JP2009155842A - Shower hanger device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shower hanger device allowing a user to adjust a position of a shower hanger in not only the direction of height but also the horizontal direction and have high degree of freedom in its use. <P>SOLUTION: This shower hanger device is constituted by connecting one end part not connected with a plurality of arm parts (the first arm part 3, the second arm part 5) for connecting end parts in the longitudinal direction mutually through a pivotally supporting part (the second pivotally supporting part 4) with a terminal part provided on a bathroom wall W through a pivotally supporting part 2 and connecting the other end part not connected with a plurality of arm parts with the shower hanger 7 through a pivotally supporting part (the third pivotally supporting part 6). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a shower hanger device that is attached to a bathroom wall or the like and holds a shower head.

  Conventionally, a shower hanger that is attached to a bathroom wall or the like and holds a shower head is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The conventional example shown in Patent Document 1 includes a slide bar that is attached to a bathroom wall and has a long top and bottom, and a shower hanger that moves up and down the slide bar. The shower hanger is slid up and down along the slide bar. By holding at an arbitrary height, the height of the shower hanger that holds the shower head can be adjusted to a desired height.
JP-A-5-163752

  However, in the above conventional example, although the height of the shower hanger can be adjusted, the horizontal direction (horizontal direction) cannot be adjusted, and the degree of freedom of the user is low, and the user takes a shower. The posture was limited.

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the object of the present invention is to adjust the position of the shower hanger not only in the height direction but also in the horizontal direction so that the user can freely adjust the position. It is an object of the present invention to provide a shower hanger device having a high degree.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the shower hanger device according to claim 1, the end portions in the longitudinal direction are connected to the base end portion provided on the bathroom wall W via the pivot portion 2 and the pivot portion. A plurality of arm portions that are not connected to each other, and a plurality of arm portions that are not connected to each other are connected to the shower hanger 7 via a pivotal support portion. It is.

  By setting it as such a structure, the position of the shower hanger 7 can be adjusted not only in a height direction but in a horizontal direction, and a user's freedom degree becomes high.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein one end is connected to the base end 1 provided on the bathroom wall W and the base end 1 via the first pivotal support 2. The other end portion of the first arm portion 3 that rotates relative to the base end portion 1 is connected to the other end portion of the first arm portion 3 via the second pivotal support portion 4. A second arm portion 5 whose other end portion rotates with respect to the first arm portion 3, and a shower hanger connected to the other end portion of the second arm portion 5 via a third pivotal portion 6. 7.

  By adopting such a configuration, the position of the shower hanger 7 can be adjusted not only in the height direction but also in the horizontal direction with the two arm portions 3 and 4, and the degree of freedom of the user can be improved with a simple configuration. It will be expensive.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the base end 1 is movable up and down with respect to the bathroom wall W and can be arranged at any height. It is.

  By adopting such a configuration, the degree of freedom in the height direction is further increased.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first arm portion 3 and / or the second arm portion 5 are connected to one end portion and the other end in the longitudinal direction. The portion is relatively rotatable with the longitudinal direction as a rotation axis.

  By setting it as such a structure, the freedom degree of direction of the shower hanger 7 increases, and adjustment becomes possible.

