JP2017093981A - bathroom - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathroom which allows an elderly person or the like sitting on a bench using a wall as a backrest to use a faucet and wash basin in a comfortable posture, and allows a healthy person or a care giver to use a space to its full extent.SOLUTION: A bathroom 100 includes: a first side wall 30; a second side wall 40 which is adjacent to the first side wall 30 with an inner corner part 90 in between; a bench 50 provided along a lower part of the first side wall 30 by using the first side wall 30 as a back side; a table-like counter 60 which is adjacent to the bench 50 and is accommodated by making contact with the first side wall 30; and a faucet fitting 71 provided on the second side wall 40. The counter 60 is provided to be movable independently from the bench 50. The bench 50 has a plate shape cantilevered by the first side wall 30 in a manner to flip up. The counter 60 is accommodated immediately below the faucet 71.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathroom shared by an elderly person and a healthy person, and more particularly, to a bathroom provided with a bench provided so that the elderly person can use a side wall as a backrest.

  In recent years, bathrooms provided with benches along the side walls have been widely used for elderly people and the like who are difficult to support the upper body. And since this bench is a factor that impairs comfort, such as narrowing the bathroom, for caregivers who care for elderly people and healthy people who share the bathroom, various proposals have been made to eliminate this. Yes.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, a notch is provided in a counter (bench) with a wall as a backrest, and a stool for a bathroom is removably stored in the notch so that the stool is left in the bathroom. A bathroom that eliminates tripping on the stool has been proposed.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, there is a bathroom that secures a space necessary for caregivers and healthy persons by bridging a bench between a bath tub and a Western-style toilet facing each other across a washing area, and folding the bench. Proposed.

  Moreover, in patent document 3, the bathroom provided with the seat part (bench) spanned between the bathtub and the wall surface facing a bathtub is proposed. In the bathroom of Patent Document 3, a vertical bar-shaped handrail equipped with a shower head and a handle for operating the shower are provided on a rim (tub) on the washing room side of the bathtub, so that it is conventionally arranged in various places in the bathroom. The wash basin and a plurality of handrails that have been used are omitted to secure an indoor space.

No. 7-13592 JP-A-9-234166 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-179989

However, the bathrooms of Patent Documents 1 to 3 have the following problems.
That is, in the bathroom according to Patent Document 1, the wash counter protrudes toward the washing area, and the faucet is far away from the elderly sitting on the counter (bench) and the healthy person sitting on the stool. The problem is that it is difficult for elderly people sitting on a bench to put a washbasin on the stool and use the basin without placing the stool in a well-positioned location with the faucet bracket. There is.
Moreover, in the bathroom of patent document 2, although a healthy person and a caregiver can use a bathroom widely by folding a bench, there exists a problem that a water faucet cannot be used while sitting on a bench.
Furthermore, in patent document 3, there exists a problem that there is no place which puts a washbasin in the place where the elderly person who sat on the seat part can reach.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an elderly person sitting on a bench with a backrest on a wall can use a faucet and a basin in an easy posture, and a healthy person or a caregiver can The purpose is to provide a bathroom that can use the space widely.

  The invention made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems is characterized in that the first side wall, the second side wall adjacent to the first side wall with an entrance corner interposed therebetween, and the first side wall as the back side. A bench provided along the side wall, a table-like counter adjacent to the bench and accommodated in contact with the first side wall, and a faucet fitting provided on the second side wall. Is a bathroom that can be moved independently of the bench, and the bench has a plate-like shape that is cantilevered on the first side wall so that it can be flipped up, and the counter is accommodated directly under the faucet. It is characterized by that.

As described above, in the bathroom of the present invention, the counter is flipped up, so that caregivers who care for elderly people and healthy people who share the bathroom can use the indoor space widely.
In addition, since the counter is movable independently of the bench, the normal person can use the faucet in a comfortable posture by jumping up the bench and lowering the counter to a position slightly away from the faucet.
In addition, since the faucet is arranged right above the counter adjacent to the bench, the faucet is close to an elderly person sitting on the bench, and the elderly can use the faucet in an easy posture.
Moreover, when the counter is moved, one or both feet can be put between the bench and the faucet and the body can be directed to the faucet side, so that the faucet can be used in an easy posture.
Furthermore, if you move the counter, you can put your feet under the faucet, so you can wash your feet by putting water directly on the foot from the faucet.

  It is preferable that the top surface of the counter has a height equal to or higher than the top surface of the bench. By doing so, the basin placed on the counter becomes easier to use, and the bench and the counter can have a design unit.

  The bathroom of the present invention has a backrest protruding from the first side wall, and the bench has a protruding height from the first side wall when the bench is flipped up, so that the first side wall of the backrest is It is preferable that it is provided below the height of the protrusion. By doing so, it is possible to suppress the bench from being tilted by grabbing the bench that has been flipped up by mistake.

  It is preferable that at least one edge of the backrest and the bench is aligned among both horizontal edges along the first side wall. By doing this, it is possible to suppress hitting the head from the lower side to the end of the backrest or hitting the body from the upper side to the end of the bench that is flipped up, and to make the design of the bench and the backrest coherent. be able to.

