JPH0742442A - Bath room sliding structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To let a sliding door run stably without using a lower rail, and lower the height of an entrance sill of a bath room and enhance the entrance safety of the bath room and secure the water proofing of the entrance of the bath room. CONSTITUTION:An upper runner 4 of a sliding door 2 is suspendedly supported on an upper rail 5 installed to the upper part of a bath room entrance (A) in such a fashion that it may run freely. A lower runner 6 of the sliding door 2 is fitted into a clearance 9 between duckboards 8 attached with a clearance 9 in the direction (C) intersecting with the running direction (B) of the sliding door 2. The sliding door 2 is designed to run stably without installing a rail on the lower part of the bath room entrance (A). A plurality of duckboards 8 are arranged to be substantially flush with the floor height of the bath room entrance (A) of a floor pan 12 on the side of a washing place, thereby reducing the height of the sill of the bath room entrance (A).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a sliding door for a bathroom.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when installing a sliding door at a bathroom entrance so that it can be freely opened and closed, the upper end of the sliding door is supported by an upper rail installed above the bathroom entrance so that the sliding door can be installed at the bottom of the bathroom entrance. In many cases, it was supported on the installed lower rail so that it could travel freely.

[0003]

In such a conventional example, since the lower rail of the sliding door projects above the floor surface of the bathroom entrance / exit, there is a danger that the lower rail will trip the foot when entering / leaving the bathroom. . In addition, in the past, in order to ensure the waterproof performance of the bathroom entrance / exit, the perimeter of the washing area such as floor waterproof pans and floor halves has been raised, so this overlaps with the lower rail protruding upward, There is a problem that the height of the straddle becomes high and the safety when entering and leaving the bathroom is lowered.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to stably move a sliding door without using a lower rail, and to lower the straddle height of a bathroom entrance / exit. Then, the structure of the sliding door for the bathroom is designed to improve the safety when entering and exiting the bathroom. Yet another object is to make the bathroom entrance waterproof while lowering the straddle height of the bathroom entrance. It is to provide a structure of a sliding door for a bathroom that can ensure the performance at the same time.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a drainage groove 11 at the end of the bathroom floor A on the bathroom entrance / exit A side, and an upper surface of the drainage groove 11 has a bathroom. A plurality of cage child pieces 8 are provided with a gap 9 in a direction C orthogonal to a traveling direction B of a sliding door 2 installed movably at the doorway A.
Are installed side by side, and an upper runner 4 which is suspended and supported by an upper rail 5 installed above the bathroom entrance A is provided at the upper end of the sliding door 2, and at the lower end of the sliding door 2, the child piece of the cage is provided. It is characterized in that a lower runner 6 fitted in a space 9 between the lower runner 8 and the lower runner 6 is movably fitted.

Further, the plurality of cage pieces 8 are supported from below by the cage child crosspieces 14, and one end side of the cage child crosspieces 14 is on the floor surface 30 side which is an end of the dressing room side floor surface 13. It is attached to the child end material 15 of the cage to be fixed, and at least in the gap between the child child end material 15 of the cage and the child piece 8 of the cage which is adjacent to the child child end material 15 of this cage, the water reversing packing is inclined downward over substantially the entire length of the child child end material 15. It is preferable to arrange 24.

Further, the child scrap material 15 of the cage is the drainage groove 1.
1 has a vertical piece 15b placed on a step surface 16 formed at a position lower than the height of the end of the floor pan 12 on the side of the washing area, and the vertical piece 15b and the step surface 16 of the child end material 15 of the cage. It is preferable to interpose the waterproof sheet 25 in the gap over substantially the entire length of the child scrap material 15 of the cage.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the upper runner 4 at the upper end of the sliding door 2 is movably suspended and supported by the upper rail 5 installed at the upper part of the bathroom entrance A, and the lower runner 6 at the lower end of the sliding door 2 is A gap 9 between a plurality of cage pieces 8 arranged side by side with a gap 9 in a direction C orthogonal to the running direction B of the sliding door 2.
Since it is fitted inside so that it can run freely, it is not necessary to install a conventional lower rail at the lower part of the bathroom entrance A, and
The sliding door 2 can be stably run by using the, and the straddle height of the bathroom entrance / exit A is lowered, so that there is no need to worry about tripping the foot on the lower rail when entering / leaving the bathroom.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The bathroom entrance A in this embodiment is shown in FIGS.
As shown in, about one-third of the entire opening of the bathroom entrance A
Is closed by a sleeve panel 1, and the remaining opening can be opened and closed by two sliding doors 2. As shown in FIG. 1, each sliding door 2 has an upper runner 4 rotatably supported on the upper end of the sliding door 2 through a runner mounting piece 3 about a horizontal axis. The upper runner 4 is installed above the bathroom entrance A. It is hung and supported so as to run freely along the formed upper rail 5. On the other hand, a protruding lower runner 6 is attached to the lower end of the sliding door 2, and the lower runner 6 is fitted in a gap 9 between the child pieces 8 of the cage, which will be described later, so that the sliding door 2 can travel freely. Has a structure that allows stable running only with the upper rail 5 without the lower rail.

