JP2010106585A - Wall panel of bathroom wall in bathroom unit, and bathroom unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wall panel of a bathroom wall in a bathroom unit attaining simple constitution while securing appropriate rigidity without needing to form joint members for joining wall panels to one other into a special structure. <P>SOLUTION: The wall panel 10 includes a front face steel plate 32 with a front face part 30 constituting the bathroom wall and with a side face part 31 formed by bending the whole peripheral edge part of the front face part backward at a right angle; a frame member 34 arranged at an inner corner 33 between the front face part and side face part of the front face steel plate; a rear face steel plate 36 having a rear face part 35 arranged in parallel with the front face part of the front face steel plate; and a rectangular plate member 37 enclosed in a space S between the front face steel plate and the rear face steel plate and held in direct contact with the front face steel plate and rear face steel plate. The wall panel 10 is formed in substantially box structure enclosing the plate member inside. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wall panel for constituting a bathroom wall in a bathroom unit and a bathroom unit having the wall panel.

Patent Document 1 (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-181814) describes a wall panel used in a bathroom unit. In this wall panel, tiles are disposed on a tile base material, and reinforcing bars are attached to both sides of the tile base material.
When connecting a pair of adjacent wall panels, the vertical bars of each wall panel are abutted and a connecting frame is put over the vertical bars from the back side, thereby joining the wall panels together.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-181814

  In the wall panel described in Patent Document 1, the reinforcing vertical bars are attached only to both sides in the vertical direction, and the entire wall panel does not have a box structure. As a result, the strength of the entire wall panel tends to be low, and it is difficult to secure an appropriate rigidity and it is easy to deform. Moreover, the connection frame for joining the wall panels has to be prepared with a special structure unique to the wall panels.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and has a simple structure while ensuring appropriate rigidity with the minimum necessary, and has a special structure for a joining member for joining wall panels together. The object is to provide a bathroom wall wall panel and a bathroom unit in a bathroom unit, which is not necessary.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the wall panel of the bathroom wall in the bathroom unit according to the present invention is the wall panel that constitutes the bathroom wall of the bathroom unit by joining a plurality of wall panels with a joining member, A flat surface portion constitutes the bathroom wall, a surface steel plate in which a side surface portion is formed by bending the entire peripheral edge of the surface portion at a right angle in the rear direction, and the surface portion of the surface steel plate A frame member disposed at least at an inner corner with the side surface portion, a back surface steel plate having at least a flat plate-like back surface portion disposed in parallel with the surface portion of the surface steel plate, the surface steel plate and the back surface steel plate And a rectangular plate member that is sandwiched in direct contact with the front surface steel plate and the back surface steel plate, and has a substantially box structure that accommodates the plate member therein. ing.
The frame member is preferably formed of expanded polystyrene, plywood or a metal frame. Moreover, it is preferable that the said frame member is comprised combining the 1st frame formed with the said expanded polystyrene, and the 2nd frame formed with the said plywood.
The back steel plate preferably has the flat plate-like back surface portion and a bent portion obtained by bending the pair of left and right longitudinal outer peripheral edge portions of the back surface portion at right angles to the front direction or the rear direction.
In addition, the case where the said back surface steel plate has comprised the flat form comprised only by the said back surface part may be sufficient.
The bathroom unit concerning this invention has the bathroom wall comprised by the said wall panel.

  Since the wall panel of the bathroom wall and the bathroom unit in the bathroom unit according to the present invention are configured as described above, a simple structure is ensured while ensuring appropriate rigidity with the minimum necessary, and the wall panel is joined to each other. The member does not need to have a special structure.

