JP2011229805A - Supporting structure of bench for bathroom - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a supporting structure of a bench for a bathroom capable of easily and firmly being supported without relying upon a reinforcing means.SOLUTION: In the bathroom 1, the space between a rim 21 of the bathtub 2 and a floor pan 31 of a washing place 3 is closed by an apron 22 and the bench 5 for the bathroom extending from the second bathroom wall face 12 to the bathtub 2 side is arranged along one of the first bathroom wall face 11 extending along the bathtub 2 and the washing place 3 in one end side of the apron 22. A support material 51 which is extended out to the bathtub 2 side along one of the first bathroom wall face 11 and whose bathroom 2 side end is located inside of the apron 22, a seat material 52 which is arranged on the upper side of the support material 51 and whose bathroom side end coming into contact with the rim 21 of the bathroom 2 while being flush with each other, and bench legs 53, 54 hanging down from both the ends in the extending out direction of the support material 51 and supporting both ends in the extending out direction, respectively are arranged in the bench 5 for the bathroom 5. Further, the supporting leg 53 in the bathroom side end of the supporting member 51 is housed inside of the apron 22.

Description

  The present invention relates to a support structure for a bathroom bench installed in a bathroom washroom.

In general, in a bathroom, a bathtub and a washing place adjacent to each other, an apron that covers between the rim that protrudes outside the upper edge of the bathtub and the floor of the washing place, and one end of the apron along the bathtub and the washing place And an extended bathroom wall.
Some have a long, substantially rectangular bathroom bench extending toward the bathtub along the bathroom wall surface.

  And as a support structure of the said bench for bathrooms, as shown, for example in patent document 1, a base end is attached to the said bathroom wall surface at every predetermined space | interval, respectively, and the other end is substantially toward the anti-bathroom wall surface side (washing area side). There is known one in which a bathroom bench is cantilevered by a plurality of cantilever supports extending horizontally. Moreover, in this thing, the front-end | tip of each cantilever support material is supported by the support material extended in parallel with a 2nd wall surface.

JP 2009-34184 A

  However, since the conventional bench is cantilever-supported by a plurality of cantilever supports, when attaching one end of a plurality of, for example, three or more cantilever supports to the second wall surface, respectively. The installation work requires skill, and there is a risk of variations in the mounting positions of each cantilevered support material, that is, height differences may occur, and if each cantilevered support material has a height difference, each cantilevered support material Therefore, the bathroom bench cannot be supported evenly, and the bathroom bench cannot be firmly supported. Further, since sufficient support strength cannot be obtained with the rigidity of the wall surface itself, a reinforcing means such as a support member is required separately, and the support structure of the bathroom bench becomes complicated.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this point, The place made into the objective is to provide the support structure of the bench for bathrooms which can be supported simply and firmly, without depending on a reinforcement means. .

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, as a support structure for a bathroom bench, a bath and a washing place adjacent to each other in the bathroom, an apron closing between the rim of the bathtub and the floor of the washing place, and one end of the apron are provided. A bathroom wall surface extending along the bathtub and the washing area, and a bathroom bench extending toward the bathtub side along the bathroom wall surface, the bathroom bench extending toward the bathtub side along the bathroom wall surface. A supporting member that is provided and has a bathtub side end in an extending direction located inside the apron, and a seating material that is provided on the upper side of the apron and has a bathtub side end substantially flush with a rim of the bathtub. And supporting legs that respectively hang down from both ends in the extending direction of the support member and support the both ends in the extending direction. And the support leg of the bathtub side end of the said support material is accommodated inside the said apron, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
Due to this specific matter, both ends of the support material are supported on the floor surface by the support legs hanging from both ends in the extending direction of the support material, and there are variations in the mounting positions, such as those supported on the bathroom wall surface. It does not occur, and it becomes possible to firmly support the bathroom bench. Moreover, it is not necessary to depend on the reinforcing means when supporting the bathroom bench, and the support structure for the bathroom bench can be simplified.
Moreover, the support leg of the bathtub side end of a support material hangs down from the bathtub side end of the support material located inside the apron, and is accommodated inside the apron. Accordingly, the washing area is not narrowed by the support legs, and the washing area can be widened and effectively used.

