JPH10183714A - Hair catching device and structure of draining opening of bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply filter bathtub water containing hair and the dirt at the time of draining by providing a structure comprising a connecting part which is removably fitted to an opening of the bottom of a bathtub and has a draining hole to which a water stop cock of the bathtub is fitted, and a net-like bag connected to the periphery of the draining hole. SOLUTION: A connecting part 31 of a hair catching device 3 is fitted to an opening 2 at the bottom of a bathtub 1. When a water stop cock 4 is drawn up similarly to the connecting part 31, it is removes from a draining hole, and when it is pushed in the draining hole, it is fitted. When the water stop cock 4 is pulled out, bathtub water is discharged through the draining hole 8, a net- like body 32 and a drain pipe 5, and hair and the dirt can be caught by the net-like bag 32 to be removed. When the hair and the dirt are accumulated in the net-like bag 32, after it is pulled out from the connecting part 31, the net-like bag 32 is detached from the connecting part 31 to be cleaned. Accordingly, at the time of discharging bathtub water, the bathtub water can be filtered so that at the time of using the discharged water as intermediate water, the hair is kept from being tangled with the inside of the water supply pump.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hair catcher provided in a bathtub for filtering hair, dirt, and the like, and using the bathtub water as washing water for washing and toilet washing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With an increasing interest in saving water resources, there is a movement to reuse water used in a bathtub as middle water, and is being used for washing and toilets, for example. Therefore, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.
No. 36752 discloses a cover provided in a bathtub water flow path and having a bottomed cylindrical cover having a water inlet, and a plurality of protrusions having a length substantially equal to the height of the cover. A hair catcher with a single plate is disclosed.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional hair catcher is provided in a circulation path for circulating bath water, and it is not possible to remove hair, dirt and the like in a bath without a circulation path. . For this reason, if drainage of bathtub water is used as middle water, there arises a problem that hair is entangled inside the water supply pump, for example. Further, when the hair catcher is provided at the opening of the bathtub, there is a problem that the water stopping structure becomes complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to easily filter hair, dirt, and the like contained in bath water when draining, and to remove hair,
An object of the present invention is to provide a hair catcher capable of easily performing after-maintenance for removing deposits such as dirt, and a simple bathtub drainage structure using the hair catcher and having a water stopping structure.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the hair catcher according to the first aspect of the present invention is detachably fitted to an opening on the bottom of the bathtub, and is fitted with a water stopcock of the bathtub. And a net-like bag connected around the drain hole.

Here, the connecting portion is detachably fitted to the opening in the bottom of the bathtub, and has a completely watertight structure. The water stopcock is for preventing bath water from flowing out, and is fitted to the drain hole so as to be detachable, and has a completely watertight structure. As the material of the water stopcock, a rubber-like material widely used conventionally is preferable. The connecting portion can be easily removed from the opening by pulling the connecting portion upward, and is preferably connected to the connecting portion by pushing the connecting portion into the opening. As the material of the connecting portion, rubber or resin is preferable. It is preferable that the connecting portion and the net-like bag are separated from each other so that they can be attached and detached. The mesh bag has an opening of the bag attached to a lower portion of the connection portion. Thus, the bathtub water is discharged from the drain hole through the mesh bag to the drain pipe. The material of the mesh bag is preferably metal, plastic, fiber, or the like.
The roughness of the mesh and the shape of the eyes are not particularly limited.

[0007] The structure of the bathtub drain port according to claim 2 is as follows.
The hair catcher according to claim 1 has a structure in which the hair catcher is fitted into an opening on the bottom surface of the bathtub and is connected to a water stopcock of the bathtub by a linear member. Here, the linear member is preferably a thread, a flexible wire, or a chain-shaped member. In addition, the linear member has a predetermined length such that the connection portion can be removed from the opening by pulling up the water stopcock, thereby making it very easy to remove the hair catcher. Further, the connection does not always require that the water stopcock and the hair catcher are connected, and temporarily becomes available when a specific state such as a bathtub drainage hole structure described in claim 3 described later is reached. Include those that are connected.

The bathtub drainage structure according to a third aspect of the present invention is a structure in which a locking member is provided at a lower end of a linear member having an upper end connected to a water stopcock, the locking member being locked to the connection portion. is there. Here, the linear member has a predetermined length, and when the water stopcock is pulled up, the locking member is locked to the connecting portion. Furthermore, the hair catcher can be removed from the bathtub by pulling up the water stopcock.

