JP2010142610A - Structure for attaching corner storage box to bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To store a corner storage box to a flange, while preventing the increase in size of the whole bathtub. <P>SOLUTION: A structure for attaching a corner storage member to the bathtub is obtained by notching a notched portion 4, which communicates with the rear side 3 of the bathtub below the flange 2, at the corner 2A of a bathroom, where wall surface 14 sides are crossed each other, in the flange 2 formed in the outer periphery of the upper end of the bathtub 1, and then, removably fitting the corner storage box 5, which has an external shape in a plane view corresponding to the shape of the notched portion 4 in a plane view, to the notched portion 4 from the upper part of the flange 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a corner storage box to a bathtub.

  Conventionally, in providing a storage part for storing bathing supplies such as shampoo in the bathtub, the flange part formed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the bathtub, over the entire length of the long side of the flange part on the wall surface side opposite to the washing place What added the vertically long counter which has a storage part (for example, patent document 1), and what added the storage part with a horizontally long lid along the short side of the flange part located in the bathtub head side (for example, patent document 2) It has been known.

However, in the conventional examples shown in the above-mentioned Patent Documents 1 and 2, since the storage portion is extended so as to protrude outward from the flange portion on the wall surface side or the flange portion on the bathtub head side, the overall size of the bathtub is increased. There is a problem of inviting.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-24189 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-27391

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-described conventional problems, and the object of the present invention is to use a corner portion having a wide shape in the flange portion of the bathtub while preventing the enlargement of the entire bathtub. It is an object of the present invention to provide a corner storage box mounting structure to a bathtub that can store a corner storage box and can effectively use a dead space on the back side of the bathtub at the corner portion. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the inflow of water into the corner storage box and the inflow of water into the back of the bathtub from the gap between the corner storage box and the notch, and the water flowing into the corner storage box can be drained to the outside. It is in providing the attachment structure of the corner storage box to the bathtub to do.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention provides a corner portion 2A at the corner of the bathroom where the wall surface 14 side of the flange portion 2 formed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the bathtub 1 intersects, and a bathtub back side 3 below the flange portion 2. The notch 4 is cut out so as to face, and the corner storage box 5 having a plan view outer shape corresponding to the plan view shape of the notch 4 is removably fitted to the notch 4 from above the flange 2. It is characterized by

  By adopting such a configuration, by fitting the corner storage box 5 having a shape that fits into the cutout portion 4 from above the cutout portion 4, the corner storage box 5 fits inside the cutout portion 4 and outwards. Since it does not protrude, the corner storage box 5 does not cause an increase in the size of the bathtub 1 as a whole, and the dead space on the bathtub back side 3 in the corner portion can be effectively used as a storage space.

  Further, it is preferable to connect a drain pipe 6 for discharging the water flowing into the corner storage box 5 to the bottom portion 5a of the corner storage box 5, and in this case, temporarily in the corner storage box 5 Even if water flows in, the water can be drained from the drain pipe 6 of the bottom surface portion 5a, so that small bathroom articles stocked in the corner storage box 5 do not become soaked.

  Further, a top cover material 7 is covered along the notch 4a of the notch 4 so that the upper surface opening 8 of the corner storage box 5 whose upper surface is opened can be opened and closed with an upper lid 9, and the corner storage box It is preferable that the upper lid 9 is placed one step higher than the upper surface 2a of the flange portion 2 by mounting the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface opening 8 of the upper surface 8 on the upper surface of the mouthpiece cover member 7. The hot water flowing along 2a is difficult to reach the top lid 9, and the corner storage box 5 can be kept waterproof, and water from the corner storage box 5 and the notch portion 4 through the gap between the corner storage box 5 and the notch 4 can be supplied to the bathtub back side 3. Inflow can also be prevented.

  The invention according to claim 1 can accommodate the corner storage box in a corner portion having a wide flange shape, and does not lead to an increase in the size of the entire bathtub, and also effectively uses the dead space on the back side of the bathtub in the corner portion. It can be done. Furthermore, it becomes possible to inspect and repair the piping on the back side of the bathtub using the notch with the corner storage box removed, thereby improving maintenance.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the water that has flowed into the corner storage box can be drained from the drain pipe on the bottom surface, so that the corner storage box does not become soaked.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the corner storage box that opens and closes the upper surface opening portion with the upper lid can be made waterproof, and the inflow of water from the gap between the corner storage box and the notch to the back of the bathtub is simultaneously performed by the end cover material. It becomes possible to prevent.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the bathtub 1 of the present embodiment is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and the long side 10 on one side of the flange portion 2 formed on the outer periphery of the upper end faces the washing place 30, and the other side The long side 11 faces the wall surface 14 on the opposite side to the washing place 30. The short side 12 on one side of the flange portion 2 is located on the bathtub head side 1A where the bather's head comes, and the short side 13 on the other side is located on the bathtub foot side 1B where the foot portion of the bather comes.