Moreover, it is preferable that the support leg of the anti-tub side end of the said support material is accommodated inside the decorative cover.
In this case, the support legs that hang down from both ends in the extending direction of the support material can be smoothly shielded by the decorative cover and the apron, thereby improving the appearance.

Moreover, it is preferable that the anti-tub side end of the support member extends to the bathroom wall surface facing the bathtub across the washing place, and the decorative cover is in contact with the bathroom wall surface facing the bathtub.
In this case, since the support leg on the anti-bathroom side that hangs down from the counter-tub side end of the support material that extends to the bathroom wall facing the bathtub is housed inside the decorative cover that contacts the bathroom wall surface, The cover itself is substantially integrated with the bathroom wall facing the bathtub, and the appearance of the support legs on the side opposite to the bathroom can be further improved.

It is preferable that the decorative cover is provided for shielding a hot water supply pipe extending in a vertical direction on a bathroom wall facing the bathtub.
In this case, a decorative cover for shielding the hot water pipe extending in the vertical direction on the bathroom wall facing the bathtub is applied as a decorative cover for accommodating the support legs on the anti-tub side on the inside. Even if a decorative cover for hiding the legs is not provided separately, the number of parts can be reduced.

Further, it is preferable that each of the support legs is provided with a height adjusting mechanism for adjusting the height.
In this case, the height adjustment mechanism of each support leg can smoothly align the bathtub-side end of the support material and the hole through which this passes through the apron. Thereby, the positioning operation of the support material with respect to the hole of the apron is easily performed, and the mounting operation of the bathroom bench can be efficiently performed.
In addition, even if there is a height difference between the support legs, the height difference is easily eliminated by the height adjustment mechanism, and the level of the support material can be obtained with certainty.

  In short, in short, by supporting the both ends of the support material with support legs that hang down from both ends in the extending direction of the support material, the support material is firmly supported on the floor surface by each support leg, and raised and lowered at each mounting position. The bathroom bench can be firmly supported without causing a difference. Further, it is not necessary to depend on the reinforcing means for supporting the bathroom bench, and the support structure for the bathroom bench can be simplified. In addition, by accommodating the support legs hanging from the bathtub side end of the support material inside the apron, the washing area is not narrowed by the support legs, and the washing area can be widened and effectively used.

It is the perspective view of the bathroom which looked at the bathroom bench vicinity using the support structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the bathtub side. It is the perspective view of the bathroom which looked at the bathroom bench vicinity using the support structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the bathroom wall surface side extended along a bathtub and a washroom. It is the perspective view of the bathroom which looked at the bathroom bench vicinity using the support structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the washroom side. It is the perspective view of the bathroom which looked at the bathroom bench vicinity from the washing-room side in the state which removed the apron of FIG. 3, the bench piping cover, and the bench side rail front cover. It is the bottom view which looked at the support material and seating material of the bench for bathrooms using the support structure concerning an embodiment of the invention from the lower side. It is the side view which looked at the bench for bathrooms of Drawing 5 from the 2nd bathroom wall side.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings for understanding of the present invention. In addition, the following embodiment is an example which actualized this invention, Comprising: The thing of the character which limits the technical scope of this invention is not.

  1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a bathroom to which a bathroom bench support structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. This bathroom has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and has four surroundings. Bathroom walls 11 and 12 (only two are shown in FIG. 1). The bathroom 1 is provided with a bathtub 2 and a washing place 3 adjacent to each other. The bathtub 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view by a rim 21 projecting outward from its upper edge. In this case, the bathtub 2 has a long rim 21 side surface adjacent to the washing place 3.

  The bathroom 1 includes an apron 22 made of a resin (for example, ABS resin) that closes a gap between a rim 21 of the bathtub 2 and a floor pan 31 as a floor of the washing place 3. At the end of the floor pan 31 on the bathtub 2 side, an upstanding portion 32 that stands up is provided integrally. The apron 22 extends between two first bathroom wall surfaces 11 (only one is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) extending along the short rim 21 at both ends of the long rim 21 of the bathtub 2. Thus, the side of the washing place 3 of the bathtub 2 is shielded to prevent water from entering from the washing place 3 side. In this case, the apron 22 swings the lower end from the washing place 3 side to the bathtub 2 side with the upper end engaged with the outer end of the long rim 21 on the washing place 3 side. The lower end is engaged with and held by an engaging tool (not shown) attached to the standing part 32 of the floor pan 31.

