JP2008228978A - Bathtub lid - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathtub lid facilitating the opening/closing operation by folding and sliding the lid placed on a bathtub. <P>SOLUTION: This bathtub lid which is placed on the bathtub is foldably constituted of a plurality of lid bodies, and provided with slide means at both ends in the direction of folding the bathtub lid and foldingly slidable while being placed on the bathtub. At least one of the slide means is provided with locking means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bath lid placed on a bathtub in a bathroom such as a system bathroom, and more particularly to a bath lid that can slide on the bathtub.

In general, a bathtub installed in a bathroom such as a system bathroom is provided with a bath lid for covering the upper edge opening. Conventionally, as this bath lid, for example, as shown in Patent Literature 1, a lid that is divided into two pieces and placed in contact with each other, or as shown in Patent Literature 2, for example, a plurality of lids A winding lid or the like configured such that the body can be wound through a flexible part is used.
JP 2006-150031 A JP 2006-239035 A

  However, in the mating lid disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the bather enters the bathtub with the lid disposed, it is necessary to lift each of the two divided lids one by one and remove it from the bathtub. Is troublesome. Moreover, in the winding lid disclosed in Patent Document 2, since the lid wound during bathing is often leaned on the bathtub body, this leaning work becomes troublesome, and the upper edge opening of the bathtub is formed in any lid. Opening and closing the lid to open and cover and standing work is cumbersome and inconvenient.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a bath lid that can be easily opened and closed by allowing it to slide while folded while being placed on a bathtub. It is in.

  In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a bath lid placed on a bathtub, and the bath lid is configured to be foldable with a plurality of lids, Slide means is provided at both ends of the bath lid in the folding direction so that the bath lid can be slid while being folded while placed on the bathtub. The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that at least one of the slide means is provided with a lock means.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the sliding means is provided at both ends in the folding direction of the bath lid configured to be foldable with a plurality of lid bodies, and the bath lid is placed on the bathtub by the sliding means. Since it slides, the upper edge opening of the bathtub can be opened and closed by folding and sliding the lid, and the operation can be easily performed, and the usability of the bath lid can be improved.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, since the locking means is provided on at least one of the sliding means, one end of the bath lid is placed on the bathtub by the locking means. The bath lid can be opened and closed more smoothly and easily.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 to 5 show an embodiment of a bath lid according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view thereof, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a rear surface of an end portion thereof, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of an arrangement state in a bathtub. 4 is a plan view of the bathtub, and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the lid in an opened state.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bath lid 1 has two lid bodies 1 a and 1 b made of resin, and one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the lid bodies 1 a and 1 b is connected by a bent portion 2. By doing so, it can be changed between a flat plate state and a folded state. A total of four rollers 4 are rotatably arranged at both corners on the back surface of the ends of the lids 1a and 1b, which are both ends in the direction in which the bath lid 1 is folded.

  Each of the rollers 4 constitutes a sliding means of the present invention, and slides by being inserted into a pair of grooves 7 formed on the near side and the far side of the upper edge flange 5a of the bathtub 5, as shown in FIG. It is possible. In addition, the guide provided in the upper edge flange 5a of the bathtub 5 can also be formed not only by the groove | channel 7, but by the one or two protrusions 8 etc. as shown by the dashed-dotted line a of FIG. Note that the roller 4 is a roller with a lock mechanism and can be prevented from rotating as necessary. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the roller 4 is rotatably attached to a roller case 10. 10 is disposed in both corners of the back surfaces of the end portions of the lids 1a and 1b in an embedded state, and the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the roller 4 is set so as to project a predetermined dimension from the back surfaces of the lids 1a and 1b.

  And as shown with the continuous line of FIG. 3, the cover bodies 1a and 1b were mounted in the flat state on the upper edge flange 5a of the bathtub 5, and the upper edge opening part 5b of the bathtub 5 was covered with the bath lid 1. It becomes a state. When the bather enters the bathtub 5, the locking mechanism of at least one roller 4 out of the two rollers 4 of the lid body 1a of the bath lid 1 in a flat plate state is set to the locked state. Hold the end of 1b by hand and push it in the direction of the lid 1a as shown by the arrow a. By pressing the lid 1b, the bent portion 2 is lifted upward as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, and by further pressing the lid 1b from this state, as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. The two lids 1a and 1b are almost completely folded at the bent portion 2 and are erected on the upper edge flange 5a of the bathtub 5.

  In this standing state, the roller 4 of the lid 1b is locked by the locking mechanism so that the two lids 1a and 1b can be kept standing, and the upper edge opening 5b of the bathtub 5 is opened. Thus, a bather can enter the bathtub 5. In the above description, the lid 1a and 1b are folded by pressing the lid 1b toward the lid 1a with the roller 4 of the lid 1a in the locked state. Conversely, the roller 4 of the lid 1b is locked. It is also possible to fold the lids 1a and 1b by pushing the lid 1a in the direction of the lid 1b.

  For example, when bathing is completed and the upper edge opening 5b of the bathtub 5 is covered with the bath lid 1, the lower portion of the lid 1b is held by hand and pulled forward, so that the folding portion 2 is opened and the two sheets are opened. The lids 1a and 1b are placed on the bathtub 5 in a flat plate state. A handle 11 is attached to the end of the lid 1b as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 1 and 3, and the lid 1b can be pushed or pulled by holding the handle 11 so that the lid 1 It is also possible to facilitate the opening / closing operation. That is, in the case of the bath lid 1, the two lids 1a and 1b perform a sliding operation and a folding operation by pushing or pulling one of the two folding lids 1a and 1b to the other side. The upper edge opening 5 b of the bathtub 5 is opened or covered with the bath lid 1.

