JP2011188890A - Bathroom unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user-friendly bathroom unit including a counter narrower than the width of a wash place. <P>SOLUTION: In the bathroom unit 1 including the counter 310 narrower than the width W1 of the washing place 3 provided on a wall member 5B adjacent to a bathtub 2 and the washing place 3, an article mounting surface 311 of the counter 310 is provided at a position lower than a bathtub upper surface 2U, and a storage member and support members 40L and 40R for freely detachably supporting the storage member are provided in the area of the wall member 5B at the position lower than the bathtub upper surface 2U, and in the side area of the counter 310. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathroom unit having a counter narrower than the width of a washing place, and more particularly to a bathroom unit capable of storing articles together around a counter.

  Conventionally, a bathroom unit provided with a counter is known. The conventional counter is provided in the washing area next to the bathtub on the wall surface adjacent to the bathtub and the washing area. The counter has a length over the entire width of the washing area, and has a wide article mounting surface on which bathing tools such as shampoo, rinse, soap and the like, a washing tool, and a basin can be placed.

  In recent years, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, counters have been developed in which the width of the counter is narrower than the width of the washing area. If the width of the counter becomes narrower, the surface for placing bathing utensils, basins, etc. will also become smaller, so it is necessary to provide a tray or storage basket for placing bathing utensils etc. in a position adjacent to the counter. Become.

  With respect to storing bathing equipment and the like around the counter, techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 2 and 3 are known.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a “suspending support member”. According to this suspension support member, the suspension storage member can be suspended on the support attached to the bathroom wall surface.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a “bathroom unit”. In this bathroom unit, the support rail is fixed to the bathroom wall surface, and the locking portion provided on the wall surface functional member is detachably locked to the support rail. According to this bathroom unit, it is possible to easily change or increase the position of wall surface functional members such as shelves and shower hooks.

JP 2007-167571 A JP 2003-204893 A JP 2003-97069 A

  In Patent Documents 2 and 3, a bathing tool or the like is stored or placed in a basket or tray provided at a position higher than the article placement surface of the counter. For this reason, for example, when using tools such as bathing agents during bathing, use these tools after putting them out of the basket or tray located or placed above and placed on the lower counter, After use, when returning these articles to the original basket or tray, the articles must be lifted to a position higher than the counter. In particular, if the counter product placement surface is lower than the top surface of the bathtub, the product travel distance from the counter product placement surface to the upper basket or tray storage position is long, so do you stand up from the seated state? Or it must be stored in the middle waist. Therefore, it is convenient if the article can be returned from the counter to the original storage position more easily.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use bathroom unit including a counter that is narrower than the width of a washing place.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a bathroom unit comprising a wall member adjacent to a bathtub and a washing place, provided with a counter narrower than the width of the washing place, and an article placement surface of the counter provided at a position lower than the upper surface of the bathtub. And in the side area | region of the counter, the storage member and the supporting member which supports this storage member removably were provided in the area | region of the wall member lower than the bathtub upper surface.

  In the bathroom unit of the present invention, a plurality of support members may be provided on the wall member. For example, the support member can be provided on the wall member on each of the left and right sides of the counter and at the height position of the article placement surface.

  According to the present invention, the storage member can be detachably supported by the support member provided on the side of the counter. Since the storage member can be disposed on the side of the counter by the support member, small items such as bathing tools placed on the counter article mounting surface can be easily returned to the original storage position without changing the posture of the bather. Can be returned.

  This is particularly convenient when a bather sits in front of the counter, shampoos with his head lowered, and returns the small article on the counter to the storage member. As in the past, when there is a basket or the like for storing small items at a position higher than the upper surface of the bathtub, it was necessary to raise the head at the time of shampooing to confirm the storage location, but in the present invention, even with the head lowered, The storage member supported by the support member at the side of the counter can be confirmed.

It is a fragmentary perspective view of the bathroom unit which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing in the bathroom unit of FIG. (A) is the figure before attaching a storage member to the support member of the bathroom unit of FIG. 1, (B) is a figure which shows the state which attached the storage member to the support member, respectively. It is a fragmentary sectional view along the AA line of FIG. 3 (B). It is a side view of a multifunctional member concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the state which removed the movable part of the multifunctional member which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the fixed part. It is a fragmentary perspective view of the bathroom unit which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view showing a bathroom unit 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The bathroom unit 1 includes a bathtub 2 and a washing place 3 provided adjacent to the bathtub 2. The bathtub 2 and the washing place 3 are provided on a waterproof pan (not shown) (a waterproof pan 4 in FIG. 2 described later). Four wall members rise from the peripheral edge of the waterproof pan to form four wall portions of the bathroom unit. In FIG. 1, of the four wall members, two wall members 5A and 5B are shown, and the remaining panels are not shown. A ceiling (not shown) is attached to the upper edges of the four wall members. The bathroom unit 1 is configured in a box shape from the waterproof pan, the four wall members, and the ceiling.

