KR20090060860A

KR20090060860A - Foldable bathtub set

Info

Publication number: KR20090060860A
Application number: KR1020070127814A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김용민
Original assignee: 김용민
Priority date: 2007-12-10
Filing date: 2007-12-10
Publication date: 2009-06-15

Abstract

A foldable bathtub set is provided, which has a folding type structure to improve the space utilization rate of the bathroom. A foldable bathtub set comprises: a floor member(10) forming the floor of the bath tub; a front member(20) forming the forward wall of the bath tub; a back member(30) which is installed in the wall of bathroom, faces the front member, and forms the back side wall of the bath tub; a side member(40) in which the lateral part of the bath tub is covered; and a shelf(50) equipped in the upper part of the back member.

Description

Foldable Bathtub Set

The present invention relates to a bath provided in a bathroom to accommodate water for bathing or other purposes, and more particularly, to a folding bath set configured to be foldable so as to reduce the space occupied by the bath when the bath is not in use.

In general, a bathtub is provided in an indoor bathroom, and is a structure that can receive water, that is, store water for bathing or other purposes, and is a facility for modern people, who are tired of busy daily life, to relieve fatigue through bathing.

Referring to Figure 1, the conventional general bath (1) is made of a single body using a marble or synthetic resin or other materials, the interior is formed a space for accommodating water.

The bath configured as described above is generally installed at one corner of the bathroom, has a substantially rectangular shape in accordance with the height of the human, and is integrally fixed to the bottom of the bathroom to occupy a certain space in the bathroom.

Therefore, in order to install a conventional bathtub in a bathroom, the inside of the bathroom should have a space of a predetermined size or more in consideration of the size of the bathtub, so as not to interfere with the user's activity.

However, in the case of a house of medium to large size or more, the size of the bathroom can be designed to be larger than the size of the bathtub can be installed, but in the case of small-sized water, especially in a town house, a multi-family house or a studio, the bathtub may be installed. There is a problem in that the bathroom can not be largely constructed.

Accordingly, the bathrooms provided in the above-mentioned small-sized flat houses often do not have a bathtub, and a simple shower and washing facilities and a toilet are generally installed, so that a person living in such a residential facility may take a bath. There is an inconvenience of having to use another public bath.

Accordingly, the present inventors have been able to improve the space utilization rate of the bathroom, can be installed in the bathroom of a small size, even in the case of a bathroom of a certain size or more to develop a bathtub having a structure that can save the space occupied by the bathtub.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a folding tub having a collapsible structure in order to improve the space utilization inside the bathroom.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a folding bath set comprising a bottom member for forming the bottom of the bath and a front member for forming the front wall of the bath. Here, the bottom member is configured to be rotatable relative to the rear end to be folded back.

The front member is rotatably connected to the bottom member; The bottom member rotates in a direction unfolded from the bottom member so that the bottom member is rotated upward based on the rear end portion.

And the rear of the bottom member may be provided with a rear member facing the front member and installed on the wall of the bathroom to form the rear wall of the bath; The bottom member is optionally folded and superimposed on the back member.

Unlike the above, the tub is installed on the wall of the bathroom, the wall surface of the wall may form a rear wall of the tub to accommodate water.

The sides of the bath are covered by side members; The lower end of the side member may be configured to be rotatably connected to the bottom member so that the bottom member may be folded.

Unlike the above, the side of the bath may be covered by a removable side member.

The folding bath set according to the present invention may further include a horizontal adjustment leg provided on the bottom member for horizontal adjustment of the bottom member.

Here, the horizontal adjustment leg is screwed to the coupling hole formed in the vertical direction through the bottom member; The horizontal adjustment leg is configured to include a rotation manipulation portion at its upper end so as to rotate the horizontal adjustment leg on the upper side of the bottom member.

The bottom member of the bath is configured as described above is preferably configured to be folded automatically or semi-automatically.

To this end, it may further comprise any one of a floor hinge and a spring for folding the bottom member.

Folding bath set according to the present invention having the above-described configuration has the following effects.

First, according to the folding bath set according to the present invention, after the use of the bath can be folded to reduce the volume, it is possible to selectively use the space inside the bathroom for convenience.

