JPH0630921Y2 - Waterproof structure for shower facilities - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a shower facility in which a shower head is detachably attached to a shower holder on the surface side of a bowl, such as a wash bowl. The present invention relates to a waterproof structure of a shower facility for treating invading water.

[Prior Art] As shown in FIG. 5, in a shower facility used in a washroom, a kitchen or the like, a ball 1 such as a wash ball is used.
On the surface side of 0, a cylindrical shower holder 3 is provided on the upper surface of the counter 2 so that the shower hose 5 can be passed through the shower holder 3 and the shower hose 5 can be stored inside the cabinet 1.
The shower head 6 is attached to the tip of the shower head 6, and the shower head 6 is detachably engaged with the tip of the shower holder 3. When using this shower facility, the shower head 6 is held in the hand and the shower hose 5 is used. It can be used at any position by pulling out.

However, in order to make it easier to pull out the shower hose 5, the diameter of the opening portion 9 of the shower holder 3 is set to be considerably larger than the diameter of the shower hose 5, and therefore, conventionally, when the shower hose 5 is pulled out, A large gap is created between the opening 9 and the shower hose 5, and troubles such as water droplets traveling through the shower hose 5 or direct shower water intruding downward through the gap occur. Therefore, conventionally, in order to eliminate such a drawback, a rubber waterproof packing is provided in the opening 9 of the shower holder 3, but in this structure, the contact resistance between the waterproof packing and the shower hose 5 is increased. However, the shower hose 5 is heavy and difficult to handle when the shower hose 5 is pulled out or stored. In FIG. 5, 2 is a counter provided with the ball 10 and 26 is a shower currant.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] For this reason, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-101794, as shown in FIG.
The tray 35 is provided so that the water falling along the shower hose 5 is received by the tray 35. However, as shown in FIG. 6, the tray 35 is only arranged below the shower hose 5 at the bottom of the cabinet 1, and the shower head 6 is removed from the shower holder 3 to remove the shower hose 5. When the shower hose 5 is pulled out, the shower hose 5 jumps out above the tray 35 (this state is shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 5), and the water falling along the shower hose 5 falls outside the tray 35. The water droplets may bounce off the tray 35 and splash to the surroundings even if it falls into the tray 35 or falls into the tray 35, which is not sufficient as a measure to prevent the lower side of the ball 10 from getting wet. Met.
In FIG. 6, 36 is a hot and cold water mixing tap, 37 is a faucet, 38 is a mixing handle, and 39 is a switching handle.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to ensure that the water entering from the opening of the shower holder is reliably received by the shower hose storage container. It is an object of the present invention to provide a waterproof structure for a shower facility that can prevent the lower side of the ball from getting wet with water.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In the waterproof structure for a shower facility of the present invention, a shower holder 3 is arranged behind and above the ball 10 on the surface side of the ball 10 such as a wash bowl, and a bottomed container is provided. The opening 40 on the upper surface of the shower hose storage container 7 formed by
A guide piece 21 for narrowing the opening width thereof is provided, the shower hose storage container 7 is provided on the back side of the ball 10, and the shower head 6 to which the shower hose 5 is attached is removed at the tip of the shower holder 3. The shower hose 5 is freely attached and is arranged on the back side of the ball 10 through the shower holder 3, and the portion of the shower hose 5 which is bent in a substantially U shape is stored in the shower hose storage container 7 through the opening 40 on the upper surface thereof. It is characterized by consisting of.

[Operation] By removing the shower head 6 from the shower holder 3 and using it, the shower can be used freely, and the bottom surface of the ball 10 is formed of a bottomed container having an opening 40 on the back side. Since the shower hose storage container 7 is attached, the shower hose 5 is arranged behind the ball 10 through the shower holder 3, and the shower hose 5 is stored in the shower hose storage container 7, the opening of the shower holder 3 is opened. It is possible to directly receive the water that has entered the portion 9 and has propagated through the shower hose 5 into the shower hose storage container 7. Also,
A guide piece 2 for narrowing the opening width of the opening 40 on the upper surface of the shower hose storage container 7 formed of a bottomed container.
1 is provided, and a portion of the shower hose 5 that is bent in a substantially U-shape is placed in the shower hose storage container 7 with an opening 40 on the upper surface thereof.
Since it is designed to be stored from the inside, shower hose 5
In the shower hose storage container 7, the diameter of the shower hose storage container 7 is expanded and the opening width of the shower hose storage container 7 is narrowed by the guide piece 21. The shower hose 5 can be reliably held in the shower hose storage container 7 in a state in which the bent portion of the shower hose 5 does not jump out of the shower hose storage container 7.

