JP2021038534A - Bathroom unit - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a bathroom unit in which a lighting device is hardly affected by deflection of a wall panel.SOLUTION: A bathroom is provided with a floor member 11, a wall panel 12 standing above the floor member 11, an illumination fixing frame 20 standing along the side of the wall panel 12, and a lighting device L fixed to the illumination fixing frame 20. According to this configuration, since the lighting device L is not fixed to the wall panel 12, it can be less affected by the deflection of the wall panel 12. After the wall panel 12 and the illumination fixing frame 20 are erected above the floor member 11, mounting work of the illumination device L is performed, so that the bathroom unit 10 can be constructed by the same construction method as before.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present disclosure relates to a bathroom unit.

Conventionally, a technique of fixing a lighting device to a wall panel of a bathroom unit is known. For example, Patent Document 1 below describes a technique for fixing an indirect lighting device to a wall panel. The indirect lighting device includes a light source member and a light source fixing member adhered to the light source member. The light source fixing member is fixed to the wall panel by screws. As a result, the indirect lighting device is fixed to the wall panel.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-101859

In the bathroom unit having the above configuration, the lighting device may be affected by the bending of the wall panel.

The present disclosure has been completed based on the above circumstances, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a bathroom unit in which the lighting device is not easily affected by the bending of the wall panel.

The bathroom unit of the present disclosure is fixed to a floor member, a wall panel standing above the floor member, a lighting fixing frame standing above the floor member along a side surface of the wall panel, and a lighting fixing frame. It is equipped with a lighting device that has been installed.

Perspective view schematically showing the bathroom unit A partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the bathroom unit, which is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a lighting device is attached. A perspective view showing a locking structure of a lighting device and a frame for fixing lighting. A partially enlarged perspective view of the upper end of the bathroom unit, which is a perspective view showing a state before the lighting device is attached. A partially enlarged perspective view of the upper end of the bathroom unit, which is a perspective view showing a state in which a lighting device is attached. It is a partially enlarged perspective view of the lower end portion of the bathroom unit, and is a perspective view showing a state in which a lighting device is attached.

<Embodiment>
The bathroom unit 10 is a shower unit provided with a shower device M. The interior of the bathroom unit 10 is a vertically long space that is long in the vertical direction. The bathroom unit 10 includes a floor member 11, a wall panel 12, and a ceiling panel 13. The floor member 11 forms the floor surface of the bathroom unit 10. The wall panel 12 stands above the floor member 11 and forms the side surface of the bathroom unit 10. The ceiling panel 13 covers the upper part of the bathroom unit 10. The ceiling panel 13 forms the top surface of the bathroom unit 10. A bathroom door D is provided on one side surface (referred to as a side surface 17) of the four side surfaces of the bathroom unit 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bathroom unit 10 includes a pillar member 14, a lighting fixing frame 20, and a lighting device L. The pillar member 14 stands at a corner of the bathroom unit 10. The lighting fixing frame 20 stands between the pillar member 14 and the wall panel 12 at the corner of the bathroom unit 10. The lighting device L is arranged on the surface side of the lighting fixing frame 20. Hereinafter, in each component, the upper side of FIG. 1 will be referred to as the upper side, the lower side will be referred to as the lower side, the indoor side of the bathroom unit 10 will be referred to as the front side, and the side opposite to the indoor side of the bathroom unit 10 will be referred to as the back side.

The wall panel 12 has a metal plate material having a decorative surface on the front surface and a base material (heat insulating material) such as gypsum board or urethane foam attached to the back surface of the metal plate material. The wall panel 12 has a predetermined thickness dimension (dimensions in the front and back directions), and is formed in a height dimension (vertical dimension) and a width dimension (horizontal dimension toward the surface) according to the mounting portion. ing.

Locking portions 12A for locking to the pillar member 14 and the lighting fixing frame 20 are provided on the left and right side edges of the wall panel 12 (see FIG. 2). The lighting fixing frame 20 is provided with a locking receiving portion 15 for locking the locking portion 12A of the wall panel 12. The locking portion 12A of the wall panel 12 is locked to the locking receiving portion (not shown) of the pillar member 14 or the locking receiving portion 15 of the lighting fixing frame 20. As a result, the wall panel 12 is connected to the pillar member 14 and the lighting fixing frame 20.

