JP2000254041A - Luminous toilet seat having luminaire inside the same and using light-transmitting material - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appeal to the user's sense and draw attention to the position of a toilet seat, by using stimulating by light and colors and by using a light- transmitting material for the toilet seat, and making the seat illuminant with a lighting equipment arranged inside. SOLUTION: Luminaire 2 is installed in the interior of a toilet seat 1 using a transmitting material through a luminaire support 3. In this occasion, the seat 10 using the transmitting material has a prescribed thickness, and has a space where the luminaire 2 and the luminaire support 3 can be installed. The toilet seat 1 is mounted vertically movably on a toilet bowl 5 together with a lid 6 through a hinge 4. The toilet seat 1 using a colorless or colored transmitting material has sufficiently the effect of drawing attention to the position of the seat 1 by the light-emission of the luminaire 2 incorporated in the seat 1, and improves the visibility of the seat 10, in the mode of installation in a toilet together with the toilet bowl 5, the lid 6 and a flushing tank 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technical field of a toilet seat structure incorporating a lighting fixture and using a transparent material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A general description of conventional toilet seats of flush-type and non-flush-type toilets is as follows. In general, toilet seats are both large and small, and can be opened and closed, and are often installed in toilets together with toilets and lids. In the case of flush toilets, a flush tank is additionally installed. The toilet seat has a close relationship with the toilet bowl, the toilet lid, and the flush tank, and has the same color and texture at the same time, and thus has a drawback that the toilet seat position is erroneously recognized.

There are already home electric appliances in which a lighting device is built in a main body using a transparent material. However, it pursues an aesthetic appearance exclusively, and is not required by functional necessity. Until now, there has been no precedent that the use of a permeable material has been required as a function of the toilet seat.

[0004] Further, there are other examples of having appliances and devices inside and outside the toilet seat, such as a heating device and a deodorizing device. The purpose of the device is to heat and deodorize, and the present invention aims to make it easy to visually recognize the position of the toilet seat. Have a completely different purpose and structure.

[0005] Further, as an example in which a toilet seat is provided with something similar to a lighting fixture, a germicidal lamp is provided to sterilize a toilet bowl safely. In particular, a germicidal lamp emits ultraviolet rays harmful to the human body. For this reason, the structure is such that direct visual observation of light rays is prevented. This has a purpose and structure that are clearly different from those of the present invention, which is a structure that enables easy visual recognition of the position of the toilet seat by directly observing light rays emitted from the toilet seat.

Further, as another example in which a lighting device similar to a lighting device is attached to a toilet seat, a lighting device is directly installed on a toilet seat (for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 55-90400). Excretion should be clearly visible, and its structure is to install waterproof lighting fixtures directly on the toilet seat. Considering practical use,
When the lighting fixture was damaged when opening and closing the toilet seat, there was a risk of injuring the user. Thus, in the present invention, since the lighting device is incorporated in the toilet seat itself, there is no danger of injuring the user even in the case of the above-mentioned damage, and the lighting device is mounted on the toilet seat by supporting the lighting device. It is fixed to reduce the possibility of the above-mentioned breakage. Also, the object of the present invention is not to clearly see the excrement in the toilet as described later, and this example and the present invention have clearly different objects and structures.

[0007]

As described above, the conventional toilet seat has a drawback that its position is erroneously recognized. People with weak vision, elderly with poor vision or elderly who have developed dementia, those who have just woken up from sleep, etc. are particularly likely to misunderstand, and as a result, uncomfortable sitting on the toilet seat with the toilet lid closed. Situation, unsanitary situations in which a boy excretes with the toilet seat lowered and soils the toilet seat may occur, and in the worst case, it may be uncomfortable and unsanitary while sitting directly on the toilet with the toilet seat raised. Dangerous situations have occurred in which the elderly suffer injuries, such as hurting the lower back and breaking the tail bone.

