JP2006122126A - Grip bar device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a grip bar device capable of easily adding the function of a towel hanger to a grip bar by simple constitution, improving handleability and preventing the decline of design inside a bathroom or the like. <P>SOLUTION: The grip bar device comprises a pair of left and right attaching parts attached to a bathroom wall surface, the grip bar provided between the attaching parts in a roughly horizontal state, and the towel hanger which is provided on the rear lower part of the grip bar between the attaching part and whose rigidity is lower than the one of the grip bar. For the towel hanger, its outer diameter is set smaller than the outer diameter of the grip bar or divided into a bisected state and provided respectively on the left and right attaching parts. The towel hanger is attached by a fixing, detachable and tiltable attaching method to the pair of left and right attaching parts or both end parts of the grip bar. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a grip bar device attached to a wall surface of a bathroom such as a system bathroom.

In general, a grip bar that a bather can grip with a hand is attached to a predetermined height position of a wall surface in the vicinity of a door, for example, in a bathroom. Conventionally, as this type of grip bar, for example, Patent Literature 1 is known. This grip bar (towel rail combined with grip bar) is attached to the wall near the handle of the bathroom door by attaching a towel hook mounting part consisting of a curved portion and a straight line when viewed from the front. It is intended to be used for both purposes.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-96343

  However, the grip bar disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a structure in which the towel rack is bent and formed in a front view, and the straight portion is also used as a grip bar. In this case, it is practically difficult to use the straight part as a grip bar, and the grip bar is integrated in a bar shape of the straight part and the front-view curved part. It is also difficult to set the length of the straight line to a sufficient length that is convenient and easy to use. Therefore, it is conceivable to improve the usability as a grip bar by lengthening the straight part, but in this case, the overall shape of the grip bar becomes large, leading to a deterioration in the design of the bathroom, or mounting to the bathroom wall surface. It becomes easy to receive restrictions also in terms of space.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to easily add a towel hook function to the grip bar with a simple configuration, thereby improving usability and reducing the design in the bathroom. The object is to provide a gripping bar device.

  In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a pair of left and right attachment portions attached to a bathroom wall surface, a grip bar provided between the attachment portions in a substantially horizontal state, and the attachment And a towel rack which is provided at a lower rear portion of the grip bar and which is lower in rigidity than the grip bar.

  The towel rack is set to have low rigidity that does not function as a grip bar by setting its outer diameter to be smaller than the outer diameter of the grip bar, as in the invention of claim 2. As in the invention described in Item 3, it is preferable that the two divided states are provided in the left and right attachment portions, respectively.

  Further, as in the invention according to claim 4, the towel rack is at least one of a pair of left and right mounting portions or a mounting method that is fixed, detachable and tiltable with respect to both ends of the grip bar. It is preferable to attach by the attachment method. Furthermore, it is preferable that the mounting portion is configured to be retrofitted to the bathroom wall surface by a mounting bracket as in the invention described in claim 5.

  According to the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention, the pair of left and right attachment portions are attached to the bathroom wall surface, for example, in the vicinity of the door, and a grip bar is provided between the attachment portions in a substantially horizontal state. Since a towel rack that is lower in rigidity than the grip bar is provided between the mounting parts at the lower rear part, a towel rack function can be easily added to the grip bar of a predetermined length to improve the usability of the grip bar device In addition, the mounting structure etc. can be simplified by attaching the pair of left and right mounting parts to the bathroom wall surface to prevent design deterioration in the bathroom, and it can be easily installed in place without being restricted by installation space. Can do.

