JP4076752B2 - Bathtub handrail - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a bathtub handrail.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 13, a pair of angle members (4A, 5A) bent substantially at right angles are attached to each other so as to be adjustable in the left-right position. ) Has a handle (12A) screwed with a bolt 杆 (13A) having a clamp plate (14A) attached to the tip, and an auxiliary handle (4A) is attached to the outer surface of the one angle member (4A). A bathtub handrail (1A) is provided in which a handle (26) is erected from the outer surface of the other angle member (5A) (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-189339).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional bathtub handrail (1A), since the pair of angle members (4A, 5A) are attached to each other so that the left and right positions can be adjusted, one angle member (4A) and the other angle member (5A ) Causes a step. For this reason, when the bathtub handrail (1A) is attached to the bathtub, a gap is formed between the stepped portion and the bathtub, and there is a problem that the mounting stability is impaired due to rattling.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As a means for solving the above-described conventional problems, the present invention attaches a pair of angle members (4, 5) bent substantially at right angles to both sides of the top plate (3) so that one or both of them can be adjusted in the left-right position, A handle (10, 16) is attached to one side or both sides, and a bolt 杆 (13) with a clamping plate (14) attached to the tip is screwed to the side surface of one angle member (4). A bathtub handrail (1) attached to the bathtub upper edge by clamping the bathtub upper edge with the sandwiching plate (14) and the other angle member (5) is provided.
An upper plate (6) is further mounted on the top plate (3) so as to be able to be flipped up outward, and the handle (16) is preferably erected from the inner end of the upper plate (6).
Further, it is desirable that a fixed clamping plate (18) is fixed inside the other angle member (5).
[0005]
[Action]
In the bathtub handrail (1) according to the present invention, both angle members (4, 5) are attached to the lower surface of the top plate (3), so that the level difference between one angle member (4) and the other angle member (5). The bathtub handrail (1) can be mounted on the bathtub without any gaps, and the mounting stability is very high.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[Example 1]
The present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment shown in FIGS. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the bathtub handrail (1) includes a top plate (3) having a position adjusting slot (2) at a predetermined position and a pair bent substantially at a right angle from the center. Angle members (4, 5) and a top plate (6) that can be flipped up outward on the top plate (3), and screw holes (7) at predetermined locations on the top plate (3). The position adjustment slot (2) of the top plate (3) is provided with a screw sliding part (81) provided as a slot in the horizontal adjustment direction of the bathtub handrail (1) and the screw sliding Screw anchoring portions (82) provided in the same direction as holes continuous in a direction perpendicular to the screw sliding portion (81) at both ends of the portion (81), both angle members (4, 5) A position adjusting screw (9) that is slid or locked in the position adjusting elongated hole (2) of the top plate (3) is screwed into the predetermined position.
[0007]
As shown in FIG. 5, a U-shaped handle (10) is erected on the outer surface of one angle member (4), and a screw is provided at the center of the outer surface of the one angle member (4). A handle (12) is rotatably attached via a sleeve (11), and a bolt 杆 (13) is screwed to the handle (12), and a clamping plate (14 ) Is installed. Further, an upper plate (6) is attached to the upper surface of the one angle member (4) via a hinge portion (15) so as to be flipped up. A U-shaped handle (16) is erected from the inner end of the upper surface of the upper plate (6), and a screw hole (7) of the top plate (3) is provided at the center of the upper plate (6). A fixing bolt 杆 (17) to be screwed onto is attached.
A fixed clamping plate (18) is fixed to the inner side surface of the other angle member (5) with screws. A rubber plate (19) having cushioning properties is attached to the lower surfaces of both angle members, and the inner surfaces of the clamping plate (14) and the fixed clamping plate (18).