  The four corner portions 2A to 2D of the flange portion 2 each have a wide space in terms of shape. Here, the two corner portions 2C and 2D on the side of the washing place 30 can be used, for example, as a seating space when entering and leaving the bathtub 1, or as a mounting space for a bathtub drainage device such as a pop-up drainage tap or a faucet appliance. In addition, the two corner portions 2A and 2B at the corner of the bathroom where the wall surface 14 on the opposite side of the washing place 30 intersects has no use, and the bathtub back side 3 below these corner portions 2A (2B) is wide dead respectively. It is a space.

  In the present invention, a notch portion 4 is cut into one of the corner portions 2A and 2B on the wall surface 14 side of the flange portion 2 in a circular arc shape in plan view toward the bathtub 1 side. In the example of FIG. 1, the notch portion 4 is notched into a corner portion 2A formed by the short side 13 of the flange portion 2 located on the bathtub foot side 1B and the long side 11 of the flange portion 2 located on the wall surface 14 side. However, you may provide the notch part 4 in the corner part 2B. Reference numeral 15 in FIG. 3 denotes a reinforcing rib provided on the lower surface of the flange portion 2 along the notch 4a of the notch portion 4, and the strength of the flange portion 2 is ensured.

  The cutout end 4a of the notch 4 is covered with an arcuate end cover material 7 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 over its entire length. The lip cover material 7 is formed of a waterproof and moisture-proof material in a U-shaped cross section, and the upper piece 7a of the cutout portion 4 is flanged when fitted into the cutout lip 4a of the cutout portion 4 from the lateral direction. The upper surface 2a is in close contact with the gap.

  The notch 4 is fitted with a corner storage box 5 for stocking small bathroom items such as cleaning tools and shampoos. The top opening 8 of the corner storage box 5 can be opened and closed by an upper lid 9 having a handle (not shown). The outer shape of the corner storage box 5 in plan view is formed in the same shape and size as that of the cutout portion 4 in plan view. In this example, it is formed in a fan shape in plan view having a front part 16 bent in a circular arc shape in plan view, a back part 17 and a side part 18 orthogonal to each other in plan view, and the front part 16 is notched part 4. Bend with the same curvature as the lip cover material 7, the back surface portion 17 is disposed on the extended line of the long side 11 of the flange portion 2, and the side surface portion 18 is disposed on the extended line of the short side 13 of the flange portion 2. Thus, the corner storage box 5 is fit in the cutout portion 4 without protruding outward. Moreover, as shown in FIG.2 (b), the collar part 19 mounted in the upper piece 7a of the end cover material 7 protrudes from the upper end of the front part 16 of the corner storage box 5 of this example, When the collar portion 19 is placed on the upper piece 7a of the end cover member 7, the upper lid 9 for opening and closing the upper surface opening 8 of the corner storage box 5 is arranged one step higher than the flange portion upper surface 2a.

  In this example, a collar portion 20 (FIG. 2 a) is provided at the upper end of the back surface portion 17 and the side surface portion 18 of the corner storage box 5, and the collar portion 20 is supported by a wall surface support 21 attached to the wall surface 14. I am doing so.

  A drain pipe 6 for draining water that has flowed into the corner storage box 5 to the outside is attached to the bottom surface portion 5 a of the corner storage box 5. For example, the drain pipe 6 is branched and connected to an external drain pipe for draining water in the bathtub 1.

  Thus, according to the above configuration, the corner storage box 5 is formed by forming the cutout portion 4 in the corner portion 2A on the wall surface 14 side of the flange portion 2 and fitting the corner storage box 5 from above the cutout portion 4. Can be accommodated in the notch 4, so that the bathtub 1 as a whole is not enlarged. In addition, in the state in which the collar portions 19 and 20 on the outer periphery of the upper end of the corner storage box 5 are supported by the top cover member 7 and the wall surface support 21, substantially the entire corner storage box 5 is on the bathtub back side 3 below the flange portion 2. It will be stored and held. Furthermore, the dead space on the bathtub back side 3 in the corner portion can be effectively used as the storage space of the corner storage box 5. In addition, the strength of the notch 4 is secured by the reinforcing rib 15 provided on the lower surface of the notch 4, and the wall surface support in which the back surface 17 and the side 18 of the corner storage box 5 are fixed to the wall 14 of the bathroom. Since it is supported by the tool 21, the support strength of the corner storage box 5 can be secured.

