JPH1189736A - Lid for bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an empty bathtub from being heated or a bathtub with a little water from being over-heated and further to prevent damage in such cases. SOLUTION: A plurality of rows of hollow transparent projections 3 having some ribs 2 for reinforcing that are positioned to right and left directions at proper intervals are rollably disposed in parallel to front and rear directions on an upper surface of a transparent lid plate 1 of a proper size. Within every other row or every other plural rows of these projections 3 or within all rows of the projections 3, reinforcing members 4 formed of rust-prevented material are inserted from right and left side surfaces in respect that each rib 2 for reinforcing is penetrated, and are tightly covered with caps 5 or the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bath lid used mainly at home and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of bath lid is made of an opaque synthetic resin, and is formed so that a plurality of hollow bulging portions are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction on the upper surface of a lid plate. Was.

[0003]

However, in the conventional bath lid, since the lid plate and each bulging portion are formed of an opaque synthetic resin, when the bath tub is covered from above, water enters the bath tub. At a glance, it is difficult to determine whether there is water or not, or even if there is water, it is not appropriate. Since only a plurality of protrusions are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction, the overall strength is weak, and if the unit is fired empty or if too little water is boiled too much, the cover plate and each bulge There is a possibility that the portion may be contracted or bent to be damaged.

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention was created in view of the above-mentioned viewpoints. When the bathtub is covered from above, whether or not there is water inside the bathtub, or if there is water, It can be seen at a glance whether or not it is in an appropriate amount, so that it is possible to prevent overheating or boiling too little water, and at the same time, remarkably increase the overall strength, and boil at the time of empty heating or boiling a little water. An object of the present invention is to provide a bath lid that can prevent breakage at the time of passing.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a bath lid according to the present invention has several reinforcing ribs on the upper surface of a transparent cover plate of an appropriate size. A plurality of hollow transparent bulging portions having appropriate intervals are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction so as to be freely rolled up, and every other or a plurality of these bulging portions or inside all of the bulging portions are provided. A reinforcing material formed of a material which does not rust is inserted from the left and right side surfaces so that the reinforcing ribs penetrate, and is sealed with a cap or the like.

Further, on the upper surface of a transparent cover plate of an appropriate size,
A plurality of hollow transparent bulging portions having several reinforcing ribs at appropriate intervals in the left-right direction are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction so that they can be rolled in, and every other or every other one of these ribs is provided. A lid formed by inserting a reinforcing material molded of a non-rusting material from the left and right sides into the bulging portion or all the bulging portions so that the reinforcing ribs penetrate, and sealing with a cap or the like. A plurality of bodies are formed, and these lids are connected to the front and rear edges via connection means as appropriate.

In addition, a reinforcing material is buried inside the bulging portion by injection molding.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a state of use at home or the like will be described based on the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the bath lid of the present invention has a plurality of reinforcing ribs 2 inside the transparent lid plate 1 of an appropriate size and at appropriate intervals in the horizontal direction on the upper surface. A plurality of hollow transparent bulging portions 3 are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction so as to be rollable, and rust inside the bulging portions 3 every other one or a plurality of bulging portions 3 or all of them. A reinforcing material 4 made of a material which is not formed is inserted from the left and right side surfaces so that the reinforcing ribs 2 penetrate therethrough, and is formed so as to be sealed with a cap 5 or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the bath lid according to the present invention has several reinforcing ribs 2 on the upper surface of a transparent cover plate 1 of an appropriate size and has a suitable spacing in the horizontal direction. A plurality of hollow transparent bulging portions 3 are disposed in parallel in the front-rear direction so as to be rollable, and every other or every other bulging portion 3 or the inside of all the bulging portions 3 is provided. Then, a plurality of lids 6 formed by inserting reinforcing materials 4 formed of a non-rusting material from left and right side surfaces so that the reinforcing ribs 2 penetrate and sealing them with caps 5 and the like are formed. These lids 6 may be formed so as to be connected to the front and rear edges via connection means 7 as appropriate.

That is, the cover plate 1 and each bulging portion 3 are formed of a transparent (natural color) synthetic resin.
The cover plate 1 has a square shape, and has a lower surface peripheral portion,
Anti-slip processing is applied to prevent slippage when placed on the bathtub from above. Each of the bulging portions 3 is formed in a vertical side trapezoidal shape so that the bulging portion 3 can be put on the bathtub from above when the bath is heated, and can be rolled up in a shutter manner when the bath is opened.

The reinforcing member 4 is mainly a round bar made of stainless steel, and is inserted into the hollow bulging portion 3 through the insertion holes 8 on the left and right side surfaces so that the reinforcing ribs 2 penetrate. Although described and illustrated as being inserted and sealed with a cap 5 or the like, the present invention is not limited to this, and each reinforcing rib 2 is provided inside the bulging portion 3 as shown in FIG. Without
The reinforcing member 4 may be inserted into the bulging portion 3, and the reinforcing material 4 may be embedded in the bulging portion 3 by injecting a thermoplastic resin molding material. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, other reinforcing members 11 may be buried between the bulging portions 3 on the upper surface of the lid plate 1 respectively. In this case, the reinforcing member 4 may or may not be buried.

