JP2014039543A - Shower bath - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shower bath capable of enhancing rigidity and durability of a door.SOLUTION: A side opening 14 is provided on a side wall of a bathtub 12, and right and left side surfaces 14a and a lower end face 14b defining the side opening 14 are provided with a projecting rail 20 having a substantially rectangular section. A door 30 removed and inserted through the upside of the side opening 14 is provided with receiving grooves 36 for receiving the projecting rail on right and left side surfaces 30a and a lower end face 30b. At the lower end face 14b of the side opening 14, an inside surface 24 is set to a level lower than the outside surface 22 across a horizontal rail 18, and the inside surface 24 is constructed by an inclined surface. The door 30 is a hollow body of a two-split inner and outer structure.

Description

  The present invention relates to a shower bath typically used for dog shampoos.

  In the pet beauty salon, a shower bath is used when shampooing pets, and shower washing is performed in the shower bath. Currently available shower baths can be broadly classified into stainless steel and FRP, depending on the material.

  A stainless steel shower bath employs a structure in which a door is hinged to an opening formed on a side wall of a bathtub.

  A conventional shower bath made of FRP is shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 11, a conventional FRP shower bath 1 has a side opening 3 having a shape in which a part of a side wall of a bathtub 2 is cut away. The side opening 3 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front and opened upward, and the substantially rectangular side opening 3 can be opened and closed by a door 4 that can slide up and down. The door 4 is basically made of a thin flat plate, and has a structure in which a frame 5 having a U-shape in front view provided with a slit 5a for receiving the door 4 is attached to the side opening 3 having a substantially rectangular shape in front view. Yes.

  The FRP shower bath 1 can open or close the side opening 3 by inserting or removing the door 4 from above. For example, a large dog can be taken in and out of the bathtub 2 using the open side opening 3.

  However, since the door 4 is formed of a thin flat plate, there is a problem that the door 4 is easily deformed or deformed when an external force is applied to the door 4 due to, for example, a large-sized dog rampaged. The deformation of the door 4 causes a problem in the opening and closing of the door 4, and eventually causes water leakage from the peripheral portion of the door 4. Further, the opening frame 5 provided with the slits 5a easily accumulates dirt in the slits 5a, and it is troublesome to clean the slits 5a.

The objective of this invention is providing the shower bath which can improve the rigidity and durability of a door.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a shower bath capable of enhancing the rigidity and durability of the door on the premise of a shower bath made of reinforced plastic which is difficult to mold such as FRP.

According to the present invention, the above technical problem is
A bathtub having a surrounding wall;
A substantially rectangular side opening formed on the peripheral wall of the bathtub and open upward;
In a shower bath having a shape complementary to the side opening and having a door that can be inserted into and removed from the side opening from above the side opening,
Formed on the left and right side surfaces defining the side opening and the lower end surface connecting the lower ends of the left and right side surfaces, a U-shaped protruding rail in front view;
Achieved by providing a shower bath characterized by having a receiving groove formed on the left and right side surfaces of the door and the lower end surfaces connecting the lower ends of the left and right side surfaces and receiving the protruding rail of the side opening. Is done.

  In the present invention, since the receiving groove is provided on the door side, the thickness of the door is inevitably increased in order to provide this groove. Utilizing this fact, the door thickness can be increased by increasing the thickness of the door. Contrary to the conventional case, since a receiving groove is provided on the door side and the bathtub side is a protruding rail, cleaning is easy and hygiene management is also easy. The typical shower bath of the present invention is formed of a molded product having a bathtub and a door with FRP.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the inner surface of the door is set lower at the lower inner surface defining the side opening than at the outer outer surface of the protruding rail, compared to the inner inner surface. The shower water that hits the water can be smoothly guided into the bathtub.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the inner side surface of the lower end surface defining the side opening defines an inclined inner surface that is inclined inward from the protruding rail, so that the inner surface of the door is hit. The shower water can be smoothly led into the bathtub.

  In the most preferred embodiment of the present invention, the door has an inner and outer two-part structure of an outer door half and an inner door half, and a hollow door is configured by bonding the abutting surfaces of the outer door half and the inner door half together. Yes. According to this, even with reinforced plastic such as FRP, the receiving groove can be easily formed on the peripheral surface, and the door having a thickness can be made light in weight by making the door hollow.

