JP2006305019A - Mounting structure of height correctable toilet seat - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure of a height correctable toilet seat, capable of attaching the height correctable toilet seat to a toilet bowl body in the just-fit state without slackness even if tolerance of the toilet bowl body is large. <P>SOLUTION: The height correctable toilet seat 2 is attached to the toilet bowl body 1 without slackness by fixing a sheet-like engagement member 6a to the height correctable toilet seat 2 attached to the upper surface of the toilet bowl body 1, elastically attaching an elastic piece 8 of the engagement member 6a to the inner surface of a rib 1a of the toilet bowl body, and hooking a hooking part 9 of the engagement member 6a to the lower surface of the rib 1a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting structure for attaching a raised toilet seat to the upper surface of a toilet body.

There is a structure in which a raised toilet seat is attached between the toilet body and the toilet seat so that the elderly can easily stand and sit on the toilet bowl. In order to prevent lateral misalignment, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the entire inner peripheral portion of the back surface of the raised toilet seat is likely to be loosened due to use. There is a structure in which an inner peripheral protrusion is provided around the periphery, and the inner peripheral protrusion is fixed to a rib of the toilet body.
JP 2003-265364 A

  The toilet bowl body is made of earthenware, and the tolerance that occurs during firing is large. On the other hand, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, an inner peripheral projection is provided integrally with the raised toilet seat. Even when trying to prevent lateral misalignment, due to tolerances on the toilet body side, there are many cases where the inner peripheral projections cannot be properly mounted on the ribs of the toilet body, and there is a problem that looseness and looseness are likely to occur.

  The present invention has been devised in view of the above-described conventional problems, and provides an attachment structure that allows a raised toilet seat to be attached to a toilet body having a large tolerance in a state that does not cause looseness. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a raised toilet seat attached to the upper surface of the toilet body, wherein a thin plate-like engagement member is fixed to the elevated toilet seat, and the engagement member is attached to the upper surface of the toilet body. This is configured to be engaged with the inner peripheral rib.

  In addition, the second aspect of the present invention is that the engagement member is formed in a belt shape that contacts the rib of the toilet body in a wide range.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the engagement member is provided with spring elasticity so as to be elastically attached to a rib of the toilet body.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the engaging member is formed with a hook portion that is hooked on the lower surface of the rib of the toilet body.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the engaging member is formed of a soft material having a cushioning property.

  The mounting structure of the elevated toilet seat according to the present invention includes a thin plate-like engaging member fixed to the elevated toilet seat, and the engaging member is engaged with the rib on the inner periphery of the upper surface of the toilet body. The raised toilet seat can be attached to the toilet bowl body made of earthenware using a fitting member, and the raised toilet seat can be attached without looseness or looseness.

  In addition, the engagement member is formed in a band shape that contacts the rib of the toilet body in a wide range, so that the engagement member is elastically attached to the rib in a wide range to improve fit. This will prevent rattling.

  In addition, the engagement member is elastically attached to the rib of the toilet body so that the engagement member is elastically attached to the rib of the toilet body, so that the tolerance of the toilet body can be absorbed well. Thus, the raised toilet seat can be attached in a state without rattling.

  In addition, since the engaging member has a hook portion that is hooked on the lower surface of the rib of the toilet body, the hook portion of the engaging member is hooked on the lower surface of the rib of the toilet body, thereby improving the vertical fit. It is possible to eliminate the rattling in the vertical direction and attach the elevated toilet seat.

  In addition, since the engaging member is formed of a soft material having a cushioning property, by forming the engaging member with a soft material, good elasticity and cushioning properties can be obtained, and the engaging member can be satisfactorily used. It is possible to prevent rattling from coming into contact with the ribs of the toilet bowl body, and to fit the toilet bowl body well and to install a raised toilet seat.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a view showing the arrangement of an elevated toilet seat. An elevated toilet seat 2 is attached to the upper surface of a rib 1a formed on the upper surface of the toilet body 1 so as to protrude inward. A normal toilet seat 3 is installed on the upper surface, and the height of the toilet seat 3 is raised by the raised toilet seat 2.
In order to attach such a raised toilet seat 2 to the toilet main body 1 without being loosely fitted, for example, as shown in the vertical cross-sectional configuration diagram of the main part in FIG. 2 and the perspective configuration diagram of the main part in FIG. An engaging member is used.

