JPH09228527A - Unit bath - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a unit bath whose intra-bathroom space can also be utilized as the space for a dressing room. SOLUTION: A unit bath 1 according to the invention includes a bathroom 3 of such a structure than the inside room space fitted with a bathtub 13 can be partitioned into two by a slide door 4, wherein circumferential tracks 6, 6 are installed in the opposing positions on the ceiling and floor 5 of the bathroom 3, and the slide door 4 is configured with two arc-shaped door members 7, 7 slidable along the tracks 6, 6. The two door members 7, 7 are slided to vary the partitioning position, and the space 8 within the tracks 6 serves as either a wash place 9 or a dressing room 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a unit bath in which a room equipped with a bathtub is divided into two by a sliding door.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional bathroom has a rear wall and three side walls.
One is surrounded, and the other one is surrounded by a partition wall that partitions between the bathroom and the dressing room. A bathtub is installed along the back wall, a washroom is installed in front of the bathtub, a hot and cold water mixing tap is provided on the upper surface of the bathtub along the side wall, and a hot and cold water mixing tap equipped with a shower head is also provided at the washroom. A door is attached to a partition wall for partitioning between the bathroom and the dressing room so that a user can enter and exit between the bathroom and the dressing room.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional bathroom and dressing room, separate rooms (spaces) are provided with the partition wall as a boundary, and therefore, when the user takes off clothes or the like to take a bath. The dressing room is used, but the bathroom is not used, so users can relax in the bathtub in the bathroom,
From the perspective of the user, there was no use of space, as the dressing room was not used when washing the body in the washroom.

The present invention has been made to solve the above conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a unit bath in which the space in the bathroom can be used as the space for the dressing room.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the unit bath according to claim 1 is a bathroom in which a room equipped with a bathtub is divided into two by a sliding door.
Circular tracks are provided at opposite positions on the ceiling and floor of this bathroom, and the slide door is composed of an arc-shaped door that is slidable along this track, and the partition is made by sliding this door. By changing the position, the space in the track becomes a washing place or a changing room.

In the above unit bath, the partition position is changed by sliding an arcuate door along a circular orbit provided in the bathroom. Therefore, when the space in the orbit is used as a washing space, the dressing room is There is no need to use it, and conversely, when using the space in the track as a dressing room, there is no need to wash, so there is no waste in using the space, and as a result, the unit bath and dressing room are provided compactly. be able to. Moreover, the user in the space on the track can move between the washing room and the changing room by simply opening and closing the arc-shaped door. Further, since the frontage of the unit bath is approximately equal to the diameter of the circular orbit, the frontage becomes wide and it is easy for a user in a wheelchair to move.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the unit bath according to the first aspect, wherein the sliding door comprises two doors. The above unit bath is
Since the sliding door is composed of two doors, the rigidity of the door can be reduced as compared with the case where the sliding door is composed of one door. Since the weight can be reduced to less than 2, opening and closing becomes easy.

In the unit bath according to claim 3, in the unit bath according to claim 1 or 2, the track provided on the floor has a groove, and the grating having the groove as a common groove is adjacent to the inner and outer circumferences of the track. The floor of the bathroom, the upper surface of the grating, and the floor of the space in the track have substantially the same height.

In the above unit bath, the track provided on the floor has a groove, and the grating having this groove as a common groove is provided adjacent to the inner and outer circumferences of the track. It is drained to the grating without being transmitted. Also, since the floor surface of the bathroom, the top surface of the grating, and the floor surface of the space in the track are set to be approximately the same height, the floor surface becomes flat,
The user needs less power to move the car in a wheelchair.

The unit bath of claim 3 is characterized in that, in the unit bath of claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3, the floor surface of the space in the track is subjected to water repellent coating. In the unit bath, the floor surface of the space in the track is subjected to water-repellent coating, so that when water drops are splashed on the floor surface, the water is repelled in a bead shape and the floor surface is drained well.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a unit bus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a unit bath according to the present invention, in which a slide door is partitioned on the washroom side so that a dressing room can be used. The unit bath 1 has a dressing room 2 on the right front side and a bathroom 3 on the left back side. In the dressing room 2, a washbasin 11 is attached to a side wall 10 common to the bathroom 3, and a clothes basket 12 (illustrated by an imaginary line) is placed outside the rail 6 along a side wall (not shown) facing the side wall 10. When bathing, this clothes basket 1
Take off clothes etc. in 2.

