JPH0576575A - Vibrationproof bubbling bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent vibrations, which are generated in the case of jetting-out the bubbles of compressed air or the like, from being transmitted to surrounding walls around the bathtub by providing a water-cut off vibrationproofing member composed of foaming urethane and hollow rubber or the like at a clamp part provided at the apron part of the bathtub. CONSTITUTION:An apron part 3 is provided at the edge of a main body 2 to store water, and bubbles are jetted out to water stored in the main body 2. A clamp part 4 provided at the apron part 3 is equipped with a water-cut off vibrationproofing member 5 composed of the elastic member. Since the water-cut off vibrationproofing member 5 is composed of the elastic member, elasticity is improved and the member 5 is operated so as to follow-up unevenness and further operated so as to absorb the vibrations of the main body 2 by the jetting-out of bubbles. Moreover, since the water-cut off vibrationproofing member 5 is fitted to the apron part 3 in advance, the work of packing a calking member can be omitted, labor for fitting the bathtub can be saved, and the quality of the water-cut off vibrationproofing member 5 can be surely controlled.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vibration-proof bubble bath for preventing vibration of a bath for ejecting bubbles such as compressed air.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a conventional method for mounting an apron portion of a bathtub. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a bathtub for a house, a mortar and a bond are made into a lump, and the legs under the main body 26 of the bathtub 25 are bonded and fixed to a floor such as a concrete slab. In addition, around the bathtub 25, the main body 26
A side wall 22 is formed to support the side wall 2
2 is a side surface 35 of the block 35 that forms a basic wall surface.
An intermediate member 34 made of mortar or the like is provided on a and the upper surface 35b. On the side surface and the upper surface side of the intermediate member 34, a first exterior member 33 and a second exterior member 32 made of tile or the like are provided for decoration, and the second exterior member 3
The upper surface of 2 forms the upper surface 22 a of the side wall 22. Here, the apron portion 27 and the side wall 22 around the edge of the bathtub 25
A correction gap 36 of about 10 mm is formed between and in order to absorb a construction error. Therefore, in order to prevent water from entering the outer surface 26a side of the main body 26 of the bath 25, the correction gap 36 is filled with a seal member 30 made of a caulking agent such as silicone to fill the end of the apron portion 27 of the bath 25. The portion 27a and the upper surface 22a of the side wall 22 were attached. By the way, recently, a bubble bath for ejecting bubbles such as compressed air has been introduced for residential use for the purpose of increasing blood circulation when taking a bath, but the above-mentioned method of attaching the bath 25 is also adopted.

[0003]

However, in this case, when vibration generated when jetting bubbles such as compressed air in the bubble bath causes the bath body to vibrate, the sealing member 30 made of a caulking agent such as silicone does not work. The vibration transmitted from the apron portion of the bubble bath to the side wall 22 surrounding the bubble bath cannot be absorbed, and the transmission of the vibration to the side wall 22 surrounding the bubble bath cannot be prevented.

Therefore, in view of the above circumstances, the present invention has an object to provide a vibration-proof bubble bath for preventing vibration generated when a bubble such as compressed air is ejected from being transmitted to a peripheral wall surrounding the bath. To do.

[0005]

That is, the present invention has a body (2) capable of storing water, and an apron portion (3) is provided around the body (2) at the edge of the body (2). In a bubble bath provided over the whole body and capable of ejecting bubbles into the water stored in the main body (2), the grip part (4,
4) is provided, and the holding portions (4, 4) are provided with a water blocking and vibration isolating member (5) made of an elastic member.

The numbers in parentheses are for convenience of showing the corresponding elements in the drawings, and the present description is not limited to the description in the drawings. The same applies to the column of "action" below.

[0007]

With the above-mentioned structure, the present invention has the water-proof and vibration-damping member (5) made of an elastic member, so that it has a larger elastic force than that of a caulking member such as silicon which has been conventionally used, and has unevenness. Also acts to follow. Further, the water blocking and vibration isolating member (5) acts to absorb the vibration of the main body (2) due to the ejection of bubbles. Further, by attaching the water blocking and vibration isolating member (5) to the apron section (3) in advance, the filling work of the caulking member, which has been conventionally performed at a construction site, can be omitted.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cutaway side view showing an embodiment of an installed state of a vibration isolation bubble bath according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an embodiment of a structure and a mounting method of an apron portion of the vibration isolation bubble bath shown in FIG. It is the sectional view shown.