Second, according to the folding bath set according to the present invention, since the side member forming the side of the bath is folded inwardly and folded integrally with the bottom member, the tub folding operation is convenient.

Third, according to the folding bath set according to the present invention, the bath is installed on the wall of the bathroom, it is convenient to fold and store the bath without moving the separate space and use it.

Fourth, according to the folding bath set according to the present invention, since the wall surface of the bathroom can form part of the bath, the space occupied by the bath can be further reduced.

Fifth, according to the folding bath set according to the present invention, since the bathtub can be folded automatically or semi-automatically, it can be manipulated with only a small force, so that even a physically weak housewife or minor and elderly can easily operate. .

Sixth, according to the folding bath set according to the present invention, since the horizontal level of the floor can be adjusted from the upper side of the floor member when installing the folding bath, it is convenient to adjust the horizontal level of the floor.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention that can specifically realize the above object will be described. In describing the present embodiment, the same names and symbols are used for the same components, and additional descriptions and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted below.

First, with reference to Figures 2 to 4, an embodiment of a folding bath set according to the present invention.

2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a folding bathtub set according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a side view showing a folded tub set shown in Figure 2 folded, Figure 4 is a folding shown in Figure 2 Front sectional view of the bath set.

2 to 4, the folding bath set according to the present invention includes a bottom member 10 forming a bottom of the bath and a front member 20 forming a front wall of the bath.

Here, the bottom member 10 is configured to be rotatable upward based on the rear end thereof so as to be foldable rearward, thereby folding the bottom member 10 to reduce the space occupied by the bathtub when the bathtub is not used. By flattening the bath, the space occupied by the bath can be minimized.

The front member 20 is rotatably connected to the bottom member 10 so that the front member does not interfere with a wall or other installation of the bathroom when the bottom member 10 is folded.

In more detail, the bottom member 10 is configured to fold upwardly based on a rear end, and the front member 20 is folded from the bottom member 10 so that the bottom member 10 can be folded. It is fixed by rotating in the unfolding direction.

Accordingly, when the bathtub is folded, the front member 20 is fixed to the upper side of the bottom member 10 by standing upright in the vertical direction.

In describing the present invention, terms related to the direction such as front / rear or front / rear are set for convenience of description on the basis of defining the folding line of the bottom member 10 as the rear end of the bottom member. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited by the terms related to these directions.

The folding bath set according to the present embodiment configured as described above may be installed in the bathroom by separately manufacturing and assembling each member, and the bath set is preferably installed on the wall of the bathroom.

The rear member 30 is provided at the rear of the bottom member 10 to face the front member 20. The rear member 30 is installed on the wall of the bathroom to form the rear wall of the bath.

Accordingly, when the bottom member 10 is selectively folded, that is, folded as necessary, the bottom member 10 is superimposed on the front surface of the rear member 30 on the upper side of the bottom member 10.

The rear member 30 is connected to the rear end of the bottom member 10, and more specifically, the bottom member 10 at the lower end of the rear member 30 so that the bottom member 10 can be folded. The rear end of is rotatably connected.

In the present embodiment, the bottom member 10 and the front member 20, and the bottom member 10 and the back member 30 are interconnected by using the connecting member (11, 12) of a flexible material do.

For example, in a general lock and lock side dish container, a connecting member made of a synthetic resin material of about 1 mm to 2 mm or less may be used, such as a folding part of a fixed wing provided at the edge of a lid. It doesn't happen.

The connecting members 11 and 12 seal between the bottom member 10 and the front member 20 and between the bottom member 10 and the back member 30, respectively. It is molded to an appropriate length so that it can be folded, and attached to the bottom member 10 and the front member 20 and the bottom member 10 and the rear member 30 by using a fixing means such as an adhesive, the member Interconnections between the fields 10, 20, 30.

For convenience of description, a connection member connecting the bottom member 10 and the front member 20 is called a first connection member 11, and between the bottom member 10 and the rear member 30. The connecting member connecting the second connecting member 12 is called.

Accordingly, the bottom member 10 is rotated and folded based on the second connection member 12, and the front member 20 is rotated and unfolded based on the first connection member 11, thereby The tub is folded.

Of course, although not shown, the wall surface of the wall may directly form the rear wall of the bath.

