JP2019143414A - Bathroom unit - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a bathroom unit capable of suppressing deflection of the lower frame of a frame part arranged in a partition part.SOLUTION: A bathroom unit comprises a bath tub 1 for storing hot water and a partition part for dividing the bath tub 1 from a bath tub-front floor adjacent to the bath tub 1, having an openable door 40 and a frame part fitted to the door 40. A lower frame 44 of the frame part has an end on the bath tub 1 side supported by an upper edge 10 of the bath tub 1, and another end on the bath tub-front floor end supported by an angle member 82 which is a bearing member arranged on the bath tub-front floor side of the upper edge 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathroom unit.

  The bathroom unit has a bathtub for storing hot water, and a bathtub front floor disposed adjacent to the bathtub. The bathroom unit is covered with a wall panel on the periphery and a ceiling panel on the top. In the space in the bathroom unit, in addition to a bathtub, a washbasin and a toilet may be provided, and a device for the user to use the bathroom unit more comfortably is made.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a bathroom unit provided with a sash as a partitioning part that partitions a bathtub and a floor in front of the bathtub. The sash is composed of a frame part and a shoji that is slidably supported by the frame part. The sash is supported in contact with the ceiling surface via the upper edge of the bathtub, the wall surface via the reinforcing member, and the upper decorative cover. The reinforcing member is screwed and fixed after being bonded to the wall surface, and the vertical frame in the frame portion of the sash is screwed and fixed to the reinforcing member.

JP 2009-144433 A

  In the bathroom unit described in Patent Document 1, although the lower frame of the frame part into which the shoji is fitted is in contact with the upper edge of the bathtub, the lower frame cannot be sufficiently supported depending on the shape and width of the upper edge, There was a possibility that deformation such as bending occurred in the lower frame. When the lower frame is deformed, for example, a gap is generated in a water leakage prevention portion such as a packing disposed between the lower frame and the shoji, and there is a concern that water flows out from the bathtub side to the bathtub front floor side.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, The place made into the objective is to provide the bathroom unit which can suppress the bending of the lower frame of the frame part arrange | positioned at a partition part. is there.

  A bathroom unit according to the present invention includes a bathtub that stores hot water, a door that can be opened and closed, and a partition that fits the door, and a partition that partitions the bathtub and a front floor of the bathtub adjacent to the bathtub. In the unit, the lower frame of the frame portion has one end portion on the bathtub side supported by the upper edge portion of the bathtub, and the other end portion on the bath front floor side is the bath front floor of the upper edge portion. It is supported by the supporting member provided in the side.

  According to this invention, the bathroom unit can suppress the bending of the lower frame of the frame part arrange | positioned at a partition part.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the bathroom unit which concerns on embodiment. It is an upper surface sectional view of a bathroom unit. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a bathroom unit. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the center part of a door. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the function in a lower frame part. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the lower frame part of the bathroom unit which concerns on a modification.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on a preferred embodiment with reference to FIGS. The same or equivalent components and members shown in the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated descriptions are appropriately omitted. In addition, the dimensions of the members in each drawing are appropriately enlarged or reduced for easy understanding. Also, in the drawings, some of the members that are not important for describing the embodiment are omitted.

(Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a bathroom unit 100 according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a top sectional view of the bathroom unit 100. The bathroom unit 100 includes a bathtub 1, a shower device 21, a water supply device 22, a partition portion 4, a bathtub front floor 50, a wall portion 60, and the like. The bathtub 1 has a rectangular shape in plan view, and has a deep dish shape that can store hot water. The tub 1 is covered with a wall portion 60 and a partition portion 4 disposed on the upper edge portion 10, and an upper portion is covered with a ceiling panel 61. The wall 60 is disposed around the bathtub 1 on one side along the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 1 and on both sides of the wall 60a, both ends of the bathtub 1 in the longitudinal direction. It consists of walls 60b and 60c.