The column member 14 is formed by bending a metal plate (such as a hot-dip galvanized steel plate). The pillar member 14 extends from the floor surface to the ceiling surface of the bathroom unit 10. The lower end of the pillar member 14 is fixed to the floor member 11. As shown in FIG. 2, the column member 14 has a pair of vertical plate portions 14A whose plate surfaces are substantially orthogonal to each other. The pair of vertical plate portions 14A have the same width dimensions (dimensions in the front and back directions). The wall panel 12 is fixed to one of the pair of vertical plate portions 14A, and the lighting fixing frame 20 is fixed to the other vertical plate portion 14A. The plate surface of both vertical plate portions 14A is along the side surface of the wall panel 12 and the side surface of the lighting fixing frame 20.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lighting fixing frame 20 stands above the floor member 11 along the side surface of the wall panel 12. The lighting fixing frame 20 is provided in one of the four corners of the bathroom unit 10. Specifically, the lighting fixing frame 20 is arranged at a corner portion located on the inner side of the room when viewed from the bathroom door D.

The lighting fixing frame 20 is formed by bending a metal plate (such as a hot-dip galvanized steel plate). The lighting fixing frame 20 is long in the vertical direction. The lighting fixing frame 20 extends from the floor surface to the ceiling surface along the side surfaces of the vertical plate portion 14A of the pillar member 14 and the wall panel 12. The length dimension of the lighting fixing frame 20 is the same as the length dimension of the pillar member 14. The lower end of the lighting fixing frame 20 is fixed to the floor member 11.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lighting fixing frame 20 has a frame back surface portion 21 arranged on the back surface side of the lighting device L, and a pair of left and right frame side surface portions 22 standing on the front side from the frame back surface portion 21. There is. The pair of frame side surface portions 22 are substantially parallel. The pair of frame side surface portions 22 are substantially orthogonal to the frame back surface portion 21. Between the pair of frame side surface portions 22, there is a lighting device mounting portion 23 to which the lighting device L is mounted. The front side of the lighting device mounting portion 23 is open. The pillar member 14 is connected to one of the frame side surface portions 22 of the pair of frame side surface portions 22, and the wall panel 12 is connected to the other frame side surface portion 22.

The front end portion of the frame side surface portion 22 is folded back to the inner surface (opposing surface of the pair of frame side surface portions 22), and the plate materials are overlapped with each other. As a result, a step 24 extends in the vertical direction on the inner surface of the frame side surface portion 22. A locking portion 16 of the spacer S, which will be described later, is locked to the step 24 (see FIG. 4).

As shown in FIG. 2, the frame back surface portion 21 is arranged at a position shifted to the back side from the front surface of the wall panel 12. The back surface portion 21 of the frame is arranged at substantially the same position (one surface) as the back surface of the pillar member 14 in the front and back directions. The front end of the frame side surface 22 is also arranged at a position shifted to the back side from the surface of the wall panel 12.

A wiring passage portion 25 for passing the wiring (not shown) of the lighting device L is formed on the back surface portion 21 of the frame (see FIG. 3). The wiring passage portion 25 is formed at the upper end portion (mounting portion of the spacer S) of the back surface portion 21 of the frame. The wiring passage portion 25 has a vertically long rectangular shape with the entire circumference closed. The wiring passage portion 25 penetrates the back surface portion 21 of the frame in the plate thickness direction (front and back directions).

The frame back surface portion 21 is provided with a frame side locking portion 26 that engages with the lighting device L (see FIG. 3). The frame-side locking portion 26 is an upper edge of the locking claw 27 formed by cutting a part of the frame back surface portion 21 onto the front surface. The locking claw 27 projects from the back surface portion 21 of the frame to the front side. A vertically long opening is formed adjacent to either the left or right side of each locking claw 27. The frame-side locking portion 26 is inclined so as to rise toward the front side. The lighting device L is locked to the back end of the frame-side locking portion 26, and its movement to the front side and the lower side is restricted. A pair of frame-side locking portions 26 are provided on the left and right sides of the frame back surface portion 21 at a plurality of positions in the vertical direction. The frame-side locking portion 26 is symmetrical with respect to the center of the lighting fixing frame 20 in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 4, a spacer S that closes the gap between the ceiling panel 13 and the lighting device L is attached to the upper end of the lighting fixing frame 20. The spacer S has a square box shape. The spacer S fits into the upper end of the illumination fixing frame 20 and locks to the step 24. When the spacer S is attached to the lighting fixing frame 20, the upper surface of the spacer S is in close proximity to or in contact with the ceiling panel 13. When the spacer S is attached to the lighting fixing frame 20, the lower surface of the spacer S is in close proximity to or in contact with the upper surface of the lighting device L (the upper surface of the upper cap 61).

