JP2023050465A - toilet cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a toilet cabinet for allowing the internal of a storage part to be easily seen.SOLUTION: A toilet cabinet 1 includes a storage part 2 arranged in a toilet room 100 for storing articles, a door 4 for opening/closing an opening 2a of the storage part 2, and a lighting 3 for lighting the internal of the storage part 2. The storage part 2 has a shelf 22 on which articles can be placed, and the lighting 3 is preferably arranged on the opening 2a side further than the shelf 22 so as to irradiate a wall face 102 of the toilet room 100 with light.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present disclosure relates to toilet cabinets.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a cabinet having a storage section capable of storing articles inside a toilet room in which a toilet bowl is arranged (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2003-328421

Since the storage space in the toilet room is narrow and there are obstacles such as toilet equipment, there is a problem that it is dark and it is difficult to see inside.

The present disclosure is a toilet cabinet arranged inside a toilet room, comprising a storage section for storing articles, a door for opening and closing an opening of the storage section, and lighting for illuminating the inside of the storage section. comprising a toilet cabinet.

It is a front view of the cabinet for toilets of 1st Embodiment. It is a rear view of the cabinet for toilets of 1st Embodiment. It is a side view of the cabinet for toilets of 1st Embodiment. It is a partial plan view of the toilet cabinet of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the translucent member of the first embodiment; FIG. 8 is a plan view of a translucent member of a second embodiment; FIG. 11 is a plan view of a translucent member of a third embodiment; FIG. 11 is a plan view of a translucent member of a fourth embodiment;

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the toilet room 100 is a substantially rectangular space, and the longitudinal direction connects the entrance (not shown) on the front side of the toilet room 100 and the rear wall 101 on the back side facing the entrance. Along D1. In this specification, the front refers to the entrance side, ie, the side facing the rear wall 101, and the rear refers to the rear wall 101 side. The vertical direction D3 is the vertical direction, and the width direction D2 is the lateral direction connecting the left and right side walls 102 of the toilet room 100 .

The toilet room 100 includes a back wall 101 on the back side, a pair of side walls 102 on one side and the other side in the width direction D2 of the back wall 101, a front wall (not shown) provided with an entrance door, and a floor surface. 103. Baseboards 105 are arranged along the floor surface 103 below the rear wall 101 and the side walls 102 .

Inside the toilet room 100, a toilet cabinet 1 and a wall-mounted toilet bowl 110 are arranged. The toilet bowl 110 is arranged on the front side of the toilet cabinet 1 and has a toilet bowl body 111, a toilet seat 112, a toilet lid 113, a tank 114, a drain pipe 115, and a frame portion 120 (see FIG. 3).

The toilet body 111 is a concave container with an open top, and is installed at a position separated from the floor surface 103 in a floating state. The toilet body 111 is formed with a drain port for discharging wastes and the like at the bottom, and the drain port is connected to a sewage pipe on the back side of the toilet body 111 through a drain trap (not shown).

The toilet seat 112 is a member that is arranged on the upper surface of the toilet body 111 and on which the user sits. The toilet lid 113 is a lid material that covers the upper opening of the toilet body 111 . The toilet seat 112 and the toilet lid 113 are rotatably connected by hinges arranged on the rear side of the toilet body 111, and are provided so as to be openable and closable.

The tank 114 is arranged behind the toilet body 111, and flush water is stored therein. Water is supplied to the tank 114 from an external water supply source, and flush water stored in the tank 114 is supplied to the toilet body 111 through a water supply pipe 114a.

The drain pipe 115 is connected to a drain port provided on the back side of the toilet body 111 . The drain pipe 115 is connected to the sewage pipe inside the lower floor surface 103 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , the frame portion 120 connects the rear end side of the toilet body 111 to support the toilet body 111 in a cantilevered state, and at the same time supports the tank 114 . As shown in FIG. 2 , the frame portion 120 has a vertical beam 121 , an upper beam 122 , a lower beam 123 , a tank support member 124 and a top plate support member 125 . The frame portion 120 is arranged inside the toilet cabinet 1 to be described later.