[0008]
Further, a protective cover (20) is wound around the handle (10) of one angle member (4) and the handle (16) of the upper plate (6) to prevent slipping when the user grips it. The material of the protective cover (20) is, for example, an elastomer such as SEBS (styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymer) or SEPS (styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene block copolymer). In this embodiment, the color of the protective cover (20) is, for example, a long wavelength color such as red so that even a person with cataract can easily recognize it.
[0009]
When the left and right positions of the angle members (4, 5) are fixed, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the position adjusting screw (9) of the angle members (4, 5) Each of the position adjusting elongated holes (2) is screwed to the angle members (4, 5) while being locked to the screw locking portion (82) at one end (see FIG. 2).
When adjusting the horizontal position of the angle member (4,5), as shown in Fig. 6 (b), loosen the position adjustment screw (9) of one or both angle members (4,5) and 3) Move the position adjustment screw (9) from the screw locking part (82) to the screw sliding part (81) by moving the position adjustment screw back and forth, and place the position adjustment screw (9) in the position adjustment slot (2). While sliding in the screw sliding part (81), move the angle members (4, 5) in the left-right direction, and again move the top plate (3) in the opposite direction to the position adjustment screw (9). Is locked from the screw sliding part (81) to the screw locking part (82) at the other end of the positioning slot (2), and the positioning screw (9) is attached to one or both angle members (4, 5). ) And screw. In this way, the left and right positions of the angle members (4, 5) can be easily adjusted without removing the position adjusting screw (9) (see FIG. 3).
[0010]
When adjusting the position of the holding plate (14), when the handle (12) of one angle member (4) is rotated, the screw sleeve (11) is also rotated with the rotation of the handle (12). At this time, the bolt 杆 (13) also tries to rotate as the screw sleeve (11) rotates, but the upper edge of the clamping plate (14) fixedly attached to the tip of the bolt 杆 (13) is one side. The bolt 杆 (13) and the clamping plate (14) cannot rotate because they abut against the angle member (4). Therefore, the screw sleeve (11) rotates with respect to the bolt rod (13), and the bolt rod (13) slides in the screw sleeve (11). In this way, the position of the clamping plate (14) can be easily adjusted by rotating the handle (12).
[0011]
When installing the bathtub handrail (1) on the upper edge of the bathtub, make sure that the other angle member (5) of the bathtub handrail (1) is outside the bathtub (one angle member (4) is inside the bathtub). ) Place the bathtub handrail (1) on the upper edge of the bathtub, adjust the position of the angle members (4, 5) as described above, and then rotate the handle (12) to position the clamping plate (14). The upper edge of the bathtub is clamped by the clamping plate (14) of the one angle member (4) and the fixed clamping plate (18) of the other angle member (5).
In this case, both the angle members (4, 5), the clamping plate (14), and the fixed clamping plate (18) are provided with rubber plates (19) having cushioning properties. Prevents the bathtub from being damaged during installation, and prevents the bathtub handrail (1) from slipping and becoming unstable.
[0012]
Further, since both angle members (4, 5) are attached to the lower surface of the top plate (3), there is no step between the one angle member (4) and the other angle member (5). Therefore, the bathtub handrail (1) can be attached to the bathtub without any gaps, and the mounting stability is very high.
[0013]
Further, the upper plate (6) on which the handle (16) is erected is attached to one angle member (4) via a hinge portion (15) so that it can be flipped up. ) Is raised, the bathtub handrail (1) does not interfere when the bathtub is covered, and there is no need to remove the bathtub handrail (1). Furthermore, since the fixing bolt 杆 (17) to be screwed into the screw hole (7) of the top plate (3) is attached to the upper plate (6), the fixing bolt 杆 (17) is rotated. Thus, the jumping of the upper plate (6) can be fixed / released.
[0014]
Furthermore, the handle (10, 16) is provided on each of the angle member (4) and the upper plate (6), so even those who have difficulty in raising their feet and straddling the bathtub can lean forward. When holding the handle (10) of one angle member (4) and the handle (16) of the upper plate (6) with both hands and straddling the bathtub in the same posture, it enters the bathtub without raising the foot be able to.