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on an illustrated embodiment.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, there is shown an embodiment in which a cabinet 1 such as a wash cabinet or a kitchen cabinet is provided with a counter 2 having a ball 10 such as a wash bowl. Here, the ball 10 may be formed integrally with the counter 2, or the counter 2 may be attached separately. A through hole 4 having a diameter larger than the diameter of the shower hose 5 for allowing the shower hose 5 to pass therethrough is provided at the rear side of the ball 10 and above the ball 10 (upper surface of the counter 2 in the embodiment of the accompanying drawings). Has been done. The shower holder 3 is made of synthetic resin or the like and is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape, and its upper end portion is slightly inclined toward the ball 10 provided on the upper surface of the cabinet 1. An engagement cylinder 11 is fixed to the upper portion of the shower holder 3 with a screw 12, and a fixed portion 13 having a threaded outer periphery is formed on the lower portion of the shower holder 3. The fixing portion 13 of the shower holder 3 is inserted into the through hole 4 of the counter 2 from above, and the packing 1
The shower holder 3 is fixed to the counter 2 by tightening the nut 15 from the lower surface of the counter 2 via the counter 4. Further, the tubular body 16 is inserted into the fixing portion 13 via the ring-shaped packing 30, and the upper end portion of the tubular body 16 projects slightly above the bottom surface of the shower holder 3. A drain port 8 is formed on the lower side surface of the shower holder 3 on the ball 10 side, and the inside of the shower holder 3 and the upper surface of the counter 2 communicate with each other through the drain port 8.

A shower discharge port 17 is provided at the tip of the shower head 6, and an insertion portion 18 is provided at the base of the shower head 6, and the insertion portion 18 of the shower head 6 is provided inside the engagement cylinder 11 of the shower holder 3. It can be attached by inserting into and engaging with. A flexible shower hose 5 is attached to the base of the shower head 6. The shower head 6 is detachably attached to the tip of the shower holder 3 and the shower hose 5 is placed in the cabinet 1 through the shower holder 3. A portion of the shower hose 5 that is bent into a substantially U-shape in the cabinet 1 inside the cabinet 1 and is connected to the shower currant 26.
It is designed to be plugged in and stored.

As shown in FIG. 2, the shower hose storage container 7 has a mounting piece 20 extending from an upper end portion of a bag portion 19 formed of a synthetic resin molding or the like into a substantially bottomed tubular shape having an opening 40 at the top. It is formed out. The mounting piece 20 includes a guide piece 2 curved at a position above the opening 40 of the shower hose storage container 7.
1 is formed, and a hook hole 22 is formed in the mounting piece 20. By providing the guide piece 21 in the opening 40 of the shower hose storage container 7 as described above, the opening width of the opening 40 upward is narrower than the width of the bag portion 19. A drain plug 23 is formed at the lower end of the bag portion 19, and a cap 24 is attached to the drain plug 23 by screwing. The shower hose storage container 7 formed in this manner is disposed in the cabinet 1 below the shower holder 3 on the back side of the ball 10 and hooks the locking tool 25 fixed to the side plate of the cabinet 1. It is locked by hooking the use hole 22.

