JP2008054980A - Water receiving structure of bathtub water circulation pipe and bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the scattering of water around even if the water powerfully leaks out. <P>SOLUTION: On the outer surface of the side wall 13 of the bathtub provided with a pipe attaching part 15 where a pipe 14 for circulating bathtub water can be attached, a water receiving tray 16 surrounding the pipe attaching part 15 from below is raised. A lid body 19 for covering the water receiving tray 16 and the pipe attaching part 15 is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a water receiving structure for a bathtub water circulation pipe and a bathtub.

For example, on the side wall of a bathtub in which a reheating device or the like is juxtaposed, a pipe mounting portion to which a pipe that circulates bathtub water with the reheating device or the like can be generally attached is provided. Furthermore, in this bathtub, when bathtub water is circulated, water may leak from, for example, a pipe attachment portion or a connection portion with a pipe attachment portion on the outer surface of the side wall. As shown, a water receiving tray is provided on the outer surface of the side wall to surround the pipe mounting portion from the lower side.
JP 2003-52561 A

  However, in the conventional water receiving structure, when water leaks vigorously from the connecting portion or the like and flies not only downward but also in other directions such as upward, the water cannot be received, There was a risk of splashing around.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and has a water receiving structure for a bathtub water circulation pipe and a bathtub that can prevent the water from being scattered to the surroundings even if the water leaks vigorously. The purpose is to provide.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve such an object, the water receiving structure for a bathtub water circulation pipe according to the present invention has an outer surface on the side wall of the bathtub provided with a pipe attachment portion to which a pipe for circulating the bathtub water can be attached. In addition, a water receiving tray that surrounds the pipe mounting portion from below is erected, and a lid that covers the water receiving tray and the pipe mounting portion is provided.
In this invention, a water receiving tray that surrounds the pipe mounting portion from the lower side is provided on the outer surface of the side wall of the bathtub, and a lid that covers the water receiving tray and the pipe mounting portion is provided. Even if it leaks vigorously from the pipe attachment part or the connection part with the pipe attachment part on the outer surface of the side wall, it becomes possible to receive this water with the lid, and from the pipe attachment part or the connection part etc. It is possible to suppress the leaked water from being scattered around.

Here, a tubular body is provided on the outer surface of the side wall of the bathtub so as to surround at least the connection portion with the pipe mounting portion on the outer surface of the side wall from above, and the lid is detachably attached to the tubular body. Also good.
In this case, since the tubular body is provided, it is possible to receive water flying from the connecting portion in the direction along the outer surface of the side wall not only on the lid body but also on the inner surface of the tubular body. The effect is surely achieved. Moreover, since the lid is detachably attached to the tubular body, the provision of the lid can prevent the maintainability of the water receiving structure from deteriorating.

Further, in the lid body, an attachment portion formed with a groove extending along the circumferential direction is continuously provided at an opening portion that opens toward the outer surface of the side wall when the lid body is attached to the tubular body. The lid body may be attached to the tubular body by fitting the tip of the tubular body into the groove.
In this case, liquid tightness between the lid and the tubular body can be ensured, and the water received by the lid and the tubular body can be prevented from leaking out between them.

Further, the tubular body is provided so that its inner surface integrally surrounds the entire circumference extending from the upper side of the pipe mounting portion to the lower side of the water receiving tray, and the lid body is provided on the tubular body. You may attach rotatably in the circumferential direction.
In this case, since the lid body is rotatably attached to the tubular body in the circumferential direction, the circumferential position of the lid body with respect to the tubular body and the pipe attachment portion can be easily set when the water receiving structure is attached to the side wall of the bathtub. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the construction time from becoming long due to the provision of the lid.

Further, an insertion hole through which the pipe is inserted may be formed in the lid.
In this case, since the insertion hole is formed in the lid, it is possible to reliably prevent the construction time from being increased by providing the lid.
The pipe attachment portion, the tubular body, and the lid body may be provided on the same axis.

  Moreover, the bathtub of the present invention is a bathtub in which a pipe attachment portion to which a pipe for circulating bathtub water can be attached is provided on the side wall, and the water receiving structure of the bathtub water circulation pipe of the present invention is provided on the outer surface of the side wall. It is provided.

