JP2545110Y2 - Water receiving tray for shower hoses such as vanities - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a vanity incorporating a hand shower, and more particularly to a tray for receiving water from a shower hose.

[Conventional technology]

The vanity table is generally provided with a fixed hot and cold water mixing tap and the like, but in recent years, those incorporating a hand shower in order to be able to wash hair and the like have come into wide use. This hand shower has a holder fixed on a wash basin and is detachable from the holder, and has a configuration in which a hose penetrating the holder is housed in a cabinet. And
The hose is connected to a hot-water mixer tap or the like, and has a loop so that the hand shower can be extracted from the holder and used. An example of such a vanity table is described in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 64-28480.

When installing the hose in the cabinet, the water after using the hand shower falls down the surface of the hose. For this reason, a seal is provided on the holder, or a tray for receiving water is provided in the cabinet as described in the above-mentioned publication. This tray drops and stores a hose that draws a loop, and collects the droplets that pass through the hose and periodically drains them.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

On the other hand, in order to supply hot water to a hot-water mixer tap or a hand shower, an electric water heater is often incorporated in a cabinet in order to make hot water supply equipment cheap and simple. Therefore,
When installing a tray, it is a condition to avoid drainage piping from this electric water heater or basin.

However, when the hand shower provided on the washbasin is designed to be arranged on the left side, right side or center when viewed from the front, the tray also needs to be adjusted to some extent to the position of the hand shower. For example, if the hand shower is provided on the right side and the tray is provided on the left side, there is a problem that the length of the hose becomes long and the drop into the tray does not go smoothly.

However, since there is a condition for the installation position of the tray as described above, if the position of the hand shower is not adjusted to this tray, the handling of the hose is hindered. For this reason, the position setting of the hand shower is also limited, which affects the degree of freedom in design. Further, not only the positional relationship with the hand shower but also the position with respect to the hot and cold water mixing tap must be appropriate.

As described above, when the tray is incorporated, it is necessary to consider the relationship with the position of the hand shower and the like, and this is one of the basic items when designing a wash basin or a cabinet. Therefore, it also affects the design of the entire equipment, which may be a barrier to the expansion of product specifications.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to smoothly drop a hose onto a tray in response to various positions of a hand shower, thereby improving the degree of freedom in equipment design.

[Means for solving the problem]

The present invention is a water receiving tray for connecting a shower head hose to a water supply source by drawing a loop in a cabinet, storing a loop portion of the hose, and draining the hose.
It has a main body that can open the upper end to drop the hose, and a guide located at the upper end of the main body and guiding the hose into the main body, the guide is a fixed seat for joining to the upper edge of the main body, A guide tower extending upward from the fixed seat and bulging toward the side where the shower head is disposed; a rim and a back guide formed in a direction protruding toward the main body side from the front edge and the rear edge of the guide tower. And a space between these rims and the back guide is used as a hose guide path.

[Operation] The hose connected to the shower head hangs down in a loop in the cabinet, and the tray wraps around this part to collect water droplets transmitted to the hose. The hose enters the guide differently depending on the position of the shower head.Therefore, if you place the guide on the tray body so that the hose can slide from the shower head side, the hose will quickly move to the tray even if the tray and shower head are separated. It is taken in and out of.

In addition, the guide only protrudes the rim and the back guide at the front edge and the back side edge. For example, in the case of a cylindrical guide that wraps the entire circumference of the hose, the inner circumference of the guide against bending of the hose is used. However, the hose easily slides while following the upper surface of the guide tower.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a cutaway front view of a vanity incorporating the water receiving tray of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cutaway side view.

In the figure, a cabinet 10 of a vanity table includes left and right side plates 10a and 10b, a bottom plate 10c, and a back plate 10d, and has a door 10e on the front surface. A basin 10 is fixed to the upper end of the cabinet 10, and a drain pipe 11a protrudes downward from a position slightly deviated to the right from the center, and is connected to a drain adapter 12 provided on a bottom plate 10c. A hot and cold water mixing tap 13 is fixed to the upper end of the basin 11, and the spout 13a is protruded toward the ball, from which the water is discharged by operating the opening / closing handle 13b. A temperature setting handle 13c with an automatic temperature control function is provided at the center.

On the left side inside the cabinet 10, an electric water heater 14, which occupies approximately half of the frontage, is incorporated. A supply pipe 15 connected to a water supply pipe of the building is connected to the electric water heater 14, and a water supply pipe 16 branched and directly connected to the water supply pipe 15 and a hot water supply pipe 17 passing through an internal heat exchanger are connected to the hot / water mixing tap 13. It is plumbed between.