A drainage groove 11 in the bathroom 10 is provided at the end of the bathroom floor A on the bathroom entrance A side of the floor pan 12. The drainage groove 11 has an upper surface on which the bathroom entrance of the bathroom floor floor pan 12 is installed. A plurality of cage pieces 8 are arranged so as to be substantially flush with the floor surface height on the A side (dressing room 17A side). That is, the floor height of the bathroom entrance A, the floor height of the washroom side floor pan 12 near the bathroom entrance A, and the height of the dressing room side floor 13 are formed to be flush with each other. A plurality of cage pieces 8 are arranged so as to be flush with each floor surface. Further, the drainage groove 11 is provided over substantially the entire width of the opening width of the bathroom entrance / outlet A, and step surfaces 16 on which a child crosspiece 14 and a child endpiece 15 of a cage, which will be described later, are placed on both sides of the upper surface of the drainage groove 11. Are formed respectively, and each step surface 1
6 is formed on the upper surface of the drainage groove 11 at a position lower than the floor surface height of the wash floor floor pan 12. The end of the drainage groove 11 in the longitudinal direction communicates with the trap mounting portion 18, and the water that has flowed down into the drainage groove 11 is drained to the drainage pipe via a trap (not shown).

Here, a plurality of cage pieces 8 shown in FIG.
A cage child 7 is constituted by a cage child crosspiece 14 supporting the child pieces 8 of each cage and a child child end piece 15 to which the cage child crosspiece 14 is attached. The plurality of cage pieces 8 are arranged side by side with a gap 9 in a direction C orthogonal to a traveling direction B (a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 3) of a sliding door 2 movably installed in a bathroom entrance A. The gap 9 is set to a size such that the lower runner 6 of the sliding door 2 can be fitted therein so as to travel freely. In the figure, 20 is a reinforcing material and 50 is a handle of the sliding door 2.

The plurality of cage pieces 8 are respectively supported from below by the cage crosspieces 14 of the cage. The cage child crosspieces 14 extend in the direction C orthogonal to the cage child pieces 8 to the both ends of the plurality of cage child pieces 8, and are made of, for example, glass fiber-containing nylon. Both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cage sill 14 are placed on the step surfaces 16 formed on both sides of the upper surface of the drainage groove 11, respectively, and the cage sill 14 of the cage and the plurality of cage pieces 8 are fixed by screws 21. Are connected to each other.

The child end piece 15 of the cage to which the above-mentioned child cage crosspiece 14 is attached is made of an L-shaped cross-section metal fitting extending in parallel with the cage child piece 8 and having substantially the same length as the cage child piece 8, and the horizontal piece 15a thereof is a child piece of the cage. It is fixed by screws 22 on a floor surface 30 which is an end of the undressing room side floor surface 13 so as to be flush with the upper surface of 8. The vertical piece 15b of the child scrap material 15 of the cage is hung on the step surface 16 on the drainage groove 11 on the bathroom entrance A side,
To this vertical piece 15b, one end of the child crosspiece member 14 of the cage is attached by a screw 22a.

On the vertical piece 15b of the child scrap material 15 of the above-mentioned cage,
As shown in FIG. 4, a concave groove 23 having a U-shaped cross section is formed over the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the child end material 15 of the cage, and the base portion 24 a of the downwardly inclined water return packing 24 is formed into the concave groove 23. 23. The tongue piece 24b of the water return packing 24 is attached over the entire length, and the tip of the tongue piece 24b is adjacent to the child piece end material 15 of the cage.
Of the sliding door 2, in this embodiment, is elastically contacted with the side wall of the cage piece 8 below the lower runner 6 of the sliding door 2. As a result, the water from the sliding door 2 side flows downward from between the child pieces 8 of the cage through the water return packing 24, while the water from the lower side does not flow upward. Further, a waterproof sheet 25 is interposed in a gap between the vertical piece 15b of the child scrap material 15 of the cage and the step surface 16, and the waterproof sheet 25
This prevents water leakage from the back side of the end material 15 of the cage.

In the above structure, the upper runner 4 at the upper end is the lower runner 6 at the lower end of the sliding door 2 which is movably suspended and supported by the upper rail 5 installed at the upper part of the bathroom entrance A.
Is so fitted as to be freely movable in the gap 9 between the plurality of cage pieces 8 arranged side by side in the direction C orthogonal to the traveling direction B of the sliding door 2 with a gap 9 therebetween. It is possible to stably run the sliding door 2 only by the upper rail 5 without arranging at the lower part of the bathroom entrance and exit, and therefore, there is no need to worry about tripping the foot on the lower rail when entering or exiting the bathroom. Moreover, since the plurality of cage pieces 8 are installed so as to be substantially flush with the floor surface height of the bathroom entrance A side of the wash floor floor pan 12, the straddle height of the bathroom entrance A including the cage pieces 8 is As a result, there is an advantage that it is possible to provide a highly safe bathroom with sufficient consideration especially for the elderly and handicapped people to enter and leave the bathroom.