  The bathroom of the present invention includes a bathtub adjacent to the edge opposite to the counter of the bench, and the top surface of the bathtub, the top surface of the bench, and the top surface of the counter are provided flush with each other. Is preferred. By doing so, the bench can be used as a transfer stand when an elderly person enters the bathtub, and in addition to the bench and the counter, the bathtub can have a design unit.

  As described above, according to the bathroom of the present invention, the faucet and the wash basin can be used in an easy posture for both elderly and healthy persons, and the indoor space can be widely used by healthy persons and caregivers.

In the bathroom which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is a perspective view which shows a mode that the counter was accommodated next to the bench developed horizontally. In the bathroom of FIG. 1, it is a perspective view which shows a mode that the bench was flipped up and the counter was moved to the direction away from a faucet. It is the perspective view which shows a mode that (a) horizontally developed of the bench shown in FIG. 1, (b) The perspective view which shows a flip-up attitude | position. It is the partial cross section front view which shows the state which extended the (a) bench horizontally of the bathroom shown in FIG. 1, (b) The partial cross section front view which shows the state which flipped up the bench. It is a side view which shows the relationship between the backrest and the protrusion height from the 2nd side wall of the bench flipped up.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.
FIG. 1 shows a bathroom 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The bathroom 100 is a so-called unit-type bathroom, and is formed by standing four wall panels on the periphery of a rectangular waterproof pan in plan view, and extending a ceiling panel on the upper end of the wall panel. And the washing place 20 adjacent to the front (left of FIG. 1) is provided.

  The bathroom 100 includes a first side wall 30 erected on the side of the bathtub 10 (the back side in FIG. 1), a second side wall 40 that faces the bathtub 10 across the washing area 20, and the first side wall 30. , A counter 60 provided on the second side wall side of the bench 50, a faucet 71 provided on the second side wall 40, and a backrest 80 provided on the first side wall 30. Yes. The first side wall 30 and the second side wall 40 are adjacent to each other with the entrance corner 90 interposed therebetween.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the bench 50 includes a seat plate 51 made of a rectangular plate that is long in the lateral direction along the first side wall 30, and a pair of left and right that is fixed to the first side wall 30 and pivotally supports the seat plate 51. And the plate-like stopper 53 which is spanned between the left and right pivot portions 52 and 52 and holds the seat plate 51 in a horizontal state. The seat plate 51 rotates between a substantially horizontal sitting posture shown in FIG. 3A and a flip-up posture substantially parallel to the first side wall 30 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the counter 60 includes a top plate 61 made of a rectangular plate member integrally formed of resin, and leg portions 62 formed by bending a metal tube such as stainless steel.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the faucet 71 is provided on a faucet stand 70 provided to face the bathtub 10 near the corner 90 of the second side wall 40. The faucet base 70 includes an operation base 70a for supporting handles 73 and 74 for adjusting the water amount and temperature of the faucet 71 and the shower head 72 at the upper end portion, a concave portion 70b recessed rearward below the operation base 70a, It consists of a base part 70c projecting slightly forward from 70b, and the faucet 71 projects from the lower surface of the operation table 70a to the washing station 20 side.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4A, the counter 60 has a substantially gap in a plan view in the accommodating portion 63 between the front surface of the base portion 70 c of the bench 50 and the faucet stand 70 and the first side wall 30. And is provided so as to sink under the faucet 71 so that the water discharged from the faucet 71 hits the top surface 61 a of the counter 60.
As shown in FIG. 4A, the top surface 51c of the seat plate 51 in the sitting posture, the top surface 61a of the counter 60, and the top surface 11 of the tub 10 on the washing place side are provided substantially flush with each other. It has been.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the backrest 80 is provided so as to straddle the bench 50 and the bathtub 10, and includes a long plate-like pillow portion 81 that extends in the horizontal direction, and a support member 82 that supports the pillow portion 81. . As shown in FIG. 5, the backrest 80 is provided at a height capable of accommodating the bench 50 in the lower space, and the bench 50 has a protruding height H1 from the first side wall 30 in the flip-up posture so that the backrest 80 has a height. It is provided so as to be within the projection height H <b> 2 from the first side wall 30. Further, the pillow part 81 is supported by the support member 82 so as to be slightly separated from the first wall surface 30 so that it can be used as a handrail, and when the pillow part 81 is used as a handrail on the back surface of the pillow part 81. A concave strip 81a extending in the longitudinal direction of the pillow portion is provided as a clue.

  In addition, the position of the edge 80a on the second side wall 40 side of the backrest 80, the edge 51a on the second side wall 40 side of the seat plate 51 of the bench 50, and the edge on the second side wall side of the pivot portion 52 52a are aligned vertically.

