Bathtub Base Plate Having Structure Facilitating Mounting of Bathtub

The present application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2024-0083071, filed on Jun. 25, 2024, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein for all purposes by this reference.

The present disclosure relates to a bathtub base plate having a structure facilitating mounting of a bathtub. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a bathtub base plate having a structure facilitating mounting of a bathtub, the bathtub base plate being capable of being easily fitted to the bathtub so that mounting may be conveniently performed and the mounting time may be reduced, the bathtub base plate being configured such that a bottom of the bathtub is capable of being mounted inclinedly by only mounting the bathtub on the bathtub base plate since an upper surface of the bathtub base plate has a gradient, and the bathtub base plate being capable of providing a function of reducing resonance by forming a space between the bathtub and a bathroom floor by fitting a column to the bathtub base plate.

Generally, when a bathtub is to be mounted and constructed in a bathroom, a current construction method in a wet manner in which the bathtub is mounted by a skilled technician by using mortar (sand, cement), masonry bricks, water, and so on may be used. However, it is difficult for an unskilled technician to mount the bathtub by using the current construction method in the wet manner. In order to solve the problem described above, recently, a bathtub is mounted in a dry manner in which a support plate is placed on a bathroom floor and the bathtub is mounted on the support plate.

The bathtub is often molded and manufactured from an FRP material, and the bathtub mainly has a structure in which a rib is formed on a bottom of the bathtub. As proposed in Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-1995-0032166 and Korean Patent No. 10-1951597, even for an existing bathtub provided with a rib, when the bathtub is mounted, there is a method in which the bathtub is mounted by placing a support plate (a base plate, a bed plate, and so on) on a concrete bathroom floor rather than placing mortar. However, such a support plate has a complex structure, so that the manufacturing cost is increased. Furthermore, since excessive mounting work time is required, there is a problem that the labor cost is increased.

Furthermore, after the bathtub is mounted on the bathroom floor, dull thumping noises occur from a bottom surface of the bathtub when water is filled inside the bathtub or when a user moves inside the bathtub while bathing. Such noises are caused by a space between a backup layer applied to a bottom surface of the bathtub and an MDF material laid on a reference surface or a space formed by reinforcement ribs. Along with these generated noises, there was also a problem that a noise resonance phenomenon in which the noises echo inside the bathtub occurs.

In addition, when the bathtub is mounted in the bathroom, the bottom of the bathtub is required to be inclined so that drainage is realized through a drain port. Therefore, there is a difficulty in adjusting a height of the bathtub by using an adjustment screw or an adjustment footrest, so that there is a problem that the construction period is increased accordingly.

In order to solve the problems during mounting a conventional bathtub described above, the inventor of the present disclosure researched and developed a bathtub base plate having a structure facilitating mounting of a bathtub, the bathtub base plate being configured such that a bottom of the bathtub has a gradient by only coupling the bathtub and the bathtub base plate to each other, the bathtub base plate being configured such that the bathtub and the bathtub base plate are capable of being mounted easily so that the construction period and the construction cost are capable of being reduced, the bathtub base plate being capable of reinforcing the strength of the bottom of the bathtub, and the bathtub base plate being configured such that a thick space part is provided between the bathtub and a bathroom floor with a low cost so that a function of reducing a resonant sound is capable of being provided.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a bathtub base plate having a structure facilitating mounting of a bathtub, the bathtub base plate including: a bathtub including a body in which water is capable of being accommodated therein, the bathtub including a bottom surface having a lower portion thereof provided with a gradient; and a bathtub base plate body configured such that a double structure is realized by coupling the bathtub base plate body to the bathtub, the bathtub base plate body having an upper surface provided with a gradient so as to correspond to the bottom surface of the bathtub, and the bathtub base plate body forming a space part between the bathtub and a bathroom floor so that a function of reducing noise and resonance is provided.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the bathtub base plate may further include a column coupled to a lower portion of the bathtub base plate body so that the space part having a higher height is capable of being formed between the bathtub and the bathroom floor.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a column fitting groove into which the column and a reinforcement rib configured to reinforce the strength of the bathtub base plate body are inserted may be formed in a bottom of the bathtub base plate body.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a shock absorbing pad may be further provided on a lower end portion of the column so that a shock absorbing function is capable of being provided.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a first side of the bottom surface of the bathtub may be provided with a drain port such that water is capable of being drained therethrough, a lower portion of the bottom surface of the bathtub may be provided with a border rib that protrudes vertically on the bottom surface of the bathtub and may be provided with a bathtub reinforcement rib that is disposed such that each bathtub reinforcement rib crosses each other and is positioned perpendicular to each other so as to reinforce the strength of the border rib, and the bathtub base plate body may be provided with a fitting groove having a shape corresponding to a shape of each of the border rib and the bathtub reinforcement rib of the bathtub such that the border rib and the bathtub reinforcement rib are capable of being fitted to the fitting groove.

The bathtub baseplate of the present disclosure provides effects described below.

As the groove is formed in the bathtub base plate body, there is an effect that the reinforcement rib formed on the bottom surface of the bathtub is capable of being conveniently fitted to and inserted into the groove.

Since a double structure in which the bathtub base plate and the bottom of the bathtub are in close contact with each other is realized, a strength reinforcement effect is provided.

Since the upper surface of the bathtub base plate body has the gradient, there is an effect that the bathtub is capable of being easily mounted by only coupling the bathtub to the bathtub base plate body such that the bottom of the bathtub is inclined so that water is capable of being smoothly drained.

The thick space part is provided between the bathtub and the bathroom floor with a low cost, and the function of reducing the resonant sound is provided.

