JP2004108013A - Toilet stool with handrail - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rise and fall toilet stool with a handrail having a simpler structure by the movement of the handrail. <P>SOLUTION: The handrail 5 is connected to an arm 4a, a part of a frame operating part 4, and lifted up, when an arm 5a which is a part of the handrail 5, rises. As a result, a wall-hanging toilet stool 1 mounted on the frame operating part 4 also rises. The arm 5a is locked by a fixed structure which is not shown in the figure. When the arm 5 is used, the wall-hanging toilet stool 1 can be used in a high position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a toilet with a handrail.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a wall-mounted toilet and a toilet room installation structure generally includes a frame that supports the wall-mounted toilet, and a structure in which the frame has a lifting function and a handrail is also proposed. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1.)
[0003]
In addition, a structure in which a handrail is installed on a toilet bowl has also been proposed. (For example, see Patent Document 2.)
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-11-71804 (page 17, FIG. 8)
[0005]
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-2000-157456 (Page 9, FIG. 1, FIG. 4)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when the toilet is raised and lowered, the lifting mechanism is a large-scale one using a hydraulic cylinder, and the structure is complicated and cannot be easily manufactured.
[0007]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet with a handrail in which the toilet can be moved up and down with a simple structure by the movement of the handrail.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that the frame has an elevating mechanism for raising and lowering the toilet in the frame, and a moving mechanism for moving the handrail according to a use state is interlocked with the elevating mechanism.
[0009]
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, since the raising / lowering mechanism of a toilet is operated using the force which arises when moving a handrail, a toilet can be raised / lowered by the simplified mechanism.
[0010]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the toilet is a wall-mounted toilet placed away from the floor.
[0011]
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a wall-hung toilet can be raised / lowered without using a large-scale and complicated apparatus, such as a hydraulic type.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a wall-mounted toilet 1 showing a first embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of a handrail operating unit 4 in a cabinet 2 in FIG. 2A shows a state where the handrail 5 is not used, and FIG. 2B shows a state where the handrail 5 is used.
[0013]
The wall-hung toilet 1 is attached to a frame operating part 4 which is a movable part of a frame 3 housed in a cabinet 2, and a handrail 5 is fixed to the frame 3. The frame movable part 4 is normally fixed so as not to move below the frame so as to firmly support the load of the toilet user, and the frame operating part 4 is attached to the frame 3 in conjunction with the operation of the handrail. It has a structure that moves up and down. The arm 4a, which is a part of the frame operating unit 4, engages with the arm 5a, which is a part of the handrail 5, depending on its operating state, and is integrally formed with the frame movable unit, that is, with the handrail rotating operation. It has a structure that lifts the toilet that is located. The toilet can be lifted with a relatively small force based on the principle of leverage of the handrail by rotating the handrail about the rotation axis.
[0014]
FIG. 2A shows a state in which the handrail 5 is not used. The arm 4a of the frame operating unit 4 and the arm 5a of the handrail 5 are in a non-contact state, and the wall-hung toilet 1 is located in a lowered position. .
[0015]
On the other hand, FIG. 2B shows a state in which the handrail 5 is used, and when the arm 5a which is a part of the handrail 5 rises, the handrail 5 is connected to the arm 4a which is a part of the frame operating part 4. And rise. As a result, the wall-mounted toilet 1 attached to the frame operating unit 4 also rises, the arm 5a is locked by a fixing mechanism (not shown), and when the arm 5 is used, the wall-mounted toilet 1 can be used in a high position. it can.
[0016]
In general, a toilet for the handicapped is installed at a height of about 50 mm higher than a normal toilet, so that the height of one toilet can be easily changed by making the moving height equal thereto. Therefore, even when a healthy person and a physically handicapped person use one toilet, each toilet can be changed to a height that is easy to use with one toilet and used.
[0017]
Next, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram when the handrail 105 is not used in the floor-standing toilet 101, and FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram when the handrail 105 in FIG. 3 is used.
[0018]
The floor-standing toilet 101 is installed on a floor 110, and the support 103 of the handrail 105 is fixed to the floor-standing toilet 101. The support bar 111 is fixed to the floor 110 while the support bar 111 is installed on the support table 103 so as to be movable.
[0019]
In FIG. 3, since the handrail 105 is not in use, the floor toilet 101 is in contact with the floor surface 110. On the other hand, in FIG. 4, the handrail 105 is in use, and the handrail 105 comes into contact with the upper portion of the support bar 111, with the lower end front surface 112 of the floor-standing toilet 101 as a base point, and the rear of the floor-standing toilet 101 is lifted. ing. At this time, the handrail 105 is locked by a fixing mechanism (not shown). When the handrail 105 is used, the back of the floor-standing toilet 101 can be used in a high state.
[0020]
For elderly people whose knees and hips cannot be bent freely, it is easier to use the toilet because the upper surface of the toilet bowl is inclined slightly forward rather than horizontal. Can be changed to a height that is easy to use.
[0021]
In the first embodiment, the arm 5a is used for the height changing mechanism. However, a structure such as a combination of gears is also effective, and the present invention is configured in a form in which various changes are made without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is possible.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a wall-hung toilet 1 showing a first embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of a handrail operating unit in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of a floor-standing toilet 101 showing a second embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram when the handrail in FIG. 3 is operated.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Wall-mounted toilet 2 ... Cabinet 3 ... Frame 4 ... Frame operating part 4a ... Arm 5, 105 of frame operating part 4 ... Handrail 5a ... Arm 101 of handrail 5 ... Floor toilet 103 ... Support stand 110 ... Floor surface 111 ... Support bar 112: The lower front surface of the floor-standing toilet 101

Claims (2)

In a toilet with a handrail provided with a frame supporting a toilet and a handrail having a moving mechanism that moves according to a use state, the toilet has a lifting mechanism that raises and lowers the frame up and down, and the moving mechanism includes A toilet with a handrail, which is interlocked with the mechanism. The wall-mounted toilet according to claim 1, wherein the toilet is a wall-mounted toilet placed away from a floor surface.

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