JPH10237911A - Shower stand - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shower stand capable of shortening the length of a pipe, making the whole body in compact size, promoting also the arrangement flexibility of the pipe, preventing a stopper from being caught by another piping, etc., under the top board and smoothing rising and falling operation. SOLUTION: A shower stand 1 bears a shower head 5, at the same time, a pipe 40 is inserted in a holder 10 in a liftable manner, and the shower stand 1 is erected in the top board U of a washbasin stand or a faucet main body S in a liftable manner. In that case, one of a locking member 30 for preventing the slippage of the pipe 40 and a locked section 42 locked to the locking member 30 is provided to the circumferetial surface of the pipe 40, and the other is provided to the inside of the holder 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower stand which supports a shower head and is vertically erected on a top plate of a wash basin, a faucet body, and the like. The present invention relates to a shower stand that can improve the degree of freedom of arrangement and the degree of freedom of arrangement of a water receiving tank.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a shower stand for hair washing provided in a vanity stand or the like, there is a shower stand which supports a shower head and is vertically erected on a top plate or a faucet body of the sink (so-called shower stand). Lift shower stand). Here, in a conventional shower stand, a pipe is inserted into a holder or a faucet body (hereinafter, simply referred to as a “holder”) so as to be able to move up and down freely, and a lower end portion of the pipe is prevented in order to prevent the pipe from slipping upward. A flange-shaped stopper is fixed to the holder, and the stopper can be brought into contact with the lower end of the holder so that the shower stand is prevented from rising more than necessary (see FIG. 5). In the case of a type in which a shower stand is erected on the faucet main body, the faucet main body plays a role of a holder.

[0003]

In such a shower stand, the length of the pipe, which is the sum of the length of the holder and the vertical stroke, is required at least, and it is difficult to reduce the length of the pipe. It is separation. Here, for example, when the shower stand is erected on the top plate of the wash basin inclining in the front direction, the pipe extends to the rear side of the wash basin under the top plate, so this pipe is The pipe had to be provided so as not to collide with the back plate, and in such a case, the amount of elevation of the shower stand was limited. Conversely, if priority is given to the amount of elevation of the shower stand, the pipe must be long, so that the degree of freedom of arrangement such as the inclination angle of the shower stand is poor. Furthermore, since water drip from the shower stand, a water receiving tank must be provided below the shower stand, but this water receiving tank must be installed directly below the pipe, and the degree of freedom in installing the water receiving tank is limited. Was also inferior.

Further, since the stopper projects from the lower end of the pipe in the circumferential direction, the stopper may be caught on another pipe such as a water supply pipe provided below the top plate when the pipe is moved up and down. . In particular, in the case of a type in which a shower stand is erected on the faucet main body, there is also a problem that the fitting (coupler) portion between the shower hose and the connection pipe of the faucet main body is close to each other, so that it is easily caught by this. .

