JPH0586287U - Shower device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] By providing a shower device that is installed by being fitted into the peripheral wall of a unit bathroom with means for discharging the water droplets that flow from the valves due to dew condensation inside the bathroom, The purpose is to solve problems such as leakage. [Structure] Storage recesses 2 and 3 are provided at required locations on the main body panel 1.
Is formed to accommodate the valves 31 to 17, 23 and 24,
The storage recesses 2 and 3 are communicated with the tray portion 8 provided at the bottom of the main body panel 1.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a shower device that is installed by being fitted on the wall surface of a unit bathroom.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Some conventional shower devices are installed by being fitted into a part of a wall panel that constitutes the wall surface of the unit bathroom. This type of shower device has a wall panel and a vertically elongated main body panel that fits into a part of the peripheral wall. Several types of shower spouts, such as head showers, body showers, and hand showers, are provided at the upper and middle positions of this main body panel. Is provided. Then, hot water supplied to a desired temperature by a mixing tap is supplied to each shower spout through a flow rate control valve and an opening / closing valve.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The above-mentioned valves such as the mixing stopper and the on-off valve are attached and supported to the frame member on the back side of the main body panel, but if condensation occurs on the surface of these valves due to room temperature and humidity, they will be attached to the valves. The adhered water drops will run down or drip along the back side of the body panel.

However, the above-mentioned valves are provided outside the unit bath room in such a manner that they are partitioned by the main body panel, and for this reason water drops that have flowed down from the valves are outside the wall surface of the unit bathroom and the unit bath. There was a problem in terms of water leakage and electric leakage, as it would flow out into the gap between the room itself and the wall of the room.

On the other hand, the main body panel described above is formed by using a synthetic resin panel or the like, but the rigidity tends to be insufficient due to the use of a comparatively thin panel material. Therefore, the main body panel may be formed by any method. It is necessary to improve rigidity.

The present invention solves the problems such as water leakage and electric leakage due to dew condensation by providing the above-mentioned shower device with means for discharging the water droplets flowing out from the valves due to dew condensation inside the bathroom. The purpose is to do.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the shower device of the present invention includes a main body panel that is installed by being fitted into the wall surface of a unit bathroom, and a storage recess is formed at a required location on the main body panel surface to store valves. However, this storage recess is made to communicate with the water drop tray provided at the bottom of the main body panel, and the tray is opened toward the bathroom.

[0008]

[Action]

 According to the above means, the valves of the shower device are stored in the storage recess formed in the main body panel, and when dew condensation occurs on the valves, the water drops flowing from the valves drop in the storage recess and then the communication is established. Through the part, it falls into the pan provided at the bottom of the main body panel. Then, the water drops that have fallen on the saucer flow out from the open part of the saucer toward the inside of the bath room and are drained.

[0009]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the valves of the shower device are stored in the storage recess provided in the main body panel, and the water drops flowing from the valves due to dew condensation are placed on the pan provided at the bottom of the main body panel from the storage recess. Since it is configured to be dropped and flow out into the bathroom, it is necessary to solve the problem that water droplets generated on the valves due to dew condensation flow out to the outside of the unit bathroom and cause water leakage or electric leakage as in the conventional one. You can

Further, by forming the recess for accommodating the valves in the main body panel as described above, it is possible to rationally improve the rigidity of the main body panel itself.

[0011]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The shower device shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is provided with a vertically long main body panel 1 provided with a plurality of shower spouts and valves, and the main body panel 1 is attached to a wall panel a of a unit bathroom. It is installed at a predetermined position on the peripheral wall of the unit bathroom by being fitted into and supported by the mouth a1. A counter b is provided along the lower portion of the peripheral wall on which the main body panel 1 is installed, and a curran 16 is provided on the rising surface of the counter b.

The main body panel 1 is formed in a vertically long shape using a synthetic resin panel, a discharge portion 1a for providing an overhead shower 10 described later is formed at the upper end portion, and valves are provided at the upper and lower portions of the panel. The storage recesses 2 and 3 for storing the above are provided as recesses, and a receiving tray 8 is provided at the lower end of the panel.

Further, different kinds of shower water outlets are provided in various places of the main body panel 1 described above. For example, in the discharge portion 1a formed with the upper end portion of the panel 1 facing obliquely downward, the shower shower 11, An overhead shower 10 constituted by assembling three shower spouts of a spray shower 12 and a micro shower 13 is attached.

A hand shower 14 is provided at the center of the panel 1 so that the support position can be slid and adjusted along the body shower 15 and the slide bar 14a. Further, the hand shower 14 is provided along the lower portion of the main body panel 1. A curran 16 is provided on the rising surface of the counter b. In addition, the above-mentioned curran 16 is provided with an operation panel 17 for performing a water discharge operation of each shower.

