JP2826971B2 - Bathroom sliding door lower frame structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lower frame structure of a bathroom sliding door in which a plurality of sliding doors are slidably accommodated in a stack in a frame attached to an opening of a bathroom in a general house or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, generally used sliding doors have a drawback that the opening area of an entrance is small, but unlike doors and folding doors, doors are used indoors and outdoors when the door is opened. Has the advantage of not protruding,
There is wide demand for bathroom doors. On the other hand, in the case of a sliding door, it is necessary to form a rail groove for running the sliding door stably in the lower frame attached to the entrance opening, or a guide groove for steadying in the case of a hanging door. There is. However, in the rail groove or the guide groove, water that has jumped from the bathroom to the sliding door easily flows in and accumulates. Conventionally, drain holes are formed in these grooves to drain water to the bathroom side. I was going.

[0003]

However, depending on the position of the drain hole, the inclination of the lower frame when it is mounted, and the like,
In some cases, water did not flow into the drainage holes, and drainage was not performed efficiently. Also, the drainage holes may be blocked by dust or the like accumulated in the rail groove or the guide groove, and the drainage may not be performed. Particularly, in the case of the conventional lower frame which is difficult to clean, the cleaning is completely performed. It was difficult to remove dust.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve such a problem in the conventional lower frame structure of a bathroom sliding door, the present invention provides a frame body comprising left and right vertical frames and upper and lower frames mounted on an opening of a bathroom. In the lower frame structure of a bathroom sliding door, in which a plurality of sliding doors are slidably accommodated in a stacked state, a plurality of guide cross members are arranged at appropriate intervals in the expected direction on the upper surface of the lower frame inclined toward the bathroom. A plurality of holding members, which support the guide cross member away from the upper surface of the lower frame, are attached to the upper surface of the lower frame at appropriate intervals in the finding direction. . The present invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the present invention described in claim 1, the plurality of sliding doors are hanging doors, and lower ends of the hanging doors are respectively positioned between the guide cross members. Is configured as Further, the present invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in the present invention according to claim 1 or 2, the height of the upper surface of the plurality of guide cross members is made equal to the height of the floor surface outside the bathroom. Is configured as The present invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the present invention according to claim 1, 2, or 3, the holding member is detachably attached to the lower frame.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a bathroom sliding door in one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof, and FIG. 7 is an external front view of a bathroom sliding door sash. In each of these figures, the present embodiment includes a plurality of hanging door-type sliding doors 6 and 6 in a frame 1 including left and right vertical frames 2 and 3 and upper and lower frames 4 and 5 attached to an opening C of a bathroom A. It is slidably housed in a shape. The opening C is a substantially rectangular space formed on the boundary wall between the bathroom A and the dressing room B. The left and right vertical frames 2 and 3 and the upper and lower frames 4 are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the opening C. 5 is fixed, and the frame 1 is mounted as a whole. The lower frame 5 has an upper surface inclined toward the bathroom A, and is designed to efficiently drain water. Reference numeral 30 in the figure denotes a waterproof pan, which is provided between the lower frame 5 and the building structural material to prevent water from entering the structural material side.

Each of the plurality of sliding doors 6 and 6 accommodated in the frame 1 includes left and right vertical frames 7 and 8 and upper and lower frames 9 and 10.
A light transmitting member 11 made of a light transmitting member such as acryl is accommodated in a door frame composed of: and a plurality of hanging door wheels 12, 12 provided on the upper frame 9 are mounted on the upper frame 4 of the frame 1. It is a suspension door type which is slidably accommodated and supported on the provided guide rail 13, and is arranged in the frame 1 so as to overlap in the expected direction. In the embodiment, of the three sliding doors 6, the one on the right side when viewed from the undressing room B side is fixed, and the other two are slid to form an entrance opening. In such a bathroom sliding door, the present invention basically provides a plurality of guide cross members 20, 2
0 are mutually connected by holding members 21, 21, and a scaly assembly is arranged. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the assembly, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the holding member 21.

