Shelf plate of toilet cabinet
The shelf board for toilet cabinets addresses the challenge of storing long-handled items by incorporating a locking mechanism and adjustable design, ensuring efficient use of space and secure storage.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2023106303
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-06-28
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-17
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Abstract
Description
[Technical field]
[0001] SUMMARY The present disclosure relates to toilet cabinet shelves. [Background technology]
[0002] Conventionally, it is known that a shelf board is provided with a shelf board mounting hole in a side plate of a shelf, and a protrusion formed on the shelf board is inserted into the shelf board mounting hole to fix the shelf board. It has been proposed to use such a shelf board in a toilet cabinet so that the shelf board can be freely mounted as needed within a limited space (for example, see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2004-24292 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0004] When a shelf is installed in a toilet cabinet, there is no place to store items with long handles, such as brooms and wipers, and it may be difficult to store them in the cabinet. If the shelf is made smaller, space for storing the handles is created, but there is a problem that the amount of storage is reduced because the surface area of the shelf is smaller. [Means for solving the problem]
[0005] The present disclosure relates to a shelf for a toilet cabinet having a plate-shaped shelf body that divides the interior of the toilet cabinet, and an article locking portion that is arranged on the periphery of the shelf body and is capable of locking an article. [Brief description of the drawings]
[0006] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a toilet room of the present embodiment. [Diagram 2]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the shelf board of the present embodiment, seen from above. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the shelf board of the present embodiment, seen from below. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0007] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. A shelf board 1 of a toilet cabinet of this embodiment is disposed inside a toilet cabinet 5 disposed in a toilet room 100.
[0008] 1, the toilet room 100 is a substantially rectangular space with its longitudinal direction aligned along a front-rear direction D1 connecting an entrance (not shown) on the front side of the toilet room 100 to a rear side opposite the entrance. The toilet room 100 has a rear wall 101 on the rear side, a pair of side walls 102 on one side and the other side in a width direction D2 of the rear wall 101, a front wall (not shown) provided with a door for entrance and exit, and a floor surface 103 on which a toilet cabinet 5 is provided.
[0009] In this specification, the vertical direction refers to the top-bottom direction, and the width direction D2 refers to the horizontal direction connecting the left and right sides when the toilet cabinet 5 is viewed from the front, from the entrance side of the toilet room 100 toward the rear wall 101, as shown in Fig. 1. Furthermore, left and right refer to the left and right sides when the toilet cabinet 5 is viewed from the front. Furthermore, the front or near side refers to the entrance side of the toilet room 100, and the rear or far side refers to the rear wall 101 side.
[0010] A toilet cabinet 5 and a toilet bowl 6 are arranged inside the toilet room 100. The toilet bowl 6 is arranged in front of the toilet cabinet 5, and has a toilet body 61, a toilet seat 62, a toilet lid 63, a tank 64, a drainage section 65, and a water supply section 66.
[0011] The toilet body 61 is a concave container that is open at the top, and is placed on the floor surface 103. The toilet body 61 is formed with a drain outlet at the bottom for discharging waste and the like, and the drain outlet is connected to a sewer pipe on the rear side of the toilet body 61 through a drain trap (not shown).
[0012] The toilet seat 62 is disposed on the upper surface of the toilet body 61 and is a member on which a user sits. The toilet lid 63 is a lid material that covers the upper opening of the toilet body 61. The toilet seat 62 and the toilet lid 63 are each rotatably connected by a hinge portion disposed on the rear side of the toilet body 61, and are provided so as to be able to be opened and closed.
[0013] Tank 64 is disposed behind toilet body 61, and stores flush water inside. Water is supplied to tank 64 from an external water source. The flush water stored in tank 64 is supplied to toilet body 61 through a pipe (not shown) that connects tank 64 and toilet body 61.
[0014] The drainage section 65 is connected to a drain outlet (not shown) provided on the rear side of the toilet body 61. The drainage section 65 is configured by connecting a drain pipe (not shown) to a sewer pipe inside below the floor surface 103.
