BATHTUB
20250255438 ยท 2025-08-14
Inventors
Cpc classification
International classification
Abstract
A bathtub includes a bathtub body, a face plate, a tray and a charging assembly. A shower cavity is arranged inside the bathtub body; the face plate surrounds a cavity opening of the shower cavity and is bent and connected with the bathtub body, and a charging groove is concavely provided towards an extending direction away from the cavity opening in the face plate; the tray is arranged on one side of the charging groove and fixedly connected to the face plate, and a bearing cavity is formed in the tray; and the charging assembly is arranged in the charging groove and detachably connected with the face plate, and the charging assembly is at least partially exposed from a groove opening of the charging groove.
Claims
1. A bathtub (100), wherein the bathtub (100) comprises: a bathtub body (10), wherein a shower cavity (11) is arranged inside the bathtub body (10); a face plate (30), wherein the face plate (30) surrounds a cavity opening of the shower cavity (11) and is bent and connected with the bathtub body (10), and a charging groove (31) is concavely provided towards an extending direction away from the cavity opening in the face plate (30); a tray (50), wherein the tray (50) is arranged on one side of the charging groove (31) and fixedly connected to the face plate (30), and a bearing cavity (51) is formed in the tray (50); and a charging assembly, wherein the charging assembly is arranged in the charging groove (31) and detachably connected with the face plate (30), and the charging assembly is at least partially exposed from a groove opening of the charging groove (31).
2. The bathtub (100) according to claim 1, wherein the charging assembly comprises: a power supply device, wherein the power supply device is arranged in the charging groove (31); and a charging cable, wherein one end of the charging cable is fixedly connected to the power supply device, and the other end of the charging cable telescopically moves in and out of the charging groove (31), so that a part of the charging cable is exposed from the groove opening of the charging groove (31).
3. The bathtub (100) according to claim 2, wherein the face plate (30) is further provided with a mounting plate (33), a charging hole (34) is formed in the mounting plate (33), the mounting plate (33) at least partially covers the groove opening of the charging groove (31), the charging hole (34) is communicated with the charging groove (31), and one end of the charging cable away from the power supply device telescopically moves in and out of the charging hole (34) to enable the charging cable to be partially exposed from the groove opening of the charging groove (31).
4. The bathtub (100) according to claim 3, wherein a clamping groove (35) is further formed in the mounting plate (33), the charging assembly further comprises a display screen, the display screen is clamped with the clamping groove (35) and electrically connected with the power supply device, and at least a part of a wall surface of the display screen is exposed from a groove opening of the clamping groove (35).
5. The bathtub (100) according to claim 1, wherein a first anti-slip portion (53) is convexly provided on a bottom wall surface of the bearing cavity (51).
6. The bathtub (100) according to claim 1, wherein a second anti-slip portion (13) is convexly provided on a bottom wall surface of the shower cavity (11).
7. The bathtub (100) according to claim 1, wherein a supporting groove (37) is concavely provided towards the shower cavity (11) in a periphery of one side of the face plate (30) away from the charging groove (31), the supporting groove (37) and the tray (50) are oppositely arranged on two sides of the charging groove (31), and an inner wall surface of the supporting groove (37) is arranged in a smooth transition.
8. The bathtub (100) according to claim 1, wherein a hanging hole (39) is further formed in the face plate (30), the hanging hole (39) and the charging groove (31) are oppositely arranged on two sides of the bathtub body (10), and the hanging hole (39) penetrates through the face plate (30).
9. The bathtub (100) according to claim 1, wherein the bathtub body (10) comprises a bottom plate (15), an end plate (16), and an annular bathtub wall (17) connected between the bottom plate (15) and the end plate (16), the face plate (30) is bent and connected with one side of the end plate (16) away from the annular bathtub wall (17), and the annular bathtub wall (17) has a storage state in which the bottom plate (15) at least partially extends into the end plate (16) by folding, and an expansion state in which the bottom plate (15), the end plate (16) and the annular bathtub wall (17) are enclosed to form the shower cavity (11).
