JP5289690B2 - Faucet mounting structure and bathtub device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a faucet mounting structure in which a faucet is attached to a bathtub and a bathtub apparatus.

Conventionally, various structures have been proposed as a faucet mounting structure in a bathtub. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a faucet mounting structure in which a shelf is provided in a washing place separately from a bathtub, and a faucet for supplying hot water or water to the bathtub and the washing place is attached to the shelf.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-131835, FIGS. 1 and 4

In the conventional faucet mounting structure described above, there is a problem that a shelf is provided separately from the bathtub in order to secure a piping space for mounting the faucet, and the interior of the bathroom becomes narrower by arranging the shelf. .
In addition, a faucet is attached to a shelf provided along a substantially horizontal plane, and hot water or the like may enter the back side of the shelf from the seal part of the faucet attachment when hot water or water is applied to the shelf. There was also a problem that there was.

On the other hand, the faucet includes a wall faucet that is attached to a wall and a water faucet with a base that is attached to and used on a horizontal plate such as an upper edge of a bathtub or a shelf.
Water faucets with walls have the advantage of a rich product lineup, but elbows for water and hot water must be placed on the back of the wall, requiring a wide piping space on the back of the wall There is.
In addition, when the faucet with a base is attached to a horizontal plate such as the upper edge of the bathtub, the faucet attachment part (specifically, the screwing part with a nut) is loosened, or the faucet attachment part In the case where the packing is deteriorated, there is a drawback that hot water or water flowing on the horizontal plate material leaks from the faucet mounting portion and rotates to the back side of the horizontal plate material.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is to install even if a wall faucet is used even if there is no wide piping space on the back side of the bathtub. A faucet installation structure that can prevent hot water or water from leaking from the faucet installation part and wrapping around the top edge of the bathtub or the back of the wall even when installing a faucet with a base. And it aims at providing a bathtub apparatus.

In the faucet mounting structure according to claim 1, a bathtub, a side wall of a bathroom, and a washing place provided adjacent to the bathtub are integrally formed, and the upper edge surface of the bathtub is more than the upper edge surface. A faucet mounting portion protruding upward and having a hollow interior is formed integrally with the upper edge surface of the bathtub and the side wall of the bathroom, and the faucet is attached to the faucet mounting portion. To do .
According to the faucet attachment structure according to claim 1, the faucet attachment portion is attached so as to protrude upward from the upper edge surface of the bathtub, and the faucet is attached to the faucet attachment portion. Even when hot water flows out to the upper edge surface of the bathtub due to overflow of hot water from the hot water, it is difficult for hot water to be applied to the faucet mounting portion protruding upward from the upper edge surface. For this reason, even if the faucet mounting part is loosened or the packing of the faucet mounting part is deteriorated, hot water leaks from the faucet mounting part and the upper edge or wall of the bathtub. Do not wrap around to the back of
Moreover, since the faucet mounting portion protrudes upward from the upper edge surface and the inside is hollow, this hollow portion can be used as a piping space.
In addition, the faucet mounting part can be formed at the same time when the bathtub is molded with, for example, FRP, and the faucet mounting part is formed by a manufacturing method substantially similar to the conventional bathtub molding method without going through a special process. can do.

In the faucet mounting structure according to claim 2 , the faucet mounting portion is located above the upper edge surface and provided in parallel with the upper edge surface, the upper surface portion and the bathtub And a wall faucet is attached to the side surface portion.
According to the faucet attachment structure of the second aspect, the wall faucet is attached using the side surface portion of the faucet attachment portion, and the wall faucet can be attached without difficulty. At this time, the hollow part on the back side of the faucet mounting part can be used as a piping space, and even if it is construction using an elbow or the like that requires a wide installation space, the construction can be carried out without any trouble. . In addition, wall-mounted faucets that have many products and many excellent designs can be used as faucets for bathtubs.

The faucet mounting structure according to claim 3 is characterized in that the faucet mounting portion is located above the upper edge surface and provided in parallel with the upper edge surface, the upper surface portion and the bathtub. And a water faucet with a base attached to the upper surface portion.
According to the faucet mounting structure of the third aspect , the water faucet with a base is attached using the upper surface of the water faucet mounting part, and the water faucet with a base can be attached without difficulty. Further, at this time, the upper surface portion of the faucet mounting portion is located above the upper edge surface of the bathtub, so that hot water or water flowing on the upper edge surface of the bathtub is unlikely to reach the faucet mounting portion. Further, water leakage from the faucet mounting portion can be prevented.

In the faucet mounting structure according to claim 4 , the faucet mounting portion is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the faucet mounting portion is disposed on the upper edge surface of the bathtub adjacent to the washing place, It is adjacent to the bathroom side wall that spans the bathtub and the washing area, and the longitudinal direction thereof is arranged along the bathroom side wall.
According to the faucet mounting structure according to claim 4 , the faucet mounting portion is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the faucet mounting portion is adjacent to the bathroom side wall and its longitudinal direction is along the bathroom side wall. Is arranged. In other words, since the faucet mounting portion and the faucet attached to the faucet mounting portion are arranged along the bathroom side wall, the faucet mounting portion does not protrude from the bathroom side wall, and the faucet mounting portion etc. You can avoid getting in the way of bathers as much as possible.

