JP2005188049A - Pocket sink mounting structure and pocket sink mounting method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure of a pocket sink capable of shortening working hours at a low cost. <P>SOLUTION: The mounting structure of the pocket sink 14 is equipped with an opening section having the bottom and opened upward, it is mounted to pocket sink mounting sections 34 and 36 formed on the top board 32 of a sink, at the same time, a pocket sink mounting section is equipped with a mounting opening 34 having the approximately same dimensional shape as that of the opening section of the pocket sink and a plate-like vertical section 36 extended downward from the circumferential edge of the mounting opening, the vertical section is engaged with the inner circumferential surface of the opening section of the pocket sink, and it is equipped with a connecting section 40 fixing the pocket sink to the pocket sink mounting section. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a pocket sink mounting structure and a pocket sink mounting method, and more particularly to a pocket sink mounting structure and a pocket sink mounting method that are mounted on a top plate of a sink.

As shown in FIG. 1, a small storage portion for storing small items such as detergent and sponge in the deck portion 2 of a sink 1 of a sink or a top plate portion such as a cooking table installed in a kitchen or the like of a general household. A configuration in which a pocket sink 4 is attached is known.
The pocket sink 4 has a bottomed shape with an opening 6 on the upper side, and is attached to a mounting opening 8 formed by cutting out a part of the top 2 from the back side of the top 2. It is done.

  In the attaching process of the pocket sink 4, first, a shape corresponding to the size and shape of the opening 6 at the upper end of the pocket sink 4 is formed on the top plate part 2 (the deck part in the sink in the example of FIG. 1) to which the pocket sink 4 is attached. The mounting opening 8 is formed. Further, the peripheral edge of the attachment opening 8 is bent substantially vertically by burring to form a hanging part 10 extending downward (toward the top plate back surface) on the entire periphery of the attachment opening 8.

  Next, as shown by an arrow A in FIG. 2, the pocket sink 4 made of the same metal material as that of the sink body is attached to the top plate portion 2 from the back surface of the top plate portion 2. At this time, the hanging portion 10 of the top plate portion 2 is inserted into the opening 6 of the pocket sink 4. The hanging portion 10 of the top plate portion 2 and the opening portion 6 of the pocket sink 4 are as shown in FIG. 2 when the hanging portion 10 of the top plate portion 2 is inserted inside the opening portion 6 of the pocket sink 4. In addition, the drooping portion 10 is configured to contact the inner peripheral surface of the opening 6 of the pocket sink 2.

Further, spot welding is performed at a plurality of places as shown by x in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 at the portion where the drooping portion 10 and the upper end portion of the pocket sink 2 overlap, and the pocket sink 4 is attached to the top plate portion 2. Fix it. Finally, the waterproofing process by the silicon caulking 12 is performed on the connecting portion between the top plate portion 2 and the pocket sink 4, and the mounting operation is completed.
The present invention has been made based on such prior art.

  Such a conventional structure for attaching a pocket sink requires a welding operation, so that there is a problem that the operation time becomes long and the cost increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pocket sink mounting structure with a short working time and low cost.

  According to the present invention, the pocket sink mounting structure has a bottomed shape having an opening that opens upward, and is attached to a pocket sink mounting portion formed on the top plate of the sink, the pocket sink mounting And a plate-like hanging portion extending downward from a peripheral edge of the mounting opening, the hanging portion being an opening portion of the pocket sink. There is provided a pocket sink mounting structure characterized by comprising a connecting portion that engages with the inner peripheral surface of the pocket sink and fixes the pocket sink to the pocket sink mounting portion.

  According to such a configuration, the pocket sink can be attached to the top plate (sink) by a simple process of engaging the hanging portion with the inner peripheral surface of the opening of the pocket sink.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the connecting portion of the pocket sink mounting portion is formed by inclining the hanging portion outwardly downward, and the connecting portion of the inner peripheral surface of the pocket sink. The part with which the part engages is disposed so as to have a surface that inclines outwardly corresponding to the connecting part.
According to such a structure, the connection part which can attach a pocket sink to a pocket sink attachment part reliably by simple process can be comprised.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the opening portion of the pocket sink and the attachment opening of the pocket sink attachment portion have an elongated cross-sectional shape, and the connection portion is provided on the long side portion of the attachment opening. It has been.
According to such a configuration, since the connecting portion is formed on the long side portion having a relatively long length, the pocket sink can be efficiently attached to the pocket sink attaching portion.