10. The bathtub (100) according to claim 9, wherein the bathtub (100) further comprises a supporting assembly (70), the supporting assembly (70) comprises a plurality of supporting rods (71), and the supporting rods (71) are hinged with the end plate (16), so as to be at least partially exposed from one side of the bottom plate (15) away from the annular bathtub wall (17) in the expansion state.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are required to describe the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Apparently, the drawings that are described below are only some embodiments of the present application, and those of ordinary skills in the art can obtain other drawings according to these drawings without going through any creative work.
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[0032] 100 refers to bathtub; 10 refers to bathtub body; 11 refers to shower cavity; 13 refers to second anti-slip portion; 15 refers to bottom plate; 16 refers to end plate; 17 refers to annular bathtub wall; 30 refers to face plate; 31 refers to charging groove; 32 refers to shielding assembly; 321 refers to supporting rod; 322 refers to shielding portion; 323 refers to end portion; 324 refers to rotating base; 01 refers to gap; 33 refers to mounting plate; 34 refers to charging hole; 35 refers to clamping groove; 37 refers to supporting groove; 38 refers to magnetic member; 39 refers to hanging hole; 50 refers to tray; 51 refers to bearing cavity; 53 refers to first anti-slip portion; 70 refers to supporting assembly; and 71 refers to supporting rod.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0033] To make the technical problems to be solved, technical solutions, and beneficial effects of the present application clearer, the present application will be further explained in detail with reference to the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.
[0034] It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, and the like) in the embodiments, are only used to explain the relative positional relationships and movement situations between components in a certain posture (as shown in the attached drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indicators will also change accordingly.
[0035] In the present invention, unless otherwise specified and limited, terms such as connection and fixation, etc., should be understood broadly, for example, the connection may be fixed connection, or detachable connection or integral connection; may be mechanical connection, and may also be electrical connection; and may be direct connection, may also be indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and may also be internal communication of two elements or interaction relationship of two elements, unless otherwise explicitly defined. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skills in the art.
[0036] In addition, the descriptions related to first, second, etc. in the present invention are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance, or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated thereby. Therefore, the features defined with first and second can explicitly or implicitly comprise at least one of the features. In addition, and/or appearing in the whole text means three parallel solutions, for example, A and/or B means the solution that A satisfies, the solution that B satisfies or the solution that A and B satisfy at the same time. In addition, the technical solutions of various embodiments may be combined with each other, but have to be based on what those having ordinary skills in the art can achieve. When the combination of the technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to realize, it should be considered that the combination of such technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.
[0037] There are usually three ways for body cleaning, comprising shower bath, tub bath and sponge bath, and a user with self-care ability can choose according to his or her preference and need. However, a user without self-care ability, especially a child, usually takes the tub bath or the sponge bath under the help of the guardian to avoid possible safety hazards. According to a common form of the tub bath, a bathtub usually needs to be used to bear water for the tub bath, and after the child enters the bathtub, body cleaning and blood circulation promotion are realized at the same time during soaking in the water.
[0038] In the related art, the bathtub may be set as a portable type or an embedded type according to a mounting form. A bathtub of the embedded type is fixedly mounted on a wall or a counter top in a bathroom, which usually has high mounting and maintenance costs, a large occupied area and poor use flexibility; and a bathtub of the portable type is made of plastic, PVC, rubber or other materials, and is set in a detachable or foldable form, which does not need a professional mounting process, and has a small occupied area and relatively good use flexibility, so as to be gradually favored by consumers.
[0039] However, in order to improve the portability as much as possible, the bathtub of the portable type usually has a simple structure design, and cleaning tools used by the user during the tub bath cannot be well accommodated or placed. Moreover, with the development of the times, in order to further improve use experience, a user requirement for the use of a mobile phone, a humidifier, a heater, a hair dryer or other household appliances during the tub bath should be met. However, existing bathtubs cannot meet corresponding functional requirements, and the user needs to step out of the bathtub to get corresponding articles for use, so that an operation process is inconvenient.
