JP3507756B2 - Vanity shower equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower device for a vanity.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional shower device for a vanity, a shower unit, which is composed of a shower head and a holding unit for holding the shower head, is installed on the front surface of a wall portion standing upright at the rear of the counter of the vanity. Similarly, there is a device provided with an adjusting lever that is fixed to the front surface of the wall portion and adjusts the temperature and flow rate of water discharged from the shower head of the shower portion.

In the shower device for the vanity having the above structure, the shower head held by the holding portion can be used for washing the face and the shower head separated from the holding portion and pulled out. It is possible to use it to wash hair.

[0004]

However, in the conventional shower device for the vanity as described above, since the front part of the shower part is installed in a state of protruding above the sink ball of the counter, For example, when supplying hot water to a container such as a bucket using the shower unit, there is a problem that the shower unit becomes an obstacle and the container cannot be placed in the wash bowl.

The present invention has been made in view of the above matters, and an object thereof is to provide a shower device for a vanity which can effectively use a space above a wash bowl.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a shower device for a vanity according to the present invention includes a shower head, a holding portion for holding the shower head, and a temperature of water discharged from the shower head. And a shower device for a vanity having an adjusting lever for adjusting the flow rate, wherein the holding portion is a base member provided on the front surface of a wall portion provided upright on the counter rear portion of the vanity, Cylinder
It is composed of a shaped member, and the lower part is the upper surface of the base member.
The shaft is inserted inside the opening provided in the
It is held rotatably around the center, and inside the shower head
The shower hose connected to the upstream side of the
The upper end of the shower head so that the lower end of the shower head can be separated, and the lower back surface of the base member.
Tilt toward the upper part of the front so that the upper end is located closer to the front.
Fixed of its upper end at an oblique state is inserted into the base member
And a tubular member fixed to the wall portion in a penetrating state.
A guide member that holds the member so that the member can be inserted therethrough.
From the state that the back of the base member is in contact with the wall,
It is configured so that it can be held in the pulled-out state
Which do characterized Rukoto (claim 1).

Further, the base member is a lower part of the holder part.
The holder part from the left and right sides to rotate the holder part around its axis.
It is configured to be movable and detachably held
(Claim 2).

With the above structure, it is possible to provide a shower device for a vanity table which can effectively use the space above the wash bowl.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are a perspective view and a perspective view schematically showing a configuration of a shower device (hereinafter, simply referred to as a shower device) D for a vanity according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The shower device D is attached to a lower portion of a wall portion 3 standing upright on the rear portion of the counter 2 of the vanity 1, and controls the shower portion 4 and the temperature and flow rate of water discharged from the shower portion 4. Adjustment lever 5 for

The counter 2 is provided with a wash ball 2a.

A through hole 3a (see FIG. 3) for installing a guide member 12 which will be described later is provided at an appropriate position below the wall portion 3. The through hole 3a is formed with an inclination such that the front end is above the rear end.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view schematically showing the structure of the shower unit 4. The shower unit 4 includes a shower head 6 and a holding unit 7 that holds the shower head 6.
Consists of.

The shower head 6 has a shower hose 8 which is freely inserted through the inside of the holding portion 7 and is connected to the upstream side thereof, and has a water shutoff for switching the showerhead 6 between a water discharge state and a water stop state. The switch 6a is provided at an appropriate location. The shower head 6 may be provided with a switching means for switching the state of the hot water discharged from the shower head 6 between the radial state and the linear state without providing the water shutoff switch 6a.
Both this switching means and the changeover switch 6a may be provided.

One end of the shower hose 8 is an adjusting mechanism (not shown) for adjusting the temperature and flow rate of the hot water operated by the adjusting lever 5, and the other end is an upstream side of the shower head 6. And are provided so as to be freely inserted into the inside of each of the cylindrical member 11, the base member 9, and the holder portion 10 described later in this order from the upstream side. In addition, in order to regulate the length of the shower hose 8 pulled out from the holding part 7 by separating and pulling the shower head 6 from the holding part 7, in the shower hose 8, from the adjusting lever 5 to the tubular member 11 The tubular member 11 is provided at an appropriate position between
A stopper 8a (see FIG. 1) that cannot be inserted through is provided. The stopper 8a also serves as a weight provided on the shower hose 8 and can automatically return the shower head 6 pulled out from the holding portion 7 to the original state (state before separation).

