JPH0714455Y2 - Bathtub with pop-up drain plug - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of use] The present invention relates to a bathtub provided with a pop-up drain plug as a drain plug.

[Prior Art] A pop-up drain plug provided as a drain plug for a bathtub is known from Japanese Utility Model Publication Nos. 52-53311 and 63-43262B.

In Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-53311, an operating handle is provided at the overflow port of the bathtub, and an arm connected to this handle is installed in the overflow pipe.

In Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-43262, the operation part of the pop-up drain plug is provided on the upper surface of the handrail part of the bathtub.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-53311, an arm for actuating a pop-up drain plug is arranged in the overflow pipe. However, a deformed member such as such an arm is arranged in the overflow pipe. If it is installed, hair and scales are likely to adhere and stay in the overflow tube, and the overflow tube tends to be blocked.

In the case of Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-43262, the operation part is projected on the upper surface of the handrail part, which becomes a base to cause the operator to feel uncomfortable when he / she takes a bath. Also, it is difficult to clean the upper surface of the handrail part.

[Means for Solving the Problem] In a bathtub having a pop-up drain plug according to claim (1), a pop-up drain plug is provided at a drain port at the bottom of the bath, and the operation part of the pop-up drain plug is provided at an overflow port on the side wall of the bath. An overflow pipe that is provided and that is connected to the overflow port and hangs downward is connected to a drain pipe that is connected to the drain port and that is disposed in a substantially horizontal direction. In a bathtub in which an operation force transmission member for transmitting force to the drain plug is drawn into the overflow pipe and the drain pipe, the operation force transmission member has one end connected to the pop-up drain plug and the other end. The operating wire is connected to the operating part, and only the operating wire is drawn into the overflow pipe and the drain pipe.

The bathtub having the pop-up drain plug according to claim (2) employs the operation part according to claim (1) including the following mouthpiece member, mounting member, wire support tube, and push button.

The mouthpiece member has a tubular portion that is inserted into the overflow port of the bathtub from the tip side, and a flange portion that is integral with the tubular portion and that covers the edge of the bathtub inner surface side of the overflow port. The screw member is fixed to the side wall of the bath by being screwed, and the inside of the tubular portion communicates with the inside of the overflow pipe.

The mounting member is a bottomed cylindrical mounting member body screwed into the tubular portion of the mouthpiece member from the inside of the bath, an overflow inlet opening in a side wall of the mounting member body, and a back wall of the mounting member body. It has an overflow outlet opening at.

The wire support tube is fixed to the inner wall of the mounting member body. The push button is fixed to the tip of the wire inserted through the wire support tube, and is slidably fitted in the mounting member body.

[Operation] In the bathtub having the pop-up drain plug according to claim (1) of the present invention, the operating portion is provided at the overflow port, and the upper surface of the handrail portion of the bathtub is flat. Moreover, this operating portion is directly connected to the pop-up drain plug by the wire. Since this wire has a smooth surface and an extremely simple shape, even if it is placed in the overflow tube, hair and scales hardly adhere to it, and the overflow tube is not blocked.

In the bathtub having the pop-up drain plug according to claim (2), the push button is fitted in the tubular mounting member main body. Therefore, even if the operator hits the body during bathing, the pop-up drain plug will not be opened immediately, and unexpected drainage can be avoided.

The inside of the mounting member can be cleaned by removing the push button from the wire. Further, the inside of the mouthpiece member can be cleaned by removing the attachment member from the mouthpiece member.

Embodiments Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part showing a bathtub according to an embodiment of the present invention. Pop-up drain plug 14 at drain outlet 12 on the bottom of bathtub 14
Is attached. Also, this drain port 12 has a drain pipe.
16 are connected via an elbow 18. An overflow port 20 is opened on the side surface of the bathtub 10, and an operation portion 22 of the pop-up drain plug 14 is provided. An overflow pipe 26 is connected to the operation portion 22 via an elbow 24. The overflow pipe 26 is connected to the drain pipe 16 via a T-joint 28, and is connected to a collective drain pipe 30.

The configuration of the operation unit 22 will be described next.

Reference numeral 32 denotes a cap member, which includes a tubular portion 34 inserted into the overflow port 20 and a flange portion 36 provided integrally with the tubular portion 34. A male screw is engraved on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 34, and a female screw engraved on the inner periphery of the elbow 24 is screwed onto the male screw to form the flange portion 36 and the flange portion 24 of the elbow 24.
The opening edge portion of the overflow port 20 is sandwiched by a and the operation portion 22 is fixed to the bathtub side wall. A female screw is engraved on the inner peripheral surface of the tubular portion 34.

An opening 38 for guiding the overflow water to the overflow pipe 26 is formed in the inner wall surface of the mouthpiece member 32.

Reference numeral 40 is a mounting member. The mounting member 40 includes a bottomed cylindrical mounting member main body 42, an overflow inlet 44 opened in a side wall of the mounting member main body 42, and an overflow outlet opened in a rear wall of the mounting member main body 42. Equipped with 46.