Next, the usage method of the bathroom 100 which concerns on this embodiment, and the effect of each part are demonstrated.
When an elderly person or the like who is difficult to support the upper body uses the faucet 71, as shown in FIG. 1, the seat plate 51 of the bench 50 is deployed horizontally and the waist is lowered on the seat plate 51. . At this time, the upper body can be supported by leaning against the backrest 80. Then, the basin is placed on the top plate 61 of the counter 60. Here, since the counter 60 is disposed adjacent to the bench and directly below the faucet 71, an elderly person sitting on the bench 50 is not forced to take an unreasonable posture. A wash basin (not shown) placed on the counter 60 can be used. At this time, since the top surface 51c of the bench 50 and the top surface 61a of the counter 60 are provided flush with each other, it is not necessary to take an unreasonable posture when using the basin. The bowl can be slid to move from the counter 60 to the bench 50, and the basin can be placed across the counter 60 and the bench 50.

  An elderly person who sits down on the bench can turn his body toward the faucet 71 by taking out the counter 60 from the accommodating portion 63 and putting one or both feet into the accommodating portion 3. Moreover, since putting a foot into the accommodating part 3 puts a foot under the faucet 71, water discharged from the faucet 71 can be poured directly into the foot. At this time, the basin can be used in an easy posture by placing the counter 60 at a favorite position at hand.

  When an elderly person or the like is immersed in the bathtub 10, the bench 50 can be used as a transfer platform. An elderly person or the like who sits down on the bench 50 approaches the bathtub 10 while shifting his buttocks, raises his / her legs and enters the bathtub 10, and then moves his buttocks to the upper surface 11 of the bathtub tub. At this time, since the bench 50 and the upper surface 11 of the bathtub tub are provided flush with each other, the body can be easily transferred from the bench 50 to the bathtub 10. Moreover, since the backrest 80 extends above the bathtub 10, even if the body is transferred to the place where the hip rests on the first side wall 30 side of the bathtub, the head and the back can be removed from the backrest 80. There is no.

  Furthermore, since the top surface 61a of the counter 60 is also flush with the upper surface 11 of the tub 10, the counter 60 can be moved next to the bathtub 10 and the counter 10 can be used as a transfer platform.

  By flipping up the bench 50, the bathroom can be widely used. For example, when a healthy person uses the faucet 71, as shown in FIG. 2, the bench 50 is flipped up and the counter 60 is moved away from the faucet 71 and moved backward (left side in FIG. 2). Sit at 60 and use the faucet 71. By doing so, a healthy person can sit at a desired position in front of the faucet 71 and from the faucet 71, so that the faucet 71 can be used without being forced into an unreasonable posture. Further, when the bench 50 is flipped up, it is easy to clean the lower surface and floor of the bench 50.

  In addition, in the case of a light caregiver who can hold an elderly person or the like, the caregiver takes a shower on the elderly person or the like with the bench 50 flipped up and the elderly person or the like holding the backrest 80 as a handrail. You can hang it. If the counter 60 is moved from the accommodation unit 63 to another place, the caregiver can freely move around the elderly or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the seat plate 51 of the bench 50 is accommodated below the backrest 80 when it is flipped up, so that it is possible to prevent the seat plate 51 from being accidentally grasped and tilted. In the present embodiment, since the protruding height H1 of the bench 50 from the first wall surface 30 is smaller than the protruding height H2 of the backrest 80 from the wall surface 30, the seat plate 51 is more difficult to grip.

  In addition, since the seat plate 51 of the bench 50 and the end surfaces 51a, 52a (see FIG. 3) on the second wall surface side of the pivotal support portion 52 are flush with the edge 80a on the same side of the backrest 80, It is possible to suppress the head or body from hitting the corner of the seat plate 51 or the corner of the backrest 80.

  The bathroom of this invention is not restricted to the above-mentioned embodiment, For example, the top surface of a counter can also be made lower than the top surface of a bench. The backrest may be provided only above the bench or may be omitted. The washbasin may be omitted and the faucet may protrude directly from the second side wall.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Bathroom 11 Bath top surface 20 Washing place 30 1st side wall 40 2nd side wall 50 Bench 51c Bench top surface 60 Counter 61a Counter top surface 71 Faucet fitting 80 Backrest 90 Corner corner H1 From the first side wall of the bench Projection height H2 Projection height from the first side wall of the backrest

Claims (5)

A first side wall, a second side wall adjacent to the first side wall with a corner portion in between, a bench provided along the first side wall with the first side wall as a back side, and the bench And a countertop that is accommodated in contact with the first side wall and a faucet fitting provided on the second side wall, wherein the counter is movable independently of the bench. There,
The bench has a plate shape that is cantilevered on the first side wall so that it can be flipped up,
A bathroom characterized in that the counter can be accommodated immediately below the faucet.   The bathroom according to claim 1, wherein a top surface of the counter has a height equal to or higher than a top surface of the bench. A backrest protruding from the first side wall;
The protrusion height from the first side wall when the bench is flipped up is provided below the protrusion height from the first side wall of the backrest. Bathroom.   4. The bathroom according to claim 3, wherein the backrest and the bench are arranged such that at least one of the horizontal edges along the first side wall is aligned. A bathtub adjacent to the edge of the bench opposite to the counter,
The bathroom according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a top surface of the bathtub, a top surface of the bench, and a top surface of the counter are provided flush with each other.

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