FIG. 4 shows a pipe system path of the above-mentioned shower device, in which hot water and water supplied from the water supply pipe 21 and the hot water supply pipe 22 are mixed with the mixed water at a predetermined temperature through the manual mixing plug 23, and The mixed water is supplied to each of the shower water outlets 11 to 15 and the calan 16 via the manual flow rate control valve 24. Reference numerals 31 to 36 are solenoid valves provided corresponding to the shower spouts 11 to 15 and the curran 16, respectively. These solenoid valves 31 to 36 are electrically connected to the control unit 40, and the storage recess 3 described above is provided. By operating the operation panel 18 provided on the lid 6 that covers the cover 6 or the operation panel 17 provided on the calan 16, the electromagnetic valves 31 to 36 are opened and closed to discharge water from the desired shower spouts 11 to 16 I am doing it.

As shown in FIG. 2, the solenoid valves 31 to 36, the mixing plug 23, and the flow rate control valve 24 are mounted and supported so as to be housed in the housing recesses 2 and 3 provided in the main body panel 1. is there. For example, the shower spouts 11 to 15 and the solenoid valves 31 to 36 for the calan 16 are mounted and supported in a state that they are vertically aligned in the storage recess 2 recessed in the upper portion of the body panel 1, and the shower spouts 11 ~ 15 and Karan 16 are connected to the water supply pipe.

Further, the mixing plug 23 and the flow rate control valve 24 are mounted and supported vertically in a storage recess 3 formed in the lower portion of the main body panel 1, and the water supply pipe 21 and the hot water supply pipe are connected to the mixing plug 23. 22 is connected. The flow rate control valve 24 and each of the electronic valves 31 to 37 described above are connected to each other by a pipe 25 that passes through the back surface of the main body panel 1.

The above-mentioned storage recesses 2 and 3 are provided in such a manner that the front surface side of the panel 1 is opened, and the openings are closed by the lids 6 and 7 so that they can be opened and closed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the lower surface of the storage recess 2 and the upper surface of the storage recess 3 are largely cut out to open the communication ports 4 and 5, so that both storage recesses 2 and 3 communicate with each other. The water droplets are connected to each other through the ports 4 and 5 so that the water droplets dripping from the upper storage recess 2 drop into the lower storage recess 3.

A receiving tray 8 is integrally formed at the lowermost portion of the lower storage recess 3. The tray 8 collects water droplets that drip into the storage recess 3 and flows them out into the bathroom, and is opened toward the inside of the bathroom.

By the way, dew condensation frequently occurs on the surface of each of the solenoid valves 31 to 36 and the mixing plug 23 and the flow rate control valve 24 due to the relationship between the valve surface temperature, room temperature, and humidity. Then, the water droplets adhering to the surfaces of the above-mentioned valves are dropped along the storage recesses 2 and 3, and those dropped on the upper storage recess 2 may be dropped through the communication ports 4 and 5, or the main body panel 1 may be dropped. By flowing down along the back surface, it reaches the lower storage recess 3 and is collected in the lowermost tray 8.

Then, the water collected in the tray 8 flows out to the back side of the counter b provided along the lower part of the peripheral wall, and further flows down to the floor of the unit bathroom from the gap c below the counter b to be drained.

According to the shower device configured as described above, valves such as the solenoid valves 31 to 36 and the mixing stopper 23 are stored in the storage recesses 2 and 3 provided in the main body panel 1 to prevent the occurrence of dew condensation. Since the water droplets flowing down from the valves are received by the lowermost pan 8 and flowed out to the floor of the bathroom, the water droplets generated on the valves due to dew condensation on the outside of the unit bathroom as in the conventional one. It will not flow out, and problems such as leakage water and electric leakage can be prevented.

Further, by forming the large storage recesses 2 and 3 in the main body panel 1 as described above, the main body panel 1 is provided with a storage portion necessary for storing valves and at the same time, the rigidity of the main body panel 1 itself. Can be effectively improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view showing a shower device embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional front view showing the shower device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an installed state of the shower device.

FIG. 4 is a piping system diagram of the shower device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a ... Wall panel 1 ... Main body panel 2, 3 ... Storage recess 4, 5 ... Communication port 8 ... Receiving tray

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A main body panel to be installed by being fitted into a wall surface of a unit bathroom, in which a storage recess is formed at a required position on the surface of the main body panel to store valves, and the storage recess and the lower part of the main body panel. A shower device that communicates with the provided saucer for water drops and opens the saucer into the bathroom.