JP4366311B2 - unit bus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a unit bus, and more particularly to a unit bus having a television set.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a unit bath in which a television set is attached to a foot-side wall of a bathtub so as to enjoy television broadcasting while being immersed in the bathtub is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2000-69395 A

  As described above, in the conventional unit bath, the television set is fixedly attached to the wall on the foot side of the bathtub. For this reason, the size and installation position of the television set are limited by conditions (layout, size, etc.) such as the bathroom and bathtub, and it has not always been possible to enjoy television broadcasting comfortably.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and a unit bath that allows users to enjoy television broadcasting comfortably without limiting the size or mounting position of the television set depending on conditions such as a bathroom or a bathtub. The purpose is to provide.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the present invention, a grip bar attached to a wall adjacent along the longitudinal direction of the bathtub along a substantially vertical direction;
A thin TV set that is rotatably provided around a longitudinal axis of the grip bar at a predetermined height position of the grip bar ;
A washing place is provided adjacent to the short side of the bathtub,
The grip bar is disposed near the short side of the bathtub,
A unit bus is provided in which a mirror is provided on the back surface of the television set .

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the television set is provided so as to be rotatable about an axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the grip bar. Moreover, it is preferable that a remote controller for remotely operating the television set is detachably attached in the vicinity of the lower end of the grip bar.

  In this invention, the grip bar is attached to the wall which adjoins along the longitudinal direction of a bathtub substantially along a perpendicular direction. A thin television set is provided so as to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the grip bar at a predetermined height position of the grip bar.

  In other words, in the present invention, the attachment position of the grip bar with respect to the wall (position along the longitudinal direction of the bathtub) and the attachment height position of the television set with respect to the grip bar are appropriately selected without depending on conditions such as a bathroom or a bathtub. Thus, a television set of a desired size can be installed at a desired height position that is separated by a desired distance from the eyes of a person in a relaxed posture immersed in the bathtub.

  In addition, since a thin TV set is provided so as to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the grip bar, the TV set can be rotated to a non-use position that is almost parallel to the wall when not watching TV broadcasting. Can prevent the movement of people in the bathtub. Thus, with the unit bath of the present invention, the television set can be enjoyed comfortably without being limited by the size or mounting position of the television set depending on conditions such as the bathroom or bathtub.

  In the present invention, the television set is preferably provided so as to be rotatable about an axis substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the grip bar. With this configuration, the display screen of the television set can be adjusted upward or downward according to individual differences such as the posture in the bathtub, and as a result, television broadcasting can be enjoyed more comfortably.

  In the present invention, a washing place is provided adjacent to the short side of the bathtub (the end on the foot side of the bathtub), and the grip bar is disposed in the vicinity of the end on the foot side of the bathtub, on the back of the television set. Is preferably provided with a mirror. In this case, the movement from the bathtub to the washing place and the movement from the washing place to the bathtub in the so-called vertical unit bath can be easily and safely performed by using a grip bar attached at an appropriate position. Also, you can enjoy TV broadcasting from the bathtub side and shave using the mirror from the washing area side.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that a remote controller for remotely operating the television set is detachably attached in the vicinity of the lower end of the grip bar. With this configuration, it is easy to remove the remote control from the grip bar and return it to the grip bar in the state of being immersed in the bathtub, thereby preventing the location of the remote control from becoming unknown.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a top view schematically showing a configuration of a unit bus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view taken along line AA in FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which a thin television set is attached to a predetermined height position of the grip bar.

  Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the unit bath of the present embodiment is provided with a washing place 2 adjacent to one end along the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 1, that is, the short side (the end 1 a on the foot side of the bathtub 1). A so-called vertical form. In the present embodiment, the grip bar 3 is attached to the wall W adjacent along the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 1 substantially along the vertical direction. Further, as clearly shown particularly in FIG. 4, the thin television set 4 is attached to the grip bar 3 at a predetermined height position.

  The television set 4 is provided to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the grip bar 3. That is, the television set 4 is substantially perpendicular to the wall W and the non-use position (the state shown in FIG. 1; the state shown by the broken line in FIG. It is configured to be switchable between use positions (state shown by a solid line in FIG. 5A described later).

  Further, the television set 4 is provided so as to be rotatable around an axis line (an axis line substantially perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 4) substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the grip bar 3. That is, the television set 4 is configured such that the display screen 4a can be set upward or downward at the use position.

  Furthermore, a remote controller 4b for remotely operating the television set 4 is detachably attached in the vicinity of the lower end of the grip bar 3 using, for example, a magnet. Further, the grip bar 3 is provided with an illumination part 3a at the upper end thereof, and a storage counter 3b is provided at a height slightly below the illumination part 3a.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the rectangular wall panel part 13 is attached to the wall W of the bathroom washroom 2 as a whole. The wall panel portion 13 is provided with a plurality of (for example, six) shower nozzles 14 for injecting hot water toward the front at a substantially central height position. The wall panel portion 13 is provided with a counter portion 15 at a height position below the shower nozzle 14 so as to protrude forward from the wall panel portion 13.

  Here, the counter unit 15 is configured to help temporarily hold a desired posture leaning against the wall panel unit 13 with respect to hot water sprayed forward from the shower nozzle 14. Further, a temperature adjusting unit 16 for adjusting the temperature of hot water sprayed from the shower nozzle 14 is provided at the tip portion on one side of the counter portion 15, and sprayed from the shower nozzle 14 at the tip portion on the other side. A hot water amount adjusting unit 17 is provided for adjusting the amount of hot water to be used.

