JP7162429B2 - bathroom unit - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to bathroom units.

The bathroom unit has a bathtub for storing hot water and a floor in front of the bathtub arranged adjacent to the bathtub. The bathroom unit is surrounded by wall panels and above by ceiling panels. In addition to the bathtub, the space inside the bathroom unit is sometimes provided with a washbasin and a toilet, and is devised so that the user can use the bathroom unit more comfortably.

For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a bathroom unit provided with a partition separating a bathtub and a floor in front of the bathtub. The partition has a fixed partition and a sliding door. The bathroom unit is provided with a shower device on the bathtub side, and a toilet device, a washbasin, a counter, and the like on the front floor side of the bathtub.

JP-A-04-250270

In the bathroom unit described in Patent Document 1, the material of the fixing plate provided in the partition is unknown. Connectivity with the washbasin and counter provided on the floor side is poor, and if there is a gap, the appearance of the front floor side of the bathtub deteriorates.

In order to improve the functionality of the floor in front of the bathtub, when placing functional parts such as shelves and towel rails on the wall surrounding the floor in front of the bathtub, if the fixing plate is made of glass, the functional parts can be screwed together. It could not be fixed with a stop or the like. If the fixing plate is made of glass and water resistance to the bathtub side is taken into consideration, functionality such as connection and arrangement with the washbasin, counter, functional parts, etc., placed on the front floor side of the bathtub will be impaired. There was a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its object is to improve the functionality of the fixed plate provided in the partition between the bathtub and the front floor of the bathtub on the front floor side of the bathtub. To provide a bathroom unit.

A bathroom unit according to the present invention is a bathroom unit comprising: a bathtub for storing hot water; and a partition disposed at an upper edge of the bathtub for partitioning the bathtub from a floor in front of the bathtub adjacent to the bathtub. The partition part has a fixed plate on one end side of the upper edge part, a door that can be opened and closed on the other end side, and a panel that covers the front floor side of the bathtub with the fixed plate.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a bathroom unit can raise the functionality in the bathtub front floor side of the fixed plate provided in the partition part of a bathtub and a bathtub front floor.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a bathroom unit according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a bathroom unit according to an embodiment of the invention; FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2; It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a panel. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the panel taken along line BB shown in FIG. 4; 6(a) and 6(b) are enlarged cross-sectional views of the fixing plate and the panel along line AA shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the external appearance of the bathroom unit which concerns on a modification. It is a sectional view equivalent to Drawing 3 of a bathroom unit concerning another modification.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below based on preferred embodiments with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. FIG. The same or equivalent constituent elements and members shown in each drawing are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplication of description will be omitted as appropriate. In addition, the dimensions of the members in each drawing are appropriately enlarged or reduced for easy understanding. Also, in each drawing, some of the members that are not important for explaining the embodiments are omitted.

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1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a bathroom unit 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the bathroom unit 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a cross section taken along line AA of FIG. It is a diagram. A wall panel on the front side of the bathroom unit 100 is omitted in FIG. The bathroom unit 100 includes a bathtub 1, a shower device 2, a water supply device 3, a partition section 4, a bathtub front floor 50, a wall section 60, and the like. The bathtub 1 has a rectangular shape in a plan view, and is shaped like a deep plate in which hot water can be stored. The bathtub 1 is surrounded by a wall portion 60 and the partition portion 4 provided at the upper edge portion 10 and is covered by a ceiling 61 from above. The partition part 4 is provided on one side of the bathtub front floor 50 side adjacent to the bathtub 1 among the four sides of the upper edge part 10 of the bathtub 1 .

The partition part 4 has a fixed plate 41 and a door 42 which is an openable/closable sliding door. The fixing plate 41 is provided on one end side of the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1 in which the partition portion 4 is arranged, and the door 42 is provided on the other end side. A panel 43 covering the fixed plate 41 is provided on the side of the fixed plate 41 facing the front floor 50 of the bathtub. An entrance 62 to the bathroom unit 100 is provided with an opening/closing door 63 which is a sliding door, so that the entrance 62 can be opened and closed. The opening/closing door 63 is not limited to a sliding door, and may be a hinged door, a sliding door, a folding door, or the like.

