JP2003135311A - Closet seat and structure for fixing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a closet seat and a structure for fixing the same in which the closet seat is detachable to a closet seat box or a low tank cover without removing a body cover of the closet seat box or the low tank cover. SOLUTION: A pair of support legs 38, 40 are projectingly provided behind left and right rear parts of a seat plate part 20 of the closet seat 3A. Openings 42, 44 are provided on the support legs 38, 40 for inserting support shafts 30, 32 through, respectively. An upper part of a rear end side of the support leg 38 forms a cover body 46 in which an opposite face side to the other support leg 40 is removable from about the center in a width direction of the support leg 38. When the cover body 46 is fixed on the support leg 38, an outer surface of the cover body 46 forms a continuous and uniform surface with a nearby outer surface of the support leg 38. When the cover body 46 is removed from the support leg 38, about a half of the opening 42 is opened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet seat attached to a toilet seat box or a low tank cover, and a structure for attaching the toilet seat to the toilet seat box or low tank cover, and in particular, a harness is inserted through a pivotal support portion of the toilet seat. A toilet seat and its mounting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 5, a toilet seat box 2 is installed on the rear upper surface of a western-style toilet 1, and a toilet seat 3 and a toilet lid 4 are attached to the toilet seat box 2 so as to be vertically rotatable. is there. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a low tank cover 6 is provided so as to cover the low tank on the rear upper surface of the Western-style toilet 5 and various devices, and the toilet seat 3 and further the toilet lid 4 are attached to the low tank cover 6 so as to be vertically rotatable. The structure is also well known.

The structure for attaching the toilet seat 3 to the toilet seat box will be described with reference to FIG.

In the toilet seat box, a base plate (not shown) constituting the bottom surface and a main body cover 10 covering the base plate constitute an outer shell. On the base plate, in addition to a warm water washing device including a warm water tank and a warm water injection nozzle, a warm air fan, a deodorizing device, etc. are mounted. The body cover 10 is attached to the base plate so as to cover these devices.

At the center of the front part of the main body cover 10, there is provided a convex portion 11 projecting forward, and hinge holes 12 and 13 are provided on both left and right side surfaces of the convex portion 11.

[0006] The toilet seat 3 is composed of a ring-shaped (sometimes U-shaped) seat plate portion 20 on which a person sits, and a pair of support legs 21 and 22 projecting rearward from the left and right rear portions of the seat plate portion 20. Have. When the toilet seat 3 is a heated toilet seat, a harness 23 for energizing the heater is pulled out from one of the supporting legs 21.

Openings 24 and 25 are provided on the opposing surfaces of the supporting legs 21 and 22, respectively. The harness 23 is the supporting leg 2
The connector 26 is drawn into the toilet seat box through the hinge hole 12 from the opening 24, and the connector 26 is connected to the connector (not shown) in the toilet seat box.

To attach the toilet seat 3 to the toilet seat box,
Base cover 1 removed from the base plate
The support legs 21 and 22 of the toilet seat 3 are placed on the left and right side surfaces of the convex portion 11 of 0. At this time, the harness 23 is previously attached to the hinge hole 1
Pass to 2.

Next, an operator inserts his / her hand into the inside of the body cover 10 to attach the attachment 2 to the hinge holes 12 and 13.
7 is inserted, and then the hinge column 28 is attached to the supporting legs 21 and 22 through the hinge holes 12 and 13 so as to be fitted onto the attachment 27. The hinge column 28 is rotatably fitted in the hinge holes 12 and 13, so that the toilet seat 3 is rotatably connected to the body cover 10. After that, the connector 26 is connected to the connector inside the toilet seat box, and then the main body cover 10 is connected to the base plate.

A convex shaft 29 is provided on the side opposite to the facing surfaces of the support legs 21 and 22, and the toilet lid is pivotally attached to the convex shaft 29. Although not shown, the connection structure between the low tank cover and the toilet seat is similar.