[0040] Embodiments of the present application are intended to provide a bathtub, which aims at improving the defects in the prior art above, thus further improving flexibility and convenience of the bathtub.
[0041] With reference to
[0042] With reference to
[0043] It can be understood that the bathtub body 10 is used for forming the shower cavity 11, and water needed by a user during the use of the bathtub 100 is borne by the shower cavity 11 in use. Specifically, the shower cavity may be a groove-shaped open-type cavity body with an opening oriented to one side, and the user puts at least a part of his or her body into the water contained in the shower cavity 11 from the cavity opening of the groove-shaped shower cavity 11 for tub bath. The face plate 30 surrounding the cavity opening of the shower cavity 11 is used for bearing and connecting the tray 50 and other parts or assemblies of the bathtub 100, and making these parts have relatively fixed positional relationships with the bathtub body 10 provided with the shower cavity 11, thus ensuring stable operation of various parts, that is, further improving the working stability of the bathtub 100. The bathtub body 10 may be made of PVC (polyvinyl chloride), rubber, polyester fiber or other materials that are lightweight but waterproof and convenient to clean, which will not be specifically limited in the present application. Further, the face plate 30 bent and connected with the bathtub body 10 may be made of the same material as the bathtub body 10, so that the bathtub body 10 and the face plate 30 made of the same material may be integrally formed by injection molding. Compared with a method of setting different materials and realizing bending and connection by welding, inserting or bonding, the method of injection molding further improves production efficiency of the bathtub 100, simplifies a production process and reduces a production cost.
[0044] It can be understood that the charging groove 31 arranged towards the extending direction away from of the cavity opening in the face plate 30 has the same extending direction as the cavity opening of the shower cavity 11, so that it is ensured that an exposure direction of the charging assembly (not shown in the drawings) arranged in the charging groove 31 and at least partially exposed from the groove opening of the charging groove 31 is close to the cavity opening of the shower cavity 11, that is, it is ensured that, when the user is in the shower cavity 11 during the working of the bathtub 100, the user is relatively closer to the groove opening of the charging groove 31, that is, the user can approach the groove opening of the charging groove 31 conveniently, or approach the tray 50 arranged on one side of the charging groove 31, thus further improving the use convenience of the bathtub 100. The charging assembly is used for providing power output for a mobile phone, a humidifier, a hair dryer, and the like possibly appearing in a usage scene and ensuring stable operation of these appliances. The charging groove 31 is arranged to accommodate the charging assembly, at least a part of a wall surface of the charging groove 31 is used for blocking an external interference, that is, an influence of water droplets of the water in the shower cavity 11 possibly splashing towards the charging assembly during the working of the bathtub 100 on the charging assembly is avoided, thus further improving the working stability of the bathtub 100.
[0045] It should be noted that the bearing cavity 51 is formed in the tray 50 fixedly connected to the face plate 30, and the bearing cavity 51 may extend towards a direction away from a joint between the tray 50 and the face plate 30, so that the bearing cavity 51 has the same extending direction as the charging groove 31 and the shower cavity 11. When the user is in the shower cavity 11, the user is close to the groove opening of the charging groove 31 and the cavity opening of the bearing cavity 51, and when the bearing cavity 51 is used for accommodating tools or articles needed for tub bath, the user can temporarily place the tools or articles in the bearing cavity 51 only by moving a short distance, without needing other actions, or a part of the charging assembly in the charging groove 31 exposed from one side of the charging groove 31 directly provides a working power supply to a mobile phone, a hair dryer and the like in the tray 50, thus further improving use convenience of the bathtub by the user. Preferably, the bathtub body 10, the face plate 30 and the tray 50 may be integrally formed by injection molding, so that overall strengths between the bathtub body 10 and the face plate 30 and between the face plate 30 and the tray 50 are further increased. Therefore, when the bathtub body 10 bears a weight of the water or the user, the possibility that an impact or vibration on the bathtub body 10 affects a working effect of tub bath is avoided, thus further improving the working stability of the bathtub 100.