  According to this invention, even if water leaks vigorously, it can be suppressed that the water is scattered around.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a water receiving structure for a bathtub water circulation pipe and a bathtub according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 shows a so-called unit bath in which a bathtub 11 and a washing place 12 are integrally formed. In addition, the washing place 12 is connected with the lower end of the apron 11a suspended from the upper end opening surface of the bathtub 11 so as to extend in the horizontal direction. In this embodiment, the pipe attachment part 15 which can attach the pipe 14 which circulates the bathtub water in the bathtub 11 in the side wall 13 of the bathtub 11 is provided. In addition, the other end part on the opposite side to the one end part 14a connected to the pipe attachment part 15 in the pipe 14 is connected, for example, to a chasing device.

  And in this embodiment, the connection part 13a of the water receiving tray 16 which surrounds the pipe attachment part 15 from the vertical direction lower side on the outer surface of the side wall 13 of the bathtub 11, and the pipe attachment part 15 in the outer surface of the said side wall 13 And a tubular body 17 that surrounds at least from the upper side in the vertical direction. In the illustrated example, the tubular body 17 is a circular pipe having an inner surface continuous over the entire circumference, and the inner surface of the tubular body 17 extends from the upper side in the vertical direction of the pipe mounting portion 15 to the lower side in the vertical direction of the water receiving tray 16. It surrounds the entire circumference over the entire area.

Further, an annular plate 18 projects from the inner surface of the tubular body 17 over the entire circumference. Here, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the water receiving tray 16 is connected to a protruding end portion (a radially inner end portion of the tubular body 17) in the lower half of the annular plate 18. That is, the entire circumference of the connecting portion 13 a is surrounded by the inner surface of the tubular body 17 from the radially outer side.
The protruding length of the tubular body 17 from the outer surface of the side wall 13 is smaller than the protruding length of the pipe attachment portion 15 from the outer surface of the side wall 13. The water receiving tray 16, the tubular body 17 and the annular plate 18 are integrally formed of a resin material, for example, by injection molding.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the annular plate 18 is located farther from the outer surface of the side wall 13 than the connecting portion 13 a. Further, the projection surfaces of the one end portion 14a of the pipe 14 and the pipe attachment portion 15 directed downward in the vertical direction are formed on the opening surface 16a directed upward in the vertical direction of the water receiving tray 16, as shown in FIG. Located inside. That is, water leaked downward from the one end portion 14 a of the pipe 14 and the pipe attachment portion 15, for example, by being dropped, is received by the water receiving tray 16.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a lid 19 that covers the pipe attachment portion 15 and the water receiving tray 16 is detachably attached to the tubular body 17. In the illustrated example, the inner surface of the lid body 19 has a dome shape that bulges outward with respect to the outer surface of the side wall 13 in a state where the lid body 19 is attached to the tubular body 17. Here, in the lid 19, a groove 20 extending along the circumferential direction is formed on the outer surface of the opening 19 a that opens toward the outer surface of the side wall 13 in a state where the lid 19 is attached to the tubular body 17. The formed attachment portion 21 is continuously provided. In the example shown in the drawing, the attachment portion 21 protrudes continuously from the outer surface of the opening portion 19a of the lid body 19 that is circular in a front view over the entire circumference thereof. The groove 20 is an annular groove that continuously extends over the entire circumference of the lid 19 and opens in the same direction as the opening 19a.

  The lid body 19 is attached to the tubular body 17 by fitting the distal end portion 17 a of the tubular body 17 into the groove 20. In this state, the distal end portion 17 a of the tubular body 17 has its inner surface, outer surface, and distal end edge surface 17 b in contact with each wall surface defining the groove 20, and the lid body 19 is connected to each wall surface of the groove 20. Can be rotated in the circumferential direction while being in sliding contact with the distal end portion 17 a of the tubular body 17. Furthermore, an insertion hole 22 through which the pipe 14 is inserted is formed in the lid body 19. As shown in FIG. 3, the insertion hole 22 is also opened in the opening 19 a of the lid 19, and the opening 19 a of the lid 19 is opposed to the outer surface of the side wall 13. By moving the lid 19 toward the outer surface of the side wall 13, the pipe 14 can be disposed in the insertion hole 22 while the distal end portion 17 a of the tubular body 17 is fitted into the groove 20. Here, the distal end portion 17a of the tubular body 17 is a portion of the tubular body 17 closer to the distal end edge surface 17b than the annular plate 18 in the tubular body 17.

