JPS6027177Y2 - Bathroom equipment unit - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] The present invention relates to a bathroom equipment unit.

Conventional bathroom equipment, such as water heaters and bath pots, are often installed outdoors to reduce the bathroom space if installed inside the bathroom. The method used was to attach it to the outside wall.

However, such an installation method has various problems such as difficulty in constructing piping, etc., large heat radiation loss due to outdoor installation, and deterioration of the environment around the house.

The present invention is intended to solve the construction and aesthetic problems of the conventional example, and will be specifically explained below based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes an outer wall of a bathroom A. The outer wall 1 is provided with an opening 2, and a unit 3 according to the present invention is attached to the opening 2.

4 is a bathtub. The unit 3 consists of a unit body 5 facing the bathroom A and a unit cover 6 facing the outside B.
Both 5 and 6 are made of synthetic resin (FRP) and are integrally formed, and the unit body 5 has a recess 7 in the center slightly above the center, and a recess 7 continuous with the recess 7 and slightly wider below the recess 7. A narrow and shallow recess 8 is formed, and the periphery except for the upper end surface 9 extends outside the bathroom B to the bottom of the recess 7, and the upper end surface 9 is inclined upward toward the bathroom A side to form an inclined opening end 10. The opening end 10 and the opening ends 11 on both sides and the bottom are placed outside the bathroom B.
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Mounting fittings 13 of the unit cover 6 are fixed to the opening end 10.11 at a plurality of locations.

The unit cover 6 is molded in a cross-sectional shape with the upper end inclined upward toward the bathroom A side, and the open end 12 has a flange 14 and a folded part that continues from the flange 14 and is folded back toward the bathroom A side. A curved edge 15 is provided around the entire circumference.

The flange 14 is provided with a mounting hole 18 for a bolt 17 at a position opposite to the fixing nut 16 of the mounting bracket 13 fixed to the unit main body 5, and a gasket 19 can be mounted inside the bent edge 15. be.

By joining the unit main body 5 and unit cover 6 with their open ends aligned, the unit main body 5
Storage parts 20 and 21 are formed on both sides of the recess 8, a storage part 22 is formed above the recess 7, and a storage part 23 is formed below the recess 7.

The unit body 5 and unit cover 6 are molded to have a width that is approximately the same as or wider than the width of the bathtub, and an opening 24 is provided in the flat portion 5a forming the storage portion 23 of the unit body 5, and the bottom surface 25 is provided with a piping insertion port for hot water equipment.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a hot water device installed in the storage section 23, and in this embodiment, a circulation bath pot with a two-circuit water heater is installed in one can, which can boil water with one can and reheat the bathtub 4 with the circulating pressure of the pump 27. be.

28 is a gas pipe, 29 is a water supply pipe, 30 is a hot water supply pipe, 31 is an outgoing pipe, and 32 is a return pipe.

33 is a mixing valve attached to the flat part 5a of the unit body 5 on the bathroom side, 34 is the bathtub 4 and the outgoing pipe 31. Return pipe 32
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Reference numeral 35 denotes an operation box for the hot water equipment 26, whose base is attached to the storage section 20 on the side of the recess 8, and the operation panel 36 is attached to the unit main body 5.
The inside of the bathroom A is faced from the flat part 5b forming the storage part 20.

Reference numeral 37 denotes a fixing metal fitting fixed to the wall above and below the opening 2 of the bathroom A, and a fixing bolt 38 is fixed to the metal fitting 37 with the shaft portion 39 facing outside.

40 is a mounting bracket fixed to the upper and lower ends of the unit body 5;
This metal fitting 40 is provided with an insertion hole 41 for the shaft portion 39.

42 is Natsu. 60.61 is a sealing material, and 62 is a drainer.

In the present invention, with the above-described configuration, the fixing metal fittings 37 are attached to the upper and lower positions of the opening 2 in order to assemble the unit 3.

First, fit the unit body 5 into the opening 2, insert the shaft portion 39 of the bolt 38, which is fixed to the fixing metal fitting 37, into the insertion hole 41 of the mounting metal fitting 40, tighten it with the nut 42 from outside the bathroom A, and tighten the unit body. 5 is fixed, and sealing materials 60 and 61 are inserted between the waist opening 2 and the unit body 5.

