JP2008156920A - Mat for bath - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mat for a bath, which is proof against slippage even if water, soap, etc. adheres thereto. <P>SOLUTION: The mat for a bath has a core 2, plastic foamed plates 4, 5 arranged on upper and lower sides of the core 2, and a Tatami mat surface 10 formed of plastic artificial rush 10a and arranged at least on one of surfaces of the plastic foamed plates 4, 5, that are opposite to the core 2. Then the plastic foamed plates 4, 5, and the Tatami mat surface 10 are secured to the core 2 by means of fastening members 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bath rug.

  Conventionally, a rectangular mat formed of vinyl chloride or the like is known as a mat for a bath rug, for example, a bathroom.

  However, in the conventional bath rug, when water, soap, or the like adheres to the surface, the surface may slip easily and fall down.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a bath rug that is not slippery even when water, soap, or the like is attached thereto.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a core material, a plastic foam plate disposed above and below the core material, and a surface of the plastic foam plate opposite to the core material. Has a tatami table formed of plastic artificial grass on at least one side,
The plastic foam plate and the tatami mat are fixed to the core member by a fastening member.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, a concave groove is formed on the tatami surface side of the plastic foam plate.

  A third aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the core material is a wooden plate material subjected to water-resistant processing.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the plastic foam plate is a polystyrene foam.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the tatami surface is fixed to a plastic foam board using a fixing means, and the fixing means is fixed to the artificial It is characterized by being arranged in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the grass.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5, wherein a double-sided adhesive tape is used as the fixing means.

  According to the present invention, when the tatami mat is used to be on the upper side, the tatami mat is positioned on the upper surface, so that the surface shape of the upper surface of the bath rug becomes uneven, and water or soap adheres to the tatami mat. Even in the case, it is possible to suppress slipping of the foot or the like. Moreover, a tatami-like appearance and feel can be imparted, and the feel during use can be improved.

  Furthermore, since the tatami mat is formed of plastic artificial grass, the tatami mat has water resistance.

  Moreover, by having a core material, other members can be easily fixed to the core material without using a special fastening machine by the fastening member, and the manufacture of the bath rug becomes easy.

  In addition, according to the invention described in claim 2, since the concave groove is formed, the water that has passed through the tatami surface can be easily drained, drainage can be improved, and slippage of the surface of the tatami surface can be suppressed. it can. Moreover, it can be easily dried by standing up after the bath rug gets wet.

  According to the invention of claim 5, the fixing means is disposed in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the artificial grass, and the tatami surface is fixed to the upper surface of the foamed plastic plate, so that the bath rug is being used. It is possible to prevent the gap between the artificial grass adjacent to the spread.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention.
In the following description, the upper side when the bath rug 1 is used is the upper side, the longitudinal direction AB of the bath rug 1 is the horizontal direction, and the short direction CD is the vertical direction.

  The bath rug 1 is, for example, used in a washing place in a bathroom or in a front room of a bathroom.

  FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 show a bath rug 1, which has a rectangular core 2, and the upper surface shape thereof is substantially the same as the upper surface shape of the bath rug 1. Yes. In the present embodiment, the core material 2 is formed in a length of 600 mm × width of 900 mm × thickness of 4 mm. The core material 2 may be any member or shape that can fasten a fastening member 3 to be described later to the core material 2. In this embodiment, a wooden plate material subjected to water-resistant processing is used as the core material 2. An example of a method for applying water resistance to a wooden plate material is a method of resin processing the upper surface, the lower surface, and the edge of the plate material.

  Foamed plastic plates 4, 5, preferably a foamed polystyrene (EPS, so-called polystyrene foam) plate is fixed to the upper and lower surfaces of the core material 2 with an adhesive. The upper surface shape of the foamed plastic plates 4 and 5 is formed substantially the same as the upper surface shape of the core material 2. The foamed plastic plate 4 disposed on the upper side of the core material 2 is formed softer than the foamed plastic plate 5 disposed on the lower side of the core material 2. In this example, a foamed polystyrene plate having an expansion ratio of 45 times was used as the upper foamed plastic plate 4, and a foamed polystyrene plate having an expansion ratio of 12 times was used as the lower foamed plastic plate 5.