[0015] Water supply unit 66 is composed of a water supply pipe (not shown) that supplies water from an external water source to tank 64. Water supply unit 66 also has a water supply hose 66a that branches off from the water supply pipe and supplies wash water to the shower toilet and hand-washing bowl 67.
[0016] The toilet cabinet 5 is disposed inside the toilet room 100, and is disposed behind the toilet bowl 6. The toilet cabinet 5 is a shelf capable of storing a tank 64, a drainage section 65, a water supply section 66, as well as cleaning tools and sanitary products, between the toilet bowl 6 and the rear wall 101. The toilet cabinet 5 has a side panel 51, a connecting section 52, a front panel 53, a storage section 54, a shelf panel 1, and a top panel 55.
[0017] The side panels 51 are arranged in pairs on one side and the other side in the width direction D2 of the toilet room 100, and are arranged to extend from the front side to the back side. The side panels 51 have a side panel main body 511 and a shelf panel mounting hole 512.
[0018] The side panel body 511 has a generally rectangular shape with a partial cutout formed on the periphery, and is disposed so that its short side extends in the front-to-rear direction D1 of the toilet room 100 and its long side extends in the up-down direction. The side panel body 511 is disposed above and away from the floor surface 103, and is attached and fixed to the rear wall 101 of the toilet room 100 by a connecting part 52 described later.
[0019] The shelf mounting holes 512 are through holes formed in the side panel main body 511. The shelf mounting holes 512 are arranged as a pair of holes aligned in the short side direction of the side panel main body 511 (the front-rear direction D1 of the toilet room 100), and another pair is arranged at a position spaced downward therefrom.
[0020] The connecting portion 52 is a plate-like member that connects the rear end portions of the pair of side panel main bodies 511. The connecting portion 52 is a substantially rectangular plate that is long in the width direction D2 of the toilet room 100, and the back surface of the plate is fixed to the rear wall 101 of the toilet room 100. The connecting portion 52 connects the pair of side panels 51, and at the same time, connects the rear wall 101 and each of the side panels 51 to support the side panels 51.
[0021] The front panel 53 is a plate-like member disposed on the front surface of the toilet cabinet 5. The front panel 53 has a central front panel 531 and a pair of side panels 532. The front panel 53 is a plate-like member that separates the inside and outside of the toilet cabinet 5.
[0022] 1, the central front panel 531 is disposed at the approximate center lower part in the width direction D2 of the front plate portion 53. The lower end of the central front panel 531 is supported by the floor surface 103, and the back surfaces on both ends in the width direction D2 are fixed and supported by the front ends of the side plates 51. A rectangular opening 531a is formed in the central part of the width direction D2 on the lower side of the central front panel 531. The toilet bowl 6 is disposed in the opening 531a, and the tank 64 disposed at the rear upper part of the toilet bowl 6 is concealed by the central front panel 531.
[0023] The pair of side panels 532 are plate-like members disposed on the outer sides of the central front panel 531 in the width direction D2. The pair of side panels 532 are attached with hinges 533 that are connected to washers 513 attached to the side plates 51, and are attached so that the outer sides in the width direction D2 can be opened and closed with the hinges 533 as the fulcrum for rotation. The pair of side panels 532 form doors that open and close the storage section 54, which will be described later.
[0024] The storage section 54 is a space surrounded by the side panel 51, the rear wall 101 of the toilet room 100, a pair of side walls 102, and a top panel 55 described later. The storage section 54 can be accessed from outside the toilet cabinet 5 by opening and closing a pair of side panels 532.
[0025] The top plate 55 is a so-called counter, and is a substantially rectangular plate disposed between the front plate 53 and the rear wall 101. The longitudinal direction of the top plate 55 is disposed along the width direction D2 of the toilet room 100. The top plate 55 is placed on and supported by the upper ends of the side plates 51, the connecting portions 52, and the front plate 53, and is also supported by support brackets 55a attached to both ends of the toilet room 100 in the width direction D2 and fixed to the rear wall 101.
