JP2005076420A - Bathtub drain plug and washing water pouring system using bathtub drain plug - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathtub drain plug which needs no switching means or the like, facilitates its care, and pours a bathtub water into a washing machine properly. <P>SOLUTION: The bathtub drain plug 3 includes a drain passage R1 communicating with a drain port H opening in a bottom face 2a of the bathtub, and a take-out passage R2 for taking out the bathtub water. In the drain plug 3, the drain passage R1 is structured to be opened and closed by up/down operation of a sealing plug 4, and the take-out passage R2 is structured to always allow the water to pass through a water hole 4d formed in the sealing plug 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathtub drain plug provided on the bottom surface of a bathtub, and a washing water injection system using the bathtub drain plug.

Conventionally, there is a bathtub drain plug provided with a water intake path for using bathtub water.
In addition, there is one in which a water intake path using bathtub water is incorporated in a drainage flange or the like.
Moreover, there exists what takes water in a bathtub through a memorial circulation port to a washing machine.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-96169 Utility Model Registration No. 2590153 JP 2002-275957 A

A conventional bathtub drain plug provided with a water intake path has a problem that a switching means is required.
Further, in the case where the water intake path is incorporated in the drainage flange, it is necessary to remove the drainage mechanism from the bathtub when cleaning, and there is a problem that it is difficult to maintain.
Conventionally, there has not been a washing and pouring system that takes in bathtub water into a washing machine using a drain plug.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above-described conventional problems, and does not require a switching means, is easy to clean, and uses a bathtub drain plug and a bathtub drain plug that can inject bathtub water into a washing machine satisfactorily. In the bathtub drain plug provided with the drainage channel connected to the drainage opening established on the bottom surface of the bathtub and the intake channel for taking out the bathtub water to the outside, according to claim 1, The drainage channel is configured to be openable and closable by an up-and-down operation of the sealing plug, and the water intake channel is configured to be able to constantly pass water through a water passage hole provided in the sealing plug.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the sealing plug is configured to be removable from the drain port.
Moreover, in the washing water injection system, the intake channel of the bathtub drain plug according to claim 1 is connected to the washing machine.

The drainage channel of the bathtub drain plug is configured to be openable and closable by the up and down operation of the sealing plug, and the intake channel of the bathtub drain plug is configured to be able to constantly pass through the water passage hole provided in the sealing plug. By making the water intake channel always in a water-flowing state, it becomes possible to take water in the bathtub well, for example, only by operating the pump on the washing machine side, etc., without performing valve switching work when using the bathtub water .
Further, the drainage port (drainage channel) can be opened and closed by the operation of the sealing plug, so that the drainage work can be performed satisfactorily.
In addition, since the water intake hole is formed by providing a water passage hole in the sealing plug, the flange portion can be reduced compared to the conventional case where the water intake path is provided in the drain port flange and the diameter of the drain port is also It can be made smaller and looks good.

  Also, since the sealing plug is configured to be removable from the drain port, conventionally, when the intake channel is clogged, the drainage device had to be removed from the bathtub, but only the sealing plug was removed for maintenance. Can be made and can be easily maintained.

  In addition, since the washing water injection system is configured by connecting the intake channel of the bathtub drain plug to the washing machine, the bathtub water can be satisfactorily operated only by operating the pump provided in the washing machine without switching the valve. The water can be taken into the washing machine, and water can be easily poured into the washing machine.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a connection state between a bathtub provided in a bathroom and a washing machine provided in a washroom.

In the figure, a bathtub drain plug 3 is provided on the bottom surface 2a of a bathtub 2 installed in the bathroom 1, and this bathtub drain plug 3 is opened and closed by a sealing plug 4 that can be operated up and down. .
The bathtub drain plug 3 includes a drain pipe part 5 and a water intake pipe part 6. A water intake pipe line 7 is connected to the water intake pipe part 6, and a part of the water intake pipe line 7 is raised upward. An upright portion 7 a is formed and connected to the washing machine 9 so that the bathtub water in the bathtub 2 can be poured into the washing machine 9 provided in the washroom 8.
Note that the upper end of the upright portion 7 a of the intake pipe 7 is disposed at a position higher than the upper surface of the bathtub water in the bathtub 2.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the bathtub drain plug 3, and FIG. 3 shows a side external view of the bathtub drain plug 3.
4 shows a longitudinal sectional perspective view of the bathtub drain plug 3, FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional configuration diagram of the bathtub drain plug 3 with the sealing plug 4 opened, and FIG. 6 shows a sealing plug. FIG.

In the figure, a tubular flange portion 10 having a trumpet upper end is attached to the bathtub bottom surface 2a of the bathtub, and the inside of the flange portion 10 forms a drain outlet H.
A screw portion 10a is formed on the outer periphery of the lower end of the flange portion 10, and a bottomed cylindrical fastening member 11 is screwed to the screw portion 10a from the lower side of the bathtub bottom surface 2a. The flange portion 11a is in contact with the lower surface of the bathtub bottom surface 2a, and the flange portion 10 is fixed to the bathtub bottom surface 2a.

