JP2003116747A - Floor fixing structure of backrest for toilet stool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a floor fixing structure of a backrest for a toilet stool, capable of making the periphery of a fixing part to the floor clear-cut to obtain good appearance, and easy to clean. SOLUTION: When the backrest for a toilet having a leg pipe 24 extending in the longitudinal direction along the floor F is fixed at the leg pipe 24 to the floor F, a tongue-like fixing piece 26 is extended forward or backward from the lower part of the front and rear ends of the leg pipe 24, and a fixing hole 28 is provided there. Concurrently, another fixing hole 34 is provided in the bottom of the leg pipe 24 in a position drawn from the front and rear ends of the leg pipe 24 backward or forward. The upper part of the leg pipe 24 is provided with an insert hole 36 for inserting a tool, and wood screws 30 are driven in the fixing holes 28, 34 in the floor F to thereby fix the leg pipe 24. The fixing piece 26, the wood screws 30 and the insert hole 36 are concealed with a cover 38.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for fixing a floor-fixing type toilet backrest to a floor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to make it easier for the elderly and people with physical disabilities to use the toilet bowl, it is common practice to install a backrest together with the toilet bowl in the toilet. FIG. 4 shows an example of a conventional backrest for a toilet bowl, more specifically, a floor-fixed backrest, together with a structure for fixing it to the floor.

In the figure, F is a toilet floor, W is a wall, and 200 is a toilet bowl installed on the floor F. Toilet bowl 20
0 is equipped with a low tank 202. Reference numeral 204 denotes a floor-fixing type backrest installed together with the toilet 200, which has a pair of left and right support pipes 206 and a connecting pipe 208 that connects the upper end portions of them in the left-right direction. Here, the support pipe 206 and the connection pipe 208 are integrally formed by bending one pipe material into an inverted U shape.

The connecting pipe 208 is provided with a backrest portion 210 for receiving the back of a user seated on the toilet 200, and the left and right support pipes 206 are each provided with an armrest 212 extending in the front-rear direction. It is provided in.

The backrest 204 has a pair of left and right leg pipes 214 at the bottom, and is fixed to the floor F at these. The leg pipe 214 has a pair of front and rear standing portions 216 standing upright from the floor F, and a horizontal portion 218 connecting the upper ends of the standing portions 216 in the front-rear direction.

At the front and rear ends of the pair of left and right leg pipes 214, flange-like fixing pieces 220 extend laterally and outwardly as shown in a partially enlarged view of FIG. It is provided. The fixing pieces 220 are provided with fixing holes 222 having a long hole in the front-rear direction,
In the fixing holes 222, two wood screws (fixing tools) 224 are respectively fixed to the floor F. The wooden screw 224 is used when the floor F is made of wood, and when the floor F is concrete, the fixing piece 220 is fixed to the floor F by the fixing hole 222 with one anchor bolt.

[0007]

However, in the case of the structure for fixing the backrest 204 to the floor F shown in FIG. 4, it is inserted into the flange-shaped fixing piece 220 and its fixing hole 222 and driven into the floor F in the fixing completed state. Wood screw 22
However, since the anchor bolt 4 or the anchor bolt is exposed to the outside as it is, there is a problem that the fixing portion of the leg pipe 214 to the floor F is complicated and the appearance is bad.

Further, since the fixing piece 220 protrudes outward from the leg pipe 214 and the fixing tools such as the wood screw 224 and the anchor bolt protrude upward, there is a problem that it is difficult to clean the periphery of the leg pipe 214. In addition, there is a problem that the appliance is easily caught on the fixing piece 220, the wood screw 224, or the like during cleaning, or is easily caught on the toilet bowl 200 when using a wheelchair or walking.

[0009]

The floor-fixing structure for the toilet seat back of the present invention has been devised to solve such problems. Thus, the first aspect of the present invention is a fixing structure for fixing a floor-fixing type toilet backrest having leg pipes extending in the front-rear direction along the floor to the floor at the leg pipes. A tongue-shaped fixing piece is extended from the lower end of the front-rear direction in the front-rear direction to provide a fixing hole in the fixing piece, and at the position retracted in the front-rear direction from the front-rear end of the leg pipe, Another fixing hole is provided at the bottom part, and an insertion hole into which a tool can be inserted is provided above the fixing hole above the fixing hole, and a fixing tool such as a wood screw is driven into the floor at the fixing hole. The leg pipe is fixed, and a cover for covering the fixing piece and covering the insertion hole is attached to an end portion in the front-rear direction of the leg pipe.

