Hand wash basin unit

Abstract

To provide a hand wash basin unit capable of softening a sense of pressure.SOLUTION: A hand wash basin unit comprises: a hand wash basin body mounted on a wall of a toilet room where a toilet is installed; and a counter arranged at the lateral side of the toilet side of the hand wash basin body. When measuring along a front-back direction of the toilet room, a length of the counter is shorter than a length of the hand wash basin body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The technology disclosed in this specification relates to a handwashing unit.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a handwashing unit attached to the side wall of a toilet room. The handwashing unit includes a handwashing body having a bowl portion, a counter disposed adjacent to the side of the handwashing body, and a cabinet disposed below the counter.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Users may feel a sense of oppression from such a handwashing unit. This specification provides a handwashing unit capable of alleviating such a sense of oppression.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The handwashing unit disclosed in this specification includes a handwashing body attached to the wall of a toilet room where a toilet is installed, and a counter disposed on the side of the handwashing body on the toilet side. When measured along the front-rear direction of the toilet room, the length of the counter is shorter than the length of the handwashing body.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0007] (First Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 1, the hand-washing unit 10 is installed in a toilet room 2 where a toilet 4, such as in a house or an office, is installed. The hand-washing unit 10 is fixed to the side wall 100 of the toilet room 2. The side wall 100 of the toilet room 2 refers to the walls standing upright on the left and right in a state where a user of the toilet 4 is sitting on the toilet bowl 8 of the toilet 4. In this embodiment, an example is shown in which the hand-washing unit 10 is attached to the side wall 100 of the toilet room 2. The hand-washing unit 10 may be attached to a wall other than the side wall 100. In this embodiment, the direction in which the user of the hand-washing unit 10 faces the hand-washing unit 10 is defined as "back", the user side is defined as "front", the right hand side of the user is defined as "right", the left hand side is defined as "left", the upper side is defined as "up", and the lower side is defined as "down". The front-rear direction in a state where a user of the toilet 4 is sitting on the toilet bowl 8 of the toilet 4 coincides with the left-right direction of this embodiment.

[0008] The hand-washing unit 10 is used for a user who has used the toilet 4 in the toilet room 2 to wash their hands. The hand-washing unit 10 includes a hand-washing body 18, a counter 14, a back panel 12, a toilet paper holder 16, a faucet 20, a towel hanging member 22, a bracket 24, a water supply pipe 32, and a drain pipe 30.

[0009] As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the hand-washing unit 10 is assembled by combining one type of hand-washing body 18, one type of counter 14, one type of back panel 12, one type of paper towel dispenser 16, one type of faucet 20, one type of towel hanging member 22, and one type of water supply and drainage pipes 30, 32 from among the assembly sets of the hand-washing unit 10 including a plurality of types of hand-washing bodies 18, a plurality of types of counters 14, a plurality of types of back panels 12, a plurality of types of paper towel dispensers 16, a plurality of types of faucets 20, and a plurality of types of water supply and drainage pipes 30, 32 according to the user's preference, construction conditions, etc. The assembly set of the hand-washing unit 10 may include one or more types of mirrors, or the mirror may or may not be selected. Similarly, among the plurality of types of hand-washing bodies 18, the plurality of types of counters 14, the plurality of types of back panels 12, the plurality of types of paper towel dispensers 16, the plurality of types of faucets 20, and the plurality of types of water supply and drainage pipes 30, 32, at least one part may be selected, and the other parts may not be selected.

[0010] (Specific Configuration of Hand-Washing Unit 10) Hereinafter, an exemplary hand-washing unit 10 configured by combining one type of hand-washing body 18, one type of counter 14, one type of back panel 12, one type of paper towel dispenser 16, one type of faucet 20, one type of towel hanging member 22, and one type of water supply and drainage pipes 30, 32 from among the assembly sets of the hand-washing unit 10 will be described.