On the side surface of the fastening member 11, a large-diameter drain pipe portion 5 and a small-diameter intake pipe portion 6 project from the opposite side, and a central portion in the fastening member 11 stands upward from the bottom side. A cylindrical guide tube portion 12 is formed by raising the tip of the intake pipe portion 6 to the lower end of the guide tube portion 12 so that the inside of the guide tube portion 12 communicates with the intake tube portion 6. ing.
Inside the guide tube portion 12, a mechanical box portion 13 connected to the wire 14 is provided.

  On the other hand, the sealing plug 4 detachably inserted into the drainage port H from the upper side is integrally formed with a hanging piece 4b hanging from the central part of the umbrella-shaped head 4a, and the lower end of the hanging piece 4b is a mechanical box. The sealing plug 4 can be moved up and down via the wire 14 and the mechanical box portion 13 by being inserted into the portion 13 and remotely operating the wire 14.

A plurality of water passage holes 4d, 4d, 4d are formed horizontally on the lower surface side of the head 4a of the sealing plug, and a cylindrical tube portion 4c is integrally formed continuously below the holes. O-rings 15 and 15 are provided in two stages on the outer periphery on the lower end side of the portion 4c.
The O-rings 15, 15 are in sliding contact with the inner periphery of the guide tube portion 12, and the tube portion 4 c of the sealing plug 4 is inserted into the guide tube portion 12 so as to be vertically movable.
In this insertion state, a gap S is formed between the inner periphery of the cylinder portion 4 c and the outer periphery of the mechanical box portion 13.
Moreover, the water stop packing 4e is provided in the upper end side of the cylinder part 4c, and the drain outlet H is closed in the state which this water stop packing 4e was fitted in the drain outlet H.

In the bathtub drain plug 3, a drainage channel R <b> 1 is formed from the drain port H to the drain tube section 5 through the outer periphery of the guide tube portion 12 and the tube portion 4 c, and the water hole 4 d of the sealing plug is formed. In addition, a water intake path R2 that passes through the inside of the cylinder part 4c, passes through the gap S, and reaches the water intake pipe part 6 is formed inside.
That is, the drainage channel R1 can be opened and closed by remotely operating the wire 14 and the mechanical box part 13 to move the sealing plug 4 up and down and opening and closing the drainage port H, as shown in FIG. In addition, in the opened state, the bathtub water in the bathtub 2 can be drained in large quantities from the drain pipe part 5 through the drainage channel R1, and by closing the drain outlet H with the sealing plug 4 as shown in FIG. The bathtub water can be stored well in the bathtub 2.

  On the other hand, the water intake channel R2 is in a water-permeable state in which the water passage hole 4d is always in communication with the bathtub water in the bathtub 2 regardless of the open / close state of the sealing plug 4, and the bathtub water is a gap from the water passage hole 4d. It passes through S and reaches the intake pipe line 7 from the intake pipe part 6 and is always in a state where water can pass through. However, since the upright part 7 a is formed in the intake pipe line 7, the bathtub water in the bathtub 2 is always maintained. Water is not poured into the washing machine 9 and the bathtub water is stopped in the upright portion 7a.

  When washing is performed in the washing machine 9, a pump (not shown) provided in the washing machine 9 is operated to inject bathtub water into the washing machine 9, and the washing machine 9 can satisfactorily wash the bathtub water. The bathtub water can be taken into the washing machine 9 satisfactorily by only operating the pump of the washing machine 9 and without separately performing a valve switching operation.

  Further, when the water passage hole 4d or the like is clogged with dust or the like in the bathtub water, the sealing plug 4 is lifted upward and removed from the guide tube portion 12, and only the sealing plug 4 can be easily separated. It can be removed and cared for, and unlike the prior art, it does not take time to remove the entire drain plug device from the bathtub, and the caring is easy.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the connection state of the bathtub drain plug provided in the bottom side of the bathtub, and the washing machine in a washroom. It is an external appearance perspective view of the bathtub drain plug provided in the bottom face of the bathtub. It is a side external appearance lineblock diagram of a bathtub drain plug. It is a vertical cross-sectional enlarged perspective view of a bathtub drain plug. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional enlarged block diagram of the bathtub drain plug in the state where the airtight stopper was opened. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional enlarged block diagram of the bathtub drain plug of the state which the sealing stopper begins to close.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathroom 2 Bathtub 2a Bottom surface 3 Bathtub drain plug 4 Seal plug 4a Head 4b Drooping piece 4c Tube part 4d Water flow hole 4e Water stop packing 5 Drain pipe part 6 Water intake pipe part 7 Water intake pipe line 7a Standing upper part 8 Wash room 9 Washing room Machine 10 Flange part 10a Screw part 11 Fastening member 11a Ridge part 12 Guide cylinder part 13 Mechanical box part 14 Wire 15 O-ring R1 Drainage channel R2 Intake channel

Claims (3)

  In the bathtub drain plug provided with the drainage channel established on the bottom of the bathtub and the drainage channel for taking out the bathtub water to the outside, the drainage channel is configured to be opened and closed by the vertical operation of the sealing plug. The bathtub drainage plug is characterized in that the intake channel is configured to be able to constantly pass water through a water passage hole provided in the sealing plug.   The bathtub drain plug according to claim 1, wherein the sealing plug is configured to be removable from the drain port.   A washing water injection system using a bathtub drain plug, wherein the intake channel of the bathtub drain plug according to claim 1 is connected to a washing machine.

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