JP3077875B2 - sink - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sink. More specifically, the present invention relates to a sink in which a horizontal bar-shaped body (lean bar) is easily and easily attached to the front surface of the top plate of the sink.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, sinks installed in kitchens of houses and the like are known to have various configurations and structures, and studies have been made to improve workability and convenience. Are being added. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, when the user feels tired due to long-time work, in order to reduce the burden on the legs and the like, a horizontal bar-like body is provided on the front surface of the top plate (A). Leaning bar (a)
A sink provided with has been provided so far. When the user feels tired during cooking or the like, the user can lean on the leaning bar, reduce the burden on the legs and hips, and maintain the standing posture. It can be said that the sink is well considered for use by the elderly.

In such a sink, the leaning bar (a) is supported by, for example, a substantially L-shaped support member (c), and the top member is fixed by fixing the support member (c) to the sink. Installation on the front is possible. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a main part of the mounting structure. As shown in FIG. 11, a fixing plate (d) is provided at the rear end of the support member (c), and this is fixed to the top plate (a) with screws (e). Also, support members (c)
But, so as not to obstruct the opening and closing of the sink door (mosquito),
The installation location of the support member (c) is defined as a boundary between the two doors (f).

[0004]

However, the conventional sink shown in FIG. 10, for example, is capable of effectively holding the user's standing posture by installing the lean bar (a). Although it is excellent in workability, convenience, etc., on the other hand, it has actually been rather inconvenient to install the leaning bar (a).

That is, FIG. 11 shows the mounting structure of the leaning bar (a).
Since the supporting member (c) for supporting and fixing the sink to the sink is installed at the boundary between the two doors (f) so as not to obstruct the opening and closing of the door (f), the door (f) In
There is a problem that a notch (h) must be formed at the open / close end (g) in order to surely cancel the contact with the support member (c). The processing for forming this notch (h)
Not only is it cumbersome, it not only complicates the installation work of the leaning bar (a), but also lowers the appearance design of the sink, and an improvement is desired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has an object to solve the drawbacks of the conventional sink and to provide a sink in which the bar can be easily and easily attached to the front surface of the top of the sink. It is an object.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a sink provided with a horizontal bar in front of a top plate of a sink, wherein the bar is a door provided on the sink. The mounting bracket is installed on a curtain plate located on the back side upper edge of the mounting plate, and the mounting bracket has a support for supporting the rod-shaped body, and a fixing plate fixed to a surface of the curtain plate by a fixing member. And the fixing plate are arranged on different planes in the vertical direction, and the mounting bracket further includes a horizontal connecting plate that connects the support and the fixing plate and is inserted into a gap between the top plate and the door. Provide a sink characterized by being provided.

[0008]

In the sink according to the present invention, the horizontal rod-shaped body (lean bar) is mounted on a curtain plate located on the upper edge on the back side of the door provided on the sink, and the mounting bracket supports the rod-shaped body. And a fixing plate fixed to the surface of the curtain plate by a fixing member. The supporting member and the fixing plate are arranged on mutually different planes in the vertical direction. A horizontal connecting plate is provided for connecting the body and the fixed plate and inserted into a gap between the top plate and the door.

For this reason, the mounting bracket can be pulled out from the gap between the top plate and the door to the front of the sink, and does not hinder the opening and closing of the door. At the time of installing the rod-shaped body (lean bar), it is not necessary to form a notch in the door as in the related art, and the rod-shaped body (lean bar) can be easily and easily attached. The workability is improved. Notch processing can also be omitted when a rod-shaped body (lean bar) is retrofitted. The appearance design of the sink can be stably maintained even by installing the rod-shaped body (lean bar).

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sink according to the present invention. 1 and 2
1A and 1B are a perspective view and a sectional view, respectively, of a main part of an embodiment of a sink according to the present invention.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the leaning bar (1), which is a horizontal bar, is installed on the front surface of the top plate (2) of the sink so that the user can freely move it. It allows you to lean on or grab again. The leaning bar (1) is supported by mounting brackets (3) at left and right locations. The mounting bracket (3) is fixed to a curtain plate (5) located on the back upper edge of the sink door (4) by screws (6) as a fixing member.

FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 are side, front and plan views of the mounting bracket (3).
For example, in these examples of FIGS. 3, 4 and 5,
At the front end of the mounting bracket (3), there is provided a vertically upright support (7) having a hollow cylindrical shape, and the support (7) is provided with a lean bar (1) as illustrated in FIG. ) Is inserted inside to support it. For this reason, the leaning bar (1) is formed with a hole through which the support (7) can be inserted. In the case of the example of FIG. 1, the leaning bar (1) is formed with one hole at each of the left and right sides.

[0013] At the rear end of the mounting bracket (3), a hanging fixing plate (8) is provided. This fixing plate (8)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fixing plate (8) is fixed to the curtain plate (5), and the fixing plate (8) is provided with a screw hole (9) through which a screw (6) for fixing the fixing plate passes. Are alternately formed two by two. The support (7) and the fixing plate (8) are arranged at an interval in the front-back direction in the vertical direction, and are arranged on different planes. A substantially trapezoidal horizontal connecting plate (10) is provided so as to connect the support (7) and the fixed plate (8). As shown in FIG. 2, the connecting plate (10) is provided with a gap (11) between the top plate (2) and the door (4) when the mounting bracket (3) is installed on the curtain plate (5). Is inserted into.

Further, the mounting bracket (3) is provided with a receiving plate (12) arranged at a position facing the fixing plate (8) with the curtain plate (5) interposed therebetween. The receiving plate (12) has a slot (1) at a position facing the screw hole (9) of the fixing plate (8).
3) is formed. That is, when the mounting bracket (3) illustrated in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5 is installed on the curtain plate (5), as illustrated in FIG. 2, the connecting plate (10) is used.
Is disposed in the gap (11) between the top plate (2) and the door (4), and the back surface of the fixed plate (8) is brought into contact with the surface of the curtain plate (5). On the back of the backing plate (12)
The screws (6) are inserted through the screw holes (9) of the fixing plate (8), and the curtain plate is passed through (5), and the slots (13) of the receiving plate (12) are brought into contact with each other. It is fixed by screwing in.

Using such a mounting bracket (3), the fixing plate (8) is attached to the curtain plate (5) at the upper rear side of the sink door (4).
To prevent the opening and closing of the door (4) so that the connecting plate (10) is pulled out from the gap (11) between the top plate (2) and the door (4) to the front of the sink. Instead, the leaning bar (1) can be installed in front of the top plate (2). There is no need to cut out the door (4) when installing the lean bar (1) as in the prior art. For this reason, the mounting of the leaning bar (1) is simple and easy,
The workability of the mounting work becomes good. In addition, since the mounting bracket (3) does not necessarily need to be installed at the boundary between the two doors (4), the degree of freedom in installing the lean bar (1) increases. Even when the leaning bar (1) is retrofitted, the workability is improved, and especially in such retrofitting, the above-mentioned effects are evident.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an essential part illustrating a case where a fixing jig is used for fixing the above-mentioned mounting bracket. This figure 6
In the example of (1), the fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (12) are supported, and the positions of the screw holes (9) and the groove holes (13) provided in the fixing plate (8) are matched to each other and fixed to the curtain plate (5). In order to facilitate the fixing, a fixing jig is used. The fixing jig has two supports (14), and these supports (14)
They are connected at desired intervals by connecting members as described later.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, there is a case where the sink (15) provided on the sink approaches the curtain plate (5) and a sufficient interval between them cannot be obtained. In this state, even if the mounting bracket (3) is fixed, it is difficult to reach the back side of the curtain plate (5), and it is difficult to fix the mounting plate (5) with the screw (6) while supporting the receiving plate (12). Therefore, by using a fixing jig as illustrated in FIG. 6, such inconvenience can be solved, and the installation of the lean bar (1) can be further simplified and facilitated.

In the example of FIG. 6, the support (14) of the fixing jig has a hexagonal flat plate portion (16) facing the curtain plate (5). The flat plate portion (16) has a hexagonal shape with an upper rectangular portion (17) and a lower trapezoidal portion (18). The height of the rectangular part (17) is lower than the height of the fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (12),
A flange (19) is provided on the back surface from the side edge to the bottom edge. This flange (19)
Thereby, the receiving portions of the fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (12) are formed. With this receiving portion, the fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (12) are supported at a predetermined height by the fixing jig.

