JP2002223988A - Opening/closing device for toilet seat and toilet seat cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an opening/closing device which enables a user to hygienically open and close a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover without directly touching the same. SOLUTION: This opening/closing device 10 for a toilet seat 3 and a toilet seat cover 4 which are pivoted at a toilet bowl 1 includes a handle 11 for the toilet seat which has a toilet seat fixing section 12 fixed to the toilet seat 3, a toilet seat arm 14 extending from the toilet seat fixing section 12 and a toilet seat clamping section 13 disposed at the toilet seat arm 14 and a handle 16 for the cover which has a cover fixing section 17 fixed to the toilet seat cover 4, a cover arm 19 extending from the cover fixing section 17 and a cover clamping section 18 disposed at the cover arm 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover opening / closing device which can be opened and closed without directly touching the toilet seat and the toilet seat cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A toilet seat and a toilet seat cover pivotally supported at the back of the toilet are provided on the upper part of the Western style toilet. These are used by opening and closing only the toilet seat cover, or opening and closing the toilet seat and the toilet seat cover. When the toilet seat or the toilet seat cover is opened and closed, particularly when the toilet seat is opened, it is usually performed by the user directly contacting and supporting the toilet seat or the toilet seat cover. Microorganisms on the toilet bowl tend to adhere due to splashes and the like. For this reason, there is a problem that it is not preferable from the viewpoint of hygiene that the user directly contacts and opens and closes them.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an opening / closing device which allows a user to open and close the above-mentioned toilet seat and toilet seat cover in a sanitary manner without directly touching the toilet seat and the back side of the toilet seat cover. With the goal. Another object of the present invention is to provide an opening and closing device that can open and close only the toilet seat cover, or both the toilet seat cover and the toilet seat, with a single operation with one hand.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A toilet seat and a toilet seat cover opening and closing device according to the present invention are a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover opening and closing device pivotally supported by a toilet bowl, and a toilet seat fixing portion fixed to the toilet seat. A toilet seat arm extending from the toilet seat fixing portion, a toilet seat handle having a toilet seat grip portion provided on the toilet seat arm, a cover fixing portion fixed to a toilet seat cover, a cover arm extending from the cover fixing portion, A cover handle having a cover grip provided on the cover arm. According to the present invention, the toilet seat handle and the cover handle are provided on each of the toilet seat and the toilet seat cover that are pivotally supported by the toilet and can be opened and closed, so that the user moves while supporting the toilet seat grip of the toilet seat handle. By doing so, the toilet seat can be opened and closed, and the toilet seat cover can be opened and closed by supporting and moving the cover handle of the cover handle. Since the toilet seat arm or the cover arm is provided so as to extend from the toilet seat fixing portion or the cover fixing portion, both the toilet seat gripping portion and the cover gripping portion are located at positions separated from the back side of the toilet seat or the toilet seat cover. Are located. Therefore, the user can open and close without directly touching the toilet seat or the toilet seat cover.

In the present invention, if the toilet seat grip and the cover grip are arranged side by side, the user can support both the toilet seat grip and the cover grip together with one hand. When opening and closing the toilet seat and the toilet seat cover, the toilet seat and the toilet seat cover can be opened and closed simultaneously by supporting and operating both, and the opening and closing operation is easy. Furthermore, if the toilet seat arm or the cover arm is swingable, swinging them makes it easy to arrange the toilet seat gripping portion and the cover gripping portion compactly. The more the toilet seat gripping portion and the cover gripping portion are provided so as to protrude from the toilet seat and the toilet seat cover, the more convenient the opening / closing operation is, but it becomes a hindrance during cleaning or the like. Therefore, if the toilet seat arm or the cover arm is swung to dispose the toilet seat gripping portion and the cover gripping portion at a place where they do not interfere, the usability is improved.

