JP2003135262A - Shower curtain in sanitary unit room - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shower curtain, capable of preventing shower water from being scattered from an area for disposing a shower to another area in a sanitary unit. SOLUTION: In the sanitary unit having a first area for disposing the shower equipment and a second area having at least one sanitary facility unit such as a washstand and a water closet, this shower curtain is provided to freely open and close, thereby partitioning between the first area and the second area. A plurality of auxiliary rigid materials are fitted at designated spaces in the vertical direction of the shower curtain.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a shower facility and at least one sanitary facility device such as a wash basin or a toilet bowl,
Moreover, the present invention relates to a shower curtain used in a sanitary unit room having no bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a 2-3-story detached house, a toilet is widely installed on each floor from the viewpoint of improving the living environment. In recent years, lifestyles such as washing hair and taking a shower before commuting to work or school have become commonplace. For example, in addition to a bathroom on the first floor, a shower room on the second floor may be provided in some areas. I'm starting to be seen.

From the viewpoint of space efficiency, sanitary unit rooms without bathtubs are also being introduced into studio apartments and business hotels.

However, in such a sanitary unit room, it is efficient to comprise an area provided with a shower facility and an area provided with a washbasin, a toilet bowl, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "other area"). However, when using a shower, the water may directly or indirectly hit the curtain, and the water pressure may move the underside of the curtain to another area.

Then, water is scattered on the floor surface of other areas, and then the cleaning is troublesome, and when a foot wipe mat or the like is placed in another area, the mat gets wet and is not useful. there were.

Conventionally, the following measures have already been proposed as measures for preventing water from splashing to other areas.

FIG. 10 shows a sanitary unit room UR provided with a shower facility a and a toilet bowl b, and the area in which the shower facility a is provided is partitioned by a shower curtain 101 so as to be openable and closable. The floor 102 is formed one step lower than the floor surface of the dry area d in which a toilet bowl or the like is provided, thereby preventing shower water from splashing to another dry area d.

FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are also in a sanitary unit room in which shower facilities, sink facilities, etc. are also provided, and a shower curtain 101 for partitioning the area in which the shower facilities are provided from other dry areas.
Is a plurality of curtain holding tools g having a concave cross section, which are vertically installed through a curtain pipe e and a curtain lifting tool f which are installed in the upper part of the center of the sanitary unit room.
The lower part of the curtain 101 was clamped at appropriate intervals along the lower end of the curtain 101 with the curtain stopper h inserted into the concave portion of the curtain clamp g, and hung vertically in the middle of the curtain clamp g. By allowing the curtain holding tool g to freely rotate about the pin i as a central axis and slidably fitting the pin i to the rail j provided on the floor of the room unit,
Even if the shower water directly or indirectly hits the curtain 101, the lower edge of the curtain 101 cannot move to another dry area and prevents water from splashing to another dry area.

However, the above-mentioned conventional ones are
As is clear from the description and the drawings, it was necessary to previously form the floor material of the sanitary unit room UR into a special shape.

[0010]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a floor material (floor pan) which is easy to form, in which a rising portion is formed at the peripheral portion of a flat plate-like main body which is horizontally or uniformly provided with a slight water gradient. In a sanitary unit room using
An object of the present invention is to provide a curtain for a sanitary unit room, which can prevent shower water from splashing from an area where a shower is provided to another area.

[0011]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a shower curtain with a stiffener. One of the concrete means is a first area and a second area in a sanitary unit room, which is composed of a first area having a shower facility and a second area having at least one sanitary facility device such as a wash basin or a toilet bowl. A shower curtain that can be freely opened and closed is provided between the shower curtains, and a plurality of stiffeners are attached at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction of the shower curtain, so that when the shower splashes water due to the weight of the stiffeners. The shower curtain for a sanitary unit room is designed to prevent the lower edge of the shower curtain from moving to the second area side, and the concrete means 2 is that the stiffening member is a pipe with a small diameter. A shower curtain in a sanitary unit room, characterized in that the concrete means 3 is a first area having a shower facility. Washbasin and sanitary equipment, such as the flush toilet in the first area in the sanitary unit room consisting of a second area having at least one second
A shower curtain that can be freely opened and closed is provided between the areas, and the lower edge of the shower curtain is inclined at the same gradient as the water gradient on the floor surface, so that the space between the floor and the shower curtain is made substantially constant. The shower curtain in the sanitary unit room is designed to prevent the shower water from scattering to other areas.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The following description will be given based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an overview of a sanitary unit room. The unit includes a floor 2 made of so-called waterproof pan, a wall 3 standing up from the peripheral edge of the floor 2, a ceiling and a doorway (not shown), etc. Composed of.