[0046] As a feasible embodiment, the charging assembly comprises a power supply device and a charging cable, wherein the power supply device is arranged in the charging groove 31; and one end of the charging cable is fixedly connected to the power supply device, and the other end of the charging cable telescopically moves in and out of the charging groove 31, so that a part of the charging cable is exposed from the groove opening of the charging groove 31.
[0047] It can be understood that the power supply device is used for delivering a power supply to the outside, and the power supply device (not shown in the drawings) is completely located in the charging groove 31, which can avoid a possible influence of dust, droplets or other external factors on a working process of the power supply device, thus further improving the working stability of the bathtub 100. As a medium for the power supply device to provide the power supply to the outside, the charging cable (not shown in the drawings) is usually linear and has two opposite ends. One end of the charging cable is fixedly connected to the power supply device and electrically connected with the power supply device to acquire electric energy generated by the power supply device. Oppositely, the electric energy is transmitted in a circuit arranged in the charging cable to the other end of the charging cable which telescopically moves in and out of the charging groove 31. Specifically, during the use of the bathtub 100, the user may electrically connect one end of the charging cable exposed from the groove opening of the charging groove 31 with a mobile phone, a hair dryer and other appliances, so as to supply power to appliances to be used, thus further improving the use flexibility of the bathtub 100.
[0048] As a feasible embodiment, the face plate 30 is further provided with a mounting plate 33, a charging hole 34 is formed in the mounting plate 33, the mounting plate 33 at least partially covers the groove opening of the charging groove 31, the charging hole 34 is communicated with the charging groove 31, and one end of the charging cable away from the power supply device telescopically moves in and out of the charging hole 34 to enable the charging cable to be partially exposed from the groove opening of the charging groove 31.
[0049] It can be understood that the mounting plate 33 at least partially covering the groove opening of the charging groove 31 reduces the possibility that the charging groove 31 and the charging assembly arranged in the charging groove 31 are in contact with an external environment, and a part of the mounting plate 33 covering the groove opening of the charging groove 31 eliminates the possibility that dust, droplets and other external factors enter the charging groove 31 and affect the charging assembly, thus further improving the working stability of the face plate 30 and the bathtub 100. Preferably, the charging hole 34 is additionally arranged in the mounting plate 33 for one end of the charging cable away from the power supply device to telescopically move in and out, and a shape and a size of the charging hole 34 correspond to a cross-sectional size of the charging cable, so that it is ensured that the charging cable is telescopic through the charging hole 34 to be accommodated in the charging grove 31 or exposed from the groove opening of the charging groove 31 for the user to use while eliminating the possibility that dust, droplets and other external factors may enter the charging groove 31 from the groove opening of the charging groove 31 and affect the charging assembly. That is, the mounting plate 33 protects the charging cable while not affecting power supply of the charging cable to the appliances needed by the user, thus further improving the working flexibility and service life of the bathtub 100.
[0050] As a feasible embodiment, a clamping groove 35 is further formed in the mounting plate 33, the charging assembly further comprises a display screen, the display screen is clamped with the clamping groove 35 and electrically connected with the power supply device, and at least a part of a wall surface of the display screen is exposed from a groove opening of the clamping groove 35.
[0051] It can be understood that the display screen, as a common interaction way between the user and the circuit in the art, is used for representing an internal working state of the power supply device and possible monitoring data for the water in the shower cavity 11 or the bathtub 100. For example, a sensor for detecting a temperature or a flow rate of the water in the shower cavity 11 is additionally arranged in the charging assembly, and after required data are collected, the data are processed by the power supply device and then transmitted to the display screen (not shown in the drawings) to be presented to the user in a form distinguishable by naked eyes. Therefore, the charging cable exposed from the charging hole 34, the tray 50 and the display screen are all arranged on the same side of the bathtub body 10, which further ensures that the user may place the appliances, supply power to the appliances and acquire the monitoring data in the bathtub 100 in real time without an excessive turning or moving action during the use of the bathtub 100, that is, the use flexibility of the bathtub 100 is further improved while enhancing the user experience.
