JP2005118067A - Supporting method of bath tub cover and supporting device of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable to support a bath tub cover which is leaned against a wall of a bathroom without processing the wall of the bathroom and to prevent a handrail to be restricted in an attachment position causing inconvenience and to be weakened in an attachment strength for supporting the bath tub cover. <P>SOLUTION: A holding sections 13a on which a lower end of the bath tub cover 4 can be mounted are disposed in one at a pair of left and right attachment bases 11 and 11 which fix and support the handrail 1 on the wall W of the bathroom. Also, a supporting device 2 equipped with a lever member 23 which is rotated intermittently is fixed by suction with a suction means to be attached at an optional position on the wall W above the holding sections 13a. The bath tub cover 4 can be kept leaned against the wall W to prevent falling down by holding the outside of an upper end of the bath tub cover 4 which is mounted on the holding sections 13a of the handrail 1 with the lever member 23 of the supporting device 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for supporting a bath lid in a state of leaning against a wall surface of a bathroom, and a support device therefor.

  In general, a bathtub is provided with a bath lid, usually placed on the peripheral edge of the bathtub to cover its upper opening, and when taking a bath, the bath lid is removed and the bath is leaned against a washing place. For this reason, there is a problem that the bath lid occupies a part of the washing area and becomes an obstacle when washing the body.

  Therefore, in order to improve this point, various inventions have been made in the past.For example, a support having a predetermined shape is attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the bathroom wall, and the bath lid is attached to the wall surface between the upper and lower supports. There was something that was locked and held. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

In addition to this, using a handrail installed in the bathroom, a bath lid support that can hold the insertion space between the handgrip part or the installation base of the handrail and the bathroom wall surface is provided. In some cases, a bath lid that protrudes and is erected on the peripheral edge of the bathtub located on the lower side of the handrail is held upright by this support. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-11481 (pages 7-8, FIG. 5) Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-21963 (2nd page, Fig. 1)

  Of the above-described conventional bath lid support methods and devices, the one that holds the bath lid between the upper and lower supports attached to the wall surface of the former bathroom is the size of the respective bath support. Accordingly, it has to be fixed to the wall surface, and there is a problem that it takes time to determine the position and to perform the mounting work. In addition, once installed, the position cannot be changed, and there is a problem that the bath lids having different sizes cannot be held. Furthermore, the handrail cannot be attached to the place where the support is attached, and there is a problem that the attachment positions are restricted by each other.

  In addition, although the problem that the mounting positions of the latter are attached to the latter handrail is solved, the handrail is required to stably hold the bathtub lid leaning on the bathtub. Has to be fixed at a high position, resulting in a problem that the usability becomes worse. Also, if the handrail is L-shaped and the bath lid is held so that it does not fall down at its vertical part, the horizontal part of the handrail can be placed at a relatively low position. The intermediate part bent in an L shape cannot be fixed to the wall surface because the bath lid is inserted in between, the attachment strength is lowered, the body holding becomes unstable, and an excessive load is applied to the attachment parts at both ends. There was a risk of concentration, and there was a risk of unexpected problems such as water leakage or damage to the mounting part.

  This invention makes it a subject to solve the problem which the said conventional method and the support apparatus of the bath lid had.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention, the method of supporting the bath lid is the lower end of the bath lid with a pair of left and right mounting bases that hold and hold a handrail on the wall surface of the bathroom. The bath lid is supported on the wall surface of the bathroom in a leaning state by locking the upper end of the bath lid with a holder that is adsorbed and fixed to an appropriate place on the wall surface.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a handrail in which the support device for the bath lid is integrally provided with a receiving portion capable of mounting the bath lid on an attachment base fixed to the wall surface of the bathroom. A bath mounted on a handrail receiving part, which is composed of a holder fixed to a bathroom wall on the upper side of the door so that the position can be changed by a magnet or a suction cup, and a lever member is rotatably provided on the surface. The upper part of the lid is locked and held by the lever member of the holder so as not to fall down.

