JP2005090099A - Shower hook - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shower hook which is simple in structure, positively fixed and held to the inner wall surface of a bathroom at a desired location, and easily change its holding angle. <P>SOLUTION: The shower hook is formed of a hog-backed base member 1 and a hook member 2 mounted on the surface of the base member. The base member has a guide slot 3 and a plurality of positioning holes 4a, 4b and 4c formed therein, and the hook member has protrusions 10 formed on the rear surface thereof for engaging with the positioning holes. Then the hook member is mounted on the surface of the base member in a manner movable along the guide slot by means of a spring screw penetrated through the guide slot, and engagement between the positioning hole and the protrusion is maintained by the energizing force of the spring of the spring screw. Further two types of sucking means, i.e. a sucker and magnets, are arranged on the rear surface of the base member, and therefore the adsorption of the base member to a wall surface is ensured. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a shower hook that is attached to a wall surface of a bathroom, etc., and supports and holds a shower head.

  In general, this type of shower hook is attached to the wall surface of a bathroom by means such as screwing. For this reason, there is a possibility that water leakage or rust may occur from the mounting location, and it is necessary to take countermeasures at the time of mounting. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to change the position after mounting.

  As a conventional device that has improved this point, a holding member having a suction plate on the back surface is rotatably held by a hook member for hanging the shower head, and is attached to a desired position on the wall surface using the suction plate. There was something to do. The hook member is held using a pivot member that passes through a pair of left and right arms projecting from the front surface of the holding member as a fulcrum. The engagement / disengagement mechanism provided can be engaged / disengaged, whereby the hook member can be rotated with respect to the holding member and switched to a non-rotatable state. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

In addition to this, the shower head is slidably attached to an extendable support bar, and the support bar is pressed against the ceiling and floor of the bathroom by the elastic biasing means, and is in an upright state during this time. Some were to be retained. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-119855 (page 2-3, FIG. 2) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-31946 (page 5-6, FIG. 7)

  Of the conventional shower hooks described above, the one attached with the former suction board can be attached to any position on the wall surface of the bathroom, and the attachment position can be easily changed. To change the hook member, the hook member pivotally supported by the holding member must be switched between a rotatable state and a non-rotatable state, and the engagement / disengagement mechanism for that purpose is complicated. there were.

  In addition, since this shower hook is fixed to the wall surface only by the suction force of the suction disk, the holding power is insufficient for the modern and large-sized shower head, and there are joints and uneven patterns on the wall surface. If there is, there is a possibility that the holding power may be further reduced, and the shower head may fall off the wall surface during use, resulting in damage or unexpected injury.

  In addition, the latter support rod that can be stretched and fixed between the ceiling and the floor of the bathroom, and the shower hook slidably supported by this support rod, will damage the bathroom wall. The shower hook can be attached without being attached, and can be moved to an arbitrary height position, but once installed, there is a problem that the shower hook cannot be moved laterally. In general, there are various incidental facilities such as a protruding part of a wall called a counter, a storage shelf, a mirror, and a drain outlet in the bathroom, and there is a problem that the position where the support bar is attached is limited. It was. Furthermore, when the support bar is stretched between the ceiling and the floor in this way, the ceiling of the conventional bathroom unit was not supposed to receive pressure from below, so the strength was insufficient. There is a risk of bending or a gap in the assembly / joining portion, and not only a sufficient supporting force cannot be obtained, but also the sealing performance of the bathroom unit is impaired, and an unexpected trouble may be caused.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a substantially semi-cylindrical shape whose front surface protrudes forward in a semicircular arc shape, and is provided on the inner wall surface of the bathroom by suction means provided on the back surface. A shower hook is composed of a base member that is adsorbed and fixed at a desired position and a hook member that is attached to the front surface of the base member and hangably supports the shower head. The hook member is a surface of the base member. Due to this curvature, the mounting angle with respect to the wall surface changes depending on the mounting position, and this makes it possible to change the hanging angle of the shower head.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the base member is provided with a guide groove in a curved direction on the surface thereof, and a plurality of positioning holes are provided along the guide groove. And the hook member is limited to a back surface provided with a protrusion that can be engaged with the positioning hole, and the hook member is a spring-loaded screw that penetrates the guide groove. It is characterized in that it is pulled in the direction in contact with the surface and is attached to the base member so that it can be moved and cannot be dropped off.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the shower hook is composed of a semi-cylindrical base member and a hook member attached to the surface of the base member, and the hook is used by utilizing the curvature of the surface of the base member. Since the mounting angle of the member can be changed, the structure is simplified, the manufacturing becomes easier, and there is a risk of breaking as compared with the conventional case where the pivot point is provided and the angle is changed by turning. Less. In addition, the hook member is securely held, and the holding angle of the shower head is not changed inadvertently during use, and the handleability is excellent. Furthermore, since the base member is sucked and fixed to the wall surface of the bathroom using the suction means, the shower hook can be securely attached at any position without damaging the inner wall surface of the bathroom. Therefore, it is excellent in convenience, and an accident due to inadvertent dropping of the shower head is prevented, and the safety is excellent.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the hook member can be moved to the base member using a spring-loaded screw and cannot be dropped off, and the protrusion provided on the back surface of the hook member in the positioning hole provided on the surface of the base member By engaging the hook member, the hook member is fixedly held at a predetermined angle. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the invention, the angle of the hook member can be easily changed.