  According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the outer diameter of the towel rack is set smaller than the outer diameter of the grip bar, thereby functioning as a grip bar. Therefore, only the grip bar can be surely provided with a function as a grip bar, and the usability of the grip bar device can be further improved.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, since the towel rack is divided into two parts and provided in the left and right attachment portions, respectively, the towel rack is provided. The rigidity can be easily set to a rigidity suitable for hanging a towel.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effects of the invention described in claims 1 to 3, the towel rack is fixed to the pair of left and right attachment parts or both ends of the grip bar. Since it is attached by at least one of the possible and tiltable attachment methods, the towel rack can be attached in a predetermined form according to the frequency of use, etc., and further improvement of the usability is achieved. be able to.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effects of the invention described in claims 1 to 4, the mounting portion is configured to be retrofitted to the bathroom wall surface by a mounting bracket. Can be easily attached to a predetermined position on the wall surface of a bathroom such as a system bath, and the versatility of installation can be improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 to 4 show a first embodiment of a grip bar device according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is an internal perspective view of a bathroom in which the grip bar device is installed, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the grip bar device. FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of attachment to a bathroom wall surface.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a bathroom 2 in which a grip bar device 1 according to the present invention is installed has a washing place 4 in which a bathtub 3 is installed on a waterproof pan and a counter 5 is arranged, and four walls. The panel 6 (bathroom wall surface) and the ceiling panel 7 are formed in a substantially box shape. Of the four wall panels 6, for example, a wall panel 6a on the side of the washing place 4 is provided with a door 8 provided with a door knob 8a. The wall panel 6a in the vicinity of the door 8 has a grip bar device 1 according to the present invention. Is attached.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the grip bar device 1 includes a pair of left and right mounting portions 10 attached to the wall panel 6 a, and a straight grip bar 11 and a towel rack 12 provided horizontally between the mounting portions 10. have. The mounting portion 10 has a mounting space 13 (see FIG. 4) having a mounting partition wall 13a formed therein by, for example, a resin molded product, and has a pipe-like shape in a hole 15 provided in the inner side wall 13b in the right and left thickness direction (see FIG. 4). Alternatively, both end portions 11a of the grip bar 11 in the longitudinal direction are fitted and fixed. The grip bar 11 is formed, for example, straight by a resin molded product, and is attached in a suspended state between the upper front end side of the mounting portion 10 between the pair of left and right mounting portions 10, so that the bather grips it by hand It is set to be rigid enough to support the bather's body.

  The towel rack 12 is formed of, for example, a straight stainless steel rod having a small diameter with respect to the outer diameter of the grip bar 11, and both end portions thereof are formed on the inner wall 13 b of each mounting portion 10 at the lower rear portion of the grip bar 11. It is attached in a suspended state between the pair of attachment portions 10 by being fitted and fixed in the holes 14 (see FIG. 4). At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the towel rack 12 is located below the center of the grip bar 11 by a height dimension H (for example, about 50 mm) and is located behind the depth dimension L (for example, about 20 mm). By setting the positions of the grip bar 11 and the towel rack 12, it is set so that the bather does not accidentally grip the towel rack 12 when gripping the grip bar 12. Moreover, the outer diameter of the towel rack 12 is, for example, about 6 mm, which is smaller than the outer diameter (for example, about 30 mm) of the grip bar 11, and is set so as not to function as a grip bar.

  And the grip bar apparatus 1 comprised in this way is attached to the wall panel 6a by retrofitting as shown in FIG. That is, a mounting hole 16 is formed in the mounting position of the door 8 of the wall panel 6a in the vicinity of the door knob 8a, and four (or two) screws are mounted in the mounting hole 16 from the inside of the bathroom 2 to one end of the mounting screw 17a. The mounting bracket 17 on which the expansion plate 17b is mounted so as to be expandable is inserted in a state where each expansion plate 17b is closed. Then, in this state, the block 17c fitted to the mounting screw 17a is positioned in the mounting hole 16, and each expansion plate 17b is expanded on the side opposite to the bathroom 2 of the wall panel 6a, so that the bathroom of the wall panel 6a. (2) A nut 17f is screwed into a screw portion at the other end of the mounting screw 17a protruding inward through a spacer 17d and a mounting seat 17e.

