JPH11270164A - Bath room - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily take a bath even for a physically handicapped person using a wheelchair by enabling a side wall to be opened/closed so as to introduce a wheelchair, and making the bottom face flush with a floor pan, on a second bathtub adjacent to a first bathtub for ordinary bathing. SOLUTION: One part of the side wall 2a of a second bathtub 2 can be made to be opened/closed, an opening 12 is opened/closed by sliding a slide door 13, and the bottom face 2b is made nearly flush with a floor pan 4. Further a turn table 17 rotatable in the circumferential direction by rolling of balls is received in the recessed part of the bottom face 2b and arranged, and a side shower and an upper shower are provided on the parts of the second bathtub 2. Further, a 24 hour bath system 14 is arranged between the first and the second bathtubs 1, 2 to purify hot water. A nursing person H3 pushes a wheelchair 3 and opens the slide door 13, and enters the second bathtub 2 to rotate the turn table 17. Hereby, a physically handicapped person H2 enters the second bathtub 2, and can easily wash the body and use the showers.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathroom in which a wheelchair user can conveniently take a bath.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a bathroom in a house is provided with one horizontally long bathtub.

[0003]

However, there is a problem that it is difficult to care for a physically handicapped person using a wheelchair because the bathtub for ordinary bathing needs to bathe beyond the apron. there were. The present invention has been made in view of the above description, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bathroom in which a healthy person can easily take a bath, as well as a disabled person using a wheelchair.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a bathroom according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a first bathtub 1 for ordinary bathing and a bathtub adjacent to the first bathtub 1. A second bathtub 2 having a side wall 2a that is openable and closable so that a wheelchair 3 can be introduced, and a bottom surface 2b that is substantially flush with the floor pan 4. It is characterized by. The healthy person H ₁ can take a normal bath using the first bath 1, and the disabled person H ₂ using a wheelchair can take a bath using the second bath 2. Second
When the physically handicapped person H ₂ takes a bath using the bath tub 2, he / she can enter the second bath tub 2 while taking a wheelchair 3,
It is possible to easily bathing even physical disabilities H _2.

[0005] The bathroom of claim 2 of the present invention is characterized by claim 1
, The hot water in the first bathtub 1 can be supplied to the second bathtub 2. The hot water of the first bathtub 1 and the hot water of the second bathtub 2 can be used together, so that the hot water can be used rationally.
The bathroom of claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that, in claim 1 or claim 2, the second bathtub 2 is provided with a plurality of showers 6. Healthy person H ₁ using the second of the tub 2 can also be a body disabilities H ₂ also shower bath.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In a bathroom A, a first bathtub 1 and a second bathtub 2 are arranged side by side as shown in FIG. 1, and a washing place 18 is provided in the remaining part. A window 8 and an entrance / exit 9 are provided at appropriate places on the wall 7 around the bathroom A, and an entrance / exit door 10 which can be opened and closed like a sliding door is provided at the entrance / exit 9. The first bathtub 1 is of a horizontally long shape, and is used for ordinary bathing. The first bathtub 1 is large and has a step 11 on the foot side. Second bathtub 2
Is circular, and a part of the side wall 2a can be freely opened and closed. That is, the opening 12 is provided in a part of the side wall 2a in the circumferential direction so as to cover a predetermined angle range.
The opening 12 can be opened and closed by sliding. The bottom surface 2b of the second bathtub 2 is substantially flush with the surface of the floor pan 4. As shown in FIG. 2, a turntable 17 is placed in a recess 28 on the bottom surface of the second bathtub 2, and the turntable 17 is freely rotated in the circumferential direction by the rolling of the ball 18. I have. A drain port 20 is provided at the center of the turntable 17, and the drain port 20 is provided with a stopper 21 for closing the drain port 20. The slide door 13 also moves by rolling the ball 19, and the lower end of the slide door 13 is sealed with a packing 22. That is, when hot water is poured into the second bathtub 2, the packing 22 is tightly sealed by water pressure as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 2A. A shower screen 30 is mounted above the outer periphery of the second bathtub 2, and a shower 6 is provided in a portion of the second bathtub 2. The shower 6 has a side shower 6a which blows out horizontally and an upper shower 6b which blows down from the upper part. The upper shower 6b is provided above the wall surface. Further, a storage niche 29 is provided at an appropriate position above the second bathtub 2.

[0007] A 24-hour bath system 14 is arranged between the first bathtub 1 and the second bathtub 2. This 24
The time bath system 14 has a structure for purifying hot water, and is provided with a filtering device 15 and a pump 16. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, first to fourth hot water supply pipes 23a, 23b, 23 are provided between the first bath 1 and the second bath 2.
c and 23d are piped, and the first hot water supply pipe 23a is provided with an on-off valve 24 of a two-way valve for opening and closing this pipe.
The third hot water supply line 23c is provided with a filtration device 15 and a pump 16. Second hot water supply pipeline 23b and third hot water supply pipeline 2
A switching valve 25 composed of a three-way valve is provided at the intersection with 3c, and the first hot water supply pipe 23a and the second hot water supply pipe 23
b at the intersection of the third hot water supply duct 23d and the switching valve 26
Is provided.

