JP2599350Y2 - Bathtub equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001] The present invention relates to a bathtub device that can be attached to and detached from a new bathtub and an existing bathtub.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a bathtub provided with an inner lid on which a person with a disability rides in the bathtub, a drive unit for vertically moving the inner lid has been of a chain type installed in the bathtub. This is because the mechanism is simple, but the parts must be made of a material that does not corrode with water, it is not easy to clean in terms of hygiene, and in terms of safety, the drive unit is in a place where the hand of the handicapped can touch directly There were problems. To cope with these problems, there has been proposed a bath tub having an inner lid that moves up and down in a bath tub and a two-axis vertical moving mechanism that moves up and down, as invented in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 58-79702.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] A bath tub having an upright two-axis vertical moving device moves up and down the inner lid in the bath tub with two shafts, so that it has better stability against vibration than cantilever. However, since the vertical movement device and the bathtub are integrated, there is a problem that the device is large and it is inconvenient to carry it in a narrow doorway.

Further, the inner lid has an advantage that it can be stopped by a free device in the bathtub, but since the inner lid is fixed to the connecting member, it is difficult to clean the bottom of the inner lid. There was a problem that.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art, and has as its object to separate a bathtub, a vertically moving device and an inner lid so that it can be carried in a narrow place. Small, lightweight and easy to assemble.

[0006] The inner lid can be attached to a new bathtub or an existing bathtub. It also aims to provide a bathtub device that makes it easy to clean the inner lid.

Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a bathtub device which is easy to move by removing a step between the washing room and the bathtub when moving from the washing room to the inner lid of the bathtub.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a bath tub device comprising a bath tub (A), a vertically moving device (B), a connecting member (C), and an inner lid (D). ) And disperse the load of the entire bathtub device. A roll (25) is provided at the lower end of the arm (23) of the connecting member (C) so as to receive the reaction force of the load applied to the inner lid, and a vertical bending load is applied to the arm (23) of the connecting member. The structure shall be reduced.

[0009] An inverted U-shaped hook (1) is provided on the vertical movement device (B), a hook receiver (3) is provided on the mating side so as not to form a lateral gap, and the hook (2) is hooked ( 3) Hanging structure. The connecting member (C)
A joint (5) is provided to provide a hole to be inserted into the vertical movement rod (6) of the vertical movement device (B).

[0010] The inner lid (D) is provided with a support point at an end of the inner lid frame (21) at about 100 mm above the upper surface of the inner lid frame, and the inner lid frame is centered on the support shaft (22). The structure is such that it can be opened and closed halfway. The inner lid frame is formed in a lattice shape, and a hinge is provided as a gap through which the body of the infant does not pass so that a snowboard mounted thereon can be inverted. Lay the snowboard so that there is not much space between it and the inner wall of the bathtub.

In the bathtub of the embedded type, the up-down movement device is the up-down movement device (E) as the up-down movement same as the up-down movement device (B). The box of the body of the vertical movement device (E) is a concave box, the center of the concave is made to be the same height as the upper surface of the bathtub, and the hook receiver is attached to the outer wall of the bathtub. To do.

The same as the connecting member (C) of the inner lid and the inner lid (D) are provided on the upper and lower rods (6) of the vertical moving device on the side opposite to the bathtub with the vertical moving device (B) as the center. Let it be a washing place (H).

[0013]

[Function] Separates the entire bathtub device. The connecting member (C) is provided with a receiving roll (25) so that the receiving roll receives the reaction force of the load of the inner lid (D). (6) receives only one-directional load of compressive load, so there is no receiving roll. By receiving two forces of tension and bending, the strength of the member against bending can be small, so that the arm (23) and the upper and lower rods ( 6)
May be light, and the connecting member (C) and the up-and-down moving device (B) are also light and small.

Since the lifting device (B) is provided with the hook (2), the lifting device is manually lifted and inserted into the hook receiver (3) of the other party from above. By inserting from above, it can be attached even in a narrow place. The connecting member (C) is connected to the inner lid by a support shaft (22). By providing the joint (5), the assembling work can be easily performed by inserting the joint (5) into the vertically moving rod (6) of the vertically moving device (B).

