Summary of the invention
In view of above problem, the 1st problem of the present invention is, even the portable seat lifting device that accident takes place takes place also can prevent unusually when providing with electric up-down toilet seat unit.
In addition, the 2nd problem of the present invention is, provides to alleviate the burden of toilet seat unit when the toilet seat body floats, and do not worry the portable seat lifting device that toilet seat or toilet seat body damage when the toilet seat unit is descended not setting up buffer gear.
And the 3rd problem of the present invention is, though provide the precision that constitutes guide shaft and bearing portion not high, also can realize the portable seat lifting device of the smooth lifting in toilet seat unit.For solving above-mentioned the 1st problem, portable seat lifting device of the present invention comprises: the fixed component that is fixed in the toilet seat base side in Western-style lavatory; The movable link of toilet seat unit is installed; And have the guiding mechanism that above-below direction guides this movable link, it is characterized in that also having: with respect to described fixed component, utilize electronic liftable to drive the driving mechanism of described movable link; And the position detecting device that detects the lifting position of described movable link.
Among the present invention, owing to constituted the driving mechanism that the movable link that the toilet seat unit is installed is risen and drives with electronic, therefore, during inboard below cleaning toilet seat body and toilet seat, unnecessaryly the toilet seat unit is mentioned with hand.Like this, the burden in the time of can alleviating water closet and clean, and, can eliminate the obstacle sense that contacts with the preceding toilet seat unit of cleaning and cause.Owing to can detect, therefore,, can detect and take place to stop in certain way of causing unusually again although movable link ought to arrive the occasion of assigned position in this position of movable link no show by the lifting position of position detecting device to movable link.Thereby can make the disposal of action removing of reporting or take thereafter etc. to this unusual information has taken place.Like this, can avoid the washing and cleaning operation under the halted state on the way, so can trouble-savingly take place.
The present invention preferably has the sensor gear with the lifting action of described movable link interlock rotation, and described position detecting device detects by the rotation to described sensor gear, and the lifting position of described movable link is detected.Adopt this structure, because of the rotation of sensor gear and the lifting interlock of movable link, so can detect the lifting position of movable link reliably.In addition, if adopt sensor gear, then the lifting distance with movable link irrespectively only rotates on the regulation position, so configurable in little space.
The present invention preferably, described driving mechanism has the driving force of the described motor gear train to described movable link transmission usefulness, 1 in described sensor gear and a plurality of gears that constitute described gear train forms one.Adopt this structure, can reduce the part number, so can realize cost degradation and miniaturization.
The present invention preferably, described sensor gear, at described movable link from upper/lower positions to the rotation of carrying out between the rising stage of uppermost position in fig-ure changeing less than 1.Adopt this structure, as long as the angle position of detecting sensor gear can be detected the position in the full moving range of movable link.
The present invention preferably, described position detecting device is the potentiometer that comes the measure angular positions displacement with resistance variations.Adopt this structure, because of only needing that potentiometric rotation section and the rotation of sensor gear one are got final product, so the cost of the checkout gear that can dip.
For solving above-mentioned the 2nd problem, portable seat lifting device of the present invention comprises: the fixed component that is fixed in the toilet seat base side in Western-style lavatory; The movable link of toilet seat unit is installed; And has a guiding mechanism that above-below direction guides this movable link, it is characterized in that also having with respect to described fixed component, utilize electronic the rising to drive the driving mechanism of described movable link at least, and, as the drive source of driving mechanism, adopt stepping motor.
In addition, portable seat lifting device of the present invention is characterized in that, adopts by the structure that described movable link is descended.
Among the present invention, owing to constituted the driving mechanism that the movable link that the toilet seat unit is installed is risen and drives with electronic, the burden in the time of therefore can alleviating water closet and clean, and, can eliminate the obstacle sense that contacts with the preceding toilet seat unit of cleaning and cause.In addition, produce reverse current with when counter-rotating and that the DC motor of high pulling torque takes place is different, adopted when reversing rotor idle running and caused the drive source of the stepping motor of imbalance, so do not need big power when manually making the toilet seat unit decline operation of floating as driving mechanism.In addition, during with electronic the action, even, lack of proper care because of stepping motor similarly, so can not make toilet seat, toilet seat body and driving mechanism damage being applied with the anxious occasion of stopping or reversing the sort of excessive power.
In addition, owing to used the drive source of stepping motor as driving mechanism, therefore when manually making the toilet seat unit decline operation of floating, the braking torque of stepping motor works as drag.Like this, when the toilet seat unit that floats descends, because of the toilet seat unit slowly descends, so also can not damage toilet seat and toilet seat body even do not dispose buffer gear.In addition, even applied excessive power mistakenly, also the rotor imbalance ground because of stepping motor dallies, so can not damage driving mechanism, and, even error ground sandwiches hand etc. between fixed component and the movable link, also can under the state that is not subjected to heavy load, stop, so fool proof.Like this, both can improve the ease of use of portable seat lifting device, can not need buffer gear again, correspondingly realize the miniaturization and the cost degradation of portable seat lifting device.
