JPH1025778A - Slidable shower hanger - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shower hanger having a hanger section which is serviceable in a structure even when an operation lever is laid out on either side of a slider. SOLUTION: A hanger section 6 having a notch 5, which supports a shower head removably from the front side, is provided on one side of a slider 2 which moves slidingly along a pipe 1 in the shower hanger where a fastening operation lever 3 is provided on the other side of the slider 2. In that case, the hanger section 6 is provided with a rotary section 6a which is turnably provided on one side of the slider 2, using the direction intersection to the sliding direction of the slider 2 as an axial line 7, a mounting section 6b which has the notch 5 and is removably mounted on the rotary section 6a and a mounting means which is designed to mount the mounting section 6b on the rotary section 6a so that the shower head 4 may be hooked on the notch 5 when the operation lever 3 and the hanger section are reversely laid out on both sides.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slide type shower hanger for slidably attaching a shower head to a pipe such as a handrail attached to a wall of a bathroom or a shower room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a shower hanger having a hanger portion having a cutout for supporting a shower head so that it can be hung and detached from the front, an operation lever is located on the left side of the slide body when viewed from the front. The slide body is fixed to, for example, a vertical handrail so that the hanger portion having the notch is located on the right side of the view, and the hanger portion is oriented in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the slide body with respect to the slide body with the shower head attached to the notch. There has been proposed one that can adjust the angle of a shower head by rotating the shower head as an axis.

[0003]

However, in a shower hanger of the type (for left) having an operation lever on the left side in a front view of the slide body, the slide body is rotated by 180 ° from the position in use, and the hanger is used. Even if the part was rotated by 180 °, the shower head could not be hooked because the cutout of the hanger part was located upside down.
By the way, depending on the user, a type in which the operation lever is located on the right side in the front view of the slide body (for right) may be easier to use than a shower hanger for left,
A shower hanger for the right is also used.

[0004] In short, only two dedicated types of shower hangers, left and right, are commercially available, and can be replaced with left or right ones, or for example, a user with a right shower hanger is easier to use. However, it was difficult for the user to use the one for the left.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a slide-type shower hanger having a hanger portion having a structure that can be used regardless of whether the operation lever is disposed on the left or right side of the slide. And

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a shower head on one side of a slide body that slides along a pipe such as a handrail attached to a wall surface of a bathroom, a shower room, or the like. A hanger portion having a notch that can be hung and detached from the front is provided, and an operation lever for tightening is provided on the other side of the slide body, and a pair of pipe receivers for sandwiching the pipe from both sides of the slide body are provided in the slide body. A shower hanger for supporting the shower head by clamping the pipe receiver to the pipe by a tightening operation of the operation lever, wherein the hanger portion is provided on one side of the slide body in a sliding direction of the slide body. A rotating part provided rotatably about an orthogonal direction as an axis, and a notch having the notch, which can be removed from the rotating part To mount the mounting portion to the rotating portion so that the shower head can be hooked to the notch when the operation lever and the hanger portion are arranged in a right and left reversed manner. Mounting means.

According to the present invention, the slide body is rotated by 180 ° from the position in use and the hanger is rotated by 180 °.
Even if it rotates, the mounting part of the hanger part removed from the rotating part of the hanger part can be mounted on the rotating part without positioning the notch upside down. Therefore, the shower head can be hung from the front in the notch of the mounting portion regardless of whether the operation lever is disposed on the left or the right.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The slide type shower hanger of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG.
5, 1 is, for example, a vertical handrail (hereinafter simply referred to as a handrail) attached to a wall surface of a bathroom, a shower room, etc., and 2 is guided by the handrail 1 and its standing direction (indicated by an arrow A). Direction). The handrail 1 is made of a pipe such as stainless steel,
The surface is coated with resin so that it is hard to slip and easy to grasp. Then, the slide body 2 of the handrail 1 is positioned so that the operation lever 3 is located on the left side of the slide body 2 in front view, and the hanger part 6 having the cutout 5 for engaging the shower head 4 is located on the right side of the slide body 2 in front view. It is fixed at a predetermined height.

The hanger portion 6 is provided so as to be rotatable in a direction indicated by an arrow C with a direction (direction indicated by an arrow B) orthogonal to the standing direction as an axis 7, and is provided by a click mechanism described later. 6 is adjusted.

The operation lever 3 is provided so as to be rotatable in a direction indicated by an arrow F. In this embodiment,
The tightening operation for fixing the slide body 2 to the handrail 1 and the loosening operation for loosening and releasing the fastening of the slide body 2 to the handrail 1 rotate the lever portion 3a of the operation lever 3 90 ° in the direction shown by the arrow F. A rotating system that alternately switches each time the robot is moved is adopted. That is, the lever portion 3a
However, as shown by P in FIG. 1, a tightening operation is performed in a case where the lever portion 3a is set to be positioned downward and a case where the lever portion 3a is set to be positioned upward.
As indicated by Q, the loosening operation is performed when the camera is set to be positioned horizontally backward and when the camera is set to be horizontally positioned forward.

