JP2000116570A - Closet seat device mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a closet seat device mounting structure to allow mounting a closet device on and dismounting it from a toilet in a single operation. SOLUTION: This closet seat device mounting structure is equipped with a plate 3 fixed to the oversurface of a toilet 1 by bolt 4 and an engaging member 9 installed on the undersurface of a closet seat device 2. The fixing plate 3 is furnished with a guide rail part 11 to guide the engaging member 9 in such a way as capable of being inserted from ahead and drawn out and an engaging recess 15 engaged at least in the fore-and-aft direction where an engaging projection 10 furnished on the undersurface of the engaging member 9 makes engagement in the insert end position and releasing when the engaging member 9 is heaved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet seat device mounting structure for detachably mounting a toilet seat device such as a hot water flush toilet seat on a toilet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, since a toilet seat device has been fastened and fixed to a toilet bowl with a mounting bolt and a nut, the toilet seat device is removed to clean dirt caused by urine or washing water that has entered a clearance between the toilet seat device and the toilet bowl. It is necessary to remove the mounting bolts and nuts, and it takes a lot of time and effort, so that it is often left uncleaned, which causes dirt sticking and odor generation.

[0003] In recent years, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
01, JP-A-9-187401, JP-A-9-187401
As disclosed in JP-A-253005 and the like, a toilet seat device is configured to be locked to a toilet bowl by a locking unit, and a release operation unit of the locking unit is provided to compare the toilet seat device. There has been proposed one configured to be easily removable.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, the operation of the unlocking operation means is considerably easier than in the case where the mounting bolt and nut are removed, but the operation of the unlocking operation means is still performed. It is necessary to remove the toilet seat device during or after the operation, it is troublesome to remove the toilet seat device, and it is necessary to perform both operations when installing the toilet seat device again, and the attaching and detaching work is troublesome There was a problem that it was easy to be left without cleaning.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0005] In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet seat device mounting structure in which the toilet seat device can be attached to and detached from the toilet by one-touch operation.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A toilet seat mounting structure according to the present invention is a toilet seat mounting structure for detachably mounting a toilet seat device to a toilet bowl, comprising: a fixing plate fixed to an upper surface of the toilet bowl by a mounting tool; An engaging member provided on the lower surface of the device, a guide rail portion for guiding the engaging member to be insertable / removable from the front and a fixing plate provided on the lower surface of the engaging member at the insertion end position. An engaging recess is provided which engages with the engaging projection and locks at least in the front-rear direction, and releases the lock when the engaging member is lifted upward.

According to this configuration, by fixing the fixing plate to the toilet in advance, the toilet seat device is lifted, the engaging member is inserted into the guide rail portion from the front, and placed on the toilet at the insertion end position. When it is placed, the engaging projection on the lower surface of the engaging member is fitted and engaged with the engaging concave portion of the fixing plate, and is locked in the front-rear direction or the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The toilet seat device is locked in the front-rear and left-right directions through the engagement between the engaging member and the fixing plate, and is restricted in the vertical direction by the weight of the toilet seat device and has a large external force. Lifting and overturning due to the action are prevented by the engagement between the guide rail portion and the engagement member, so that a stable installation state is ensured. On the other hand, when removing the toilet seat device, it can be removed by lifting it up, releasing the engagement between the engagement projection of the engagement member and the engagement recess of the fixing plate, and pulling the toilet seat device forward along the guide rail portion. Thus, the toilet seat device can be attached to and detached from the toilet by one-touch operation.

Further, engaging projections are provided on the front and rear portions of the lower surface of the engaging member, and at least one of the front side surface of the rear engaging projection portion and the front side surface of the engaging concave portion with which this front side engages. When the toilet seat device is detached, it can be engaged with the engaging projection of the front part only by lifting the front part and pulling it forward strongly, without removing the entire toilet seat device. In a state where the locking of the concave portion is released, the locking protrusion of the rear portion is released along with the forward movement along the inclined surface, and the toilet seat device can be removed.