  In the method for supporting the bath lid according to claim 1, since the lower end of the bath lid is supported by the attachment base of the handrail, and the upper end of the bath lid is locked by the holding fixture that is adsorbed and fixed to the wall surface. There is an effect that the bath lid that has been placed can be easily leaned against the wall surface with a small moving distance, and the bath lid can be safely held in that state.

  Since the support device for the bath lid according to claim 2 is composed of a handrail provided with a receiving portion on the mounting base, and a holder that has a rotatable lever member and is adsorbed and fixed to the wall surface, There is no need to fix the member used only for supporting the bath lid to the wall surface by means such as screwing, and the laborious work of positioning and fixing becomes unnecessary. In addition, because the holder is fixed to the wall with a magnet or suction cup, its mounting position can be easily changed, and it can be used for bath caps of different sizes and shapes. It can be removed from the wall surface, and the interior of the bathroom can be neatly cleaned and cleaning can be easily performed.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on illustrated embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a bath lid is supported on a wall surface of a bathroom using the support device of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the bath lid support device of the present invention includes a handrail 1 provided with a receiving portion 13a that supports the lower end of the bath lid 4, and a holding that holds the upper portion of the bath lid 4 so as not to fall inside the bathroom. It is comprised with the tool 2. Here, what is called a so-called two-sheet lid used as a set of two sheets is shown as the supported bath lid 4.

  As shown in the front view of FIG. 2 and the side view of FIG. 3, the handrail 1 is substantially L-shaped in a front view composed of a horizontal portion 1a and a vertical portion 1b, and the horizontal portion 1a is fixed to the wall surface W of the bathroom. The vertical portion 1b, which is supported by the pair of left and right mounting bases 11 and 11 and is continuous to one side of the horizontal portion 1a, is supported by the mounting base 12 whose upper end is similarly fixed to the wall surface.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting base 11 has a base member 13 screwed and fixed to a wall surface W of the bathroom, and a nut-like connecting flange 14 provided with a female screw 14a on the inner periphery on the base member 13. The bent end 1c of the handrail 1 and the tip of the projecting portion 1d provided at the intermediate portion thereof are inserted into the connecting flange 14 and are indicated by arrows in FIG. By rotating the connecting flange 14, the female screw 14 a provided on the inner periphery thereof is screwed with a male screw (not shown) provided on the outer periphery of the insertion portion of the handrail 1, and the two are connected. The handrail 1 is attached to the wall surface W.

  FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing this attachment state. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 4 denotes a screw member attached to the tip of the bent end portion 1c of the handrail 1, and an outer periphery of the connecting flange 14 is provided on the outer periphery thereof. A male screw that is screwed with a female screw 14a provided on the periphery is provided.

  Here, in the bath lid support device of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, the base member 13 of the mounting base 11 that supports the horizontal portion 1a of the handrail 1 has its upper end protruding forward in a substantially L shape. This is the receiving portion 13 a of the bath lid 4.

In FIG. 4, symbol W ₁ indicates a wall panel constituting the wall surface of the bathroom, W ₂ indicates a heat insulating material attached to the back surface of the wall panel W ₁ , and the portion corresponding to the mounting base 11 is The heat insulating material W ₂ is removed and the reinforcing plywood 18 and the metal fitting 19 are attached. The base member 13 is screwed to the reinforcing plywood 18 with a tapping screw 16a, and the connecting flange 14 is connected to the reinforcing plywood 18. A screw 17 penetrating therethrough is rotatably supported by the receiving bracket 19. Reference numerals 15a and 15b denote washers attached so as to sandwich the inner peripheral protrusion 14b of the connecting flange 14, and reference numeral 15c denotes a spring washer for preventing loosening. 5 and 6, reference numeral 3 denotes a substantially cylindrical cover member that covers the outer periphery of the connecting flange 14.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the holding member 2 includes a base plate 21 having a cylindrical protrusion 21b having a fitting recess 21c on the surface thereof, and an engagement recess having a step at a predetermined position on the inner peripheral wall. 23a includes a lever member 23 provided on the back surface, and a substantially annular spring member 22 provided with an elastic protrusion 22b that can be projected and retracted around the lever member 23. The lever 21 is interposed between the protrusion 21b of the substrate 21 and the lever. By attaching the member 23 so as to be rotatable with a screw 24, the elastic protrusion 22c of the spring member 22 positioned in the fitting recess 21c with the rotation of the lever member 23 is connected to the step of the engagement recess 23a. The lever member 23 is intermittently positioned and held, and is attracted and fixed to the wall surface of the bathroom by a suction means 25 such as a magnet or a suction cup attached to the back surface of the substrate 21. Yes.

