JP2006239069A - Bench structure for bathroom - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bench structure for a bathroom which a counter can be used as a bench to sit on. <P>SOLUTION: A bathtub 14 and a counter section 16 are installed inside a bathroom BR along a right wall panel 15 and a pole 21 that extends from the counter section 16 to a ceiling panel section 19 is installed on the bathtub 14 side of the upper surface of the counter section 16. A water supply flow path is installed inside the pole 21 and a water faucet 22 is installed on the pole 21 rotatably between the bathtub 14 side and the counter section 16 side. A shower device composed of a shower hose 24 and a shower head 25 is installed on the lower side section of the pole 21 and a rain shower 26 is installed on the upper side section of the pole 21. Additionally a heating device is installed inside the counter section 16 and a discharging hole 27 for discharging steam is installed on the lower side section of the front surface of the counter section 16. A round table 23 is also installed on the pole 21. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathroom bench structure provided alongside a bathtub in a bathroom.

Conventionally, in the bathroom, generally, a counter is provided adjacent to the bathtub, and this counter is used as a table on which soap, shampoo, etc. are placed, and a basin is used when washing the body. It is used by putting on. There is also a bathroom in which a pole that also serves as a water supply pipe is extended upward from the upper surface of such a counter, and a shower device is attached to the tip thereof (see, for example, Patent Document 1). A pipe for flowing hot water or water supplied to the shower device is inserted into the pole, and a shower head is attached to the tip of the pipe via a shower hose. The pole is also used as a handrail when the bather enters and exits the bathtub.
JP 2003-93259 A

  Recent bathrooms are not only used as a place to wash and wash your body, but also function and performance as a place that can be used to relax and relax. You can use it as a sauna by filling it with steam, enjoy a relaxing half-body bath using a dedicated bathtub, or enjoy music and TV, and enjoy a relatively long time. The bathroom is becoming popular. However, in the above-mentioned conventional bathroom, although it is possible to relax slowly in the bathtub for half-body bathing, there are other places where the bather can sit for relaxing, such as the edge of the bathtub and the small size installed in front of the counter It will be limited to the chair degree. In addition, the edge of the bathtub cannot sit in a stable position, and the chair is too small to relax sufficiently.

  In addition, both cannot sit in a relaxed and comfortable posture because there is no backrest. For example, a conventional counter is large enough to be seated, and there is a wall surface that can be used as a backrest above the counter, but a protrusion such as a faucet is attached to this wall surface. It is difficult to use as a chair to relax this counter.

  The present invention has been made to address the above-described problems, and its object is to provide a bathroom bench structure that allows a bather to sit comfortably.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the structural feature of the bathroom bench structure according to the present invention is a bathroom bench structure installed side by side with a bathtub along one wall surface in the bathroom, and has a back on one wall surface. A counter part that can sit leaning, and a tubular pole that extends from a position on the upper surface of the counter part that is a predetermined distance away from the wall surface toward the ceiling of the bathroom, and a water supply channel is provided inside the pole The faucet is provided with a faucet capable of discharging hot water supplied from the water supply channel to the pole.

  In the bathroom bench structure according to the present invention configured as described above, the counter unit can be used in the same manner as a conventional counter, and the bathroom ceiling unit side is located at a predetermined distance from one wall surface on the upper surface of the counter unit. Since the faucet is provided on the tubular pole extending toward the surface, there is no protrusion on the one wall surface, and it is possible to sit on the counter portion with the back resting on the one wall surface. In this case, the length of the pole in the vertical direction can be set as appropriate, and may be connected to the counter and the ceiling to extend long, or may be set low depending on the mounting position of the faucet. Good.

  In addition, another structural feature of the bathroom bench structure according to the present invention is that the pole is provided on the bathtub side portion on the upper surface of the counter portion, and the faucet is rotatable to the bathtub side and the counter portion side. It is provided that hot water can be discharged from the faucet into both the bathtub and the counter. According to this, hot water can be supplied into the bathtub with one faucet, and hot water used for washing the body with the counter portion can be supplied.

