JPH0612073Y2 - sink - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a sink which is easy to install and easy to use.

[Conventional technology]

Traditionally, for household and commercial use, made of stainless steel plate,
Various sinks such as porcelain enamel, resin concrete, and concrete tile are used. The sink made of stainless steel sheet is lightweight and can be manufactured in various shapes. It has a beautiful appearance and is most often used for home and business use. The porcelain enamel sink is not only used for home use but also for special purposes such as handling chemicals because it has a beautiful appearance, is hard to be scratched, and is resistant to corrosion. Sinks made of resin concrete and concrete tile are made of cement concrete and have improved strength, waterproofness, corrosion resistance, etc., and are mainly used for special purposes such as handling chemicals, etc. and outdoors.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, each of the conventional sinks has the following problems.

The sink made of stainless steel plate has weak resistance to chemicals such as acids and chlorine compounds. The sink made of porcelain enamel is expensive and has poor elasticity in use, so there is a risk of damaging the pottery or glassware when washing the pottery or glassware. Sinks made of resin concrete and concrete tiles are heavy, are not easy to carry and install, and have poor elasticity, which may damage ceramics and glassware.

In addition, as common problems with conventional sinks, (a) the drain plug is manufactured separately from the sink body, it takes time to install this drain plug, and water leaks easily from the packing point, (b) cooking When cooking in a sink-only sink without a cooking counter, there is no place to put the cutting board in a stable state, (c) there is no suitable place for detergent, etc. (d) What is indoor and outdoor The specifications are different and it is difficult to use both of them, especially when it is used outdoors, where it is installed without a faucet pillar or when it is installed away from the faucet pillar and a faucet mounting hole is provided in advance. Ordinary sinks had problems such as poor usability.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional problems by integrally molding the drain plug portion, the upper edge portion of the water tank, the small article holder portion, the tap mounting portion, etc. by injection molding of synthetic resin. It is in.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the purpose of the sink of the present invention, a drain plug at the bottom of the aquarium is provided integrally with the aquarium, and the upper edge on the front side of the aquarium and the upper edges on both sides are wide and a flat portion is provided on the upper edge. It is characterized in that it is integrally molded by injection molding of polypropylene in a shape in which a recess for accommodating small items and a groove for opening a faucet mounting hole are provided on the back side of the water tank.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the features of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the sink, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line I--I of FIG.

The sink body 1 is integrally formed by injection molding of polypropylene. Compared with other synthetic resins such as ABS resin and high-density polyethylene, this polypropylene is superior in terms of moldability, strength, elasticity, and corrosion resistance as a whole, and achieves the object of the present invention. Most suitable as a synthetic resin.

By using polypropylene as the material of the sink body 1, even a complicated shape can be integrally molded by injection molding, and since it is highly elastic, it can be used for washing ceramics and glassware. There is no risk of damaging the glassware. Furthermore, it has excellent corrosion resistance and has a strong resistance to chemicals such as acids and chlorine compounds. Moreover, since it is lightweight, it is easy to carry and install.

The features of the shape of the sink body 1 of the present embodiment are that the drain plug portion 3 at the bottom of the water tank 2 is formed integrally with the water tank 2, that is, the upper edge portion 4a in front of the water tank 2 and the upper edge portions 4b on both sides, 4c is wide and a flat part is provided on the upper edge, concave parts 5a, 5b, 5c for small items such as soap, liquid detergent container, powder detergent container, etc. are integrally formed, and faucet mounting portion 6 is sink At the time of installation, a groove 61 is provided in the periphery so that a mounting hole can be opened if necessary, and when opened, it is integrally molded so that it can be easily cut along the groove 61 with a metal cutting saw. .

By integrally forming the shape of the sink body 1 as described above, all the problems common to the conventional sinks described above can be eliminated. That is, (a) by integrally forming the drain plug portion 3 with the water tank 2,
Since it is not necessary to separately attach a drain plug, and only a drain pipe is connected, it is possible to save the labor of installing the drain plug as in the conventional case and to prevent water leakage from the packing portion.

