JPH0637099Y2 - Furniture with foot switch - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to furniture such as a wash basin and a sink with a foot switch for controlling loads such as opening and closing of faucets and blinking of lights.

(Prior Art) In a wash basin, especially a hair-wash type wash basin, it is often desired to open and close the faucet with both hands closed during hair washing, and the same applies when cooking in a sink. For this reason, conventionally, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-3020, for example, the water valve 1 is spouted and stopped by an electromagnetic valve 2, and the electromagnetic valve 2 is turned on and off by a foot switch 3. Is proposed. By the way, the foot switch 3 is difficult to use if it is connected to the cord 4 and is out of the furniture until it is in use, and it is not in a fixed position. Therefore, the foot switch 3 is built in the bottom of the furniture 5 and the pedal 11 protruding from the furniture 5 is depressed (FIG. 4).
The foot switch 3 includes a switch housing 10 to which the micro switch 9 is fixed, and a lid body (pedal 11) that is attached to the switch housing 10 so as to be vertically movable and that pushes the micro switch 9 when stepped on. Due to this structure (see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-28583), the switch housing 10 is fixed to the furniture with screws 12.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, since the furniture 5 to which the foot switch 3 is fixed is placed on the floor surface 7, if the floor surface 7 is not horizontal, the foot switch 3 will be on the floor surface 7. It may not be located in. As shown in FIG. 3, the floor 7 is usually higher on the side of the wall 8, and the height of the front part of the furniture is adjusted on site to make the furniture 5 horizontal. The one with the adjusting leg is the adjusting leg, and the one without the adjusting leg has a piece of wood 13 at the bottom. Therefore, when the floor 7 has a large inclination, the foot switch 3 floats from the floor surface 7.

In this case, when the foot switch 3 is stepped on, the foot must be lifted high, which is not convenient, and when stepped on, a large force is applied to the fixing portion 12 between the switch housing 10 and the furniture 5, resulting in damage. There is a point.

The present invention solves the above problems and will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.

(Embodiment) In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 is a furniture with a foot switch, which is the same as the conventional one, and the faucet 1 is spouted / stopped by an electromagnetic valve 2 which is turned on / off by a foot switch 3. It is a washbasin. The foot switch 3 is built in the bottom of the washbasin 5, and is configured to step on the pedal 11 protruding from the recess 6. The foot switch 3 comprises a switch housing 10 and a pedal 11,
10 is fixed to the washbasin 5 via fixing means 20. The fixing means 20 is composed of an L-shaped metal fitting 21 whose one piece is fixed to the washbasin 5 with a screw 25, and a flat metal fitting 22 rotatably connected to the other piece of the L-shaped metal fitting 21 by a pin 23. The other end of the flat plate-shaped metal fitting 22 is rotatably connected to the switch housing 10 of the foot switch 3 by a pin 24. Reference numeral 4 is a cord that connects the foot switch 3 and the electromagnetic valve 2. Reference numeral 14 is a height adjusting leg, which adjusts the washbasin 5 horizontally.

Although FIGS. 1 and 2 show the foot switch 3 protruding from the recessed portion 6, the foot switch 3 can be half-stored in the wash basin 5 as shown by a broken line in the drawing. Is. At this time, a member for fixing the L-shaped metal fitting 21 may be provided in the recessed portion 6, or the L-shaped metal fitting 21 may be rotated 90 degrees about the pin 23 and screwed from below the cabinet bottom plate. Good.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. First, the wash basin 5 with a foot switch is placed in close contact with the wall and placed on the floor. If the floor surface is horizontal, the foot switch 3 is placed horizontally on the floor surface as indicated by the broken line in FIG. If the floor 7 is inclined, the height adjusting legs 14 adjust the wash basin 5 to be horizontal. Then, in the foot switch 3, the flat plate-shaped metal fitting 22 is rotated around the pin 33 as a fulcrum, and the switch housing 10 is rotated around the pin 24 as a fulcrum to be placed exactly on the floor surface 7. Therefore, the user can step on the foot switch 3 by merely raising the toes. Also, the fixed part with the washbasin 5 (screw 25)
Only determines the left and right positions of the foot switch 3, does not even weigh the foot switch 3, and does not require much strength.

In addition, the user may lay a carpet or the like on the floor surface, but in this case, the foot switch 3 is placed on the carpet, and the foot switch 3 is placed on the washbasin 5 rather than on the mounting surface.
Will be higher. However, even in this case, since the flat plate-shaped metal fitting 22 rotates upward, the foot switch 3 and its fixing portion are fixed.
Nothing is overwhelmed by 25. That is, the foot switch 3 can move up and down with respect to the washbasin 5.

In the embodiment, the load is an electromagnetic valve that opens and closes the faucet, but the load may be anything such as a lighting or a foot warm air heater, and is not particularly limited.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the foot switch can be placed on the floor surface even if the floor surface is largely inclined, and the usability can be prevented from deteriorating. No more force is applied to the fixed part of.

Moreover, since there is no gap between the foot switch and the floor, the appearance is improved.

Furthermore, the position of the foot switch will not be cramped even if the user lays a rug such as carpet.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part and FIG. 2 is a side view of the essential part. FIG. 3 is a side view of the conventional example, and FIG. 4 is a partial sectional perspective view thereof. 1 ... Faucet 2 ... Electromagnetic valve 3 ... Foot switch 5 ... Washbasin 20 ... Fixing means

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A furniture having a foot switch which is operated by a foot to control a load to be controlled, wherein the foot switch is fixed and built in the bottom of the furniture, and the furniture and the foot switch are connected to each other. In addition, the furniture with a foot switch is characterized in that a fixing means for connecting the foot switch to the furniture so as to be vertically movable is provided.