And a shelf 50 is provided on the upper side of the rear member 30, the shelf 50 supports the front member 20 in the folded state of the tub, further, the front member 20 is moved The front member 20 is constrained so that the bathtub can be kept in a folded state.

To this end, the shelf 50 is provided with a fixing device 51 for fixing the front member 20, in this embodiment, the fixing device 51 is rotated in the front center of the shelf 50. It consists of a locking member that is provided.

Next, the side of the bath is covered by the side member 40, the side member 40 forms the side wall of the bath.

In this embodiment, the side member 40 is rotatably connected to the bottom member 10. In more detail, the bottom of the side member 40 is rotatably connected to the bottom member 10 so that the bottom member 10 can be folded.

Each of the side members 40 is provided at the left and right sides of the bottom member 10, respectively, and when the bottom member 10 is folded, the side member 40 is folded inward to allow the bottom member 10 to be folded. It is superimposed on the upper side of the.

The side member 40 and the bottom member 10 may also be interconnected in various ways, but in the present embodiment, the side member in the same manner as the bottom member 10 and the front member 20 are connected. 40 and the bottom member 10 are interconnected by a separate connection member 41.

The side member 40 is supported by the support parts 21 and 31 provided in the front member 20 and the rear member 30, and the side member 40 is provided inside the support parts 21 and 31. It is formed on the inclined surface in contact with the outer surface of the).

At least one of the inclined surfaces of the support parts 21 and 31 and the side member 40 includes between the side member 40 and the front member 20 and between the side member 40 and the rear member 30. Preferably, packing members 22 and 32 are provided to prevent leakage therebetween.

When the tub member is formed by contacting the inclined surface while the side member 40 is unfolded, the side member 40 and the inclined surface are naturally strongly adhered to each other even by water pressure, but the packing member ( It is preferable that 22 and 32 are further provided.

The support parts 21 and 31 are provided at both sides of each of the front member 20 and the rear member 30, and the packing members 22 and 32 may be formed of various materials such as rubber or silicon.

And so that the side member 40 is fixed to the support (21, 31) the bath set according to the present invention further comprises a fixture (23, 33) for restraining the side member.

In the present embodiment, the fasteners 23 and 33 are composed of fixing protrusions provided on the inclined surface, and the fixing grooves to which the fasteners 23 and 33 are inserted are coupled to the outer surface of the side member 40. Is formed.

On the other hand, the inner side wall of the side member 40 is preferably curved in shape so as to be able to comfortably support the back of the human body, the upper side of the bottom member 10 to be curvature corresponding to the hips of the human body It is preferable that a recessed depression is formed.

In addition to the above configuration, the folding bath set according to the present invention, it is preferable to further comprise a horizontal adjustment leg 13 for horizontal adjustment of the bottom member (10).

In general, the bottom of the bathroom is formed to be a gradient, that is, inclined for the drainage of water, the floor member 10 can not be installed horizontally.

Therefore, the horizontal adjustment leg 13 is provided on the bottom member 10 so that the bottom member 10 can be installed horizontally, the horizontal adjustment leg 13 is left and right sides of the bottom member 10. It is good to be provided in plurality in an imposition center part.

Here, the horizontal adjustment leg 13 is screwed to the coupling hole 14 formed through the bottom member in the vertical direction. More specifically, a male screw is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the horizontal adjusting leg 13, and a female screw is formed in the coupling hole 14 of the bottom member, so that the height is adjusted as the horizontal adjusting leg 13 is rotated. Can be.

And, so that the installation contractor or other users of the bath set to rotate the leveling leg 13 in the upper side of the bottom member 10, the leveling leg 13 is a rotary operation portion (13a) at its upper end It is preferably configured to include.

The reason is that it is possible to improve the installation convenience by omitting the folding and unfolding of the bottom member 10 repeatedly to level the bottom member 10.

In the present embodiment, the rotating operation portion 13a comprises a groove formed on the upper surface of the horizontal adjustment leg 13, the horizontal adjustment leg by inserting an "L" shaped wrench or other rotating means in the groove. Rotating the 13 may adjust the horizontality of the bottom member 10. Here, the groove may be formed in a straight cross shape or polygonal shape.

In addition, an upper portion of the coupling hole 14 is coupled with a sealing stopper 15 for preventing leakage, and one side of the bottom member 10 is a drain hole 16 for draining water and a drain for closing the drain hole. A stopper 17 is provided.

