JPH09108132A - Bathtub lid - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the opening/closing operation of a bathtub lid by providing a freely rotatable linkage mechanism on the side end face of a lid member to mutually connect a pair of adjacent lid members. SOLUTION: This bathtub lid is constituted of the plural platelike lid members 10 for covering a bathtub opening part, linkage members 11 for connecting the adjacent lid members 10 with each other, freely movable rotary pieces 12 held in the lid members 10 and first pin members 13 and second pin members 14 for freely rotatably connecting the linkage members 11, the lid members 10 and the rotary pieces 12. By pressing the lid member 10A on one end side of the bathtub lid in a pressurizing direction P, the side of the downward slope 10a-1 of the lid member 10A is moved onto the upward slope 10a-2 of the adjacent lid member 10B and the lid member 10A is moved onto the lid member 10B. In this case, the linkage member 11 is turned in a counterclockwise direction with the side of the first pin member 13 as a center, the side of the second pin member 14 is moved through the rotary piece 12 along the guiding groove 10c of the lid member 10A and the lid member 10A is moved onto the lid member 10B.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub lid for covering an opening of a bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 5, various bathtub lids have been used conventionally. The bathtub lid 100 shown in FIG. 5 (a) is of a type in which one end side is lifted and rolled, and then the rolled portion 100a is horizontally held while being held so as not to collapse. Further, the bathtub lid 101 shown in FIG. 5 (b) is of a type in which one end side is bent and then the next bent portion is lifted to be folded up, which is shown in FIG. 5 (c). Bathtub lid 102 is 1
This is a type in which the bathtub lids 102a are lifted up one by one and then stacked.

[0003]

The conventional bathtub lid 10 described above is used.
Nos. 0, 101, and 102 each require the above-described two operations to open the opening of the bathtub, which causes a problem that the opening and closing work is not easy. This has been a big problem, especially for elderly people who are physically weak.

In view of the above points, the present invention has an object to provide a bathtub lid which can be easily opened and closed.

[0005]

A plurality of bathtub lids according to the present invention are placed on an upper surface of a bathtub so as to cover the opening of the bathtub, and one side of the bathtub lids which are adjacent to each other in a certain pressing direction is placed. By pressing to the other side, one end side is one side so that the end surface side opposite to the other side of this one side connects the lid member capable of riding on the other side above and the pair of adjacent lid members to each other. Is rotatably attached to the side end surface side of the lid member and the other end side to the side end surface side of the other lid member, and the pressed one side lid member is moved onto the other side lid member. In order to guide, the end portion has a link member movable along a side end surface of one of these lid members.

In the present invention, the lid member on one end side (the lid member A
By pressing in the pressing direction, the other end member (hereinafter referred to as a cover member B) on the opposite end face side of the cover member A is adjacent.
The lid member A is moved onto the lid member B by riding on the facing end surface of the. In this case, for example, one end side of the link member pivots above the lid member B around the other end on the side end face side of the lid member B, and moves along the side end face of the lid member A. Therefore, the lid member A is moved onto the lid member B while being guided by the link member. And
The lid member A is moved onto the lid member B to a position where movement of one end of the link member is blocked.

Next, by pushing the lid member A further in the pressing direction, this force is transmitted to the lid member B, and similarly, on the lid member adjacent to the lid member B (hereinafter referred to as the lid member C). , The lid members A and B are placed so as to be stacked. In the same manner, all the other lid members are placed on the last lid member in a stacked manner. The lid member is arranged in the initial state on the bathtub by pulling the uppermost lid member in the direction opposite to the pressing direction.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the vicinity of a bathtub in which a bathtub lid according to an embodiment of the present invention is used.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a wall surface W1 of a bathroom.
It is a bathtub installed at the corner where W2 intersects. An upper surface 1b of the bath 1 around the opening 1a is formed flat, and a bath lid 2 is placed on the upper surface 1b so as to cover the opening 1a.