A sliding door 4 is provided between the dressing room 2 and the bathroom 3.
Therefore, the sliding door 4 partitions the unit bath 1 into a dressing room 2 and a bathroom 3. At a position where a ceiling (not shown) of the unit bath 1 and a floor 5 are opposed to each other, rails 6 having a complete circumference (rails on the ceiling side are not shown) are provided respectively, and the slide door 4 is provided with two arc-shaped doors. 7, 7
By sliding the two doors 7, 7 along the upper and lower rails 6, 6 and changing the partition position, the space 8 in the rail 6 can be used as a dressing room 2 or a washing room 9. I have to.

The slide door 4 for partitioning the dressing room 2 and the bathroom 3 is composed of two arc-shaped doors 7, 7 as described above. The door 7 forms a sash 7d with, for example, an arcuate upper frame 7a made of aluminum, an arcuate lower frame 7b, and two straight vertical frames 7c, 7c connecting both ends of these, and inside the sash 7d. An arcuate glass plate 7e is fitted.
The glass plate is not limited to be fitted in the sash 7d, but may be an acrylic resin plate or an aluminum plate similar to the sash 7d. Handles 7f and 7f are attached to the two vertical frames 7c and 7c at predetermined positions to facilitate opening and closing of the door 7.

The entire circumferential rail 6 provided on the floor 5 has a groove (not shown), and a grating (not shown) having this groove as a common groove is provided adjacent to the inner and outer circumferences of the rail 6 to form a dressing room. The floor surface, the upper surface of the grating, and the floor surface 8a of the space 8 in the rail 6 have substantially the same height. The groove and grating will be described in detail later.

The floor surface 8a of the space 8 in the rail 6 is made water-repellent by coating with a fluororesin liquid by spraying or brushing, and when the floor surface is splashed with water, the water is repelled in a bead shape. The floor is drained well.

Both side walls 1 common to the dressing room 2 and the bathroom 3
The small walls 17, 17 are attached vertically to 0, 10 and extend toward the center of the space 8, and the doors 7, 7 and the side walls 10,
Partition between 10 and.

The bathroom 3 is provided with a washing room 9 in front of the drawing and a bathtub 13 behind it. The surface of the washing space 9 is formed in a pattern such as a rock surface or a gentle uneven shape so as to prevent slipping. The surface of the washing space 9 has substantially the same height as the floor surface 8a of the space 8. Bathtub 1 near the side wall 10 facing the bathtub 13
3 is provided with a hot and cold water mixing tap 14, and this hot and cold water mixing tap 14
The shower head 1 is provided on the side wall 10 facing the washing space 9 alongside
A hot and cold water mixing plug 16 equipped with

The unit bath 1 shown in FIG.
It shows a state in which the dressing room 2 can be used by partitioning the same on the wash room 9 side. When the dressing room 2 is used, the washing space 9 does not have to be provided in the bathroom 3, so that the space of the unit bath 1 can be made compact accordingly. Further, the user in the space 8 in the rail 6 can be in the same state as moving the body from the undressing room 2 to the washing room 9 by just opening the two arcuate doors 7.

Further, since the frontage of the bathroom 3 is substantially equal to the diameter of the circumferential rail, the frontage becomes wider, and even a user in a wheelchair can easily move between the washroom 9 and the dressing room 2. Since the floor surface of the dressing room 2, the upper surface of the grating, the floor surface 8a of the space 8 in the rail 6 and the surface of the washing room 9 are substantially at the same height, the floor surface becomes flat and the wheelchair becomes flat. It is easy to move even if the user gets on the car.

