JP6886794B2 - 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.

When the lighting is embedded in the ceiling panel, the ceiling panel is provided with an opening cut out in the same shape as the light emitting portion of the lighting. The peripheral edge of the opening is sealed with packing so that no gap is formed when the illumination is attached. For example, if the light emitting part of the lighting is a rectangle and the opening of the ceiling panel is a rectangle of the same shape, it is necessary to use four packings corresponding to each side of the rectangle, the number of parts increases, and the packing There was a problem that the installation work of the was complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bathroom unit in which it is easy to attach a packing for sealing an opening provided in a ceiling panel for attaching lighting. To do.

The bathroom unit according to the present invention is a bathroom unit in which lighting is attached to a ceiling panel. The ceiling panel has a polygonal opening into which the lighting is fitted, and the lighting is a peripheral edge of the opening. The flange portion facing the lower surface of the ceiling and the flange portion are arranged so as to surround the opening portion, and the flange portion has a peripheral edge portion of the opening portion and a packing pressed against the flange portion. It is characterized in that the apex portion has a rounded shape.

In the present invention, the bathroom unit has lighting attached to the ceiling panel. The ceiling panel has a polygonal opening into which the lighting is fitted. The illumination has a flange portion that faces the lower surface of the peripheral edge portion of the opening. A packing is arranged on the flange portion so as to surround the opening. The packing is pressed against the peripheral edge and the flange of the opening. Since the opening has a rounded apex, the packing can be arranged on a path having a rounded apex, and the packing can be easily attached.

According to the present invention, the packing can be arranged on a path having a rounded apex, and the packing attachment work becomes easy.

It is a perspective view which shows the appearance of the bathroom unit which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view seen from above of the lighting attached to the ceiling panel. It is a perspective view seen from the bottom of the lighting attached to the ceiling panel. It is a perspective view seen from the bottom of the lighting which removed the translucent cover. It is a perspective view seen from above the opening in a ceiling panel. It is a perspective view seen from the lower side of the opening in a ceiling panel. It is a perspective view which shows the appearance of the lighting body. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the installation work of a lighting body.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8 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.

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 slide bar device 82 has a slide bar 82a extending 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, and is a hook that is slidably held on the slide bar 82a. The shower head 81 is hooked. The slide bar 82a is curved so that the axis line is straight or convex on the wall panel 92 side, and is provided so as to move away from the wall panel 92 toward the upper part.

The shower device 8 can position the shower head 81 higher above or diagonally above the bather's head by locating the hook 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.

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 so that the lighting 1 does not dazzle the bather facing upward during the overhead shower bath. is there. In the ceiling panel 95, it is necessary to leave the edge of the opening 70 in order to maintain the strength of the corner, and depending 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 perspective view of the illumination 1 attached to the ceiling panel 95 as viewed from above, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the illumination 1 attached to the ceiling panel 95 as viewed from below. 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 pyramid shape, and may be a frustum or a columnar shape having an arbitrary polygonal bottom surface portion, and the opening 70 is a ceiling panel according to the shape of the bottom surface portion of the lighting body 11. It is formed by cutting out 95.

In the lighting main body 11, four plate-shaped springs 30 provided at the lower part are held in the opening 70 by pressing the opening 70 of the ceiling panel 95, and the tip of the spring 30 is the peripheral edge of the opening 70. It is prevented from falling off by overhanging the upper surface of the part.

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 any 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 at a corner of the ceiling panel 95 at the top 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.

FIG. 4 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 light emitting portion 11a formed on the lower surface side of the illumination main body 11 and opens in a triangular shape, 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 is emitted downward from the light emitting portion 11a.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view seen from above the opening 70 in the ceiling panel 95, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view seen from below the opening 70 in the ceiling panel 95. In the ceiling panel 95, a core material 95b made of gypsum board or the like thicker than the thin plate 95a is attached to a thin plate 95a made of a steel plate or the like forming the inner surface of the bathroom.