The lighting device L is fixed to the lighting fixing frame 20. The lighting device L is long in the vertical direction. The lighting device L is direct lighting of a vertical line along the lighting fixing frame 20. The lighting device L irradiates light from a side surface orthogonal to the side surface 17 provided with the bathroom door D toward a side surface facing the bathroom door D (a side surface on the back side when viewed from the bathroom door D). The length dimension of the lighting device L is shorter than the length dimension of the lighting fixing frame 20 by the dimension in the vertical direction of the spacer S.

As shown in FIG. 2, the width dimension (dimension in the left-right direction toward the surface) of the lighting device L is a dimension that can be inserted between the pair of frame side portions 22 of the lighting fixing frame 20. The thickness dimension (dimension in the front and back directions) of the lighting device L is the same dimension as the thickness dimension of the wall panel 12. The illuminating device L has a horizontally long rectangular cross section in which the width dimension is larger than the thickness dimension.

The lighting device L includes a light source unit 30 that is long in one direction and a case 40 that is long in one direction in which the light source unit 30 is housed.

The light source unit 30 includes a substrate 31 on which a large number of light sources (LEDs and the like) (not shown) are mounted, a frame 32 that houses the substrate 31 inside, and a resin material 33 that seals the substrate 31 housed in the frame 32. (See FIG. 2). The light source unit 30 has an elongated prismatic shape. The surface of the light source unit 30 is a light emitting surface. The light source unit 30 irradiates light in the front direction over the entire length. A connector portion to which the wiring of the lighting device L is connected is provided at the upper end portion of the light source unit 30.

As shown in FIG. 2, the case 40 has a housing 41 having an open surface and a translucent cover 42 attached so as to close the open portion of the housing 41. When the translucent cover 42 is attached to the housing 41, the case 40 has a tubular shape, and both ends in the length direction are open.

The housing 41 is made of a metal material such as aluminum. As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 41 has a case back surface portion 43 arranged on the back surface of the light source unit 30, and a pair of left and right case side surface portions 44 standing on the front side from the case back surface portion 43. The pair of case side surfaces 44 are substantially parallel. The pair of case side surface portions 44 are substantially orthogonal to the case back surface portion 43.

The pair of case side surface portions 44 has a pair of first case side surface portions 44F and a pair of second case side surface portions 44S having a larger left-right distance than the pair of first case side surface portions 44F. The second case side surface portion 44S is located on the front side of the first case side surface portion 44F. The front edge of the first case side surface portion 44F and the back edge of the second case side surface portion 44S are connected by a case step portion 45.

Between the pair of first case side surface portions 44F, there is a light source unit mounting portion 46 to which the light source unit 30 is mounted. The light source unit mounting portion 46 is open to the front side. A holding member 54 that holds the light source unit 30 inside the housing 41 is attached to the inner surface of the side surface portion 44F of the first case. The holding member 54 is locked to a locking rib 47 projecting from the inner surface of the side surface portion 44F of the first case.

The holding member 54 is made of a metal plate material. The holding member 54 is attached to the housing 41 as shown in FIG. The holding member 54 comes into contact with the light source unit 30 housed in the light source unit mounting portion 46. As a result, the light source unit 30 is held at a predetermined position of the housing 41.

On the outer surface of the pair of second case side surface portions 44S, a contact portion 53 that abuts on the front end portion of the frame side surface portion 22 of the lighting fixing frame 20 is provided so as to project. The contact portion 53 is formed so as to extend over the entire length of the housing 41.

As shown in FIG. 2, the case back surface portion 43 is arranged along the front surface of the frame back surface portion 21. As shown in FIG. 3, the case back surface portion 43 has a flange portion 49 projecting from the case side surface portion 44 to the left and right sides. The flange portion 49 is provided over the entire length of the housing.

As shown in FIG. 3, the case back surface portion 43 is provided with a case side locking portion 51 that engages with the lighting fixing frame 20. The case-side locking portion 51 is the upper edge of the notch 52 formed in the case back surface portion 43. The notch 52 is formed in the flange portion 49 of the case back surface portion 43. The notches 52 are formed at a plurality of positions of the flange portion 49. The vertical dimension of the notch 52 is a dimension that allows the locking claw 27, which will be described later, to slide and move in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, a locking wall 55 for locking the locking piece 57 of the translucent cover 42 is provided on the surface of the case step portion 45. The locking wall 55 projects to the front side from the case step portion 45. The space between the locking wall 55 and the side surface portion 44S of the second case is open to the front side. The locking piece 57 of the translucent cover 42 is inserted between the locking wall 55 and the side surface portion 44S of the second case. The translucent cover 42 is attached to the housing 41 by locking the locking piece 57 of the translucent cover 42 to the tip of the locking wall 55.