[0052] As a feasible embodiment, as shown in
[0053] As a feasible embodiment, as shown in
[0054] It can be understood that the end portion 323 is rotated when the charging groove 31 needs to be shielded, so that the end portion 323 is rotated to the other side of the charging groove 31. At this time, the end portion 323 drives the shielding portion 322 to cover the charging groove 31, which can effectively prevent the water from entering the charging groove 31, thus improving the safety of the bathtub in use. When the shielding assembly 32 is not used, the shielding portion 322 is pressed between the end portion 323 and the opening edge of the charging groove 31 by folding and/or contracting, and according to such design, the shielding assembly 32 will not occupy too much space of the face plate 30, which simplifies an external contour structure of the face plate 30 while facilitating accommodation of the shielding assembly 32.
[0055] As a feasible embodiment, as shown in
[0056] It can be understood that the supporting rod 324 may be made of a steel wire, a plastic rod, and other materials with good elasticity. When the shielding portion 322 is made of the plastic cloth, the rubber film and other relatively flexible materials, the shielding portion itself does not have the ability to support its own shape, and a plurality of supporting rods 322 are arranged in the middle portion of the shielding portion by sewing, bonding, sleeving, and the like, which can play a good role in supporting the middle portion of the shielding portion, so as to completely expanding the shielding portion 322, thus being more convenient for shielding droplets and other splashing objects for the charging groove 31.
[0057] As a feasible embodiment, as shown in
[0058] It can be understood that, after the end portion 323 drives the shielding portion 322 to be expanded, because the shielding portion 322 may be made of the plastic cloth, the rubber film and other elastic materials, the shielding portion 322 may have a certain tension after being expanded, which may affect the stability of an expansion state after the shielding portion is expanded. After the shielding portion is expanded, the end portion 323 is attracted and fixed in an expansion position by the magnetic member 38, so that the shielding portion 322 may be prevented from contracting due to the tension, thus improving the stability of the shielding assembly 32 in the expansion state, and further improving a shielding effect of the shielding assembly on droplets and other splashing objects. With reference to
[0059] As a feasible embodiment, a first anti-slip portion 53 is convexly provided on a bottom wall surface of the bearing cavity 51.
[0060] It can be understood that, during the working of the bathtub 100, the appliances placed in the bearing cavity 51 are supported by the bottom wall surface of the bearing cavity 51 under the influence of gravity to be fixed. However, the water contained in the shower cavity 11 may generate splashing droplets when the user enters the water or takes the tub bath, the splashing droplets may enter the bearing cavity 51 and converge towards the bottom wall surface of the bearing cavity 51 under the guidance of an inner wall surface of the bearing cavity 51 and the influence of gravity, and the converged droplets reduce the friction and support between the bottom wall surface of the bearing cavity 51 and the appliances borne, so that the appliances borne may displace and shake, thus further affecting the taking and placement of the appliances. Therefore, the first anti-slip portion 53 protrudes from the bottom wall surface of the bearing cavity 51 towards the cavity opening of the bearing cavity 51, and a protruding height of the first anti-slip portion 53 is smaller than a setting depth of the bearing cavity 51, so that the friction of the bottom wall surface of the bearing cavity 51 and the support for the appliances borne by the bearing cavity are further increased by the first anti-slip portion 53, thus ensuring the stable storage and stable taking of the appliances, and further improving the working stability of the tray 50 and the bathtub 100. Specifically, the first anti-slip portion 53 may be made of rubber, PVC (polyvinyl chloride), silica gel, or the like, which will not be specifically limited in the present application. In order to further increase the friction of the first anti-slip portion 53 to the appliances placed in the bearing cavity 51, a concave-convex pattern, an anti-slip paint, an anti-slip sticker, and the like may also be arranged on a surface of one side of the first anti-slip portion 53 away from the bottom wall surface of the bearing cavity 51, which will not be specifically limited in the present application.
