KR102467970B1 - Door opening and closing divice of multi-purpose bathing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bathtub entrance door capable of configuring a bathtub of a multipurpose bath apparatus to be watertight, and also to an entrance door having an inclined walking passage so that a person with walking difficulties or a disabled person can easily enter and exit the bath apparatus, It also relates to a door opening and closing device of a multi-purpose bath device that prevents the door from being opened by water pressure while taking a bath.

Description

Door opening and closing device of multi-purpose bath device {DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING DIVICE OF MULTI-PURPOSE BATHING DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a door opening and closing device for a multi-purpose bath device, and more particularly, to a door capable of configuring a bathtub of a multi-purpose bath device to be watertight, and also to a person with difficulty walking (or mobility) to easily enter the bath device. It relates to an entrance door equipped with an inclined walking passage for easy entry and exit, and also relates to a door opening and closing device of a multi-purpose bath device preventing the door from being opened by water pressure during bathing.

As is well known, physically handicapped people or people with reduced mobility require the help of guardians because it is difficult to bathe by themselves, but the guardians have a complaint that physical strength is severely consumed.

In order to solve this problem, there is an automatic scrubbing method and device (Patent Publication No. 2002-0082169) that allows the patient or the disabled to take a bath while lying down, and a chair that can take a shower while the patient or the disabled is sitting on a chair. A type massage shower (Registered Utility Model No. 20-0271001) has also been developed.

However, it is difficult to use the above-described automatic scrubbing method and device and the chair-type massage shower unless there is a supply of bath water, that is, a water supply pipe, a sewage pipe, and a boiler are installed. You can wash your body through it, but you can only take a shower, and it is difficult to even take a shower in winter when the temperature drops.

In order to solve this problem, the present inventor has proposed Korean Patent Registration No. 10-2028566 (multipurpose bath device) regarding a bath device that can be used for multiple purposes.

The above-mentioned Patent Registration No. 10-2028566 can provide a bathtub for bathing by the expansion of an air tube, and protects the bather's privacy by interlocking with the expansion force of the air tube, blocks sunlight, ventilates, and prevents pests from entering the bathroom. A filter member that can be provided can be automatically installed, and it relates to a multi-purpose bath device that can increase space utilization efficiency by adjusting the height, and can be easily bathed by normal people as well as the disabled, and a simple bath facility outdoors. It is a multi-purpose bath device that can be used as a shower facility.

However, it has been found that the above registered patent needs to be improved so that the door must be able to withstand water pressure while taking a bath, and also allow people with reduced mobility to enter and exit more easily.

The present invention has been devised to solve the problems described above, and has achieved remarkable results, which is to be proposed through the present invention.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a bath device in which a bathtub is configured to be watertight and as an entrance door for entry and exit, an entrance door having an inclined walking passage for easy access to the inside of the bathtub is coupled to be opened and closed, and also to provide a bath. It is intended to provide a door opening and closing device of a multi-purpose bath device that prevents the door from being arbitrarily opened by water pressure while maintaining the door watertightly.

Solutions for solving the object of the present invention are,

An entrance door coupled to a door frame coupled to an opening of a case through a hinge means to be openable and closed,

When the door is closed in the opening, the upper part of the opening has a relatively smaller thickness than the lower part, and a sealing member is provided on the edge surface,

The above-described door frame is coupled to both sides and the bottom of the above-described opening, but is formed in a shape corresponding to the shape of the above-mentioned door, that is, to accommodate the door, and has a groove for receiving the above-mentioned sealing member,

It is characterized by the door opening and closing device of a multi-purpose bath device composed of a hinge means having a tension spring for coupling the above-mentioned door to the door frame in an open and close manner.

The above-described hinge means will be embodied in more detail in the following preferred embodiments.

The door opening and closing device according to the present invention, as an embodiment of the hinge means, includes a door whose lower end is pivotally coupled to the door frame, and one side end pivoted to the door frame and the other side end coupled to the side of the door. It can be a hydraulic cylinder.

As another embodiment of the hinge means,

a first bracket fixed to the door frame using screws or bolts;

A second bracket fixed to the corner of the door in the same manner as above;

first and second link members having both ends pivotally coupled to the first and second brackets, respectively;

A hinge assembly including a tension spring having one end coupled between both pivots of the first and second link members coupled to the second bracket, and the other end coupled to the pivot of the second link member coupled to the first bracket. Consists of.