[0005] The first aspect of the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and reduces the length of a pipe.
An object of the present invention is to provide a shower stand that can be compactly stored as a whole and can also increase the degree of freedom in arranging pipes. Another object of the present invention is to provide a shower stand in which the stopper is less likely to be caught by another pipe or the like below the top plate, and the lifting operation is smooth. Also, the invention according to claim 2 is the above-described claim 1.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a shower stand in which a guide tube extending downward is provided at the lower end of the holder, and water dripping from the shower stand can be guided by the guide tube. The invention according to claim 3 is
Further, in addition to the above-described object, a stopper urged to protrude into the pipe insertion hole is provided on the holder side, and a concave portion is provided on the pipe side, so that the locking member and the locked portion have an extremely simple structure, It is an object of the present invention to provide a shower stand capable of reducing its manufacturing process and cost and improving durability and work efficiency of maintenance.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shower stand supporting a shower head, inserting a pipe into a holder so as to be able to move up and down, and moving the pipe up and down on a top plate or a faucet body of a sink. In a freely standing shower stand, one of a locking member for preventing the pipe from coming off and a locked part locked by the locking member is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the pipe, and the other is inside the holder. It is characterized by being provided in. A pipe is inserted through the holder so as to be able to move up and down freely, and instead of a stopper that has been provided in the form of a flange at the lower end of the pipe in the past, a locking member and a locked part having a function of preventing the pipe from coming off are provided. It is provided inside the holder and on the outer peripheral surface of the pipe. The locking member and the locked portion are not limited to a specific member and the like, and the pipe is slidably inserted up and down in the holder, and further restrains the pipe from rising at a predetermined position. Including all of the means. Further, with such means, it is not limited whether the locking member and the locked portion are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the pipe or inside the holder, respectively.
A locking member may be provided on the outer peripheral surface of the pipe, and a locked portion may be provided inside the holder. Conversely, a locked member may be provided on the outer peripheral surface of the pipe, and a locking member may be provided inside the holder. It may be. According to this means, the length of the pipe inserted into the holder can be reduced by providing the locking member and the locked portion near the upper part of the holder. As the locking member or the locked portion provided on the holder is provided closer to the upper side of the holder, the locked portion or the locking member provided on the pipe can be provided above while securing a necessary amount of elevation. Therefore, an unnecessary portion below the locked portion or the locking member of the pipe can be omitted, and the pipe can be shortened. In addition, since the locking member and the locked portion for preventing the pipe from coming off fit inside the holder, the conventional stopper at the lower end of the pipe can be dispensed with.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shower stand, wherein a guide tube for guiding water droplets dripping on a pipe to a water receiving tank extends below the holder of the shower stand according to the first aspect so that the pipe can be inserted through the pipe. It is characterized by having been established. According to the shower stand according to the first aspect, the pipe can be shortened and the stopper at the lower end of the pipe can be omitted, so that the guide cylinder extending downward can be mounted on the holder. According to this means, the water droplets dripping on the pipe can be guided to the water receiving tank. In the shower stand according to a third aspect, in the shower stand according to the first or second aspect, the locking member is a stopper provided inside the holder and urged to protrude into the pipe insertion hole. The stop portion is a concave portion provided on the outer periphery of the pipe.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The shower stand 1 is provided integrally with the faucet body S, and includes a holder 10 and a pipe 40. The holder 10 is a pipe holder 1
2, and a guide tube 50 extends below the holder 10. A shower head holder 3 is fixedly connected to the end of the pipe 40, and a shower hose 7 inserted into the pipe 40 and the guide cylinder 50 is provided.
The shower head 5 connected to the distal end of the camera is supported and accommodated.

The pipe 40 is provided in a substantially cylindrical shape.
Its outer diameter is provided slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the pipe holder 12 and the guide cylinder 50, and is slidably inserted into the pipe holder 12 and the guide cylinder 50. Pipe 40
On the outer periphery near the lower end of the lock groove 4, a stopper 30 to be described later is locked to prevent the pipe 40 from coming off.
2 are provided circumferentially. The front end side of the pipe 40 of the locked groove 42 is provided so as to be substantially inclined, and when the pipe 40 is moved up and down, the stopper is smoothly locked and released in the locked groove 42. It is provided as follows. Further, the rear end side of the pipe 40 of the locked groove 42 is cut out from the outer surface of the pipe 40 at a substantially right angle in the thickness direction of the pipe 40, and the stopper 30 is securely inserted in the locked groove 42. It is provided so that it may be locked.

By changing the position where the locked groove 42 is provided, a desired maximum amount of elevation of the pipe 40 can be obtained. Therefore, by changing the position of the locked groove 42 to a pipe 40 having a different position, it is possible to easily obtain the shower stand 1 having a different maximum lifting amount. In the present embodiment, the stopper 30 is locked in such a manner that the stopper 30 is securely locked in the locking groove 42 in response to the later-described vertical cross-sectional shape of the stopper 30 being provided in a substantially rectangular shape. Although the rear end side of the groove for use 42 is cut out at a substantially right angle, it may be provided in such a shape that it is securely locked in accordance with the configuration of the stopper, and it is not always necessary to provide in the thickness direction as in the present embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the cutout provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction. Similarly, the front end side of the locked groove 42 is not limited to be provided with an inclination.

