JP2000102495A - Water-closed bowl - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-closet bowl which allows the easy and rapid manipulation of the closet seat of this water-closet bowl. SOLUTION: This water-closet bowl is constituted by placing the closet seat 20 which is freely oscillatably and pivotally supported at one end on a water-closet bowl body 10. This closet seat 20 is provided with a closet seat opening/closing mechanism 30-1 for opening and closing the closet seat 20. This closet seat opening/closing mechanism 30-1 is mounted at one end of its link mechanism at the closet seat 20 and the other end thereof is provided with a manipulation part (pedal part) 37 to be manipulated so as to open the closet seat 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet, and more particularly to a toilet capable of remotely operating a toilet seat and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a Western style toilet, a toilet seat having one end pivotally mounted thereon is mounted on a ceramic toilet body, and a cover having one end pivotally supported thereon is further provided thereon. It is configured with attached.

[0003] If necessary, the user opens the cover and sits on the cover to defecate, or in the case of a man, raises the toilet seat to urinate.

On the other hand, in the case of an old-fashioned pumping-type Japanese toilet, it is necessary to prevent the odor from being filled in the toilet from the excrement inlet provided in the toilet and to prevent flies and the like from entering the toilet. If not, add a lid to this.

[0005]

However, in the case of the above-mentioned Western-style toilet, the toilet seat has to be raised and lowered by holding it by hand, which is complicated.

On the other hand, in the case of the above-mentioned Japanese-style pumping toilet, the lid must be removed or covered one by one when the toilet is used, which is troublesome. There was also a problem that it became narrower.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet which can easily and quickly operate a toilet seat of a Western style toilet.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a toilet which can open and close the excrement inlet of a Japanese-style pumping toilet without using a lid.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a toilet bowl comprising a Western-style toilet body having one end pivotally supported on one end thereof. And a toilet seat opening / closing mechanism for opening and closing the toilet seat. It is preferable that the toilet seat opening / closing mechanism is configured such that one end of a link mechanism is attached to the toilet seat, and an operation unit that operates to open the toilet seat is provided at the other end. Preferably, the toilet seat opening / closing mechanism is configured to be opened / closed by a drive motor. Further, it is preferable that the toilet seat opening / closing mechanism is constituted by a handle attached to the toilet seat. In addition, the present invention is a Japanese-style pumping toilet
An opening / closing mechanism for opening and closing the excrement feeding hole provided in the toilet is provided.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a side view showing a toilet according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the toilet is of a Western type, and is configured such that a toilet seat 20 made of, for example, a synthetic resin is placed on a ceramic toilet body 10, and a cover 50 is placed on the toilet seat 20.

The toilet seat 20 has one end rotatably supported by the shaft 11. The cover 50 has one end rotatably supported by the same shaft 11.

In this embodiment, the toilet seat 20 is provided with a toilet seat opening / closing mechanism 30-1 for opening and closing the toilet seat 20. The toilet seat opening / closing mechanism 30-1 includes two rod-shaped connecting members 3
1 and 33 are rotatably connected by a connecting portion 35, the end 32 of one connecting member 31 is rotatably supported on the side of the toilet seat 20, and the vicinity of the end of the other connecting member 33 is a floor. It is constituted by a link mechanism fixed to 40 and rotatably supported on a shaft 43 of the projection 41. An end of the connecting member 33 is a foot step (operation section) 37.

If the footstep 37 is stepped on with the foot in the state of FIG. 1A, the connecting members 31, 33 as shown in FIG.
Is driven, whereby the toilet seat 20 is opened. Therefore, it is possible to add a service in this state.

If the user stops stepping on the foot portion 37 after the use is completed, the toilet seat 20 descends by its own weight and returns to the state shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the cover 50 is kept open, but in FIG.
1B, the toilet seat 20 and the cover 50 can be opened at the same time in FIG. 1B, and if the stepping portion 37 is stopped, the toilet seat 20 and the cover 50 can be opened.
Can be closed at the same time to automatically return to the original state.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 2 is a side view showing a toilet according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. The only difference between the toilet shown in the figure and the first embodiment is the structure of the toilet seat opening / closing mechanism 30-2.