Since the column is inserted into the bottom of the bathtub base plate body, there is an effect that the space part is capable of being provided at a desired height by a constructor.

Hereinafter, technical solutions and advantages of embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the embodiments described herein are just part of an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure and are not all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by one skilled in the art on the basis of the embodiments in the present disclosure without performing creative work shall all fall into the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

is a view illustrating a configuration of a bathtub,andare views illustrating a configuration of a bathtub base plate provided in the present disclosure, andis a cross-sectional view illustrating states in which the bathtub and the bathtub base plate are separated from each other and are coupled to each other.

Hereinafter, a configuration of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present disclosure is provided so as to mount a bathtubon a bathroom floor A in a dry manner, and mainly includes the bathtuband a bathtub base plate bodycapable of supporting the bathtub.

The bathtubhas a structure that is generally distributed. The bathtubmay be formed of a synthetic resin material such as acrylic, or may be formed of Glass-Fiber Reinforced Plastics (GRP) having light weight and excellent durability. Furthermore, the bathtubincludes a bodyconfigured to accommodate water in an inner portion of the body, and includes a bottom surfaceprovided at a lower portion of the bathtub.

The bodyhas an upper portion provided with an upper border partso that the hands and the head of a user are capable of being seated on the upper portion of the body.

The bottom surfacehas a gradient Gso that water inside the bathtubis capable of being smoothly drained toward a drain port, has a first side thereof provided with the drain port, and has a lower portion thereof provided with a border ribthat protrudes vertically from the bottom of the bathtuband provided with a bathtub reinforcement ribthat is disposed such that each bathtub reinforcement ribcrosses each other and is positioned perpendicular to each other so as to reinforce the strength of the border rib, so that the bottom surfacereinforces the bottom of the bathtuband also rigidly supports the bathtub.

The bathtub base plate bodyis configured such that the bathtub base plate bodyis coupled to the bathtuband has a double structure. The upper surfaceis configured such that a gradient Gis formed corresponding to the bottom surfaceso that water in the bathtubis capable of being smoothly drained toward the drain port, and has a fitting grooveformed corresponding to a shape of each of the border riband the bathtub reinforcement ribof the bathtub, so that the bathtub base plate bodyis capable of being mounted while being in a state in which the bathtub base plate bodyis fitted and inserted into the bathtub. Furthermore, a bottom of the bathtub base plate bodyis provided with a reinforcement ribfor reinforcing the strength of the bathtub base plate body, and a first side of the bathtub base plate bodyis provided with a drain holeso that a drain pipe (not illustrated) coupled to the drain portof the bathtubpasses therethrough.

is a view illustrating a state in which the bathtub, the bathtub base plate, and a column are separated from each other,is a view illustrating a state in which the bathtub, the bathtub base plate, and the column are coupled to each other, andis a cross-sectional view illustrating the states in which the bathtub, the bathtub base plate, and the column are separated from each other and are coupled to each other.

As another embodiment of the present disclosure, a double structure is realized by coupling the bathtubto a bathtub base plate, and a columnare provided on a lower portion of the bathtub base plate bodyso that a space part S formed between the bathtuband the bathroom floor A has a greater height value.

The bottom of the bathtub base plate bodyis provided with the reinforcement riband a column fitting grooveinto which the columnis inserted.

As illustrated in the drawings, the columnmay be formed in a rectangular shape such that a shape of the columncorresponds to a shape of the column fitting groove, and the column fitting grooveand the columnmay be formed and manufactured in various shapes such as a circular shape, a pentagon shape, a hexagon shape, and so on as required.

In addition, the columnis provided such that the space part S between the bathtuband the bathroom floor A has a greater height value so that the space part S corresponds to a position where the bathtubis mounted, and is provided such that the columnsupports the bathtuband the bathtub base plate body. Furthermore, the columnmay be manufactured and used so that the height of the columncorresponds to a separation height between the bathroom floor A and the bathtubthat will be mounted. As the space part S is formed between the bathroom floor A and the bathtub, a function of reducing various noises generated in the bathtuband reducing a noise resonance phenomenon in which noise echoes inside the bathtubis provided.

show a view illustrating various embodiments of the column coupled to the bathtub base plate.

As another embodiment of the column, a shock absorbing padfor providing a shock absorbing function may further be provided on a lower end portion of the columnso that an effect of reducing noise and resonance, so that the present disclosure is completed.

The bathtub base platehaving the structure facilitating mounting of the bathtubis provided for mounting the bathtubin the dry manner. Since the gradient Gis formed in the upper surfaceof the bathtub base plate bodyso that the upper surfacecorresponds to the bottom surfaceof the bathtubsuch that the bathtub base plate bodyand the bottom surfaceof the bathtubare not required to be mounted in an inclined manner, the bottom surfaceof the bathtubis mounted inclinedly by only coupling the bathtubto the bathtub base plate body. Therefore, the mounting of the bathtubis capable of being conveniently performed, the construction period may be reduced, and the mounting method may be conveniently performed.

In the present disclosure, since the border riband the bathtub reinforcement ribthat are formed on the bottom surfaceof the bathtubare capable of being fitted to and inserted into the fitting grooveof the bathtub base plate body, the bathtubmay be rigidly coupled to the bathtub base plate bodywithout shaking, and the mounting of the bathtubmay be conveniently performed.

While the description described above is merely an exemplary embodiment realized by some improvements of the present disclosure, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, all equivalent modifications and variations implemented in the improvements of the present disclosure, or combinations not described in the present specification, should all be included within the protection scope of the present disclosure.