The holding portion 7 is a base member 9 which can be held in a state in which it abuts against the front surface of the lower portion of the wall portion 3 and is pulled out to the front upper side, and is pivoted above the base member 9. A holder part 10 which is held so that its upper end can detachably hold the lower end of the shower head 6, a cylindrical member 11 fixed to the back surface of the base member 9, and a cylindrical member 11 which is insertably held. And a guide member 12 provided so as to penetrate the wall portion 3.

The base member 9 is a hollow member having a flat upper surface and a rear surface, and is formed so as to become thinner toward the lower end side, and openings 9a and 9b are provided in the upper surface portion and the rear surface portion, respectively. .

The holder portion 10 is provided so as to be vertically straight toward the lower end side, and is lateral (front side) toward the upper end side.
It is a tubular member that is curved toward. Further, the lower portion of the holder portion 10 is held rotatably around its axis while being inserted into the inside of the base member 9 through an opening 9a provided in the upper surface portion of the base member 9.

The tubular member 11 has, for example, a cylindrical shape, and its upper end is inserted into the base member 9 through the opening 9b of the base member 9 at an angle from the lower rear surface of the base member 9 toward the upper front surface thereof. It is fixed in the state. That is, the tubular member 11 is fixed to the base member 9 in an inclined state such that the tubular member 11 is located closer to the front side toward the upper end side.
A guide member 1 described later is provided at the lower end of the tubular member 11.
A locking projection 11a that can be locked to the second locking receiving portion 12c is formed.

The guide member 12 includes a guide portion 12a for guiding the tubular member 11 and an attachment portion 12b which is continuously provided on the outer surface of the guide portion 12a and which is used to attach the guide portion 12a to the wall portion 3. Become. The guide portion 12a is formed, for example, in a cylindrical shape, and is fixed in a state where the front portion thereof is inserted into the through hole 3a formed in the wall portion 3. Further, a lock receiving portion 12c capable of locking the locking projection 11a of the tubular member 11 is formed at the lower end portion (rear end portion) of the guide portion 12a. In addition, the locking receiving portion 12c is the locking projection 11
It is also for preventing a from sliding above the lock receiving portion 12c, whereby the tubular member 11 is
The guide member 12 is prevented from coming off from the upper side.

The adjusting lever 5 is for appropriately mixing water and hot water from the water supply pipe 13 and the hot water supply pipe 14, and supplying the mixed hot water to the shower head 6 via the shower hose 8. The temperature and the flow rate of the hot water supplied to the shower head 6 can be adjusted by rotating the adjusting lever 5 and vertically moving the same.

In the shower device D having the above structure,
Since the holder portion 10 for holding the shower head 6 is rotatable with respect to the base member 9, if the shower head 6 is rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIGS. It is possible to effectively use the space above, and, for example, a container (not shown) that is taller than the depth of the sink ball 2a, such as a bucket, can be placed in the sink ball 2a, and the shower can be easily placed in the container. Hot water can be supplied from the head 6.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the base member 9 whose back surface is in contact with the wall portion 3 is pulled up to the front upper side so that the locking projection 11a is locked to the locking receiving portion 12c. Thus, the base member 9 can be held in a state of being pulled out to the front upper side (hereinafter referred to as a pulled-out state). When the base member 9 is pulled out,
The position of the shower head 6 held by the base member 9 via the holder portion 10 becomes high, which is convenient for washing hair, for example. As described above, if the state of the base member 9 is switched in two stages according to the usage status of the shower device D, the usability becomes excellent. The shower head 6 can be pulled out from the holding portion 7 even when the base member 9 is in the pulled-out state.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing the construction of a shower device D2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
Is the shower device D with the base member 15 pulled out.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of 2. The members having the same structure as those shown in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Unlike the base member 9 of the shower device D of the first embodiment, the shower device D2 according to the second embodiment is configured to hold the holder portion 10 in a rotatable and detachable manner. Base member 15
And the shower hose 8 does not pass through the tubular member 11 and the base member 15 and the wall portion 3
It is different in that a through hole 3b for inserting the shower hose 8 provided in is inserted.