The guide cross member 20 is an extruded aluminum member having a rectangular cross section having substantially the same length as the width of the opening formed by the frame 1 of the sliding door. As shown in FIG. On the upper surface, a plurality are arranged at appropriate intervals in the expected direction of the bathroom. In the embodiment, according to three sliding doors,
Although three guide cross members 20 are provided, the number thereof can be arbitrarily set in accordance with the sliding door shoji. The height of the upper surface of the guide cross members 20, 20 is matched with the height of the horizontal piece 15 of the lower frame 5 or the floor surface on the undressing room B side. Thereby, it is possible to smoothly enter the bathroom A side, and in particular, the wheelchair user can enter the wheelchair up to immediately before the bathroom A side, and it is easy to enter and exit the bathroom. Gap D between each guide cross member 20, 20
Has a function of draining water into the lower frame 5 side as a drain groove, and by positioning the guide pieces 14, 14 hung on the lower frame 10 of the sliding doors 6, 6, these guide cross members 20, 20 are provided. Functions as a swing stopper for the sliding doors 6, 6.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the holding member 21 is a piece member which is screw-fixed to the lower surface of the guide cross members 20, 20, and is appropriately spaced in the longitudinal direction of the guide cross members 20, 20. Open and fixed multiple. The holding member 21 connects the three guide cross members 20, 20 with an interval therebetween, and when the guide cross members 20, 20 are attached to the sliding door lower frame 5, the guide cross members 20, 20 are connected to each other. , And functions to hold it on the lower frame 5 so as not to touch the upper surface of the lower frame 5. Each holding member 21 is formed by resin molding, and as shown in FIG. 4, mounting surfaces 22, 22 and screw holes 23, 23 for mounting and fixing three guide cross members 20, 20 on the upper surface. A locking claw 24 that is provided and protrudes upward from one end thereof.
And a fitting portion 25 on the lower surface on the other end side. Placement surface 2
Each of the guide members 2 and 22 is formed to have a slightly concave shape, and the lower portions of the guide cross members 20 and 20 are fitted to each other so that there is no play between the guide members when fixed.

The locking claw 24 projecting upward can be engaged with a locking piece 16 formed on the undressing room B side of the sliding door lower frame 5, and the fitting portion 25 on the lower surface side. Is
The lower frame 5 is fitted to a fitting piece 17 formed on the bathroom A side. The tongue piece 26 is for releasing the engagement between the locking claw 24 and the engaging piece 16. When the tongue piece 26 is pressed from above by a driver or the like, the locking claw 24 is elastically deformed downward, It is structured to be disengaged. The three guide cross members 20, 20 are connected to each other by a plurality of holding members 21, 21, as shown in FIG. 3, and have a saw-like shape as a whole. Attached to

Next, a procedure for attaching the guide cross members 20, 20 to the lower frame 5 of the sliding door will be described. The guide cross members 20, 20 are interconnected by the holding members 21, 21 as described above, and in that state, as shown in FIG.
When the locking claw 24 of each holding member 21 reaches the locking piece 16 of the lower frame 5 when the locking claw 24 is inserted horizontally from the bathroom A side toward the lower frame 5, the inclined locking claw 24 is The head is pressed downward by the locking piece 16. As a result, the locking claw 24 is once elastically deformed downward, is restored again beyond the locking piece 16, and is engaged therewith. Simultaneously with this engagement, the fitting portion 25 of the holding member 21 is fitted to the fitting piece 17 of the lower frame 5, so that the guide cross members 20, 20 are firmly attached to the lower frame 5. Becomes