Another opening / closing device for a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover according to the present invention is a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover opening / closing device that is pivotally supported by a toilet bowl and that can be opened and closed, comprising: a fixing portion fixed to the toilet seat cover; An arm extending from the arm, a grip portion provided on the arm, and a toilet seat locking portion provided in connection with the arm and disposed opposite to the toilet seat, whereby the toilet seat can be held. Toilet seat holding means. According to this opening and closing device, since the toilet seat holding means includes the displaceable toilet seat locking portion, the toilet seat can be held by displacing the toilet seat locking portion to lock the toilet seat, When the lock is released, the toilet seat can be kept in a state where it is not held. And since the toilet seat holding means is provided in connection with the arm, the user simply grips the grip portion and performs an opening / closing operation, and together with the arm provided with the grip portion, both the toilet seat cover and the toilet seat are provided. It can be opened and closed, or only the toilet seat cover can be opened and closed. In addition, since the grip portion is provided via the fixing portion and the arm, the user does not directly contact the toilet seat and the rear side of the toilet seat cover even if the user grips and operates the grip portion. Therefore, the toilet seat cover and the toilet seat can be easily and hygienically opened and closed.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover opening and closing device according to a first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof.
The opening and closing device 10 is mounted on a toilet seat 3 and a toilet seat cover 4 which are mounted on the upper part of the Western style toilet 1 so as to be openable and closable by a pivot 2. The toilet seat 3 is provided with a handle 11 for a toilet seat, and a toilet seat fixing portion 12 fixed to the pivot portion 2 side of the lower surface of the toilet seat, and the toilet seat 3 is fixed to the fixing portion 12.
Extending from the position, preferably at least a half or more of the toilet seat at the back side, particularly preferably projecting outward from the side of the toilet seat from the side near the innermost end, and toward the front side so as to substantially along the side shape of the toilet seat It has an extended toilet seat arm 13 and a toilet seat gripper 14 provided at the distal end of the toilet seat arm 13. The fixing method and position of the toilet seat fixing portion 12 are not particularly limited, and can be fixed by any means such as a screw, an adhesive, and a suction cup. The extension 13a extending to the front of the toilet seat arm 13 is preferably formed to be extendable and contractible so that it can be extended during operation. The toilet seat cover 4 is provided with a cover handle 16 having the same shape as the toilet seat handle 11 except that the width is wide, and is fixed to the lower surface of the toilet seat cover 4 by a cover fixing portion 17. The cover gripping portions 19 are arranged outside the toilet seat gripping portion 14 so that the cover gripping portion 19 of the cover arm 18 and the toilet seat gripping portion 14 can be gripped with one hand at a time.