In this embodiment, the multifunctional member 10 provided with several functions, such as an article mounting function, a piping cover function, a faucet function, is provided in the wall member 5B where the bathtub 2 and the washing place 3 adjoin.
The multifunctional member 10 is provided so as to line up with the bathtub 2 in the lower region of the wall member 5B.

The multifunctional member 10 includes a lower unit 20 and an upper unit 30.
First, the lower unit 20 will be described.
The lower unit 20 includes a fixed part 210 and a movable part 220.

  The fixing part 210 of the lower unit 20 is fixed between the washing place 3 and the wall member 5B. As shown in FIG. 6 to be described later, an opening 3A is formed in a boundary region between the bathtub 2 of the panel constituting the washing place 3 and the multifunctional member 10, and the fixing portion 210 includes the opening 3A and its periphery. (Hereinafter referred to as the opening peripheral region S1). A pipe 6 is drawn into the bathroom unit 1 from the opening 3A. The pipe 6 is a water supply pipe or a hot water supply pipe. In FIG. 6, only one pipe is shown, and the other pipe is not shown.

  The fixing part 210 includes a shelf part 211 and a curtain plate part 212, and the shelf part 211 includes a placement surface 211 </ b> A for placing small items such as bathing tools at a level higher than the washing place 3. In consideration of drainage, the placement surface 211A is inclined so that the height gradually decreases from the back side (wall member 5B side) to the front side (washing station 3 side).

  The curtain plate portion 212 of the fixed portion 210 is configured to rise upward from the rear edge of the placement surface 211A, and is drawn in from the opening 3A and arranged along the surface of the wall member 5B. (FIG. 6) is covered. The upper edge of the curtain plate portion 212 is set at a position lower than the upper surface of the bathtub. This is to prevent, for example, shampoo bubbles attached to the upper edge of the curtain plate portion 212 from entering the bathtub from the upper edge.

  The movable part 220 is detachably attached to the fixed part 210, for example. The movable part 220 covers the above-described opening peripheral region S1 (FIG. 6) while being attached to the fixed part 210.

  The movable part 220 includes a front wall part 221, a horizontal wall part 222 extending from the right end of the front wall part 221 toward the curtain plate part 212, and a flat mounting connected to the upper edges of the front wall part 221 and the horizontal wall part 222. It is comprised from the mounting surface part 223, the back wall part 224 which stood up from the edge of the back side of this mounting surface part 223, and the side wall part 225 connected to each left end part of the mounting surface part 223 and the back wall part 224. .

  In a state where the movable part 220 is mounted on the fixed part 210, the horizontal wall part 222 is in watertight contact with the left end of the shelf 211 of the fixed part 210 and the left end of the curtain plate part 212.

Next, the upper unit 30 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the upper unit 30 includes a counter unit 310, a standing wall unit 320 that rises from the inner edge of the counter unit 310, a faucet device unit 330 provided on the upper part of the standing wall unit 320, And is attached to the wall member 5B at a position where the vicinity of the lower end is placed on the upper edge of the lower unit 20, specifically, the upper edge of the curtain plate part 212 of the fixed part 210.

  The counter unit 310 of the upper unit 30 constitutes an article placement surface 311, and the article placement surface 311 is set to be disposed at a position lower than the height of the upper surface 2U of the bathtub 2 as shown in FIG. Yes.

  As shown in the drawing, the size of the counter 310 is selected to be narrower than the width W1 of the washing place 3, the shelf 211 of the lower unit 210, and the width W2 of the curtain plate 212. For example, the width W3 of the counter unit 310 is set to one third or less of the width W1 of the washing place 3.

  In the present embodiment, the widths of the standing wall 320, the faucet device 330, the mirror 7 (described later), and the lighting devices 8A and 8B (described later) are also designed in accordance with the counter width W3 and have a uniform appearance. It is an arrangement configuration.

  The depth D1 of the counter unit 310 is set larger than the depth D2 of the shelf 211 of the lower unit 210. The counter unit 310 protrudes from the shelf 211 toward the center of the washing place 3.

