JP5313951B2 - Handrail for bathtub - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a handrail for a bathtub that is used by being attached to a side wall of the bathtub in order to assist in entering and exiting the bathtub.

  In order to care for bathing of elderly people and the like, a handrail for a bathtub that is used by being attached to a side wall of the bathtub has been conventionally provided. By grabbing on the handrail for the bathtub, it becomes easy to get over and out of the side wall of the bathtub. Here, since the thickness of the side wall of the bathtub is different for each bathtub, this type of handrail for the bathtub can be attached to the side wall of the bathtub by adjusting the width (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). Etc.).

  FIG. 13 shows an example of a handrail for a bathtub provided in Patent Document 2, in which a handrail 4 is provided on a cross-sectionally inverted L-shaped main body tool 5 and an inverted L-shaped press receiving tool 7 is provided. The press receiving tool 7 is coupled to the main body tool 5 by overlapping the main body tool 5 and fixing the screw 13. An operation handle 8 is provided on the pressing receptacle 7, and the pressing plate 9 can be moved forward and backward by turning the operation handle 8.

  And since this handrail for bathtubs has formed the main body tool 5 and the press receiver 7 in a separate member, by adjusting the joint position of the overlap of the press receiver 7 with respect to the main body tool 5, the side wall of the bathtub is adjusted. After adjusting to the approximate thickness, the operation handle 8 is rotated to advance the pressing plate 9 so that the pressing plate 9 is brought into pressure contact with the side surface of the bathtub side wall, so that it can be attached to the side wall of the bathtub.

  Here, although the thickness of the side wall of the bathtub differs greatly from one bathtub to another, the overlapping position of the press receiver 7 with respect to the main body tool 5 is adjusted to adjust the distance between the main body tool 5 and the press receiver 7. Since it can respond to the thickness of the side wall of a bathtub, it becomes possible to attach the handrail for bathtubs to various bathtubs. When the side wall of the bathtub is thin, if the distance between the main body tool 5 and the pressure receiving tool 7 is adjusted narrowly in accordance with the thickness of the side wall, the distance to advance the pressing plate 9 is shortened, and the operation handle 8 can be moved. The number of rotations can be reduced, and the handrail for the bathtub can be easily attached to the bathtub.

JP 2004-261327 A JP 2005-261327 A

  Since the body tool 5 and the pressure receiving tool 7 are formed in separate members as described above, the weight of the person taking a bath directly acts on the body tool 5 on which the handrail 4 is provided. High strength is required. In particular, since the upper piece 2 of the main body 5 is a place where the pressing receiver 7 is coupled, strength is required. For this reason, the main body tool 5 is formed with a thick wall to increase the strength, or is formed of a material having a high strength such as steel, and there is a problem that the overall weight of the handrail for the bathtub becomes heavy. there were.

  The handrail for bathtubs is usually removed from the bathtub, and is often used by being attached to the bathtub when elderly people take a bath. The handleability when attaching or removing the slide is deteriorated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and can reduce the weight while securing the strength of the main body provided with the handrail, and also smoothly adjust the interval between the main body and the pressure receiving member. The object of the present invention is to provide a handrail for a bathtub which can be performed in a simple manner and can firmly bond the main body tool and the pressure receiving tool.

  The handrail for bathtubs according to the present invention is formed by providing an upper piece 2 and a vertical piece 3 disposed so as to face the upper end surface and one side surface of the side wall 1 of the bathtub, respectively, and a main body to which the handrail 4 is attached. An operation handle provided on the outer side of the vertical piece 3 of the main body tool 5, a press receiver 7 formed by providing a pressure receiving plate 6 disposed opposite to the other side surface of the side wall 1 of the bathtub 8, provided on the inside of the vertical piece 3, on the upper surface of the upper piece 2 of the main body tool 5 and a pressing plate 9 that moves in the direction of approaching and moving away from the one side surface of the side wall 1 of the bathtub by operation of the operation handle 8. Provided are a plurality of reinforcing ribs 10 that are long in a direction parallel to the moving direction of the pressing plate 9, a slide groove 11 formed on the upper surface of the upper piece 2 between the reinforcing ribs 10, and the upper end of the pressing receiver 7. And a slide bar 12 provided so as to protrude in the horizontal direction, In the upper piece 2 with inserting the slide bar 12 slidably by a slide bar 12 bis 13 fastened, it is characterized in that formed by combining the pressure receptacle 7 to the main body member 5.

