JP3591408B2 - Bathtub structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a structure of a bathtub in which a water spouting device for dropping hot and cold water in a waterfall shape is installed on a flange on a peripheral edge of the bathtub.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a bathtub in which an overflow device is generally installed to adjust hot water in a bathtub so that hot water stretched in the bathtub does not spill over a flange. In general, many overflow devices have an overflow port installed above the wall surface of the bathtub near the flange.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the overflow port is generally formed by piercing the upper part of the wall surface of the bathtub, which impairs the appearance of the integrated bathtub. Also, dirt and dirt easily float on the upper surface of the hot and cold water applied to the bathtub, and the overflow device that takes in the hot and cold water in that part tends to cause dirt and dirt to adhere to the bathtub. It is to let.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bathtub structure having a clean appearance and an improved appearance.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the structure of the bathtub according to the present invention is as follows. An overflow port 5 opened toward the bathtub 1 is provided on a wall surface of the bathtub 1 directly below the water outlet 4 in the device 3, and the water outlet 4 is formed wider than the overflow port 5 . As a result, the overflow port 5 is located at the back of the waterfall in the shape of a waterfall that falls from the water discharge port 4 located directly above the overflow port 5 toward the bathtub 1, so that the overflow port 5 is viewed from the front side of the water discharge device 3. the-out Kude a hidden waterfall-like hot water shadow issued from the water discharge port 4 is intended to improve the appearance of the bathtub 1.
[0006]
Further, in the structure of the bathtub according to claim 2 of the present invention, in claim 1, the overflow port 5 communicates with the overflow chamber 7, and a rising wall 8 for hiding the lower surface of the overflow chamber 7 is provided at the lower end of the overflow port 5. It is characterized by being formed over. As a result, the lower surface of the overflow chamber 7 to which dirt such as water scale easily adheres is hidden by the rising wall 8 provided over the lower edge of the overflow port 5 but cannot be seen from the outside. It is possible to secure the appearance of having.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention.
[0008]
A flange 2 is formed around the periphery of the bathtub 1, and a water discharging device 3 is installed on an upper surface of the flange 2. In addition, in this example, the front part of the water discharging device 3 is installed so as to protrude into the bathtub 1. The water discharge device 3 is such that a cover body 9 forms an outer shell, and a supply pipe 10 extending from below the flange 2 and a rectifying tank 11 to which the supply pipe 10 communicates are provided inside the cover body 9. . An opening 12 is provided below a front part of the cover body 9, and a wide water outlet 4 is provided at a front part of the rectifying tank 11. After the water is once stored at 11, the water is dropped from the wide water outlet 4 toward the bathtub 1 through the opening 12 of the cover body 9 in a wide waterfall shape. Here, the supply line 10 is provided separately from an arrangement line (not shown) disposed below the flange 2, and the supply line 10 is provided via a faucet fixture 13. And is communicated with an installation pipe provided below the flange 2. Although the shape of the cover body 9 is not limited, in this example, the cover body 9 is formed in a thin-walled housing having a chamfered rectangular front corner. It is also preferable to form a base 14 on the flange 2 on which the cover 9 and the rectifying tank 11 are stably mounted.
[0009]
An overflow chamber 7 is formed directly below the water discharge device 3. The overflow chamber 7 is in the form of a box room having a space therein. In this example, the overflow chamber 7 is connected to the wall of the bathtub 1 by a box portion 15 extending from the wall of the bathtub 1 in the opposite direction to the bathtub 1. An adhesive piece 17 formed integrally and located at an end of the box 15 opposite to the bathtub 1 is adhered to the lower surface of the counter 2 with an adhesive. A drain port 6 is formed in the lower surface of the overflow chamber 7, and an overflow port 5 having a wide opening communicating with the bathtub 1 is formed at the front of the overflow chamber 7.
[0010]