The present invention preferably, described driving mechanism has the deceleration wheels that the driving force of described stepping motor are passed to with slowing down described movable link.Adopt this structure, available suitable speed makes on the toilet seat unit and rises.In addition, when the toilet seat unit that floats is descended,, work with the moment of torsion of stepping motor drag as appropriateness with the load of the corresponding generation of speed reducing ratio of deceleration wheels.Like this, when the toilet seat unit that floats descends, because of the toilet seat unit slowly descends, so also can not damage toilet seat and toilet seat body even do not dispose buffer gear.In addition, even applied excessive power mistakenly, also the rotor imbalance ground because of stepping motor dallies, so can not damage driving mechanism, and, even error ground sandwiches hand etc. between fixed component and the movable link, also can under the state that is not subjected to heavy load, stop, so fool proof.
For solving above-mentioned the 3rd problem, portable seat lifting device of the present invention comprises: the fixed component that is fixed in the toilet seat base side in Western-style lavatory; The 1st guide shaft and the 2nd guide shaft that extend of almost parallel upward from the left and right sides of this fixed component side; And be formed with and chimeric the 1st bearing portion of described the 1st guide shaft and the 2nd guide shaft and the 2nd bearing portion, the movable agency that under the state that keeps the toilet seat unit, carries out lifting along described the 1st guide shaft and the 2nd guide shaft, it is characterized in that, described the 1st bearing portion, laterally and on the both sides of fore-and-aft direction becoming contact condition with respect to described the 1st guide shaft, described the 2nd bearing portion, on fore-and-aft direction, become contact condition with respect to described the 2nd guide shaft, but and at the state that transversely becomes contact separation with respect to described the 2nd guide shaft.
Among the present invention, but since the 2nd bearing portion therefore at the state that transversely becomes contact separation, become contact condition or leave state according to the posture of movable agency in the horizontal with respect to the 2nd guide shaft.Like this, the contact condition of the 2nd guide shaft and the 2nd bearing portion can be followed by the posture of the movable agency of the 1st guide shaft and the 1st bearing portion defined and be changed.Thus, even the precision of the depth of parallelism of guide shaft and dead eye, size, position is low slightly, can be to applying undue power between the 1st guide shaft and the 1st bearing portion and between the 2nd guide shaft and the 2nd bearing portion yet.In addition, even movable agency has been applied the moment of torsion of direction all around, can be to applying undue power between the 1st guide shaft and the 1st bearing portion and between the 2nd guide shaft and the 2nd bearing portion yet.Like this, when the lifting of toilet seat unit, between the 1st guide shaft and the 1st dead eye and between the 2nd guide shaft and the 2nd dead eye phenomenon can not take place to be tangled, so the action of toilet seat unit is smooth.
The present invention preferably, have driving force with above-below direction pass in the described movable agency, than the driving mechanism of the position of more close described the 1st bearing portion of described the 2nd bearing portion.Adopt this structure, available electric up-down toilet seat unit, thus can alleviate burden when cleaning water closet, and, the sort of obstacle sense that the toilet seat unit before can eliminating and cleaning contacts.In addition, because driving force is passed to the movable agency of bearing based on a near side of the 1st bearing portion of the function of regulation movable agency position, so the gear train of transmission motor force and the engagement of movable agency side can not thrown off.In addition, the contact condition of the 2nd guide shaft and the 2nd bearing portion can be followed by the posture of the movable agency of the 1st guide shaft and the 1st bearing portion defined and be changed, can not get final product so the motor of Min. moment of torsion can take place in use to applying undue power between the 1st guide shaft and the 1st bearing portion and between the 2nd guide shaft and the 2nd bearing portion.
Among the present invention, wantonly 1 occasion that constitutes by pole or pipe at described the 1st guide shaft and described the 2nd guide shaft, for described the 1st bearing portion, can constitute by the positive circular portion that above-below direction connects the 1st through hole of described movable agency, for described the 2nd bearing portion, can by above-below direction connect in the 2nd through hole of described movable agency, major axis constitutes towards horizontal oval part or oval part.
In this occasion, preferably described the 2nd bearing portion is formed at the top in described the 2nd through hole, and the lower lower part of described the 2nd bearing portion in the 2nd through hole has the internal diameter greater than described the 2nd guide shaft.If the 2nd guide shaft is restrained into required Min. with the contact portion of the 2nd bearing portion, then the contact condition of the 2nd guide shaft and the 2nd bearing portion is followed easily by the posture of the movable agency of the 1st guide shaft and the 1st bearing portion defined and is changed, so can make the action of toilet seat unit more smooth.