As another embodiment of the hinge means, the aforementioned pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder and the aforementioned hinge assembly may be mixed and implemented.

According to the present invention, when the door is closed in the open portion, a watertight bathtub can be configured together with the case, and it is possible to prevent the door from being suddenly opened or closed by a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder when opening and closing the door.

In addition, when the door is closed in the opening part, the door is brought into close contact with the door frame by the tension spring of the hinge assembly, so that water contained in the bathtub does not leak due to the sealing member, and the door can be prevented from being arbitrarily opened while taking a bath.

In addition, when the door of the present invention is opened, even a disabled person who has difficulty walking due to the inclined surface can easily enter and exit the inside of the bathtub.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an entrance door of the present invention employed in a multipurpose bath apparatus.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an entrance door of the present invention employed in a multi-purpose bath apparatus equipped with a cover similar to FIG. 1 .
Figure 3 is a view showing an excerpt of a doorframe of a bath apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 3 (a) is a perspective view, Figure 3 (b) is a side view.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating an extract of the door shown in FIG. 1;
5A and 5B are side views showing the opening/closing state of the door before/after the operation of the hinge means according to the present invention.

In this specification, the terms include, have, have, etc. are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

If a component is described as being connected to, coupled to, or mounted to another component, it may be directly connected to or coupled to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. can be understood

Terms according to components according to embodiments in this specification are used only to describe illustrative embodiments, and are not limited thereto. Also, singular expressions should be understood to include plural expressions, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In addition, it should be understood that all conditional terms and embodiments listed in this specification are, in principle, described to more easily explain and understand the concept of the present invention, and are not meant to be limited to the described embodiments.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a door opening and closing device of a multipurpose bath apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the door opening and closing device according to the present invention is employed in a multi-purpose bath device, and the multi-purpose bath device 100 is a bathtub (as described in Patent Registration No. 10-2028566) 105) The size can be variably adjusted, or the case 103 can be made of a material such as PVC resin, plastic material, or wood, and the case 103 and the integrated bathtub 105 can be configured, and the door described below is the same as the bathtub described above. material can be.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the door 130 opening and closing device according to the present invention is mounted on both sides and the bottom surface of the door 130 and the opening 101 in which one side of the case 103 is open. It includes a door frame 120 and a hinge means 140 for opening and closing the opening.

The above-described entrance door 130 is coupled to the opening 101 by a hinge means 140 coupled to be opened and closed from top to bottom. The aforementioned hinge means 140 will be described in detail below.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 100a denotes a canopy attached to the bathtub apparatus, 102 denotes a finishing member for the upper part of the bathtub, and 104 denotes a machine room.

When the opening 101 of the bathtub 105 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is closed with the door 130, a bathtub 105 of a predetermined size is formed together with the case 103, so water can be accommodated therein. . After bathing, when the water in the bathtub 105 is drained and the door 130 is opened, the user can enter and exit through the opening 101 described above.

The above-described door 130 is one wall constituting the bathtub 105, and as shown in FIG. 3, the upper end of the door 130 is thinner than the lower end when closed to the opening 101, so that the side surface When viewed from above, it has a triangular shape as a whole, and the sealing member 133 (FIG. 4) is coupled to the edge surface of the surface constituting the bathtub 105.

Therefore, when the door 130 is opened at the opening 101, the inner surface of the door 130 is inclined at a predetermined angle 131 with respect to the ground, so that people with walking difficulties can easily pass through the opening 101. It is possible to enter and exit the inside of the bathtub 105, and on the contrary, when the aforementioned door 130 is closed, the inner wall 131 of the door 130 constitutes the bathtub 105.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a perspective view and a side view showing the above-described door frame 120, the door frame 120 is the shape of the door 130 when the door 130 is closed to the opening 101 ( It is composed of a corresponding shape that can accommodate the shape).

That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 (a), the door frame 120 is configured to be inclined 121 at a corresponding shape and angle so as to contact the inclined inner surface 131 of the aforementioned door 130. And, on the surface, grooves 122 into which the previously described sealing member 133 is inserted are provided in three places except for the upper side.

Therefore, when the above-described sealing member 133 is inserted into the groove 122, the bathtub 105 is maintained in a watertight state while being closely adhered to the three surfaces of the groove 122. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3(b), the above-described door frame 120 may further include an accommodating portion 123 for accommodating a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder 150 to be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the above-described pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder 150 is pivotally fixed on one side in the receiving portion 123 of the door frame 120, and the other side is on both sides 132 of the door 130. are pivotally coupled to each other.

