JPH0442369Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Technical field] This invention is a technology that aims to stably hold the washbowl body and increase safety and usability in a vertically lifting type washstand in which the washbowl body can be raised and lowered up and down. Regarding.

[Background technology] Conventionally, in vertically lifting type washstands in which the washbowl body moves up and down, it is said that it is difficult to stably hold the washbowl body, which becomes heavy when filled with hot water, etc., regardless of whether the washbowl body is raised or lowered. There was a problem.

[Purpose of the invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide an up-and-down washbasin that can stably hold the washbowl body regardless of whether it is raised or lowered. To provide a holding structure for the vanity basin body.

[Disclosure of the invention] The holding structure of the washbowl body of the up-and-down washstand of the present invention includes a gas spring 15 that biases the washbowl body 1 upward, and an operation that allows the gas spring 15 to expand. This washbasin is equipped with a spring operating tool that holds the washbowl body 1 in position by stopping its extension, and the washbowl body 1 can be freely raised and lowered and held in position by the extension and contraction of the gas spring 15. In the vanity table, a spring operating tool is provided with a pedal rod 28 which is rotatable about the fulcrum 14, and which is actuated by stepping on the spring operating tool. A hook recess 41 opened downward is formed at the upper rear edge of the washbowl body 1 to be held in position, and a supported piece 43 is suspended from the rear lower edge of the washbowl body 1. A hanger 42 with a free end at the top is provided on the movable body 10 of the vertically movable body 10 of the vertically holding device A, and a lower press is applied to a portion of the movable body 10 below the hanger 42. A tool 45 is provided, and a hook recess 41 is connected to a hanger 42.
The device is characterized in that the lower presser 45 presses the front surface and the surface 44 of the supported piece 43 to support it from below, and by configuring it as described above, The above objectives have been achieved. In other words, the pedal rod 28 for operating the lifting holding device A by stepping on the foot is rotatably provided around the fulcrum 14, and the pedal rod 28 is provided with a pedal section 29 for stepping on the foot. Stepping on the foot, the pedal lever 28 is rotated around the fulcrum 14 to operate the lifting holding device A, and the washbowl body 1 is moved.
The lifting and lowering position can be held in position,
The washbowl body 1 can be raised and lowered by foot operation even when both hands are used when washing the sink, etc., and the usability of the vertically raising and lowering type washstand is improved. A hooking recess 41 is formed, a supported piece 43 is suspended from the rear lower edge of the washbowl body 1, and a pressed surface 44 with an open upper part is formed on the supported piece 43. A hanger 42 whose upper end is a free end is provided on the elevating movable body 10 of A, and the hanger 42
A lower presser 4 is attached to the elevating movable body 10 below the
5, the hook recess 41 is inserted into the hanger 42, and the lower presser 45 is used to press the front surface and the pressed surface 44 of the supported piece 43 to support it from below. While supporting the washbowl body 1 with the hanger 42 by engaging the hooking recess 41 of the washbowl body 1, the hanger 4 is
When holding the upper rear edge of the washbowl body 1 in step 2, the lower presser 45 prevents the lower rear edge of the washbowl body 1 from moving forward away from the movable movable body 10. By pressing the front surface of the supporting piece 43 and in addition pressing down the pressed surface 44 which is open above the supported piece 43 with the lower presser 45, the washbowl when supported by the hanger 42 is prevented. The washbowl body 1 can be prevented from slipping upward, the washbowl body 1 can be easily held on the elevating movable body 10, and the washbowl body 1 can be securely held in the vertical and front-back directions, and the washbowl body 1 can be raised. The gas spring 15 is energized, and the expansion of the gas spring 15 is allowed to be performed, and the expansion of the gas spring 15 is stopped and the washbowl body 1 is
The washbowl body 1 is raised by the spring force of the gas spring 15, and is also pushed down against the spring force, thus utilizing the gas spring 15. By doing so, there is no need to use an electrical system in water areas such as the washbasin body, and problems such as leakage when using an electrical system in water areas can be avoided, increasing safety. Moreover, the washbowl body 1 is elastically biased upward by the gas spring 15, and the washbowl body 1 is raised by the spring force of the gas spring 15 while pressing the washbowl body 1 from above with the hand. 1 is easy to position in the ascending direction and easy to use.