[0011] The hand-washing device main body 18 is made of pottery or the like. The hand-washing device main body 18 may be made of resin. As shown in FIG. 5, the hand-washing device main body 18 has a rectangular shape with the two front corners rounded. The hand-washing device main body 18 includes a bowl portion 18a and a faucet arrangement portion 18c. The faucet arrangement portion 18c is arranged at the right end portion of the hand-washing device main body 18. The faucet arrangement portion 18c has a flat upper surface. A faucet 20 is attached to the faucet arrangement portion 18c. The faucet 20 is connected to a water supply pipe 32. The faucet 20 discharges the water supplied through the water supply pipe 32. The water discharged from the faucet 20 is received by the bowl portion 18a adjacent to the left side of the faucet arrangement portion 18c. The bowl portion 18a has a shape that is recessed downward. A drain hole 18b is formed at the lowest position of the bowl portion 18a. The water discharged from the faucet 20 is guided to the bowl portion 18a and then guided from the drain hole 18b to the drain pipe 30. The water flowing out from the bowl portion 18a is guided to the sewer through the drain pipe 30.

[0012] As shown in FIG. 10, the hand-washing device main body 18 has an inclined surface 18s that inclines forward from bottom to top in a side view on the front portion on the front side. In the hand-washing device main body 18, the upper edge 18e of the inclined surface 18s is located at the most front side. The bowl portion 18a of the hand-washing device main body 18 requires a minimum dimension at the upper end side to fulfill the function of receiving splashing water droplets when the user washes hands. By arranging the inclined surface 18s on the hand-washing device main body 18, while ensuring the dimension of the upper end side of the bowl portion 18a, the dimension of the hand-washing device main body 18 can be reduced. Thereby, the sense of oppression of the user in the toilet room 2 can be alleviated.

[0013] The hand washer main body 18 is fixed to the side wall 100 via a bracket 24. The bracket 24 is fixed to the bottom surface of the hand washer main body 18. The bracket 24 is made of metal such as stainless steel. As shown in FIG. 7, the bracket 24 includes a flat plate portion 24c attached to the bottom surface of the hand washer main body 18, a flat plate-shaped attachment portion 24a extending vertically downward from the edge on the back side of the flat plate portion 24c, and a reinforcing portion 24b for maintaining the positional relationship between the flat plate portion 24c and the attachment portion 24a. The reinforcing portion 24b has a flat plate shape perpendicular to each of the flat plate portion 24c and the attachment portion 24a. The flat plate portion 24c is fixed to the hand washer main body 18 by being sandwiched between the hand washer main body 18 and a nut 24d by tightening the nut 24d on a screw portion 18d extending downward from the drain hole 18b of the hand washer main body 18. The attachment portion 24a is fixed to the side wall 100 via a fastener such as a screw.

[0014] A towel hanging member 22 is fixed to the bracket 24. As shown in FIG. 8, the towel hanging member 22 includes a towel hanging bar 22a and a pair of attachment portions 22b. The towel hanging bar 22a is composed of an extension portion 22d and a support portion 22e, as will be described in detail later. Each of the pair of attachment portions 22b is disposed below the hand washer main body 18 and fixed to the bracket 24. The pair of attachment portions 22b have the same configuration as each other. The attachment portion 22b is disposed on the back side of the front end of the bracket 24. The attachment portion 22b extends toward the back side. As shown in FIG. 9, the attachment portion 22b has a cylindrical opening inside. The towel hanging bar 22a is inserted into the opening of the attachment portion 22b. The end portion on the back side of the towel hanging bar 22a is attached to the attachment portion 22b by a screw 22c.

[0015] As shown in FIG. 10, the towel bar 22a has an extension portion 22d that extends forward from the front end of each of the pair of mounting portions 22b, beyond the lower front end of the hand-washing unit body 18, and forward. The extension portion 22d of the towel bar 22a is curved upward forward of the lower front end of the hand-washing unit body 18 and extends to the support portion 22e. The towel bar 22a is curved upward by an angle β with respect to the horizontal plane. The angle β is substantially equal to the angle α of the inclined surface 18s with respect to the horizontal plane. When the angle β is within the range of ±5 degrees with respect to the angle α, it can be said that the angle β is substantially equal to the angle α. By aligning the angles of the inclined surface 18s and the towel bar 22a, the appearance can be improved. Note that the angle β may be 0 degrees or more with respect to the horizontal direction, or may be equal to or less than the angle α. By making the angle β equal to or less than the angle α, it is possible to avoid a situation where the gap between the towel bar 22a and the inclined surface 18s becomes too small and it becomes difficult to hang a towel.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 1, the towel bar 22a includes a support portion 22e that extends horizontally in the left-right direction forward of the inclined surface 18s of the hand-washing unit body 18. The towel bar 22a can support a towel hung on the support portion 22e.

