JP2002336325A - Bathtub with door - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathtub having a door fitted at a part of the apron of the bathtub so that a physically handicapped person can easily take a bath and to enable the caregiver to easily care the physically handicapped person in the case of taking a bath. SOLUTION: The door 2 is fitted to the bathtub 1 with hinges and when the door 2 is closed, a handle is rotated to make a latch 6 bite into a receiving pot 15 and the packing 5 and 5' of the bathtub 1 and the door 2 are closely fitted to prevent hot water in the bathtub from being leaked. In order to prevent the hot water from being leaked from the gap of the door of the bathtub when the bathtub houses the hot water, the rubber or plastic packing 5 and 5' is fitted to the edge of the bathtub 1 and that of the door 2 in the shape of U. When the door 2 is closed, these packing 5 and 5' bite each other and when the handle of the door 2 is turned, the packing of the bathtub 1 and the door 2 are closely fitted to prevent the hot water from being leaked.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[Industrial application] Even a person with a disability who can walk independently can take a bath by opening a door in a bathtub of his / her bathroom without taking care of others.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art To enter a bathtub in a bathroom at home, a person raises his / her foot and enters an apron in a bathtub filled with hot water. Takes a bath, hanging on a machine, with the care of another person.

[0003]

When a physically handicapped person takes a bath, he or she needs nursing care, but a mildly handicapped person wants to enter a bathtub by himself. In addition, a severely disabled person has a bathtub apron, so the caregiver is holding it up or using a machine to lift the body, but wants to take the disabled person with a little help.

[0004]

The door 2 is attached to the bathtub 1 with hinges 7 and 7 ', and when the door 2 is closed, the handle 3 is rotated, so that the latch 6 bites into the receiving pot 15, and the bathtub 1 and the door are closed. The packings 5 and 5 'of the bath 2 are in close contact and the width and height of the apron of the bath tub 1 that allows a person to pass through a part of the apron, which is a bath tub that does not leak hot water from the bath tub 2, are opened.
In order to prevent hot water from leaking, packings 5 and 5 'made of rubber or plastic are buried in the U-shaped packing grooves 19 and 19' at the edge of the bathtub 2 and attached in a U-shape. Hinge pin 1
A part of the side surface of the opening is depressed and hinges 7, 7 'are attached so that the part 7 does not hit, and the door 2 is attached.
The hinge recesses 14 and 14 'are formed by bending the hinges 7 and 7' in a V-shape so that the hinge pins 17 of the hinges 7 and 7 'do not extend from the gap between the frame and the door like a door of a house. A part of the hinges 7 and 7 ′ does not protrude from the gap between the apron of the bathtub 1 and the door 2, and serves to hide it inside. A U-shaped packing 5 is attached to the edge of the opened bathtub 1 and the door 2
The packing 5 'at the edge of the bathtub 1 and the packing 5' at the edge of the door 2 overlap each other to prevent leakage of hot water in the bathtub. In order to completely prevent hot water from leaking, the lever handle 3 is attached to the handle shaft 12 attached to the bearings 13 and 13 ', and is rotated by about 90 degrees, so that the latch 6 fixed to the handle shaft 12 becomes Tub 1 that cuts into a pot 15 that is open on the side edge of
The packing 5 and the packing 5 'of the door 2 are in close contact with each other to prevent leakage of hot water in the bathtub. A handle recess 4 is provided in the door 2 so that the lever handle 3 does not protrude from the outer surface of the apron 1. By making the tip of the latch 6 having a bar-shaped cross section gently cut toward the inside of the bathtub 1 so that the door 2 is in close contact with the inside of the bathtub 1, the receiving pot 15 is made to be vertically long.
When the handle 3 is turned strongly, the packings 5 and 5 ′ bite in from the lower part to the upper part of the receiving pot 15, so that the bathtub 2 can be prevented from leaking hot water. A door stop arm 9 is attached between the upper and lower hinges 7, 7 'so that the door 2 does not open too much. On the bathtub 1 side, a rotation bearing 8 of the door stop arm 9 having an arm mounting hole 20 is attached. On the door 2 side, an arm opening 10 is opened, and a door stopper piece 11 larger than the arm opening 10 is provided, and serves as a stopper so that the door 2 is not opened too much. Here, the door 2 is opened to the outside, but when the opening and the door 2 are exchanged by 180 degrees and opened inside the bathtub 1, hot water flows from the gap of the door 2 when closed due to the water pressure of the hot water in the bathtub 1. It is also possible to make it hard to leak. The bathroom is currently mainly composed of unit baths, but it is also possible to attach a door 2 to this bathtub. In order to clean the gap between the bathtub 1 and the door 2, the hinges 7 and 7 ′ are thinned without fixing the hinge pins 17 so that the door 2 can be removed from the bathtub 1 so that the hinges 7 and 7 ′ can be easily pulled out and inserted through the hinge pin holes 18. The edge of the arm pin 21 of the door stop arm 9 is also made thinner so that it can be detached from the arm mounting hole 20 and the arm hole 22 of the rotary bearing 8 so that the edge of the bathtub 1 and the edge of the door 2 can be cleaned. There is also a method of using a hinge of an automobile door to strengthen the hinge.

