JPH0998895A - Apron fitting structure for bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To fit or remove an apron when it is merely moved in the vertical direction by pressing the back face of a suspension section with an apron pressing plate, and inserting the upper end section of the apron between the suspension section and the apron pressing plate. SOLUTION: When an apron 7 is to be fitted to a bathtub main body 4, an apron fastener A8 fitted at the lower end section of the apron 7 is mounted on an apron fastener B5, and the apron 7 is pressed downward. The elastic apron fastener A8 is warped upward, the pressing piece 51 of the apron fastener B5 is moved downward against the elasticity of a spring 55, and the apron 7 is moved downward. The upper end of the apron 7 is located between the suspension section 43 of a flange 42 and an apron pressing plate 6, and the downward pressing force is removed. The apron is moved upward, the upper end section of the apron 7 enters between the suspension section 43 and the apron pressing plate 6, and the upper end section of the apron 7 is fitted without being removed from between the apron pressing plate 6 and the suspension section 43.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub apron mounting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in many bathtubs, an apron is attached between the upper part of the bathtub body and the floor of the washroom so that the unsightly side of the bathtub body cannot be seen. There are various apron mounting structures for this bathtub, but as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-8781,
The following apron mounting structure is known. That is, a flange is provided at the upper end of the side surface of the washing basin of the bathtub so as to project substantially horizontally in the direction of the washing basin, and a rod-shaped hanging piece is provided at the lower surface of the flange so as to project downward, and is fixed to the floor of the washing basin and the bottom of the bathtub main body. And a support that projects upward is provided. Further, the upper end of the apron is bent substantially horizontally toward the bath body, and a through hole is provided in this horizontal portion. Then, the hanging piece protruding from the lower surface of the flange is inserted into the through hole at the upper end of the apron to lock the upper end of the apron, and the lower end of the apron is fixed to the support tool with a screw to attach the apron to the flange and the floor. Is installed between.

[0003]

Generally, water may enter from between the bath body and the wall to wet the floor surface under the bath body, and mold may form there. Also, dust may adhere to the floor below the bath body. In this way, if mold or dust adheres to the floor under the bathtub body, the apron is removed and cleaned. Most of the bathtubs have a drain attached under the floor. If this drain fails, the apron is removed to repair the drain. Thus, the apron is sometimes removed. However, the above apron mounting structure is extremely troublesome and requires a long time because the screw needs to be screwed in and out when the apron is attached and detached. Then, the objective of this invention is providing the apron attachment structure of the bathtub which can attach or detach an apron easily.

[0004]

The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and an apron for covering the side surface of the bathtub body is attached between the upper part of the bathtub body and the floor of the bathhouse. In the bathtub apron mounting structure, the bathtub body is provided with a flange having a drooping portion hanging substantially vertically at the tip thereof so as to project substantially horizontally in the washing room direction, and the apron pressing plate presses the side surface of the bathtub body of this drooping portion. The floor of the washing room is provided with a projecting part projecting upward and an apron fixing tool B projecting upward on the bathtub body side of the projecting part. An apron fixture A protruding toward the bathtub body side is provided, and at least one of the apron fixture A and the apron fixture B is elastically movable in the vertical direction. The upper end of the apron fixture is inserted between the hanging part of the bathtub body and the apron press plate, and the apron fixture B protruding from the floor pushes the apron fixture A provided at the lower end of the apron upwards, Is installed between the upper part of the bathtub body and the floor of the washroom.

In the present invention, the back surface of the hanging portion is attached with the apron pressing plate pressed, but there are various attachment structures. For example, the apron holding plate itself may be a leaf spring, and the apron holding plate composed of this leaf spring may be attached while being pressed against the back surface of the hanging portion, or an elastic body such as a spring spring may face the hanging portion. It may be attached to the bathtub main body surface, and the apron pressing plate is pushed from behind by this spring spring to push the apron pressing plate toward the bathtub main body side of the hanging part.

Further, in the present invention, an apron fixing tool A
At least one of the apron fixing tool B and the apron fixing tool B is elastically movable in the vertical direction. This is because when the apron fixing tool A and / or the apron fixing tool B is moved in the vertical direction, it is elastically restored to its original state. It means that the force to return is working. There are various structures that can be elastically moved in the vertical direction. For example, the apron fixing tool A and / or the apron fixing tool B may be a leaf spring, and the plate spring may be attached with the bending direction of the leaf spring being the vertical direction. An elastic body such as a spring is provided behind the lump or plate, and the lump or plate is elastically moved in the vertical direction by the elasticity of the elastic body. It may be movable.

