JP2008212530A - Chair for half-body bathing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chair for half-body bathing preventing its floating by tightly sticking the chair to the bottom of the bathtub without incorporating a weight, preventing from getting moldy, preventing deterioration such as cracks due to drying, being sanitary, extremely facilitating the management and improving the seating comfort and the quality in the chair for the half-body bathing used by sinking it in the bathtub. <P>SOLUTION: A seat part 3 formed of a material having water resistance is firmly installed on the upper face of a seat base part 2 formed by integrally molding side walls 4a and 4b surrounding the four sides of ceramic. The surface of the seat part is Tatami facing 13 formed of artificial rush grass made of plastic. Slip prevention members 10 consisting of an elastic material are attached to the lower ends of the four corners of the seat base part and the outside faces of the slip prevention members 10 and the side end faces of the seat part 3 are protruded outward from the outer face of the seat base part 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a half-body bath chair.

In the recent health consciousness, half-body bathing has attracted attention as a familiar health method that can be performed at home.
This half-body bath improves blood circulation, discharges waste products in the body with sweat, activates sweating activity, and relieves fatigue, so it is also suitable for elderly people, high blood pressure, or cold women It is attracting attention as a law.

  Half-body bathing is done with hot water until it reaches the vicinity of the basin, so it takes a long time, so chairs for half-body bathing are used to sit in the bathtub so that a relaxed posture can be taken.

As such a half-body bathing chair, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, a chair 24 formed of a wooden leg 21, a seat 22, and a stainless weight member 23 filled with concrete laid between both legs 21 and 21. Has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-145590 A

  By the way, if it is made of only wood as a half-body bathing chair, the chair is lifted by the buoyancy of the wood. Therefore, as described above, the weight member made of stainless steel is provided as means for preventing this. However, even if such a weight is provided, there is an inconvenience of being floated by being poured into the hot water if it acts even a little in the bathtub without being in close contact with the bottom. Furthermore, there are molds in the wood part, and there are problems such as unsanitary conditions, and labor is required for management.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the chair for half body baths which eliminates the said problem.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application is characterized in that a seat portion is fixedly provided on the upper surface of a seat portion formed by integrally molding a side wall surrounding four sides with ceramics. It is.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the seat portion is formed of a member having water resistance.

  A third aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the seat is formed of ceramic, plastic, or water-treated wood.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the surface of the seat portion is formed of a tatami table formed of plastic artificial grass.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, an air vent hole having a vertical width is provided so that a finger can enter an upper end portion of the seat portion. To do.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, an anti-slip member made of an elastic material is attached to the lower ends of the four corners of the seat part, and the anti-slip member The outer side surface and the side end surface of the seat portion protrude outward from the outer surface of the seat portion.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the seat portion is made of ceramic having a large specific gravity, it can be submerged in hot water without attaching a weight member as in the prior art. Manufacture is facilitated as compared with a member provided with a member.

  According to the second and third aspects of the present invention, since the seat portion is made of ceramic and the seat portion is formed of a water-resistant member, the main body is longer in hot water than a main body made of wood. Little deterioration even if soaked for a long time or dried. Moreover, since the seat portion is ceramic, it is easy to clean and very hygienic.

  Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 4, since the seat portion is formed in a tatami-like shape, the Japanese-style interest is high and the feeling of the seat surface is good. Moreover, since the tatami surface is composed of tatami mats made of plastic artificial grass, water resistance is high and durability can be enhanced.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the air accumulated in the internal space is discharged to the outside of the pedestal portion, and the grip portion is formed by inserting a finger into the air vent hole so that the half-bath chair can be easily carried. Can do. Therefore, it is easy to use in the washing place.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, since the anti-slip member made of an elastic material is mounted on the lower surface of the leg portion of the seat portion, the half-body bathing chair does not slide in the bathtub and is more stable. Can be used in

  Furthermore, since the pedestal portion is located on the inner side of the line connecting the side end surface of the seat portion and the outer surface of the anti-slip member, the pedestal portion can be protected from an impact caused by dropping or moving and can be prevented from being damaged.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described based on the embodiment shown in FIGS.