(B) The front upper edge portion 4a and the upper edge portions 4b and 4c on both sides are made wide to provide a flat portion on the upper edge, so that even when cooking only with the sink body 1, the upper edge portions 4a and 4b, Or upper edge 4a
By passing the cutting board to 4c and 4c, you can use it by placing the cutting board in a stable state.

(C) By providing the recesses 5a, 5b, 5c for placing small items, it is possible to place soap, detergent, etc. at a convenient place.

(D) When making the faucet mounting part 6 with no opening,
Since the opening can be easily opened at the time of installation, the faucet mounting portion 6 can be opened to mount the faucet pillar and the faucet when the faucet pillar is used in a place having the faucet pillar. In addition, when installing and using outdoors in a place where there is no faucet pillar or in a place away from the faucet pillar, if the faucet mounting portion 6 is left as it was at the time of manufacture, there will be no unnecessary opening, so the sink It is easy to use without water intruding into the lower part. Here, the groove 61 for opening at the time of attaching the faucet may be formed on either the front side or the back side, but water and dust etc. will be collected by forming it on the back side and making the front side convex. It's convenient because it doesn't exist.

Although not shown in the drawings, a mounting portion for mounting legs is provided on the lower surface of the sink body 1. In order to be able to use the sink by changing its installation location, it is preferable that the legs and the leg mounting portion have a simple structure. For example, the legs are pipe-shaped, and one end of the pipe-shaped legs is provided on the lower surface of the sink main body 1. It can be used as a sink with legs simply by inserting and fixing it in the leg mounting part.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which legs are attached to the sink body 1. In this embodiment, four square pipes 7 are attached to the lower surface of the sink body 1 by using bolts / nuts, tapping screws, etc., which are not shown, and the rack 8 made of a bar is hung on the horizontal crosspiece 71. . The shelf 8 can place small articles and the like, and has a function as a reinforcing material that prevents the legs from wobbling.

Further, when the sink body 1 is installed in an outdoor washing place or the like, bricks or an appropriate block may be placed on the installation surface without mounting the legs, and the sink body 1 may be placed thereon. At this time, if bricks or the like are vertically inserted into the deep recesses on the back of the sink body 1 to support the sink body 1, the sink body 1 becomes more stable.

[Effect of device]

As described above, in the sink of the present invention, the sink body is integrally formed by injection molding of polypropylene. For this reason, it is possible to mold intricate shapes, and since it is rich in elasticity, there is no risk of damaging the ceramics and glassware during the washing work of the ceramics and glassware, and it also has excellent corrosion resistance. Strong resistance to chemicals such as acid and chlorine compounds. Moreover, because it is lightweight,
Easy to carry and install. In addition, the shape of the sink body is such that the drain plug part is integrated with the water tank, the upper edge of the water tank is wide to provide a flat part and a recess for storing small items, and a groove for opening the faucet mounting hole on the back side. It was integrally molded into the shape with. For this reason, it is not necessary to separately attach a drain plug, and it is only necessary to connect a drain pipe, so that the labor of attaching the drain plug as in the conventional case can be saved. In addition, the cutting board can be placed on the upper edge portion in a stable state for use, and soap, detergent, etc. can be placed at a nearby place. In addition, the faucet mounting part can be opened to install faucet pillars and faucets as needed, and when installed outdoors and used in places where there are no faucet pillars or places away from faucet pillars, , If the faucet mounting part is left as it was at the time of production,
Since there are no unnecessary openings, water does not enter the bottom of the sink and it is easy to use.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a perspective view showing a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the sink, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line I--I of FIG. 2, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached. 1: Main body of sink, 2: Water tank 3: Drainage plug part, 4a, 4b, 4c: Upper edge part 5a, 5b, 5c: Recessed part, 6: Faucet mounting part 61: Groove, 7: Square pipe 71: Horizontal bar, 8: Shelf

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A drain plug at the bottom of the water tank is provided integrally with the water tank, and the upper edge on the front side of the water tank and the upper edges on both sides of the water tank are widened to provide a flat portion on the upper edge. The sink is characterized in that it is integrally molded by injection molding of polypropylene in a shape in which a concave portion and a groove for opening a faucet mounting hole are provided.