(Operation) In the apron mounting structure of the bathtub according to the present invention, the back surface of the hanging portion is mounted with the apron pressing plate pressed, and the upper end portion of the apron is placed between the hanging portion and the apron pressing plate. Since it is inserted, the upper end of the apron is attached by being pressed against the hanging part by the apron holding plate. Moreover, in the present invention, since the apron fixing tool B protruding from the floor pushes the apron fixing tool A provided at the lower end of the apron upward, the apron is constantly pushed upward, and The tip does not come off between the apron holding plate and the hanging part.

When removing the apron, the apron is pushed downward. Then, in the present invention, at least one of the apron fixture A provided at the lower end of the apron and the apron fixture B attached to the floor is elastically movable in the vertical direction. Since the tool B presses the apron fixing tool A upward, the apron fixing tool A provided at the lower end of the apron moves downward against the elasticity, and the upper end of the apron moves downward to act as an apron holding plate. You can remove the apron by removing it from between the hanging part.

When attaching the apron, the apron can be attached in the reverse order of the removal. That is, the apron fixture A attached to the lower end of the apron is placed on the apron fixture B, and the apron is pushed downward. Then, the apron fixing tool A presses the apron fixing tool B, at least one of which is elastically deformed, and the apron moves downward. Then, place the upper end of the apron between the hanging part of the flange and the apron press plate to remove the downward pushing force. Then, the elasticity of the apron fixing tool A and / or the apron fixing tool B causes the apron to move upward, the upper end of the apron is inserted between the hanging part and the apron holding plate, and the upper end of the apron is hanging by the apron holding plate. It is attached so that it will not come off from between. In this way, the apron can be easily attached and removed simply by moving it up and down.

[0010]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of a bathtub apron mounting structure according to the present invention. FIG. 1A shows a partially cutaway perspective view of a bathroom to which a bathtub is attached, and FIG. 1B shows A of FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view showing the mounting structure of the upper end of the apron, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view showing the mounting structure of the lower end of the apron.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 is a bathroom, and this bathroom 1 comprises a washing room 2 and a bathtub 3. The bathtub 3 includes a bathtub body 4 and an apron 7. The bathtub body 4 is composed of a bowl-shaped body 41 and a flange 42 that is attached to the upper end of the body 41 substantially horizontally. This flange 4
2 has a drooping part 43 that hangs down at the tip. Then, as shown in FIG. 2A, a wooden fixing piece 45 is adhered to the surface of the main body 41 facing the hanging portion 43, and an apron pressing metal fitting 61 made of a spring is attached to the fixing piece 45 with a screw 46.
The apron pressing plate 6 is attached to the tip of the apron pressing metal fitting 61, and the apron pressing plate 6 presses the side surface of the bathtub main body of the hanging portion 43. The lower end of the apron pressing plate 6 is curved in the direction of the bathtub body 4 so that the tip of the apron 7 can be easily inserted between the apron pressing plate 6 and the hanging portion 43.

The floor 21 of the washing room 2 is provided with a projecting portion 22 on the floor surface facing the hanging portion 43 of the bathtub body 4, and an apron fixing bracket B5 projecting upward to the bathtub body 4 side of the projecting portion 22 is provided. It is installed. The projection 22 prevents water used in the washing area 2 from entering the lower side of the bathtub body 4. This apron fixing bracket B
5, a hole having a circular cross section is provided downward from the tip, a sling spring 55 is inserted therein, and a pressing piece 51 having a rod-shaped body with a tip is attached thereon. Therefore, when the pressing piece 51 is pressed, it moves downward against the elasticity of the spring spring 55, but when the force is removed, the elasticity of the spring spring 55 causes the pressing piece 51 to return to its original state.

Reference numeral 7 is an apron, and the apron 7 has a hanging portion 43 of the bath body 4 and a protruding portion 22 of the floor 21 of the washing area 2.
It is attached between and and covers the side of the washing place 2 of the bathtub body 4. A fixing piece 71 made of wood is adhered to the bathtub body 4 side at the lower end of the apron 7, and an apron fixing metal fitting A8 made of a metal short body having elasticity is attached to the fixing piece 71.
Are attached to the bathtub body 4 side with screws 76. The apron fixing member A8 is deformed when a force is applied in the vertical direction, and returns to the original state when the force is removed. The upper end of the apron 7 is inserted between the hanging portion 43 of the bath body 4 and the apron holding plate 6, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the upper end of the apron 7 is attached by pressing the upper end of the apron 7 against the hanging portion 43 by the apron press fitting 61 that pushes the back of the apron press plate 6.