  The bathtub 1 has a drain plug 12 at the bottom 11 and an overflow plug (not shown) on the inner surface or the like, can close the drain plug 12 and store hot water in the bathtub 1, and opens the drain plug 12. Remove hot water from bathtub 1. A shower device 21 and a water supply device 22 are disposed on the wall portion 60 b on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 1. In the bathtub 1, the user takes hot water from the shower device 21, accumulates hot water in the bathtub 1 with the water supply device 22, and takes a bath. As will be described later, the bathtub 1 is provided with a bathtub pan for preventing water leakage on the lower side, and is placed on a frame installed on the floor. In FIG. 1, the bathtub pan and the gantry are omitted.

  The bathtub front floor 50 provides a space for the user to undress or wear clothes or to dry clothes. You may arrange a washbasin, toilet facilities, etc. in the bathtub front floor 50. FIG. The bathtub front floor 50 does not function as a water tray, and a storage shelf 64 or the like is disposed on the wall 60d in the bathtub front floor 50 to store clothes, towels, and the like. In addition, since the floor 50 in front of the bathtub does not serve as a tray for water, it is not necessary to provide a drain, but a drain may be provided for washing the floor surface.

  The partition part 4 is provided in one side of the bathtub front floor 50 side adjacent to the bathtub 1 among four sides of the upper edge part 10 of the bathtub 1, and opposes the wall part 60a. The partition part 4 has the door 40 which is a sliding door which can be opened and closed, and the bathtub 1 and the bathtub front floor 50 are partitioned by the door 40 as a partition. The entrance 63 to the bathroom unit 100 is provided with an open / close door 63a which is a sliding door, and the entrance 63 can be opened and closed. The open / close door 63a is not limited to a sliding door, and may be a swing door, a sliding door, a folding door, or the like.

  The door 40 has an inner shoji 40a and an outer shoji 40b. The inner impeller 40a and the outer impoverty 40b are configured by fitting a plate made of glass or resin into the inside of a door-end fence, a door-end collar, a lower collar, and an upper collar assembled in a rectangular shape. The inner shoji 40a and the outer shoji 40b of the door 40 are fitted into the frame portion 42, and can be opened and closed by sliding both shoji screens. The frame portion 42 is provided from the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1 to the ceiling panel 61.

  The frame portion 42 has left and right vertical frames, a lower frame, and an upper frame as viewed from the bathtub front floor 50, and is disposed on the other side along the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 1. The left and right vertical frames of the frame part 42 are fixed to the wall parts 60b and 60c. The lower frame of the frame portion 42 is provided between the left and right vertical frames so as to follow the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1. The upper frame of the frame part 42 is connected to the upper ends of the left and right vertical frames.

  FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the bathroom unit 100. In FIG. 3, descriptions of the shower device 21, the water supply device 22, and the storage shelf 64 are omitted. A drainage unit 3 connected to a drain plug 12 is provided below the bathtub 1. The drainage unit 3 includes a trap unit 31, a drainage pipe 32, an overflow pipe 33 (partially omitted), and the like. Below the bathtub 1, a bathtub pan 13 is provided so that the hot water of the bathtub 1 does not leak to the outside, and the drainage part 3 is an interior of the bathtub pan 13, and is a space between the bathtub 1 and the bathtub pan 13. It is arranged.

  The trap unit 31 allows the drainage from the drain plug 12 to flow to the drainage pipe 32 and keeps water in the interior. Drainage from the trap portion 31 is discharged to the outside through a drain pipe 32 that penetrates the bathtub pan 13 and extends to the outside. The bathtub pan 13 is water-tightly sealed with packing or the like so as not to leak water at a location where the drain pipe 32 penetrates. One end of the overflow pipe 33 is connected to the trap portion 31, and the other end is connected to an overflow plug (not shown) provided in the bathtub 1, and hot water from the overflow plug is supplied to the trap portion 31. It is made to flow and discharged through the drain pipe 32.

  The bathtub 1 and the bathtub pan 13 that covers the lower side of the bathtub 1 are placed on and supported by the gantry 81. The gantry 81 is a rectangular parallelepiped frame structure, and has leg portions 81 a to be placed on the floor surface 9 in a total of eight places, four corners and four inside. An apron 65 is detachably attached to the bathtub front floor 50 side of the bathtub 1, and by removing the apron 65, the back side of the bathtub 1 can be accessed, and maintenance work such as inspection and repair is performed. Can do.

  FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view at the center of the door 40. In FIG. 4, the left-right direction of the paper surface is a prospective direction, and the direction perpendicular to the paper surface is a finding direction. The inner shoji 40a has a wheel portion 41 that is attached to the upper part of the door toe cage and the Tojiri cage. The wheel part 41 has a main body part 41a fixed to the upper part of the door-toe and door-toe doors, and a wheel 41b supported by the main body part 41a so as to be rotatable around an axis in the prospective direction. The wheel 41 b is placed on a rail portion 43 a provided on the upper frame 43.

  The rail portion 43a has an elongated plate shape, has a width dimension on which the wheel 41b can be placed in the prospective direction, and extends over the entire length of the upper frame 43. The inner shoji 40a is supported by the rail portion 43a, and opens and closes by traveling on the rail portion 43a while the wheel 41b rotates. Similarly, the wheel guard 41b is also provided with the wheel part 41. The wheel guard 40b is supported by the rail part 43a, and opens and closes by traveling on the rail part 43a while the wheel 41b rotates.

  A guide plate 41c guided by the lower frame 44 is provided on the lower arm of the inner impeller 40a. The guided plate 41c has an L-shaped cross section perpendicular to the direction of finding, and is elongated along the entire length of the lower eyelid. The guided plate 41c has an L-shaped horizontal side attached to the bottom of the lower collar, and the other side arranged vertically is fitted into a guide groove 46c of the lower frame 44 described later. Similarly, the outer obstacle 40b also has a guided plate 41c and is fitted into the guide groove 46c.

  The lower frame 44 has a base portion 45 and a guide portion 46 that guides the inner and outer obstacles 40a and 40b. A frame body 81 b extending along the upper edge portion 10 is provided below the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1 on the door 40 side. The angle member 82 has a C-shaped cross section in the direction of finding, and a load is supported by the gantry 81. The angle member 82 is disposed on the bathtub front floor 50 side of the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1 and extends between the left and right vertical frames of the frame portion 42.

  The base 45 has one end on the bathtub 1 side supported by the upper edge 10 of the bathtub 1, and the other end on the bathtub front floor 50 side fixed to the angle member 82. The upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1 supports one end portion of the base portion 45 on the bathtub 1 side in the outer edge portion 10a on the bathtub front floor 50 side. In the upper edge portion 10, the upper surface 10 c extending from the inner edge portion 10 b to one end portion of the base portion 45 on the bathtub 1 side is exposed without being covered with the base portion 45. The base portion 45 is provided so as to straddle the outer edge portion 10a of the upper edge portion 10 and the angle member 82, and extends between the left and right vertical frames.

  The base 45 holds a seat 45a formed on the upper edge 10 side of the bathtub 1 in the prospective direction, an outer edge 45b formed on the opposite side of the upper edge 10 in the prospective direction, and the guide 46. It has a gripping part 45c. The upper surface of the seat 45a is flat and has a gentle slope that descends toward the bathtub 1 side. Due to this gradient, the water that has fallen on the upper surface of the seat 45 a flows down to the upper edge 10 of the bathtub 1. The outer edge portion 45b is formed one step higher than the seat portion 45a, and dams up so that water does not flow outside. The grip portion 45c is formed between the seat portion 45a and the outer edge portion 45b, and forms a recess that opens upward.

  The guide part 46 has a leg part 46a, an opposing surface part 46b, and two guide grooves 46c. The leg portion 46a is inserted into the grip portion 45c of the base portion 45 from above and is gripped by the grip portion 45c. The guide part 46 is attached to the base part 45 by inserting the leg part 46a into the grip part 45c, and can be removed by pulling out the leg part 46a from the grip part 45c.

  The facing surface portion 46b is formed as an upper surface of the guide portion 46 that faces the bottom of the lower arm of the inner and outer obstacles 40a and 40b. The upper surface of the guide portion 46 formed by the facing surface portion 46b is flat and has a gentle slope that descends toward the bathtub 1 side. Due to this gradient, the water that has fallen on the upper surface of the guide portion 46 flows down to the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1. The guide groove 46c is provided between the left and right vertical frames so as to pierce the opposing surface portion 46b at a position corresponding to the guided plate 41c provided on the lower arm of the inner and outer obstacles 40a and 40b. A drain hole (not shown) is provided on the side surface of the guide groove 46c.