The bathtub apparatus which concerns on Claim 5 is equipped with the faucet attachment structure of any one of Claims 1-4 , It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
The bathtub apparatus according to a fifth aspect has the same effects as the faucet mounting structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects.

According to the present invention, even when hot water flows out to the upper edge surface of the bathtub due to, for example, overflowing hot water from the bathtub, hot water is not easily applied to the faucet mounting part protruding upward from the upper edge surface. Even when the faucet attachment part is loosened or the packing of the faucet attachment part is deteriorated, the occurrence of water leakage from the faucet attachment part can be suppressed.
In addition, since the faucet mounting part protrudes upward from the upper edge surface and the inside is hollow, this hollow part can be used as a piping space, even when only a narrow piping space can be secured on the back side of the bathtub, Construction is possible.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<First Embodiment>
1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a part of a bathtub apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. .
In FIG. 1, the code | symbol A shows a bathtub apparatus. The bathtub apparatus A includes a bathtub 1, a faucet 13 attached to the bathtub 1, and a water supply and hot water supply pipe 14 attached to the faucet 13. In addition, the faucet attachment structure B is a portion where the faucet 13 is attached to the bathtub 1.
The bathtub 1 is preferably made of FRP which is a material that is strong in strength, hardly contaminated, and has a low thermal conductivity.

  The bathtub 1 includes a hot water storage part 2 for storing hot water, an upper edge surface 3 projecting outward from the upper end of the hot water storage part 2 in a planar shape, an apron part 4 descending downward from the outer edge of the upper edge surface 3, and a bathroom side wall 10 and a side wall portion 5 which is overlapped with 10. In addition, although the washing place (floor) is provided adjacent to the bathtub 1, this washing place may be formed integrally with the bathtub, and the side wall of the bathroom may be formed integrally with the bathtub. is there. In such a case, the bathtub referred to here includes a washing place and a side wall of the bathroom formed integrally with the tank portion.

  On the upper edge surface 3 of the bathtub, the faucet mounting portion 7 whose inside is hollow is formed so as to protrude upward from the upper edge surface 3 and integrally formed with the upper edge surface 3. Is formed. The faucet mounting portion 7 is formed so that the outer shape is a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The faucet mounting portion 7 is located above the upper edge surface 3 and is provided in parallel with the upper edge surface 3, and a side surface portion 9 that connects the upper surface portion 8 and the upper edge surface 3. Is provided.

  The faucet mounting portion 7 is disposed on the upper edge surface 3 adjacent to the washing place, is adjacent to the bathroom side wall 10 extending over the bathtub and the washing place, and is formed such that its longitudinal direction is along the bathroom side wall 10. . More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the faucet mounting portion 7 spans the upper edge surface 3 and the side wall portion 5 adjacent to the washing place, and the upper surface portion of the faucet mounting portion 7 is the side wall portion 5. It is formed so as to be flush with the upper surface and its length L is substantially the same as the faucet 13. Further, the width W of the faucet mounting portion 7 is set so that the elbow 14 a attached to the pipe 14 can be accommodated in the hollow portion 7 a on the back side of the faucet mounting portion 7.

  Then, a wall faucet 13 is attached to the side surface portion 9 of the faucet mounting portion 7 so as to sandwich the side surface portion 9 with the water supply or hot water supply pipe 14 as shown in FIG. Yes.

  A pipe 14 for water supply or hot water supply rises on the back side of the bathtub 1, and this pipe 14 is bent 90 degrees through an elbow 14 a, and the tip thereof is formed on the side surface portion 9 of the faucet mounting portion 7. And is connected to the wall-mounted faucet 13A. The elbow 14 a requires a certain amount of installation space due to its shape, but is stored here using the hollow portion 7 a on the back side of the faucet mounting portion 7.

Next, the operation of the bathtub device A and the faucet mounting structure B configured as described above will be described.
In the bathtub device A and the faucet attachment structure B described above, the faucet attachment portion 7 is attached so as to protrude upward from the upper edge surface 3 of the bathtub, and the wall faucet 13A is attached to the faucet attachment portion 7. Therefore, for example, even when hot water flows out from the bathtub 1 to the upper edge surface 3 of the bathtub 1 due to overflow of the hot water, the faucet mounting portion 7 protruding upward from the upper edge surface 3 is less likely to be hot. For this reason, even if the faucet attachment part is loosened or the faucet attachment part packing is deteriorated, hot water leaks from the faucet attachment part and the upper edge surface 3 and the side wall of the bathtub. It is possible to avoid going around to the back side of 10 as much as possible.

