JP2003305102A - Bathroom - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathroom capable of easily altering the installation direction of a transfer board. <P>SOLUTION: A bathroom 1 is constituted so that the transfer board 8 is arranged between a side wall 7 and a bathtub 2 and the bathtub 8 can be arranged even if the transfer board 8 is arranged on the side of either one of left and right side walls 6 and 7. Reinforcing frames 20 are provided to the respective back surfaces of the left and right side walls 6 and 7, and both of the reinforcing frames 20 can also fix the transfer board 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathroom suitable for use by persons whose physical functions have deteriorated due to aging and persons who have a physical handicap such as hemiplegia due to illness or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bathroom as disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2865542 is known.

In the bathroom described in the above publication, there is provided a transfer board having a substantially L-shaped plane in which a stool portion and an attachment portion are connected,
The mounting portion is mounted by fitting the mounting portion into a groove provided between the bathtub and the side wall. The plane shape of the transfer board is substantially L.
Since it is in the shape of a letter, the stool can be widened along the wall on the side of the washing area of the bathtub, and when an elderly person enters the bathtub from the washing area, he / she once sits on the stool area and then rotates his / her body while washing the bathtub. You can enter the bathtub by straddling the side wall.
Therefore, an elderly person can easily enter and leave the bathtub and can safely take a bath.

[0004]

In the bathroom described in the above publication, the transfer board is mounted on the left side of the bathtub. This is the case where the dominant hand is the left-handed person, and the dominant hand is often the right hand, so the transfer board is generally mounted on the right side of the bathtub. However, when paralysis occurs in the right hand, which is the dominant hand side, due to a cerebral vascular disorder such as cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage, it is necessary to change the mounting direction of the transfer board to the left side of the bathtub. In order to install such a transfer board on the left side, it is necessary to carry out modification work such as providing a reinforcing material on the back side of the wall on the side where the transfer board is installed, which causes a large cost such as dismantling of the wall. was there. In the case of a detached house, the above change can be made only about once, but in the case of a senior house for elderly people or a condominium with care, it is necessary to change the work and arrange parts every time the resident changes.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a bathroom in which the installation direction of the transfer board can be easily changed.

[0006]

The invention according to claim 1 is
A bathtub was installed on one side of the bathroom, the other side of the bathroom was used as a washroom, side walls were provided on the left and right sides of the edge of the washroom facing the bathtub, and a transfer board was installed between the side wall and the bathtub. In the bathroom, the bathtub can be installed by installing the transfer board on either side of the left and right side walls, and reinforcing frames are provided on the back side of each of the left and right side walls. It is characterized by being able to be fixed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the bathroom according to the first aspect, the transfer board is formed so that both the front surface and the back surface are substantially smooth, and the transfer board can be used with either surface facing the front. It is characterized by

(Operation) According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the bathtub can be installed even if the transfer board is installed on either side of the left and right side walls. Since a reinforcement frame is provided in each of the reinforcement frames and any of the reinforcement frames can fix the transfer board, the installation direction of the transfer board can be easily changed as follows. That is, when the transfer board is installed on the right side wall side, the transfer board may be fixed to the reinforcing frame provided on the back surface side of the right side wall. When the transfer board is installed on the left side wall side, the transfer board is removed from the right side wall and the bathtub is moved to the right side wall side. Then, the removed transfer board may be inserted between the left side wall and the bathtub and fixed to the reinforcing frame provided on the rear surface side of the left side wall.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the transfer board is formed so that both the front surface and the back surface are substantially smooth.
Since it can be used with either side facing the front, when changing the transfer board from the right side wall to the left side wall, you need to replace the transfer board by turning it over and replacing it with another transfer board for left side installation. There is no.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 18 show one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bathroom with a part of a wall cut away, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bathroom provided with another type of transfer board. 3A and 3B are a plan view and FIG. 3B are cross-sectional views of the transfer board shown in FIG. 1.
4 is a perspective view of the fixture, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of the transfer board, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion A of FIG. 5 in an enlarged manner. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a bathing method when entering the bathtub, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram when exiting the bathtub.

In the bathroom 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a bathtub 2 is installed on one side of the bathroom and a washing room 3 is provided on the other side of the bathroom. A front wall 4 is provided upright on the edge of the washing space 3 facing the bathtub 2 across the washing space 3, and a back wall 5 is provided upright on the bathtub 2 side facing the front wall 4. A left side wall 6 is provided on the left side facing the bathtub 2, a right side wall 7 is provided on the right side, and a transfer board 8 is installed between the right side wall 7 and the bathtub 2. Doorway (not shown)
It is provided on the side of the front wall 4 or the left wall 6 of the washroom.