1 to 7 show a half-body bathing chair according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the half-bath chair 1 is composed of a pedestal portion 2, a seat portion 3, and an anti-slip member 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the pedestal portion 2 includes a side wall 4 a in the front-rear direction (arrow XX direction in FIG. 1), a side wall 4 b in the left-right direction (arrow Y-Y direction in FIG. 1), and an upper wall. The portion 5 is formed integrally with ceramics, and is surrounded by four sides by the front and rear side walls 4a and the left and right side walls 4b, and an inner space A having a lower opening is formed inside thereof. The front and rear side walls 4a and the left and right side walls 4b are inclined downward and outward, and the seat portion 2 is formed in a trapezoidal shape that expands downward so that it can be seated stably. In addition, the height of the front and rear side walls 4a and the left and right side walls 4b is such that when the chair 1 is placed in a bathtub and seated as shown in FIG. It is set slightly lower than the leg of a normal chair used in a washroom.

  At the upper end of the pedestal 2, that is, at the center of the upper ends of the front and rear side walls 4 a and the left and right side walls 4 b, an air vent hole 6 having a vertical width and a horizontal width that penetrates inward and outward so that a human finger can enter. It is open. This air vent hole 6 becomes a handle part by discharging the air in the internal space A to the outside of the seat part 2 and inserting a finger into the air vent hole 6 when the half-bath chair 1 is submerged in the bathtub. The half-bath chair 1 is easy to carry.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper wall portion 5 of the pedestal portion 2 is formed with a large hole 5 a penetrating in the vertical direction in the central portion, and the pedestal portion from the upper inner peripheral surface of the side walls 4 a and 4 b. 2 is formed so as to protrude slightly toward the inside. Bolt insertion holes 5b are vertically formed at the four corners of the upper wall portion 5, and the bolts connecting the base portion 2 and the seat portion 3 to the bolt insertion holes 5b as shown in FIG. 18 is inserted.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, leg portions 7 formed in an L shape as viewed from the bottom face are integrally projected downward at the four corners of the front and rear and left and right side walls 4a and 4b. As shown in FIG. 6, the leg portion 7 has an inverted trapezoidal notch groove 7a penetrating inwardly and outwardly and opened downward, on both right and left walls centering on an L-shaped corner. The stopper member 8 having the same shape as the notch groove 7a is fixed to the notch groove 7a with an adhesive as shown in FIG.

  The cutout groove 7a and the plug member 8 may have any shape that can be fitted to each other, but in this embodiment, the cutout groove 7a and the plug member 8 are formed in an inverted trapezoidal shape having an upper side longer than a lower side.

  The notch groove 7a is formed by molding into a square shape when viewed from the outside, and then the left and right surfaces of the notch groove 7a are formed in a reverse trapezoidal shape, and a plug member 8 of the same shape is press-fitted from the side surface. Glue the top and left and right sides. As a result, the downward movement of the plug member 8 is restricted, the notch groove 7a and the plug member 8 are bonded to increase the strength, and the plug member 8 is prevented from being detached.

  The stopper member 8 may be any member that can fasten a fastening member 9 described later. In this embodiment, a wooden plug is used, and a screw or a nail is used for the fastening member 9 described later.

  The leg portion 7 is provided with an L-shaped anti-slip member 10 that covers the outer surface and the lower surface of the leg portion 7, and the anti-slip member 10 is formed of an elastic material such as a rubber material. . The anti-slip member 10 is firmly fixed to the stopper member 8 by inserting a fastening member 9 made of a screw through the anti-slip member 10 and screwing it into the stopper member 8.

  The reason why the plug member 8 that can fasten the fastening member 9 as described above is formed by forming the notch groove 7a as described above is to open a lateral hole that opens only in the inside and outside direction in the seat portion 2 (ceramic). A method of fitting a columnar plug into this and fastening the fastening member 9 to this is conceivable, but it is technically possible to make a horizontal hole in the seat 2 (ceramics) in consideration of demolding at the time of molding. This is because it is difficult and the cost of forming is high.