On the floor surface 8a of the space 8 in the rail 6,
As described above, since the water repellency is provided, the floor surface is well drained, and the user can comfortably step on the floor when wearing clothes in the dressing room 2 after taking a bath.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a unit bath according to the present invention, in which the slide door is partitioned on the side of the dressing room so that a washing room can be used. Here, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 indicate the same members (the same applies hereinafter). 2 dressing room 2
The upper hand is another room (not shown), and a sliding door 18 having three pieces is provided as an entrance to the other room. 18a, 18a
Is a handle attached inside and outside the right sliding door. By gripping the handle 18a, moving the sliding door 18 to the left, and moving all three sliding doors 18 toward the left side wall 10, approximately 2/3 of the frontage of the unit bath 1 can be opened, and the frontage becomes wider, and the wheelchair becomes wider. It is easy to move even if the user gets on the car.

A slide door 4 for partitioning the dressing room 2 and the bathroom 3 is composed of two symmetrical doors 7 and 7 in an arc shape.
Handles 7f and 7f are attached to predetermined positions on both vertical frames 7c and 7c of the doors 7 and 7, respectively. In FIG. 2, for example, when the handles 7f, 7f near the sliding door 18 are grasped with both hands and the doors 7, 7 are opened to the left and right, they are rotated along the rail 6 in the opposite directions by 90 °, and moved to the position indicated by the imaginary line,
The space 8 changes from the washing room 9 to the dressing room 2.

Further, for example, even if the grips 7f, 7f near the left and right small walls 17, 17 are grasped by both hands and the doors 7, 7 are pulled from the left and right and moved to the position shown by the imaginary line to close the doors 7, 7, Similarly, the space 8 is changed from the washing room 9 to the dressing room 2. It is up to the user to hold the handle 7f near the sliding door 18 or the handle 7f near the small wall 17 when opening and closing the slide door 4. Further, since all the handles 7f are close to the user, they can be easily grasped and the door can be easily opened and closed.

As is apparent from FIG. 2, the washbasin 11, the clothes basket 12, the hot and cold water mixing plug 16 and the like are all located outside the rail 6 so as not to obstruct the opening and closing of the slide door 4. In some cases, the floor surface inside and outside the rail 6 may be processed to have a gentle downward slope toward the grating provided adjacent to the inner and outer circumferences of the circumferential rail 6 to improve drainage of the floor surface.

In FIG. 2, in this unit bath, the sliding door 4 is partitioned on the side of the dressing room 2 so that the washing room 9 can be used. When using the washing room 9, the undressing room 2 does not have to be provided, so that the space for the unit bath can be made compact accordingly. Further, the user in the space 8 in the rail 6 can be in the same state as having moved the body from the washing room 9 to the dressing room 2 by simply opening the two arcuate doors 7. And dressing room 2
Since the frontage is approximately the same as the diameter of the circumferential rail 6, the frontage becomes wide and the user in a wheelchair can easily move.

The circumferential rail 6 provided on the floor 5 has a groove, and since a grating having this groove as a common groove is provided adjacent to the inner and outer circumferences of the rail 6, the sliding door 4 is provided at the time of bathing. Floor 5 even if water drops adhere to the door surface
It does not reach the (floor surface 8a of the space 8) and is drained by the grating, and does not unnecessarily wet the floor 5 (the floor surface 8a of the space 8).

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the slide door according to the present invention. In FIG. 3, 2 which constitutes the slide door 4
A part of one of the doors 7 is illustrated in detail, and a part of the other door 7, which is substantially symmetrical in the vertical direction with the part of the one door, is illustrated in part. A small wall 17 made of, for example, aluminum and having a U-shaped cross section is formed on one side wall 10 of both side walls common to the undressing room and the bathroom (not shown). It is mounted watertight toward the center. The small wall 17 is watertightly fixed at its upper end to a ceiling (not shown) and at its lower end to a floor (not shown). In the center of the surface 17a where the small wall 17 faces the center of the space 8, for example, a stopper 17b made of aluminum and having a T-shaped cross section is provided.
Is attached to the small wall 17 integrally with the small wall 17 with substantially the same length. Both ends 17c, 17c of the stopper 17b, which are horizontally shown in the figure, are parallel to the circumferential direction of the rail 6 (not shown). Then, with the stopper 17b and the surface 17a, both recesses 17d, 1d are provided on the left and right of the stopper 17b.
7d is formed.