Next, the holder 10 will be described. The holder 10 includes the pipe holder 12 as described above. The pipe holder part 12 is provided integrally with the faucet main body S, and a guide cylinder 50 is continuously provided near the lower end thereof. A cap 20 is provided near the upper end of the pipe holder 12.
And the circular hole 16 into which the stopper 30 is fitted.
18 are provided. The inner diameter of the circular hole 18 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the pipe 40, and the stopper 30 and the spring 34 are fitted into the circular hole 18.

The stopper 30 has a substantially C-shape and a substantially rectangular cross-section, and is configured to be securely locked at the rear end side of the locked groove 42 of the pipe 40. I have. The stopper 30 is provided with a spring groove 32 along the circumferential direction on the outer periphery thereof. The spring groove 32 has a substantially C-shaped spring 3.
4 is fitted to urge the stopper 30 in the diameter reducing direction, so that the stopper 30 is securely locked in the locked groove 42. Further, a packing 38 having a U-shaped cross section is fitted in the circular hole portion 18 above the stopper 30, and a slip plate for smoothly rotating the pipe 40 is provided between the stopper 30 and the packing 38. 3
6 is fitted. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the notched portion of the stopper 30 formed in a substantially C-shape from biting into the upper packing 38, as in the present embodiment, and to smoothly rotate the pipe 40. In addition, the stopper 30 urged in the diameter reducing direction,
By rotating integrally with the pipe when rotating the pipe, it is possible to prevent rubbing against the packing 38 and to smoothly rotate the pipe 40. The inner diameters of the stopper 30, the slip plate 36 and the packing 38 are provided slightly larger than the outer diameter of the pipe 40.
0 is the stopper 30, the slip plate 36 and the packing 38
It is provided so that the inside can be slidably moved up and down.

Therefore, in the pipe 40, a flange-like stopper 62 provided in the conventional shower stand 60 is provided.
Can be omitted, so that the pipe 40 can be shortened. Therefore, for example, when the shower stand 1 is provided to be inclined forward, the lower end of the pipe 40 unnecessarily protrudes backward at the lower part of the shower stand and does not collide with the back plate V of the wash basin. The degree of freedom of arrangement such as the inclination angle can be improved. Also, the material can be reduced. Further, since the conventional stopper 62 can be omitted, the lower end of the pipe 40 may be caught on the water supply pipe M, the hot water supply pipe N, the joint (coupler) P between the shower hose 7 and the connection pipe O, etc. below the top plate U. And the lifting operation of the shower stand 1 can be performed smoothly.

The circular hole 16 is provided above the circular hole 18, and has an inner diameter larger than the inner diameter of the circular hole 18. A cap 2 for supporting and accommodating the stopper 30, the slip plate 36 and the packing 38 in the circular hole 16 is provided.
0 is fitted. The cap 20 is provided in a substantially cylindrical shape, the outer diameter thereof is provided slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the circular hole portion 16, and an O-ring 19 is fitted on the outer periphery and fitted into the circular hole portion 16. Further, a fixing hole 22 provided on the side of the cap 20 and a screw 15 screwed and fixed to the fixing hole 13 on the side of the circular hole portion 16 provided at a position corresponding to the fixing hole 22.
To the pipe holder 12. The inner diameter of the cap 20 is provided slightly larger than the outer diameter of the pipe 40, and the pipe 40 is slidably provided in the cap 20. Since the cap 20 is configured as described above, by fitting the cap 20 into the circular hole 16, the stopper 30, the slip plate 36, and the packing fitted into the circular hole 18 are formed on the lower surface of the cap 20. 38 can be supported and accommodated.

As described above, the conventional flange-shaped stopper 52 is not provided at the lower end of the pipe 40 and the cap 2
Since the 0 is provided as described above, the screw 15 is removed, and the cap 20 and the stopper 30 are removed, so that the pipe 40 can be easily removed from the inside of the holder 10 by working from the upper surface side of the top plate U. Can be. Therefore, in addition to the above-described operation of changing the amount of elevating and lowering the pipe, operations such as cleaning and inspection of the pipe 40, the stopper 30, and the like can be easily performed. Further, since the locked portion only needs to be provided with the locking groove 42 on the pipe 40 side, the locking member and the locked portion have an extremely simple structure, the manufacturing process and cost are reduced, and the durability is reduced. And the efficiency of maintenance work can be improved.

