JP5860764B2 - Bathtub used in bathroom washroom - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hot water reservoir used to store hot water in a washing place for the purpose of warming a washing place in a bathroom provided with a drain pan fitted to the upper end of a drain pipe.

  Many applications have been filed for hot water storage devices used for the above-mentioned purposes, including Patent Documents 1 and 2. However, when it is no longer necessary to store hot water in the washing area, the hot water storage device of Patent Document 1 needs to be removed entirely from the drainage tray. It is necessary to repeat the installation and removal thereof, and the work for that is often troublesome or forgets the work.

  According to the hot water reservoir of Patent Document 2, although the above problem is solved, it is necessary to attach a drain tube integrally to the back surface of the drain pan, and to make the whole ascend and descend, In order to install in the washing place, it is necessary to replace the entire drainage pipe, and there is a problem that the work for replacement becomes large.

JP 2002-194789 A JP 2007-16574 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a hot water storage device that can be easily installed in a drain pipe of a bathroom washer and that can adjust the amount of drainage while it is installed.

The invention of claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problem is used to store hot water in a bathroom washroom having a drain pan fitted to the upper end of the drain pipe, and has an inner diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the drain pipe. The bottom wall portion is integrally formed with the bottom of the short cylindrical peripheral wall portion, a plurality of drain holes are formed in the bottom wall portion, and the upper end of the drain pipe is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall portion. A hot water reservoir in which a fitting portion that can be fitted into a drainage dish fitting recess provided in an opening is formed, and a drainage port extending over the entire height is formed in a part of the peripheral wall portion, The drain port is configured such that a part or all of the drain port is closed by a vertically slidable blocking plate, and the drainage amount is adjusted by adjusting the opening area of the drain port depending on the vertical position of the blocking plate. It is characterized by that.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the amount of drainage can be adjusted by sliding the closing plate in the vertical direction so that the amount of drainage can be adjusted. If you want to flush the washing area as it is, slide the obstruction plate to the upper end and maximize the height of the drainage port. By arranging, an appropriate amount of hot water can be stored in the washing place for a short time. As described above, since the height of the drainage port may be adjusted by sliding the closing plate according to the purpose, the hot water reservoir can be installed as it is.

The invention of claim 2 is used to store hot water in a bathroom washroom having a drain pan fitted to the upper end of the drain pipe, and has a short cylindrical peripheral wall portion having an inner diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the drain pipe. A bottom wall portion is formed integrally with the bottom wall portion, a plurality of drain holes are formed in the bottom wall portion, and a drain pan provided at an upper end opening of the drain pipe is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall portion. A hot water storage device in which a fitting portion that can be fitted into the fitting concave portion is formed, and a predetermined interval along the circumferential direction is provided on the peripheral wall portion, along the height direction from the lower end. A cylindrical opening in which a plurality of drainage ports are formed at positions corresponding to the plurality of drainage ports formed on the peripheral wall portion on the outside of the peripheral wall portion. An adjustment tool is rotatably fitted, and by adjusting the position of the opening adjustment tool in the circumferential direction with respect to the peripheral wall portion, It is characterized in that each drain outlet parts and opening adjuster is configured to adjust the area of the synthesized composite drain outlet to adjust the amount of waste water.

The invention according to claim 1, by sliding the closure plate in the vertical direction, to adjust the height of the closed opening, whereas a configuration for adjusting the amount of waste water, the invention of claim 2, the hot water reservoir device The area of the synthetic opening in which the peripheral wall of the sump and the drainage ports of the opening adjuster are combined is adjusted by the rotation position of the cylindrical opening adjuster that is rotatably fitted to the outside of the peripheral wall. The amount of drainage is adjusted. Therefore, in the invention of claim 2 , the hot water storage device is installed as it is, and the hot water is stored in the bathroom washing place, or the hot water is immediately discharged without storing hot water. It is possible to select to store a necessary amount of hot water for a short time.