Out of the two doors, both vertical frames 7 of one door 7
c and 7c are, for example, stoppers 7g and 7 made of aluminum and having an L-shaped cross section on the outer circumferential surface of the rail (not shown) along the circumferential direction.
g is substantially the same length as both vertical frames 7c, 7c, and both vertical frames 7c, 7c
It is attached integrally with c. Stoppers 7g, 7g
Both tips 7h, 7h are parallel to the circumferential direction of the rail (not shown) and face each other. The stoppers 7g, 7g and the outer peripheral surfaces of the vertical frames 7c, 7c form the recesses 7i, 7i.

As is apparent from FIG. 3, the left end 7h of the stopper 7g at the upper right of the figure is watertightly fitted in the right recess 17d of the stopper 17b, and the right end 17c of the stopper 17b is a stopper. 7g left recess 7
i is watertightly fitted. Then, when one of the doors 7 is rotated clockwise by 90 ° along the upper and lower rails (not shown), the fitting between the stopper 7g at the upper right and the stopper 17b is released, and the upward tip 7h of the stopper 7g at the lower left in the figure is released.
Rotates clockwise 90 ° and the left recess 1 of the stopper 17b
7d is watertightly fitted, and the left end 17c of the stopper 17b is watertightly fitted in the upward recess 7i of the stopper 7g.

Both vertical frames 7c and 7c have hollow portions 7j and 7j, and slits 7k and 7k are provided on two inner surfaces of the circumferential rail (not shown) along the radial direction, and these slits 7k are formed. , 7k through the circular glass plate 7e through the hollow portion 7
It is watertightly fitted in j and 7j.

Further, the both vertical frames 7c, 7c are formed in two outer surfaces along the radial direction of a circumferential rail (not shown), for example, in an inverted V shape in cross section on the outer surface at the upper right of the drawing. The formed convex portion 7l is provided on the lower left outer surface thereof with a concave portion 7m having a V-shaped cross section. Here, the concave portion 7m on the outer surface on the upper right
Alternatively, the convex portion 7l may be provided on the lower left outer surface. Then, cushioning materials 7n, 7n such as rubber magnets are adhered to the outer surfaces on both sides of the convex portion 7l and the concave portion 7m with an adhesive or the like, so that the door 7 and the door 7 are attracted to each other to be closed by an impact. The door 7 can be softened or the door 7 and the door 7 can be reliably and watertightly adhered by the force of the magnet.

The vertical frames 7c, 7c are U-shaped handles 7 on the inner peripheral surface of the rail (not shown) along the circumferential direction.
f and 7f are attached with two legs perpendicular to the inner peripheral surface, and are bent at right angles to each other toward the glass 7e side in the middle of the legs. The height of the handles 7f, 7f from the floor is, for example, about the waist height when an adult stands.

In FIG. 3, a part of the other door 7 is shown at the lower left of the drawing. The other door 7 has the same shape as the one door 7,
The material and performance are exactly the same. The convex portion 7l of the other door 7 is fitted into the concave portion 7m at the lower left of the one door 7 in a watertight manner. Here, if one door 7 is rotated clockwise by 90 ° and the other door 7 is rotated counterclockwise by 90 ° along the upper and lower rails (not shown), the lower left concave portion 7m and the convex portion 7l are formed. Is disengaged, the convex portion 7l on the upper right of the figure rotates 90 ° clockwise, the concave portion (not shown) of the other door 7 rotates counterclockwise 90 °, and the convex portion 7l is concave portion (not shown). Just fit in watertight.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. Above the door 7, an upper rail 6 having an inverted U-shaped cross-section and having a circumferential shape is erected on a ceiling 19, and below the lower rail 6 is provided with a groove at a position facing the upper rail 6. It is installed on the floor 5. In the upper rail 6, a horizontal wall 6b is erected horizontally to the left in the figure in the middle of the standing walls 6a on the right side of the standing walls 6a, 6a, and the tip of the horizontal wall 6b is bent upward to make a stopper 6c. To form. The horizontal wall 6b extends endlessly in parallel with the entire circumferential direction of the upper rail 6 (perpendicular to the plane of the drawing).

