JPH08487A - Bath - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a bathtub in which the depth of the bathtub can be switched depending on the case. [Structure] A bathtub 1 of the present invention comprises a removable intermediate bottom plate 4.
It is characterized by having. When it is desired to make the depth of the bathtub 1 shallow, the intermediate bottom plate 4 is mounted in the bathtub. When deepening is desired, the intermediate bottom plate 4 is removed. If you want to take a bath while stretching your limbs and lying down, you can bathe in a Western style by attaching an intermediate bottom plate to make the bottom shallow. If you want to take a deep bath with hot water, you can take a bath in a Japanese style by removing the intermediate bottom plate and deepening the bottom.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub whose depth can be changed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Bathtubs are roughly classified into Japanese-style bathtubs and Western-style bathtubs. Japanese bathtubs are deep (generally 55-65 cm) and short (generally 100-1).
40 cm), and the side wall is almost vertical. Western baths have a shallow depth (generally 40-50 cm) and a long length (generally 110-160 cm), and the side wall of the bather's back is sloping (generally from vertical). Three
0-40 degrees).

[0003]

The conventional bathtub has only the Japanese style or the Western style described above, and depending on whether the bathtub of the house in which one lives is, the bathtub has a proper bathing style. In other words, in the case of the Japanese style, it feels like sitting on the bottom of the bathtub, and in the case of the Western style, it feels like lying down on the bathtub.

However, a person using a Japanese style bathtub may sometimes want to lie down in the bathtub by stretching and stretching his limbs. Also, people using a Western-style bathtub will not be able to get hot water to their shoulders unless they lie down. You will want to see it.

Further, especially when an infant takes a bath or when a physically handicapped person (the elderly, etc.) takes a bath,
Sometimes it may be necessary to reduce the depth of hot water in the bath. At such times, removing the hot water from the bath is a waste of water. In addition, lowering the handicapped person to the bottom of a deep bath and lifting it to the top is hard work. In particular, since the work is performed so that the user bends down from the outside of the bathtub into the bathtub, a load (bending moment) is applied to the waist, which is not an ordinary story. At such times, if the bottom of the bathtub can be raised from time to time, it can be said that the gospel is correct for those who care for the physically handicapped (caregivers).

An object of the present invention is to provide a bathtub in which the depth of the bathtub can be changed according to circumstances.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, the bathtub of the present invention is characterized by having an intermediate bottom plate that can be taken out.

[0008]

[Function] When the depth of the bath is desired to be shallow, the intermediate bottom plate is mounted in the bath. If you want to deepen, remove the middle bottom plate. Thereby, the depth of the bathtub is switched depending on the case. The size of the intermediate bottom plate may correspond to almost the entire surface (width, length) of a Western style or a fraction thereof. As a means for positioning the intermediate bottom plate in the bathtub, as an example, a protrusion is provided on the side wall of the bathtub,
You may make it mount an intermediate bottom plate there.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the outline of a bath according to an embodiment of the present invention. The bathtub 1 in FIG. 1 can be said to be a bathtub in the shape of a Western-style bathtub having a deep bottom (55-65 cm as in Japanese style). The back side wall 3 is quite oblique (~ 40 ° from vertical). On the other hand, the foot side wall 5 is not as inclined as the back side wall 3.

In the middle part of the back side wall 3 and the foot side wall 5,
Protrusions 6 and 7 are provided. This protrusion is an intermediate bottom plate 4
Is for supporting. The intermediate bottom plate 4 can be made of, for example, a plastic or aluminum plate (or a sludge) or a stainless pipe. For materials with a specific gravity of 1 or less, attach something like a holding pin to stop floating.

The depth H of the bathtub (the depth from the upper edge 9 to the bottom 8) is 55 to 65 cm. This corresponds to the depth of a typical Japanese bath. The depth h from the upper edge 9 of the bath to the upper surfaces of the projections 6 and 7 is 42 to 53 cm. This is the thickness of the intermediate bottom plate 4 (2 to 3 cm) in the depth of a general Western bath.
And) was added. The length L of the bathtub is 110-110.
It is 160 cm. This corresponds to the length of a typical Western bath. Therefore, the bathtub shown in FIG. 1 is a bathtub that bathes in a Japanese style when the intermediate bottom plate 4 is removed, and in a Western style when the intermediate bottom plate 4 is attached.

As is clear from the above description, the bathtub of the present invention exhibits the following effects. If you want to take a bath while stretching your limbs and lying down,
You can bathe in a Western style by attaching an intermediate bottom plate to make the bottom shallow. If you want to take a deep bath with hot water, you can take a bath in a Japanese style by removing the intermediate bottom plate and deepening the bottom.
You can take a bath in either style, so it will be a satisfying bath for both old and young people.

When an infant takes a bath or when a physically handicapped person takes a bath, the bathtub can be made shallow by attaching an intermediate bottom plate without draining hot water. In particular, a caregiver of a physically handicapped person can care for a physically handicapped person without leaning too much into the bathtub, which facilitates nursing care.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an outline of a bath according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 bathtub 3 back side wall 4 middle bottom plate 5 foot side wall 6, 7 protrusion 8 bottom

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A bathtub having a removable intermediate bottom plate. 2. The depth is 55 to 65 cm and the length is 1.
10 to 160 cm, 42 to 53 cm below the upper edge
A bathtub having an intermediate bottom plate installation portion at the part.