The invention of claim 3 is used for storing hot water in a bathroom washroom having a drain pan fitted to the upper end of the drain pipe, and has a short cylindrical peripheral wall portion having an inner diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the drain pipe. A bottom wall portion is formed integrally with the bottom wall portion, a plurality of drain holes are formed in the bottom wall portion, and a drain pan provided at an upper end opening of the drain pipe is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall portion. A hot water storage device in which a fitting portion that can be fitted into the fitting concave portion is formed, and the predetermined central angle portion of the peripheral wall portion is a height changing portion in which the height of the peripheral wall portion is gradually changed. In the portion where the height of the height changing portion is the lowest, a drain outlet that is opened from the lower end to the middle along the height direction is formed, and on the outside of the peripheral wall portion, the peripheral wall portion An adjustment tool having a configuration in which only the direction of the height change of the height changing portion is opposite to that of the peripheral wall portion can be rotated on the cylindrical body having the same height as The amount of drainage is adjusted by adjusting the area of the synthetic drain port in which the drain ports of the peripheral wall part and the adjusting tool are synthesized by adjusting the circumferential position of the adjusting tool with respect to the peripheral wall part. Along with the adjustment of the overlap length along the circumferential direction of each peripheral wall portion and each height changing portion of the adjustment tool, the height is reduced at a predetermined central angle portion of the peripheral wall portion in a state where each drainage port is closed. By doing so, the depth of the hot water stored in the bathroom washing place is changed.

According to the invention of claim 3 , hot water can be stored in the bathroom washing place while the hot water reservoir is installed, and drainage can be performed. In addition to this, not only the amount of drainage is adjusted, but also in the washing place. When hot water is stored, the depth of the hot water can be adjusted.

According to the hot water sump according to the present invention, the height of the drain outlet is adjusted by the closing plate provided on the peripheral wall portion so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, or the cylinder is rotatably fitted on the outer side of the peripheral wall portion. By changing the area of the drain outlet depending on the circumferential position of the opening adjustment tool, or by adjusting the height of the peripheral wall part with an adjustment tool fitted to the peripheral wall part having the height changing part. With the hot water reservoir installed at the upper end of the drainage pipe of the bathroom washing place, the hot water is collected in the bathroom washing place or immediately without draining, or even in the intermediate state. It is possible to select to store a required amount of hot water for a short time.

It is sectional drawing of the washing place B of the bathroom R. FIG. It is a perspective view of installation state of the hot water reservoir device A ₁ Reference Example 1. (A) is a plan view of the hot water reservoir device A ₁ of the installation state, (b) are sectional view taken along line X-X of (a). (A), (b) is a perspective view of a different use states of water reservoir device A ₂ of Example 1. (A) is a plan view of the discharge port H ₂ hot water opened reservoir device A _2, (b) is a line Y-Y cross-sectional view of (a). Is an exploded perspective view of a water reservoir device A ₃ of Example 2. (A), (b) is a perspective view of a different use states of water reservoir device A _3. (A), (b) is a plane sectional view of a different use condition of the hot water reservoir A ₃ . Is an exploded perspective view of a water reservoir device A ₄ of Example 3. FIG. 4 is a development view of a hot water pool main body 31 and an adjustment tool 32 that constitute the hot water pool A ₄ . (A), (b) is a perspective view of the state at the time of drainage of the hot water reservoir A ₄ and at the time of hot water reservoir, respectively. (A) is a perspective view in the state where the height of the portion of the predetermined central angle of the peripheral wall portion 11 ″ of the water reservoir main body 21 is lowered, and (b) is a sectional view taken along the line ZZ of (a). It is. It is sectional drawing of the part of the drain pipe 1 of the washing place B of the bathroom R. FIG.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to a reference example and a plurality of examples.

Reference example 1

A hot water reservoir A _{1 according} to Reference Example 1 of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. The washing place B of the bathroom R is formed in a stepped shape with respect to the other parts and is formed low, and the drainage that discharges the hot water HW that has flowed into the washing place B at the lowest part close to the wall surface W in the washing place B. A pipe 1 is provided, and a drainage dish 3 (FIG. 13) having a dish shape and having a number of drainage holes is fitted in the drainage dish fitting recess 2 at the upper end of the drainage pipe 1. Yes. The drainage tray 3 is disposed on substantially the same plane as the tile surface 4 of the washing place B. In FIG. 1, M is a person, 5 is a shower hose with a shower tube 6 connected to the tip, and 7 is a water tap.

In the hot water reservoir A ₁ , a bottom wall portion 12 is integrally formed on the bottom of a short cylindrical peripheral wall portion 11 having an inner diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the drain pipe 1, and the outer periphery of the bottom wall portion 12 An annular fitting portion 13 to be fitted into the drainage tray fitting recess 2 at the upper end portion of the drain pipe 1 is formed in a step shape with respect to the peripheral wall portion 11. A number of drain holes 14 having a short slit shape are formed in the bottom wall portion 12 along the same direction. The height K of the peripheral wall 11 is preferably about 3 to 5 cm from the viewpoint of securing the amount of hot water necessary to warm the bathroom R. The material of the hot water reservoir A ₁ is preferably a material having a density larger than that of water in order to prevent the buoyancy from rising in the state where the hot water HW is stretched in the washing place B. From the viewpoint of avoiding corrosion, light metals such as aluminum are preferable. In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 8 denotes a flange provided on the upper end of the drain pipe 1 toward the outside.