  Still another structural feature of the bathroom bench structure according to the present invention resides in that a shower device capable of discharging hot water supplied from a water supply channel in a shower shape is provided at a predetermined portion of the pole. According to this, not only hot water for sending to the faucet can be passed through the water supply channel, but also hot water for sending to the shower device can be passed, and the piping is integrated to simplify the structure. Also, the beauty will increase. The shower device in this case may be, for example, a shower device having a hose and a shower head connected to the upper part of the faucet in the pole, or a rain shower connected to the upper end side of the pole extending to the ceiling. It may be configured so that hot water is sprayed from above. Moreover, you may provide both the shower apparatus in a pole. In this case, the height of the pole can be set according to the installation position of the shower device.

  Still another structural feature of the bathroom bench structure according to the present invention is that a wall surface shower device having a plurality of small holes for discharging shower-like hot water is provided on the upper side portion of the counter portion on one wall surface. That is. According to this, a shower-like hot water can be poured on the back by operating a wall surface shower apparatus in the state which sat on the counter part. As a result, you can sit down and relax at the counter, and also exert a massage effect. Moreover, it is preferable that the small holes of the wall surface shower device are provided at predetermined intervals so that the entire area is about the total area of the back and waist of an adult.

  Still another structural feature of the bathroom bench structure according to the present invention is that a heating device is provided inside or below the counter unit. According to this, by operating a heating device that generates steam and warm air while sitting at the counter, steam etc. can be drifted at the feet, making the bather feel more relaxed and massage An effect can be obtained. In addition, by filling the bathroom with steam or the like, you can enjoy a more relaxed feeling.

  A flat plate-like table or the like may be attached to the pole. According to this, the thing used in order to relax drinks, radios, etc. can be put on the upper surface of a table. For this reason, it is possible to relax by eating and drinking or listening to music while sitting at the counter. In this case, the edge of the table can be attached to the pole so that the table can rotate in the direction around the axis of the pole.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a bathroom BR provided with a bench structure 10 according to the embodiment. In this bathroom BR, a vertically long rectangular window 12 is provided at the center of the wall 11 on the outdoor side, and a bathtub 14 is installed along the wall 11 at the window 12 side portion. The left and right side portions of the bathtub 14 extend to the center side of the bathroom BR along the lower side portion of the left wall panel (not shown) or the right wall panel 15. And the counter part 16 is provided in the part along the right wall surface panel 15 in the near side of the bathtub 14.

  Further, a ceiling plate portion 19 is formed at the upper end portion of the wall surface portion 15 a so as to face the counter portion 16. The pole 21 extends upward from the vicinity of the corner on the bathtub 14 side on the upper surface of the counter portion 16 (the corner away from the wall surface portion 15 a), and the tip of the pole 21 extends to the lower surface of the ceiling plate portion 19. It is fixed. A pipe serving as a water supply flow path from the lower side to the upper side is inserted into the pole 21, and this pipe is connected to a water supply hot water supply pipe (not shown) installed inside the counter unit 16. ing.

  The upper end portion of the pole 21 is closed, and a faucet 22 is attached to the lower side portion of the pole 21 so as to be rotatable in the direction around the axis of the pole 21. A discharge port 22a for discharging hot water is provided at the tip of the faucet 22, and when the faucet 22 is rotated to the bathtub 14 side, as shown in FIG. The faucet 22 is arranged so that discharged hot water enters the bathtub 14. When the faucet 22 is rotated to the counter unit 16 side, the discharge port 22a faces the upper surface of the counter unit 16 as shown in FIG. For this reason, the hot water discharged from the discharge port 22a of the faucet 22 enters, for example, a wash basin placed on the counter unit 16.

  A circular table 23 made of glass is attached to the upper side portion of the faucet 22 in the pole 21 toward the wall surface portion 15a. On the circular table 23, drinks, radio, and other things used by the bather A (see FIG. 4) to relax can be placed. Further, a branch pipe 21a having a short length extends in the horizontal direction so as to be parallel to the bathtub 14, and a shower hose 24 is connected to the lower center portion of the upper portion of the circular table 23 in the pole 21.

  A grip portion 24a having a shape (hook shape) obtained by removing a part of the ring shape is formed at the distal end portion of the branch pipe 21a, and a shower head 25 attached to the distal end of the shower hose 24 is formed on the grip portion 24a. Is detachably attached. And the branch pipe 21b is extended toward the center side of bathroom BR from the vicinity part of the upper end part in the pole 21. FIG. The center of the upper surface of the disc-shaped rain shower 26 is connected to the tip of the branch pipe 21b so that hot water sent through the pipe in the pole 21 can be sprinkled toward the floor surface 13. It has become. In addition, an LED illuminator 28 is attached to a substantially central portion of the pole 21 in a state in which the direction can be changed. Thus, the bather can read while sitting at the counter 16 or taking a half-bath in the bathtub 14.