A pair of vertical beams 121 are erected from the floor surface 103 on one side and the other side in the width direction D2 of the toilet body 111 with a predetermined gap therebetween. The upper rail 122 is arranged at the upper ends of the pair of vertical rails 121 so as to extend in the width direction D2. The lower rail 123 is arranged below the upper rail 122 with a gap therebetween, and is connected to one vertical rail 121 at one end and to the other vertical rail 121 at the other end. The tank support member 124 is a plate member attached between the upper rail 122 and the lower rail 123 and between the pair of vertical rails 121 so as to extend in the width direction D2. The tank support member 124 protrudes rearward from the rear surface of the vertical beam 121, as shown in FIG. Tank 114 is mounted on tank support member 124 .

The top board support member 125 is a flat plate-like member connected to the upper surface of the upper rail 122 . The top plate support member 125 is arranged such that its longitudinal direction is along the width direction D2 of the toilet room 100 . The top plate support member 125 is longer than the length of the upper rail 122 and is attached so as to protrude outward in the width direction of the toilet room 100 from both side ends of the upper rail 122 . A top plate 7 , which will be described later, is arranged on the upper surface of the top plate support member 125 .

The toilet cabinet 1 is arranged inside a toilet room 100, and includes a storage part 2, a lighting 3, a front plate part 40, a door 4, a front panel 6, a translucent member 5, and a top plate 7. , and a blindfold member 8 .

The front plate portion 40 is a plate-shaped member arranged on the front surface of the toilet cabinet 1 . The front plate portion 40 has a door 4 and a front panel 6, which will be described later. The front plate portion 40 is arranged so as to extend in the width direction D2 at a position spaced forward from the rear wall 101 .

The front panel 6 is arranged on the back surface of the toilet bowl 110 and attached to the front surface of the frame portion 120 . The front panel 6 is a substantially rectangular plate member and is arranged substantially parallel to the rear wall 101 between the toilet body 111 and the frame portion 120 . The length of the front panel 6 in the width direction D2 is shorter than the distance between the pair of side walls 102 of the toilet room 100. - 特許庁

The top plate 7 is a so-called counter, and is a substantially rectangular plate arranged between the upper end of the front panel 6 and the rear wall 101 . The top plate 7 is arranged substantially horizontally and closes the space between the front panel 6 and the rear wall 101 . The top plate 7 is hinged to a support member (not shown) attached to the rear wall 101, and is attached so that it can be opened and closed by rotating the rear end side.

The storage part 2 is arranged inside the toilet cabinet 1 and is a space capable of storing articles such as toilet paper and cleaning supplies. The storage portions 2 are arranged on both sides in the width direction D2 of the frame portion 120 arranged on the rear surface of the front panel 6 . The storage section 2 has a partition plate 21 and a shelf 22 as a partition section. As shown in FIG. 4 , the partition plate 21 is a plate extending in the front-rear direction D1 of the toilet room 100 from the rear surface of the front panel 6 toward the rear wall 101 at both ends of the front panel 6 in the width direction D2. The partition plate 21 is a plate that partitions the storage portion 2 from the frame portion 120 or the tank 114 . The shelf 22 is fixed to the partition plate 21 and extends horizontally. The shelf 22 partitions the storage section 2 in the vertical direction so that articles can be placed thereon. The storage unit 2 is surrounded by a partition plate 21, a rear wall 101, a side wall 102, a door 4 and a translucent member 5, which will be described later, and has an opening 2a on the front side.

The lighting 3 is arranged inside the storage unit 2 on the side of the opening 2a ahead of the shelf 22 and illuminates the inside of the storage unit 2. - 特許庁The illumination 3 has an elongated shape extending in the vertical direction D3, and extends from the upper end of the partition plate 21 to the vicinity of the lower end. The lighting 3 has a fixing portion 31 , a light source 32 and a cover 33 . The fixed portion 31 has a flat surface 31a along the outer surface of the partition plate 21 and a projecting portion 31b that projects outward in the width direction D2 from the partition plate 21, and the flat surface 31a is fixed to the partition plate 21 with a screw. do. The light source 32 is fixed to the protruding portion 31b and arranged to irradiate the side wall 102 as the wall surface of the toilet room 100 with light. The light source 32 is, for example, an LED light bulb, and the light emitting portion faces the side wall 102 . The cover 33 covers the light source 32 and locks onto the fixed portion 31 .