[0017] A counter 14 is arranged on the left side of the hand-washing unit body 18. The counter 14 has a flat plate shape. The counter 14 is made of resin. The counter 14 may be made of ceramic. The counter 14 has a flat upper surface. In a modified example, the counter 14 may have a depression in which a hand soap bottle, soap, etc. can be placed. The counter 14 can place hand soap or the like used when using the hand-washing unit 10. Personal belongings of the user, such as a mobile terminal, may be placed on the counter 14. As shown in FIG. 5, the counter 14 has a rectangular shape in which the corner portion on the front side of the left side, which is the end portion opposite to the hand-washing unit body 18, is rounded.

[0018] Counter 14 is arranged on the left end edge of the hand-washing device main body 18 with caulking sandwiched therebetween. The counter 14 and the hand-washing device main body 18 are positioned by the right end edge 14f of the counter 14 and the left end edge 18f of the hand-washing device main body 18 facing each other. Each of the right end edge 14f of the counter 14 and the left end edge 18f of the hand-washing device main body 18 can be referred to as a positioning portion. In the left-right direction, the length L2 of the counter 14 is shorter than the length L3 of the hand-washing device main body 18. In the left-right direction, the length L2 of the counter 14 may be shorter than the length L3' of the bowl portion 18a. The left-right direction can be referred to as the front-back direction when viewed from a user using the toilet 4. As shown in FIG. 1, the counter 14 is arranged such that the upper end edge 14h of the counter 14 is aligned with the upper end edge 18h of the hand-washing device main body 18 at the same height.

[0019] Above the counter 14, a back panel 12 is arranged. The back panel 12 extends from above the counter 14 to above the hand-washing device main body 18. The length of the back panel 12 in the left-right direction is equal to the total length of the length L2 and the length L3. The back panel 12 has a rectangular shape when viewed from the front. The back panel 12 is attached to the side wall 100. The back panel 12 includes a main body portion 12a fixed to the side wall 100 and a panel portion 12b detachably fitted into the main body portion 12a. The main body portion 12a includes a frame along the edge of the panel portion 12b. The main body portion 12a is arranged on the upper end edge 14h on the back side of the counter 14 and the upper end edge 18h on the back side of the hand-washing device main body 18 with caulking sandwiched therebetween. The lower end edge 12c of the main body portion 12a is positioned with respect to the counter 14 and the hand-washing device main body 18 by being arranged on the upper end edges 14h of the counter 14 and 18h of the hand-washing device main body 18. The lower end edge 12c of the main body portion 12a, the upper end edge 14h of the counter 14, and the upper end edge 18h of the hand-washing device main body 18 can each be referred to as a positioning portion. The panel portion 12b has a rectangular flat plate shape. The panel portion 12b is attached to the main body portion 12a by engaging with the frame of the main body portion 12a. The back panel 12 is replaceable by fixing the main body portion 12a to the side wall 100 and replacing the panel portion 12b.

[0020] A paper roll holder 16 is disposed on the lower surface of the counter 14. The paper roll holder 16 is fixed to the lower surface of the counter 14 via screws. As shown in FIG. 6, the paper roll holder 16 includes a cover portion 16a and a support bar 16b. The support bar 16b has a shape in which the side of the toilet 4 is open among rectangular frames. The support bar 16b extends rightward from the lower surface of the counter 14, curves downward at the right end and extends downward, and curves leftward at the lower end and extends leftward. The support bar 16b has a gap on the side of the toilet 4 that is open and through which a roll paper can be inserted from the left side. The right end of the support bar 16b is closed so that the roll paper does not fall. Thus, even when the distance between the paper roll holder 16 and the hand washer main body 18 is short, a roll paper can be set on the paper roll holder 16.