Then, by holding the shower head 6 in the hand and operating the shower head 26, hot and cold water will come out from the shower discharge port 17 of the shower head 6, and the shower hose 5 can be pulled out above the ball 10 to set it at a free position. A shower can be used. At that time, the inner diameters of the engagement cylinder 11 and the cylinder body 16 are set to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the shower hose 5, the shower hose 5 is pulled out from the shower hose storage container 7 without resistance, and the shower hose is lightly used after use. The shower hose 5 can be stored in the shower hose storage container 7. Now, when using the shower, the opening 9 at the upper end of the shower holder 3 is used.
Hot water, bubbles, or the like may enter the shower holder 3 from the inside, and water flowing down along the shower hose 5 may enter the shower holder 3, but the water accumulated on the bottom surface of the shower holder 3 is drained. Water that flows from the mouth 8 to the upper surface of the counter 2 and is drained into the ball 10 and that enters the cabinet 1 from the tubular body 16 is placed in the shower hose storage container 7 below the shower holder 3. In addition, since the shower hose 5 is stored in the shower hose storage container 7, it will enter the shower hose storage container 7, and the floor of the cabinet 1 will not get wet with water or the like. . The water accumulated in the shower hose storage container 7 can be removed by removing the shower hose storage container 7 from the cabinet 1, and the shower hose storage container 7 can be removed.
It is also possible to remove the cap 24 at the lower end to drain the water in the shower hose storage container 7.

Here, the opening 40 on the upper surface of the shower hose storage container 7
Since the opening width of the shower hose 5 is narrowed by providing the guide piece 21, the shower hose 5 is accommodated in the shower hose storage container 7 when the shower hose 5 is accommodated in the shower hose storage container 7 as shown in FIG. As shown in (a), the diameter increases in the shower hose storage container 7 and the guide piece 2 is formed at the opening 40 of the shower hose storage container 7.
Even if the shower hose 5 is pulled out and the storage depth in the shower hose storage container 7 becomes shallow, the shower hose 5 will be bent even if the shower hose 5 is pulled out and the diameter is narrowed. It is possible to prevent it from jumping out from the storage container 7. That is, when the storage depth of the shower hose 5 in the shower hose storage container 7 becomes shallow, the curvature of the shower hose 5 becomes small as shown by the arrow B in FIG. 4 when not being pressed by the guide piece 21. There is a possibility that the elasticity may cause the projection 40 to jump upward so as to be in a straight line state. However, when the guide piece 21 is pressed, if the curvature is too small as shown by the arrow B in FIG. In addition, the elasticity of the shower hose 5 can be prevented from jumping upward from the opening 40. As shown in FIG. 2, the guide piece 21 is curved upward from one side of the mounting piece 20 toward the center, and the shower hose 5 slides along the curved surface of the guide piece 21 to make a shower hose. The shower hose 5 is prevented from being worn out when the shower hose 5 is taken in and out by being put in and taken out from the storage container 7.

[Advantage of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the shower holder is arranged behind and above the surface of the ball such as a wash bowl, and the shower head with the shower hose is attached to the shower holder. Since the shower hose is detachably attached to the tip and the shower hose is placed behind the bowl through the shower holder, the shower head can be removed from the shower holder for convenient use. Of course, since the shower hose storage container formed of a bottomed container whose upper surface is an opening on the back side of the ball is attached and the shower hose is stored in the shower hose storage container, the opening of the shower holder Water from the shower hose It can be directly received in the storage container and can prevent the inside of the cabinet from being wet with this water etc. Also, the opening width of the shower hose storage container formed of a bottomed container has a narrow opening width. A guide piece for
Since the portion of the shower hose that is bent in a substantially U shape is stored in the shower hose storage container from the opening on the upper surface, the shower hose has a wider diameter in the shower hose storage container and an opening width with the guide piece. At the narrowed opening of the shower hose storage container, the diameter of the shower hose is bent into a substantially U shape, and the portion of the shower hose that is bent into a substantially U shape pops out of the shower hose storage container. The shower hose can be securely held in the state of being stored in the shower hose storage container.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 (a) and (b) are front and side views of the same shower hose storage container, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of the same. The figure is a front view for explaining the storage state of the shower hose in the above-mentioned shower hose storage container, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of the cabinet, and FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional example. 3 is a shower holder, 5 is a shower hose, 6 is a shower head, 7 is a shower hose storage container, 10 is a ball, 21 is a guide piece, and 40 is an opening.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A shower holder is provided at a position behind and above the surface of a ball such as a wash bowl, and the opening width is provided at the opening on the upper surface of a shower hose storage container formed of a bottomed container. A guide piece for narrowing the shower hose, and a shower hose storage container on the back side of the ball. A waterproof structure for a shower facility, which is arranged on the back side of the ball and stores the bent portion of the shower hose in a substantially U shape in the shower hose storage container from the opening on the upper surface thereof.