A second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the leg pipe is substantially grounded to the floor as a whole.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first and second aspects, the bottom portion of the cover is provided with an opening portion which is slidably fitted in the front and rear direction with respect to the fixing piece.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the front and rear ends of the leg pipe are formed in an opening shape, and the cover is provided with an insertion portion to be inserted into the opening portion. It is characterized by being present.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the cover is integrally provided with a cap that fits into the insertion hole from the inside of the leg pipe as the blindfold portion. It is characterized by being.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the cap extends in the front-rear direction from the cover body and is provided at the tip of the arm located inside the leg pipe in the state where the cover is attached. And

[0015]

As described above, according to the floor fixing structure of the present invention, the tongue-shaped fixing piece is extended from the lower end of the leg pipe in the front-rear direction toward the front-rear direction and is fixed to the fixing piece. The hole is used to fix it to the floor with a fixture, and a cover is provided to cover the fixture. In the case of this floor fixing structure, the cover hides the fixture and the fixtures such as wood screws inserted therethrough. Can be in a state.

According to the present invention, another fixing hole is provided at the bottom of the leg pipe at a position retracted by a predetermined distance in the front-rear direction from the front-and-rear end of the leg pipe, and a tool can be inserted into the upper portion of the leg pipe above the fixing hole. The holes are provided so that the leg pipe can be fixed to the floor even at a position separated from the fixing hole provided in the fixing piece in the front-rear direction by a predetermined distance. The insertion hole is also blinded by the cover, and the fixing portion by the fixing tool inside the leg pipe is hidden. Therefore, according to the floor fixing structure of the present invention, the fixing portion of the leg pipe to the floor is neat and the appearance is good.

Further, according to this floor fixing structure, since the end portions of the leg pipes can be fixed to the floor at two places which are largely separated from each other in the front and rear, the fixing force can be increased, and the supporting force of the backrest can be increased as compared with the conventional one. Can be made stronger.

The floor fixing structure of the present invention can be applied only to fixing the front end portion of the leg pipe, or can also be applied only to fixing the rear end portion, but the front end portion and the rear end portion can be fixed. It is preferable to apply to any of the above.

In the floor fixing structure of the present invention, since the fixing pieces and the fixing tools such as wood screws do not project in the fixing completed state, that is, they are hidden, and therefore, when cleaning around the fixing portion of the backrest. In addition, they do not get in the way as in the conventional case, and cleaning work becomes easy.
Also, since they are not in the protruding state, when the toilet user is sitting on or away from the toilet bowl while using the wheelchair or walking, the fixtures such as fixing pieces and wood screws are There is no interference, or your feet get caught in them and stumble,
It has the advantage of higher safety than ever before.

Here, the leg pipes may be such that the whole of them is substantially grounded to the floor (claim 2). By doing so, the aesthetic appearance of the lower portion of the backrest, that is, the leg pipe and the portion fixed to the floor can be further improved.

Next, the third aspect of the present invention is to provide an opening at the bottom of the cover which is slidably fitted in the front and rear direction with respect to the fixed piece. In such a case, when the cover is mounted, By the guide action of the opening provided in the cover and the fixed piece, the cover can be easily mounted on the end of the leg pipe while sliding in the front-rear direction.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the front and rear ends of the leg pipe are formed in an opening shape, and the cover is provided with an inserting portion to be inserted into the opening portion. In this case, the inserting portion is formed in the opening portion. The cover can be easily attached to the front and rear ends of the leg pipe by inserting the cover into.

In the present invention, a cap that fits into the leg pipe from the inside of the leg pipe can be provided integrally with the cover as a blind part (claim 5). By doing so, even when the insertion hole is blindfolded by the cap, the cap can be fitted into the insertion hole at the same time as the cover is attached to be in a blinded state.

In this case, the cover may be provided with an arm extending in the front-rear direction from the cover body and located inside the leg pipe in the state where the cover is attached, and the cap may be provided at the tip of the arm. Yes (claim 6). Here, the arm can be made to be an elastic arm, and by doing so, the workability of inserting the cap into the leg pipe when attaching the cover and subsequently inserting the cap into the insertion hole is improved. Good and easy to do.

[0025]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In Fig. 1, F and W are the floor of the toilet,
A wall is a toilet bowl (Western-style toilet bowl) installed on the floor F.
Is. The toilet bowl 10 is equipped with a low tank 12. 1
4 is a backrest installed on the floor F together with the toilet bowl 10,
It has a pair of left and right support pipes 16 and a connecting pipe 18 that connects the upper end portions thereof in the left-right direction. Also in this example, a pair of support pipe 16 and connecting pipe 18
Is formed by bending one pipe material into an inverted U shape.

