JP6483051B2 - Three-way apron mounting structure for bathtub - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a three-way apron for a bathtub that encloses a bathtub with a front apron and a side apron.

  The apron conceals the body of the bathtub, enhances the design of the bathtub, and functions as a cover that protects the bathtub. The apron includes a two-sided apron that covers only the front surface and one side surface of the bathtub, and a three-sided apron that covers the front surface and both side surfaces of the bathtub, in addition to the one attached to the front surface of the bathtub.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 describes a bathroom in which a front apron (front apron) and a side apron (side apron) are attached to a bathtub.

The front apron is supported by a front apron support provided on the side wall on the washing area side of the tank, and is also supported by a front apron support provided on a column supporting the bathtub.
The front apron support provided in the tank part is constituted by a support base fixed to the tank part with screws or the like and a support spring arranged on the support base. On the other hand, the front apron support provided on the support column is composed of a support plate fixed to the support column and a support spring disposed on the support plate.

  The front apron is provided with a plurality of front apron supported tools protruding toward the tank side, and the front apron supported tools are attached by being supported by the front apron supported tools.

  Further, the right side of the side apron is supported by a right side apron support attached to a connection plate fixed to the wrapping portion of the front apron that wraps around the short side of the bathtub. The left side of the side apron is supported by a side apron left support that is fixed to a column that supports the bathtub.

JP 2006-2388 A

  In the bathroom described in Patent Document 1, a bathtub is supported by a support column, and a front apron and a side apron are supported by a support member fixed to the support column and the bathtub. Therefore, in order to attach the front apron and the side apron to the bathtub, a large number of parts are required, and man-hours are required for assembly, thereby increasing the cost.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for a three-way apron for a bathtub that is capable of tightly enclosing the bathtub while having a simple structure and is easy to assemble.

  The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a three-way apron for a bathtub in which a front apron and a pair of side aprons surround the front surface and both side surfaces of the bathtub where the wall surface and the rear surface of the bathroom are in contact, and the side apron includes the bathtub rim portion and the bathtub pan. The front apron is inserted into the rim portion of the bathtub and connected by a fitting mechanism between the side portion of the side apron and both ends of the front apron. It is characterized by this.

  According to the present invention, since the side apron is disposed between the rim portion of the bathtub and the bathtub pan to support the bathtub, the side apron supports the bathtub and is firmly fixed. Further, the front apron is inserted into the rim portion of the bathtub and is connected by a fitting mechanism between the side portion of the side apron and both end portions of the front apron. Therefore, a special part for attaching and fixing the three-way apron to the bathtub is not necessary and can be easily installed.

  The front apron and the side apron each have a protruding piece portion inserted into the rim portion at an upper end portion, and a U-shaped reinforcing rod disposed between the rim portion and the protruding piece portion. It is desirable to have a member. Since the front apron and both side aprons can be integrally connected by the reinforcing bar member, the connection strength between the front apron and both side aprons can be improved.

  The side apron preferably includes a reinforcing frame fixed inside the peripheral edge. By providing the side apron with the reinforcing frame, the side apron is reinforced and the strength is improved, so that the bathtub can be firmly supported.

  It is desirable that the front apron is disposed on the bathtub pan and is erected on a step having an upward slope toward the bathtub. The bather can easily straddle the front apron by placing his / her feet on a step that is inclined upward toward the bathtub. Therefore, the caregiver can easily bathe the care recipient.

  The fitting mechanism is preferably composed of a clamp pin and a ball-in catcher. By doing so, it is possible to easily connect the front apron and the side apron simply by inserting the clamp pin into the ball-in catcher.

  According to the present invention, there is no need for special parts for attaching and fixing the three-way apron to the bathtub, and the assembly is easy, so that the bathtub can be tightly enclosed while having a simple structure.

It is a perspective view which shows the bathroom which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the bathroom shown in FIG. It is a top view of the bathroom shown in FIG. It is the sectional view on the AA line of the bathroom shown in FIG. It is a BB sectional view of the bathroom shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view for demonstrating the attachment structure of the bathtub of a bathroom shown in FIG. 1, and a three-way apron. It is a perspective view of the front apron shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the front apron shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of the cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 5.

The attachment structure of the three-way apron for bathtubs concerning embodiment of this invention is demonstrated based on drawing. In the present specification, the direction of the bathtub will be described with the front side as the front and the opposite side as the rear when the bathtub is viewed from the washing place.
The bathroom 10 shown in FIG. 1 is installed in a nursing facility or a hospital, for example. The bathroom 10 is partitioned by a wash basin 30 serving as a wash basin, and a bathtub pan 40 in which a bathtub 20 in contact with a wall surface (not shown) and the rear surface is disposed.

