JPH0624593U - Bathtub apron - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To be able to perform the work of installing the bathtub apron without causing cuts. A bathtub apron to be fitted on the side surface of the bathtub 1 on the side of the washroom, in which a vertical wall portion 9 covering the side surface of the bathtub 1 and a folded portion formed by bending the upper and lower ends of the vertical wall portion 9 toward the bathtub 1 With 10a and 10b,
Reinforcing L-shaped metal fittings 13a and 13b are attached to inner corners between the folded-back portions 10a and 10b and the vertical wall portion 9, and the folded-back portion 10b is attached to the reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting 13.
Bathtub apron longer than the lateral extension of b.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to, for example, a structure of a bathtub apron that is fitted to a side surface of a bathtub on the side of a washing place in a bathroom.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As a conventional bathroom unit using a bathtub apron, there is one having a structure as shown in FIG. 3, for example. In the figure, 50 is a bathtub, 51 is a washroom waterproof pan, 52 is a counter top plate, 53 is a counter apron, and 54 is a bathtub apron.

In such a type of bathroom unit, the bathtub 50 is fitted in the eyeglass frame portion 56 of the bathtub support member 55 which is connected to the washroom waterproof pan 51. Then, a bathtub apron 54 which is a decorative plate is attached to the falling wall portion 57 of the bathtub supporting member 55.

The bathtub apron 54 is made of a resin vacuum-molded body, and includes a vertical wall portion 58 and folding portions 59, 59 formed by bending the upper and lower ends of the vertical wall portion 58 toward the bathtub 50. I have it. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the hook metal fitting 60 provided on the upper folded portion 59 is engaged with the engaging recessed portion 61 formed between the upper end of the falling wall portion 57 and the edge of the bath 50, Further, the bath plate apron 54 is attached to the falling wall portion 57 by engaging the spring plate 62 provided on the lower folded portion 59 with the spring plate 63 provided on the falling wall portion 57. As shown in phantom lines in the figure, the attaching operation is performed by the operator lifting the bathtub apron 54, which is held upright by placing his / her finger on the lower folded portion 59, in a diagonally forward direction, and the hook metal fitting 60. Is engaged with the engaging recessed portion 61, and further, while pulling out the grasped finger, the bathtub apron 54 is brought close to the falling wall portion 57 and the leaf spring 62 is engaged with the leaf spring 63. Has become.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional bathtub apron, there is a problem that a worker is liable to be cut and injured at the time of attachment. This is because the bathtub apron 54 does not have high strength because it is made of a vacuum-molded body. Therefore, the reinforcing L-shaped metal fittings 64 are longitudinally provided at the upper and lower inner corners of the bathtub apron 54. It is installed along. However, the reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting 64 is formed by cutting a metal plate into a long shape and then bending the metal plate material along the longitudinal direction. Is often caused by burrs 65 generated during cutting, and especially when burrs 65 are present at the tip of the folded-back portion 59, the cause of causing cuts on the fingers of the operator during mounting work. It was.

The present invention was devised in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a bathtub apron that can be attached to the bathtub apron without causing cuts.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve such an object, the present invention is provided with a vertical wall portion that covers the side surface of the bathtub and a folded portion that is formed by bending the upper and lower ends of the vertical wall portion toward the bathtub. A reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting is attached to the inner corner between the vertical section and the vertical wall, and the folded back portion is longer than the lateral extension length of the reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting. A bathtub apron was constructed from objects.

[0008]

[Action]

 According to the above configuration, since the folded-back portion is longer than the laterally extending length of the reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting, the operator puts a finger on the end of the bathtub apron, particularly the lower end, in order to attach the bathtub apron to the falling wall. Even if it is put on, the burr existing at the end of the reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting is covered by the folded-back portion and will not come into contact with the operator's finger.

[0009]

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a bathtub, 2 is a wash-basin waterproof pan, 3 is a counter top plate, 4 is a counter apron, 5 is a bathtub apron, and 6 is a bathtub support member. The bathtub support member 6 is fitted into the mega frame portion 7, and the bathtub apron 5 is attached to the falling wall portion 8 of the bathtub support member 6.

