Bathroom

Abstract

To support heavy bathroom equipment without deforming a wall panel.SOLUTION: The bath room 10 includes a floor material 11, a roof material 20, a wall panel 26 disposed between the floor material 11 and the roof material 20, a plurality of supports 24 supporting the wall panel 26, and support members 40F and 40R disposed between the supports 24 and supporting a bathtub 32 as bath room equipment in a state of being connected to the floor material 11 and the roof material 20. Since the support members 40F and 40R for supporting the bathtub 32 are connected to the floor material 11 and the roof material 20, the bathtub 32 can be supported without deforming the wall panel 26 even if the bathtub is heavy.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to bathrooms. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a bathroom having a bathtub and bathroom fixtures such as a shower hook, a counter, and a faucet. The bathtub is fixedly installed in the bathroom. The bathroom fixtures are attached to a wall made of steel plate panels. The weight of the bathroom fixtures is supported by the rigidity of the wall. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-058498 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] One way to save space in a bathroom is to make the bathtub out of fabric components that can be freely deformed and folded. The hooks on the four corners of the bathtub can be detachably attached to a bracket on the wall, allowing the bathtub to maintain its shape so that it can hold hot water. When the bathtub is not in use, the hooks can be removed from the bracket and the bathtub folded up, freeing up more usable space in the bathroom. To maintain the shape of a bathtub filled with hot water, a large horizontal load is exerted on the wall due to the weight and pressure of the hot water. Because this load exceeds 100 kg, there is concern that maintaining the shape of the bathtub using the wall alone could result in the wall deforming beyond its allowable limits.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned conventional situation, and aims to solve the problem of supporting heavy bathroom equipment without deforming the wall panel. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The bathroom of the present disclosure includes: Flooring and Ceiling materials and a wall panel disposed between the floor material and the ceiling material; a plurality of columns supporting the wall panels; and a support member that is disposed between the support posts and that supports the bathroom equipment while being connected to the floor material and the ceiling material. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a bathroom according to a first embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] Bathroom cross section [Figure 3] Enlarged view of part of Figure 2 [Figure 4] Right side view of the right support member [Figure 5] A partially enlarged right side view showing the positional relationship between the right support member and the ceiling material [Figure 6] A partially enlarged right side view showing the positional relationship between the right support member and the floor material [Figure 7] Bathroom back cross section [Figure 8] Partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the back showing the connection structure between the right support member and the ceiling material [Figure 9] Partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the back showing the connection structure between the support member on the right and the floor material DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0008] <Embodiment 1> A first embodiment of the bathroom 10 of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to Figures 1 to 9. In the following description, the front-to-back direction of the bathroom 10 is defined as the F direction in Figures 2 to 6. The up-down direction is defined as the H direction in Figures 1, 4 to 9. The left-to-right direction is defined as the R direction in Figures 1 to 3, 7 to 9.

[0009] The bathroom 10 of this embodiment 1 comprises a floor material 11, a ceiling material 20, pillars 24, wall panels 26, bathroom equipment 30, 31, 32, and support members 40F, 40R. In a plan view of the bathroom 10 from above, the floor material 11 is rectangular with its four sides facing forward, backward, left, and right. The floor material 11 is placed on a rectangular floor slab 12. The floor material 11 is composed of a lower frame 13 made of a square tubular material placed on the outer edge of the floor slab 12, and a floor panel 14 placed on the lower frame 13. The floor panel 14 has a mounting portion 15 that is raised in a stepped manner along the outer edge of the floor panel 14, and a peripheral wall portion 16 that rises from the outer edge of the mounting portion 15.

[0010] The ceiling material 20 has a rectangular shape in plan view, similar to the floor material 11. The ceiling material 20 has a horizontal ceiling panel 21 and a peripheral wall material 22 fixed to the outer peripheral edge of the ceiling panel 21. The peripheral wall material 22 is formed around the entire periphery of the ceiling panel 21. Support posts 24 are arranged between the four corners of the floor material 11 and the four corners of the ceiling material 20. Wall panels 26 are arranged between the support posts 24. The wall panel 26 has a panel main body 27 and a decorative panel 28 attached to the inner surface of the panel main body 27.

