JP2016158797A - Bathroom equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide bathroom equipment having a convenient bathroom functional member, even when a parent performs an action of cleaning a child's body in a case where the parent and child take a bath together.SOLUTION: The bathroom equipment is installed in a bathroom, and includes a bathtub 5 having an apron member 8 on a front side; and a bathroom functional member 9 as at least any one of a counter member 9A, a shower holding member 9B, and a shower hose holding member. The bathroom functional member 9 is held by the apron member 8.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  An aspect of the present invention relates to a bathroom facility installed in a bathroom.

  DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART Conventionally, the bathroom unit provided with the functional member for bathrooms, such as the counter installed in the bathroom and the shower head holding member holding the shower head provided in the faucet apparatus installed in the bathroom, is known.

  Patent Document 1 describes a bathroom facility in which a bathroom functional member, which is a counter member or a shower head holding member, is held on a counter provided with a faucet device in a bathroom.

JP 2011-183119 A

  In the bathroom facility described in Patent Document 1, the bathroom functional member is fixed to a counter provided with a faucet device. On the other hand, a bather sitting on a bath chair installed in a washroom usually sits on a bath chair while looking at the counter on which the faucet device is installed in order to facilitate the operation of the faucet device. However, when bathing in the parent and child, when the parent performs the child's body washing action, the parent must perform the body washing action while looking at the child in front of the child. Will place children. When a child is arranged between the parent and the counter, the distance between the parent and the counter is increased, and there is a problem that the bathroom functional member in front of the parent is unusable.

  The present invention has been made on the basis of recognition of such a problem, and provides a bathroom facility in which a functional member for bathroom is easy to use even when a parent performs a body washing action of a child when bathing in a parent and child. For the purpose.

1st invention WHEREIN: The bathtub which has the bathtub main body installed in the side of the said washing place, and the apron member which covers the washing place side front surface of the said bathtub main body in the bathroom provided with the washing place, The front of the said washing place A faucet device installed on a counter installed on the wall surface in front of the washing area or the washroom, and a functional member for bathroom that is a counter member or a shower head holding member, the functional member for bathroom comprising the bathtub It is a bathroom facility characterized by being held in the bathroom.
According to this bathroom facility, the bathroom functional member is held in the bathtub. Therefore, even when a child is placed between the parent and the counter when bathing in the parent and child, the parent is left in the bathtub installed at the side of the washing area, that is, when the counter is viewed from the front. Alternatively, the child's body washing action can be easily performed by using the bathroom functional member held in the bathtub in the right direction. That is, a shower head held by a shower head holding member which is a functional member for bathroom held in a bathtub, a soap or a washing detergent placed on a counter member which is a functional member for bathroom held in a bathtub , The child's body washing can be easily performed. Therefore, when bathing in a parent and child, when the parent performs a child's body washing action, the usability of the functional member for bathroom is good.

2nd invention is bathroom equipment characterized by the said functional member for bathrooms being detachably hold | maintained with respect to the said bathtub in 1st invention.
According to this bathroom facility, the bathroom functional member is detachably held with respect to the bathtub. As a result, the user can freely attach and detach the bathroom functional member.For example, when the parent does not need to hold the bathroom functional member in the bathtub, for example, when the parent bathes alone, the bathroom functional member is attached to the apron. By removing from the member, it is possible to prevent the bathroom functional member from obstructing the approach to the bathtub when bathing in the bathtub, and as a result, the approach to bathing in the bathtub can be facilitated. In other words, since the user can attach and detach the bathroom functional member freely and easily according to the bathing scene, the user can use the bathroom facilities that are easy to use.