  As shown in the plan view of FIG. 4, the engaging member shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 is formed of a soft material or metal material having a thin plate-like cushioning property in a strip shape extending in the lateral direction. The belt-shaped side engaging members 6a and 6a extending from the front to the rear are provided, the front is provided with the front engaging member 6b extending in a curved shape, and the rear is provided. A rear engaging member 6c extending in a strip shape in the left-right direction is provided, and using the four engaging members 6a, 6a, 6b, 6c, the raised toilet seat 2 is just-fitted to the toilet body 1, thereby generating backlash. It is installed in a state where there is no.

For example, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 illustrate the side engaging member 6a, and the engaging member 6a is formed with an elastic piece 8 hanging down from the outer end of the horizontal fixing piece 7, and the elastic piece A hook portion 9 bent horizontally outward at the lower end of 8 is integrated, and a long hole 10 that is long in the left-right direction is formed in the fixed piece 7.
By passing the screw 5 from below into the long hole 10 and interposing a plurality of spacers (cushions) 4 on the upper surface of the fixed piece 7, the number of the spacers (cushions) 4 is adjusted. An adjustment is made so that the catching portion 9 of the engaging member 6a is elastically attached to the lower surface of the rib 1a, and the screw 5 is fastened to the raised toilet seat 2, and the engaging member 6a is preliminarily attached to the elevated toilet seat 2 with the screw 5. Keep it fixed.

At that time, the position of the engaging member 6a in the left-right direction is adjusted via the long hole 10 so that the elastic piece 8 of the engaging member 6a can be elastically attached to the inner peripheral surface of the rib 1a. .
In this way, the side engaging members 6a, 6a, the front engaging member 6b and the rear engaging member 6c are fixed to the elevated toilet seat 2 with the screws, and in this state, the elevated toilet seat 2 is fixed. Is inserted from the upper surface of the rib 1a of the toilet body 1, the engaging member 6a is formed in a thin plate shape, so that the elastic piece 8 is flexibly elastically bent, and the hooking portion 9 is elastically attached to the lower side of the rib 1a. In this state, the elastic piece 8 is elastically attached to the inner peripheral side of the rib 1a, and there is no backlash in the left-right direction and the up-down direction, and a good fit is obtained and the raised toilet seat 2 is attached to the toilet body 1. It is what

  Since the toilet body 1 is made of earthenware, a dimensional error occurs for each product, and the attachment position of the engaging member 6a with respect to the raised toilet seat 2 is set to the long hole 10 in accordance with such a dimensional error. And it adjusts with the spacer 4, and it can attach so that it can just fit with respect to each toilet bowl main body 1 favorably.

Next, what is shown in the longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 5 and in the perspective view of FIG. 6 is a modified example. In FIGS. 5 and 6, the engaging member 6 a formed in an L-shaped cross section interposes the spacer 4. Then, an elastic piece 8 is integrally formed in a hanging manner from a fixed piece 7 fixed to the raised toilet seat 2 by tightening a screw 5, and a long hole 10a elongated in the left-right direction is formed in the fixed piece 7. The elastic piece 8 has a long hole 11 that is long in the vertical direction.
Another screw 5a is inserted into the long hole 11, and the hook member 12 can be fixed to the elastic piece 8 with this screw 5a.
The hook member 12 extends in the shape of a band in the horizontal direction and has an L-shaped cross section, and extends horizontally outward at the upper end of the fixed portion 12a fixed to the elastic piece 8 with screws 5a. Thus, the catching portion 12b is formed.