The front member 20 is interconnected by the rear member 30 and the connecting bar (24), the connecting bar 24 is a front end rotatably connected to the side of the front member (20) A rear end is rotatably connected to the side of the rear member 30 to guide the rotation of the front member 20 while the bath is folded or unfolded while supporting the front member 20 so as not to fall. Prevent overturning;

The bottom member 10, the front member 20, the rear member 30, and the side member 40, which are configured as described above, are formed of a synthetic resin material in a hollow shape so as to minimize weight. It is preferable to be.

On the other hand, the bath set is configured as described above is preferably configured to be folded automatically or semi-automatically. More specifically, the bottom member 10 is configured to be folded automatically or semi-automatically.

Since the tub set has a volume of a predetermined size or more, a large amount of force may be required to fold or unfold the tub set.

Therefore, it is preferable that the tub set can be folded and unfolded automatically or semi-automatically so that the user can fold or unfold the tub set without a large force. A motor, a floor hinge, or a spring can be used.

Here, semi-automatic refers to a structure in which the tub set can be folded or unfolded when the user applies only a slight force to the tub.

Although not shown, a switch for operating the motor and the motor may be installed in the bathtub set so that the bathtub is automatically folded, wherein the motor is preferably capable of both forward rotation and reverse rotation.

In more detail, the rear end of the connection bar 24 is formed to form a rotation shaft at the rear end of the bottom member 10 and to connect the motor to the rotation shaft, or to directly rotate the connection bar 24. It may be provided in various locations, such as provided.

In addition, an elastic member such as a spring may be used instead of the motor, and a bathtub set according to the present invention may be smoothly folded or unfolded by using a floor hinge used for a reinforcement door.

The configuration of the floor hinge is generally known in the reinforcement door (Door) field, and further description thereof will be omitted, and the present invention is secondary to that the floor hinge can be applied to a folding bath that is a completely different field than the reinforcement door. It features.

On the other hand, the spring is applied to the bath set according to the present invention in a variety of ways to fold and unfold the bath set automatically or semi-automatically, Figure 6 is a side spring unit to fold the bottom member 10 in a semi-automatic manner ( A bath set to which 60 is applied is disclosed.

In the present embodiment, the frame spring unit 60 is provided on the upper side of the rear member 30, in particular the rear member 30, the connecting line such as a wire extending from the frame spring unit 60 ( 61 may be connected to a predetermined position of the bottom member 10, for example, a side front end of the bottom member 10.

Of course, the opposite side spring unit 60 is provided on the bottom member 10, the end of the connecting line 61 may be connected to the rear member 30, etc. It can be provided at various locations.

7A and 7B, the rim spring unit 60 is connected to the center of rotation of the connection bar 24, more specifically, to the side wall of the rear member 30. It is coupled to the center of the trailing end.

In the present embodiment, the frame side spring unit 60 is provided in the support portion 31 of the rear member, the support portion 31 of the rear member mounting groove (60a) for mounting the frame spring unit 60 Is formed, the central axis (60b) of the side spring unit is coupled to the coupling hole (24a) or groove formed in the center of the rear end of the connecting bar (24).

According to the frame side spring unit 60 according to the above-described structure, as the bottom member 10 is unfolded, the restoring force (elastic force) in the direction in which the bottom member 10 is folded while the frame spring of the frame spring unit 60 is wound ) Is generated and the elastic force applied to the frame spring is removed when the bottom member 10 is folded.

Therefore, the frame side spring unit 60 may support the folding operation of the bath set according to the present invention to perform the folding operation of the bath set with a small force.

Next, referring to Figures 5a to 5d, the process of unfolding the folding bath set according to the present invention configured as described above will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 5A, the fixing device 51 is released and the bottom member 10 is mounted on the bottom of the bathroom while supporting the front member 20 with a predetermined force.

In addition, the side members 40 stacked on the upper side of the bottom member 10 are unfolded so that the outer surfaces of the side members 40 contact the inclined surfaces of the support parts 21 and 31 to fix the fixing members 23 and 33. When fixed to the tub is formed.

Of course, the process of folding the bath set may be performed in the reverse order of the above-described order.