When the inner lid frame (21) is raised and opened by half-opening and closing the inner lid (D), the bottom becomes front. If the inner lid is opened at the upper position of the bathtub, only the receiving roll is provided in the bathtub, so that cleaning can be facilitated.

The temperature of the inside of the bathtub can be measured from the gap of the inner lid frame by opening the wooden saw (24) on the inner lid frame (21) which can be turned over. Since the snowboard is laid all over the bathtub with a certain gap, there is no large gap in the bathtub, so there is no fear of getting on the inner lid.

The fact that the body box (E) of the vertical movement device is concave makes the vertical movement bar suitable for two vertical movement devices, and can be installed over the entire surface of a semi-embedded bathtub.

The washing area (H) has an inner lid (D) and a connecting member (C).
The same movement is performed because the same structure is attached to the joint (5). In the washroom, people ride at a low position,
At the fully raised position, the upper surface of the inner lid, the upper surface of the edge of the bathtub, and the upper surface of the washing basin are flush with each other, so that the user can move into the bathtub without any operation across the edge of the bathtub. When people leave, they are the opposite of when they enter.

[0019]

An embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 to 5, for example, the upper surface moving device (A) has a weight of about 35 kg that can be carried by one person, the vertical moving rod is a pipe of about 35 mm, the body box is a steel plate, and the size is thick. A handle (1) is placed on the top of the box in the thickness direction of the box, and a hook (2) of about 6 mm in thickness is formed in an inverted U shape on the side in the longitudinal direction. A vertically moving device is provided symmetrically up and down.

In FIG. 3, the hook receiver (3) is formed by making the U-shaped member symmetrical left and right, connecting it to the upper portion with a round bar, and welding without the lower portion. At this time, a gap is formed between the hooks (2) and the U-shaped members so that the hooks (2) enter properly and do not move left and right. Then, four mounting holes are provided in the U-shaped member. The hook receiver (3) is attached to the other side by welding or bolts.

The inner lid frame (21) provided in the bathtub is made of a square pipe of about 50 mm and formed in a lattice shape of about 100 mm in width. A support shaft (22) is provided as a support point at a position about 100 mm above the upper surface of the frame on the left and right ends, so that it can be opened and closed about 100 ° about the support shaft halfway, and when closed, it is connected to the bathtub horizontally. The angle between the arm (23) of the member (C) and the inner lid frame (21) is maintained.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, in a bath tub which can be entered from the vertical movement device side, it is better to clean the inner lid as an inner lid (G) so that the inner lid can be opened and closed on the opposite side of the connecting member. Cheap. The middle frame (2) is attached to the middle frame (21).
8) has a structure that can be opened and closed halfway around the support shaft (22) on the side opposite to the connecting member (C). As shown in FIG.

The snowboard (24) has a predetermined gap of about 10 mm in accordance with the shape of the inner wall of the bathtub, and is provided with a hinge (26) so as to be inverted. The material is preferably made of wood or the like.

The arm (23) of the connecting member (C) has a length of 35 m.
The m-position pipe has a tip extending to the bottom surface of the inner lid frame (21), and a support seat (27) is provided at a position where the support shaft (22) of the inner lid frame (21) enters. Inner lid frame (21)
At the lower part of the arm (23) on the opposite side to which is attached, a receiving roll (2
5) is provided. The inverted L-shaped horizontal end of the arm (21) is inserted into a hole in the side surface of the joint (5) and fixed by bolting. Joint (5)
Is provided with a vertical hole so that it can be inserted into the vertical moving rod (6).

As shown in FIG. 6, a hook receiver (3) is attached to a bathroom wall in order to install a vertically moving device in an existing bathtub which is entirely embedded. The connecting member then becomes the connecting member (F) of the long arm.

As shown in FIG. 7, when installed in front of an existing semi-embedded bath tub, the box of the vertical movement device (E) is made to be concave, and the surface of the concave depression is set to the height of the upper surface of the bath tub. A hook having the same length as that of the inside of the bathtub and having a body thickness of about 170 mm is fixed to the hook (7) and the hook receiver (8) on the outer wall of the bathtub.

