JP6884542B2 - Bathroom unit - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a bathroom unit.

The bathroom unit has a bathtub for storing hot water and a washing floor provided on the front side of the bathtub. The bathroom unit is covered with wall panels around it and ceiling panels above it. In addition to the bathtub, the space inside the bathroom unit is equipped with equipment such as a shower device, counter and mirror, and lighting, and is devised so that the user can use the bathroom unit more comfortably.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a bathroom unit in which lighting is provided at a corner portion of two wall panels adjacent to each other at right angles. The lighting has a lighting pedestal installed in a corner portion, a translucent cover having an arcuate side surface, and a gap filling plate provided between the wall panel and the lighting cover. The translucent cover is attached to a gap filling plate of the same shape installed on two wall panels.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-263919

The bathroom unit described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the space inside the bathroom unit is narrowed because the lighting projects into the bathroom. Further, since the translucent cover for lighting has an upper surface and a lower surface in addition to the arcuate side surface, there is also a problem that cleaning becomes complicated. Here, in order to widen the space in the bathroom unit and improve the workability of cleaning the translucent cover, it is conceivable to embed lighting in the ceiling panel.

By the way, in the shower device capable of performing an overhead shower bath in which hot water is poured from above or diagonally above the head of a bather in a standing posture, the shower head is provided at a high position near the ceiling panel. When the lighting is embedded in the ceiling panel as described above, depending on the position of the lighting, there is a problem that the lighting feels dazzling when the bather turns his face upward during the overhead shower bath, and the comfort is impaired. there were.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is a bathroom unit capable of suppressing the glare of lighting that a bather feels when facing upward during an overhead shower bath. Is to provide.

The bathroom unit according to the present invention is in contact with a washroom floor for a bather to bathe in hot water to wash his / her body, a shower device for pouring hot water on the bather's head from above or diagonally above, and the washroom floor. In a bathroom unit including a wall panel to which the shower device is attached and a ceiling panel connected to the upper part of the wall panel, the shower device is provided between a central portion and one end portion in the lateral direction of the wall panel. It is characterized in that it has an illumination in which a translucent cover is arranged at a corner of the ceiling panel above the other end in the lateral direction of the wall panel.

In the present invention, the bathroom unit is provided with a washing floor for the bather to bathe in hot water and wash his / her body, and the shower device sprays hot water on the bather's head from above or diagonally above. In the bathroom unit, the shower device is attached to the wall panel in contact with the washing floor, and the ceiling panel is connected to the upper part of the wall panel. The shower device is provided between the central portion and one end portion in the lateral direction of the wall panel. Since the translucent cover of the light is located in the corner of the ceiling panel above the other end in the lateral direction of the wall panel, the bathroom unit is the light that the bather feels when facing upward during the overhead shower bath. It is possible to suppress the glare of the light.

According to the present invention, the bathroom unit is provided with a washroom floor for the bather to bathe in hot water and wash his / her body, and the shower device sprays hot water on the head of the bather from above or diagonally above. In the bathroom unit, the shower device is attached to the wall panel in contact with the washing floor, and the ceiling panel is connected to the upper part of the wall panel. The shower device is provided between the central portion and one end portion in the lateral direction of the wall panel. The translucent cover for lighting is arranged at the corner of the ceiling panel above the other end in the lateral direction of the wall panel. Therefore, the bathroom unit can suppress the glare of the lighting that the bather feels when facing upward during the overhead shower bath.

It is a perspective view which shows the appearance of the bathroom unit which concerns on embodiment. It is a front view of the inside of the bathroom unit in the wall panel part. It is a side view of the bathroom unit in the wall panel part. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX shown in FIG. It is a perspective view seen from the bottom of the lighting which removed the translucent cover. It is a perspective view which looked up at the ceiling panel from the inside of a bathroom unit. It is a front view of the inside of the bathroom unit in the wall panel part which concerns on a modification. It is a side view of the bathroom unit in the wall panel part. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line YY shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which looked up at the ceiling panel from the inside of a bathroom unit. It is a front view of the inside of the bathroom unit in the wall panel part which concerns on another modification. It is a side view of the bathroom unit in the wall panel part. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ZZ shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which looked up at the ceiling panel from the inside of a bathroom unit.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 14 based on a preferred embodiment. The same or equivalent components and members shown in the drawings shall be designated by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted as appropriate. In addition, the dimensions of the members in each drawing are shown enlarged or reduced as appropriate for easy understanding. In addition, some of the members that are not important for explaining the embodiment in each drawing are omitted and displayed.

(Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the bathroom unit 100 according to the embodiment. The bathroom unit 100 has a bathtub 90 for storing hot water, a washing floor 91 provided on the front side of the bathtub 90, a wall panel 92, a shower device 8, and a lighting 1. The bathtub 90 and the washroom floor 91 are surrounded on all sides by wall panels. The wall panel 92 in contact with the washing floor 91 is equipped with equipment such as a counter 93 and a mirror 94 that the user uses to wash his / her body. The ceiling panel 95 is provided so as to connect to the upper part of the wall panel 92 and other wall panels and cover the upper part of the bathroom unit 100. As long as the wall panel 92 forms a wall surface from one side of the washing floor 91 to the corresponding side of the ceiling panel 95, even if it is one panel member, a plurality of two or more. It may be configured so as to form the wall surface by combining panel members.

The shower device 8 includes a hot water supply unit 80, a shower head 81, and a slide bar device 82. The hot water supply unit 80 has a water amount adjusting knob, a temperature adjusting knob, and the like, and can adjust the temperature and the amount of hot water supplied to the shower head 81. The shower head 81 is connected to the hot water supply unit 80 by a hose 83, and hot water is supplied from the hot water supply unit 80. The shower head 81 is provided with a spout having a large number of small holes, and hot water for washing the user's body is discharged from the spout.

The shower head 81 is slidably held in the vertical direction by the slide bar device 82, and its height can be adjusted according to the user's preference. The shower device 8 is provided between the central portion of the wall panel 92 in the lateral direction and one end portion inside the bathroom unit 100.

The illumination 1 is arranged at a corner of the ceiling panel 95 at the top of the wall panel 92. The illumination 1 is arranged on the ceiling panel 95 above the other end of the wall panel 92 on the side opposite to the side where the shower device 8 is provided. The ceiling panel 95 has an opening 70 in a corner cut out for embedding the lighting 1. By providing the opening 70 as close to the corner as possible, the lighting 1 can be separated from the shower device 8. In order to maintain the strength of the corners of the ceiling panel 95, it is necessary to leave the edge of the opening 70, and although it depends on the thickness and weight of the ceiling panel 95, for example, the edge of about several cm to a dozen cm is formed. Provided.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the inside of the bathroom unit 100 in the wall panel 92 portion, FIG. 3 is a side view of the bathroom unit 100 in the wall panel 92 portion, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line XX shown in FIG. The slide bar device 82 has a slide bar 82a and a hook 82b, and holds the hook 82b so as to be slidable in the vertical direction.

The slide bar 82a has an elongated rod shape extending in the vertical direction, and is curved so that the axis line is convex on the wall panel 92 side. The slide bar 82a is provided so as to move away from the wall panel 92 toward the upper part. The slide bar 82a extends from a position slightly closer to the floor 91 in the central portion of the wall panel 92 in the vertical direction to the vicinity of the ceiling panel 95.

The lower end and upper end of the slide bar 82a are fixed to the wall panel 92 by the bracket 82c. The slide bar 82a has a linear axis and may be provided so as to move away from the wall panel 92 toward the upper part.

The hook 82b has a base end portion that fits into the slide bar 82a and a tip end portion that hooks the shower head 81. The base end portion of the hook 82b has a fitting hole penetrating vertically, and the slide bar 82a is inserted into the fitting hole to be fitted. The hook 82b is held by the slide bar 82a by a lock mechanism provided inside the base end portion, and can be slidable by releasing the lock. The tip of the hook 82b has a shape in which the tip side is cut out in a C shape when viewed from the vertical direction, and the shower head 81 can be hooked.

As described above, the slide bar 82a is attached so that the upper end side is located farther from the wall panel 92 than the lower end side. Therefore, the hook 82b is closer to the user facing the front of the shower device 8 when it is located on the upper end side than when it is located on the lower end side of the slide bar 82a.