For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the permanent drainage tray 3 is removed, and the bottom wall portion 12 of the water sump A ₁ is inserted into the drainage tray fitting recess 2 at the upper end portion of the drainage pipe 1. A fitting portion 13 formed on the outer peripheral portion of the drain pipe 1 is fitted, and a hot water reservoir A ₁ is installed at the upper end portion of the drain pipe 1. In this state, for example, when performing a shower bath, the washing water HW used for this is stored in the washing place B until the depth reaches K, and the washing water HW exceeding this depth is stored in the hot water reservoir. The water flows over the upper end of the peripheral wall 11 of A ₁ and drains from the drain pipe 1 through the drain hole 14 of the bottom wall 12 to the outside. By storing the washing water HW having a depth K in the washing place B, the entire interior of the bathroom R is warmed.

The hot water reservoir A ₁ is used because the fitting portion 13 of the bottom wall portion 12 is fitted into the drainage tray fitting concave portion 2 of the drainage pipe 1 and installed at the upper end portion of the drainage pipe 1. There is little risk of slipping out of the inside.

A hot water reservoir A _{2 according} to Example 1 of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The hot water reservoir A ₂ is formed by forming a drainage port H ₂ on the peripheral wall portion 11 of the hot water reservoir A ₁ so as to cope with the case where the hot water HW is not stretched in the washing place B. That is, the circumferential direction of the specific one place of the peripheral wall portion 11, the total height water outlet H ₂ over a are formed, the discharge port H ₂ is a slidable vertically in cross section the peripheral wall 11 is configured to be wholly or partly closed by a closing plate 15 formed in an arc shape corresponding to 11. Note that the facing end surface 11a of the peripheral wall portion 11 formed by providing a drain outlet H ₂ over a total height in the peripheral wall portion 11, together with the fitting groove 16a over the entire height has been formed, of the closure plate 15 each end surface along the vertical direction, the fitting protrusion 16b corresponding to the fitting groove 16a is formed, both 16a, the fitting of 16b, in the portion of the discharge port of H ₂ peripheral wall 11, the peripheral wall A closing plate 15 is slidably fitted to the portion 11.

Therefore, in the state in which all the water outlet of H ₂ peripheral wall portion 11 of the hot water reservoir device A ₂ is closed by the closing plate 15, it is possible to store hot water HW in washing area B, the drain outlet H ₂ all or When the part is opened, the hot water HW that has been poured into the washing place B is discharged to the drain pipe 1 through the drain port H ₂ . The amount of discharge can be adjusted by adjusting the opening area of the drain outlet H ₂ by the closing plate 15. For this reason, with respect to both the case where hot water HW is stored in the washing place B while the hot water reservoir A ₂ is installed at the upper end of the drain pipe 1, and the case where the hot water HW flowed to the washing place B is drained as it is. It becomes possible to cope.

When it is desired to increase the amount of waste water it can be addressed by providing a drain outlet H ₂ at a plurality of positions along the circumferential direction.

A hot water reservoir A _{3 according} to Embodiment 2 of the present invention is shown in FIGS. As with the hot water reservoir A _{2 of the} first embodiment, the hot water reservoir A ₃ is installed at the upper end of the drain pipe 1 while the hot water HW is stored in the washing place B, and the hot water HW that has been poured into the washing place B. It is possible to deal with both cases of draining water as it is. The hot water reservoir A ₃ includes a hot water reservoir main body 21 and a short cylindrical opening adjusting tool 22 that is rotatably fitted to the outer side of the peripheral wall portion 11 ′ of the hot water reservoir main body 21. The basic structure of the hot water reservoir main body 21 is similar to the hot water reservoir A ₂ , and the only difference is the formation position of the drain port H ₃₁ formed in the peripheral wall portion 11 ′. For other identical parts, only the reference numerals are attached to the drawings, and the description is omitted. That is, a plurality of drain holes H ₃₁ opened from the lower end to the middle in the height direction are formed at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction in the peripheral wall portion 11 ′ of the hot water pool main body 21.

