JP3071909U - Flexible shower hanger - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] An object of the present invention is to enable the direction of a water discharge surface of a shower head to be quickly and freely changed by a series of operations. SOLUTION: A holder portion having a notch which can be hung and detached from a shower head is provided on a side opposite to the notch portion of the holder portion, and a substantially spherical sphere portion and a substantially slidably mounted sphere portion are provided. By having a universal joint portion composed of a sphere receiving portion composed of a hemispherical hole, it can be tilted in all directions and can rotate on its own.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 This invention relates to a configuration of a shower hanger for holding a handheld shower head.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As a shower hanger for hanging a handheld shower head on a wall or the like, as shown in JP-A-11-315568, only a holder portion having a cutout for hanging the shower head from the front side is disclosed. Those consisting of are common. However, since the shower hanger having such a configuration is fixed to the wall surface, the shower head held by the holder rotates itself and swings the discharge direction of the water discharge surface to the left and right with respect to the body to be cleaned. Although it is possible, the shower head cannot be moved up and down with respect to the object to be cleaned so that the water discharge surface is at a desired position, or the direction can be finely changed in a desired direction.

[0003] Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a hanger for a shower head as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H8-60718 has already been considered. The structure of the shower head hanger disclosed in this publication is briefly described below. An end of a first member holding the shower head is engaged with an end of a second member, and the engaged portion is axially pinched from the side by a pin. A first head positioning mechanism configured to pivot the water discharge surface of the shower head back and forth with respect to the body to be cleaned so that the water discharge surface of the shower head is oriented in a desired direction in the vertical direction; A projection is provided on the base end side of the second member, and the projection is pivotally supported by a hole of the third member, whereby the water discharge surface side of the shower head is rotated left and right with respect to the body to be cleaned. And a second head positioning mechanism for positioning the water discharge surface of the shower head at a desired left and right position.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 Indeed, even in the shower head hanger having such a configuration, the water discharge surface side of the shower head is positioned in a desired vertical direction by the first head positioning mechanism, and then the shower head is hung by the second head positioning mechanism. By rotating the water discharge surface side of the shower head to the left and right with respect to the object to be cleaned, the water discharge surface of the shower head can be positioned at a desired left and right position. Therefore, the direction of the water discharge surface of the shower head is changed. Can do it.

However, in this shower head hanger, the direction of the water discharge surface of the shower head is changed by a combination of the operation of the first head positioning mechanism and the operation of the second head positioning mechanism. However, two intermittent operations are indispensable, and there is a disadvantage that the water discharge surface of the shower head cannot be easily and quickly changed in a desired direction.

[0006] Furthermore, the water discharge surface of the shower head cannot be changed so as to face the vertical direction in a state of being tilted to the right or left side. There is also a disadvantage that the operation becomes complicated because the shower head must be tilted to the left side on the opposite side and the water discharge surface must be turned to the right side.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a flexible shower hanger that can change the direction of the water discharge surface of a shower head quickly and freely in a series of operations.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 Thus, the flexible shower hanger according to the present invention comprises a holder having a notch capable of hanging off the shower head, a substantially spherical sphere provided on the opposite side of the notch of the holder, and A universal joint portion formed by a sphere receiving portion composed of a substantially hemispherical hole into which the sphere portion is slidably mounted, and the holder portion side from a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the sphere portion where the ball receiving portion abuts An abutting portion, wherein the abutting portion is at least constituted by a holding member having a large friction with the spherical portion, and a falling-off preventing mechanism for preventing the spherical portion from falling off from the spherical receiving portion. It is a feature (claim 1). In addition, this flexible shower hanger uses a suction cup to suck the sphere receiving part against the wall surface, such as a bathroom or shower room, so that it does not move, or a screw hole is provided and a screw is inserted through this screw hole. Then, it may be screwed to the wall.

According to the configuration of the flexible shower hanger as described above, the holder can be tilted in all directions, such as front, rear, left and right, with respect to the wall surface, and the holder can rotate on its own. The water discharge surface of the shower head can be freely changed while being hung on this flexible shower holder so that the water discharge surface of the head is directed to a desired position. Moreover, even after the holder member determines the direction of the water discharge surface, even if a slight pressure is applied to the holder portion or the like by water pressure or the like, the direction is not changed from the desired direction. Furthermore, even when the flexible shower hanger is attached to the side wall so as to stand upright, the ball portion does not fall out of the ball receiving portion and fall down.

[0010]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 An example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The flexible shower hanger 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is configured by appropriately combining four members 2, 9, 17, and 24, a holding member 15, and a falling-off preventing member 27.