  A packing 47 is provided at the edge of the opening of the guide groove 46c, and comes into contact with a guided plate 41c provided on the lower arm of the inner and outer obstacles 40a and 40b. The packing 47 prevents water from flowing out from the bathtub 1 side to the bathtub front floor 50 side by closing the gap in the guide groove 46c. The packing 47 protrudes in the expected direction and is disposed so as to partially cover the guide groove 46c.

  The opposing surface portion 46b is separated into three portions by two guide grooves 46c, but the area of the upper surface of the guide portion 46 formed by each portion is wider than the opening area of the guide groove 46c. Further, since the packing 47 projects in the expected direction from the edge of the opening of the guide groove 46c, the opening area of the guide groove 46c becomes smaller.

  Next, the operation of the bathroom unit 100 will be described. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining functions in the lower frame 44 portion. FIG. 5 corresponds to a cross-sectional view of the lower frame 44 portion in the vertical cross-sectional view at the center portion of the door 40 shown in FIG. 4. The base portion 45 of the lower frame 44 is supported by one end portion on the bathtub 1 side supported by the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1, and the other end portion on the bathtub front floor 50 side being fixed to and supported by the angle member 82. Yes. For this reason, the lower frame 44 of the frame part 42 can suppress the deformation | transformation which the other end part by the side of the bathtub front floor 50 like a solid line arrow shown in FIG. 5 bends. Further, the angle member 82 for supporting the lower frame 44 can be fixed to the gantry 81 on which the bathtub 1 is placed with a simple configuration.

  In addition, the angle member 82 that supports the other end portion of the base portion 45 of the lower frame 44 on the bathtub front floor 50 side is provided between the left and right vertical frames along the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1. Therefore, the deformation | transformation which the lower frame 44 bends below in the center part of a finding direction can be suppressed.

  If the base portion 45 of the lower frame 44 is fixed to the angle member 82 with screws or the like, one end portion on the bathtub 1 side is not fixed to the outer edge portion 10a of the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1 with screws or an adhesive. You may just put it on. By placing one end of the lower frame 44 on the bathtub 1 side on the outer edge portion 10a of the bathtub 1, the lower frame 44 is not provided with a fixing portion such as a screw hole on the bathtub 1 side and without applying an adhesive. Can be attached. Further, by placing one end of the lower frame 44 on the bathtub 1 side on the outer edge portion 10 a of the bathtub 1, the water that has fallen on the lower frame 44 can be returned to the upper edge 10 of the bathtub 1.

  Moreover, the upper edge part 10 of the bathtub 1 is supporting the one end part by the side of the bathtub 1 of the base part 45 in the outer edge part 10a by the side of the bathtub front floor 50, and the bathtub 1 of the base part 45 from the inner edge part 10b. The upper surface 10 c extending over the one end portion on the side is exposed without being covered with the base portion 45. As indicated by the white arrow shown in FIG. 5, the upper surface 10c of the upper edge portion 10 can be contacted from above. The upper surface 10c of the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1 is exposed regardless of the open / closed state of the door 40, and it is easy for the user to put on a body part such as a limb or an elbow, thereby improving user convenience. To do.

  Moreover, the functional component used with the bathtub 1 can also be arrange | positioned on the upper surface 10c of the upper edge part 10 of the bathtub 1. FIG. As functional parts, for example, an operation button for remotely controlling the opening and closing of the drain plug 12, a water discharge tool, an operation knob associated with the water discharge tool, and the like can be disposed on the upper surface 10c.

  The opposing surface portion 46b of the lower frame 44 is separated into three portions by two guide grooves 46c, but the area of the upper surface of the guide portion 46 formed by each portion is wider than the opening area of the guide groove 46c. For this reason, when the door 40 is in the open state, it is easy for the user to place body parts such as limbs and elbows on the facing surface portion 46b, and the convenience for the user is improved. Further, when the door 40 is opened, the user can recognize that a wide area is formed by the facing surface portion 46 b in the lower frame 44, and the movement between the bathtub 1 and the bathtub front floor 50 can be recognized. It becomes easy to receive the impression that it is easy to straddle.