The present invention preferably, back at described movable agency is formed with protuberance, the end portion that be formed with described 2nd bearing portion one side of this protuberance from laterally rearward protrudes, described fixed component, form continuing surface at the rear of described movable agency, when the lower end side tilted rearward of this movable agency, take in described protuberance.Adopt this structure,,,, restrain in a certain scope so can swing because the protuberance of movable agency side and the continuing surface of fixed component side are collided even rearward swing the bottom of movable agency in a side that is formed with the 2nd bearing portion.Like this, movable agency does not have big inclination.
The specific embodiment
Explanation is applicable to an example of portable seat lifting device of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
(structure of unit, lavatory)
Fig. 1 (a) and (b) be respectively be illustrated in use in the unit, Western-style lavatory be suitable for portable seat lifting device of the present invention, the key diagram of toilet seat decline state and the expression toilet seat is mentioned state from the toilet seat body key diagram.
Shown in Fig. 1 (a), the unit, Western-style lavatory of this example comprises: Western-style toilet seat body 11; The toilet seat 12 that on this toilet seat body 11, opens and closes; And the toilet cover 13 that on this toilet seat 12, opens and closes, toilet seat 12 and toilet cover 13 are the center rotation with a side of inboard, become calm posture and the posture of standing up.Toilet seat 12 and toilet cover 13 be as toilet seat unit 10 and integrated, this toilet seat unit 10, sometimes as required can in be contained in and carry out buffer unit and electrodynamic type that speed relaxes usefulness when toilet seat 12 and toilet cover 13 utilize deadweight calm and open and close the electric device that toilet cover is used.
Any occasion no matter, the unit, Western-style lavatory of this example shown in Fig. 1 (b), be a kind of with toilet seat 12 (toilet seat unit 10) from toilet seat body 11 float, to can clean to the electrodynamic type portable seat lifting device 1 of the inside above the toilet seat body 11 always.
(structure of portable seat lifting device)
Fig. 2 (a) and (b), (c), (d) are respectively the general profile charts of the B-B ' line of the general profile chart of A-A ' line of the vertical view that is applicable to portable seat lifting device of the present invention, front view, Fig. 2 (a) and Fig. 2 (a).Fig. 3 (a) and (b) are that movable platen and left slider are taken off the general profile chart of the C-C ' line of the front view of state and Fig. 3 (a) from being applicable to portable seat lifting device of the present invention.Fig. 4 (a) and (b) are cutaway views of the E-E ' line of key diagram when seeing the right side slide block that is applicable to portable seat lifting device of the present invention from the right side and Fig. 4 (a).Fig. 5 (a) and (b), (c) are the cutaway views of the G-G ' line of the cutaway view of F-F ' line of key diagram, Fig. 5 (a) when seeing the left slider that is applicable to portable seat lifting device of the present invention from the left side and Fig. 5 (a).
Shown in Fig. 2 (a)~(c), Fig. 3 (a) and (b), Fig. 4 (a) and Fig. 5 (a), this routine portable seat lifting device 1 comprises: the fixed head with stationary plane 21 2 (fixed component) that is installed in toilet seat body 11 (with reference to Fig. 1) upper part; In fixed head 2 rear ends, be fixed on the keep plate 3 of the word of the falling L shape of the upper part of the vertical plane 22 of warpage upward; Stride columned right side guide shaft 41 and the left side guide shaft 42 (guiding mechanism) of frame between the stationary plane 21 of the horizontal component 31 of keep plate 3 and fixed head 2.
On left and right sides guide shaft 41,42, supporting respectively along its guide shaft 41,42 can slide up and down right side slide block 51 and left slider 52.In addition, be installed with about the front of slide block 51,52 and the movable platen 6 (movable link) that covers above, about slide block 51,52 and movable platen 6 movable agency 9 that constituted one.
Right side slide block 51 and left slider 52 have roughly rectangular shape, have the right side through hole 511 (the 1st through hole) and the left side through hole 521 (the 2nd through hole) that can insert right side guide shaft 41 and left side guide shaft 42 respectively.
In this example, right side guide shaft 41 is made of pipe shown in Fig. 4 (a) and (b), and its peripheral shape is positive circle.Right side through hole 511 is to have and the right side guide shaft 41 positive circle of same internal diameter size roughly, has constituted the right side bearing portion 510 (the 1st bearing portion) that the integral body on this axis direction engages with right side guide shaft 41.Like this, right side bearing portion 510 is in and the right side guide shaft contact condition in 41 full weeks.
To this, shown in Fig. 5 (a) and (b), left side through hole 521, its top becomes major axis oblong shape to left and right direction or the left side bearing portion 520 of elliptical shape (the 2nd bearing portion), this left side bearing portion 520 is in the contact condition of fore-and-aft direction and left side guide shaft 42, but and is in the horizontal and the 2nd guide shaft 42 contact separation states.That is, left side bearing portion 520 can guarantee in the horizontal and left side guide shaft 42 between have big space, form contact condition or leave state according to the posture of movable agency 9.Shown in Fig. 5 (a), (c), left side through hole 521 in the lower lower part 522 of left side bearing portion 520, be the positive circular portion of diameter greater than left side guide shaft 42, do not contact with left side guide shaft 42.