The first member 2 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin such as plastic, and has a holder 3 having a notch 4 formed therein, a substantially spherical sphere 6, the holder 3, and the sphere. 6 is formed integrally with a columnar connecting portion 8 connecting the connecting portions 6 to each other.

The notch 4 of the holder portion 3 can be detached from a hand-held shower head A shown in FIG. 3 and the like, and is opened before and after in the axial direction of the shower head A. A is also open in the radial direction of A, and its inner peripheral surface is formed in an arc shape, but both sides of the radial opening end of the shower head are slightly narrowed and the holding portion 5 of the shower head A is formed. Is composed. A portion 4 a of the inner peripheral surface of the notch 4, which is located on the side opposite to the radial opening of the shower head A, has an inclined surface according to the outer shape of the shower head A. With such a configuration, the holder portion 3 can attach and detach the shower head A to the notch 4 from an oblique front side.

The spherical portion 6 of the holder portion 3 has a substantially spherical shape, but has a portion cut away from the notch 4 and a connecting portion from the cut-out portion side. 8, a hole 7 reaching the vicinity of the notch 4 is formed.

On the other hand, the second member 9 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin such as plastic, and is formed on a ball receiving portion 10 having a hemispherical bottomed hole and an opening edge of the ball receiving portion 10. A flat mounting portion 11, a standing portion 12 erected from the outer periphery of the mounting portion 11 in a substantially annular shape, a leg 13 extending in a direction opposite to the opening direction of the ball receiving portion 10, and a leg 13. A flexible suction cup 14 made of, for example, a synthetic resin is fixed to the tip of the portion 13.

The inner diameter of the ball receiving portion 10 has such a size that a part of the peripheral surface of the lower hemisphere of the spherical portion 6 can be in contact with the inner surface of the ball receiving portion 10. Slidably abuts the to form a universal joint. The width of the placing portion 11 from the opening edge of the ball receiving portion 10 to the standing portion 12 is such that the bottom surface of the holding member 15, which will be described later, contacts the placing portion 11, and the outer peripheral surface contacts the standing portion 12. The holding member 15 has such a size that it can be placed while being in contact with it.

The holding member 15 is for restricting the spherical portion 6 from sliding on the inner peripheral surface of the ball receiving portion 10 with a slight pressing. The holding member 15 is made of, for example, an elastic body such as rubber, and has an annular shape having a through hole 16 at the center, and is directed from one opening side to the other opening side in accordance with a change in the diameter of the outer peripheral surface of the spherical body 6. As a result, the inner diameter of the through hole 16 can be brought into contact with the spherical body 6. As a result, the friction of the contact portion between the spherical portion 6 and the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 16 increases, and the spherical portion 6 does not slide on the ball receiving portion 10 unless pressed with a certain force. After the direction of the water discharge surface of the showerhead is determined, the pressure of the water when the water is discharged from the water discharge surface of the showerhead, or a pressure such as lightly touching the showerhead, does not change the direction of the showerhead.

The third member 17 is a cylindrical member made of, for example, a synthetic resin such as plastic. The third member 17 has a plurality of screw holes 18 and an outer peripheral surface closer to the second member 9 than the screw holes 18. A groove 19 extending in the axial direction from the screw hole 18 is formed, and a screw groove 20 for engaging with a fourth member 24 described later is formed on the outer peripheral surface other than the groove 19. Further, inside the third member 17, the second member 9 has a contact portion 21 on the second member 9 side with which the flange portion 11 of the second member 9 contacts, and the contact portion 21 includes a plurality of radially extending contact portions 21. The contact piece 22 is mainly constituted. Further, a through hole 23 through which the leg portion 13 of the second member 9 is inserted is formed at a center side of the contact portion 21.

The fourth member 24 and the falling-off preventing member 28 serve as a falling-off preventing mechanism of the spherical body portion 6, and the fourth member 24 is, for example, a cylindrical member made of synthetic resin such as plastic. None, the upper hemisphere of the spherical portion 6 of the first member 2, most of the second member 9, and most of the third member 17 are covered. A screw groove 25 engaging with the screw groove 20 is formed in a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the fourth member corresponding to the screw groove 20 of the third member 17, and a spherical portion is formed on the top. 6 is provided with a mounting hole 26 having an inner diameter slightly larger than the maximum diameter. Further, a plurality of substantially oval-shaped depressions 27 are formed in the outer peripheral portion of the fourth member 24, and when the fourth member 24 is held by the depressions 27, the fourth member 24 is easily gripped. When screwing to the three members 17, it is possible to maximize the tightening torque.

