JPH1161919A - Sliding type shower hanger - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sliding type shower hanger, which has excellent facility even in a right-handed or left-handed user, in which a shower head can be fixed at an arbitrary angle and which has superior operartionality. SOLUTION: A sliding body is slid along a handrail 2 installed onto a wall surface. The sliding body has a through-hole 3, which is formed at one end section in the horizontal direction of the sliding body and into which the handrail 2 is inserted. A handrail receiver mounted so as to pinch the handrail 2 into the through-hole 3, a hanger section 5 being rotatably set up at the other end section of the sliding body and supporting a shower head 4 in a freely hanging and detaching manner by a notch 5a opened in the longitudinal direction of the sliding body and a control lever 6 being fitted between the through-hole 3 and the hanger section 5 and conducting clamping operation fixing the place of the sliding body by urging the handrail receiver to the handrail 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sliding shower hanger for slidably mounting a shower head on a handrail such as a handrail attached to a wall surface of a bathroom or a shower room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a shower hanger of this type, for example, an operation lever is located on the left side of a handrail on the left side of a slide body when viewed from the front, and is opened to the right side of the handrail on the right side of the slide body when viewed from the front. There is a shower hanger provided with a hanger portion having a notch to be hooked from the front. In addition, this type of shower hanger has a slide member fixed to a handrail, the hanger portion is rotatable around the longitudinal direction of the slide member as an axis, and a screw that uses a screw that can adjust the inclination angle of the hanger portion or a screw using a screw. There has been proposed an apparatus in which a slide body is fixed to a handrail by operation and a watering position of a shower can be changed according to the height or the like of a user.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional shower hanger has an operating lever on the left side of the handrail even if it is a right-handed shower hanger. It was necessary to operate the operation lever, and when positioning the shower head, both hands had to be used. Also,
The user moves the shower hanger up and down by holding the operation lever, so a rotating torque is applied between the lever and the handrail, and the slide body is twisted or the slide body tilts obliquely. May worsen or damage railings.

[0004] In addition, the above-mentioned shower hanger has an operation lever and a hanger portion on the left and right sides of the slide body, and a handrail is fixed between the operation lever and the hanger portion. It could not be used in the inverted arrangement. In other words, the shower hanger to which the right-handed hanger is attached can be operated even if the slide is rotated by 180 ° around the handrail in order to position the hanger on the left so that a left-handed person can use it. This was not possible because the lever or hanger hit the wall and prevented rotation.

The notch in the right-handed hanger is open to the front so that the shower head can be hung and detached from the front with the hanger on the right side. 1 around the railing
Even if the hanger can be turned by 80 °, the hanger portion opens toward the wall surface. For this reason, it was difficult to remove the shower head, and it was inevitable that the usability would deteriorate. That is, a shower hanger with a right-handed hanger attached must be inconvenient for left-handed people to use unless the hanger is replaced with a left-handed hanger.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and is easy to use even if the user is right-handed or left-handed, and can fix the shower head at any angle. It is an object of the present invention to provide a slide type shower hanger with good operability.

[0007]

That is, the slide type shower hanger of the present invention is a slide body which slides along a handrail attached to a wall surface of a bathroom, a shower room or the like, and is provided at one lateral end thereof. A through-hole through which the handrail is inserted, a handrail receiver provided so as to sandwich the handrail in the through-hole, and a rotatably provided at the other end of the slide body to be opened in the longitudinal direction of the slide body. A hanger portion that hangs and supports the shower head by a notch, and a tightening operation that is provided on a slide body between the through hole and the hanger section and that urges the handrail receiver to the handrail to fix the position of the slide body. And an operation lever for performing the operation.

Since the above-mentioned slide type shower hanger has an operation lever between the handrail and the hanger portion, the operation lever can be operated with the hand holding the shower head to change the vertical position of the shower hanger. . Therefore, the user can operate the sliding shower hanger of the present invention with one hand, and the operability is improved.