  Other objects and effects of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments of the present invention.

It is a perspective view of the shower bath of an Example. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the side part opening part formed in the side wall of the bathtub of the shower bath of an Example. It is a front view of the door which comprises the shower bath of an Example. FIG. 4 is a side view of the door illustrated in FIG. 3. It is sectional drawing cut | disconnected along the VV line | wire of FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion surrounded by a circle in FIG. 2. It is an enlarged view of the part enclosed by the circle | round | yen of FIG. 2, and is a figure for demonstrating preferable embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the modification of a door. It is a figure for demonstrating the example which made the door of FIG. 8 the 2-part dividing structure of the inner side half and the outer side half. It is a figure for demonstrating the further modification of the door of the 2 division structure of FIG. It is a perspective view of the conventional shower bath made from FRP.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a shower bath of the embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, a shower bath 10 according to an embodiment includes a bathtub 12 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. One side wall constituting a part of the peripheral wall of the bathtub 12 is open upward and the bathtub 12. A side opening 14 having a substantially rectangular shape in front view extending to the vicinity of the bottom surface inside is formed. As in the prior art, the inner surface of the bathtub 12 is composed of an inclined surface that is displaced inwardly downward.

  The side opening 14 of the bathtub 12 is defined by left and right side surfaces 14a extending vertically and a lower end surface 14b extending continuously from the side surface 14a and extending in the horizontal direction. Note that one side surface 14a does not appear on the drawing for reasons of drawing. Each side surface 14a is formed with a vertical rail 16 having a substantially rectangular cross section extending continuously in the vertical direction from the upper end to the lower end, and the lower end surface 14b is continuously horizontal from one end to the other end. A lateral rail 18 having a substantially rectangular cross section extending in the direction is formed. The lower ends of the left and right vertical rails 16 and the ends of the horizontal rails 18 are connected to each other, and the left and right vertical rails 16 and the horizontal rails 18 connecting the lower ends thereof are U-shaped protruding rails 20 having a continuous substantially rectangular cross section. Is configured.

  The shower bath 10 has a door 30 having a shape complementary to the side opening 14, and the door 30 can be inserted and removed from above the side opening 14. By raising and lowering the door 30, it is possible to create a state in which the side opening 14 is opened and a state in which the side opening 14 is closed. By removing the door 30 and opening the side opening 14, a pet such as a dog can be taken in and out of the bathtub 12 through the side opening 14. On the other hand, when the door 30 is attached and the side opening 14 is closed, the shower water can be prevented from splashing outside when a shower is used on the pet in the bathtub 12.

  The door 30 has substantially the same shape as the side opening 14, and when the door 30 is attached to the side opening 14, the door 30 has an integrated outer shape without a step with the peripheral portion of the side opening 14 of the bathtub 12. Thus, the thickness D (FIG. 1) is set. Here, the bathtub 12 and the door 30 are FRP molded products. Referring to FIG. 4, a vertical groove 32 having a substantially rectangular cross section is provided in a central portion in the width direction of a side surface 30 a that extends vertically on the left and right sides of the door 30. It extends in the vertical direction continuously from the bottom to the bottom. Note that one side 30a does not appear on the drawing for reasons of drawing. Further, the lower end surface 30b (FIG. 4) of the door 30 is provided with a lateral groove 34 having a substantially rectangular cross section at the center in the width direction. The lateral groove 34 is continuous from one end to the other end of the lower end surface 30b of the door 30. The ends of the horizontal grooves 34 are connected to the ends of the left and right vertical grooves 32 described above. The left and right vertical grooves 32 and the horizontal grooves 34 connecting the lower ends thereof are continuous in a U-shape. A receiving groove 36 having a substantially rectangular cross section is formed.

  With reference to FIG. 1, when the door 30 is attached to the side opening 14, the protruding rail 20 of the side opening 14 is received in the receiving groove 36 of the door 30 to guide opening and closing of the door 30 and the door. The projecting rail 20 and the receiving groove 36 for receiving the rail 20 are designed so as to exert a water stop effect when the rail 30 is completely closed.

  FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the side opening 14 of the bathtub 12. As described above, both the bathtub 12 and the door 30 are molded products of FRP, and the width W1 of the protruding rail 20 is approximately equal to ensure the formability and strength of the protruding rail 20 having a substantially rectangular cross section formed in the side opening 14. It is preferably 20 mm. In order to ensure the water stoppage between the side opening 14 of the bathtub 12 and the door 30, the receiving groove 36 that receives the protruding rail 20 has a width W 2 that is only slightly larger than the width W 1 (FIG. 2) of the protruding rail 20. (FIG. 4) is preferably set. Specifically, the width W2 of the receiving groove 36 may be set to a value that is about 1 mm larger than the width W1 of the protruding rail 20 (W2 = about 21 mm). Further, since the width W2 of the receiving groove 36 of the door 30 is relatively large, cleaning is easy.

  In addition, in the gap between the side opening 14 and the door 30, it is effective in improving the water stoppage that the protruding rail 20 at the lower end of the side opening 14 and the lateral groove 34 of the door 30 are in direct contact with each other. It is preferable to set the height H1 of the protruding rail 20 to be larger than the depth H2 (FIG. 4) of the lateral groove 34 (H1> H2).

  Further, in order to smoothly flow the water from the lower end of the door 30 downward on the inner surface of the door 30 and prevent water leakage to the outside, the lower end surface 14b of the side opening 14 is formed on the outer surface with the horizontal rail 18 in between. The inner surface 24 and the inner surface 24 may be at the same height level (FIG. 6), but the inner surface 24 is preferably set lower than the outer surface 22 (FIG. 7). In other words, the height H3 of the rail inner side wall 18b is preferably higher than the height H1 of the rail outer side wall 18a of the horizontal rail 18 (H3> H1).

  The inner side surface 24 with the horizontal rail 18 sandwiched between the lower end surface 14b defining the side opening 14 of the bathtub 12 may be configured as a horizontal plane as shown in FIG. 6, but preferably obliquely downward toward the inside. It is good to comprise an inclined surface (inclination angle θ in FIG. 7). As a result, shower water that hits the door 30 easily moves into the bathtub 12 through the inclined inner surface 24, so even if a large amount of shower water hits the inner surface of the door 30, the lower end of the door 30 and the side opening 14. It becomes difficult for water to leak to the outside from between the lower ends of the.

  The width W3 of the lower end of the door 30 should be designed to be smaller than the width W4 of the upper end so that the door 30 can be smoothly opened and closed (W3 <W4: FIG. 3). That is, it is preferable that the door 30 is tapered as it goes downward. Most preferably, the widths W3 and W4 described above are set so that the door 30 can be removed from the side opening 14 while the door 30 is being lifted. According to this, the door 30 can be removed from the bathtub 12 before the door 30 is lifted above the upper end of the bathtub 12. Of course, the same applies when the door 30 is mounted.

  Moreover, in order to avoid the difficulty of manufacturing the FRP door 30 having the receiving groove 36 on the side surface 30a and the lower end surface 30b, as shown in FIG. It is preferable to make a thick door 30 by adopting a two-part structure with the door half 38 and bonding the mating surfaces of the inner and outer door halves 31 and 38 to each other. Since the door 30 is hollow, it is relatively light and has good operability.

  Since the two-part structure is adopted to make the door 30, for example, a recess 40 is provided in the upper part of the outer door half 31 and / or the inner door half 38 (FIG. 5), and the door 30 is placed by placing a hand on the recess 40. Can be opened and closed. Of course, a protrusion may be used instead of the recess 40.

  According to the shower bath 10 of the embodiment, as described above, by preparing the door 30 having a thickness that creates an integrated outer shape without a step with the peripheral portion of the side opening 14 of the bathtub 12, for example, a large dog Even if a large impact is applied to the door 30 in the bathtub 12, the rigidity of the door 30 can be maintained.

  Moreover, the water leakage from the bathtub 12 can be suppressed by the various water stop structures described above between the side opening 14 of the bathtub 12 and the door 30.

