JP2006014747A - Piping structure of bathroom unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a piping structure capable of compactly and functionally installing water supply piping and shower piping, etc., on the indoor side of a bathroom unit without damaging an appearance. <P>SOLUTION: The piping structure comprises an upper cover (4) and a lower cover (2) with a rectangular housing space for respectively covering the shower piping (3) and the water supply piping (1) connected to a faucet and extended along a vertical direction and a faucet cover (7) provided between the upper cover and the lower cover for covering the faucet. The faucet cover is provided with a chevron-shaped housing space, a temperature adjusting part (8) and a water discharge operation part (9) are provided on the upper side of the faucet cover, and an inspection cover (14) for freely detachably covering an inspection port facing the piping connection part of the faucet and respective pieces of the piping is provided on the lower side of the faucet cover. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a piping structure of a bathroom unit.

For example, a faucet for controlling water supply from the water supply pipe to the water discharge pipe, water supply from the water supply pipe to the shower pipe, and the like are attached to the wall surface of the bathroom unit. Conventionally, water supply piping, shower piping, and the like are often attached to the back side of a wall (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No.59-98027

  In this case, it is necessary to partially remove the wall of the bathroom unit during maintenance of the water supply pipe and the shower pipe, and there is a disadvantage that workability is not good. On the other hand, the form in which water supply pipes, shower pipes, and the like are attached to the wall surface of the bathroom unit has the disadvantage that the aesthetics may be impaired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides a piping structure capable of compactly and functionally installing water supply piping, shower piping, and the like on the indoor side of a bathroom unit without impairing aesthetics. The purpose is to do.

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, a piping structure provided on the wall surface of a bathroom unit,
An upper cover having a rectangular accommodation space for covering the shower pipe connected to the faucet and extending upward substantially along the vertical direction;
A lower cover having a rectangular accommodating space for covering a water supply pipe connected to the faucet and extending downward substantially along the vertical direction;
A faucet cover provided between the upper cover and the lower cover for covering the faucet,
The faucet cover has a mountain-shaped accommodation space toward the front defined by a ridge line extending in a substantially horizontal direction,
Above the ridgeline of the faucet cover, a temperature adjustment unit and a water discharge operation unit are provided,
Provided is a piping structure characterized in that an inspection cover is provided below the ridgeline of the faucet cover so as to detachably cover an inspection port facing a pipe connection portion between the faucet and each pipe. To do.

  According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, a counter for covering the water discharge pipe connected to the faucet and extending substantially in the horizontal direction is provided so as to contact the faucet cover. The faucet cover is preferably detachably attached to the wall surface.

  In the present invention, the shower pipe and the water supply pipe which are connected to the water faucet and extend substantially along the vertical direction are respectively covered by the upper cover and the lower cover having a rectangular accommodation space. Further, the faucet is covered between the upper cover and the lower cover by a faucet cover having a mountain-shaped accommodation space toward the front. A temperature control unit and a water discharge operation unit are provided on the upper side of the faucet cover, and an inspection cover is provided on the lower side of the faucet cover so as to detachably cover an inspection port facing the pipe connection part.

  As described above, in the present invention, the faucet, the shower pipe, and the water supply pipe are covered with the cover extending substantially in the vertical direction, and the temperature control section and the water discharge operation section are provided in the faucet cover. As a result, the faucet, the shower pipe, the water supply pipe, the temperature adjustment section, and the water discharge operation section are installed in a long and compact manner in the vertical direction on the wall surface of the bathroom unit.

  In addition, a temperature control unit and a water discharge operation unit are provided on the upper side of the faucet cover having a mountain-shaped accommodation space, and an inspection cover is provided on the lower side of the faucet cover to removably cover the inspection port facing the pipe connection part. ing. As a result, temperature adjustment and water discharge operation can be performed easily and reliably without taking an unreasonable posture. Further, the inspection cover can be removed at any time, and the inspection and maintenance of the pipe connection portion can be easily performed through the inspection port. That is, in the piping structure of the present invention, water supply piping, shower piping, and the like can be installed compactly and functionally on the room side of the bathroom unit without impairing the aesthetic appearance.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that a counter for covering the water discharge pipe connected to the faucet and extending substantially in the horizontal direction is provided so as to contact the faucet cover. With this configuration, the water discharge pipe can also be installed in a compact and functional manner without impairing the beauty.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the faucet cover is detachably attached to the wall surface of the bathroom unit. With this configuration, the faucet cover can be removed from the wall at any time, and the faucet and piping can be repaired and maintained easily.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Drawing 1 is a figure showing roughly the principal part composition of the bathroom unit concerning the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which the upper center cover, the lower center cover, and the counter are removed from the state of FIG. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

  Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, in the bathroom unit of the present embodiment, a water supply pipe (that is, a water supply pipe for supplying normal temperature water and hot water) connected to a faucet (not shown) and extending downward along the vertical direction. The hot water supply pipe 1 to be supplied is covered with a lower center cover 2 attached to the wall surface W so as to be adjacent to the bathtub B in the bathroom. The shower pipe 3 connected to the faucet and extending upward along the vertical direction is covered with an upper center cover 4 attached to the wall surface W. Both the lower center cover 2 and the upper center cover 4 have a rectangular accommodating space.

  Further, a water discharge pipe 5 connected to the faucet and extending in the lateral direction (horizontal left side in the figure) is covered with a counter 6 attached to the wall surface W. A bathroom mirror M is attached to the wall surface W above the counter 6. Further, a faucet cover 7 that covers the faucet is provided so as to be adjacent (abut) to the lower center cover 2, the upper center cover 4, and the counter 6. The faucet cover 7 is detachably attached to the wall surface W and has a mountain-shaped accommodation space toward the front as defined by a ridge line extending in the horizontal direction.

