JP5272459B2 - Multipurpose sink - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multi-purpose sink which can become considerably more compact than ever, which has high operability, and which enables anyone to easily perform cleaning operations. <P>SOLUTION: This multi-purpose sink 1 comprises: a counter section 2 in a rectangular shape in a plan view; a sink section 3 in an approximately oval shape in a plan view, which is obliquely arranged in the counter section 2 in such a manner that a major axis is positioned along one diagonal line L of the counter section 2; and a water ejection section 4 which is arranged in a collected manner in an empty space S positioned on the front side of the counter section 2 and the other side of the sink section 3. Additionally, the water ejection section 4 is composed of a hand shower 20 and a hydrant 21, and the sink section 3 is formed in such a shape as to be gradually expanded toward the front side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a multipurpose sink provided for the purpose of cleaning pets such as dogs and cats, pet dishes, vegetables with dirt attached thereto, rags, ashtrays and the like.

Of the care for pets such as dogs and cats raised in ordinary households, the most laborious and time-consuming work is pet washing. Conventionally, bathrooms are used for washing pets in ordinary households. There were many things.
However, when pets are washed in the bathroom, odors and hair loss tend to be clogged, and it is difficult for the person performing the cleaning to hold a squatting position, and the water drops become soaked due to splashing water drops. was there.

  On the other hand, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a sink for cleaning pets that can easily perform cleaning of pets and can prevent water droplets from being scattered.

JP 2004-285734 A

  However, in the sink described in Patent Document 1, in order to perform cleaning by putting a pet such as a small dog or a medium-sized dog into the sink portion, the width size of the entire sink needs to be relatively large. In places where the installation area was limited, there were cases where it was necessary to give up adoption.

  Further, in the sink described in Patent Document 1, since the single lever as the water discharge amount operation means is disposed on the back side of the sink portion, it is difficult to operate the single lever during the cleaning operation, particularly for children and elderly people. There is a problem that it is difficult for a person or a person sitting in a wheelchair to reach the single lever itself.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can be made more compact than the conventional one, and has extremely high operability, so that anyone can easily perform a cleaning operation. It aims to provide a multi-purpose sink that makes it possible.

  In order to solve the above problem, the multipurpose sink according to claim 1 has a counter part having a rectangular shape in a plan view and a substantially elliptical shape in a plan view, and a long axis is along one diagonal line of the counter part. A sink portion disposed obliquely on the counter portion, and a water discharge portion disposed in a collective manner in an empty space on the front side of the counter portion and other than the sink portion. The gist.

  Further, the multipurpose sink according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the configuration according to claim 1, the water discharge portion includes a hand shower and a water tap.

  A multipurpose sink according to a third aspect is characterized in that, in the configuration according to the first or second aspect, the sink portion is gradually expanded toward the near side.

  Further, the multipurpose sink according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 3, a water splash prevention cover is formed upright on the front side of the counter portion. To do.

  Further, the multipurpose sink according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 4, a large number of protrusions for preventing slip are formed on the bottom surface of the sink portion. .

  According to the present invention, the counter portion having a rectangular shape in plan view, and a sink that is substantially elliptical in plan view and is obliquely disposed on the counter portion so that the long axis is along one diagonal line of the counter portion. The multipurpose sink is configured to include a water discharge section that is disposed in a collective manner in the empty space other than the sink section and on the front side of the counter section, so that it is considerably more compact than the conventional one. In addition, it has extremely high operability, and anyone can easily perform the cleaning work.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 are views showing a multipurpose sink 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is a plan view, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the multipurpose sink 1 according to this embodiment mainly includes a counter unit 2, a sink unit 3, and a water discharge unit 4.
The counter unit 2 has a rectangular shape in plan view, has a size substantially corresponding to the overall plane size (projection area) of the multipurpose sink, and is formed with a predetermined thickness.
The counter unit 2 is fixedly supported by a lower pedestal 6 and a leg unit 7 at a height such that the user can easily perform a pet cleaning operation or the like while standing (or sitting). Further, a shelf board 8 is provided at the foot portion so that various tools (towels, detergents, soaps, dryers, brushes, etc.) can be stored. Instead of the shelf plate 8, a storage cabinet with an open / close door may be provided.
Further, plate-like rising walls 9 for preventing scattering of sewage to the periphery during the cleaning operation are erected and formed on the outer peripheral edge portions on the left and right and back sides of the counter portion 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sink portion 3 has a substantially elliptical shape in plan view, but in an oblique state, that is, the elliptical long axis is along one diagonal L of the counter portion 2. It is recessed. The sink portion 3 is arranged so as to be opened so that the outer shape line is substantially inscribed in the four sides of the counter portion 2 and has a size that allows a pet such as a small dog or a medium dog to enter.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, a drain port 12 is formed in the bottom surface 10 of the sink part 3 and communicates with one end of the drain pipe 13. The drain pipe 13 is connected to a sewage pipe (not shown) such as a building where the multipurpose sink 1 is installed.