[0011] The bathroom fixtures 30, 31, and 32 include a faucet 30 attached to a wall panel 26, a shower 31, and a bathtub 32. The faucet 30 and shower 31 are attached to the right wall panel 26. The piping 33 for supplying water to the faucet 30 is located outside the wall panel 26, i.e., on the back side of the wall panel 26 when viewed from the bathroom 10. The bathtub 32 is a fabric member made of canvas or other material. The bathtub 32 can be transformed into a folded, unused state and a usable state in which the top is open and can store hot water. When in the usable state, the bathtub 32 has hooks 34 connected to the four corners of the opening edge on the top.

[0012] The support members 40F, 40R include a pair of symmetrical front support members 40F and a pair of symmetrical rear support members 40R. The front support member 40F has one single rod-shaped member 41 that is elongated in the vertical direction, one composite rod-shaped member 42 that is elongated in the vertical direction, and one front connecting member 44F. The single rod-shaped member 41 is arranged along the front edge portions of the outer surfaces of both the left and right wall panels 26. The composite rod-shaped member 42 is arranged along the outer surfaces of both the left and right wall panels 26 at a position rearward of the single rod-shaped member 41.

[0013] The single rod-shaped member 41 consists of only one rectangular metal pipe 43. The composite rod-shaped member 42 is a member formed by welding two rectangular metal pipes 43 arranged side by side in the front and rear directions parallel to the wall panel 26. The front connecting member 44F is a member formed by bending a metal plate. The front connecting member 44F has a wall-shaped portion 45 parallel to the wall panel 26 and a pair of upper and lower horizontal portions 46 extending from both upper and lower edges of the wall-shaped portion 45 in directions away from the wall panel 26. Both front and rear ends of the front connecting member 44F are fixed to the single rod-shaped member 41 and the composite rod-shaped member 42 by welding.

[0014] The rear support member 40R is disposed rearward of the front support member 40F. The rear support member 40R includes two elongated composite rod members 42 extending in the vertical direction and one rear connecting member 44R. The composite rod members 42 have the same configuration as the composite rod members 42 constituting the front support member 40F. The two composite rod members 42 are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction and are disposed along the outer surfaces of the left and right wall panels 26. The longitudinal distance between the two composite rod members 42 in the rear support member 40R is greater than the longitudinal distance between the single rod members 41 and the composite rod members 42 in the front support member 40F. Like the front connecting member 44F, the rear connecting member 44R includes a wall portion 45 and a pair of upper and lower horizontal portions 46. A pair of front and rear notches 47 are formed in the upper horizontal portion 46.

[0015] The front support member 40F has an upper joint portion 50 for fixing the upper end portion of the front support member 40F to the ceiling material 20, and a lower joint portion 55 for fixing the lower end portion of the front support member 40F to the floor material 11. The rear support member 40R also has an upper joint portion 50 for fixing the upper end portion of the rear support member 40R to the ceiling material 20, and a lower joint portion 55 for fixing the lower end portion of the rear support member 40R to the floor material 11. The configurations of the upper joint portion 50 and the lower joint portion 55 are common to the front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R. Below, the upper joint portion 50 and the lower joint portion 55 of the front support member 40F will be described.

[0016] The upper connecting portion 50 is made of a steel angle bar. As shown in Figures 5 and 8, the upper connecting portion 50 has a plate-shaped upper fixing portion 51 and a plate-shaped upper fastening portion 52. The upper fixing portion 51 is fixed to the upper end surface of the single rod-shaped member 41 and the upper end surface of the composite rod-shaped member 42 by welding. The upper fastening portion 52 is a portion that rises upward from the upper fixing portion 51. The upper connecting portion 50 is joined to the ceiling material 20 by bringing the upper fastening portion 52 into face contact with the peripheral wall material 22 of the ceiling material 20 from the outside and screwing a screw 53 that has penetrated the peripheral wall material 22 into the upper fastening portion 52.

[0017] The lower connecting portion 55 is made of a steel angle bar. As shown in Figures 6 and 9, the lower connecting portion 55 has a plate-shaped lower fixing portion 56 and a plate-shaped lower fastening portion 57. The lower fixing portion 56 is fixed to the lower end surfaces of the single rod-shaped member 41 and the composite rod-shaped member 42 by welding. The lower fastening portion 57 is a portion extending downward from the lower fixing portion 56. The lower connecting portion 55 is connected to the flooring material 11 by bringing the lower fastening portion 57 into contact with the peripheral wall portion 16 of the flooring material 11 from the inside and threading the screws 53 that have passed through the lower fastening portion 57 into the peripheral wall portion 16.