[0016] In addition, the child scrap material 15 of the cage and the child scrap material 1 of this cage
In the gap between the child piece 8 of the cage adjacent to 5, the water sloping packing 24 having a downward slope is arranged over substantially the entire length of the child scrap material 15 of the cage, so that the water from the sliding door 2 side moves downward from between the child pieces 8 of the cage. Although it flows down, the water from the lower side does not flow upward due to the water return packing 24.
Even if the height of the upper surface of each is low, the outflow of water from below to above between the child pieces 8 of the cage is surely prevented, and as a result, the straddle height of the bathroom entrance A including the plurality of child pieces 8 of the cage is lowered. At the same time, the waterproof performance of the bathroom entrance A can be improved. Further, since the waterproof sheet 25 is interposed in the gap between the vertical piece 15b of the child end material 15 of the cage and the step surface 16 over substantially the entire length of the child end material 15 of the cage, water leakage from the back side of the child end material 15 of the cage is also possible. Floor surface 30 which is prevented and becomes an end of the floor surface 13 of the changing room
By reliably preventing the outflow of water to the side, there is an advantage that the waterproof performance of the bathroom entrance A is further improved.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the drainage groove is provided at the end of the floor pan on the side of the washroom on the bathroom entrance / exit side, and the upper surface of the drainage groove is installed in the bathroom entrance / exit so that the sliding door can travel freely. A plurality of cage pieces are arranged side by side with a gap in a direction orthogonal to the direction, and an upper runner that is suspended and supported by an upper rail installed above the bathroom entrance is provided at the upper end of the sliding door. Since the lower end of the sliding door is provided with a lower runner that fits freely in the gap between the child pieces of the cage, the sliding door can be stably run only by the upper rail without using the lower rail as in the past. The height of the entrance / exit of the bathroom can be reduced, and the safety when entering / exiting the bathroom can be improved.

The plurality of cage pieces are supported from below by the cage crosspieces, and one end side of the cage crosspieces is attached to the child endpieces fixed to the floor side of the bathroom entrance, and at least the child endpieces of the cage. If a water sloping packing with a downward slope is placed over the entire length of the child end material of the cage in the gap between the child piece of the cage and the child piece of the cage adjacent to this child piece, water will flow downward from above the child piece of the cage. There is an effect that water can be surely prevented from flowing upward from above, and as a result, the waterproofing performance of the dressing room can be improved while reducing the straddle height of the bathroom entrance / exit including a plurality of cage pieces.

Further, the child end material of the above-mentioned cage has a vertical piece placed on a step surface formed at a position lower than the height of the floor surface on the dressing room side of the floor pan on the washing floor on the upper surface of the drainage channel,
If a waterproof sheet is placed in the gap between the vertical piece of the child end material of the cage and the step surface, and if a waterproof sheet is placed over the entire length of the child end material of the cage, the room between the back of the child end material of the cage and the floor side of the bathroom entrance / exit Water will surely be prevented from flowing out to the bathroom by the waterproof sheet, and the waterproof performance at the entrance / exit of the bathroom will be further improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially omitted vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the bathroom entrance / exit of the above.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view near the water return packing of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a partially omitted plan sectional view of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Sliding doors 5 Upper rails 4 Upper runners 6 Lower runners 8 Lower sill pieces 9 Gap 11 Drains 12 Floor pans on the washroom side 14 Child stiles of the sill 15 Child sill of the sill 15b Vertical pieces 16 Steps 24 Water return packing 25 Waterproof sheet A Bathroom entrance B Direction C Direction orthogonal to

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A drainage groove is provided at an end portion of a floor pan on the washroom side on the bathroom entrance / exit side, and a gap is formed on an upper surface of the drainage groove in a direction orthogonal to a traveling direction of a sliding door movably installed at the bathroom entrance / exit. A plurality of cage pieces are installed side by side, and an upper runner is provided at the upper end of the sliding door, which is suspended and supported by an upper rail installed at the upper part of the bathroom doorway, and at the lower end of the sliding door. A structure of a sliding door for a bathroom, which is characterized in that a lower runner is provided which is fitted in a gap between the pieces so that the lower runner is freely movable. 2. A plurality of cage pieces are supported from below by a cage crosspiece, and one end side of the cage crosspiece is attached to a child endpiece fixed to the floor side of the bathroom entrance, and at least a child endpiece. The structure of a sliding door for a bathroom according to claim 1, characterized in that a water sloping packing having a downward slope is arranged in a gap between the child piece of the cage and the child piece of the cage adjacent to the child piece of the cage. 3. The child end material of the cage has a vertical piece placed on a step surface formed at a position lower than the height of the floor surface on the dressing room side of the floor pan on the wash floor on the upper surface of the drainage groove, and the child end of the cage. 3. The structure of a bathroom sliding door according to claim 2, wherein a waterproof sheet is provided in a gap between the vertical piece of the material and the step surface over substantially the entire length of the child end material of the cage.