JP2000325248A - Bathtub support structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a bathtub support structure capable of adjusting the height from above the bathtub. SOLUTION: A bolt 3 is screwed into a screw hole provided in a bottom 11 of the bathtub 1, and the bottom 3 of the bathtub 1 is bolted by the bolt 3.
1 is a supporting structure of a bathtub in which the height of the bottom 11 of the bathtub 1 can be adjusted by the screwing amount of the bolt 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a bathtub support structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Sho 51-12503.
As described in Publication No. 6, etc., an anchor is provided on the lower surface of an installation such as a bus unit, and the tip of the anchor supports the bottom of the installation such as a bus unit embedded in a base material such as mortar or concrete. The structure is known.

In such a support structure for the bottom of an installation such as a bus unit, the height of the bottom of the installation such as a bus unit is adjusted by the amount of mortar or concrete.

[0004]

However, as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. Sho 51-125036, the tip of an anchor of an installation such as a bus unit is inserted into a base material such as mortar or concrete. In the support structure of the bottom of the installed object such as a bath unit to be embedded, the height adjustment work from the top of the bottom of the bathtub is impossible, and the fine adjustment of the height of the bottom of the bathtub is not possible after the bathtub is installed. there were.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems in a conventional bathtub support structure, and an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and adjust the height of the bathtub from above. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bathtub supporting structure which can be used.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bathtub supporting structure according to the present invention, wherein a bolt is screwed into a screw hole provided at the bottom of the bathtub, and the bathtub is bolted by the bolt. The bottom of the bathtub is supported, and the height of the bottom of the bathtub can be adjusted by the screwing amount of the bolt.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a supporting structure for a bathtub according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the decorative cover is provided above a bolt screwed into a screw hole provided in a bottom portion of the bathtub. Is attached, and the head of the bolt is hidden by the decorative cover.

[0008] In the present invention, the material of the bathtub is
Although not particularly limited, for example, FRP, enameled cast iron, which is conventionally used as a bathtub material,
Artificial marble, wood, etc. can be used.

In the present invention, the material of the decorative cover is not particularly limited, but the same material as the material of the bathtub is used because it is inconspicuous and cosmetically preferable.

In the bathtub supporting structure according to the first aspect of the present invention, a bolt is screwed into a screw hole provided at the bottom of the bathtub, the bottom of the bathtub is supported by the bolt, and the screwing amount of the bolt is adjusted. The height of the bottom of the bathtub can be adjusted by adjusting the amount of screwing of the bolt from above the bottom of the bathtub, so that the height of the bottom of the bathtub can be adjusted.

Further, in the bathtub supporting structure according to the present invention, a decorative cover is attached above a bolt screwed into a screw hole provided at the bottom of the bathtub, and the decorative cover covers the head of the bolt. Since the part is concealed, the head of the bolt is concealed by the decorative cover and the appearance is good.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded front view partially cut away showing an example of a support structure for a bathtub according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is an FRP bathtub,
A short tube 12 projects downward from the bottom 11 of the bathtub 1, a metal nut 2 is attached to the inner surface of the lower end of the short tube 12, a bolt 3 is screwed into the nut 2, and the bottom 11 of the bathtub 1 is bolted. 3 supported. A driver insertion groove 31 is formed in the upper end surface of the bolt 3, and a screwdriver can be inserted into the driver insertion groove 31 from above the bolt 3. Reference numeral 4 denotes a concrete floor in the bathroom, 41 denotes a plate placed on the concrete floor 4, and the lower end of the bolt 3 is in contact with the plate 4.

A female screw 13 is engraved above the short tube portion 12, and the female screw 13 of the FRP decorative cover 5 is formed on the female screw 13.
1 can be screwed from above through a packing 52. When the male screw portion 51 of the decorative cover 5 is screwed into the female screw 13 above the short tube portion 12, the decorative cover 5 is stored in the step 111, and the upper surface of the decorative cover 5 and the upper surface of the bottom 11 of the bathtub 1 are substantially They are aligned on the same plane.

Silicone caulking is applied to the periphery of the upper end of the bolt 3, and the packing 52 and the decorative cover 5 ensure watertightness near the short cylindrical portion 12 of the bottom 11 of the bathtub 1.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a handle attached above the side wall of the bathtub 1. Reference numeral 6 denotes a support frame made of FRP. The hanging edge 15 of the peripheral edge of the bathtub 1 is housed in a concave groove 61 of the support frame 6 made of FRP. Reference numeral 7 denotes a support, the upper end of the support 7 supports the back surface of the step 62 of the support frame 6, and the lower end of the support 7 is a steel support frame 7.
1, the steel support frame 71 is supported on the concrete floor 4 by columns 72. 8 is a steel support frame 7
It is a wall panel erected on one step 62.

In the bathtub supporting structure according to the present invention shown in FIG. 1, a driver insertion groove 31 is provided at the upper end of a bolt 3 screwed into a nut 2 attached to the bottom 11 of the bathtub 1. Driver insertion groove 3
By inserting a driver tool into the bolt 1, the amount of screwing in from above the bolt 3 can be adjusted and the height can be adjusted.
Therefore, the height can be finely adjusted after installing the bathtub. Further, since the external thread portion 51 of the decorative cover 5 is screwed into the female screw 13 above the short cylindrical portion 12, the head of the bolt 3 is concealed by the decorative cover 5, and the appearance is good.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and design changes within a scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. The present invention is also included in the present invention.

For example, instead of providing the driver insertion groove 31 at the upper end of the bolt 3 as in the illustrated embodiment, the bolt 3 can be screwed in with a tool such as a wrench by setting the cross section of the upper end of the bolt 3 to a square. You may.

[0020]

In the bathtub supporting structure according to the first aspect of the present invention, the height of the bottom of the bathtub can be adjusted by adjusting the amount of screwing of the bolt from above the bottom of the bathtub. Fine adjustment of bathtub height is possible after installation.

In the bathtub supporting structure according to the second aspect of the present invention, the head of the bolt is concealed by the decorative cover, so that the appearance is good.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing an example of a bathtub supporting structure according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathtub 11 Bathtub bottom part 111 Step part 12 Short cylinder part 13 Female screw 14 Handle 15 Peripheral hanging part 2 Nut 3 Bolt 31 Driver insertion groove 4 Concrete floor 5 Decorative cover 51 Male screw part 6 Support frame 7 Support 71 Support frame 8 Panel

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A bathtub support structure in which a bolt is screwed into a screw hole provided in the bottom of the bathtub, the bottom of the bathtub is supported by the bolt, and the height of the bottom of the bathtub can be adjusted by the amount of screwing of the bolt. 2. The decorative cover according to claim 1, wherein a decorative cover is attached above the bolt screwed into the screw hole provided at the bottom of the bathtub, and the head of the bolt is concealed by the decorative cover. Bathtub support structure.