[0061] As a feasible embodiment, a second anti-slip portion 13 is convexly provided on a bottom wall surface of the shower cavity 11.
[0062] It can be understood that, during the working of the bathtub 100, the shower cavity 11 is used for bearing the water and the body of the user taking the tub bath, and when the user takes the tub bath, the body of the user is affected by the buoyancy of the water, and a gravity part of the body is shared by the water, so that an inner wall surface of the shower cavity 11 provides less support and friction to the body, and the user has the risk of slipping or falling during the tub bath. The second anti-slip portion 13 protrudes from the bottom wall surface of the shower cavity 11, which further increases the friction of the bottom wall surface of the shower cavity 11, so that the slipping of the user that may occur during the tub bath is avoided. When the user takes the tub bath with a sitting posture, the second anti-slip portion is helpful for the user to adjust the sitting posture to make the user more stable and comfortable during the tub bath; and when the user is lying in the bathtub 100, the second anti-slip portion plays a role of pillow to provide good support for the neck and/or head of the user, so that the user can be more relaxed and maintain a comfortable posture while keeping a stable position of the head. Further, in order to increase the surface friction of the second anti-slip portion 13, a concave-convex pattern, an anti-slip paint, an anti-slip sticker, or the like may be arranged on a surface of one side of the second anti-slip portion 13 away from the bottom wall surface of the shower cavity 11, which will not be specifically limited in the present application. Therefore, the friction of the inner wall surface of the shower cavity 11 is increased by the second anti-slip portion 13, thus improving the use comfort and working stability of the bathtub 100.
[0063] As a feasible embodiment, a supporting groove 37 is concavely provided towards the shower cavity 11 in a periphery of one side of the face plate 30 away from the charging groove 31, the supporting groove 37 and the tray 50 are oppositely arranged on two sides of the charging groove 31, and an inner wall surface of the supporting groove 37 is arranged in a smooth transition.
[0064] It can be understood that the supporting groove 37 concavely provided towards the shower cavity 11 in the periphery of the face plate 30 has a bottom wall surface in the same recessed direction, and the bottom wall surface extends towards the shower cavity 11 from the periphery of one side of the face plate 30 away from the charging groove 31, so that at least a part of the bottom wall surface is perpendicular to the face plate 30. At this time, the supporting groove 37 is used for clamping and fixing a shower head (not shown in the drawings) that may be used in the tub bath. Specifically, the supporting groove is used for clamping a cylindrical part with an arc surface on one side of the shower head away from a water outlet. Therefore, there is no need to additionally arrange a shower fixture and other parts to fix and clamp the shower head, thus further optimizing a space utilization rate and a structural simplification degree of the bathtub 100.
[0065] It can be understood that the supporting groove 37 and the tray 50 are oppositely arranged on two sides of the charging groove 31, so that the user does not need to move a long distance or spend more energy while switching between actions of taking the appliances borne in the tray 50 and taking the shower head, so that the use flexibility and comfort of the bathtub 100 are further improved while avoiding the possibility that the shower head interferes with the parts borne in the tray 50.
[0066] As a feasible embodiment, a hanging hole 39 is further formed in the face plate 30, the hanging hole 39 and the charging groove 31 are oppositely arranged on two sides of the bathtub body 10, and the hanging hole 39 penetrates through the face plate 30.
[0067] It can be understood that the hanging hole 39 is used for facilitating the storage of the bathtub 100 after the bathtub 100 is used. Specifically, a hook or a buckle may be arranged in a place where the bathtub 100 needs to be stored, so that the bathtub may be stored by inserting or buckling the hook or the buckle with the hooking hole 39 after the bathtub 100 is used, thus further improving the use flexibility and convenience of the bathtub 100.