In the back of left slider 52, protuberance 525 rearward protrudes from the end portion that is formed with the 2nd bearing portion 520 1 sides, and on fixed head 2, takes in the continuing surface of protuberance 525 when having constituted the lower end side tilted rearward of movable agency 9 by vertical plane 22.
In the portable seat lifting device 1 of this structure, movable platen 6 60 is being fixed toilet seat unit 10 in the above.Like this, in case about slide block 51,52 move up and down along guide shaft 41,42, then be fixed on the movable platen 6 toilet seat unit 10 also one move up and down.
In this example, with respect to right side slide block 51, constitute the electrodynamic type driving mechanism 5 that above-below direction drives this right side slide block 51, utilize this driving mechanism 5, when driving right side slide block 51 up and down, left slider 52, movable platen 6 and toilet seat unit 10 also move up and down.
As this driving mechanism 5, in this example, at first be that the gamut at the above-below direction on right side slide block 51 left sides is formed with tooth bar 53.
In addition, in space by 41,42 clampings of left and right sides guide shaft, dispose driving mechanism 5 drive source, can positive and negative two-way rotation stepping motor 7, transmit this stepping motor 7 driving force deceleration wheels 70 and be rotated the output pinion 80 of driving by these deceleration wheels 70, tooth bar 53 engagements of this output pinion 80 and right side slide block 51.Stepping motor 7 be configured in keep plate 3 under, output pinion 80 is configured in the substantial middle position on portable seat lifting device 1 short transverse.
Deceleration wheels 70 have output wheel 8, and this output wheel 8 comprises: the 1st reduction gearing 71 with large diameter gear of the pinion that constitutes on the rotating shaft with stepping motor 7; The 2nd reduction gearing 72 with the large diameter gear that meshes with the 1st reduction gearing 71; Has the 3rd reduction gearing 73 with the large diameter gear of the small-diameter gear of the 2nd reduction gearing 72 engagement; And having large diameter gear 81 with the engagement of the small-diameter gear of the 3rd reduction gearing 73, the square end portion with respect to this output wheel 8 constitutes output pinion 80.
Since on right side slide block 51 and left slider 52, be installed with its front and above the movable platen 6 that covers, therefore, along with the lifting of right side slide block 51, left slider 52 and movable platen 6 integrated ground are along with mobile.
(structure of the position detecting device of toilet seat unit)
Shown in Fig. 3 (b), on output wheel 8, clamping large diameter gear 81 shape ground, constitute small-diameter gear 82 in end with output pinion 80 reverse side, at the lower position of this small-diameter gear 82, dispose sensor gear 15 with small-diameter gear 82 engagements.Protrude to rear side from the vertical plane 22 of fixed head 2 end of the rotating shaft 105 of this sensor gear 15.The section shape of the projection 101 of this rotating shaft 105 is the D font, and this projection 101 is chimeric with the hole of the D font of the rotation section of potentiometer 14.Like this, during rotating shaft 105 rotations of sensor gear 15, the rotation section one of potentiometer 14 is rotated.
The number of teeth of sensor gear 15 is designed to following structure, promptly, output pinion 80 during the gamut of the tooth bar 53 of right side slide block 51 drives, it rotates to be contained rotatably less than 1.Like this, potentiometer 14 comes the change in angular position of the rotating shaft (rotation section) of detecting sensor gear 15 according to resistance variations, the output of signal that it is corresponding, thus can be to the position of the above-below direction of right side slide block 51, promptly, the lifting position of toilet seat unit 5 detects.
(structure of brake)
Shown in Fig. 2 (c), (d), Fig. 4 (a) and Fig. 5 (a), about the rear side of slide block 51,52, with the vertical plane 22 opposed parts of fixed head 2 separately opening square hole 55 is arranged.The inside of these square holes 55 disposes the fastened component 95 that horizontal direction can be advanced and retreat respectively.Dispose in its inboard fastened component 95 is applied spring 96 to the vertical plane 22 direction power of fixed head 2, to this, be formed with downside recess 97 about on the vertical plane 22 of fixed head 2, about slide block 51,52 when moving up and down, at the lower position that passes through on the line of fastened component 95, the leading section of fastened component 95 enters this downside recess 97.Be formed with the upside recess 98 that the leading section of fastened component 95 enters up about the position.