Next, a method of attaching the apron 7 to the bath body 4 and its operation will be described. An apron fixture A8 attached to the lower end of the apron 7 is placed on the apron fixture B5, and the apron is pushed downward. Then
At the same time as the elastic apron fixing tool A8 bends upward, the pressing piece 51 of the apron fixing tool B5 causes the spring spring 5 to move.
The apron 7 moves downwards against the elasticity of 5. Then, position the upper end of the apron 7 between the hanging part 43 of the flange 42 and the apron press plate 6,
Excludes the force pushed down. Then, the elasticity of the apron fixing tool A8 and the elasticity of the spring spring pressing the pressing piece 51 of the apron fixing tool B5 move the apron upward, so that the upper end of the apron 7 is between the hanging portion 43 and the apron pressing plate 6. The upper end of the entry apron 7 is attached by the apron pressing plate 6 so as not to come off from between the hanging part 43.

When mounted in this manner, the back surface of the hanging portion 43 is pressed by the apron pressing plate 6, and the apron 7
Since the apron fixture A8 provided at the lower end of the apron is pushed upward by the apron fixture B5 protruding from the floor, the apron is constantly pushed upward, and the tip of the apron 7 becomes the apron press plate 6. It does not come off between the hanging parts.

When removing the apron 7,
Push the apron 7 downward. Then, the apron fixture A8 provided at the lower end of the apron 7 moves downward against the elasticity of the apron fixture A8 and the elasticity of the spring spring pushing the apron fixture B5 attached to the floor.
The upper end portion of the apron 7 is lowered to come off between the apron holding plate 6 and the hanging portion, and the apron 7 can be removed. In this way, the apron 7 can be easily attached and detached by simply moving it up and down.

[0017]

In the apron mounting structure of the bathtub according to the present invention, the back surface of the hanging portion is mounted with the apron pressing plate pressed, and the upper end of the apron is inserted between the hanging portion and the apron pressing plate. Therefore, the upper end of the apron is pressed against the hanging portion by the apron holding plate and attached. Moreover, in the present invention, since the apron fixing tool B protruding from the floor pushes the apron fixing tool A provided at the lower end of the apron upward, the tip of this apron has the apron holding plate and the hanging part. It can't get out of the way.

When removing the apron, the apron is pushed downward. Then, in the present invention, at least one of the apron fixture A provided at the lower end of the apron and the apron fixture B attached to the floor is elastically movable in the vertical direction. Since the tool A is pressed upward by the apron fixing tool B, the apron fixing tool A provided at the lower end of the apron moves downward against the elasticity, and the upper end of the apron moves downward to act as an apron holding plate. You can remove the apron by removing it from between the hanging part.

When attaching the apron, the apron can be attached in the reverse order of the removal. That is, the apron fixture A attached to the lower end of the apron is placed on the apron fixture B, and the apron is pushed downward. Then, the apron fixing tool A presses the apron fixing tool B, at least one of which is elastically deformed, and the apron moves downward. Then, place the upper end of the apron between the hanging part of the flange and the apron press plate to remove the downward pushing force. Then, the elasticity of the apron fixing tool A and / or the apron fixing tool B causes the apron to move upward, the upper end of the apron is inserted between the hanging part and the apron holding plate, and the upper end of the apron is hanging by the apron holding plate. It can be attached so that it does not come off from between. In this way, the apron is simply
It can be easily removed by simply moving it up and down, which is convenient when cleaning the floor under the bathtub body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a bathtub apron mounting structure according to the present invention, in which (a) is a partially cutaway perspective view of a bathroom in which a bathtub is mounted, and (b) is a line AA of (a). FIG.

FIG. 2A is a sectional view showing a mounting structure at an upper end portion of the apron, and FIG. 2B is a sectional view showing a mounting structure at a lower end portion of the apron.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bathroom 2 Washroom 3 Bathtub 4 Bathtub body 41 Body 42 Flange 43 Hanging part 5 Apron fixing tool B 6 Apron holding plate 61 Apron holding metal fitting 7 Apron 8 Apron fixing tool A

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An apron mounting structure for a bathtub, wherein an apron covering the side surface of the bathtub body is attached between the upper part of the bathtub body and the floor of the bathhouse. A flange having a part is provided so as to project substantially horizontally in the washing direction, and the side surface of the bathtub body of the hanging part is attached in a state of being pressed by an apron pressing plate.The floor of the washing place has a protruding part that projects upward, An apron fixing tool B projecting upward is provided on the bathtub body side of the projecting portion, and an apron fixing tool A projecting to the bathtub body side is provided on the lower end of the apron. At least one of the apron fixing tool B and the apron fixing tool B can be elastically moved in the vertical direction, and the upper end of the apron is inserted between the hanging part of the bathtub body and the apron press plate. The apron fixing tool B protruding from above presses the apron fixing tool A provided at the lower end of the apron upward, and the apron is attached between the upper part of the bathtub body and the floor of the washing room. A bathtub mounting structure.