JP2007222386A - Step for urinal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a step for a urinal installed at a front lower part of the urinal for absorbing urine and washing water that scatter around by a replaceable absorbent material housed in a box body. <P>SOLUTION: The step for the urinal is a thin box spread at a fascia part at the front lower part of the urinal, a box-shaped body comprises an inner box for which a raised bottom part is formed by raising a plurality of projection parts of the uniform height on a bottom surface and an upper part is opened and an outer box for which a lower part is opened, a plurality of holes are perforated on an upper surface and an end face facing the urinal is inclined, and the box body is formed by putting the outer box over the inner box. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a step in which a user laid on a so-called drool part below the urinal puts a foot, and in particular, an absorbent material or the like housed inside is easily replaced to keep the drool part clean. The present invention relates to a urinal step that has a possible configuration and has been devised so as not to crawl on a front entry surface of a box shape.

Ordinary stones are usually laid in the so-called drool section below the urinal. The borada stone is a member for protecting the floor surface from being soiled by urine or washing water splashed from the urinal, and is often a plate-like body processed from granite or porcelain tile. However, even if the stone is laid, the scattered urine and washing water are only adhered and dried, and the cleaning effect and the deodorizing effect are not positively exhibited. Therefore, instead of a basin stone laying a simple stone material, a thin box with a plurality of holes is laid in the drooping part in front of the urinal, and the scattered urine and purified water are boxed. A urinal step has been developed and used that can be absorbed by a replaceable absorbent material, etc., housed inside.
This box-type urinal step is formed in a storage box type that can be filled with an absorbent material that absorbs liquids such as urine and washing water, and is formed in a thin box type that can ride without resistance. In addition, one or a plurality of holes are formed on the surface of the box body, and the structure is devised so that liquids such as urine and washing water can be easily absorbed by the absorbent material.

  The inventor of the present invention is also a developer of Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-364058, and the technique disclosed in the present invention is a technique developed by improving the drawbacks of the urinal step disclosed in the above application. The technology disclosed in the prior application allows urine and pre-purified water, which scatters during use of the urinal and adheres to the upper surface of the urinal step body, to enter the main body through the numerous holes drilled in the upper surface of the main body. Therefore, the upper surface of the urinal step is always kept clean, and the generation of odor can be minimized. Further, since the absorbent material after use can be taken out from the thin box-type main body and exchanged, it can always be kept hygienic. As a result, a technical basis has been developed that can prevent urine and clean water from contaminating the toilet floor.

  However, in the conventional urinal step, since the absorbent material is installed at the bottom of the box-type main body, it does not reach the hole on the top surface because it is not adhered to the top surface of the box in the state laid on the bottom. The adhering urine and washing water do not come into direct contact with the absorbent material, causing a problem that it is difficult to absorb. Also, in hospitals and public toilets where there are many users, the urinal step is a thin box even though it is thin, so there are some steps, and it is said that it cannot be used by wheelchair users There was a bad effect.

JP 2002-364058 A

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and is provided with an inclination at the front end portion of the urinal step so that the user does not crawl, and the absorber is the upper surface with the inner box of the box-type main body raised. The urinal step has a structure in which it is pressed and installed so as to be directly joined to the hole of the urinal, and the outer box and the inner box are hooked so that the used absorbent material can be easily collected. The purpose is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the urinal step according to the present invention forms a step to be laid on the drooping portion below the urinal in a thin box shape, and one or more on the upper surface of the box-shaped main body. A step for a urinal in which a liquid absorbent material is bored and the box-shaped main body is formed with a plurality of protrusions having a uniform height on the bottom surface to form a raised bottom portion It consists of an inner box with an opening at the top and an outer box with an opening at the bottom and a plurality of holes in the upper surface and an inclined end surface facing the urinal. The inner box is covered with the outer box. It is the structure which formed the box.
In addition, the box-shaped main body has an engagement hole formed on the side surface of the inner box on the urinal side and an engagement protrusion on the end surface of the outer box on the urinal side in order to hook the inner box and the outer box. It is the structure which projected.

The box-type main body has a configuration in which an attaching portion is provided to be sandwiched between side surfaces of the inner box so that the inner box and the outer box are locked.
Further, the box-shaped main body has a configuration in which one or a plurality of holes are provided on the upper surface, and a foot-shaped pattern portion in which a plurality of holes are formed at the foot placement position.
Further, the protrusion is formed by a protrusion having a width substantially equal to the width of the box, and a plurality of groove-like bodies formed in a U-shaped cross section by connecting two protrusions are mounted on the bottom surface.

