Water section member

Abstract

To provide a water section member that is attached to a wall by a magnet, and restrains a puddle between a back surface of the water section member and the wall.SOLUTION: A mirror 10 attached to a wall comprises: a back surface 10b opposed to the wall; and a magnet 12 provided on the back surface 10b, and capable of being attracted to the wall by a magnetic force. When the mirror 10 is attached to the wall, an upper side of the magnet 12 is curved so as to be convex upward.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a water-related component that is placed in a bathroom or the like. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a plumbing component to be placed in a bathroom or the like, a plumbing component is known that is provided with a magnet on the back surface thereof so that it can be attached to a wall by the magnetic force of the magnet (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2023-39821 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In wet environments such as bathrooms, water may pool on the magnet between the wall and the components around the water supply. Water pools can cause limescale stains, which is a hygiene issue.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and has an object to prevent water from pooling between the back surface of a plumbing component and the wall in a plumbing component that is attached to a wall with a magnet. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, a water supply component according to one aspect of the present invention is a water supply component to be attached to a wall, and includes a back surface facing the wall, and a magnet attached to the back surface and capable of being attracted to the wall by magnetic force. When the water supply component is attached to the wall, the upper side of the magnet is curved upwardly convexly or is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction.

[0007] Another aspect of the present invention is a water-related component. The water-related component is attached to a wall, and includes a back surface facing the wall and a magnet that is attached to the back surface and can be attracted to the wall by magnetic force. The magnet has a circular or elliptical outer shape.

[0008] Yet another aspect of the present invention is also a water-related component. This water-related component is attached to a wall, and includes a back surface facing the wall and a magnet that is provided on the back surface and can be attracted to the wall by magnetic force. The water-related component has an outer shape of a rectangle or a square. The magnet is arranged so that it does not have any sides parallel to the sides of the outer shape of the water-related component. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] A diagram showing a bathroom unit provided with a mirror in this embodiment. [Diagram 2] 2(a) and 2(b) are diagrams for explaining the mirror according to this embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a mirror according to another embodiment. [Figure 4] 2(a) and 2(b) are diagrams for explaining a mirror according to still another embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a mirror according to still another embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] The present invention will be described below based on preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings. The following configurations are for illustrative purposes to help understand the present disclosure, and the scope of the present disclosure is defined only by the appended claims. The same or equivalent components and members shown in each drawing are given the same reference numerals, and duplicated descriptions are omitted as appropriate. In addition, the dimensions of the members in each drawing are enlarged or reduced as appropriate to facilitate understanding. In addition, some of the members that are not important for explaining the embodiments in each drawing are omitted.

[0011] Here, a mirror will be taken as an example of a water-related component. As shown in Fig. 1, bathroom unit 100 includes bathtub 102, floor 104 provided adjacent to bathtub 102, wall 106 erected from floor 104, faucet device 108, hose 110 extending from faucet device 108, shower head 112 connected to the tip of hose 110, slide bar 114 supporting shower head 112 in a slidable manner, rack 116, mirror 10, and small mirror 11. Faucet device 108, slide bar 114, rack 116, mirror 10, and small mirror 11 are provided on wall 106.

[0012] In the bathroom unit 100 according to this embodiment, the mirror 10 and the small mirror 11 are attached to the wall 106 by the magnetic force of the magnets provided on the back of each of them. The wall 106 is made of a material that can attract the magnets by magnetic force. This material may be a soft magnetic material such as iron, or a hard magnetic material such as a ferrite magnet.

[0013] A mirror 10 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 2(a) and 2(b). Figure 2(a) is a rear view of the mirror 10. Figure 2(b) is a right side view of the mirror 10.

[0014] As shown in FIG. 2(a), mirror 10 has a circular outer shape when viewed from the front. Mirror 10 has front surface 10a facing the interior side of bathroom unit 100 and back surface 10b facing wall 106. Mirror 10 may be a resin mirror or a glass mirror. The resin mirror may have a structure in which a mirror film and a protective sheet are attached to the front surface of a resin plate, or may have aluminum vapor-deposited on the rear surface of a resin plate and further coated with a back coat. The glass mirror may have silver vapor-deposited on the rear surface of glass and further coated with a back coat.

[0015] 2(a) and 2(b), multiple magnets 12 capable of being attracted to the wall 106 by magnetic force are provided on the back surface 10b of the mirror 10. Here, five magnets 12 are provided at the top, bottom, left and right ends and in the center of the circular back surface 10b, but the number and positions of the magnets 12 are not particularly limited and are designed taking into consideration the stability when attached to the mirror, ease of attachment and detachment, etc. Instead of multiple small magnets 12, one large magnet may be provided.