That is, the toilet seat opening / closing mechanism 30-2 rotatably connects the four connecting members 61, 62, 63, 64 sequentially with three connecting portions 65, and connects the end 66 of one connecting member 61 to the toilet seat. The other connecting member 64 is rotatably supported on the side of
A link mechanism rotatably pivotally supporting an end of the projection 67 on a shaft 68 of a projection 67 fixed to the floor 40, and further pivotally pivotally supporting a connecting member 62 on a shaft 69 of the projection 68 fixed to the floor 40. It is constituted by. The connecting member 61 is a foot part (operation part)
70.

When the foot step 70 is stepped on with the foot in the state shown in FIG. 2A, the connecting members 61 to 64 as shown in FIG.
Is driven, whereby the toilet seat 20 is opened, so that it is possible to use the toilet seat in this state. If the user stops stepping on the foot step portion 70 after the addition, the toilet seat 20 descends by its own weight and returns to the state of FIG. It goes without saying that the cover 50 may be put on the toilet seat 20 as in the first embodiment.

Third Embodiment FIG. 3 is a side view showing a toilet according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. The toilet shown in the figure differs from the first embodiment only in the structure of the toilet seat opening / closing mechanism 30-3.

In the case of the toilet seat opening / closing mechanism 30-3, a single toilet seat lifting means 71 and a driving means 75 for driving the toilet seat lifting means 71 are used without using a link mechanism.

One end 72 of the toilet seat lifting means 71 is rotatably attached to the toilet seat 20 and has rack teeth 73 formed on the lower side surface thereof. On the other hand, driving means 75
A gear 79 is rotatably mounted on a support projection 77 erected from the floor 40, and the gear 79
The drive means is constituted by being connected to a drive motor (not shown) attached to the back side of the drive unit 7.

A support arm 81 is provided from the support projection 77.
Is protruding. The support arm 81 extends to the rear side of the toilet seat push-up means 71 and supports the toilet seat push-up means 71 on its rear side so that the rack teeth 73 always mesh with the gear 79.

In the state shown in FIG. 3A, when a switch (not shown) installed on, for example, the wall of the toilet is turned on, the gear 79 is driven to rotate by the drive motor, and the toilet seat pushing-up means 71 is raised by the rack teeth 73 meshing therewith. Then, the toilet seat 20 is opened as shown in FIG. Then add it in this state. When the switch is turned on again after the addition, the drive motor rotates reversely, and the toilet seat 20 returns to the original state shown in FIG. It goes without saying that the cover 50 may be put on the toilet seat 20.

A drive motor may be connected to the shaft 11 directly or indirectly via a power transmission mechanism such as a gear, and the toilet seat 20 may be opened and closed by directly driving the shaft 11.

[Fourth Embodiment] FIG. 4 is a side view showing a toilet according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. The only difference between the toilet shown in the figure and the first embodiment is the structure of the toilet seat opening / closing mechanism 30-4.

The toilet seat opening / closing mechanism 30-4 is constructed by attaching only one handle 90 to the outer peripheral side surface of the toilet seat 20. The handle 90 is configured to protrude in a bar shape toward the near side of the paper of FIG. And this handle 9
The toilet seat 20 is opened and closed by holding “0”. By providing the handle 90, the toilet seat 20 can be easily opened and closed.

[Fifth Embodiment] FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing a toilet according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is attached to a Japanese-style pumping toilet 100, and is provided with an opening / closing mechanism 110 for opening / closing the excrement feeding hole 101.

The opening and closing mechanism 110 includes a first connecting member 130 installed below the floor 120 on which the toilet 100 is mounted,
The third connecting member 140 to which the lever 160 is attached is connected by a second connecting member 150.