This bathtub lid 2 is, as shown in FIG.
A plurality of plate-shaped lid members 10 placed on the upper surface 1b of the bathtub 1 to cover the opening 1a, a link member 11 connecting adjacent lid members 10 and held in the lid member 10, A rotatable piece 12 (see FIG. 2) movable along the lid member 10, and a first pin member 13 and a second pin member 14 that rotatably connect the link member 11, the lid member 10 and the rotatable piece 12 to each other. (See FIG. 2).

As shown in FIG. 2, the cover member 10 has an end face 10a facing the adjacent cover member 10, one of which is an upward slope 10a-1 and the other of which is a downward slope 10a-2. It is a parallel inclined surface, and the side end surfaces 10b on both end sides are formed to be parallelograms. Therefore, in the lid member 10, by pushing the lid member 10A on one side toward the lid member 10B on the other side adjacent to the pressing direction P, the downward inclined surface 10a-2 side of the lid member 10A is pushed. The lid member 10B on the other side can be easily ridden on the upward slope 10a-1.

A guide groove 10c for holding the rotary piece 12 is formed on the side end surface 10b of the lid member 10 in a direction toward the adjacent lid member 10. This guide groove 10
c is formed at a position close to the facing end surface 10a on one side by a predetermined length, and as shown in FIG.
It is formed so that c-1 is wide. Note that, as shown in FIG. 1, the guide groove 10c is not formed in the lid member 10G arranged at the end portion of the bathtub 1 on the pressing direction P side.

The link member 11 is formed of an elongated strip-shaped member, and as shown in FIG. 2, one end of the link member 11 has a first end on a side end surface 10b beside the guide groove 10c of one cover member 10 (for example, the cover member 10B). Via the second pin member 14, the rotary piece 12 is rotatably attached via the pin member 13 and the other end side is held by the rotary piece 12 held on the side end surface 10b side of the adjacent lid member 10 (for example, the lid member A). It is rotatably attached.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rotating piece 12 is held by the lid member 10 while being fitted in a guide groove 10c formed on the side end surface 10b side of the lid member 10. It can freely move while rotating along the guide groove 10c. This rotating piece 12 is provided with a guide groove 10
A portion of the c located on the inner side 10c-1 side is formed to be large so as to be prevented from coming out of the guide groove 10c, and is formed so as to slightly project to the outside from the guide groove 10c.

The fitting of the rotary piece 12 into the guide groove 10c is performed, for example, by forming the guide groove 10c also on the side of the facing end surface 10a of the lid member 10 and rotating from the side of the facing end surface 10a of the lid member 10. After fitting the piece 12 into the guide groove 10c, the opposing end surface 10a side of the guide groove 10c may be closed.

Here, when the second pin member 14 side is rotated about the first pin member 13 side, the link member 11 has a lid member 10 (for example, the lid member 1) on the second pin member 14 side.
0A) is formed to have a length such that it can be moved onto the upper surface of the lid member 10 (for example, lid member 10B) on the first pin member 13 side. Further, in the guide groove 10c, the lid member 10A is
The length is formed so that it can be placed on the entire upper surface of B.

Next, the function and effect of this bath cover 2 will be described with reference to FIG. To open the bathtub lid 2 placed on the upper surface 1b of the bathtub 1 so as to cover the opening 1a of the bathtub 1, first, the lid member 1 at one end of the bathtub lid 2 is opened.
It is sufficient to press 0A in the pressing direction P. As a result, FIG.
As shown in (a) of FIG.
0a downward slope 10a-2 side lid member 10 adjacent
The lid member 10A moves onto the lid member 10B while riding on the upward inclined surface 10a-1 of the facing end surface 10a of B. In this case, the link member 11 rotates counterclockwise around the first pin member 13 side, and the second pin member 14 side of the link member 11 passes through the rotation piece 12 and the lid member 10.
Since it moves along the guide groove 10c of B, the lid member 10A
While being guided by the link member 11, the lid member 10B
Move up.

Further, when the lid member 10A is pushed in the pushing direction P, as shown in FIG.
A is placed on the upper surface of the lid member 10B, and finally, the lid member 10A is placed on the lid member 1 as shown in FIG.
It is placed on the upper surface of 0B. In this case, the link member 1
The second pin member 14 side of No. 1 is the guide groove 10 of the lid member 10A.
Since it has been moved to the end of c, lid member 10A no longer moves on the upper surface of lid member 10B.

