JPH03202567A - Bathroom unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To bathe under a relaxed state even in a narrow bathtub by installing an opening-closing-free chair member to the bathtub section mounted into a unit body and arranging arm rest sections at positions as both sides of a door for the bathtub section. CONSTITUTION:A door 17 capable of sealing a doorway 15 is set up to a unit body 11, the inside of which has a unit space 13 and to which the doorway 15 is formed. A bathtub section 23 having a water-supply/discharge function is fitted to the lower section of the unit body 11, and an opening-closing-free chair member 25 is disposed to the bathtub section 23. Arm rest sections 27, 27 are installed at positions as both sides of the door 17 for the bathtub section 23 together with the bathtub section 23. Accordingly, a user can bathe in a relaxed attitude even in the narrow bathtub.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a bathroom unit, and particularly to a bathroom unit that allows a person to take a bath in a relaxed state.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, the number of people living alone has been increasing in cities, and individual preferences have become more diverse depending on age, gender, etc.

In particular, needs for bathing methods are becoming more diverse and individualized, and an increasing number of people prefer showers, saunas, etc. in addition to bathing.

On the other hand, conventional bathrooms are assumed to be shared by family members, etc.
It is common for people to enter the bathtub with their legs stretched out or with their legs shortened.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in order to stretch one's legs into a bathtub, a relatively large space is required, and there is a problem in that it is difficult to install a bathtub in a small house in an urban area.

On the other hand, when entering the room with the legs shortened, there is a problem in that it is cramped and it is not possible to fully relax.

Additionally, there is a demand for a bathroom unit that allows people with physical disabilities to easily take a bath.

The present invention was made in order to solve such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bathroom unit that allows a person to fully relax and take a bath in a narrow bathtub.

[Means to solve the problem]

The bathroom unit of the present invention includes a unit main body having an internal unit space and an entrance/exit, a door arranged in the unit main body so as to be openable/closeable and sealing the entrance/exit, and a door formed at the bottom of the unit main body with a water supply/drainage function. The bathtub includes a bathtub section, a chair member disposed in the bathtub section so as to be openable and closable, and armrest sections disposed on both sides of the door of the bathtub section.

[For production]

In the bathroom unit of the present invention, a person takes a bath in a relaxed state by opening the chair member, sitting on the chair member, and resting the armrest on the armrest.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, details of the present invention will be explained using the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the bathroom unit of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 11 indicates a rectangular parallelepiped unit body made of, for example, resin and having a unit space 13 inside.

An entrance/exit 15 is formed on one side of the unit main body 11, and the entrance/exit 15 can be sealed by a door 17 disposed in the unit main body 11 so as to be openable and closable.

The upper window portion 19 of this door 17 is formed of instantaneous light control glass, and the transparency can be changed instantaneously.

Further, at the bottom of the door 17, a heater device 21 made of, for example, a far-infrared panel is arranged.

The lower part of the unit main body 11 is made of resin, for example,
A bathtub section 23 having a water supply and drainage function is formed.

In this bathtub section 23, on the surface facing the door 17,
A chair member 25 is arranged so as to be openable and closable.

FIG. 2 shows the details of the chair member 25, which is rotatable in the vertical direction and is attached to the bathtub part 2.
3 is placed on a support member 251 that is openably and closably fixed.

Furthermore, a pie break 253 connected to a power supply controller is disposed inside the chair member 25, and as shown in FIG.
can be accommodated in a recess 255 formed in the bathtub portion 23.

Furthermore, armrests 27 are disposed integrally with the bathtub section 23 at positions on both sides of the door 17 of the bathtub section 23.

Further, this armrest is integrally formed with the arched ceiling part 27.
9 is formed.

A water heater 33 and a steam supply device 35 are arranged in the space between the armrest portion 31 and the unit body 11.

A drying device 37 is arranged above the unit main body 11 to suck the moist air in the unit space 13 and supply dry air into the uni-throat space 13.

Further, a shower device 39 is provided on the upper part of the unit main body 11.
is located.

In this shower device 39, a pair of arch-shaped guide rails 41 are disposed facing each other on the ceiling portion 29 of the unit body 11 at a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction.

Between these guide rails 41, a shower vibrator 43 having a large number of ejection holes spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals in the axial direction is provided so as to be movable along the guide rails 41.

In addition, one end of this shower pipe 43 is connected to the water heater 3.
3, and one end connected to the steam supply device 35.
The other ends of the hoses are connected to each other.

Further, in the upper part of the unit space 13, an acoustic device 45. Relaxation equipment such as a scent generator 47 is arranged.

Furthermore, unit body moving devices including casters 49 are arranged at the four corners of the lower surface of the unit body 11.

One end of a flexible tube 51 is connected to the unit body 11, and the other end of the flexible tube 51 is connected to an equipment outlet 53 on the indoor side.

As shown in FIG. 4, the flexible tube 51 includes:
Water supply pipe 55. Drain pipe 57. A gas pipe 59 and electric wire 61 are accommodated.