  The bathtub 20 has an outer shape that is rectangular in plan view. The bathtub 20 includes a tank body 210 in which hot water is stored and a bather is immersed, and a rim part 220 that protrudes from the upper end of the tank body 210 toward the periphery.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, a first step portion 212 whose depth is shallower than the position of the drain outlet 211 is provided at the left end in the tank body 210 so that a bather can sit down or use it as a stepping platform. Is formed. In the tank body 210, second step portions 213 that can be used as armrests are formed on both sides of the first step portion 212 and on both sides of the right end portion on the opposite side of the first step portion 212.
A column 214 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) is formed on the bottom surface of the tank body 210 so as to extend downward and stand on the washing-place pan 30 to support the tank body 210.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the rim portion 220 includes a flange-shaped horizontal portion 221 that protrudes outward from the upper end of the tank body 210, and a hanging portion 222 that extends downward from the tip of the horizontal portion 221. .

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the washing place pan 30 is formed with a first floor portion 302 that is a rectangular washing place that is inclined downward toward the drain outlet 301. A groove 303 in which a wall surface of the bathroom 10 and a door (not shown) are installed is formed on the peripheral edge of the washing pan 30. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 9, a stepped portion 304 for receiving the end portion of the bathtub pan 40 is formed at the end of the washing pan 30 on the bathtub pan 40 side. The washing place pan 30 is made of resin.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, the bathtub pan 40 includes a concave portion 410 in which the tank body 210 is located, and a caregiver that extends from the concave portion 410 to the left and right and places a transfer stand or bathes while assisting a care recipient. Are provided with a second floor portion 421 and a third floor portion 422 that serve as a care space for working or waiting. The bathtub pan 40 is made of resin.

As shown in FIG. 5, the upper end of the side wall 411 on one side (left side) of the recess 410 and the second floor 421 and the upper end of the side wall 411 on the other side (right side) of the recess 410 and the third floor 422. Between the upper end of the side wall 411 and the floor (the second floor 421 and the third floor 422), a step 412 on which a side apron (described later) is disposed Yes.
The step part 412 is the height of the upper end of the side wall part 411, and is formed at a position lowered from the floor part (second floor part 421, third floor part 422).

  As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 9, the straight end 431 that forms the boundary between the bathtub pan 40 and the washing pan 30 is formed in an inverted L shape and is placed on the step portion 304 of the washing pan 30. As a result, it is carried by the stepped portion 304. A rectangular step 51 is arranged on the end side 431.

  Step 51 has an upward slope toward the bathtub 20. Step 51 is made of resin.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the bathtub 20, a front apron 60 and a pair of side aprons 70 surround the front surface 20 a and both side surfaces 20 b and 20 c of the bathtub 20. The front apron 60 and the pair of side aprons 70 are made of resin.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the front apron 60 has an arcuate surface that is inclined so that the front apron main body 601 gradually protrudes toward the front where the bather stands as the head apron body 601 moves from the lower portion 602 toward the upper portion 603. Is formed.
Vertical reinforcing portions 601 a are formed along the vertical direction at both ends and the center of the front apron main body 601 on the back side. In addition, a width direction reinforcing portion 601b is formed along the width direction F1 at the lower end on the back surface side of the front apron main body portion 601.

  Side surfaces 604 projecting rearward are formed at both ends of the front apron main body 601. When the front apron 60 is viewed from the side, the side surface 604 is formed with a circular arc line at the end contacting the front apron main body 601, and the end surface extending in the vertical direction opposite to the end contacting the front apron main body 601 is vertical. It is formed on the side. Therefore, the side surface portion 604 is formed so as to gradually become wider from the lower portion 602 toward the upper portion 603.

A contact surface 604 a facing the side surface of the side apron 70 is formed at the tip of the side surface 604. A fitting mechanism for connecting to the side surface of the side apron 70 is provided below the contact surface 604a.
A top surface portion 605 is formed at the upper end portion of the front apron 60 so as to straddle both ends of the front apron main body portion 601 along the width direction F1 of the front apron main body portion 601.