A rising wall 8 is formed at the lower edge of the overflow port 5, and the rising wall 8 is formed to protrude above the lower surface of the overflow chamber 7. The overflow port 5 and the overflow chamber 7 allow the hot water in the bathtub 1 that has passed the rising wall 8 to flow to the drain port 6, and at that time, the dirt and dirt floating on the water surface of the hot water stretched in the bathtub 1 are removed together. It can be shed. Therefore, the overflow port 5 and the overflow chamber 7 are positioned in accordance with the level of the hot and cold water applied to the bathtub 1 during normal use, and the bathtub is designed so that the hot and cold water in the bathtub 1 does not flow over the flange 2 to the washing place or the like. It is preferable to be positioned near the upper part of the wall surface of No. 1. Hot water entering the overflow chamber 7 beyond the rising wall 8 is discharged from the drain port 6 provided on the lower surface of the overflow chamber 7 as described above. It is preferable that the discharged hot water is reused. For example, a supply pipe for connecting the drain port 6 to a filtering device or the like to wash the hot water by filtration or the like, and connecting the washed hot water to the water discharging device 3. It is also preferable that a circulation pipe for supplying the water to the bath 10 is formed, and the hot water discharged into the bathtub 1 is reused as bath water.
[0011]
As described above, the water discharge device 3 is installed on the flange 2 of the bathtub 1 and the overflow chamber 7 is located immediately below the water discharge device 3, and the water discharge port 4 having a wide opening is wider than the overflow port 5 having a wide opening. Due to the formation, the overflow port 5 is located at the back of the waterfall in the form of a waterfall that is discharged so as to be dropped from the water discharge port 4 toward the bathtub 1, and the overflow port 5 is viewed from the front side of the water discharge device 3. It is hidden by the waterfall-like water from the spout 4 and cannot be seen, so that the appearance of the bathtub 1 is improved. Further, since the rising wall 8 is formed over the lower edge of the overflow port 5, the drain port 6 provided on the lower surface of the overflow chamber 7 is a portion to which dirt such as water scale easily adheres. The lower surface of the overflow chamber 7 and the drain port 6 are hidden from the outside by the shadow of the rising wall 8 provided over the lower edge, and the bathtub 1 can have a clean appearance.
[0012]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the structure of the bathtub according to claim 1 of the present invention, a water discharging device is installed on a flange on the peripheral edge of the bathtub, and the wide water discharging port for dropping hot water into the bathtub like a waterfall is formed by the water discharging device. The overflow port opened toward the bathtub was provided on the wall surface of the bathtub just below the water outlet, and the water outlet was formed wider than the overflow port, so the water outlet located just above the overflow port to the bathtub headed dropped will be cascading of hot water overflow port at the back is positioned-out Kude such hidden waterfall-like hot water shadow issued from the water discharge port of the overflow port when viewed from the front side of the water discharge device, bathtubs Is improved in appearance.
[0013]
Further, in addition to the effect of claim 1, the structure of the bathtub according to the second aspect of the present invention provides an overflow port communicating with the overflow chamber, and a rising wall for concealing a lower surface of the overflow chamber extends over a lower end of the overflow port. The bottom surface of the overflow chamber, to which dirt such as water scale easily adheres, can be hidden by the rising wall provided over the lower edge of the overflow port, making it invisible from the outside. It is possible to secure the appearance with a feeling.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a sectional side view of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathtub 2 Flange 3 Water spouting device 4 Water spout 5 Overflow port 6 Drainage port 7 Overflow chamber 8 Rising wall 9 Cover body 10 Supply pipeline 11 Straightening tank 12 Opening 13 Water faucet fixture

Claims (2)

A water spouting device is installed on the flange at the periphery of the bathtub, and a wide spout is provided in the spouting device to drop hot water into the bathtub in a waterfall shape, and an overflow opens toward the bathtub on the wall surface of the bathtub just below the spout. A bathtub structure having a mouth and a water outlet formed wider than an overflow port . 2. The bathtub structure according to claim 1, wherein the overflow port communicates with the overflow chamber, and a rising wall for concealing a lower surface of the overflow chamber is formed over a lower end of the overflow port.

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