JP2007054084A - Western-style toilet bowl with handle, toilet seat for western-style toilet bowl used therefor, lid member for western-style toilet bowl and handle for toilet seat or lid member of western-style toilet bowl - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Western-style toilet bowl having a handle opening/closing a toilet seat and a lid member, and having a high design property. <P>SOLUTION: The toilet seat 2 is installed with a handle 2a for opening/closing the toilet seat and the lid member 3 is installed with a handle 3a for opening/closing the lid in a position deflecting from the handle 2a in the planar direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a Western-style toilet that can easily open and close a lid member.

  Conventionally, a Western-style toilet that can easily open and close a lid member has been known, and is disclosed, for example, in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. 9, in this Western-style toilet, a handle member 14 for opening and closing the toilet seat 12 and the lid member 13 is detachably installed on the toilet seat 12 and the lid member 13 by a mounting member 15 using a suction cup or a hook-and-loop fastener. By opening and lowering the support rod of the slide device (not shown) of the handle member 15, the lid member 13 can be opened and closed by freely selecting the opening and closing of the lid member 13 and the simultaneous opening and closing of the toilet seat 12 and the lid 13. It is configured.

By installing such a handle in a Western-style toilet, the toilet seat and the lid member can be opened and closed without touching the toilet bowl and the toilet seat, so that the toilet bowl and the lid member can be easily opened and closed. it can.
JP-A-2005-144043,0016-0017, FIG.

  However, such a conventional Western-style toilet has a complicated handle structure, so it is difficult for the user to understand how to use it, and the mechanical parts are bulky and large, which impairs the design and the manufacturing cost. There is a problem that is high.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a Western-style toilet with a simple mechanism that allows easy use of the handle portion, has a design, is low in manufacturing cost and can be easily opened and closed, and a toilet seat for a Western-style toilet used in the toilet. And it aims at providing the lid member for western style toilet bowls.

  To constitute the above object, the present invention provides a toilet body having an opening that opens upward, a toilet seat provided on the toilet body so as to be rotatable with respect to the toilet body, a toilet seat on the toilet seat, and A Western-style toilet provided with a lid member that is pivotable with respect to the toilet body, and at least one of the toilet seat and the lid member is provided with at least one handle that protrudes laterally on a plane. It is characterized by that.

  Further, the present invention provides a toilet seat for a Western-style toilet that is provided in a toilet body having an opening that opens upward so as to be rotatable with respect to the toilet body, and is provided with at least one handle that protrudes laterally on a plane. It is characterized by being.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, in the Western-style toilet lid member that is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the toilet body having an opening that opens upward, at least one handle that protrudes laterally from the plane is provided. Features.

  Still further, the present invention provides a toilet body having an opening that opens upward, a toilet seat provided on the toilet body so as to be rotatable with respect to the toilet body, and a toilet seat and the toilet body on the toilet seat. A toilet seat for a Western-style toilet, wherein the toilet seat can be attached to at least one of the toilet seat and the lid member of the Western-style toilet equipped with a lid member rotatably provided so as to protrude to the side of the plane. Or it is a handle for lid members.

  According to the western-style toilet according to the present invention, and the western-style toilet seat and the western-style toilet lid member used therefor, only a handle having no mechanical parts is installed on at least one of the toilet seat and the lid member. As a result, users of Western-style toilets can easily understand how to use the handle, and since the mechanism is simple, the design is excellent, and the handle can be molded together with the toilet seat and lid member. Can be manufactured at low cost.

  Next, an embodiment of a western style toilet according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an embodiment of a western toilet bowl 10 with a handle according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the western toilet bowl 10 according to this embodiment with a toilet seat and a lid member closed. is there. A Western-style toilet 10 according to the present embodiment includes a toilet body 1 having an opening 1 a that opens upward, a toilet seat 2 provided on the toilet body 1 so as to be rotatable with respect to the toilet body 1, and a toilet seat 2. And a lid member 3 provided on the toilet main body 1 and the toilet seat 2 so as to be rotatable.

  In the present embodiment, the toilet seat 2 is formed with a semicircular toilet seat opening / closing handle 2 a protruding in the surface direction of the toilet seat 2, and the lid member 3 also has a semicircular lid protruding in the surface direction of the lid member 3. An opening / closing handle 3a is formed. Here, the toilet seat opening / closing handle 2a is formed behind the right half of the toilet seat 2, and the lid opening / closing handle 3a is located behind the right half of the lid member 3 via the toilet seat opening / closing handle 2a with a distance d. It is formed at a position shifted in the plane direction.

  In this embodiment, each of the toilet seat opening / closing handle 2a and the lid member opening / closing handle 3a is formed integrally with each of the toilet seat 2 and the lid member 3, for example, a manufacturing process of the toilet seat 2 and the lid member 3 made of a plastic material, for example. Can be manufactured by pouring a plastic material into a mold.

  Next, operation | movement of the western style toilet bowl 10 which concerns on a present Example is demonstrated. When the user of the western toilet 10 tries to open and close the lid member 3, the lid member 3 is opened and closed by holding the lid member opening / closing handle 3 a. Further, when the lid member 3 and the toilet seat 2 are to be opened, the lid member 3 and the toilet seat 2 are simultaneously opened by grasping the toilet seat opening / closing handle 2a and the lid member 3 and the toilet seat 2 are to be closed. The lid member 3 and the toilet seat 2 are closed by gripping both the opening / closing handle 3a and the toilet seat opening / closing handle 2a.

