JPH07299004A - Bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To dispense with a space for drain plug under a bathtub, and set the height from the floor surface of a washing place to the upper edge of the bathtub low so that an aged person or child can easily get in and out of the bathtub. CONSTITUTION:A bathtub 1 has a drain plug 4 provided on a drain hole 3 provided on the side wall 2 bottom part of the bathtub 1, and the drain plug 4 is connected to a lever 5 by a cable 3 operated by the lever 5 provided on the upper edge 1a of the bathtub 1, so that the drain plug 4 can be opened and closed by the operation of the lever 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub provided with a drain plug at the bottom of the side surface of the bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, many drainage holes or drain plugs of a bathtub are provided on the bottom surface of the bathtub. For example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-118881 describes a drainage device for a bathtub in which a drainage fitting is attached to the outside of the bottom surface of the bathtub and a drainage elbow is screwed to the drainage fitting.
Further, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-66178, a drainage device for a bathtub is provided in which the drainage plug provided on the bottom surface of the bathtub is operated with a rotary operation tool so that the drainage plug can be easily disengaged from the bathtub. Is listed.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-118881 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-661.
In the examples of the bathtub drain plugs described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 78, since they are provided so as to project outside the bottom surface of the bathtub, a considerable space in the vertical direction is required, and therefore the installation height of the upper edge of the bathtub is large. There is a problem that it becomes more expensive and it is difficult for the elderly and children to enter and leave the bathtub.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to solve these problems and to provide a space for a drain plug under a bathtub. In other words, the height of the bathtub from the floor surface to the upper edge of the bathtub can be set low, and it is to provide a bathtub that allows elderly people and children to easily enter and leave.

[0005]

In the bathtub of the present invention, the drain plug is provided in a drain hole provided at the lowermost portion of the side wall of the bath, and the drain plug is provided in the bath. It is characterized in that it is adapted to be opened and closed by the operation section.

[0006]

In the bathtub of the present invention, since the drain plug is provided in the drain hole provided at the bottom of the side wall of the bathtub,
No need for a drainage tap under the bathtub, and the bathtub is installed with the height from the floor of the washroom to the upper edge of the bathtub being low, so it is easy for the elderly and children to enter and leave the bathtub. it can.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the bathtub of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, showing a main part of a drain plug of the bathtub of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a bathtub, 2 is a side wall of the bathtub 1, a drainage hole 3 is provided at the lowermost portion of the sidewall 2, and a drain plug 4 is connected to the drainage hole 3 by adhesion. Is provided. Reference numeral 5 is a lever that is an operation portion, and this lever 5 is the upper edge 1a of the bathtub 1, and the drain plug 4
Is provided above.

The drain plug 4 and the lever 5 are connected by a cable 6, and the opening / closing operation of the drain plug 4 is performed by the lever 5.
It is performed by rotating the right and left.

In FIG. 2, the lower surface of the drain hole 3 provided at the lowermost portion of the side wall 2 of the bathtub 1 and the lower surface of the drain plug are connected so as to be at the same level so as to improve drainage. ing.

The drain plug 4 incorporates a spherical plug 41 having a flow passage extending through the center thereof. The plug 41 is connected to a flexible cable 6, which is connected to the cable 6. The lever 5 is rotated to be closed and opened by being pulled by the operation of the lever 5. Therefore, drainage flows through the drain plug 4 as shown by the arrow in FIG.
It is discharged to the drainage ditch 7 through the outlet of the washing place on the floor surface 8.

A space 9 between the bottom wall 1b of the bathtub 1 and the floor surface 8
Originally, a considerable space is required due to the drain plug and its piping, but in the bathtub of the present invention, the bottom wall 1b
Since there is no protrusion on the lower side of the bathtub, it can be installed only in a space where there is a slope on the bottom surface of the bathtub 1,
The height from the floor of the washing room to the upper edge 1a of the bathtub 1 can be lowered.

In the embodiment of the bath of the present invention, the drain plug 4
Is connected to the drainage hole 3 provided on the side wall 2 of the bathtub 1 by adhesion, but the method is not particularly limited to this method, and if the watertightness and the fixation are secure, it may be a method by screwing. It doesn't matter. Further, the drain plug 4 may be an electromagnetic valve or the like, and an operation panel for the electromagnetic valve may be provided in the bathroom, and the electromagnetic valve may be opened and closed by the operation of the operation panel.

[0014]

In the bathtub of the present invention, since the drainage plug is provided in the drainage hole provided at the bottom of the side wall of the bathtub, a space for the drainage plug under the bathtub is not required, and the floor of the washing place is not required. The height of the bathtub from the surface to the upper edge of the bathtub is set lower, so that elderly people and children can easily enter and leave the bathtub. Therefore, it is suitable as a bathtub.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a bathtub according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, showing a main part of the drain plug of the bath according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 bathtub 1a upper edge 1b bottom wall 2 side wall 3 drainage hole 4 drainage plug 41 plug body 5 lever 6 cable 7 drainage groove 8 floor 9 space

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A drainage tap is a bathtub provided in a drainage hole provided at a lowermost portion of a side wall of the bathtub, wherein the drainage plug is opened and closed by an operation section provided in the bathtub. A bathtub characterized by that.