The translucent cover 42 is attached to the open side of the housing 41 to cover the open portion. The translucent cover 42 includes a flat cover main body 56 and a locking piece 57 extending from the cover main body 56 to the back side.

The cover body 56 has a width dimension between the front edges of the second case side surface portion 44S of the housing 41. An inclined surface 59 having substantially the same gradient is formed at both the left and right ends of the cover body 56 and the front end of the second case side surface portion 44S. The cover body 56 is substantially parallel to the case back surface 43.

The locking piece 57 projects from the left and right ends of the cover body 56 to the back side. The locking piece 57 is inserted between the locking wall 55 and the second case side surface portion 44S. The tip of the locking piece 57 is locked to the locking wall 55. A water blocking member 58 for stopping water between the housing 41 and the translucent cover 42 is mounted between the locking piece 57 and the side surface portion 44S of the second case.

The lighting device L includes caps 61 and 62 that close the openings formed at both ends of the case 40 in the length direction. Water is stopped by a water blocking member 67 between the upper cap 61 and the case 40 attached to the upper end of the case 40 and between the lower cap 62 and the case 40 attached to the lower end of the case 40, respectively. As shown in FIG. 1, the lower cap 62 has a long columnar shape in the vertical direction. The lower cap 62 fills the gap between the lower end of the case 40 and the floor surface.

An example of the work procedure for assembling the bathroom unit 10 will be described.

Assemble the lighting device L. The light source unit 30 is housed in the housing 41. The light source unit 30 is set on the light source unit mounting portion 46 with the light emitting surface facing up. The holding member 54 is attached to the housing 41. The holding member 54 comes into contact with the light source unit 30. As a result, the light source unit 30 is held at a predetermined position of the housing 41. The translucent cover 42 is attached to the housing 41. Caps 61 and 62 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the case 40. With the above, the assembly work of the lighting device L is completed.

The pillar member 14 and the lighting fixing frame 20 are fixed to the floor member 11 of the bathroom unit 10. The wall panel 12 is fitted and connected between the pillar members 14 and between the pillar members 14 and the lighting fixing frame 20. As a result, the wall surface of the bathroom unit 10 is assembled.

The lighting device L is attached. The lighting device L is inserted into the lighting device mounting portion 23 of the lighting fixing frame 20. Align the notch 52 of the back surface portion 43 of the case so that the locking claw 27 of the back surface portion 21 of the frame can be inserted. The contact portion 53 of the case 40 comes into contact with the front end of the frame side surface portion 22. The lighting device L is slid downward with the locking claw 27 of the frame back surface 21 inserted in the notch 52 of the case back surface 43. As a result, the case-side locking portion 51 comes into contact with the frame-side locking portion 26 from above, and the case-side locking portion 51 and the frame-side locking portion 26 are in a locked state. Since the case-side locking portion 51 and the frame-side locking portion 26 are arranged behind the lighting device L, they cannot be seen from the room. Since only the translucent cover 42 of the lighting device L is exposed indoors, the design can be improved.

When the case-side locking portion 51 and the frame-side locking portion 26 are in the locked state, the lower surface of the lighting device L comes into contact with or approaches the upper surface (floor surface) of the floor member 11. The wiring of the lighting device L is passed through the wiring passage portion 25 and connected to the equipment provided above the ceiling panel 13.

The spacer S is fitted into the upper end of the lighting fixing frame 20. The entire surface of the lighting fixing frame 20 is covered by the spacer S and the lighting device L.

In this way, the installation work of the lighting device L is completed. In the bathroom unit 10 with the lighting device L attached, the surface of the translucent cover 42 and the surface of the wall panel 12 are substantially flush with each other. The surface of the spacer S and the surface of the lower cap 62 are also flush with the surface of the translucent cover 42. The flush surface at this time includes a surface having a slight step between the surface of the translucent cover 42 and the surface of the wall panel 12. The slight step is a step that does not interfere with the wiping and cleaning of the wall surface of the bathroom unit 10. As shown in FIG. 4, a silicone sealant 18 is embedded in this step.

Since the lighting device L is fixed to the lighting fixing frame 20, it is not necessary to make a hole in the wall panel 12 for fixing the lighting device L as in the conventional case. Therefore, the workability can be improved.

