JPH05248104A - Collapsible shower booth - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a space in a living room or a place adjoining the living room for installation of a shower booth usable as a part of the living room when the shower is not used. CONSTITUTION:A waterproof pan 1 laid on a plane below the floor surface 4 of a living room, rails 6 laid along the periphery of the waterproof pan 1 and folding-door-like wall panels 2, installed between the rails 6 and overhead rails 7 installed right above the rails 5 and supported by both of the rails for enclosing the waterproof pan 1, are provided. Thereby a space encircled with the wall panels 2 can be used as a shower booth. When the shower is not used, the wall panels 2 can be folded and stored, and the space can be utilized as a part of a living space with the weterproof pan covered with a lid.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower booth installed in a room such as a house or adjacent to the room, and in particular, it is a storage type capable of effectively using a space when the shower booth is not used. Regarding the shower booth.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a shower booth installed in a living room such as a house or adjacent to the living room, a waterproof pan provided with drainage equipment and a wall panel standing around the waterproof pan are provided. There is known a box-shaped unit (for example, see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-119268).

A shower booth consisting of such a box-shaped unit is generally installed in a living room or in a fixed construction space adjacent to the living room, and enables simple use of the shower facility at home. Is.

[0004]

However, in the conventional shower booth, the box-shaped unit is installed in a part of the living room or a space adjacent to the living room, and a space separated from the living room is provided. Will be formed.

As described above, occupying a space for installing a shower booth for a shower used only for a short time has a problem that the living room space is narrowed and the space cannot be effectively used.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can effectively use the installation space of a shower booth adjacent to the living room as a part of the living room except when in use. The purpose is to provide a storage type shower booth.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, a retractable shower booth according to a first aspect of the present invention is provided below a floor surface of a living room, and its upper surface has substantially the same height as the floor surface. A waterproof pan that can be installed on the upper part of the lid that is a small size, and a wall member that can be installed upright around the waterproof pan and can be stored in a small space when not in use,
And have.

A storage type shower booth according to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect,
The wall member constitutes a part of the wall of the living room when it is stored, and the shower facility is provided behind the housed position of the wall member.

In such technical means, the waterproof pan collects and drains water used in the shower booth, and is provided with a drain port, a drain pipe and the like.

Further, as the wall member, for example, a folding door-shaped wall panel which can be moved along a rail, a shutter, or the like can be selected as an appropriate structure which can be easily stored.

If the lid can be installed so as to cover the whole or a part of the upper part of the waterproof pan,
A supporting structure, a fixing structure, and the like can be arbitrarily selected. Further, the structure may be such that it can be used as a part of the wall of the shower booth when the shower is used.

[0012]

According to the invention of claim 1, the storage type shower booth has a waterproof pan disposed below the floor surface of the living room and a storable wall member. Since it can be set up around the surroundings, the wall member can be used as a shower booth, and the wall member and the waterproof pan collect and drain water, and the water used is scattered into the living room. There is nothing to do. Also, since the wall member can be housed except when the shower is used and the lid can be installed above the waterproof pan, the waterproof pan on the shower booth can be used as a living space. This makes it possible to effectively use the space.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the storage type shower booth according to the first aspect, the stored wall member constitutes a part of the wall of the living room, and the shower facility is located behind this. By doing so, the shower facility is hidden from the living room and the room becomes comfortable.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a state when a storage type shower booth according to an embodiment of the present invention is used,
The figure (a) is a plan view and the figure (b) is II shown in the figure (a).
It is sectional drawing in a line.

This shower booth is provided below the floor surface 4 of the living room, and has a waterproof pan 1 for collecting and draining used water, a rail 6 provided along the periphery of the waterproof pan 1, and this rail. 6, a folding door-shaped wall panel 2 that can be supported by a ceiling rail 7 provided immediately above 6 and surround the waterproof pan 1, and a shower tower 3 that is provided upright on the waterproof pan 1 and is equipped with shower facilities And have.

The waterproof pan 1 has a bottom part 1a and a rising part 1b around the bottom part 1a so that water used on the waterproof pan 1 can be collected and discharged through a drain port 1c and a drain pipe 1d. .. The waterproof pan 1 is provided below the floor surface 4 in the living room, and a part of the waterproof pan 1 is stored behind the wall surface 5 in the living room.

The wall panel 2 is vertically divided into a plurality of panel plates, which are joined to adjacent panel plates so as to be bendable, and each panel plate has an upper end engaged with a ceiling rail 7. 9, and traveling wheels 8 traveling on a rail 6 as shown in FIG. 2 are provided at the lower end. The engagement member 9 and the traveling wheel 8 are attached via the rotary shaft 10, and the panel plate can be rotated about the vertical axis as the panel plate travels.

The shower tower 3 has a water supply pipe provided therein so that water can be supplied to the shower nozzle 11 via a valve, and is provided on the waterproof pan 1 behind the wall surface 5 of the living room.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the wall panel 2 is stored.

Rails 6 and ceiling rails 7 are provided by running wheels.
It is possible to move the wall panel 2 along with, rotate the wall panel 2 around the vertical axis, and stack and store them in a small space.

FIG. 4 shows the wall panel 2 of the shower booth.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the is stored, FIG. 5 (a) is a plan view, and FIG. 4 (b) is an enlarged sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

When the shower is not used, a part 2a of the wall panel is supported so that its panel surface is flush with the wall surface 5 of the living room, and the other part 2b of the wall panel is bent and the wall surface 5 of the living room is bent. It is stored further back. A lid 12 is placed on the waterproof pan 1 in front of the wall surface 5 of the living room. The lid 12 is supported so that its upper surface is at the same height as the floor 4 as shown in FIG. 4 (b).

In such a shower booth, when the wall panel 2 is installed as shown in FIG. 1, the shower can be used on the waterproof pan 1 surrounded by the wall panel 2, and the water used is the living room. It is collected on the waterproof pan 1 by the wall panel 2 without being scattered inside and is drained.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, when the wall panel is housed, a part of the wall panel 2a constitutes a part of the wall surface of the living room, and the other part of the wall panel 2b and the shower tower 3 are provided.
Is behind and invisible from the room. Also, waterproof pan 1
The upper surface of the lid 12 placed on the upper part constitutes a part of the floor surface 4 of the living room, and the space of this part can be used as a part of the living room.

[0026]

As described above, the storage-type shower booth of the present invention is provided with the waterproof pan which can be installed under the floor and has the lid on the upper part, and the wall member which can be stored. With the wall member standing upright around the waterproof pan, the inside surrounded by the wall member can be used as a shower booth, and when the wall member is housed, a lid is installed on the upper part of the waterproof pan to create a living space. Can be used as

Therefore, it is possible to obtain the storage type shower booth which can effectively use the space.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view and a vertical sectional view showing a storage type shower booth which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a lower portion of a wall member of the storage shower booth.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state where the wall panel of the storage shower booth is stored.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state where the wall panel of the storage shower booth is stored.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Waterproof Pan 2 Wall Panel 3 Shower Tower 4 Floor Surface 5 Wall Surface 6 Rail 7 Ceiling Rail 8 Running Wheel 9 Engaging Member 10 Rotating Axis 11 Shower Nozzle 12 Lid

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A waterproof pan which can be installed below a floor surface of a living room and whose top surface is substantially level with the floor surface, and which can be installed upright on the periphery of the waterproof pan. A storage-type shower booth having a wall member that can be stored in a small space when not in use. 2. The storage type according to claim 1, wherein the wall member constitutes a part of a wall of a living room when the wall member is stored, and a shower facility is provided behind the storage position of the wall member. Shower booth.