The inside thereof is composed of a first area provided with a shower facility and a second area provided with a wash basin 7, a toilet bowl 8 and the like, and the first and second areas have water impermeability. It can be partitioned by the shower curtain 1. The doorway is provided at a position facing the washbasin 7 in the second area.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the shower curtain 1 is provided with hanging hooks 14 on a hanger rail type curtain rail 4 having both ends fixed to the upper part of the opposing wall 3 at the boundary between the first and second areas. Suspended by.

The shower curtain 1 is provided with stiffening members consisting of small-diameter pipes 11 extending at equal intervals in the vertical direction at appropriate positions including both edges of the curtain body 12. The hanging hook 14 is, as described later,
It is horizontally rotatably attached to an end cap 13 at the upper end of the pipe 11. The pipe 11 has a diameter of 10 to 20 m.
200 to 300 with a small diameter hollow pipe made of synthetic resin of about m
It is attached to the curtain body 12 at intervals of about mm.

The curtain main body 12 is formed of two sheets of water-blocking cloth by, for example, partial or full adhesion, welding, adhesion, interlocking of surface fasteners provided inside, or other suitable means known in the art. The pipes 11 are attached to each other, and the pipe 11 is embedded between the cloths so that a good appearance can be obtained.

End caps 13 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the pipe 11, and the upper end cap 1 is attached.
3, a hanging hook 14 is rotatably provided in a hole formed at the center of the hole 3, and a hanging hook 16 is attached to the upper end of the curtain between the pipes 11.

Further, a pair of U-shaped notches facing each other are provided at both upper and lower end portions of the pipe 11 and the pipe insertion portion of the end cap 13, and the pair of U-shaped notches are formed by matching the positions of the notches. Round holes are formed in the side surfaces of the upper and lower ends of the pipe 11.

A round bar-shaped magnet 15 is attached so as to penetrate the pair of round holes. On the other hand, when the curtain 1 is closed, the magnetic material 31 is provided on the wall 3 of the sanitary unit room where the pipes 11 on both side edges thereof are close to each other in accordance with the position of the magnet 15. The attraction force between the pipes 11 due to the magnets 15 is due to the
Is set to be weaker than the attractive force between the magnetic substance 31 of the wall 3 and the magnetic substance 31.

According to this structure, when the shower is used with the curtain 1 closed, the magnet 15 and the magnetic material 3 are used.
By the adsorption action with 1, the both side edges of the curtain 1 are in close contact with the wall 3, and the wall 2 and the curtain 1 are not separated from each other due to the impact caused by the shower water directly or indirectly hitting the curtain 1. It is possible to reliably prevent the shower water from splashing from the space between the wall 3 and the curtain 1 to the second area.

When the shower is not used, that is, when the curtain 1 is open, the magnet 15 provided on the pipe 11 on one side is attracted to the magnetic material 31 of the one wall 3 and the adjacent pipes 11 are connected. Since the magnets 15 are attracted to each other, the curtain 1 can be stored compactly. The curtain 1 can be smoothly opened and closed by setting the attraction force between the pipes 11 by the magnets 15 to be weaker than the attraction force between the magnets 15 of the pipes 11 at both ends and the magnetic material 31 of the wall 3.

Next, an embodiment of the invention according to the third means will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the drainage ditch on the floor 2 is used as the curtain 1.
Although it is provided on the side of the wall parallel to the above, in the case of the present invention, the drain is provided on the side of the wall on which the shower device is attached, and the floor 2
Has a water gradient toward the wall that does not hinder walking.