[0018] The upper joint portion 50 of the rear support member 40R is fixed by welding the upper fixing portion 51 to the upper end surfaces of the pair of composite rod-shaped members 42. The lower joint portion 55 of the rear support member 40R is fixed by welding the lower fixing portion 56 to the lower end surfaces of the pair of composite rod-shaped members 42. The upper joint portion 50 of the rear support member 40R is joined to the peripheral wall material 22 of the ceiling material 20 in face-to-face contact from the outside. The lower joint portion 55 of the rear support member 40R is joined to the peripheral wall portion 16 of the floor material 11 in face-to-face contact from the inside.

[0019] Receptacles 59 for hanging the hooks 34 of the bathtub 32 are fixed to the wall portions 45 of the left and right front connecting members 44F and the wall portions 45 of the left and right rear connecting members 44R. The receptacles 59 are arranged to protrude from the wall panel 26 into the bathroom 10. Nuts (not shown) are fixed to the wall portions 45. The wall panel 26 has a through-hole (not shown) that is concentric with the nut. The receptacles 59 are fixed to the wall portions 45 by threading bolts (not shown) that pass through the receptacles 59 and through-holes into the nuts. The wall panel 26 is sandwiched between the receptacles 59 and the wall portions 45. Gaps between the through-holes and the bolts are filled with waterproof silicone. The four receptacles 59 are arranged at intervals in the front, back, left, and right directions.

[0020] When the bathtub 32 is not in use, the hooks 34 can be removed from the receiving devices 59 to fold the bathtub 32 into its unused configuration. When using the bathtub 32, the hooks 34 at the four corners of the bathtub 32 can be hooked onto the four receiving devices 59 to keep the bathtub 32 in its used configuration. Because the bathtub 32 in its used configuration has an open top, hot water can be stored inside the bathtub 32. When the bathtub 32 in its used configuration contains hot water, the horizontal load caused by the weight and pressure of the hot water acts on the receiving devices 59 via the hooks 34.

[0021] A bathtub 32 filled with hot water weighs more than 100 kg. The load caused by the weight and pressure of the bathtub 32 and the hot water is supported by the front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R via the hooks 34 and the receivers 59, rather than by the wall panel 26. The front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R are connected at both the top and bottom ends to the ceiling material 20 and the floor material 11, respectively, so that the heavy bathtub 32 can be stably supported.

[0022] The bathroom 10 of this embodiment 1 comprises a floor material 11, a ceiling material 20, multiple wall panels 26, multiple support columns 24, and front support members 40F and rear support members 40R arranged between the support columns 24. The wall panels 26 are arranged between the floor material 11 and the ceiling material 20. The support columns 24 support the wall panels 26. The front support members 40F and rear support members 40R are connected to the floor material 11 and the ceiling material 20 and support a bathtub 32, which is a bathroom fixture. Because the front support members 40F and rear support members 40R that support the bathtub 32 are connected to the floor material 11 and the ceiling material 20, they can support the bathtub 32, which is a heavy object, without deforming the wall panels 26.

[0023] The front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R include multiple rod-shaped members 41, 42 fixed at the top and bottom ends to the ceiling material 20 and floor material 11, respectively, and connecting members 44F, 44R that connect adjacent rod-shaped members 41, 42. The bathtub 32 is supported by the connecting members 44F, 44R via a receiving device 59. The rod-shaped members 41, 42 function to position the front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R by being fixed to the ceiling material 20 and floor material 11. Since the rod-shaped members 41, 42 do not need a shape to support the bathtub 32, the shape of the rod-shaped members 41, 42 can be simplified. The connecting members 44F, 44R function to directly support the bathtub 32. The connecting members 44F, 44R provide stable support for the bathtub 32.

[0024] The rod-shaped members 41, 42 are made of square pipes 43 with a square cross section. The rod-shaped members 41, 42 made of square pipes 43 have high rigidity. The composite rod-shaped member 42 is made by joining multiple (two) square pipes 43 in a parallel state along the wall panel 26. This configuration makes it possible to increase the rigidity of the front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R while keeping small the dimensions of the front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R in the left-right direction intersecting the wall panel 26.