The connecting pipe 18 is provided with a backrest portion 20 for receiving the back of a user seated on the toilet bowl 10, and each of the pair of support pipes 16 has an armrest 22 extending in the front-rear direction at its base end. Is rotatably provided. The backrest 14 is provided with leg pipes 24 that extend in the front-rear direction at the lower ends of the pair of support pipes 16. The leg pipes 24 are fixed to the floor F in a state where they are wholly and substantially grounded to the floor F. ing.

FIG. 2 specifically shows the fixing structure. The pair of leg pipes 24 are fixed to the floor F at the front and rear ends thereof, but the front end fixing structure and the rear end fixing structure are basically symmetrical with respect to the front and rear. Because of the same structure, FIG. 2 shows only the fixing structure at the front end. The fixing structure of the front end portion will be mainly described below in detail.

As shown in the figure, the front end of the leg pipe 24 has an opening shape that opens forward (similar in that the rear end also has an opening shape that opens rearward). Further, a plate piece is joined to the lower surface of the front end of the leg pipe 24, and the leg pipe 24 is joined by the front half of the plate piece.
A fixed piece 26 is configured to extend forward from the lower part of the front end of the. The fixing piece 26 is provided with a fixing hole 28 having a long hole shape in the front-rear direction, and the fixing piece 26 is fixed to the floor F by a wood screw 30 in the fixing hole 28 (floor F. If F is wooden). The latter half of the plate piece forms a part of the leg pipe 24.

One leg pipe 24 (including the latter half of the plate piece)
Is provided with another fixing hole 34 at a position retracted backward a predetermined distance from the opening 32 at the front end of the leg pipe 24, and another wood screw 30 is provided in the fixing hole 34.
The leg pipe 24 is further fixed to the floor F. The leg pipe 24 is also provided with an insertion hole 36, above the fixing hole 34, into which a tool can be inserted, in the upper portion of the leg pipe 24.

The fixing with the wood screw 30 in the fixing hole 34 is performed through the insertion hole 36. When the floor F is made of concrete, anchor bolts (not shown) are driven into the fixing holes 28 to fix the floor F.

Reference numeral 38 denotes a cover (in this example, made of resin) for concealing the fixing portion of the leg pipe 24, and has a cover body 40 for covering the fixing piece 26 extending forward from the lower front end of the leg pipe 24. There is. The cover body 40 has a cylindrical portion 42 having a diameter and shape corresponding to the leg pipe 24, and a flat rectangular fitting portion 44 hanging from the cylindrical portion 42.

The fitting portion 44 is a portion to be fitted onto the fixed piece 26 and has an opening 46. Here, the opening 4 is provided.
6 has an open rear end. The cover body 40 also has a circular insertion portion 4 having an outer diameter smaller than that of the cylindrical portion 42.
8 is provided, and the insertion portion 48 thereof is the leg pipe 24.
It is adapted to be inserted into the opening 32 at the front end of the.

An elastic arm 50 extends rearward from the cover main body 40, and a cap 52 for blindly covering the insertion hole 36 is integrally provided at the tip of the arm 50. The cap 52 is a fitting portion 54 that fits into the insertion hole 36 from the inside of the leg pipe 24 to fill the insertion hole 36,
It has a flange portion 56 that comes into contact with the inner surface of the leg pipe 24.

A slit 58 in the front-rear direction is provided between the arm 50 and the insertion portion 48.
The arm 50 is given elasticity by. It should be noted that the arm 50 is provided with the leg pipe 24 when the cover 38 is attached.
It is located inside of and is in a concealed state.

In the case of the fixing structure of this example, as shown in FIG. 3 (I), a wood screw 30 as a fixing tool is provided at a predetermined distance from the fixing hole 28 of the fixing piece 26 and the opening 32 at the front end of the leg pipe 24. The leg pipes 24, that is, the backrest 14, can be fixed to the floor F by driving into the floor F through the fixing holes 34 that are pulled back. Then, Figure 3
By mounting the cover 38 on the front end portion of the leg pipe 24 as shown in (II), the fixed portion can be concealed in a good appearance as shown in FIG. 3 (III).

More specifically, by mounting the cover 38, the fixing piece 26 and the wood screw 30 for inserting the fixing piece 26 can be hidden inside the cover body 40, and the leg pipe 24 is fixed to the leg pipe 24 by the cap 52. The provided insertion hole 36 can be made blind.

When mounting the cover 38, the cap 52 is inserted into the leg pipe 24 through the opening 32 of the leg pipe 24, and the insertion portion 48 is further inserted into the opening 32, so that the cover 38 can be easily attached. Can be worn. At that time, the cover 3 is guided by the guide action of the opening 46 of the fitting portion 44 and the fixing piece 26 in the cover body 40.
It can be easily attached to the front end of the leg pipe 24 while sliding 8 along its fixing piece 26.

