JPH0586290U - Shower device mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] The shower fittings, their operation parts, necessary pipes, hot and cold water mixing parts, control parts, etc. can be collectively installed on the wall of the bathroom room, making it extremely easy to equip the bathroom. Providing a mounting structure for a shower device [Construction] The shower device A is equipped with showers 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 of various functions on the main body panel a. The connecting pipes d1 to d10 for communicating with each of the showers, the hot and cold water mixing unit 40, the control unit 20 and the like are housed in the housing units 9 and 10 projecting toward the rear surface of the panel a. An attachment port B covered with the main body panel a is opened in the chamber wall W. Fit the mounting frame C on the inner periphery of the mounting opening B,
A mounting plate portion D that abuts the rear surfaces of the storage portions 9 and 10 is installed across the left and right vertical rods C1 of the mounting frame body C. An engagement fitting g is provided on the upper edge of the main body panel a. The horizontal rod C2 on the upper side of the mounting frame C
Is provided with an engagement receiving fitting j with which the engaging fitting g is engaged.
The main body panel a is fitted into the mounting opening B by the engagement of the engagement fitting g and the engagement receiving member j and temporarily fixed, and then the storage portions 9 and 10 are screwed to the mounting plate portion D to fix the main body panel a. Fix it.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a shower device mounting structure including a shower fitting having various functions such as a shower and a body shower, and equipment necessary for discharging water from the shower fitting, all together.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, as a shower device in which shower fittings having various functions, an operating section thereof, a hot water mixing section, a control section, and the like are centrally arranged within a desired range of a room wall in a bathroom, for example, JP-A-2-220619, The one described in Kaihei 2-221563 is known.

As shown in FIG. 7, this shower device includes a waterproof panel 100 forming an upper half portion of a predetermined range of a room wall and a piping panel 101 forming a lower half portion thereof, which are installed outside the room. A space S is formed, and in the installation space S, necessary pipes connected to the shower fittings 200, 201 and automatic water heaters and the like are installed, and the installation space S is formed by the shower fittings 200, 201 and its operating section 300. The structure is such that the front panel P to be installed and the mirror panel M installed below the front panel P are covered.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the conventional shower device described above, after connecting the waterproof panel 100 and the piping panel 101, the both panels 100 and 101 are connected to the adjacent wall panels Q1 and Q2 to form the installation space S, and the installation space S is further formed. After arranging the necessary pipes and automatic water heaters in the interior, the installation space S is covered with the front panel P and the mirror panel M, and the showers 200, 201 provided in the front panel P and the installation space S are also covered. Since it had to be connected to the necessary pipes, the installation work was extremely troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional circumstances, and an object thereof is to mount a shower fitting, its operating portion, necessary pipes, a hot and cold water mixing portion, a control portion, etc. on a bathroom room wall. It is an object of the present invention to provide a shower device mounting structure that can be installed in a batch and is extremely easy to install in a bathroom.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the mounting structure according to the present invention has a vertically long rectangular main body panel on which a shower fitting for various functions and its operating portion are mounted and which protrudes toward the rear surface of the main body panel. A shower pipe is formed by accommodating a communication pipe for communicating with the shower fitting, a functional unit such as a hot and cold water mixing unit, and a control unit in the storage unit. On the other hand, the above-mentioned main body is provided on a room wall where the shower unit is installed. A vertically-long rectangular mounting opening to be covered with a panel is opened, and a vertically-long rectangular mounting frame is fitted and mounted on the inner periphery of the mounting opening, and the left and right vertical rods of the mounting frame are attached. A mounting plate portion that abuts on the rear surface of the storage portion is installed over the whole, and a member that engages with a horizontal rod of the upper edge or the lower edge of the mounting frame body on the upper edge back surface or the lower edge back surface of the main body panel. A fitting is provided, and the fitting is engaged with the side rod. Fitted body panel to the mounting mouth, as well as temporarily fixed, characterized in that to fix the body panel by screwing the housing part to the mounting plate part.

[0007]

[Action]

 According to the above configuration, the shower fittings for various functions, the operation part, the connecting pipes, the hot and cold water mixing part, the control part, etc. are preliminarily integrated in the main body panel, and the main body panel is installed on the room wall. If it is installed in the mouth, the installation of the shower device in the room is completed. Moreover, the main body panel is mounted by engaging the metal fittings provided on the upper edge or the lower edge with the upper edge or the lower edge of the mounting frame and temporarily fixing it in the mounting port, and then in that state, the pipe or electric cord is attached. After connecting the cables, etc., the storage part can be screwed onto the mounting plate part, which is an extremely simple operation.