Further, when an elastic pressing piece is provided on the guide rail portion of the fixed plate to press and urge the engaging member downward.
In the installation state of the toilet seat device, not only its own weight but also a more stable installation state is ensured by being pressed by the elastic pressing piece.

Further, if an inclined engaging surface is formed on the front surface of the engaging portion of the elastic pressing piece with respect to the upper surface of the engaging member, when the engaging member is inserted into the guide rail while exerting the above-mentioned effect by the elastic pressing piece. The elastic pressing piece can be smoothly pushed up on the inclined engaging surface without great resistance and can be easily inserted.

In addition, if the fixing plate is provided with marks for left and right positioning of the toilet seat device, even if the engaging member on the lower surface of the toilet seat device is not visible when the toilet seat device is installed, the left and right positions are aligned by the marks. By moving the device backward, the engagement member can be easily inserted into the guide rail portion.

Further, if means for fixing the fixing plate to the toilet so that the front and rear positions can be adjusted is provided, the fixing plate and the toilet seat device are made common to toilets of various specifications where the mounting position of the toilet seat device is different from each other. be able to.

Further, when the non-slip means is provided at the contact portion between the fixing plate and the fixture, even if the position can be adjusted as described above, the fixing plate and the toilet seat device can be prevented from unexpectedly moving back and forth. be able to.

Further, when the fixing plate is provided with marks for positioning the front and rear of the fixture, the marks are provided in accordance with the specification of the toilet bowl to be applied, so that the fixing plate is temporarily fixed and the toilet seat device is installed. However, the fixing plate can be fixed to the required position from the beginning without performing trial and error of adjusting and fixing the position of the fixing plate based on the result, and the toilet seat device can be installed with good workability.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the toilet seat device mounting structure of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1 showing the overall configuration, 1 is a toilet bowl,
Reference numeral 2 denotes a toilet seat device, and 3 denotes a fixing plate which is installed on the upper surface of the toilet bowl 1 and is fixed by mounting bolts 4 and nuts 5. It is configured to be detachably attached.

As shown in FIG. 2, the fixing plate 3 has a long mounting hole 6 formed in the front and rear sides on both sides so that the mounting position of the fixing plate 3 with respect to the toilet bowl 1 in the front and rear direction can be adjusted. Have been. Correspondingly, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a non-slip irregularity portion 7a is formed on the upper surface of the peripheral portion of the long hole 6, and the head 4a of the mounting bolt 4 is formed.
Non-slip irregularities 7b are also formed on the lower surface of the
Is securely fixed at the adjustment position and is prevented from moving unexpectedly. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the mounting bolt 4 is provided with a mounting hole 1b formed in the upper wall 1a of the toilet 1.
Nut 5 screwed from its lower end into the upper wall 1
The fixed plate 3 and the upper wall 1a are clamped and fixed between the head 4a and the nut 5 by engaging with the lower surface of a.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a recess 8 having a depth corresponding to the thickness of the fixing plate 3 is formed on the lower surface of the toilet seat device 2 over a range corresponding to the length in the front-rear direction of the fixing plate 3 as shown in FIGS. An engaging member 9 is provided in a protruding manner so as to correspond to a guide rail portion 11 which is disposed inside the elongated hole 6 of the fixing plate 3 and which is long in the front-rear direction. The engaging member 9 is made of a member having an L-shaped cross section with the horizontal flange portion 9a facing outward and extending in the front-rear direction. The engaging protrusions 1 are provided on the front and rear portions of the lower surface of the horizontal flange portion 9a.
0 is protruding.

The guide rail 11 of the fixing plate 3 guides the engaging member 9 so that it can be inserted and withdrawn from the front. The guide rail 11 covers the upper part of the horizontal flange 9a of the engaging member 9 from outside in the left-right direction. The horizontal plate portion 1 is formed in an inverted L-shaped cross section.
1a, a horizontal flange portion 9a of the engaging member 9 is provided at a front portion and a rear portion.
The elastic pressing piece 12 for pressing and urging the above from above is cut and formed. The elastic pressing piece 12 extends from the front to the rear, and an engaging portion 13 that protrudes from the lower surface of the distal end portion and presses against the upper surface of the engaging member 9 is provided. The front surface of the engagement portion 13 is formed by an inclined engagement surface 14.