  The mounting bracket 17 is fixed to the mounting hole 16 portion of the wall panel 6a with a predetermined strength by screwing the nut 17f into the mounting screw 17a, and the interior of each mounting portion 10 of the grip bar device 1 is fixed to the mounting seat 17e of the mounting bracket 17. A screw 18 is screwed from the partition wall 13 a of the mounting space 13 formed on the mounting space 13 to fix the partition wall 13 a to the mounting bracket 17. Thereby, the attachment part 10 is attached to the wall panel 6a, and the grip bar device 1 in which the grip bar 11 and the towel rack 12 are arranged between the attachment parts 10 is retrofitted to the wall panel 6a in the bathroom 2. . The screw 18 is screwed into the mounting bracket 17 of the mounting portion 10 of the grip bar device 1 by, for example, removing a cover (not shown) provided on the peripheral surface of the mounting portion 10.

  Further, the mounting structure of the mounting portion 10 to the wall panel 6a is not limited to the above example, and for example, the mounting bracket 17 may be mounted using a mounting bracket of an appropriate form different from the mounting bracket 17. For example, the mounting portion 10 can be directly fixed to the wall panel 6a with screws or the like. Furthermore, the attachment of the grip bar 11 and the towel rack 12 to each of the attachment sections 10 in the grip bar device 1 is also performed by attaching the attachment sections 10 to the wall panel 6a with the grip bar 11 and the towel rack 12 assembled in advance. For example, a structure in which the grip bar 11 and the towel rack 12 are attached to the attachment portion 10 in a state where the attachment portion 10 is attached to the wall panel 6a may be employed.

  According to this grip bar device 1, when a bather opens the door 8 and enters the bathroom 2 and tries to sit down in the washing place 4 or goes out of the bathroom 2 from the washing place 4, It can be performed while supporting the body by grasping the bar 11 with the hand. And when a bather grasps the grip bar 11 by hand, since the grip bar 11 is attached to the upper front end side of the pair of left and right attachment portions 10 in a suspended state, the grip bar 11 is smoothly gripped and surely secured. You can hold and support your body stably.

  In addition, when the grip bar 11 is used, the bather is prevented from erroneously gripping the towel rack 12 located on the lower rear side of the grip bar 11, and the bather should hold the towel rack 12 by any chance. Even when gripped, it is possible to quickly sense that the outer diameter of the handle bar 12 is very thin and rigidly low, and the grip bar 11 can be replaced. On the other hand, when the towel used in the washing place 4 in the bathroom 2 is gripped and hung on the bar apparatus 1, the towel 19 can be hung on the towel rack 12, as shown in FIG. Can be used by hanging. Further, even when the towel 19 is hung, the grip bar 11 is positioned at a predetermined distance above the front of the towel 19 so that the bather can surely grip the grip bar 11 by hand.

  Thus, in the grip bar device 1 of the above-described embodiment, the pair of left and right attachment portions 10 are attached in the vicinity of the door 8 of the wall panel 6a of the bathroom 2, and the grip bar 11 is horizontally placed between the attachment portions 10. And a towel rack 12 having a lower rigidity than that of the grip bar 11 is attached between the attachment portions 10 at the lower rear portion of the grip bar 11, so that the towel rail 12 is provided at the lower rear portion of the grip bar 11 between the attachment portions 10. In addition to the grip bar function, a towel rack function can be easily added to the grip bar device 1. For example, the grip bar 11 can be moved even when the towel 19 is hung with the towel 19. Usability of the grip bar device 1 can be improved, such as being usable.

  In particular, the outer diameter of the grip bar 11 is set to a size that can be easily gripped by hand, and the bather can sensitively detect that the outer diameter of the towel rack 12 is not gripping bar 11 even when gripped by hand. Therefore, the grip bar 11 can be secured to function as a grip bar, and the towel rack 12 can be secured to function as a towel rack, thereby further improving the usability of the grip bar device 1. In addition, for example, the use of the towel bar 12 as a grip bar can be suppressed, and the grip bar device 1 with sufficient safety can be provided.