[0008]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the mounting structure of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the mounting structure shown in the embodiment, the shower device A is installed in the mounting opening B formed on the wall W of the unit bathroom. In FIGS. 1 to 5, the upper edge side of the main body panel a is a mounting frame body. An example in which the main body panel a is temporarily fixed by engaging with the upper edge of C is shown.

First, the basic configuration of the shower device A will be described with reference to FIGS. The shower apparatus A includes showers 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 having predetermined functions at appropriate positions on the main body panel a, and temperature, flow rate, and water discharge / stop water of the mixed water discharged from the showers. The operation parts (21, 41, 51) for switching between the showers are installed, and the functional pipes such as the water supply and hot water supply connection pipes d1 to d10, the hot and cold water mixing unit 40, and the control unit 20 are also provided. It is equipped with a housing.

The main body panel a is made of a vertically long rectangular shape using a synthetic resin panel, and an overhead portion a1 that bulges while tilting obliquely downward is provided at the upper end portion thereof, and the front side of the overhead portion a1 is provided. On the inclined surface a11, three shower fittings, a shower shower 1, a spray shower 2 and a micro shower 3, and a light 4 are embedded in a collective manner.

In addition, in the central portion of the main body panel a, shower fittings for the body showers 5 and 6 for spraying and massaging are buried, and a shower fitting for the hand shower 7 is installed. The shower fitting for the hand shower 7 is supported by a slide bar 8 provided on the main body panel a so as to be vertically slidable.

At the lower part of the overhead part a1 and the lower part of the main body panel a, upper and lower storage parts 9 and 10 projecting toward the back surface of the main body panel a are provided as recesses. In the upper storage section 9, there are solenoid valves 11 to 16 respectively connected to shower fittings constituting the showers 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 and a calan 30 which will be described later, and the respective solenoid valves 11 to 16. A control unit (20) for electrically controlling the opening and closing movements of ~ 16 is housed.

The secondary side of each solenoid valve 11 to 16 is a piping for connection d1 to d6 arranged in the storage section 9 and on the rear surface of the main body panel a, and is connected to each shower 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 or Callan 30 respectively. Further, the primary side of each solenoid valve 11 to 16 is connected to the hot and cold water mixing section 40 via a connecting pipe d7. A flow control valve 50 installed on the rear surface of the main body panel a is provided in the middle of the pipe d7, and an operation handle 51 of the flow control valve 50 is installed above the storage unit 10.

The storage section 9 is covered with an upper panel 9a so as to be openable and closable, and the panel 9a is provided with an operation panel 21 electrically connected to the control section 20. The operation panel 21 includes a power switch for turning on and off the control unit 20, a switch for discharging water from each shower, a switch for stopping water, and the like. In FIG. 2, e is a power supply box for the control unit 20 and the light 4, 4a is a power supply cord for the light 4, 20a is a power supply cord for the control unit 20, and the power supply box e is in the space behind the room wall W. To house.

In the lower storage section 10, the hot and cold water mixing section 40, water supply to the hot water and water mixing section 40, connecting pipes d8 and d9 for supplying hot water, and a water stop provided in the middle of these pipes d8 and d9 It accommodates plugs d8 ', d9', a branch pipe d10 branched from the hot water supply pipe d9, and a drainage solenoid valve 61 provided in the middle of the branch pipe d10.

The hot and cold water mixing unit 40 mixes the hot and cold water supplied from the pipes d8 and d9 at a predetermined ratio, and mixes the hot and cold water having the set temperature with each of the showers 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and the calan 30. The temperature setting handle 41 is mounted on the front side of the main body panel a.

The storage unit 10 is openably and closably covered by a lower rear panel 10a that covers the hot water mixing unit 40 and a lower front panel 10b that covers a lower portion of the panel 10a.

A counter F is installed in front of the lower end of the lower storage unit 10, and a curran 30 and a drainage port 60 for draining water are provided on the front slope of the counter F.

The currant 30 has a spout 32 provided on the lower surface of a casing 31 fixed to the counter F and an operation panel 33 provided on the upper surface of the casing 31. The operation panel 33 is provided on the control unit 20. And a switch for discharging water from the spout 32 and the shower 1 and the hand shower 7 are separately provided.

The operation of the shower device A described above will be briefly described. Mixing hot water and water supplied from the water supply pipe d8 and the hot water supply pipe d9 at the set temperature in the hot water mixing unit 40. After mixing with water, the mixed water is adjusted to a desired flow rate by manual operation of the flow control valve 50, and then supplied to the solenoid valves 11 to 16 via the pipe d7. Then, the solenoid valves 11 to 16 are opened by a command from the control unit 20 by operating the water discharge switch of the operation panel 21 or 33, and the desired shower 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 or currant 30 is opened. Water is discharged from the shower and shower water or body wash and hair wash are performed. After those actions are completed, operate the water stop switch to close the solenoid valves 11 to 16 to stop water discharge.