Further, the fixing jig is provided with a horizontal piece (20) which can be brought into contact with the bottom surface of the curtain plate (5), substantially vertically from the lower end of the flat plate (16). This horizontal piece (2
0) has an elongated hole (21) cut out from the middle to the end opposite to the flat plate portion (16). The supports (14) supporting the fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (12), respectively, are overlapped via the horizontal piece (20). The superposition is performed by aligning the long holes (21) provided in the horizontal piece (20), and the two supports (14) are separated by the thumb screws (22) and the nuts (23) as connecting members. Be linked. The interval between the flat portions (16) of the two supports (14) is substantially the same as the sum of the thickness of the fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (12) of the mounting bracket and the thickness of the curtain plate (15). Therefore, it can be set prior to fixing the mounting bracket. Then, the interval between the flat plate portions (16) is maintained by tightening the thumb screw (22) and the nut (23).

By using such a fixing jig, the fixing plate (8) can be used to fix the mounting bracket to the curtain plate (5).
It is not necessary to support the receiving plate (12) by hand, and only the fixing jig needs to be supported. Also, fixed plate (8)
There is no need to align the screw hole (9) of the above with the slot (13) of the receiving plate (12), and the fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (12) are inserted into the receiving portion provided on the support (14). Just by doing so, the screw hole (9) and the slot (13) are automatically aligned. The work of fixing the mounting bracket is simple and easy. The time for fixing work can be reduced.

When the mounting bracket is fixed to the curtain plate (5) using the fixing jig, the screws (6) are fixed while the fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (12) are supported by the fixing jig. It is inserted into the upper screw hole (9) of the fixing plate (8), is passed through the curtain plate (5), and is screwed into the upper groove hole (13) of the receiving plate (12). The fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (12) are supported by screwed screws (6). Thereafter, the fixing jig is removed from the lower end of the curtain plate (5), and the lower sides of the fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (12) are fixed with screws (6). In this way, the same fixed state as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 is obtained.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another example of the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket illustrated in FIG. 7 can be simply and easily fixed to the curtain plate (5) without using the fixing jig illustrated in FIG. That is, in the example of FIG. 7, the fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (12)
Are connected and integrated by a connecting piece (24) so that the screw holes (9) and the slots (13) provided in them are aligned with each other. The connecting piece (24) extends from the lower ends of the fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (13) so as to face each other, and has a substantially U-shaped cross section so as to straddle the curtain plate (5). . The connecting piece (24) is in surface contact with the bottom surface of the curtain plate (5). In this way, when the mounting bracket is fixed to the curtain plate (5), the mounting bracket is held such that the curtain plate (5) is sandwiched between the fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (12) of the mounting bracket. The fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (12) are arranged at predetermined positions only by being inserted from below the curtain plate (5). Thereafter, the screw (6) is screwed in to complete the fixing of the mounting bracket. The fixing operation of the mounting bracket is further simplified and facilitated, and the time required for the fixing operation is reduced.

In this example, the connecting piece (24)
Is sufficiently smaller than the width of the fixing plate (8) and the receiving plate (12). For this reason, the appearance is favorably maintained even by the presence of the connecting piece (24), and there is no unsightlyness.
Even if such a mounting bracket is used, the design of the sink will not be impaired. Furthermore, in the example shown in FIG. 2, the height of the leaning bar (1) can be adjusted up and down,
Moreover, the leaning bar (1) can be set at the height of the top plate (2).

The upper surface of the support (7) is thicker than the side surface, and has a slot (25) formed therein. on the other hand,
In the hole of the leaning bar (1) into which the support (7) is inserted, a hollow cylinder (2) similar to the support (7) is provided.
6) is provided. FIGS. 8a and 8b are a cross-sectional view and a bottom view of the cylindrical body (26). For example, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the cylindrical body (2
A screw hole (27) is formed in the upper surface of 6), and a W nut (28) is provided coaxially with the screw hole (27). A screw (29) is inserted into the inside of the cylindrical body (27) from an opening at the lower end, and the distal end of the screw (29) penetrates the screw hole (27) and meshes with the W nut (28). The screw (29) also penetrates and engages with the slot (25) in the upper surface of the support (7) as illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged side view of the main part of the tip of the screw (29). As exemplified in FIG. 9,
The tip of the screw (29) is tapered and
The pitch of the thread groove is different between the tip portion and the other portion. The pitch of the thread groove (30) at the tip is narrower than the other thread grooves (31).