  A temperature adjustment unit 8, a water discharge operation unit 9, and a shower operation unit 10 are provided on the upper side of the mountain-shaped faucet cover 7 (the portion above the ridgeline). The temperature adjusting unit 8 has a function of adjusting the temperature of hot water obtained by mixing normal temperature water and high temperature water supplied from the water supply pipe 1. The water discharge operation unit 9 has a function of opening / closing a water supply path from the water supply pipe 1 to the water discharge head 11 via the water discharge pipe 5. The shower operation unit 10 has a function of opening and closing a water supply path from the water supply pipe 1 to the shower head 12 via the shower pipe 3.

  The water discharge head 11 is disposed downward above the basin counter 13 and substantially below the center of the counter 6. Further, the shower head 12 is disposed obliquely downward at the upper end portion of the upper center cover 4. On the other hand, on the lower side of the mountain-shaped faucet cover 7 (the part below the ridgeline), there is an inspection port facing a pipe connection portion (not shown) between the faucet and each pipe (1, 3, 5). An inspection cover 14 is provided so as to be detachable.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the faucet, the shower pipe 3 and the water supply pipe 1 are covered with the covers (2, 4, 7) extending in the vertical direction, and the temperature control unit 8 and water discharge are provided on the faucet cover 7. An operation unit 9 and a shower operation unit 10 are provided. As a result, the faucet, the shower pipe 3, the water supply pipe 1, the temperature adjustment section 8, the water discharge operation section 9 and the shower operation section 10 are installed in a slender and compact manner in the vertical direction on the wall surface W of the bathroom unit.

  Further, a temperature control unit 8, a water discharge operation unit 9 and a shower operation unit 10 are provided on the upper side of the faucet cover 7 having a mountain-shaped accommodation space, and an inspection port facing the pipe connection part is provided on the lower side of the faucet cover 7. An inspection cover 14 is provided so as to be detachable. As a result, the temperature adjustment unit 8, the water discharge operation unit 9, and the shower operation unit 10 can be easily and reliably performed without taking an unreasonable posture. Moreover, the inspection cover 14 can be removed at any time, and the inspection and maintenance of the pipe connection portion can be easily performed through the inspection port.

  Thus, in the piping structure of this embodiment, the water supply pipe 1, the shower pipe 3, the faucet, the temperature control unit 8, the water discharge operation unit 9, the shower operation unit 10 and the like are compact on the indoor side of the bathroom unit without impairing the beauty. And can be functionally installed. Moreover, in this embodiment, since the counter 6 for covering the water discharge pipe 5 connected to the water faucet and extending along the horizontal direction is provided so as to contact the water faucet cover 7, the water discharge pipe 5 is also beautiful. It can be installed compactly and functionally without loss.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the faucet cover 7 is detachably attached to the wall surface W of the bathroom unit, the faucet cover 7 can be removed from the wall surface W at any time to facilitate repair and maintenance of the faucet and piping. It can be carried out. In the present embodiment, the water discharge operation unit 9 and the shower operation unit 10 are provided above the ridge line of the faucet cover 7, so that the water discharge operation and the shower can be reliably performed even when the eyes are closed at the time of washing the hair or washing the face. The operation can be performed. Moreover, in this embodiment, since the water discharge operation part 9 and the shower operation part 10 are concentratedly arranged in one place, there exists an advantage that it is easy to operate.

  In the present embodiment, the shower head 12 is fixedly provided at the upper end of the upper center cover 4, and the shower pipe 3 extends over substantially the entire upper center cover 4. Thus, the shower pipe 3 can be led to the shower head 12 without being exposed to the outside. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in the modification of FIG. 4, a mode in which the flexible hose 15 is pulled out from the middle of the upper center cover 4 and water is supplied to the movable shower head 16 through the flexible hose 15 is also possible. Is possible. In this case, the shower pipe 3 extends from the faucet to the drawing position of the flexible hose 15 inside the upper center cover 4.

It is a figure which shows schematically the principal part structure of the bathroom unit concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows roughly the state which removed the upper center cover, the lower center cover, and the counter from the state of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view along line AA of FIG. It is a figure which shows roughly the principal part structure of the bathroom unit concerning the modification of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water supply pipe 2 Lower center cover 3 Shower pipe 4 Upper center cover 5 Water discharge pipe 6 Counter 7 Water faucet cover 8 Temperature control part 9 Water discharge operation part 10 Shower operation part 11 Water discharge head 12 Shower head 13 Basin counter 14 Inspection cover W Bathroom wall B Bathtub

Claims (3)

A piping structure provided on the wall surface of the bathroom unit,
An upper cover having a rectangular accommodation space for covering the shower pipe connected to the faucet and extending upward substantially along the vertical direction;
A lower cover having a rectangular accommodating space for covering a water supply pipe connected to the faucet and extending downward substantially along the vertical direction;
A faucet cover provided between the upper cover and the lower cover for covering the faucet,
The faucet cover has a mountain-shaped accommodation space toward the front defined by a ridge line extending in a substantially horizontal direction,
Above the ridgeline of the faucet cover, a temperature adjustment unit and a water discharge operation unit are provided,
A piping structure, wherein an inspection cover is provided below the ridgeline of the faucet cover so as to detachably cover an inspection port facing a pipe connection portion between the faucet and each pipe. The piping structure according to claim 1, wherein a counter for covering the water discharge pipe connected to the water faucet and extending substantially in the horizontal direction is provided so as to contact the water faucet cover. The piping structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the faucet cover is detachably attached to the wall surface.

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