  The standing wall portion 320 of the upper unit 30 is a member that covers the pipe 6 (see FIG. 6) that extends upward from the upper edge of the curtain plate portion 212 of the lower unit 20.

The faucet device unit 330 includes a water discharge port 331, a flow rate adjustment operation unit 332, and a temperature adjustment operation unit 333. The pipe 6 is drawn from the floor opening 3 </ b> A and passes through the back side region (not shown) of the curtain plate part 212 of the lower unit 20 and the back side region (not shown) of the standing wall part 320 of the upper unit 30. It extends to the portion 330 and is connected to the faucet body of the faucet device portion 330.
In the present embodiment, the upper surface 334 of the faucet device unit 330 can also be used as an article placement surface.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the upper unit 30 is provided at a distance from the bathtub 2 in the width direction of the washing place 3. The upper unit 30 is also provided at a distance from a wall member (not shown in FIG. 1; wall member 5C in FIG. 2 described later) facing the wall member 5A.

  The multi-function member 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes support members 40L and 40R that support storage members such as cages 51 and 52 described later. Here, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the bathroom unit 1 of FIG. 1 cut along a vertical cross section parallel to the wall member 5B, and the support members 40L and 40R are regions shown by diagonal lines in FIG. This is provided in the wall surface mounting areas SL and SR at a position lower than the bathtub upper surface 2U.

  In the present embodiment, the support members 40L and 40R are provided on the upper edge of the counter side curtain plate portion 212 as shown in FIG. In other words, the support members 40L and 40R are on the left and right sides of the counter unit 310, and the bottom surfaces 411 of the support members 40L and 40R (described later) at the height position of the article placement surface 311 of the counter unit 310 (see FIG. 4). ) Is fixed to the wall member 5B with screws or the like (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 3A, the left support member 40L has a length over the entire width of the upper edge of the left curtain plate 212 of the counter unit 310, and the right support member 40R It has a length over the entire width of the upper edge of the right curtain panel 212. As shown in FIG. 3A, the counter unit 310 is arranged offset by a distance D from the intermediate position C of the washing place 3 to the bathtub 2 side. For this reason, the left support member 40L is set to be shorter than the right support member 40R.
Such support members 40L and 40R support the storage member in a detachable manner. FIG. 3B shows a state in which the cages 51 and 52 are supported by the support members 40L and 40R as storage members.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. The support member 40L is a long member having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and includes a bottom surface portion 411 that contacts the upper edge surface of the curtain plate portion 212, a back surface portion 412 that contacts the surface of the wall member 5B, and a back surface. It has an upper surface part 413 protruding forward from the upper edge of the part 412 and a groove part 414. The attaching part 53 provided in storage members, such as the above-mentioned cage | basket 52, is latched by the groove part 414. FIG.
A claw portion 416 protrudes downward from the lower front end of the support member 40L. In a state where the support member 40L is attached to the wall member 5B, the claw portion 416 functions to press the curtain plate portion 212 against the wall member 5B.
The support member 40R disposed on the right side of the counter also has the same cross-sectional shape as the left support member 40R.

  Furthermore, in the bathroom unit 1 according to the present embodiment, the mirror 7 is disposed above the upper unit 30 of the multifunctional member 10, and the lighting devices 8A and 8B are provided at a position higher than the mirror 7. Note that the illumination devices 8A and 8B are also designed to have dimensions that match the counter width W3. One lighting device 8B is provided on the wall member 5B so as to be aligned with the upper counter 30 and the mirror 7 in the vertical direction.

In the bathroom unit 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the multifunctional member 10 is disposed in the lower region of the wall member 5B adjacent to the washing place 3.
The multifunctional member 10 can place small articles on the article placement surface 311 of the counter unit 310, the placement surface 211A of the shelf 211, the placement surface unit 223 of the movable unit 220, and the upper surface 334 of the faucet device unit 330. In addition, containers such as shampoos and rinses can be accommodated in the baskets 51 and 52 locked to the support members 40L and 40R.
According to the multi-function member 10, bathing articles and the like can be stored together around the counter unit 310, in other words, in the lower region of the wall member 5B lower than the upper surface 2U of the bathtub 2.

  In addition to storing bathing articles and the like in the multifunctional member 10 together, the curtain plate part 320, the faucet part part 330, the mirror 7 set upward from the counter part 310 to the same dimensions as the counter width W3. The member arrangement (layout) in the wall portion 5B can be simplified by arranging the lighting devices 8B so as to be aligned in the vertical direction. Since such a simple member arrangement configuration is novel as compared with the conventional bathroom unit, the appearance can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the support members 40L and 40R are provided on each side of the counter unit 310. These support members 40L and 40R support the storage member in a detachable manner. The storage member in the illustrated example supports small items such as bathing articles at a position lower than the support members 40L and 40R. Moreover, the user can lock what was arbitrarily selected from the plurality of support members to the support members 40L and 40R.