[0021] The cover portion 16a is swingably disposed on the support bar 16b. The cover portion 16a covers the roll paper attached to the support bar 16b.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 6, in the paper roll holder 16, the lower end edge 16e of the cover portion 16a is located on the frontmost side. In the counter 14, the edge 14e is located on the frontmost side. In the hand washer main body 18, the upper end edge 18e is located on the frontmost side. Comparing the maximum protruding dimension L4 from the side wall 100 of the paper roll holder 16, that is, the distance L4 between the side wall 100 and the lower end edge 16e, the maximum protruding dimension L5 from the side wall 100 of the counter 14, that is, the distance L5 between the side wall 100 and the edge 14e, and the maximum protruding dimension L6 from the side wall 100 of the hand washer main body 18, that is, the distance L6 between the side wall 100 and the upper end edge 18e, the dimension L6 is the longest at maximum, and the maximum protruding dimensions L4 and L5 are shorter in this order.

[0023] As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the hand washer unit 10 is configured by assembling members selected from a plurality of types of hand washer main bodies 18, a plurality of types of counters 14, a plurality of types of back panels 12, a plurality of types of paper roll holders 16, a plurality of types of faucets 20, a plurality of types of water supply and drainage pipes 30, 32, and a plurality of types of mirrors that can be selectively attached.

[0024] In the hand-washing unit main body 18 shown in FIG. 3, there are prepared a type in which the faucet arrangement portion 18c is arranged on the right side of the bowl portion 18a and a type in which the faucet arrangement portion 18c is arranged on the left side of the bowl portion 18a. In the hand-washing unit main body 18, further, there may be prepared a type in which at least one of the dimensions of the bowl portion 18a and the faucet arrangement portion 18c is different from the dimensions of the hand-washing unit main body 18 shown in FIG. 1. The counter 14 is provided with a right end edge 14f positioned with respect to the left end edge 18f of the hand-washing unit main body 18 and a type provided with a left end edge positioned with respect to the right end edge of the hand-washing unit main body 18. As shown in FIG. 11, by selecting the counter 14 of the type provided with a left end edge positioned with respect to the right end edge of the hand-washing unit main body 18, a configuration in which the toilet 4 is arranged on the right side of the hand-washing unit 10 can be adopted.

[0025] In the back panel 12, a plurality of types with different tile colors are prepared. In the back panel 12, further, one or more back panels 12 with different designs of the panel portion 12b may be prepared. Thereby, the back panel 12 can be selected according to the design of the toilet compartment 2. In the back panel 12, types with different lengths in the left-right direction may be prepared. In this configuration, it is also possible to select to arrange the back panel 12 on either the counter 14 or the hand-washing unit main body 18. The back panel 12 may be such that only the panel portion 12b is selectable.

[0026] Each of the plurality of types of hand-washing device bodies 18 has positioning portions that can be positioned relative to each other with respect to each of the plurality of types of counters 14 and the plurality of types of back panels 12. Each of the plurality of types of counters 14 has positioning portions that can be positioned relative to each other with respect to each of the plurality of types of hand-washing device bodies 18 and the plurality of types of back panels 12. Each of the plurality of types of back panels 12 has positioning portions that can be positioned relative to each other with respect to each of the plurality of types of hand-washing device bodies 18 and the plurality of types of counters 14. According to this configuration, no matter which combination is selected among the plurality of types of hand-washing device bodies 18, the plurality of types of counters 14, and the plurality of types of back panels 12, the hand-washing device body 18, the counter 14, and the back panel 12 can be appropriately arranged. In a modification, at least one of the plurality of types of hand-washing device bodies 18, the plurality of types of counters 14, and the plurality of types of back panels 12 may not have a positioning portion.

