JP7336236B2 - hair catcher - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hair catcher that is arranged in a drain on a floor of a washing place, for example, in a bathroom.

2. Description of the Related Art A hair catcher is provided on the floor of a washing area in a bathroom, a drain outlet of a washbasin, etc., in order to prevent the drain pipe from being clogged with hair, dust, or the like. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a recessed water retaining portion that retains the inflowing waste water, and an upper drainage that extends from the upper part of the water retaining portion and prevents hair from flowing out while draining the waste water that does not completely enter the water retaining portion. A hair catcher is disclosed that includes an outflow section and a drainage introduction section that guides drainage from the floor of the washing area to a water retention section.

JP 2011-163116 A

The hair catcher described in Patent Literature 1 causes water to flow from the waste water introduction portion to the water retention portion to generate a swirling flow, but there is a difference between the gradient of the waste water introduction portion and the gradient of the inner surface of the water retention portion. For this reason, there is a possibility that the direction of water flowing into the water retaining portion will change, causing turbulence in the swirling flow.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hair catcher in which a swirling flow is likely to occur due to water that has flowed into the hair catcher.

A hair catcher according to the present invention is a hair catcher provided with a draining part through which water flows, said draining part extending from a water reservoir formed by a bottom and side portions surrounding said bottom and an upper edge. and a water conducting surface connected to the side surface, and the inclination of the water conducting surface and the inner side surface on the side of the side surface at the connecting portion of the water conducting surface and the side surface is the same.

According to the present invention, a swirling flow is likely to occur due to the water that has flowed in.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a hair catcher according to an embodiment; FIG. It is a side view of a hair catcher. It is a top view of a hair catcher. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the hair catcher taken along line AA shown in FIG. 3; FIG. 11 is a plan view of a hair catcher according to a modified example; 6(a) and 6(b) are sectional views corresponding to FIG. 4 of a hair catcher according to 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 6. 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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Please refer to FIGS. Hair catcher 100 includes draining portion 1 and vertical wall portion 5 . The draining portion 1 has an upper edge portion 10, a rib structure 3, a flow hole 4, a water storage portion 2 and a water conducting surface 6, and is formed in a bowl shape. The draining portion 1 may be formed, for example, in the shape of a dish or a deep dish, and may have various shapes such as a cylindrical shape, a truncated cone shape, or a hemispherical shape as a whole.

As shown in FIG. 2, the hair catcher 100 is installed in a drain port 81 provided on the floor 8 of the washing place and covered with a cover 82 from above. In the example shown in FIG. 2, a claw 81a is provided on the inner surface of the flange portion 80 attached to the hole of the floor 8 for washing, and the locking portion 10a provided on the upper edge portion 10 is locked to the claw 81a. , the hair catcher 100 is attached. Water from the washing place floor 8 is regulated by the vertical wall part 5 and flows into the draining part 1. - 特許庁In FIG. 2, the washing space floor 8, the drain port 81 and the cover 82 are shown in cross section.

The upper edge 10 is annular and connected with the reservoir 2 by means of a rib structure 3 . Water from the washing place floor 8 flows into the draining part 1 through the upper edge part 10.例文帳に追加The rib structure 3 has a plurality of longitudinal ribs 31 and a plurality of transverse ribs 32 and connects the upper edge 10 and the reservoir 2 . The vertical ribs 31 radially extend from the water storage portion 2 to the upper edge portion 10 and have a downward slope from the upper edge portion 10 toward the center of the draining portion 1 . The slope of the longitudinal ribs 31 may be constant or variable.

Please refer to FIG. The horizontal rib 32 has an annular shape connecting the plurality of vertical ribs 31 in the circumferential direction, and has an inner diameter that increases upward from the water reservoir 2 side. Flow holes 4 are formed between adjacent vertical ribs 31 and adjacent horizontal ribs 32 .

The flow hole 4 is provided so as to penetrate the inside and outside of the draining portion 1 . A drainage resistance portion 42 is formed in the communication hole 4 so as to partially cover the opening portion 41 inside the draining portion 1 . The drainage resistance portion 42 is provided so as to protrude toward the center of the flow hole 4 in the circumferential direction from the edge portion 41 a of the vertical rib 31 of the opening portion 41 .