  And as shown in FIG.3 and FIG.4, the 1st bathroom wall surface of one side of the 2nd bathroom wall surface 12 which connects the countertub 2 side end (left end in FIG.3 and FIG.4) of each said 1st bathroom wall surface 11 mutually. A water faucet box 4 made of resin (for example, ABS resin or the like) is attached to one end side which is the 11 side (the back side in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4). The second bathroom wall surface 12 extends along the short rim 21 of the bathtub 2 and the washing place 3 on one end side of the apron 22. The bathroom 1 includes a bathroom bench 5 that extends toward the bathtub 2 along the first bathroom wall 11. In this case, the bathroom bench 5 extends from the second bathroom wall surface 12 to the bathtub 2.

  The bathroom bench 5 includes a support member 51 extending from the second bathroom wall surface 12 along the one first bathroom wall surface 11 to the bathtub 2 side, and a resin material provided on the support material 51. A seating material 52 (for example, ABS resin) and bench legs 53 and 54 as supporting legs that respectively hang down from both ends in the extending direction of the support material 51 and support both ends in the extending direction are provided. The support member 51 extends between the second bathroom wall surface 12 and the bathtub 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the support member 51 includes a pair of bench horizontal bars 511 having a substantially hat-shaped cross section extending from the second bathroom wall surface 12 to the bathtub 2 side (right side in FIG. 5). 511, a connection angle 512 having a substantially L-shaped cross section for connecting both ends of each bench horizontal beam 511, and three connection fittings 513, 513,... For connecting the bench horizontal beams 511 at predetermined intervals. ing. Each bench horizontal beam 511 includes a bench horizontal beam 511 located on one first bathroom wall surface 11 side and a bench horizontal beam 511 located on the washing room 3 side.

  The seating material 52 is composed of a pair of bench materials 521 and 522 extending from the second bathroom wall surface 12 to the bathtub 2 side. Each of the bench members 521 and 522 includes a bench member 521 located on the one first bathroom wall surface 11 side and a bench member 522 located on the washing room 3 side. The bench members 521 and 522 are screwed to the upper end flanges (not shown) of the connecting angles 512 and 512 with a small gap between the bench members 521 and 522, respectively. And the bathtub 2 side end of each said bench material 521,522 is in contact with the elongate rim 21 by the side of the said washing place 3 substantially flush. In addition, the upper surfaces of the bench members 521 and 522 are formed in a tapered surface that is positioned downward as the gap between the two members 521 and 522 approaches, and the water accumulated on the seating member 52 is positively passed through the gap. It can be drained. In this case, the end of each bench member 521, 522 on the side of the bathtub 2 is substantially flush with the long rim 21 on the side of the washing place 3, so that the bench 2 is seated on the bathroom bench 5 toward the bathtub 2 side. If it moves, it will be able to enter water into the bathtub 2 easily.

  The upper ends of the bench legs 53 and 54 are screwed onto bolt members 50 and 50 respectively projecting downward from the end of the wash field 3 side of the connecting angle 512 that intersects both ends of the bench crosspiece 511 on the side of the wash field 3. Attached. Further, height adjusting mechanisms 55 for adjusting the heights at both ends in the extending direction of the bathroom bench 5 are provided at the lower ends of the bench legs 53 and 54, respectively. The height adjusting mechanism 55 extends the length of each bench leg 53, 54 in the vertical direction by rotating in the forward rotation direction (for example, clockwise direction), while the reverse rotation direction (for example, counterclockwise direction). ), The length of each bench leg 53, 54 is contracted in the vertical direction.

  The end of each bench horizontal bar 511 on the side of the bathtub 2 is located inside the apron 22 through the cutout holes 221 and 221 cut out on the upper edge of the apron 22. A packing (not shown) is provided around the cutout holes 221 and 221 to ensure the sealing performance of the bench horizontal rails 511 with respect to the bathtub 2 side end. Further, the lower end of the bench leg 53 attached to the end of the tub 2 on the side of the bench side 511 on the side of the wash basin 3 via the connecting angle 512, that is, the lower end of the bench leg 53 depending from the end of the bathroom bench 5 on the tub 2 side. The (height adjustment mechanism 55) is fixed to the upper surface of the standing part 32 of the floor pan 31 via a fixture 34. In this case, the bench leg 53 depending from the end of the bathtub 2 on the bathroom bench 5 is shielded from the washing room 3 side by the apron 22.