  The sink portion 3 is not inclined so that the side face 15 is not inclined so that the pet to be washed can easily maintain its posture, and the bottom face 10 is substantially horizontal (however, water does not accumulate and flows toward the drain port 12). It is preferable that it has a gradient. Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, it is preferable to form a large number of protrusions 17 for preventing slippage on the bottom surface 10 of the sink portion 3. The sink part 3 may be molded integrally with the counter part 2 or may be joined to the counter part 2 after being molded separately.

Dogs and other pets tend to come close to the user as close as possible to the user (the front side of the sink part 3) in the sink part 3 because of anxiety due to washing.
Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, by configuring the sink portion 3 into a shape that is gradually expanded toward the front side (substantially an egg type or a bean type), the sense of security of the pet is improved and the work efficiency is also improved. It becomes good.

The water discharge part 4 is arrange | positioned in the empty space S located in the near side of the counter part 2 and the left-right opposite side to the sink part 3, as shown in FIGS. As described above, the empty space S is a substantially triangular space in plan view that can be formed in front of the sink portion 3 that is obliquely disposed on the counter portion 2.
The water discharge unit 4 includes a hand shower 20 as a water discharge means and a water tap 21 as an operation means for opening or closing the water discharge means and adjusting the water discharge amount, water temperature, etc., and these are empty. They are arranged in a space S. The hand shower 20 may be switched to normal water discharge.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the water discharge part 4 of this embodiment, as an example, the water supply pipe 23 and the hot water supply pipe 24 are connected to the lower part of the main body of the water tap 21, hot water is mixed inside the main body of the water tap 21, A publicly known faucet mechanism that allows the desired mixed hot water to be discharged from the hand shower 20 through the water pipe 25 by operating the handle 21a is employed.
As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end of the hand shower 20 is connected to a flexible hose 26 that communicates with the water pipe 25, and the hand shower 20 is pulled out while the flexible hose 26 is extended and retracted. It can be used by moving to the position. Further, the hand shower 20 can be used by discharging water or hot water toward the inside of the sink portion 3 while being locked at a predetermined position in the empty space S. In this case, the user can use both hands. Can be used to clean pets.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a mounting table 30 is formed at the corner of the counter unit 2 at the corner opposite the empty space S across the sink unit 3 and is used for cleaning. Soaps and shampoos can be placed temporarily. As in the present embodiment, the water discharge unit 4 and the drain port 12 are arranged in the same straight line in the front and rear, so that the water storage is good and the construction and maintenance can be performed easily. At the same time, the storage space below the sink 3 is increased.

Moreover, in the multipurpose sink 1 which concerns on this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1-3, the water splash prevention cover 32 stands up and is formed in the near side of the counter part 2. As shown in FIG.
The water splash prevention cover 32 is provided continuously from the front surface 2a of the counter unit 2, and has a spherical shape in which the upper edge draws an arc and gently curves and expands toward the front side. By providing such a water splash prevention cover 32, it is possible to prevent the sewage from scattering to the near side without disturbing the smooth cleaning operation. The water splash prevention cover 32 may be configured separately from the counter unit 2 and may be detachably mounted on the front surface of the counter unit 2 or the front inner surface of the sink unit 3.

  There is no restriction | limiting in particular as a constituent material for comprising each element of the multipurpose sink 1, For example, metals, such as ceramic, resin, earthenware, stainless steel, a nonferrous metal, etc. can be selected as needed.

  The multipurpose sink 1 configured as described above is used as follows. That is, after moving a pet etc. into the sink part 3, the faucet 21 is operated, water or warm water is discharged from the hand shower 20, and the washing operation is performed while spraying the pet etc. At this time, the user stands in front of his / her hand of the counter unit 2 and extends his / her hand forward as it is facing the counter unit 2. In homes where there are no pets, it can be used as a slop sink for cleaning various items such as sneakers, soccer balls, cleaning tools, and vegetables.