In FIG. 4, unexplained reference numeral 134 is a rail for variably coupling a coupling position when the piston rod 151 of the aforementioned cylinder 150 is pivotally coupled.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the above-described entrance door 130 is placed at an inclined angle so that a person having difficulty walking or a person with a disability can easily enter and exit the bathtub 105 .

Referring to FIGS. 5A and 5B , FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating an open/closed state of the door 130 by the hinge means 140 described above.

The aforementioned hinge means 140,

A first bracket 141 fixed to the door frame 120 with conventional screws or bolts and a second bracket 142 fixed to the corner of the door 130 in the same manner as above;

first and second link members 143a and 143b coupled to the first and second brackets 142 so that both ends are pivotally spaced apart from each other;

One side end is coupled between the pivots P2 and P3 of the first and second link members 143a and 143b coupled to the second bracket 142, and the other side end is coupled to the first bracket 141 It is composed of a hinge assembly including a tension spring 144 coupled to the pivot P4 of the second link member 143b.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the above-described first and second link members 143a and 143b have different lengths, and both ends coupled to the above-described first bracket 141 in pivots P1 and P4, respectively. becomes a fixed end, and both ends coupled to the second and third pivots P2 and P3 become movable ends.

Therefore, during the opening and closing operation of the door 130, due to the difference in length between the first and second link members 143a and 143b, both movable ends are opened and closed while drawing a rotational trajectory centered on both fixed ends. do

When the door 130 is opened, the end of the tension spring 144 is coupled between the second and third pivot points P2 and P3 as shown in FIG. 5B, and the tension of the tension spring 144 causes the door ( 130), a tensile force is inherent in the closing direction.

Therefore, when the door 130 is completely opened, the front end of the door 130 comes into contact with the ground, and when the door 130 is closed, the door 130 is moved by the tensile force of the tension spring 144 as shown in FIG. 5A. It comes into close contact with the surface of the door frame 120.

Therefore, the sealing member 133 of the door 130 can be resiliently inserted into the groove 122 of the sealing member 133 to maintain the bathtub constituted by the door in a watertight manner.

In the present invention described above, it is possible to easily enter and exit the bathtub 105 while using an auxiliary walking device such as a wheelchair or crutches, and to configure the bathtub 105 to be watertight through the door 130.

The above-described door may be configured with any one of the above-described hinge assembly or pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder, or a combination thereof.

In addition, the above-mentioned pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder is a cylinder filled with air pressure or hydraulic pressure to be airtight (or watertight), and in the present invention, the pneumatic cylinder is illustrated in the drawings and described as above.

In the above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustratively described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but this is a person having ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs, various applications or modifications can be implemented through the present invention. However, it is clear in advance that such applications and changes are included in the true meaning of the technical spirit and claims intended by the present inventors.

100: bathtub device 101: bathtub opening
101a: bathtub 102: bathtub upper finishing member
103: bathtub case 104: machine room
105: bathtub 103: door
120: door frame 121: slope
122 Home
123: pneumatic (or hydraulic) cylinder accommodating part
130: entrance door 131: slope
132: side 133: sealing member
134: rail 140: hinge means
141, 142: first and second brackets
143a, 143b: first and second link members
150: pneumatic (or hydraulic) cylinder 151: piston rod

Claims (1)

As an entrance door 130 that is coupled to the door frame 120 constituting the opening part 101 of the case through a hinge means 140 to be able to open and close,
The entrance door includes a sealing member 133 coupled to an edge surface of the upper side of the opening 101 having a relatively smaller thickness than the lower side,
The door frame 120 is coupled to both sides and the bottom of the opening 101, has a shape for accommodating the door 130 and the cylinder 150, and has a groove 122 accommodating the sealing member 133. ),
The hinge means 140,
a first bracket 141 fixed to the door frame 120 and a second bracket 142 fixed to a corner of the door 130;
first and second link members 143a and 143b having different lengths, both ends of which are pivotally coupled to the first and second brackets 142;
One side end is coupled between both pivots P2 and P3 of the first and second link members 143a and 143b coupled to the second bracket 142, and the other side end is coupled to the first bracket ( 141) and a hinge assembly including a tension spring 144 coupled to the pivot (P4);
One side end is pivotally fixed to the door frame, and the other side end is composed of a cylinder (150) including a piston rod (151) coupled to the side of the door (130) to be pivoted. door opener.

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