JPH10167A - Bathtub apron mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To offer a mounting structure which can attach brackets firmly to an apron, can easily mount the apron, and excels in the stability of a bathtub when a person sets his body weight on the apron in the body washing area. SOLUTION: Brackets 13, 13 are attached to the under-part of a flange 2 furnished on a bathtub body 1 on its side with the washing area and coupled together by a bar 12. The brackets 13, 13 are composed of a vertical stay 15 and a diagonal stay 16. An adjuster bolt 14 is screwed fast to the bottom of the vertical stay 15 and contacted with the floor surface. The vertical stay 15 is located in a position nearer the center so that a space is set off for installing a water plug at two ends in longitudinal direction on the side with the washing area. A metal hook 17 having a semi-circular hook part engaged by the bar 12 is attached to the rear surface of the apron 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apron structure in which an apron is detachably mounted on a washing tub side of a bathtub body. More specifically, the present invention relates to a bathtub apron mounting structure in which brackets are mounted on both left and right sides of a washing area of a bathtub body, and an apron is supported on the bathtub body via the bracket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bracket is attached to a washing place of a bathtub body and an apron is supported by the bracket. As such an apron support structure, Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-114759 discloses a bracket 3 attached to the lower surface of a flange 2 of a bathtub main body 1 as shown schematically in FIG. The resulting structure is described.

The bracket 3 includes a vertical stay 5 vertically extending downward from the flange portion 2 and an oblique stay 6 for backing up the vertical stay 5. The diagonal stay 6
Has its lower end connected to the lower end of the vertical stay 5, and the upper end is inclined so as to retreat from the washing place. The upper end of the oblique stay 6 is also fixedly attached to the bathtub flange 2.

The apron 4 is attached to the bathtub body 1 by fitting the upper end of the apron 4 into the lower side of the flange 2 and engaging the hook 7 on the back surface of the apron 4 with the locking piece 8 of the bracket 3. Is done.

The structure in which the bracket 3 is suspended from the flange portion 2 as shown in FIG. 6 has an advantage that the operation of fixing the bracket 3 to the flange portion 2 can be easily performed.

However, the apron support structure shown in FIG. 6 has a disadvantage that the water faucet 9 cannot be attached to the upper surface of the flange 2 on the washing side because the bracket 3 is in the way.

Accordingly, the present applicant has filed Japanese Patent Application No. 7-20985.
7 and 8, a structure is proposed in which the vertical stay 5 supports the apron 4 by a bracket 3A located at the center side of the washing area (center side in the width direction of the washing area) as compared with that of FIG. did. In the bathtubs shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, water taps 9 can be attached to the left and right ends of the washing area of the flange portion 2.

[0008]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Japanese Patent Application No. 7-20985
No. 6 in the mounting structure of the bathtub apron
The lower part is the center side of the washing area (the center side in the horizontal direction of the washing area)
When the hook fitting 7 is pressed against the locking piece 8 to attach the apron 4, the bracket 3A
Escapes left or right with respect to the pushing direction, and there is a problem that it is difficult to attach the apron 4.

An object of the present invention is to provide a bathtub apron mounting structure in which a bracket is firmly mounted on an apron and an apron can be easily mounted.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a bathtub apron mounting structure which is excellent in stability of a bathtub when a weight is applied to an apron in a washing place.

[0011]

A mounting structure of a bathtub apron according to the present invention is a bathtub apron having a bathtub apron mounted on a bathtub body through brackets at both ends in a longitudinal direction of the bathtub on a washing area side of the bathtub body. In the mounting structure, the brackets are connected by a rod-shaped member.

In such a bathtub apron mounting structure, the brackets are connected to each other by a rod-shaped member,
The bracket is firmly attached to the bathtub body, so the bracket does not escape when attaching the apron.

[0013] In the present invention, the bracket has a vertical stay suspended from a flange portion of the bathtub body on the side of the washing area, and a lower end connected to the vertical stay. Has a slanting stay attached to the flange portion, and the vertical stay is separated from the end of the washing place flange so that there is a faucet installation space on the longitudinal end side of the washing place flange. Preferably, they are arranged.

In such a bathtub apron mounting structure, a water faucet can be attached to the longitudinal end of the flange portion of the bathtub on the washing area side, so that the water faucet becomes an obstacle when a person takes a bath. Absent.

In the present invention, the stability of the bathtub is improved by providing an adjuster bolt at the lower end of the vertical stay and abutting the adjuster bolt on the bathroom floor. That is, the bathtub does not tilt even if the user sits on or stands on the flange portion on the washing area side.

In the present invention, it is preferable that a hook is attached to the rear side of the apron, and the hook is engaged with the rod-shaped member. With this configuration, even if the mounting position of the hook fitting is shifted left and right, the hook fitting can be engaged with the rod-shaped member.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting structure of a bathtub apron according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view of a bathtub body in the mounting structure of a bathtub apron according to the embodiment, FIG. The figure is a side view showing a mounting structure of the bathtub apron according to the embodiment, FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an engagement portion between an apron and a bar, and FIG. 5 is a rear view of the apron.