A washbasin 70, a toilet device 71, a counter 72, and the like are arranged on the floor 50 in front of the bathtub. A mirror 73, a storage shelf 74 for storing clothes and towels, and the like are arranged on the wall portion 60c in the part of the floor 50 in front of the bathtub. A towel rail 75 and a hook 76 are also arranged on the panel 43 . Washbasin 70, toilet device 71, counter 72, mirror 73, storage shelf 74, towel rail 75, hook 76, and the like are functional components that perform their functions when the user uses bathtub front floor 50. FIG. By providing these functional parts, the bathtub front floor 50 provides a highly usable space for the user.

In the partition part 4, the fixed plate 41 is exclusively used for closing water on the bathtub 1 side, and the panel 43 provided so as to cover the fixed plate 41 is used to enhance the functionality on the front floor 50 side of the bathtub. The floor 50 in front of the bathtub does not function as a water receiving tray and does not need to be provided with a drain port, but may be provided with a drain port for washing the floor surface.

The bathtub 1 has a drain plug 12 on the bottom 11 and an overflow plug (not shown) on the inner surface or the like. The bathtub 1 can be filled with hot water when the drain plug 12 is closed, and the drain plug 12 can be opened. to remove the hot water from the bathtub 1. A shower device 2 and a water supply device 3 are provided on a wall portion 60b at one end in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 1. As shown in FIG. A user takes hot water from a shower device 2 in a bathtub 1 and fills the bathtub 1 with hot water by a water supply device 3 to take a bath.

The door 42 of the partition part 4 is a sliding door as described above, which slides on the bathtub 1 side of the fixing plate 41 and is opposite to the one end side of the upper edge part 10 of the bathtub 1 on which the fixing plate 41 is provided. Open the other end. The fixing plate 41 and the door 42 are configured, for example, by fitting a plate made of glass or resin inside a frame assembled in a rectangular shape, and having transparency, the space inside the bathroom unit 100 is reduced. It gives the user an impression that the outlook is good and the space is wide.

The fixing plate 41 and the door 42 are fitted inside the frames provided on the walls 60 a and 60 b at both longitudinal ends of the bathtub 1 , the upper edge 10 of the bathtub 1 , and the ceiling 61 in the partition 4 . is The fixed plate 41 is fixed to the frame. The door 42 is slidable along rails provided on the lower frame and the upper frame. By opening the door 42, the partition 4 is opened from the wall 60a to the vicinity of the center in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 1. As shown in FIG. If the fixing plate 41 is transparent or translucent, the fixing plate 41 may be covered with a sheet for concealment or subjected to surface treatment such as frosted glass in order to make the back surface of the panel 43 difficult to see from the bathtub.

At the peripheral edge of the fixed plate 41, a sealing material for water-tightly sealing the space between the fixed plate 41 and the frame so that water does not leak from the bathtub 1 side to the bathtub front floor 50 side, and water that has flowed out to the bathtub front floor 50 side are provided. A water return mechanism for returning water to the bathtub 1 side is provided including the frame. The fixing plate 41 is made of transparent glass or resin to improve water resistance, but it may be translucent according to taste. In addition, the fixing plate 41 may be a panel member having a sandwich structure in which a core made of a heat insulating material or the like is provided inside and a surface material made of water-resistant resin or metal is attached to the surface of the core. . In this case, the fixing plate 41 can also be non-transparent.