The illumination 1 has an illumination main body 11 and a translucent cover 12. The lighting main body 11 is attached to the opening 70 provided in the ceiling panel 95 so as to be inserted from the inside of the bathroom unit 100. In the present embodiment, since the lighting body 11 has a triangular frustum shape, the opening 70 is cut out in a triangular shape. The shape of the lighting body 11 is not limited to a triangular frustum shape, and may be a frustum or a columnar shape having a fan-shaped, circular, or arbitrary polygonal bottom surface portion, and the opening 70 is a bottom surface portion of the lighting body 11. It is formed by cutting out the ceiling panel 95 according to the shape.

The translucent cover 12 is made of a thin-walled resin colored in white or the like, and covers the lower surface side of the lighting main body 11. The translucent cover 12 is formed in a flat triangular shape and is attached in parallel with the ceiling panel 95. In the translucent cover 12, the two triangular side portions 12a and 12b are parallel to the wall panel 92 and the other wall panel adjacent to the wall panel 92, and the other side side portion 12c faces the bathroom. It is arranged in. The shape of the translucent cover 12 may be a fan shape, a circular shape, or an arbitrary polygonal shape according to the shape of the lighting main body 11, and the flatness includes a slightly rounded shape.

The translucent cover 12 is arranged on the lower surface side of the corner of the ceiling panel 95 in the upper part of the wall panel 92. The translucent cover 12 is arranged on the ceiling panel 95 above the other end of the wall panel 92 on the side opposite to the side where the shower device 8 is provided. The translucent cover 12 is provided so as to face the inside of the bathroom. The translucent cover 12 may project from the lower surface of the ceiling panel 95, or may be formed so as to be flush with or recessed from the lower surface.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the illumination 1 from which the translucent cover 12 has been removed, as viewed from below. The illumination 1 has a triangular opening on the lower surface side of the illumination body 11 and has a light source 13 such as an LED bulb inside. The light source 13 is surrounded by a triangular frustum-shaped inner surface 14 that constitutes a reflecting surface. The light emitted from the light source 13 is reflected by the inner side surface 14 and emitted downward.

Next, the operation of the bathroom unit 100 will be described. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the ceiling panel 95 looking up from inside the bathroom unit 100. The shower device 8 can position the shower head 81 higher above or diagonally above the bather's head by locating the hook 82b at the upper end of the slide bar 82a. With the shower head 81 positioned high, the bather can take an overhead shower bath in which he / she bathes in hot water from above his / her head in a standing posture.

When the bather turns upward to sprinkle hot water on his face during the overhead shower bath, the direction of the line of sight is generally directed toward the shower head 81. At this time, the bather is likely to have his eyes closed because the hot water is pouring down, and he feels the light through his eyelids. The area A shown by the thick line in FIG. 6 shows an example of the area of the ceiling panel 95 that mainly senses light through the eyelids. It is considered that the area A has a wide range due to individual differences, but the translucent cover 12 of the brightly shining illumination 1 is located at a position such that it covers the outside or the end of the area A, and is located far from the eyes of the bather. Therefore, the glare of the illumination 1 can be suppressed.

It is also conceivable that the bather may open his eyes momentarily while facing upward to pour hot water on his face during the overhead shower bath. At this time, if the translucent cover 12 is provided in the line-of-sight direction, the bather is momentarily dazzled and uncomfortable. As described above, the translucent cover 12 is located at a position such that it touches the outside or the end of the area A, and is located far from the bather's eyes. Therefore, even if the bather momentarily opens his eyes, the illumination 1 It is possible to suppress the glare of the light.

Further, since the translucent cover 12 has a flat shape, the wall panel 92 can be widely used, and further, the cleaning work becomes easy. Further, since the translucent cover 12 has a triangular shape, the side side portion 12c is formed in a straight line from the wall panel 92 toward the adjacent wall panel side. Therefore, the side side portion 12c of the translucent cover 12 deviates from the field of view of the bather toward the adjacent wall panel side, so that glare is further suppressed.