At the lower end of the pipe holder 12, a guide tube 5 is provided.
The guide tube 50 has a substantially cylindrical straight portion 52 provided at an upper portion and a bellows-like flexible portion 54 provided at a lower portion. Straight part 52
The inner diameter of the pipe 4 is set so that the pipe 40 can slide.
0 is provided slightly larger than the outside diameter, and accommodates the pipe 40. The shower hose 7 protruding from the inside of the pipe 40 is inserted into the flexible portion 54, and the lower end of the flexible portion 54 is drawn into the water receiving tank T. The hot water running down the shower hose 7 is guided to the water receiving tank T. Therefore, by arranging the flexible portion 54 in an arbitrary direction, the degree of freedom of arrangement of the water receiving tank T can be improved.

In this embodiment, the locking member is substantially C
Although the stopper 30 having a substantially C-shape fitted with a U-shaped spring 34 is used, the stopper is not limited to this, and a conventional locking member such as a plunger can be used. Similarly, the locked portion also has the locked groove 42.
It is not limited to a groove as described above, but may be provided in a shape corresponding to the locking member. For example, when the plunger is used as described above, it can be a locked portion such as a hole or a point. Further, in the present embodiment, the shower stand 1 is of a type provided integrally with the faucet body S, but is not limited to this, and is directly attached to the top plate U of the washstand separately from the faucet body S. A type provided with a holder may be used.

[0019]

The shower stand according to the first aspect of the present invention has the following effects because it is configured as described above. Since the pipe can be shortened, for example, when the shower stand is provided at an inclination, the lower end of the pipe unnecessarily projects rearward at the lower portion of the shower stand, without colliding with the back plate of the wash basin, The degree of freedom of arrangement such as the inclination angle of the shower stand can be improved. Also, the material can be reduced. In addition, since the stopper at the lower end of the pipe can be omitted, the lower end of the pipe is less likely to be caught by another pipe or the like under the top plate, and the raising and lowering operation of the shower stand can be performed smoothly. In addition to the above effects, the shower stand according to the second aspect can guide hot and cold water transmitted through the shower hose and the pipe from the peripheral portion of the shower head to the water receiving tank by the guide tube. In particular, by making the lower part of the guide tube a flexible part, the flexible part can be directed to an arbitrary position, so that the degree of freedom of arrangement of the water receiving tank can be improved. In the shower stand according to the third aspect, the locking member and the locked portion have an extremely simple structure, the manufacturing process and cost can be reduced, and the durability and the work efficiency of maintenance can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of a shower stand for describing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view partially illustrating a main part of the shower stand, with parts omitted.

FIG. 3 is a partially omitted cross-sectional view for explaining a locking state of a stopper and a locked groove.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the shower stand for describing the embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a conventional shower stand.

[Explanation of symbols]

1; shower stand, 3; shower head holder,
5; shower head, 7; shower hose, 10; holder, 12; pipe holder, 13; fixing hole, 1
5; Screw, 16, 18; Circular hole, 19; O-ring, 2
0; cap, 22; fixing hole, 30; stopper, 3
2; Spring groove, 34; Spring, 36; Slip plate, 38; Packing, 40; Pipe, 42; Locked groove, 50; Guide cylinder, 52; Straight part, 54; Flexible part, 60; Stand, 62; stopper, M;
Water supply pipe, N: Hot water supply pipe, O: Connection pipe, P: Fitting (coupler)
S: faucet body, T: water receiving tank, U: top plate, V: back plate.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A shower stand that supports a shower head, inserts a pipe into a holder so as to be able to move up and down, and prevents the pipe from being pulled out in a shower stand that is erected up and down on a top plate or a faucet body of a washstand. A shower stand, wherein one of a stop member and a locked part locked by the locking member is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the pipe, and the other is provided inside the holder. 2. The shower stand according to claim 1, wherein a guide tube for guiding water drops dripping on the pipe to the water receiving tank is extended below the holder of the shower stand so that the pipe can be inserted therethrough. . 3. A stopper provided in the holder and urged to protrude into the pipe insertion hole, wherein the locked portion is a concave portion provided on the outer periphery of the pipe. The shower stand according to claim 1 or 2, wherein