As illustrated in FIG. 2, when the screw (29) is rotated by a driver or the like, the screw (29) moves up and down while meshing with the slot (25) of the support (7). As a result, the lean bar (1) moves up and down together with the cylinder (26) as the screw (29) moves up and down. This makes it possible to adjust the height of the leaning bar (1) to the height of the user or the like, and to adjust the height of the leaning bar (1) to an appropriate height that facilitates operations such as cooking on the sink. As is clear from FIG. 2, the connecting plate (10) is drawn out of the gap (11) between the top plate (2) and the door (4), so that the minimum height of the leaning bar (1) is reduced. The position is almost the same height as the top plate (2), and the leaning bar (1) can be set at the height of the top plate (2).

Of course, the present invention is not limited by the above examples. It goes without saying that various aspects are possible for details such as the size, shape and configuration of the mounting bracket, and the length and shape of the leaning bar.

[0028]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the leaning bar can be simply and easily installed on the front surface of the top plate of the sink. No special processing such as notching the door is required. The workability of the installation work of the lean bar is improved. It is also effective when attaching a leaning bar to a sink. The appearance design of the sink does not deteriorate even with the installation of the leaning bar.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part showing an embodiment of a sink according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of the example of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a mounting bracket.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the example of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the example of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a main part perspective view illustrating a case where a fixing jig is used for fixing a mounting bracket.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another example of the mounting bracket.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are an enlarged sectional view and a bottom view, respectively, of a cylindrical body.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged side view of a main part of a tip portion of the screw illustrated in FIG. 8A.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a sink with a leaning bar.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an essential part showing a mounting structure of a leaning bar.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 lean bar 2 top plate 3 mounting bracket 4 door 5 curtain plate 6 screw 7 support 8 fixing plate 9 screw hole 10 connecting plate 11 gap 12 receiving plate 13 slot 14 support 15 sink 16 flat plate 17 rectangular portion 18 trapezoidal portion 19 Flange part 20 Horizontal piece part 21 Long hole 22 Thumb screw 23 Nut 24 Connection piece part 25 Slot hole 26 Cylindrical body 27 Screw hole 28 W nut 29 Screw

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yukio Hamakawa 1048 Odomo Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Inside Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (56) References JP-A-8-375 (JP, A) (JP, U) JP-A 53-142938 (JP, U) JP-A 6-86585 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47B 77/00-77 / 18 A47B 83/00-88/22

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A sink provided with a horizontal bar-shaped body in front of a top plate of the sink, wherein the bar-shaped body is mounted on a curtain plate located on an upper edge on the back side of a door provided on the sink by a mounting bracket. The metal fitting has a support for supporting the rod-shaped body, and a fixing plate fixed to the surface of the curtain plate by a fixing member. The support and the fixing plate are arranged on different planes in the vertical direction, and further mounted. A sink, wherein the metal fitting is provided with a horizontal connecting plate that connects the support and the fixing plate and is inserted into a gap between the top plate and the door. 2. The mounting bracket further includes a receiving plate. The receiving plate is disposed on the back surface of the curtain plate so as to face the fixing plate, and the receiving plate and the fixing plate are fixed by a fixing member penetrating the curtain plate. 2. The sink according to claim 1, wherein a fixing jig for arranging the fixing plate and the receiving plate on the front and back surfaces of the curtain plate is used, and the fixing jig has two supports, and the support has a curtain. A receiving portion for inserting the fixing plate and the receiving plate on the plate side and supporting the fixing plate and the receiving plate at a predetermined height is provided, and a horizontal piece portion capable of contacting the bottom surface of the curtain plate is provided at the lower end portion, and An elongated hole is formed in the horizontal piece, and the two supports are connected via the elongated hole so as to be adjustable to a desired interval by a connecting member, and the fixing jig is removed after the mounting bracket is fixed. A sink characterized by the following. 3. The mounting bracket further includes a receiving plate, and the receiving plate is disposed on the back surface of the curtain plate so as to face the fixing plate, and the receiving plate and the fixing plate are fixed by a fixing member penetrating the curtain plate. 2. The sink according to claim 1, wherein the fixing plate and the receiving plate of the mounting bracket extend from a lower end thereof and are integrated by a connecting piece that straddles the curtain plate. . 4. The support is a hollow cylindrical member, a slot is formed in an upper surface thereof, and a hole is formed in a rod-shaped body in a portion supported by the support. In this hole, a W nut is provided, and a screw which penetrates the support from below, meshes with the slot in the upper surface, and reaches the W nut provided in the rod-shaped hole is provided. The sink according to claim 1, wherein the screw moves up and down by the rotation to move the bar up and down so that the height of the bar can be adjusted.