The control unit 20 also includes a drainage program that prevents hot water from being discharged before reaching a predetermined temperature. The program discharges hot water below the specified temperature from the drainage port 60 by opening the electromagnetic valve 61 based on the water temperature detection signal from the sensor 62, and closes the electromagnetic valve 61 when the specified temperature is reached. The hot water supply is sent to the pipe d7 side via the hot water mixing section 40.

Next, the mounting portion of the shower device A, which is a feature of the present invention, that is, the engaging fitting g and the mounting hole h provided on the body panel a side, and the mounting port B provided on the chamber wall W side, The mounting frame C and the mounting plate portion D will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5.

The engaging fitting g is made of a metal material having a desired strength, and includes a fixing piece portion g1 fixed to the back surface of the upper surface portion a12 of the overhead portion a1 of the main body panel a and an engaging piece portion g2 protruding downward. The position of the main body panel a which is integrally molded and has an L-shaped cross section, and which is fitted and mounted in the mounting opening B of the chamber wall W by engaging the engaging piece portion g2 with the upper edge of the mounting frame C. It decides and temporarily fixes it.

The mounting hole h is a bolt insertion hole formed in the back wall of the upper and lower storages 9 and 10 in the main body panel a, and the bolt i is inserted into the insertion hole.

The attachment port B provided on the chamber wall W is opened in a vertically long rectangular shape that can be covered by the main body panel a, and the attachment frame C is attached to the inner periphery thereof. The portion of the wall W other than the mounting opening B is tiled as shown in the figure.

The mounting frame C is a vertical rectangular frame body in which the left and right vertical rods C1 and C1 having a predetermined strength and the upper and lower horizontal rods C2 and C2 are connected to each other. The C1 and the horizontal rods C2, C2 are formed into an L-shaped cross section including a front edge portion that engages with the front edge of the mounting opening B and an inner edge portion that abuts the inner circumference of the mounting opening B. It is configured so that it can be fitted from the indoor side.

On the upper edge of the mounting frame C, that is, on the upper horizontal rod C2, there is provided a fitting bracket j with which the engaging fitting g is engaged, and the left and right edges, that is, the left and right edges, are provided. Along with the vertical rods C1 and C1, the mounting plate portions D on which the back surfaces of the storage portions 9 and 10 come into contact are installed at two upper and lower positions.

The engaging bracket j is made of a metal material having a desired strength and elasticity, and is composed of a fixing piece j1 fixed to the lower surface of the horizontal rod C2 and a front end of the fixing piece j1 bent downward. It is integrally formed with a receiving piece j2 whose lower end is extended forward. By engaging the engaging piece g2 of the engaging fitting g with the upper surface side of the receiving piece j2, As described above, the body panel a is positioned and temporarily fixed.

The mounting plate portion D includes left and right side plate portions D1 and D1 fixed to the back side of the vertical rod C1 and a back plate portion D2 that is continuously provided over the outer ends of the side plate portions D1 and D1. The back plate portion D2 is provided with a screw hole D ′ communicating with the mounting hole h, and the bolt i inserted into the mounting hole h is screwed into the screw hole D ′, whereby Thus, the main body panel a in the temporarily fixed state is fixed to the mounting opening B.

In this embodiment, a bolt insertion hole k is provided at the lower edge of the main body panel a, and a screw hole m communicating with the insertion hole k is provided at the lower lateral rod C2 of the mounting frame C. Each of them is opened, and the lower edge portion of the main body panel a is screwed to the horizontal rod C2 by the bolt n, so that the fixed state of the main body panel a is made more reliable.

A procedure for mounting the shower device A by the mounting structure of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. First, the mounting frame C is fitted and mounted in the mounting opening B formed in the chamber wall W, and the water supply pipe p1, the hot water supply pipe p2, and the light previously arranged on the rear surface of the chamber wall W are mounted in the mounting frame C. Pull out the connection code q1 for 4 and the connection cord q2 for the control unit 20.

The fitting frame j and the upper and lower mounting plate portions D and D are mounted on the mounting frame C in advance.

Next, the main body panel a equipped with all the above-mentioned necessary parts is mounted while the engaging fittings g provided on the upper edge of the main body panel a are engaged with the engaging receiving fittings j on the upper edge of the mounting frame C. The main body panel a is temporarily fixed (suspended) in the mounting opening B by being fitted into the opening B and engaging the engaging fitting g and the engaging receiving fitting j. At this time, the back walls of the storage parts 9 and 10 in the main body panel a are in contact with the back plate part D2 of the mounting plate part D.