The opening 70 is formed by cutting out the ceiling panel 95 in a triangular shape, and the apex 70a of the opening 70 in the thin plate 95a inside the bathroom has a rounded shape. On the other hand, the core material 95b on the outside of the bathroom has a shape in which the apex 70b of the opening 70 is more angular than that of the apex 70a. Since the apex 70a on the thin plate 95a side is inside the apex 70b on the core 95b side, a rounded apex is formed on the lower surface of the peripheral edge of the opening 70.

A packing 31 attached to the lighting main body 11, which will be described later, is pressed against the lower surface of the peripheral edge of the opening 70. The packing 31 is arranged in the lighting main body 11 in an annular shape so as to surround the opening 70, and the packing 31 comes into contact with the packing contact path 71 shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 6 and is pressed.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the lighting body 11. The lighting main body 11 has a flange portion 11b that projects laterally on the entire circumference of the lower portion. The flange portion 11b is wider outward than the opening 70 of the ceiling panel 95. The upper surface of the flange portion 11b faces the lower surface of the peripheral edge portion of the opening 70 of the ceiling panel 95, and contacts the lower surface of the peripheral edge portion of the opening 70 with the lighting body 11 attached.

A groove 11c for arranging the packing 31 is formed on the upper surface of the flange portion 11b over the entire circumference. The path of the groove 11c formed in the flange portion 11b is provided in a triangular shape as a whole, and the apex portion of the path has a rounded shape. The packing 31 is made of, for example, a soft resin having elasticity, and is a linear member having a rectangular cross section. The packing 31 is fitted into the groove 11c while being curved along the roundness of the apex of the groove 11c. The cross-sectional shape of the packing 31 is not limited to a rectangular shape, and may be a circular shape, an elliptical shape, or a semicircular shape. Since the packing 31 is arranged with a roundness at the apex of the groove 11c, it is difficult for wrinkles to occur, and water can be prevented from entering through the gap caused by the wrinkles.

The lighting main body 11 is formed in a triangular frustum shape having a triangular cross section intersecting in the height direction. The top portion 11d on the outer surface of the lighting main body 11 has a rounded shape smaller than the roundness of the top portion 70a of the opening 70.

At the lower part of the lighting main body 11, a pedestal 11e projecting from the outer surface and extending in the height direction is provided at a position closer to each top portion 11d. The plate-shaped spring 30 is fixed to the upper part of the pedestal 11e. The spring 30 extends downward along the pedestal 11e from the base end portion fixed to the pedestal 11e, bends upward in a V shape, and then bends the middle portion so that the lower side becomes concave. In the state where the lighting body 11 is fitted into the opening 70 of the ceiling panel 95, the curved middle portion of the spring 30 presses the ceiling panel 95 downward to prevent the lighting body 11 from falling off. Further, in the lower part of the lighting main body 11, reinforcing ribs 11f and 11g for reinforcing the side side portions are provided. A plurality of reinforcing ribs 11f are provided so as to project from the outer surface of the lighting main body 11. The reinforcing rib 11g extends laterally substantially parallel to the outer surface, and the tip portions of the plurality of reinforcing ribs 11f and the pedestal 11e are connected to each other. The lower portion of the lighting body 11 is made more rigid by the reinforcing ribs 11f and 11g and the pedestal 11e, and deformation with respect to the load generated by the spring 30 is suppressed.

Next, the operation of the bathroom unit 100 will be described. In the shower device 8, with the hook positioned at the upper end of the slide bar 82a and the shower head 81 positioned high, the bather may take an overhead shower bath in which the shower head is bathed in hot water from above the head in a standing position. it can. 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 shower head 81, but the translucent cover 12 of the brightly shining lighting 1 is the bather's. Since it is located in the corner of the ceiling panel 95 far from the eyes, the glare of the lighting 1 can be suppressed.

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 installation work of the lighting body 11 will be described. FIG. 8 is a schematic view for explaining the installation work of the lighting main body 11. Before fitting the lighting body 11 into the opening 70, the packing 31 is attached to the groove 11c of the flange portion 11b of the lighting body 11. The packing 31 is arranged along the path of the groove 11c of the flange portion 11b by appropriately bending one linear member.