According to the opening / closing device 10 having such a configuration,
Toilet seat 3 and toilet seat cover 4 pivotally supported by toilet bowl 1 and openable
Is provided with the handle 11 for the toilet seat and the handle 16 for the cover, so that the user can open and close the toilet seat 3 as shown in FIG. 3 if the user supports and moves the toilet seat grip 14 of the handle 11 for the toilet seat. be able to. In addition, the cover handle 16
4 is moved by supporting the cover gripping portion 19 of FIG.
The toilet seat cover 4 can be opened and closed as shown in FIG. Since the toilet seat arm 13 or the cover arm 18 is provided so as to extend from the toilet seat fixing portion 12 or the cover fixing portion 17, both the toilet seat gripping portion 14 and the cover gripping portion 19 are provided with the toilet seat 3 or the toilet seat cover. 4 is located at a position separated from the back side. Therefore, the user can open and close without directly touching the back side of the toilet seat 3 or the toilet seat cover 4, which is sanitary. Further, since the toilet seat gripping portion 13 and the cover gripping portion 18 are arranged in close proximity to each other, the user can simultaneously support both the toilet seat gripping portion 13 and the cover gripping portion 18 with one hand. In addition, when the toilet seat cover 4 is opened and closed, the toilet seat 3 and the toilet seat cover 4 can be simultaneously opened and closed by one operation, and the opening and closing operation is easy.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are a plan view and a side view showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this opening / closing device 20, the handle 21 for the toilet seat and the handle 16 for the cover are both formed in a substantially U-shape, and the toilet seat arm 23 and the cover It is rotatably connected. The toilet seat fixing portion 22 and the cover fixing portion 27 are respectively attached to the front end portions of the toilet seat 3 or the toilet seat cover 4 which are hardly obstructed during use. This attachment method is not particularly limited as in the embodiment of FIG. 1 and may have any shape, but in this embodiment, the toilet seat 3
Alternatively, the toilet seat cover 4 is configured to be sandwiched from both front and back sides. Further, the toilet seat arm 23 and the cover gripper 28
In the middle portion, preferably near the toilet seat 3 and the toilet seat cover 4, link pins 23a and 28a are provided so that the toilet seat gripper 24 and the cover gripper 29 can be folded below the toilet seat arm 23 and the cover gripper 28, respectively. And has split arms 23b and 28b that are swingably connected by the link pins 23a and 28a. In order to prevent the toilet seat gripping portion 24 and the cover gripping portion 29 from going too far above the toilet seat 3 and the toilet seat cover 4, the restriction pins 23c, 28c that abut against the split arms 23b, 28b to restrict bending in one direction are provided. Is provided. FIG. 7 shows a state in which only the toilet seat cover 4 is opened by the opening / closing device 20, and FIG. 8 shows a state in which the toilet seat cover 4 and the toilet seat 3 are opened.
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According to the opening / closing device 20 having such a configuration,
The same effect as that of the embodiment of FIG. 1 is obtained, and the toilet seat arm 23 and the cover arm 28 are connected to the link pins 23a and 28.
Since the swing arm can swing outside of the split arm 23b,
By swinging 28b, the toilet seat gripping portion 24 and the cover gripping portion 29 can be folded and arranged compactly. For this reason, when it becomes obstructive at the time of cleaning or use, the toilet seat gripping portion 23 and the cover gripping portion 28 are not easily obstructed, and in this embodiment, the kicking portion 7 of the toilet 1 is not obstructed.
, And the usability is improved. In addition,
The bending of the split arms 23b and 28b may be naturally folded by the weight of the distal end portion, the toilet seat grip 24, or the cover grip 29.

FIGS. 9 and 10 are side views showing a switchgear according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The opening / closing device 30 of this embodiment includes a toilet seat 3 pivotally supported by the toilet bowl 1 and capable of opening and closing.
A fixing unit 31 fixed to the toilet seat cover 4, an arm 32 extending from the fixing unit 31, and a grip unit 33 provided on the arm 32.
And a toilet seat holding means 35 provided in connection with the arm 32 and capable of holding the toilet seat 3 by displacing the toilet seat locking portion 34 arranged opposite to the toilet seat 3. In the figure, the toilet seat 3 and the toilet seat cover 4 are attached to the front end portions on the near side. The fixing portion 31 includes a screw (not shown),
The toilet seat cover 4 is fixed to the outer surface of the toilet seat cover 4 by an arbitrary means such as an adhesive or a suction cup, and has a pair of opposed long grooves or long holes shaped rails 36 and a housing cover 37. The rail 36 extends from the back of the toilet to the front, and its front end portion is provided so as to protrude forward from the front end portions of the toilet seat 3 and the toilet seat cover 4. The housing cover 37 covers at least a part of the rail 36, in this case, the entirety, and the front end portions of the toilet seat 3 and the toilet seat cover 4 on the front side are open.
The lower part of the part protruding forward from the front ends of the toilet seat 3 and the toilet seat cover 4 is open. The arm 32 includes the grip portion 3
3 and is formed in a substantially T-shape by the arm 32 and the gripping portion 33, and a protruding circular convex portion 38 slidable in the rail 36 is provided at the other end of the gripping portion 33. Is provided. The arm 32 is guided by the rail 36, is further restricted in its direction by the opening of the housing cover 37 and the upper surface of the toilet seat cover 4, can move back and forth, and is in a position where the arm 32 is sufficiently pulled out to the near side. In this configuration, it is possible to swing around the circular projection 38 as a fulcrum in the range of the opening of the housing cover 37. The toilet seat holding means 35 is slidably mounted outside the arm 32 by passing the arm 32 through a through hole 39 formed in the toilet seat holding means 35 in this embodiment. One side of the toilet seat holding means 35 has a handle 4 extending left and right.
1, hooks 34 are provided on the lower side of the other side when used as toilet seat locking portions. And the arm 32
A tension spring 42 fixed to one end of the tension spring 42 is arranged, and the other end of the tension spring 42 is fixed to the toilet seat holding means 35 arranged on the arm 32.
Therefore, the toilet seat holding means 35 is biased toward the tension spring 42 side. Note that a hook (not shown) for locking the handle 41 is provided on the arm 32 side of the grip portion 33.