The drainage resistance part 42 has an external water flow guide surface 42 a that faces the flow hole 4 and guides the external water flow to the inside of the draining part 1 . The external water flow guide surface 42a is formed as a surface that is inclined so as to extend upstream of the external water flow as it goes from the inside to the outside of the water draining portion 1, and directs the external water flow flowing outside the water draining portion 1 to the inside of the water draining portion 1. draw in. The drainage resistance portion 42 may be configured without the external water flow guide surface 42a.

The drainage resistance portion 42 is provided in all of the communication holes 4 formed between the upper edge portion 10 and the water storage portion 2 . For example, the drainage resistance part 42 may be provided in the flow hole 4 formed in the upper part continuing to the upper edge part 10 and not provided in the flow hole 4 near the water storage part 2 side. Moreover, the drainage resistance part 42 may not be provided in the draining part 1 .

The water storage part 2 has a bottom part 20, a drain hole 21, and a side part 22 surrounding the bottom part 20, and is formed in a bowl shape. The water reservoir 2 may be formed, for example, in the shape of a dish or a deep dish, and may have various shapes such as a cylindrical shape, a truncated cone shape, or a hemispherical shape as a whole. The drain hole 21 is provided in the lower end portion of the side surface portion 22 of the water storage portion 2 so as to penetrate the inside and outside in the lateral direction.

The vertical wall portion 5 is formed in an arc along the upper edge portion 10 so as to rise from the upper edge portion 10, and is composed of two rotationally symmetrical first and second vertical wall portions 50 and 55. As shown in FIG. The introduction end portion 51 of the first standing wall portion 50 and the terminal end portion 57 of the second standing wall portion face each other with a space therebetween, and a water conduit from the floor 8 of the washing space is formed therebetween. Similarly, the introduction end portion 56 of the second standing wall portion 55 and the terminal end portion 52 of the first standing wall portion face each other with a gap therebetween, and a water conduit from the washing space floor 8 is formed therebetween.

The introduction ends 51 and 56 of the vertical wall portion 5 are provided so as to extend inside the draining portion 1 . The introduction ends 51 and 56 are inclined so as to extend to one side in the circumferential direction as they go downward in the draining section 1 . The introduction ends 51 and 56 are inclined so as to extend clockwise when viewed from above as they go downward of the draining section 1 .

A water guiding surface 6 extending from the upper edge portion 10 to the water storage portion 2 is formed between the introduction end portion 51 and the terminal end portion 57 of the standing wall portion 5 . Similarly, a water guiding surface 6 extending from the upper edge portion 10 to the water storage portion 2 is formed between the introduction end portion 56 and the terminal end portion 52 . The water conveying surface 6 is inclined so as to extend to one side in the circumferential direction as it goes downward. As with the introduction ends 51 and 56 , the water guiding surface 6 is inclined so as to extend clockwise when viewed from above as it goes downward in the draining section 1 . Incidentally, in the drainage part 1 shown in FIG. 3, the flow holes 4 are not provided in the water guide surface 6, but the flow holes 4 may be provided sparsely.

The water guiding surface 6 is provided so as to extend in the swirling direction of the swirling flow generated at the standing wall portion 5 . Therefore, even when the vertical wall portion 5 is not provided in the hair catcher 100 and the water flowing in is caused to generate a swirling flow up to the upper edge portion 10 of the hair catcher 100, the water guiding surface 6 can be It is preferable to provide it so as to extend in the swirling direction of the flow. For example, a portion that regulates the direction of flow can be provided on the back side of the lid 82 and the flange portion 80 shown in FIG.

Please refer to FIG. The water guiding surface 6 extends from the upper edge portion 10 to the water storage portion 2 and is connected to the inner side surface 22 a of the side portion 22 at the connecting portion T, which is the upper end portion of the side portion 22 . The slope of the upper portion 22b of the inner surface 22a of the inner surface 22a of the side portion 22, which is the portion directly below the connecting portion T, is the same as the slope of the lower portion 62 of the water guiding surface 6, which is the portion directly above the connecting portion T. This means that the gradient when approaching the connecting portion T from above is the same as the gradient when approaching from below.