Further, in this embodiment, a swirling flow generating device that generates a swirling flow in the hot water supplied to the bathtub section 23 is arranged.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a control panel 63 is disposed above the armrest section 27, and the armrest section 27 includes:
A hand washing port 65 is arranged.

FIG. 5 shows the system flow of the bathroom unit configured as described above. The unit body 11 includes a flexible tube 51 whose one end is connected to an energy equipment outlet 53, and a duct system equipment. A flexible tube 67 is connected, one end of which is connected to an outlet.

The energy system flexible tube 51 has a water supply pipe 55. Drain pipe 57. A gas pipe 59 and an electric wire 61 are housed, and an air supply pipe 69 and an exhaust pipe 71 are housed in a flexible tube 67 of the duct system.

The water supply pipe 55 is connected to the water heater 33 via a valve, and the water heater 33 is connected to a supply pipe 73 that supplies hot water to the bathtub section 23.

A supply on-off valve 74 is arranged in this supply pipe 73 .

Furthermore, hoses 77 and 79 for supplying water to the shower pipe 43 and the hand shower 75 are connected to the water heater 33 .

Furthermore, a pipe 81 that opens to the hand washing port 65 is connected to the water heater 33 .

Further, the gas pipe 59 is connected to the water heater 33 and the steam supply device 3.
5.

Further, the drain pipe 57 opens into a drain section 83, and a pump 85 is disposed in the drain pipe 57.

A discharge pipe 87 for discharging hot water from the bathtub part 23 is arranged at the bottom of the bathtub part 23, and a discharge opening/closing valve 89 is arranged in this discharge pipe 87.

Further, the air supply pipe 69 is opened in the unit main body 11,
Furthermore, it is connected to a scent generator 47.

The exhaust pipe 71 opens into the unit main body ll, and further includes:
It is connected to a water heater 33.

In addition, in this embodiment, the lower part of the unit main body 11 includes:
A detergent tank 91 is arranged, and this detergent tank 91
A detergent supply pipe 94 having a pump 93 is opened therein.

This detergent supply pipe 94 is opened to the bathtub section 23, and
It is connected to a shower pipe 77.

The electric wire 61 is connected to pumps 85, 93, on-off valves 74, 89, control panel 63, and the like.

This control panel 63 includes a switch for igniting and extinguishing the hot water supply H33, a switch for operating the scent generator 47, a switch for opening and closing the on-off valve 95 of the piping 77 that supplies hot water to the shower pipe 43, Switch for turning on and off the device 45, detergent tank 9
1, a switch for opening and closing the supply on-off valve 74 disposed in the supply piping 73, a switch for opening and closing the discharge on-off valve 89 disposed on the discharge piping 87, and a switch for opening and closing the discharge on-off valve 89 disposed in the discharge piping 87. A switch and the like are arranged to turn on and off a swirling flow generator that generates a swirling flow in hot water.

Furthermore, a knob to adjust the volume of the sound system W45, a knob to adjust the brightness of the lighting, a knob to adjust the transparency of the instant dimming glass of the door 17, a knob to adjust the temperature of the water from the water heater 33, etc. are arranged. ing.

In the bathroom unit configured as described above, bathing is performed by opening the door 17 of the unit body 11 to enter the unit space 13, as shown in FIG. 63 is pressed to open the supply on-off valve 74 of the supply piping 73 to supply hot water to the bathtub section 23. After that, the control panel 63
Press a predetermined switch to operate the swirl flow generator, press a predetermined switch to operate the pump 93 to supply detergent from the detergent tank 91 to the bathtub section 23, press a predetermined switch to operate the electric brush 97, After automatically washing the body, by pressing a predetermined switch on the control panel 63, the discharge on/off valve 89 of the discharge piping 87 of the bathtub section 23 is opened, and hot water is discharged from the bathtub section 23.
Thereafter, by pressing a predetermined switch on the control panel 63, the drying device 37 is activated to dry the body, and the user opens the @17 and exits the unit main body 11.

Note that FIG. 7 shows a state in which a swirling flow is generated in the bathtub section 23 by the swirling flow generator, and FIG.
7 is shown in operation.

On the other hand, for the shower, as shown in FIG.
This can be done while automatically moving along the line or fixed at an optimal position.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, the sauna is performed by spouting steam from the shower vibe 43 using the steam supply device 35 and by operating the heater device 21.

Also, as shown in FIG. 11, the relaxed meditative mood can be achieved by controlling the sound device 45 located at the upper part of the unit space 13 by turning the switch or knob on the control panel 63 while sitting on the chair member 25. ．． Lighting control device.

This is done by operating the scent generator 47 etc. according to preference.