  According to the present invention, since the reinforcing rib 10 is provided on the upper surface of the upper piece 2 of the main body 5, the upper piece 2 can be reinforced with the reinforcing rib 10, and the thickness of the upper piece 2 without reducing the strength. Can be made thin or formed of lightweight aluminum or the like, and can be reduced in weight. In addition, since the slide bar 12 of the press receiver 7 is slidably inserted into the slide groove 11 formed between the reinforcing ribs 10 and the screw 13 is fixed, the press receiver 7 is coupled to the main body tool 5. The slide bar 12 can be slid while being positioned using the slide groove 11 formed between the reinforcing ribs 10, and the distance between the main body tool 5 and the pressure receiving tool 7 can be adjusted smoothly. The position of the slide bar 12 is fixed in a state in which the slide bar 12 is fitted in the slide groove 11, so that the main body tool 5 and the pressure receiving tool 7 can be firmly coupled.

  In addition, the present invention can be achieved by screwing screws 13 that are passed through through holes 14 provided at a plurality of locations of the slide bar 12 of the press receiver 7 into screw holes 15 provided in the upper piece 2 of the main body 5. The pressing receiver 7 is coupled to the tool 5, and a positioning mark 16 is provided on the slide bar 12 to indicate a position where a predetermined through hole 14 of the plurality of through holes 14 matches the screw hole 15. It is characterized by.

  According to the present invention, after the slide bar 12 is slid to adjust the distance between the main body tool 5 and the press receiving tool 7, the screw 13 is screwed from the through hole 14 of the slide bar 12 to the screw hole 15 of the upper piece 2. In this case, the positioning of the through hole 14 with respect to the screw hole 15 can be performed using the positioning mark 16, and the operation of coupling the main body tool 5 and the press receiving tool 7 can be easily performed.

  Further, according to the present invention, the upper piece 2 and the vertical piece 3 of the main body 5 are integrally formed in an inverted L shape, and the reinforcing rib 10 is formed from the upper surface of the upper piece 2 to the outer surface of the vertical piece 3. It is characterized by comprising.

  According to this invention, the whole main body tool 5 formed from the upper piece 2 and the vertical piece 3 can be reinforced by the reinforcing rib 10, and the whole main body tool 5 can be formed lightweight. Thus, the effect of weight reduction can be obtained higher.