[0027] As shown in FIG. 4, in the paper towel dispenser 16, types in which the support bar 16b can insert the roll paper from the left end and types in which it can insert from the right end are prepared. In the paper towel dispenser 16, types with the cover portion 16a arranged and types without the cover portion 16a arranged may be prepared. Instead of these exemplified types of paper towel dispensers 16, paper towel dispensers 16 with different shapes and structures may be prepared. In addition to these exemplified types of paper towel dispensers 16, paper towel dispensers 16 with different shapes and structures may be prepared. For the mirror, mirrors having various outer shapes may be prepared. In the water supply and drainage pipes 30, 32, types in which both the water supply and drainage pipes 30, 32 extend from the floor of the toilet compartment 2, types in which both the water supply and drainage pipes 30, 32 extend from the side wall 100, and types in which one of the water supply and drainage pipes 30, 32 extends from the floor of the toilet compartment 2 and the other extends from the side wall 100 are prepared. In the faucet 20, types in which the water supply port extends to the left side, types in which the water supply port extends to the right side, and types with different water supply ports are prepared.

[0028] (Positional relationship between the hand-washing device unit and the toilet) The toilet 4 arranged in the toilet room 2 includes a toilet lid 6 and a toilet bowl 8. As shown in FIG. 5, the toilet bowl 8 has a drain hole 8a. The drain hole 8a refers to the part of the toilet bowl 8 on the downstream side of the water surface when the water seal is properly accumulated. The hand washer unit 10 is located on the left hand of the user when sitting on the toilet 4. The left end edge 14g of the counter 14, that is, the edge 14g on the toilet 4 side, is located on the right side of the drain hole 8a, that is, in front when viewed from the user sitting on the toilet 4. The left end edge 14g may be located on the right side of the mid-position of the toilet bowl 8 in the front-rear direction. According to this configuration, the sense of oppression felt by the user sitting on the toilet 4 from the hand washer unit 10 can be alleviated. If the edge 14g on the toilet 4 side of the hand washer unit 10 extends to a position overlapping the drain hole 8a of the toilet bowl 8, the counter 14 is arranged around the arm of the user sitting on the toilet 4. In particular, as shown in FIG. 2, when the width of the toilet room 2 is narrow, the movement of the user is restricted by the counter 14. According to the above configuration, it is possible to suppress the movement of the user being restricted by the hand washer unit 10.

[0029] The left end edge 14g is located on the right side of the end 8e of the toilet bowl 8 on the hand washer unit 10 side. In this hand washer unit 10, when the hand washer unit 10 is viewed from the front, the counter 14 does not extend to a position above the toilet 4. In other words, it can be said that the counter 14 with such a configuration does not extend to a position where it contacts the user sitting on the toilet 4. According to the hand washer unit 10, the sense of oppression felt by the user sitting on the toilet 4 from the hand washer unit 10 can be significantly alleviated.

[0030] The same applies when the hand washer unit 10 shown in FIG. 11 is located on the right hand of the user when sitting on the toilet 4.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 3, regardless of which combination of a plurality of types of hand-washing device main bodies 18 and a plurality of types of counters 14 is selected, at least the left end edge 14g of the counter 14 is located on the right side of the drain hole 8a. In a modified example, even if there are prepared a type of hand-washing device main body 18 and a counter 14 that form a combination in which the left end edge 14g of the counter 14 is located on the left side of the drain hole 8a among the plurality of types of hand-washing device main bodies 18 and the plurality of types of counters 14, it is acceptable.

[0032] (Method of attaching a paper towel dispenser to a counter) As shown in FIG. 12, the bottom surface of the counter 14 is provided with a plurality of attachment portions 14a, 14b, and 14c. The plurality of attachment portions 14a, 14b, and 14c have the same shape as each other. Each of the attachment portions 14a, 14b, and 14c is provided with four screw holes. As shown in FIG. 4, the paper towel dispenser 16 is provided with four screw holes 16d corresponding to the respective attachment portions 14a, 14b, and 14c at the upper end. The paper towel dispenser 16 is attached to any one of the plurality of attachment portions 14a, 14b, and 14c via screws. According to this configuration, the position of the paper towel dispenser 16 in the left-right direction can be adjusted according to the positional relationship between the toilet 4 and the hand-washing device unit 10. As a result, the paper towel dispenser 16 can be attached at a position where the user can smoothly take out the roll paper arranged on the paper towel dispenser 16. Among the plurality of types of counters 14 shown in FIG. 3, two or more types of counters 14 may be provided with the plurality of attachment portions 14a, 14b, and 14c.