According to a third invention, in the second invention, a concave fitting portion is formed on one of the apron member and the functional member for bathroom, and a convex fitting portion is formed on the other. By fitting the concave fitting portion and the convex fitting portion, the bathroom functional member is detachably held with respect to the apron member, and the concave fitting formed on the apron member The part or the convex fitting part is bathroom equipment characterized by being formed continuously in the longitudinal direction of the apron member.
According to this bathroom equipment, the concave fitting part or convex fitting part formed in the apron member is formed continuously in the longitudinal direction of the apron member. Therefore, the convex fitting part or the concave fitting part formed on the functional member for bathroom is detachable to the concave fitting part or the convex fitting part formed continuously in the longitudinal direction of the apron member. Therefore, the user releases the fitting state of the concave fitting portion and the convex fitting portion, moves the bathroom functional member in the longitudinal direction of the apron member, and again the concave fitting portion and the convex shape. By fitting the fitting portion, the functional member for bathroom can be freely held at a position where it can be used easily. Therefore, the user can use bathroom facilities that are more convenient to use.
Moreover, since the functional member for bathrooms will be detachably hold | maintained with respect to the apron member from this, a normal apron member will be changed into the apron member in which the concave fitting part or the convex fitting part was formed. By simply replacing it, the functional member for bathroom can be held in a convenient bathtub.

4th invention is the state which made the said concave fitting part and the said convex fitting part fit in either one of the said convex fitting part and the said concave fitting part in 3rd invention. The interposition member is disposed between the convex fitting portion and the inner wall of the concave fitting portion, and has a larger friction resistance than the surface of the convex fitting portion and the inner wall surface of the concave fitting portion. When the load of the functional member for bathroom is applied in a state where the concave fitting portion and the convex fitting portion are fitted, the inner walls of the convex fitting portion and the concave fitting portion And the interposition member abuts against the inner wall of the convex fitting portion and the concave fitting portion, so that an external force is applied to the bathroom functional member. The functional member is inhibited from moving in the longitudinal direction of the apron member with respect to the apron member. When the load on the bathroom functional member is removed, the contact state between the convex fitting portion or the inner wall of the concave fitting portion and the interposition member is released, whereby the bathroom functional member The bathroom equipment is characterized in that the state in which the movement of the apron member in the longitudinal direction is inhibited with respect to the apron member is released.
According to this bathroom facility, when the load of the bathroom functional member is applied in a state where the concave fitting portion and the convex fitting portion are fitted, the convex fitting portion and the inner wall of the concave fitting portion are Since the interposition member abuts via the interposition member and the interposition member abuts on the inner walls of the convex fitting portion and the concave fitting portion, for example, even when the convex fitting portion and the concave fitting portion are wet with water, By applying external force to the functional member, it is possible to suppress the bathroom functional member from moving in the longitudinal direction of the apron member with respect to the apron member by the frictional force due to the contact of the interposition member, and the bathroom functional member to the apron member On the other hand, it can hold | maintain so that it may become difficult to move to the longitudinal direction of an apron member. Therefore, the functional member for bathrooms can be used more stably.
In addition, the contact state between the inner wall of the convex fitting part or the concave fitting part and the interposition member can be released simply by removing the load of the bathroom functional member, and the apron member of the bathroom functional member can be released. Since the state in which the movement of the apron member in the longitudinal direction is hindered can be released, for example, the bathroom functional member can be easily moved in the longitudinal direction of the apron member simply by lifting the bathroom functional member. The user can also use a bathroom facility that is easy to use.

5th invention is bathroom equipment characterized by the said bathroom functional member being fixed to the position near the wall surface ahead of the said washing-room from the center in the width direction of the said apron member in 1st invention. .
According to this bathroom facility, the bathroom functional member is fixed at a position closer to the wall surface in front of the washing place than the center in the width direction of the apron member. Therefore, even when the bathroom functional member is fixed to the apron member, the bather can straddle the counter or water by straddling a position far from the center of the apron member in the width direction in front of the washing place where the counter is installed. The presence of the stopper device allows the bather to easily enter the bathtub without impeding the approach to the bathtub.