The bathtub 2 has a rectangular shape in a plan view, and in this embodiment, the left short side is in contact with the left side wall 6 and the rear long side is in contact with the rear wall 5. The bathtub 2 can be installed even if the transfer board 8 is installed on either side of the left and right side walls 6 and 7, and the right short side may be arranged to be in contact with the right side wall 7.

A gap S is formed between the right side wall 7 and the short side of the bath 2, and a transfer board 8 is installed in this gap S. The upper surface of the transfer board 8 is substantially flush with the upper surface of the bathtub 2 and is continuous. On the right side wall 7 facing the washing area 3, a bathtub counter 9 is provided adjacent to the transfer board 8, and a water washing fitting 10 and a U-shaped handrail 11 are provided above the bathtub counter 9. Transfer board 8 and washroom 3
A blind plate 13 is provided below the transfer board 8 between
It is substantially flush with the front of the bathtub 2.

Two reinforcing frames 20 and 20 are provided in the up-down direction on the rear surfaces of the left side wall 6 and the right side wall 7 so as to reinforce the side walls 6 and 7 with a left-right interval. . Any reinforcing frame 20 is a transfer board 8
Can be fixed on any side of the left and right side walls 6, 7. The reinforcing frame 20 is formed of a wooden square member, but may be formed of a shaped steel having a C-shaped or L-shaped cross section.

The transfer board 8 is made of FRP and has a substantially smooth surface on both the front and back surfaces, and can be used with either surface facing the front. The transfer board 8 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the planar shape is substantially L-shaped, and the rectangular mounting portion 82 inserted into the gap S and the substantially triangular seating portion projecting from one side of the mounting portion 82 to the washing space 3 side. And 81. The outer periphery corresponding to the hypotenuse of the substantially triangular seat 81 is formed in a smooth arc shape, and the corner of the bathtub 2 is inserted and attached to the corner where the seat 81 and the attachment 82 intersect. Screw holes 84 penetrating from the front surface to the back surface are formed at two positions on both sides of the transfer board 8, and the front surface side and the back surface side of the screw holes 84 are countersunk around, and the counterbore holes 83 are formed on both sides. , 83 are formed.

Instead of the transfer board 8 described above, a transfer board 8A having a substantially trapezoidal plane may be used as shown in FIG. The hypotenuse of the substantially trapezoidal transfer board 8A has a gentle arc shape.

The transfer board 8 is attached via a fixture 30.
It is fixed to the reinforcing frame 20. The fixture 30 is
As shown in FIG. 4, the fixture main body 31, two fixing screws 40, and another two fixing screws 50 are provided. The fixture main body 31 includes a horizontal attachment portion 32 that supports and attaches the back side of the transfer board 8, a vertical portion 33 that hangs downward from one side of the horizontal attachment portion 32 and is attached to the side wall 6 or the side wall 7, and a horizontal attachment portion. It comprises a diagonal member 34 that obliquely intersects the portion 32 and the vertical portion 33.

Two screw holes 321 for inserting the screws 50 are formed in the horizontal mounting portion 32, and the vertical portion 33 has two screw holes 321.
Through holes 331 through which the fixing screws 40 are inserted are formed at two places.

The fixing screw 40 is a self-tapping screw having a head portion 41 and a shaft portion 42 having a drilled tip portion, but it may be a hanger bolt. The hanger bolt is composed of a shaft part and a locking part that is rotatably attached to the tip part of the shaft part. The shaft part and the locking part are I-shaped at the time of attachment and insertion, and are locked after the insertion. The part is rotated 90 degrees to form a T-shape, and the T-shaped locking part is used to reinforce the frame 2.
It can be locked by projecting from 0.

The transfer board 8 via the above-mentioned fixture 30
A fixing method for fixing the to the reinforcing frame 20 provided on the rear surface side of the right side wall 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. First, the fixture body 31 is aligned with the position of the reinforcing frame 20 on the back surface side, as shown in FIG. Then, the height position of the fixture main body 31 is adjusted so that the upper surface of the transfer board 8 is substantially flush with the upper surface of the bathtub 2. After that, through hole 33
1, the shaft portion 42 of the fixing screw 40 is inserted, and the shaft portion 42 is penetrated through the vertical portion 33 and the right side wall 7 with an electric drill.
The tip of the head is screwed into the reinforcing frame 20, and the head 41 passes through the hole 3
It is locked around 31 and fixed.