In the temporarily fixed state, the water supply pipe p1 is connected to the pipe d8, the hot water supply pipe p2 is connected to the pipe d9, the pipe d6 is connected to the cullan 30, the pipe d10 is connected to the drain port 60, the cord q1 is connected to the power cord 4a, and the cord is connected to the cord. Connect q2 to the power cord 20a, respectively. After the connection, the back walls of the storage parts 9 and 10 are bolted to the back plate part D2 of the mounting plate part D2 by bolts i, and the lower edge of the main body panel a is bolted to the horizontal rod C2 by bolts n. Is fixed in the mounting opening B.

Finally, the handles 41 and 51 are installed, and the accommodating portions 9 and 10 are covered with the panels 9a, 10a, and 10b, and then the installation of the shower apparatus A is completed. The panels 9a and 10a can be easily opened and closed, whereby the solenoid valves 11 to 16, the control unit 20, the hot and cold water mixing unit 40, the pipes d1 to d10, etc. are maintained and inspected.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which the lower edge side of the main body panel a is engaged with the lower edge of the mounting frame C. That is, in this embodiment, instead of the engaging metal fittings g and the engaging receiving metal fittings j in the above-mentioned embodiments, the lower lateral rod C2 of the mounting frame C is engaged with the lower edge back side of the main body panel a. The engaging metal fitting r is provided.

Then, the tip bending piece portion r1 of the engaging fitting r is elastically engaged with the rear surface of the horizontal rod C2, and the upper edge of the main body panel a is attached to the lower horizontal rod C2 of the mounting frame C. In this state, the horizontal rod C2 is sandwiched between the bent piece r1 and the lower edge of the main body panel a so as to temporarily support the main body panel a.

After connecting the various pipes and power cords in the temporarily fixed state as described above, the back walls of the storage parts 9 and 10 are bolted to the mounting plate part D by bolts i to attach the main body panel a. The structure fixed to B and the basic structure of the shower device A are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, and therefore, the same reference numerals as above are given in the drawings, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In each of the above embodiments, the case where the shower device A is attached to the room wall W of the unit bathroom has been described, but the attachment structure of the present invention is not limited to this, and a normal wet method is used. If a mounting port B is opened in the wall of the bathroom, and a mounting frame C, a mounting plate D, an engagement receiving metal fitting j, an engaging metal fitting r, or the like is provided in this, the shower device A is similar to the above. Can be attached.

[0040]

[Effect of the device]

 Since the mounting structure of the shower device according to the present invention is configured as described above, the pipes are connected while the main body panel is temporarily fixed to the mounting port, and then the storage part is screwed to the mounting plate part. Wearing it completes the installation of the shower device.

Therefore, as compared with a conventional mounting structure in which panels are connected to each other to form an installation space, various equipment is provided in the space, and the space is covered, and then pipes are connected, the installation is performed. The work is greatly simplified.

In addition, the shower device is made compact as a configuration in which most of the necessary equipment is incorporated into the main body panel all together, and the fact that the equipment itself is not bulky makes it easy to carry it to the site, etc. As a result, the above effects can be made more effective.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a mounting structure of a shower device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a simplified diagram showing a piping path of the shower device.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view of the shower device.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the engagement between the engaging metal fitting on the upper edge of the main body panel and the upper edge lateral rod of the mounting frame.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line (5)-(5) of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional side view showing another embodiment of the mounting structure of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: Shower device 1: Shower shower
2: Spray shower 3: Mist shower 5, 6: Body shower
7: Hand shower 9, 10: Storage section 20: Control section 2
1: Operation panel 40: Hot and cold water mixing section 41: Temperature setting handle 5
1: Flow control handle B: Mounting port C: Mounting frame
D: Mounting plate W: Room wall

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Masaru Tsutsu, 1-1 1-1 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture (72) Inventor, Katsuhiko Nagano 2-chome, Nakajima, Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka No. 1 Totoki Equipment Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A shower fitting for various functions and its operating portion are mounted on the surface of a vertically long rectangular main body panel, and a contact for contacting the shower fitting is provided in an accommodating portion protruding toward the rear surface of the main body panel. The shower device is formed by accommodating the functional parts such as the pipe, the hot water mixing part, and the control part.
On the wall of the chamber where the shower device is installed, a vertically elongated rectangular mounting opening that is covered by the main body panel is opened, and a vertically elongated rectangular mounting frame is fitted and mounted on the inner periphery of the mounting opening. A mounting plate portion that abuts the rear surface of the storage portion is provided over the left and right vertical rods of the mounting frame body, and the horizontal rod of the mounting frame body is provided on the upper edge or the lower edge of the main body panel. An engaging metal fitting is provided for engaging the engaging metal fitting with the lateral rod to fit and temporarily fix the main body panel into the mounting opening, and the storage portion is screwed to the mounting plate portion. Shower device mounting structure characterized by fixing the body panel.