JP2560691Y2 - Mounting structure of shower device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower fitting having various functions such as a squat shower and a body shower, and a mounting structure of a shower apparatus which collectively includes facilities necessary for discharging water from the shower fitting. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a shower device in which shower fittings of various functions, its operation unit, hot and cold water mixing unit, control unit and the like are centrally arranged within a desired range of a room wall in a bathroom, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H2-220619. And Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H2-221563 are known.

[0003] As shown in FIG. 7, this shower device comprises a waterproof panel 100 forming an upper half of a predetermined area of a room wall,
With the piping panel 101 constituting the lower half, an installation space S projecting outside the room is formed, and in the installation space S, necessary piping and automatic water supply and hot water supply devices and the like connected to the shower fittings 200 and 201 are installed. , The installation space S, the shower fitting
Front panel P on which 200, 201 and its operation unit 300 are installed
And a mirror panel M installed below the front panel P
It has a structure covered with.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional shower apparatus, after connecting the waterproof panel 100 and the piping panel 101, the two panels 100, 101 are connected to the adjacent wall panel Q.
1, the installation space S is formed by connecting to Q2, and further, necessary piping and an automatic water supply and hot water supply device are arranged in the installation space S. Then, the installation space S is covered with a front panel P and a mirror panel M. And the showers 200, 20 provided on the front panel P
1 and the necessary piping in the installation space S had to be connected, and there was a disadvantage that the installation work was extremely troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional situation, and the object thereof is to provide a shower fitting, its operation section, necessary piping, a hot and cold water mixing section, a control section and the like on a bathroom wall. It is an object of the present invention to provide a shower device mounting structure that can be installed in a lump and is extremely easy to install in a bathroom.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a mounting structure according to the present invention is provided with a shower fitting having various functions and an operation part thereof on a surface portion of a main body panel having a vertically long rectangular shape. Along with the inside of the storage portion protruding in the direction of the rear surface of the main body panel, a communication pipe for communicating with the shower fitting,
A shower device is formed by accommodating functional units such as a hot and cold water mixing unit and a control unit.
A vertically-long rectangular mounting opening to be covered by the main body panel is opened, and a vertically-long rectangular mounting frame is fitted around an inner periphery of the mounting opening, and left and right vertical rods of the mounting frame are mounted. And a mounting plate portion abutting on the back surface of the storage portion is provided over the rear surface, and further, the upper or lower edge back surface of the main body panel is engaged with a horizontal rod on the upper or lower edge of the mounting frame. An engagement fitting is provided, the engagement fitting is engaged with the lateral rod, the main body panel is fitted and temporarily fixed in the mounting opening, and the housing portion is screwed to the mounting plate to fix the main body panel. It is characterized by being fixed.

[0007]

According to the above construction, the shower panel, the operation section, the communication pipe, the hot and cold water mixing section, the control section, and the like of various functions are collectively mounted on the main body panel in advance, and the main body panel is opened on the room wall. The installation of the shower device in the room is completed by attaching the shower device to the installation port. Moreover, when mounting the main body panel, the fittings provided on the upper edge or the lower edge are engaged with the upper edge or the lower edge of the mounting frame and temporarily fixed in the mounting opening, and in that state, piping, electric cords, etc. After the connection is made, the operation is completed by a very simple operation of simply screwing the storage section to the mounting plate section.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mounting structure according to the present invention; The mounting structure shown in the embodiment is such that a shower device A is attached to a mounting opening B formed in a room wall W of a unit bathroom.
FIGS. 1 to 5 show an example in which the upper edge of the main body panel a is engaged with the upper edge of the mounting frame C to temporarily fix the main body panel a.

First, the basic configuration of the shower apparatus A is shown in FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. The shower device A includes a main body panel a
Showers 1, 2, and 2 with predetermined functions
3, 5, 6, 7 and operation units (21, 41, 51) for switching the temperature and flow rate of the mixed water discharged from the shower, switching between spouting / stopping water, etc. Connection pipes d1 to d10 for water supply and hot water supply, hot water mixing section 4
0, functional parts such as the control unit 20 are provided in a housed state.

The main body panel a is formed in a vertically long rectangular shape using a synthetic resin panel, and an upper end portion thereof is provided with an overhead portion a1 swelling while being inclined obliquely downward, and a front inclined surface of the overhead portion a1. In a11, three shower fittings, a shower shower 1, a spray shower 2, and a micro shower 3, and a light 4 are buried in a group.