In a state in which the engaging member 9 is inserted to the insertion end, the engaging protrusion 10 is positioned directly below the engaging protrusion 10 under the guide rail 11 of the fixed plate 3. An engagement recess 15 to be fitted and engaged is formed. Engaging projection 10
Engages with the engaging concave portion 15 to lock the engaging member 9 and therefore the toilet seat device 2 in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The locking in the left-right direction is performed by the engagement between the engaging member 9 and the guide rail portion 11, and only the locking in the front-rear direction is performed by the engagement between the engaging projection 10 and the engaging recess 15. Is also good. Also, at least one of the front side surface of the rear engaging projection 10 and the front side surface of the engaging concave portion 15 with which the front side surface engages is constituted by an inclined surface 16 inclined obliquely forward and upward.

An arrow-shaped mark 17 is provided at the center position of the fixing plate 3 in the left-right direction, and is engaged with a mark (not shown) provided at the center position of the toilet seat device 2 in the left-right direction. 9 and the guide rail portion 11 can be opposed to each other, and both sides of the fixing plate 3 according to the relative position between the mounting hole 1b that differs depending on the specification of the toilet bowl 1 and the installation position of the toilet seat device 2 in the front-rear direction. A mark 18 is provided at the edge.

In the above configuration, the toilet seat 1 is
When installing the fixing plate 3, the fixing plate 3 is placed on the upper wall 1 a of the rear part of the toilet 1 in advance, and the elongated hole 6 of the fixing plate 3 and the mounting hole 1 of the upper wall 1 a are mounted.
b, the mounting bolt 4 is inserted, and the front and rear positions of the fixing plate 3 are positioned so that the marks 18 on both side edges of the fixing plate 3 are aligned with the center of the mounting bolt 4, and the nut 5 is fastened to fix the fixing plate 3. I do. By providing the mark 18 in this manner, the fixing plate 3 can be fixed at an appropriate position by a single fixing operation. Non-slip irregularities 7a, 7b are provided at the contact portion between the peripheral portion of the elongated hole 6 of the fixing plate 3 and the head 4a of the mounting bolt 4.
Is provided, it is possible to reliably prevent the fixing plate 3 from unexpectedly moving back and forth even if the position can be adjusted as described above.

Next, when the toilet seat device 2 is mounted, the toilet seat device 2 is lifted up on the toilet bowl 1 and positioned in front of the fixed plate 3 fixed on the toilet bowl 1, and provided at the center of the fixed plate 3 in the left-right direction. The mark 17 is aligned with a mark (not shown) provided at the center of the rear surface of the toilet seat device 2 in the left-right direction. In this state, as shown in FIG. 4D, the engaging member 9 and the guide rail portion 11 face each other, and the toilet seat device 2 is moved rearward as it is, and the horizontal flange of the engaging member 9 is moved. The part 9a is inserted into the guide rail part 11. When the engaging protrusion 10 at the rear of the engaging member 9 passes through the engaging concave portion 15, the toilet seat device 2 is further inserted in a state where only the front portion is lifted, and the toilet seat device 2 is placed on the toilet 1 at the insertion end position. 4A, the front and rear engaging projections 10 on the lower surface of the engaging member 9 are inserted into the engaging recesses 15 of the fixed plate 3 through the state shown in FIG. It is fitted and engaged and locked in the front-back direction or the front-back left-right direction.

The guide rail 11 of the fixed plate 3 is provided with an elastic pressing piece 12 for urging the engaging member 9 downward. Since the inclined engaging surface 14 is formed on the front surface, the elastic pressing piece 12 is smoothly pushed up by the inclined engaging surface 14 without great resistance during the process of inserting the engaging member 9, and the engaging member 9 is inserted. Can be easily inserted into the guide rail portion 11.