  On the other hand, the lower end of the bench leg 54 attached to the end on the second bathroom wall surface 12 side of the bench horizontal beam 511 on the one first bathroom wall surface 11 side through the connection angle 512, that is, the second bathroom wall surface of the bathroom bench 5. The lower end (height adjustment mechanism 55) of the bench leg 54 depending from the end on the 12 side is grounded to the floor pan 31 of the washing place 3. And the bench leg 54 at the second bathroom wall surface 12 side end of the bathroom bench 5 is housed inside a bench piping cover 56 as a decorative cover attached along the second bathroom wall surface 12 and from the washing room 3 side. Shielded. The bench piping cover 56 includes a water supply pipe 501 and a hot water supply pipe 502 that are led out from the floor pan 31 positioned below the end of the bathroom bench 5 on the second bathroom wall surface 12 side and extend upward along the second bathroom wall surface 12. It is made of resin (for example, ABS resin) provided for shielding on the lower side of the bathroom bench 5. The bench piping cover 56 is provided with an insertion hole (not shown) through which a bench leg 54 hanging from the end of the bathroom bench 5 on the second bathroom wall surface 12 side is inserted.

  A pipe cover 57 made of a resin (for example, ABS resin) extending upward from the bathroom bench 5 is attached to a corner portion of the one first bathroom wall surface 11 and the second bathroom wall surface 12. The pipe cover 57 extends upward from the bathroom bench 5 through a notch 122 cut out at the second bathroom wall 12 side end of the bench material 521 on the one first bathroom wall 11 side, The extended end is connected to the faucet box 4. A water supply pipe 501 and a hot water supply pipe 502 collected inside the bench pipe cover 56 are accommodated inside the pipe cover 57 and led to the faucet box 4. The faucet box 4 has a base end of a shower hose 62 provided with a shower nozzle (not shown) at the tip. In addition, a shower hook (not shown) for locking the shower nozzle is attached to the second bathroom wall surface 12. In this case, it is possible to take shower water from the shower nozzle while sitting on the bathroom bench 5, and the shower nozzle is locked to the shower hook of the second bathroom wall surface 12. The distance is secured, making it difficult for shower water from the shower nozzle to enter the bathtub 2.

  The one bench horizontal bar 511 is supported by a support fitting 58 having a substantially L-shaped cross section attached to the one first bathroom wall surface 11. Further, the bench horizontal beam 511 on the washing room 3 side has a substantially L-shaped cross section made of a resin (for example, ABS resin) for shielding the lower part of the bathroom bench 5, that is, the bench horizontal beam 511 on the washing room 3 side from the washing room 3. A cover stay 59 is attached. Further, the one first bathroom wall surface 11 is provided with a handrail 66 extending substantially horizontally from the second bathroom wall surface 12 side toward the bathtub 2 side, and the bathtub 2 side in a state of being seated on the bathroom bench 5. To move smoothly to.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the bathtub 2 side end of the support material 51 (bench horizontal rails 511 and 511) is the upper surface of the standing part 32 of the floor pan 31 by the bench leg 53 depending from the bathtub 2 side end of the bathroom bench 5. On the other hand, the second bathroom wall surface 12 side end of the support material 51 is supported on the floor pan 31 of the washing place 3 by the bench leg 54 depending from the second western wall surface 12 side end of the bathroom bench 5. Thus, the bathroom bench 5 can be firmly supported without any variation in the mounting positions, i.e., the height difference, as in the case where the first bathroom wall is cantilevered. Moreover, it is not necessary to depend on the reinforcing means when supporting the bathroom bench 5, and the support structure of the bathroom bench 5 can be simplified.

  A bench leg 53 on the bathtub 2 side of the bathroom bench 5 hangs down from the end of the bathroom bench 5 on the bathtub 2 side located inside the apron 22 and is accommodated inside the apron 22. Thereby, the washing place 3 is not narrowed by the bench leg 53 on the bathtub 2 side of the bathroom bench 5, and the washing place 3 can be widened and used effectively.