  According to the present invention, since the reinforcing rib 10 is provided on the upper surface of the upper piece 2 of the main body 5, the upper piece 2 can be reinforced by the reinforcing rib 10, and the thickness of the upper piece 2 without reducing the strength. Can be made thin or formed of lightweight aluminum or the like, and can be reduced in weight. Further, a slide groove 11 is formed on the upper surface of the upper piece 2 between the reinforcing ribs 10, and the slide bar 12 of the pressure receiving tool 7 is slidably inserted into the slide groove 11 and fixed with screws 13 to fix the main body tool 5. Since the press receiver 7 is coupled to the main body 5 and the press receiver, the slide bar 12 can be slid in a positioned state using the slide groove 11 formed between the reinforcing ribs 10. 7 can be adjusted smoothly, and the position of the slide bar 12 is fixed in a state in which the slide bar 12 is fitted in the slide groove 11, so that the main body tool 5 and the pressure receiving tool 7 are firmly coupled. Is something that can be done.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of embodiment of the handrail for bathtubs which concerns on this invention. It is an exploded perspective view same as the above. It is a perspective view of the state which attached the handrail for bathtubs same as the above to the side wall of a bathtub. It is a front view of embodiment of the handrail for bathtubs same as the above. It is front sectional drawing of embodiment of the handrail for bathtubs same as the above. The embodiment of the handrail for bathtubs same as the above is shown, (a) is a right side view, (b) is a left side view, (c) is a plan view, and (d) is a bottom view. It is a perspective view which shows an example of other embodiment of the handrail for bathtubs which concerns on this invention. It is an exploded perspective view same as the above. It is a perspective view of the other usage pattern of the handrail for bathtubs same as the above. It is a perspective view of the state which attached the handrail for bathtubs same as the above to the side wall of a bathtub. It is a front view of embodiment of the handrail for bathtubs same as the above. The embodiment of the handrail for bathtubs same as the above is shown, (a) is a right side view, (b) is a left side view, (c) is a plan view, and (d) is a bottom view. It shows a conventional example, (a) is a front view, (b) is a partially enlarged sectional view.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  1 to 6 show an example of an embodiment of the present invention. The main body 5 is formed in an inverted L-shaped cross section by providing the upper piece 2 by bending it integrally at the upper end of the vertical piece 3. A reinforcing rib 10 projects from the upper surface of the upper piece 2 to the outer surface of the vertical piece 3. The reinforcing rib 10 is formed as a long rib so as to reach the lower end of the vertical piece 3 from the tip of the upper piece 2 through the bent portion of the upper piece 2 and the vertical piece 3. A plurality of reinforcing ribs 10 are provided. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, two reinforcing ribs 10 are provided in parallel. By providing the two reinforcing ribs 10 in parallel as described above, the slide groove 11 is formed between the reinforcing ribs 10 on the upper surface of the upper piece 2 as shown in FIG. In the slide groove 11, a screw hole 15 having a female screw groove formed on the inner periphery is formed near the tip of the upper piece 2. In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the screw holes 15 are provided at two locations along the slide groove 11. An anti-slip sheet 19 such as a rubber sheet is attached to the lower surface of the upper piece 2.

  A handrail 4 is attached to the vertical piece 3 of the main body tool 5. The handrail 4 is formed by a pair of struts 21 fixed to the outer surface of both ends of the vertical piece 3 with screws 20 and an annular grip 22 fixed between the upper ends of both struts 21. Yes, the grip 22 is arranged above the upper piece 2 of the main body 5.

  An operation handle 8 is provided on the vertical piece 3 of the main body 5. As shown in FIG. 5, a female screw cylinder 24 is attached to the central portion of the vertical piece 3 so as to open inside and outside of the vertical piece 3, and a bolt shaft 25 is attached through the female screw cylinder 24. A female screw is formed on the inner periphery of the female screw cylinder 24 and a male screw is formed on the outer periphery of the bolt shaft 25, and the male screw of the bolt shaft 25 is screwed into the female screw of the female screw cylinder 24. A handle knob 26 is attached to the tip of the bolt shaft 25 protruding outward from the vertical piece 3. A pressing plate 9 is attached to the tip of the bolt shaft 25 that protrudes inward of the vertical piece 3. The pressing plate 9 is formed as a square plate, and as shown in FIG. 5, the back surface thereof is attached to the tip of the bolt shaft 25 with a fixed shaft 27 with play so that it can be swung up and down and left and right. It is. A non-slip sheet 28 such as a rubber sheet is attached to the surface side of the pressing plate 9.

  The operation handle 8 is formed by the handle knob 26, the bolt shaft 25, and the female screw cylinder 24. When the bolt knob 25 is turned by grasping the handle knob 26, the bolt shaft 25 screwed into the female screw cylinder 24 is engaged. Will move forward or backward depending on the direction of rotation. Then, by the forward and backward movement of the bolt shaft 25, the pressing plate 9 advances in a direction away from the vertical piece 3 and reverses in a direction approaching the vertical piece 3.

  The press receiving member 7 is bent in an L-shape as shown in FIG. 2 by bending horizontally to the opposite side of the grip 35 and extending the slide bar 12 at the upper end of the vertical member 36 provided with the U-shaped grip 35. Is formed. A pressure receiving plate 6 having the same size as that of the pressing plate 9 is attached to the inside of the vertical member 36. As shown in FIG. 5, the pressure receiving plate 6 is attached with play by a fixed shaft 37 that passes through the vertical member 36, and can swing and rotate up and down and left and right. A non-slip sheet 38 such as a rubber sheet is pasted on the surface side of the pressure receiving plate 6.