The door 4 is a plate-shaped member that opens and closes the opening 2 a of the storage section 2 . The door 4 is connected adjacent to the front panel 6 and arranged between both ends of the front panel 6 in the width direction D<b>2 and the side wall 102 . The door 4 has a thin, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and its end in the width direction D2 is hingedly connected to the outer end in the width direction D2 of the front panel 6 so that it can be opened and closed. The door 4 has an opening/closing mechanism 41 that opens and closes the door 4 . The opening/closing mechanism 41 is arranged on the back side of the door 4 . The opening/closing mechanism 41 has a so-called push-latch structure, and has a latch body 42 and a receiving seat portion 43 . The latch body 42 is fixed to the lower surface of the top plate support member 125 of the frame part 120 , and the receiving seat part 43 is attached to the upper part of the rear surface of the door 4 at a position where it can contact the front surface of the latch body 42 . The user can open and close the door 4 by pressing the front upper portion of the door 4 . In the opening/closing mechanism 41, for example, a magnetic latch body 42 and a receiving seat portion 43 are attracted to each other.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the blindfold member 8 is arranged behind the connecting portion 64 where the front panel 6 and the door 4 are adjacently connected and in front of the lighting 3 . The blindfold member 8 is an elongated member that is approximately L-shaped in plan view. One L-shaped surface 81 of the blind member 8 is fixed to the outer surface of the partition plate 21 , and the other L-shaped surface 82 straddles the connecting portion 64 between the front panel 6 and the door 4 . placed in The blindfold member 8 is a member that hides the light from the illumination 3 so that it does not leak through the gap of the connecting portion 64 when the door 4 is opened. As shown in FIG. 4, when the door 4 is opened and viewed from the front, the illumination 3 cannot be seen. The illumination 3 is arranged at a position that can be concealed when viewed from the front. Specifically, the illumination 3 is hidden by a blindfold member 8, an end portion of the door 4 on the front panel 6 side, a hinge, or the like.

The translucent member 5 is provided on the door 4 of the front plate portion 40 . Specifically, the translucent member 5 is arranged between the door 4 and the side wall 102 of the toilet room 100 . The translucent member 5 is arranged along the vertical direction D3 on the outer edge side of the door 4, that is, the edge on the side wall 102 side. The translucent member 5 is a long member and has a thin plate-like shape. The translucent member 5 is made of a light diffusing member formed by mixing light diffusing particles with a diffusing material in a resin. The translucent member 5 is milky white, for example, and diffuses the light emitted from the illumination 3 . The translucent member 5 has an inner end portion 5a, an outer end portion 5b, a body portion 51, a soft portion 52, and a long hole 53, as shown in FIG.

The inner end portion 5 a is the end portion closer to the door 4 when viewed from above when attached to the door 4 . The outer end 5b is the end of the toilet room 100 on the side wall 102 side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main body 51 has a substantially rectangular shape elongated in the vertical direction D3 when viewed from the front, and has a shape in which one end in the short direction is curved when viewed from above as shown in FIG. The body portion 51 extends from the door 4 side toward the side wall 102 side. The body portion 51 is formed in a tapered shape in which the thickness of the curved portion becomes thinner toward the side wall 102 than toward the door 4 side.

The soft portion 52 is configured to have lower rigidity than the body portion 51 . The rigidity of the soft portion 52 is configured to such an extent that an operator can cut it with a knife such as a cutter. As shown in FIG. 1, if a baseboard 105 is placed on the side wall 102 of the toilet room 100, it is possible to cut the soft portion 52 on site to remove the portion that the baseboard 105 abuts.