[0015]
[Example 2]
FIG. 7 shows another embodiment. In this embodiment, the case of a bathtub handrail (1) for providing an auxiliary handle (21) in the bathtub as shown in FIG. 7 is illustrated. In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the U-shaped handle (10, 16) is erected on one of the angle members (4) and the upper plate (6). In the embodiment, a curved auxiliary handle (21) is attached to the outer surface of the other angle member (5), and the auxiliary handle (21) has a semicircular arc shape.
In the first embodiment, the screw locking portions (82) are provided at both ends of the screw sliding portion (81) of the position adjusting slot (2) of the top plate (3). Then, screw locking portions (82) are provided at both ends and in the middle of the screw sliding portion (81) of the position adjusting slot (2) of the top plate (3).
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 7, the auxiliary handle (21) is screwed to the other angle member (5) by a screw (22), and the auxiliary handle (21) has the handle (10, 10) of the first embodiment. As in 16), a protective cover (20) is wound to prevent the user from slipping when gripped.
[0017]
Example 3
FIG. 8 shows still another embodiment. In this embodiment, a case of a bathtub handrail (1) for providing an auxiliary handle (23) in a bathtub as shown in FIG. 8 is illustrated. In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a semicircular arc shaped auxiliary handle (21) is attached to the other angle member (5), whereas in this embodiment, the other angle member (5) is attached to the other angle member (5). A C-shaped auxiliary handle (23) is attached.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 8, the auxiliary handle (23) is screwed to the other angle member (5) by a screw (22), and the auxiliary handle (23) has the handle (10, 10) of the first embodiment. As in 16), a protective cover (20) is wound to prevent the user from slipping when gripped.
[0019]
Example 4
9 and 10 show still another embodiment. In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the U-shaped handle (10, 16) is erected on one of the angle members (4) and the upper plate (6). In the embodiment, a bent U-shaped handle (24) is erected on the other angle member (5). The handle (24) is wound with a protective cover (20) in order to prevent the handle (24) from slipping when gripped by the user, like the handles (10, 16) of the first embodiment.
[0020]
Moreover, in Example 1, the same direction as a hole which continues in a direction perpendicular to the screw sliding portion (81) at both ends of the screw sliding portion (81) of the position adjusting slot (2) of the top plate (3). In this embodiment, the screw locking portions (82) are respectively provided on the screw sliding portions (81) of the position adjustment slot (2) of the top plate (3). A screw locking portion (82) is provided.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, a locking column portion (92) is provided at the upper end portion of the screw portion (91) of the position adjusting screw (9), and the screw sliding portion (2) of the position adjusting long hole (2) ( 81) is set larger than the outer diameter of the screw portion (91) of the position adjusting screw (9) and smaller than the outer diameter of the locking column portion (92) of the position adjusting screw (9). In addition, the screw locking portion (82) of the position adjusting elongated hole (2) is set so as to fit properly to the locking cylindrical portion (92) of the position adjusting screw (9).
[0021]
When the left and right positions of the angle members (4, 5) are fixed, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), the position adjusting screw (9) is attached to the position adjusting slot ( 2) Screwed onto the angle members (4, 5) in a state of being locked to the screw locking portion (82) at one upper end.
When adjusting the left and right position of the angle member (4,5), loosen the position adjustment screw (9) of one or both angle members (4,5) as shown in FIG. Remove the locking cylinder (92) of (9) from the screw locking portion (82) of the position adjustment slot (2), and remove the screw portion (91) of the position adjustment screw (9) of the top plate (3). Move the angle members (4, 5) to the left and right while sliding in the screw sliding part (81) of the positioning slot (2), and lock the other screws on the positioning slot (2). Screw the position adjustment screw (9) into one or both angle members (4, 5) at the position of the part (82), and fix the locking cylinder (92) of the position adjustment screw (9) to the position adjustment slot. (2) Fit the other screw locking part (82) above. In this way, the left and right positions of the angle members (4, 5) can be easily adjusted without removing the position adjusting screw (9).