Next, the seat part 3 will be described.
The seat portion 3 is a member having water resistance, and is formed like a tatami mat.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the seat portion 3 includes a rectangular core material 11 having a peripheral surface wider than the bottom area of the seat base portion 2, and the core material 11 is water-resistant processed (for example, resin Uses processed wooden board material. A foamed plastic plate 12, preferably a foamed polystyrene plate, is fixed to the upper surface of the core material 11 with an adhesive, and the foamed plastic plate 12 is substantially the same shape as the core material 11 and is softer than the core material 11. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, an insertion hole 11a and an insertion hole 12a are opened at the four corners of the core material 11 and the foamed plastic plate 12, and the insertion hole 12a is formed with a larger diameter than the insertion hole 11a. By inserting the bolt 18 and inserting the head of the bolt 18 into the insertion hole 12 a, the head of the bolt 18 is embedded in the foamed plastic plate 12 and the head of the bolt 18 is applied to the upper surface of the core 11. It touches. The insertion hole 12 at the top of the bolt 18 is filled with a resin material 14 to seal the insertion hole 12a, and the upper surface of the insertion hole 12a is flush with the upper surface of the foamed plastic plate 12 by the resin material 14. Yes.

  On the upper surface of the foamed plastic plate 12, a tatami table 13 formed of plastic artificial grass 13a is disposed so as to cover the entire upper surface of the foamed plastic plate 12, and the mesh direction of the artificial grass is seated. 3 is parallel to the longitudinal direction. Further, both ends of the tatami surface 13 on the short side direction (front-rear direction XX) side are housed so as to be wound around the back surface of the core material 11. The plastic artificial grass 13a is non-water-absorbing, and in this embodiment, a solid wire formed of plastic is used.

  As shown in FIG. 1, tatami edges 15 are disposed over the entire length of both edges on both edges of the seat portion 3 on the longitudinal direction (left-right direction YY) side. A cloth made of synthetic fibers is used.

  First, the tatami edge 15 is attached to the edge of the tatami surface 13 with the tatami edge 15 turned upside down.

  Next, a pressing plate made of vinyl chloride (not shown) is disposed on the upper surface of the fixed tatami edge 15, and the tatami edge 15 and the pressing plate are fixed to the core member 11 with a nail from the upper part.

  Next, the tatami edge 15 is folded back from the end of the holding plate to cover the side of the foamed plastic plate 12 and the core material 11, and the other side of the tatami edge 15 is attached to the back surface of the core material 11 with a double-sided tape or the like. After fixing, the pressing plate is applied to the lower surface of the other end, and the tatami edge 15 and the pressing plate are fixed to the core member 11 with nails from below.

  A polyethylene cloth 16 is fixed to the lower surface of the core material 11 with an adhesive so as to cover the entire lower surface of the core material 11 and cover the lower surface of the tatami edge 15.

  The seat portion 3 configured as described above is placed on the upper wall portion 5 by inserting the bolt 18 protruding downward from the seat portion 3 into the bolt insertion hole 5b formed in the upper wall portion 5 as described above. To do. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, a nut 19 is screwed into the lower end of the bolt 18, and the seat portion 3 is fixed to the pedestal portion 2, whereby the half-body bathing chair 1 is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the half-bath chair 1 configured as described above is sunk at the end of the bathtub 20, and the user sits on the half-bath chair 1, so that the body can be bathed in hot water until the groovy area. You can take a half-bath with a relaxed posture.

  From the above, the half-bath chair 1 of the present invention can be submerged in hot water without attaching a weight member as in the prior art by forming the seat portion 2 with ceramic having a large specific gravity, Compared with a conventional weight member, the specific gravity can be increased and it can be easily manufactured. Moreover, since the seat part 2 is made of ceramics and the seat part 3 is formed of a water-resistant member, it is less deteriorated even if it is dipped in hot water for a long time or dried compared to wood. Moreover, since the seat part 2 is a ceramic, washing | cleaning is also easy.

  In addition, since the side wall of the pedestal part 2 is formed of a series of four-way walls and formed in a trapezoidal shape, the strength against the load from above is high, and the material of the pedestal part 2 does not need to be so thick. .

