JPH0932244A - Waterproof floor and its installation method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a waterproof floor capable of being simply installed on an existing floor such as the tatami mat or flooring of a general house. SOLUTION: Unit center boards 2 are arranged at the center section on a flooring 1 which is the existing floor of a house, unit side boards 3 are arranged at side sections, and unit corner boards 4 are arranged at corner sections to cover the whole surface of the flooring 1. End edges 2a, 3a, 4a of the unit center boards 2, unit side boards 3, and unit corner boards 4 kept in contact with each other are watertightly connected to form a waterproof pan 6 as a whole. All boards are waterproofed on the surface, or they may be applied with an antibacterial treatment.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a waterproof floor which is directly laid on an existing floor of a general house, a hospital or a care center, and a method of laying it.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is well known that Japan is shifting to an aging society and the number of elderly people is increasing.
As the number of elderly people increases, the number of patients with senile dementia is also increasing. Most of the patients with senile dementia are accommodated in a hospital, a facility, etc. to be cared for, but the present situation is that the family may have to be cared for in a general household.

[0003] When caring for a patient with senile dementia at home, one of the difficult tasks is to take care of excretion of the patient. This is because as a symptom of senile dementia, excretion cannot be controlled and excretion occurs regardless of location. Therefore, although a diaper or the like is applied to the patient, it is inevitable that the floor such as the tatami mat or the floor is soiled. If the floor such as tatami mats and flooring gets soiled with excrement, the family members who are taking care of it will handle it. It remained and became an unsanitary condition due to the proliferation of bacteria, which was a problem for patients and their families.

[0004]

In order to eliminate the above-mentioned problem of excrement disposal, a room capable of accommodating a patient with senile dementia is renovated or extended, and the floor is waterproof. It is necessary to adopt a structure that can change the waterproof floor to a tatami floor or a floor floor at any time, but in any case it is very expensive, so it is generally difficult to adopt, and it is difficult to treat excrement. The current situation is that the problem still remains.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a waterproof floor which can be easily laid and configured on an existing floor such as a tatami or flooring of a general house, and a method of laying the waterproof floor. The purpose is to do.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention, which has been made based on the above-mentioned object, constitutes a waterproof pan as a whole by arranging square unit middle plates, unit side plates and unit corner plates on an existing floor. It is something that is done.

That is, the waterproof floor of the present invention comprises a unit middle plate consisting of a rectangular flat plate having waterproofness on at least the surface, and a rectangular flat plate having waterproofness on at least the surface, and a rising edge on one side edge. The formed unit side plate and the unit corner plate having a rising edge formed on two adjacent side edges by a square flat plate having at least the surface of water resistance have a unit middle plate in the center and a unit side plate on the side. And the unit corner plates are arranged in the corners to cover the entire surface of the existing floor of the house, and the edges of the unit middle plate, the unit side plates, and the unit corner plates that are in contact with each other are watertightly joined. The waterproof floor is characterized by constituting a waterproof pan as a whole.

At least the surfaces of the unit middle plates, the unit side plates and the unit corner plates may be antibacterial treated.

Further, the method of laying a waterproof floor of the present invention is such that, on an existing floor of a house, a central unit plate, which is a rectangular flat plate having a waterproof property at least on the surface thereof, is arranged in the central part, and the side part is arranged on the side part. ,
A unit side plate with a rising edge formed on one side of a square flat plate with at least surface waterproofness is arranged, and at the corners, at least two square flat plates with waterproofness at the surface are adjacent to each other. Arrange a unit corner plate with a rising edge on the edge,
A method of laying a waterproof floor, characterized in that the entire upper surface of the existing floor is covered, and the edges of the unit middle plate, the unit side plates and the unit corner plates that are in contact with each other are watertightly joined to form a waterproof pan as a whole. is there.

[0010]

According to the present invention, a waterproof pan having waterproofness can be directly and easily constructed on an existing floor of a house such as a tatami mat or a flooring. The excrement excreted in this waterproof pan can be treated relatively easily, leaving no odor, limiting the growth of germs and keeping the existing floor clean. it can. Furthermore, when the waterproof floor is no longer needed, it can be easily removed and returned to the existing floor.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an existing flooring of a house, and a waterproof floor 5 is formed by arranging a unit middle plate 2, a unit side plate 3 and a unit corner plate 4 so as to cover the upper surface of the flooring 1. Has been done. The unit middle plate 2, the unit side plate 3, and the unit corner plate 4 are each configured by a square plate body as shown in FIGS. The edge 2a of the unit middle plate 2, the edge 3a of the unit side plate 3, and the edge 4a of the unit corner plate 4 are watertightly joined together by a water-resistant adhesive, so that one unit is waterproof. This is the structure of the bread 6.

As shown in FIG. 2, the unit intermediate plate 2 is formed of a square flat plate. As shown in FIG. 3, the unit side plate 3 is a square flat plate, and a rising edge 7 having an inverted L-shaped cross section is formed at one side edge thereof. Also. As shown in FIG. 4, the unit corner plate 4 is also a square flat plate, and a rising edge 8 having an inverted L-shaped cross section is formed on two adjacent side edges. When laying on the upper surface of the flooring 1,
The unit middle plate 2 is arranged in the central part, the unit side plate 3 is arranged in the side part, and the unit corner plate 4 is arranged in the corner part. The rising edges 7 and 8 are placed to cover the entire flooring 1. FIG. 5 is a plan view in the case where the length of one side of the unit middle plate 2, the unit side plate 3, and the unit corner plate 4 is 900 mm and the unit middle plate 2, the unit side plate 3, and the unit corner plate 4 are laid in a room having an area of eight tatami mats. 4 unit middle plates 2 are arranged in the central part, 2 unit side plates 3 are arranged on each side, a total of 8 unit side plates 3, and 4 unit corner plates 4 are arranged, one on each corner. It covers the entire floor.