[0026] The shelf board 1 is a plate-like member that is detachable from the side board 51. As shown in FIG.
[0027] The shelf body 10 is a plate-like member that divides the inside of the storage section 54 of the toilet cabinet 5, and has a generally rectangular shape in a plan view. Articles are placed on the shelf body 10 with the shelf 1 attached to the side plate 51. The shelf body 10 has an upper surface 11, a periphery 17, a reinforcing rib portion 12 (see FIG. 3), a fixed holding surface 13 (see FIG. 3), a fixed portion 14, and an adjustment portion 15. As shown in FIG. 1, with the shelf 1 attached to the side plate 51, the shelf body 10 is arranged such that its longitudinal direction is aligned with the width direction D2 of the toilet room 100.
[0028] The top surface 11 is the upper surface of the shelf body 10 and is a flat, thin plate surface. As shown in Fig. 3, the reinforcing rib portion 12 stands up from the reverse side of the top surface 11 toward the lower side in the height direction of the shelf body 10. The reinforcing rib portion 12 has multiple ribs 12a arranged at intervals. The reinforcing rib portion 12 extends in the thickness direction of the shelf body 10 from the top surface 11, which is composed of a thin plate surface, thereby increasing the strength of the shelf body 10.
[0029] The periphery 17 is an edge portion that defines the outer shape of the shelf body 10. The periphery 17 has a first outer edge 171, a second outer edge 172, a third outer edge 173, and a fourth outer edge 174. The first outer edge 171 and the second outer edge 172 are outer edges that extend in the longitudinal direction of the shelf body 10. The first outer edge 171 and the second outer edge 172 are arranged opposite to each other. The first outer edge 171 is an outer edge that is located on the back side of the toilet cabinet 5 when the shelf 1 is attached to the side plate 51. The second outer edge 172 is an outer edge that is located on the front side of the toilet cabinet 5 when the shelf 1 is attached to the side plate 51. The third outer edge 173 and the fourth outer edge 174 are outer edges that extend in the lateral direction of the shelf body 10. The third outer edge 173 and the fourth outer edge 174 are arranged opposite to each other. The third outer edge 173 is an outer edge located on the inside of the toilet room 100 in the width direction D2 when the shelf board 1 is attached to the side board 51. The fourth outer edge 174 is an outer edge located on the outside of the toilet room 100 in the width direction D2 when the shelf board 1 is attached to the side board 51.
[0030] As shown in Fig. 3, the fixed holding surface 13 is a flat surface extending downward from the upper surface 11 on the third outer edge 173 side of the shelf body 10. The fixed holding surface 13 abuts against the side plate 51 when the shelf board 1 is attached to the side plate 51. The fixed holding surface 13 is a surface that supports the shelf board body 10 so that the shelf board 1 is installed at approximately 90 degrees relative to the side plate 51. When attached to the side plate 51, the fixed holding surface 13 is positioned inside the toilet room 100 in the width direction D2.
[0031] The adjustment portion 15 is a portion of the shelf body 10 whose external dimensions can be adjusted by cutting it out with a cutter or the like, and is disposed on the periphery 17 side of the shelf 1. The adjustment portion 15 has a thin-walled portion 155 and a flat portion 156, as well as a first adjustment portion 151 and a second adjustment portion 152. As shown in FIG. 3, the thin-walled portion 155 is configured by a groove formed in the shelf body 10 so as to reduce the thickness of the shelf body 10. A reinforcing rib portion 12 is formed adjacent to the thin-walled portion 155. The flat portion 156 is a flat surface between the thin-walled portion 155 and the adjacent thin-walled portion 155, or between the thin-walled portion 155 and the periphery 17.
