JPH0342894B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a structure for covering the space between the washbowl and the floor in a vertically lifting type washstand in which the washbowl moves up and down. .

[Background technology] Height to the top of the bathroom vanity (distance to the floor)
is 720mm according to JIS standards, but it would be easier to use if the height could be changed depending on the height and purpose of use. In recent years, it has been considered to raise and lower the washbowl of a washstand so that the height of the washbowl can be changed; however, in order to hide drain pipes etc. between the washbowl and the floor, When an attempt was made to provide a cover body, the distance between the washbowl body and the floor surface changed, making it impossible to completely cover the toilet bowl body.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the points described above, and the object of the present invention is to provide a cover between the washbowl body and the floor even when the washbowl body moves up and down. To provide a cover structure for an up-and-down type washstand that can completely cover the washstand and also smoothly move up and down the washbowl body.

[Disclosure of the Invention] The cover structure of the vertically adjustable washstand of the present invention is as follows:
In a vertically elevating washstand in which the washbowl body 1 can be raised and lowered by an elevating holding device A and is held at an appropriate height, the area between the washbowl body 1 and the floor surface 2 is covered. The cover body 3 is composed of a movable cover 3a and a fixed cover 3b,
A fixed cover 3b is attached to the installation part 4 installed on the floor surface 2, and a movable cover 3a is attached to the washbowl body 1.
, the movable cover 3a and the fixed cover 3b are overlapped, and the inner race 5a of the slide rail 5 to be slid up and down is attached to one of the movable cover 3a to the fixed cover 3b, and the inner race 5a of the slide rail 5 is attached to the other. The outer race 5b is attached to the slide rail 5, and a bearing 5c is interposed between the inner race 5a and the outer race 5b. This solves the drawbacks of the example. In other words, the movable cover 3 covers the space between the washbowl body 1 and the floor 2.
a and a fixed cover 3b, the fixed cover 3b is attached to the installation part 4 installed on the floor surface 2, and the movable cover 3a is attached to the washbowl body 1,
By overlapping the movable cover 3a and the fixed cover 3b, when the washbowl body 1 is raised and lowered, the movable cover 3a moves up and down together with the washbowl body 1, and the movable cover 3a and the fixed cover 3b raise and lower the washbowl. The space between the body 1 and the floor surface 2 is completely covered and the appearance is improved.Moreover, the inner race 5a of the slide rail 5 that is slid on one of the movable cover 3a to the fixed cover 3b is attached and slid on the other. Outer lace 5b of rail 5
Attach the inner race 5 of the slide rail 5.
Bearing 5c between a and outer race 5b
By interposing the outer race 5b, when the movable cover 3a moves up and down, it is guided by the slide rail 5 and moves up and down smoothly, and the positions of the movable cover 3a and the fixed cover 3b do not shift relative to each other. The cover body 3 slides lightly on a bearing 5c interposed between the inner race 5a and the washbowl body 1, so that the cover body 3 does not interfere with the lifting and lowering of the washbowl body 1.

The present invention will be explained in detail below using examples.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the washbowl body 1 is provided with a recessed bowl portion 1a, and on the back side of the upper surface of the washbowl body 1 there are a shower run 7, a mixing valve 8, and a drain that can be freely pulled out. An operating section 9 for operating the stopper is provided. The upper part of the telescopic leg B is attached to the back surface of the washbowl body 1. As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7, this telescopic leg B has a movable guide tube 10 in the shape of a flat rectangular tube with a wide width in the left and right direction.
and a fixed side guide cylinder 11,
A fixed guide tube 11 is housed inside a movable guide tube 10. A sliding roller 13 held by a retainer 12 is interposed between the movable guide tube 10 and the fixed guide tube 11, and the movable guide tube 1 is connected to the fixed guide tube 11 via the roller 13.
0 slides up and down. The movable guide tube 10 is attached to the back surface of the washbowl body 1, and the lower end of the fixed guide tube 11 is fixed to the installation part 4. The installation part 4 is designed to be independent by being installed on the floor surface 2. Telescopic legs B
A gas spring 15 is installed in the fixed side guide cylinder 11.
It is equipped with a gas spring 15 on the telescopic leg B.
The lifting and lowering holding device A is constructed by incorporating the. Gas spring 1 of this lifting holding device A
5 is configured as follows. As shown in FIG. 9, a piston 17 is slidably inserted into the cylinder 16, and a piston rod 18 extending from the piston 17 is guided out of the cylinder 16 and penetrates through the piston rod 18 and the piston 17. A push rod 19 is inserted into the through hole.