4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the panel 43, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the panel 43 along line BB shown in FIG. The panel 43 has an L-shaped panel surface, and is composed of a vertical portion 43a covering the fixing plate 41 and a horizontal portion 43b covering from the floor surface of the front floor 50 to the vicinity of the height of the upper edge 10 of the bathtub 1. . The vertical portion 43a of the panel 43 extends from the wall portion 60b (or the wall portion 60c), which is one end side of the upper edge portion 10 of the bathtub 1 on which the fixing plate 41 is provided, along the upper edge portion 10, toward the middle of the fixing plate 41. It is provided up to the department. The panel 43 may be composed of, for example, two panels separated by the dotted line M shown in FIG. The divided lower panel corresponds to a so-called apron of the bathtub 1, is detachably attached to the bathtub 1, and may be a design cover that hides the back side of the bathtub 1. - 特許庁By removing the divided lower panel, maintenance work such as inspection and repair of the equipment arranged on the back side of the bathtub 1 may be accessed from the side of the bathtub 1. .

The panel 43 is constructed by bonding a surface material 43e to both surfaces of a core material 43c and a reinforcing material 43d. The core material 43c is, for example, EPS (Expanded Polystyrene), XPS (Extruded Polystyrene) or the like, and the reinforcing material 43d is made of wood or the like to which functional parts can be fixed by nailing or screwing. The surface material 43e is a plate or sheet made of resin, wood, or the like, and the surface thereof can be patterned or colored according to user's preference.

6(a) and 6(b) are enlarged cross-sectional views of the fixing plate 41 and panel 43 taken along line AA shown in FIG. The fixing plate 41 and the panel 43 may have a gap between them as shown in FIG. 6(a), or may be in close contact with each other as shown in FIG. 6(b). If there is a gap between the fixing plate 41 and the panel 43, an electric cable or the like may be arranged in the gap.

For example, the washbasin 70 is provided so that one side faces the surface of the panel 43, and a sealing material is provided on the one side. A vertical counter may be provided on the panel 43, and the washbasin 70 may be embedded in the counter. A towel rack 75 and a hook 76 are attached to the surface of the panel 43 on the front floor 50 side of the bathtub using fixing means such as nailing.

Next, the action of the bathroom unit 100 will be described. In the bathroom unit 100, if the bathtub 1 side is closed by the fixing plate 41, the panel 43 connects and fixes the functional parts on the bathtub front floor 50 side without considering leakage prevention and water resistance. can be used for

As described above, the washbasin 70 can be provided so as to contact the surface of the panel 43 without gaps. Further, the panel 43 can be attached with functional parts such as a towel rail 75 and a hook 76 using fixing means such as nailing. Thereby, the panel 43 can enhance the functionality of the fixing plate 41 portion on the bathtub front floor 50 side.

In the panel 43, a core material 43c, such as polystyrene foam, which is lightweight and heat-insulating, is partially supplemented with a reinforcing material 43d, so that functional parts such as a towel rail 75 and a hook 76 are attached at the place where the reinforcing material 43d is provided. be able to. The functional parts that can be attached to the panel 43 are not limited to the towel rack 75 and the hooks 76, and the mirror 73, the storage shelf 74, and the like may be attached to the panel 43 as well.

In addition, the panel 43 can have a pattern or color applied to the surface of the front floor 50 side of the bathtub according to the user's preference. The panel 43 may be pasted with a patterned or colored sheet or cloth. The bathroom unit 100 can provide the user with a comfortable space by providing the panel 43 on the front floor 50 side of the bathtub, the surface of which is colored and patterned according to the taste of the user.

In addition, by forming the fixing plate 41 and the door 42 from a transparent glass material or the like, and providing the panel 43 along the upper edge 10 of the bathtub 1 up to the middle of the fixing plate 41, the view inside the bathroom unit 100 is improved. is improved, and the user can be given an impression that the space is large.

Further, the fixed plate 41 and the panel 43 may be in close contact with each other, or may have a gap. If there is a gap between the fixing plate 41 and the panel 43, an electric cable or the like can be arranged in the gap.

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FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a bathroom unit 100 according to a modification. In the bathroom unit 100 according to this modified example, the panel 43 does not have the horizontal portion 43b (see FIG. 4), and is composed exclusively of the vertical portion 43a. Even in this case, the panel 43 can attach functional parts such as the towel rack 75 and the hook 76 to the panel surface, and the functionality of the fixed plate 41 portion on the bathtub front floor 50 side can be enhanced.