  Moreover, since the faucet mounting part 7 is hollow, the hollow part 7a on the back side of the faucet mounting part 7 can be used as a piping space. For this reason, when using an elbow or T-shaped connecting portion that requires a relatively large installation space, it is possible to secure only a narrow piping space on the back side of the bathtub 1 by arranging these wide piping elements in the hollow portion 7a. Even if it exists, a desired piping connection is realizable. Moreover, the faucet with a wall which has a comparatively many product lineup and many things which were excellent in the design can be utilized for the faucet attachment part 7 for bathtubs, and it can respond to a customer's needs.

Further, the faucet mounting portion 7 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the faucet mounting portion 7 is disposed adjacent to the bathroom side wall 10 and its longitudinal direction is along the bathroom side wall 10. For this reason, the faucet attachment part 7 and the faucet 13 attached to the faucet attachment part 7 can be disposed along the bathroom side wall 10, and the faucet attachment part 7 and the like may protrude from the bathroom side wall 10. There are few, and it can avoid that these faucet attaching parts 7 etc. get in the way of a bather as much as possible.
<Second Embodiment>

3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a part of the bathtub apparatus, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. . For convenience of explanation, the same components as those used in the above-described embodiment of the table 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
The feature of the second embodiment is that a faucet 13B with a base is attached to the faucet attachment 7 in place of the faucet with a wall.
That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the water faucet 13 </ b> B is attached to the upper surface portion 8 of the faucet attachment portion 7 with the side surface portion 9 being sandwiched between the water supply or hot water supply pipe 14. Note that the height of the upper surface portion 8 is set lower than that of the first embodiment. This is because it is not necessary to make the height of the upper surface portion of the water faucet 13B with the base so high as compared with the water faucet 13A.

Even in such a configuration, since the upper surface portion 8 of the faucet mounting portion 7 is positioned one step higher than the upper edge surface 3 of the bathtub, hot water or water that overflows from the bathtub and flows through the upper edge surface 3 For this reason, even if the faucet attachment part is loosened or the packing of the faucet attachment part deteriorates, hot water leaks from the faucet attachment part. Thus, it is possible to avoid as much as possible the wrapping up to the upper edge surface 3 of the bathtub and the back side of the side wall 10.
The faucet mounting portion 7 is hollow, and the internal hollow portion 7a can be used as a piping space, as in the first embodiment described above.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed in design without departing from the spirit of the invention.
For example, in the first and second embodiments, the faucet mounting portion 7 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape is disposed adjacent to the bathroom side wall 10 and the longitudinal direction thereof is along the bathroom side wall 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 5, the faucet mounting portion 7 may be arranged so that the longitudinal direction thereof is orthogonal to the bathroom side wall 10. In addition, although omitted in this figure, a hole for attaching a faucet is previously formed in the upper surface portion 8 or the side surface portion 9 of the faucet attaching portion 7.

In the first and second embodiments, the length L of the faucet mounting portion 7 is set to be approximately the same as the length of the faucet 13, but the upper edge surface 3 is not limited to this. You may set it as long as it over the side wall part 5 along the side wall part 5. FIG.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the example of what has two stoppers for hot water and water was given as an example, the thing which adjusts hot water supply temperature automatically with a thermo is used without being restricted to this. Even in this case, the present invention is of course applicable.

It is a partial perspective view which shows 1st Embodiment of the bathtub apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the II-II line | wire of FIG. It is a partial perspective view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the bathtub apparatus which concerns on this invention. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of the faucet attachment part which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

A Bathtub device B Faucet mounting structure 1 Bathtub
3 Upper edge surface 5 Side wall part 7 Faucet mounting part 7a Hollow part 8 Upper surface part 9 Side part 10 Bathroom side wall 13 Faucet 13A Wall faucet 13B Standing faucet 14 Piping 14a Elbow

Claims (5)

A bathtub, a side wall of the bathroom, and a washing place provided adjacent to the bathtub are integrally formed,
On the upper edge surface of the bathtub, a faucet mounting portion that protrudes upward from the upper edge surface and is hollow is formed integrally with the upper edge surface of the bathtub and the side wall of the bathroom ,
A faucet attachment structure, wherein a faucet is attached to the faucet attachment portion. The faucet mounting portion includes an upper surface portion that is located above the upper edge surface and provided in parallel with the upper edge surface, and a side surface portion that connects the upper surface portion and the upper edge surface of the bathtub. Have
Faucet mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the wall with faucet is attached to the side surface portion. The faucet mounting portion includes an upper surface portion that is located above the upper edge surface and provided in parallel with the upper edge surface, and a side surface portion that connects the upper surface portion and the upper edge surface of the bathtub. Have
Faucet mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the platform with faucets on the upper surface is mounted. The faucet attachment portion is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the faucet attachment portion is disposed on the upper edge surface adjacent to the washing place and adjacent to the bathroom side wall extending over the bathtub and the washing place, and The faucet mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein a longitudinal direction of the faucet is arranged along the side wall of the bathroom. The bathtub apparatus provided with the faucet attachment structure of any one of Claims 1-4 .

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