  The top surface portion 605 is formed with a rectangular cutout portion 605b that leaves the width of the contact surfaces 604a at both ends. On the top surface portion 605, a projecting piece portion 605a is formed in a U shape in plan view along the outline of the notch portion 605b.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, the side apron 70 includes a side apron main body 701 formed in a rectangular shape in a side view and a peripheral portion that protrudes from the side apron main body 701 toward the bathtub 20. A surface portion 702, a side surface portion 703 on the front apron 60 side, a side surface portion 704 on the wall side, and a bottom surface portion 705 are provided.
As for the top surface part 702 which is an upper end part of the side surface apron 70, the protrusion part 702a along the width direction F2 of the side surface apron main-body part 701 is formed in the edge part at the bathtub 20 side.

The side apron 70 is fitted with a metal reinforcing frame 710 on the back side of the side apron main body 701 and surrounded by the top surface 702, the side surface 703, the side surface 704, and the bottom surface 705. It has been fixed.
Further, the side apron 70 is provided with the other fitting mechanism that is paired with one fitting mechanism arranged at both ends of the front apron 60 at the lower portion of the side surface portion 703 on the front apron 60 side.

This fitting mechanism can be, for example, a clamp pin and a ball catcher. A clamp pin (not shown) is attached to the back side of the contact surface 604a in the side surface portion 604 of the front apron 60, and protrudes from a through hole 604b (see FIGS. 7 and 8) formed in the contact surface 604a. Further, a ball catcher (not shown) is attached to the reinforcing frame 710 shown in FIG. 8, and through holes 703a and 710a (FIG. 6) formed in the side surface portion 703 of the side apron 70 and the reinforcing frame 710 are formed. Look through the hole for inserting the ball catcher.
By doing so, the clamp pin on the front apron 60 side can be fitted to the ball-in catcher on the side apron 70 side to connect the front apron 60 to the side apron 70.

  When the protrusion 605a of the front apron 60 and the protrusion 702a of the side apron 70 shown in FIGS. 6, 9 and 10 are inserted into the rim 220 of the bathtub 20, the rim 220 and the protrusion A U-shaped reinforcing bar member 80 disposed between the portions 605a and 702a is provided. The reinforcing rod member 80 is made of metal.

A method for attaching a three-way apron in a bathroom according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings. It is assumed that the bathroom 10 and the bathtub 40 are already installed in the bathroom 10.
First, both side aprons 70 are erected on the step part 412 of the bathtub pan 40, and the side part 704 on the wall side is fixed to the wall surface of the bathroom 10.
When both side aprons 70 are erected on the step 412, the bathtub 20 is installed between both side aprons 70.

At this time, the U-shaped reinforcing bar member 80 is positioned outside the protruding piece portion 702 a formed on the top surface portion 702 of the side apron 70. And the bathtub 20 is installed. By doing so, the protruding piece portion 702a of the side apron 70 is inserted into the rim portion 220 of the bathtub 20, and the reinforcing rod member 80 is connected to the hanging portion 222 of the rim portion 220 and the side apron 70. It is in a state of being sandwiched between the projecting piece portions 702a.
By installing the side apron 70 in this way, the rim portion 220 of the bathtub 20 is firmly supported by the side apron 70.

Next, step 51 is arranged on the bathtub pan 40 in front of the bathtub 20.
Next, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the front apron 60 is installed in the bathtub 20 in which the side apron 70 is installed. When the front apron 60 is installed, the front apron 60 is tilted by tilting the upper part 603 of the front apron 60 toward the front side of the installer facing the bathtub 20.
Then, the protruding piece portion 605 a formed on the top surface portion 605 of the front apron 60 is inserted into the back side of the reinforcing rod member 80. By doing so, the reinforcing rod member 80 is sandwiched between the hanging portion 222 of the rim portion 220 and the protruding piece portion 605a of the front apron 60.

The projecting piece 605a along the width direction F1 of the front apron 60 is inserted into the drooping portion 222 of the rim portion 220 on the long side of the bathtub 20, and the lower portion 602 of the front apron 60 is rotated to stand the front apron 60. The posture will be changed. Then, the front apron 60 is erected at step 51.
By doing so, the projecting piece portion 605a along the depth direction F3 of the front apron 60 is inserted into the hanging portion 222 of the rim portion 220 on the short side of the bathtub 20, and the clamp pin of the front apron 60 is connected to the side apron 70. The front apron 60 can be connected to the side apron 70 by being fitted to the ball catchers arranged on the side portions 703 and 704 of the front side.

