JPH075490U - Level adjustment device for bathtub or floor pan - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] When installing a bathtub or floor pan on the bathroom floor, adjust its posture and height level easily and reliably. [Structure] The level adjusting device 1 is configured so that the jack portion 1a moves up and down by adjusting the fluid pressure applied from a pressure source through a fluid hose 1b. After arranging the jack portion 1a of the level adjusting device 1 in the lower part of the bathtub 10, the jack portion 1a supporting the bathtub bottom surface 11 is moved up and down by controlling the magnitude of the fluid pressure by remote control, and the posture of the bathtub Adjust the height level.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a device capable of easily adjusting its posture and height level when installing a bathtub or floor pan on the floor of a bathroom.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 When installing a bathtub on the floor of the bathroom, it is necessary to adjust its posture and height level. Conventionally, this is done as follows. As shown in FIG. 6, when the bath 10 is installed in the recess 21 provided on the floor surface 20 of the bath room, the solid mortar 24 is placed on the base 23 such as a brick or block provided on the bottom surface 22 of the floor recess 21. Then, after the legs 12 provided on the bottom surface 11 of the bathtub 10 are arranged so as to be placed on the mortar 24, the bathtub 10 is slowly and carefully pushed down, and the upper surface of the bathtub 10 is smeared on the wall surface 25 of the bath room. The posture and height level of the bathtub 10 are adjusted by adjusting to.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 When the installation area of the bathtub is the floor recess 21 as shown in FIG. 6, it is very difficult for an operator to put his / her hand under the bathtub 10. Therefore, when the bathtub 10 is erroneously pushed down below the reference line L, a correction work such as partially lifting the legs 12 of the bathtub 10 to replenish the mortar 24 is substantially impossible. After the entire bathtub 10 was lifted from the floor surface 20 and removed, the mortar 24 had to be put on the base 23 again and the above-mentioned level adjustment work had to be restarted from the beginning.

Further, even when a floor pan is installed on the floor of the bathroom, the floor pan itself has a structure that originally makes it difficult to put a hand in the lower part. Therefore, when adjusting the posture and level, the same problem as described above may occur. Has occurred.

[0005]

[MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS] The present invention provides a level adjusting device capable of easily adjusting the posture and height level of a bathtub or floor pan when it is installed on the floor surface of the bathroom. Is. The feature of the level adjusting device (hereinafter referred to as “the device of the present invention”) according to the present invention is that the jack part that moves up and down by the fluid pressure, the pressure source, and the flexible part that connects the jack part and the pressure source. It has a flexible fluid hose and is configured so that the elevation of the jack part can be remotely controlled by adjusting the magnitude of the fluid pressure applied to the jack part.

Alternatively, a jack that can be moved up and down, a motor that drives the jack to move up and down, a mechanism that converts the rotation of the motor into the lifting and lowering of the jack, a power source, and a cord that connects the motor and the power source. It is possible to control the rotation of the motor and remotely control the lifting and lowering of the jack part.

[0007]

[Action]

 In order to adjust the posture and level of the bathtub with the proposed device, first place the required number of jacks of the proposed device in the bathtub installation area on the floor of the bathroom, and then place them on top of it. Keep the bathtub in the installation area. Since the bottom surface of the bathtub is supported by the jack portion of the device of the present invention, in the device of the present invention according to claim 1, the amount of fluid pressure exerted on the jack part from the pressure source through the fluid hose is adjusted by adjusting the jack pressure. By controlling the elevation of the section, the posture and height level of the bathtub can be adjusted to a predetermined state. On the other hand, according to the device of the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to raise and lower the jack portion by controlling the rotation of the motor to adjust the posture and height level of the bathtub.

Since the device of the present invention is configured to be able to remotely operate the lifting and lowering of the jack portion arranged at the bottom of the bathtub through the fluid hose or cord, even when the bathtub is installed in the floor recess, The adjustment work can be performed easily and surely.

In this way, if the bathtub is adjusted to have a predetermined posture at a predetermined height level, the state is maintained until the mortar set on the floor surface for fixing the legs of the bathtub hardens. Hold. After the mortar has hardened and the bathtub has been fixed to the floor, remove the proposed device.

The posture and height level of the floor pan can be adjusted by the device of the present invention in accordance with the above.

[0011]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the details of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings illustrating an embodiment. 1 and 2 show the posture of the bathtub 10 using the device 1 of the present invention having a structure in which the jack 1a is moved up and down by fluid pressure when the bathtub 10 is installed in the floor recess 21 provided in the bathroom floor 20. And the situation where the height level is adjusted.

In order to install the bathtub 10 on the bottom surface 22 of the floor recess 21, first, a mortar for fixing the bathtub 10 is previously arranged at a position corresponding to the leg 12 provided on the bottom surface 11 of the bathtub 10. deep. In this embodiment, the mortar is filled in the cylindrical body 30 made of an elastic member arranged at a predetermined position on the bottom surface 22 of the floor recess, and the leg 12 is mounted and fixed on the mortar.

Next, the required number of jack portions 1a of the device 1 of the present invention are arranged between the cylindrical bodies 30 so as to support a substantially central region of the bottom surface 11 of the bath. Each device 1 of the present invention can be operated individually. Further, in the illustrated embodiment, four devices 1 of the present invention are used, but the number can be appropriately increased or decreased according to the size of the bathtub 10 or the like.

As described above, the jack portion 1a of the device 1 of the present invention and the cylindrical body 30 filled with the mortar are arranged at predetermined positions on the bottom surface 22 of the floor recess 21, and then the bathtub 10 is placed on them. The bottom surface 11 of the bathtub 10 is supported by the jack portion 1a of the device of the present invention and the leg portions 12 are brought into contact with the mortar inside the tubular body 30. Then, the jack portion 1a is moved up and down by adjusting the fluid pressure applied from a pressure source (not shown) through the fluid hose, and the bathtub 10 is adjusted to a predetermined posture and height level. Such adjustment work can be finely adjusted by individually operating each of the plurality of devices 1 of the present invention.

In this way, when the bathtub 10 is adjusted to the predetermined posture and height level, the mortar in the tubular body 30 is hardened and the legs 12 are fixed to the floor recess bottom surface 22. Then, the above state is maintained. When the hardening of the mortar is completed, the jack portion 1a of the device 1 of the present invention is lowered and then removed from the lower portion of the bathtub 10. Then, the required construction work is performed, and the construction of the bathtub 10 is completed.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the device of the present invention. In the device 1 of the present invention, the jack portion 1a provided on the base 1c has a bellows structure, and the pressurized fluid is supplied to or discharged from the inside of the fluid hose 1b to raise or lower the jack portion 1a. It is configured as follows. As the pressurized fluid supplied into the jack portion 1a, liquids such as water and oil, as well as gas such as high-pressure compressed air and pressurized gas can be used. Further, as a mechanism for controlling the supply / discharge of the pressurized fluid to / from the jack portion 1a, although not shown, an appropriate means such as a combination of a pump or a compressor and a valve mechanism is adopted.

FIG. 4 shows a different embodiment of the device 2 of the present invention in which the jack portion 2a is moved up and down by supplying / discharging a pressurized fluid. In the device 1 of the present embodiment of the embodiment, a piston-shaped jack portion 2a having a seal ring 2d or the like mounted on a side peripheral surface is watertightly slidable in a cylinder-shaped support portion 2c erected on a base 2f. The jack portion 2a is moved up and down by supplying the pressurized fluid 2e into the cylinder-shaped support portion 2c through the fluid hose 2b or discharging it from the inside.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the device 3 according to the present invention, which is adapted to raise and lower the jack portion 3 a by driving a motor. In this proposed device 3, a piston-shaped jack portion 3a is inserted into a cylinder-shaped support portion 3c erected on a base 3f, and a rotational driving force of a motor 3d attached to the support portion 3c drives a gear 3e. It is transmitted to the pinion 3f via the pinion 3f, and the pinion 3f is configured to mesh with the rack 3g provided on the side surface of the jack portion 3a. When the motor 3d connected to the electric power source (not shown) by the cord 3b is rotationally driven based on such a configuration, the pinion 3f rotates via the gear 3e, and the rack 3g meshing with the pinion 3f moves up and down. Therefore, by controlling the rotation amount and the rotation direction of the motor 3d, it is possible to operate the lifting and lowering of the jack portion 3a.

In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the rotational drive of the motor is converted into the raising / lowering operation of the jack portion using the rack and the pinion is adopted, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, although not shown in the figure, a bolt should be provided on the piston-type jack, a cylinder-type support nut should be provided, and the two should be screwed together, and the motor should rotate the bolt around its axis. Therefore, a configuration in which the jack portion is moved up and down based on the above screwing relationship is also conceivable.

Although FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show an embodiment in which the bathtub 10 is installed in the floor recess 21, the device of the present invention can be used even when the bathtub 10 is installed on a flat bathroom floor surface. It is possible. In this case, the required number of devices of the present invention should be placed in the lower part of the bathtub to adjust the posture and height level in advance, and then the mortar for fixing should be filled between the legs and the floor of the bathtub. It is possible.

Further, even when the floor pan is installed on the floor surface of the bathroom, the device of the present invention can be used, and the posture and level of the floor pan can be easily and surely adjusted by the same procedure as described above.

In addition, the present invention does not prevent appropriate changes depending on the implementation situation.

[0023]

[Effect of device]

 The device of the present invention can remotely control the lifting and lowering of the jack part by controlling the fluid pressure applied through the fluid hose or by controlling the electric power applied to the motor through the cord. Therefore, the device of the present invention is placed at a place where it is extremely difficult for an operator to insert his / her hand, such as a lower part of a bathtub or a lower part of a floor pan, and the jack part is moved up and down by a remote operation, so that The posture and height level can be adjusted very easily and reliably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a situation in which the posture and height level of a bathtub are adjusted using the device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a situation in which the posture and height level of the bathtub are adjusted using the device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a main part of an embodiment of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional front view showing a main part of a different embodiment of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial sectional front view showing a main part of an embodiment of another aspect of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view illustrating a conventional procedure for installing a bathtub on the floor of a bathroom.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Device 1a Jack 1b Fluid hose 2 Device 2a Jack 2e Pressurized fluid 3 Device 3a Jack 3d Motor 10 Bath 11 Bath bottom 12 Bath leg 20 Bathroom floor 21 Floor recess 22 Recessed bottom

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A jack portion that moves up and down by fluid pressure,
A flexible fluid hose that connects the pressure source and the jack portion to the pressure source is provided, and the elevation of the jack portion can be remotely controlled by adjusting the magnitude of the fluid pressure applied to the jack portion. A level adjusting device for a bathtub or a floor pan, which is configured. 2. A jack unit that can be raised and lowered, a motor that drives the jack unit up and down, a mechanism that converts the rotation of the motor to the raising and lowering of the jack unit, a power source, and a cord that connects the motor and the power source. A level adjusting device for a bathtub or a floor pan, which is configured to control the rotation of a motor so as to be able to remotely control the raising and lowering of a jack part.