Next, when the lid member 10A is further pushed in the pressing direction P, this force is transmitted to the lid member 10B side, and the downwardly inclined surface 10a-2 of the facing end surface 10a of the lid member 10B.
Rides on the upwardly inclined surface 10a-1 of the adjacent lid member 10C, and as shown in FIG.
0A and 10B are placed so as to overlap on the upper surface of the lid member 10C. In the same manner, the lid members 10 are stacked on the adjacent lid members 10, and finally, the bathtub lid 2
All the lid members 10 are stacked on the lid member 10G on the end side in the pressing direction P of. Therefore, a bather can take a bath in the bathtub 1 by removing the bathtub lid 2 on which the lid members 10 are stacked from the upper surface 1b of the bathtub 1.

On the other hand, when closing the opening 1a of the bathtub 1 with the bathtub lid 2, the lid member 1 is attached to the end of the upper surface 1b of the bathtub 1.
After placing the bathtub lid 2 in which 0s are stacked, the uppermost lid member 10 may be pulled in the direction opposite to the pressing direction P. As a result, the lid member 10 is sequentially spread on the upper surface 1b of the bathtub 1 from the upper lid member 10, and the bathtub lid 2 can cover (close) the opening 1a of the bathtub 1.

It should be noted that if the lid members 10 are pushed toward the adjacent lid member 10 side, they may move in the pushing direction P, but the lid member 10G on the end side of the bath lid 2 is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, such a problem does not occur if it is arranged so as to be in contact with the wall surface W1 side of the bathroom. Also, if a large frictional resistance is generated between the lid member 10G on the end portion side of the bathtub lid 2 and the upper surface 1b of the bathtub 1, such a problem does not occur.

As described above, in the bath cover 2, the cover member 1 on the one end side is simply pushed in the pressing direction P, and the cover member 1 is removed.
0 can be stacked on top of each other, and the lid member 10 can be spread and placed on the bathtub 1 simply by pulling the lid member 10 at the upper end in the direction opposite to the pressing direction P.
The opening and closing of the bathtub 1 can be easily and easily performed by one operation. Therefore, even when an elderly person takes a bath, it becomes possible to easily open and close the bathtub lid 2,
For the elderly, opening and closing the bathtub lid 2 will not be a pain.

[0023]

According to the bathtub lid of the present invention, a plurality of bathtub lids are placed on the upper surface of the bathtub so as to cover the opening of the bathtub, and one side of the adjoining ones faces the other side in a certain pressing direction. By pressing the one end, the end face opposite to the other end connects one lid member to the other lid member and the lid member that can ride on the other side upward, so that the one end member has one lid member. And the other end side is rotatably attached to the side end face side of the other lid member, and guides the movement of the pressed one side lid member onto the other side lid member. In addition, since the end portion has a link member movable along the side end surface of any one of these lid members, the lid member of the bathtub lid can be simply pushed or pulled in one direction. It can be opened and closed, making it easier to open and close the bathtub lid. Door can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view around a bathtub using a bathtub lid according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of the bathtub lid shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view of the bathtub cover shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a conventional bathtub lid.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bathtub 1a Opening 1b Upper surface 2 Bathtub lid 10, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10G Lid member 10a Opposing end face 10b Side end face 11 Link member P Pressing direction

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of bathtubs are mounted on an upper surface of the bathtub so as to cover the opening of the bathtub, and by pressing one side of adjacent ones toward the other side in a certain pressing direction,
One end side of the one lid member is the side of the one lid member so that the one end side opposite to the other end face connects the lid member capable of riding on the other side above and the pair of adjacent lid members to each other. The other end is rotatably attached to the end face side, and the other end side is rotatably attached to the side end face side of the other lid member, and guides the movement of the pressed one lid member onto the other lid member. Thus, the bathtub lid, the end portion of which has a link member movable along a side end surface of one of the lid members.