  According to the aspect of the present invention, bathroom facilities are provided in which a bathroom functional member is easy to use even when a parent performs a body washing act of a child during bathing in the parent and child.

It is a typical perspective view which shows the inside of the bathroom which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the typical top view which looked at the usability at the time of bathing of the parent and child in FIG. 1 from the bathroom upper direction. It is typical sectional drawing which shows fitting of the apron member in FIG. 2, and the functional member for bathrooms. It is typical sectional drawing which shows fitting when the load is applied to the bathroom functional member in FIG. It is the typical top view which looked at the convenience at the time of entering / exiting the bathtub in FIG. 3 from bathroom upper direction. It is the typical top view which looked at the convenience at the time of entering / exiting the bathtub which concerns on other embodiment of this invention from bathroom upper direction. It is a typical perspective view which shows the inside of the bathroom after bathing which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the typical top view which looked at the convenience at the time of entering / exiting the bathtub which concerns on other embodiment of this invention from bathroom upper direction.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each drawing, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the bathroom 1 includes a counter 2, a faucet device 3, a bathtub 5, a waterproof pan 6, and a washing place 7. The faucet device 3 is formed by, for example, covering a metal faucet body (not shown) with, for example, a resin cover (not shown). The bathtub 5 is formed of, for example, fiber reinforced plastic (FRP), and is continuously suspended from the inner tub 5A installed in the bathroom 1, the flange 5B extending substantially horizontally outward from the inner tub 5A, and the flange 5B. The bathtub main body 5D having the rim 5C and the apron member 8 that is detachably installed below the rim 5C and covers the front surface of the bathtub 7 on the washing place 7 side. The counter 2 is formed of, for example, FRP. The waterproof pan 6 and the washing place 7 are formed of, for example, a thermoplastic resin. The surface of the washing place 7 is provided with irregularities for improving drainage and preventing slipping, for example. The waterproof pan 6 is provided adjacent to the washing place 7, and the bathtub 5 is installed in the waterproof pan 6. Reference numeral 15 denotes a wall surface in front of the washing place 7 in the bathroom 1, and there is an entrance / exit of the bathroom 1 on the opposite side of the bathtub of the washing place 7 or on the opposite side of the wall face 15 of the bathroom 1.

  A counter 2 having a faucet device 3 is installed on a wall surface 15 of the bathroom 1. A shower head 4A formed of, for example, a thermoplastic resin is connected to the faucet device 3 through a flexible hose. The shower head 4 </ b> A can be fixed to a wall-side shower head holding member 4 </ b> B formed on the wall surface 15, for example, formed of a thermoplastic resin.