Also, the panel 43 may be composed of a portion above the dotted line N shown in FIG. 7, for example. A dotted line N is at the height of the upper edge 10 of the bathtub 1 . The panel 43 has the same height dimension as the fixed plate 41 and is arranged so as to be vertically aligned with and overlap with the fixed plate 41 .

The panel 43 can be given a pattern or color according to the taste of the user, and the bathroom unit 100 can provide the user with a comfortable space. In addition, by forming the fixing plate 41 and the door 42 from a transparent glass material or the like, and providing the panel 43 along the upper edge 10 of the bathtub 1 up to the middle of the fixing plate 41, the view inside the bathroom unit 100 is improved. is improved, and the user can be given an impression that the space is large.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 3 of the bathroom unit 100 according to another modification. The bathroom unit 100 according to this modification uses the door 42 as a hinged door. The hinged door 42 may open toward the bathtub 1 side or toward the bathtub front floor 50 side.

Also in this modified example, the panel 43 can have functional parts such as a towel rack 75 and a hook 76 attached to the panel surface, and the functionality of the fixed plate 41 portion on the bathtub front floor 50 side can be enhanced. Patterns and colors can be added according to the taste of the person.

Next, features of the bathroom unit 100 according to the embodiment and modifications will be described.
A bathroom unit 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a bathtub 1 for storing hot water, and a partition part 4 which is provided at an upper edge 10 of the bathtub 1 and separates the bathtub 1 from a bathtub front floor 50 adjacent to the bathtub 1. and The partition part 4 has a fixed plate 41 on one end side of the upper edge part 10 and a door 42 that can be opened and closed on the other end side. Thereby, the bathroom unit 100 can enhance the functionality of the fixed plate 41 portion on the bathtub front floor 50 side by means of the panel 43 .

Further, the fixing plate 41 suppresses water leakage from the bathtub 1 side to the bathtub front floor 50 side, and the panel 43 is attached with functional parts such as a towel rail 75 and a hook 76 . Thus, the bathroom unit 100 can suppress water leakage from the bathtub 1 side to the bathtub front floor 50 side by the fixing plate 41 , and can enhance the functionality of the bathtub front floor 50 side by the panel 43 .

The fixed plate 41 is transparent, and the panel 43 is provided along the upper edge 10 of the bathtub 1 from one end to the middle of the fixed plate 41 . As a result, the bathroom unit 100 has a good view inside the bathroom unit 100, and can give the user an impression that the space is large.

The above has been described based on the embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that these embodiments are illustrative and that various variations and modifications are possible within the scope of the claims of the present invention, and that such variations and modifications also fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention. It is about to be done. Accordingly, the description and drawings herein are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense.

1 bathtub, 10 upper edge, 4 partition, 41 fixing plate, 42 door,
43 panel, 50 floor in front of bathtub, 75 towel rack (functional part),
76 hooks (functional parts), 100 bathroom unit.

Claims (4)

a bathtub for storing hot water,
A bathroom unit comprising: a partition disposed at the upper edge of the bathtub and partitioning the bathtub and a floor in front of the bathtub adjacent to the bathtub,
The partition part has a fixed plate on one end side of the upper edge part and a door that can be opened and closed on the other end side,
A bathroom unit comprising a panel extending vertically from the floor in front of the bathtub to the ceiling and covering the fixed plate on the front floor side of the bathtub. The fixing plate suppresses water leakage from the bathtub side to the bathtub front floor side,
2. A bathroom unit according to claim 1, wherein said panel is fitted with a functional component. The fixing plate has transparency,
3. The bathroom unit according to claim 1, wherein the panel is provided along the upper edge portion from the one end side to the middle portion of the fixing plate. The panel is formed by bonding a surface material to both sides of a core material and a wooden reinforcement,
The bathroom unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the surface material is made of resin or wood.

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