[0011]

As described above, in the conventional toilet seat mounting structure, the joined connectors cannot be pulled out of the main body cover 10, so that the main body cover 10 is inevitable when the toilet seat is replaced. Has to be removed from the base plate, which is very troublesome. The same problem occurs when the toilet seat 3 is attached to the low tank cover 6.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet seat and a toilet seat mounting structure in which the toilet seat can be attached to and detached from the toilet seat box or low tank cover without removing the toilet seat box body cover or the low tank cover.

[0013]

The toilet seat of the present invention is a toilet seat having a seat plate portion on which a person sits and a pair of support legs projecting rearward from the left and right rear portions of the seat plate portion. An opening for inserting a support shaft for rotatably supporting the toilet seat on the toilet seat box or the low tank cover is provided on the opposing surface of
A power supply harness is drawn through the opening of one of the support legs, and at least the opposing surface side of an upper portion of the one support leg is a removable lid-shaped body reaching the opening. It is a thing.

In the toilet seat of the present invention, the lid-like body has a semi-arcuate shape that substantially circumscribes the opening, and the lid-like body is detachably attached to the supporting leg by elastic claw pieces provided on the lid-like body. It is preferably linked.

The toilet seat mounting structure of the present invention is a structure in which the toilet seat of the present invention is rotatably mounted in a hinge hole of a toilet seat box or a low tank cover, and a connector provided at the tip of the harness is the toilet seat box. Alternatively, it is connected to a connector at the tip of another harness in the low tank cover, and a connecting portion between these connectors can be pulled out from the hinge hole by removing the lid-shaped body. To do.

In the toilet seat and the toilet seat mounting structure of the present invention, the lid-like member can be removed and the connecting portion between the connectors of the harness can be drawn out of the toilet seat box or the low tank cover. Therefore, it is not necessary to remove the toilet seat box or the low tank cover when connecting the connectors. When the toilet seat is attached to the toilet seat box or low tank cover, the connectors are connected outside the toilet seat box or low tank cover, and then the connector is pushed into the toilet seat box or low tank cover through the hinge hole. Then, the toilet seat is pivotally attached to the toilet seat box or low tank cover, and then the lid-like body is attached.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a toilet seat and a toilet seat box according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of essential parts showing a mounting structure of the toilet seat to the toilet seat box.

In this embodiment, the toilet seat 3A is a heated toilet seat, and the harness 34 for energizing the heater is drawn out of the toilet seat 3A.

As shown in FIG. 1, a convex portion 11 protruding forward from the center of the front portion of the body cover 10A of the toilet seat box 2A.
Support shafts 30 and 32 for pivotally supporting the toilet seat 3A on the main body cover 10A are provided on both left and right side surfaces of the main body cover 10A. The support shafts 30 and 32 respectively project from the left and right side surfaces of the convex portion 11 in the left-right width direction of the main body cover 10A and are arranged so as to be coaxial with each other. The one support shaft 30 has a tubular shape having a harness 34 and a connector 34a pulled out from the toilet seat 3A and an inner hole 36 through which a harness 52 and a connector 52a described later can pass.

This toilet seat box 2A, like the toilet seat box 2 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, has a base plate (not shown) constituting the bottom plate of its outer shell, on which a warm water washing device, a warm air fan, and a deodorizing device are installed. Equipment such as a device is installed. The main body cover 10A is attached to the base plate so as to cover these devices.

A harness 52 for energizing the heater of the toilet seat 3A is provided on the base plate. At the tip of the harness 52, the harness 3 pulled out from the toilet seat 3A
Connector 52a connectable to the connector 34a at the tip of No. 4
Is provided. The harness 52 has a length that allows the connector 52a to be pulled out of the main body cover 10A through the inner hole 36 of the support shaft 30.

A pair of support legs 38 and 40 are provided rearward and obliquely upward from the left and right rear portions of the seat plate portion 20 of the toilet seat 3A. The support leg 38 is provided with an opening 42 for inserting the support shaft 30, and the support leg 40 is provided with an opening 44 for inserting the support shaft 32. The harness 3
4 is drawn through the opening 42, and the toilet seat 3
It has been pulled out of A.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper portion of the rear end side of the supporting leg 38 is a lid-like body 46 which is removable from the vicinity of the center in the left-right width direction of the supporting leg 38 and the surface facing the other supporting leg 40. ing. When the lid-like body 46 is attached to the support leg 38,
The outer surface of the lid-like body 46 is flush with the outer surface of the supporting leg 38 around the lid-like body 46.