Thus, the engagement member 9 and the guide rail portion 1
1 and the use of the locking of the engaging protrusion 10 and the engaging recess 15 in the front-rear direction, or the locking of the engaging protrusion 10 and the engaging recess 15 in the front-rear and left-right directions. By locking in the direction, the toilet seat device 2 is locked in the front-rear and left-right directions through the engagement between the engaging member 9 and the fixing plate 3. In the vertical direction, the toilet seat device 2 is regulated by its own weight, and lifts and falls due to the action of a large external force.
Further, in the present embodiment, an elastic pressing piece 12 is provided on the guide rail portion 11 of the fixed plate 3 to press and urge the engaging member 9 downward. Therefore, the stable installation state of the toilet seat device 2 is ensured by its own weight and the pressing by the elastic pressing piece 12 in the installation state.

Accordingly, even if an external force acts on the toilet seat device 2 rearward, further rearward movement is reliably prevented,
Even if an external force acts obliquely forward and upward on the rear portion of the toilet seat device 2, even if the rear portion of the engaging member 9 rises against the urging force of the elastic pressing piece 12, as shown in FIG. The part hardly rises, so that the front engaging projection 10
And the engagement recess 15 is secured, so that the toilet seat device 2 does not unexpectedly move forward.

On the other hand, when the toilet seat device 2 is to be removed, as shown in FIG. 4C, the entire toilet seat device 2 is lifted and the engagement projection 10 of the engagement member 9 and the engagement recess 15 of the fixing plate 3 are lifted. It can be removed by releasing the lock and pulling it forward along the guide rail portion 11.

Further, in this embodiment, at least one of the front side surface of the engaging projection 10 at the rear of the engaging member 9 and the front side surface of the engaging concave portion 15 with which the front side engages is inclined obliquely forward and upward. As the toilet seat device 2 is detached without lifting the entirety of the toilet seat device 2 as shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), the front engagement projection 10 and the engagement recess 15 are released from engagement only by forcibly pulling out the front part while lifting the front part. Slope 1
Since the lock is released with the forward movement along 6, the toilet seat device 2 can be easily removed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the toilet seat device 2 can be attached to and detached from the toilet by one-touch operation.

In the description of the above embodiment, an example in which the elastic pressing piece 12 is provided on the guide rail portion 11 of the fixed plate 3 is shown. However, as shown in FIG. Good. In addition, as an attachment for the fixing plate 3, the upper wall 1 a of the toilet 1 is fastened from above and below with the attachment bolts 4 and the nuts 5. It goes without saying that a fixture having another configuration that can be fixed by being pressed against a surface can be applied.

[0031]

According to the toilet seat mounting structure of the present invention, as is apparent from the above description, the fixing plate is fixed to the upper surface of the toilet with the mounting tool, and the engaging member is provided on the lower surface of the toilet seat device.
A guide rail portion that guides the engaging member so that it can be inserted and withdrawn from the front with the fixing plate, and an engaging protrusion provided on the lower surface of the engaging member at the insertion end position engage with at least the front-back direction. An engaging recess is provided to stop and release the lock when the engaging member is lifted upward, so that the toilet seat device is lifted, and the engaging member is inserted into the guide rail portion from the front, and is placed on the toilet at the insertion end position. The stable installation state is ensured by placing, and when removing the toilet seat device, it can be removed by lifting it up and pulling it forward along the guide rail section, and the toilet seat device can be attached to and detached from the toilet with one-touch operation can do.

Further, engaging projections are provided on a front portion and a rear portion of the lower surface of the engaging member, and at least one of a front side surface of the rear engaging projecting portion and a front side surface of an engaging concave portion with which the front side surface engages. With the inclined surface that is inclined obliquely forward and upward, the front part is lifted and the front part is strongly pushed forward in a state where the engagement of the engaging projection and the engaging concave part is released without lifting the entire toilet seat device. Simply by pulling out, the locking projection is released as the rear engaging projection moves forward along the inclined surface, and the toilet seat device can be more easily removed.