In the configuration of FIGS. 5 and 6, the hook member 12 can be fixed in advance with a screw 5 a at a position where the hook portion 12 b is adjusted by adjusting the vertical height of the hook portion 12 b through the long hole 11. The elastic piece 8 of the engaging member 6a can be adjusted in advance to the position where the elastic piece 8 of the engaging member 6a is attached to the inner circumference of the rib 1a of the toilet body via the long hole 10, and the adjustment amount in the vertical direction by the long hole 11 Is not sufficient, the position in the vertical direction can be adjusted by using the spacer 4.
Thus, the elastic piece 8 is elastically attached to the inner peripheral surface of the rib 1a of the toilet body 1 by adjusting the position in the left-right direction with the long hole 10 and adjusting the position with the long hole 11 in advance. Further, the hooking portion 12b is adjusted so as to be elastically attached to the lower surface of the rib 1a, and the raised toilet seat 2 is not rattled against the rib 1a of the toilet body 1 by using the engaging member 6a and the hooking member 12. It can be attached.

Next, in the longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 7, what is shown in the perspective view of the main part in FIG. 8 is a further different modification. In this example, the engaging member 6 a includes the fixed piece 7, the elastic piece 8, and the elastic piece. The hook portion 9 is formed by inclining upward from the lower end of the piece 8 in a curved shape.
Since the hooking portion 9 is inclined upward in a curved shape, the hooking portion 9 can be flexibly brought into contact with the lower surface of the rib 1a of the toilet main body 1 in a vertical direction by elasticity, and this With the hook portion 9 having such a shape, when the engaging member 6a is fixed to the elevated toilet seat 2 with the screw 5 in advance, the engaging member 6a is inserted into the rib 1a of the toilet body 1 from the upper side. The elastic piece 8 bends inward, and the hooking portion 9 also bends well and moves to the lower side, and can reach the lower surface side of the rib 1a and can be elastically protruded outward. It is possible to attach the raised toilet seat 2 without looseness by pushing it in from the right side, and the attaching operation becomes easier.
In order to bring the elastic piece 8 into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the rib 1a, the position in the left-right direction can be adjusted by the long hole 10 as described above.

  Next, what is shown in the longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 9 is a further different modification. In FIG. 9, the fixing member 7, the hanging elastic piece 8, and the lower end of the elastic piece 8 are directed outward from the engaging member. A hook portion 9 extending horizontally is formed, and a spring piece 13 is integrally formed by hanging downward from the outer end side of the hook portion 9, and the spring piece 13 is a bowl surface of the toilet body 1. If it is configured so that it can be impacted on the inner periphery, the spring piece 13 abuts on the bowl surface of the toilet body 1, the hooking portion 9 is elastically hooked to the lower surface of the rib 1a, and is elastic to the inner peripheral surface of the rib 1a. When the piece 8 is impacted, a firm mounting structure for the raised toilet seat 2 with less play is obtained.

Further, in the modified example shown in FIG. 10, the engaging member 6 a is integrally formed with an elastic piece 8 hanging down from the fixed piece 7, and tilts upward in a curved shape from the lower end of the elastic piece 8. A hooking portion 9 that can be elastically attached is integrally formed, and the upper end of the hooking portion 9 is configured to be able to contact the lower surface of the rib 1b.
By using the engaging member 6a having such a cross-sectional shape, if the engaging member 6a is fixed to the elevated toilet seat 2 in advance, when the engaging member 6a is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the rib 1a, The elastic piece 8 and the hooking portion 9 are flexed inward favorably, and the insertion work becomes easy. The hooking portion 9 comes into contact with the inner periphery of the bowl surface upper end side of the toilet body 1 and is hooked on the lower surface of the rib 1a. In addition, the elastic piece 8 is elastically attached to the inner peripheral surface of the rib 1a, so that the raised toilet seat 2 can be firmly attached to the toilet body 1 without rattling left and right and up and down.