The bathroom A constructed as described above is used, for example, as follows. Handicapped person H _{2 in} wheelchair 3
But If you want to bathe, caregivers H _3, if necessary in a state in which the wheelchair 3 enters the bathroom A by pushing the wheelchair 3, enters the second of the bathtub 2 to open the sliding door 13, the slide door 13 Close. Body disabilities H ₂ riding in a wheelchair 3 by rotating the turntable 17 in this state, it is possible to face any direction. And when the body disabilities H ₂ is or a shower or wash the body, ejecting hot water from the side shower 2a as shown in FIG. At this time, a heating effect is obtained by using a mist shower, and a massage effect is obtained by using a jet shower. Also be from the first bath 1, utilizing 24-hour bath system 14 to supply hot water to the second tub 2 is bodily disabilities H ₂ as shown in FIG. 7 soak in hot water. At this time, since the hot water is supplied from the first bathtub 1 to the second bathtub 2, the water injection time can be reduced. Also, when a healthy person H ₁ is or take a shower or wash the body, a healthy person H ₁ as shown in FIG. 8
There enters the second bath 2, exposure to healthy subjects H ₁ in a state of standing by ejecting hot water from the side showers 6a and the upper shower 6b. Also in this case, a mist shower can provide a heating effect, and a jet shower can provide a massage effect. In addition, by circulating hot water in the bathtub 1 through the bath system 14 for 24 hours, as shown in FIG.
₁ can sit in the first bath 1 and soak in hot water. At this time, the first bathtub 1 is a large-sized bathtub and the step 11 is provided on the foot side, so that it is possible to take a bath in various postures.

When the hot water in the first bathtub 1 is circulated through the filtration device 15, the open / close valve 24 is opened and the switching valve 25 is moved from the third hot water supply line 23c to the second hot water supply line 23c as shown in FIG. The pump 16 is switched so as to flow toward the first bathtub 1 via the hot water pipe 23b. Then, the first
The hot water in the lower part of the bathtub 1 is sucked from the first hot water supply line 23a, passes through the filtering device 15 of the third hot water supply line 23c, passes through the second hot water supply line 23b, and passes through the first bathtub. It is circulated so as to flow into. When the hot water in the first bath 1 is supplied to the second bath 2 through the filtration device 15, the on-off valve 24 is opened as shown in FIG. The switching valve 25 is switched so that hot water flows toward the fourth hot water supply pipe line 23d via the pipe line 23b.
The switching valve 26 is switched so that hot water flows from the hot water supply pipe line 23b to the fourth hot water supply pipe line 23d, and the pump 16 is driven. Then, the hot water in the lower part of the first bathtub 1 is sucked from the first hot water pipe 23a, passes through the filtering device 15 of the third hot water pipe 23c, and flows into the second hot water pipe 23b and the fourth hot water pipe 23b. Is supplied to the second bathtub 2 through the hot water supply duct 23d. When the hot water in the second bathtub 2 is supplied to the first bathtub 1 through the filtration device 15, the on-off valve 24 is closed as shown in FIG. The switching valve 26 is switched so that hot water flows through the third hot water supply line 23c.
Then, the switching valve 25 is switched so that hot water flows toward the bathtub 1 via the second hot water supply pipe line 23b, and the pump 16 is driven. Then, from the second bathtub 2 to the fourth hot water supply pipeline 23
d, flows into the third hot-water supply line 23c via the first hot-water supply line 23a, passes through the filtering device 15, and enters the first bathtub 1 via the second hot-water supply line 23b. Is supplied.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first bath tub for ordinary bathing, and a second bath tub arranged adjacent to the first bath tub. The side wall is openable and closable so that a wheelchair can be introduced, and the bottom surface is almost flush with the floor pan, so that a healthy person can use the first bathtub for normal bathing. And a disabled person using a wheelchair using the second bathtub can take a bath. When the disabled person takes a bath using the second bathtub, the disabled person can take a bath in a wheelchair. The bath can be taken in the bathtub No. 2 so that a person with a physical disability can easily take a bath.

[0011] The invention of claim 2 of the present invention relates to claim 1
In the above, since the hot water in the first bath tub can be supplied to the second bath tub, the hot water in the first bath tub and the hot water in the second bath tub can be used in common, and the hot water can be used rationally. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the second bathtub has a plurality of showers.
The healthy person and the physically handicapped can take a shower bath using the second bathtub.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram viewed from a plane showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of a second bathtub,
(B) is an exploded perspective view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is a schematic piping diagram illustrating a state in which hot water is circulated.

FIG. 4 is a schematic piping diagram illustrating a state in which hot water is circulated.

FIG. 5 is a schematic piping diagram illustrating a state in which the hot water is circulated.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the physically handicapped person is washing his body or taking a shower.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the physically handicapped person is bathing in hot water;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the same healthy person is washing his / her body or taking a shower.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view illustrating a state in which the same healthy person is bathing in hot water.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st tub 2 2nd tub 3 Wheelchair 4 Floor pan

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A first bathtub for normal bathing, and a second bathtub arranged adjacent to the first bathtub, the second bathtub having a side wall so that a wheelchair can be introduced. The bathroom is characterized in that it can be opened and closed and the bottom surface is almost flush with the floor pan. 2. The bathroom according to claim 1, wherein hot water in the first bathtub can be supplied to the second bathtub. 3. The bathroom according to claim 1, wherein the second bathtub is provided with a plurality of showers.