  Further, since the anti-slip member 10 made of an elastic material such as a rubber material is attached to the lower surface of the leg portion 7 of the seat portion 2, the half-body bathing chair 1 does not slide in the bathtub and is more stable. Can be used in Further, since the anti-slip member 10 is attached to the leg portion 7 by the fastening member 9 made of a wooden plug, the anti-slip member 10 can be firmly fixed to the seat portion 2 and falls off even when used in the bathtub. There is nothing.

  Furthermore, the upper surface of the pedestal portion 2 is provided with a seat portion 3 made of a foamed plastic plate or the like wider than the bottom area of the pedestal portion 2, and the leg portion 7 is provided with an anti-slip member 10 made of an elastic material. For this reason, the seat portion 2 is positioned on the inner side of the line connecting the outer end portion of the seat portion 3 and the outer surface of the anti-slip member 10, so that the seat portion 2 is protected from damage caused by dropping or moving, and is damaged. Can be prevented.

  In addition, since the seat portion 2 is made of ceramics and the seat portion 3 is made of tatami mats made of artificial grass, it is Japanese-style and interesting, and the seat feel is good. Furthermore, since the seat part 3 is provided with a foamed plastic plate and the seat base part 3 is provided with a non-slip member 10 having elasticity, the seat part 3 has cushioning properties and is comfortable to sit on. There are few things.

  In addition, by putting the chair for half body bath 1 of the present invention in the bathtub as shown in FIG. 7, it can be used as a stepping board when entering and exiting the bathtub, and the bather can easily enter and exit. Safer and more effective for use by the elderly. Moreover, this half-body bathing chair 1 can be taken out of the bathtub and used in a washing place.

  In addition, you may form the said seat part 3 with the wood which carried out the ceramic, the plastics, or the water-resistant process. As the water-resistant treatment of wood, the wood may be impregnated with resin or astringency of straw or the resin may be coated on the surface of the wood.

  That is, a ceramic plate, a plastic plate or a water-resistant wood plate formed in the same size as the seat portion 3 of the first embodiment is disposed on the upper surface of the seat portion 2, and the bolts 18 are provided at the four corners. An insertion hole having a large-diameter portion into which the head of the bolt 18 can be inserted is opened, a bolt 18 is inserted through the insertion hole, the head of the bolt 18 is embedded in the large-diameter portion, and the insertion hole at the top of the bolt 18 is inserted. The insertion hole is sealed by filling the resin material 14.

  The seat portion configured as described above and the pedestal portion 2 are connected in the same manner as in the first embodiment to constitute the half-body bathing chair 1.

  Also in the second embodiment, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be exhibited.

  The surface of the seat of Example 2 may be covered with plastic artificial grass.

The perspective view which shows the chair for half body baths of this invention. The front sectional view of FIG. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of FIG. 1. The expanded sectional view which shows the junction part of the seat part and seat part of a half-body bathing chair. The bottom view of FIG. The perspective view which shows the plug member and slip prevention member which are attached to the leg part of the chair for half body bathing. The figure which shows the use condition of the chair for half body baths of this invention. The perspective view seen from the lower part which shows the conventional chair.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chair for half body bath 2 Seat base part 3 Seat part 4a, 4b Side wall 6 Air vent hole 7 Leg part 8 Plug member 10 Anti-slip member 13 Tatami surface

Claims (6)

  A half-body bathing chair, characterized in that a seat portion is fixedly provided on the upper surface of a seat portion formed by integrally molding side walls surrounding the four sides with ceramics.   The chair for half-body bath according to claim 1, wherein the seat portion is formed of a member having water resistance.   The chair for half body bath according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the seat portion is made of ceramic, plastic, or water-resistant wood.   The chair for half-body bathing according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the surface of the seat is formed of a tatami mat formed of plastic artificial grass.   The half-body bathing chair according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an air vent hole having a vertical width is provided so that a finger can enter an upper end portion of the seat portion.   An anti-slip member made of an elastic material is attached to the lower ends of the four corners of the seat part, and the outer surface of the anti-slip member and the side end face of the seat part are projected outward from the outer surface of the seat part. The chair for half-body baths according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by the above-mentioned.

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