JP2012040193A - Counter top panel fixing structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a counter top panel fixing structure which does not spoil the design characteristic of a counter top panel and prevents a front hanging part from lifted up.SOLUTION: In forming this counter top panel fixing structure, a shelf support member 44 is fixed on the back face 43 of a spandrel wall panel 41, a counter top panel 1 with a front hanging part 3 is placed on the member 44 and the counter top panel 1 and the member 44 are fixed with screws 54, 55. The front view of the counter top panel 1 is roughly arc shaped and the ends 31, 32 of the counter top panel 1 are positioned higher than the center 30 of the counter top panel 1. In a condition where it is fixed on the member 44, the front view of the counter top panel 1 is roughly in a straight line form.

Description

  The present invention relates to a counter top plate fixing structure, and more particularly to a counter top plate fixing structure in which a counter top plate and an L-shaped shelf support member are fixed by a fixing tool such as a screw. The counter top plate fixing structure of the present invention can prevent the counter top plate from floating without impairing the design of the counter top plate.

  In a synthetic resin unit bath called a system bathroom, various devices have been devised to effectively utilize a limited installation space. For example, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), in the unit bath 80, an L-shaped shelf support member 84 faces the outside of the bathroom on the back surface 83 of the waist wall panel 82 erected on the end of the floor pan 81. It is fixed. On the shelf receiving member 84, a counter top plate 85 made of synthetic resin called “take-out counter” is placed. The counter top plate 85 is a shelf that protrudes outside the bathroom like a bay window. By installing the counter top plate 85, a dead space where the floor pan 81 cannot be laid can be used.

  The counter top plate 85 has a front hanging portion 86. The front hanging portion 86 is formed by extending an end portion of the counter top plate 86 downward, and covers the joint between the counter top plate 85 and the waist wall panel 82. Patent Document 1 also discloses a counter top plate having a front hanging portion. By hiding the seam at the front sag, the interior of the unit bath can be beautifully finished.

JP 2002-250141 A

  It is important to ensure the design of the counter top plate, and it is desirable to avoid fixing the front hanging part with screws. In other words, it is preferable to fix the counter top plate and the shelf receiving member at a place where it is difficult to see from the user. For example, in the counter top plate 85 shown in FIG. 4B, three edges 92 of the left edge 89, the rear edge 90, and the right edge 91 are fixed on the top surface 87 with screws 93. That is, the front hanging part 86 and the front side edge 88 in the vicinity of the front hanging part 86 are not fixed, and the design of the counter top plate 85 is ensured.

  However, when a bathing article or the like is placed on the top surface 87 and the rear side edge 90 is pressed, the counter top plate 85 made of synthetic resin is elastic and distorted, causing the front drooping portion 86. May be raised. This is because the front drooping portion 86 and the front side edge 88 are not fixed. When the front drooping portion 86 is lifted, the joint between the counter top plate 85 and the waist wall panel 82 is exposed, and the aesthetic appearance of the unit bath 80 is impaired.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a counter top plate fixing structure that does not impair the design of the counter top plate and can prevent the front hanging portion from floating.

The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problem is that the shelf support member is fixed to the back surface of the waist wall panel, the counter top plate having the front hanging portion is placed on the shelf support member, In the counter top plate fixing structure in which the counter top plate and the shelf support member are fixed by a fixture, the counter top plate is substantially arcuate in front view, and both end portions of the counter top plate are above the center portion. In the state where the counter top plate is positioned and fixed to the shelf support member, the counter top plate has a substantially straight shape when viewed from the front.
“The both end portions of the counter top plate are positioned above the central portion” means that both end portions are lifted. That is, “a counter-top plate having a substantially bow shape when viewed from the front” refers to a counter warped upward in the longitudinal direction. When such a counter top plate is stretched substantially linearly, the counter top plate attempts to return to the original warped state. That is, the counter top plate fixed to the shelf receiving member has a substantially straight shape while holding upward biasing force.

  For example, when the end of the top surface opposite to the front sag is pressed by a bathing article or the like and receives a downward force, the counter top receives a force that causes the front sag to rise. However, since the counter top has an upward biasing force, the downward force is offset by the biasing force. That is, even if the top surface is pressed from a bathing article or the like, the front hanging portion does not float up. Therefore, there is no need to fix the front hanging part and the vicinity of the front hanging part with a screw or the like, and there is no fear of deteriorating the beauty of the counter top plate.

  According to the counter top plate fixing structure of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the front hanging portion from floating without impairing the design of the counter top plate.

It is a perspective view which shows the counter top plate used with the counter top plate fixing structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the counter top plate before being fixed to a shelf receiving member, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view, (c) is a bottom view. It is a figure which shows the counter top plate fixing structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is a disassembled perspective view, (b) is a perspective view. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the waist wall panel and counter top plate in the conventional unit bath, (a) is a side view, (b) is a perspective view.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the counter top plate fixing structure of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the following description is for facilitating the understanding of the embodiment, and the present invention should not be understood to be limited thereby.