As described above, the reinforcing frames 20, 20
According to the position of
After being mounted on the right side wall 7, the transfer board 8 is placed on the horizontal mounting portions 32 of these mounting tool bodies 31. And
The screw 50 is inserted into the screw hole 84 from the front surface side, the head of the screw 50 is housed in the counterbore hole 83, the shaft end of the screw 50 is projected from the screw hole 321 of the horizontal mounting portion 32, and the nut 51 is used. Stick from bottom. Finally, the rubber cap 60 is attached to the counterbore 83 to cover the counterbore 83.

When the transfer board 8 is fixed to the reinforcing frame 20 provided on the back side of the left side wall 6, the right side wall 7 is also used.
It is done in the same way as in the case of.

A bathing method in the bathroom 1 having the above structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. In FIGS. 7 and 8,
A method of bathing a person whose right half is healthy but whose left half is paralyzed is shown in FIG. 7 when entering the bathtub 2 and in FIG. 8 when leaving the bathtub 2.

When entering the bathtub 2, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the transfer board 8 is placed so that the user can enter the bathtub 2 from the healthy right side.
Sit on the ground and stabilize your body with your right foot in bath 2. Then, as shown in (b), with the left foot inserted, while grasping the handrail 12 of the rear wall 5, the body is brought close to the center of the transfer board 8, and the handrail 12 is held as shown in (c). , Once stood up and stabilized, then sit down and soak in bathtub 2.

When exiting the bathtub 2, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the handrail 12 is grasped, the foot is pulled toward the front, and the user leans forward to stand up and sits on the transfer board 8. afterwards,
As shown in (b), while stabilizing the body, lift the left foot with the right hand to the outside of the bathtub 2, and as shown in (c), after both feet are outside the bathtub 2, the edge of the bathtub 2 Stand up with your hands on and sit on a shower chair.

(Operation of Embodiment) According to the bathroom 1 of the present embodiment having such a configuration, the bathtub 2 can be installed even if the transfer board 8 is installed on either side of the left and right side walls 6, 7. The reinforcing frame 20 is provided on the back surface side of each of the left and right side walls 6 and 7.
Since the transfer board 8 can also be fixed to 0, the installation direction of the transfer board 8 can be easily changed by the following method. That is, when the transfer board 8 is installed on the side of the right side wall 7, the transfer board 8 may be fixed to the reinforcing frame 20 provided on the back surface side of the right side wall 7. When the transfer board 8 is installed and changed on the left side wall 6, the transfer board 8 is removed from the right side wall 7 and the bathtub 2 is moved to the right side wall 7. Then, remove the transfer board 8 from the left side wall 6
It may be inserted between the bathtub 2 and the bathtub 2 and fixed to the reinforcing frame 20 provided on the rear surface side of the left side wall 6.

Further, the transfer board 8 is formed so that both the front surface and the back surface are substantially smooth, and the transfer board 8 can be used with either surface facing the front. Therefore, the transfer board 8 is left from the right side wall 7. When changing to the wall 6, if the transfer board 8 is installed upside down, it is not necessary to replace it with another transfer board for left side installation.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and even if there is a design change within the scope not changing the gist of the present invention. Included in the present invention.

[0029]

According to the first aspect of the present invention having such a configuration, the installation direction of the transfer board can be easily changed according to the person.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the transfer board is changed from the right side wall to the left side wall, for example, if the transfer board is turned over and attached, it is not necessary to replace it with another transfer board for left side installation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bathroom showing an embodiment of the present invention with a wall partially cut away.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bathroom provided with another type of transfer board.

FIG. 3 (a) is a plan view of the transfer board shown in FIG.
(B) is a sectional view.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a fixture.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a mounting state of a transfer board.

6 is a cross-sectional view showing an enlarged part A of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a bathing method when entering a bathtub.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram when leaving the bathtub.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 bathroom 2 bathtubs 3 washrooms 6,7 Side wall 8 transfer boards 20 Reinforcement frame

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A bathtub is installed on one side of the bathroom, the other side of the bathroom is used as a washroom, side walls are provided on both left and right sides of the edge of the washroom facing the bathtub, and a transfer board connects the side wall and the bathtub. It is a bathroom installed between, and the bathtub can be installed even if the transfer board is installed on either side of the left and right side walls, and a reinforcing frame is provided on the back side of each of the left and right side walls. The bathroom is also characterized in that the transfer frame can be fixed on the reinforcing frame. 2. The bathroom according to claim 1, wherein the transfer board has a front surface and a back surface both of which are substantially smooth and can be used with either surface facing the front.