Next, features of the bathroom unit 100 of the embodiment will be described.
The bathroom unit 100 according to the embodiment includes a bathtub 1 that stores hot water, a door 40 that can be opened and closed, and a frame portion 42 into which the door 40 is fitted, and partitions the bathtub 1 and the bathtub front floor 50 adjacent to the bathtub 1. 4. As for the lower frame 44 of the frame part 42, the one end part by the side of the bathtub 1 is supported by the upper edge part 10 of the bathtub 1, and the other end part by the side of the bathtub front floor 50 is the bathtub front floor 50 side of the upper edge part 10 It is supported by an angle member 82 which is a support member provided in. Thereby, the bathroom unit 100 can suppress the deformation | transformation which the other end part by the side of the bathtub front floor 50 in the lower frame 44 of the frame part 42 bends.

  Moreover, the upper edge part 10 is supporting the one end part of the lower frame 44 in the outer edge part 10a by the side of the bathtub front floor 50, and the upper surface 10c ranging from an inner edge part 10b to one end part is exposed. Thereby, the bathroom unit 100 makes it easy for the user to place body parts such as limbs and elbows on the upper surface 10c of the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1, and the convenience for the user is improved.

  An angle member 82 as a support member is fixed to a gantry 81 on which the bathtub 1 is placed. Thereby, the bathroom unit 100 can fix the angle member 82 which supports the lower frame 44 to the mount frame 81 with a simple configuration.

(Modification)
FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the lower frame 44 portion of the bathroom unit 100 according to the modification. The lower frame 44 includes a base part 70 formed between the left and right vertical frames, a seal part 70a provided so as to protrude upward from the base part 70, and a rail part 70b. The rail part 70b is plate-shaped and extends across the left and right vertical frames. The lower frame 44 shown in FIG. 6 is for folding doors, but the lower frame for sliding doors shown in FIG. 4 and the like may be provided.

  One end portion of the lower frame 44 on the bathtub 1 side is supported by an outer edge portion 10 a in the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1. In the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1, the upper surface 10 c extending from the inner edge portion 10 b to one end portion of the lower frame 44 is exposed. The other end of the lower frame 44 on the bathtub front floor 50 side is supported by a support body 83 provided independently of the gantry 81. The support 83 is a structure that is placed on the floor surface 9 and extends upward, and an upper end portion 83 b that supports the lower frame 44 is provided on the bathtub front floor 50 side of the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1. .

  When the gantry 81 on which the bathtub 1 is placed has a simple structure having legs as shown in FIG. 6, it is difficult to fix the angle member 82 shown in the embodiment to the gantry 81. The bathroom unit 100 can support the other end portion of the lower frame 44 on the side of the front floor 50 of the bathtub by providing the support body 83 independently of the gantry 81.

  In the above-mentioned embodiment and modification, although the example of the sliding door and the folding door was shown as the door 40, the door 40 may be a sliding door, a hinged door, etc.

  In the above, it demonstrated based on embodiment of this invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that these embodiments are examples, and that various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the claims of the present invention, and that such modifications and changes are also within the scope of the claims of the present invention. It is where it is done. Accordingly, the description and drawings herein are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive.

1 bathtub, 10 upper edge, 4 partition, 40 door, 42 frame,
44 lower frame, 50 front floor of bathtub, 81 frame,
82 Angle member (support member), 83 Support body (support member),
100 bathroom unit.

Claims (4)

A bathtub to store hot water,
In a bathroom unit comprising an openable / closable door and a frame portion into which the door is fitted, and a partition portion that partitions the bathtub and a bathtub front floor adjacent to the bathtub,
In the lower frame of the frame portion, one end portion on the bathtub side is supported by the upper edge portion of the bathtub, and the other end portion on the bathtub front floor side is provided on the bathtub front floor side of the upper edge portion. The bathroom unit is supported by a supported member.   The upper edge portion supports the one end portion of the lower frame at an outer edge portion of the bathtub front floor side, and an upper surface extending from the inner edge portion to the one end portion is exposed. The bathroom unit described in.   The bathroom unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support member is fixed to a frame on which the bathtub is placed.   The bathroom unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support member is provided independently of a mount on which the bathtub is placed.

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