  The counter top plate 1 shown in FIG. 1 is used in the counter top plate fixing structure according to the embodiment of the present invention. The counter top plate 1 is a long synthetic resin member. The counter top plate 1 has a plate-shaped main body 2. The main body 2 is substantially bow-shaped and warped before being fixed to a shelf receiving member 44 described later. As shown in FIG. 2A, the main body 2 has both end portions 31 and 32 positioned above the central portion 30. That is, both end portions 31 and 32 are raised by a height X from the central portion 30.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the main body 2 has a front drooping portion 3, ribs 4 and 5, and screw holes 6.

  The screw hole 6 is located on the top surface 10 of the main body 2. Specifically, the screw holes 6 are located at the left edge 12, the rear edge 13, and the right edge 14 excluding the front edge 11 among the four edges 15.

  The front drooping portion 3 is a portion where the main body portion 2 extends downward. The front drooping portion 3 is for hiding a joint between a waist wall panel 41 and a counter top plate 1 described later. The front drooping portion 3 is located below the front edge 11 of the top surface 10 of the main body 2.

  The ribs 4 and 5 are located on the bottom surface 20 of the main body 2. The ribs 4 and 5 are for preventing the warp of the main body 2 from exceeding the height X. As shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, the ribs 4 and 5 are positioned along the longitudinal direction of the main body 2 and parallel to the front drooping portion 3. The ribs 4 and 5 have bosses 7. The boss 7 has a screw hole 6. The boss 7 is in a position overlapping the screw hole 6 located on the top surface 10 in plan view.

  FIGS. 3A and 3B are views showing a counter top plate fixing structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3A, the unit bath 60 includes a floor pan 40, a waist wall panel 41, a bathtub 42, a shelf receiving member 44, an L-shaped angle 50, a U-shaped angle 51, and a counter. It has a top plate 1 and screws 54 and 55 (fixing tools).

  A waist wall panel 41 and a bathtub 42 are located on the floor pan 40. An L-shaped shelf receiving member 44 is fixed to the back surface 43 of the waist wall panel 41.

  The shelf receiving member 44 is a member for supporting the counter top plate 1, the L-shaped angle 50, and the U-shaped angle 51. A plurality of shelf receiving members 44 are provided along the longitudinal direction of the waist wall panel 41. A screw hole 45 is provided in the shelf receiving member 44 located at the end portions 46 and 47 and the central portion 48 of the waist wall panel 41.

  The L-shaped angle 50 is a member for stably supporting the boss 4 of the counter top plate 1. The L-shaped angle 50 is L-shaped when viewed from the side. The L-shaped angle 50 has a screw hole 52.

  The U-shaped angle 51 is a member for stably supporting the boss 5 of the counter top plate 1. The L-shaped angle 51 has a U-shape when viewed from the side. The L-shaped angle 51 has a screw hole 53.

  FIG. 3B shows a state in which the shelf receiving member 44, the L-shaped angle 50, the U-shaped angle 51, and the counter top plate 1 are integrated with screws 54 and 55. Specifically, a screw 54 is inserted into the screw hole 6 of the counter top plate 1 and the screw hole 52 of the L-shaped angle 50 and is fixed to the screw hole 45 of the shelf receiving member 44. A screw 55 is inserted into the screw hole 6 of the counter top plate 1 and the screw hole 53 of the U-shaped angle 51 and fixed to the screw hole 45 of the shelf receiving member 44.

  As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the counter top plate 1 is substantially linear when fixed to the shelf support member 44. The counter top plate 1 before being fixed to the shelf receiving member 44 has a substantially arcuate shape and warps upward in the longitudinal direction. That is, the counter top plate 1 fixed to the shelf receiving member 44 has a force for returning to the original warped state. That is, the counter top plate 1 has an upward biasing force.

  For example, when the end (rear edge 13) of the top surface 10 opposite to the front sag 3 is pressed by a bathing article or the like and receives a downward force, the counter top 1 is such a force that the front sag 3 is lifted. Receive. However, since the counter top 1 has an upward biasing force, the downward force is offset by the biasing force. That is, even if the top surface 10 is pressed from a bathing article or the like, the front drooping portion 3 does not float up. Therefore, it is not necessary to fix the front drooping part 3 and the front side edge 11 with the screws 54, 55 and the like, and there is no fear that the aesthetic appearance of the counter top plate 1 is impaired.

  As described above, according to the counter top plate fixing structure of the present invention, the design of the counter top plate 1 is not impaired, and the front hanging portion 3 can be prevented from floating.

  In addition, it is preferable that the counter top plate 1 used by the counter top plate fixing structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shape | molded by FRP (fiber reinforced plastic). In addition, it is preferable that FRP is comprised with SMC (Sheet Molding Compound) which impregnated the unsaturated polyester resin etc. to the glass fiber and made it into the shape of a thin plate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Counter top plate 3 Front drooping part 30 Center part 31 End part 32 End part 41 Waist wall panel 43 Back surface 44 Shelf receiving member 54,55 Screw (fixing tool)

Claims (1)

The shelf support member is fixed to the back of the waist wall panel, a counter top plate having a front hanging portion is placed on the shelf support member, and the counter top plate and the shelf support member are fixed with a fixing device such as a screw. In the counter top plate fixing structure,
The counter top plate is substantially bow-shaped when viewed from the front, and both end portions of the counter top plate are located above the center portion,
The counter top plate fixing structure, wherein the counter top plate is substantially linear in a front view when fixed to the shelf receiving member.

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