JPH05106253A - Sink cabinet equipped with slidable top board - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a sink cabinet serviceable to physically handicapped persons or the like by installing a top board equipped with a sink and a faucet to the sink cabinet so that the top board can be drawn by sliding toward a user, and by using flexible tubes for water supply to the faucet and for drainage for the sink. CONSTITUTION:A faucet 3 is fixed to a top board 5 equipped with a sink 4 for constituting a sink cabinet 1, and the top board and the sink are installed, being supported with rollers 10, over a storing box 2. Flexible tubes are used as a supply pipe 8 for supplying water to the faucet 3 and as a drain pipe 7 for the sink 4, and both the supply and the drain pipes are made available for following the movement of the top board 5. The top board 5 can be drawn toward a user when it is used, and can be pushed back when unused. Thereby the sink cabinet becomes serviceable to physically handicapped or aged persons.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sink which can be applied not only to a kitchen but also to a bathroom, and more particularly to a top slide type sink which is suitable for use by persons with physical disabilities such as persons with disabilities and the elderly. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional sinks applied to kitchens and washrooms include those disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-9288 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-28304. 4 (a) and 4 (b) are used.

A sink 1A shown in FIG. 4 (a) has a lower box 2 for storing kitchen utensils and the like, and a top plate 5 having a faucet 3 and a sink 4 is provided on the lower box 2. Normally, the front end of the top plate 5 (right side in the figure) is substantially flush with the front surface of the lower box 2. A drain pipe 6 is connected to the bottom of the sink 4.

The sink 1B shown in FIG. 4 (b) does not have the lower box as shown in FIG. 4 (a), and the top plate 5 is provided with the faucet 3 and the sink 4, and the bottom of the sink 4 is provided. The connected drain pipe 6 is exposed below the sink 4.

[0005]

However, as shown in FIG.
In the sink 1A shown in (a), since the lower box 2 is provided below the sink 4 or the like, a physically handicapped person such as a physically handicapped person or an elderly person can use the sink 4 or the like while sitting in a wheelchair or the like. To do this, the lower box 2 is an obstacle and hard to use.

Further, in the sink 1B shown in FIG. 4 (b),
Since there is no lower box 2, when working while sitting on a wheelchair, etc., it is possible to move the legs etc. to below the sink 4 and it is easy to use, but since the lower box 2 is eliminated, storage of kitchen utensils etc. The space is gone.

The present invention is intended to solve such a problem, and enables a physically handicapped person such as a physically handicapped person or an elderly person to easily use it while sitting without losing the storage space below the sink. It is an object of the present invention to provide a top plate slide type sink which has been changed to the above.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a top slide type sink of the present invention comprises a top having a sink and a faucet, and a storage space below the top. In the above, the top plate is slidably provided in the storage space together with the sink and the faucet.

The drain pipe connected to the bottom of the sink and the water supply pipe connected to the faucet may be formed of bellows pipes.

[0010]

In the above-described tabletop slide type sink of the present invention,
The top plate is slidable along with the sink and faucet into the storage space. When using the sink while sitting on a wheelchair etc., the top space is slid to the front to obstruct the storage space. You can use the sink without using it.

By using a drain pipe connected to the bottom of the sink and a water supply pipe (hot water supply pipe) connected to the faucet as bellows pipes, the positions of the sink and the faucet are changed as the top plate slides. However, the expansion and contraction of the bellows tube can accommodate the slide movement of the top plate, and there is no hindrance to the drainage from the sink by the drainage pipe or the water supply to the faucet by the water supply pipe.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A top plate slide type sink as one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 (a) is a side view showing its normal use state, and FIG. 1 (b) is its top plate. FIG. 2 is a side view showing a pulled-out state, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a front view thereof.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the sink 1 of this embodiment has a lower box (storage space) 2 for storing kitchen utensils and the like, and a faucet 3 and a sink are provided above the lower box 2. 4 is provided with a top plate 5, and the front end of the top plate 5 is generally flush with the front surface of the lower box 2. An upper structure 11 including the faucet 3, the sink 4, and the top plate 5 and integrally including them is provided on the upper portion of the lower box 2.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a pair of left and right slide rails 9 and 9 are laid on the upper and left upper portions of the lower box 2, and the slide rails 9 are rotated along the respective slide rails 9. Two movable rollers 10 are pivotally mounted on each of the left and right of the upper structure 11. Therefore, by pulling out the upper structure 11 including the top plate 5 in the direction of arrow A (front) shown in FIG. To rotate, Fig. 1
As shown in (b), the lower box 2 can be slid in the direction of arrow A.

A drain port 4a is provided at the bottom of the sink 4, and an expandable and contractible bellows type drain pipe 7 is connected to the drain port 4a.
(Or hot water supply pipe) 8 is connected.

With the above structure, the upper structure 11 including the sink 4, the faucet 3, and the top plate 5 is slidable with respect to the lower box 2, and when the sink 1 is used while sitting on a wheelchair or the like, From the normal use state as shown in FIG. 1 (a),
By pulling out the upper structure 11 in the direction of arrow A, the upper structure 11 is used in the state shown in FIG.

That is, by pulling the top plate 5 toward you, the entire upper structure 11 is slid and moved.
As shown in (b), you can create a space at your feet,
The lower box 2 does not get in the way, and persons with disabilities such as persons with disabilities and the elderly can easily use the sink 1 while sitting.

At this time, since the drainage pipe 7 connected to the bottom of the sink 4 and the water supply pipe 8 connected to the faucet 3 are bellows type, the upper structure 11 including the top plate 5 and the like slides. Even if the positions of the sink 4 and the faucet 3 change with the movement,
The sink 4 can accommodate the slide movement by expansion and contraction.
There is no problem in drainage from the drainage pipe 7 and water supply to the faucet 3 by the water supply pipe 8.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and is included in the scope of the present invention even if the design is changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the structure of the above embodiment is not limited to the sink in the kitchen,
It is similarly applied to a washbasin in a washroom, and the same effect as that of the above-mentioned embodiment can be obtained.

[0020]

As described above in detail, according to the top plate slide type sink of the present invention, the top plate has a very simple structure in which it can be slid with respect to the storage space together with the sink and the faucet. By sliding the front of the sink, you can use the sink while sitting in a wheelchair, etc. without disturbing the storage space. There is an effect that it can be easily used by people who are sitting down.

Further, by using the drain pipe connected to the bottom of the sink and the water supply pipe connected to the faucet as the bellows pipe, it is possible to cope with the position change of the sink and the faucet due to the sliding movement of the top plate. Even if the plate moves, there is also an effect that drainage from the sink and water supply to the faucet by the water supply pipe can be performed without hindrance.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B show a top plate slide type sink as one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a side view showing a normal use state thereof, and FIG. 1B is a side view showing a state where the top plate is pulled out. is there.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a sink according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a sink according to the present embodiment.

4 (a) and 4 (b) are side views showing examples of conventional sinks.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Sink 2 Lower box (storage space) 3 Faucet 4 Sink 5 Top plate 7 Bellows type drainage pipe 8 Bellows type water supply pipe 9 Slide rail 10 Roller 11 Upper structure

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A sink including a top plate having a sink and a faucet, and a storage space below the top plate,
The top plate slide type sink, wherein the top plate is provided slidably with respect to the storage space together with the sink and the faucet. 2. A drainage pipe connected to the bottom of the sink,
The top plate slide type sink according to claim 1, wherein the water supply pipe connected to the faucet is constituted by a bellows pipe.