  In this invention, it can arrange | position in the arbitrary positions (within the distance which match | combined the length of the 1st arm and the 2nd arm) from the base end part provided in the bathroom wall in the horizontal direction. When taking a shower, the degree of freedom of the position of the shower hanger is increased and the restriction of the posture of taking a shower is reduced.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  The shower hanger device of the present invention includes a base end 1 provided on the bathroom wall W, a plurality of ends connected in the longitudinal direction to the base end 1 via a pivot 2 and another pivot. In the present embodiment, one end of the arm part that is not connected is connected to the shower hanger 7 through the pivotal support part, and the other end part that is not connected to the plurality of arm parts is connected to the shower hanger 7. A first arm portion 3 that rotates with respect to the base end portion 1, a second arm portion 5 that rotates with respect to the first arm portion 3, and a rotation with respect to the second arm portion 5. The moving shower hanger 7 constitutes the main body. Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the base end portion 1 is fixedly arranged with respect to the bathroom wall W will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7, and the base end portion can be moved up and down with respect to the bathroom wall W at an arbitrary height. An embodiment in which 1 is arranged will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The base end portion 1 is fixed to the bathroom wall W. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the left and right ends of the attachment portion 11 attached to the bathroom wall W are inward of the bathroom. This is a substantially U-shaped plan view projecting from the pivotal support piece 12. A first end portion of the first arm portion 3 in the longitudinal direction is inserted between the pivot support piece portions 12, and the first arm portion 3 is pivotally supported with respect to the base end portion 1 so as to be rotatable. The pivot part 2 is provided. A bearing portion 22 that penetrates between the left and right side surfaces is formed at one end portion of the first arm portion 3, and the pivotal support piece portion 12 of the base end portion 1 into which one end portion of the first arm portion 3 is inserted. The shaft portion 21 to be inserted into the bearing portion 22 is provided on each inner side surface. In this embodiment, the lock nut 23 is fixed to the inner surface of one pivot piece 12 of the base end 1, and an insertion hole 24 through which the shaft portion 21 is inserted is formed in the other pivot piece 12. is there. Then, one end portion of the first arm portion 3 through which the bearing portion 22 is formed is inserted between the pivot support piece portions 12 of the base end portion 1, and the insertion hole of the other pivot support piece portion 12 of the base end portion 1 is inserted. A shaft portion 21 having a male screw 21a at the front end is inserted from the outside of 24, inserted into the bearing portion 22 of the first arm portion 3, and the male screw 21a at the front end of the shaft portion 21 is screwed into a lock nut 23 and fastened. To do. An insertion groove 21b for a tool such as a screwdriver is formed at the end of the shaft portion 21 opposite to the male screw 21a, and the shaft portion 21 is attached by the tool. By the first pivotal support portion 2 including the shaft portion 21 and the bearing portion 22, the first arm portion 3 can be rotated around the shaft portion 21 with respect to the base end portion 1.

  The first pivot support 2 is provided with angle holding means 25. The angle holding means 25 arbitrarily holds the rotation angle of the first arm portion 3 with respect to the base end portion 1. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, one side surface of the left and right sides of the first arm portion 3 (that is, one side surface of the side surfaces facing the pivotal support piece portions 12 on both the left and right sides of the first arm). ) Is formed with a longitudinal groove 26 in which the rotational lock ball 28 is accommodated, and the rotational lock ball 28 is accommodated in the longitudinal groove 26 with a biasing spring 27 interposed between the longitudinal groove 26 and the groove bottom. The rotation lock ball 28 is biased in a direction protruding from the side surface. In the present embodiment, a through hole penetrating the first arm portion 3 to the left and right is formed as the vertical groove 26, and the closing plug 26 a is fixed to the end portion on the other side of the first arm portion 3. 26 is formed.

  On the other hand, the base end portion 1 has a tip of the rotation lock ball 28 on the inner side surface of the pivotal support piece portion 12 corresponding to one side surface from which the rotation lock ball 28 of the first arm portion 3 protrudes. A position fixing recess 29 is formed to fit and fix the position. A plurality of the position fixing recesses 29 are provided on a locus drawn by the rotation lock ball 28 when the first arm portion 3 rotates about the shaft portion 21 with respect to the base end portion 1. It is suitably provided at intervals of about 0 °. In the present embodiment, circular holes 29b serving as a plurality of position fixing recesses 29 are formed in an arc shape on the arc-shaped plate 29a, and the position is fixed by attaching the arc-shaped plate 29a to the inner side surface of the corresponding pivot piece 12. A recess 29 is formed.

  By such an angle holding means 25, it is possible to rotate the first arm portion 3 with respect to the base end portion 1 so as to have a desired angle around the shaft portion 21, and to hold this angle. Become.

  One end portion of the second arm portion 5 in the longitudinal direction is connected to the other end portion of the first arm portion 3 as described above via the second pivotal support portion 4. The second pivot part 4 also includes a shaft part 21 and a bearing part 22 similar to the first pivot part 2. That is, as with the first pivotal support 2, the pivotal support piece 12 protrudes from the left and right ends at one of the other end of the first arm 3 and the one end of the second arm 5. The other end portion of the first arm portion 3 and the other end portion of the second arm portion 5 are formed with a bearing portion 22 that penetrates between the left and right side surfaces. And the lock nut 23 is fixed to the inner surface of one pivotal support piece part 12, the insertion hole 24 which penetrates the axial part 21 is formed in the other pivotal support piece part 12, and the end by which the bearing part 22 was formed by penetration Is inserted between the pivot pieces 12, the shaft portion 21 having a male screw 21 a at the tip is inserted from the outside of the insertion hole 24 of the other pivot piece 12, and the male screw 21 a at the tip is screwed into the lock nut 23. Let me conclude.

