JP2003307039A - Wall panel and bathroom using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wall panel by which the fitting cost of a reinforcing frame can be reduced and a bathroom with the same. <P>SOLUTION: The bathroom is constituted of a wall panel body 81, a handrail 82 fitted to the front face side of the wall panel body 81, and a warm water basin counter 83 fitted to the lower side of the handrail 82. A wall panel 8 is installed to face a washing place 3 of the bathroom 1. The rear face side of the wall panel body 81 is provided with a reinforcing frame 85 which extends from the upper part of the wall panel body 81 to the lower part thereof body and to which the handrail 82 and the warm water basin counter 83 can be fitted. <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 wall panel installed facing a bathroom washing room and a bathroom using the wall panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bathroom unit as described in JP 2001-104189 A is known. The bathroom unit described in the above publication includes a washing floor, a bathtub, and a side wall, a seating table is provided on the side of the bathtub, and a side wall near the seating table has a U-shaped handrail in front view and a handrail of the handrail. A bathtub counter is provided below. The side wall is made of an ABS board or the like, and a C-shaped reinforcing frame in a side view is provided on the back surface side thereof.

[0003]

However, in the one disclosed in the above publication, since the reinforcing frame on the rear surface of the side wall is arranged in the horizontal direction, the reinforcing frame is provided at each mounting portion of the handrail and the bathtub counter. There is a need. Therefore, it takes time to attach the reinforcing frame,
There was a problem that increased costs.

Further, in the one described in the above publication, U
The character-shaped handrail has a pair of arms and a grip, and the grip is attached at a position of 750 mm to 850 mm from the wash floor, so the height of the bathtub counter is about 350 mm to It will be 450 mm. The height of the above-mentioned bathtub counter is set on the assumption that you will sit down and wash your body in a bath chair with a high sitting height. There is a problem that the height of the bathtub counter is too low, or the height of the bathtub counter is too low when using a shower wheelchair that is higher than the bath shower chair.

Therefore, when changing the height position of the handrail or the bathtub counter according to the wash condition of the person taking a bath, that is, the bath chair, shower chair, shower wheelchair, etc., the wall is adjusted according to the changed height position. Since it is necessary to provide a new reinforcing material on the back side of this, and this involves the work of dismantling the wall, there is a problem that a new installation cost of the reinforcing frame occurs. In the case of a detached house, the above change is required only once, but in the case of a senior house care apartment for the elderly, etc., change work is required every time the resident changes.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a wall panel which can reduce the cost for mounting the reinforcing frame, and a bathroom using the wall panel.

[0007]

The invention according to claim 1 is
A wall panel comprising a wall panel main body, a handrail attached to the front side of the wall panel main body, and a bathtub counter attached below the handrail, the wall panel being installed facing a bathroom washroom. On the back side of the main body, a reinforcing frame is provided which is continuous from the upper part to the lower part of the wall panel main body and to which the handrail and the bathtub counter can be attached.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the bathtub is installed on one side of the bathroom surrounded by a wall, and the other side of the bathroom is used as a washroom. The bathroom is characterized by the use of wall panels.

(Operation) In the wall panel according to claim 1 and the bathroom according to claim 2 configured as described above, the back surface of the wall panel main body is continuous from the upper part to the lower part of the wall panel main body with the handrail. Since there is a reinforcing frame that can be installed with the bathtub counter, there is no need to provide a reinforcing frame for each of the handrail and the bathtub counter.
The cost for installing the reinforcing frame can be reduced.

Further, since the reinforcing frame is continuous from the upper portion to the lower portion of the wall panel body, when changing the height position of the handrail or the bathtub counter, a new one is provided on the back side of the wall according to the changed height position. Since it is not necessary to provide a reinforcing material, the cost of attaching the reinforcing frame can be reduced.

[0011]

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 9 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wall panel, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a handrail. Yes, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the bathtub counter and the mounting bracket in an exploded manner, FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the A part of FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the B part of FIG. Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing Fig. 7 is an explanatory view of a hanger bolt,
8 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the bathroom using the wall panel of FIG. 1, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing the height positions of the handrail and the bathtub counter.

(Wall Panel) The wall panel 8 of the present embodiment
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a wall panel main body 81 and a handrail 82 attached to the front surface side of the wall panel main body 81.
And a water tub counter 83 attached below the handrail 82, and a flushing metal fitting 84 provided between the handrail 82 and the tub counter 83. The wall panel 8 is installed so as to face the washing place 3 of the bathroom 1 described later.