Both the upper frame 7a and the lower frame 7b of the door 7 have hollow portions 7j and 7j, and slits 7k and 7k are provided on the lower surface and the upper surface facing the glass plate 7e, and these slits 7k and 7k are provided. The glass plate 7e having an arc shape is watertightly fitted into the hollow portions 7j and 7j via.

At the left end of the upper surface of the upper frame 7a, a hanging wall 7p is erected vertically in the drawing, and a shaft 7q is erected horizontally in the middle of the hanging wall 7p to the right in the drawing. The caster 20 is attached to the shaft 7q. It is rotatably supported. The suspension wall 7p is loosely fitted in the gap between the standing wall 6a on the left side of the upper rail 6 and the stopper 6c, and is located at least at a predetermined position of the upper frame 7a along the circumferential direction of the upper rail 6. It is provided at a location, for example, near both ends of the upper frame 7a.

When moving the door 7, the casters 2
0 rolls on the horizontal wall 6b of the upper rail 6 while floating and supporting the door 7 from the floor via the hanging wall 7p. The caster 20 is prevented from derailing and meandering by the standing wall 6a and the stopper 6c on the right side of the upper rail 6 in the figure.

The lower rail 6 has a groove 6d at the center of the drawing, and a drainage hole 6e is appropriately provided in the lower portion of the groove 6d in the circumferential direction of the lower rail 6. The lower rail 6 is integrally formed with the gratings 21, 21 adjacent to both sides of the drawing, and the upper surface 6f thereof is
The upper surfaces 21a and 21a of the gratings 21 and 21, and the floor surface 8a and the floor 5 of the space 8 that spreads on the side opposite to the door 7 of both gratings 21 and 21 have substantially the same height or level.
Eliminate the steps. Since there is no step on the floor surface, a person using a wheelchair can move the car with a small amount of force to move the car by hand.

In the grating 21, the grooves 6d of the lower rail 6 are used as a common groove, and grooves 21b, ... Are provided at predetermined pitch intervals in the radial direction of the lower rail 6 (in the left-right direction in the drawing).
The parts b, ... Open in the lower part to a drainage groove 22 which will be described later, and extend endlessly in parallel to the entire circumferential direction of the lower rail 6 (in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the drawing). The grating 21 partitions the grooves 21b extending in the circumferential direction, and the reinforcing plates 21c for reinforcing the grating 21 are provided with the grooves 21b.
Provided at a predetermined pitch in the circumferential direction of.

A drainage groove 22 is provided in a portion connecting the floor surface 8a of the space 8 and the floor 5, and both side walls 22 of the drainage groove 22 are provided.
In the middle of the height direction of a and 22a, stoppers 2 are
2b and 22b are provided, and these stoppers 22b and 22
The grating 2 integrally formed with the lower rail 6 on b.
1 is supported. Here, lower rail 6 and grating 2
It may be formed separately from 1, and may be supported above the drain groove 22 by an appropriate means. The water used for washing the body in the bathroom 3 flows through the washing area 9 or drips off the door 7 or the like, enters the groove 21b of the grating 21 or the groove 6d of the lower rail 6, and does not enter the undressing room 2 , Collected in the drainage channel 22 and drained.

At the center of the lower surface of the lower frame 7b shown in the drawing, a plate member 7r is hung vertically in the drawing. The plate-shaped member 7r is loosely fitted in the groove 6d of the lower rail 6, and is provided along the circumferential direction of the lower rail 6 with a length substantially equal to the entire length of the lower frame 7b. When the door 7 is moved, the plate-shaped member 7r moves into the groove 6d of the lower rail 6.
Slide while loosely fitting. The plate-shaped member 7r is the lower rail 6
The depth of entering the groove 6d is set to a depth at which watertightness (water impermeability) between the lower frame 7b and the lower rail 6 can be ensured.