In addition, since the operating lever is operated with the hand holding the shower head, when moving the shower hanger up and down, the user should unknowingly operate the operating lever while keeping the angle of the shower head constant. And For this reason, the user can unintentionally rotate the operation lever so as not to apply a rotating torque to the hanger portion, and can move the shower hanger up and down, so that an excessive twisting force is applied to the shower hanger, Does not tilt obliquely. Therefore, the handrail can be prevented from being damaged due to the tilting or twisting of the shower hanger, and the operability is improved.

Further, since the hanger has a notch which opens in the longitudinal direction of the slide body (the direction opposite to the through hole provided at one end of the slide body), the angle at which the hanger is set with respect to the handrail depends on the angle. Even at the position, the shower head can be easily attached to and detached from the hanger portion. Therefore, the right-handed person may adjust the position so that the hanger part is located on the right side of the handrail, and the left-handed person may be located on the left side. Further, the angle can be changed to an arbitrary angle such as by positioning the hanger portion on the front side of the handrail, and the usability is good.

[0011]

1 to 4 show a slide type shower hanger of the present invention (hereinafter simply referred to as a shower hanger).
1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 3 is a horizontal sectional view, and FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view. In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes a shower hanger, and the shower hanger 1 is a slide body that slides along a handrail 2 attached to a wall surface of a bathroom, a shower room, or the like, and has a handrail at one end in the lateral direction. 2 is formed, a hanger portion 5 is provided at the other end to hang the shower head 4 on and off, and an operation lever 6 is provided between the through hole 3 and the hanger portion 5. I have.

The cross-sectional shape of the hanger portion 5 is substantially C-shaped and has a notch 5a, as shown in FIG. 3 which is a horizontal cross-sectional view, and the notch 5a is The shower hanger 1 is open in the longitudinal direction X. That is, the shower hanger 1 is provided so as to open in a direction opposite to the through hole 3 provided at one end of the shower hanger 1. Further, the entire hanger portion 5 is formed so as to be rotatable around a shaft core 5b, which will be described later, about the longitudinal direction X of the shower hanger 1.

The operating lever 6 is formed on a body 6a provided so as to be rotatable around a shaft core 5b of the shower hanger 1, and for example, the operating lever 6 is provided in FIG.
As shown by the dashed line in (B), the shower hanger 1 is in an open state in which the shower hanger 1 is rotatable and slidable about the through hole 3 in the upward state. And
For example, the shower hanger 1 can be fixed to the handrail 2 in a state where the operation lever 6 is tilted by 45 ° in the left or right direction as shown by a solid line in FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B). ing.

A slide body 1a is provided inside the shower hanger 1, and a through hole 3a is formed at a position corresponding to the through hole 3 at one end of the slide body 1a. The handrail 2 is urged from both sides thereof on the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 3a to prevent the slide body main body 1a from sliding and rotating with respect to the handrail 2, and the urging force is reduced so that the sliding force is reduced. And a pair of handrail receivers 3b that are rotatable.

On the other hand, a shaft core 5b for rotatably mounting the hanger portion 5 is provided at the other end of the slide body 1a, and the shaft core 5b is mounted by a nut 5c and a resin cover 5d.

A coil spring 6b inserted so as to be inserted into the shaft core 5b, two plates 6c and 6d, and two balls 6e sandwiched between the plates 6c and 6d adjust the biasing force of the handrail receiver 3b. It is a mechanism to do.

FIG. 5 is a partial plan sectional view for explaining a mechanism for adjusting the urging force of the handrail receiver 3b.
5A shows a state in which the urging force of the handrail receiver 3b is released, and FIG. 5B shows a state in which the handrail receiver 3b is urged. That is, by rotating the plate 6d by the protrusion 6f provided on the inner peripheral surface of the body 6a, the plate 6d can be rotated in conjunction with the operation lever 6, and the handrail receiver connected to the plate 6c can be rotated. 3b can be protruded. That is, the rotation and the slide of the shower hanger 1 with respect to the handrail 2 and the slide can be fixed / released by the rotation operation of the operation lever 6.