The wall panel main body 81 is a vertically long rectangular plate-like body and is made of a synthetic resin plate such as ABS resin. However, a steel plate coated or coated with a synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride resin or silicic acid is used. It may be formed of an inorganic decorative plate or the like in which a decorative material is laminated on the surface of a calcium plate or the like.

A handrail 82 and a tub counter 83 can be attached to both ends of the back surface of the wall panel body 81.
Two parallel reinforcing frames 85, 85 are provided at intervals. The reinforcing frame 85 is formed of a channel material having a substantially C-shaped cross section, and is attached so that the bottom surface having a substantially C-shaped cross section faces the back surface of the wall panel body 81. The reinforcing frame 85 is continuous from the upper end portion to the lower end portion of the wall panel main body 81, and the wall panel main body 81 is reinforced by the reinforcing frame 85. Further, the wall panel 8 is provided with connection frames 86, 86 at both side edges of the back surface of the wall panel body 81 located outside the reinforcing frame 85 in order to connect to the adjacent wall panel 9.

As shown in FIG. 3, the handrail 82 has a pair of left and right arm portions 821, 821 extending substantially in the vertical direction and a grip portion 822 connecting the lower ends of the arm portions 821, and is viewed from the front. It has a substantially U-shape (or an upward U-shape). Mounting portions 823 and 823 are provided at the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the arm portion 821 so as to project or bend toward the wall surface. The distance between the left and right arm portions 821, 821 and their attachment portions 823, 823, and the two reinforcing frames 8
The intervals of 5, 85 are substantially the same.

As shown in FIG. 5, the mounting portion 823 is screwed to the outer peripheral portion of a screw cover member 824 having a substantially ring shape with the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body being threaded. The screw lid member 824 includes a hanger bolt 825 and a nut 826 on a reinforcing frame 85 provided on the back surface side of the wall panel body 81.
Fixed through and.

At this time, the hanger bolt 825 is formed into an I shape and penetrates the wall panel main body 81 and the reinforcing frame 85 provided on the back surface side of the wall panel main body 81, and after the penetration, the hanger bolt 825 is returned to the T shape. To the reinforcement frame 85. Then, the screw shaft of the hanger bolt 825 is projected from the front surface side of the screw lid-shaped member 824, and the nut 82
When 6 is screwed in and tightened, the screw lid-shaped member 824 is fixed to the reinforcing frame 85, and the mounting portion 823 is screwed to the outer peripheral portion of the screw lid-shaped member 824. After that, the arm portion 821 is attached to the lower end portion of the attachment portion 823 attached as described above.
Install by inserting.

The semi-circular tub counter 83 is fixed to the reinforcing frame 85 via a mounting bracket 86 shown in FIG. The front side of the bathtub counter 83 has an arc shape,
On the back surface side, four stud bolts 831 that hang downward are provided on each side, two stud bolts 831 on each side. The mounting bracket 86 is formed of a L-shaped cross-section formed of a horizontal piece 861 and a vertical piece 862, and bolt holes 863 for inserting the studs 831 into both sides of the horizontal piece 861.
2 are formed on each side, and two bolt holes 864 for inserting the hanger bolts 865 are formed on both sides of the vertical piece 862.

As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting bracket 86 is constructed by inserting four hanger bolts 865 into each bolt hole 864 of the vertical piece 862 in an I-shape and inserting it into the wall panel body 81.
The reinforcing frame 85 is penetrated and returned to the T-shape to be locked. Then, the nut 866 is screwed into the hanger bolt 865, and the both sides of the mounting bracket 86 are attached to the two reinforcing frames 85.
Fixed to. Then, the bolt hole 863 of the mounting bracket 86
The stud 883 of the bathtub counter 83 is inserted into the above, and is fixed with a nut 832 from below.

As shown in FIG. 7, the hanger bolt 865 comprises a screw shaft 867 and a locking portion 868 rotatably provided at one end of the screw shaft 867.
As shown in (a), it is T-shaped. In this hanger bolt 865, as shown in FIG. 7B, the locking portion 868 is rotated to form an I shape and inserted into the bolt hole 864, and the wall panel main body 81 and the reinforcing frame 85 are penetrated. After the penetration, the locking portion 868 returns to the T shape and is locked. The same applies to the hanger bolt 825.