  The wall panel 13 is provided with a mirror 18 at a height above the shower nozzle 14, and the mirror 18 is attached to the wall panel 13 so as to cover an inspection opening (not shown). Yes. Further, a mounting shelf member 19 for mounting a shampoo or the like, for example, is detachably attached to the lower end of the wall panel portion 13. Further, a shower pipe 20a (not shown in FIG. 1) extending from the height position of the mirror 18 into the bathroom is connected to a normal shower head 20b (not shown in FIG. 1).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the thin television set 4 is gripped at a predetermined height position of the grip bar 3 attached to the wall W adjacent along the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 1 along the substantially vertical direction. It is provided so as to be rotatable around the longitudinal axis of the bar 3. Therefore, by appropriately selecting the attachment position of the grip bar 3 with respect to the wall W (position along the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 1) and the attachment height position of the television set 4 with respect to the grip bar 3, a relaxed posture by being immersed in the bathtub 1 The television set 4 of a desired size can be installed at a desired height position that is separated from the human eye by a desired distance.

  In addition, since the thin TV set 4 is provided so as to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the grip bar 3, the TV set 4 is rotated and moved to a non-use position that is almost parallel to the wall W when the TV broadcast is not viewed. Thus, it is possible to prevent the television set 4 from interfering with the movement of people in the bathtub 1. Thus, in the unit bath of the present embodiment, the television set 4 can be enjoyed comfortably without being limited in size, mounting position, or the like by the conditions such as the bathroom or the bathtub 1.

  In the present embodiment, the television set 4 is provided so as to be rotatable about an axis substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the grip bar 3, so that the display of the television set 4 is displayed according to individual differences such as the posture in the bathtub 1. The screen 4a can be adjusted upward or downward, and as a result, television broadcasting can be enjoyed more comfortably.

  In the present embodiment, the remote controller 4b for remotely operating the TV set 4 is detachably attached near the lower end of the grip bar 3, so that the remote controller 4b can be removed from the grip bar 3 while immersed in the bathtub 1. It becomes easy to remove or return to the grip bar 3, and as a result, it is possible to prevent the location of the remote controller 4b from becoming unknown.

  By the way, when the washing place 2 is provided adjacent to the short side part (end part of the foot side of the bathtub 1) 1a like this embodiment, as shown in FIG. A modification example is also possible that is arranged in the vicinity of the foot side end 1a. In this case, the movement from the bathtub 1 to the washing place 2 and the movement from the washing place 2 to the bathtub 1 in the vertical unit bath can be easily and safely performed by using the grip bar 3 attached at an appropriate position. .

  In the modification shown in FIG. 5, it is preferable to provide a mirror 4 c on the back surface of the television set 4. In this case, from the bathtub 1 side, the user can enjoy the television broadcast by watching the display screen 4a of the television set 4. On the other hand, from the washing room 2 side, shaving or the like can be performed using the mirror 4c on the back side of the television set 4.

  In the present embodiment, the counter panel 15 protruding forward from the wall panel section 13 at a height position lower than the shower nozzle 14 causes the wall panel section 13 to react with hot water sprayed from the shower nozzle 14. It is possible to temporarily hold various desired postures leaning on, and to take a massage shower at a desired site in various desired postures.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the temperature control part 16 for adjusting the temperature of the hot water injected from the shower nozzle 14 is provided in the one side of the counter part 15, and adjusts the quantity of the hot water injected from the shower nozzle 14 Since the hot water amount adjusting unit 17 for performing the operation is provided on the other side of the counter unit 15, the temperature of the hot water and the hot water amount are easily adjusted while keeping the posture of leaning on the wall panel 13 and taking a massage shower. be able to.

  In this embodiment, an inspection opening is provided in the wall panel 13 at a height above the shower nozzle 14, and a mirror 18 is attached to the wall panel 13 so as to cover the opening. Therefore, the maintenance and inspection of the piping of the shower nozzle 14 and the like can be easily performed at any time through the inspection opening simply by removing the mirror 18 provided at an appropriate height.

  In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to a unit bath having a vertical form in which a washing place is provided adjacent to the short side of the bathtub, but is not limited thereto. The present invention can be applied to various types of unit buses.

It is a top view which shows roughly the structure of the unit bus | bath concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a side view along line AA of FIG. It is a side view along line BB of FIG. It is a figure which shows a mode that the thin television set is attached to the predetermined height position of the grip bar. It is a figure which shows schematically the structure of the unit bus concerning the modification of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathtub 2 Washing area 3 Grasp bar 4 Television set 4a Display screen 4b Remote control 4c Mirror 13 Wall panel part 14 Shower nozzle 15 Counter part 16 Temperature control part 17 Hot water quantity control part W Wall

Claims (3)

A grip bar attached substantially vertically along an adjacent wall along the length of the bathtub;
A thin TV set that is rotatably provided around a longitudinal axis of the grip bar at a predetermined height position of the grip bar ;
A washing place is provided adjacent to the short side of the bathtub,
The grip bar is disposed near the short side of the bathtub,
A unit bus, wherein a mirror is provided on a back surface of the television set . 2. The unit bus according to claim 1, wherein the television set is provided so as to be rotatable about an axis substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the grip bar. The unit bus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a remote controller for remotely operating the television set is detachably attached in the vicinity of the lower end of the grip bar .

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