A support tube for the wire 48 is provided at the center of the back wall of the mounting member 40.
50 is installed. The support pipe 50 has a flange 52, and the flange 52 is attached by a screw 54 to the mounting member main body.
It is fixed to the inner wall of 42. The support tube 50 penetrates the central portion of the inner wall of the mouthpiece member 32 and is also supported by the mouthpiece member 32.

A small outwardly facing flange portion 56 is integrally provided at the tip of the mounting member body 42, and a cap-shaped cover 58 is provided so as to be engaged with the flange portion 56.

The wire 48 is inserted into the support tube 50, and a push button 60 is attached to the tip thereof. Push button 60
A screw 62 is screwed in from the front obliquely lower side, and the tip of the screw 62 engages with a groove 64 provided around the tip surface of the wire 48, whereby the push button 60 and the wire 48 are separated from each other. It is connected.

The wire 48 is drawn through the overflow pipe 26, and its rear end is connected to the pop-up drain plug 14. Every time the wire 48 is pushed once, the valve body 66 of the pop-up drain plug 14 is repeatedly opened and closed.

In the bathtub 10 having the pop-up type drain plug 14 configured as described above, when the push button 60 is pushed, the closed state shown in the drawing is changed to the open state, and when the push button 60 is pushed again, the closed state is restored. To do.

In the bathtub according to this embodiment, the operation portion 22 is provided at the overflow port 20 of the bathtub 10, and the bathtub handrail portion is provided.
The top surface of 68 is flat. Therefore, even if the hand is placed on the handrail portion 68 during bathing, the hand does not hit the foreign matter, and an extremely comfortable bathing can be performed. Further, only the wire 48 is inserted into the overflow pipe 26, and the wire 48 has a smooth surface and a very simple shape. Therefore, almost no hair or scales adhere to the inside of the overflow pipe 26, and the overflow pipe 26 is not blocked.

Particularly, in the present embodiment, the push button 60 is configured to be fitted into the main body 42 of the mounting member 40 with a snap ring. Therefore, even if a part of the body hits the operating section 22 while taking a bath, the push button 60 is not pushed in and the pop-up drain plug 14 is not opened unexpectedly.

In the present embodiment, the push button 60 can be pulled out from the wire 48 as a separate body by removing the screw 62. Thereby, the inside of the attachment member 40 can be easily cleaned. Also, when the mounting member 40 is rotated after removing the screw 54,
The mounting member 40 can be easily removed from the base member 32. By removing the mounting member 40, the inside of the mouthpiece member 32 can be easily cleaned. When the screw 54 is removed and the connecting portion 70 of the pop-up drain plug 14 is further removed, the wire
48 can be extracted from the overflow port 20. Therefore, even if the wire 48 deteriorates, the wire can be easily replaced.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the inside of the operating portion 22 can be cleaned and the wire 48 can be replaced very easily and quickly, so that there is an effect that maintenance management is easy.

[Advantage of Invention] As described above, in the bathtub according to claim (1) of the present invention,
The top surface of the handrail is flat, and you can enjoy a comfortable bath without hitting your hands or part of your body while bathing. Further, only the wire for operating the drain plug is inserted into the overflow pipe, but almost no dirt is attached to this wire and the inside of the overflow pipe is not blocked.

In the bathtub according to claim (2), the push button is fitted in the mounting member, and it is prevented that the push button is unexpectedly pressed and drained during bathing. Also,
The inside of the operation part can be cleaned and the wires can be replaced very easily, and maintenance management is easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention. 10 ... Bathtub, 14 ... Pop-up drain plug, 20 ... Overflow port, 26 ... Overflow pipe, 22 ... Operating part, 32 ... Base member, 42 ... Mounting member, 48 ... Wire, 60 ... Push button.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pop-up drain plug is provided at the drain port at the bottom of the bath tub, and an operation part of the pop-up drain plug is provided at an overflow port on the side wall of the bath tub. The overflow port is connected to the overflow port and hangs downward. A pipe and a drain pipe connected to the drain outlet and arranged in a substantially horizontal direction are connected to each other, and an operating force transmitting member for transmitting an operating force of the operating portion to the drain plug is provided in the overflow. In the bathtub drawn into the pipe and the drain pipe, the operation force transmission member is an operation wire in which the pop-up drain plug is connected to one end and the operation part is connected to the other end. A tub with a pop-up drain plug, characterized in that only the inside is drawn into the overflow pipe and the drain pipe. 2. The operating portion includes a tubular portion inserted into the overflow port of the bathtub from the tip end side, and a flange portion that is integral with the tubular portion and covers an edge portion of the overflow port on the inner face of the bathtub. A screw member is secured to the side wall of the bathtub by screwing the tip end outer circumference of the tubular portion to the side wall of the bathtub, and the inside of the tubular portion is screwed into the tubular portion of the mouthpiece member from the inside of the bathtub. A bottomed cylindrical mounting member main body, a mounting member having an overflow inlet opening in a side wall of the mounting member main body, and an overflow outlet opening in a rear wall of the mounting member main body, and the mounting member main body A wire support tube fixed to the inner wall of the, and a push button fixed to the tip of the operation wire inserted through the wire support tube and slidably fitted in the mounting member body. Equipment Bath with claim (1) a pop-up drain plug as claimed comprising Te.