JPH11332767A - Bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily fit an apron to the floor of a washing place by forming riser recessed part in a designated shape. SOLUTION: This bathtub includes a bathtub 1 and an apron 2 having a riser recessed part 2a to one side of the bathtub 1, and it is installed in a bathroom 2 having a washing place 31. In this case, the apron 2 is provided with a riser piece 24 to form the riser recessed part 2a, one end part of which is formed to be substantially flush with the floor of the washing place 31, and a high rigidity piece for heightening rigidity is projected from one end part of the riser piece 24 toward the opposite side of the riser recessed part 2a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub provided with an apron on one side of a bathtub and a recess for kicking in the apron.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional bathroom C related to this kind of bathtub, there is one having a configuration shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-79876. A bathroom C having an apron A attached to one side of a bathtub B and having a washing floor C1 is provided with a recess A1 for kick-in at the lower front of the apron A.

More specifically, the washing floor C1 has a rising portion C11 provided at one end near the bathtub B, and a step portion C12 above the rising portion C11. The upper end of the apron A is detachably attached to the support frame C13, and the lower end is the washing floor C1.
Is detachably attached to the stepped portion C12 at one end, so that a kick-in concave portion A1 is formed by curving downward. Since the toe of the person does not hit the front of the apron A, there is no need to take an unnatural posture such as turning sideways.
Can be easily straddled. However, in this bathroom C, the riser piece of the recess A1 for riser is not the apron A, but the bathroom C
Is formed with the washing floor C1.

[0004] As a conventional bathtub of this type, there is a bathtub without an apron A, in which a recessed section A1 is provided at the bottom of the bathtub by tile work.

[0005]

The above-mentioned conventional bathroom C
Alternatively, in the bathtub, a kick-in concave portion A1 is provided, and the toe is positioned in the kick-in concave portion A1 when straddling the bathtub B, so that the user can take a bath without taking an unnatural posture such as turning sideways.

However, in the conventional bathroom C, the riser recess A1 formed by curving below the apron A is
By attaching the lower end of the apron A to the step C12 at one end of the washing floor C1, a predetermined shape is formed.
In other words, the prescribed shape of the riser recess A1 is not formed by the bathtub itself having the apron A. Therefore, since the apron A is only curved and has no rigidity and is easily deformed, a large number of man-hours may be required when the apron A is attached to the washing floor C1.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional bath tub, it is necessary to newly make a riser A1 by on-site construction, so that it cannot be mass-produced industrially, resulting in high cost.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to form a bathtub in which a riser concave portion is formed in a predetermined shape so that an apron can be easily attached to a washing floor. Is to provide.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing machine having a bathtub and an apron provided with a recess for kicking in at least one side of the bathtub. The apron is provided with a riser, the riser recess is formed, and one end of the riser is formed at substantially the same height as the floor of the washing place. At the same time, a high-rigidity piece for increasing the rigidity is provided so as to project from one end toward the opposite side of the riser recess.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the apron is formed of an FRP resin in which glass fibers are combined.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the apron has a configuration in which a gradient that allows water to flow toward the washing area is provided in the riser.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the apron is provided with a drain ditch having a drain port for draining the water in the washing place. The configuration is provided.

[0013]

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

Reference numeral 1 denotes a bathtub, which is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape by FRP resin in which glass fiber is composited, has a rectangular opening, and the opening end face of the opening forms a bathtub flange 11 and is bent. The folded piece 11a extends from the bathtub flange 11 on one side.

An apron 2 is formed in a plate shape, and is made of a piece 21 and a bent piece formed from the piece 21 toward the bathtub 1 by an inexpensive FRP resin which is made of glass fiber and which has a high strength. Piece 22, a hanging piece 23 hanging down from the bent piece 22 along one piece 21, and a hanging piece 23
Piece 2 protruding from bath to the opposite side to bathtub 1
4. Here, the kick-in recess 2a is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape by the bent piece 22, the hanging piece 23, and the kick-in piece 24, and the high-rigidity piece 25 faces the opposite side of the kick-in recess 2a. One end 241 of the riser piece 24
The protrusions 2a and 2b increase the rigidity and are formed without deforming the riser recess 2a into a predetermined shape.

The end of the piece 21 is adhesively fixed to the folded piece 11a of the bathtub 1 with an adhesive, and the riser recess 2a is formed with its projection surface located within the projection surface of the bathtub 1. You. And floor 31 of washing place 31
2, the apron 2 is formed such that one end 241 of the riser piece 24 is formed at substantially the same height as the floor 31 a of the washing place 31, as shown in FIG. It is constructed in a state embedded in the floor 31a of the washing place 31.

At this time, the apron 2 has a high rigidity piece 25 protruding from one end 241 of the riser piece 24 to increase the rigidity. Therefore, the horizontality of the riser piece 24 is improved in the longitudinal direction. One end 241 of the riser 24 is placed on the floor 31 a of the bathroom 3.
It is easily formed at approximately the same height as the surface.

The handling of this will be described with reference to FIG. With the person 4 sitting on the bathtub flange 11 of the bathtub 1, the heel 41 of the leg is positioned in the kick-in recess 2 a of the apron 2, and the inner angle between the thigh and the knee is formed at an acute angle. Therefore, when rising from the state of sitting on the bathtub flange 11 to the outside of the bathtub, the movement of the center of gravity is reduced, and the user can stably and easily rise even when sitting on the bathtub flange 11 deeply. In addition, since the projection surface of the riser recess 2a is located within the projection surface of the bathtub 1 in the apron 2, the riser recess 2a does not protrude toward the washing place 31 and does not reduce the area of the washing place 31.