Reference numerals 8 and 9 denote resin pipe receivers for holding the handrail 1 (pipe) from both sides of the slide body 2 and have the same shape. Further, the slide body 2 has curved portions 10 and 11 (see FIG. 3) forming a pipe insertion hole 2a, and a pipe receiver 8 (see FIG. 3) set from the pipe insertion hole 2a to the operation lever 3 side. And two feet 8a, 8a penetrating two vertical holes 10a, 10a formed in the curved surface portion 10 (see FIG. 3) of the slide body 2 on the operation lever 3 side. On the other hand, the pipe receiver 9 has both feet 9a, 9a penetrating two vertical holes 11a, 11a formed in the curved surface portion 11 (see FIG. 3) of the slide body 2 on the hanger portion 6 side. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the pipe receiver 8 includes a curved body 8b having a pin hole 30 formed in the center and legs 8a, 8a.
The shape of the curved portion n of the trunk portion 8b is
(For example, φ34, φ30, φ28 mm). That is, the pipe receiver 8
The length between both feet 8a, 8a is set to be the same for three types of pipe diameters, and only the curvature of the curved portion n is different. Therefore, it is only necessary to replace the pipe receiver 8 according to the pipe diameter.

Numerals 12 and 13 denote disks of the same shape provided between the operating lever 3 and the slide body 2. The disk 12 is a rotating disk which rotates in conjunction with the tightening / loosening operation of the operating lever 3, and the disk 13 is a rotating disk. It is a slide disk that slides with the pipe receiver 8 in the direction indicated by arrow B. For example, the disc 12 has a hole 16 for pin insertion that penetrates the center, and the disc 12 is connected to the A locking groove 15 for locking is formed on the outer periphery, and two ball grooves 17 are formed adjacent to a hole 16 for inserting a pin. On the other hand, the same thing is formed on the surface 13a of the disk 13 on the side of the operation lever 3. The surface 12b of the disk 12 on the side of the slide 2 is similar to the surface 13b of the disk 13 on the side of the slide 2. That is, the surface 1 of the disk 12
2b (see FIGS. 6A and 6B), shallow depressions 20 and 20 and deep depressions 2 are formed around the hole 16 for inserting a pin.
1, 21 are alternately formed at 90 ° intervals, and furthermore, shallow depressions 20, 20 are formed on the surface 13b of the disk 13.
On the outer side adjacent to the groove, there are formed grooves 18, which are large enough to receive the end insertion portions m, m (see FIG. 3) of both feet 8 a, 8 a of the pipe receiver 8.

Numeral 22 designates two balls interposed between the disks 12 and 13. In the loosening operation shown in FIG. 6A, the balls 22 are inserted into the deep recesses 21 of the disk 12 and the ball grooves 17 of the disk 13. Is stuck. From this state, when the lever 3a is rotated by 90 ° in the direction shown by the arrow F,
The disc 12 is also rotated so that the ball 22 fits into the ball groove 17 of the disc 13 and moves from the deep depression 21 of the disc 12 to the shallow depression 20, and the shallow depression 20 of the disc 12 and the ball groove 17 of the disc 13 are moved. Ball 2
2 (see FIG. 6B). Therefore, the length corresponding to the depth of the deep dent 21 and the shallow dent 20 (= D−
The slide 13 can be fixed to the handrail 1 by the disk 13 sliding to the handrail side together with the pipe receiver 8 and the handrail 1 being sandwiched by the pipe receivers 8 and 9 from both sides only d).

The tightening / loosening operation is performed by using a pin 31, and two springs 32 and 33. Note that 34
Is a stopper which is engaged with the locking recess 35 formed in the pin 31, and 36 is a stopper located at the tip of the pin 31.

The operation lever 3 is mounted by fitting a locking projection 40 (see FIG. 6B) of the slide body 2 into an inner peripheral groove 41 of the operation lever 3.

On the other hand, the hanger portion 6 is attached by fitting a locking projection 52 (see FIGS. 3 and 5) of the slide body 2 into an inner peripheral groove 51 of a rotating portion 6a of the hanger portion 6 to be described later. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the leaf spring 53 is fitted into the groove 54 formed in the slide body 2, and the rotating part 6 a is positioned opposite the rotating part 6 a of the hanger part 6.
The click mechanism of the hanger unit 6 is configured by providing the groove 55 that can abut on the head 53a of the leaf spring 53 with the rotation of a.