[0025] The front connecting member 44F and the rear connecting member 44R have a wall-like portion 45 and a horizontal portion 46. The wall-like portion 45 is parallel to the wall panel 26 and supports the bathtub 32. The horizontal portion 46 extends from the wall-like portion 45 in the opposite direction (outward) from the wall panel 26. The faucet fitting 30 is attached to the wall panel 26. The horizontal portion 46 of the rear connecting member 44R has a notch 47 formed in it to avoid interference with the piping 33 connected to the faucet fitting 30. With this configuration, in a plan view of the rear support member 40R from above, the space for routing the piping 33 can be kept within the range of the projection surface of the rear connecting member 44R.

[0026] When the front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R support the bathtub 32 filled with hot water, the center of gravity of the bathtub 32 is located further inside the bathroom 10 than the front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R. Therefore, due to the weight of the bathtub 32, a moment force is generated in the front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R, causing them to tip inward with the lower joint 55 as a fulcrum.

[0027] The upper ends of the front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R are provided with upper joints 50 that are hooked onto the ceiling material 20 from the outside and joined to the ceiling material 20. The lower ends of the front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R are provided with lower joints 55 that are hooked onto the floor material 11 from the inside and joined to the ceiling material 20. Because the upper joints 50 at the upper ends of the front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R are hooked onto the ceiling material 20 from the outside, the moment force generated in the front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R is received by the ceiling material 20. This prevents the front support member 40F and the rear support member 40R from coming off the ceiling material 20 and tipping inward.

[0028] <Other embodiments> The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above and illustrated in the drawings, and the following embodiments, for example, are also included within the technical scope of the present disclosure. The support members may be composed of rod-shaped members fixed to the ceiling and floor materials only. In this case, the number of rod-shaped members constituting one support member may be one or more. The bathroom equipment is not limited to a cloth bathtub, but may be other equipment. The rod-shaped member is not limited to a square pipe with a square cross section, but may also be a pipe with a circular cross section, a long material with an H-shaped cross section, a long material with an L-shaped cross section, a long material with a U-shaped cross section, or a solid rod. The connecting member may have no notch. The lower joint portion may be joined to the floor material in a state where it is hooked from outside, and the upper joint portion may be joined to the ceiling material in a state where it is hooked from outside. The lower joint portion may be joined to the floor material in a state where it is hooked from the inside, and the upper joint portion may be joined to the ceiling material in a state where it is hooked from the inside. The lower joint portion may be joined to the floor material in a state where it is hooked from the outside, and the upper joint portion may be joined to the ceiling material in a state where it is hooked from the inside. [Explanation of symbols]

[0029] 10...bathroom, 11...flooring material, 20...ceiling material, 24...pillar, 26...wall panel, 30...faucet fittings, 32...bathtub (bathroom equipment), 33...piping, 40F...front support member (support member), 40R...rear support member (support member), 41...single rod-shaped member (rod-shaped member), 42...composite rod-shaped member (rod-shaped member), 43...square pipe, 44F...front connecting member (connecting member), 44R...rear connecting member (connecting member), 45...wall-shaped portion, 46...horizontal portion, 47...notch portion, 50...upper connecting portion, 55...lower connecting portion

Claims

1. Flooring and Ceiling materials and a wall panel disposed between the floor material and the ceiling material; a plurality of columns supporting the wall panels; A bathroom comprising a support member that is arranged between the support pillars and supports bathroom equipment while being connected to the floor material and the ceiling material.

2. The support member is a plurality of rod-shaped members each having upper and lower ends fixed to the ceiling material and the floor material; a connecting member that connects adjacent rod-shaped members, The bathroom of claim 1, wherein the bathroom fixtures are supported by the connecting members.

3. The bathroom according to claim 2, wherein the rod-shaped member is a square pipe having a square cross-sectional shape.

4. The bathroom according to claim 3, wherein the rod-shaped member is constructed by joining a plurality of the square pipes in a parallel state along the wall panel.

5. The connecting member is a wall-like portion that is parallel to the wall panel and supports the bathroom equipment; a horizontal portion extending from the wall portion in a direction opposite to the wall panel, A faucet fitting is attached to the wall panel, A bathroom as described in any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the horizontal portion has a notch formed therein to avoid interference with the piping connected to the faucet fitting.

6. A lower end of the support member is provided with a lower connecting portion that is hooked onto the floor material from the inside, A bathroom as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the upper end of the support member is provided with an upper connecting portion that is hooked onto the ceiling material from the outside.

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