Further, since the high-rigidity piece 25 protrudes from one end 241 of the riser piece 24, the cut surface is not exposed at the one end 241 and water is prevented from entering the cut surface. Prevents swelling of FRP resin.

In the bathtub of the first embodiment, as described above, the apron 2 is provided with the riser piece 24 to form the riser recess 2a, and the high rigidity piece for increasing the rigidity of the apron 2 is provided. Since the protrusion 25 protrudes from the one end 241 of the riser piece 24 toward the opposite side of the riser recess 2 a, the high-rigidity piece 25 forms the riser recess 2 a into a predetermined shape to form the riser piece 24. Improve the degree of horizontality,
1 can be easily formed at substantially the same height as the floor 31a of the bathroom 3, and without reducing the area of the washing area 31,
Rises from a state sitting on the flange of the bathtub,
It is easy to get up with less movement of the center of gravity.

Further, since the apron 2 is formed of an FRP resin in which glass fiber is composited, the strength of the apron 2 can be increased and the cost can be reduced, and the high rigidity piece 25 is formed at one end 241 of the riser piece 24. As a result, the cut surface is not exposed at one end 241 of the apron 2 and the apron 2 can be prolonged in life by preventing water from entering the cut surface and preventing swelling of the FRP resin.

In the first embodiment, the recess 2 for the riser is used.
Although a is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape by the bent piece 22, the hanging piece 23, and the riser piece 24, it may be formed in a substantially triangular shape as shown in FIG.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment, functions different from those in the first embodiment will be described, and members having substantially the same functions as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

In the apron 2, since the gradient θ is provided on the riser piece 24 and the water flows toward the washing place 31, the water and dust do not remain at the corners of the riser recess 2a.

In the bath tub according to the second embodiment, as described above, since the slope that allows water to flow toward the washing place 31 is provided on the riser piece 24 of the apron 2, the water and dust are removed by the recess. Since it does not remain at the corner of 2a, it can be easily cleaned.

A third embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the third embodiment, functions different from those in the first embodiment will be described, and members having substantially the same functions as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

The apron 2 has a drain 24 having an opening.
a is provided on the riser piece 24, a drain port 24b is provided on the bottom of the drain groove 24a, and a grating plate 24c having a plurality of through holes is arranged to cover the opening of the drain groove 24a. . And the water of the washing place 31 which the drainage groove 24a flowed in through the through-hole of the grating plate 24c is drained from the drainage port 24b.

In the bath tub of the third embodiment, as described above, the drain groove 24a is
4 and drains water from the washing station 31 from the drain port 24b, so that the drain slope of the washing station 31 can be easily formed as compared with the conventional case where the drain port 24b is provided at the corner of the washing station 31. it can.

[0029]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the apron is provided with a kick-in piece to form a kick-in recess, and the high-rigidity piece for increasing the rigidity of the apron is directed toward the opposite side of the kick-in recess. Since the protruding portion is protruded from one end of the riser, the high-rigidity piece forms a riser recess into a predetermined shape to improve the horizontality of the riser, and has one end substantially flush with the floor of the bathroom. In addition to being easily formed, when the person stands up from the state of sitting on the flange of the bathtub without reducing the area of the washing place, it is possible to easily stand up with less movement of the center of gravity.

According to the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, since the apron is formed of the FRP resin in which the glass fiber is composited, the strength of the apron can be increased and the cost can be reduced. Since the high-rigidity piece is protruded from one end of the riser piece, the cut surface is not exposed at the one end, preventing water from entering the cut surface and preventing swelling of the FRP resin, The life of the apron can be extended.

According to the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the first or second aspect, a gradient that allows water to flow to the washing side is provided on the apron kick piece, so that water and dust can be removed. Since it does not remain at the corners of the recess, it can be easily cleaned.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of any one of the first to third aspects, a drain groove is provided in a riser piece of the apron to drain the water in the washing place from the drain port. Therefore, the drainage gradient of the washing place can be easily formed as compared with the related art in which the drainage port is provided at the corner of the washing place.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state in which a person sitting on the bathtub flange is standing up.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 5 is a partial side view showing the second embodiment of the above.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the above.

FIG. 7 is a partial side view of the same.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a partial side view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathtub 2 Apron 24 Raised piece 241 One end 24a Drainage groove 24b Drain port θ Gradient 25 Stiffening piece 2a Raised concave part 3 Bathroom 31 Washing place 31a Floor

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bathtub provided with a bathtub and an apron provided with a recess for kicking at least to one side of the bathtub, wherein the apron is provided with a kicking piece. A riser recess is formed, and one end of the riser is formed at substantially the same height as the floor of the washing area, and a high-rigidity piece for increasing rigidity faces the opposite side of the riser. A bathtub protruding from one end. 2. The bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the apron is formed of an FRP resin obtained by compounding glass fibers. 3. The bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the apron is provided with a gradient in the riser that allows water to flow toward the washing place. 4. The bathtub according to claim 1, wherein said apron is provided with a drainage ditch having a drainage port for draining water from said washing place, on said riser piece. .