In the center of the main body panel a, shower fittings for the body showers 5 and 6 for spraying and massage are embedded, and a shower fitting for the hand shower 7 is provided. The shower fitting for the hand shower 7 is supported on a slide bar 8 installed on the main body panel a so as to be slidable up and down.

In the lower part of the overhead part a1 and the lower part of the main body panel a, upper and lower storage parts 9 and 10 projecting toward the rear surface of the main body panel a are recessed. Shown in the upper storage section 9 are shower fittings constituting each of the showers 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and a solenoid valve for communicating with a caran 30 described later.
11 to 16 and a control unit 20 for electrically controlling the opening and closing movement of each of the electromagnetic valves 11 to 16 are housed.

The secondary side of each of the solenoid valves 11 to 16 is connected to communication pipes d1 to d6 provided in the storage section 9 and on the back of the main body panel a.
Contact each shower 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 or Kallang 30 respectively. The primary side of each of the solenoid valves 11 to 16 communicates with the hot and cold water mixing section 40 via a communication pipe d7. In the middle of the pipe d7, a flow control valve 50 installed on the back of the main body panel a is provided.
The operation handle 51 of the flow control valve 50 is provided above the storage unit 10.

The storage section 9 is covered with an upper panel 9a so as to be openable and closable. The panel 9a is provided with an operation panel 21 electrically connected to a control section 20. The operation panel 21 includes a control unit 20
, A power switch for ON / OFF, a switch for discharging water from each shower, a switch for stopping water, and the like. 2, e is a power box for the control unit 20 and the light 4, 4a is a power cord for the light 4, 20a is a power cord for the control unit 20, and the power box e is in the space behind the room wall W. Housed in

In the lower storage section 10, the hot and cold water mixing section 40,
Connecting pipes d8 and d for supplying and supplying hot water to the hot and cold water mixing section 40
9. The stopcocks d8 ', d provided in the middle of these pipes d8, d9
9 ', a branch pipe d10 branched from the hot water supply pipe d9, and a solenoid valve 61 for water disposal provided in the middle of the branch pipe d10 are accommodated.

The hot and cold water mixing section 40 mixes hot and cold water supplied from the pipes d8 and d9 at a predetermined ratio, and mixes the mixed water at a set temperature with the showers 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and the curan 30. The temperature setting handle 41 is provided on the front side of the main body panel a.

The storage section 10 is openably and closably covered by a lower rear panel 10a that covers the hot and cold water mixing section 40 and a lower front panel 10b that covers a lower part of the panel 10a.

A counter F is installed in front of the lower end of the lower storage unit 10, and a curan 30 and a drainage port 60 for draining water are provided on the front inclined surface of the counter F.

The callan 30 has a water outlet 32 provided on the lower surface of a casing 31 fixed to the counter F, and an operation panel 33 provided on the upper surface of the casing 31. It is electrically connected, and is provided with a switch for discharging water from the water discharge port 32 and the squat shower 1 and the hand shower 7 respectively.

The operation of the above-described shower apparatus A will be briefly described. Hot water and water supplied from a water supply pipe d8 and a hot water supply pipe d9 are mixed at a set temperature by a hot water mixing section 40. After mixing with water, the mixed water is adjusted to a desired flow rate by manual operation of the flow control valve 50, and then each of the solenoid valves 11 to
Supplied to 16. Then, the solenoid valves 11 to 16 are opened by a command from the control unit 20 by operating the water discharge switch on the operation panel 21 or 33, and the desired showers 1, 2, 3, 5,
Water is spouted from 6, 7 or Karan 30, and shower bathing, washing, and hair washing are performed. After the end of these actions, the electromagnetic valves 11 to 16 are closed by operating the water stop switch to stop water discharge.

The control unit 20 has a water drainage program for preventing hot water from being discharged before reaching a predetermined temperature. The program opens the solenoid valve 61 based on a water temperature detection signal from the sensor 62 to discharge hot water having a temperature lower than a predetermined temperature from the drain port 60, and closes the solenoid valve 61 when the temperature reaches the predetermined temperature, The hot water is sent to the pipe d7 via the hot / water mixing section 40.