[0033] In a modified example, as shown in FIG. 4, the paper towel dispenser 16 may be provided with a plurality of sets of screw holes with four screw holes 16d as one set. The paper towel dispenser 16 may be attached by aligning the four screw holes 16d of one set of the plurality of sets of screw holes with one of the plurality of attachment portions 14a, 14b, and 14c of the counter 14. In this case, the counter 14 may be provided with the plurality of attachment portions 14a, 14b, and 14c, or may be provided with one attachment portion 14a.

[0034] (Effect) Since the hand-washing unit 10 is not provided with a cabinet below the hand-washing body 18, the space below the hand-washing body 18 is open to the toilet compartment 2. Compared with the case where a cabinet is provided below the hand-washing body 18, the sense of oppression felt by the user from the hand-washing unit 10 is alleviated. In particular, when the toilet compartment 2 is a narrow space, the sense of oppression can be reduced.

[0035] In the hand-washing unit 10, the back panel 12 covers at least a part of the side wall 100 of the toilet compartment 2 located above the counter 14. Thereby, water splashing on the side wall 100 located above the counter 14 is suppressed. The back panel 12 may be arranged above the counter 14 from one end of the counter 14 in the front-rear direction of the toilet compartment 2 to the other end, that is, corresponding to the entire left-right direction of the counter 14. In other words, since the back panel 12 is arranged in a range where water splashing is assumed, it can be said that the counter 14 is short enough to fit within the range where water splashing is assumed. Since the hand-washing unit 10 has a short counter 14 and is configured to be compact as a whole, the sense of oppression felt by the user from the hand-washing unit 10 is alleviated.

[0036] The back panel 12 is arranged above the hand-washing body 18. Water splashing on the side wall 100 located above the hand-washing body 18 is suppressed. The back panel 12 does not have to be arranged across the entire left-right direction of the hand-washing body 18. In this case, the back panel 12 may be arranged at least above the bowl portion 18a or around the faucet 20.

[0037] The toilet paper holder 16 is arranged below the counter 14. Thereby, the toilet paper holder 16 can be arranged without increasing the left-right dimension of the hand-washing unit 10. Thereby, the toilet paper holder 16 can be arranged while maintaining the hand-washing unit 10 in a compact state.

[0038] When comparing the maximum protruding dimension L4 from the side wall 100 of the paper towel dispenser 16, the maximum protruding dimension L5 from the side wall 100 of the counter 14, and the maximum protruding dimension L6 from the side wall 100 of the hand washer body 18, the dimension L6 is the longest at most, and they are short in the order of the maximum protruding dimension L5 and the maximum protruding dimension L4. In the hand washer body 18, when the user washes hands, the minimum dimension for fulfilling the function of receiving splashing water droplets is ensured. By making the maximum protruding dimension L4 of the paper towel dispenser 16 and the maximum protruding dimension L5 of the counter 14 smaller than the maximum protruding dimension L6 of the hand washer body 18, the hand washer unit 10 can be miniaturized and the sense of compression can be alleviated.

[0039] The length L2 in the left - right direction of the counter 14 is shorter than the length L3 in the left - right direction of the hand washer body 18. While ensuring the dimensions of the hand washer body 18, the hand washer unit 10 can be miniaturized and the sense of compression can be alleviated.

[0040] The towel - hanging member 22 is attached to the bracket 24 below the hand washer body 18 by an attachment portion 22b disposed below the hand washer body 18. It is not necessary to dispose the attachment portion 22b for attaching the towel - hanging member 22 on the front side, the left - right side surfaces, and the upper side of the hand washer body 18. Thereby, the hand washer unit 10 can be miniaturized and the sense of compression can be alleviated.

[0041] The towel - hanging bar 22a of the towel - hanging member 22 has a support portion 22e that extends horizontally in the left - right direction in front of the inclined surface 18s of the hand washer body 18. When a towel is hung on the support portion 22e, the towel is disposed in front of the water supply and drainage pipes 30, 32. Thereby, when the towel is supported by the support portion 22e, at least a part of the water supply and drainage pipes 30, 32 can be hidden by the towel.