[0008] In addition, when an urgent defecation occurs or sudden abdominal pain occurs, when the interior light of the toilet is suddenly cut off and the interior of the toilet becomes dark, a toilet seat or a toilet is used to confirm the position of the toilet. Must be confirmed with the tactile sense of the hand, and in that case, an unpleasant situation occurs in which the dirty part of the toilet bowl touches the dirty part and the position of the toilet seat and toilet bowl is unclear, and the toilet is unsanitary. Situations may occur. In addition, those with poor eyesight are in a similar situation at each time of excretion.

When the conventional toilet seat is used while sitting on the toilet, in both the flush type and the non-wash type, the toilet seat is lowered on the toilet having a hole-shaped portion, and the toilet seat is excreted. I was For this reason, when an infant in a diaper leaves the toilet,
The fear is felt as the hole is larger and deeper than his / her physique, and the toilet is darkened by the shadow created by sitting on itself, and this fear is further enhanced. For this reason, excretion using the toilet is rejected from fear, which is one of the factors that hinders diaper separation.

[0010] The excretion of the vulnerable people, the elderly, and the socially vulnerable, such as infants, is an excretion that is indispensable to daily life.
The use of light, which forms the basis of the toilet seat structure of the present invention, avoids unpleasant, unsanitary and dangerous situations or eliminates fear, and benefits the technical field of toilet seat structure in the housing equipment industry, which is safe and comfortable. It is an object to provide a toilet seat with high visibility. Thus, the present invention aims to create a toilet space that wipes out the dark, cold, and dirty image of a conventional toilet and uses the light emitting toilet seat of the present invention to add a bright and colorful color to life.

[0011]

Means for Solving the Problems In a structure in which a toilet seat is attached to a toilet of a flush type or a non-flush type toilet, a colorless or colored transparent material is used for the whole or a part of the toilet seat. Technology that emits light from the toilet seat with a lighting device arranged inside and uses the stimulus of light and color to exert an appealing effect on human perception, thereby having the effect of calling attention to the position of the toilet seat It has taken strategic measures.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
It is as follows.

In the illustrated embodiment, (1) is a toilet seat using a permeable material that forms the center of the structure of the present invention,
(2) is a lighting fixture built in (1).

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, a lighting fixture (2) is placed inside a toilet seat (1) using a transparent material via a lighting fixture support (3). In this case, the toilet seat using the permeable material is manufactured with a predetermined thickness, and has a space in which a lighting fixture and a lighting fixture support can be installed. In addition, the mechanism to waterproof the inner space of the toilet seat using the electrical wiring of the lighting equipment and the transparent material,
The existing technology is used, and the description and drawings are omitted.

As shown in FIG. 4, a toilet seat using a permeable material having the above structure is provided on a toilet or non-water-washing toilet (5) via a hinge (4) via a hinge (4). 6)
It shall be attached to be able to open and close freely.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the toilet seat made of a transparent material is lowered, in which case the lighting equipment is turned on, blinking, or turned off. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the toilet seat using the transparent material is raised, in which case the lighting equipment is turned on, blinking, or turned off. FIG.
Shows a state in which the toilet lid is closed and the toilet is not usable, in which case the lighting equipment is turned on, blinks, or goes out.

In FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, a toilet seat using a permeable material is installed in a toilet with a toilet bowl, a toilet lid and a washing tank. Accordingly, the toilet seat has a sufficient effect to draw attention to the position of the toilet seat, and the visibility of the toilet seat is clearly improved.

Although there are various shapes of the toilet seat of the present invention such as an annular shape and a horseshoe shape, only the generally used annular toilet seat is illustrated.

It should be noted that the present invention is not affected by the structure depending on whether the type of the toilet bowl is a flush type or a non-flush type, but the flush type which has recently been increased from a sanitary viewpoint or the like. Only the case of installation in a toilet is shown as an embodiment.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In a concrete embodiment of the present invention, a combination of a part of a toilet seat using a colorless or colored transparent material, a difference in light emission depending on a toilet seat position in a structure in which a toilet seat is attached to a toilet, and the like are used. Various light emitting toilet seats can be manufactured.