[0032] As shown in FIG. 2, the first adjustment portion 151 is disposed on the other end side of the shelf body 10, i.e., on the fourth outer edge 174 side, assuming that the side where the shelf body 10 is attached to the side plate 51 is one end side and the side facing the side plate 51 is the other end side. In the first adjustment portion 151, a plurality of thin-walled portions 155 are disposed at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the shelf body 10 and are formed extending in the short direction of the shelf body 10 (i.e., in a direction perpendicular to the direction connecting one end and the other end of the shelf body 10). When the shelf 1 is installed, it is possible to cut along any one of the plurality of thin-walled portions 155. This adjusts the external dimensions in the direction connecting one end and the other end, that is, in this embodiment, the longitudinal direction of the shelf body 10.
[0033] The second adjustment section 152 is disposed on the first outer edge 171 and the second outer edge 172 side of the shelf body 10, and has a thin wall portion 155 extending in the longitudinal direction of the shelf body 10. The second adjustment section 152 is composed of a thin wall portion 155 formed on each of one side and the other side of the shelf body 10 in the lateral direction, and a flat portion 156 from the thin wall portion 155 to the first outer edge 171 and the second outer edge 172. When, for example, a water supply hose of the water supply section 66 is located at the back side of the storage section 54 and interferes with the shelf body 10, the second adjustment section 152 cuts off the thin wall portion 155, thereby adjusting the external dimension in the lateral direction of the shelf body 10. This makes it possible to install the shelf 1 while avoiding the interfering member. Since the same member can be attached to both the left and right sides of the shelf 1 of the toilet cabinet 5, the second adjustment parts 152 are arranged on both ends in the short direction of the shelf body 10. When the shelf 1 is attached to the side panel 51 with the orientation changed, the thin part 155 located on the back side of the storage section 54 is cut off.
[0034] The fixed portion 14 is adjacent to the adjustment portion 15 and is a portion where the thin portion 155 is not formed. The fixed portion 14 is formed by a flat upper surface 11 and a reinforcing rib portion 12 on the back surface of the upper surface 11. The fixed portion 14 is located on the third outer edge 173 side of the shelf board main body 10, i.e., the side where the first adjustment portion 151 is not formed. The fixed portion 14 is formed with a locking portion 2, which will be described later. The fixed portion 14 is formed integrally and continuously with the locking portion 2, and is connected to the pair of side panels 51 even if the adjustment portion 15 is cut off. Therefore, the shelf board 1 will not have an area smaller than the fixed portion 14.
[0035] The locking portion 2 is disposed on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the shelf body 10, i.e., on the third outer edge 173, and is a protrusion that protrudes outward from the shelf body 10. The locking portion 2 is formed in a claw shape that curves upward from the shelf body 10. The locking portion 2 is inserted into the shelf mounting hole 512 in the side plate 51 and locks onto the side plate 51.
[0036] The article locking portion 3 is disposed on the periphery 17 of the shelf board main body 10 and is a portion capable of locking an article. The article locking portion 3 has a notch portion 30 formed by cutting out the periphery of the shelf board main body 10.
[0037] The cutout portion 30 is disposed on one end side of the shelf body 10 where the locking portion 2 is formed. The cutout portion 30 is formed by cutting out the periphery 17 of the shelf body 10, and is a portion where a generally cylindrical handle 9 of a long item such as a broom, wiper or the like can be locked. Specifically, the cutout portion 30 is a curved hole formed by cutting out part of the periphery of the first outer edge 171 and the second outer edge 172. The cutout portion 30 has a curved portion 31, a long hole opening 32, and an item holding portion 33.
[0038] 2, the curved portion 31 is a portion that forms the outline of the cutout portion 30 and is formed by a curved surface that is recessed inward from the periphery 17 of the shelf body 10 in a plan view. The curved portion 31 constitutes a side surface that extends downward from the upper surface 11 in the thickness direction of the shelf body 10. A handle 9 of a broom, wiper, or the like slidably abuts against the curved portion 31.
[0039] The long hole opening 32 is a hole formed so as to be surrounded by the curved portion 31, and penetrates from the upper surface 11 to the rear surface of the shelf body 10. The long hole opening 32 has a vertically elongated shape along the longitudinal direction of the shelf body 10. The long hole opening 32 has a locking hole portion 321 and an entrance / exit portion 322.