  Further, the second pivot support 4 is provided with the same angle holding means 25 as the angle holding means 25 provided on the first pivot support 2, and the configuration in this embodiment is as described above. .

  By the second pivotal support portion 4 including the shaft portion 21 and the bearing portion 22 as described above, the second arm portion 5 can be rotated around the shaft portion 21 with respect to the first arm portion 3. When the second arm portion 5 is rotated with respect to the first arm portion 3 so as to have a desired angle around the shaft portion 21 by the angle holding means 25 provided on the second pivotal support portion 4, An angle can be maintained.

  The shower hanger 7 is connected to the other end portion of the second arm portion 5 as described above via the third pivotal support portion 6. The third pivot part 6 also includes a shaft part 21 and a bearing part 22 similar to those of the first and second pivot parts 4, and the configuration in this embodiment is as described above. Further, the third pivot 6 is provided with the same angle holding means 25 as the angle holding means 25 provided on the first and second pivots 4, and the configuration in this embodiment is as described above. is there.

  The shower hanger 7 can be rotated around the shaft portion 21 with respect to the second arm portion 5 by the third pivotal support portion 6 including the shaft portion 21 and the bearing portion 22 as described above. When the shower hanger 7 is rotated with respect to the second arm portion 5 so as to have a desired angle around the shaft portion 21 by the angle holding means 25 provided on the pivotal support portion 6, this angle can be held. It becomes possible.

  The shower hanger 7 is formed with a holding portion 71 that holds the shower head H on the side opposite to the side where the third pivotal support portion 6 is located. The holding portion 71 has a through-hole 70 penetrating vertically, and an insertion port 72 through which at least the shower hose SH can be inserted is formed in a part of the through-hole 70 in the circumferential direction. The through-hole 70 is formed to be smaller than the shower head H. The shower hose SH is inserted into the through-hole 70 from the insertion opening 72 and the shower head H is supported by the inner surface and the upper edge of the through-hole 70. The head H is held.

  In the above shower hanger 7 device, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the shower hanger 7 is placed at an arbitrary position in the horizontal direction from the base end 1 provided on the bathroom wall W (of course, the first arm). And within the distance of the total length of the second arm), and in any position in the height direction (vertical direction) (of course, the length of the first arm and the second arm) Can be arranged at any position within the distance of the first arm and the second arm from the base end portion 1. When taking a shower, the degree of freedom of the position of the shower hanger 7 is increased, and the restriction of the posture of taking a shower is reduced.

  In the case of the conventional example, the height of the shower hanger 7 is adjusted by sliding the shower hanger 7 up and down with respect to the slide bar B. At this time, the fixing of the shower hanger 7 to the slide bar B is released. However, in the present invention, it is only necessary to move the shower hanger 7 directly to a desired position, and the operation for arranging the shower hanger 7 at a desired position is facilitated.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the first arm portion 3 and / or the second arm portion 5 are respectively rotatable at one end portion and the other end portion in the longitudinal direction with the longitudinal direction as a rotation axis. Yes. That is, the first arm portion 3 and the second arm portion 5 are such that the one end side members 31, 51 and the other end side members 32, 52 are separate members (more precisely, in the present embodiment). The one end side members 31, 51, the central members 33, 53 and the other end side members 32, 52), and the one end side members 31, 51 and the other end side members 32, 52 are in the longitudinal direction. Can be rotated about the rotation axis. The one end side members 31 and 51 and the other end side members 32 and 52 (and the central members 33 and 53) are fitted at an arbitrary angle by fitting the cylindrical end portions into a fit. Can be held.