The bathtub apron 5 is made of a vacuum-molded body of resin, and as shown in the figure, a vertical wall portion 9 and a folded back portion formed by bending the upper and lower ends of the vertical wall portion 9 toward the bathtub 1 side. It is provided with ridges 10a and 10b. A hook 11 is attached to the upper end folded portion 10a located above the vertical wall portion 9, and an inverted C-shaped spring plate 12 is attached to the lower folded portion 10b. Reinforcing L-shaped metal fittings 13a and 13b are attached to the inner corners between the folded-back portions 10a and 10b and the vertical wall portion 9 along the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, an engaging recess 14 is formed between the upper end of the falling wall portion 8 and the edge of the bathtub, and the engaging metal fitting 11 is inserted into the engaging concave portion 14, and the lower end of the falling wall portion 8 has a spring. A substantially L-shaped spring plate 15 is attached opposite to the plate 12. Then, the hook metal fitting 11 is engaged with the engaging recess 14 and the spring plate 12 is engaged with the spring plate 15, so that the bathtub apron 5 is lowered and attached to the wall portion 8.

According to the present invention in the bathroom unit configured as described above, the length L ₁ of the lower folded portion 10b is longer than the laterally extending length L _{2 of the} reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting 13b. The feature is the point. Further, the bathtub apron 5 made of a vacuum molded body has a characteristic that it is thin and has low strength, while it can obtain high accuracy at low cost. Therefore, in this embodiment, a reinforcing low-foam resin plate 16 is attached to the back surface of the vertical wall portion 9, and the low-foam resin plate 16 increases the strength of the bathtub apron 5 and further Sound absorption is also enhanced by the sound absorption effect of the foamed resin plate 16.

In the process of assembling this bathroom unit, as shown by the imaginary line in the figure, a finger is hooked on the lower folded portion 10b to hold the bathtub apron 5 upright. Then, the operator lifts the bathtub apron 5 diagonally forward to engage the hooking metal fitting 11 with the engagement recess 14, and further pulls out the hooked finger to lower the bathtub apron 5 to the wall 8 The leaf spring 12 is engaged with the leaf spring 15 so that the bathtub apron 5 is attached. At that time, since the length L _{1 of} the lower folded portion 10b is longer than the laterally extending length L _{2 of} the reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting 13b arranged here, the hooked finger is folded downward. It does not contact the reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting 13b by contacting only the portion 10b. Therefore, there is no inconvenience that the burrs 20 present on the reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting 13b may cut a finger.

It is convenient that the length L ₁ of the folded portion 10b is as long as possible. This is because if the length L ₁ of the folded-back portion 10b does not differ much from the laterally extended length L _{2 of the} reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting 13b, the hooked fingertip will wrap around the backside of the folded-back portion 13b. This is because it is conceivable that the burr 20 may come into contact with the burr 20 and cause a cut.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, since the operator holds the bathtub apron 5 by putting his / her finger on the lower folding portion 10b during the mounting work, only the lower folding portion 10b is Although the length L ₁ is longer than the laterally extending length L ₂ of the reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting 13b, the present invention is not limited to this, and the length of the upper folded portion 10a may be the L-shaped reinforcing portion. It goes without saying that the metal fitting 13a includes a metal fitting 13a longer than the laterally extending length thereof.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the bathtub apron 5 attached to the bathtub 1 using the bathtub supporting member 6, but the bathtub apron of the present invention is not limited to this. It goes without saying that the present invention can also be carried out in a bathtub apron 30 attached to a bath room having a structure in which the bathtub 1 is directly placed on a waterproof pan as shown in FIG.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the folded-back portion is longer than the reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting, the operator can attach the bathtub apron to the falling wall and attach the bathtub apron to the end portion of the bathtub apron, especially Even if a finger is put on the lower end, the burr existing on the end of the reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting is not touched by the finger, and therefore, the cut is not damaged. Therefore, the bathroom unit can be assembled smoothly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting structure of a bathtub apron according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a mounting structure of a bathtub apron according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an outline of a bathroom unit using a bathtub apron of a conventional example and an outline of its mounting structure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing details of a conventional bathtub apron mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bathtub 9 Vertical wall part 10a, 10b Folding part 13a, 13b L-shaped metal fitting for reinforcement

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A bathtub apron fitted to the side surface of the bathtub (1) on the side of the washroom, wherein a vertical wall portion (9) covering the side surface of the bathtub (1) and upper and lower ends of the vertical wall portion (9) respectively 1) A bent portion (10a, 10b) formed by bending to the side, and an inner corner portion between the folded portion (10a, 10b) and the vertical wall portion (9) is for reinforcement. L type metal fittings (13
a, 13b) is attached, and the folded-back portion (10b) is longer than the laterally extending length of the reinforcing L-shaped metal fitting (13b).