Further, a hand type shower head 1 is provided on the left side of the hot and cold water mixing tap 13. The shower head 1 has a straight tubular slider portion 1a penetrating the holder 2 fixed to the basin 11, and can be used by being pulled up to a position where the lower end flange abuts against the lower surface of the holder 2. Alternatively, a hose may be directly connected to the shower head 1 instead of the slider portion 1a, and the hose may be pulled out of the holder and used while holding the shower head 1 in a hand.

One end of a hose 3 is connected to the lower end of the slider portion 1a,
The other end of the hose 3 is directly connected to the hot and cold water mixing tap 11. In addition,
The shower head 1 and the spout 13a of the hot and cold water mixing tap 13 are spouted and stopped by an opening / closing handle 13b. Further, the form of water discharge from the shower head 1 can be switched between the shower state and the foam shower by operating the valve mechanism 1b provided at the water discharge end with the handle 1c.

On the right side of the electric water heater 14, a tray 4 for storing the hose 3 in a loop shape and collecting drops is provided. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the tray 4, in which a main body 5 having an open upper end and a detachable guide 6 are integrated. A flat mounting flange 5a having a hole 5a-1 is provided at the lower end of the main body 5, and a drain hose 5b is provided to be foldable at a portion located on the front side when assembled into the cabinet 10. A bendable holding seat 5c is formed at the upper end of the main body 5, and the hose 3 from the hot and cold mixing tap 13 is fitted and held in a notch 5d provided at the edge thereof. This holding seat 5c is positioned so as to straddle the upper end opening of the main body 5 as shown by a dashed line in the drawing,
The hose 3 is dropped into the main body 5 in a substantially vertical direction by the notch 5d.

The guide 6 is integral with or detachable from the main body 5 as shown in FIG. 4, and details of an example in which the guide 6 is detachable are shown in FIG. The lower end of the guide 6 is provided with a fixing seat 6a that fits into a corner at the upper end of the main body 5, and a hole 6a-1 for fixing screw is opened in the fixing seat 6a. Has started up the guide tower 6b. And
A rim 6c is formed at a front edge of the guide tower 6b, and a back guide 6d is provided at a rear edge of the guide tower 6b so as to be obliquely inclined from an upper end. Further, a fitting groove 6e into which the upper edge of the main body 5 is fitted as shown in the enlarged sectional view of FIG.
Is formed, the fitting groove 6e is fitted into the upper end of the main body 5, and the fixing screw 7 is passed through the screw hole 5e opened in the main body 5 and the hole 6a-1 of the guide 6, Thin nut 7a
And fix it. A curl 6b-1 that draws a gentle curved surface is provided at the lower end of the guide tower 6b so that the hose 3 does not contact the tip of the fixing screw 7, the nut 7a, or the like.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, the curl 6b-1 is formed to have a cross-sectional shape in which the boundary between the guide tower 6b and the fixed seat 6a is bulged round.

The tray 4 in which the guide 6 is integrated with the main body 5 is supported by a fixture 8 previously fixed to the bottom plate 10c of the cabinet 10 as shown in FIG. The attachment 8 is a flat plate having a flange 8a formed at the lower end, and is fixed to the bottom plate 10c by fixing screws 8b. And the flange 5 of the main body 5
As shown in FIG. 1, a screw 9a is inserted into the hole 5a-1, and a nut 9b is screwed into the screw 9a to fix the flange 5a.

The tray 4 fixed in the cabinet 10 has a posture along the right side of the electric water heater 14 as shown in FIG. 1, and the upper end level of the main body 5 is almost matched with the electric water heater 14. Then, the guide tower 6b of the guide 6 extends leftward so as to cover the electric water heater 14, and has a built-in structure in which the slider portion 1a sinks into the guide tower 6b as shown in FIG. ing. In addition, the hose 3 has a hot and cold mixing tap 14
Is inserted into the notch 5d of the holding seat 5c and dropped into the main body 5, a loop is formed, and the loop is connected to the slider portion 1a through the guide 6.