[0016] In the mirror 10 according to this embodiment, the magnet 12 has a circular outer shape. By making the outer shape of the magnet 12 circular in this way, water that falls on the magnet 12 flows away spontaneously, so that it is possible to prevent water from puddling on the magnet 12 between the back surface 10b of the mirror 10 and the wall 106. In an experiment conducted by the present inventor, it was possible to reduce water puddles to about one-tenth of the amount when the magnet was rectangular and arranged so that the top edge of the magnet was horizontal. As a result, water stains can be prevented, improving hygiene.

[0017] In this embodiment, since the magnet 12 has a circular outer shape, the effect of preventing water puddles can be achieved regardless of the orientation of the mirror 10 attached to the wall 106.

[0018] The outer shape of the magnet 12 may be elliptical. In this case, water that falls on the magnet flows away spontaneously, so that it is possible to prevent water from pooling on the magnet between the rear surface 10b of the mirror 10 and the wall 106.

[0019] The outer shape of the magnet 12 is not limited to a circular or elliptical shape, and may be any shape in which the upper side of the magnet 12 is curved upwardly convexly when the mirror 10 is attached to the wall 106 in the correct orientation. The "correct orientation" means a "pre-set orientation." A mark or design indicating this "correct orientation" may be provided in a position that is visible from the front side of the mirror 10. The "upper side of the magnet" refers to the side of the magnet 12 that is visible when viewed from above. Examples of such an upwardly convex curved shape include a semicircular shape and a sector shape. When the outer shape of the magnet 12 is a circular or elliptical shape, it is also included in the shape in which the upper side of the magnet 12 is curved upwardly convexly.

[0020] Another embodiment of the mirror will be described with reference to Fig. 3. The mirror 30 shown in Fig. 3 has a circular outer shape when viewed from the front. The mirror 30 has a surface facing the interior side of the bathroom unit 100 and a back surface 30b facing the wall 106. The back surface 30b of the mirror 30 is provided with a plurality of magnets 32 (five pieces) that can be attracted to the wall 106 by magnetic force.

[0021] In the mirror 30 according to this embodiment, the magnet 32 ​​has a square outer shape. The magnet 32 ​​is arranged so that the upper side is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction when the mirror 30 is attached to the wall 106 in the correct orientation. A mark or design indicating this "correct orientation" may be provided at a position that is visible from the front side of the mirror 30. The upper side of the magnet 32 ​​is the side of the magnet 32 ​​that is visible when viewed from above, and as shown in FIG. 3, the two sides of the side 32b and the side 32c that sandwich one vertex 32a are the upper side. Such an arrangement of the magnet 32 ​​can also be expressed as the magnet 32 ​​being arranged so that the single vertex 32a of the square is at the highest position when the mirror 30 is attached to the wall 106 in the correct orientation. By arranging the magnet 32 ​​in this way, water that falls on the magnet 32 ​​flows spontaneously, so that it is possible to prevent a puddle from occurring on the magnet 32 ​​between the back surface 30b of the mirror 30 and the wall 106.

[0022] 3, the outer shape of the magnet 32 ​​is a square, but the outer shape of the magnet 32 ​​is not limited to this and may be other types of quadrilateral shapes such as a rectangle, a diamond, etc. Furthermore, the outer shape of the magnet 32 ​​is not limited to a quadrilateral shape and may be other types of polygonal shapes such as a triangle, a pentagon, etc.

[0023] Another embodiment of the mirror will be described with reference to Figures 4(a) and 4(b). Figure 4(a) is a rear view of the mirror 40. Figure 4(b) is a right side view of the mirror 40.

[0024] As shown in Fig. 4(a), the mirror 40 has a rectangular outer shape. The outer shape of the mirror 40 may be square when viewed from the front. The mirror 40 has a front surface 40a facing the interior side of the bathroom unit 100 and a back surface 40b facing the wall 106.

[0025] A plurality of magnets 42 are provided on the rear surface 40b of the mirror 40. Here, five magnets 42 are provided at the four corners and the center of the rear surface 40b, but the number and positions of the magnets 42 are not particularly limited and are designed taking into consideration the stability when attached to the mirror, ease of attachment and detachment, etc. Instead of the plurality of small magnets 42, one large magnet may be provided.

[0026] In the mirror 40 according to this embodiment, the magnet 42 has a circular outer shape. By making the magnet 42 have a circular outer shape in this way, water that falls on the magnet 42 flows away spontaneously, and it is possible to prevent water from puddling on the magnet 42 between the back surface 40b of the mirror 40 and the wall 106. In this embodiment, since the magnet 42 has a circular outer shape, the effect of preventing water from puddling can be achieved regardless of the orientation of the mirror 10 attached to the wall 106.

