JP7007646B2 - Washing counter mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

Aspects of the present invention generally relate to a wash counter mounting structure.

Conventionally, when the wash counter is attached to the wash cabinet, positioning and misalignment prevention measures are taken to prevent the wash counter from shifting from the wash cabinet in the left-right direction. If another member is newly prepared in order to take measures for positioning and prevention of misalignment, additional work for attaching the other member is required.
Therefore, to solve the above problem, there is known a structure for mounting a wash counter that can perform positioning and prevention of misalignment without using a separate member.

For example, as in Patent Document 1, a structure is known in which a protrusion extending downward is provided on the lower surface of the wash counter, and the protrusion is brought into contact with the inner surface of the side wall of the wash cabinet to prevent displacement in the left-right direction. ing.

On the other hand, in recent years, there has been a demand for a wash counter with a thin wall and improved design. When the wash counter is to be thinly formed, it is necessary to provide an apron-shaped side wall portion extending downward on the left and right outer edges of the wash counter in order to secure the strength.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-124807

However, in the structure in which the protrusion extending downward is provided on the lower surface of the wash counter as in Patent Document 1, the protrusion is provided on the outer edge portion in the left-right direction of the wash counter in order to bring the protrusion into contact with the inner surface side of the side wall of the wash cabinet. The protrusion shall be provided longer than the provided side wall.
If the protrusion is to be provided for a long time, the force applied to the base of the protrusion becomes large, the proof stress against the force applied from the left-right direction becomes weak, and the protrusion may be damaged.

The present invention has been made based on the recognition of such a problem, and even if the wash counter is provided with a side wall portion extending downward on the outer edge in the left-right direction, it is for positioning and prevention of misalignment when it is attached to the wash cabinet. A wash counter mounting structure that prevents the protrusion from being damaged even if a force is applied from the left or right to the protrusion provided as part of the wash counter for positioning and prevention of misalignment without preparing a separate member. The purpose is to provide.

According to the present invention configured to achieve the above object, in the mounting structure of the wash counter for mounting the wash cabinet and the wash counter mounted on the upper part of the wash cabinet, the wash counter is the said. The wash cabinet has a pair of side plates and a connecting plate connected to the inner surface of the pair of side plates, and the connecting plates are the pair. On the inner surface side of the side wall portion of the washbasin counter, the receiving surface is a part of the washbasin counter and can be brought into contact with the receiving surface. It is characterized by having a protrusion extending toward the center of the wash cabinet.

According to the mounting structure of the wash counter, the projecting portion extending in the left-right direction from the side wall portion is brought into contact with the receiving surface which is a part of the side surface of the connecting plate connecting the pair of side plates in the left-right direction. Positioning is possible.
Therefore, in positioning the wash counter and the wash cabinet in the left-right direction, it is not necessary to add a separate member, the installation work is easy, and the side wall portion extending downward is provided on the outer edge portion in the left-right direction of the wash counter. Also, it is possible to shorten the length of the protruding part for positioning and preventing misalignment, and at the same time, the protruding part that is a part of the wash counter that performs positioning and prevention of misalignment when a force is applied from the left and right directions. Damage can be suppressed.
Further, for example, even when different wash counters are to be attached to the wash cabinet, positioning and misalignment prevention can be performed only by changing the position and shape of the protruding portion of the wash counter.

In the present invention, preferably, the lower end of the protruding portion is provided above the lower end of the side wall portion.

According to the mounting structure of the wash counter, the lower end of the protruding portion is provided above the lower end of the side wall portion even when the protruding portion is warped during the molding process and unintentionally swells downward. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the lower end of the protruding portion from coming into contact with the upper end of the side plate.
Therefore, when the wash counter is attached to the wash cabinet, it is possible to prevent the side wall portion of the wash counter from floating and the design of the wash counter from being deteriorated.

In the present invention, more preferably, the protruding portion is configured to abut on the receiving surface in a state of being inclined in the front-rear direction.

