JPH084331A - Unit bath for two way care capable of changing layout - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the change of specifications for a healthy person and a person necessary for care capable of two-way care. CONSTITUTION:A waterproof pan type unit bath assembling a bath-tub 5 and a bath-tub neighboring counter 11 as an independent component respectively is used for standards, and the following constitution is made. A bath-tub setting floor 2 and a wash-place floor 3 are provided to a waterproof pan 1. The bath- tub 5 formed of sides shorter than a long side of the bath-tub setting floor 2 is drawn up to the end on an optional side and is placed thereon so that it is capable of displacement. The bath-tub neighboring counter 11 is mounted on a gap part on an opposite side to which the bath-tub 5 of the bath-tub setting floor 2 is drawn up, and a wash-place floor counter 12 connected thereto is fixed and mounted on the wash-place floor 3. The bath-tub neighboring counter 11 has width equivalent to the short side length of the bath-tub and can be used as a mounting platform for a bather, and it can stand on its own legs and can be displaced to the wash-place floor 3. The bath-tub setting floor 2 of the waterproof pan 1 is lower than the wash-place floor 3, and a bath-tub end cover 10 capable of mounting the bath-tub neighboring counter 11 thereon is provided in the gap part of the bath-tub setting floor 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a two-way care unit bath whose specifications can be easily changed by users such as those for healthy people and those requiring care.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a bathroom for the elderly and other persons requiring care, there is a bathroom as shown in FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B). In this bathroom, in addition to the washing floor 31 on the long side of the bathtub 30, a small space 32 for care is provided on the short side, so that care can be comfortably performed from two directions when bathing a care recipient.

[0003]

However, the structure of such a bathroom is special, and the small space 32 for care tends to become a dead space for a general healthy person who does not need care, and the limited bathroom is limited. It is not an effective use of space. For this reason, even in today's time when the bathroom is becoming a unit bath, it is difficult for general consumers to accept the unit bath having the above-described bathroom configuration, and it is difficult to commercialize the unit bath in consideration of nursing care.

An object of the present invention is to provide a two-way care unit bath whose specifications can be easily changed to a convenient layout for a healthy person and a convenient layout for a care recipient.

[0005]

In the variable arrangement two-way care unit bath of the present invention, a waterproof pan in which a floor for a bathtub and a floor for a washing room, each of which has a substantially rectangular planar shape, are provided adjacent to each other on their long sides. A bathtub that is formed to be shorter than a long side of the bathtub placement floor by a predetermined length and is placed on the bathtub placement floor so that the bathtub placement floor can be replaced by an end portion on an arbitrary side, and the bathtub of the bathtub placement floor. And a bathtub adjoining counter which is replaceably arranged in the washing room floor. The bathtub adjoining counter has a short side width that can be used as a transfer table for bathers and is self-supporting.

In the above structure, it is preferable that a washing place counter adjacent to a short side of the bathtub adjoining counter is provided on the washing place floor in a state where the bathtub adjoining counter is arranged in the gap portion. The short side widths of both counters are equal to each other. The waterproof pan may have a bath placement floor lower than the wash floor. In that case, a bathtub end cover on which the bathtub adjoining counter can be placed is provided in the gap portion of the floor for bathtub placement. This bathtub end cover is
A leg placed on the floor for bathtub placement, a floor plate provided on the leg and covering the gap portion at substantially the same level as the wash floor, and standing up from the floor plate from the wash floor on the end face of the bath Also has an end face cover plate that covers the upper side portion, and is replaceable with an end portion on an arbitrary side of the floor for bathtub placement. When the above-mentioned washing counter is provided, it is desirable that the bath adjacent counter and the washing counter are each made into a self-supporting box-like body, and notched openings into which the legs of the bather can be inserted are provided on the front surfaces aligned with each other.

[0007]

[Function] The following arrangement is used when used only by healthy people.
That is, the bathtub is arranged on the floor for waterproofing the bathtub so as to be shifted to one end side, and the bathtub adjoining counter is provided in the gap portion on the other end side. This eliminates the dead space and makes effective use of the bathroom space. When nursing care is needed, the bath adjoining counter is not provided in the gap on the end side of the bathtub and is used as a care space. As a result, the bather can be easily cared for from the two sides, the short side and the long side of the bath. The bathtub adjoining counter can be used as a transfer table by arranging the counter adjacent to the long side of the bathtub, and the care recipient can be easily moved from the wash floor to the bathtub. When the bathtub adjacent counter and the washroom counter are arranged side by side in the case of the above-mentioned arrangement for the healthy person, both counters having the same short side width continue like one counter, which is uncomfortable for the healthy person. It has a clean bathroom design and is easy to use.