[0027] The outer shape of the magnet 42 may be elliptical. The outer shape of the magnet 12 may be such that the upper side of the magnet 42 is curved upwardly convexly when the mirror 40 is attached to the wall 106 in the correct orientation. The "correct orientation" may be an orientation in which one side of the rectangular or square mirror 40 is horizontal. A mark or design indicating this "correct orientation" may be provided in a position visible from the front side of the mirror 40.

[0028] With reference to Fig. 5, yet another embodiment of the mirror will be described. The mirror 30 shown in Fig. 5 has a rectangular outer shape when viewed from the front. The outer shape of the mirror 50 may be square. The mirror 50 has a surface facing the interior side of the bathroom unit 100, and a back surface 50b facing the wall 106. The back surface 30b of the mirror 30 is provided with multiple (five) magnets 52 that can be attracted to the wall 106 by magnetic force.

[0029] In the mirror 50 according to this embodiment, the magnet 52 has a square outer shape in rear view. The magnet 52 is arranged so that the upper side is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction when the mirror 50 is attached to the wall 106 in the correct orientation. The "correct orientation" may be an orientation in which one side of the rectangular or square mirror 50 is horizontal. A display or design indicating this "correct orientation" may be provided in a position that is visible from the front side of the mirror 50. The upper side of the magnet 52 is the side of the magnet 52 that is visible when viewed from above, and as shown in FIG. 5, the two sides of the side 52b and the side 52c that sandwich one vertex 52a are the upper side. Such an arrangement of the magnet 52 can also be expressed as the magnet 52 being arranged so that the single vertex 52a of the square is at the highest position when the mirror 50 is attached to the wall 106 in the correct orientation. By arranging the magnet 52 in this way, water that falls on the magnet 52 flows spontaneously, so that it is possible to prevent a puddle from occurring on the magnet 52 between the back surface 50b of the mirror 50 and the wall 106.

[0030] 5, the outer shape of magnet 52 is a square, but the outer shape of magnet 52 is not limited to this and may be other types of quadrilateral shapes such as a rectangle, a diamond, etc. Furthermore, the outer shape of magnet 52 is not limited to a quadrilateral shape and may be other types of polygonal shapes such as a triangle, a pentagon, etc.

[0031] 5, when the outer shape of the mirror 50 is rectangular or square, the magnet 52 may be arranged so that it does not have any side parallel to the outer shape of the mirror 50. A rectangular or square mirror 50 is usually arranged so that one side of the outer shape of the mirror 50 is horizontal. By arranging the magnet 52 so that it does not have any side parallel to the outer shape of the mirror 50, it is possible to prevent puddles from forming on the magnet 52 between the back surface 50b of the mirror 50 and the wall 106.

[0032] In the above-described embodiment, a mirror was used as an example of a wet-area component, but the wet-area component is not limited to a mirror and may be any component that can be attached to a wall using a magnet in a wet environment such as a bathroom.

[0033] The present invention has been described above based on the embodiment. This embodiment is an example, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the claims of the present invention, and it is understood by those skilled in the art that such modifications and changes are also within the scope of the claims of the present invention. Therefore, the description and drawings in this specification should be treated as illustrative rather than restrictive. [Explanation of symbols]

[0034] 10,30,40,50 mirror, 12,32,42,52 magnet, 100 bathroom unit, 106 wall.

Claims

1. A water-related component that is attached to a wall, A back surface facing the wall; a magnet provided on the rear surface and capable of being attracted to the wall by magnetic force; Equipped with When the plumbing component is attached to the wall, the upper side of the magnet is curved upwardly and convexly or is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction.

2. The magnet has a polygonal outer shape, The water supply component according to claim 1 , wherein the magnet is arranged so that a single vertex of a polygon is at the highest position when the water supply component is attached to the wall.

3. The water supply member according to claim 1 , wherein the magnet has an outer shape of a circle or an ellipse.

4. The water supply part according to claim 1 , wherein the water supply part is a mirror.

5. A water-related component that is attached to a wall, A back surface facing the wall; a magnet provided on the rear surface and capable of being attracted to the wall by magnetic force; Equipped with A water-related component, wherein the magnet has a circular or elliptical outer shape.

6. A water-related component that is attached to a wall, A back surface facing the wall; a magnet provided on the rear surface and capable of being attracted to the wall by magnetic force; Equipped with The outer shape of the water supply component is rectangular or square, The magnet is arranged so as not to have any side parallel to an outer side of the water supply member.

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