According to such a multipurpose sink 1, it is possible to achieve a more compact size than the conventional one while ensuring the width of the sink portion 3. Specifically, in the present embodiment, when the counter portion 2 is formed with the width W ₁ = 600 mm and the depth D = 540 mm, the sink portion 3 having a width W ₂ = 700 mm can be obtained (see FIG. 2). . In the conventional sink, in order to secure the width of the sink portion of 700 mm, the width of the counter portion needs to be at least about 750 mm. The multipurpose sink 1 of the present embodiment, without substantially changing the depth of the counter unit 2, it becomes possible to reduce approximately 150mm width W ₁ of the counter unit 2.

  From the above, for example, the multipurpose sink 1 is optimally installed in a detached house or an apartment house, which tends to have a limited installation area. In particular, the effect can be exerted particularly in a situation where wall surfaces or a vanity, storage furniture, various facilities of a washing machine, etc. are disposed adjacent to the left and right and behind the multipurpose sink 1. According to the multipurpose sink 1, it can be installed in a place where it has been necessary to give up adoption. The multipurpose sink 1 can be installed not only on a flooring floor and a sheet sticking floor but also on a dirt floor.

  Furthermore, according to the multipurpose sink 1 of this embodiment, the water discharge part 4 which consists of the hand shower 20 and the water tap 21 can be arrange | positioned with sufficient margin in the empty space S, and both the hand shower 20 and the water tap 21 are sufficient. Because it is located on the near side, the operability is better than the initial type multi-purpose sink (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-285734), and it is easy even for children, elderly people, wheelchair users, etc. You can reach out to use.

Modified examples of the present embodiment are shown in FIGS. About the structure which is common in the said embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached and the description is abbreviate | omitted.
The modification shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B is a multipurpose sink 41 provided with an upper storage portion 42 and a lower storage portion 43. In this modification, a U-shaped structure is formed by the back plate 45 and the left and right side plates 46, 46. The upper storage portion 42 is formed in the upper portion of the internal space and the lower storage portion is provided in the lower portion of the internal space. The portion 43 is disposed, and the counter portion 2 and the sink portion 3 are provided above the lower storage portion 43.

  Moreover, the modification shown to Fig.5 (a) (b) is the multipurpose sink 51 which integrated the vanity 52. FIG. In this modification, the vanity table 52 having the wash bowl 53 and the counter unit 2 having the sink part 3 are arranged side by side, and the multipurpose sink 51 has a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, A back plate 54 serving as a long side portion extends upward, and a mirror 55, an illumination 56, a shelf plate 57, and the like are appropriately disposed. A drawer 59 and a storage shelf 60 are provided below the vanity table 52 and the counter unit 2.

The description of the above embodiment does not limit the present invention, and various design changes and the like can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.
For example, the shape of the sink part 3 does not have to be a complete ellipse, and may be deformed into various shapes based on an ellipse according to the demands of functional or design aspects. The major axis of the ellipse does not have to coincide exactly with the diagonal line L of the counter unit 2, and deviation between the two is allowed within a range in which the effects of the present invention can be achieved.

  The present invention provides a multi-purpose sink that can be made much more compact than the conventional one, has extremely high operability, and can be easily cleaned by anyone. Have industrial applicability.

It is a perspective view which shows the multipurpose sink which concerns on embodiment. It is a top view which shows the multipurpose sink which concerns on embodiment. It is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG. (A) The front view which shows a modification, (b) The top view which shows a modification. (A) It is a front view which shows another modification, (b) It is a top view which shows another modification.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Multipurpose sink 2 Counter part 3 Sink part 4 Water discharge part 10 Bottom face 17 Protrusion 20 Hand shower 21 Water faucet 32 Water splash prevention cover L Diagonal line S Empty space

Claims (1)

A rectangular counter section in plan view;
A sink part that is substantially elliptical in plan view and is disposed obliquely on the counter part so that the long axis is along one diagonal line of the counter part;
A water discharge portion disposed in a collective manner in the empty space at the front end of the counter portion and at the left end or right end other than the sink portion;
With a drain outlet on the bottom of the sink part,
The water discharge part and the drain outlet are arranged in parallel on the front and back,
The water discharge part consists of a hand shower and a water tap,
The sink portion has a shape that gradually expands toward the front side,
A water splash prevention cover is formed upright on the front side of the counter part,
On the bottom surface of the sink part, a number of protrusions for preventing slipping are formed on the entire surface except the drain port,
The multipurpose sink characterized in that the bottom surface of the sink portion is a horizontal one having a gradient that allows water to flow toward the drain port without remaining.

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