JP2015188482A - Bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathtub free from contact with the leg of a bather even if a reheating adaptor is disposed on the longer side of the bathtub.SOLUTION: A bathtub 1 having a reheating adaptor 3 comprises a crevice 2, in which a portion on the medial surface of the longer side of the bathtub 1 is more largely recessed outward than the depth dimension of the reheating adaptor 3, and the reheating adaptor 3 is arranged in the crevice 2. As a result, the reheating adaptor 3 does not protrude from the crevice 2 but can prevent the leg of a bather from contacting with the reheating adaptor 3.

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathtub provided with a reheating adapter.

A reheating adapter for reheating and hot water supply is installed in the bathtub. Conventionally, as shown in Patent Document 1, the installation position has been a front wall portion of a stool or a recessed portion provided on the front wall.
In addition, as shown in Patent Document 2, in consideration of safety, the installation position of the chasing adapter is often set on the short side opposite to the sitting position during half-body bathing or whole body bathing. ing.

JP-A-10-94495 JP 2008-212405 A

However, there are those who need assistance when taking a bath, those who have a disability in the right half and those who have a disability in the left half. For such a person, there are cases where it is appropriate to take a bath in the bathtub from the left side, and it is appropriate to input from the right side, depending on the part having an obstacle. Therefore, the bathtub for elderly facilities has a backrest on both the short sides. In this case, if the reheating adapter is installed on one side of the bathtub, it will be installed on the backrest, which is not suitable. Therefore, in a bathtub for an elderly facility, it is preferable to install a reheating adapter on the long side of the bathtub.
However, a person with a disability in the leg cannot move the leg freely, and the leg may come into contact with the hot-running adapter immediately after the hot water supply, which may cause uncomfortable feeling.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to prevent a bather's leg from coming into contact even if a reheating adapter is installed on the long side of a bathtub.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is a bathtub in which a reheating adapter is installed, and a part of the inner side surface on the long side of the bathtub is recessed outwardly more than the depth dimension of the reheating adapter. A recess is provided, and a recurring adapter is disposed in the recess.

  According to this, since the chasing adapter is arranged on the inner surface on the long side of the bathtub, the chasing adapter is not arranged on the backrest. Therefore, both those who bathe in the bathtub from the left side and those who bathe from the right side can lean on the back and relax in a comfortable posture. At this time, the reheating adapter is arranged in a recessed portion in which a part of the inner side surface of the long side of the bathtub is recessed outward, and the recessed portion is recessed larger than the depth dimension of the reheating adapter, The chasing adapter does not protrude from the recess. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the bather's leg from coming into contact with the chasing adapter. Therefore, it is suitable for being installed in a bathroom for elderly facilities.

  In addition, as in claim 2, the bathtub is installed beside the washing place, and the reheating adapter is disposed on the inner side of the long side of the bathtub on the inner side that is the back side with respect to the washing place. It is also preferable to do.

  According to this, since the chasing adapter is disposed on the inner side surface of the bathtub on the back side with respect to the washing place, the bather can avoid contacting the chasing adapter when straddling the bathtub. Therefore, it becomes possible to take a bath comfortably without feeling the heat at the time of bathing.

  Further, as in claim 3, an armrest having a lower half portion of the inner side surface protruding inward is provided separately on the inner side surface of the long side of the bathtub, and the recess is provided between the separated armrests. It is also preferable to provide a drain outlet on the bottom surface of the recess.

  According to this, a space between the armrests separated in the left-right direction is used as a recess in which the reheating adapter is disposed, and a drain outlet is provided on the bottom surface of the recess, so that a person with a physical disability can drain when taking a bath It is possible to avoid stepping on the mouth and to take a bath safely. Moreover, since the space | interval between the isolate | separated armrests was made into the recessed part, it is not necessary to expand the flange of a bathtub for a recessed part. Therefore, it is possible to increase the apparent width of the bathtub by using a flange having a conventional size.

  Further, as in claim 4, it is also preferable to provide the recess at the center in the long side direction of the bathtub.

  According to this, the size of the armrest can be made the same for both the person bathed in the bathtub from the left side and the person bathed from the right side, and both can comfortably bathe.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the bather's leg from coming into contact even if the chasing adapter is installed on the long side of the bathtub.

It is a mimetic diagram showing a bathtub concerning the present invention, and is a top view showing arrangement of a bathtub and a bather. It is the top view which showed arrangement | positioning with the bathtub and bather in a comparative example. It is a top view of the bathtub concerning the specific example of this invention. It is a perspective view of the bathtub in connection with the specific example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the example which installed the bathtub concerning this invention in the bathroom with a washroom.

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

  Drawing 1 is a mimetic diagram showing a bathtub concerning this embodiment, and is an upper surface figure showing arrangement of a bathtub and a bather.