As shown in FIG. 1, an anti-vibration bubble bath 1 according to the present invention has a main body 2 made of FRP or the like capable of storing water, and the upper edge of the main body 2 (upper side in the figure) has an edge. An apron portion 3 is provided around the main body 2 so as to protrude from the water storage portion of the main body 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the apron section 3 is provided with gripping sections 4 and 4 over the entire circumference of the apron section 3 so as to project downward from the apron section 3 in the drawing. Is provided with a water blocking and vibration isolating member 5 made of an elastic material such as urethane foam or hollow rubber.
One end of the water blocking and vibration isolating member 5 is provided over the entire circumference of the apron portion 3 so as to be in contact with the support portion 3a of the apron portion 3,
The other end of the water blocking and vibration isolating member 5 is provided in contact with an upper surface 22a of a side wall 22 provided vertically (upward and downward in the figure) on the base 20. That is, the apron portion 3 is attached to the side wall 22 so as to form the correction gap 9 via the water blocking and vibration isolating member 5. In addition, the upper part of the main body 2 (upper central part in the figure)
Is equipped with a faucet 18 for supplying water, hot water, etc.
Further, bubble adjusting switches 17, 17 capable of adjusting the amount, speed, ejection interval, etc. of bubbles ejected into the body 2 are provided on the upper portion (upper left and right in the figure) of the body 2. Further, legs 7 are provided on the bottom surface 2a (downward in the figure) of the main body 2 so as to support the main body 2, and the leg 7 has a second vibration isolation member 13 made of an elastic member such as rubber. Is provided. Second
The anti-vibration member 13 is provided on the upper surface 10 a of the anti-vibration mount 10, and the lower surface 10 b of the anti-vibration mount 10 is provided with the first anti-vibration member 11 made of an elastic member such as rubber. First
The anti-vibration member 11 is provided on the floor surface 21 formed by the foundation 20. That is, the leg 7 is provided on the floor surface 21 via the second vibration isolation member 13 and the vibration isolation mount 10. Further, a pipe for supplying hot water, compressed air or the like through flexible joints 15A, 15A made of a flexible member is provided on a side portion (left side in the drawing) of the main body 2 so as to penetrate the side wall 22. At the other end of the pipe, a pump unit 19 for producing hot water, compressed air, etc. is provided with flexible joints 15B, 15B.
It is provided through. The pump unit 19 is provided on a pedestal 23 provided on the floor surface 21 (upper side in the drawing).

Since the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, when water is stored in the water storage portion 2c of the main body 2 shown in FIG.
The load of the stored water is supported by the leg 7 provided on the bottom surface 2a of the main body 2 shown in FIG. 1 to the floor surface 21 via the second vibration isolator 13 and the vibration isolator 10, and the apron portion is provided. 3 supports the side wall 22 via the water blocking and vibration isolating member 5. By the way, since the water blocking vibration isolating member 5 is made of an elastic member such as urethane foam or hollow rubber, it has a larger elastic force than a caulking member such as silicon. Even if a load of stored water is received, the amount of bending is small and the amount of bending is within the elastic deformation region. Further, since the unevenness formed on the upper surface 22a of the side wall 22 is also followed, it is possible to prevent water from entering the outer surface 2b side of the main body 2 shown in FIG. Next, the bubble adjustment switch 17,
17 is operated to operate the pump unit 19 to supply compressed air or the like to the main body 2 side, and bubbles are generated and ejected in the water stored in the main body 2. At this time, vibration generated when the pump unit 19 is operated is absorbed by the flexible joints 15A, 15A, 15B, 15B, so that the vibration can be prevented from being transmitted to the side wall 22 and the main body 2. On the other hand, the vibration of the main body 2 caused by the bubble ejection is caused by the leg 7
The side can be prevented from being transmitted to the floor surface 21 by being absorbed by the second anti-vibration member 13 and the anti-vibration mount 10. Further, the apron section 3 side can prevent the vibration from being transmitted to the side wall 22 by being absorbed by the water blocking and vibration isolating member 5. Further, by attaching the water-proof / vibration-proof member 5 to the apron section 3 in advance in a factory or the like, a sealing member 30 made of a caulking agent such as silicone which has been conventionally used at a construction site (see FIG. Since the filling work of (shown) can be omitted, the labor for attaching the bathtub can be saved, and the quality control of the water blocking and vibration isolating member 5 can be reliably performed.

[0011]

As described above, the present invention has the main body 2 capable of storing water, and the apron portion 3 is provided on the entire periphery of the main body 2 at the edge of the main body 2. In the bubble bath capable of ejecting bubbles into the stored water, the apron part 3 is provided with gripping parts 4 and 4, and the gripping parts 4 and 4 are provided.
In addition, since the water blocking and vibration isolating member 5 made of an elastic member is provided, since the water blocking and vibration isolating member 5 is made of an elastic member, the elastic force is larger than that of a caulking member such as silicon that has been conventionally used. Even if the water blocking and vibration isolating member 5 receives the load of water stored in the main body 2 via the apron portion 3, the bending is small and the amount of bending is within the elastic deformation region. Further, since the unevenness is also followed, it is possible to prevent water from entering the outer surface 2b of the main body 2 without using the caulking member. Further, by absorbing the vibration of the main body 2 caused by the jet of bubbles by the water blocking vibration isolating member 5, it is possible to prevent the vibration from being transmitted to the side wall to which the apron portion 3 is attached. Further, by previously attaching the water blocking and vibration isolating member 5 to the apron section 3, it is possible to omit the filling work of the caulking member, which has been conventionally performed at a construction site. The quality control of the water blocking / vibration preventing member 5 can be surely carried out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cutaway side view showing an embodiment of an installed state of a vibration-proof bubble bath according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a structure and a mounting method of an apron portion of the vibration-proof bubble bath shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a conventional method for attaching an apron portion of a bathtub.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 …… Main body 3 …… Apron part 4 …… Grip part 5 …… Water-proof vibration-proof member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bubble bath having a main body capable of storing water, wherein an apron portion is provided at an edge of the main body all around the main body, and bubbles can be jetted into the water stored in the main body. A vibration-proof bubble bath, wherein the apron part is provided with a gripping part, and the gripping part is provided with a water-proof and vibration-proofing member made of an elastic member.