In the above embodiment of the unit bath, the case where the sliding door is composed of two doors has been described, but it is also possible to compose the sliding door of one door, and in that case. By rotating one door 180 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise along the rail 6, the space 8 can be changed from the washing room 9 to the changing room 9 or from the changing room 2 to the washing room 9. An accordion type door may be used instead of the slide door 4 of the above embodiment.

[0043]

The present invention has the following effects due to the above configuration. The unit bath according to claim 1 is a bathroom in which a room equipped with a bathtub is divided into two by a sliding door, and a circular track is provided at a position where a ceiling and a floor of the bathroom face each other, Since the sliding door is composed of an arcuate door that is slidable along this track, and the partition position is changed by sliding this door, the space in the track becomes a washroom or a changing room. There is no need to have a dressing room when using the space in the track as a washroom, and there is no need to have a washroom when using the space in the track as a dressing room. As a result, the unit bath and the changing room can be compactly provided.

Further, the user in the space on the track can put his / her body in the same state as when moving between the washing room and the changing room by simply opening and closing the arc-shaped door, You don't have to walk uselessly. Further, since the frontage of the unit bath is approximately equal to the diameter of the circular track, the frontage is wide, and a wide vehicle such as a wheelchair can be moved with a margin.

According to the unit bath of claim 2, in the unit bath of claim 1, since the sliding door is composed of two doors, the rigidity of the door is higher than that in the case where the sliding door is composed of one door. The door can be made smaller, and the weight can be reduced to less than 1/2 of the case where the door is composed of one door. Since the arc shape is 1/2, the manufacturing cost of the door can be significantly reduced. Opening and closing the door is also easy.

In the unit bath according to claim 3, in the unit bath according to claim 1 or 2, the track provided on the floor has a groove, and the grating having the groove as a common groove is adjacent to the inner and outer circumferences of the track. Since the floor surface of the bathroom, the upper surface of the grating, and the floor surface of the space in the track have almost the same height, even if the water used for washing the body in the bathroom adheres to the door, Water droplets drip along the door surface and enter the groove or grating of the orbit, and are drained without inundation in the dressing room, providing good water impermeability while using the bathroom. Also, because the floor of the bathroom, the top of the grating, and the floor of the space in the track are set at approximately the same height, the floor is flat and people using wheelchairs do not have the power to move the car by hand. It is small and can be moved easily.

According to the unit bath of claim 4, in the unit bath of claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3, the floor surface of the space in the track is subjected to water repellent coating.
When water splashes on the floor, it repels water in a bead shape, and the floor drains well, and when you wipe your body in the dressing room after bathing and put on your clothes, the floor is almost dry, so your feet do not get wet. Does not give a pleasant feeling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a unit bath according to the present invention, in which a sliding door is partitioned by a washing place so that a dressing room can be used.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a unit bath according to the present invention, in which a slide door is partitioned by a dressing room side so that a washing place can be used.

FIG. 3 is a lateral cross-sectional view of a main part of a slide door according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Unit bath, 2 ... Undressing room, 3 ... Bathroom, 4 ... Slide door, 5 ... Floor, 6 ... Rail (track), 6d ... Groove, 7 ...
Door, 8 ... Space, 8a ... Floor, 9 ... Washing area, 13 ...
Bathtub, 19 ... Ceiling, 21 ... Grating, 21a ... Top surface.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bathroom in which a room equipped with a bathtub is divided into two by a sliding door, and a circular track is provided at a position where a ceiling and a floor of the bathroom face each other, and the sliding door is provided. Consists of an arcuate door that can slide along this track, and by sliding this door to change the partition position,
A unit bath characterized in that the space in the track is used as a washing room or a changing room. 2. The unit bath according to claim 1, wherein the sliding door is composed of two doors. 3. A track provided on the floor has a groove, and a grating having the groove as a common groove is provided adjacent to the inner and outer circumferences of the track, and the floor of the bathroom, the upper surface of the grating and the space in the track. The unit bath according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the floor surface of the unit bath has substantially the same height. 4. The unit bath according to claim 1, wherein the floor surface of the space in the track is subjected to a water-repellent coating process.