The guide cross members 20, 20 can be removed very easily. That is, as shown in FIG.
It is sufficient to insert the guide cross member 20 from the lower frame 5 by inserting it through the gap between the lower frame 5 and the lower frame 5, depressing the tongue piece 26 of each holding member 21 to release the engagement of the locking piece 24. Guide cross member 20,
Reference numeral 20 denotes a substantially holding member 21 attached to the lower frame 5.
6, a drain path E is secured between the lower frame 5 and the guide cross members 20, 20, as shown in FIG. Thereby, each guide cross member 20,
The water flowing into the gap D of 20 reaches the upper surface of the lower frame 5,
Through this drainage path E, the water flows out to the bathroom A efficiently. The gaps D, D between the guide cross members 20, 20
Is provided with an airtight material 34. This is for preventing water from flowing backward from the drainage path E to the gaps D, D, and functions like a check valve. In this embodiment,
Although the example in which the lower frame structure of the present invention is used for a sliding door type sliding door has been described, the present invention can also be applied to a sliding door that runs with a door wheel on a lower frame. In this case, the guide cross member 20,
A sliding rail or rail groove for the sliding door may be formed on the upper surface of the sliding door 20 to allow the sliding door to travel.

[0012]

As described above, the present invention is directed to a bathroom sliding door in which a plurality of sliding doors are slidably accommodated in a superposed state in a frame body comprising left and right vertical frames and upper and lower frames mounted on an opening of a bathroom. In the frame structure, on the upper surface of the lower frame inclined toward the bathroom side, a plurality of guide cross members are arranged at appropriate intervals in the expected direction, and on the upper surface of the lower frame, the guide cross members are arranged from the upper surface of the lower frame. By holding a plurality of holding members that are separated and supported at appropriate intervals in the finding direction, on the sliding door lower frame,
There is an effect that the flow path for drainage is sufficiently ensured, dust and the like are hardly clogged, and drainage is performed extremely efficiently. In addition, the present invention, by making the height of the upper surface of the plurality of guide cross members coincide with the height of the floor outside the bathroom, it is possible to smoothly enter and exit the bathroom, especially wheelchair users, The wheelchair can be made to enter just before the bathroom side, and it is possible to easily and safely enter and exit the bathroom. Further, according to the present invention, since the holding member is detachably attached to the lower frame, the guide cross member can be removed for cleaning, and the workability of cleaning the sliding door lower frame is extremely improved. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a bathroom sliding door according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a bathroom sliding door.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a state where a guide cross member and a holding member are assembled.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a holding member.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a procedure for attaching an assembly of guide cross members and holding members to a sliding door lower frame.

FIG. 6 is an end view of a lower frame portion showing a drainage path.

FIG. 7 is an external front view of a bathroom sliding door sash.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS A Bathroom B Dressing room 1 Frame 2 Left vertical frame 3 Right vertical frame 4 Upper frame 5 Lower frame 6 Sliding door 10 Lower frame 12 Suspended door truck 13 Guide rail 14 Guide piece 15 Horizontal piece 16 Locking piece 17 Fitting piece 20 Guide cross member 21 Holding member 22 Mounting surface 23 Screw hole 24 Locking claw 25 Fitting portion

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tomohiro Yamada 2-7-23 Kiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo Nippon Lighting Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-U 3-62964 (JP, U) JP-U 5-24875 (JP, U) JP-A-6-32671 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) E04H 1/12 301 E06B 7/14 E06B 1/70

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bathroom sliding door having the following requirements to accommodate a plurality of sliding doors slidably in a superposed state in a frame body comprising left and right vertical frames and upper and lower frames attached to an opening of a bathroom. Lower frame structure. (B) A plurality of guide cross members are arranged on the upper surface of the lower frame inclined toward the bathroom at appropriate intervals in the expected direction. (B) On the upper surface of the lower frame, a plurality of holding members for supporting the guide cross member apart from the upper surface of the lower frame are attached at appropriate intervals in the direction of finding. 2. The lower frame structure of a bathroom sliding door according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of sliding doors are hanging doors, and lower ends of said hanging doors are respectively positioned between said guide cross members. 3. The height of the upper surface of the plurality of guide cross members,
The height of the floor outside the bathroom coincides with the height of the floor.
The lower frame structure of the bathroom sliding door as described. 4. The lower frame structure of a bathroom sliding door according to claim 1, wherein the holding member is detachably attached to the lower frame.