As described above, according to the mounting structure of the three-way apron (front apron 60 and side apron 70) according to the present embodiment, the side apron 70 is disposed between the rim portion 220 of the bathtub 20 and the bathtub pan 40, In order to support the bathtub 20, the side apron 70 supports the bathtub 20 and is firmly fixed. The front apron 60 is inserted into the rim portion 220 of the bathtub 20 and is connected by a fitting mechanism between the side surface portion 703 of the side apron 70 and both end portions of the front apron. Therefore, a special part for attaching and fixing the three-way apron to the bathtub is not necessary and can be easily installed.
Therefore, the bathtub three-way apron according to the present embodiment has a simple structure, but can firmly surround the bathtub 20 and is easily assembled.

  Further, the front apron 60 and the side apron 70 have projection pieces 605a and 702a inserted into the rim portion 220 on the top surface portions 605 and 702 serving as upper ends, and the rim portion 220 and the projection pieces 605a and 702a. A U-shaped reinforcing bar member 80 disposed between the two. Accordingly, since the front apron 60 and both side aprons 70 can be integrally connected by the reinforcing bar member 80, the connection strength between the front apron 60 and both side aprons 70 can be improved.

  In the side apron 70, the reinforcing apron 70 is reinforced and the strength is improved because the reinforcing frame 710 is fixed to the inner side of the peripheral portion including the top surface portion 702, the side surface portions 703, 704, and the bottom surface portion 705. The bathtub 20 can be firmly supported.

  Since the bathtub pan 40 is disposed at a position lower than the washing area pan 30, the front apron 60, the side apron 70, and the bathtub 20 can be installed at a lower position than the washing area pan 30. Therefore, when a care recipient takes a bath, it is possible to take a bath without having to straddle the front apron 60 greatly.

  The front apron 60 is disposed on the bathtub pan 40 and is erected on a step 51 having an upward slope toward the bathtub 20. Therefore, a bather can make it easy to straddle a front apron by putting a foot on the step which becomes an upward slope toward a bathtub. Therefore, the caregiver can easily bathe the care recipient.

  By configuring the fitting mechanism with a clamp pin formed on the front apron 60 and a ball-in catcher formed on the side apron 70, the front apron 60 and the side apron 70 can be simply inserted into the ball-in catcher. Can be easily connected.

  Since the three-way apron mounting structure for a bathtub of the present invention can enclose the front surface and both sides of the bathtub, a space can be taken not only in front of the bathtub but also on the side. It is particularly suitable for a bathtub in a nursing facility or a medical facility.

10 Bathroom 20 Bath 20a Front 20b Side
210 Tank body 211 Drain outlet 212 First step portion 213 Second step portion 214 Strut portion 220 Rim portion 221 Horizontal portion 222 Suspended portion 30 Washing pan 301 Drain port 302 First floor portion 303 Groove portion 304 Step portion 40 Bath pan 410 Recessed portion 411 Side wall part 412 Step part 421 Second floor part 422 Third floor part 431 End side 51 Step 60 Front apron 601 Front apron body part 601a Vertical reinforcement part 601b Width reinforcement part 602 Lower part 603 Upper part 604 Side part 604a Contact Surface 604b Through hole 605 Top surface portion 605a Projection piece portion 605b Notch 70 Side apron 701 Side apron body portion 702 Top surface portion 702a Projection portion 703, 704 Side surface portion 703a Through hole 705 Bottom surface portion 710 Reinforcement through hole 710a Reinforcing bar F1, F2 Width direction F3 Depth direction

Claims (4)

In the mounting structure of a three-way apron for a bathtub in which the front apron and a pair of side aprons surround the front and both sides of the bathtub where the wall surface of the bathroom contacts the rear surface,
The side apron is disposed between a rim portion of the bathtub and a bathtub pan, and supports the bathtub in a state in which a protruding piece formed at an upper end portion is inserted into the rim portion of the bathtub, and the front apron , together with the protrusion portion formed in an upper end portion is inserted into the rim portion of the tub, the engagement mechanism of the both end portions of the front apron and side surface portions of the side apron, is connected to the side apron, the A U-shaped reinforcing bar member formed so as to surround the front surface of the bathtub and both side surfaces is provided between the hanging portion of the rim portion, the protruding portion of the side apron, and the protruding portion of the front apron. A mounting structure for a three-way apron for a bathtub arranged between the two . The side apron, the mounting structure of the tub way apron according to claim 1 Symbol placement with an inner to the fixed reinforcing frame body periphery. The said front apron is the mounting structure of the three-way apron for bathtubs of Claim 1 or 2 which was arrange | positioned at the step which is arrange | positioned at the said bathtub pan and has an upward slope toward the said bathtub. The said fitting mechanism is the attachment structure of the three-way apron for bathtubs as described in any one of Claim 1 to 3 comprised by the clamp pin and the ball-in catcher.

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