The wall panel concerning the following Example comprises the bathroom wall of a bathroom unit by joining several wall panels with a joining member. The wall panel comprises a surface steel plate in which a flat surface portion constitutes a bathroom wall, and a side surface portion is formed by bending the entire peripheral edge of the surface portion at a right angle in the rear direction, and the surface of the surface steel plate. Between the front surface steel plate and the back surface steel plate, at least the frame member disposed at the inner corners of the surface portion and the side surface portion, the back surface steel plate having at least the flat plate-like back surface portion disposed in parallel with the front surface portion of the front surface steel plate And a rectangular plate member that is held in direct contact with and sandwiched between the front surface steel plate and the back surface steel plate, and has a substantially box structure in which this plate member is accommodated inside.
In this way, the plate member is housed in the inner space of the wall panel so that the entire wall panel has a substantially box structure. Even if it does not make the joining member which joins them into a special structure, the objective of using the joining member used for wall panels other than the wall panel of this invention as it is is implement | achieved.

The bathroom unit in the following embodiment is installed in a detached house, an apartment house, a hotel, or the like.
The wall panel of the present invention has a basic configuration having the above-described constituent members, but the configurations of the frame member, the back surface steel plate, and the like are based on the assumption that the above-described basic configuration has been provided. The examples illustrate some of these embodiments.

Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view showing the interior of the bathroom unit, FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing the assembled state of the bathroom wall, and FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the assembled state of the bathroom wall.
4 to 11 are diagrams showing various embodiments of the wall panel, and FIGS. 4A and 4B are a plan sectional view and a side sectional view of the wall panel according to the embodiment, respectively. 5A and 5B are a plan sectional view and a side sectional view, respectively, of a wall panel according to another embodiment.
6A and 6B are a plan sectional view and a side sectional view, respectively, of a wall panel according to still another embodiment. 7A and 7B are a plan sectional view and a side sectional view, respectively, of a wall panel according to still another embodiment. 8A and 8B are a plan sectional view and a side sectional view, respectively, of a wall panel according to yet another embodiment. 9A and 9B are a plan sectional view and a side sectional view, respectively, of a wall panel according to still another embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a plan sectional view of a wall panel according to still another embodiment. FIG. 11 is a plan sectional view of a wall panel according to still another embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the bathroom unit 1 covers a waterproof pan 2 that forms a floor surface, a bathroom wall 3 standing on the outer periphery of the waterproof pan 2, and an upper portion of the bathroom wall 3. A ceiling (not shown) (that is, a ceiling panel) is attached.
Inside the bathroom unit 1, a bathtub 4, a washing area 5, a bathroom article 6, a shower facility 7 and the like are provided. The bathroom wall 3 is configured by joining a plurality of wall panels 10 (or any one of the wall panels 10 a to 10 g, the same applies hereinafter) with a joining member 11.

The joining members for joining the wall panels 10, 10a to 10g are commercially available in various configurations. However, in this embodiment, the wall panels 10, 10a to 10g are joined by the joining member 11 shown in FIGS. The bathroom wall 3 is assembled by bonding.
A plurality of the joining members 11 are arranged on the end surfaces of the adjacent wall panels that are joined to each other, and are firmly joined so as not to leave the wall panels.
In the joining member 11, a resin female joint 12 is fixed to one end surface of adjacent wall panels to each other with a screw 14, and a resin male joint 13 is fixed to the other end surface of the wall panel with a screw 15. is doing.
The female joint 12 is formed with a fitting hole 16, and the male joint 13 is formed with a protruding piece 17. By moving the protruding piece 17 as shown by the arrow B, the protruding piece 17 is inserted into the fitting hole 16 so that the male joint 13 engages with the female joint 12 and is restrained so as not to be detached. ing.
Therefore, as shown by the arrow B, when the male joint 13 is engaged with the female joint 12 and these joints 12 and 13 are fitted together, the wall panels 10, 10a to 10g are joined to each other.