Piston 17 in cylinder 16 and guide seal 2
An intermediate guide 21 is slidably installed between the intermediate guide 21 and the guide seal 20, and oil 22 is sealed between the intermediate guide 21 and the guide seal 20. Nitrogen is filled in the chambers on both sides of the piston 17 of the cylinder 16. A gas 23 such as gas is sealed at high pressure. When the valve 24 at the tip of the push rod 19 is opened and the valve hole 26 of the piston 17 is opened by pushing the push rod 19 as shown in FIG _.
is larger than the pressure receiving surface _S2 on the piston rod 18 side, the piston 17 is pushed toward the piston rod 18 side by the gas pressure, reaching the maximum extension state as shown in FIG. 9c, and the push rod 19 is pushed in. When the cylinder 16 is pushed toward the piston rod 18 against the gas pressure, the piston 17 is moved to the side opposite to the piston rod 18, and the maximum compression state as shown in FIG. By releasing the push rod 19 in this state, it can be prevented from moving in that position. The end of the cylinder 16 of the gas spring 15 configured in this way is fixed to the upper end of the movable guide cylinder 10, and the gas spring 15
The end of the piston rod 18 is connected to the fixed side guide cylinder 1.
It is fixed to the bottom end of 1. Movable guide tube 10
A top plate 27 is detachably attached above.
A pedal rod 28 is mounted on the installation section 4 so as to be rotatable about the fulcrum 14, and a pedal section 29 is provided at the base end of the pedal rod 28, with the tip of the pedal rod 28 facing the push rod 19. be. However, when the pedal section 29 is stepped on with the foot, the pedal rod 28 rotates and pushes the push rod 19.
When the pedal portion 29 is not depressed, a return spring 30 causes the pedal to return to its original position. A pipe C for water supply and drainage is pre-installed below the washbasin body 1 at the time of factory assembly. Bowl part 1a of washbowl body 1
A flexible drain pipe 32 is connected to the drain outlet through a drain trap member 31. One end of the flexible hot water supply pipe 33 and the water supply pipe 34 are connected to the mixing valve 8, and the other ends of the flexible hot water supply pipe 33 and the water supply pipe 34 serve as connection ports 33a and 34a and are fixed above the installation part 4. . Shower hose 7 is attached to one end of the flexible shower hose 35.
The other end of the shower hose 35 is connected to the mixing valve 8. The front and side sides of this pipe C are covered with a cover body 3, and the cover body 3 includes a movable cover 3a and a fixed cover 3b. Movable cover 3a and fixed cover 3
b is formed in a U-shape when viewed from above, and is formed in a shape that covers the front side and both sides. The height of the movable cover 3a and the fixed cover 3b is the same as the height of the washbowl body 1 when the washbowl body 1 is lowered to the lowest position.
The movable cover 3a is superimposed on the outer circumferential side of the fixed cover 3b with a certain gap so that the movable cover 3a is located on the outer circumferential side. There is. Fixed cover 3b
is fixed via a mounting angle 37 to a support 38 erected on the installation part 4 with screws. The movable cover 3a is fixed to a movable stay 39 integrally provided below the washbasin body 1 with screws from the front side. Slide rail 5 is inner race 5
a, an outer race 5b, and a bearing 5c, the inner race 5a and the outer race 5b are slidably fitted, and the inner race 5
A bearing 5c is held between recesses 40 formed vertically on both sides of the outer race 5b and both side edges of the outer race 5b. This slide rail 5 is interposed between the movable cover 3a and the fixed cover 3b so as to slide vertically, the outer race 5b is attached to the movable cover 3a, and the inner race 5a is attached to the movable cover 3a.
is attached to the fixed cover 3b. As described above, the cover body 3 is composed of the movable cover 3a and the fixed cover 3b, and even if the vertically adjustable washstand is installed in a corner of the room, the movable cover 3a can be easily removed from the front for maintenance. The movable cover 3a and the fixed cover 3b can be used for ease of installation.
It has a structure that allows for easy installation and removal of the movable cover 3 and the slide rail 5.
a and the fixed cover 3b always maintain a constant gap,
They are designed so that their relative positions do not shift. Furthermore, the movable cover 3a and the fixed cover 3b have a structure that minimizes the number of screws when viewed from the outside, and the movable cover 3a has a fixed structure that takes into account variations in the material and dimensions of the washbowl body 1. ing. Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a mirror 43 is attached to the front surface of the mirror mounting board 42, and a mounting screw 4 is attached to the wall surface 44 at the back of the part where the vertically adjustable washstand is arranged.
It is attached at 5. A dowel hole 46 for positioning is bored at the lower end of this mirror mounting board 42, and a dowel 48 of a wall fixing bracket 47 attached to a wall surface 44 is fitted into the dowel hole 46, as shown in FIG. . As a result, the mirror mounting board 4
2 is positioned with respect to the wall surface 44, a constant distance can be maintained between the back surface of the washbowl body 1 and the wall surface 44, and even if the washbowl body 1 goes up and down, it will not come into contact with the mirror 43 due to construction variations. You can prevent this from happening. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the water receiving fixture 49 is positioned on the dowel 48 and attached to the wall fixture 47.