  In the present invention, a plurality of end portions in the longitudinal direction are connected to the base end portion 1 via the pivot portion 2 and another pivot portion (the second pivot portion 4 of the present embodiment). One end of the arm portions (the first arm portion 3 and the second arm portion 5 of the present embodiment) which are not connected is connected, and the other end portion where the plurality of arm portions are not connected is pivotally supported (the main portion By connecting to the shower hanger 7 via the third pivot 6) of the embodiment, the degree of freedom of the orientation of the shower hanger 7 is increased, and it is possible to adjust not only the position of the shower hanger 7 but also the orientation of the shower hanger 7. For example, the shower hanger 7 can hold the discharge direction from the shower head H in the bathtub and can contribute to saving hot water, as in this embodiment. Two arm parts 3, 4 By configuring the main, in which the freedom of the user is high with a simple configuration.

  Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The most part is the same as the above embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the base end portion 1 is provided with means that can move up and down with respect to the bathroom wall W and can be arranged at an arbitrary height. As the means, as in the conventional example, the slide bar B is arranged with the vertical direction at a distance from the bathroom wall W, and the base end portion is slidable up and down along the slide bar B. The slide bar B is inserted into a through-hole (not shown in particular) formed so as to penetrate through 1. The base end portion 1 is slid up and down with respect to the slide bar B so as to be positioned at a desired height, and is fixed in position by, for example, a position fixing means (not shown in particular) that compresses the slide bar B. . Other configurations, that is, the first pivot portion 2, the first arm portion 3, the second pivot portion 4, the second arm portion 5, the third pivot portion 6, and the shower hanger 7 are the same as those in the above embodiment. It is the same.

  In the present embodiment, the degree of freedom in the height direction is further increased than in the above embodiment. That is, in the above embodiment, the height direction (vertical direction) is the maximum, and the first arm and the second arm can be arranged at any position within the distance of the combined length. Then, in addition to the distance, the vertical stroke of the shower hanger 7 with respect to the slide bar B is increased.

  With such a configuration, the degree of freedom of the user is further increased and the usability is improved.

The shower hanger apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention is shown, (a) is a perspective view of the state which separated the shower hanger from the base end part in the horizontal direction, (b) is a side view of (a). It is the perspective view which looked at the state which attached the shower hanger apparatus same as the above to the bathroom wall from diagonally upward. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which extended the shower hanger same as the above from the base end part, and was accommodated from diagonally upward. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which attached the shower hanger apparatus same as the above to the bathroom wall from diagonally upward. It is an expansion perspective view of a base end part, the 1st pivot part, and the 1st arm part. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled and saw through a part of the same. It is the perspective view which saw through a part of principal part same as the above. The shower hanger apparatus of other embodiment of this invention is shown, (a) is a perspective view of the state which left | separated the shower hanger horizontally from the base end part, (b) is a side view of (a), (C) is a front view of (a). It is the perspective view which looked at the state which attached the shower hanger apparatus same as the above to the bathroom wall from diagonally upward. It is a perspective view of the other example of the state which separated the shower hanger from the base end part in the horizontal direction in embodiment same as the above. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which extended the shower hanger same as the above from the base end part, and was accommodated from diagonally upward. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which attached the shower hanger apparatus same as the above to the bathroom wall from diagonally upward.

Explanation of symbols

W bathroom wall 1 base end portion 2 first pivot portion 3 first arm portion 4 second pivot portion 5 second arm portion 6 third pivot portion 7 shower hanger

Claims (4)

  A plurality of arm portions are connected to a base end portion provided on the bathroom wall via a pivotal support portion and unconnected end portions of a plurality of arm portions whose longitudinal ends are coupled to each other via the pivotal support portion. A shower hanger device characterized in that the other end portion not connected is connected to a shower hanger through a pivotal support portion.   A base end portion provided on the bathroom wall, a first arm portion whose one end portion is connected to the base end portion via a first pivot support portion, and the other end side rotates with respect to the base end portion; A second arm portion having one end portion connected to the other end portion of the first arm portion via a second pivotal support portion and the other end portion rotating with respect to the first arm portion; and the second arm portion The shower hanger device according to claim 1, further comprising a shower hanger connected to the other end of the arm portion via a third pivotal support portion.   The shower hanger device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the base end portion is movable up and down with respect to the bathroom wall and can be arranged at an arbitrary height.   4. The first arm portion and / or the second arm portion can be rotated with one end portion and the other end portion in the longitudinal direction relatively having the longitudinal direction as a rotation axis. The shower hanger apparatus as described in any one of Claims.

Images