  In addition, since the grip bar 11 and the towel rack 12 are attached between the pair of left and right attachment portions 10 with the attachment positions in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction being changed, the grip bar 11 disposed between the attachment portions 10. Can be formed in a straight line having an optimum length as a grip bar, and the usability as the grip bar 11 can be further improved. Further, since the grip bar 11 and the towel rack 12 are integrated in a compact manner between the pair of attachment portions 10, the grip bar device 1 is attached to the wall panel near the door 8 of the bathroom 2. 6a can be attached neatly, the design of the inner surface of the bathroom 2 can be prevented from being deteriorated, and the installation space is not restricted, and the grip bar device 1 is comfortable in the bathroom 2 as a grip bar and towel rack. It can be easily installed at the optimum position where it can be used.

  Further, if the mounting portion 10 is configured to be retrofitted to the wall panel 6a of the bathroom 2 by using the mounting bracket 17, the mounting portion 10 can be installed on a wall panel 6a such as a newly built or existing system bus. It can be easily attached in the vicinity of the door 8, can improve the versatility of installation of the grip bar device 1, and can be applied to various bathrooms 2. In addition, since the grip bar device 1 is formed of mainly three members, that is, the pair of attachment portions 10, the grip bar 11, and the towel rack 12, for example, when the grip bar and the towel rack are separately fixed to the wall panel 6a. In comparison, for example, it is possible to provide an inexpensive grip bar device 1 by reducing the number of attachment members and the number of attachment steps.

  5 to 9 show other embodiments of the grip bar device according to the present invention. Hereinafter, the same parts as those in the above embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals. First, the grip bar device 1 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is characterized in that a towel rack 12 provided in a suspended state between a pair of left and right mounting portions 10 is bent in a substantially U shape when viewed from the front, and a towel rack 12a. Is provided so as to extend downward from the mounting portion 10. At this time, the towel rack 12 is fitted and fixed in an inclined state so that both ends thereof are positioned in the holes 14 of the inner wall 13b of the mounting section 10 and the lower end thereof is located on the rear side. Is set to be located on the lower rear side with respect to the grip bar 11.

  Also in this configuration, the grip bar device 1 can have the function of a grip bar and the function of a towel rack at the same time. In addition to the same effects as the above embodiment, the towel rack 12a of the towel rack 12 can be obtained. Since a sufficient space is secured between the grip bar 11 and the grip bar 11, a towel 19 can be easily hung on the towel rack 12, or the grip bar 11 is installed at a relatively high position on the wall panel 6a. Even if it is, the bather can take and hang the towel 19 while sitting at the washing place 4, and the effect that the usability of the grip bar device 1 is further improved can be obtained.

  Further, the grip bar device 1 of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is characterized in that a pair of left and right attachments are provided by fixing both ends of a U-shaped towel rack 12 to the both ends 11 a of the grip bar 11. It is in the point which was made to provide in the space between the parts 10 in a suspended state. The towel rack 12 at this time is also fitted and fixed in an inclined state so that the lower end is located on the rear side in the holes 21 on the lower peripheral surface of the both end portions 11a of the grip bar 11 as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the towel rack 12 a of the towel rack 12 is set so as to be positioned on the lower rear side with respect to the grip bar 11. Also in this structure, the same effect as the grip bar apparatus 1 of embodiment shown in FIG. 5 can be acquired.

  Furthermore, the grip bar device 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 is characterized in that the straight towel rack 12 is divided into two in the left-right direction, and the ends of both towel racks 12 are formed in the holes 14 in the inner wall 13b of the mounting portion 10. The point is that each is fitted and fixed. At this time, the distance between the two towel racks 12 is set to an appropriate dimension that does not adversely affect the towel 19. In this embodiment, in addition to the same operational effects as the above-described embodiment, the operational effect that the rigidity of the towel rack 12 can be easily set to a rigidity suitable for hanging the towel 19 can be obtained.

