JP2008119082A - Bath cover - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bath cover which can respond to the shape of a bathtub easily and can prevent steam from leaking from inside of the bathtub. <P>SOLUTION: In a bath cover including a plate-like cover body 1 and a resin or elastomer end edge coating member 3 which is placed on a circumferential edge 2 of the cover body 1, the end edge coating member 3 has a body part 4 of a U-shaped cross section and a flexible bathtub contacting film body 5. A tube part 6 is formed of a lower wall part 4a of the body part 4 and the bathtub contacting film body 5. The bathtub contacting film body 5 is formed by simultaneous extrusion molding with the body part 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bath lid.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a bath lid provided with a plate-like lid body and a resin-made or elastomer-made edge covering member attached to a peripheral edge of the lid body (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, in a bathtub where the head is raised for the purpose of providing a relaxing effect, the upper edge of the bathtub draws a curve (when viewed from the horizontal direction), and the shape of the lid body corresponds to the above curve It is difficult, and a gap is formed between the bathtub and the bath lid, so that steam leaks from the inside of the bathtub (that is, heat leaks), and the heat retention effect is reduced. In addition, the temperature difference between the upper surface and the lower surface of the bath lid causes distortion (warping) of the bath lid, and the same problem is likely to occur. Furthermore, since the upper end surface of a general bathtub has a gradient toward the inside, the above-described drawbacks are further emphasized. Moreover, there existed a fault that an edge covering member was easy to slide with respect to a bathtub.

In order to solve these problems, as shown in FIG. 7, there is one in which the edge covering member integrally has a flexible dripping piece 30 (with the main body portion 32 of the edge covering member 31) at the lower part thereof. It was. However, there is a problem that mold is generated on the upper surface 33 of the sagging piece 30 and it takes time to clean. Further, there is a problem that the boundary portion between the sagging piece portion 30 and the main body portion 32 (for example, the position of the two-dot chain line Z in FIG. 7) is easily damaged.
Utility Model Registration No. 3121416

  The problem to be solved is that steam leaks from the inside of the bathtub and the heat retention effect is lowered. Further, the edge covering member is easy to slide with respect to the bathtub.

Therefore, the bath lid according to the present invention is a bath lid provided with a plate-like lid body and a resin or elastomer edge covering member attached to the peripheral edge of the lid body.
The edge covering member has a U-shaped main body portion and a soft bathtub contact film body, and forms a cylindrical portion by the lower wall portion of the main body portion and the bathtub contact film body, and The bath contact film body is formed by co-extrusion with the main body portion.

Further, in a bath lid provided with a plate-like lid body and a resin or elastomer edge covering member attached to the peripheral edge of the lid body,
The edge covering member has a soft bathtub contact film body including a main body portion having a U-shaped cross section and a cylindrical portion continuously provided on a lower wall portion of the main body portion, and the bathtub contact film The body is formed by co-extrusion with the main body.

Further, the lid body is formed by sequentially laminating a front resin plate, a foamed resin layer, and a back resin plate.
In addition, the edge covering member has an upper projecting piece and a lower projecting piece that form an internal space formed by the main body section into an upper groove, a central groove, and a lower groove, and the surface resin plate is formed in the upper groove. , The back resin plate is fitted into the lower groove, and the foamed resin layer is disposed in the central groove.

  Also, a bath lid in which the foamed resin layer is disposed in the central groove through a foamed resin adhesion part, and the adhesion between the foamed resin adhesion part and the foamed resin layer is determined by the main body part and the above It is set to be larger than the adhesiveness with the foamed resin layer, and the foamed resin adhesion part is formed by coextrusion molding with the main body part.

The thickness t of the bathtub contact film body is set to 0.3 mm ≦ t ≦ 0.7 mm.
Further, the edge covering member has a plurality of small protrusions on the inner peripheral surface thereof.

  According to the bath lid of the present invention, it is possible to easily cope with a change in the shape of the upper end edge of the bathtub in the vertical direction, and it is possible to prevent the steam from leaking from the bathtub. That is, the heat retention effect can be enhanced. Moreover, it can prevent that an edge covering member slides with respect to a bathtub. Furthermore, it can be easily cleaned. Further, the edge covering member is excellent in strength.