The soft portion 52 is arranged on the outer end portion 5 b side of the body portion 51 and extends between the body portion 51 and the side wall 102 . The thickness of the soft portion 52 is thinner than the thickness of the body portion 51 . The soft portion 52 extends substantially parallel to the direction in which the body portion 51 extends from the tip of the body portion 51 on the side of the outer end portion 5b.

The long hole 53 is an oval through hole formed in the main body portion 51 and whose longitudinal direction is along the short side direction of the main body portion 51 . The long hole 53 is a hole through which a screw for fixing the translucent member 5 to the outer edge side of the door 4 is inserted. As shown in FIG. 2, the distance between the translucent member 5 and the side wall 102 can be adjusted by changing the screw fastening position in the long hole 53 .

With the translucent member 5 fixed to the door 4 , the door 4 and the translucent member 5 are arranged so as to block the opening 2 a of the storage section 2 . An opening/closing mechanism 41 is arranged on the door 4 side of the boundary between the door 4 and the translucent member 5 .

The lighting 3 is automatically turned on or off in conjunction with, for example, a motion sensor. When turned on, it emits light toward the side wall 102 side. At this time, the lighting 3 is in front of the shelf 22 and is arranged closer to the door 4 than the opening/closing mechanism 41 and the boundary between the door 4 and the opening/closing mechanism 41 . Therefore, the light leaking from the translucent member 5 to the outside of the toilet cabinet 1 does not cast shadows of the shelf 22, the opening/closing mechanism 41, and the like. Since the translucent member 5 transmits light while diffusing it, the light illuminating the inside of the storage part 2 leaks to the outside of the door 4. - 特許庁

According to the first embodiment, the following effects are achieved. A toilet cabinet 1 is arranged inside a toilet room 100, and includes a storage section 2 for storing articles, a door 4 for opening and closing an opening 2a of the storage section 2, and a light 3 for illuminating the inside of the storage section 2. composed including Since the storage part 2 is illuminated by the illumination 3, when the door 4 of the storage part 2 is opened, the articles inside can be easily seen, and dirt can be easily confirmed during cleaning.

According to the first embodiment, the storage unit 2 is configured to include the shelf 22 on which articles can be placed, and the lighting 3 is arranged closer to the opening 2a than the shelf 22 is. By providing the shelf 22, the capacity for storing small articles is improved. By arranging the lighting 3 on the side of the opening 2a in front of the shelf 22, the shadow of the articles stored in the storage section 2, such as placed on the shelf 22, is reflected in the light leaking from the door 4. can be prevented. Therefore, the quality of the illumination 3 can be improved.

According to the first embodiment, they are arranged so as to emit light toward the side wall 102 of the toilet room 100 . As a result, light can illuminate the outside of the door 4 from the side wall 102 side. It is possible to exert the effect of the lighting 3 also inside the toilet room 100 outside the storage part 2 .

According to the first embodiment, the configuration further includes the tank 114 for storing washing water and the partition plate 21 for partitioning the tank 114 and the storage section 2 . The lighting 3 was fixed to the partition plate 21 . Thereby, the entire storage section 2 can be illuminated from the boundary between the tank 114 and the storage section 2 .

According to the first embodiment, the illumination 3 is arranged at a position where it can be concealed in front view with the door 4 open. As a result, when the door 4 is opened, the illumination 3 is not visually recognized, so that the appearance of the storage section 2 can be made neat. The lighting 3 can be arranged so as not to interfere with storage.

According to the first embodiment, the front panel 6 is arranged on the back of the toilet bowl 110 arranged inside the toilet room 100, is arranged adjacent to the door 4, and is connected to the door 4 so that it can be opened and closed; It further includes a blindfold member 8 arranged behind the connecting part 64 to which the front panel 6 and the door 4 are connected and in front of the lighting 3 . Since the blindfold member 8 is arranged behind the connection part 64 to which the front panel 6 and the door 4 are connected, the light leaking from the illumination 3 is shielded when the door 4 is opened and closed, and the glare is reduced. can be done. The space between the front panel 6 and the door 4 is not designed in terms of appearance so that light is emitted. By preventing leakage of light with the blindfold member 8, the seam between the front panel 6 and the door 4 becomes inconspicuous, and the appearance of the lighting 3 of the toilet cabinet 1 can be made as intended.