The unit middle plate 2, the unit side plate 3 and the unit corner plate 4 are formed by cutting and molding a sheet material 10. As shown in FIG. 6, a waterproof layer 11 is provided on the surface. ,
It is designed to be waterproof as a whole. The sheet material 10 is, for example, a synthetic resin sheet (including a foam sheet).
However, a sheet made of a natural material such as paper, cloth, or a wooden sheet, or a metal sheet such as aluminum or copper can be used. Further, the waterproof layer 11 is provided by means such as coating and painting a waterproof material on the surface of the sheet material 10 or by applying a waterproof film. However, if the sheet material 10 is a synthetic resin sheet and the sheet material 10 is waterproof, the waterproof layer 11 may not be newly provided.

The waterproof layer 11 may have antibacterial properties. In order to retain the antibacterial property, the antibacterial treatment of the waterproof layer 11 can be performed by including a natural or synthetic antibacterial material in the material forming the waterproof layer 11. When the sheet material 10 is a synthetic resin sheet and the waterproof layer 11 is not provided, the synthetic resin forming the sheet material 10 contains an antibacterial material.

According to the waterproof floor 5 of the above-mentioned embodiment, the entire structure is the waterproof pan 6 having a waterproof property on the surface. Since it is prevented from soaking in, it can be easily treated and removed to eliminate the cause of offensive odor and the cause of propagation of various germs, and keep the room clean at all times. Therefore, it is possible to provide an environment in which a patient with senile dementia can live comfortably, and it is possible to reduce the labor burden on the family and the like who care for the patient. When the waterproof layer 11 on the surface is subjected to antibacterial treatment, removal of the cause of offensive odor and the cause of bacterial multiplication can be made more effective. In addition, the existing floor of the flooring 1 is protected from being soiled with dirt and the like, and can be kept in a reusable state at any time.

As described above, the waterproof floor 5 itself includes the unit middle plate 2, the unit side plate 3 and the unit corner plate 4 arranged side by side.
Since it can be constructed by simply joining the abutting portions of the end edges 2a, 3a, 4a, it can be installed easily at a low cost. Furthermore, since the waterproof floor 5 is simply placed on the existing floor such as the flooring 1, the removing work can be easily performed, and the waterproof floor 5 can be returned to the existing floor such as the flooring 1 at any time.

In the above embodiment, the unit intermediate plate 2,
Although the unit side plate 3 and the unit corner plate 4 are square, respectively, they may be rectangular. It is rational to determine the shape and size of each house in consideration of the size of the room. In addition, the sheet material 10 that constitutes them
Since the waterproof layer 11 can also be cut at the time of laying, the waterproof layer 11 is appropriately cut according to the plan shape of the room to prevent a gap from being formed in an adjacent portion, and the structure of one waterproof pan as a whole. It should be so that

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a waterproof floor which can be easily laid and constructed on an existing floor such as a tatami mat or a floor of a general house, and a method for laying the waterproof floor. It With this waterproof floor, even if the floor is polluted by the excrement of a patient with senile dementia, it can be easily treated, the labor burden on the family to care for can be reduced, and the room can be kept clean. It can keep the room comfortable for the patient. Furthermore, the existing floor is prevented from getting dirty, and the waterproof floor is easily removed, so that the existing floor can be easily returned to the existing floor at any time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a unit intermediate plate of the embodiment as well.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a unit side plate of the embodiment as well.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a unit corner plate of the embodiment as well.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the unit intermediate plate of the embodiment as well.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Flooring 2 Unit middle plate 2a Edge of unit middle plate 3 Unit side plate 3a Edge of unit side plate 4 Unit corner plate 4a Edge of unit corner plate 5 Waterproof floor 6 Waterproof pan 7 Rising edge of unit side plate 8 Unit corner plate Rising edge 9 Surrounding edge 10 Sheet material 11 Waterproof layer

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A unit middle plate composed of a rectangular flat plate having waterproofness on at least the surface, and a unit side plate having a rising edge on one side edge of a rectangular flat plate having at least surface waterproofness, A unit corner plate with a rising edge formed on two adjacent side edges with a rectangular flat plate having at least water resistance on the surface, a unit middle plate is arranged in the central part, and a unit side plate is arranged on the side part,
A unit corner plate is placed in the corner to cover the entire surface of the existing floor of the house, and the edges of the unit middle plate, unit side plates, and unit corner plates that are in contact with each other are watertightly joined to form a waterproof pan as a whole. A waterproof floor characterized in that 2. The waterproof floor according to claim 1, wherein at least the surfaces of the unit middle plate, the unit side plate and the unit corner plate are antibacterial treated. 3. On an existing floor of a house, a central unit plate made of a rectangular flat plate having at least its surface waterproof property is arranged in the central part, and at least its surface waterproof property is provided on its side part. A unit side plate with a rising edge formed on one side edge with a rectangular flat plate is arranged, and at the corner, a unit corner with a rising edge formed on two adjacent side edges with a square plate with at least the surface being waterproof. Arrange a board to cover the entire upper surface of the existing floor,
A method of laying a waterproof floor, characterized in that the edges of the unit middle plate, the unit side plate and the unit corner plate which are in contact with each other are watertightly joined to form a waterproof pan as a whole.