  The present invention will be described below based on the best mode shown in the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the shower hook of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the assembled state. As shown in the figure, the shower hook is composed of a semi-cylindrical base member 1 and a hook member 2 attached to the surface of the base member 1.

  The base member 1 is formed of a synthetic resin in a shape in which the surface protrudes forward in a semicircular arc shape (on the left side in front of the paper in FIG. 1), and the central portion of the protruding portion is curved. A slit-shaped guide groove 3 is provided along the direction, and a plurality of positioning holes 4 a, 4 b, 4 c are provided symmetrically on both sides of the guide groove 3 along the guide groove 3.

  Further, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3, the rear surface of the base member 1 is provided with a rear wall 5 at a slightly recessed position (close to the front surface), and a through hole 5 a provided in the center portion of the rear wall 5. The suction cups 6 are attached to the holders 5 and magnets 7 are mounted on the holding portions 5b provided above and below the through holes 5a.

  The holding portion 5b may be formed of metal separately from the base member 1 and attached later. Moreover, although not shown in figure, the back side (right side in FIG. 3) of this magnet 7 is coated by appropriate means, such as vinyl.

  The hook member 2 has a shaft portion 9 projecting from the surface of the base portion 8 formed to have substantially the same curvature as the surface of the base member 1, and the shaft portion 9 has a vertical direction (crossing the shaft). In the direction), a support hole 9a of the shower head is provided penetrating downwardly, and the tip of the shaft portion 9 (the front side of the paper in FIG. 2) is continuous in the support hole 9a. It is open so as to be narrow. In addition, a pair of protrusions 10 that engage with the left and right positioning holes 4 a, 4 b, 4 c provided on the surface of the base member 1 are provided on the back side of the base portion 8. Between, a female screw hole 11 for screwing is provided. The hook member 2 is formed of a synthetic resin as with the base member 1.

  And as for the assembly, first, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 1, the hook member 2 is temporarily fixed by inserting the protrusions 10 and 10 on the back surface into the positioning holes 4b and 4b in the center of the base member 1, and then In this state, as shown in FIG. 3, the screw 12 with the spring 13 is screwed into the female screw hole 11 of the hook member 2 from the back side of the guide groove 3, and the hook member 2 is attached to the base member 1. The hook member 2 is held in a state of being pressed against the surface of the base member 1 by the biasing force of the spring 13. The screw 12 is tightened from a through hole 5 a provided in the rear wall 5 of the base member 1, and then the through hole 5 a is closed by the central axis 6 a of the suction cup 6. .

  The shower hook of the present invention thus constructed is strongly adsorbed and fixedly held at any position on the inner wall surface W of the bathroom as shown in FIG. 3 by two different adsorbing means of the suction cup 6 and the magnet 7. It is what is done. At this time, it is desirable that the panel Wa constituting the wall surface W of the bathroom is made of a metal such as an eaves panel in order to effectively apply the attractive force of the magnet 7, but the wall surface is made of a resin panel or the like. Even if it is formed, a metal frame is provided for assembly on the back side (outside of the bathroom unit), so there are two restrictions on the mounting position: the magnet 7 and the suction cup 6 to be received. It is possible to firmly fix the shower hook by applying an adsorption force. In some cases, a magnetic material such as metal may be attached to the back surface of a resin panel (not shown) to which a shower hook is supposed to be attached.