In this embodiment, the rotation and the slide of the shower hanger 1 are opened when the operation lever 6 is positioned at the upper position. However, the present invention is not limited to this and can be variously changed. For example, the operation lever 6 may be fixed in a state where the operation lever 6 is tilted 90 ° to the left and right. Alternatively, the operation lever 6 may be fixed in a state where it is positioned at an upper position, and may be released in a state where the operation lever 6 is tilted. Further, two operation levers 6 may be provided on the left and right sides, and the operation lever 6 may be switched between a fixed state and an open state in a horizontal state and a tilted state.

As in the present invention, a through hole 3 is provided at one end in the lateral direction of the shower hanger 1, and a hanger portion 5 is provided at the other end so that the shower head 4 can be rotatably supported by a notch. By providing the operation lever 6 between the through hole 3 and the hanger portion 5, the operation lever 6 and the hanger portion 5 are located in the same direction as viewed from the through hole 3.
Therefore, the user can adjust the position and angle of the shower hanger 1 with the dominant hand and can operate the operation lever 6 with the same hand. That is, the position of the shower hanger 1 can be changed with one hand.

In addition, when adjusting the position and angle of the shower hanger 1 by operating the operation lever 6 with the hand holding the shower head 4, the user unconsciously slides the shower hanger 1 up and down. In the meantime, the shower head 4 can be operated so as to maintain the same angle. Therefore, it is less likely that an excessive rotational torque or twisting force is applied to the through-hole 3, so that the operability is improved and the pipe is not damaged.

Further, the operation lever 6 and the hanger portion 5 are located in the same direction as viewed from the through hole 3, and the notch 5a of the hanger portion 5 is open in the direction opposite to the through hole 3, so that The shower hanger 1 of the present invention is in a state where the shower head 4 can be easily hung at any angle. Therefore, there is a degree of freedom to set the shower hanger 1 at an arbitrary angle according to the user's preference, and the convenience is improved for all persons regardless of right-handed or left-handed.

[0022]

As described in detail above, the slide type shower hanger of the present invention has the operating lever between the handrail and the hanger part, so that the shower head can be inserted and removed and the vertical movement can be performed with one hand. . Also, by operating the operation lever with the hand holding the shower head, when the shower hanger is moved up and down by the operation lever, the user does not unknowingly apply a rotating torque depending on the angle of the shower head. Can be slid up and down. Therefore, the handrail can be prevented from being damaged due to the tilting of the shower hanger, and the operability is improved.

Further, since the hanger has a notch that opens in the direction opposite to the through hole, the shower head can be easily moved with respect to the hanger regardless of the installation angle of the hanger with respect to the handrail. Can be hung up. Therefore, a right-handed person may place the hanger on the right side of the handrail, and a left-handed person may be located on the left side of the handrail. Alternatively, it can be arbitrarily changed, such as being located on the near side, and the usability is good.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slide type shower hanger of the present invention, in which (A) shows a state where a right-handed person uses the shower hanger, and (B) shows a state where the shower hanger is rotated and left-handed. Shows the state used by the person.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the shower hanger.

FIG. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the shower hanger.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the shower hanger.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are partial cross-sectional views for explaining the operation of the shower hanger, in which FIG. 5A shows a rotation state of the shower hanger and an open state of a slide, and FIG. 5B shows a fixed state. I have.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Slide-type shower hanger, 2 ... Handrail, 3 ... Through-hole, 3b ... Handrail receiver, 4 ... Shower head, 5 ... Hanger part, 6 ... Operation lever.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A slide body that slides along a handrail attached to a wall surface of a bathroom, a shower room, or the like, a through hole provided at one end in a lateral direction thereof, and through which the handrail is inserted, and a through hole in the through hole. A handrail receiver provided so as to sandwich the handrail, and a hanger portion rotatably provided at the other end of the slide body and having a notch opened in the longitudinal direction of the slide body for hanging and supporting the shower head so as to be freely detachable. An operation lever provided on the slide body between the through hole and the hanger portion and performing a tightening operation for fixing the position of the slide body by urging the handrail receiver to the handrail. Hanger.