On the other hand, the falling-off preventing member 28 is in contact with the peripheral portion of the mounting hole 26, and has a partially cut-out substantially annular shape having a through hole 29 having an inner diameter smaller than the maximum diameter of the spherical body 6. After the spherical portion 6 is inserted through the mounting hole 26, the falling-off preventing member 28 is fitted over the spherical portion 6 to prevent the spherical portion 6 from falling out of the mounting hole 26 of the fourth member. Have been.

An example of a procedure for attaching the flexible shower hanger 1 having such a configuration to a side wall surface of a bathroom, a shower room or the like will be briefly described below.

First, the leg 13 is inserted into the through hole 23 of the third member 17, and held by the second member 9, which is connected to the third member 17 in advance, so as to fit in the upright portion 12. The member 15 is brought into contact with the mounting portion 11. Next, after the spherical portion 6 of the first member 2 is inserted through the mounting hole 26 of the fourth member 24, the falling-off preventing member 28 is fitted to the spherical portion 6. Furthermore, the fourth member 24 is placed on the third member 17 while the spherical portion 6 is in contact with the through hole 16 of the holding member 15 and the inner peripheral surface of the spherical receiving portion 10, and the screw grooves 20, 25 is used to screw the two members 24 and 17 together. Then, after grounding on the desired mounting side wall, the fourth member 24 is rotated by hand and fastened to the third member 17. As a result, the pressing force from the fourth member 24 is sequentially transmitted from the spherical portion 6, the ball receiving portion 10, and the leg portion 13 to the central portion of the suction cup 14, so that air is released from between the suction cup 14 and the side wall, and the flexible member is flexible. The shower hanger 1 will be adsorbed on the side wall. If the suction by the suction cup 14 is difficult, a fixing tool such as a screw may be inserted through the screw hole 18 of the third member 17 and the flexible shower hanger 1 may be fixed to the side wall by the fixing tool. .

The flexible shower hanger 1 attached in the above-described procedure can tilt the holder 3 in all directions, and can also rotate the holder 3 itself. For this reason, when the shower head A is hung on the notch 4 of the holder 6, as shown in FIG. 3, the operation of turning the shower head A up and down with respect to the body to be cleaned is performed by the shower. It is possible by holding the hanger A or the holder 3 by hand and tilting it. As shown in FIG. 4, the operation of rotating the shower head A about the holder 3 can also be performed by twisting the shower hanger A or the holder 3 by hand. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the operation of turning the shower head A right and left with respect to the body to be cleaned can also be performed by tilting the shower hanger A or the holder unit 3 left and right by hand. . Further, these combined operations can be performed in a series such as, for example, twisting the shower hanger A or the holder 3 to the right while tilting it upward.

[0024]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, according to the flexible shower hanger according to the first aspect, the shower head can be tilted in all directions with the shower head hung on the flexible shower holder, rotated, or an appropriate combination of these operations. It is possible to reliably direct the water discharge surface of the door in a desired direction.

Further, since the water discharge surface of the shower head can be directed in a desired direction by a series of operations, the operation of changing the direction of the water discharge surface of the shower head can be performed easily and quickly.

Moreover, since the friction at the contact portion between the holding member and the spherical portion is large, the spherical portion does not slide on the inner peripheral surface of the ball receiving portion unless it is pressed strongly to some extent. After determining the direction, prevent the showerhead's orientation from being changed by the showerhead's own weight, water pressure when water is discharged from the water discharge surface of the showerhead, or pressing such as lightly touching the showerhead. Can be.

Further, even if the flexible shower hanger is attached to the side wall so as to be erected on the side wall, the ball portion can be prevented from falling out of the ball receiving portion and falling.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an overall configuration of a flexible shower hanger according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the flexible shower hanger according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a shower head attached to the flexible shower hanger moves up and down with respect to the object to be cleaned.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a shower head attached to the flexible shower hanger performs a rotary movement on the object to be cleaned about the flexible shower hanger;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a shower head attached to the flexible shower hanger is tilted left and right with respect to a body to be cleaned.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Flexible shower hanger 2 1st member 3 Holder part 4 Notch 6 Sphere part 9 2nd member 10 Sphere receiving part 15 Holding member 24 4th member 28 Fall-off prevention member A Shower head

Claims (1)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A holder having a cutout with which a shower head can be hung and detached, a substantially spherical sphere provided on a side of the holder opposite to the cutout, and the sphere is slidably mounted. A universal joint portion formed by a sphere receiving portion formed of a substantially hemispherical hole, and a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the sphere portion where the holder portion comes into contact with a portion where the ball receiving portion contacts, and A flexible shower hanger characterized in that the contact portion is constituted by at least a holding member having a large friction with the spherical portion, and a falling-off preventing mechanism for preventing the spherical portion from falling off from the spherical receiving portion.