For example, if the translucent cover 12 has a quadrangular shape and has two orthogonal side portions on the side facing the inside of the bathroom to form a corner portion, light and darkness that darkens the corner portion appears. The bather may feel uncomfortable with the translucent cover 12 and may get an unpleasant impression. Since the translucent cover 12 according to the present embodiment has a triangular shape and the side side portion 12c facing the inside of the bathroom is linear, the side side portion 12c is substantially uniformly bright. Therefore, when the bather looks at the inside of the bathroom including the ceiling portion, there is little discomfort with the translucent cover 12, and it is difficult to receive an unpleasant impression.

Next, the features of the bathroom unit 100 of the embodiment will be described.
The bathroom unit 100 of the embodiment of the present invention includes a washing floor 91 for a bather to bathe in hot water to wash his / her body, a shower device 8 for pouring hot water on the bather's head from above or diagonally above, and a washing floor 91. A wall panel 92 to which the shower device 8 is attached and a ceiling panel 95 connected to the upper part of the wall panel 92 are provided. The shower device 8 is provided between the central portion and one end portion of the wall panel 92 in the lateral direction. The bathroom unit 100 has an illumination 1 in which a translucent cover 12 is arranged at a corner of a ceiling panel 95 above the other end of the wall panel 92 in the lateral direction. As a result, the bathroom unit 100 can suppress the glare of the lighting 1 that the bather feels when facing upward during the overhead shower bath.

Further, in the bathroom unit 100, since the translucent cover 12 has a flat shape parallel to the ceiling panel 95, the wall panel 92 can be widely used, and further, the cleaning work becomes easy.

Further, in the bathroom unit 100, the translucent cover 12 has a triangular shape, and the two side portions 12a and 12b are arranged in parallel with the wall panel 92 and other adjacent wall panels, and the other of the translucent cover 12 One side side portion 12c faces the inside of the bathroom. As a result, the side side portion 12c of the translucent cover 12 deviates from the field of view of the bather toward the adjacent wall panel side, so that glare is further suppressed. Further, since the side portion 12c facing the inside of the bathroom is linear, the side portion 12c is almost uniformly bright, so that when the bather looks at the inside of the bathroom including the ceiling portion, the light-transmitting cover 12 is covered. There is little discomfort and it is hard to get an unpleasant impression.

Further, the bathroom unit 100 has a slide bar 82a in which the shower device 8 extends in the vertical direction, a hook 82b slidably held by the slide bar 82a, and a shower head 81 hooked on the hook 82b. Even when the bather raises the shower head 81 to perform an overhead shower bath and approaches the shower device 8, the illumination 1 is located far from the bather's eyes, so that the glare of the illumination 1 is suppressed. Will be done.

(Modification example)
FIG. 7 is a front view of the inside of the bathroom unit 100 in the wall panel 92 portion according to the modified example, FIG. 8 is a side view of the bathroom unit 100 in the wall panel 92 portion, and FIG. 9 is a cross section taken along the line YY shown in FIG. It is a figure. The shower device 8 of the bathroom unit 100 according to the modified example has an upper shower head 81a and a lower shower head 81b.

The shower device 8 is provided with a hot water supply unit and pipes to the upper shower head 81a and the lower shower head 81b inside a rectangular parallelepiped device main body 84 extending in the vertical direction. The apparatus main body 84 is attached to the wall panel 92, has a water amount adjusting knob, a temperature adjusting knob, and the like on the front surface, and can adjust the temperature and the amount of hot water supplied to the upper shower head 81a and the lower shower head 81b. ..

The upper shower head 81a is fixed to the upper part of the apparatus main body 84 and can be used for an overhead shower bath. The lower shower head 81b is hooked on a hook provided slightly below the middle portion of the apparatus main body 84 in the vertical direction.

The shower device 8 is provided between the central portion of the wall panel 92 in the lateral direction and one end portion inside the bathroom unit 100. The lighting 1 is configured in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted for the sake of brevity.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the ceiling panel 95 looking up from inside the bathroom unit 100. The bather can use the upper shower head 81a to perform an overhead shower bath in which hot water is bathed from above the head in a standing posture.

When the bather turns upward to pour hot water on his face during the overhead shower bath, the direction of the line of sight is generally directed toward the upper shower head 81a. The area B shown by the thick line in FIG. 10 shows an example of the area of the ceiling panel 95 that mainly senses light through the eyelids. Since the translucent cover 12 of the brightly shining illumination 1 is located at a position such that it touches the outside or the end of the area B and is located far from the eyes of the bather, the glare of the illumination 1 can be suppressed.