The apron member 8 is attached with a counter member 9A or a shower head holding member 9B, which is a functional member 9 for a bathroom, for example, formed of a thermoplastic resin.
The counter member 9A has an area where the washing detergent 16 can be placed. In a state where the counter member 9A is attached to the apron member 8, the upper surface of the counter member 9A is substantially horizontal. From this, it can suppress that the detergent 16 for body washing put on the counter member 9A falls down. The shower head 4A can be fixed to the shower head holding member 9B. In addition, this shower head 4A may have a mechanism that can keep out hot water, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in order to facilitate operation of the faucet device 3 in the washing body at the washing place 7, the faucet device 3 is often seated in a bath chair (not shown) when viewed from the front. However, when bathing in the parent and child, when the parent 10 performs the body washing action of the child 11, the parent 10 needs to perform the body washing action while looking at the child 11 from the front. The child 11 is placed between the stopper device 3. At this time, since the counter member 9A and the shower head holding member 9B can be provided on the side surface of the parent 10 by being attached to the apron member 8, the washing detergent 16 or the shower head holding member 9B mounted on the counter member 9A The fixed shower head 4A can be easily used without changing the posture.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the apron member 8 is provided with a concave fitting portion 12, and the counter member 9A is provided with a convex fitting portion 13 that can be fitted into the concave fitting portion 12 of the apron member 8. The concave fitting portion 12 and the convex fitting portion 13 are detachably connected to each other. The concave fitting portion 12 has a rail shape formed continuously in the longitudinal direction of the apron member 8, and the counter member 9A can be fixed at any position in the longitudinal direction. Further, an elastic member (intervening member) 14 that is elastically deformable is provided between the upper portion of the convex fitting portion 13 of the counter member 9A and the inner wall of the concave fitting portion 12 of the apron member 8. The elastic member 14 is formed of, for example, an elastomer. The elastic member 14 has a larger frictional resistance than the surface of the convex fitting portion 13 and the surface of the inner wall of the concave fitting portion 14. FIG. 3 is a view when the counter member 9A is attached to the apron member 8. The counter member 9A is not loaded, and the elastic member 14 is not in contact with the concave fitting portion 12. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the load of the counter member 9A is applied in a state in which the concave fitting portion 12 and the convex fitting portion 13 are fitted, the upper portion of the convex fitting portion 13 and the concave fitting portion. The apron of the counter member 9A, which is a functional member 9 for bathrooms, is brought into contact with the inner wall of 12 through the elastic member 14, and the elastic member 14 is in close contact with the inner walls of the convex fitting portion 13 and the concave fitting portion 12. The fixed state with respect to the member 8 is maintained. Further, in this state, by placing a heavy object such as the washing detergent 16 above the counter member 9A, the elastic member 14 is more pressure-bonded to the inner wall of the concave fitting portion 12, and the counter member can be stabilized more stably. 9A can be fixed to the apron member 8.
Further, in this way, when the load of the counter member 9A is applied, the upper portion of the convex fitting portion 13 and the inner wall of the concave fitting portion 12 come into contact with each other via the elastic member 14, so that the elastic member 14 is Even when the upper part of the convex fitting part 13 and the inner wall of the concave fitting part 12 are in close contact with each other and the convex fitting part 13 and the concave fitting part 12 are wet with water, the apron member 8 of the counter member 9A is used. The fixed state with respect to can be kept stable.

From the state in which the counter member 9A is fixed to the apron member 8, the load of the counter member 9A is removed, and the tip end side of the counter member 9A is lifted to release the fixed state of the counter member 9A with respect to the apron member 8. In this state where the fixed state is released, the counter member 9A is removed from the apron member 8 by releasing the fitting between the concave fitting portion 12 of the apron member 8 and the convex fitting portion 13 of the counter member 9A. Can be removed.
In addition, since the fixed state of the counter member 9A with respect to the apron member 8 can be released simply by removing the load of the counter member 9A in this way, even the user bathing in the bathtub 5 can easily attach the counter member 9A to the apron member 8 It can be detached from.
Further, from the state in which the counter member 9A is fixed to the apron member 8, the load on the counter member 9A is removed, that is, for example, by lifting the tip end side of the counter member 9A, the inner wall of the concave fitting portion 12 and the elastic member 14 By releasing the contact state, the contact state of the elastic member 14 with respect to the inner wall of the concave fitting portion 12 can be released. In this state, the user moves the convex fitting portion 13 of the counter member 9A to the rail. It can be easily slid with respect to the longitudinal direction inside the concave fitting portion 12 having a shape. The figure at this time is FIG.

  3 and 4, the counter member 9 </ b> A is provided with the convex fitting portion 13 that can be fitted to the concave fitting portion 12 of the apron member 8, and the elastic member 14 that can be elastically deformed. The shower head holding member 9B and the hook 9C described later are also provided with a convex fitting portion 13 and an elastic member 14 as in the counter member 9A.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the counter member 9 </ b> A and the shower head holding member 9 </ b> B can be fixed to a portion near the wall surface 15 where the faucet device 3 is installed from the center in the width direction of the apron member 8. Therefore, even when the counter member 9 </ b> A and the shower head holding member 9 </ b> B are fixed to the apron member 8, the bather straddles a portion far from the wall 15 where the faucet device 3 is installed from the center in the width direction of the apron member 8. Thus, it is possible to easily enter the bathtub 5.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the counter 2 in which the faucet device 3 is installed has a space between the bathtub 5 and the counter member 9A is moved to the space so that the length of the bathtub 5 is short. The space can be used effectively even in the bathroom space.