  The slide bar 12 of the pressure receiving member 7 has a width dimension substantially equal to the groove width of the slide groove 11 (interval between the reinforcing ribs 10), and a thickness equal to the height of the reinforcing rib 10 (groove depth of the slide groove 11). They are formed with approximately the same dimensions. Further, the slide bar 12 is provided with a plurality of through holes 14 at equal intervals in a range extending over the entire length. The through holes 14 are provided at the same interval as the interval between the pair of screw holes 15 provided on the upper piece 2 of the main body 5, and the through holes 14 are provided in a larger number than the screw holes 15. In the embodiment of FIG. 2, four through holes 14a to 14d are provided. The slide bar 12 is provided with positioning marks 16 at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction thereof. The positioning mark 16 is formed as a linear groove that crosses the upper surface of the slide bar 12 in the width direction.

  There is one that can assemble the handrail A for bathtubs of the present invention by attaching and coupling the press receiver 7 to the main body tool 5. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the slide bar 12 of the pressure receiving member 7 is inserted into the slide groove 11 of the upper piece 2 of the main body tool 5, and the screws 13 are inserted into the through holes 14 of the slide bar 12 from the pair of through holes 14. By fixing the slide bar 12 to the upper piece 2 with screws 13 by screwing into a pair of screw holes 15 provided in the upper piece 2, the press tool 7 can be attached to and coupled to the main body tool 5. It is.

  At this time, when the slide bar 12 is inserted into the slide groove 11 and the slide bar 12 is slid back and forth with respect to the slide groove 11, the press receiving plate 6 provided on the press receiving tool 7 is pressed against the main body tool 5. It moves in the direction which makes it approach and separate with respect to the board 9, and can adjust the space | interval of the press receiving plate 6 and the press plate 9. FIG. For this reason, according to the thickness of the side wall 1 of a bathtub, the slide bar 12 can be slid and the space | interval of the press receiving plate 6 and the press plate 9 can be adjusted easily. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 5, the slide bar 12 is inserted most deeply into the slide groove 11, and among the through holes 14 provided in the slide bar 12, the pair of through holes 14 a and 14 b in the base portion are inserted. The threaded screw 13 is screwed into the screw hole 15 of the upper piece 2, and the pressure receiving member 7 is coupled to the main body tool 5 with the space between the pressure receiving plate 6 and the pressing plate 9 being the smallest.

  Here, when the through holes 14a and 14b in the base portion of the slide bar 12 match the pair of screw holes 15 of the upper piece 2 as described above, the positioning mark 16 provided in the slide bar 12 is the most. The positioning mark 16a of the base portion is set so as to coincide with the positioning reference point 39 formed on the reinforcing rib 10. In the illustrated embodiment, the leading edge of the reinforcing rib 10 is set as the reference point 39. Therefore, when the slide bar 12 is inserted into the slide groove 11 so that the positioning mark 16a coincides with the positioning reference point 39, the through holes 14a and 14b will coincide with the screw hole 15, and the screw hole 15 will become the slide bar. The screw 13 can be easily screwed into the screw hole 15 from the through holes 14a and 14b, though it is hidden under the 12 and cannot be seen.

  The second positioning mark 16b is provided on the slide bar 12 at a position where the positioning holes 16b and 14c match the positioning reference point 39 when the through holes 14b and 14c match the pair of screw holes 15. The positioning mark 16c is provided on the slide bar 12 at a position where it will match the positioning reference point 39 when the through holes 14c, 14d match the pair of screw holes 15. Accordingly, when the slide bar 12 is inserted into the slide groove 11 with the positioning mark 16b aligned with the positioning reference point 39, the screw 13 can be easily screwed into the screw hole 15 from the through holes 14b and 14c. When the slide bar 12 is inserted into the slide groove 11 with the positioning mark 16c aligned with the positioning reference point 39, the screw 13 can be easily screwed into the screw hole 15 from the through holes 14c and 14d.