In this embodiment, the water conducting surface 6 and the inner side surface 22a have a constant downward slope from the upper edge portion 10 to the bottom portion 20, and as shown in FIG. ing.

Next, operation of the hair catcher 100 according to the embodiment will be described. The water that has flowed from the upper edge 10 of the hair catcher 100 to the upper portion of the draining portion 1 flows down the inside of the hair catcher 100 along the water guide surface 6 to generate a swirling flow as indicated by the arrows in FIG. A portion of the water flowing down inside the draining portion 1 is drained outside the draining portion 1 through the flow holes 4 as indicated by the arrow Q1 in FIG. The water flowing down the inside of the draining portion 1 is restricted by the drainage resistance portion 42 provided in the flow hole 4, so that it stays inside the draining portion 1 as indicated by the arrow Q2 and flows down. Swirling flow is more likely to occur.

The drainage resistance part 42 is formed so as to protrude toward the center of the flow hole 4 in the circumferential direction on the side of the edge 41a of the vertical rib 31 at the end of the direction in which the water flows in the opening 41 of the flow hole 4. is provided. For this reason, the water flowing down the inside of the draining portion 1 hits the drainage resistance portion 42 and is easily returned to the inside of the draining portion 1 .

Since the water guide surface 6 extends in the swirl direction of the swirl flow as it descends, the swirl flow is likely to occur. As shown in FIG. 4, the slope of the upper portion 22b of the inner surface 22a, which is the portion directly below the connecting portion T, is the same as the slope of the lower portion 62 of the water conveying surface 6, which is the portion directly above the connecting portion T, so that the water flow can be smoothly guided. Since the water flows from the water surface 6 to the reservoir 2, a swirling flow is likely to occur. In addition, in the present embodiment, the water guiding surface 6 and the inner surface 22a have a constant downward gradient from the top edge 10 to the bottom 20, and turbulence of the water flow is suppressed from the top edge 10 to the bottom 20. is smoothly carried to the reservoir 2.

In the hair catcher 100, a swirling flow is generated inside the draining portion 1, so that the hair or the like is collected in the water storage portion 2, which facilitates cleaning. A drain hole 21 is provided in the water reservoir 2 . When a swirling flow occurs, a part of the water is discharged from the drain hole 21, but the water is accumulated in the water storage part 2, and after the water stops flowing, the water accumulated in the water storage part 2 is drained over time. 21 is drained.

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Please refer to FIG. In the hair catcher 100 according to this modification, the water guide surface 6 extends directly downward from the upper edge 10 and is connected to the water reservoir 2 . For example, after passing through the bottom portion 20 of the water storage portion 2, the water flowing down through the water-conducting surface 6 rises on the side surface portion 22 of the water storage portion 2, turns around the horizontal axis, and returns.

The downward slopes of the water conveying surface 6 and the water reservoir 2 are constant like the gradient described with reference to FIG. A swirling water flow is likely to occur.

Please refer to FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b). In the hair catcher 100 shown in FIG. 6(a), the downward slope of the inner surface 22a directly below the connecting portion T is the same as the downward slope of the water guiding surface 6 directly above the connecting portion T. As shown in FIG. This means that the gradient when approaching the connecting portion T from above and the gradient when approaching from below are the same as in the above-described embodiment.

The water-conducting surface 6 and the inner surface 22a of the side surface 22 are concavely curved inward from the upper edge 10 to the bottom 20 as indicated by the line of intersection M. As shown in FIG. The water-conducting surface 6 and the inner surface 22a are smoothly connected at the connecting portion T without bending, so that the turbulence of the water flow is suppressed, and the hair and the like are smoothly carried to the water reservoir 2.