  In addition, a heating device (not shown) for generating steam and warm air is provided inside the counter unit 16, and steam generated by the heating device is placed in the bathroom BR at the lower front portion of the counter unit 16. A discharge hole 27 is provided for discharging inside. Although not shown, the bench structure 10 according to the present embodiment is a switching device for switching whether the hot water sent from the water supply pipe is sent to the faucet 22, the shower hose 24, or the rain shower 26, There are provided an operation device for operating the operation of the heating device, a temperature setting device for setting the temperature of hot water or steam discharged from these devices, and the like.

  In this configuration, when bathing with hot water in the bathtub 14, as shown in FIG. 2, with the faucet 22 facing the bathtub 14 side, the switching device and the temperature setting device are operated, Hot water of a predetermined temperature is put into the bathtub 14. When the body is washed in front of the counter unit 16, the faucet 22 is rotated and directed toward the upper surface of the counter unit 16, as shown in FIG. Then, a chair is placed in front of the counter unit 16 and a basin is placed on the upper surface of the counter unit 16, and the bather A sits on the chair and takes hot water from the faucet 22 into the basin to wash his body. To do.

  When using a shower device comprising the shower hose 24 and the shower head 25, the water discharge port is switched from the faucet 22 to the shower device by operating the switching device, and hot water is discharged from the shower head 25. In this case, the bather A can use the shower device while holding the shower head 25 with his hand and removing it from the grip portion 24a and sitting on the chair. Further, when the rain shower 26 is used, the shower head 25 is attached to the grip portion 24a, and the switching device is operated to switch the discharge port from the shower device to the rain shower 26, thereby discharging hot water from the rain shower 26. . In this case, the bather A takes shower water discharged from the rain shower 26 while standing on the floor surface 13.

  For example, when relaxing in the bathroom BR, as shown in FIG. 4, the faucet 22 is left on the bathtub 14 side and the shower head 25 is still attached to the grip portion 24a. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the bather A sits on the counter unit 16. In this case, the bather A can maintain a relaxed posture with his back leaning against the wall surface portion 15a. At this time, it is also possible to relax by placing a drink or radio on the circular table 23 and listening to the radio broadcast while drinking the drink.

  Furthermore, when performing a sauna bath, an operating device is operated and a heating apparatus is operated. As a result, steam or the like is discharged from the discharge hole 27, hits the bather A, and feels more relaxed. Further, by filling the bathroom BR with steam or the like, physical and mental fatigue recovery can be achieved, and the mind and body can be relaxed. In addition, by turning on the LED illuminator 28 and changing the direction of the LED illuminator 28, it is possible to read while sitting at the counter unit 16 or taking a half-bath in the bathtub 14.

  As described above, in the bench structure 10 according to the present embodiment, the counter unit 16 is installed side by side with the bathtub 14, and the water supply flow path is provided inside the counter unit 16 from the bathtub 14 side portion toward the ceiling plate unit 19. A formed pole 21 is provided. The pole 21 is provided with a faucet 22 that is rotatable between the bathtub 14 side and the counter unit 16 side. Therefore, hot water discharged from the faucet 22 can be used in both the bathtub 14 and the counter unit 16. In addition, when relaxing in the bathroom BR, the counter unit 16 can be used as a bench by rotating the faucet 22 toward the bathtub 14.

  In that case, since the wall surface part 15a can be utilized as a backrest, an easy posture can be maintained. Further, a shower device including a shower hose 24 and a shower head 25 is provided on the lower side portion of the pole 21, and a rain shower 26 is provided on the upper end side of the pole 21. A pipe for supplying hot water to the shower device or the rain shower 26 is also inserted into the pole 21. For this reason, each piping is comprised integrally and a piping structure becomes simple. Moreover, since each water supply flow path fits in one pole 21, aesthetics also increase. Furthermore, since the circular table 23 is provided on the pole 21, it is possible to bring beverages and hobbies into the bathroom BR.