  In the above example, the rollers 4 of the two folded lids 1a, 1b are locked to stand on the upper edge flange 5a of the bathtub 5. However, as shown in FIG. A hook 13 (locking means) is pivotally attached to a bathroom wall surface 12 on one end side of a bathtub 5 where 1 is erected, and when the bath lid 1 is in an erected state, two lids 1a are formed with the hook 13. The bent portion 2 which is the connecting portion 1b may be locked. If comprised in this way, the two cover bodies 1a and 1b in the standing state can be supported more stably on the upper edge flange 5a of the bathtub 5. In this case, since the bath lid 1 can be folded from both ends in the longitudinal direction, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5, a hook 13 is attached to the bathroom wall 12 facing the wall 12. It is good also as a structure which can hold | maintain the bath lid 1 in the standing state on the desired bathroom wall surface 12 of the longitudinal direction both ends of a bathtub according to the direction at the time of bathing of a bather.

  In the above example, the rotatable roller 4 is used as the sliding means, but instead of the roller 4, an easy-to-slide member with a small friction coefficient, which is not shown, and a flat plate-like easy-sliding member or a plurality of triangular protrusions. You may use the formed protrusion member. Furthermore, the bath lid 1 can be used for a general bathtub in which guides such as the grooves 7 and the protrusions 8 are not formed. When the bath lid 1 is used in this general bathtub, the flat upper edge flange may be slid as it is.

  Thus, in the bath lid 1 of the above embodiment, since the rollers 4 are rotatably disposed at both ends in the folding direction of the foldable lids 1a, 1b, the lid 1b By pushing or pulling in the direction of the lid 1a, each lid 1a, 1b can be folded and slid to open and close the upper edge opening 5a of the bathtub 5, and the bathtub 5 can be opened without lifting the bath lid 1 as in the prior art. Can be moved up. For this reason, the opening operation | movement of the bath lid | cover 1 and the operation | movement which covers can be performed easily, and it becomes possible to improve the usability.

  In particular, since the rotatable roller 4 is used as the sliding means, the sliding operation of the bath lid 1 can be performed smoothly without requiring a large force. 1 can be easily opened and closed. Moreover, since the roller 4 with a lock mechanism is each arrange | positioned at the both ends of the folding direction of the bath lid 1, the bath lid 1 can be folded from both ends, and it is related to the bathing direction of a bather. Therefore, it is possible to provide an excellent bath lid 1 that is easy to use.

  In addition, by adopting an easy-sliding member or a ridge member instead of the roller 4 as the sliding means, the sliding means can be attached to the bath lid 1 with, for example, a double-sided tape or an adhesive. The work can be simplified and an inexpensive bath lid 1 can be obtained.

  FIG.6 and FIG.7 is the perspective view which shows other embodiment of the bath lid based on this invention, and the schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of the arrangement | positioning state. Hereinafter, the same parts as those in the above embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals. The feature of this embodiment is that the bath lid 17 has a bellows shape in which a plurality of lid bodies 17a to 17f are connected by a folding portion 18 in the figure, and lid bodies 17a and 17f at both ends of the bath lid 17 in the folding direction. The rollers 4 are rotatably disposed at both corners of the back surface of the roller.

  Also in the lid 17 of this embodiment, the end of the lid 17f is pushed in the direction of the lid 17a as shown by the arrow A, or the end of the lid 17a is pushed in the direction of the lid 17f, and is indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Thus, each lid 17a-17f will be in a folded state, the upper edge opening part 5b of the bathtub 5 will be open | released, and the effect similar to the bath lid 1 of the said embodiment can be acquired. The number of lids can be changed as appropriate according to the size and shape of the bathtub 5.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. For example, the embodiments shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 may be appropriately combined with each other, for example, by adopting the configuration shown in FIG. it can. Further, the shape of the bath lid, the shape of the bathtub, the configuration of the locking means at the end of the bath lid in the above embodiment is also an example, and for example, a locking member such as a detachable hook is used as the locking means. In the range which does not deviate from the summary of each invention concerning the present invention, it can change suitably.

  The present invention is not limited to a bathtub installed in a bathroom such as a system bathroom, but can also be used for a bathtub installed in a bathroom of a conventional construction method or a bathtub installed in a bathroom of various facilities, for example.

The perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the bath lid which concerns on this invention The perspective view which shows the one end side back surface of the cover body Longitudinal section of the arrangement of the bath lid Top view of the bathtub Longitudinal sectional view of the bath lid holding state The perspective view which shows other embodiment of the bath lid concerning this invention Schematic longitudinal sectional view of the arrangement

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Lid, 1a, 1b ... Lid, 2 ... Bending part, 4 ... Roller, 5 ... Bath, 5a ... Upper edge flange, 5b ... Upper edge opening part , 7 ... groove, 8 ... ridge, 10 ... roller case, 11 ... handle, 12 ... bathroom wall surface, 13 ... hook, 17 ... lid, 17a to 17f ..Cover body, 18 ... bent portion.

Claims (2)

  A bath lid placed on a bathtub, wherein the bath lid is configured to be foldable by a plurality of lids, and slide means are provided at both ends in the folding direction of the bath lid, and placed on the bathtub. The bath lid is characterized in that it can be slid while folded.   The bath lid according to claim 1, wherein a lock means is provided on at least one of the slide means.

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