JP3627307B2 - Sliding shower hanger - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sliding shower hanger capable of arbitrarily adjusting the height and inclination angle of a shower.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A sliding shower hanger that is installed on the wall surface of a bathroom, shower room or the like and that allows the user to adjust the support height and inclination angle of the shower head is known from Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-27564. The slide type shower hanger shown in the publication has a slide body fitted along a guide bar fixed to a wall on a wall, and a height determination handle and an angle determination handle are provided on the slide body, respectively. The slide body can be fixed at an arbitrary height on the guide bar by operating the handle, and the angle of the shower hook provided on the slide body can be adjusted by operating the angle handle to tilt the shower. The angle can be set arbitrarily.
However, with this slide-type shower hanger, since the height decision handle and the angle decision handle are separate, there is a risk of misuse of the operation part during use. When the fixing is released, the weight of the slide body on which the shower head is hung is suddenly applied to the hand holding the height determining handle, and there is a possibility that the slide body may fall, which makes it difficult to adjust the height. In the slide type shower hanger of the same publication, the slide body can be fixed to the guide bar by interposing a soft presser, but the soft presser is attached to the guide bar for a long time by tightening the height determination handle. When pressed, the elastic restoring properties are lost, and thus the above-mentioned drawbacks have not been solved.
[0003]
Further, the sliding shower hanger disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-6771 is provided with a pair of springs so as to sandwich the guide bar, and the elasticity of the springs acts on the guide bar so that the slide body has an arbitrary height. Can be stopped by. However, in the configuration in which the slide body is supported only by the elasticity of the spring as described above, when the shower head is filled with water, the spring force is insufficient with respect to the weight of the slide head, and the slide body is displaced or conversely the spring force. If the height is too strong, the slide may not slide smoothly when the height is adjusted, and the frictional resistance between the slide body and the guide bar also changes depending on the change in the state of the friction surface, making it difficult to set the spring strength and ease of use. There were drawbacks such as bad.
[0004]
Furthermore, in the shower head holding device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-47262, a spring that constantly presses the guide bar is provided in the slide body so that the slide body can be fixed at a desired height by the restoring force of the spring. A release piece capable of preventing the restoring force of the spring from being applied to the guide bar is interposed, and the slide body can be slid up and down along the guide bar by pressing the release piece. However, this device requires a spring that is strong enough to hold the slide body, and the height cannot be adjusted without pressing the release piece against the spring force. There was a disadvantage that was not suitable for use by children and children.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, the present invention aims to provide an easy-to-use slide shower hanger that solves the above-mentioned drawbacks and is easy to operate and capable of simple height adjustment and angle adjustment.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
For this purpose, the sliding shower hanger according to the present invention comprises a guide rail fixed to a wall surface and a hanger body provided with a hook that is slidably supported by the guide rail and can hook the shower head. Is provided with a spring that is in constant pressure contact with the guide rail and exerts sliding resistance, and a tightening handle that presses the pressing piece against the guide rail. The hook is pivotally attached to the hanger body so that the hook can be tilted. The hook is fixed so that it can not be tilted .
Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the slide shower hanger is provided with means for exerting tilt resistance on the hook. Specifically, there is an O-ring as this means.
Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that, in the slide shower hanger described above, a spring is provided between the tightening handle and the pressing piece so that a sliding resistance is exerted on the guide rail via the pressing piece.
The sliding shower hanger of the present invention comprises a guide rail fixed to a wall surface, and a hanger body provided with a hook that is slidably supported on the guide rail and can be hooked on the shower head. a spring exerting a permanent pressure contact sliding resistance on the guide rail, the handle fastening is provided for crimping the pressing piece to the guide rail, disposed the spring between the handle and the pressing piece with the fastening said pressing A slide resistance is exerted on the guide rail through the piece .
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, specific examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows an external perspective view of this sliding shower hanger in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal sectional view thereof, FIG. 3 shows a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2, and FIG. In the figure, 1 is a rod-shaped guide rail fixed to a wall on the inner wall surface of a bathroom, and the guide rail 1 is an aluminum extrusion product having guide grooves 2 and 2 formed on both sides, and is a stopper at both ends. 3 and 3 are fixed to the wall surface.
[0008]
Reference numeral 6 denotes a cylindrical hanger body, and the hanger body 6 is integrally formed with a leg portion 7 that fits loosely in one guide groove 2 of the guide rail 1 on the back surface. Reference numeral 8 denotes a hollow shaft-shaped component. The hollow shaft-shaped component 8 includes a screw shaft portion 9 having a screw groove formed on the outer periphery of one end, a flat shaft portion 10 adjacent thereto, and a meshing shaft portion 11 formed with a spline groove. A large-diameter portion 13 that can hold the O-ring 12 is formed on the outer periphery. Then, the hollow shaft-shaped component 8 is inserted into the hanger body 6 so that the O-ring 12 is in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of the hanger body 6. 14 is a hook for hooking the shower head. A spline groove is formed in the inner periphery of the through hole 16 formed in the base portion 15 of the hook 14, and the through hole 16 is fitted to the meshing shaft portion 11. And the hook 14 protrudes from the long hole 17 which is opened up and down in the front surface of the hanger body 6 to the front surface. Note that the hollow shaft-shaped component 8 is prevented from moving in the right direction in FIG. 2 by the base 15 coming into contact with the step portion 26 formed on the inner surface of the hanger body 6.