  On the upper surface 4a side of the foamed plastic plate 4, a plurality of concave grooves 7 are formed over the entire length in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and both ends of the grooves 7 are opened. The width of the groove 7 is set to 1 cm or less, preferably 5 mm to 6 mm, and the depth of the groove 7 is arbitrarily set, but is set to about 5 mm in this embodiment. The interval between the grooves 7 and 7 is arbitrary, but is set to about 20 cm in this embodiment.

  In addition, although it is desirable to form the concave groove 7 over the entire length in the vertical direction, it may be formed over the entire length in the horizontal direction, or may be formed over the entire length in both the vertical and horizontal directions.

On the upper surface of the upper foamed plastic plate 4, a tatami table 10 formed of plastic artificial grass 10 a extends over the entire upper surface of the foamed plastic plate 4, and the direction of the artificial grass is the lateral direction A of the bath rug 1. -B is arranged. The tatami mat 10 is fixed to the upper surface of the foamed plastic plate 4. The fixing method of the tatami surface 10 to the foamed plastic plate 4 is performed using the fixing means 11. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fixing means 11 is arranged between the foamed plastic plate 4 and the tatami surface 10 and the entire longitudinal direction CD of the bath rug 1 (direction orthogonal to the artificial grass direction AB). A plurality of CDs were disposed on the entire CD. Any method can be used as the fixing means 11, for example, a double-sided adhesive tape or an adhesive can be used. In this example, a water-resistant double-sided adhesive tape having a width of about 5 cm was used.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the number of the fixing means 11 is three, but it can be set to an arbitrary number, and the interval between the fixing means 11 and 11 is also arbitrarily set. Alternatively, the fixing means 11 may be disposed over the entire surface of the foamed plastic plate 4 so that the entire surface of the tatami mat 10 is fixed to the foamed plastic plate 4.

  A tatami mat 10 is also provided on the lateral sides of the foamed plastic plates 4 and 5 and the core member 2. As the plastic artificial grass 10a, a non-water-absorbing material made of plastic is used, for example, a material having substantially no pores on the surface, or a hollow fiber shape having both ends sealed by heat fusion or the like. Although it is possible to use a structure that is difficult to resist, it is preferable to use artificial grass that is substantially made solid by plastic to the inside and imparts essentially no water absorption.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the tatami edge 14 is arrange | positioned over the whole longitudinal direction in the both edges of the longitudinal direction of the bath rug 1. As shown in FIG. As the tatami edge 14, a cloth made of synthetic fiber may be used.

A method for attaching the tatami edge 14 will be described.
First, with the tatami rim 14 turned upside down, as shown in FIG. 3, one side of the tatami rim 14 is aligned with both edges in the longitudinal direction of the tatami mat 10 and the other of the tatami rim 14 is aligned with that of the tatami mat 10. The one of the tatami edges 14 is fixed to the tatami mat 10 so as to face inward. In the present example, it was fixed using a double-sided tape.

  Next, the presser plate 16 is disposed on the one upper surface of the tatami rim 14, and a part of the tatami rim 14 and the presser plate 16 are fixed to the core member 2 by the fastening member 3 from the upper part of the presser plate 16. To do. In the present embodiment, a vinyl chloride plate was used as the pressing plate 16. Examples of the fastening member 3 include a nail, a screw nail, and a screw.

  Next, the tatami edge 14 is folded back to cover the foamed plastic plates 4 and 5 and the side of the core material 2, and the other side of the tatami edge 14 is attached to the lower surface of the lower foamed plastic plate 5 with a double-sided tape or the like. It adheres by. After the other end is also fixed to the lower surface of the foamed plastic plate 5 as described above, the pressing plate 16 is applied to the lower surface of the other end, and the fastening member 3 is used from the lower side of the tatami edge. The end portion of 14 and the pressing plate 16 are fixed to the core material 2.