According to the mounting structure of the wash counter, a large contact area where the protruding portion contacts the receiving surface can be secured, and the frictional resistance between the two can be increased to suppress the front-rear displacement.

According to the aspect of the present invention, positioning in the left-right direction is performed by abutting a projecting portion extending in the left-right direction from the side wall portion against a receiving surface which is a part of the side surface of the connecting plate connecting the pair of side plates. It will be possible.
Therefore, when positioning the wash counter and the wash cabinet in the left-right direction, it is not necessary to add a separate member for positioning and preventing misalignment, installation work is easy, and the wash counter is located at the outer edge in the left-right direction downward. Even if an extending side wall is provided, the length of the protruding portion for positioning and preventing displacement can be shortened, and the wash counter that performs positioning and prevention of displacement when a force is applied from the left and right directions. It is possible to suppress damage to a part of the protruding portion.
Further, for example, even when different wash counters are to be attached to the wash cabinet, positioning and misalignment prevention can be performed only by changing the position and shape of the protruding portion of the wash counter.

It is external perspective view of the bathroom vanity which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a bathroom vanity with a door removed. It is sectional drawing in the cut surface AA shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing in the cut surface BB shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, similar components are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the bathroom vanity according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the bathroom vanity with the door removed in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the height direction of the bathroom vanity 1 is the z-axis direction. The x-axis and y-axis are defined along a plane orthogonal to the z-axis, the direction along the depth direction of the vanity 1 is the y-axis direction, and the direction along the width direction (left-right direction) of the vanity 1 is set. The direction is the x-axis direction. The bathroom vanity 1 includes a wash counter 10, a wash cabinet 20, and a mirror cabinet 60.

The wash cabinet 20 is installed on the floor. The wash counter 10 is placed on the upper part of the wash cabinet 20. The wash cabinet 20 is provided with a pair of side plates 22 at both ends in the width direction. A door 21 is provided by being supported by a pair of side plates 22 and a partition plate 23 (see FIG. 2). The wash cabinet 20 is mainly formed by combining wooden plate-shaped members.

The partition plate 23 connects the inner surfaces of the pair of side plates 22 to each other. That is, both side surfaces of the partition plate 23 are connected to the inner surface of each side plate 22.
Further, the partition plate 23 extends above the upper surface of the pair of side plates 22 (see FIG. 3). That is, both side surfaces of the partition plate 23 have a contact surface that abuts on the inner surface of the side plate 22, and a receiving surface 23a that protrudes upward.

The wash counter 10 has a top plate portion 11, side wall portions 12a and 12b, a wash bowl portion 14, and a back guard portion 16. The side wall portions 12a are provided at both ends (outer edges) in the width direction of the top plate portion 11. The side wall portion 12b is provided at the front side end of the top plate portion 11. The upper surface of the top plate portion 11 is formed as a top surface 11a. The side wall portions 12a and 12b extend from the top plate portion 11 in the first direction (negative direction of the z-axis) opposite to the top surface 11a. The washbasin portion 14 is provided between the pair of top plate portions 11. A faucet fitting 40 is attached to the back guard portion 16. The wash counter 10 is made of a resin material and is placed on the upper part of the wash cabinet 20.

A mirror cabinet 60 is attached to the upper part of the wash counter 10. The front surface of the mirror cabinet 60 is provided with a single door 61 with three mirrors. A space is formed inside the mirror cabinet 60 and can be used as a storage space.
The mirror cabinet 60 does not necessarily have to be provided.

Next, the mounting structure of the wash counter in the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 4.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the cut surface AA shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cut surface BB shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the wash counter 10 has a rib 13 extending from the inner surface of the side wall portion 12a toward the receiving surface 23a of the partition plate 23 in the second direction (negative direction of the x-axis).
The lower surface of the side wall portion 12a is placed on the upper surface of the side plate 22 via the packing 50.
The rib 13 is also provided on the side wall portion 12a on the opposite side to the left and right.