[0009]
Reference numeral 18 denotes a cylindrical base portion 19 which is loosely fitted to the flat shaft portion 10 of the hollow shaft-shaped component 8 so as to be movable back and forth in the axial direction, and a leg portion 21 is protruded from a notch 20 formed on the back surface of the hanger body 6 to guide. This is a pressing piece in which the leg portion 21 is loosely fitted in the other guide groove 2 of the rail 1. Reference numeral 22 denotes a tightening handle in which the female screw cylinder portion 23 is screwed into the screw shaft portion 9 and protrudes from one end opening of the hanger body 6, and the distal end of the female screw cylinder portion 23 is connected to the base portion 19 of the pressing piece 18. Can abut. Reference numeral 24 denotes a coiled spring that is externally fitted to the female screw cylinder 23 of the tightening handle 22, and the tip of the spring 24 is always in pressure contact with the base 19 of the pressing piece 18 due to its elasticity. Reference numeral 25 denotes a cap fitted into the other end opening of the hanger body 6. The spring 24 is fastened to a slightly thicker portion of the base of the female screw cylinder 23 so that the spring 24 is not detached and lost even when the tightening handle 22 is detached from the screw shaft 9. .
[0010]
However, in this shower hanger, the pressing piece 18 is pressed by the elasticity of the spring 24 disposed between the female screw cylinder portion 23 and the pressing piece 18, and the leg portion 21 is constantly pressed against the guide rail 1. When the hanger body 6 is moved up and down along the guide rail 1, a certain slide resistance can be applied. Further, the hook 14 protruding from the long hole 17 is tilted as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 3 because the base portion 15 is supported by the hollow shaft-shaped component 8 via the engagement shaft portion 11. The tilt angle of the shower head 30 that is hooked can be freely changed. And since the O-ring 12 is in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of the hanger body 6, a certain tilt resistance can be exerted.
[0011]
Then, by manually operating the tightening handle 22 and screwing the female screw cylinder part 23 deeply into the screw shaft part 9, the base 19 of the pressing piece 18 is pressed by the tip of the female screw cylinder part 23, and the leg of the pressing piece 18. Since the portion 21 is pressure-bonded to the guide rail 1 together with the other leg portion 7, the hanger body 6 can be fixed to the guide rail 1 in a non-slidable manner, and at the same time, the female screw cylinder portion 23 presses the base portion 19 and its frictional resistance. As a result, the hook 14 can be fixed so as not to be tilted because the hollow shaft-shaped component 8 cannot be rotated.
[0012]
In this specific example, an example in which a coil-shaped spring 24 is provided between the female screw cylinder portion 23 and the pressing piece 18 is shown. However, a leaf-spring spring 27 bent into a mountain shape as shown in FIG. 6 may be loaded on the back surface of the hanger body 6 and the leg portion 21 may be pressed by the elasticity of the spring 27 so that the leg portion 21 is pressed against the side surface of the guide rail 1 to generate a slide resistance. Further, in this specific example, the O-ring 12 is used as means for exerting a tilting resistance to the hook 14, but it may be generated by another elastic member or a spring.
[0013]
【The invention's effect】
Thus, the slide-type shower hanger according to the present invention is supported by the spring that the hanger body constantly exerts sliding resistance on the guide rail and the pressing piece that is fixed by operating the tightening handle. Even if the tightening handle is loosened, the hanger body is supported by the slide resistance of the spring, so that it does not fall off. Therefore, after the hanger body is slid to a desired height, the height can be easily adjusted by one-hand operation by tightening the tightening handle. In addition, by tightening the operation handle, the leg of the pressing piece is directly pressed against the guide rail so that it can be securely fixed, so the fixing is incomplete due to insufficient spring force or changes in the friction surface of the guide rail. There is no fear of becoming. Further, since the inclination angle of the hook can be adjusted by operating the same tightening handle, there are various advantages such as improved operability and a reduced number of required parts.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1 is an external perspective view of a sliding shower hanger according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the sliding shower hanger of FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
4 is an exploded perspective view of the sliding shower hanger of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another example of a spring.
6 is a partial rear view of a hanger body using the spring of FIG. 5;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Guide rail 6 Hanger body 7 Leg part 8 Hollow shaft-shaped component 9 Screw shaft part 10 Flat shaft part 11 Engagement shaft part 12 O-ring 13 Large diameter part 14 Hook 17 Long hole 18 Pressing piece 21 Leg part 22 Tightening handle 23 Female Screw cylinder 24 Spring 30 Shower head

Claims (4)

It consists of a guide rail fixed to the wall surface and a hanger body that is slidably supported by the guide rail and provided with a hook that can hang the shower head. The hanger body is constantly pressed against the guide rail and slides. A spring that exerts resistance and a tightening handle that presses the pressing piece against the guide rail are provided , and the hook is pivotably attached to the hanger body, and the hook is fixed to be non-tiltable by the tightening handle. A sliding shower hanger characterized by that. The sliding shower hanger according to claim 1, further comprising means for exerting a tilting resistance on the hook . The sliding shower hanger according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a spring is disposed between the tightening handle and the pressing piece so that a sliding resistance is exerted on the guide rail via the pressing piece . It consists of a guide rail fixed to the wall surface and a hanger body that is slidably supported by the guide rail and provided with a hook that can hang the shower head. The hanger body is constantly pressed against the guide rail and slides. on a spring exerting a resistance, the handle fastening is provided for crimping the pressing piece to the guide rail, the slide resistance to the guide rail via a provided by the pressing piece of the spring between the handle and the pressing piece with the fastening A slide-type shower hanger characterized by doing so .

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