  According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the long sides facing each other across the mounting opening of the pocket sink mounting portion are arranged substantially in parallel, and the long sides facing each other across the opening at the upper end of the pocket sink Is curved inwardly, and the interval between the long sides facing each other across the mounting opening of the pocket sink mounting portion is the interval between the long sides facing each other across the opening at the upper end of the pocket sink It is set more widely.

  According to such a structure, the connection part formed in the long side part of the pocket sink attachment part engages with the pocket sink while pressing the inner peripheral surface of the long side part of the pocket sink outward in the width direction. Therefore, the pocket sink is securely fixed to the pocket sink mounting portion.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the pocket sink includes a flange surface extending outward from the upper end.
According to such a configuration, when the pocket sink is attached to the top plate portion, the flange surface comes into contact with the back surface of the top plate portion, so that the flange surface can be used as an adhesive surface to the top plate portion. It becomes possible.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the pocket sink is made of a flexible material.
According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the pocket sink is made of a synthetic resin.
According to such a configuration, since the pocket sink can be formed by injection molding or the like, the manufacturing cost is reduced.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for attaching a pocket sink, which has a bottomed shape having an opening that opens upward, and is attached to a pocket sink attachment portion formed on a top plate of a sink. The pocket sink mounting portion includes a mounting opening having a size and shape substantially equal to the opening of the pocket sink, and a plate-like hanging portion extending downward from the periphery of the mounting opening, and the hanging portion includes the pocket. The pocket sink has a flange surface extending outwardly on the outer periphery of the opening.The connecting portion engages with the inner peripheral surface of the opening of the sink and fixes the pocket sink to the pocket sink mounting portion. The pocket sink mounting method includes a step of applying an adhesive to the flange surface of the pocket sink or the pocket flange bonding surface of the top plate, and the connecting portion. The hanging portion is brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the opening portion of the pocket sink so as to engage with the inner peripheral wall of the opening portion of the pocket sink, and the flange surface of the pocket sink is in close contact with the lower surface of the top plate. There is provided a method for attaching a pocket sink, comprising: a step of fixing the pocket sink to the top plate in a state; and a step of curing the adhesive.

According to such a configuration, since the connecting portion for attaching the pocket sink to the top plate portion is provided in the pocket sink attaching portion, the adhesive is applied to the flange surface of the pocket sink so that the pocket sink is attached to the pocket sink. Installation of the pocket sink is completed by a simple operation of attaching to the attachment portion.
Furthermore, since the pocket sink is fixed to the pocket sink attachment portion by the connecting portion, a member for fixing the pocket sink to the pocket sink attachment portion is not required until the adhesive is cured.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a pocket sink mounting structure or the like that has a short working time and low cost.

  Hereinafter, a pocket sink mounting structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Similarly to the conventional pocket sink 4 shown in FIG. 1, the pocket sink 14 used in the present embodiment is also attached to a pocket sink attachment portion provided on a top plate portion such as a deck portion or a cooking table portion inside the sink. Is. In the present specification, horizontal surfaces around the sink portion such as the deck portion and the cooking table portion are collectively referred to as a top plate portion.

  First, the structure of the pocket sink used in the pocket sink mounting structure of this embodiment will be described. 4 is a perspective view from above of the pocket sink 14 of the present embodiment, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. is there.

  The pocket sink 14 has a bottomed shape having an opening 16 that opens upward at the upper end, and is a flexible member that is integrally molded by injection molding a synthetic resin. The pocket sink 14 includes a side wall 20 that extends substantially perpendicularly from a bottom surface 18 having an elongated transverse cross-sectional shape with arcs at both ends. On the bottom surface 18, a hose connection part 22 for draining water is provided.

  A flange surface 26 extending horizontally outward from the upper edge of the opening 16 is formed on the upper end 24 of the pocket sink 14 over the entire circumference. Furthermore, the pocket sink 14 is configured such that long side portions 24 a and 24 b extending in the longitudinal direction of the upper end portion 24 are curved inwardly (convex). Therefore, at the upper end of the opening 16 of the pocket sink 14, the width W2 at both ends is wider than the width W1 at the center.

Further, in the central region 28 of the long side portions 24 a and 24 b, a pocket side connection portion 30 that engages with the top plate side connection portion is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the upper end portion 24. As shown in FIG. 5, the pocket-side connecting portion 30 has a cross-sectional shape that is convex inward, and has an inclined surface that inclines outward and downward on the lower side. is doing.
As described above, since the long side portions 24a and 24b extending in the longitudinal direction of the upper end portion 24 are configured to curve inwardly, both sides formed on the long side portions 24a and 24b. The pocket side connecting portion 30 also has a shape that curves inwardly.