Next, the hot water equipment 26 is arranged in the storage part 23, the gas pipe 28 and the water supply pipe 29 are connected, and the hot water pipe 30 and the water supply pipe 2 are connected.
9 is connected to the mixing valve 33 which is attached to the unit body 5 in advance, and the metal fitting 3 is attached to the side wall of the bathtub 4.
4 is installed, the outgoing pipe 31 and the returning pipe 32 are piped through the opening 24 provided in the flat part 5a of the unit main body 5, and both pipes are connected to the metal fitting 34.

Finally, place the opening end 10.11 of the unit body 5 on the gasket 19 at the opening end of the unit cover 6, and place the opening end 10.11 on the flange 1.
4 is installed by passing the bolt 17 through the hole 18.
is tightened into the fixing nut 16 fixed to the mounting bracket 13 of the unit main body 5, joining both 5 and 6, and finally inserting the sealing material 60, 61 into the gap between the opening 2 and the unit cover 6, the unit 3 is secured. The assembly is completed, and when the unit 3 is to be removed, it can be easily removed in the reverse order to the above.

At that time, if the width of unit 3 is made approximately the same width as bathtub 4,
If the unit 3 is removed, the bathtub 4 can also be taken out from the entrance 2 to outside the bathroom B.

In addition, inspection of the hot water equipment 26 in the unit 3 can be easily done by removing the unit cover 6 or by providing an opening 50 in the unit cover 6 and allowing the cover 52 of the hot water equipment 26 to be opened from this opening 50. can be done.

Furthermore, if you want to inspect the piping, especially the piping connection with the bathtub 4, you can remove the unit cover 6 and open the opening 2 in the unit body 5.
4, a work space is secured in the opening 24, and this can be done easily.

As explained in the above embodiments, the present invention is installed in an opening provided in the outer wall of a bathroom, and connects a unit body facing the bathroom with a unit cover facing outside to create a water heater, bath kettle, etc. In the case where the housing part of the hot water equipment is formed, the unit body and the unit cover are integrally formed with a synthetic leather resin molded product, and the unit body is attached to the outer wall.
In addition, since the unit cover is attached to the unit body from outside the bathroom, according to this invention, even if a hot water device is installed, the bathroom space will not be narrowed, and it will not be exposed to the outside, so it is aesthetically pleasing. Moreover, since the equipment is installed in contact with bathroom A and isolated from the outdoors, heat radiation loss can be minimized, and furthermore, all installation and removal of the unit can be done from outside. It is easy to make and install, and even when replacing the bathtub, if the width of the unit 3 is at least the same width as the bathtub, the width of the opening 2 will be larger than the width of the bathtub, so it can be used almost outside the bathroom. Since the work can be done easily, the workability is also extremely good when replacing the bathtub.

Incidentally, as in this embodiment, the unit 3 is provided with a lighting device 54 and a ventilation opening 56 on the flat surface 50 of the unit main body 5 forming the storage section 22 as necessary, and the storage section 22 is connected to the ventilation opening 56. A ventilation fan 57 is connected and arranged with a ventilation outlet 58,
A window 5 is provided in the recess 7 and the unit cover 6 facing the recess 7.
9.60 is provided, an operation box 35 is provided in the storage portion 20, and a hot air device (not shown) is provided in the storage portion 21 to blow warm air from the plane portion 5d surface forming the storage portion 21. If the discharge, lighting device 54, ventilation fan 57, warm air device, etc. are operated centrally from the operation panel 36, the recesses 7.8 can be used as storage shelves, and many bath-related functions can be stored compactly. This has the advantage that the effects of the present invention described above are even more pronounced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the same, Fig. 3 is a front view of the same, Fig. 4 is a partially cutaway side view of the same, Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing the main part. 1... Outer wall, 2... Opening, 4...
...Bathtub, 5...Unit body, 6...
・Unit cover 23... Storage section, A...
···bathroom.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The above-mentioned unit is installed in an opening in the outer wall of the bathroom and combines the unit body facing the bathroom with the unit cover facing outside to form a storage area for hot water equipment such as a water heater or bath kettle. The main body and unit cover are made of synthetic leather and resin molded parts, and the unit body can be attached to the outer wall.
Moreover, the bathroom equipment unit is characterized in that a unit cover is attached to the unit body from outside the bathroom.