When the lid-like body 46 is removed from the support leg 38, about half of the opening 42 is opened. In this state, the support shaft 30 can be engaged in the opening 42, and conversely, the support shaft 30 can be engaged in the opening 42.
It is also possible to disengage from.

A pair of elastic claw pieces 48, 48 are provided so as to project substantially in front of both ends of the lid-like body 46 in the circumferential direction. These elastic claw pieces 48, 48 are capable of elastically bending in the diametrical direction of the opening 42 in a direction in which they approach and separate from each other.
In addition, a projection 48 a protruding in the radial direction of the opening 42 is provided at the tip of each elastic claw piece 46.

When the lid-like body 46 is attached to the support leg 38, the projections 48a of the elastic claw pieces 48 are attached to the support leg 3.
8 is engaged with an engagement hole 50 provided in the No. 8. Protrusion 48a
When is pressed to disengage from the engagement hole 50, the lid-like body 46 can be removed from the support leg 38.

Next, a method of attaching and removing the toilet seat 3A to the toilet seat box 2A will be described.

When attaching the toilet seat 3 A to the toilet seat box 2 A, the lid-like body 46 is removed from the support leg 38 in advance, and the connector 52 is passed through the inner hole 36 of the support shaft 30.
The harness a and the harness 52 are pulled out to the outside of the main body cover 10A. Further, the connector 52a pulled out from the inner hole 36 and the connector 34a of the harness 34 pulled through the opening 42 are connected. Then, the support shaft 32 is first inserted into the opening 44 of the support leg 40, and then the opening 42 of the support leg 38 and the support shaft 30 are engaged. At this time, the harness 52 and the connector 52 are passed through the inner hole 36 of the support shaft 30.
The a, 34a and the harness 34 are fed into the main body cover 10A. After that, the lid-like body 46 is attached to the rear end portion of the support leg 38 to close the opening 42, and the support shaft 30 is held in the opening 42.

As a result, the toilet seat 3A is attached to the support shafts 30, 32.
Is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and the attachment of the toilet seat 3A to the toilet seat box 2A is completed.

On the contrary, when removing the toilet seat 3A from the toilet seat box 2A, first, the lid-like body 46 is removed from the support leg 38. Then, from the inner hole 36 of the support shaft 30 to the harness 3
4. Pull out the connectors 34a and 52a and the harness 52 to the outside of the main body cover 10A, and remove the connector 34a from the connector 52a. Thereafter, the support shaft 30 is disengaged from the opening 42 to the rear of the support leg 38, and then the opening 4 of the support leg 40 is removed.
4 pull out the support shaft 32 and attach the toilet seat 3A to the toilet seat box 2
Remove from A.

After this, a new or repaired toilet seat 3
The procedure for attaching A to the toilet seat box 2A is as described above.

As described above, when the toilet seat 3A is attached to or detached from the toilet seat box 2A, it is not necessary to remove the main body cover 10A from the toilet seat box 2A, and the work is extremely easy.

When the toilet seat 3A is lying down,
When the lid-shaped body 46 is removed from the support leg 38, the opening 42 is opened rearward and obliquely above the support leg 38, so that the support shaft 30 can be easily engaged with or disengaged from the opening 42. It is extremely easy to put the harness 34, the connectors 34a and 52a, and the harness 52 into and out of the inner hole 36.

In the toilet seat mounting structure of the present invention, not only one supporting leg having an opening through which the harness is drawn, but also the other supporting leg is provided with a lid-like body such as the lid-like body 46. May be Toilet seat 3 having such a configuration
B and its mounting structure are shown in FIG.

As shown, one support leg 3 of this toilet seat 3B
8 and the mounting structure for the toilet seat box 2A are shown in FIG.
Is exactly the same as. In this embodiment, the other support leg 4
The upper portion of the rear end side of 0A is a lid-like body 46A that can be removed from the vicinity of the center in the left-right width direction of the support leg 40A and the surface facing the support leg 38. The lid-like body 46A has the same structure as the lid-like body 46 provided on the upper portion of the rear end side of the supporting leg 38. That is, the support legs 38 and 40 are symmetrical with respect to the center of the toilet seat 3B.