Next, the pocket sink attachment part formed in the top plate part in the pocket sink attachment structure of this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the top plate portion of the present embodiment with the portion where the pocket sink mounting portion is formed turned upside down.
As shown in FIG. 7, the pocket sink mounting portion is formed in the top plate portion 32, and has elongated openings (mounting openings) 34 having arc shapes at both ends. The attachment opening 34 has a size and shape substantially equal to the opening 16 of the pocket sink 14.

  A plate-like hanging portion 36 having a constant height (width) extending downward (upward in FIG. 7), that is, toward the back surface is formed on the periphery of the mounting opening 34 by bending at a substantially right angle by burring. The drooping portion 36 constitutes a pocket sink mounting portion, and is configured such that the outer peripheral surface abuts on the inner peripheral surface of the upper end portion 24 of the pocket sink 14.

The long sides 34a and 34b of the mounting opening 34 are arranged substantially in parallel. The hanging portion 36 has a top plate side on which the central region 38 corresponding to the long side portions 34a, 34b of the mounting opening 34 is inclined outward so that the angle with the back surface of the top plate is an acute angle. The connecting portion 40 is used.
The length, height, and inclination angle of the top plate side connecting portion 40 correspond to the length, height, and inclination angle of the pocket side connecting portion 30, and the pocket sink 14 is engaged with the pocket side connecting portion 30. It is set so that it can be held (temporarily fixed) with respect to the top plate portion 32.

  Further, the interval W3 between the tip portions of the top plate side coupling portions 40 facing each other with the attachment opening 34 interposed therebetween is set to be wider than the width W1 of the central portion of the opening portion 16 of the pocket sink 14. Specifically, the interval W3 between the tip portions of the top plate side coupling portions 40 facing each other with the mounting opening 34 interposed therebetween is formed on the left and right sides formed in the central portion that curves in a convex shape toward the inside of the pocket sink 14. It is set so as to be wider than the narrowest interval of the pocket side connecting portions 30.

Next, an operation for attaching the pocket sink 14 to the top plate portion 32 will be described. First, an adhesive is applied to the flange surface 26 of the pocket sink 14. The adhesive is preferably applied only to the end portions of the flange surface 26 in the longitudinal direction of the pocket sink 14 shown by hatching in FIG. 4, but may be applied to the entire flange surface 26.
Moreover, the structure which apply | coats an adhesive agent to the part (top plate side pocket flange adhesion surface) 42 with which the flange surface 26 of the top-plate part 32 contact | abuts may be sufficient. Furthermore, the structure which apply | coats an adhesive agent only to the part which the longitudinal direction both ends side part of the pocket sink 14 contact | abuts among the top plate side pocket flange adhesion surfaces 42 may be sufficient. Furthermore, the structure which apply | coats an adhesive agent to both the pocket sink 14 and the top-plate part 32 may be sufficient.

Next, as shown by an arrow B in FIG. 8, the opening 16 of the pocket sink 14 is brought close to the attachment opening 34 from the back side of the top plate portion 32, and a plate-like hanging portion formed on the periphery of the attachment opening 34. The pocket sink 14 is attached to the back side surface of the top plate portion 32 by inserting 36 into the opening 16 of the pocket sink 14. When the drooping portion 36 is completely inserted into the opening 16 of the pocket sink 14, as shown in FIG. 10, the flange surface 26 partially coated with an adhesive is the lower surface (back surface) of the top plate portion 32. Close contact with.
As described above, the interval W3 between the front end portions of the top plate side connecting portion 38 is the width at the center portion in the longitudinal direction of the opening portion 16 of the pocket sink 14 (of the pocket side connecting portion 30 facing the opening portion 16 therebetween). Since the interval is set to be wider than W1, when inserting the hanging portion 36 inside the opening 16 of the pocket sink 14, the left and right pocket sink side connecting portions 30 are elastically pushed outward in the width direction. Can be spread. Then, after the pocket sink 14 is attached to the top plate portion 32, the top plate side connecting portion 38 is continuously pressed inward in the width direction due to elasticity. Therefore, the pocket sink 14 is held (temporarily fixed) on the top plate portion 32.

