JP2006191981A - Counter panel for bathroom - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To orderly guide hot and cold water on the upper surface of a counter to a washing place so as not to meander on an apron and to prevent the area to be cleaned from being widened and the comfortable bathing feeling of a bather from being damaged due to such a kind of hot and cold water. <P>SOLUTION: A counter panel for a bathroom is provided with the counter 1 for mounting a wash basin and the like and the apron 2 brought down from the front side of the counter 1. At at least one side part of the upper surface of the counter 1, a drain groove 9 for guiding the hot and cold water to the front side and discharging it to the washing place 4 is formed. At a position of the apron 2 corresponding to the drain groove 9, a vertical groove 10 for guiding the hot and cold water flowing from the drain groove 9 to the washing place 4 is formed continuously to the drain groove 9. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathroom counter panel, and more particularly to a bathroom counter panel that is provided on a side portion of a washing place and used to place a wash basin such as a wash basin or a handrail.

  Conventionally, as this type of panel, for example, on the upper surface of the counter, an upwardly inclined counter surface of a water gradient that is inclined upward toward the floor surface side of the washing area and a downwardly inclined counter surface that is inclined downward are formed. Is formed with a drainage guide channel having a water gradient for draining toward the floor side of the washing area (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

By the way, this kind of counter panel may be formed with a recess for storing a bathing article such as a knee arrangement or a shampoo container on the front sag. Therefore, if the hot water that falls down from the top of the counter flows into this recess, the scale will stain on the surface of the front sag and in the recess, requiring cleaning over a wide area. It will also wet the feet of bathers and cause discomfort.
Therefore, it is desirable that this type of panel is formed so that hot water such as residual water on the upper surface of the counter can flow from the upper surface of the counter to the predetermined location of the washing place in an orderly manner.
However, the conventional product has a structure that drains hot water from the drain outlet end of the drain guide channel formed on the upper surface of the counter along the front drooping surface.
Therefore, in the case of the conventional product, hot water flows down while meandering on the surface of the front sag, and the front sag and the recess formed on the front sag are dampened. Hot water was applied to the feet, which could harm the feeling of comfortable bathing.
Japanese Patent No. 3202180

The present invention has been proposed in view of such problems of the prior art.
Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that the hot water on the upper surface of the counter is neatly guided to the washing place so as not to meander with the front sag, and the area of cleaning is widened with this kind of hot water, and the bather has a comfortable feeling of bathing. The object is to provide a bathroom counter panel formed so as not to be harmful.

The present invention employs the following technical means in order to solve the above problems.
That is, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the present invention includes a counter 1 for placing basins, and a front sag 2 that is lowered from the front side of the counter 1, and the upper surface of the counter 1. The bathroom counter panel is formed with a drainage groove 9 for guiding hot water to the front side and draining it to the washing place 4 on at least one side of the drainage drainage at the position of the front sag 2 corresponding to the drainage groove 9. A longitudinal groove 10 for guiding hot water flowing from the groove 9 to the washing place 4 is formed continuously to the drainage groove 9 (Claim 1).

  In the case of the present invention, the vertical groove 10 is not limited to the case where the lower end 10b is in contact with the floor surface of the washing place 4, but the lower end 10b is disposed near the floor surface of the washing place 4, and the lower end 10b is the floor surface. You may be separated from. Also in this case, hot water can be guided to the washing place 4 without meandering by the front sag 2, and the object of the present invention can be achieved. The cross-sectional shape of the vertical groove 10 and the drainage groove 9 is arbitrary, such as V shape, a concave groove shape, a semicircle shape, etc., for example. In the case of the present invention, the drainage groove 9 is formed on either the left or right side of the upper surface of the counter 1 or on both sides.

Thus, in the counter panel of the present invention, it is preferable that the groove width of the upper end 10a of the vertical groove 10 into which hot water flows from the drainage groove 9 is narrower than the groove width of the drainage port end 9a of the drainage groove 9 (claim) Item 2).
Because, according to this, the flow of hot water can be narrowed by the upper end 10a of the vertical groove 10, and even when the amount of drainage is small, the flow of hot water is interrupted at the boundary between the upper end 10a of the vertical groove 10 and the drain outlet end 9a of the drainage groove 9. This is because the water can be drained smoothly and reliably.

Further, in the present invention described in claim 1 or 2, it is preferable that a recess 12 for storing a knee or storing a bathing article 11 is formed at the position of the front sag 2 separated from the longitudinal groove 10 (claim). 3).
This is because, according to this, even if hot water overflows from the vertical groove 10, it can be prevented from entering the recess 12. Also, according to this, the bathing article 11 such as soap, bottled shampoo or rinse, shaving, or rubbing can be stored in the concave portion 12 below the counter 1, and the usability is improved. In the case of the present invention, the shape of the recess 12 is not limited to a horizontally long shape as long as it is separated from the longitudinal groove 10, and a plurality of recesses 12 may be formed on the front sag 2.

Since the counter panel for bathroom of the present invention is formed in this way, the remaining water on the upper surface of the counter or the hot water splashed when using a basin, etc., is not removed from the vertical groove without meandering on the front drooping surface. It can be led to the washing place in an orderly manner and drained.
Therefore, according to this, it is possible to prevent this kind of hot and cold water from meandering and spreading the scale on the surface of the front sag, and it is possible to reduce time and effort for cleaning. Further, in the case of the present invention, the hot water can be surely drained to the predetermined place of the washing place by the longitudinal groove, so that it is possible to prevent the hot water from flowing to the bather's feet and to take a comfortable bath.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the present invention is provided with a counter 1 for placing a wash basin such as a wash basin or a hand basket, and a front sag 2 that is lowered from the front side of the counter 1. Has been. The product of the present invention according to this embodiment is extended from the washing area 4 over the entire length of the short side 5a of the bathtub 5 so as to form the lower part of the bay window 3, and is formed to have the same length as the lateral width of the bay window 3. Yes.