  And the hand for bathtubs of this invention is provided in the upper end part of the side wall 1 of a bathtub so that the press plate 9 provided in the main body tool 5 may become the outer side of a bathtub, and the press receiver 7 provided in the press receiver 7 may become an inner side of a bathtub. The upper part 2 of the main body tool 5 is placed on the upper end surface of the side wall 1 of the bathtub. Thereafter, when the handle knob 26 is grasped and operated to turn the bolt shaft 25 to advance the pressing plate 9, the pressing plate 9 is pressed against the outer surface of the side wall 1 and the pressing receiving plate 6 is pressed against the inner surface of the side wall 1. The side wall 1 is sandwiched between the pressing plate 9 and the pressing receiving plate 6 so that the bathtub handrail A can be attached to the upper end of the side wall 1 of the bathtub as shown in FIG.

  Thus, by grasping the handrail 4 of the handrail A for bathtubs attached to the side wall 1 of the bathtub, for example, it is possible to assist in straddling the side wall 1 in order to enter and exit the bathtub. Further, since the handrail A for bathtubs is provided with a grip 35 so as to protrude to the inside of the bathtub, it is possible to assist the rising by grasping this grip 35 when standing up from the posture sitting in the bathtub. Is.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the handle knob 26 is fixed to the front end of the bolt shaft 25 with a pressing shaft 30, and is rotatably attached around the axis of the bolt shaft 25. A lock washer receiver 31 is fixedly attached to the outer periphery of the bolt shaft 25, and a torque lock washer 32 is provided between the lock washer receiver 31 and the handle knob 26. The handle knob 26 is coupled to the lock washer receiver 31 via a torque lock washer 32. When the handle knob 26 is grasped and turned, this rotational force is transmitted to the lock washer receiver 31 via the torque lock washer 32, and the bolt shaft 25 can be rotated, and the bolt shaft 25 is advanced to move the pressing plate 9. It can be moved forward. At this time, if the handle plate 26 is further rotated while the pressing plate 9 is in contact with the side wall 1 of the bathtub, the turning force when turning the handle knob 26 becomes excessive, but if the turning force becomes excessive, the torque is increased. The lock washer 32 runs idle, and the turning force for turning and operating the handle knob 26 is not transmitted to the bolt shaft 25. Therefore, even if the handle knob 26 is rotated with an excessively strong force while the pressing plate 9 is in contact with the side wall 1 of the bathtub, the force from the handle knob 26 is not transmitted to the bolt shaft 25, and the excessive force Thus, the pressing plate 9 can be prevented from being pressed against the side wall 1 of the bathtub, and the side wall 1 of the bathtub can be prevented from being damaged.

  And in the handrail A for bathtubs formed as mentioned above, since the main body tool 5 which provided the handrail 4 is provided with the reinforcing rib 10 in the upper piece 2 or the vertical piece 3, The upper piece 2 and the vertical piece 3 can be reinforced. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the upper piece 2 and the vertical piece 3 without reducing the strength, and it is also possible to form the upper piece 2 and the vertical piece 3 with light aluminum which is not high in strength but lightweight. The handrail A for bathtubs can be reduced in weight.

  Further, the slide bar 12 of the press receiving device 7 is fixed to the upper piece 2 by screwing a screw 13 into the screw hole 15 in a state where the slide bar 12 is inserted into the slide groove 11 and fitted therein. For this reason, even if the stress that causes the slide bar 12 to move in the width direction or the stress that causes the twist to act on the slide bar 12, the slide bar 12 moves in the width direction or the twist direction by the reinforcing ribs 10 on both sides in the slide groove 11. The stress 13 is not concentrated on the screw 13 and the screw 13 is not detached from the screw hole 15, and the connection of the pressure receiving tool 7 to the main body tool 5 is made firm. It is something that can be done.

  7 to 12 show another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a pair of press receivers 7 are used.

  Reinforcing ribs 10 are provided on the upper piece 2 and the vertical piece 3 of the main body 5 at the center and at both side ends, and two slide grooves 11 are formed between the reinforcing ribs 10. The three reinforcing ribs 10 are formed so that the width dimension of the central reinforcing rib 10 is wider than the reinforcing ribs 10 at both ends. Moreover, in a pair of press receiver 7, the press receiver plate 6 of each receiver 7 is formed in the magnitude | size which divided the press plate 9 of the main body tool 5 into right and left. Other configurations are the same as those in FIGS.

