Bath chair

Abstract

To achieve a light-weight bath chair attached with a magnet with low costs.SOLUTION: In a polypropylene bath chair, leg parts 2 are vertically installed from a lower portion of a seat plate 1. A magnet plate B in which a rubber magnet 16 is adhered and fixed to a surface of a plate body 10 made of an SMMA resin is engaged and fixed to a side wall of the seat plate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a bath chair for use in a bathroom. [Background technology]

[0002] Chairs are widely used in bathrooms for people to sit on while washing their bodies or hair. These types of chairs consist of a seat with legs hanging down from the bottom, and although they used to be made of wood, plastic chairs are now the norm.

[0003] By the way, when bath stools are not in use, they are usually left on the bathroom floor because there is no place to put them. This means that they get in the way when cleaning the bathroom, they make the washing area smaller when standing up to take a shower, and because the legs are always in contact with the bathroom floor, moisture remains between the stool and the floor, which can become a breeding ground for mold.

[0004] To solve the above problems, researchers have focused on the fact that currently mainstream modular baths use steel plates as the core material of the wall panels, and are attempting to attach magnets to bath stools and use magnetic force to attach them to the bathroom wall.

[0005] Patent Document 1 discloses a method of attaching a magnet to a bath stool by embedding a magnet in part of the stool or by mixing a magnet into part of the molding material.

[0006] Patent Document 2 also discloses that a recess that houses a magnet is provided on the side of a bath stool, and that the magnet is attached to the bath stool by closing the recess with a lid. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2001-104194 [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 2023-013350 DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] The invention described in Patent Document 1 mentioned above has the problem that mixing magnets into part of the molding material limits the choice of molding material, and embedding magnets complicates the molding process, resulting in increased costs.

[0009] In addition, the invention described in Patent Document 2, in which a recess for accommodating a magnet is provided on the side of a bath stool and this recess is closed with a lid, increases the thickness of the side wall due to the recess for accommodating the magnet, and because the lid is used, the magnet must have a strong magnetic force in order to have a sufficient attraction effect, which increases the cost. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] The present invention was created with the aim of providing a bath stool that solves the problems of the prior art mentioned above. It is a polypropylene bath stool with legs hanging down from the bottom of the seat, and is characterized by the fact that a magnetic plate with a rubber magnet adhesively fixed to the surface of the SMMA resin plate body is engaged and fixed to the side wall of the seat.

[0011] In addition, the invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the bath stool, protrusions are arranged in a downward U-shape on the side wall of the seat plate, and the area surrounded by the protrusions serves as an engaging recess in the plate body of the magnetic plate, and an engaging protrusion protruding from the back surface of the plate body engages with an engaging hole drilled in the engaging recess, and an engaging protrusion protruding from the lower end of the plate body engages with the lower end of the side wall of the seat plate, thereby forming an engaging means for connecting the bath stool and the magnetic plate. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] The bath stool of the present invention uses a rubber magnet as a means for attaching the magnet to the bath stool, and this is adhesively fixed to the bath stool with adhesive tape. However, bath stools made from commonly used polypropylene have weak adhesion to the adhesive tape and are prone to peeling. In this case, it would be easy to imagine molding the bath stool from SMMA resin, which has strong adhesion to adhesive tape, but SMMA resin is more expensive and heavier than polypropylene, making its use impractical.

[0013] In consideration of the above problems, the bath stool of the present invention uses a rubber magnet and adhesive tape as a means of attaching the magnet, but the rubber magnet is not adhesively fixed directly to the bath stool; instead, it is adhesively fixed to a plate made of SMMA resin, which has strong adhesion to the adhesive tape, to form a magnetic plate, which is then engaged and fixed to the side wall of the seat.

[0014] As a result, the bath stool body can be molded from lightweight, low-cost polypropylene, while the rubber magnet has an exposed surface, making it possible to attach and fix it to the bathroom wall with sufficient strength.

[0015] In addition, the invention of claim 2 provides protrusions in a downward U-shape on the side wall of the seat plate, thereby making the area surrounded by the protrusions into an engaging recess in the plate body of the magnet plate, and the engaging protrusions protruding from the back surface of the plate body engage with engaging holes drilled in the engaging recess, and the engaging protrusions protruding from the lower end of the plate body engage with the lower end of the side wall of the seat plate, thereby forming an engaging means for connecting the bath stool and the magnet plate.Therefore, the plate body of the magnet plate is prevented from moving in a planar direction by being fitted into the engaging recess, and further, the engaging protrusions engage with the engaging holes in the side wall, preventing it from falling out of the engaging recess, thereby achieving a secure engagement and fixation.

[0016] The engagement and fixation of the magnetic plate is realized by a slight protrusion provided on the side wall of the seat plate, so the thickness of the bath stool does not become unnecessarily thick. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a bath stool according to the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the magnet plate as viewed from the rear side. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0018] A specific embodiment of the bath stool A of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. This bath stool A has a known structure with legs 2 hanging down from the underside of the seat 1, and here four legs hang down. This bath stool A is molded from polypropylene.

[0019] The symbol B in the figure is a magnet plate. This magnet plate B has a plate body 10 made of SMMA resin, with protrusions 11 arranged in a downward U-shape on the backside, so that the outer side of the protrusion fits into a mating recess on the bath stool, which will be described later. On the other hand, the side wall of the bath stool seat 1 has protrusions 2 arranged in a downward U-shape, so that the area surrounded by the protrusions forms a mating recess on the plate body 10 of the magnet plate B.

[0020] The plate body 10 of the magnet plate B has an engagement protrusion 14 protruding from the center of its back surface, engagement protrusions 12, 12 on the left and right sides of the back surface, and engagement protrusions 13, 13 at the bottom end of the back surface. The engagement protrusion 14 is triangular in side view, tapering upward, and is inserted into and engages with an engagement hole 6 drilled in the fitting recess 6 on the bath stool side. The engagement protrusions 12, 12 are L-shaped in side view, and are inserted into and engage with engagement holes 5, 5 drilled in the fitting recess 6 on the bath stool side. The engagement protrusions 13, 13 are L-shaped in side view, and engage with the bottom end of the side wall of the bath stool seat plate.

[0021] In the figure, reference numeral 16 denotes a rubber magnet. This rubber magnet 16 is adhesively fixed to the surface of the plate body 10 of the magnet plate B using double-sided adhesive tape (not shown). In this case, protrusions 14 are provided on the periphery of the plate body 10, and the rubber magnet 16 is adhesively fixed in the area surrounded by the protrusions. [Explanation of symbols]

[0022] A Bath stool B. Magnet plate 1 Seat board 2 legs 3 protrusions 4 recess 5 Engagement hole 6 Engagement hole 10 Plate body 11 protrusion 12 Engagement protrusion 13 Engagement protrusion 14 Engagement protrusion 16 Rubber Magnet

Claims

1. This bath stool is made of polypropylene and has legs hanging down from the bottom of the seat, and is characterized in that a magnetic plate with a rubber magnet adhesively fixed to the surface of a plate body made of SMMA resin is engaged and fixed to the side wall of the seat.

2. A bath stool as described in claim 1, in which protrusions are arranged in a downward U-shape on the side wall of the seat plate, the area surrounded by the protrusions serves as an engaging recess in the plate body of the magnet plate, and an engaging protrusion protruding from the back surface of the plate body engages with an engaging hole drilled in the engaging recess, and an engaging protrusion protruding from the lower end of the plate body engages with the lower end of the side wall of the seat plate, thereby forming an engaging means for connecting the bath stool and the magnet plate.

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