The base member 15 has a holder receiving portion 15a for holding the holder portion 10 in a rotatable and detachable manner by sandwiching the lower portion of the holder portion 10 from both left and right sides, and a base portion 15 connected to the rear surface side of the holder receiving portion 15a. And a rear surface portion 15b having the opening 9b. In addition, this base member 1
The lower outer surface of the holder portion 10 held by 5 is formed in a taper shape that becomes thinner toward the lower side. The upper end of the tubular member 11 is fixed to the opening 9b of the base member 15 in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

In the shower device D2 having the above structure, since the holder portion 10 for holding the shower head 10 is detachable from the base member 15, in addition to the effect obtained in the first embodiment, The range in which the holder unit 10 can be moved is widened, and the effect of increasing the degree of freedom in using the shower head 6 can be obtained.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view schematically showing the structure of a shower device D3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
Is the shower device D3 with the holder portion 10 pulled out.
3 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of FIG. The members having the same structures as those shown in the above two embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. The shower device D3 of the third embodiment is different from the shower device D of the first embodiment in that the lower portion of the holder portion 10 is configured to be extendable and contractible.

An expandable tube portion 16 is formed below the holder portion 10. The expandable / contractible tube portion 16 has the same structure as an expandable / contractible mechanism used for, for example, a radio receiving antenna or a fishing rod, and can freely expand and contract in the vertical direction and rotate about its axis. it can.

The effect obtained by the shower apparatus D3 having the above structure are the same as those of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

In the third embodiment, the holder section 10 can be expanded and contracted in the vertical direction and rotated about the axis of the lower section by the expandable tube section 16 provided in the lower part thereof. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and for example, the holder portion 10 cannot expand and contract in the vertical direction,
Only the rotation of the lower part around the axis may be allowed.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a shower device for a vanity table which can effectively utilize the space above the wash basin.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a configuration of a shower device for a vanity according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of a shower unit in the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the shower device with the base member pulled out in the above-described embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing a configuration of a shower device for a vanity according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the shower device with the base member pulled out in the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of a shower device for a vanity according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the shower device in a state in which the expandable tube portion of the holder portion is extended in the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Vanity, 2 ... Counter, 3 ... Wall part, 5 ... Adjustment lever, 6 ... Shower head, 7 ... Holding part, 8 ... Shower
ー Hose, 9 ... Base member, 10 ... Holder part, 11 ... Cylinder
Member, 12 ... Guide member , D ... Shower device for vanity.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A shower device for a vanity comprising a shower head, a holder for holding the shower head, and an adjusting lever for adjusting the temperature and flow rate of water discharged from the shower head. The holding portion includes a base member provided on the front surface of the wall portion standing upright on the rear portion of the counter of the vanity, and a tubular member.
From the opening provided on the upper surface of the base member
It is held rotatably around its axis in a state where it is inserted in the shower head and is connected to the upstream side of the shower head inside.
A holder part for holding the lower end of the shower head so that the shower hose can be separated at its upper end by inserting the shower hose .
From the lower back of the base member to the upper front, the upper end side
The upper end is tilted so that it is located on the front side.
The tubular member inserted and fixed in the base member and the wall
It is fixed in a penetrating state and holds the tubular member so that it can be inserted therethrough.
A guide member, and the back surface of the base member is a wall portion.
From the state of contacting the
Vanity shower apparatus characterized that you have been configured to be capable to hold. 2. The base member has a lower portion of the holder portion on the left side.
The holder can be rotated around its axis by sandwiching it from both right sides.
Claims configured to retain power and detachably
1. The shower device for the vanity according to 1 .