In order to correspond to this water gradient, the lower edge of the curtain 1 is also inclined to match the water gradient, and the distance h between the floor 2 and the lower edge of the curtain 1 is a constant height of about 10 to 20 mm. There is. As a result, the shower water can be greatly reduced from being scattered from the interval h to the second area.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this. Other examples will be described below.

Stiffener 11 attached to the curtain body 12
Is not limited to the synthetic resin pipe, and may be any one that can add an appropriate weight to the extent that the curtain 1 can be prevented from moving to the second area by the shower water.

The curtain body 12 is formed by stacking two sheets of water impermeable cloth, but may be formed of only one sheet. In this case, the cloth is wound around each stiffening material 11 so as to cover the entire circumference thereof, and the winding end edges are fixed to each other by means such as welding or adhesion so that the cloth and the stiffening material 11 are integrated. Can be converted.

A hanging hook 14 is attached to the upper end of each pipe 11, and the curtain main body 12 between the adjacent pipes 11 is further attached.
The hanging hook 16 is also provided to prevent the flexible curtain body 12 between the pipes 11 from hanging down. However, when the arrangement interval of the pipes 11 is small, the pipe 1
The hanging hook 16 between the two can be omitted.

Magnets 15 provided at the upper and lower ends of each pipe 11
Is a round bar that penetrates the pipe 11, but the end cap 13 is not provided with a notch,
A disk-shaped magnet 15 is embedded in a pair of notches or holes formed at or near one end of the end cap 13
It may be adhesively fixed to the surface of the pipe insertion part. The magnet 15 and the magnetic body 31 attached to the wall 3 are not essential, and even if they are not provided, the intended purpose of the present invention is
The effect can be achieved.

Regarding the end cap 13, the end cap 13 at the lower end can be omitted, and the end cap 13 at the upper end can be omitted. In that case, hanging hook 1
4 may be attached by making a hole in the side surface near the upper end of the pipe 11.

Stiffeners (pipes) on both side edges of the curtain 1
If the handle 11 is attached to both sides of the curtain 1, the curtain 1 can be opened and closed more easily.

Further, as the curtain rail 4, a so-called hanger rail having both ends fixed to the opposing walls 3 and 3 is used, but a groove type curtain rail fixed to the ceiling may be used.

[0034]

According to the shower curtain of the invention according to each of the claims, in a sanitary unit room using a flat floor material which is easy to manufacture, rather than a floor material (waterproof pan) having a special shape as in the conventional example. Also, the shower water can be sufficiently prevented or suppressed from scattering to other areas.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a sanitary unit using a shower curtain of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a shower curtain of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a horizontal sectional view showing a state in which the shower curtain of the present invention is closed.

FIG. 4 is a horizontal sectional view showing a state in which the shower curtain of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway elevation view of an upper end portion of a pipe constituting the shower curtain of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway elevation view of an upper end portion of a pipe constituting the shower curtain of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a lower portion of a shower curtain in a conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional view of a shower curtain in a conventional example.

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 shower curtain 11 Stiffener (pipe) 12 Shower curtain body 13 End cap 14 hanging hook 15 magnets 16 hanging hook 2 floors 3 walls 31 Magnetic material 4 Curtain rails (hanger rails) 7 washbasin 8 toilet bowl 101 shower curtain 102 floor a shower facility b toilet bowl d Dry area e Curtain pipe f Curtain hanger g Curtain holding device h Curtain closure material i pin j rail

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A shower curtain in a sanitary unit room comprising a first area having a shower facility and a second area having at least one sanitary facility device such as a wash basin and a toilet bowl, the first area A shower curtain for opening and closing is provided between the shower curtain and the second area, and a plurality of stiffening materials are attached at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction of the shower curtain, the shower curtain in the sanitary unit room. . 2. The shower curtain in a sanitary unit room according to claim 1, wherein the stiffening material is a pipe having a small diameter. 3. A shower curtain in a sanitary unit room, comprising a first area having a shower facility and a second area having at least one sanitary facility device such as a wash basin or a toilet bowl, the first area In the sanitary unit room, a shower curtain that can be opened and closed is provided between the first and second areas, and the lower edge of the shower curtain is inclined with the same gradient as the water gradient on the floor. Shower curtain.