  FIG. 8 shows a modification of the door 30. The door 30 illustrated in FIG. 8 has a length dimension in which an inner lower end 30c sandwiching the lateral groove 34 extends downward from an outer lower end 30d. Accordingly, even if a large amount of shower water hits the inner surface of the door 30, the inner lower end 30c of the door 30 extends downward, so that the shower water gets over the horizontal rail 18 from the lower end of the inner lower end 30c to the outside. It becomes difficult to leak water.

  In order to enhance this water stop effect, it is preferable to design the distance between the inner lower end 30c and the outer lower end 30d to be approximately the same as the width of the horizontal rail 18. Further, when adopting a configuration in which the inner lower end 30c extends downward from the outer lower end 30d, the lower end surface 14b of the side opening 14 described with reference to FIG. The inner side surface 24 is preferably set lower than the side surface 22, and the inner side surface 24 is preferably composed of an inclined surface.

  FIG. 9 shows an example in which the modified example with reference to FIG. 8 is applied to a two-divided structure of the outer door half 31 and the inner door half 38 in which the door 30 is divided vertically. Reference numeral H2a in FIG. 9 indicates the vertical height dimension of the outer lower end 30d, and H2b indicates the vertical height dimension of the inner lower end 30c. As can be seen from FIG. 9, the vertical dimension H2b of the inner lower end 30c is larger than the vertical dimension H2a of the outer lower end 30d (H2b> H2a).

  FIG. 10 shows a modification of the example of FIG. As can be seen from FIG. 10, the inner door half 38 is formed of an inclined surface that is gradually displaced inward toward the lower side, and the width dimension Win of the inner lower end 30c is larger than the width dimension Wout of the outer lower end 30d. Yes. By configuring the inner door half 38 with an inclined surface that is displaced inward as it goes downward, the possibility of shower water hitting the inner door half 38 going around the lower end surface of the inner lower end 30c is reduced. be able to.

  In the example of FIG. 10, the angle of the inclined surface of the inner door half 38 is preferably the same as the angle of inclination of the inner surface of the bathtub 12 from the viewpoint of appearance.

  The shower bath of the present invention can be applied to the beauty of pets such as dogs and cats, and can also be applied to infant bathing and shower pans in a nursery school.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Shower bath 12 Bathtub 14 Side part opening 20 Bathtub side protrusion rail 30 Door 30c Inner lower end part 30d Outer lower end part 31 Outer door half 36 Door side receiving groove 38 Inner door half 40 Depression

Claims (7)

A bathtub having a surrounding wall;
A substantially rectangular side opening formed on the peripheral wall of the bathtub and open upward;
In a shower bath having a shape complementary to the side opening and having a door that can be inserted into and removed from the side opening from above the side opening,
Formed on the left and right side surfaces defining the side opening and the lower end surface connecting the lower ends of the left and right side surfaces, a U-shaped protruding rail in front view;
A shower bath, comprising: a left and right side surface of the door; and a lower end surface connecting lower ends of the left and right side surfaces; and a receiving groove that receives the protruding rail of the side opening.   2. The shower bath according to claim 1, wherein a height level of an inner inner surface is lower than an outer outer surface of the protruding rail at a lower end surface defining the side opening. The receiving groove of the door is defined by an outer lower end and an inner lower end;
The vertical height dimension of the inner lower end is larger than the vertical height dimension of the outer lower end,
The shower bath according to claim 2, wherein a lower end of the inner lower end portion is positioned lower than a lower end of the outer lower end portion.   4. The shower bath according to claim 2, wherein an inner surface on an inner side of the projecting rail is inclined toward an inner side at a lower end surface defining the side opening.   5. The door according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the door has an inner and outer two-part structure of an outer door half and an inner door half, and a hollow door is configured by bonding the butted surfaces of the outer door half and the inner door half together. A shower bath according to item 1.   6. A protrusion or a recess is formed on an upper portion of at least one of the outer door half and the inner door half, and the door can be opened and closed by placing a hand on the protrusion or the recess. Shower bath.   The shower bath according to claim 5 or 6, comprising an inclined surface displaced inward as the inner side surface of the door moves downward, and an inclined angle of the inclined surface being the same as an inclined angle of the inner surface of the bathtub. .

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