Further, since the translucent cover 12 is located at a position such that it touches the outside or the end of the area B and is located far from the bather's eyes, the illumination 1 is dazzled even when the bather momentarily opens his eyes. Can be suppressed.

11 is a front view of the inside of the bathroom unit 100 in the wall panel 92 portion according to another modification, FIG. 12 is a side view of the bathroom unit 100 in the wall panel 92 portion, and FIG. 13 is a ZZ line shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional view by. The shower device 8 of the bathroom unit 100 according to this modification has a shower water discharge unit 85 attached to the ceiling panel 95.

The shower device 8 is provided with a hot water supply unit and a pipe to the shower water discharge unit 85 inside a rectangular parallelepiped device main body 84 extending in the vertical direction. The apparatus main body 84 is attached to the wall panel 92, has a water amount adjusting knob, a temperature adjusting knob, and the like on the front surface, and can adjust the temperature and the amount of hot water supplied to the shower spouting unit 85.

The shower spouting portion 85 has an elongated strip shape and extends from the end of the ceiling panel 95 on the wall panel 92 side to the inside of the bathroom perpendicular to the wall panel 92. The shower water spouting portion 85 has a spouting port composed of a large number of small holes from the middle part to the tip portion, and can be used for an overhead shower bath by spouting hot water from the spouting port.

The shower device 8 is provided between the central portion of the wall panel 92 in the lateral direction and one end portion inside the bathroom unit 100. The lighting 1 is configured in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted for the sake of brevity.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the ceiling panel 95 looking up from inside the bathroom unit 100. The bather can use the shower spouting unit 85 to perform an overhead shower bath in which hot water is bathed from above the head in a standing posture.

When the bather turns upward to sprinkle hot water on his face during the overhead shower bath, the direction of the line of sight is generally directed toward the shower spouting portion 85. The area C shown by the thick line in FIG. 14 shows an example of the area of the ceiling panel 95 that mainly senses light through the eyelids. Since the translucent cover 12 of the brightly shining illumination 1 is located at a position such that it touches the outside or the end of the region C and is located far from the eyes of the bather, the glare of the illumination 1 can be suppressed.

Further, since the translucent cover 12 is located at a position such that it touches the outside or the end of the area C and is located far from the bather's eyes, the illumination 1 is dazzled even when the bather momentarily opens his eyes. Can be suppressed.

The bathroom unit 100 according to this modification has a shower water discharge unit 85 in which the shower device 8 is attached to the ceiling panel 95. As a result, it is possible to perform an overhead shower bath in which hot water is poured from substantially directly above the bather's head from the shower spouting unit 85, and the convenience of the bathroom unit 100 is improved.

The above description has been made based on the embodiment of the present invention. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are exemplary and that various modifications and modifications are possible within the claims of the invention, and that such modifications and modifications are also within the claims of the present invention. It is about to be done. Therefore, the descriptions and drawings herein should be treated as exemplary rather than limiting.

1 lighting, 12 translucent cover, 8 shower device, 81 shower head,
82a slide bar, 82b hook,
91 washroom floor, 92 wall panels, 95 ceiling panels,
100 bathroom units.

Claims (2)

A washroom floor for bathers to bathe in hot water to wash their bodies, a shower device that sprays hot water on the bather's head from above or diagonally above, and a wall that is in contact with the washroom floor and to which the shower device is attached. In a bathroom unit including a panel and a ceiling panel connected to the top of the wall panel.
A hook for hooking the shower head of the shower device is provided between the central portion and one end portion of the washing place floor in the lateral direction of the wall panel.
Have a lighting translucent cover a corner of the ceiling panel of the other end above the washing area floor in the transverse direction of the wall panel is disposed,
The translucent cover is flat and triangular in parallel with the ceiling panel, with two side edges arranged parallel to the wall panel and other wall panels adjacent to the wall panel. A bathroom unit characterized by having the other side facing the inside of the bathroom. The shower device has a slide bar extending in the vertical direction.
The bathroom unit according to claim 1, wherein the hook is slidably held by the slide bar.

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