The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to Examples.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the washbowl body 1 is provided with a recessed bowl portion 1a, and on the back side of the upper surface of the washbowl body 1 there are a shower run 7, a mixing valve 8, and a drain that can be freely pulled out. An operating section 9 for operating the stopper is provided. The upper part of the telescopic leg B is attached to the back of the washbowl body 1. This telescopic leg B
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, it is composed of an elevating movable body 10 in the shape of a flat rectangular cylinder with a wide width in the left and right direction, and a fixed side guide tube 11.
A fixed side guide cylinder 11 is housed inside. A sliding roller 13 held by a retainer 12 is interposed between the elevating movable body 10 and the fixed guide tube 11.
The elevating and lowering movable body 10 is configured to slide up and down relative to the movable member 10 . The elevating and lowering movable body 10 is attached to the back of the washbowl body 1, and the lower end of the fixed side guide cylinder 11 is fixed to the installation part 4. The installation part 4 is designed to be independent by being installed on the floor surface 2. A gas spring 15 is installed inside the stationary guide cylinder 11 of the telescopic leg B, and by incorporating the gas spring 15 into the telescopic leg B, the elevating and lowering holding device A is constructed. The gas spring 15 of this lifting/lowering holding device A is constructed as follows. As shown in FIG. 7, a piston 17 is slidably inserted into the cylinder 16, and a piston rod 18 extending from the piston 17 is guided out of the cylinder 16 and penetrates through the piston rod 18 and the piston 17. Push rod 1 into the through hole
9 has been inserted. Piston 1 in cylinder 16
7 and the guide rail 20 is an intermediate guide 21.
Oil 22 is sealed between the intermediate guide 21 and the guide seal 20, and a gas 23 such as nitrogen gas is supplied at high pressure to the chambers on both sides of the piston 17 of the cylinder 16. It is enclosed. Then, as shown in FIG. 7b, when the valve 24 at the tip of the push rod 19 is opened by pushing the push rod 19 as a spring operation tool and the valve hole 26 of the piston 17 is opened, the pressure receiving surface of the piston 17 on the opposite side from the piston rod 18 is opened. S ₁
is larger than the pressure receiving surface _S2 on the piston rod 18 side, the piston 17 is pushed toward the piston rod 18 side by the gas pressure, reaching the maximum extension state as shown in FIG. 7c, and the push rod 19 is pushed in. By pushing the cylinder 16 toward the piston rod 18 against the gas pressure, the piston 17 can be moved to the side opposite to the piston rod 18 to reach the maximum compression state as shown in Figure 7a, and the piston 17 can be positioned at an arbitrary position. By releasing the push rod 19 in this state, it can be prevented from moving in that position. The end of the cylinder 16 of the gas spring 15 configured in this way is fixed to the upper end of the movable guide cylinder 10, and the end of the piston rod 18 of the gas spring 15 is fixed to the fixed guide cylinder 11.
is fixed to the bottom edge of the A top plate 27 is detachably attached above the movable guide cylinder 10. A pedal rod 28 is mounted on the installation section 4 so as to be rotatable about the fulcrum 14. A pedal section 29 is provided at the base end of the pedal rod 28, and the tip of the pedal rod 28 is opposed to the push rod 19. be. When the pedal section 29 is stepped on with the foot, the pedal rod 28 rotates and pushes the push rod 19, and when the pedal section 29 is not depressed, it is returned to its original position by a return spring 30. A pipe C for water supply and drainage is pre-installed below the washbasin body 1 at the time of factory assembly. A flexible drain pipe 32 is connected to the drain port of the bowl portion 1a of the washbasin body 1 via a drain trap member 31. One end of the flexible hot water supply pipe 33 and the water suction pipe 34 are connected to the mixing valve 8, and the other ends of the hot water supply pipe 33 and the water suction rod 34 form connection ports 33a and 34a and are fixed above the installation part 4. . A shower collar 7 is connected to one end of a flexible shower hose 35, and the other end of the shower hose 35 is connected to a mixing valve 8.

Next, the operation of the vertically lifting type washstand of the present invention constructed as described above will be explained. Now, when the pedal part 29 is stepped on, the push rod 19 of the gas spring 15 of the lifting holding device A is pushed, the gas spring 15 is expanded, the movable guide cylinder 10 slides against the fixed guide cylinder 11, and the gas spring 15 The washbowl body 1 rises with the force of. At this time, the pedal section 29
When the user releases the pressure on the push rod 19, the gas spring 15 stops expanding at that position and stops at that position. Further, when the washbowl body 1 is pressed downward with the pedal portion 29 depressed and the push rod 19 pushed in, the gas spring 15 is compressed and the washbowl body 1 is lowered. Also at this time, when the pedal part 29 is released from being depressed, the compression of the gas spring 15 is stopped at that position, and the washbowl body 1 is stopped at that position. Thus, by raising and lowering the washbowl body 1, the user can wash his or her hair according to his or her height and purpose.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show a structure for attaching the washbowl body 1 to the movable movable body 10, in which a hanging piece 46 is suspended from the upper rear edge of the washbowl body 1 made of ceramic, etc. A hooking recess 41 that opens downward is formed in the upper rear edge of 1. or,
A supported piece 43 is suspended from the rear lower edge of the washbasin body 1. A holding hole 47 penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the supported piece 43, and the inner circumferential surface below the holding hole 47 forms a pressed surface 44 with an open upper part.
It is becoming. Further, a protruding piece 48 is protruded rearward from the lower end of the supported piece 43. As shown in FIG. 8, an angled mounting piece 49 is attached to the elevating movable body 10 of the elevating and lowering holding device A, and the hanger 42 is attached to this mounting piece 49 with bolts 50. The hanger 42 has an upper free end. A lower presser 45 can be attached below the hanger 42. This lower presser 45 has a presser piece 45a bent in a substantially U-shape. As shown in FIG. 9, the hooking recess 41 of the washbowl body 1 is engaged with the hanger 42, and the washbowl body 1 is supported by the hanger 42.
When the upper rear edge of the washbowl body 1 is held by the hanger 42 in this way, the presser piece of the lower presser 45 prevents the lower rear edge of the washbowl body 1 from moving forward away from the elevating movable body 10. 45a is inserted into the holding hole 47 of the supported piece 43 of the washbowl body 1 from the front, and the front surface of the lower end of the supported piece 43 of the washbowl body 1 is held down. In addition, the holding hole 47 of the supported piece 43 is closed with the lower presser 45.
By pressing down the pressed surface 44 which is open upward on the lower peripheral surface of the washbowl body 1, it is prevented from slipping out from above when it is supported by the hanger 42.