As shown in FIG. 2, each of the pipe attachment portion 15, the tubular body 17, the annular plate 18, and the lid body 19 is circular in a side view of the bathtub 11 and is provided coaxially. Further, a drain pipe 23 that opens obliquely downward is connected to the lower peripheral surface of the water receiving tray 16. As shown in FIG. 1, the drain pipe 23 is connected to the apron 11 a via a drain pipe 24.
As described above, the water stored in the water receiving tray 16 passes through the drain pipe 23 and the drain pipe 24 in this order and reaches the washing place 12.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the drain pipes 23 are respectively provided on the lower peripheral surface of the water receiving tray 16 at positions facing each other across the central portion in the circumferential direction. Thereby, even if the installation direction of the unit bath is reversed, the drain pipe 24 can be easily connected to the drain pipe 23.

  As described above, according to the water receiving structure of the bathtub water circulation pipe and the bathtub 11 according to the present embodiment, the water receiving tray 16 that surrounds the pipe attachment portion 15 from the lower side is provided on the outer surface of the side wall 13 of the bathtub 11. Since the lid 19 that covers the water receiving tray 16 and the pipe attachment portion 15 is provided, water is connected to the pipe attachment portion 15 and the connecting portion 13a to the pipe attachment portion 15 on the outer surface of the side wall 13. Even if the water leaks vigorously, the water can be received by the lid body 19, and the water leaking from the pipe attachment portion 15 and the connecting portion 13a can be prevented from being scattered around.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the tubular body 17 is erected on the outer surface of the side wall 13, the water that has flown from the connecting portion 13 a in the direction along the outer surface of the side wall 13 can be used only for the lid body 19. In other words, the inner surface of the tubular body 17 can be received, and the above-described effects can be reliably achieved. In addition, since the lid body 19 is detachably attached to the tubular body 17, the provision of the lid body 19 can prevent the maintainability of the water receiving structure from being lowered.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, since the annular plate 18 protrudes from the inner surface of the tubular body 17, even if water flies in the direction intersecting the outer surface of the side wall 13 on the outer side of the side wall 13 from the connecting portion 13 a. This water can be received not only by the lid 19 but also by the annular plate 18, and the water leaking from the connecting portion 13 a can be reliably suppressed from being scattered around.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an attachment portion 21 in which a groove 20 is formed is connected to the opening portion 19 a of the lid body 19, and the lid body 19 fits the distal end portion 17 a of the tubular body 17 into the groove 20. Thus, since it is attached to the tubular body 17, it becomes possible to ensure the liquid-tightness between the lid body 19 and the tubular body 17, and the water received by the lid body 19 and the tubular body 17 is these 19. , 17 can be prevented from leaking outside.

Moreover, in this embodiment, since the cover body 19 is rotatably attached to the tubular body 17 in the circumferential direction, when attaching this water receiving structure to the side wall 13 of the bathtub 11, the tubular body 17 and the pipe attachment portion It is possible to easily adjust the circumferential position of the lid body 19 with respect to 15, and providing the lid body 19 can prevent the construction time from becoming long.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the insertion hole 22 through which the pipe 14 is inserted is formed in the lid body 19, it is possible to reliably prevent the construction time from being increased by providing the lid body 19.

  In addition, since the water receiving tray 16, the tubular body 17 and the annular plate 18 are integrally formed of a resin material, the liquid tightness between the water receiving tray 16, the tubular body 17 and the annular plate 18 can be easily and It becomes possible to ensure reliably, and it can prevent that the water received as mentioned above leaks out between 16-18. Moreover, such a water receiving structure can be formed at a low cost by, for example, injection molding.

The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, in the embodiment, the lid body 19 is attached to the tubular body 17, but instead of this, the tubular body 17 is not provided, and the flange portion is provided on the outer surface of the opening 19 a of the lid body 19 over the entire circumference thereof. The flange portion and the outer surface of the side wall 13 may be fixed using a bottle or the like.