  This bathtub 1 is provided with an armrest 5 on an inner surface 1a facing in the longitudinal direction. The armrest 5 is formed by inflating the inner surface 1a of the bathtub 1 toward the bathtub center side. That is, the armrest 5 is an upper surface of a convex portion provided on the inner surface 1 a of the bathtub 1. The armrest 5 is divided into two in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 1, and a recess 2 is formed between the two armrests 5 and 5. A reheating adapter 3 for supplying hot water to the bathtub 1 is installed in the recess 2.

  The depth dimension of the recess 2 is larger than the depth dimension of the reheating adapter 3. Therefore, the front surface of the chasing adapter 3 is housed in the recess 2 and does not protrude from the inner surface of the armrest 5 to the bathtub center side.

  A drain port 4 is provided on the bottom surface of the recess 2.

Next, in order to supplement the description of the bathtub of the present invention, a comparative example will be described.
FIG. 2 is a top view showing the arrangement of the bathtub and the bather in the comparative example.
In this comparative example, the armrest is not provided in the bathtub, and the reheating adapter 3 is installed on the inner surface 1a facing the long side of the bathtub.
Since the reheating adapter 3 immediately after the hot water supply is at a high temperature of about 50 to 60 ° C., it is not preferable to make contact for a long time. However, in the comparative example bathtub, the front surface of the reheating adapter 3 protrudes into the bathtub. The body or leg of the bather tends to come into contact with the front surface of the adapter 3.

  On the other hand, in the bathtub of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the bather can sit in the back 6 provided on the short side of the bathtub 1 and relax and take a comfortable bath. At this time, if the arm is placed on the armrest 5, it is possible to bathe in a more relaxed posture. The reheating adapter 3 is disposed in a recessed portion 2 in which a part of the inner side surface 1 a on the long side of the bathtub 1 is recessed outward, and the recessed portion 2 is recessed larger than the depth dimension of the reheating adapter 3. Therefore, the scooping adapter 3 does not protrude from the recess 2. Therefore, although the bather's body and legs contact the inner surface of the bathtub 1, the chasing adapter 3 is installed in the recess 2, so the bather's body does not touch the chasing adapter 3.

  Of course, in the bathtub 1, the reheating adapter 3 is disposed on the inner side surface 1 a on the long side of the bathtub 1, so that the reheating adapter 3 is not disposed on the backrest 6 of the bathtub 1. Therefore, those who have bathed in the bathtub 1 from the left side and those who have bathed from the right side can lean on the backrest 6 and take a relaxing bath in an easy posture.

Next, the bathtub of the present invention will be further described with reference to specific examples of the bathtub related to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a top view of the bathtub, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the bathtub, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example in which the bathtub is installed in a bathroom with a washroom.

The bathtub 1 is installed beside the washing place 7.
And the recessed part 2 of the bathtub 1 is provided in the center of the inner surface 1a of the long side direction of the bathtub 1. As shown in FIG. That is, the two armrests 5 and 5 have the same length. Therefore, regardless of the direction of bathing, the bather can sufficiently put his arm on only one armrest 5 and can take a bath comfortably.

  Further, the reheating adapter 3 is disposed on the inner side surface 1 a of the bathtub on the back side with respect to the washing place 7. Therefore, the bather does not come in contact with the chasing adapter 3 when straddling the bathtub 1, and can comfortably bathe without feeling the heat at the time of bathing.

  In addition, since the drainage port 4 is provided on the bottom surface of the recess 2, it is possible to prevent a person with a physical disability from stepping on the drainage port 4 when taking a bath, and it is possible to bathe safely. Therefore, it is suitable for being installed in a bathroom for elderly facilities.

  Moreover, since the space between the separated armrests 5 is the recess 2, there is no need to widen the flange of the bathtub 1 for the recess 2, and the flange 1 can have a conventional size. The thickness can be increased.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to these descriptions. As long as the features of the present invention are provided, those skilled in the art appropriately modified the design of the above-described embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Bathtub 2 ... Concavity 3 ... Reheating adapter 4 ... Drain outlet 5 ... Armrest 6 ... Backrest 7 ... Washing place

Claims (4)

In the bathtub where the reheating adapter is installed,
A bathtub characterized in that a recess is formed by recessing a part of the inner side surface on the long side of the bathtub to the outside larger than the depth dimension of the chasing adapter, and the chasing adapter is disposed in the recess. The bathtub is installed next to the washing area,
2. The bathtub according to claim 1, wherein, in the inner side surface on the long side of the bathtub, the reheating adapter is arranged on an inner side surface which is on the back side with respect to the washing place.   On the inner side of the long side of the bathtub, an armrest having the lower half of the inner side protruding inward is provided separately, and the space between the separated armrests is used as the recess, and a drain outlet is provided on the bottom surface of the recess. The bathtub according to claim 2, wherein the bathtub is provided.   The bathtub according to claim 3, wherein the recess is provided at the center of the long side direction of the bathtub.

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