On the other hand, the opening adjuster 22 has a slightly larger similar shape to the peripheral wall portion 11 ′ of the hot water reservoir main body 21, and is located at a position corresponding to the plurality of drain holes H ₃₁ formed in the peripheral wall portion 11 ′. drain outlet H ₃₂ equivalent shape is formed. The height of the water outlet H ₃₂ is equal to the height of the water outlet H _31, the length along the circumferential direction of the drain outlet H ₃₂ is slightly shorter than that of the drain outlet H _31.

For this reason, when the hot water HW is stored in the washing place B, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 8A, each drain port H ₃₁ provided in the peripheral wall portion 11 ′ of the hot water main body 21 is provided. When, by shifting the position along the circumferential direction of the discharge port H ₃₂ opening adjuster 22 is fitted on the outside, is closed all the drain outlet H ₃₁ of the hot water reservoir tool main body 21 by opening adjuster 22 . On the other hand, in order to drain the hot water HW that has been washed away in the washing place B as it is, as shown in FIGS. 7 (b) and 8 (b), each drainage provided on the peripheral wall portion 11 ′ of the hot water sump main body 21 is used. mouth H _31, the position along the circumferential direction of the discharge port H ₃₂ opening adjuster 22 is fitted to the outside thereof is matched, each drain outlet H _31, H _32, functions as the original discharge port Let In the case where each drain outlet H ₃₁ , H ₃₂ functions as an original drain outlet, each drain outlet H ₃₁ , H ₃₂ is adjusted by adjusting the position along the circumferential direction of the opening adjuster 22 relative to the hot water reservoir main body 21. Since the area of the synthetic drain port formed by the synthesis of can be adjusted, the discharge amount of the hot water HW at the washing place B can be adjusted.

A hot water reservoir A _{4 according} to Embodiment 3 of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 9 to 12. The hot water reservoir A ₄ is similar to each of the hot water reservoirs A ₂ and A _{3 of the} first and second embodiments. The hot water reservoir A ₄ is installed at the upper end of the drain pipe 1 and the hot water HW is stored in the washing place B. It is possible to cope with both cases in which the hot water HW flowed to B is drained as it is. The hot water reservoir A ₄ includes a hot water reservoir body 31 and a short cylindrical adjustment tool 32 that is rotatably fitted to the outer side of the peripheral wall portion 11 ″ of the hot water reservoir body 31. The main body 31 includes a peripheral wall portion 11 ″ and a bottom wall portion 12 formed integrally with the peripheral wall portion 11 ″, and the height of a predetermined intermediate angle portion of the peripheral wall portion 11 ″ is gradually changed. "is a is formed, the height change section 11" height changing portion 11 in the height lowest part of a, drain outlet H ₄₁ which is opened from the lower end to a portion near the top end is formed, the drain outlet The connecting portion 33 forming the upper end of the H ₄₁ includes a height changing portion 11 ″ a and a general portion (a portion where the height excluding the “height changing portion 11 ″ a” is constant) of the peripheral wall portion 11 ″. It becomes the form which connected. Therefore, one end of the height changing portion 11 ″ a is connected in a state where the height gradually changes with respect to the general portion, but the other end is connected to the general portion in a step shape. . on the other hand, the adjuster 32 has a peripheral wall as well as 11 "height changing portion 32a and the drain port H ₄₂ of the hot water reservoir tool main body 31, the direction of change in the height of the height change part 32a The only difference is that the peripheral wall portion 11 ″ of the hot water pool main body 31 is in the opposite relation to the height changing portion 11 ″ a, and the other configuration is the same. In the figure, reference numeral 34 denotes a connecting portion of the adjustment tool 32.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), a water outlet H ₄₁ of the peripheral wall 11 of the hot water reservoir device body 31 "and match the drain outlet H ₄₂ of the adjusting device 32, the respective drain outlet H ₄₁ , H ₄₂ , except for the connecting portions 33, 34, a drain outlet is formed over the entire height to discharge the hot water HW accumulated in the washing place B, and the discharge amount can be increased. 11 (b), when the stepped portion of the peripheral wall portion 11 ″ of the hot water main body 31 and the general portion of the adjusting device 32 is slightly overlapped, the drain ports of both 11 ″ and 32 Both H ₄₁ and H ₄₂ are closed by the other general part, and have the same height K over the entire circumference, and the hot water HW is stored in the washing place B at this height.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, when the peripheral wall portion 11 ″ of the hot water pool main body 31 and the height changing portions 11 ″ a, 32a of the adjusting device 32 are overlapped with each other, In a state where both of the drain outlets H ₄₁ and H ₄₂ are closed by the other general portion, a portion where the height of the peripheral wall portion as the hot water reservoir A ₄ is lower than the height K of the general portion is generated. . Therefore, it is possible to adjust the depth of the hot water HW accumulated in the washing place B. Note that in FIG. 12, K 'denotes the height of the lowest part of the peripheral wall portion of the hot water reservoir member a _4.