The rib 13 extends from a position above the lower end surface of the side wall portion 12a toward the receiving surface 23a. Specifically, a gap D is provided between the lower end surface of the rib 13 and the lower end surface of the side wall portion 12c.
Further, the rib 13 is connected to two surfaces, an inner surface of the side wall portion 12a and a lower surface of the top plate portion 11.

Further, since the side surface of the partition plate 23 that connects the pair of side plates 22 to each other is used, the influence of mounting error and the tolerance of a single member when mounting a plurality of members at the time of positioning in the left-right direction is affected. Hard to receive.

As shown in FIG. 4, the rib 13 is inclined rearward (in the positive direction of the y-axis) from the upper side to the lower side of the rib 13. In other words, the rib 13 is provided with an angle Θ with respect to the vertical direction as it goes downward.
Therefore, it abuts on the receiving surface 23a in a state of being inclined in the front-rear direction.

As described above, according to the mounting structure of the wash counter according to the present embodiment, the side wall portion 22 with respect to the receiving surface 23a which is a part of the side surface of the partition plate 23 connecting the pair of side plates 22 to each other. By bringing the ribs 13 extending in the left-right direction into contact with each other, positioning in the left-right direction becomes possible.
Therefore, in the positioning of the wash counter 10 and the wash cabinet 20 in the left-right direction, it is not necessary to add a separate member for positioning and prevention of misalignment, and the installation work is easy. Even if the side wall portion 12a extending in the direction is provided, it is possible to suppress damage to the rib 13 which is a part of the wash counter that performs positioning and prevention of displacement when a force is applied from the left-right direction.
Further, for example, even when different wash counters are to be attached to the wash cabinet 20, positioning and slip prevention can be performed only by changing the position and shape of the rib 13 of the wash counter.

Further, according to the mounting structure of the wash counter, even if the rib 13 is warped in the molding process and unintentionally swells downward, the lower end of the rib 13 is above the lower end of the side wall portion 12b. Since it is provided, it is possible to prevent the lower end of the rib 13 from coming into contact with the upper end of the side plate 22.
Therefore, when the wash counter is attached to the wash cabinet, it is possible to prevent the side wall portion 12a of the wash counter from floating and the design of the wash counter 10 from being deteriorated.

Further, according to the mounting structure of the wash counter, a large contact area where the rib 13 contacts the receiving surface 23a can be secured, and the friction resistance between the two increases, so that the wash counter 10 shifts back and forth with respect to the wash cabinet 20. Can also be suppressed.

Although the embodiment of the bathroom vanity 1 according to the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific examples of these implementations.
Those skilled in the art with appropriate design changes to these specific examples are also included in the scope of the present invention as long as they have the features of the present invention. For example, each element included in each of the above-mentioned specific examples, its arrangement, material, condition, shape, size, and the like are not limited to those exemplified, and can be appropriately changed.

1: Bathroom vanity 10: Bathroom counter 11: Top plate portion 12a, 12b: Side wall portion 13: Rib (protruding portion)
14: Washbasin part 16: Back guard part 20: Washbasin cabinet 21: Door 22: Side plate 23: Partition plate (connecting plate)
40: Faucet metal fittings 50: Packing 60: Mirror cabinet 61: Door

Claims (3)

In the mounting structure of the wash counter for mounting the wash cabinet and the wash counter mounted on the upper part of the wash cabinet.
The wash counter has a side wall extending downward on the outer edge of the wash counter in the left-right direction.
The wash cabinet has a pair of side plates and a connecting plate connected to the inner surface of the pair of side plates.
The connecting plate has a receiving surface protruding above the pair of side plates.
On the inner surface side of the side wall portion of the wash counter, there is a protrusion extending to the center side of the wash cabinet in the left-right direction, which is a part of the wash counter and can be brought into contact with the receiving surface. The mounting structure of the wash counter is characterized by being. The mounting structure for a wash counter according to claim 1, wherein the lower end of the protruding portion is provided above the lower end of the side wall portion . The mounting structure for a wash counter according to claim 2, wherein the protruding portion abuts on the receiving surface in a state of being inclined in the front-rear direction.

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