After mounting the cover 38, the fitting portions 54 of the cap 52 enter the insertion holes 36, and the fitting of the fitting portions 54 and the insertion holes 36 causes the cover 38 to move to the leg pipe 24. It is well prevented from coming off.

According to the floor fixing structure of this example, the fixing piece 26 and the wood screw 30 can be favorably hidden by the cover 38. Further, according to this example, the leg pipes 24 can be fixed to the floor F at two positions which are largely separated from each other in the front and rear, and the fixing strength can be increased. The insertion hole 36 of the leg pipe 24 for fixing in the fixing hole 34 is also blinded by the cover 38.
Since the fixing portion by the wood screw 30 inside is hidden, the fixing portion of the leg pipe 24 to the floor F is neat and the appearance is good.

According to the floor fixing structure of this embodiment, since the fixing piece 26 and the wood screw 30 are not in the protruding state but in the concealed state when the fixing is completed, when cleaning around the fixing portion of the backrest 14, the conventional structure is used. As described above, they do not get in the way, and cleaning work becomes easy. Further, since they are not in the protruding state, the fixing portion of the fixing piece 26 or the wood screw 30 does not function as a wheelchair when the toilet user approaches or sits away from the toilet 10 while using the wheelchair or walking. There is no interference, or a foot or the like catches on them and trips, and safety can be improved more than ever before.

Since the entire leg pipe 24 is substantially grounded to the floor F, the lower portion of the backrest 14 is
That is, the leg pipe 24 and the fixed portion to the floor F can have a better appearance.

In this embodiment, when the cover 38 is mounted, the cover 38 is attached to the front and rear ends of the leg pipe 24 by the guiding action of the opening 46 and the fixing piece 26 and by the presence of the insertion portion 48. It can be easily attached while sliding.

Further, in this example, since the cap 52 is integrally provided on the cover 38, the cap 52 can be fitted into the insertion hole 36 at the same time as the cover 38 is mounted, and the cover 38 can be made blind.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, this is merely an example. For example, in the above embodiment, the insertion hole 36
However, in the present invention, it is also possible to connect the insertion hole 36 shown in the above-mentioned embodiment and the opening portions 32 at the front and rear ends of the leg pipe 24 with a slit or the like. Further, according to circumstances, the entire front end portion or the rear end portion including the insertion hole 36 may be covered with the cover 38 from the outside. The present invention is variously modified without departing from the gist thereof. It can be configured in a form in which is added.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a backrest, which is an embodiment of the present invention, installed on a floor together with a toilet bowl.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing in detail the structure for fixing the backrest in FIG. 1 to the floor.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a fixing procedure in the floor fixing structure of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of a conventional floor fixing structure for a backrest.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 toilet bowl 14 backrest 24-leg pipe 26 Fixed piece 28 fixing holes 30 wood screw (fixture) 32 openings 34 fixing holes 36 insertion holes 38 cover 40 cover body 46 opening 48 Insert 50 arms 52 cap F floor

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Kei Honda             3-1102 Mukaigaoka, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi F-term (reference) 2D037 BA12 BA13 BA16

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A fixing structure for fixing a floor-fixing type toilet backrest having leg pipes extending in the front-rear direction along a floor, to the floor at the leg pipes, wherein A tongue-shaped fixing piece is extended in the front-rear direction to provide a fixing hole in the fixing piece, and another fixing piece is attached to the bottom of the leg pipe at a position retracted in the front-rear direction from the front-rear end of the leg pipe. Holes are provided, and insertion holes into which tools can be inserted are provided in the upper part of the leg pipes above the fixing holes, and fasteners such as wood screws are driven into the floor in the fixing holes to fix the leg pipes. A floor fixing structure for a toilet seat back, characterized in that a cover for covering the fixing piece and covering the insertion hole is attached to the front and rear ends of the leg pipe. 2. The floor-fixing structure for a toilet seat back according to claim 1, wherein the entire leg pipe is substantially grounded to the floor. 3. The floor fixing of a backrest for toilet according to claim 1, wherein an opening is provided in the bottom of the cover so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the fixing piece. Construction. 4. The front end in the front-rear direction of the leg pipe according to any one of claims 1 to 3, and the cover is provided with an insertion portion to be inserted into the opening. Floor fixing structure for the toilet backrest. 5. The cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover is integrally provided with a cap that fits into the insertion hole from the inside of the leg pipe as the blindfold portion. Floor fixing structure for backrest of toilet bowl. 6. The seat back according to claim 5, wherein the cap extends in the front-rear direction from the cover body and is provided at the tip of an arm located inside the leg pipe when the cover is attached. Floor fixed structure.