Since the path of the groove 11c is triangular as described above and the path at the apex is rounded, the packing 31 may be curved along the rounded path and arranged in the groove 11c. it can. Therefore, since the packing 31 can be arranged by bending one member without excessive deformation such as bending at an acute angle, the mounting work becomes easy.

After attaching the packing 31, the lighting main body 11 pushes the spring 30 toward the lighting main body 11 side and inserts the spring 30 into the opening 70 from the upper side. At this time, since the apex 70a of the opening 70 is rounded, the lighting body 11 does not bite into the apex 70a, and the lighting body 11 is not easily scratched. Further, since the top portion 11d of the lighting main body 11 has a roundness smaller than that of the top portion 70a of the opening 70, it is not easily scratched.

Since the lighting main body 11 is attached to the pedestal 11e in which the spring 30 is provided at a position closer to the top 11d, deformation with respect to the load generated when the spring 30 is pressed against the lighting main body 11 side is suppressed.

The lighting body 11 is fitted into the opening 70 and held by pushing it upward. At this time, the packing 31 arranged on the flange portion 11b of the lighting main body 11 comes into contact with the packing contact path 71 shown in FIG. 6, and is formed on the lower surface of the peripheral edge portion of the opening 70 in the ceiling panel 95 and the flange portion 11b. It is pinched and deformed. By deforming, the packing 31 comes into close contact with the lower surface of the peripheral edge of the opening 70 and the flange 11b, and seals the lighting body 11 and the opening 70 without gaps.

In a state where the lighting main body 11 is fitted into the opening 70 of the ceiling panel 95, the curved middle portion of the spring 30 presses the ceiling panel 95 downward to prevent the lighting main body 11 from falling off.

Next, the features of the bathroom unit 100 of the embodiment will be described.
In the bathroom unit 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, the lighting 1 is attached to the ceiling panel 95. The ceiling panel 95 has a polygonal (triangular in the embodiment) opening 70 into which the illumination 1 is fitted. Illumination 1 has a flange portion 11b facing the lower surface of the peripheral edge portion of the opening 70. A packing 31 is provided on the flange portion 11b so as to surround the opening 70. The packing 31 is pressed against the peripheral edge of the opening 70 and the flange 11b. Since the apex 70a of the opening 70 has a rounded shape, the packing 31 can be arranged on a path having a rounded apex, and the packing 31 can be easily attached.

Further, in the bathroom unit 100, the opening 70 provided in the ceiling panel 95 has a triangular shape. Lighting 1 has a triangular cross section that intersects in the height direction. As a result, when the lighting 1 is fitted into the opening 70, the lighting main body 11 does not bite into the apex 70a, and the lighting main body 11 is not easily scratched.

Further, the bathroom unit 100 has a rounded shape in which the top portion 11d on the outer surface of the lighting main body 11 is smaller than the roundness of the top portion 70a of the opening 70. As a result, the top portion 11d of the lighting body 11 is not easily scratched when it is fitted into the opening 70.

Further, the bathroom unit 100 has a plate-shaped spring 30 in which the illumination 1 presses the peripheral edge of the opening 70. The spring 30 is arranged near the top 11d on the outer surface of the lighting body 11. As a result, the lighting body 11 is suppressed from being deformed with respect to the load generated by the spring 30.

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, 11b flange, 30 springs, 31 packing,
70 openings, 95 ceiling panels, 100 bathroom units.

Claims (4)

In a bathroom unit with lighting installed on the ceiling panel
The ceiling panel has a triangular opening in at least one corner into which the lighting is fitted.
The illumination is arranged on the flange portion facing the lower surface of the peripheral surface portion of the peripheral portion of the opening portion and the flange portion so as to surround the opening portion, and is pressed against the peripheral edge portion and the flange portion of the opening portion. It has packing, and the cross section that intersects in the height direction is triangular.
The opening is a bathroom unit characterized in that the apex has a rounded shape. The bathroom unit according to claim 1, wherein the top of the outer surface of the lighting has a rounded shape smaller than the roundness of the apex of the opening. The illumination has a plate-shaped spring that presses against the peripheral edge of the opening.
The bathroom unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the spring is arranged near the top of the outer surface of the lighting. The bathroom unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lighting has a triangular frustum shape.

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