In the hair catcher 100 shown in FIG. 6(b), the downward slope of the inner surface 22a directly below the connecting portion T is the same as the downward slope of the water guiding surface 6 directly above the connecting portion T. As shown in FIG. The water-conducting surface 6 and the inner surface 22a of the side surface 22 are concavely curved inward from the upper edge 10 to the bottom 20 as indicated by the line of intersection M. As shown in FIG. The water-conducting surface 6 and the inner surface 22a are smoothly connected at the connecting portion T without bending, so that the turbulence of the water flow is suppressed, and the hair and the like are smoothly carried to the water reservoir 2.

Next, the features of the hair catcher 100 of the embodiment and modifications will be described.
The hair catcher 100 of each embodiment and modification of the present invention includes a draining section 1 that allows water to flow. Draining portion 1 has water storage portion 2 formed by bottom portion 20 and side portion 22 surrounding bottom portion 20 and water conducting surface 6 extending from upper edge portion 10 and connected to side portion 22 . The inclination of the inner surface 22a on the side of the water conveying surface 6 and the side surface 22 is the same at the connection portion T between the water conveying surface 6 and the side surface 22 . This makes it easier for the hair catcher 100 to generate a swirling flow due to the water that has flowed into it.

Further, the gradients of the water conveying surface 6 and the inner side surface 22a are constant. As a result, the hair catcher 100 suppresses the turbulence of the water flow, and the hair and the like are smoothly carried to the water reservoir 2.例文帳に追加

The water conducting surface 6 and the inner side surface 22a are concavely curved inward from the upper edge portion 10 to the bottom portion 20 . As a result, the hair catcher 100 suppresses the turbulence of the water flow, and the hair and the like are smoothly carried to the water reservoir 2.例文帳に追加

Further, the water conducting surface 6 and the inner side surface 22a are convexly curved inward from the upper edge portion 10 to the bottom portion 20 . As a result, the hair catcher 100 suppresses the turbulence of the water flow, and the hair and the like are smoothly carried to the water reservoir 2.例文帳に追加

Further, the water guiding surface 6 is formed so as to extend from the upper edge portion 10 in the swirling direction of the swirling flow generated inside the draining portion 1 . This makes it easier for the hair catcher 100 to generate a swirling flow.

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 draining part, 10 top edge, 2 water reservoir, 20 bottom part, 22 side part,
22a inner surface, 6 water conducting surface, 100 hair catcher.

Claims (5)

A hair catcher comprising: a standing wall portion rising from an upper edge through which flowing water passes and formed along the upper edge; and a draining portion for allowing water to flow,
The drainage part has a water storage part formed by a bottom part and a side part surrounding the bottom part, and a water conducting surface extending from the upper edge part and connected to the side part,
the gradient of the inner surface on the side of the water conveying surface and the side surface at the connection portion between the water conveying surface and the side surface is the same;
The water guiding surface is formed between one end of the standing wall portion and the other end facing the one end with a gap therebetween so as to extend from the upper edge to the water storage portion,
A hair catcher , wherein the water-conducting surface is not provided with flow holes . 2. The hair catcher according to claim 1, wherein the water-conducting surface and the inner surface have a constant slope. A hair catcher equipped with a draining part that allows water to flow,
The drainage part has a water storage part formed by a bottom part and a side part surrounding the bottom part, and a water conducting surface extending from an upper edge and connected to the side part,
the gradient of the inner surface on the side of the water conveying surface and the side surface at the connection portion between the water conveying surface and the side surface is the same;
The hair catcher, wherein the water-conducting surface and the inner surface are concavely curved toward the inside from the upper edge portion to the bottom portion. A hair catcher equipped with a draining part that allows water to flow,
The drainage part has a water storage part formed by a bottom part and a side part surrounding the bottom part, and a water conducting surface extending from an upper edge and connected to the side part,
the gradient of the inner surface on the side of the water conveying surface and the side surface at the connection portion between the water conveying surface and the side surface is the same;
The hair catcher, wherein the water-conducting surface and the inner surface are convexly curved inwardly from the upper edge portion to the bottom portion. 5. The water guide surface according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the water guide surface is formed so as to extend from the upper edge portion in a swirl direction of a swirl flow generated inside the draining portion. hair catcher.

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