  By maintaining this state for a predetermined time, the adhesive applied to the flange surface 26 is cured. Finally, if necessary, a seal is formed at the connecting portion between the pocket sink 14 and the top plate portion 32 with a sealing agent, and the mounting operation is completed.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes or modifications can be made within the scope of the technical matters described in the claims.

In the above-described embodiment, the pocket-side connecting portions 30 on both sides have a configuration that curves in a convex shape toward the inside, and the shape in which one pocket-side coupling portion curves in a convex shape toward the inside. The structure which has may be sufficient.
Furthermore, the structure which the pocket side connection part 30 of both sides has a linear shape and is mutually arrange | positioned in parallel may be sufficient. In such a configuration, the pocket sink is attached to the top plate portion by the engagement of the inclined surfaces that are inclined outward and formed downward in the top plate side connecting portion and the pocket side connecting portion.

It is a perspective view which shows the attachment position etc. of a pocket sink. It is a perspective view explaining attachment of the pocket sink in a prior art. It is sectional drawing explaining the attachment structure of the pocket sink in a prior art. It is a perspective view of the pocket sink used for the pocket sink attachment structure of one embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing along the VV line of FIG. It is a side view of the pocket sink which fractured | ruptured partially along the VI-VI line of FIG. It is a perspective view in the state where the pocket sink attachment part formed in the top plate part of the pocket sink attachment structure of one embodiment of the present invention was turned upside down. It is a perspective view explaining attachment of the pocket sink to the pocket sink attachment part in one embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the pocket sink attachment part to which the pocket sink was attached in one embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

14: Pocket sink 16: Opening part 24: Upper end part 24a, 24b: Long side part 26: Flange surface 30: Pocket side connection part 32: Top plate part 34: Mounting opening 34a, 34b: Long side part 36: Hanging part 40 : Top plate side connecting part 42: Top plate side pocket flange bonding surface

Claims (8)

A pocket sink mounting structure that has a bottomed shape having an opening that opens upward, and is attached to a pocket sink mounting portion formed on a top plate of a sink,
The pocket sink mounting portion includes a mounting opening having a size and shape substantially equal to the opening of the pocket sink, and a plate-like hanging portion extending downward from the periphery of the mounting opening, and the hanging portion includes the pocket. A connecting portion that engages with the inner peripheral surface of the opening of the sink and fixes the pocket sink to the pocket sink mounting portion;
A pocket sink mounting structure characterized by that. The connecting portion of the pocket sink mounting portion is formed by inclining the hanging portion outwardly downward,
Of the inner peripheral surface of the pocket sink, the portion with which the connecting portion engages is disposed so as to have a surface that inclines outward toward the bottom corresponding to the connecting portion.
The pocket sink attachment structure according to claim 1. The pocket sink opening and the pocket sink mounting opening have an elongated cross-sectional shape;
The connecting portion is provided on a long side portion of the attachment opening,
The pocket sink mounting structure according to claim 2. Long sides facing each other across the mounting opening of the pocket sink mounting portion are arranged substantially in parallel,
Long sides facing each other across the opening at the upper end of the pocket sink are curved in a convex shape toward the inside,
The interval between the long sides facing each other across the mounting opening of the pocket sink mounting portion is set wider than the interval between the long sides facing each other across the opening at the upper end of the pocket sink,
The pocket sink attachment structure according to claim 3. The pocket sink has a flange surface extending outward from the upper end;
The pocket sink attachment structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The pocket sink is made of a flexible material;
The pocket sink attachment structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The pocket sink is made of synthetic resin,
The pocket sink attachment structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A pocket sink mounting method having a bottomed shape having an opening that opens upward, and being attached to a pocket sink mounting portion formed on a top plate of a sink, wherein the pocket sink mounting portion is the pocket sink And a plate-like hanging portion extending downward from the periphery of the mounting opening, the hanging portion being engaged with the inner peripheral surface of the opening portion of the pocket sink. The pocket sink includes a connecting portion that fixes the pocket sink to the pocket sink mounting portion, and the pocket sink has a flange surface that extends outward on an outer periphery of the opening.
Applying an adhesive to the flange surface of the pocket sink or the top surface side pocket flange adhesive surface;
The hanging portion is brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the opening portion of the pocket sink so that the connecting portion engages with the inner peripheral wall of the opening portion of the pocket sink, and the flange surface of the pocket sink is set to the top plate. Fixing the pocket sink to the top plate in close contact with the lower surface;
Curing the adhesive, and
A pocket sink mounting method characterized by the above.

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