having a notch 34 formed at a corner thereof, the cutout 34 being capable of being fitted to a projecting portion of a pillar provided at a corner on the window side of the bathroom.
At the notch edge 35 of the tub body 2, an auxiliary drain piece 36 cut to a size corresponding to the length of the notch edge 35 is attached.
The upper end of the joint apron 12 is fixed to the falling piece 33 of the bathtub 1 in which the bathtub flange 3 is fixed to the upper edge of the bathtub 1 by welding, bonding or the like, and the washing pan 13 is horizontally connected to the lower edge of the joint apron 12 At the same time, a waist wall panel 14 is fixed to one L-shaped side edge of the joint apron 12 and the washing pan 13, and a gantry 15 is attached to the lower surface of the washing pan 13.

Therefore, when the bathtub unit 11 is installed in a bathroom, the width and depth of the bathtub unit 11 are made to match the interior dimensions of the bathroom, and the cutout portion 34 is provided.
Also match the size of the protrusion, so that the bathtub unit 1
Each side edge of 1 is in close contact with the wall surface of the bathroom, and a maximum bathroom space can be secured without generating a dead space.

In addition, in the bathroom unit in which the bathtub unit is provided with a wall surface, or in a bathroom system in which the bathroom unit is combined with a dressing room and a washroom, the bathtub flange 3
Since the notch 34 can be installed along the frame or wall of the bathroom, almost no dead space is generated.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments unless the configuration described in the claims is changed. Can also be implemented.

[0023]

In summary, according to the present invention, a notch is formed in a bathtub flange in correspondence with a projection provided in a bathroom, and an auxiliary water drain is provided at a notch edge of the notch. The cutout portion can be accommodated in the protrusion provided on the indoor surface of the bathtub because the cutout portion is made continuous with the drainage piece of the bathtub flange, so that the side edge of the bathtub flange can coincide with the wall surface of the bathroom. Therefore, it is possible to set the maximum space inside the bathroom without dead space and use it effectively, and hot water or water in the bathtub goes around the backside of the bathtub and stains or corrodes the wall surface There is no such thing. Therefore, in distribution in a form of custom-made bathtubs, it is possible to provide the best and practically useful bathtubs.

In the case where the projecting portion of the bathroom is a pillar and the pillar is provided at the corner of the wall facing the window, the notch is formed at the corner of the bathtub flange in an L-shape. This is particularly effective when designing a bathroom in which a bathtub is provided on the window side and a washing place is provided on the indoor side connected to a washroom or a dressing room.

An apron is provided downward at one edge of the bathtub flange, and the apron can be used as a bathtub unit with a washing pan provided with a washing pan at the lower end. When a bathroom unit is equipped with a dressing room and a washroom, the bathtub of the present invention can be used as a bathroom system.

Although a part of the bathtub flange adjacent to the cutout is shifted from the center position of the bathtub body, it is used as a space for installing water taps and hot water taps. A bathtub that can effectively use space can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the assembled state of FIG.

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

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a process of assembling the bathtub of the present invention as a bathtub unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathtub 2 Bathtub main body 3 Bathtub flange 11 Bathtub unit 12 Joint apron 13 Washing pan 14 Waist wall panel 15 Stand 31 Opening 32 Drain piece 33 Falling piece 34 Notch 35 Notch edge 36 Auxiliary water piece 37 Part of bathtub flange

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Soma 163-3 Nagafushi, Mishima-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture Silver Industry Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 2D032 AA10 AA11 GA07 GA08

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bathtub having a bathtub flange provided on an upper part of a bathtub body, wherein a cutout portion is formed in the bathtub flange so as to correspond to a projection provided in a bathroom, A bath tub comprising an auxiliary drain piece provided at an edge thereof, and the auxiliary drain piece and a drain piece of a bathtub flange being continuous. 2. The projection provided in the bathroom is a pillar,
The bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the cutout portion is formed in an L-shape at a corner of the bathtub flange so that the cutout portion can be fitted to the pillar. 3. An apron is provided downward at one edge of a bathtub flange, and can be used as a bathtub unit with a washing place provided with a washing pan at a lower end of the apron.
The bathtub described in. 4. The bathtub flange according to claim 1, wherein a part of the bathtub flange adjacent to the cutout portion is a space for installing a water tap and a hot water tap which is shifted from a center position of the bathtub body. Bathtub.