As shown in FIG. 7, the washing floor 7 is provided with a drain port 18 on the long side of the bathtub 5. A hook 9C having a shape to which a basin 17 can be hung is attached to the concave fitting portion 12 of the apron member 8. After the bathing, the basin 17 is hung on the hook 9C. This eliminates water and dirt residue. Therefore, by placing the wash basin 17 used in the bathroom 1 in the bathroom washroom 7 or counter 2 after bathing, it is possible to prevent water and dirt from remaining on the installation surface, thereby deteriorating the sanitary condition of the installation surface. In addition, it is possible to reduce the trouble of cleaning the installation surface.
Further, since the hook 9C on which the basin 17 is hung can be positioned vertically above the drain 18, water attached to the basin 17 flows directly to the drain 18, so There is no residual water and cleaning is easy.

  In the case of a bath chair (not shown), there is a problem similar to the problem of installing the wash basin 17 directly on the washing place 7 or the counter 2 as described above. By providing the apron member 8, the same effect as when the hook 9 </ b> C is provided on the apron member 8 can be obtained.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view of usability when entering and exiting a bathtub according to another embodiment of the present invention as seen from above the bathroom. In the bathroom 1 of FIG. 8, the counter member 9A and the shower head holding member 9B, which are the bathroom functional members 9, are fixed at positions closer to the wall surface 15 than the center in the width direction of the apron member 8 by screws (not shown). . Thus, even when the bathroom functional member 9 is fixed to the apron member 8, the bather easily enters the bathtub 5 by straddling the position far from the wall surface from the center in the width direction of the apron member 8. be able to. In this embodiment, the counter member 9A and the shower head holding member 9B are fixed to the apron member 8 with screws. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be fixed with an adhesive or the like. .

  As mentioned above, according to one Embodiment of this invention, the functional member 9 for bathrooms is being fixed with respect to the apron member 8 of the bathtub 5. FIG. Therefore, even when the child 11 is placed between the parent 10 and the counter 2 at the time of bathing in the parent and child, the parent 10 holds the apron member 8 provided on the front surface of the bathtub 5, that is, the counter 2. The bathroom functional member 9 fixed to the apron member 8 of the bathtub 5 in the left or right direction as viewed from the front, in other words, the counter member 9A or the shower head holding member 9B is used to wash the child 11. Physical activity can be performed easily. Therefore, when the parent 10 takes a bathing action of the child 11 at the time of bathing in the parent and child, the usability of the bathroom functional member 9 is good.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to these descriptions.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the bathroom functional member 9 is separate from the apron member 8, but is not limited thereto, and may be formed integrally with the apron member 8. Moreover, you may fix the functional member 9 for bathrooms, and the apron member 8 with a screw | thread or a nut. Further, the bathroom functional member 9 and the apron member 8 may be fixed by an adhesive or the like.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the end opposite to the bathtub 5 in the counter 2 installed on the wall surface 15 and the wall surface going straight to the wall surface 15 installed in the washing place 7 (the right wall surface in FIG. 6). The space which can install counter member 9A between may be sufficient. At this time, the counter member 9A can be attached to the wall surface side by providing the concave fitting portion 12 that can be fitted to the convex fitting portion 14 of the counter member 9A, and the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 5 Even in the short bathroom 1, the space can be used effectively.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the bathroom functional member 9 and the apron member 8 are fitted and fixed to each other. However, the functional member 9 and the apron member 8 are not limited thereto, and may be detachably fixed by a hook-and-loop fastener or the like.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the apron member 8 is provided with the concave fitting portion 12, but the apron member 8 may be provided with the convex fitting portion 13. At this time, the concave fitting portion 12 is provided in the bathroom functional member 9.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the elastic member 14 is provided in the convex fitting portion 13, but the elastic member 14 may be provided in the concave fitting portion 12. Moreover, although the interposed part is the elastic member 14 which can be elastic, when the external force is applied to the bathroom functional member 9, the bathroom functional member 9 is longer than the apron member 8 in the longitudinal direction of the apron member 8. Any material that exhibits a frictional force so as to inhibit movement in the direction may be used.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the concave fitting portion 12 of the apron member 8 is provided in a rail shape, but a plurality of concave fitting portions 12 may be provided partially. That is, the concave fitting part 12 formed in the apron member 8 may be formed partially continuously in the longitudinal direction of the apron member 8.