[0005]

[Embodiment] The handle 3 of the bathtub is turned and the latch 6 is received in the receiving pot 1
5, open the outside of the bathroom as a washing place, enter the bathtub, close the door 2, turn the handle 3 on the outside of the bathtub in the opposite direction, and then add hot water to take a bath. When leaving the bathtub after entering the bath, pull out the drain plug of the bathtub or open the door 2 little by little to drain the hot water. This bathtub is a method of entering in a state of hot water stored in the bottom below the door 2, closing the door 2, and then adding hot water to take a bath. When cleaning the gap between the doors 2, the hinge pins 17 of the hinges 7, 7 'are pulled out from the hinge pin holes 18 while the door 2 is open, and the arm pins of the door stop arm 9 are removed. 2
1 can be removed from the arm mounting hole 20 and the arm hole 22. After cleaning, remove door 2 in the reverse order of removal.
Can be attached.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when a physically handicapped person takes a bath, the caregiver puts a heavy burden on the caregiver.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front oblique view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the back surface of the door according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a bathtub entrance with the door of the present invention removed.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a door A-A 'of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a part of the handle of the present invention in which the handle is turned and locked.

FIG. 6 is a partial front view in which the handle of the present invention is turned and the lock is released.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB 'of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of BB 'in which the handle is turned and the door is unlocked according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partially oblique view of a hanging base of the door of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a slope with the door of the bathtub of the present invention opened.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the hinge of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the hinge of the present invention in which the hinge pin is removed and disassembled.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a bathtub according to the present invention in which a door stop arm is attached to an edge thereof.

FIG. 14 is a front view of a pin of the door stopper arm of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a rotation bearing of the door stopper arm according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of an arm mounting portion of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a packing mounting portion on the bathtub side according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of the packing attachment portion of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apron 2 Door 3 Handle 4 Handle recess 5, 5 'Packing 6 Hatch 7, 7' Hinge 8 Rotation bearing 9 Door stop arm 10 Arm opening 11 Door stop piece 12 Handle shaft 13, 13 'Bearing 14, 14' Hinge recess 15 Receiving pot 16 Handle recess 17 Hinge pin 18 Hinge pin hole 19, 19 'Packing groove 20 Arm mounting pin hole 21 Arm pin 22 Arm hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bath tub that has a door so that a person can enter a part of the apron of the bath tub, and the hot water does not leak even when the door is closed and hot water is poured. 2. A hinge wherein the hinge pin is attached to the inside of the door without being exposed on the surface of the door by bending the portions of the two plates of the hinge into a dogleg shape. 3. A door which can be removed from an apron by removing a hinge pin attached to the door.