In the embodiment, the pressed surface 44 is formed in the holding hole 47, but it may be modified such that the pressed surface 44 can be formed on the lower surface of a recess formed in the supported piece 43.

[Effects of the invention] As described above, in the present invention, a pedal rod for operating the lifting holding device by stepping on the foot is provided so as to be rotatable around a fulcrum, and the pedal rod is provided with a pedal section for stepping on the foot. Therefore, by stepping on the pedal part with your foot and rotating the pedal rod around the fulcrum to operate the lifting/lowering holding device, you can raise/lower the washbowl body and maintain the raised/lowered position. The washbowl body can be raised and lowered by foot operation even when the washbowl body is in the upper rear edge of the washbowl body. A hanging recess is formed, a supported piece is suspended from the rear lower edge of the washbowl body, a pressed surface with an open upper part is formed on the supported piece, and an upper part is attached to the lifting movable body of the lifting holding device. A hanger with a free end is provided, a lower holder is provided on the part of the movable lifting body below the hanger, the hooking recess is engaged with the hanger, and the lower holder is used to secure the front surface of the supported piece and the object to be held. Since the surface is held down and supported from below, the hooking recess of the washbowl body is engaged with the hanger, and while the washbowl body is supported by the hanger, the upper rear edge of the washbowl body is supported with the hanger like this. When the washbowl body is held, the lower rear edge of the washbowl body is prevented from moving forward from the lifting movable body by the lower presser pressing the front surface of the supported piece of the washbowl body. By pressing downward the surface to be pressed which is open above the supported piece, the washbowl body is prevented from slipping out from above when supported by a hanger.
The washbowl body can be easily held on an elevating and lowering movable body, and the washbowl body can be securely held in the vertical and longitudinal directions, and the gas spring that biases the washbowl body upwardly and the expansion allowable operation of the gas spring are performed. It is equipped with a spring operation tool that holds the washbowl body in position by stopping the extension of the gas spring, and the washbowl body is raised by the spring force of the gas spring and pushed down against the spring force. By using a gas spring in this way, there is no need to use an electrical system in the water area such as the washbasin, and problems such as leakage when using an electrical system in the water area can be avoided. Safety can be increased, and the washbowl body is elastically biased upward by a gas spring, and while the washbowl body is held down from above by hand, the washbowl body is raised by the spring force of the gas spring. This has the advantage that the washbowl body can be easily positioned in the upward direction, making it easy to use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention;
The figures are a partially omitted perspective view of the same as the above, Fig. 3 is a partially broken side view of the same as the above, Fig. 4 is a schematic plan view of the same as the above, Fig. 5 is a partially omitted front view of the same as the above, Fig. 6 a, b is a cross-sectional view of the elevating holding device shown above, FIGS. 7 a, b, and c are cross-sectional views of the gas spring shown above, FIG. It is a partially broken sectional view of the same washbowl body after installation, in which A is a lifting holding device, 1 is a washbowl body, 10 is a lifting movable body, 14 is a fulcrum, 28 is a pedal lever, 29
41 is a pedal portion, 41 is a hook recess, 42 is a hanger, 43 is a supported piece, 44 is a pressed surface, and 45 is a lower presser.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It is equipped with a gas spring that biases the washbowl body upward, and a spring operation tool that allows the gas spring to extend and stops the extension of the gas spring to maintain the position of the washbowl body. In a vertically raising/lowering type washstand in which the washbowl body can be freely raised and lowered and its position maintained by contraction, a pedal lever is provided which is rotatable about a fulcrum and which operates a spring operation tool by stepping on the foot. A foot pedal part is provided at the top of the washbowl body, which is raised and lowered by stepping on the foot and is held in position by a foot operation. A piece to be supported hangs down from the upper part, a pressed surface with an open upper part is formed on the piece to be supported, and a hanger with a free end at the upper part is provided on the lifting/lowering movable body of the lifting/lowering holding device. A vertically raising/lowering type toilet vanity comprising a lower presser provided on the movable part, a hook recess inserted into the hanger, and the lower presser presses the front and surface of the piece to be supported to support it from below. Holding structure for the washbasin body of the stand.