Moreover, the inner surface shape of the lid 19 is not limited to the dome shape of the above-described embodiment, and may be, for example, a polyhedral shape including a plurality of planes.
Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the attaching part 21 was provided in the outer surface in the said opening part 19a of the cover body 19, you may replace with this and may provide in the inner surface in the said opening part 19a of the cover body 19, for example.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, in order to attach the cover body 19 to the tubular body 17, although the front-end | tip part 17a of the tubular body 17 was inserted in the groove | channel 20, instead of this, for example, the attachment part 21 and a groove | channel are attached to the lid body 19. The front end portion 17 a of the tubular body 17 may be directly fitted into the opening portion 19 a of the lid body 19 without providing the cover 20.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the circular pipe | tube which has the inner surface continuous over the perimeter as a tubular body 17 was shown, it may replace with this and may employ | adopt, for example, a cross-sectional view U-shaped half pipe. . The upper half of the connecting portion 13a is surrounded from the upper side by the inner surface of the half tubular body, and the lower half of the connecting portion 13a is placed under the water receiving tray 16 provided on the outer surface of the side wall 13. You may go from the side.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the water receiving tray 16, the tubular body 17, and the cyclic | annular board 18 were integrally formed with the resin material, you may comprise the said water receiving structure combining the thing formed separately. . Furthermore, the annular plate 18 may not be provided.
Furthermore, each of the pipe attachment portion 15, the tubular body 17, the annular plate 18 and the lid body 19 is circular in a side view of the bathtub 11, but may be rectangular, for example, and the shape thereof is not limited.

Moreover, although the pipe attachment part 15, the tubular body 17, the annular plate 18, and the cover body 19 are provided on the same axis, for example, at least one may be arranged eccentrically with respect to another central axis.
Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the drain pipe 23 showed the structure each provided in the position which mutually opposes on both sides of the center part of the circumferential direction in the lower side surrounding surface of the water receiving tray 16, it replaced with this. Thus, for example, the drain pipe 23 may be vertically suspended at one central portion in the circumferential direction of the water receiving tray 16 which is the lowermost end portion of the water receiving tray 16.

  Even if the water leaks vigorously, the water can be prevented from being scattered around.

It is a schematic perspective view of the bathtub shown as one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a front view of the water receiving structure of the bathtub water circulation pipe shown as one embodiment concerning the present invention. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which partially decomposed | disassembled the water receiving structure of the bathtub water circulation pipe shown as one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is the top view which partially decomposed | disassembled the water receiving structure of the bathtub water circulation pipe shown as one Embodiment which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Bathtub 13 Side wall 13a Connection part 14 Pipe 15 Pipe attachment part 16 Water receiving tray 17 Tubular body 17a Tip part 19 Cover body 19a Opening part 20 Groove 21 Attachment part 22 Insertion hole

Claims (6)

  A water receiving tray that surrounds the pipe mounting portion from below is provided on the outer surface of the side wall of the bathtub provided with a pipe mounting portion to which a pipe for circulating bath water can be mounted. A water receiving structure for a bathtub water circulation pipe, wherein a lid for covering the pipe mounting portion is provided. A water receiving structure for a bathtub water circulation pipe according to claim 1,
A tubular body is provided on the outer side wall of the bathtub so as to surround at least the connecting portion of the side wall outer surface with the pipe mounting portion from above, and the lid body is detachably attached to the tubular body. The water receiving structure of the bathtub water circulation pipe which is characterized. A water receiving structure for a bathtub water circulation pipe according to claim 2,
In the lid, in the state where the lid is attached to the tubular body, the opening that opens toward the outer surface of the side wall is continuously provided with an attachment portion in which a groove extending along the circumferential direction is formed.
A water receiving structure for a bathtub water circulation pipe, wherein the lid body is attached to the tubular body by inserting a distal end portion of the tubular body into the groove. A water receiving structure for a bathtub water circulation pipe according to claim 2 or 3,
The tubular body is provided so that the inner surface integrally surrounds the entire circumference extending from the upper side of the pipe mounting portion to the lower side of the water receiving tray,
The water receiving structure for a bathtub water circulation pipe, wherein the lid is attached to the tubular body so as to be rotatable in the circumferential direction. A water receiving structure for a bathtub water circulation pipe according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A water receiving structure for a bathtub water circulation pipe, wherein an insertion hole through which the pipe is inserted is formed in the lid. It is a bathtub provided with a pipe attachment portion to which a pipe for circulating bathtub water can be attached to the side wall,
A bathtub, characterized in that the water receiving structure for a bathtub water circulation pipe according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is provided on an outer surface of the side wall.

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