Like this, about the downside recess 97 of vertical plane 22 sides of fastened component 95, spring 96 and fixed head 2 of slide block 51,52 sides have the function of the 1st brake 91, make stipulations in the holding position of the slide block 51,52 about when toilet seat 12 (toilet seat unit) is descended.In addition, about the upside recess 98 of vertical plane 22 sides of fastened component 95, spring 96 and fixed head 2 of slide block 51,52 sides have the function of the 2nd brake 92, make stipulations in the holding position of the slide block 51,52 about when toilet seat 12 (toilet seat unit) is risen.The 1st brake 91 and the 2nd brake 92 can both send the card phonoreception when fastened component 95 engages with downside recess 97 and upside recess 98.
(explanation of toilet seat lifting action)
Fig. 6 (a) and (b) are to be illustrated in the movable link that is applicable in the portable seat lifting device of the present invention, carries the toilet seat unit to be in the key diagram of upper/lower positions state and the key diagram that movable link is in uppermost position in fig-ure.In addition, the section of the A-A ' line of Fig. 6 (a) and (b) and Fig. 2 (a) is suitable.
This routine portable seat lifting device 1 is to be installed at the upper part that fixed head 2 is fixed on toilet seat body 11 (with reference to Fig. 1) and with toilet seat unit 10 above the movable platen 6 under 60 the state to use.
Shown in Fig. 6 (a), clean to wait beginning before, toilet seat 12 be positioned at toilet seat body 11 above, toilet seat unit 10 and movable platen 6 are in upper/lower positions.Under this state, the leading section of fastened component 95 engages with the downside recess 97 of the vertical plane 22 of fixed head 2, has the function of the 1st brake 91.Like this, at this upper/lower positions, utilize the engaging power of the 1st brake 91, the braking torque of stepping motor 7 and the deadweight of toilet seat unit 10, toilet seat unit 10 can not rise arbitrarily.In addition, under this state, potentiometer 14 output makes toilet seat unit 10 be in the information of upper/lower positions.
From then under the state, when wanting to allow toilet seat unit 10 float in order to begin to clean, if the switch motion of stipulating, then stepping motor 7 rotates towards positive direction with the step number or the official hour of regulation.The result is the power that rotatablely moves of stepping motor 7, transmits to output pinion 80 by deceleration wheels 70, and shown in Fig. 6 (b), output pinion 80 rises right side slide block 51 by tooth bar 53.Can remove the engaging of the 1st brake 91 thus, left slider 52, movable platen 6 and toilet seat unit 10 rise with right side slide block 51 one.
Toilet seat unit 10 rises the back till the engaging of carrying out the 2nd brake 92, stepping motor 7 is stopped, during this period, the small-diameter gear 82 of output wheel 8 makes sensor gear 15 rotations, because the output of potentiometer 14 changes, so the situation that can be from this output toilet seat unit 10 be risen to assigned position detects.In addition, rise to assigned position, can report by the card sound that the 2nd brake 92 sends for toilet seat unit 10.And, stop in toilet seat unit 10 under the state of uppermost position in fig-ure, utilize the engaging power of the 2nd brake 92 and the braking torque of stepping motor 7, toilet seat unit 10 can not fall because of deadweight.
The toilet seat unit 12 that ought to rise and drive, at the appointed time or regulation step number when driving, also following phenomenon can appear, promptly, when the no show uppermost position in fig-ure, in the way of rising, stop because of certain 1 former thereby toilet seat unit 10, though the generation of this bad phenomenon can not sent card sound by the 2nd brake 92 yet and is learnt, and also can detect by the output valve of potentiometer 14.Like this, when this bad phenomenon produces, according to carrying out reporting of this information by the testing result of potentiometer 14.In addition, feed back to the driving loop (not shown) of stepping motor 7 by the output with potentiometer 14, the disposal that can reset to the action of stepping motor 7 etc. is so that action thereafter no longer begins.
On the other hand, when cleaning finished to want to allow toilet seat unit 10 descend, under the state shown in Fig. 6 (b), if the switch motion that puts rules into practice, then stepping motor 7 carried out counter-rotating with the step number or the official hour of regulation.The result is that the power that rotatablely moves of stepping motor 7 is transmitted to output pinion 80 by deceleration wheels 70, and shown in Fig. 6 (a), output pinion 80 descends right side slide block 51 by tooth bar 53.Can remove the engaging of the 2nd brake 92 thus, left slider 52, movable platen 6 and toilet seat unit 10 descend with right side slide block 51.
And, toilet seat unit 10 descends the back till the engaging of carrying out the 1st brake 91, stepping motor 7 is stopped, during this period, the small-diameter gear 82 of output wheel 8 makes sensor gear 15 counter-rotatings, because of the output of potentiometer 14 changes, so the situation that can be from this output toilet seat unit 10 be dropped to assigned position detects.In addition, drop to assigned position, can report by the card sound that the 1st brake 91 sends for toilet seat unit 10.