A water receiving gutter 51 is attached to 9 with screws 50. The water receiving gutter 51 extends across the width of the mirror 43 and is adapted to receive water droplets falling from the mirror 43. In addition, the installation part 4 is shown in FIG.
As shown in Fig. 4, it is formed of a square pipe, and adjuster star bolts 52 are screwed into the installation part 4 so as to be movable up and down at each of the four corners, and a pedestal is attached to the lower end of the adjuster star bolt 52. 53, and a driver groove 54 is bored in the upper end of the adjuster star bolt 52. A steal hole 55 is provided on the top surface of the installation part 11, and a screwdriver 56 is inserted through the hole 55 to tighten the adjuster star bolt 52.
The height can be adjusted by rotating.
With this arrangement, the level can be adjusted by easily operating the adjuster star bolt 52 from above.

Next, the operation of the up/down type washstand of the present invention constructed as described above will be explained. Now, when the pedal part 29 is stepped on, the push rod 19 of the gas spring 15 of the lifting holding device A is pushed, the gas spring 15 is expanded, the movable guide cylinder 10 slides against the fixed guide cylinder 11, and the gas spring 15 The washbowl body 1 rises with the force of. At this time, the pedal section 29
When the user releases the pressure on the push rod 19, the gas spring 15 stops expanding at that position and stops at that position. Further, when the washbowl body 1 is pressed downward with the pedal portion 29 depressed and the push rod 19 pushed in, the gas spring 15 is compressed and the washbowl body 1 is lowered. Also at this time, when the pedal part 29 is released from being depressed, the compression of the gas spring 15 is stopped at that position, and the washbowl body 1 is stopped at that position. Thus, by raising and lowering the washbowl body 1, the user can wash his or her hair according to his or her height and purpose. When the washbowl body 1 is raised or lowered, the movable cover 3a slides up and down with respect to the fixed cover 3b, and the washbowl body 1
Even if the height of the pipe C changes, the front and side sides of the pipe C can be covered. At this time, the movable cover 3a slides smoothly on the slide rail 5.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention includes a cover body that covers the space between the washbowl body and the floor surface, which is composed of a movable cover and a fixed cover, and the fixed cover is attached to the installation part installed on the floor surface. At the same time, a movable cover was attached to the washbowl body, and the movable cover and fixed cover were overlapped, so when the washbowl body was moved up and down, the movable cover moved up and down along with the washbowl body, and the movable cover and fixed cover were overlapped. The space between the washbowl body and the floor surface is covered by the cover, and even if the washbowl body moves up and down, it is completely covered and has a good appearance, and it is either a movable cover or a fixed cover. The inner race of the slide rail that slides up and down is attached to one side, and the outer race of the slide rail is attached to the other side, and a bearing is inserted between the inner race and outer race of the slide rail, so that the movable cover can be moved. When moving up and down, it is guided by the slide rail and moves up and down smoothly, and the movable cover and fixed cover do not shift relative to each other, and the bearings inserted between the outer race and the inner race allow them to slide easily. The cover body does not interfere with the lifting and lowering of the washbowl body.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a partially omitted perspective view of the same as the above, FIG. 3 is a schematic plan sectional view of the main part of the same as the above, FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the slide rail part of the same as the above, and FIG. Fig. 6 is a partially omitted front view of Fig. 5, Fig. 7 is a partially omitted side view of Fig. 5, Figs. , c is a sectional view of the same gas spring as above, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the same as above with the mirror attached, and FIG.
A partially cutaway side view of the figure, Figure 12 is an enlarged sectional view of the lower end of the mirror mounting board attached to the above, Figure 13 is a perspective view showing the adjustment state of the installation part of the same, and Figure 14 is an enlarged view of the same. It is a cross-sectional view, and A
is a lift holding device, 1 is a wash basin body, 2 is a floor surface,
3 is a cover body, 3a is a movable cover, 3b is a fixed cover, 4 is an installation part, 5 is a slide rail, 5a is an inner race, 5b is an outer race, and 5c is a bearing.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cover body that covers the space between the washbowl and the floor in a liftable washstand in which the washbowl can be raised and lowered by an elevator holding device and held at an appropriate height. consists of a movable cover and a fixed cover, the fixed cover is attached to the installation part installed on the floor, the movable cover is attached to the washbasin body, the movable cover and the fixed cover are overlapped, and the movable cover or fixed cover is attached. The inner race of the slide rail that slides up and down is attached to one of the covers, and the outer race of the slide rail is attached to the other side, and a bearing is interposed between the inner race and the outer race of the slide rail. A cover structure for a vertically elevating washstand, which is characterized by: