JPH08280562A - Bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To form a nonslip irregular face on the bottom wall of a bathtub for aged person or physically handicapped person. CONSTITUTION: A nonslip irregular face 6 is formed on the bottom wall surface of a bathtub main body 1, and a smooth face 7 for fixing a bath sheet S is formed at a part of the bottom wall 10 of a bathtub. Since the smooth face 7 is formed on the surface of a corner section 16 on the backrest side formed on the bathtub main body 1 in particular, the bath sheet S is surely fixed, and the usability of the bath sheet S can be improved. The nonslip irregular face 6 is formed at the portion other than the smooth face 7 formed at the position where the feet are rarely located, the nonslip effect is not impaired, and an aged person or a physically handicapped person can safely bath.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub having a bottom wall provided with an uneven surface for preventing slippage, for elderly people and persons with handicaps.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a bathtub for preventing slipping when entering or leaving the bathtub body, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-33559, the entire bottom wall of the bathtub body is There was one having an uneven surface for preventing slippage.

However, it is difficult for an elderly person who needs assistance in sitting or standing up in a bathtub or a person with a handicap to safely take a bath simply by providing an uneven surface for slip prevention. .

Therefore, as an auxiliary tool in the bathtub body, as shown in FIG.
A bus sheet S as shown in may be used.

The bus seat S comprises four legs S1 and a seat S2 attached to the legs S1, and a suction cup S3 is attached to the lower end of each leg S1. Then, the suction cup S3 is adsorbed on the surface of the bottom wall of the bath body so that the bath seat S can be securely fixed. In addition, the leg S1 is usually
Is configured to be flexible according to the height of the user,
The height can be adjusted.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional bathtub, since the non-slip uneven surface is formed on the entire bottom wall of the bath body, the uneven surface interferes with the suction cup of the bath sheet. S3 could not be adsorbed on the bottom wall.

Therefore, if the bus seat is used in such a state, the seat becomes loose, which is rather dangerous. Thus, the above-mentioned conventional bathtub cannot use a bath sheet.

An object of the present invention is to provide a bathtub which can solve the above problems.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, in a bathtub in which an uneven surface for slip prevention is formed on the bottom wall surface of a bathtub body, a smooth surface for fixing a bath sheet is formed on a part of the bottom wall. It relates to a characteristic bathtub.

The present invention is also characterized by the following configurations.

(A) The bottom wall is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and a smooth surface for fixing the bus seat is formed on the surface of the corner portion of the bottom wall.

(B) A backrest portion is formed on the bathtub body, and a smooth surface for fixing a bus seat is formed on the surface of the corner portion on the backrest portion side.

(C) The upper surface of the bathtub body on the side of the backrest is widened to form a seating portion.

(D) A handrail mounting recess is provided on the side wall of the bath body, and the handrail is provided in the recess.

[0015]

In the present invention, a flat surface for fixing the bath seat is formed on a part of the bottom wall of the bathtub body, and the suction cups attached to the legs of the bath seat are securely attracted to the bottom wall to fix the bath seat. In addition to the above, the bottom wall, which is the part that goes in and out of the bathtub, has an uneven surface for slip prevention to prevent slipping when bathing for the elderly and people with handicaps to improve safety. ing.

Further, if the bottom wall is formed in a substantially rectangular shape and a smooth surface for fixing the bus seat is formed at a corner portion of the surface of the bottom wall, the bus seat can be easily attached to an appropriate place.

Moreover, if a smooth surface is formed on the bottom wall on the backrest side where the bath seat is often attached, the bathtub can be used easily.

Further, the upper surface of the bathtub body on the side of the backrest is widened to form a stool, and the stool can be once seated on the stool, and then the tub can be entered into the tub to enhance safety.

Further, a handrail is provided on the side wall of the bathtub body,
By allowing the user to take a bath with the same handrail, the effect of the non-slip uneven surface is further improved. Moreover, the handrail is provided in the handrail mounting recess provided on the side wall of the bathtub body, so that the amount of protrusion into the bathtub body is reduced and there is no risk of being caught by the body.

[0020]

The bathtub according to the present invention is constructed so that an elderly person, a person with a handicap on the body, etc. can safely take a bath. Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Explained.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a usage state of a bathtub according to this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a bathtub body, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the same.
4 is a sectional view taken along the line I-I of FIG. 2, and FIG.
It is sectional drawing in the I-II line.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bathtub A is constructed by attaching a decorative side wall 9 to the bathtub body 1 and is installed in the bathroom B. W is a bathroom side wall, W1 is a tiled bathroom floor, B1 is a faucet, and B2 is a shower device.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bathtub body 1 has a bottom wall 10 formed in a box shape having a substantially rectangular upper surface opening.
It has a depth that makes it easy for the elderly to come in and out, and is long enough to stretch out and take a bath. Specifically, depth H
Is about 500 mm and the length L is 1,050 mm or more. 11 is a side wall on the short side of the bath body 1, and 12 is a side wall on the long side.

The side wall 11 on one side of the bathtub body 1 is slightly inclined as compared with the other side to form the backrest 2 so that a comfortable bathing posture can be obtained, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5. In addition, vertically long handrail mounting recesses 13 and 13 are formed at substantially central portions of the left and right side walls 12 and 12 on the long sides, and the handrail 3 is provided in the recesses 13 and 13.

Since the handrail 3 is provided in the handrail mounting recess 13 as described above, the handrail 3 does not largely protrude into the bathtub body 1 and the body of the bather M is not touched by the handrail 3. There is no risk of being caught or falling over.

In particular, when the handrail 3 is provided in the vertical direction as in this embodiment, the area occupied by the handrail 3 in a plan view becomes small, and therefore the body of the bather M is less likely to be caught.

In this embodiment, the handrail 3 having the upper and lower end portions provided with the mounting portions 31, 31 is mounted in the vertically long handrail mounting recess 13. shape,
The shape of the handrail 3 is not particularly limited.

Further, a brim-shaped edge portion 1a is formed on the periphery of the opening of the bath body 1, and the tip of the edge portion 1a on the side of the backrest portion 2 is extended so as to have a wide width. Department
1a is used as the seat 4.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the stool portion 4 is reinforced with a reinforcing material 5 so that the bather M has sufficient strength even when the bather M sits on the bathtub M. When going in and out of, the user can once sit on the stool 4.

Therefore, the structure is much safer than that of the bathroom floor surface W1 directly straddling the side wall 12 and entering the bathtub body 1.

In FIGS. 2 to 5, 14 is a pop-up type drain port provided on the bottom wall 10, and 15 is an edge portion of the bath body 1.
It is a pop-up operation unit provided in 1a.

The bottom wall 10 is, as shown in FIG.
The bottom wall 10 is formed so as to have a downward slope, and the surface of the bottom wall 10 is provided with a non-slip uneven surface 6 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the non-slip concave-convex surface 6 has a large number of convex portions 61 formed at a constant pitch D,
The bottom wall 10 has a concave portion 62 that is flush with the surface of the bottom wall 10. The convex portion 61 is formed integrally with the bath body 1. In addition, the convex portions 61, 6
The pitch D between 1 is preferably 15 mm or less in consideration of the improvement of the anti-slip effect and the drainage property.

Further, finer irregularities 60 are formed on the upper surface of the convex portion 61 so that a reliable anti-slip effect can be obtained.

The bathtub A according to the present invention is, as described above,
It is characterized in that a smooth surface 7 for fixing the bath sheet S is formed on a part of the bottom wall 10 of the bath body 1 in which the rock-slip uneven surface 6 for slip prevention is formed over substantially the entire surface.

By the way, the bath seat S is used as an assisting tool when an elderly person who needs assistance in sitting or standing up in the bathtub body 1 or a person with a handicap in the body takes a bath, It has the same structure as that described in the prior art (see FIGS. 1 and 6).

That is, the bus seat S has four legs S1.
And a seat S2 attached to the leg S1.
The suction cup S3 attached to the lower end of the bath seat S is attached to the surface of the bottom wall 10 of the bath body 1 so that the bath seat S can be securely fixed to the bath body 1.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the bottom wall 10
Among the corner portions 16 formed at the four corners of the above, smooth surfaces 7, 7 are formed on the left and right corner portions 16, 16 on the side of the backrest 2.