According to the urinal step according to the present invention described in detail above, the following effects can be obtained.
1. The urine and the pre-purified water scattered and adhered to the upper surface of the box-type main body are easy to come into contact with the urine and the pre-purified water because the absorbent material mounted on the bottom formed on the raised bottom is pressed by the information. Since the liquid can be effectively absorbed, the upper surface of the urinal step is always kept clean. Moreover, the convenience that the urinal step can be used by using the inclination without using the slope of the end portion of the front surface and even by a wheelchair user has increased.
2. Since the inner and outer boxes of the box-type main body have a latching structure that can be easily operated from the outside, the workability is good because the absorbent material loaded in the inner box can be easily replaced without removing the entire outer box. became. Moreover, even if the absorbent material expands due to urine or washing water, the outer box can be prevented from floating.
3. Since the latching portion is provided on the side surface portion of the box-type main body, workability is improved in this respect as well.
4. Since the foot-shaped pattern and the hole are drilled at the foot position on the upper surface of the main body, the position of the user's foot can be easily set at a fixed position, and the floor surface of the toilet can be prevented from being soiled.
5. Since the bottom part of the inner box is formed as a raised bottom, the absorbent material is placed on the raised bottom part, and the absorbent material is lifted so that it adheres to the back surface of the upper surface and absorbs the liquid on the upper surface. became.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a urinal step according to the present invention, and a broken line indicates a shape when used in a stall type urinal. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the urinal step. FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing a use state, in which FIG. 3A shows a case of a wall-mounted urinal, and FIG. 3B shows a case of a stall-type urinal.
The urinal step 10 includes an inner box 20 having an upper opening, an outer box 30 having a lower opening, and an absorbent 40.
The urinal step 10 includes a box-shaped main body 11 including an inner box 20, an outer box 30, and an absorbent material 40. The upper part is formed on the inner box 20 having the upper part formed in the opening, and the lower part is formed in the opening. The box-type main body 11 is formed by covering the outer box 30. In addition, a plurality of holes 32 are formed in the upper surface of the outer box, which is the upper surface of the box-shaped main body 11, and is installed at a position where the basin stones are placed in the front lower part of the urinal.

  As shown in the perspective view of the urinal step in FIG. 1, the box-type main body 11 includes an inner box 20 and an outer box 30, and the inner box is covered with the outer box to form a box. The absorbent material 40 is accommodated in the box-type main body. The box-type main body 11 is a thin box laid in place of a slab of slabs laid in a drooping part below the urinal. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the urinal step 10 according to the present invention.

The inner box 20 of the box is open at the top for inserting the absorbent material, and a plurality of protrusions 27 having a uniform height are provided on the bottom. A retaining hole 22 and an attaching portion 24 for engaging with the outer box 30 are provided.
By raising the plurality of protrusions 27, the entire bottom surface is raised to form a bottom portion. The absorbent 40 is placed on the raised bottom. The installation position of the absorbent material 40 placed on the bottom surface is raised above the absorbent material of the conventional urinal step and is well pressed against the back surface of the top surface. As a result, the leaked urine and washing water are easily absorbed as they approach the hole formed in the upper surface.
The mat-like absorbent material is uniformly in contact with the upper surface of the main body. It is desirable that the height of the protrusion is uniform.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the protrusion 27. The projecting portion 27 erected on the bottom surface of the inner box 20 is composed of a projecting strip having a length substantially equal to the width of the box body, and a groove-shaped body 29 formed in a U-shaped cross section by connecting two projecting strips to the bottom surface. It is the structure which was attached to The height of the protrusion is lower than the height of the inner box and is made uniformly. A plurality of U-shaped grooves 29 formed by connecting the ridges are mounted on the bottom surface of the inner box 20 at equal intervals to form a raised bottom portion.

The outer box 30 of the box is made larger than the width of the outer frame of the inner box 20.
The outer box 30 is installed covering the inner box with the lower part as an opening. A plurality of holes 32 are formed in the upper surface of the outer box. Moreover, the inclined surface 70 is formed in the end surface facing the urinal of the outer box.

  Although the shape of the hole 32 is circular in the embodiment, an oval shape, a square shape, a rectangular shape, or the like can be appropriately selected. A hole is provided on the entire top surface of the box-shaped main body. The number of holes is not limited, but one or a plurality of holes are formed. Further, the hole 32 is provided with a foot-shaped pattern portion in which a plurality of holes are formed at the foot placement position. By drilling the hole in the foot shape, the user's foot placement position can be easily determined, and the floor surface of the toilet can be prevented from being soiled.

  The absorbent material 40 is a thick belt member that absorbs liquid, and a non-woven fabric or the like mixed with a highly water-absorbent resin is used. As long as the material has a function of absorbing liquid, the shape of the material is not limited here. The absorbent material 40 is loaded into the main body of the box 11 constituting the urinal step 10. In this embodiment, since the shape of the box is a quadrangle, the shape of the absorbent material is also formed as a thin rectangle. The shape of the absorbent material is not limited. When the absorbent material 40 is used, it absorbs urine and washing water and expands its volume. When the volume 32 expands from the hole 32, the contact area further increases. For this reason, urine and washing water adhering to the upper surface of the main body are easily absorbed regardless of the surface tension of the liquid.