When transporting, the bath is divided into a bathtub (A), a vertically moving device (B), an inner lid (D), and a connecting member (C). When assembling, hook receiver (3) of bathtub (A)
Into the hook (2) of the vertical movement device (B). The inner lid (D) connects the support shaft (22) to the support seat (2) of the connecting member (C).
7) The joint (5) of the connecting member (C) is fixed to the joint, and the joint (5) is inserted into the vertically moving rod (6) of the vertically moving device (B) to complete the assembly.

The washing area (H) has an inner lid (D) and a connecting member (C).
Are connected to the joint (5) using the same.

[Effects of the Invention] The present invention is configured as described above, and has the following effects.

The bath tub, the up-and-down moving device, the inner lid, the washing place, and the connecting member are separated from each other. This and the attachment of the receiving roll reduce the size of the vertical movement device and the connecting member, so that the size and weight are reduced, and it is convenient to carry in manually at a narrow entrance. The assembling is simple because the vertical movement device and the bathtub are connected by hooks, the inner lid, the washing place and the connecting member are provided with a support shaft, and the joint of the connecting member is simply inserted into the vertical movement device.

A vertical moving device can be attached to any outer wall of the bathtub, and a bathtub device can be installed. It can be installed in an existing fully buried bathtub or semi-buried bathtub.

Since the inner lid and the washing room can be opened and closed halfway, the inner lid, the bottom of the washing room and the inside of the bathtub can be easily cleaned. At the same time, the mushroom of the inner lid can be shaped to fit the inner wall of various bathtubs, or can be inverted to measure the temperature of hot water.

At the position where the inner lid is stopped above the bathtub,
It can be moved to the bathtub without straddling the edge of the bathtub and can be moved up and down, which is convenient for the elderly and physically handicapped. In addition, the inner lid can be stopped halfway to provide a shallow bath tub so that the bath can be easily taken by an infant. If the inner lid is stopped at the lowest position, a healthy person can take a bath as in a normal bathtub. Furthermore, those who do not need the inner lid can remove the inner lid from the bathtub and store it.

There are many accidents that have fallen into a bathtub. In particular, there is a tendency to increase the number of semi-embedded bathtubs so that bathing is easy, which is a major problem. However, it is no exaggeration to say that no measures have been taken at present. When not in use, the bathtub of the present invention should be placed with the inner lid at the upper limit. Since it is a gap that does not fall, it is effective as a safe bathtub that can prevent falls accidents of infants.

By installing the washing room, the edge of the washing room, the edge of the bathtub, and the inner lid in the bathtub are flush with each other at the upper limit position without any level difference. It becomes convenient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vertically moving device.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the vertical movement device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a hook receiver.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of the inner lid.

FIG. 5 is an AA cross-sectional view of the inner lid.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the installation of a vertical moving device for all the bathtubs.

FIG. 7 is a view showing the installation of a vertically moving device in a semi-embedded bathtub.

FIG. 8 is an FF arrow view of the vertical moving device installation of the semi-embedded bathtub.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the inner lid.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a bathing device installed on the entire surface of the bathtub.

FIG. 11: Bathtub with washing area

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS A Bathtub B Elevating device C Connecting member D Inner lid E Elevating device F Connecting member G Inner lid H Washing place 1 Handle 2 Hook 3 Hook receiver 5 Joint 6 Vertical rod 7 Hook 8 Hook receiver 21 Inner lid frame 22 Support shaft Reference Signs 23 Arm 24 Snowboard 25 Receiving roll 26 Hinge 27 Support seat 28 Inner lid center frame

Claims (6)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A bathtub inner lid (D) detachably and semi-openably attached to a bathtub (A), a vertically moving device (B) and its vertically movable rod (6) via a connecting member (C). Bathtub device consisting of. 2. A bathtub apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the metal fitting for connecting the bathtub (A) and the vertical movement device (B) comprises an inverted U-shaped hook (2) and a hook receiver (3). 3. A snowboard (2) which can be inverted on a frame of an inner lid.
4. The bathtub apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: 4. The bathtub apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member (C) comprises an arm (23), a support seat (27), and a receiving roll (25). 5. The bathtub apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inner lid comprises an inner lid central frame (28) which opens and closes on the opposite side of the connecting member (C). 6. A bathtub apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a washing area (H) which can be half-opened and symmetrically opened and closed symmetrically with the inner lid on the opposite side of the bathtub with respect to the vertical movement device.