The toilet seat unit 12 that ought to descend and drive, at the appointed time or regulation step number when driving, also following phenomenon can appear, promptly, when upper/lower positions of no show, in the way that descends, stop because of certain 1 former thereby toilet seat unit 10, though the generation of this bad phenomenon can not sent card sound by the 1st brake 91 yet and is learnt, can detect by the output valve of potentiometer 14 yet.Like this, when this bad phenomenon produces, according to carrying out reporting of this information by the testing result of potentiometer 14.In addition, feed back to the drive circuit (not shown) of stepping motor 7 by the output with potentiometer 14, the disposal that can reset to the action of stepping motor 7 etc. is so that action thereafter no longer begins.
(utilizing the down maneuver of manual toilet seat unit)
In this routine portable seat lifting device 1, after clean finishing, the toilet seat unit 10 that is in uppermost position in fig-ure can be with manually dropping to upper/lower positions.In this occasion, or not toilet seat unit 10 is not pressed by people's power to stepping motor 7 power supplies.
At this moment, though the decline of right side slide block 51 is by tooth bar 53, be passed to stepping motor 7 by output pinion 80 and deceleration wheels 70 again, in this example, because of the motor as drive source is a stepping motor 7, so can cause imbalance in stepping motor 7.And, in this example, motor as drive source is a stepping motor 7, connect by deceleration wheels 70 between 80 from stepping motor 7 to output pinion, so when manually making toilet seat unit 10 declines, the load of the braking torque of stepping motor 7 and deceleration wheels 70 has the effect as appropriate drag, so toilet seat unit 10 slowly descends.
In the occasion of the down maneuver of the toilet seat unit 10 that this utilization is manually carried out, toilet seat unit 10 drops to assigned position and also can report by the card sound that is sent by the 1st brake 91.In addition, owing to also can detect, therefore, can report the information that toilet seat unit 10 normally descends according to the output result of potentiometer 14 by the output of potentiometer 14.
(effect that this is routine)
As mentioned above, in this routine portable seat lifting device 1, owing to drive source as driving mechanism 5, used the stepping motor 7 that causes imbalance easily, so different,, then prevent easily and move in case applied excessive power during electronic action with the occasion of using the DC motor.Again owing to adopt stepping motor 7 as drive source, and connecting by deceleration wheels 70 between 80 from stepping motor 7 to output pinion, therefore when manually making 10 declines of toilet seat unit, the load of the braking torque of stepping motor 7 and deceleration wheels 70 is worked as suitable drag.Like this, when the toilet seat unit 10 that floats manually descends in usefulness, because of toilet seat unit 10 slowly descends, thus can not damage toilet seat 12 and toilet seat body 11 even do not dispose buffer gear yet, and fool proof.In addition, even applied excessive power mistakenly, also the rotor imbalance ground because of stepping motor dallies, so can not damage driving mechanism, and, even error ground sandwiches hand etc. between fixed component and the movable link, also can under the state that is not subjected to heavy load, stop, so fool proof.Like this, both can improve the ease of use of portable seat lifting device 1, can not need buffer gear again, correspondingly realize the miniaturization and the cost degradation of portable seat lifting device 1.
In this example, because the potentiometer 14 that has used the action to sensor gear 15 to detect, can monitor the position of toilet seat unit 10, therefore when this lifting action does not normally carry out, can make this information and report and then take suitable disposal.Like this, the lifting that can avoid toilet seat unit 10 is washing and cleaning operation under the halted state etc. on the way, so can trouble-savingly take place.
In addition, use the sensor gear 15 of rotating with movable platen 6 interlocks, potentiometer detects the rotation of sensor gear 15.Therefore, can be reliably to the position of movable platen 6, promptly, the position of toilet seat unit 10 detects.And, if adopt potentiometer 14, then only need the rotation of its rotation section and sensor gear 15 one to get final product, therefore, the position of toilet seat unit 10 can be carried out with low-cost configuration.In addition, if adopt sensor gear 15, then the lifting distance with movable platen 6 (toilet seat unit 10) irrespectively only rotates on the regulation position, so configurable in little space.
In addition, sensor gear 15, at movable platen 6 (toilet seat unit 10) from upper/lower positions to the rotation of carrying out between the rising stage of uppermost position in fig-ure less than 1 rotation, so need only the angle position of detecting sensor gear 15, can detect the position in the full moving range of movable platen 6.
In this routine portable seat lifting device 1, the drive source owing to as driving mechanism 5 has used the stepping motor 7 that causes imbalance easily, thus different with the occasion of using the DC motor, even do not apply big power, also can be with toilet seat unit 10 is descended.Again owing to adopt stepping motor 7 as drive source, and connecting by deceleration wheels 70 between 80 from stepping motor 7 to output pinion, therefore when manually making 10 declines of toilet seat unit, the load of the braking torque of stepping motor 7 and deceleration wheels 70 is worked as suitable drag.Like this, when the toilet seat unit 10 that floats manually descends in usefulness, because of toilet seat unit 10 slowly descends, thus can not damage toilet seat 12 and toilet seat body 11 even do not dispose buffer gear yet, and fool proof.In addition, even applied excessive power mistakenly, also the rotor imbalance ground because of stepping motor 7 dallies, so can not damage driving mechanism 5, and, even error ground sandwiches hand etc. between fixed component and the movable link, also can under the state that is not subjected to heavy load, stop, so fool proof.Like this, both can improve the ease of use of portable seat lifting device 1, can not need buffer gear again, correspondingly realize the miniaturization and the cost degradation of portable seat lifting device 1.