Further, when an elastic pressing piece for pressing and urging the engaging member downward is provided on the guide rail portion of the fixed plate,
In the installation state of the toilet seat device, not only its own weight but also a more stable installation state is ensured by being pressed by the elastic pressing piece.

When an inclined engaging surface is formed on the front surface of the engaging portion of the elastic pressing piece with respect to the upper surface of the engaging member, when the engaging member is inserted into the guide rail while exerting the above-mentioned effect by the elastic pressing piece. The elastic pressing piece can be smoothly pushed up on the inclined engaging surface without great resistance and can be easily inserted.

Further, if the fixing plate is provided with marks for the left and right positioning of the toilet seat device, even if the engaging member on the lower surface of the toilet seat device is not visible when the toilet seat device is installed, the left and right positions are aligned by the marks. By moving the device backward, the engagement member can be easily inserted into the guide rail portion.

Further, when means for fixing the fixing plate to the toilet so that the front and rear positions can be adjusted is provided, the fixing plate and the toilet seat device are made common to toilets of various specifications having different mounting positions of the toilet seat device. be able to.

Further, when the non-slip means is provided at the contact portion between the fixing plate and the fixture, even if the position can be adjusted as described above, it is possible to surely prevent the fixing plate and the toilet seat device from unexpectedly moving back and forth. be able to.

Also, if the fixing plate is provided with marks for positioning the front and rear of the fixture, the marks are provided in accordance with the specification of the toilet bowl to be applied, so that the fixing plate can be fixed to the required position at once. The installation of the toilet seat device can be performed with good workability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an entire configuration of an embodiment of a toilet seat device mounting structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a support plate in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a support plate fixing portion in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing each state of a guide rail portion and an engaging member in a toilet seat device attaching / detaching step of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a guide rail portion and an engagement member showing an operation of the embodiment with the toilet seat device installed.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a modified example of the support plate in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet bowl 2 Toilet seat device 3 Fixing plate 4 Mounting bolt (mounting tool) 6 Elongated hole 7a, 7b Non-slip irregularities 9 Engaging member 10 Engaging projection 11 Guide rail part 12 Elastic pressing piece 13 Engaging part 14 Incliner Surface 15 Engagement recess 16 Slope 17 Mark 18 Mark

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Toshi Fujishima 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 2D037 AA15 2D038 JC11

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A toilet seat device mounting structure for detachably mounting a toilet seat device on a toilet, comprising: a fixing plate fixed to an upper surface of the toilet by a fixture; and an engaging member provided on a lower surface of the toilet seat device. A guide rail portion for guiding the engaging member to be insertable / removable from the front to the fixing plate, and an engaging projection provided on the lower surface of the engaging member at the insertion end position to engage at least in the front-rear direction. An installation structure for a toilet seat device, wherein an engagement concave portion is provided for locking and releasing the lock when the engaging member is lifted upward. 2. An engaging projection is provided at a front portion and a rear portion of a lower surface of the engaging member, and at least one of a front side surface of the rear engaging projecting portion and a front side surface of an engaging concave portion engaged with the front side surface. The toilet seat device mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the toilet seat device mounting structure is constituted by an inclined surface that is inclined obliquely forward and upward. 3. The toilet seat device mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein an elastic pressing piece is provided on the guide rail portion of the fixing plate to press and urge the engaging member downward. 4. The mounting structure for a toilet seat device according to claim 3, wherein an inclined engaging surface is formed on the front surface of the engaging portion of the elastic pressing piece with respect to the upper surface of the engaging member. 5. The toilet seat device mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the fixing plate is provided with marks for left and right alignment of the toilet seat device. 6. The toilet seat device mounting structure according to claim 1, further comprising means for fixing the fixing plate to the toilet so that the front and rear positions can be adjusted. 7. The toilet seat device mounting structure according to claim 6, wherein a non-slip means is provided at a contact portion between the fixing plate and the mounting tool. 8. The toilet seat device mounting structure according to claim 6, wherein the fixing plate is provided with marks for positioning the mounting tool in front and rear.