[0022]
Example 5
11 and 12 show still another embodiment. In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, screw holes (7) are respectively provided at predetermined positions of the top plate (3), and the screw holes of the top plate (3) are provided at the center of the upper plate (6). In this embodiment, the fixing bolt 杆 (17) to be screwed onto (7) is attached, whereas in the present embodiment, the upper plate fixing portion (27) having a substantially U-shaped cross section on the top surface of the top plate (3) The upper plate fixing portion (27) is provided with a substantially elliptical locking hole (28) at a predetermined location, and the upper plate (6) has an upper plate fixing rod (29) at the center thereof. Is attached to the top plate fixing rod (29) at the front end thereof, and is attached to the top plate (3) at the tip of the top plate fixing portion (27) through the locking hole (28). A stop piece (30) is provided.
[0023]
With the locking piece (30) at the tip of the upper plate fixing rod (29) of the upper plate (6) inserted through the locking hole (28) of the upper plate fixing part (27) of the top plate (3), When the upper plate fixing rod (29) is rotated 90 degrees, as shown in FIG. 12, the locking piece (30) of the upper plate fixing rod (29) is attached to the upper plate fixing portion (27) of the top plate (3). The upper plate (6) can be locked up by being locked.
Then, with the locking piece (30) of the upper plate fixing rod (29) being locked to the upper plate fixing portion (27) of the top plate (3), the upper plate fixing rod (29) is further rotated by 90 degrees. When rotated, the locking piece (30) of the upper plate fixing rod (29) can be inserted through the locking hole (28) of the upper plate fixing portion (27), and the upper plate (6) is released from being flipped up. I can do it.
[0024]
Other than the above-described embodiment, the position adjusting slot (2) of the top plate (3) may be provided with four or more screw locking portions (82).
Further, the position adjusting elongated hole (2) may be a position adjusting elongated hole (2) only for the screw sliding portion (81) without providing the screw engaging portion (82). In this case, since the position adjusting screw (9) can be screwed at an arbitrary position in the screw sliding portion (81) of the position adjusting long hole (2), the angle member (4, 5) Stepless left and right position adjustment is possible.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
In the present invention, since there is no step between the one angle member and the other angle member, the bathtub handrail can be attached to the bathtub without any gap, and the stability of the attachment can be made extremely high.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory perspective view.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory perspective view.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view.
FIG. 5 is a side sectional view.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory side sectional view.
7 is a perspective view of Example 2. FIG.
8 is a perspective view of Example 3. FIG.
9 is a perspective view of Example 4. FIG.
10 is a side sectional view for explaining Example 4; FIG.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory perspective view of the fifth embodiment.
12 is an explanatory side sectional view of Example 5. FIG.
FIG. 13 is a side view of a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Bathtub handrail
2 Position adjustment slot
3 Top plate
4 One angle member
5 The other angle member
6 Upper plate
81 Screw sliding part
82 Screw locking part
9 Position adjustment screw
10 Handle
13 bolt 杆
14 Holding plate
16 Handle
18 Fixed clamping plate

Claims (3)

A pair of angle members bent at substantially right angles on both sides of the top plate are attached so that one or both of them can be adjusted in the left-right position. A bathtub handrail, which is attached to the bathtub upper edge by screwing a bolt た having a clamping plate attached thereto and clamping the bathtub upper edge by the clamping plate and the other angle member. The bathtub handrail according to claim 1, wherein an upper plate is further attached to the upper side of the top plate so that the upper plate can be flipped outward, and the handle is erected from an inner end portion of the upper plate. The bathtub handrail according to claim 1 and 2, wherein a fixed clamping plate is fixed inside the other angle member.

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