  In FIG. 7, reference numeral 21 a indicates an elliptical base portion of the substrate 21, and 22 c indicates a guide protruding in a substantially arc shape outward of the peripheral wall 22 a of the spring member 22.

  The bath lid support device of the present invention has the above-described configuration. Therefore, in the supporting method of the present invention using this supporting device, the bath lid 4 covering the upper surface opening portion 5a of the bathtub 5 is folded when taking a bath, and one end of the bath lid 4 is disposed in the vicinity of the bathtub 5. The lever member 23 of the holder 2 provided in advance at a position corresponding to the upper end of the bath lid 4 is rotated in a state where it is placed on the receiving portion 13a of the handrail 1 and the bath lid 4 is held against the wall surface W. As shown in FIG. 1, the bath lid 4 can be locked and held so as not to fall safely in a state of leaning against the wall surface W as shown in FIG. 1.

  When using this bath lid 4, after turning the lever member 23 and moving it from the front surface of the bath lid 4, the bath lid 4 is lifted obliquely upward, and its lower end is moved outward from the receiving portion 13a. The bath lid 4 is removed from the wall surface W in a usable state. At this time, since the bathtub 5 is located immediately below, the upper surface of the bathtub 5 can be immediately covered with the bath lid 4 thus removed from the wall surface W.

  In the illustrated example, the bath lid 4 divided into two pieces is shown, but the lower end of the bath lid 4 supported by the bath lid support device and the support method of the present invention is attached to the handrail 1 at the lower end. 11 is supported, and the upper end thereof only needs to be locked and held by a holder 2 that is movably adsorbed and fixed to the wall surface W. Any form may be used.

  Moreover, although the example which provided the receiving part 13a which can mount the lower end of the bath lid 4 in the base member 13 which comprised the attachment base part 11 of the handrail 1 was shown above, in the method for supporting the bath lid of the present invention, It is only necessary that the attachment base 11 of the handrail 1 also serves as a support for the bath lid 4, and the support method is not limited to the illustrated example.

It is the perspective view which showed the state which supported the bath lid on the wall surface of the bathroom using the support apparatus of this invention. It is a front view of a handrail. It is an attachment state side view of a handrail. It is a disassembled perspective view of an attachment base. It is attachment explanatory drawing of a handrail. It is principal part sectional drawing of a handrail. It is a disassembled perspective view of a holder.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handrail 1a Horizontal part 1b Vertical part 2 Holder 3 Cover 4 Bath lid 5 Bathtub 11,12 Mounting base 13 Base member 13a Receiving part 14 Connection flange 15a, 15b Washer 16a, 16b Tapping screw 17 Screw 18 Reinforcement plywood 19 Mounting bracket 21 Substrate 21c Fitting recess 22 Spring member 22b Elastic protrusion 23 Lever member 23a Engaging recess 25 Adsorption means W Wall surface

Claims (2)

The lower end of the bath lid is supported by a pair of left and right mounting bases that hold the handrail fixedly on the wall surface of the bathroom, and the upper end of the bath lid is locked with a holding tool that is adsorbed and fixed to an appropriate position on the wall surface, so that the bathroom lid is attached to the bathroom. A method for supporting a bath lid, characterized in that it is supported in a leaning state on the wall surface of the bath. A handrail integrally provided with a receiving portion on which a bath lid can be placed on an attachment base fixed to the wall surface of the bathroom;
The upper wall of the handrail is attached to the bathroom wall so that the position can be changed with a magnet or a suction cup, and a lever member is provided on the surface to be rotatable.
An apparatus for supporting a bath lid, wherein an upper portion of a bath lid placed on a handrail receiving portion is locked and held by a lever member of the holder so as not to fall over.

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