[0042] (Second Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 14, the hand-washing unit 210 of the present embodiment includes a counter 14 similar to the counter of the hand-washing unit 10, a hand-washing main body 18, a faucet 20, and water supply and drainage pipes 30 and 32. Compared with the hand-washing unit 10, in the hand-washing unit 210, each of the back panel 212, the paper towel dispenser 216, and the towel hanging member 222 is different from each of the back panel 12, the paper towel dispenser 16, and the towel hanging member 22.

[0043] The back panel 212 is disposed on the side of the counter 14 and the side wall 100 of the hand-washing main body 18. The counter 14 and the hand-washing main body 18 are fixed to the back panel 212. The counter 14 and the hand-washing main body 18 are attached to the side wall 100 via the back panel 212. The counter 14 and the hand-washing main body 18 are positioned with respect to the back panel 212. The portion of the back panel 212 with which the counter 14 abuts is the positioning portion of the back panel 212 with respect to the counter 14, and the portion of the counter 14 with which the back panel 212 abuts is the positioning portion of the counter 14 with respect to the back panel 212. The portion of the back panel 212 with which the hand-washing main body 18 abuts is the positioning portion of the back panel 212 with respect to the hand-washing main body 18, and the portion of the hand-washing main body 18 with which the back panel 212 abuts is the positioning portion of the hand-washing main body 18 with respect to the back panel 212. The back panel 212 extends from above to below the counter 14 and the hand-washing main body 18.

[0044] The towel hanging member 222 extends from the back panel 212 disposed on the right side of the hand-washing main body 18 to the counter 14 along the side surface of the hand-washing main body 18 with a gap from the hand-washing main body 18.

[0045] The counter 14 is disposed below the upper end of the hand-washing main body 18. The paper towel dispenser 216 includes a support bar 216b similar to the support bar 16b. The paper towel dispenser 216 does not have a configuration corresponding to the cover portion 16a.

[0046] Specific examples of the technology disclosed in this specification have been described in detail. These are merely examples and do not limit the scope of the claims. The technology described in the claims includes various modifications and changes to the specific examples illustrated above.

[0047] (Modification example) (1) In the hand washer unit 10, the hand washer main body 18 and the counter 14 may be integrally formed. The hand washer main body 18 and the counter 14 may be integrally manufactured by resin molding. The hand washer main body 18, the counter 14, and the back panel 12 may be integrally formed.

[0048] (2) The hand washer main body 18 and the counter 14 may be directly arranged in contact with each other without passing through a caulking material or the like. The back panel 12 may be directly in contact with at least one of the hand washer main body 18 and the counter 14.

[0049] The technical elements described in at least one of this specification and the drawings exhibit technical utility either alone or in various combinations, and are not limited to the combinations described in the claims at the time of filing. The technology exemplified in at least one of this specification and the drawings can achieve multiple purposes simultaneously, and achieving one of these purposes itself has technical utility.

Explanation of reference numerals

[0050] 2: Toilet room 4: Toilet 6: Toilet lid 8: Toilet bowl 10: Hand washer unit 12: Back panel 14: Counter 16: Toilet paper holder 18: Hand washer main body 18a: Basin part 18b: Drain hole 18s: Inclined surface 20: Faucet 22: Towel hanging member 22a: Towel hanging bar 22b: Mounting part 22d: Extension part 22e: Support part 24: Bracket 30: Drain pipe 32: Water supply pipe 100: Side wall

Claims

1. A hand-washing unit comprising a hand-washing device main body attached to a wall of a toilet room where a toilet is installed, and a counter arranged on the side of the hand-washing device main body closer to the toilet, wherein when measured along the front-rear direction of the toilet room, the length of the counter is shorter than the length of the hand-washing device main body.

2. The hand-washing unit according to claim 1, wherein an edge of the counter closer to the toilet is located in front of the toilet room with respect to a drain hole of a toilet bowl of the toilet.

3. The hand-washing unit according to claim 1, wherein an edge of the counter closer to the toilet is located in front of the toilet room with respect to a position half of the toilet bowl of the toilet in the front-rear direction of the toilet room.

4. The hand-washing unit according to any one of claims 2 to 3, wherein the edge of the counter closer to the toilet is located in front of the toilet room with respect to the toilet bowl.

5. The hand-washing unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a toilet paper dispenser arranged below the counter.

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