When the floor of the waterproof pan with the bathtub is lower than the floor of the washroom, the bathtub can be of a drop-in type so that it is easy to enter and leave the bathtub. In this case, the legs as described above,
By providing the bathtub end cover in which the floor plate and the end cover are integrated, the bathtub can be easily rearranged while it is a drop-in type bathtub. In addition, the gap portion formed on the end portion side of the bathtub can be an extension region having the same floor surface height as that of the washing floor, so that the above-mentioned two-way care can be easily performed. Further, when the washing floor counter and the bathtub adjoining counter are each made of a box-like body that can stand independently, strength is ensured and the counter can be used as a chair, unlike a carry-out counter from a wall surface, which is convenient. Even with such a box-shaped body, if the notch opening into which the bather's leg can be inserted is formed, it is easy to bring the bather's leg and body closer to the curran or the like provided in the washroom counter, and Easy to wash. Furthermore, by making both counters have the same shape, the production of both counters can be made common and the productivity is improved.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This unit bath is a drop-in bath type unit bath in which the floor 2 for bathtub placement is lower than the level of the floor 3 for washing area, and the waterproof pan 1 is constructed by separating it from the wall member 16 and the ceiling member. It is a bread type. The waterproof pan 1 is formed by integrally forming a bathtub arranging floor 2 and a washing floor 3 each having a substantially rectangular planar shape so that they are arranged adjacent to each other on their long sides. A sloping strip 4 is provided along the edge of the floor 3 of the wash floor to absorb a step with the outside of the bathroom.

A long side L ₁ of the bathtub 5 placed on the floor 2 for bathtub placement is a predetermined length W ₂ longer than a long side L of the floor 2 for bathtub placement.
It is formed so as to be short, and is arranged so as to be replaceable by being brought close to an arbitrary end portion on the bath placement floor 2. The height H from the wash floor 3 to the upper surface of the bathtub 5 is set to a level that does not impose a burden on a care recipient such as an elderly person when entering the bathtub 5. The side surface on the long side of the bath 5 is covered with an apron plate 6. A fully automatic hot water supply system is adopted for hot water supply to the bathtub 5, and flexible pipes 7, 8 and 9 for hot water supply, water supply and drainage extending from the bathtub 5 are connected to each pipe provided on the floor 2 for bathtub placement. Connected to the mouth. A bathtub end cover 10 having a leg portion 10a, a floor plate 10b, and an end face cover plate 10c is provided in a gap portion on the remaining end portion side of the bathtub placement floor 2 where the bathtub 5 is placed. The leg portion 10a is a portion to be placed on the bathtub placement floor 2, and the leg portion 10a
The floor plate 10b formed above covers the above-mentioned gap portion of the bathtub placement floor 2 at substantially the same height level as the washing floor 3. The end face cover plate 10c stands up from the floor plate 10b and covers the end face of the bathtub 5.

In the space between the bathtub 5 on the bathtub end cover 10 and the wall surface, a bathtub adjoining counter 11 out of two counters divided into a bathtub adjoining counter 11 and a washing floor counter 12 is arranged. These counters 11, 12
Is a self-supporting box state, and the bathtub adjacent counter 11 is
It can be replaced on the wash floor 3. The washing floor counter 12 is fixedly installed on the washing floor 3. The long side of the bathtub adjacent counter 11 is the same as the short side W _{1 of the} bathtub 5, and the height is equal to the height H from the wash floor 3 to the upper surface of the bathtub 5. In addition, the short side width W ₂ of the bathtub adjoining counter 11 is set to a size that can be exactly accommodated in the gap portion at the end of the bathtub placement floor 2. In addition, this short side width W ₂ is a dimension that a bather can use as a transfer table when the bathtub adjoining counter 11 is arranged adjacent to the bathtub 5 on the floor 3 side of the washing floor, for example, 2
It is preferable that the width is 100 to 400 mm, and in this embodiment, it is 300 mm.

The washing floor counter 12 is provided with a curran 13, opening and closing plugs 14 and 15, and a semicircular cutout opening 12a into which a user's leg can be inserted is formed from the lower end on the front surface. . The notch opening 12a may be formed in a large square shape so that only the leg portions are left at both ends. A similar cutout opening 11a is formed in the bathtub adjacent counter 11 as well. Wash floor counter 1
2, the same box-shaped body as the main body is used as the bathtub adjacent counter 11, and therefore the height H, the short side width W ₂ , and the long side width are the same as the bathtub adjacent counter 11. There is. As a result, mass productivity is improved and manufacturing cost is reduced. Further, the long side width of the washing floor counter 12 need not be the same as the long side width W ₁ of the bathtub adjacent counter 11.

When this unit bath is used as a bathroom for general healthy persons, the arrangement shown in FIG. 2 is used. That is,
Place the bathtub 5 on the opposite side of the washing counter 12,
The bathtub adjoining counter 11 is arranged in a gap portion generated between the end portion of the bathtub 5 and the wall surface. As a result, the bathtub adjoining counter 11 and the washroom counter 12 are integrated into a continuous counter, and the design does not feel uncomfortable for a healthy person. In addition, there is no dead space in the bathroom and it can be widely used. Therefore, it is easy for young people to accept. The washing room counter 12 can be used as a chair, and a leg can be put in the notch opening 12a on the front surface of the counter, which makes it easy to wash the body.