In order to use the opening / closing device having such a configuration, the locking portion 31 is attached to the toilet seat cover 4 by the fixing portion 31 and the circular convex portion 38 of the arm 32 is formed by a projection provided at the innermost portion of the rail. From the state as shown in FIG. 9 in which the arm 32 is sufficiently housed in the housing cover 37 so as to be locked to
When the user supports only the grip 33 and operates upward,
Since the toilet seat holding means 35 is urged by the tension spring 42 in the direction of being locked to the toilet seat 3 and the hook 34 is locked to the toilet seat 3, both the toilet seat cover 4 and the toilet seat 3 can be opened. In addition, even when the toilet seat 3 and the toilet seat cover 4 are open, the state in which the hook 43 is locked to the toilet seat 3 can be maintained. Both of the toilet seat covers 4 can be closed. When the user supports the grip portion 33 and pulls the handle 41 against the force of the tension spring 42, the toilet seat holding means 35 slides on the arm 32 to release the lock between the hook 43 and the toilet seat 3. it can. Then, in this state, the gripper 3
By operating the upper side 3, only the toilet seat cover 4 can be opened. When closing the toilet seat cover, the gripper 3
When the toilet seat 3 is operated downward, the inclined bottom portion 34a of the hook 34 contacts the upper surface of the toilet seat 3 to displace the toilet seat holding means 35 against the force of the tension spring 42, so that the toilet seat 3 is completely closed. Then, the hook 43 can be locked with the toilet seat 3 again. If the grip 33 and the protruding portion of the arm 32 are in the way, the grip 33 is pulled out and the arm 32 is sufficiently pulled out, and the circular convex 38 is moved to the toilet seat 3 and the toilet seat cover 4.
If it is positioned outside the front end of the circular projection 3, the lower surface side of the housing cover 37 is open and there is no restriction.
8, the arm 32 can swing freely, and the grip portion 3
The projecting portions of the arm 3 and the arm 32 can be bent downward and accommodated.

According to the opening / closing device 30 having such a configuration,
Since the toilet seat holding means 35 is provided with the displaceable hook 43, the toilet seat 3 can be locked and held, and the locking can be released so that the toilet seat 3 is not held. Since the toilet seat holding means 35 is connected to the arm 32, both the toilet seat cover 4 and the toilet seat 3 can be opened and closed, or only the toilet seat cover 4 can be opened and closed simply by gripping the grip portion 33 and performing the opening and closing operation. You can also. In addition, since the grip portion 33 is provided at a position separated from the fixing portion 31 via the arm 32, even if the user grips the grip portion 33, the grip portion 33 is in direct contact with the back surfaces of the toilet seat 3 and the toilet seat cover 4. Absent. Therefore, the toilet seat cover and the toilet seat can be easily
Moreover, it can be opened and closed hygienically.