[0040] The locking hole 321 is formed on the end side in the longitudinal direction of the elongated opening 32. The locking hole 321 is formed by cutting out the other end side (fourth outer edge 174 side) of the shelf body 10 in the elongated opening 32 in a substantially semicircular shape, and the semicircular opening faces one end side (third outer edge 173 side) in the longitudinal direction of the shelf body 10. The long handle 9 is locked in the locking hole 321.
[0041] The entrance / exit portion 322 is located on one end side (third outer edge 173 side) of the shelf body 10 in the elongated hole opening 32, and is disposed so as to continue from the semicircular opening of the locking hole portion 321 to an opening formed on the periphery of the shelf body 10. The entrance / exit portion 322 is formed so as to continue from the locking hole portion 321. The entrance / exit portion 322 curves from the opening of the locking hole portion 321 toward the periphery 17 of the shelf body 10 at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the opening of the locking hole portion 321. In other words, the entrance / exit portion 322 is open toward the front. The entrance / exit portion 322 is an opening that receives the handle 9 toward the locking hole portion 321.
[0042] The article holding portion 33 is formed by a part of the periphery 17 of the shelf body 10 facing the locking hole 321. The article holding portion 33 is disposed adjacent to the entrance / exit portion 322 along the longitudinal direction of the shelf body 10. The article holding portion 33 is also disposed adjacent to the outer side of the locking hole 321 in the lateral direction of the shelf body 10 and extends in the width direction D2 so as to close the periphery 17 side of the locking hole 321. Due to such a positional relationship between the locking hole 321 and the entrance / exit portion 322, the article holding portion 33 holds the handle 9 so as not to easily come out of the locking hole 321 after the long handle 9 inserted from the entrance / exit portion 322 is locked in the locking hole 321.
[0043] According to this embodiment, the following effects are achieved. The shelf 1 of the toilet cabinet is configured to include a plate-shaped shelf body 10 that divides the interior of the toilet cabinet 5, and an article locking portion 3 that is arranged on the periphery 17 of the shelf body 10 and is capable of locking an article. Because the article locking portion 3 that is capable of locking an article is formed on the shelf body 10, it is easy to store articles inside the toilet cabinet 5. By locking an article to the article locking portion 3, it is possible to store articles such as wipers without reducing the area of the shelf body 10 on which the article is placed.
[0044] According to this embodiment, the article locking portion 3 is configured to include a cutout portion 30 formed by cutting out the peripheral edge 17 of the shelf body 10. Since the article locking portion 3 has the cutout portion 30 capable of locking the handle 9 of a long article such as a wiper, it is easy to store a long article inside the toilet cabinet 5. In addition, a long article such as a wiper can be stored without reducing the area of the shelf body 10 in order to store the long article.
[0045] According to this embodiment, the shelf body 10 is configured to include an adjustment section 15 having a thin-walled section 155 and capable of adjusting the outer dimensions, and a fixed section 14 adjacent to the adjustment section 15. This makes it possible to easily adjust the outer dimensions of the shelf body 10 by removing the thin-walled section 155 to match the opening dimension of the interior of the toilet cabinet 5 where the shelf 1 is to be attached.
[0046] According to this embodiment, the shelf board is further configured to include a locking portion 2 that is disposed at one end of the shelf board body 10 and locks with the side panel 51 of the toilet cabinet 5. A cutout portion 30 is disposed at one end of the shelf board body 10 where the locking portion 2 is formed. The adjustment portion 15 is configured at the other end of the shelf board body 10, including a thin portion 155 that extends in a direction perpendicular to one end and the other end of the shelf board body 10. Since the cutout portion 30 is disposed on the side where the locking portion 2 is formed, even if the outer dimensions of the shelf board body 10 are adjusted by removing the thin portion 155 located at the other end, the cutout portion 30 is not removed. Therefore, even if the outer dimensions are adjusted, a long object such as a wiper can be locked in the cutout portion 30. In addition, the thin portion 155 extends in a direction perpendicular to the direction connecting one end and the other end, and when the thin portion 155 is removed, the length of the shelf board body 10 in the longitudinal direction (the direction connecting one end and the other end) is adjusted.