  1 to 3 show a use state of the first embodiment of the present invention. This bath lid A is placed on the upper surface E of the peripheral wall of the bathtub Y and prevents the steam in the bathtub Y from leaking. A plate-like lid body 1 and a resin-made or elastomer-made edge covering member 3 attached to the peripheral edge 2 of the lid body 1 are provided. The lid body 1 is formed by sequentially laminating a front resin plate 1a, a foamed resin layer 1b, and a back resin plate 1c. The foamed resin layer 1b is made of foamed polyurethane, for example.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the edge covering member 3 includes a body portion 4 having a U-shaped cross section and a soft bathtub contact film body 5. The bathtub contact film body 5 is made of a material softer than the main body portion 4. That is, the main body portion 4 is made of a material having a certain degree of rigidity so as not to be detached from the lid main body 1. Specifically, the main body 4 is made of, for example, a styrene elastomer. The bathtub contact film body 5 is made of a soft material having flexibility and elasticity and having a high coefficient of friction, that is, a material having a hardness in the range of 45 to 55. Specifically, the bathtub contact film body 5 consists of a styrene-type elastomer, for example.

  A cylindrical portion 6 is formed by the lower wall portion 4 a of the main body portion 4 and the bathtub contact film body 5. The bathtub contact film body 5 is formed by coextrusion with the main body portion 4. In the present invention, “simultaneous extrusion molding” refers to molding in which materials having different properties such as hardness after molding cooling are simultaneously extruded and integrated, and is also referred to as two-color (three-color) extrusion molding.

  The edge covering member 3 has an upper projecting piece 11 and a lower projecting piece 12 that define an internal space 7 formed by the main body portion 4 into an upper groove 8, a central groove 9, and a lower groove 10. A front resin plate 1 a is fitted in the upper groove 8, a back resin plate 1 c is fitted in the lower groove 10, and a foamed resin layer 1 b is disposed in the central groove 9.

The thickness t of the bath contact film body 5 is set to 0.3 mm ≦ t ≦ 0.7 mm. When the thickness dimension t is t <0.3 mm, the elastic force is inferior, and there is a risk of damage due to insufficient strength. When the thickness dimension t is 0.7 mm <t, it is difficult to correspond to the shape of the bathtub Y (it is difficult to follow).
The edge covering member 3 has a plurality of small protrusions 13 on its inner peripheral surface 3a.

  FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment. The edge covering member 3 is a soft material composed of a main body portion 4 having a U-shaped cross section and a cylindrical portion 14 (with a closed substantially semicircular cross-sectional shape) connected to the lower wall portion 4a of the main body portion 4. It has a bath contact film body 5. The bathtub contact film body 5 is formed by coextrusion with the main body portion 4. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment. This is a bath lid A in which the foamed resin layer 1b is disposed in the central groove 9 via the foamed resin adhesion part 15, and the foamed resin adhesion part 15 is formed by co-extrusion molding with the main body part 4. The adhesiveness between the foamed resin adhesion part 15 and the foamed resin layer 1b is set to be larger than the adhesiveness between the main body part 4 and the foamed resin layer 1b. That is, the foamed resin adhesion portion 15 is made of a material having good adhesion to the foamed resin layer 1b. Specifically, the foamed resin contact portion 15 is made of, for example, a styrene elastomer. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  In the present invention, the design can be changed. For example, the lid main body 1 may be formed of a single plate (not laminated). Further, the small protrusion 13 of the edge covering member 3 may be omitted. Further, a bath lid A in which a foamed resin layer 1b is disposed in the central groove 9 of the edge covering member 3 according to the second embodiment via a foamed resin adhesion portion 15, The adhesiveness with the foamed resin layer 1b is set larger than the adhesiveness between the main body part 4 and the foamed resin layer 1b, and the foamed resin adhesive part 15 is formed by coextrusion molding with the main body part 4. Also good.

  As described above, the present invention relates to a bath lid provided with a plate-like lid body 1 and a resin or elastomeric edge covering member 3 attached to the peripheral edge 2 of the lid body 1. The edge covering member 3 has a U-shaped main body part 4 and a soft bathtub contact film body 5, and a cylindrical part 6 is formed by the lower wall part 4 a of the main body part 4 and the bathtub contact film body 5. And since the bathtub contact film body 5 is formed by co-extrusion molding with the main-body part 4, the bathtub contact film body 5 bends and elastically deforms in a use state, and easily corresponds to the shape of the bathtub. It is possible to prevent the steam from leaking from the bathtub. That is, the heat retention effect can be enhanced. Moreover, it can prevent that an edge covering member slides with respect to a bathtub. Furthermore, it can be easily cleaned. Further, the edge covering member is excellent in strength.

  In a bath lid provided with a plate-like lid main body 1 and a resin or elastomeric edge covering member 3 attached to the peripheral edge 2 of the lid main body 1, the edge covering member 3 has a cross-sectional shape. A flexible bathtub contact film body 5 comprising a letter-shaped main body section 4 and a cylindrical section 14 connected to the lower wall section 4a of the main body section 4; Since it is formed by co-extrusion molding, the bathtub contact film body 5 bends and elastically deforms in the use state, can easily correspond to the shape of the bathtub, and prevents the leakage of steam from the inside of the bathtub. be able to. That is, the heat retention effect can be enhanced. Moreover, it can prevent that an edge covering member slides with respect to a bathtub. Furthermore, it can be easily cleaned. Further, the edge covering member is excellent in strength.