When the lid-like body 46A is removed from the support leg 40A, the opening 44A opens rearward of the support leg 40A, and the support shaft 32 can be engaged with or disengaged from the opening 44A.

The other structure of the toilet seat 3B and the structure of the toilet seat box 2A to which the toilet seat 3B is attached are the same as those of the toilet seat 3A and the toilet seat box 2A shown in FIGS. , 2 are assigned the same reference numerals and explanations thereof are omitted.

When the toilet seat 3B thus constructed is attached to the toilet seat box 2A, first, the lid-like bodies 46 and 46A are removed from the supporting legs 38 and 40A in advance, and the inner hole 36 of the supporting shaft 30 (see FIG. 3). , The connectors 52a and 34a and the harnesses 52 and 34 are pulled out to the outside of the main body cover 10A through (not shown). Then, the harnesses 52, 34 and the connectors 52a, 34a are provided in the inner hole 36.
From the inside into the toilet seat box 2A, the support shafts 30 and 32 are engaged with the openings 42 and 44A, respectively, and then the lid-like bodies 46 and 46A are attached to the support legs 38 and 40A, respectively, and the support shafts 30 and 32 are opened. Hold in 44A.

On the contrary, when the toilet seat 3B is removed from the toilet seat box 2A, first, the lid-like members 46 and 46A are attached to the supporting leg 3.
8, 40A, and the support shafts 30, 32 are disengaged from the openings 42, 44A behind the support legs 38, 40A, respectively. Further, from the inner hole 36 of the support shaft 30 to the harness 34,
52 and the connectors 34a, 52a are pulled out of the main body cover 10A, the connector 34a is removed from the connector 52a, and the toilet seat 3B is removed from the toilet seat box 2A.

Although each of the above-described embodiments shows the mounting structure for the toilet seat box of the toilet seat, it is obvious that the embodiment can be applied to the mounting structure for the low tank cover as shown in FIG.

[0041]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, there is provided a toilet seat and a toilet seat mounting structure in which the toilet seat can be attached to and detached from the toilet seat box or the low tank cover without removing the main body cover or the low tank cover of the toilet seat box. It

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure for attaching a toilet seat to a toilet seat box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of essential parts showing the toilet seat mounting structure of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure for attaching a toilet seat to a toilet seat box according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure for attaching a toilet seat to a toilet seat box according to a conventional example.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional example of Western-style toilet equipment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another conventional example of Western-style toilet equipment.

[Explanation of symbols]

2,2A toilet seat box 3,3A, 3B toilet seat 10, 10A body cover 30, 32 spindle 34,52 harness 36 Inner hole 38, 40, 40A support leg 42,44,44A opening 46,46A Lid 48 elastic nail pieces 50 engagement holes

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A toilet seat having a seat plate on which a person sits and a pair of support legs projecting rearward from the left and right rear portions of the seat plate, wherein the toilet seat is provided on the facing surface of each support leg. Alternatively, an opening for inserting a pivot shaft rotatably supported by the low tank cover is provided, and a current-carrying harness is drawn through the opening of one support leg, and at least the opposing surface side of the upper portion of the one support leg is A toilet seat, which is a removable lid-shaped body that reaches the opening. 2. The lid-shaped body according to claim 1, wherein the lid-shaped body has a semi-circular shape that substantially circumscribes the opening, and the lid-shaped body is attached to and detached from the supporting leg by elastic claw pieces provided on the lid-shaped body. A toilet seat characterized by being connected as much as possible. 3. A structure in which the toilet seat according to claim 1 or 2 is rotatably attached to a hinge hole of a toilet seat box or a low tank cover, and a connector provided at a tip of the harness is the toilet seat box or low tank. A toilet seat characterized in that it is connected to a connector at the tip of another harness in the cover, and the connecting portion between these connectors can be pulled out from the hinge hole by removing the lid-like body. Mounting structure.