JP2003000467A - Bath room counter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bath room counter of which undercover and an access panel for servicing are not so distinguished but appearance is improved. In addition, the opening range of the access panel for servicing is big enough and workability is excellent. SOLUTION: The invention relates to a bath room counter. Along the wall face 4 of the body washing place 2 in the bathroom, a counter 6 is provided, and at the same time, an under cover 9 which covers the under part of the counter 6 is provided from the front edge to the wall face 4. Wherein the undercover 9 is formed in a way that its section becomes roughly a tight-lipped mouth shape with both ends turned up. Then a slanting kneehole board 9a is provided in a way that it goes downwards from the front edge of the counter 6 like approaching to the side of wall face 4 so that a slanting slanted kneehole board 9a and a roughly horizontal bottom plate part 9b starting from the lower edge to the wall face 4 are provided. An access panel for servicing 10 is opened in a way that it can step over a corner part between the slanted kneehole board 9a of the under cover 9 and the bottom plate part 9b. An access panel for servicing 11 is covered in a way that it is closed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathroom counter installed along a wall surface in a bathroom washing room, and more particularly to a structure in which a lower cover covering the lower part of the counter is provided with an inspection port.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a bathroom, as shown in FIG. 4, a bathtub 1 and a washing space 2 are arranged side by side, and a wall 5 at one longitudinal end of the washing space 2 is equipped with a mirror 5 and the like. A counter 6 is installed so as to extend across the width of the wall surface 4. There is a faucet 7 for the washroom on the counter 6,
The shower hose 3 is pulled out from the counter 6.

When the counter 6 is attached, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the support metal fitting 8 is attached to the wall surface 4 in a cantilever manner, and the counter 6 is mounted and mounted on the support metal attachment 8. Pipes and the like are provided under the counter 6, but a lower cover 9 ′ that hides the lower surface side of the counter 6 in order to hide the pipe and the like is provided from the lower end of the front end of the counter 6 to the wall surface 4.
It can be installed as if straddling. The lower cover 9'is formed into a substantially L-shaped cross section, and includes a curtain plate portion 9a 'which hangs downward from the front end of the counter 6 and a substantially horizontal bottom plate portion 9b extending from the lower end of the curtain plate portion 9a to the wall surface 4. It is configured.

An inspection port 10 'is required to be opened in the lower cover 9'for inspecting the pipes and the like under the counter 6. Conventionally, this inspection port 10' is provided with a curtain plate 9a 'or a bottom plate 9b. It was provided on either one of the above. And inspection port 1
An inspection port lid 11 'was detachably attached to the inspection port 10' to close 0 '.

[0005]

As described above, the inspection port 10 'is conventionally provided on the curtain plate 9a' or the bottom plate 9b ', but the inspection port 10' is provided on the curtain plate 9a '. In this case, there is a problem that the inspection port lid 11 ′ attached to the inspection port 10 ′ is in a conspicuous position so that it does not look good, and as shown in FIG. The gap S between the inspection port lid 11 'and the inspection port 10'
There is a problem that it is easy to get inside and it is unsanitary. Further, when the inspection port 10 is provided on the bottom plate portion 9b ', when the inspection port lid 11' is removed and maintenance is performed, it is necessary to look through from below, which causes a problem of poor workability. Further, when the curtain plate portion 9a 'or the bottom plate portion 9b' is provided, the inspection port 10 'cannot be made large in size, which causes a problem of poor workability.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and the lower cover and the inspection port lid are inconspicuous and have a good appearance. Further, the inspection port has a large opening range, which is good in workability and further soiled. It is an object to provide a bathroom counter where water does not easily enter under the counter.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, in the bathroom counter of the present invention, the counter 6 is installed along the wall surface 4 of the bathroom washing room 2 and the lower cover 9 covering the lower side of the counter 6 is provided with the counter 6. In the bathroom counter mounted over the wall surface 4 from the lower end of the front end, the lower cover 9 is formed to have a substantially inverted cross section so that the wall surface 4 side becomes closer to the lower side from the front end of the counter 6. The lower cover 9 is provided with an inclined curtain plate portion 9a to be inclined and a substantially horizontal bottom plate portion 9b extending from the lower end of the inclined curtain plate portion 9a to the wall surface 4.
The inspection port 10 is opened between the inclined curtain plate part 9a and the bottom plate part 9b so as to straddle the corner between the inclined curtain plate part 9a and the bottom plate part 9b. It is characterized in that the inspection port lid 11 is attached so as to close it. As described above, since the curtain plate portion of the lower cover 9 is inclined so that the curtain plate portion is inclined toward the wall surface 4 side as it goes downward, the lower cover 9 and the inspection port cover 11 are inconspicuous and look good. The opening serving as the inspection opening 10 extends from the inclined curtain plate 9a to the bottom plate 9
By straddling b, the opening range of the inspection port 10 is large and the workability of maintenance performed by opening the inspection port 10 is improved.