A flange portion 2 of the bathtub main body 1 on the washing place 10 side.
Brackets 13 and 13 are attached to the lower side, and both brackets 13 are connected to each other by a bar (bar-shaped member) 12. The brackets 13, 13
And an oblique stay 16. An adjuster bolt 14 is screwed to a lower end of the vertical stay 15, and the adjuster bolt 1 is
4 is in contact with the floor F.

The lower end of the oblique stay 16 is connected to a middle portion of the vertical stay 15 in the height direction. The oblique stay 16 is oblique so that the upper part thereof retreats from the washing place 10 side. The upper end of the oblique stay 16 is attached to the lower surface of the short side of the flange 2 of the bathtub body 1.

The vertical stay 15 corresponds to the vertical stay 5 shown in FIGS.
Similarly to the above, it is arranged at a position closer to the center so that there is a faucet mounting space near both ends in the longitudinal direction of the washing place 10 side. Therefore, the faucet 9 can be attached to both longitudinal ends of the upper surface of the flange portion 2 on the side of the washing place 10.

The middle portions of the brackets 13, 13 in the height direction are connected to each other by the bar (made of a round pipe material in this embodiment).

A hook fitting 17 having a semicircular hook portion 17a which engages with the bar 12 is attached to the back surface of the apron 4.

A block 19 of styrofoam is attached to the outside of the tub portion of the bathtub body 1 on the washing place 10 side, and the back surface of the apron 4 is in contact with the block. As a result, the plate surface of the apron 4 does not swing in the direction perpendicular to the plate surface (so-called no flapping).

In this embodiment, the second,
As shown in FIG. 3, a stay mounting bracket 20 is adhered to the lower surface of the flange portion 2, and the stays 15 and 1 are attached to the stay mounting bracket 20.
6 is fastened by bolts or screws 21.

A plate 22 is adhered to the rear surface of the apron 4, and a hook fitting 17 is screwed to the plate 22.

In order to attach the apron 4 to the bathtub body 1, the upper end of the apron 4 is inserted from the washing room 10 side to the lower side of the washing room side flange portion 2 with respect to the bathtub body 1 to which the bracket 13 is fixed in advance. Is pushed forward to engage the hook portion 17a with the bar 12. In addition,
The adjuster bolt 14 is adjusted in advance and brought into contact with the floor surface F.

In the mounting structure of the bathtub apron constructed as described above, since the brackets 13 are connected to each other by the bar 12, the diagonal stay 16 is shifted toward the center of the bathtub body toward the washing place side as shown in FIG. Even when approaching, the bracket 13 does not escape left and right when the apron 4 is attached. Therefore, the apron 4 can be easily mounted.

Further, in this embodiment, since the adjuster bolt 14 at the lower end of the bracket 13 is in contact with the floor F, the waist or hand is placed on the flange 2 on the washing side, or the Even when standing up, the bathtub body 1 does not tilt. This is particularly effective when the bathtub body 1 is not filled with water.

In this embodiment, since the hook metal 17 is engaged with the bar 12, even if the mounting position of the hook metal 17 is shifted to the left or right, the hook metal 17 can be used.
Can be reliably engaged with the bar 12.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the bracket is firmly attached to the bathtub body, the apron can be easily attached to the bathtub body.

According to the present invention, it is also possible to attach a water faucet to the longitudinal end of the flange portion of the bathtub on the washing place side.

According to the present invention, the stability of the bathtub can be improved.

According to the present invention, the mounting accuracy of the hook fitting on the rear side of the apron can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting structure of a bathtub apron according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the bathtub main body in the mounting structure of the bathtub apron according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a mounting structure of the bathtub apron according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an engagement portion between an apron and a bar.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the apron.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a mounting structure of a bathtub apron disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 7-20985.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a mounting structure of a bathtub apron disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 7-20985.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathtub main body 2 Flange part 3,3A, 13 Bracket 4 Apron 5,15 Vertical stay 6,16 Diagonal stay 7,17 Hook fitting 12 Bar 14 Adjuster bolt

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bathtub apron mounting structure in which brackets are attached to both ends in the longitudinal direction of a bathtub on the side of the washing tub of the bathtub body, and the aprons are attached to the bathtub body via the brackets. Bathtub apron mounting structure characterized by the following. 2. The bracket according to claim 1, wherein the bracket has a vertical stay suspended from a flange portion of the bathtub body on a washing place side, and a lower end portion is connected to the vertical stay, and the bracket is inclined so that the upper end thereof retreats from the washing place side. And, the upper end is provided with an oblique stay attached to the flange portion, and the vertical stay is provided from the end of the washing place flange so that a faucet installation space is provided on the longitudinal end side of the washing place flange. A mounting structure for a bathtub apron, which is arranged at a distance. 3. A mounting structure for a bath tub apron according to claim 2, wherein a lower end of said vertical stay is in contact with a bathroom floor via an adjuster bolt. 4. The apron according to claim 1, wherein a hook fitting is attached to a back surface of the apron.
A mounting structure for a bathtub apron, wherein the hook fitting is engaged with the rod-shaped member.