When a person requiring care such as an elderly person is formed, the arrangement is changed as shown in FIG. In this case, the bathtub 5 is brought closer to the end side where the washroom counter 12 is located, the bathtub end cover 10 is arranged at the other end, and the top is opened as a care space. The bathtub adjacency counter 11 is disposed on the wash floor 3 adjacent to the long side of the bathtub 5, for example. As a result, the bather can be cared for from two directions, the long side and the short side of the bath 5, and the care can be facilitated. The bathtub adjoining counter 11 can be used as a transfer table for entering and leaving the bathtub 5, and even an elderly person or the like with weak legs can easily enter or leave the bathtub 5. Bathtub adjacent counter 11
When the bath is not used, the washing place can be widely used by putting it in the bathtub 5 or the like, or by placing it in the care space above the bathtub end cover 10.

This two-way care unit bus with variable arrangement is
In this way, the specifications can be changed to those for healthy people and those requiring care by simple rearrangement. In addition, since the bathtub 5 is fully automatic, there is no protruding portion such as a water faucet, so that it is safe even when it falls. In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the bath placement floor 2 of the waterproof pan 1 is lowered, but the waterproof pan 1 may have the same height as a whole.

[0016]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION The variable arrangement two-way care unit bath of the present invention is based on a waterproof pan type unit bath in which a bathtub and a counter adjacent to the bathtub are assembled as independent parts. It is designed to be shorter than the side so that it can be replaced by moving it to the end on the arbitrary side and replace the gap between the remaining end and the wash floor so that care is necessary. If it is not available, it is as easy to use as a normal unit bath, and it can be used widely in a limited bathroom, and if care is needed, a simple relocation within the unit is possible without major refurbishment. You can change to a specification that allows two-way care simply by performing. In addition, the bathtub adjacent counter in the case of the placement for healthy people can be used as a transfer table in the case of placement for persons requiring care, which is convenient for elderly people with weak legs and waist, and waste of parts due to the placement change. Absent.

In the case of the invention of claim 2, in the case of the arrangement for healthy people, since the washing room counter following the bathtub adjacent counter is provided in the same short side width, a clean bathroom design that does not feel uncomfortable for healthy people. Therefore, it is easy to use. In the case of the third aspect of the invention, since the floor of the waterproof pan for arranging the bathtub is lower than the floor for the washing room, the bathtub can be of a drop-in type so that it is easy to enter and leave the bathtub. In addition, since the bathtub end cover, in which the legs, floorboard, and end face cover are integrated, is provided, while making it a drop-in type bathtub,
The bathtub can be easily rearranged. In the case of the invention of claim 4, since the bathtub adjacent counter and the washroom counter are each made into a self-supporting box-like body and the notch opening is provided in the front surface,
The strength of the counters is secured, and each counter can be used as a chair, which is convenient. Moreover, the legs of the bather can be inserted into the counter, and the legs and the like can be easily washed with hot water from the currant provided on the floor counter of the washing place. Further, since both counters have the same shape, the production can be standardized, the production efficiency can be improved, and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a variable arrangement two-way care unit bath according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing an arrangement configuration when the unit bath is used for a healthy person, and FIG. 2B is a plan view thereof.

FIG. 3 (A) is a perspective view showing an arrangement configuration when the unit bath is used for a care recipient, and FIG. 3 (B) is a plan view thereof.

FIG. 4A is a horizontal sectional view of a conventional example, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Waterproof pan, 2 ... Bathtub floor, 3 ... Wash floor, 5 ...
Bathtub, 10 ... Bathtub end cover, 10a ... Legs, 10b ...
Floor plate, 10c ... End cover plate, 11 ... Bathtub adjacent counter, 11a ... Notch opening, 12 ... Washing counter, 12a
… Notch opening

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A waterproof pan, in which a floor for a bathtub and a floor for a washroom, each of which has a substantially rectangular planar shape, are provided adjacent to each other on their long sides, and a length shorter than a long side of the floor for the bathtub. A bathtub that is formed and is placed on the floor for bathtub placement so that it can be displaced toward any end, and can be replaced by the gap between the other end of the floor for bathtub placement where the bathtub is placed and the wash floor The bathtub adjoining counter is a variable-position two-way care unit bath with a short side width that can be used as a transfer stand for bathers and is self-supporting. 2. The washing place counter adjacent to the short side of the bathtub adjoining counter in a state where the bathtub adjoining counter is arranged in the gap portion is provided on the washing place floor, and the short side widths of both counters are equal to each other. A two-way care unit bath with variable placement. 3. The bath pan floor of the waterproof pan is made lower than the wash floor, and a bathtub end cover capable of mounting the bathtub adjoining counter is provided in the gap of the bathtub floor. The part cover is a leg part placed on the floor for bathtub placement, a floor plate provided on the leg part for covering the gap portion at substantially the same level as the wash floor, and an end surface of the bathtub standing upright from the floor plate. 3. An end surface cover plate for covering a portion above the washing floor of the above, and an end portion on an arbitrary side of the bathtub placement floor can be replaced.
A two-way care unit bath with variable placement. 4. The variable arrangement two-way care unit bath according to claim 2, wherein the counter adjacent to the bathtub and the washroom counter are each a self-supporting box-like body, and the notches into which the legs of the bather can be inserted are arranged in front of each other. A two-way care unit bath with an opening and variable placement.