According to this embodiment, the opening/closing mechanism 41 for opening and closing the door 4 is arranged on the rear side of the door 4 . As a result, since the illumination 3 is not visible from the front, the appearance of the toilet cabinet 1 can be designed neatly. The shadow of the opening/closing mechanism 41 can be prevented from appearing in the light leaking from the outside of the portion blocked by the door 4, for example, the light leaking through the translucent member 5. - 特許庁

The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes modifications, improvements, and the like within a range that can achieve the purpose of the present disclosure. 6A to 6C show second to fourth embodiments with different shapes of translucent members. As shown in FIG. 6A, in the translucent member 5A of the second embodiment, the thickness of the body portion 51A is constant from the inner end portion 5a side to the outer end portion 5b side. The soft portion 52A is curved so that the outer end portion 5b is positioned deeper than the inner end portion 5a side end portion, that is, on the storage portion 2 side, when attached to the door 4 . By curving the soft portion 52A, the light leaking from the illumination 3 can be more softly diffused.

As shown in FIG. 6B, in the translucent member 5B of the third embodiment, the thickness of the entire body portion 51B is tapered from the inner end portion 5a side toward the outer end portion 5b side. The soft portion 52B is curved so that the outer end portion 5b is located closer to the storage portion 2 than the end portion closer to the inner end portion 5a when attached to the door 4 . Since the illuminance tends to fall between the main body portion 51B and the soft portion 52B, the tapered main body portion 51B keeps the illuminance constant and at the same time, the soft portion 52B facilitates soft diffusion of the light.

As shown in FIG. 6C, in the translucent member 5C of the fourth embodiment, the thickness of the entire body portion 51B is tapered from the inner end portion 5a side toward the outer end portion 5b side. The soft portion 52C extends substantially linearly from the inner end portion 5a toward the outer end portion 5b. The body portion 51C and the soft portion 52C extend substantially linearly. Since the soft portion 52C of the translucent member 5C extends substantially linearly, it is easy to handle during transportation.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the translucent member 5 is arranged on the door 4 of the front plate portion 40 has been described. However, the toilet cabinet 1 does not have to have the door 4 . In this case, the translucent member 5 may be arranged on the front panel 6 of the front plate portion 40 .

As the translucent member, in the above embodiment, a translucent light diffuser plate has been described as an example. The translucent member may have at least one of light diffusibility for diffusing light and light transmissivity for partially transmitting light with low transmittance. The light-transmitting member may be, for example, a colored light-transmitting plate, or a plate made of a light-transmitting material with unevenness formed on the surface thereof so as to diffuse light. The material is not limited to resin. For example, frosted glass or the like may be used.

1 Toilet Cabinet 2 Storage Part 2a Opening 3 Lighting 4 Door 6 Front Panel 8 Blindfold Member 21 Partition Plate (Partition Part) 22 Shelf 41 Opening and Closing Mechanism 64 Connector 100 Toilet Room 102 side wall (wall surface), 110 toilet bowl

Claims (7)

A toilet cabinet arranged inside a toilet room,
a storage unit for storing articles;
a door that opens and closes the opening of the storage unit;
and lighting for illuminating the interior of the storage unit. The storage unit has a shelf on which the article can be placed,
2. The toilet cabinet according to claim 1, wherein said lighting is located closer to said opening than said shelf. 3. The toilet cabinet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said lighting illuminates a wall surface of said toilet room. a tank for storing wash water;
a partition section that partitions between the tank and the storage section,
The toilet cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said lighting is fixed to said partition. The toilet cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said lighting is arranged at a position that can be concealed in a front view with said door in an open state. a front panel arranged on the back of a toilet arranged inside the toilet room, arranged adjacent to the door, and connected to the door so that it can be opened and closed;
The toilet cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a blindfold member arranged behind a connecting portion to which the front panel and the door are connected and in front of the lighting. The toilet cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the opening/closing mechanism for opening/closing the door is arranged on the back side of the door.

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