In the above configuration, even when the shower head 1 is on the left side of the tray 4, the hose 3 is guided by the guide 6 protruding in this direction. Therefore, even when the shower head 1 is pulled up or down, the hose 3 can slide down the guide tower 6b and be smoothly dropped into the main body 4. Therefore, even if the position of the tray 4 does not match the mounting position of the shower head 1, the hose 3 can be stored in the tray 4 without being bent in the middle, and the droplets scatter in the cabinet 10. And can be collected in the tray 4. Further, the hose 3 is bent at the boundary between the main body 5 and the guide 6, and the curved surface curl 6b-1 is provided at this portion, so that the hose 3 is gently pulled out and pushed in. The hose 3 moves while bending, and the deterioration of the elasticity of the hose 3 is also prevented.

When water accumulates in the main body 5, the drain hose 5b is withdrawn from its hook 5b-1, and its tip is lowered to a low level to drain the water.

Further, in the specification of the basin 11 in which the position of the shower head 1 is set substantially at the center in FIG. 1, the tray 3 is installed directly under the basin 11, so that the hose 3 hangs straight down into the tray 4. For this reason, the guide 6 is not always necessary, and the guide 6 can be removed and incorporated. In this case, the cabinet 10 corresponds to the volume of the guide 6.
Since the inside can be widely used, piping and wiring space for the electric water heater 14 and the like increase. The long side direction of the tray 4 may be attached to the back plate 10d of the cabinet 10. In that case, the guide 6 may be formed so as to protrude to the short side of the tray 4.

Further, when the shower head 1 is deviated rightward in FIG. 1, a guide 6 in which the guide tower 6b faces in this direction may be prepared. That is, in FIG. 1, the shape of the guide 6 with respect to the shower head 1 arranged on the left is used. However, if the guide tower 6b is in a posture of swinging to the right, the shower head 1 is formed in the same manner as in FIG. The movement of the hose 3 at the time of loading and unloading can be quickly performed, and the hose 3 can be reliably dropped into the tray 1.

In the embodiment, the washstand is described as an example.
In addition, the water tray according to the present invention can be applied to a hair washer having a shower head and other facilities.

[Effect of the invention]

In the present invention, the guide provided on the upper end of the tray is provided on the shower head side so as to extend, so that even if the tray cannot be brought close to the shower head, the hose can be dropped into the tray without trouble, so that the shower head and The degree of freedom of the positional relationship with the tray is improved, and the limited space in the cabinet including the electric water heater is effectively used.

In addition, since the guide has a guide tower, a rim provided at the edge thereof, and a back guide, and has a shape in which the surface receiving the hose is opened, for example, in the case of a tube-shaped guide, resistance due to contact with the inner peripheral surface thereof is reduced. While there is a limit to the size of the bend of the hose, light movement of the hose is maintained and restrictions on the size of the bend are avoided, so that the degree of freedom of equipment is further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cutaway front view of an example in which a water receiving tray of the present invention is incorporated in a vanity stand, FIG. 2 is a cutaway side view, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the tray, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing installation in the cabinet, FIGS. 6 (a), (b) and (c) are front, side and plan views of the guide, respectively, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a main part of a structure for attaching a guide to a main body. 1: shower head, 1a: slider part 1b: valve mechanism, 1c: handle 2: holder, 3: hose 4: tray 5: body, 5a: flange 5a-1: hole, 5b: drain hose 5c: holding seat, 5d : Notch 5e: Screw hole 6: Guide, 6a: Fixed seat 6a-1: Hole, 6b: Guide tower 6c: Rim, 6d: Back guide 6e: Mating groove 7: Fixed screw 8: Mounting fixture, 8a: Flange 8b : Fixed screw 10: Cabinet, 10a, 10b: Side plate 10c: Bottom plate, 10d: Back plate 10e: Door 11: Wash basin, 11a: Drain pipe 12: Drain adapter 13: Hot water mixer tap, 13a: Spout 13b: Open / close handle, 13c: Temperature setting handle 14: Electric water heater, 15: Supply pipe 16: Water supply pipe, 17: Hot water supply pipe

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A water receiving tray for connecting a shower head hose to a water supply source by drawing a loop in a cabinet, storing a loop portion of the hose, and draining the hose.
It has a main body that can open the upper end to drop the hose, and a guide located at the upper end of the main body and guiding the hose into the main body, the guide is a fixed seat for joining to the upper edge of the main body, A guide tower extending upward from the fixed seat and bulging toward the side where the shower head is arranged, wherein the guide tower has a rim and a bag guide formed so as to protrude from the front edge and the rear edge to the main body side, respectively. A water receiving tray for a shower hose such as a vanity stand, wherein a hose guideway is provided between the rim and the back guide.