The outer box 30 is provided with an inclination 70 on the end surface facing the urinal. The slope 70 connects the upper surface of the urinal step and the toilet floor with a gentle slope. This inclination not only prevents the user from whispering but also allows wheelchair users to use it.
The material of the inner box 20 and the outer box 30 can be metal, synthetic resin, or the like, and stainless steel is particularly preferably used. This is because stainless steel is resistant to corrosion and durable, and the metallic luster gives a clean feeling. In consideration of a person's ride, a beam may be provided inside the inner box 20 or the outer box 30 in order to increase the strength.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which the urinal step 10 according to the present invention is installed in a toilet. FIG. 3A shows a case where the urinal is used for a wall-mounted urinal, and the urinal step 10 is laid on the floor immediately before the urinal 50.
When used in the stall-type urinal 51 as shown in FIG. 3B, it is convenient that the shape of the urinal step 10 matches the shape of the lower portion of the urinal 51. The shape of the urinal step 10 can be matched with the shape of the lower part of other stall type urinals. The urinal step 10 may be configured to be detachably fixed to the floor surface with a hook or the like (not shown).

  The urine and the pre-purified water scattered and adhering to the urinal step 10 enter the urinal step 10 through a large number of holes 32 and are effectively absorbed by the absorbent material 40 in contact with the upper surface. There is no need to worry about getting the user's shoes dirty. In addition, the appearance of the toilet floor can be kept clean.

The urinal step 10 removes the attachment 24 on the side surface, opens the outer box 30, and replaces the internal absorbent 40.
FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the attachment portion 24. The attachment portion 24 is provided on the lower surface of the inner box, and the upper and lower sides of the inner box and the outer box are clamped from the side surface by a clamping portion having a U-shaped cross section having a width larger than the thickness of the box-shaped main body. The attachment 24 is provided with a knob so that it can be easily removed. With this structure, it is possible to prevent the outer box 30 of the box-type main body from being lifted by the absorbent material that has expanded due to the absorption of urine or washing water.

  FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of the engagement state of the engagement hole 22 and the engagement protrusion 34. An engagement hole 22 is formed in the side surface of the inner box on the urinal side, and an engagement protrusion 34 is provided on the end surface of the outer box on the urinal side, so that the inner box 20 and the outer box 30 are hooked. is doing. When the attachment portion 24 is removed, the outer box 30 can be opened and closed so as to be a lid of the box-shaped main body by the engagement of the engagement hole 22 of the inner box and the engagement projection 34 of the outer box, and absorption. The material 40 can be easily replaced. Further, since the inner box 20 and the outer box 30 can be removed, the box-type main body can be easily cleaned, and the urinal step 10 can be kept clean. It is also possible to collect the urinal step 10 together with the main body and replace the absorbent material 40 in another place.

The perspective view of the step for urinals concerning the present invention Exploded perspective view of a urinal step according to the present invention (A) (b) The figure which shows the state which installed the step for urinals which concerns on this invention in the toilet (A) (b) The perspective view and sectional drawing of the protrusion which concern on this invention The perspective view of the attachment part which concerns on this invention The figure which shows the latching state of the engagement hole and engagement protrusion which concern on this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Step for urinal 11 Box-type main body 20 Inner box 30 Outer box 32 Hole 40 Absorbent material 22 Engagement hole 24 Attachment part 27 Protrusion 29 Groove 34 Engagement protrusion 70 Inclination 50 Urinal 51 Urinal 51

Claims (5)

For urinals where the step laid in the drooping part in front of the urinal is formed in a thin box shape, and one or more holes are drilled in the upper surface of the box-shaped body, and the liquid absorbent material is loaded inside In the step, the box-shaped main body has an inner box with a plurality of protrusions having a uniform height on the bottom surface to form a raised bottom and an opening at the top, and an opening at the bottom and a plurality of holes on the top. A urinal step comprising: an outer box having an inclined end face facing the urinal, wherein the inner box is covered with the outer box to form a box. The box-shaped main body has an engagement hole formed in the side surface of the inner box on the urinal side and an engagement protrusion on the end surface of the outer box on the urinal side in order to hook the inner box and the outer box. The urinal step according to claim 1, wherein the urinal step is provided in a protruding manner. 2. The urinal step according to claim 1, wherein the box-shaped main body is provided with an attaching portion that is clamped on a side surface of the inner box so that the inner box and the outer box are locked. 2. The urinal step according to claim 1, wherein the box-shaped main body is provided with one or a plurality of holes on an upper surface and a foot-shaped pattern portion having a plurality of holes formed at a foot placement position. . The protrusion is composed of a protrusion having a width substantially equal to the width of the box, and has a structure in which a plurality of grooves formed in a U-shaped cross-section by connecting two protrusions are mounted on the bottom surface. The urinal step according to claim 1.

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