  In FIG. 3, the symbol Wb indicates a heat insulating material attached to the back side of the panel Wa (outside the bathroom).

  Then, a shower hose (not shown) is inserted into the hanging hole 9a from the open portion of the tip of the shower hook attached to the wall surface W in this way, and a shower head (not shown) at the tip of the shower hose is inserted. By dropping into this hanging hole 9a, the shower head is held by the hanging hole 9a, and is inclined and held at a predetermined angle with respect to the wall surface W.

  When the holding angle of the shower head is to be changed, the hook member 2 urged in the direction in contact with the base member 1 by the spring 13 is lifted against the urging force of the spring 13, The engagement with the positioning hole 4b is disengaged, and in this state, the hook member 2 may be moved in either the upper or lower direction along the guide groove 3 of the base member 1, and this is provided on the rear surface of the hook member 2. The projection 10 thus engaged engages with positioning holes 4a (or 4c) provided at different positions of the base member 1, and the hook member 2 differs from the wall surface W as indicated by a broken line in FIG. It is designed to be held at an inclined angle.

  At this time, since the urging force of the spring 13 is set to be weaker than the attracting force of the magnet 7 and the suction cup 6, there is no possibility that the base member 1 falls off the wall surface W. Further, since the hook member 2 is connected to the base member 1 with the screw 12 penetrating the guide groove 3, the hook member 2 is not likely to drop off from the base member 1.

  As described above, in the shower hook of the present invention, the mounting angle of the hook member 2 is changed due to the curvature of the surface of the base member 1, and this allows the hanging angle of the shower head to be changed.

  FIG. 4 shows a base member according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of a shower hook using the base member. As shown in the drawing, in this case, the positioning holes provided on the surface of the base member 21 are used as the square holes 23 to eliminate the guide grooves, and the pair of left and right hook hooks engaged with the square holes 23 are formed on the back surface of the hook member 22. 24 are provided above and below. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the hook member 22 is moved upward along the surface of the base member 21, the engagement between the square hole 23 and the hook hook 24 is released, and the hook member 22 is separated from the base member 21. After that, if the hook hook 24 is inserted into the square hole 23 provided at another position and the hook member 22 is moved downward, the hook member 22 is moved to a different position on the surface of the base member 21. It can be attached at different angles, and this changes the angle at which the shower head is held.

  In this embodiment as well, the base member 21 is fixed to the wall surface W of the bathroom by two kinds of attracting means of the magnet 7 and the suction cup 6.

  As described above, the shower hook of the present invention is attached to the wall surface of the bathroom and used.

  In the illustrated embodiment, an example is shown in which the base member 1 (or 21) is attracted and fixed to the wall surface W by using two different attracting means of the magnet 7 and the suction cup 6. As long as a sufficient adsorption holding force is obtained, it is not always necessary to use both.

It is the disassembled perspective view which showed embodiment of the shower hook of this invention. FIG. 2 is an assembled front view of the shower hook shown in FIG. 1. It is sectional drawing of the AA line of FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the other form of the base member. It is an attachment state sectional view of a shower hook by other forms.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,21 Base member 2,22 Hook member 3 Guide groove 4a, 4b, 4c Positioning hole 5 Back wall 5a Through-hole 5b Holding part 6 Suction cup 6a Center shaft 7 Magnet 8 Base part 9 Shaft part 9a Hanging support hole 10 Protrusion 11 Female screw hole 12 Screw 13 Spring 23 Square hole 24 Hook

Claims (2)

A base member that is formed in a substantially semi-cylindrical shape whose front surface protrudes forward in a semicircular arc shape, and is adsorbed and fixed at a desired position on the inner wall surface of the bathroom by adsorption means provided on the back surface;
It is attached to the front surface of the base member, and includes a hook member that hangs and holds the shower head so as to be detachable.
The shower hook is characterized in that the hook member has a mounting angle with respect to the wall surface that varies depending on the mounting position of the base member due to the curvature of the surface of the base member, thereby changing the hanging angle of the shower head. A guide groove is provided in the curved direction of the surface of the base member, and a plurality of positioning holes are provided along the guide groove.
On the back surface of the hook member, a protrusion that can be engaged with the positioning hole is provided,
The hook member is attached to the base member so that the hook member is movable and non-detachable by being pulled in a direction contacting the surface of the base member with a spring-loaded screw penetrating the guide groove. Item 1. A shower hook according to item 1.