Next, the shower device A which is a feature of the present invention is described.
1, that is, the engaging fitting g and the mounting hole h provided on the main body panel a side, and the mounting opening B, the mounting frame C and the mounting plate D provided on the chamber wall W side in FIG. This will be described with reference to FIGS.

The engagement fitting g is made of a metal material having a desired strength. The engagement fitting g is fixed to the back surface of the upper surface a12 of the overhead portion a1 of the main body panel a and the engagement piece g2 protruding downward. The L-shaped cross-section is integrally formed, and the engaging piece g2 is engaged with the upper edge of the mounting frame C to position the main body panel a to be fitted into the mounting opening B of the chamber wall W. , And its temporary fixing.

The mounting hole h is a bolt insertion hole formed in the back wall of the upper and lower storage portions 9 and 10 in the main body panel a, and the bolt i is inserted into the insertion hole.

The mounting opening B provided in the chamber wall W is provided on the main body panel a.
It is opened in a vertically long rectangular shape that can be covered with a mounting frame C on its inner periphery. In addition, a portion other than the mounting opening B in the room wall W is tiled as illustrated.

The mounting frame C has a predetermined strength,
A vertical rectangular frame connecting the right vertical rods C1 and C1 and the upper and lower horizontal rods C2 and C2. Each of the vertical rods C1 and C1 and the horizontal rods C2 and C2 is provided with a mounting opening B.
The mounting opening B is formed in a L-shaped cross section including a front edge portion engaging with the front edge and an inner edge portion abutting on the inner periphery of the mounting opening B.
It is configured so that it can be fitted from the indoor side.

The upper edge of the mounting frame C, that is, the upper horizontal rod C2
Is provided with an engagement receiving fitting j with which the engaging fitting g is engaged, and the back surfaces of the storage portions 9, 10 are provided on the left and right edges, that is, over the left and right vertical rods C1, C1. The mounting plate portion D to be abutted is erected at the upper and lower two places.

The engagement fitting j is made of a metal material or the like having a desired strength and elasticity. The fixing piece j1 is fixed to the lower surface of the horizontal rod C2, and the front end of the fixing piece j1 is bent downward and its lower end is bent. Is formed integrally with a receiving piece j2 extending forward, and the engaging piece g2 of the engaging fitting g is engaged with the upper surface side of the receiving piece j2, whereby As described above, the positioning of the main body panel a and the temporary fixing thereof are performed.

The mounting plate portion D includes left and right side plate portions D1 and D1 fixed to the back side of the vertical rod C1, and a back plate portion D2 provided continuously over the outer ends of the side plate portions D1 and D1. The back plate D2 is provided with a screw hole D 'communicating with the mounting hole h, and the screw hole D'
The main body panel a in the temporarily fixed state as described above is fixed to the mounting opening B by screwing the bolt i inserted into the mounting hole h.

In this embodiment, a bolt insertion hole k is provided at the lower edge of the main body panel a, and the lower horizontal rod C2 at the lower side of the mounting frame C is provided.
, A screw hole m communicating with the insertion hole k is opened respectively,
By screwing the lower edge portion of the main body panel a to the horizontal rod C2 with the bolt n, the fixed state of the main body panel a is more reliably secured.

A procedure for mounting the shower apparatus A by the mounting structure of the embodiment constructed as described above will be described. First,
The mounting frame C is fitted into the mounting opening B opened in the room wall W,
In the mounting frame C, a water supply pipe p1, a hot water supply pipe p2, a connection cord q1 for the light 4 and a control unit 20 previously disposed on the back side of the room wall W.
Connection cable q2 is pulled out.

On the mounting frame C, an engagement receiving j and upper and lower mounting plates D, D are mounted in advance.

Next, the main body panel a equipped with all of the above-mentioned necessary parts is mounted while engaging the fittings g provided on the upper edge thereof with the engagement receiving fittings j on the upper edge of the mounting frame C. The main body panel a is temporarily fixed (suspended) in the mounting opening B by fitting into the opening B and engaging the engaging fitting g with the engaging receiving fitting j. At this time, the back walls of the storage portions 9 and 10 in the main body panel a are in contact with the back plate portion D2 of the mounting plate portion D.

In the temporarily fixed state, the water supply pipe p1 is connected to the pipe d8.
, The hot water supply pipe p2 to the pipe d9, the pipe d6 to the curran 30, the pipe d
10 to drain 60, cord q1 to power cord 4a, cord q2
To the power cord 20a. After the connection, the back walls of the storage portions 9 and 10 are bolted to the back plate portion D2 of the mounting plate portion D, and the lower edge of the main body panel a is bolted to the horizontal rod C2 with bolts n. Is fixed in the mounting opening B.