A circular hole opening / closing lid 131 is provided at one end of the first connecting member 130, and a shaft 13 fixed to the floor 120 is provided.
3, the other end is pivotally supported on the floor 120, and the other end is rotatably fixed to the end 151 of the second connecting member 150.

The third connecting member 140 has a substantially L-shaped bent shape, one end of which is rotatably fixed to the end 153 of the second connecting member 150 and the third connecting member 140 has a floor 120.
The bent portion is pivotally supported on the floor 120 by a shaft 153 fixed to the floor 120. At the other end of the third connecting member 140, a lever 160 projecting toward the upper surface of the floor 120 is attached.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic side view of a main part of the lever 160. As shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the lower end of the lever 160 is swingably attached to the end of the third connecting member 140, and its substantially central portion penetrates through the floor 120 and simultaneously swings on the stay 125 attached to the floor 120. It is pivotally supported.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lever 1
When the lever 60 is swung in the direction of arrow A, the third connecting member 140, the second connecting member 150, and the first connecting member 130 move as shown by the arrow in FIG. To close the excrement input hole 101. When the lever 160 swings in the opposite direction, the hole opening / closing lid 131 swings in the opposite direction, and the excrement feeding hole 101 is opened.

That is, the excrement feeding hole 101 can be opened and closed by swinging the lever 160 left and right. The lever 16
0 may be provided on the wall.

Although the opening and closing mechanism is constituted by the link mechanism in the fifth embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the structure of this embodiment, but may be a link mechanism having various other structures. Further, the hole opening / closing lid 131 may be configured to be opened and closed by a driving motor (for example, the direct hole opening / closing lid 13
The drive motor is directly connected to the first shaft 133 or is connected via a gear mechanism or another power transmission mechanism. In short, any opening and closing mechanism that opens and closes the excrement feeding hole by various driving mechanisms may be used.

[0035]

As described in detail above, the present invention has the following excellent effects. Raising and lowering the toilet seat of a Western-style toilet can be performed easily and quickly.

It is possible to easily open and close the excrement inlet of a Japanese-style pumping toilet. This makes it possible to prevent the odor from filling the toilet, prevent flies and the like from entering the toilet, and to prevent the lid from being stuck, even if the toilet is not covered or removed. Disappears.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a toilet according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a toilet according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a toilet according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a toilet according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing a toilet according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an enlarged schematic side view of a main part of a lever 160. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Toilet main body 11 Axis 20 Toilet seat 30-1 Toilet seat opening / closing mechanism 31, 33 Connecting member (link mechanism) 35 Connecting part (link mechanism) 37 Foot step (operation part) 40 Floor 50 Cover 30-2 Toilet seat opening / closing mechanism 61, 62 , 63, 64 Connecting member 65 Connecting part 70 Foot part (operating part) 30-3 Toilet seat opening / closing mechanism 71 Toilet seat pushing-up means 75 Driving means 30-4 Toilet seat opening / closing mechanism 90 Handle 100 Toilet bowl 101 Excrement input hole 110 Opening / closing mechanism 120 Floor 130 first connecting member 131 hole opening / closing lid 140 third connecting member 150 second connecting member 160 lever

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A toilet having a toilet seat having one end pivotally supported on a Western style toilet body, wherein the toilet seat is provided with a toilet seat opening / closing mechanism for opening and closing the toilet seat. Toilet featuring. 2. The toilet bowl according to claim 1, wherein the toilet seat opening / closing mechanism is configured such that one end of a link mechanism is attached to the toilet seat, and an operation section for operating the toilet seat is provided at the other end. . 3. The toilet according to claim 1, wherein the toilet seat opening and closing mechanism is configured to be opened and closed by a drive motor. 4. The toilet according to claim 1, wherein the toilet seat opening / closing mechanism includes a handle attached to the toilet seat. 5. A toilet bowl according to claim 1, wherein said toilet bowl is provided with an opening / closing mechanism for opening / closing the excrement feeding hole provided in said toilet bowl.