A _{1 to} A ₄ : Bathtub
B: wash place _{H 2, H 31, H 32} , H 41, H 42: water outlet
HW: Hot water (wash water)
R: Bathroom
1: Drain pipe
2: Drain tray fitting recess
3: Drain tray 11, 11 ', 11 ": The peripheral wall part of a water reservoir
11 "a: Height changing portion of the peripheral wall
12: The bottom wall of the sump
13: Putting part of a water reservoir
14: Drainage hole
15: Closure plate 21, 31: Hot water sump body
22: Opening adjuster
32: Adjuster
32a: Height changing portion of the adjustment tool

Claims (3)

Used to store hot water in a bathroom washroom with a drain pan fitted to the upper end of the drainpipe,
A bottom wall portion is integrally formed at the bottom of the short cylindrical peripheral wall portion having an inner diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the drain pipe, and a plurality of drain holes are formed in the bottom wall portion,
In the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall portion, a water sump in which a fitting portion that can be fitted into a drainage tray fitting recess provided in an upper end opening of the drainage pipe is formed,
A drainage port extending over the entire height is formed in a part of the peripheral wall portion, and the drainage port is partially or entirely blocked by a closing plate that is slidable in the vertical direction, depending on the arrangement position of the blocking plate in the vertical direction. A hot water storage device used in a bathroom washing place, wherein the drainage amount is adjusted by adjusting an opening area of the drainage port. Used to store hot water in a bathroom washroom with a drain pan fitted to the upper end of the drainpipe,
A bottom wall portion is integrally formed at the bottom of the short cylindrical peripheral wall portion having an inner diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the drain pipe, and a plurality of drain holes are formed in the bottom wall portion,
In the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall portion, a water sump in which a fitting portion that can be fitted into a drainage tray fitting recess provided in an upper end opening of the drainage pipe is formed,
The peripheral wall portion is formed with a plurality of drainage openings that are opened at a predetermined interval along the circumferential direction and partway along the height direction from the lower end, and on the outer side of the peripheral wall portion, A cylindrical opening adjuster having a plurality of similar drain ports formed at positions corresponding to the plurality of drain ports formed is rotatably fitted,
By adjusting the position in the circumferential direction of the opening adjustment tool with respect to the peripheral wall portion, the drainage amount is adjusted by adjusting the area of the synthetic drainage port where the drainage ports of the peripheral wall portion and the opening adjustment tool are combined. A hot water sump used in bathroom washrooms. Used to store hot water in a bathroom washroom with a drain pan fitted to the upper end of the drainpipe,
A bottom wall portion is integrally formed at the bottom of the short cylindrical peripheral wall portion having an inner diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the drain pipe, and a plurality of drain holes are formed in the bottom wall portion,
In the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall portion, a water sump in which a fitting portion that can be fitted into a drainage tray fitting recess provided in an upper end opening of the drainage pipe is formed,
The predetermined central angle portion in the peripheral wall portion is a height changing portion in which the height of the peripheral wall portion is gradually changed, and the height changing portion has the lowest height from the lower end. A drain outlet that is opened halfway along the direction is formed, and on the outer side of the peripheral wall portion, a cylindrical body having the same height as the peripheral wall portion, and only the direction of the height change of the height changing portion is the peripheral wall. An adjustment tool with a configuration opposite to that of the part is rotatably fitted,
Adjusting the amount of drainage by adjusting the area of the synthetic drainage port where the drainage ports of the peripheral wall part and the adjustment tool are combined by adjusting the circumferential position of the adjustment tool with respect to the peripheral wall part, the peripheral wall part and By adjusting the overlap length along the circumferential direction of each height changing portion of the adjustment tool, the height of the drainage port is closed, and the height is lowered at a predetermined central angle portion of the peripheral wall portion, thereby washing the bathroom. A hot water reservoir used in a bathroom washing place, characterized in that the depth of hot water stored in the bathroom is changed.

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