  On the lower surface of the foamed plastic plate 4, the polyethylene cloth 18 is disposed over the lower surface of the tatami edge 14 and the entire lower surface of the lower foamed plastic 5, and the polyethylene cloth 18 is disposed on the foamed plastic plate. It is fixed to the lower surface of 5 with an adhesive.

  In place of the polyethylene cloth 18, a tatami mat 10 formed of plastic artificial grass may be used.

  As described above, after the core material 2, the foamed plastic plates 4 and 5, the tatami surface 10, the tatami edge 14, and the polyethylene cloth 18 are disposed, pressing is performed from above and below. Thereby, the adhesion | attachment between each member is strengthened.

  After the press working, legs 20 are fixed to the core material 2 by fastening members 3 on the lower surface of the cloth 18. As the leg 20, for example, a member made of an elastic material such as rubber is used. A plurality of legs 20 are provided at appropriate intervals. The leg 20 may not be provided.

  Since the bath rug 1 of the present invention has the above-described structure, the following actions and effects are exhibited.

  As described above, by arranging the tatami surface 10 on the upper surface, the shape of the upper surface of the bath rug 1 becomes uneven, and even when water, soap, or the like adheres to the tatami surface 10, slipping of feet or the like is suppressed. be able to. Moreover, a tatami-like appearance and feel can be imparted.

  Moreover, by having the core material 2, other structural members can be easily fixed to the core material 2 with a fastening member 3 such as a nail or a screw, without using a special fastening device. The bath rug 1 can be easily manufactured.

  By forming the plurality of concave grooves 7 on the upper surface 4a side of the foamed plastic plate 4, the water that has passed through the tatami surface 10 can be easily drained, drainage is improved, and slipping of feet or the like on the surface of the tatami surface 10 Can be suppressed. Moreover, the bath rug 1 can be easily dried by standing the bath rug 1 after use.

  Further, by disposing the foamed plastic plates 4 and 5 on the upper surface and the lower surface of the core material 2, even when the core material 2 is a wooden plate material, the core material 2 can be prevented from warping.

  Further, the fixing means 11 is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the artificial grass, and the tatami table 10, that is, the artificial grass 10 a is fixed to the upper surface of the foamed plastic plate 4, so that the bath rug 1 is being used. It is possible to prevent the gap between the artificial grasses 10a adjacent to the spread.

  Moreover, when the leg 20 is provided, the drainage between the bath rug 1 and the floor during use is improved, and the movement of the bath rug 1 during use can be suppressed.

The top view of the rug for baths in the example of the present invention. The partial expanded longitudinal cross-sectional schematic of the bath rug in the Example of this invention. The figure explaining the attachment method to the tatami surface of the tatami edge in the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bath rug 2 Core material 3 Fastening member 4, 5 Plastic foam board 7 Concave groove 10 Tatami mat 10a Artificial grass 11 Fixing means

Claims (6)

A core material, a plastic foam plate disposed above and below the core material, and a tatami table formed of plastic artificial grass on at least one side opposite to the core material of the plastic foam plate;
A bath rug, wherein the plastic foam plate and the tatami mat are fixed to the core member by a fastening member.   The bath rug according to claim 1, wherein a concave groove is formed on the tatami surface side of the plastic foam plate.   The bath rug according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the core material is a wooden plate subjected to water-resistant processing.   4. The bath rug according to claim 1, wherein the plastic foam plate is a polystyrene foam.   5. The tatami mat is fixed to a plastic foam board using a fixing means, and the fixing means is disposed in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the artificial grass. The bath rug according to item 1.   6. The bath rug according to claim 5, wherein a double-sided adhesive tape is used as the fixing means.

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