In this example, owing to used the potentiometer 14 of detecting sensor gear 15 actions, the position of toilet seat unit 10 is monitored, therefore when this lifting action does not normally carry out, can make this information and report and then take suitable disposal.
When carrying out lifting action, because left side bearing portion 510 contacts on its full week with respect to left side guide shaft 41, right side bearing portion 520 contacts on fore-and-aft direction with respect to right side guide shaft 42, and therefore, the position of movable agency 9 is prescribed at fore-and-aft direction and horizontal both sides.
At this moment, but since left side bearing portion 520 at the state that transversely becomes contact separation with respect to left side guide shaft 42.That is, left side bearing portion 520 becomes contact condition or leaves state according to the posture of movable agency 9 in the horizontal.Like this, left side guide shaft 42 and the contact condition of left side bearing portion 520 can be followed by the posture of the movable agency 9 of right side guide shaft 41 and right side bearing portion 510 defineds and be changed.Thus, at each part and then in assembling procedure, even about guide shaft 41,42 and about the precision of the depth of parallelism, size, position of bearing portion 510,520 low slightly, do not apply undue power between guide shaft 41 and the right side bearing portion 510 and between left side guide shaft 42 and the left side bearing portion 520 to the right yet.In addition, even movable agency 9 has been applied the moment of torsion of direction all around, do not apply undue power between guide shaft 41 and the right side bearing portion 510 and between left side guide shaft 42 and the left side bearing portion 520 to the right yet.Like this, during 10 liftings of toilet seat unit, between right side guide shaft 41 and the right side bearing portion 510 and between left side guide shaft 42 and the left side bearing portion 520 phenomenon can not take place to be tangled, so the action of toilet seat unit 10 is smooth.
In addition, owing to have a internal diameter in left side bearing portion 520 lower lower parts 522 in the left side through hole 521, therefore left side guide shaft 42 can be restrained into required Min. with the contact portion of left side bearing portion 520 greater than left side guide shaft 42.The contact condition of left side guide shaft 42 and left side bearing portion 520 is followed easily by the posture of the movable agency 9 of right side guide shaft 41 and right side bearing portion 510 defineds and is changed, thereby makes the action of toilet seat unit 10 more smooth.
And,,,, restrain in a certain scope so can swing because the protuberance 525 of movable agency 9 one sides is collided with the vertical plane 22 of fixed component 2 even rearward swing the bottom in the left side of movable agency 9.Therefore, even for example cause the change of movable agency 9 centers of gravity because of the open and-shut mode of toilet seat 12 and toilet cover 13, big inclination can not take place in movable agency 9 yet.
Again owing to constitute driving mechanism 5 with electric up-down movable agency 9, thus the burden when cleaning water closet can be alleviated, and, can eliminate the obstacle sense when contacting with the preceding toilet seat unit 10 of cleaning.
Driving mechanism 5 passes to the driving force of the above-below direction of the right side slide block 51 that is formed with right side bearing portion 510 in the movable agency 9, greater than left side bearing portion 520.At this moment, right side bearing portion 510 has had the function as the benchmark of regulation movable agency 9 positions, therefore, transmits the output pinion 80 of the driving force of stepping motor 7 and can not throw off with the engagement of the tooth bar 53 of right side slide block 51.In addition, during with electric up-down movable agency 9, the contact condition of left side guide shaft 42 and left side bearing portion 520 is to follow by the posture of the movable agency 9 of right side guide shaft 41 and right side bearing portion 510 regulations to change, therefore can not apply undue power between right side guide shaft 41 and the right side bearing portion 510 and between left side guide shaft 42 and the left side bearing portion 520, so only need to use the stepping motor 7 that required minimal torque can take place to get final product.