  Furthermore, an engaging member 6a having a cross-sectional shape as shown in the cross-sectional views of FIGS. 11 and 12 can be used. In the engaging member of FIG. 11, a wedge-shaped hook is formed by protruding outward from the lower end side of the elastic piece 8. The portion 9 is integrally formed, and the hooking portion 9 is hooked on the lower surface of the rib 1a, so that the backlash in the vertical direction can be eliminated and the mounting operation is facilitated.

  In the engaging member 6a shown in FIG. 12, a hook part 9 having a substantially rectangular cross section is integrally formed at the lower end of the elastic piece 8, and the hook part 9 is hooked on the lower surface of the rib 1a of the toilet body. The hook portion 9 eliminates vertical play, and the elastic piece 8 impacts on the inner circumference of the rib 1a to eliminate lateral play. A toilet seat 2 is attached to the toilet body 1.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, the recessed part 2a dented upward is formed in the lower surface of the raised toilet seat 2 located above the rib 1a of the toilet bowl 1, and this recessed part 2a has a substantially U-shaped cross section. The engaging member 6 a may be fixed with the screw 5.
That is, the fixing piece 7 of the engaging member 6 a is fixed in the recess 2 a with the screw 5, the elastic piece 8 hanging from the fixing piece 7 is arranged inside the rib 1 a, and is parallel to the fixing piece 7 from the lower end of the elastic piece 8. A hook portion 9 extending substantially horizontally in a shape is disposed below the lower surface of the rib 1a.
In such a structure, the raised toilet seat 2 has a recess 2a formed above the rib 1a, and the fixing piece 7 of the engaging member 6a fixed to the recess 2a is disposed on the upper surface side of the rib 1a. Therefore, the width dimension a of the raised toilet seat 2 can be shortened.

It is arrangement | positioning block diagram of the raised toilet seat provided between a toilet bowl main body and a toilet seat. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional block diagram of the engaging member which fixes a height toilet seat to a toilet bowl main body. It is a perspective block diagram of the engaging member of FIG. It is a plane block diagram of the state which provided the engaging member in right and left and back and front, and attached the heightened toilet seat to the toilet bowl upper surface. It is a longitudinal cross-section block diagram of the example of a change of an engaging member and a hook member. FIG. 6 is a perspective configuration diagram of the engaging member and the hooking member of FIG. 5. Furthermore, it is a longitudinal cross-sectional block diagram of the example of a change of a different engagement member. It is a perspective block diagram of the engaging member of FIG. It is a longitudinal section lineblock diagram showing the example of change of a different engagement member. It is a longitudinal section lineblock diagram showing the example of change of a different engagement member. It is a longitudinal section lineblock diagram showing the example of change of a different engagement member. It is a longitudinal section lineblock diagram showing the example of change of a different engagement member. It is a longitudinal section lineblock diagram showing the example of change of a different engagement member.

Explanation of symbols

1 Toilet body 1a Rib 2 Raised toilet seat 3 Toilet seat 4 Spacer (cushion)
5,5a Screw 6a Side portion 6b Front engagement member 6c Rear engagement member 7 Fixed piece 8 Elastic piece 9 Hook 10 Long hole 11 Long hole 12 Hook member 12a Fixed portion 12b Hook 13 Spring piece

Claims (5)

  A raised toilet seat attached to the upper surface of the toilet body, wherein a thin plate-like engagement member is fixed to the elevated toilet seat, and the engagement member is engaged with a rib on the inner periphery of the upper surface of the toilet body. A structure for mounting a raised toilet seat characterized by comprising.   2. The elevated toilet seat mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the engaging member is formed in a band shape that contacts the rib of the toilet body in a wide range.   The height-enhancing toilet seat mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the engagement member is provided with spring elasticity so as to be elastically attached to a rib of the toilet body.   The structure for attaching a raised toilet seat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a hook portion that is hooked on a lower surface of the rib of the toilet body is formed on the engaging member.   3. The elevated toilet seat mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the engaging member is formed of a soft material having a cushioning property.

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