[0047] According to this embodiment, the cutout portion 30 is configured to include a curved portion 31 that is curved in a plan view. This allows the handle of a wiper or the like to be slid and locked onto the curved portion 31, so that the locking is performed smoothly and convenience is improved.
[0048] According to this embodiment, the cutout portion 30 is configured to include an elongated opening 32 formed so as to be surrounded by the curved portion 31. Because the cutout portion 30 has the elongated opening 32, when the handle 9 of a wiper or the like is engaged in the cutout portion 30, the handle 9 can be engaged by moving it toward one side of the elongated opening 32, so that the handle 9 or the like is less likely to come off and the cutout portion 30 can be easily used.
[0049] According to this embodiment, the long hole opening 32 includes an entrance / exit portion 322 formed in the periphery 17, and a locking hole portion 321 that is continuous with the entrance / exit portion 322 and is formed on the longitudinal end side of the long hole opening 32. The cutout portion 30 is formed to include an article holding portion 33 that extends to close the locking hole portion 321 on the periphery 17 side of the shelf body 10. When a handle 9 of a wiper or the like is locked in the locking hole portion 321 formed on the longitudinal end side of the long hole opening 32, the article holding portion 33 extends to close the locking hole portion 321, so that the handle 9 or the like is less likely to come off and the cutout portion 30 can be easily used.
[0050] The present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope of achieving the object of the present disclosure are included in the present disclosure. For example, the article locking portion 3 may not have the notch portion 30, and may be configured to be able to lock an article by a protrusion or the like. The shape of the shelf body is not limited to a rectangle in a plan view, and the other end side may be curved. The position of the adjustment portion 15 is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. Also, although a broom and a wiper are given as examples of the article to be locked, and the handle is described as being approximately cylindrical, the type of article is not limited, and the handle does not have to be approximately cylindrical. [Explanation of symbols]
[0051] 1 shelf, 2 locking portion, 3 article locking portion, 5 toilet cabinet, 10 shelf body, 14 fixed portion, 15 adjustment portion, 30 cutout portion, 31 curved portion, 32 long hole opening, 33 article holding portion, 321 locking hole portion, 322 entrance / exit portion
Claims
1. A plate-shaped shelf body that divides the inside of the toilet cabinet, A shelf for a toilet cabinet, comprising: an article locking portion arranged on the periphery of the shelf body and capable of locking an article.
2. The shelf board of a toilet cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the article locking portion has a notch formed by cutting out a peripheral edge of the shelf board body.
3. The shelf body has a thin-walled portion and an adjustment portion capable of adjusting an outer dimension. The shelf board of claim 1 or 2, further comprising a fixed portion adjacent to the adjustment portion.
4. The shelf body further includes a locking portion disposed at one end thereof and adapted to be locked to a side panel of the toilet cabinet; The cutout portion is disposed on the one end side of the shelf board body where the locking portion is formed, The shelf of a toilet cabinet according to claim 3 , wherein the adjustment portion has a thin portion on the other end side of the shelf body, the thin portion extending in a direction perpendicular to a direction connecting the one end and the other end of the shelf body.
5. The shelf board of a toilet cabinet according to claim 2 , wherein the cutout portion has a curved portion that is curved in a plan view.
6. The shelf board of a toilet cabinet according to claim 5 , wherein the cutout portion has an elongated opening formed so as to be surrounded by the curved portion.
7. The elongated opening has an inlet / outlet portion formed on the periphery and a locking hole portion continuous with the inlet / outlet portion and formed on an end side of the elongated opening in the longitudinal direction, The shelf board of the toilet cabinet according to claim 6, wherein the cutout portion is formed with an article holding portion extending so as to close the peripheral edge side of the shelf board body at the locking hole portion.
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Fitting structure of shelf board
JP2004024292A