JPH039707Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a technique for attaching an operation switch to a bathtub for controlling a bubble generator or the like.

[Background technology]

BACKGROUND ART A bathtub called a jet bath incorporating a bubble generator has been known. In order to improve operability during bathing, this jet bath has a bathtub 1 as shown in Figure 3.
An operation switch 5' was attached to the upper edge surface 2 of the apparatus so as to protrude from the upper edge surface 2 of the apparatus. However, since the operation switch 5' is attached to protrude from the upper edge surface 2 of the bathtub 1 as described above, it is necessary to provide a notch in the lid of the bathtub 1 that corresponds to the operation switch 5', and it is also necessary to provide a notch in the lid of the bathtub 1. When doing so, the operation switch 5' may be pressed by mistake, resulting in a problem that malfunctions are likely to occur. Furthermore, the upper edge surface of the bathtub 1, on which the operating switch 5' is attached in a protruding manner, is substantially flat, and there is a problem in that the water around the mounting part of the operating switch 5' is poor in drainage.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention was devised in view of the above points, and its purpose is to eliminate the need for special considerations such as cutouts on the lid, prevent malfunction of the operating switch, and further improve the structure around the switch. To provide a structure for mounting an operation switch on a bathtub, which improves water drainage, waterproofness, and durability.

[Disclosure of invention]

The structure for attaching the operation switch to the bathtub of the present invention is to provide a switch attachment recess 3 that opens upward and outward in the upper edge 2 of the bathtub 1, and to connect the bottom of the switch attachment recess 3 toward the outside of the bathtub 1. A sloped surface 4 for draining is sloped down toward
The level of the upper surface of the operation switch 5 is set to be lower than the upper edge surface 2 of the bathtub 1, and by adopting such a configuration, the above-mentioned object of the present invention is achieved. That is, in the present invention, a switch mounting recess 3 that opens upward and outward is provided in the upper edge surface 2 of the bathtub 1, and the operating switch 5 is housed and mounted in the switch mounting recess 3.
By setting the level of the upper surface of the operation switch 5 to be lower than the upper edge surface 2 of the bathtub 1, even if the lid is placed on the upper edge surface 2 of the bathtub 1 and the bathtub 1 is covered, the operation switch 5 will be lower than the lid. This eliminates the need to provide a cutout in the lid to avoid the operation switch 5, and also prevents malfunctions caused by accidentally pressing the operation switch 5 when closing the lid. Moreover, since the bottom surface of the switch mounting recess 3 is formed into a draining slope 4 that slopes downward toward the outside of the bathtub 1, drainage of water from the mounting part of the operating switch 5 is improved. be.

The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to Examples. An upper edge surface 2 of the bathtub 1 is provided with a switch mounting recess 3 that opens upward and outward. The bottom surface of the switch mounting recess 3 is sloped downwardly toward the outside of the bathtub 1, and this downwardly sloped bottom surface serves as a draining slope 4. An operating switch 5 is housed and mounted in the switch mounting recess 3, and the level of the upper surface of the operating switch 5 is lower than the upper edge surface 2 of the bathtub 1. In other words, the operation switch 5 is designed not to protrude above the upper edge surface 2 of the bathtub 1. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the operating switch 5 is assembled into a switch box 6, and the switch box 6 incorporating the operating switch 5 is housed in the switch mounting recess 3 and installed. There is. When mounting the switch box 6, it is fixed to the bottom of the switch mounting recess 3 with a screw 7 through a gasket 11. In FIG. 2, numeral 8 indicates a lead wire. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the operating switch 5 is, for example, a touch switch or a push button switch, and a waterproof surface sheet 9 is pasted on the top surface of the switch box 6.
By the way, if you install Switchbox 6,
The upper surface of the switch box 6 is sloped downward toward the outside of the bathtub 1, so that water can be smoothly drained to the outside of the bathtub 1 at this portion. A blower plate 10 is disposed at the bottom of the bathtub 1, and this blower plate 10 is connected to an air pump (not shown), and the air supplied from the air pump is pumped out from the blower plate 10 into bubbles. The liquid is spouted into the bathtub 1. By operating the operation switch 5, the ejection of bubbles from the blow disk 10 can be turned on and off, or the amount of ejection can be adjusted.
In the above embodiment, the operation switch 5 of the bubble generator is installed in the switch mounting recess 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various operation switches 5 around the bathtub can be installed in this way. It is also possible to install the switch in the recess 3 for attaching the switch. In other words, there are various types of operation switches 5 such as hot water supply, water supply operation switches, hot water temperature control operation switches, and nurse call operation switches. Recess 3
It can be installed inside.

[Effect of idea]

In the present invention, as described above, a switch mounting recess that opens upward and outward is provided on the upper edge of the bathtub, and the operating switch is housed and installed in the switch mounting recess, and the operating switch is mounted on the upper surface of the bathtub. By setting the level below the top edge of the bathtub, even if the lid is placed on the top edge of the bathtub and the bathtub is covered, the operation switch will be located below the lid, making it difficult to operate it on the lid like in the past. There is no longer a need to provide a cutout to prevent the switch, and it also eliminates the problem of malfunctions caused by accidentally pressing the operation switch when closing the lid. Since the bottom of the recess is a draining slope that slopes downward toward the outside of the bathtub, water can drain smoothly along the draining slope, and the area where the operating switch is attached has good drainage and is waterproof. It can improve durability and durability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the same as above, and FIGS. 3a and 3b are a plan view and partially cutaway front view of the conventional example.
2 is a bathtub, 2 is an upper edge surface, 3 is a recess for attaching a switch, 4 is a draining slope, and 5 is an operating switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A switch mounting recess that opens upward and outward is provided on the upper edge of the bathtub, and the bottom of the switch mounting recess is a draining slope that slopes downward toward the outside of the bathtub. A structure for mounting an operating switch in a bathtub, in which the switch is housed and mounted, and the level of the upper surface of the operating switch is lower than the upper edge of the bathtub.