Next, the wall panels 10, 10a to 10g will be described.
Each of the wall panels 10, 10 a to 10 g shown in FIGS. 4 to 11 has a flat surface portion 30 constituting the bathroom wall 3, and the entire peripheral edge of the surface portion 30 is bent at a right angle in the rearward direction. A surface steel plate 32 on which the side surface portion 31 is formed, and a frame member 34 (or frame members 34a, 34f, 34g; hereinafter) disposed at least at the inner corner 33 of the surface portion 30 and the side surface portion 31 of the surface steel plate 32. The same), a back steel plate 36 (or back steel plates 36b and 36d, the same applies hereinafter) having at least a flat plate-like back surface portion 35 arranged in parallel with the surface portion 30 of the front steel plate 32, and the front steel plate 32 and the back steel plate 36. (Or a rectangular plate member 37 which is housed in a space S between the back surface steel plates 36b and 36d (hereinafter the same) and is sandwiched in direct contact with the front surface steel plate 32 and the back surface steel plates 36, 36b and 36d. And be prepared , Has a substantially box structure accommodating the plate member 37 inside a whole.
As a result, the wall panels 10 and 10a to 10g have a simple configuration while ensuring appropriate rigidity with the minimum necessary, and the joining member 11 that joins the wall panels does not need to have a special structure.

The frame members 34, 34a, 34f, and 34g shown in FIGS. 4 to 11 are formed of expanded polystyrene, plywood, or a metal frame.
By arranging the frame members 34, 34 a, 34 f, 34 g at least at the inner corner 33 of the surface steel plate 32, this frame member exhibits a function as a reinforcing material. When the joining member 11 is fixed to the side surface portion 31 of the surface steel plate 32 with the screws 14, 15, etc., the frame members 34, 34 a, 34 f, 34 g become core materials having a predetermined strength. It can be firmly fixed to the part 31. Further, since the frame members 34, 34a, 34f, and 34g are provided, the stability of the shapes of the rectangular wall panels 10, 10a to 10g can be ensured.

In the side surface portion 31 of the surface steel plate 32, a pilot hole for passing the screws 14, 15 and the like of the joining member 11 is formed in advance. The back surface steel plate of the present invention has a flat plate-like back surface portion 35 and bent portions 40 and 40b formed by bending a pair of left and right longitudinal outer peripheral edge portions of the back surface portion 35 at right angles to the front direction or the rear direction. is doing.
When assembling the wall panels 10, 10 a to 10 g, the screws 14, 15 of the joining member 11 are passed through the prepared holes of the side surface portion 31 of the surface steel plate 32, and the screws 14, 15 are turned by a drill screwdriver or the like. After intruding into the frame members 34, 34a, 34f, and 34g, 14, 15 are screwed into the bent portions 40 and 40b of the back surface steel plate made of a thin plate.
As described above, since the bent portions 40 and 40b are formed by bending the two longitudinal sides of the back surface steel plate, the front surface steel plate 32 and the frame members 34, 34a, 34f, and 34g are formed by the screws 14 and 15 of the joining member 11. And the back surface steel plates 36, 36b, and 36d are fastened, and the entire wall panels 10, 10a to 10g are integrated, and the joining member 11 is firmly fixed.
Also, by bending the two longitudinal sides of the back steel plate, the pair of left and right vertical bent portions 40 and 40b serve as a reinforcing material, and the back steel plate exhibits a predetermined strength. The load due to can be effectively supported.

The back surface steel plates 36 and 36b shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, 10, and 11 include a flat plate-like back surface portion 35, a pair of left and right vertical outer peripheral edges (two vertical sides) of the back surface portion 35, and upper and lower sides. A pair of lateral outer peripheral edge portions (two sides in the lateral direction) have bent portions 40 and 40b that are bent at right angles to the front direction or the rear direction.
Thus, since the bent portions 40 and 40b are formed on the four sides of the back surface steel plates 36 and 36b, the strength of the back surface steel plates 36 and 36b themselves can be further improved. Since the bent portions 40 and 40b are formed on the two longitudinal sides of the back surface steel plates 36 and 36b, the front surface steel plate 32 and the surface steel plate 32 can be obtained by screwing the screws 14 and 15 of the joining member 11 in the same manner as described above. The frame members 34, 34a, 34f, and 34g and the back surface steel plates 36, 36b, and 36d are fastened, and the entire wall panels 10, 10a to 10g are integrated, and the joining member 11 is firmly fixed.

The bathroom unit 1 of the present invention has a bathroom wall 3 composed of wall panels 10, 10a to 10g according to the various embodiments described above. As a result, the bathroom wall 3 can have a simple structure with a necessary minimum and appropriate rigidity.
Moreover, since the joining member (for example, joining member 11 shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3) used for joining wall panels other than this invention can be diverted and used as it is, it has a special structure. There is no need to prepare a dedicated joining member.

Next, each structure of wall panel 10, 10a-10g is demonstrated sequentially.
Since the surface part 30 of the surface steel plate 32 in the wall panels 10, 10 a to 10 g is exposed in the room of the bathroom unit 1, finishing is performed to ensure design. The side surface portion 31 is formed by bending the entire peripheral edge of the surface portion 30 at a right angle in the rearward direction.
The surface steel plate 32 has a waterproof structure in which the whole is integrally formed and only the rear direction is opened. As a result, the wall panels 10, 10 a to 10 g can block water droplets and moisture in the bathroom unit 1 from the outside of the bathroom unit 1.
As the plate member 37 in the wall panels 10, 10a to 10g, a plywood having a thickness t = 5.5 mm is used. The plate thickness of the plate member 37 may be other than the above dimensions, or may be a single plate made of wood or synthetic resin.

In the wall panel 10 shown in FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B), the frame member 34 is formed by combining polystyrene with a pair of vertical members and a pair of horizontal members (or integrated with an adhesive). To be formed.
The back surface steel plate 36 bends the back surface 35 and both the pair of left and right vertical outer peripheral edges and the pair of upper and lower horizontal outer peripheral edges (that is, four sides) of the back surface 35 perpendicularly in the rearward direction. And the bent portion 40 as a whole. By bending the four sides of the back surface steel plate 36 in this way, the back surface steel plate 36 exhibits a predetermined strength, so that the wall panel 10 can ensure appropriate rigidity.

In the wall panel 10a shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the frame member 34a is formed of a plywood having a thickness t1 = 5.5 mm. By making the frame member 34a made of plywood, its strength is improved as compared with polystyrene foam.
Further, since the end material generated when the plate member 37 is formed can be reused as the frame member 34a, waste such as the end material can be reduced, which is favorable for the environment.
Since the front surface steel plate 32, the plate member 37, and the back surface steel plate 36 are the same as the wall panel 10 shown to FIG. 4 (A), (B), the wall panel 10a has the same effect as the wall panel 10. FIG.

In the wall panel 10b shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the back surface steel plate 36b includes a back surface portion 35, a pair of left and right vertical outer peripheral edges and a pair of upper and lower horizontal outer peripheral edges of the back surface portion 35. And a bent portion 40b that is bent at right angles to the front direction (ie, four sides), and the whole has an integral structure. By bending the four sides of the back surface steel plate 36 in this way, the back surface steel plate 36b exhibits a predetermined strength, so that the wall panel 10b can ensure appropriate rigidity.
The bent portion 40 b is inserted into the gap between the plate member 37 and the frame member 34. As a result, the bent portion 40b is not visible from the outside, so that the appearance of the wall panel 10b itself is improved and the design is excellent.
Since the surface steel plate 32, the frame member 34, and the plate member 37 are the same as the wall panel 10 shown to FIG. 4 (A), (B), the wall panel 10b has the same effect as the wall panel 10. FIG.

In the wall panel 10c shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the frame member 34a is formed of plywood in the same manner as the frame member 34a of the wall panel 10a shown in FIGS. Thereby, the wall panel 10c has the same effect as the wall panel 10a.
Moreover, since the front surface steel plate 32, the plate member 37, and the back surface steel plate 36b are the same as the wall panel 10b shown to FIG. 6 (A), (B), the wall panel 10c has the same effect as the wall panel 10b.

In the wall panel 10 d shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the back surface steel plate 36 d has a flat plate shape constituted only by the back surface portion 35. Although this back surface steel plate 36d itself is low in strength, it has a necessary minimum strength. In this case, if the steel plate is cut, it can be used as it is as the back steel plate 36d, so that the step of bending the steel plate is not required, and the manufacturing process of the wall panel 10d is simplified.
Since the surface steel plate 32, the frame member 34, and the plate member 37 are the same as the wall panel 10 shown to FIG. 4 (A) and (B), the wall panel 10d has the same effect as the wall panel 10. FIG.

In the wall panel 10e shown in FIGS. 9 (A) and 9 (B), the frame member 34a is formed of plywood in the same manner as the frame member 34a of the wall panel 10a shown in FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (B). The wall panel 10e has the same effects as the wall panel 10a.
Moreover, since the front surface steel plate 32, the plate member 37, and the back surface steel plate 36d are the same as the wall panel 10d shown to FIG. 8 (A), (B), the wall panel 10e has the same effect as the wall panel 10d.

In the wall panel 10f shown in FIG. 10, the frame member 34f is formed of a metal frame. The frame member 34f made of a metal frame is formed of a metal such as iron or aluminum by combining a pair of vertical members having a hollow rectangular section and a pair of horizontal members (or integrally by welding or the like). Thereby, since the strength of the frame member 34f is improved, the rigidity of the entire wall panel 10f is improved and it is difficult to be deformed.
Since the front surface steel plate 32, the plate member 37, and the back surface steel plate 36 are the same as the wall panel 10 shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the wall panel 10f has the same effect as the wall panel 10.

In the wall panel 10g shown in FIG. 11, the frame member 34g is configured by combining a first frame 38 formed of expanded polystyrene and a second frame 39 formed of plywood.
Since the second frame 39 is a plywood, the cut surface is rectangular so that it can be easily formed. Since the first frame 38 is made of expanded polystyrene and can be easily formed, the first frame 38 has an L-shaped profile so as to be in close contact with the two surfaces of the second frame 39.
Since the frame member 34g is configured by combining the first frame 38 and the second frame 39, the frame member 34g increases the overall strength but increases the rigidity of the entire wall panel 10g, although the number of parts increases. be able to.
Further, the second frame 39 made of plywood is inferior in moisture resistance and design, but since the two surfaces of the second frame 39 are covered with the first frame 38 made of expanded polystyrene, the frame member 34g Moisture resistance and design properties can be improved. That is, the weak point of the moisture resistance and the design property of the second frame 39 made of plywood is supplemented by the first frame 38 made of expanded polystyrene to eliminate these weak points.
Since the front surface steel plate 32, the plate member 37, and the back surface steel plate 36 are the same as the wall panel 10 shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the wall panel 10g has the same effect as the wall panel 10.

In addition, in the above-mentioned wall panels 10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10f, and 10g, when the strength required for the back surface steel plates 36b and 36 may be slightly low, a pair of upper and lower lateral outer peripheral ends of the back surface portion 35. Cut at the edge, do not provide a bent portion at the pair of upper and lower lateral outer peripheral edges, only the pair of left and right vertical outer peripheral edges (that is, two sides) forward (or rearward) ), And only the left and right bent portions 40b, 40 may be provided.
Thus, even when only the two sides of the back steel plates 36b, 36 are bent, the left and right bent portions 40b, 40 serve as reinforcements and the back steel plates 36b, 36 exhibit a predetermined strength. It is possible to effectively support the load due to the own weight of 10a, 10b, 10c, 10f, and 10g.

  The wall panels 10, 10a to 10g of the present invention can ensure appropriate rigidity while having a simple configuration composed of the minimum necessary members for exhibiting the function as a panel, and other types. The joining members used in the wall panels can be used as they are, and the wall panels of the present invention can be joined together, so that the joining members can be easily prepared.

As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned Example, A various deformation | transformation, addition, etc. are possible in the range of the summary of this invention.
In the drawings, the same reference numerals denote the same or corresponding parts.

  The present invention can be applied to a bathroom unit installed in a building such as a detached house, an apartment house, or a hotel.

1 to 11 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view showing the inside of a bathroom unit. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the assembly state of a bathroom wall. It is a partial expansion perspective view which shows the assembly state of a bathroom wall. 4 to 11 are diagrams showing various embodiments of the wall panel, and FIGS. 4A and 4B are a plan sectional view and a side sectional view of the wall panel according to the embodiment, respectively. 5A and 5B are a plan sectional view and a side sectional view, respectively, of a wall panel according to another embodiment. 6A and 6B are a plan sectional view and a side sectional view, respectively, of a wall panel according to still another embodiment. 7A and 7B are a plan sectional view and a side sectional view, respectively, of a wall panel according to still another embodiment. 8A and 8B are a plan sectional view and a side sectional view, respectively, of a wall panel according to yet another embodiment. 9A and 9B are a plan sectional view and a side sectional view, respectively, of a wall panel according to still another embodiment. It is a plane sectional view of the wall panel concerning other examples. It is a plane sectional view of the wall panel concerning other examples.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathroom unit 3 Bathroom wall 10, 10a-10g Wall panel 11 Joining member 30 Surface part 31 Side surface part 32 Surface steel plate 33 Inner corner part 34,34a, 34f, 34g Frame member 35 Back surface part 36,36b, 36d Back surface steel plate 37 Plate member 38 First frame 39 Second frame 40, 40b Bending portion S Space

Claims (6)

The wall panel constituting the bathroom wall of the bathroom unit by joining a plurality of wall panels with a joining member,
A surface steel plate in which a flat surface portion constitutes the bathroom wall, and a side surface portion is formed by bending the entire peripheral edge of the surface portion at a right angle in the rear direction;
A frame member disposed at least at the inner corners of the surface portion and the side surface portion of the surface steel plate,
A back surface steel plate having at least a flat plate-like back surface portion arranged in parallel with the surface portion of the surface steel plate,
A rectangular plate member that is housed in a space between the surface steel plate and the back steel plate and is sandwiched in direct contact with the front steel plate and the back steel plate,
A wall panel of a bathroom wall in a bathroom unit, characterized in that it generally has a box structure in which the plate member is housed. It is a wall panel of the bathroom wall in the bathroom unit according to claim 1,
A wall panel of a bathroom wall in a bathroom unit, wherein the frame member is formed of expanded polystyrene, plywood or a metal frame. It is a wall panel of the bathroom wall in the bathroom unit of Claim 2, Comprising:
The said frame member is comprised combining the 1st frame formed with the said expanded polystyrene, and the 2nd frame formed with the said plywood, The wall panel of the bathroom wall in the bathroom unit characterized by the above-mentioned . It is a wall panel of the bathroom wall in the bathroom unit according to claim 1, 2 or 3,
The said back surface steel plate has the said flat plate-shaped back surface part, and the bending part which bent the left-right paired vertical direction outer peripheral edge part of this back surface part at right angles to the front direction or the back direction, The bathroom characterized by the above-mentioned. The wall panel of the bathroom wall in the unit. It is a wall panel of the bathroom wall in the bathroom unit according to claim 1, 2 or 3,
The wall panel of the bathroom wall in the bathroom unit, wherein the back steel plate has a flat plate shape constituted only by the back surface portion.   A bathroom unit comprising a bathroom wall constituted by the wall panel according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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