Next, with reference to Figs. 8 and 9, another embodiment of the folding bath set according to the present invention will be described.

8 and 9, the folding bath set according to the present embodiment includes a main body having a bottom member 10 and a front member 20 and a side member 40a. It discloses that the side member (40a) is provided in a removable structure to the body.

The side member 40a is detachably connected to the lower end of the support portions 21 and 31 or the bottom member 10 described in the above-described embodiment. In the present embodiment, a locking protrusion 41a is formed at the lower ends of the support parts 21 and 31, and a locking hole is formed at the lower end of the outer surface of the side member 40 so that the locking protrusion 41a is inserted into the locking hole. The side member 40 is detachably connected to the support parts 21 and 31.

The side member 40a is tightly fixed to the inclined surfaces of the support parts 21 and 31 by using a separate fastener 42a.

Although not shown in FIG. 8, the fasteners 42a in the present embodiment are fixed blades foldably connected to the upper end of the side member 40a as shown in FIG. 9. The fixing protrusions 21a and 31a, which are inserted into and coupled to the coupling holes, protrude from the rear surfaces of the support parts 21 and 31.

Of course, the side member 40a may be tightly fixed to the inclined surface by fasteners configured in various ways in addition to the above-described embodiments and the fasteners 23, 33, 42a disclosed in the present embodiment.

Although not shown, a packing member for preventing leakage is preferably provided between the bottom member 10 and the side member 40a.

In the folding bath set according to the present embodiment configured as described above, when the bottom member 10 is to be folded, the side member 40a is separated from the bottom member 10 and separately stored, and the bath set When using to form the water receiving space by combining the side member (40a) to the side of the bath.

The rest of the configuration except for the above-described configuration is the same as the configuration described in the above-described embodiment, and thus, repetitive description thereof is omitted, and the same reference numerals and names are used for the same configuration.

As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, and the fact that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms in addition to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope thereof has ordinary skill in the art. It is obvious to them.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and thus, the present invention is not limited to the above description and may be modified within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a state where a conventional bathtub is installed in a bathroom.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a folding bathtub set according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side view showing a folded tub set shown in Figure 2 folded state.

Figure 4 is a front sectional view of the folding bath set shown in FIG.

5a to 5d is an operation diagram showing the operation of the folding bath set in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 6 is a side view showing another embodiment of a folding bath set according to the present invention.

7a and 7b is a side view showing another embodiment of a folding bath set according to the present invention.

8 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a folding bathtub set according to the present invention.

9 is a front sectional view of the folding bath set shown in FIG. 8.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: bottom member 20: front member

21, 31: support 24: connecting bar

30: rear member 40: side member

50: shelf 60: frame side spring unit

Claims

A folding bath set comprising a bottom member forming a bottom of a bath and a front member forming a front wall of the bath, comprising:

The bottom member is a folding tub set rotatable based on the rear end to be folded back.

The method of claim 1,

The front member is rotatably connected to the bottom member; Folding bottom set, characterized in that for rotating in the direction unfolded from the bottom member so that the bottom member is rotated upwardly based on the rear end.

The method of claim 1,

The rear member is provided with a rear member opposite to the front member and installed on the wall of the bathroom to form a rear wall of the bath; The bottom member is selectively folded folded tub set, characterized in that overlapping the back member.

The method of claim 1,

The tub is installed on the wall of the bathroom, the wall surface of the wall is a folding tub set, characterized in that to form a rear wall of the tub to accommodate water.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

The sides of the bath are covered by side members; The bottom of the side member is foldable tub set, characterized in that the bottom member is rotatably connected to the bottom member to be folded.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

The side of the tub is folded tub set, characterized in that the cover by a removable side member.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

It further comprises a leveling leg provided in the bottom member for horizontal adjustment of the bottom member; The horizontal adjustment leg is screwed to the coupling hole formed in the vertical direction through the bottom member; Foldable tub set, characterized in that the horizontal adjustment leg is configured to include a rotary operation portion at its upper end so as to rotate the horizontal adjustment leg in the upper side of the bottom member.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

The bottom member of the bathtub is a folding bathtub set, characterized in that folding automatically or semi-automatically.

The method of claim 8,

Folding bath set further comprises any one of a floor hinge and a spring for folding the bottom member.