  For this reason, according to the bathroom unit 1 according to the present embodiment, the storage members such as the baskets 51 and 52 are disposed on the side of the counter unit 310, and thus are placed on the article placement surface 311 of the counter unit 310. Small items such as bathing tools can be easily returned to the original storage position.

  This is particularly convenient when the bather sits in front of the counter and shampoos with his head lowered to return small items on the article placement surface 311 of the counter unit 310. As in the prior art, when there is a basket or the like for storing small items at a position higher than the upper surface 2U of the bathtub 2, it is necessary to raise the head at the time of shampooing and confirm the storage location, but in the bathroom unit 1 of the present embodiment, Even when the head is lowered, the storage member supported by the support seats 40L and 40R and the articles stored in the storage member can be confirmed by the side of the counter.

  Furthermore, in the multifunctional member 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the placement surface 211A of the shelf 210 is one step higher than the washing place 3, so that the water on the washing place 3 moves to the placement surface 211A. It is prevented from rising and being applied to small items on the placement surface 211A.

Furthermore, in the multi-function member 10 of this embodiment, the movable part 220 which comprises the lower unit 20 can be removed from the fixed part 210, as shown in FIG.
The movable portion 220 not only covers the opening peripheral region S1, but also has a placement surface portion 223 at the top. This placement surface portion 223 is also set at a position lower than the upper surface 2U of the bathtub 2, and can contribute to intensively accommodating small items in the lower region of the wall member 5B.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, since the mounting surface part 223 of the movable part 220 is adjacent to the bathtub 2, it can also be used for placing a container such as a bottle containing drinking water that a user drinks during bathing.

  As described above, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit of the invention.

  The storage member supported by the support member is not limited to the illustrated baskets 51 and 52, and may be a hook (reference numeral 53 in FIG. 7) or a tray.

  In the above configuration example, the case where the counter narrower than the width of the washing place is configured as a part of the multifunctional member as the counter part is illustrated, but the counter of the present invention may be provided by omitting the multifunctional member. Of course. FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of a bathroom unit according to another embodiment of the present invention. Also in this figure, the article placement surface of the counter 310 ′ is set at a position lower than the bathtub upper surface 2 </ b> U, like the article placement surface 311 in FIG. 2.

  The supporting members 41L and 41R are not limited in their arrangement positions as long as they are within the hatched area in FIG. 2, that is, in the wall surface mounting areas SL and SR at the side of the counter and lower than the bathtub upper surface 2U. Moreover, in each side surface area | region SL and SR, multiple support members 41L and 41R may be provided up and down. For example, as indicated by a broken line in FIG. 7, a support member 40R 'may be provided on the right side of the counter 310' and below the support member 40R.

  The support member of this invention may be provided only in the wall surface attachment area | region of one side of a counter right and left. The length of the support member is not limited to the illustrated example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathroom unit 2 Bathtub 3 Washing area 3A Opening 5A, 5B Wall member 6 Piping 7 Mirror 8A, 8B Illuminating device 10 Multifunctional member 20 Lower unit 210 Fixed part 211 Fixed part shelf 212 Fixed part curtain plate part 220 Movable part 221 Front wall portion 222 of movable portion Horizontal wall portion 223 of movable portion Placement surface portion 224 of movable portion Back wall portion 225 of movable portion Apron portion 30 of movable portion Upper unit 310 Counter portion 320 Standing wall portion 330 Water faucet device portions 40L, 40R Member 411 Bottom surface portion 412 of support member Back surface portion 413 of support member Upper surface portion 414 of support member Front portion 415 of support member Recessed portion S1 of support member Peripheral region SL, SR Wall surface mounting region

Claims (3)

The wall member adjacent to the bathtub and the washing place is equipped with a counter narrower than the width of the washing place,
A bathroom unit provided with an article placement surface of the counter at a position lower than the upper surface of the bathtub,
A bathroom unit comprising a storage member and a support member that detachably supports the storage member in a region of the wall member that is lower than the upper surface of the bathtub in a side region of the counter.   The bathroom unit according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the support members are provided on the wall member.   The bathroom according to claim 2, wherein the support member is provided on the wall member on each of the left and right sides of the counter and at a height position of the article placement surface. unit.