Further, as the connecting means 7, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a connecting projection 9 is provided at one end of the front and rear edges of the cover plate 1 of the cover 6, and the cover 6 A connecting recess 10 is provided at the other end of the front and rear ends of the plate 1, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the connecting projection 9 is fitted into the connecting recess 10 and heat-treated for connection. Further, the present invention is not limited to the connecting means 7, but may be other connecting means.

[0014]

As described above, the bath lid of the present invention is hollow and transparent with several reinforcing ribs 2 provided at appropriate intervals in the left-right direction on the upper surface of a transparent cover plate 1 of an appropriate size. The plurality of bulging portions 3 are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction in such a manner as to be freely wound, and every other bulging portion 3 or all the bulging portions 3 are arranged.
A reinforcing member 4 made of a non-rusting material is inserted from the left and right side surfaces so that the reinforcing ribs 2 penetrate therethrough and sealed with a cap 5 or the like. By making the plate 1 and each bulging part 3 transparent, it is possible to see at a glance whether there is water inside the bath tub or whether there is water in the bath tub when the bath tub is covered from above. It is possible to prevent the water from being boiled empty or from boiling too little water.

In addition, they are arranged in parallel on the upper surface of the lid plate 1.
A reinforcing material 4 formed of a non-rusting material is penetrated through every other or every other bulging portion 3 or all bulging portions 3 through reinforcing ribs 2 in the bulging portion 3. By inserting from the left and right side and sealing with cap 5 etc.
Since the overall strength can be remarkably increased, the lid plate 1 can be used as in the prior art at the time of idling or when boiling too little water.
It is possible to prevent the bulges 3 from contracting or bending and being damaged.

On the upper surface of a transparent cover plate 1 of an appropriate size, a hollow transparent bulging portion 3 having several reinforcing ribs 2 therein at appropriate intervals in the left-right direction is freely rolled in the front-rear direction. A reinforcing member 4 made of a rust-resistant material is provided in parallel with a plurality of the bulging portions 3 or every other bulging portion 3 or all the bulging portions 3. A plurality of lids 6 which are inserted from the left and right side surfaces so that the ribs 2 penetrate and are hermetically sealed with the cap 5 or the like are formed, and these lids 6 are attached to the front and rear end edges via connecting means 7 as appropriate. The lid 6
Can be connected according to the size of the bathtub, so that it can be adapted to various bathtubs. In this case, as in the case of integrally formed as described above, when the bathtub is covered from above, it can be seen at a glance whether or not there is water inside the bathtub, or whether or not water is an appropriate amount. For this reason, it is possible to prevent overheating or over boiling too little water, and furthermore, it is possible to remarkably increase the overall strength. The board 1 and each bulging portion 3 contract or bend,
Of course, damage can be prevented.

In addition, since the reinforcing member 4 is buried by injection molding inside the bulging portion 3, the reinforcing member 4 is buried inside the hollow bulging portion 3 having several reinforcing ribs 2 at appropriate intervals. It is possible to provide a simple and inexpensive molding of the reinforcing portion of the bulging portion 3 as compared with a case where the reinforcing ribs 4 are inserted from the left and right side surfaces so that the reinforcing ribs 2 penetrate and are sealed with a cap 5 or the like. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one lid of a bath lid of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional front view showing a reinforcing portion of the bulging portion.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing a reinforced portion of a bulging portion and a connection state of a lid.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing another embodiment of a reinforcing portion of a bulging portion.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing another embodiment of the reinforcing portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cover plate 2 Reinforcement rib 3 Swelling part 4 Reinforcement material 5 Cap 6 Lid 7 Connection means 8 Insertion hole 9 Connection protrusion 10 Connection concave part 11 Reinforcement material

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of hollow transparent bulging portions having a plurality of reinforcing ribs therein at appropriate intervals in the left-right direction on the upper surface of a transparent cover plate of an appropriate size. Arranged in parallel, a reinforcing material formed of a non-rusting material is inserted into every other or every other bulging portion or inside all the bulging portions so that the reinforcing ribs are penetrated. A bath lid, which is inserted from the left and right sides and sealed with a cap or the like. 2. A plurality of hollow transparent bulging portions having a plurality of reinforcing ribs therein at appropriate intervals in the left-right direction on the upper surface of a transparent cover plate of an appropriate size. The reinforcing ribs, which are arranged in parallel, and which are formed of a non-rusting material, are penetrated through every other or every other bulging portion or inside all the bulging portions. A plurality of lids which are inserted from the left and right side surfaces and are hermetically sealed with caps or the like, and these lids are connected to the front and rear end edges via connection means as appropriate. 3. The bath lid according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing material is buried in the bulging portion by injection molding.