Further, a recessed step portion 12 is formed on the periphery of the inspection opening 10 so as to be recessed upward along the entire circumference, and the inspection opening lid 11 is placed so that the periphery of the inspection opening lid 11 is located in the recessed step portion 12. It is also preferable to be characterized by being applied. By providing the recessed step portion 12 and positioning the peripheral edge of the inspection port lid 11 in the recessed step portion 12 in this way, even if dirty water is transmitted to the inclined curtain plate portion 9a, the water is drained and the inspection port lid 11 and the inspection port are opened. It becomes hygienic because it is difficult for dirty water to get into the space under the counter 6 from between 10.

It is also preferable that the outer surface of the inspection port lid 11 is recessed in the direction in which the recessed stepped portion 12 is recessed rather than the outer surface of the lower cover 9. As described above, the outer surface of the inspection port lid 11 is closer to the concave step portion 12 than the outer surface of the lower cover 9.
Since it is recessed in the direction in which the inspection cover 11 is closed, even if dirty water is transmitted to the inclined curtain plate portion 9a of the lower cover 9, the inspection cover 11 and the inspection cover 11 and the inspection cover 1 are drained so that the inspection cover 11 does not go further.
It becomes more difficult for dirty water to enter the space under the counter 6 from between 0, and it becomes hygienic.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION As shown in FIG. 1, a support metal fitting 8 is cantileveredly attached to a wall surface 4 at one end in the longitudinal direction of a washing room 2. The support metal fitting 8 is suitable in a direction parallel to the wall surface 4. It is attached with a certain interval. Support bracket 8 on wall 4
When installing on the wall reinforcement wood 15 on the surface of the wall 4 outside the bathroom
The mounting screws 16 from the base of the support fitting 8
Is driven into the wall reinforcement wood 15 through the wall surface 4 and the support metal fitting 8
Is attached. The counter 6 is made of artificial marble or the like, and is mounted by mounting the counter 6 on the support fitting 8 and inserting a mounting screw 17 into the counter 6 from the support fitting 8. The hanger rails 18 are arranged along the wall surface 4 on the support fittings 8.
The mounting screw 16 is driven into the reinforcing tree 15 through the wall surface 4 and the hanger rail 18 is mounted. An angle 19 is attached to the lower surface of the rear portion of the counter 6 with a mounting screw 17, and the angle 19 is hooked and locked on a hanger rail 18. A faucet 7 or the like is attached to the counter 6, and piping or the like is provided below the counter 6.

A lower cover 9 made of synthetic resin or the like is attached under the counter 6 in order to cover the pipes and the like under the counter 6. In the case of the present invention, the lower cover 9 has a substantially inverted cross section. It is formed in a letter shape, and the inclined curtain plate portion 9
It has a and the bottom plate part 9b. The inclined curtain plate portion 9a is inclined downward from the upper end of the front portion, and the bottom plate portion 9b is provided so as to protrude rearward from the lower end of the inclined curtain plate portion 9a substantially horizontally. There is. Although the bottom plate 9b is substantially horizontal, it is also preferable that a gentle slope is provided so that the rear part is slightly lower than the front part. An insertion metal fitting 21 is attached to the lower end of the front end of the counter 6 with a mounting screw 17, and a locking edge 22 provided on the upper end of the inclined curtain plate portion 9a of the lower cover 9 is inserted and locked in the insertion metal fitting 21. There is. A substantially L-shaped cover fixing metal fitting 23 is arranged on the wall surface 4 below the supporting metal fitting 8, and a mounting screw 16 is provided from one piece of the cover fixing metal fitting 23 through the wall surface 4.
Are struck into the reinforcing wood 15 and the cover fixing bracket 23 is attached to the wall surface 4.
Is attached to. The rear end of the bottom plate portion 9b of the lower cover 9 is placed along the other piece of the cover fixing bracket 23, and the set screw 2 is attached to the cover fixing bracket 23 from the bottom plate portion 9b of the lower cover 9.
The rear end of the lower cover 9 is supported by screwing 4 together.