For example, the toilet seat is composed of a seat portion and a toilet bowl portion, and the seat portion is manufactured using a colored transparent material, and the toilet bowl portion is manufactured using a non-permeable material. It is guaranteed by the existing lock mechanism to ensure safety when opening and closing the toilet seat up and down, and to simplify replacement of lighting equipment. The lighting fixture is built in such that the curved portion of the U-shaped lighting fixture is arranged at a position adjacent to the hinge of the toilet seat, and the lighting fixture is in a state where the toilet seat is raised and a state where the toilet seat is lowered. It turns on and turns off when the toilet lid is closed on the toilet seat. In this case, when sitting and using the toilet seat with the toilet seat lowered, the toilet seat is visually recognized before sitting by direct visualization of light rays, and after sitting, the user's own thighs block unnecessary light rays. The user does not need to feel the glare, and when using the toilet seat with the toilet seat raised, the user does not need to feel the glare because the light reflected on the toilet lid is indirectly viewed. At that time, a toilet lid that has not been subjected to a mirror-like surface treatment is used. Further, since the light is off when the toilet lid is closed on the toilet seat, it is clear that the toilet is in a state where it cannot be used. In addition, by linking the switch of the toilet room light with the power switch of the lighting device of the toilet seat, and adding a function of turning on the power switch of the lighting device of the toilet seat when the interior light of the toilet is turned on, the toilet when not in use is added. Unnecessary power consumption can be suppressed.

As another embodiment, it is possible to manufacture the entire toilet seat using a colorless transmissive material and to incorporate a lighting fixture covered with a colored cover. At this time, the lighting fixture uses a general light bulb type or a rod-type fluorescent lamp or the like, and the shape of the colored cover is such that the lighting fixture can be built in and can be built in the interior space of the toilet seat. The luminaire support is placed inside the colored cover. As a specific example, if the shape of the colored cover is an animal type or the like that the infant likes while the infant is present, and if the colored cover such as a sphere or a rod is used after the growth of the infant, the use of the colored cover can be used. It is possible to use various light colors and shapes at low cost while using the same toilet seat.

Furthermore, the color of the colored transparent material or the colored cover is set to a color that gives a sense of security to humans, and the color is emphasized by light, so that patients with constipation or diarrhea, patients with hemorrhoids, menstrual girls, etc. In addition, it is possible to provide a relaxed environment that contributes to comfortable excretion.

[0024]

Since the luminous toilet seat of the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

By emitting light from the toilet seat, the user is alerted to the position of the toilet seat.

By causing the toilet seat to emit light, the visibility of the toilet seat is improved.

[0027] Thus, it is possible to avoid danger such as discomfort, unsanitary situations, or injuries caused by misidentification of the toilet seat position.

By emitting light from the toilet seat, a bright and gorgeous impression is added to the toilet.

As a result, the fear of the infant about the toilet is reduced, and the infant's active use of the toilet is promoted.

Further, by emitting light from the toilet seat, the position of the toilet seat can be maintained even when the room light of the toilet suddenly cuts off and the toilet becomes dark when emergency urgency or sudden abdominal pain occurs. Make confirmation easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a light emitting toilet seat.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a light emitting toilet seat.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the light emitting toilet seat at a portion A.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a light emitting toilet seat is provided in a toilet bowl, a toilet lid, and a flush tank, and in a state where the light emitting toilet seat is lowered.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a light emitting toilet seat is provided in a toilet bowl, a toilet lid, and a flush tank, and in a state where the light emitting toilet seat is raised.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the light emitting toilet seat is provided in the toilet, the toilet lid, and the flush tank, and the toilet lid is closed on the light emitting toilet seat.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet seat using transparent material 2 Lighting equipment 3 Lighting equipment support 4 Hinge 5 Toilet bowl 6 Toilet lid 7 Rinse tank

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A luminous toilet seat having a structure in which a toilet seat is provided on a toilet of a flush-type or non-flush-type toilet, wherein a transparent material is used for the whole or a part of the toilet seat and a lighting fixture is provided inside the toilet seat.