In addition, in this routine portable seat lifting device 1, the drive source owing to as driving mechanism 5 has used the stepping motor 7 that causes imbalance easily, so different with the occasion of using the DC motor, even applied big power, the also available unit 10 that manually makes slowly descends.Again owing to adopt stepping motor 7 as drive source, and connecting by deceleration wheels 70 between 80 from stepping motor 7 to output pinion, therefore when manually making 10 declines of toilet seat unit, the load of the braking torque of stepping motor 7 and train of reduction gears 70 is worked as suitable drag.Like this, when the toilet seat unit 10 that floats manually descends in usefulness, because of toilet seat unit 10 slowly descends, thus can not damage toilet seat 12 and toilet seat body 11 even do not dispose buffer gear yet, and fool proof.In addition, even applied excessive power during electronic action, also the rotor imbalance ground because of stepping motor 7 dallies, so can not damage driving mechanism, and, even error ground sandwiches hand etc. between fixed head 2 and the movable platen 6, also can under the state that is not subjected to heavy load, stop, so fool proof.Like this, both can improve the ease of use of portable seat lifting device 1, can not need buffer gear again, correspondingly realize the miniaturization and the cost degradation of portable seat lifting device 1.
In this example, because the potentiometer 14 that has used the action to sensor gear 15 to detect, can monitor the position of toilet seat unit 10, therefore when this lifting action does not normally carry out, can make this information and report and then take suitable disposal.
(other embodiment)
The foregoing description is that the action by 14 pairs of sensor gear 15 of potentiometer detects the structure that monitors 10 positions, toilet seat unit, but also can detect the position that monitors toilet seat unit 10 by certain 1 rotary angle position to the reduction gearing 71,72,73 that constitutes deceleration wheels 70.In this occasion,,, can realize cost degradation and miniaturization so can reduce the part number because of 1 one in a plurality of gears of sensor gear and formation deceleration wheels 70 constitutes.In addition, also can obtain the right side slide block 51 that lifting drives above-below direction the position or from output pinion 80 rotations, obtain the positional information of toilet seat 12.And, in the foregoing description, monitor for the position of toilet seat unit 10 to be to use potentiometer 14, but also can monitor the position of toilet seat unit 10 by the sensor of Hall IC etc.
In addition, in the foregoing description, right side bearing portion 510 is the complete all contacting structure with right side guide shaft 41, but also with respect to 41 contacting structure on fore-and-aft direction and left and right directions of right side guide shaft.In addition, for right side bearing portion 510, also can be only in 2 positions and right side guide shaft 41 contacting structure of the axis direction of right side guide shaft 41.
In sum, among the present invention, owing to constituted the driving mechanism that the movable link that the toilet seat unit is installed is risen and drives with electronic, the burden in the time of therefore can alleviating the water closet cleaning, and, can eliminate with clean before the toilet seat unit contact and the obstacle sense that causes.Owing to can detect, therefore can detect and take place to stop in certain way of causing unusually again by the lifting position of position detecting device to movable link.Thereby can make the disposal of action removing of reporting or take thereafter etc. to this unusual information has taken place.Like this, can avoid the washing and cleaning operation under the halted state on the way, so can trouble-savingly take place.
In addition, among the present invention, owing to constitute the driving mechanism that the movable link that the toilet seat unit is installed is carried out lifting with electronic, thus can alleviate burden when cleaning water closet, and, can eliminate the obstacle sense when contacting with the preceding toilet seat unit of cleaning.That the DC motor of high pulling torque takes place is different owing to producing reverse current with when counter-rotating again, the stepping motor that has adopted rotor idle running when reversing and caused imbalance is as the drive source of driving mechanism, so do not need big power when manually making the toilet seat unit decline operation of floating.Again owing to used the drive source of stepping motor as driving mechanism, therefore when manually making the toilet seat unit decline operation of floating, the braking torque of stepping motor works as drag.Like this, when the toilet seat unit that floats descends, because of the toilet seat unit slowly descends, so also can not damage toilet seat and toilet seat body even do not dispose buffer gear.In addition, even applied excessive power mistakenly, also the rotor imbalance ground because of stepping motor dallies, so can not damage driving mechanism, and, even error ground sandwiches hand etc. between fixed component and the movable link, also can under the state that is not subjected to heavy load, stop, so fool proof.Like this, both can improve the ease of use of portable seat lifting device, can not need buffer gear again, correspondingly realize the miniaturization and the cost degradation of portable seat lifting device.
Among the present invention,, become contact condition or leave state according to the posture of movable agency because the 2nd bearing portion in the horizontal.Like this, the contact condition of the 2nd guide shaft and the 2nd bearing portion can be followed by the posture of the movable agency of the 1st guide shaft and the 1st bearing portion defined and be changed.Thus, even the precision of the depth of parallelism of guide shaft and dead eye, size, position is low slightly, can be to applying undue power between the 1st guide shaft and the 1st bearing portion and between the 2nd guide shaft and the 2nd bearing portion yet.In addition, even movable agency has been applied the moment of torsion of direction all around, can be to applying undue power between the 1st guide shaft and the 1st bearing portion and between the 2nd guide shaft and the 2nd bearing portion yet.Like this, during the lifting of toilet seat unit, between the 1st guide shaft and the 1st dead eye and between the 2nd guide shaft and the 2nd dead eye phenomenon can not take place to be tangled, so the action of toilet seat unit is smooth.