  In addition, the notch 4 is provided at the corner portion 2A formed by the short side 13 on the bathtub foot side 1B of the flange portion 2 and the long side 11 on the wall surface 14 side. The storage box 5 comes to be located on the bathtub foot side 1B, and a feeling of pressure can be eliminated for the bather.

  In addition, the upper opening 9 of the corner storage box 5 is covered with the upper lid 9 so that the upper lid 9 can be opened and closed, and the upper lid 9 is housed in a position higher by one than the flange upper surface 2a by the lip cover material 7. The hot water flowing along the upper surface 2a hardly reaches the upper lid 9, and as a result, the inflow of water into the corner storage box 5 from the gap between the upper lid 9 and the upper surface opening 8 can be effectively prevented. Moreover, the gap between the collar portion 19 at the upper end of the front surface portion 16 of the corner storage box 5 and the notched tip 4a of the notched portion 4 is filled with the waterproof and moisture-proof mouthpiece cover material 7, and the wall surface 14 Since the gaps between the upper end of the rear surface portion 17 and the upper surface of the side surface portion 18 and the wall surface 14 of the corner storage box 5 are filled with the wall surface support 21 attached to the side, the bathtub is formed from the gap between the corner storage box 5 and the wall surface 14. It becomes a structure which can prevent the inflow of the water to the back side 3 reliably. Even if water flows into the corner storage box 5 from the gap between the upper lid 9 and the upper surface opening 8, the water is discharged from the drain pipe 6 provided on the bottom surface 5 a of the corner storage box 5. Does not accumulate in the corner storage box 5, and therefore, small bathroom articles stocked in the corner storage box 5 do not become flooded.

  Moreover, in this example, there is also an advantage that the upper surface of the upper lid 9 of the corner storage box 5 can be utilized as a accessory storage space or a bath lid (winding lid) storage space. The upper lid 9 is not limited to an open / close type, and may be a detachable type.

  On the other hand, the corner storage box 5 is removed from the notch 4 when the piping is inspected. At this time, by providing a handle on the upper lid 9, the removal becomes easy. Since the notch part 4 opened at this time is opened to the bathtub back side 3 below the flange part 2, it can be used as an inspection port. That is, the storage unit disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 described in the prior art cannot be removed and does not have a function as an inspection port. However, in the present invention, a cutout for fitting the corner storage box 5 is provided. Since the part 4 also functions as an inspection port, it is possible to inspect and repair the pipe from the wall surface 14 side away from the washing place 30, and the effect of improving the maintainability can be obtained.

  The notch 4 may be provided in either one of the corner portions 2A or 2B on the wall surface 14 side of the flange 2 but may be provided in both.

  In the above-described embodiment, the shape of the cutout portion 4 in a plan view is an arc shape, and the corner storage box 5 is a fan shape in a plan view. However, for example, the shape of the cutout portion 4 in a plan view is a triangle or a quadrangle. In accordance with this, the outer shape of the corner storage box 5 in plan view may be made to correspond.

It is a disassembled perspective view explaining the attachment structure of the corner storage member to the bathtub of one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is side sectional drawing explaining the attachment state of the same corner storage box, (b) is an expanded sectional view of the E section of (a). It is a top view explaining a bathtub and a washing place same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathtub 2 Flange part 2A Corner part 2a Flange top surface 3 Bathtub back side 4 Notch part 4a Notch top 5 Corner storage box 5a Bottom part 6 Drain pipe 7 Kip cover material 8 Top opening part 9 Top cover

Claims (3)

  At the corner of the bathroom corner where the wall surfaces of the flange part formed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the bathtub cross each other, the notch part is notched so as to face the bathtub back side below the flange part, and the plan view shape of the notch part A corner storage box mounting structure for a bathtub, characterized in that a corner storage box having an outer shape corresponding to the plan view is removably fitted into the cutout portion from above the flange portion.   The structure for mounting a corner storage box to a bathtub according to claim 1, wherein a drain pipe for discharging water flowing into the corner storage box to the outside is connected to the bottom surface of the corner storage box. Cover the cutout cover material along the cutout top of the cutout, cover the top opening of the corner storage box with the top open so that it can be opened and closed with an upper lid, and cover the outer periphery of the top opening of the corner storage box The corner storage box mounting structure for a bathtub according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the upper lid is disposed one step higher than the upper surface of the flange portion by being mounted on the upper surface of the mouthpiece cover material.

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