[0068] It should be noted that the tray 50 and the supporting groove 37 are oppositely arranged on two sides of the charging groove 31, and in order to avoid the possible influence on the tray 50 or the supporting groove 37 during the storage of the bathtub 100 after use, the hanging hole 39 and the charging groove 31 are oppositely arranged on two sides of the bathtub body 10, so that the hook or the buckle penetrating through the hooking hole 39 is away from the tray 50 and the supporting groove 37 when the hanging hole 39 and the hook or the buckle are used to store the bathtub 100, and there is no possibility of damaging a structure of the tray 50 or the supporting groove 37 during storage, thus further improving the working stability of the bathtub 100.
[0069] As a feasible embodiment, the bathtub body 10 comprises a bottom plate 15, an end plate 16, and an annular bathtub wall 17 connected between the bottom plate 15 and the end plate 16, the face plate 30 is bent and connected with one side of the end plate 16 away from the annular bathtub wall 17, and the annular bathtub wall 17 has a storage state in which the bottom plate 15 at least partially extends into the end plate 16 by folding, and an expansion state in which the bottom plate 15, the end plate 16 and the annular bathtub wall 17 are enclosed to form the shower cavity 11.
[0070] It can be understood that the bathtub body 10 composed of three parts realizes a folding function of the bathtub body 10 through the annular bathtub wall 17 connected between the bottom plate 15 and the end plate 16. Specifically, the annular bathtub wall 17 is an elastic member, which may be formed by injection molding of thermoplastic elastomers such as thermoplastic polyurethane, thermoplastic elastic acrylate, thermoplastic elastic styrene copolymer, thermoplastic elastic polyolefin or thermoplastic elastic styrene-butadiene rubber, which will not be specifically limited in the present application. During the working of the bathtub 100, the annular bathtub wall 17 may be indirectly affected by applying pressures to the bottom plate 15 and the end plate 16 on two sides of the annular bathtub wall 17 to be deformed. After the annular bathtub wall 17 is deformed, the bottom plate 15 sinks towards one side where the shower cavity 11 is located for a certain distance, so that an overall height of the bathtub 100 is reduced, an occupied space is reduced, and the storage is convenient. Specifically, the above deformation process takes a form of folding or unfolding according to applying directions of the pressures, so that the bathtub body 10 forms a folded state in which the occupied space is small when the bathtub is stored or an unfolded state in which the shower cavity 11 has a large volume when the bathtub is used. Therefore, the space utilization rate and use flexibility of the bathtub 100 are further improved.
[0071] Optionally, in some embodiments, as shown in
[0072] As a feasible embodiment, the bathtub 100 further comprises a supporting assembly 70, the supporting assembly 70 comprises a plurality of supporting rods 71, and the supporting rods 71 are hinged with the end plate 16, so as to be at least partially exposed from one side of the bottom plate 15 away from the annular bathtub wall 17 in the expansion state.
[0073] It can be understood that, during the working of the bathtub 100, the shower cavity 11 has a large weight after bearing the water, and there is the unstable possibility only by relying on the support of the bathtub body 10, so that the movement or shaking of the user during the tub bath drives the bathtub body 10 to move or shake together. The supporting assembly 70 is arranged and the plurality of supporting rods 71 are respectively connected with the end plate 16, so that a pressure that may be generated during the working of the bathtub 100 is evenly shared by the end plate 16 through the plurality of supporting rods 71, thus further improving the working stability of the bathtub body 10 and the bathtub 100.
[0074] It should be noted that the plurality of supporting rods 71 are hinged with the end plate 16. Therefore, when the bathtub 100 is in the storage state, each supporting rod 71 may be folded and stored on a side edge of the end plate 16 by rotating at a corresponding hinge point, or when the bathtub 100 is in the expansion state, each supporting rod is hinged and rotated to expose a part from one side of the bottom plate 15 away from the annular bathtub wall 17, so that one exposed end of each supporting rod 71 will abut against the ground in advance of the bottom plate 15, thus supporting the whole bathtub body 10 and further improving the use flexibility of the bathtub 100.
[0075] The foregoing descriptions are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structure transformations made using the specification of the present invention and the accompanying drawings, or being used directly or indirectly in other related technical fields, are similarly included in the protection scope of the present invention.