  In this embodiment, as shown by a two-dot chain line in the figure, each towel rack 12 in a two-divided state may be configured to be attachable to and detachable from each mounting portion 10. When the towel rack 12 is not required, each towel rack 12 can be removed, and it is possible to provide the grip bar device 1 appropriately corresponding to various usage forms of the user.

  Further, the grip bar device 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 is characterized in that the straight towel rack 12 is divided into two in the left-right direction, and both the towel racks 12 can be rotated by the bearing portion 20 to the mounting portion 10. It is in the point which was made to support. In the case of this example, as shown by the two-dot chain line, for example, both towel racks 12 are rotated in a horizontal plane (or in an inclined plane), and the end portions of both towel racks 12 are pulled out to the bathroom 2 side for use. It is possible to further improve the usability of the towel rack 12. As described above, the towel rack 12 according to the present invention can be fixed, detachable, or tilted with respect to both ends of the mounting section 10 and the grip bar 11 according to the usage frequency of the towel rack 12, for example. Can be attached by the method.

  The present invention is not limited to each of the above-described embodiments. For example, the detachable configuration shown in FIG. 8 is applied to the embodiment shown in FIG. It can also be set as the structure combined suitably. Moreover, in each said embodiment, although the grip bar apparatus 1 was attached to the wall panel 6a near the door 8 of the bathroom 2, it attaches to the appropriate wall panels 6 in the bathroom 2, such as the counter 5 side of the wall panel 6a. Can do. Further, the shape of the mounting portion 10 and the outer diameter of the grip bar 11 and the towel rack 12 in the above embodiments are also examples. For example, the hand 19 and the towel 19 are appropriately positioned on the peripheral surfaces of the grip bar 11 and the towel rack 12. An appropriate shape or the like can be employed without departing from the gist of each invention according to the present invention, such as providing an anti-slip material and an uneven portion having a function of identifying both members.

  The present invention is not limited to a bathroom such as a system bathroom of a general household, but can be applied to various types of grip bar devices installed in a washroom, a toilet or a watering space of a kitchen, etc. For example, the present invention can be applied to various grip bar devices installed in hospitals, public facilities, and the like.

The inside perspective view of the bathroom using the grip bar device concerning the present invention Perspective view of the grip bar device The longitudinal section Sectional view showing the state of mounting to the bathroom wall The front view which shows other embodiment of the grip bar apparatus concerning this invention. The front view which shows other embodiment of the grip bar apparatus concerning this invention. The longitudinal section The top view which shows other embodiment of the grip bar apparatus concerning this invention. The top view which shows other embodiment of the grip bar apparatus concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Grip bar apparatus, 2 ... Bathroom, 3 ... Bathtub, 4 ... Washing place, 6, 6a ... Wall panel, 8 ... Door, 8a ... Door knob, 10 ...・ Attachment part, 11 ... grip bar, 11a ... both ends, 12 ... towel hook, 12a ... towel hook, 13 ... mounting space, 13a ... mounting partition, 13b ..Inner side wall, 14, 15 ... hole, 16 ... mounting hole, 17 ... mounting bracket, 19 ... towel, 20 ... bearing portion, 21 ... hole.

Claims (5)

  A pair of left and right mounting portions attached to the bathroom wall surface, a grip bar provided between the mounting portions in a substantially horizontal state, and a towel rack that is provided between the mounting portions at a lower rear portion of the grip bar and is less rigid than the grip bar. And a grip bar device.   The grip bar device according to claim 1, wherein the towel rack is set to have a low rigidity that does not function as a grip bar by setting an outer diameter of the towel rack to be smaller than an outer diameter of the grip bar.   The grip bar device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the towel rack is divided into two parts and is respectively provided on the left and right attachment portions.   The towel rack is attached to at least one of a pair of left and right attachment portions or both ends of a grip bar in a fixed, detachable and tiltable manner. Item 4. The grip bar device according to any one of Items 1 to 3.   The grip bar device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the mounting portion is configured to be retrofitted to a bathroom wall surface by a mounting bracket.

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