JP2007020817A - Attaching structure of toilet handrail - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the attaching structure of a toilet handrail capable of reducing moment when a load is applied to the handrail, securing strength and facilitating attachment. <P>SOLUTION: A recessed part 5 is formed at the rear part of the side face 2a of a toilet 1, a surface 5a directed to the toilet rear part inside the recessed part 5 is turned to a support surface to fix the support metal fitting 9 of the handrail 7, and the handrail 8 is attached to the toilet 1 through the support metal fitting 9. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet railing mounting structure.

Conventionally, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is a toilet handrail mounting structure in which a metal plate is fixed to the rear surface of a toilet, an arm is extended from the metal plate, and an armrest is provided at the tip of the arm.
JP 2002-369770 A

In the conventional toilet handrail attachment structure, the handrail is fixed to the rear surface of the toilet bowl with a metal plate, so when a load is applied to the handrail when standing on the toilet bowl, A large moment was applied, and the strength was unstable.
In addition, when attaching such a handrail to an existing toilet bowl, a metal plate is attached to the rear surface side, so it is often necessary to move the toilet bowl, and it is difficult to attach the handrail later. There was a problem of becoming.

  The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a mounting structure for a toilet handrail that has a high mounting strength and can be easily attached later. 1 is that a concave portion is formed on the rear side surface of the toilet bowl, and a surface facing the rear of the toilet bowl in the concave portion is used as a support surface of a handrail support fitting.

  A second aspect of the present invention is that the support fitting is fixed in a hole provided in the support surface.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, a concave portion is formed on the side surface of the toilet bowl, and a handrail support fitting is fitted and fixed in the concave portion.

  A fourth aspect of the present invention is that the support metal fitting is covered with a cover.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is that a spacer is interposed between the support surface and the support fitting.

According to the toilet handrail mounting structure of the present invention, a concave portion is formed on the rear side surface of the toilet bowl, and the surface facing the rear of the toilet bowl in the concave portion is used as a support surface of the handrail support fitting, whereby a load is applied to the handrail. When applied, the moment acting on the support bracket is small, and the mounting strength is increased.
Further, it is not necessary to move the toilet when attaching the handrail, or to attach or detach a member such as a local cleaning device of the toilet, and retrofitting becomes easy.

  In addition, by fixing the support fittings to the holes provided on the support surface, air vent holes are formed on the support surface of the recess when casting the toilet bowl. The support metal fitting can be fixed well without forming the holes.

  In addition, a recess is formed on the side surface of the toilet bowl, and a handrail support fitting is fitted and fixed in the recess, thereby facilitating the installation of the handrail. The mounting strength can be increased by reducing the moment when a load is applied to the sliding.

  Moreover, by covering the support fitting with the cover, the appearance can be flattened, a clean mounting state can be obtained, and cleaning is easy.

  In addition, by interposing a spacer between the support surface and the support bracket, the armrest part of the handrail can be installed substantially horizontally on the toilet bowl in response to the gradient of the support surface of the recess in various toilet bowls It becomes.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet with a handrail attached.
In the toilet bowl 1, a toilet seat 3 is provided on the upper surface of a main body 2 so as to be openable and closable, and a box 4 with a local cleaning device is provided behind the toilet seat 3.

As shown in a schematic plan view in FIG. 3, the main body 2 of the toilet 1 has recesses 5 and 5 formed in a recessed shape behind the left and right side surfaces 2 a and 2 a extending in the front-rear direction. A trap portion 2b is formed between the five portions so as to be integrally formed rearward.
Each of the left and right recesses 5 and 5 is formed with support surfaces 5a and 5a facing the rear of the toilet bowl. The support surfaces 5a and 5a have air vent holes 6 required for casting the main body 2, for example. , 6 are formed, and the handrail support bracket 9 can be fixed with the bolt 7 using the air vent holes 6, 6.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 2, the handrail 8 is provided with a support fitting 9 at the lower portion thereof, and the support fitting 9 has a fixed piece 9a that abuts and is fixed to the support surface 5a of the toilet bowl. A vertical piece 9b is provided vertically behind the fixed piece 9a, the upper end of the vertical piece 9b and the upper end of the fixed piece 9a are connected by an upper piece 9c, and the lower piece 9d is provided between the lower end of the fixed piece 9a and the vertical piece 9b. The lower end fixing piece 9e is formed in a bent shape substantially horizontally at the lower end of the standing piece 9b, and the lower end fixing piece 9e is formed with a bolt hole 11 in a notch shape.
Further, one or two bolt holes 10 are formed in the fixed piece 9a.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the support fitting 9 is fitted into the recess 5 of the toilet body 2 from the side surface, the bolt 7 is passed through the bolt hole 10 of the mounting fixing piece 9a, and the bolt 7 is inserted into the air vent hole of the support surface 5a. 6, the bolt 7 is tightened, and the fixing piece 9 a of the support fitting 9 can be fixed firmly in contact with the support surface 5 a, and the bolt that fixes the toilet body 2 to the floor surface Can be inserted into the bolt hole 11 of the lower end fixing piece 9e of the support fitting 9, and the lower end fixing piece 9e can be fixed to the toilet body 2 via the bolt.