[0009]

According to the construction of the hair catcher of the first aspect, when the water stopcock is removed and the bathtub water is discharged, the water is discharged from the drainage hole of the connection portion through the net-like bag, so that it is included in the bathtub water. Hair, dirt, and the like can be easily captured and filtered with a mesh bag.

According to the construction of the bathtub drain port according to the second and third aspects, by raising the water stopcock, the hair catcher is also pulled up by the linear member, and the hair catcher can be easily moved from the inside of the drain pipe. Can be taken out. So the hair,
After maintenance to remove deposits such as dirt can be performed quickly.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Embodiment 1 Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the hair catcher according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state in which the hair catcher is taken out of the bathtub in the first embodiment of the present invention. The connection portion 31 of the hair catcher 3 is fitted into the opening 2 on the bottom surface of the bathtub 1. The connection portion 31 has a structure in which the connection portion 31 can be removed from the opening 2 by pulling it up, and can be fitted by pushing it into the opening 2. The connection part 31 is provided with a drain hole 8 communicating with the drain pipe 5, and the water stopper 4 of the bathtub is fitted into the drain hole 8. The water stopcock 4 has a structure similar to that of the connection part 31, which can be removed from the drainage hole 8 by pulling it up, or fitted by pushing it into the drainage hole 8. At the lower part of the drain hole 8, a net-like bag 32 for removing hair, scale, etc. is provided. The connecting portion 31 and the net-like bag 32 have a detachable structure so that after-maintenance such as cleaning can be easily performed. For this structure, a conventionally known technique is used.

The bathtub water is discharged through the drain hole 8, the mesh bag 32 and the drain pipe 5 when the water stopcock 4 is pulled out, and the hair, grime and the like are captured and removed by the mesh bag 32. When hair, dirt, and the like accumulate in the mesh bag 32, the connection portion 31 is pulled out, the mesh bag 32 is removed from the connection portion 31, and cleaning is performed.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, description of the same components as those described in the first embodiment will be omitted. Here, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the structure of the bathtub drainage port according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the locking member according to the second embodiment of the present invention is locked at the connection portion. FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state in which the hair catcher is taken out of the bathtub in Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the connection wire 6 is provided below the water stopcock 4. The other end of the connection wire 6 is connected to the locking member 7. As a result, when the water stopcock 4 is pulled up, the locking member 7 is hooked and locked on the lower surface of the connecting portion 31, that is, the lower edge of the drain hole. Then, in this state, by further pulling up the water stopcock, the hair catcher 3 is pulled out of the bathtub.

[0014]

According to the configuration of the hair catcher of the first aspect, the bathtub water can be filtered when the bathtub water is discharged. Therefore, when the wastewater is used as middle water, for example, the hair does not get entangled inside the water supply pump.

According to the construction of the bathtub drain port according to the second and third aspects, the hair catcher can be easily taken out from the inside of the drainage pipe by pulling up the water stopcock. After maintenance to remove the kimono can be performed quickly. Further, the water stopping structure can be configured very easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a hair catcher according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the hair catcher is taken out of the bathtub in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a structure of a bathtub drainage hole according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a locking member according to a second embodiment of the present invention is locked to a connection portion.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the hair catcher is taken out of a bathtub in Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a structure of a bathtub drainage hole according to another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a structure of a bathtub drainage hole of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathtub 2 Opening 3 Hair catcher 31 Connection part 32 Net-like bag 4 Water stopcock 5 Drain pipe 6 Connection wire 7 Locking member 8 Drain hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A connection portion having a drain hole which is detachably fitted to an opening on a bottom surface of a bathtub and into which a water stopcock of a bathtub is fitted, and a mesh bag connected around the drain hole. A hair catcher characterized by becoming. 2. A bathtub drainage structure, wherein the hair catcher according to claim 1 is fitted into an opening on the bottom surface of the bathtub and connected to a water stopcock of the bathtub by a linear member. 3. A bathtub drainage port according to claim 2, wherein a locking member locked to said connecting portion is provided at a lower end of the linear member having an upper end connected to the water stopcock. Structure.