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. For example, the shape, dimensions, material, arrangement, etc. of each element provided in the bathroom 1 and the installation form of the bathroom 1 are not limited to those illustrated, but can be appropriately changed.
Moreover, each element with which each embodiment mentioned above is provided can be combined as long as technically possible, and the combination of these is also included in the scope of the present invention as long as it includes the features of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathroom 2 Counter 3 Water faucet device 4A Shower head 4B Wall side shower head holding member 5 Bathtub 5A Inner tank 5B Flange 5C Rim 5D Bath body 6 Bath tub mounting part 7 Washing place, 7A Bank part 8 Apron member 9 Bathroom use Functional member 9A Counter member 9B Shower head holding member
9C Hook 10 Parent (bath)
11 Children (baths)
12 Concave part 13 Convex part 14 Elastic member (intervening member)
15 Wall 16 Detergent for washing body 17 Basin 18 Drain outlet

Claims (5)

In a bathroom provided with a washing place, a bathtub having a bathtub body installed on the side of the washing place, and an apron member covering the washing place side front surface of the bathtub body,
A faucet device installed on a wall surface in front of the washing area or a counter installed on a wall surface in front of the washing area;
A functional member for a bathroom which is a counter member or a shower head holding member,
The bathroom functional member is held in the bathtub.   The bathroom facility according to claim 1, wherein the bathroom functional member is detachably held with respect to the bathtub. A concave fitting portion is formed on one of the apron member and the bathroom functional member, and a convex fitting portion is formed on the other,
By fitting the concave fitting portion and the convex fitting portion, the bathroom functional member is detachably held with respect to the apron member,
The bathroom equipment according to claim 2, wherein the concave fitting portion or the convex fitting portion formed on the apron member is formed continuously in a longitudinal direction of the apron member. Either the convex fitting part or the concave fitting part has the concave fitting part and the concave fitting part in a state where the concave fitting part and the convex fitting part are fitted. Between the inner wall of the part, provided with an interposition member having a larger frictional resistance than the surface of the convex fitting part and the surface of the inner wall of the concave fitting part,
In a state where the concave fitting portion and the convex fitting portion are fitted, when the load of the functional member for bathroom is applied, the convex fitting portion and the inner wall of the concave fitting portion are interposed. When the external member is applied to the bathroom functional member by the contact through the member and the interposition member is in contact with the inner wall of the convex fitting portion and the concave fitting portion, the bathroom functional member is The apron member is held so as to be inhibited from moving in the longitudinal direction of the apron member,
When the load of the bathroom functional member is removed, the abutment state between the convex fitting portion or the inner wall of the concave fitting portion and the interposition member is released, whereby the apron member of the bathroom functional member The bathroom installation according to claim 3, wherein the state in which movement of the apron member in the longitudinal direction is inhibited is released.   The bathroom equipment according to claim 1, wherein the bathroom functional member is fixed at a position closer to a wall surface in front of the washing place than a center in the width direction of the apron member.

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