When the lighting device L is maintained, the lighting device L is removed from the lighting fixing frame 20. In this case, the spacer S is removed and the lighting device L is slid upward. The case-side locking portion 51 is separated upward from the frame-side locking portion 26, and the locked state between the case-side locking portion 51 and the frame-side locking portion 26 is released. In this way, the lighting device L can be easily removed.

The operation and effect of the bathroom unit 10 configured as described above will be described.

The bathroom unit 10 includes a floor member 11, a wall panel 12, a lighting fixing frame 20, and a lighting device L. The wall panel 12 stands above the floor member 11. The lighting fixing frame 20 stands along the side surface of the wall panel 12. The lighting fixing frame 20 is long in the vertical direction. The lighting device L is fixed to the lighting fixing frame 20. According to this configuration, since the lighting device L is not fixed to the wall panel 12, it can be less affected by the bending of the wall panel 12. Since the wall panel 12 and the lighting fixing frame 20 may be erected above the floor member 11 and then the lighting device L may be attached, the bathroom unit 10 can be constructed by the same construction method as before.

The bathroom unit 10 has a pillar member 14 that stands above the floor member 11. The lighting fixing frame 20 is arranged between the pillar member 14 and the wall panel 12. According to this configuration, the lighting device L can be less affected by the bending of the wall panel 12 as compared with the configuration in which the lighting fixing frame 20 is arranged between the wall panel 12 and the wall panel 12.

The lighting fixing frame 20 of the bathroom unit 10 has a frame back surface portion 21 arranged on the back surface side of the lighting device L. The back surface portion 21 of the frame is arranged at a position depressed to the back side from the front surface of the wall panel 12. According to this configuration, the lighting device L can be arranged at a position recessed toward the back surface side as compared with the configuration in which the lighting device L is fixed to the front surface of the wall panel 12.

The lighting device L of the bathroom unit 10 is arranged on the surface side of the lighting fixing frame 20. According to this configuration, since the lighting fixing frame 20 is hidden by the lighting device L, the design can be improved.

<Other Embodiments>
The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described by the above description and drawings, and for example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present disclosure.
(1) In the above embodiment, the case where the present disclosure is applied to the shower unit is illustrated. Not limited to this, the present disclosure is also applicable to bathroom units having bathtubs and washrooms.
(2) In the above embodiment, the lighting fixing frame 20 is arranged between the pillar member 14 and the wall panel 12. Not limited to this, the lighting fixing frame may be arranged between the wall panels.
(3) In the above embodiment, the lighting fixing frame 20 stands at a corner of the bathroom unit 10. Not limited to this, the lighting fixing frame may stand in the middle part of the side surface of the bathroom unit.
(4) In the above embodiment, the frame back surface portion 21 of the lighting fixing frame 20 is located on the back side of the front surface of the wall panel 12. Not limited to this, the back surface of the frame may be located on the front side of the front surface of the wall panel.
(5) In the above embodiment, the lighting device L is long in the vertical direction. The lighting device may have any shape. For example, a plurality of lighting devices may be arranged side by side in the length direction of the lighting fixing frame.
(6) In the above embodiment, the locking structure of the lighting device L and the lighting fixing frame 20 is illustrated. Not limited to this, the locking structure between the lighting device and the lighting fixing frame can be changed as appropriate.
(7) In the above embodiment, the lighting fixing frame 20 is long in the vertical direction. The lighting fixing frame may be divided into a plurality of frames in the vertical direction. In other words, the lighting fixing frame may be configured so as to be substantially one lighting fixing frame by a plurality of members. In this case, the plurality of members may be arranged at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. For example, the lighting fixing frame may be divided into two upper and lower members, and a gap may be formed between the upper and lower members (the central portion in the vertical direction of the lighting fixing frame).

L ... Lighting device, 10 ... Bathroom unit, 11 ... Floor member, 12 ... Wall panel, 14 ... Pillar member, 20 ... Lighting fixing frame, 21 ... Frame back surface (back surface)

Claims (5)

Floor members and
A wall panel standing above the floor member and
A lighting fixing frame that stands along the side surface of the wall panel,
The lighting device fixed to the lighting fixing frame and
Bathroom unit equipped with. The bathroom unit according to claim 1, wherein the lighting fixing frame extends in the vertical direction. It has a pillar member that stands above the floor member, and has
The bathroom unit according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the lighting fixing frame is arranged between the pillar member and the wall panel. The lighting fixing frame has a back surface portion arranged on the back surface side of the lighting device, and has a back surface portion.
The bathroom unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the back surface portion is arranged at a position depressed from the front surface to the back surface of the wall panel. The bathroom unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lighting device is arranged on the surface side of the lighting fixing frame.

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