  6 is a concave step portion in which the bathtub 5 is disposed. At the boundary between the recessed step portion 6 and the counter 1, a protruding partition portion 7 extending in the front-rear direction is raised. Further, the back side of the counter 1 and the concave step portion 6 is raised vertically and formed in the convex step portion 8. The hot water flowing backward on the upper surface of the counter 1 is blocked by the convex stepped portion 8 and guided to one side. A water faucet (not shown) is attached to the upper surface of the convex stepped portion 8.

  The upper surface of the counter 1 is formed with a downward slope toward the rear side, and in this embodiment, the rear side is formed with a downward slope toward the partition portion 7 side. It is formed so that it can guide and drain into the washing place 4. Reference numeral 9 denotes a drainage groove formed on one side of the upper surface of the counter 1, that is, between the partition portion 7 and the counter 1 in this embodiment. The hot water led to the rear side of the upper surface of the counter 1 is led to the front side by the drain groove 9 and drained to the washing place 4.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes a vertical groove for guiding hot water from the drainage groove 9 to the washing place 4. The vertical groove 10 is formed in a vertical manner in a position continuous with the drainage groove 9 at the position of the front sag 2 corresponding to the drainage groove 9. The vertical groove 10 includes an upper end 10a into which hot water flows from the drainage groove 9, and in this embodiment, the groove width is formed to be narrower than the groove width of the drainage port end 9a of the drainage groove 9 over the entire length. Specifically, the groove width of the vertical groove 10 is formed to be about 5 (mm), and hot water is formed so as not to be interrupted at the connection portion between the drain port end 9 a of the drain groove 9 and the upper end 10 a of the vertical groove 10. . Further, in the case of this embodiment, the vertical groove 10 is disposed in the immediate vicinity of the lower end 10 b without being in contact with the washing place 4 so that a gap is not formed at the joint portion between the front droop 2 and the washing place 4 by the vertical groove 10.

  In addition, in this embodiment, the joint portion between the drain outlet end 9a of the drain groove 9 and the upper end 10a of the vertical groove 10 is curved and inclined to a radius of about 10 (mm) so that hot water can be smoothly guided to the vertical groove 10. Yes. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the drain port end 9a is narrowed and inclined in a V shape in front view so that the hot and cold water is not interrupted by surface tension.

  Further, at the position of the front sag 2 separated from the longitudinal groove 10, a recess 12 for placing a knee or storing a bathing article 11 such as a shampoo container is formed. The recess 12 is formed in a horizontally long shape.

Next, the flow of water in the product of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the hot water on the upper surface of the counter 1 flows to the back of the upper surface, is guided to one side, flows into the drainage groove 9 formed on one side, and flows forward. . Then, the water is discharged from the drain end 9 a of the drainage groove 9 through the vertical groove 10 to the washing place 4. Moreover, in this invention which concerns on this embodiment, since the groove width of the upper end 10a of the vertical groove 10 is formed narrower than the groove width of the drain outlet end 9a of the drainage groove 9, hot water is the drainage groove 9 and the vertical groove 10 between them. It flows by being drawn by the longitudinal groove 10 without interruption at the connection point.

  In the above process, in the above example, the connecting portion between the drain groove 9 and the longitudinal groove 10 is formed in a curved shape, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be formed as shown in FIG. 6, for example. . That is, according to the present invention, the connecting portion is formed on the inclined surface 13 with a gradient A of 45 degrees, for example, and the drainage groove 9 and the longitudinal groove 10 are connected to the inclined surface 13 via a curved surface having a small radius. It is what has been. In this case, since the connection location is the inclined surface 13, the speed at which the hot water flows down can be increased at the connection location, so that the hot water can flow through the longitudinal groove 10 more reliably.

  In the present invention, the longitudinal groove 10 may be formed in an upwardly inclined shape as shown in FIG. In the figure, the gradient A is selected to be 10 degrees. This gradient A may be appropriately selected according to the length of the longitudinal groove 10. In the case of the present invention, for example, when the amount of drainage is large, hot water can be surely transmitted to the vertical groove 10 to flow. Therefore, according to this, hot water can be prevented from being discharged from the drain outlet end 9 a of the drain groove 9 and scattered to the washing place 4.

It is a principal part perspective view which shows suitable one Embodiment of this invention panel. It is a principal part top view of a panel same as the above. It is a principal part front view of a panel same as the above. It is principal part sectional drawing in the IV-IV line of FIG. It is a principal part enlarged front view of a panel same as the above. It is a principal part expanded sectional view which shows other embodiment of a panel same as the above. It is a principal part expanded sectional view which shows further another embodiment of a panel same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

1 Counter 2 Drooping 4 Washing place 9 Drainage channel 10 Vertical groove

Claims (3)

  It is equipped with a counter for placing washbasins and a front sag that is lowered from the front side of the counter, and at least one side of the upper surface of the counter guides hot water to the front side and drains it to the washing place. The bathroom counter panel is formed with a drainage groove, and a vertical groove for guiding the hot water flowing from the drainage groove to the washing place is formed at the front hanging position corresponding to the drainage groove. A counter panel for bathrooms.   2. The bathroom counter panel according to claim 1, wherein the width of the upper end of the vertical groove into which hot water flows from the drainage groove is narrower than the width of the drainage end of the drainage groove. Counter panel.   3. The bathroom counter panel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a recess for storing knees and storing articles for bathing is formed at the position of the front sag separated from the longitudinal groove. Counter panel.

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