  FIG. 5 shows a bench structure 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the bench structure 30, a wall surface shower 38 is provided at the center side portion in the width direction in the lower side portion of the wall surface portion 35 a. The wall surface shower 38 is provided on the back surface side of the wall surface portion 35a with a plurality of small holes 38a formed at predetermined intervals in the wall surface portion 35a, and discharges hot water from the small hole 38a to the surface side of the wall surface portion 35a. Water supply pipe (not shown). In addition, hot water or water having a predetermined temperature is also supplied to the water supply pipe from a water supply device or a hot water supply device provided outside. About the structure of the other than that part of this bench structure 30, it is the same as the bench structure 10 of embodiment mentioned above. Accordingly, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

  Since the bench structure 30 is configured as described above, the bather A can take shower water on the back by operating the wall shower 38 while sitting on the counter unit 16. As a result, it is possible to relax by sitting on the counter unit 16 and to obtain a massage effect with shower water. About the other effect of this bench structure 30, it is the same as the bench structure 10 of embodiment mentioned above.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the pole 21 extends from the counter portion 16 to the ceiling plate portion 19, and a shower device including a shower hose 24 and the like is provided on the lower side portion of the pole 21. Although the shower 26 is provided, these shower devices can be omitted. Also, only one of these shower devices can be provided. When both shower devices are omitted, the height of the pole 21 can be set according to the installation position of the faucet 22. Moreover, when only the shower apparatus which consists of shower hose 24 grade | etc., Is provided, the height of the pole 21 can be set according to the installation position of the shower apparatus.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the counter unit 16 is configured to have an L-shaped cross section and the front side is closed. However, the plate-shaped counter unit is supported at a predetermined height position by a leg portion such as a pole. Alternatively, a plate-like counter portion may be attached to the wall surface portion 15a at a predetermined height position as long as the strength enough to allow the bather to sit is secured. In the above-described embodiment, the circular table 23 is attached in a state of being fixed to the pole 21. However, the circular table 23 can also be attached in a state of being rotatable around the axis of the pole 21. According to this, by rotating the circular table 23 to the bathtub 14 side, even when the bather A is in the bathtub 14, the food placed on the circular table 23 can be eaten, eaten or used. it can. Further, a backrest portion that makes it easy for a bather to lean on the wall surface portion 15a may be formed, and a mirror, a shelf, or the like may be provided at a position that does not get in the way when the bather leans. Further, the configuration of other parts can be changed within the technical scope of the present invention.

It is the perspective view which showed the bathroom provided with the bench structure by one Embodiment of this invention. It is the top view which showed the state which turned the water faucet to the bathtub side. It is the top view which showed the state which turned the water faucet to the counter side. It is the front view which showed the state in which the bather sat on the counter. It is the front view which showed the bench structure by other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,30 ... Bench structure, 14 ... Bathtub, 15 ... Right wall panel, 15a, 35a ... Wall surface part, 16 ... Counter part, 19 ... Ceiling board part, 21 ... Pole, 22 ... Water faucet, 23 ... Circular table, 24 ... Shower hose, 25 ... Shower head, 26 ... Rain shower, 27 ... Discharge hole, 38 ... Wall shower, 38a ... Small hole, BR ... Bathroom.

Claims (5)

  A bathroom bench structure installed side by side with a bathtub along one wall surface in the bathroom, the counter unit being able to sit with a back on the one wall surface, and a predetermined distance from the one wall surface on the upper surface of the counter unit A tubular pole extending from a position away from the bathroom toward the ceiling side of the bathroom, provided with a water supply channel inside the pole, and capable of discharging hot water supplied from the water supply channel to the pole A bathroom bench structure characterized by a stopper.   The pole is provided on the bathtub side portion on the upper surface of the counter unit, and the faucet is provided in a state of being rotatable on the bathtub side and the counter unit side, from the faucet to both the inside of the bathtub and the counter unit. 2. The bathroom bench structure according to claim 1, wherein hot water can be discharged.   The bathroom bench structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a shower device capable of discharging hot water supplied from the water supply channel in a shower shape is provided at a predetermined portion of the pole.   The wall surface shower apparatus provided with the several small hole for discharging the shower-like hot water in the upper part side part of the said counter part in the said one wall surface is provided as described in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3 Bathroom bench structure. The bathroom bench structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a heating device is provided inside or below the counter unit.

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