However, in the bathroom unit configured as above,
A bathroom unit includes a unit main body 11 having a unit space 13 inside and an entrance/exit 15 formed therein, and a door 1 disposed in the unit main body 11 so as to be openable/closeable and sealing the entrance/exit 15.
7, a bathtub section 23 formed at the lower part of the unit body 11 and having a water supply and drainage function, a chair member 25 disposed in the bathtub section 23 so as to be openable and closable, and a chair member 25 disposed on both sides of the door 17 of the bathtub section 23. Since the armrest consists of part 27,
By opening the chair member 25, sitting on the chair member 25, and taking a bath while resting your elbows on the armrests 27, it becomes possible to fully relax and take a bath in a narrow bathtub.

In other words, in the bathroom unit configured as above,
It is possible to take a bath in a very relaxed position, and it is also possible to use relaxation equipment to increase the Noriranks effect.

In addition, in the bathroom unit configured as above, it is possible to take a bath within the same space according to individual preference.

It will be possible to take a shower, sauna, meditate, etc.

In addition, in the bathroom unit configured as described above, a pair of arch-shaped guide rails 41 are disposed facing each other at a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction on the upper part of the unit main body 11 having the unit space 13 therein. guide rail 4
1, the shower pipe 43 having a large number of spout holes is movably installed along the guide rail 41, so that the shower pipe 43 can be moved automatically or positioned at the optimum position. It becomes possible to take a shower.

Furthermore, in the bathroom unit configured as described above, hot water and steam are supplied to the shower pipe 43, so the shower vibe 43 can be shared for the shower and the sauna, which saves installation space and It becomes possible to reduce equipment costs.

In addition, in the bathroom unit configured as described above, a unit body moving device consisting of casters 49 is disposed on the bottom surface of the unit body 11, so that as shown in FIG.
It becomes possible to easily move within a room or between rooms.

Then, the flexible tube 5 is attached to the unit body 11.
1 and the other end of the flexible tube 51 is connected to the equipment outlet 53 on the indoor side, making it easier to move between rooms.

Furthermore, in the bathroom unit configured as described above, a swirling flow generating device that generates a swirling flow in the hot water supplied to the bathtub section 23 is disposed, so that the body can be automatically washed.

Further, in the bathroom unit configured as described above, the control panel 63 includes a switch for opening and closing the supply on-off valve 74 disposed in the supply piping 73 that supplies hot water to the bathtub section 23, and a switch for opening and closing the supply on-off valve 74 arranged in the supply piping 73 that supplies hot water to the bathtub section 23. Discharge piping 8
A switch for opening and closing the discharge on-off valve 89 disposed at 7 and a switch for turning on and off the swirling flow generator that generates swirling flow in the hot water supplied to the bathtub section 23 are provided, so that the supply of hot water can be controlled. By operating the control panel 63, the operation of the swirl flow generator, the discharge of hot water, etc. can be easily performed.

Further, the control panel 63 allows various operations to be performed in a concentrated manner.

Furthermore, in the bathroom unit configured as above, the window portion 19 of the door 17 is formed of instantaneous light control glass;
Transparency can be easily adjusted according to usage conditions or preferences.

The bathroom unit configured as described above can be installed as furniture in a private room such as a bedroom where the bed 98 is arranged, for example, as shown in FIG. As shown, it is also possible to protrude from the outer wall of the second floor of the building 99 and attach it.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in the bathroom unit of the present invention, the bathroom unit includes a unit main body having a unit space inside and in which an entrance is formed, and a door that is disposed in the unit main body so as to be openable and closeable and seals the entrance. The bathtub part is formed at the lower part of the unit body and has a water supply and drainage function, a chair member is placed in the bathtub part so as to be openable and closable, and armrest parts are placed on both sides of the door of the bathtub part. Therefore, there is an advantage that you can fully relax and take a bath in a narrow bathtub.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the bathroom unit of the present invention. FIGS. 2 and 3 are explanatory diagrams showing the chair member in an open state and a closed state. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the flexible tube of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a system diagram of the bathroom unit shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a bathing method using the bathroom unit of FIG. 1. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which swirling flow is generated in the bathtub portion of the bathroom unit shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the operating state of the drying device of the bathroom unit of FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the bathroom unit of FIG. 1 in a state in which the shower device is in use. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the bathroom unit of FIG. 1 in a state in which the sauna is used. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the bathroom unit of FIG. 1 in use. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the bathroom unit of FIG. 1 being used indoors. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the bathroom unit being used in a bedroom. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a bathroom unit installed on the second floor of a building. [Explanation of symbols of main parts] 11... Unit body 13... Unit space 15... Doorway 17... Door 21... Heater device 23... Bathtub section 25... Chair member 27 ...Armrest is part 35...Steam supply device 37...Drying device 39...Shower device. Figure 2 Figure Figure 5 Figure 1 Figure 6 Figure 3 Figure 0 Figure 5 Figure 1 Figure Figure Figure 2 Figure 1 Snake Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 1 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A unit body that has a unit space inside and has an entrance and exit, a door that is openable and closable in the unit body and seals the entrance, and a bathtub that is formed at the bottom of the unit body and has a water supply and drainage function. A bathroom unit comprising: a chair member disposed in the bathtub portion so as to be openable and closable; and armrest portions disposed on both sides of the door of the bathtub portion.