Moreover, since the lid body 1 is formed by sequentially laminating the front resin plate 1a, the foamed resin layer 1b, and the back resin plate 1c, the heat retaining property is good.
Further, the edge covering member 3 has an upper projecting piece 11 and a lower projecting piece 12 which define an internal space 7 formed by the main body 4 into an upper groove 8, a central groove 9, and a lower groove 10, and the upper groove 8 is fitted with the front resin plate 1a, the back resin plate 1c is fitted into the lower groove 10, and the foamed resin layer 1b is disposed in the central groove 9. It can be firmly fixed to the portion 4.

  Further, in the bath lid A in which the foamed resin layer 1b is disposed in the central groove 9 via the foamed resin adhesion part 15, the adhesion between the foamed resin adhesion part 15 and the foamed resin layer 1b is determined according to the main body part 4. Since the foamed resin adhesion portion 15 is formed by co-extrusion molding with the main body portion 4, the edge covering member 3 is firmly fixed to the main body portion 4. be able to.

Moreover, since the thickness dimension t of the bathtub contact film body 5 is set to 0.3 mm ≦ t ≦ 0.7 mm, it appropriately corresponds to the shape of the bathtub and is excellent in strength.
Further, since the edge covering member 3 has a plurality of small protrusions 13 on the inner peripheral surface 3a, the edge covering member 3 can be firmly fixed to the main body portion 4.

It is a front view which shows the use condition of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of an essential part of an XX section in FIG. 2. It is an expanded sectional view showing an edge covering member. It is a principal part expanded sectional view which shows 2nd Embodiment. It is a principal part expanded sectional view which shows 3rd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the edge coating | coated member of a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lid main body 1a Front resin board 1b Foamed resin layer 1c Back resin board 2 Perimeter edge 3 Edge covering member 3a Inner peripheral surface 4 Main body part 4a Lower wall part 5 Bath contact film body 6 Cylindrical part 7 Internal space 8 Upper groove 9 groove
10 Lower groove
11 Upper protrusion
12 Lower protrusion
13 Small ridge
14 Tube
15 Foamed resin adhesion part A Bath lid t Thickness dimension

Claims (7)

In a bath lid provided with a plate-shaped lid body (1) and a resin or elastomer edge covering member (3) attached to the peripheral edge (2) of the lid body (1),
The edge covering member (3) has a U-shaped main body (4) and a soft bathtub contact film body (5), and the lower wall (4a) of the main body (4). And the bathtub contact film body (5) to form a cylindrical part (6), and the bathtub contact film body (5) is formed by co-extrusion with the main body part (4). Bath lid to do. In a bath lid provided with a plate-shaped lid body (1) and a resin or elastomer edge covering member (3) attached to the peripheral edge (2) of the lid body (1),
The edge covering member (3) is a soft body composed of a main body (4) having a U-shaped cross section and a cylindrical portion (14) connected to the lower wall (4a) of the main body (4). A bath lid characterized by having a bathtub contact film body (5), and the bathtub contact film body (5) being formed by co-extrusion with the main body (4).   The bath lid according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lid body (1) comprises a front resin plate (1a), a foamed resin layer (1b) and a back resin plate (1c) laminated in order.   The upper edge which the said edge covering member (3) divides and forms the internal space (7) formed by the said main-body part (4) in an upper groove (8), a center groove | channel (9), and a lower groove (10). It has a piece (11) and a lower protruding piece (12), and the front resin plate (1a) is fitted into the upper groove (8), and the back resin plate (1c) is fitted into the lower groove (10). The bath lid according to claim 3, wherein the foamed resin layer (1b) is disposed in the central groove (9).   A bath lid (A) in which the foamed resin layer (1b) is disposed in the central groove (9) via a foamed resin adhesion part (15), the foamed resin adhesion part (15) and the foaming The adhesiveness with the resin layer (1b) is set larger than the adhesiveness between the main body portion (4) and the foamed resin layer (1b), and the foamed resin adhesive portion (15) is the main body portion (4). The bath lid according to claim 4, which is formed by coextrusion molding.   The bath lid according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein a thickness dimension (t) of the bathtub contact film body (5) is set to 0.3 mm ≤ t ≤ 0.7 mm.   The bath lid according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, wherein the edge covering member (3) has a plurality of small protrusions (13) on its inner peripheral surface (3a).

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