Finally, the handles 41, 51 are installed, and the storage units 9, 10 are covered with the panels 9a, 10a, 10b, and the mounting of the shower device A is completed. panel
9a and 10a can be easily opened and closed, which enables the solenoid valves 11 to 1
6, maintenance of the control unit 20, hot and cold water mixing unit 40, piping d1 to d10, etc.
Perform an inspection.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which the lower edge of the main body panel a is engaged with the lower edge of the mounting frame C. That is, in this embodiment, the engagement fittings g,
Instead of the engagement fitting j, on the back side of the lower edge of the main body panel a,
An engagement fitting r is provided for engaging with the lower horizontal rod C2 of the mounting frame C.

In this manner, the bent end portion r1 of the engagement fitting r is elastically engaged with the back surface of the horizontal rod C2, and the upper edge of the main body panel a is connected to the lower horizontal rod C2 of the mounting frame C. In this state, the horizontal bar C2 is sandwiched between the bent piece portion r1 and the lower edge of the main body panel a to temporarily support the main body panel a.

After the various pipes and power cords are connected in the temporarily fixed state as described above, the back walls of the storage portions 9 and 10 are bolted to the mounting plate portion D and the main body panel a is connected to the mounting port. The structure fixed to B and the basic structure of the shower device A are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, and the same reference numerals as those in the drawings denote the same parts, and a description thereof will be omitted.

In each of the embodiments described above, the case where the shower device A is mounted on the room wall W of the unit bathroom has been described. However, the mounting structure of the present invention is not limited to this, and the usual structure of a wet construction method is used. If a mounting opening B is opened in the wall of the bathroom and a mounting frame C, a mounting plate D, an engagement receiving j or an engaging metal r, etc. are provided therein, the shower device A can be used in the same manner as described above. Can be attached.

[0040]

[Effects of the Invention] Since the mounting structure of the shower device according to the present invention is configured as described above, pipes are connected in a state where the main body panel is temporarily fixed to the mounting opening, and then the storage portion is mounted on the mounting plate. The installation of the shower device is completed by screwing it into the section.

Therefore, after the panels are connected to each other to form an installation space, various facilities are arranged in the space, and the space is covered. The work is greatly simplified.

Further, the shower apparatus is made compact by adopting a configuration in which most of the necessary equipment is incorporated into the main body panel at the same time. The above-mentioned effect can be made more effective.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing one embodiment of a mounting structure of a shower device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a simplified diagram showing a piping system of the shower device.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view of the shower device.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating engagement between an engagement fitting on an upper edge of a main body panel and an upper edge lateral rod of a mounting frame.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line (5)-(5) in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing another embodiment of the mounting structure of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: Shower equipment 1: Shower shower
2: Spray shower 3: Mist shower 5, 6: Body shower
7: Hand shower 9, 10: Storage unit 20: Control unit 2
1: Operation panel 40: Hot and cold water mixing section 41: Temperature setting handle 5
1: Flow control handle B: Mounting port C: Mounting frame
D: Mounting plate W: Room wall

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Katsuhiko Nagano 2-1, 1-1 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture Inside Totoki Kiki Co., Ltd. (56) References Really open 3-72785 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 3-40365 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 3-22286 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A shower unit having various functions and its operation unit are mounted on the surface of a main body panel having a vertically-long rectangular shape, and a communication unit for communicating with the shower unit is provided in a storage portion protruding toward the rear surface of the main body panel. A shower device is formed by accommodating functional parts such as a pipe, a hot and cold water mixing unit, and a control unit.
On the room wall where the shower device is installed, a vertically long rectangular mounting opening covered with the main body panel is opened, and a vertically long rectangular mounting frame body is fitted around the inner periphery of the mounting opening, A mounting plate portion abutting on the rear surface of the storage portion is provided over the left and right vertical rods of the mounting frame, and the upper or lower edge of the main body panel is provided with a horizontal rod of the mounting frame. The main body panel is fitted into the mounting opening and temporarily fixed, and the storage portion is screwed to the mounting plate portion. A mounting structure for a shower device, comprising fixing a main body panel.