In this embodiment, one arm is shown, but two arms may be provided on both left and right sides of the gripping portion, and a plurality of rails and hooks may be provided. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the fixing portion, the toilet seat fixing portion, and the cover fixing portion are arranged at specific positions has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be changed. There is no problem whether it is on the lower surface or further inside. Also,
As long as the outer surface of the toilet seat cover can be maintained in a sanitary manner, it is possible to arrange a gripping portion, a gripping portion for a cover, or the like on a part of this portion, and the present invention can be applied. In the above description, the arm has been described as an independent member having a length, but in the present invention, the arm connects the fixed portion of the toilet seat or the toilet seat cover to a portion gripped by the user. For example, the present invention can be similarly applied even when the arm and the grip portion are the same.

[0015]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a toilet seat and an opening / closing device for a toilet seat cover which can be opened and closed by being pivotally supported by a toilet bowl, and a toilet seat fixing portion fixed to the toilet seat, and the toilet seat fixing portion A toilet seat arm extending from the toilet seat, and a toilet seat handle having a toilet seat gripping portion provided on the toilet seat arm, a cover fixing portion fixed to the toilet seat cover, a cover arm extending from the cover fixing portion, and the cover arm. Since it has the cover handle having the provided cover holding portion, the opening / closing device capable of opening and closing the toilet seat and the toilet seat cover in a sanitary manner without direct contact by the user is obtained. Further, there is provided an opening / closing device for a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover which can be opened and closed by being pivotally supported by a toilet, wherein a fixing portion fixed to the toilet seat cover, an arm extending from the fixing portion, and a grip portion provided on the arm are provided. , A toilet seat holding means provided in connection with the arm and capable of holding the toilet seat by displacing a toilet seat locking portion disposed opposite to the toilet seat, so that the toilet seat can be operated once with one hand. An opening / closing device that can open and close only the cover or both the toilet seat cover and the toilet seat in a sanitary manner is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover opening and closing device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the switchgear of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state in which a toilet seat cover of the opening and closing device of the embodiment of FIG. 1 is opened.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state where a toilet seat of the opening and closing device of the embodiment of FIG. 1 is opened.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a switchgear according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the opening / closing device of FIG.

7 is a side view of the opening / closing device of FIG. 5 with a toilet seat cover opened.

8 is a side view of the opening / closing device of FIG. 5 in a state where a toilet seat is opened.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a switchgear according to still another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a state where an arm of the opening / closing device of FIG. 9 is swung.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet bowl 3 Toilet seat 4 Toilet seat cover 10, 20, 30 Opening / closing device 11, 21, 31 Toilet seat handle 12, 22 Toilet seat fixing part 13, 23 Toilet seat gripping part 14, 24 Toilet seat arm 16, 26 Handle for cover 17, 27 Cover fixing Parts 18, 28 Cover gripping parts 19, 29 Cover arm 31 Fixture 32 Arm 33 Gripping part

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An opening / closing device for a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover pivotally supported by a toilet and capable of opening and closing, comprising: a toilet seat fixing portion fixed to the toilet seat; a toilet seat arm extending from the toilet seat fixing portion; and a toilet seat arm provided on the toilet seat arm. A handle for a toilet seat having a toilet seat grip portion provided, a cover fixing portion fixed to a toilet seat cover, a cover arm extending from the cover fixing portion, and a cover handle having a cover grip portion provided on the cover arm. An opening / closing device for a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover, characterized in that it includes: 2. The toilet seat and toilet seat cover opening / closing device according to claim 1, wherein the toilet seat gripping portion and the cover gripping portion are arranged side by side. 3. The toilet seat and the toilet seat cover opening / closing device according to claim 1, wherein the toilet seat arm or the cover arm is swingable. 4. An opening and closing device for a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover pivotally supported by a toilet bowl and capable of opening and closing, comprising: a fixing portion fixed to the toilet seat cover; an arm extending from the fixing portion; and an arm provided on the arm. A toilet seat, comprising: a grip portion; and a toilet seat holding means provided in connection with the arm and capable of holding the toilet seat by displacing a toilet seat locking portion disposed to face the toilet seat. Opening / closing device for toilet seat cover. 5. The opening and closing device for a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover according to claim 4, wherein the arm is swingable.