JPH0334448Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Prior Art] In recent years, as the living environment has become more Western-style, unit baths using Western-style bathtubs have rapidly become popular. This Western-style bathtub generally has a substantially rectangular shape, with one inner wall in the longitudinal direction slanting and the other inner wall standing nearly vertically. Since a bather generally takes a posture with his or her back leaning against this slope, the slope is commonly referred to as the back side, and the other substantially upright wall is commonly referred to as the foot side.

In a unit bathroom, one or both of the short sides of the bathtub are generally in contact with a side wall.

[Problems that the invention attempts to solve]

In this Western-style bathtub, there is a lot of movement in the bathtub because the body is washed in the bathtub, and waves are likely to occur. In particular, when a bather in a bathtub leans his or her back against the slope, large waves are generated, and the resulting waves hit the slope or the nearby wall, causing overflow and splashing, causing hot water to splash out of the bathtub. There is.

In the unit bathroom, the bathtub is installed on a waterproof floor pan, so any water spilled on the floor can be easily drained and no problems will occur. However, a door for entering and exiting the unit bathroom is provided close to the wall that the short side of the bathtub is in contact with, and a space is provided at the bottom of the door to take in air when ventilating the bathroom. Often. If such a gap exists, water that has flowed down the wall surface or the inner surface of the door will flow out of the unit room through the gap at the bottom of the door and leak into the hallway. Particularly in unit bathrooms where such a door is installed on the back wall of the bathtub, when a bather leans their back against the sloping inner wall of the bathtub, large waves are created and a relatively large amount of water spills into the bathtub. There is a strong tendency to overflow the top surface. A portion of this overflow water travels along the wall surface or the inner surface of the door, reaches the gap, and flows out of the unit room.

[Means for trying to solve problems]

The present invention has a structure in which a Western-style bathtub is installed with its back side close to or in contact with a wall surface, and a water outflow prevention plate is installed so as to connect the wall surface to both the upper surface of the bathtub on the washing area side, Further, the height of the upper surface of the bathtub handrail along the wall surface is lower than the outflow prevention plate.

[Effect]

With this invention, even if large waves occur inside the bathtub and the water climbs over the upper surface of the back side of the bathtub and hits the wall surface, it will flow out onto the floor of the bathtub or outside the bathroom because a spill prevention plate is installed. There's nothing to do.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained in more detail based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

The bathroom 1 can be entered and exited from the outside through a door 2 such as a hallway, and a gap 3 for air circulation is provided at the bottom of the door 2. This door 2 is attached to a wall surface 4a. The wall surface 4a is
The bathroom 1 is surrounded by other three walls 4b, 4c, and 4d (4c and 4d are not shown). wall surface 4a,
A bathtub 5 is installed so as to be in contact with three sides 4b and 4c, and a washing area 1a is formed in front of the door 2. The inner surface of the bathtub 5 on the inner wall surface 4a side has an inclined portion 6.
is formed so that bathers can lean their backs on it. The handrail portion 5a on the back side of the bathtub 5 is in contact with the wall surface 4a, and is sealed with silicone caulking or the like as necessary. A water outflow prevention plate 8 is provided on the upper surface 7 of the handrail portion of the bathtub 5 on the side of the washing area 1a. This outflow prevention plate is horizontally long, and the wall surface 4a is connected to both the top surface 7 of the bathtub. Note that the upper side of the outflow prevention plate 8 slopes downward in the direction away from the wall surface 4a. As shown in the figure, the handrail portion 5a is lower than the outflow prevention plate 8. By providing such outflow prevention plate 8,
Water W crawls up the slope 6 and overflows over the handrail 5a (or along the wall 4a) toward the washing area 1a.
is bounced off the outflow prevention plate 8 and returned into the bathtub 5. Therefore, it does not flow out of the bathroom from the lower gap 3 of the door 2. It is possible that some of the overflow water W flows along the outflow prevention plate 8 and falls into the washing area 1a, but this is not a problem because the water flowing to the washing area 1a can be easily drained.

The outflow prevention plate 8 may be integrated with the bathtub 5 and the wall surface 4, or may be formed separately and bonded to the bathtub 5 and the wall surface 4. The height of the outflow prevention plate 8 is normally preferably about 5 cm or more. Moreover, the length in the lateral direction may be appropriately determined according to the width of the upper surface 6a of the inclined portion 6.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention. In this second embodiment, a vertically long outflow prevention plate 8' is erected so as to be connected to a ceiling surface (not shown). Further, on the front side of the outflow prevention plate 8', an accessory case 9 and a towel rack 10 are installed. Of course, it is also possible to attach other objects such as a mirror. If the upper end of the outflow prevention plate 8' is connected to the ceiling, the prevention plate is supported at three points, so that the mounting strength is improved. Note that even if the outflow prevention plate 8' is lower than the ceiling, the outflow prevention function is still maintained.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a unit bathroom to which the present invention is applied. In Figure 3, the prevention floor pan 1
Side panels 12 to 15 are erected on the same edge of 1 to form a unit room, and a bathtub 16, a wash basin 17, and a Western-style toilet 18 are installed inside. A door 19 is provided on the side panel 12, and an outflow prevention plate 20 is erected near the pivot side of the door 19.
Reference numeral 21 indicates a water supply pipe, 22 a hot water supply pipe, 23 a gray water pipe, and 24 a sewage drain pipe.

26 is the upper surface of the handrail portion on the back side of the bathtub 16. This upper surface 26 is in contact with the side pipe 12, and its height is lower than the outflow prevention plate 20.

In such a unit bathroom, water is reliably prevented from flowing out of the room through the lower gap of the door 19. In addition, there is less leakage from the floor 25,
The comfort when using the sink or toilet is excellent.

In the above embodiment, the handrail on the back side of the bathtub is in contact with the wall surface, but it may be separated to some extent. In this case, the handrail portion may be connected to the wall surface using silicone caulking or the like.

[Effect of idea]

The present invention is equipped with a plate to prevent water from flowing out of the bathtub, so water will not flow out of the bathroom.
It is possible to comfortably use the area near the bathroom in a unit bath. Furthermore, if applied to unit baths, it will also be possible to use wash basins and toilets comfortably.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 and 2 are perspective views showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a unit bath according to the embodiment. 1...Bathroom, 2...Door, 3...Gap, 5...
Bathtub, 8, 8'...Outflow prevention plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a structure in which a bathtub is installed with its back side close to or in contact with a wall surface, a water outflow prevention plate is connected to the top surface of the bathtub on the washing area side and the wall surface, and a bathtub handrail is provided along the wall surface. An installation structure for a Western-style bathtub, characterized in that the height of the upper surface of the part is lower than the outflow prevention plate.