(Bathroom) In the bathroom 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, a bathtub 2 is provided on one side of the bathroom surrounded by walls.
Is installed, and the other side of the bathroom is used as a washroom 3.
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 side wall 6 is provided on the left side of the bath 2 and a side wall 7 is provided on the right side thereof. The doorway (not shown) is provided on the side of the front wall 4 or the side wall 6 where the washing is performed.

A seat 8 is attached between the side wall 7 and the bathtub 2. The seat 8 is substantially L-shaped in plan view, the upper surface of the seat 8 is formed of a smooth FRP, and is provided so as to form substantially the same plane as the upper surface of the bath 2.

The above-mentioned wall panel 8 is used for the side wall 7 of the bathroom 1 which faces the washing space 3. That is,
The side wall 7 is composed of a wall panel 8, three other wall panels 9 connected to one side of the wall panel 8, and one other wall panel 9 connected to the other side.

(Operation of Embodiment) In the wall panel 8 of the present embodiment having the above-described structure, and in the bathroom 1 using this wall panel 8, the handrail 82 and the bathtub counter 83 can be attached. In addition, the reinforcing frame 85 continuous from the upper end to the lower end of the wall panel body 81 is attached to the wall panel body 81.
Since it is provided on the back surface side of the above, it is not necessary to provide the reinforcing frame 85 to each of the handrail 82 and the pail counter 83, and the cost for installing the reinforcing frame 85 can be reduced.

Further, since the reinforcing frame 85 is continuous from the upper end to the lower end of the wall panel main body 81, when changing the height positions of the handrail 82 and the bathtub counter 83,
It is not necessary to provide a new reinforcing material on the back surface side of the wall panel main body 81 according to the changed height position.

For example, when a shower chair (not shown) is installed in front of the bathtub counter 83, the bathtub counter 83
Is installed so that the height dimension H1 from the floor surface of the washing place 3 is 420 mm, and the handrail 82 is the washing place 3 at the lower end thereof.
It is installed so that the height dimension H2 from the floor surface is 800 mm (see FIG. 9). With this arrangement, when the user sits on the shower chair, the bathtub counter 83 is set to a convenient height, and when the user grasps the grip 822 provided at the lower end of the handrail 82 and stands up from the shower chair, The lower end of the handrail 82 has a convenient height.

When a bath chair (not shown) having a low sitting height is installed in front of the bathtub counter 83, the bathtub counter 83
Is installed and changed so that the height dimension H1 from the floor of the washing room 3 is 250 mm, and the handrail 82 is installed and changed so that the height dimension H2 of the lower end portion from the floor of the washing room 3 is 630 mm. Good. The bolt hole of the wall panel body 81 before the change may be sealed with a cap made of soft vinyl chloride resin or rubber.

In addition, when it is not possible to wash the body by itself in the state of requiring nursing care and the help of a helper or the like is required, the height of the bathtub counter 83 should be adjusted so that the helper who is assisting can stand and work. Change from the surface to 650 to 700 mm. In this way, the height is suitable for reaching for a wash ball or the like installed on the bathtub counter 83 without bending over.

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 a range not changing the gist of the present invention. Included in the present invention.

[0030]

According to the wall panel of the first aspect of the present invention and the bathroom of the second aspect using the same,
Since it is not necessary to provide a reinforcing frame for each of the handrail and the bathtub counter, the cost of installing the reinforcing frame can be reduced.

Further, when changing the height position of the handrail or the bathtub counter, it is not necessary to provide a new reinforcing member on the back side of the wall in accordance with the changed height position.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wall panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a handrail.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a bathtub counter and a fitting.

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

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion B of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a hanger bolt.

8 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a bathroom using the wall panel of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing height positions of a handrail and a bathtub counter.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 bathroom 2 bathtubs 3 washrooms 4 front wall 6,7 Side wall 8 wall panels 81 Wall panel body 82 handrail 83 Yubiki counter 85 Reinforcement frame

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A wall panel installed to face a bathroom washing room, which comprises a wall panel main body, a handrail attached to the front side of the wall panel main body, and a bathtub counter attached below the handrail. The wall panel is characterized in that on the back side of the wall panel main body, a reinforcing frame is provided which is continuous from the upper part to the lower part of the wall panel main body and to which the handrail and the bathtub counter can be attached. 2. A wall panel according to claim 1, wherein a bathtub is installed on one side of a bathroom surrounded by a wall and the other side of the bathroom is used as a washroom, and the wall panel according to claim 1 is used on a wall facing the washroom. A bathroom characterized by being present.