Further, the hanger portion 6 includes a rotating portion 6a provided on one side of the slide body 2 so as to be rotatable around the B direction as an axis, and a notch 5 for supporting the shower head 4 so that it can be hung and removed from the front. A mounting portion 6b which is detachably mounted on the rotating portion 6a, and a rotating portion so that the shower head 4 can be hooked on the notch 5 when the operation lever 3 and the hanger portion 6 are arranged in a right and left reversed position. It comprises a mounting means for mounting the mounting portion 6b to the mounting portion 6a.

The notch 5 for hooking the shower head 4 has a tapered portion 5a at an upper portion and a vertical portion 5b at a lower portion. That is, the upper part of the notch 5 is formed in a tapered shape so that the shower head 4 can be easily attached.

The mounting portion 6b is provided with upper and lower engaging claws a, a at both ends thereof, and a rib 70 having downwardly protruding engaging claws b, b at both ends, in two vertical stages. An engagement piece 72 is formed substantially at the center of the back surface M. The upper rib 70 and the lower rib 71 have the same shape and are arranged vertically symmetrically.

On the other hand, an engagement groove 73 is formed in the vertical surface N of the rotating portion 6a so that the engagement piece 72 can be engaged. The engagement groove 73 has an upper rib 7 on the upper surface.
0 are formed at intervals corresponding to the distance between the engaging claws a, and are formed on the lower surface thereof. Recesses d, d of a size that can be engaged with b, b are formed at intervals corresponding to the intervals between the engagement claws b, b. Of course, the recesses c, c and the recesses d, d are all formed in the same shape.

At the time of the loosening operation shown in FIG. 6A, the center distance between the pipe receivers 8 and 9 is set to D. In this state, the slide body 2 can be inserted into the handrail 1 through the pipe insertion hole 2a. Then, when the slide body 2 comes to a position at a predetermined height of the handrail 1, the lever portion 3a
Rotate 0 °. At this time, the disk 12 is also rotated and the ball 22 is fitted into the ball groove 17 of the disk 13, and the deep depression 21 of the disk 12 is moved to the shallow depression 20.
To the shallow depression 20 of the disk 12 and the disk 1
The ball 22 is located in the ball groove 17 of FIG. 3 (FIG. 6B).
reference〕. For this reason, the disc 13 slides along with the pipe receiver 8 by the length corresponding to the depth of the deep depression 21 and the shallow depression 20 (= D−d) to the handrail side, and the handrail 1 is moved from both sides by the pipe receivers 8 and 9. By being sandwiched, the slide body 2 can be fixed to the handrail 1.

Then, the slide body 2 is rotated by 180 ° from the position of the use state shown in FIG. 4A, and the hanger section 6 is moved from the state where the cutout 5 of the hanger section 6 is hidden behind to the rear side.
Even if the notch 5 is turned upside down by 0 °, the mounting part 6b is pulled out from the rotating part 6a of the hanger part 6, and the mounting part 6b that is pulled out so that the tapered part 5a is at the upper part is rotated forward. By inserting the mounting portion 6b from the left side as viewed from the front (see FIG. 4B), the shower head 4 can be hung on the notch 5 from the front.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A hanger portion having a notch for supporting the shower head so that it can be hung and detached from the front, a rotatable portion provided on one side of the slide body so as to be rotatable around an axis perpendicular to the sliding direction of the slide body, and a notch. A mounting portion which is detachably mounted on the rotating portion, and when the operation lever and the hanger portion are arranged to be reversed left and right, the shower head can be hooked into the notch with respect to the rotating portion. And mounting means for mounting the mounting portion. Therefore, the operation lever can be used regardless of whether the operation lever is disposed on the left or right side of the slide body. A good shower hanger can be provided, and since two types are not required unlike the conventional case, the production cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an overall configuration showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the mounting mechanism in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a state of use in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an overall exploded perspective view in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a loosening operation and a tightening operation in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Handrail 2 ... Slide body 3 ... Operating lever 4 ... Shower head 5 ... Notch 6 ... Hanger part 6a ... Rotating part 6b ... Mounting part 7 ... Axis line 8, 9 ... Pipe receiver 72 ... engaging piece, 73 ... engaging groove, A ... standing direction, B
... Direction perpendicular to the standing direction.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hanger part having a notch for hanging a shower head from the front and supporting the shower head is provided on one side of a slide body that slides along a pipe such as a handrail attached to a wall surface of a bathroom or a shower room. An operation lever for tightening is provided on the other side of the slide body, and a pair of pipe receivers for sandwiching the pipe from both sides of the slide body is provided in the slide body, and the pipe receiver is connected to the pipe by a tightening operation of the operation lever. A shower hanger for holding a shower head by being sandwiched therebetween, wherein the hanger portion is provided on one side of the slide body so as to be rotatable around an axis perpendicular to a sliding direction of the slide body. A mounting portion having the notch and removably mounted on the rotating portion, the operation lever and a hanger portion. A sliding type, comprising: mounting means for mounting the mounting portion to the rotating portion so that the shower head can be hooked on the notch when the mirror is arranged left and right. Shower hanger.