  The western toilet 10 configured as described above has the following effects. Since the user grips the toilet seat opening / closing handle 2a and the lid member opening / closing handle 3a, the user does not touch the toilet seat 2 and the lid member 3 when opening and closing the toilet seat 2 and the lid member 3, and is hygienic. 3a can be easily opened and closed. Further, the toilet seat opening / closing handle 2a and the lid member opening / closing handle 3a are directly fixed to the toilet seat 2 and the lid member 3, so that no complicated mechanical parts are required and the design is excellent. Further, since the toilet seat opening / closing handle 2a and the lid member opening / closing handle 3a are disposed at positions shifted from each other by a distance d in the plane direction, the toilet seat can be seen from the upper surface even when the lid member 3 is closed. The positions of the opening / closing handle 2a and the lid member opening / closing handle 3a can be confirmed, and the user can easily understand how to use the handles 2a and 3a.

  In the present embodiment, both the toilet seat opening / closing handle 2a and the lid member opening / closing handle 3a are installed behind the right half, but as shown in FIG. 3, the lid member opening / closing handle 3b is arranged forward, The toilet seat opening / closing handle 2b may be disposed behind the right half surface. As a result, the lid member opening / closing handle 3b, which is always used when using the toilet bowl with handle, is arranged forward, so that the user can easily hold it, and the toilet seat opening / closing handle 2b is arranged behind the right half. Therefore, it does not get in the way when the user sits on the toilet seat 2. Further, for the left-handed user, the toilet seat opening / closing handle 2c and the lid member opening / closing handle 3c may be arranged behind the left half surface.

  FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a handle portion of a western toilet with a handle in still another embodiment. As in the embodiments of FIGS. 4A to 4E, the shape, size, and number of handles may be changed according to the convenience and design of the user.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a western-style toilet bowl 20 according to still another embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a plan view of the toilet seat and the lid member closed. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A ′ of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B ′ of FIG. 6.

  In this embodiment, the handle member 5 that opens and closes the toilet seat 12 and the handle member 6 that opens and closes the lid member 13 are constituted by separate members from the toilet seat 12 and the lid member 13, and are made of an adhesive or an adhesive sheet. The member 14 is fixed and adhered to the back side of the toilet seat 12 and the lid member 13. In addition, it is preferable that the attachment height of the handle members 5 and 6 is below the thickness of the locking members 12a and 13a normally installed in the back side of the toilet seat 12 and the lid member 13.

  In the present embodiment, the handle members 5 and 6 may be attached at any positions as long as they are the outer peripheries of the toilet seat 12 and the lid member 13, respectively. Moreover, although the handle member 5 and 6 of the same shape are each installed in the toilet seat 12 and the lid member 13, it installs changing the shape and number of handle members according to a user's use and design. However, the present invention can be implemented.

It is a perspective view which shows the western style toilet bowl which concerns on this invention. It is a top view of the western style toilet bowl concerning a present Example. It is a top view which shows the other Example of the western style toilet bowl which concerns on this invention. It is a partial top view which shows the various shapes of the handle of the western style toilet bowl which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the handle of the western style toilet bowl in the other Example which concerns on this invention. It is a top view which shows the handle of the western style toilet bowl which concerns on a present Example. It is A-A 'sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 7 is a B-B ′ sectional view of FIG. 6. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional western style toilet bowl.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Toilet body 2, 2, 12 ... Toilet seat 3, 13, ... Lid member, 10 ... Western-style toilet, 4-6 ... Handle member, 14 ... Adhesive member, 15 ... Mounting member.

Claims (7)

A toilet body having an opening opening upward, a toilet seat provided on the toilet body so as to be rotatable with respect to the toilet body, and provided on the toilet seat so as to be rotatable with respect to the toilet seat and the toilet body. A Western-style toilet comprising a lid member,
At least one of the toilet seat and the lid member is provided with at least one handle protruding sideways on a plane.   The Western-style toilet according to claim 1, wherein the handle is provided on each of the toilet seat and the lid member so as to be shifted in a planar direction.   The Western-style toilet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the handle is integrally formed with at least one of the toilet seat and the lid member on which the handle is provided. In a toilet seat for a western-style toilet provided in a toilet body having an opening that opens upward so as to be rotatable with respect to the toilet body,
A toilet seat for a Western-style toilet, wherein at least one handle that protrudes laterally from a plane is provided. In the western-style toilet cover member provided to be rotatable with respect to the toilet body having an opening that opens upward,
A Western-style toilet cover member, wherein at least one handle protruding sideways on a plane is provided.   The Western-style toilet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the handle is installed on at least one of the toilet seat and the lid member with an adhesive.   A toilet body having an opening opening upward, a toilet seat provided on the toilet body so as to be rotatable with respect to the toilet body, and provided on the toilet seat so as to be rotatable with respect to the toilet seat and the toilet body. A toilet seat or lid member handle that can be attached to at least one of the toilet seat and the lid member of the western toilet equipped with a lid member so as to protrude laterally on the plane.

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