  In this embodiment, the handrail A for bathtubs can be assembled as shown in FIG. 7 by attaching the pair of press receiving members 7 to the main body tool 5, and the side wall 1 of the bathtub as shown in FIG. The handrail A for bathtubs can be attached to the upper end part.

  Here, the pair of press receivers 7 are attached to the main body tool 5 independently. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 7, the slide bar 12 of each press receiver 7 is coupled to the same position of the slide groove 11 of the main body tool 5, and the press plate 9 of the main body tool 5 and the press receiver plate 6 of each press receiver 7 are connected. In addition to setting the intervals to be the same, as shown in FIG. 9, by connecting the slide bar 12 of each press receiver 7 to a different position of the slide groove 11, The space | interval of the press receiving plate 6 can be varied. In the embodiment of FIG. 9, one slide bar 12 is screwed into the screw hole 15 of the main body 5 through the screw 13 through the through holes 14 b and 14 c of the four through holes 14 and fixed. In this case, by aligning the positioning mark 16b of the three positioning marks 16 provided on the slide bar 12 with the end edge of the reinforcing rib 10 as the positioning reference point 39, the through holes 14b and 14c are paired with screws. 13 is met. The other slide bar 12 is fixed by screwing it into the screw hole 15 of the main body 5 through the screw 13 through the through holes 14 c and 14 d of the four through holes 14. In this case, of the three positioning marks 16 provided on the slide bar 12, the positioning marks 16 c are matched with the positioning reference point 39 at the front end edge of the reinforcing rib 10, so that the through holes 14 c and 14 d are paired with screws. 13 is met.

  The side wall 1 of the bathtub does not always have the same thickness, and there are places where the thickness is partially different. In particular, the thickness of the side wall 1 is often gradually increased at the corner of the bathtub. Thus, in the location where the thickness of the side wall 1 changes, according to the thickness, by changing each space | interval of the press plate 9 and the pair of left and right press receiving plates 6, the side wall 1 of the bathtub can be stably stabilized. The handrail A for bathtubs can be attached to.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Side wall 2 Upper piece 3 Vertical piece 4 Handrail 5 Main body tool 6 Press receiving plate 7 Press receiving device 8 Operation handle 9 Press plate 10 Reinforcement rib 11 Slide groove 12 Slide bar 13 Screw 14 Through-hole 15 Screw hole 16 Marking for positioning

Claims (3)

  It is formed by providing an upper piece and a vertical piece that are arranged so as to face the upper end surface and one side surface of the side wall of the bathtub, respectively, and a main body with a handrail attached, and the other side surface of the bathtub side wall. A pressure receiving plate formed by providing a pressure receiving plate to be disposed; an operation handle provided on the outer side of the vertical piece of the main body device; provided on the inner side of the vertical piece; A pressing plate that moves in a direction approaching and separating from one side surface, a plurality of reinforcing ribs that are provided on the upper surface of the upper piece of the main body tool and that are long in a direction parallel to the moving direction of the pressing plate, and between the reinforcing ribs It has a slide groove formed on the upper surface of the upper piece and a slide bar provided in the horizontal direction at the upper end of the pressure receptacle. The slide bar is slidably inserted into the slide groove and the slide bar is inserted into the upper piece. To fix with screws I, handrail tub, characterized in that formed by combining the pressure receptacle to the body member.   The screw receiver is coupled to the main body tool by screwing screws passed through through holes provided in a plurality of positions of the slide bar of the pressure receiver into screw holes provided in the upper piece of the main body tool. 2. The bathtub handrail according to claim 1, wherein a positioning mark is provided on the slide bar to indicate a position where a predetermined through-hole of the through-holes matches the screw hole.   The upper piece and the vertical piece of the main body are integrally formed in an inverted L-shaped cross section, and the reinforcing rib is formed from the upper surface of the upper piece to the outer surface of the vertical piece. The handrail for bathtubs as described in 2.

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