Thus, projecting arms 8a and 8a are formed projecting outward from the upper piece 9c of the support metal 9 fixed in the recess 5, and these projecting arms 8a and 8a are formed as horizontal lower horizontal arms 8b. The lower horizontal arm 8b extends rearward, and a vertical arm 8c rising upward at the rear end thereof is integrally formed. An upper horizontal arm 8d extending horizontally upward of the toilet bowl is integrally formed at the upper end of the vertical arm 8c. The upper horizontal arm 8d is formed with an armrest portion 8e on which an elbow can be placed.
In the attached state, the armrest portion 8e is disposed on the upper side portion of the toilet seat 3 and can be used with the elbow resting on the armrest portion 8e when the user stands on the toilet bowl 1.

  In addition, since the fixing piece 9a of the support metal fitting 9 is fixed and attached to the support surface 5a at a position almost directly below the armrest portion 8e, when the load is applied by placing the elbow on the armrest portion 8e, the load is Since it is supported by the fixed piece 9a of the support metal 9 almost directly below, when a load is applied, the moment is less likely to act on the fixed piece 9a. Therefore, the load applied to the armrest portion 8e is strongly fixed. It can be supported by the standing piece 9b, and is excellent in strength, and can stably apply a load to the armrest portion 8e.

  The handrail 8 can be attached to each of the left and right concave portions 5 and 5 of the toilet bowl, and can be attached only to the concave portion 5 on one side. When the handrail 8 is attached, There is no need to attach or detach a local cleaning device or the like, and there is no need to move the toilet 1, and the handrail 8 can be installed on the toilet 1 already installed from the side through the support fitting 9 in a good manner. Therefore, the installation work is also easy.

  As shown in the schematic side view of FIG. 4, the support surface 5 a of the recess 5 has a slope that varies depending on the type of the toilet 1. Therefore, the support metal 9 is fixed to the support surface 5 a. When the piece 9a is fixed with the bolt 7, it can be adjusted by interposing a spacer 13, and this spacer 13 can be used with a thickness changed as shown in FIG. The handrail 8 can be attached by adjusting the armrests 8e of the handrail 8 to be in a substantially horizontal state by interposing spacers 13 having various cross-sectional shapes corresponding to the gradient.

In addition, in the state as shown in FIG. 1, the support fitting 9 is exposed on the side surface of the toilet bowl. Therefore, the support fitting 9 can be covered using the cover 12 as shown in FIG.
That is, the cover 12 is formed with U-shaped notches 12a and 12a that are notched in a U-shape through which the projecting arms 8a and 8a can pass. As shown in the perspective view of FIG. The support metal fitting 9 can be satisfactorily covered by being fitted into the side from the side, and when the cover 12 is fitted in the recess 5 as shown in FIG. 7, the side surface 2a of the toilet body is continuously flattened to the rear side. It will be excellent in properties and easy to clean.

Next, what is shown in the perspective view of FIG. 8 is a modified example. In FIG. 8, the support fitting is a square box-like fitting support fitting 19, and the fitting support fitting 19 is fitted from the side. A recessed square fitting recess 15 that can be formed is formed in advance on the side surface 2a of the toilet body, and the fitting support fitting 19 can be fitted into the fitting recess 15 from the side surface.
A lower horizontal arm 8b is formed so as to protrude outward from the fitting support bracket 19, and is raised upward from the lower horizontal arm 8b to form a vertical arm 8c. The vertical arm 8c extends horizontally in the forward direction at the upper end. An upper horizontal arm 8d is formed, and an armrest 8e is formed on the upper horizontal arm 8d.

  In the type shown in FIG. 8, the attachment work is easy, and the handrail 8 can be easily attached later from the side without moving the equipment or the main body 2 in the box 4, and attached to the left and right sides of the toilet. It is also easy to attach to only one side.

It is a perspective view of a toilet bowl with a handrail attached. It is a perspective view of a handrail. It is a plane schematic block diagram of a toilet bowl main body. It is a schematic side surface block diagram of the state which attached the support metal fitting to the recessed part currently formed in the back side surface of the toilet bowl. FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of a configuration corresponding to FIG. 4 in a state where a support fitting is attached with spacers having different shapes interposed therebetween. It is the perspective block diagram which looked at the cover from the back side. It is a perspective block diagram of the toilet bowl of the state which covered the support metal fitting with the cover. It is a disassembled perspective block diagram before the attachment of the handrail of the type fitted in the fitting recessed part formed in the side surface of the toilet bowl.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet 2 Main body 2a Side surface 2b Trap part 3 Toilet seat 4 Box 5 Recessed part 5a Support surface 6 Air vent hole 7 Bolt 8 Handrail 8a Protruding arm 8b Lower horizontal arm 8c Vertical arm 8d Upper horizontal arm 8e Armrest 9 Support bracket 9a Fixed piece 9b Standing piece 9c Upper piece 9d Lower piece 9e Lower end fixing piece 10, 11 Bolt hole 12 Cover 12a U-shaped notch 13 Spacer 15 Fitting recess 19 Fitting support bracket

Claims (5)

  A toilet handrail mounting structure, wherein a concave portion is formed on a rear side surface of the toilet bowl, and a surface facing the rear of the toilet bowl in the concave portion is used as a support surface of a handrail support fitting.   The toilet handrail mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the support fitting is fixed to a hole provided in the support surface.   A toilet handrail mounting structure, wherein a recess is formed on a side surface of the toilet bowl, and a handrail support fitting is fitted and fixed in the recess.   The toilet handrail mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support metal fitting is covered with a cover.   The toilet handrail attachment structure according to claim 1, wherein a spacer is interposed between the support surface and the support fitting.

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