By installing the lower cover 9 under the counter 6, the pipes and the like under the counter 6 can be hidden to improve the appearance, but it is necessary to provide an inspection port 10 for inspecting the pipes and the like. In the case of the present invention, the inspection port 10 is opened across the corners of the inclined curtain plate 9a and the bottom plate 9b of the lower cover 9 and across the inclined curtain plate 9a and the bottom plate 9b. An inspection port lid 11 covering the inspection port 10 is attached to the inspection port 10, and the inspection port lid 11 is attached to the lower cover 9 with a screw tool (not shown). A recessed step portion 12 recessed upward is provided all around the periphery of the inspection port 10.
A flange portion 25 is provided around the entire periphery of the inspection mouth lid 11, and the outer surface of the inspection mouth lid 11 and the outer surface of the lower cover 9 are flush with each other so that the flange portion 25 fits in the concave step portion 12. is there. As described above, the inspection port 10 is provided in the lower cover 9 and the inspection port lid 11 is attached to the inspection port 10, but the curtain plate surface of the lower cover 9 is the inclined curtain plate portion 9a. Therefore, the lower cover 9 and the inspection port lid 11 are inconspicuous and have a good appearance. Further, since the inspection port 10 is opened from the inclined curtain plate portion 9a to the bottom plate portion 9b, the opening range is large,
Workability such as maintenance performed from the inspection port 10 is good. Further, since the recessed step portion 12 is provided on the periphery of the inspection port 10, the dirty water transmitted through the inclined curtain plate portion 4a is drained and drops downward as shown by the arrow a in FIG. 2, and the arrow b in FIG. As described above, it does not enter the recessed step portion 12 and enter the lower cover 9 through the gap between the inspection port lid 11 and the inspection port 10.

FIG. 3 shows another example of the embodiment. In the case of this example as well, the recessed step portion 12 is provided on the periphery of the inspection port 10, but in the case of this example, the depth of the recessed step portion 12 is made deeper than that of the above example, and the periphery of the inspection port lid 11 is recessed. The inspection port lid 11 is attached to the step portion 12 and is attached thereto. At this time, the lower cover 9
The outer surface of the inspection lid 11 is recessed by a dimension d from the outer surface. When the outer surface of the inspection port lid 11 is recessed from the outer surface of the lower cover 9 in this way, dirty water traveling along the inclined curtain plate portion 9a is prevented from entering the inside through the gap between the inspection port lid 11 and the inspection port 10. It can be surely prevented.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lower cover is formed to have a substantially inverted V-shaped cross section, and the inclined curtain plate is inclined so that it approaches the wall surface as it goes downward from the front end of the counter. And a bottom plate that is substantially horizontal from the lower end of the inclined curtain plate to the wall surface are provided, and the inclined curtain plate and the bottom plate straddle the corner between the inclined curtain plate and the bottom plate of the lower cover. The inspection port is opened between the parts and the inspection port cover is attached so as to close the inspection port. The slanting curtain plate that is tilted so that it can be approached makes the lower cover and the inspection port lid unobtrusive and looks good, and the opening as the inspection port extends from the inclined curtain plate part to the bottom plate part. The maintenance work to be performed with the inspection opening open because the opening area of the inspection opening is large. There are those that get better.

The invention of claim 2 of the present invention is the invention of claim 1.
In the above, at the periphery of the inspection opening, there is provided a concave step portion that is recessed upward all around, and since the inspection opening lid is attached so that the peripheral edge of the inspection opening lid is located inside the concave portion, Even if dirty water is transmitted to the curtain plate, it is drained, and it is difficult for dirty water to enter the space under the counter from between the inspection port lid and the inspection port, which is hygienic.

The invention of claim 3 of the present invention is the invention of claim 2
In the above, since the outer surface of the inspection cover is recessed in the direction in which the concave stepped portion is recessed from the outer surface of the lower cover, even if dirty water is transmitted to the inclined curtain plate of the lower cover, it is possible to go further to the inspection cover side. It is more hygienic because it is more difficult to get dirty water from entering between the inspection port lid and the inspection port into the interior under the counter.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an example of an embodiment of the present invention viewed from a side surface.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating the operation of the main part of the above.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view enlarging a main part of another example of the above.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of the bathroom.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional example seen from a side surface.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating the problem of the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 washroom 4 wall surfaces 6 counter 9 Lower cover 9a Inclined curtain plate 9b Bottom plate part 10 inspection port 11 Inspection palate 12 concave step

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Fumio Moriuchi             1048, Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.             Inside the company (72) Inventor Atsushi Kitade             1048, Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.             Inside the company F-term (reference) 2D032 GA04 GA06                 2E025 BA01 BC01

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. In a bathroom counter in which a counter is installed along the wall surface of a bathroom washing room and a lower cover for covering the lower part of the counter is attached from the lower end of the front end of the counter to the wall surface, the lower cover is substantially inverted. Provided with a slanting curtain plate portion that is formed in a character shape and is inclined so as to approach the wall surface side as it goes downward from the front end of the counter, and a substantially horizontal bottom plate portion that extends from the lower end of the slanting curtain plate portion to the wall surface, Open the inspection port between the inclined curtain plate part and the bottom plate part so as to straddle the corner between the inclined cover plate part and the bottom plate part of the lower cover, and inspect to close this inspection port. A bathroom counter characterized by being covered with a palate. 2. The inspection port is provided with a recessed step portion that is recessed upward along the entire circumference, and the inspection port cover is attached so that the peripheral edge of the inspection port cover is located inside the recessed step part. The bathroom counter according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The bathroom counter according to claim 2, wherein the outer surface of the inspection port lid is recessed in the direction in which the recessed step portion is recessed rather than the outer surface of the lower cover.