The corner portions 16, 16 on the side of the backrest portion 2
When installing the bus seat S, the leg portion S1 of the seat S
The suction cup S3 attached to is normally located.

Therefore, by providing the smooth surface 7 at the position where the suction cup S3 is located in the bottom wall 10 formed with the anti-slip concave-convex surface 6 over substantially the entire surface, the suction cup S3 of the bus seat S is surely fixed to the bottom wall 10. It can be adsorbed, and the bus sheet S can be securely fixed.

Moreover, the corner portions 16 and 16 on the backrest portion 2 side are the places where the bather M is hard to reach when going in and out of the bathtub body 1, and the entire area is covered except the same place. Since the uneven surface 6 for slip prevention is formed, the slip prevention effect is not impaired, and the bather M is prevented from slipping even when the bath sheet S is used or not, and safety is improved. You can

As described above, in the bathtub A according to the present invention, the slippage uneven surface 6 is formed on the bottom wall 10 of the bathtub body 1 to prevent slippage, and the smooth surface 7 for fixing the bath sheet S is provided. Since it is formed, the bath sheet S can also be used, and an elderly person or a person with a handicap can more safely take a bath.

[0043]

The present invention has the following effects.

In a bathtub having an uneven surface for slip prevention formed on the surface of the bottom wall of the bathtub body, a smooth surface for fixing the bath sheet is formed on a part of the bottom wall, so that the antislip effect is not impaired. Can be securely installed in the bathtub. Therefore, an elderly person or a person with a handicap can safely take a bath.

By forming the bottom wall into a substantially rectangular shape and forming a smooth surface for fixing the bath sheet on the surface of the corner portion of the bottom wall, the bath sheet can be securely mounted in the bathtub, and moreover, The smooth surface is located in a place where it is difficult for the feet to reach when going in and out of the bathtub, so the anti-slip effect is not impaired.

Since the backrest portion is formed on the bathtub body and the smooth surface for fixing the bath sheet is formed on the surface of the corner portion on the backrest side where the bath sheet is often arranged, the bath sheet can be securely fixed while the seat is secured. The usability of can be improved. Moreover, since the non-slip concave-convex surface is formed in addition to the smooth surface located at a place where it is hard to reach the foot, the anti-slip effect is not impaired.

Since the upper surface of the bathtub body on the backrest side is widened to form the stool, it is possible to take a bath after sitting on the stool, so that elderly people and people with handicaps can safely use it. You can take a bath.

By providing a concave portion on the side wall of the bathtub body and providing a handrail in the concave portion, combined with the effect of the anti-slip concavo-convex portion, it is possible to more safely enter and exit the bathtub.

Moreover, since the handrail portion does not greatly project into the bathtub body, there is no obstruction, and there is no risk of the bather being caught by the handrail and falling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage state of a bathtub according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a bath body.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a bus seat.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A bathtub S bath sheet 1 bathtub body 2 backrest part 3 handrail 4 seating part 6 uneven surface for anti-slip 7 smooth surface 10 bottom wall 11 sidewall 13 recess

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. In a bathtub having an uneven surface (6) for preventing slippage formed on the bottom wall surface of the bathtub body (1), a smooth surface (for fixing the bath sheet (S) is provided on a part of the bottom wall (10). 7) A bathtub formed by forming 2. The bottom wall formed in a substantially rectangular shape,
The bathtub according to claim 1, wherein a smooth surface (7) for fixing the bath sheet (S) is formed on the surface of the corner portion (16) of the (10). 3. A backrest portion (2) is formed on the bathtub body (1), and a smooth surface (7) for fixing the bus seat (S) is formed on the surface of the corner portion (16) on the backrest portion (2) side. The bathtub according to claim 2, wherein the bathtub is formed. 4. The bathtub according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the upper surface of the bathtub body (1) on the side of the backrest (2) is widened to form a sitting portion (4). 5. The handrail mounting recess (13) is provided in the side wall (11) of the bathtub body (1), and the handrail (3) is provided in the recess (13). The bathtub according to any one of 2 to 4.