Moreover, the bench leg 54 hanging from the second bathroom wall 12 side end of the bathroom bench 5 hangs from the second bathroom wall 12 side end of the support material 51 extended to the second bathroom wall 12, and the second bathroom. Since it is accommodated inside the bench piping cover 56 attached along the wall surface 12, the bench leg 54 on the second bathroom wall surface 12 side is smoothly shielded by the bench piping cover 56 and accommodated inside the apron 22. The appearance can be improved in combination with the bench leg 53 at the end of the bathtub 2.
Moreover, since the bench piping cover 56 is provided to shield the water supply pipe 501 and the hot water supply pipe 502 extending in the vertical direction on the second bathroom wall surface 12 facing the bathtub 2, the bench piping cover 56 itself is the bathtub 2. Therefore, the appearance of the bench leg 54 on the second bathroom wall surface 12 side can be further improved. Furthermore, it is possible to use a separate cover for hiding the bench leg 54 on the second bathroom wall surface 12 side without providing a separate cover, and the number of parts can be reduced.

Further, each bench leg 53, 54 is provided with a height adjusting mechanism 55 that adjusts the height by extending or contracting the length of each bench leg 53, 54 in the vertical direction. , 54 height adjustment mechanism 55 makes it possible to smoothly align the end of each side wall 511 of the support member 51 on the side of the bathtub 2 and the cutout holes 221 and 221 through which the inside of the apron 22 passes. Thereby, the alignment operation | work of the bathtub 2 side end of each bench crosspiece 511 with respect to each notch hole 221 of the apron 22 is simply performed, and the installation operation | work of the bathroom bench 5 can be aimed at efficiently.
In addition, even if there is a height difference between the bench legs 53 and 54, the height difference is easily eliminated by the height adjusting mechanism 55, and the level of the support member 51 can be reliably obtained.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The other various modifications are included. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the support material 51 is extended to the second bathroom wall surface 12, but the support material may not be extended to the second bathroom wall surface. You may make it the bench leg drooping from a bathroom wall surface side end accommodate in the inside of a special decorative cover.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the bench leg 53 hanging down from the bathtub 2 side end of the bathroom bench 5 was accommodated inside the apron 22, this bench leg on the bathtub side interposed an elastic material etc. with respect to the inner side of the apron. You may make it contact. In this case, the apron is efficiently supported by the bench legs, and the apron rigidity can be effectively increased.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the seating material 52 was comprised by a pair of bench material 521,522, a seating material may be comprised by 3 or more bench materials or a single bench material. In that case, in the seating material which consists of a single bench material, it is preferable to provide the hole for draining the water collected on this seating material.

1 bathroom 11 1st bathroom wall surface (bathroom wall surface extending from one end of apron along bathtub and washing area)
12 Second bathroom wall (bathroom wall facing the bathtub)
2 Bathtub 21 Rim 22 Apron 3 Washing area 31 Floor pan (floor)
5 Bench 502 for bathroom Hot water supply pipe 51 Support material 52 Seating material 53, 54 Bench leg (support leg)
55 Height adjustment mechanism 56 Bench piping cover (decorative cover)

Claims (5)

In the bathroom, a bathtub and a washing place adjacent to each other, an apron that closes between the rim of the bathtub and the floor of the washing place, a bathroom wall that extends along one end of the apron along the bathtub and the washing place, and the bathroom wall A bathroom bench extending along the bathtub side,
The bathroom bench is
A support material that extends to the bathtub side along the bathroom wall surface, and the bathtub side end in the extending direction is located inside the apron;
A seating material provided on the upper side of the support material, the bathtub side end being substantially flush with the rim of the bathtub;
Support legs that respectively hang down from both ends in the extending direction of the support material and support the both ends in the extending direction,
Have
A support structure for a bathroom bench, wherein a support leg at a bathtub side end of the support material is accommodated inside the apron.   The support structure of the bathroom bench according to claim 1, wherein the support leg on the side opposite to the bathtub of the support material is accommodated inside the decorative cover. The opposite end of the supporting member on the side of the bathtub extends to the bathroom wall facing the bathtub across the washing area,
The supporting structure of the bathroom bench according to claim 2, wherein the decorative cover is in contact with a bathroom wall surface facing the bathtub.   The supporting structure for a bathroom bench according to claim 3, wherein the decorative cover is provided to shield a hot water supply pipe extending in a vertical direction on a bathroom wall surface facing the bathtub.   The support structure for a bathroom bench according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein each of the support legs is provided with a height adjustment mechanism for adjusting the height.

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