JP2007330460A - Toilet apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet apparatus which is provided with a footrest base, which enables a user to change the height of the sole and in which the footrest base is firmly fixed. <P>SOLUTION: The footrest base 3 is installed around a Western style toilet 2. The footrest base 3 is U-shaped and is provided with an extension piece 11 projecting downward from the Western style toilet 2. By mounting the Western style toilet 2 on the upper side of the extension piece 11, the footrest base 3 is fixed. The front part of the footrest base 3 is formed as a slope 3a continuously rising from a floor surface F without steps. By changing the position of the sole on the slope 3a, the height of the sole is changed. The entire upper surface of the footrest base 3 may be formed as the slope. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet facility provided with a Western-style toilet and a footrest on which a user seated on the Western-style toilet rests his / her sole.

A toilet facility equipped with a footrest separate from a Western-style toilet on which a user sitting on a Western-style toilet rests his / her foot is shown in FIG. 5 of Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 64-35997 and FIGS. It is described in. When the sole is placed on the footrest, the user can increase abdominal pressure and promote defecation.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 64-35997 JP 2000-104321 A

i) The footrests described in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 are both trapezoidal with a horizontal upper surface. In the case of such a footrest, the height of the sole from the floor surface is provided. However, the height of the sole may not necessarily match the physique of the user. There is also an upright step between the footrest and the floor.

  The present invention provides a footrest including a footrest that allows a user to change the sole height as desired and that can eliminate an upright step between at least the front portion of the footrest and the floor surface. For the purpose.

ii) Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 do not describe a specific structure for fixing the footrest.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a footrest in which the footrest is firmly fixed to the floor surface.

  The footrest of the first invention (invention 1) is a toilet facility comprising a Western-style toilet and a footrest on which a user seated on the Western-style toilet rests his / her foot, wherein at least a front portion of the footrest is a floor surface. It is characterized by a slope that rises diagonally.

  The footrest of the second invention (invention 2) is a toilet facility comprising a Western style toilet bowl installed on the floor and a footrest base on which a user seated on the Western style toilet rests his sole. Further, an extension piece extending along the floor surface is provided, and the footrest is fixed by sandwiching the extension piece between the Western-style toilet and the floor surface. Is.

  A footrest according to a third aspect of the present invention (Claim 3) is a toilet facility comprising a Western-style toilet fixed to a floor surface via a bolt, and a footrest on which a user seated on the Western-style toilet rests a foot. The footrest is fixed to the bolt.

  In this third invention, the footrest is provided with a projecting piece having a bolt insertion portion, and the bolt is inserted into the bolt insertion portion, and the footrest is fixed by tightening the nut. Is preferred.

  In the second and third inventions, it is preferable that at least the front portion of the footrest is a slope that rises obliquely from the floor surface.

  In the footrest according to the first aspect of the present invention, the user sitting on the Western-style toilet places the sole on the footrest, so that the knee can be raised and the abdominal pressure can be increased. In this footrest, since at least the front part of the footrest is a slope that rises obliquely from the floor surface, the knee height can be changed by changing the position of the sole on the slope. Further, an upright step between at least the front part of the footrest and the floor surface is eliminated. Therefore, the foot can be easily moved from the floor surface onto the footrest.

  In the footrest of the second invention, the footrest is firmly fixed by the extension piece provided on the footrest being sandwiched between the Western-style toilet and the floor surface.

  In the footrest according to the third aspect of the present invention, the footrest is fixed to the bolt that fixes the Western-style toilet to the floor surface. By driving screws, anchors, bolts, and the like for fastening the footrest to the floor, the footrest is securely fixed to the floor.

  In the third aspect of the present invention, a protrusion having a bolt insertion portion is provided in the footrest, and the footrest is fixed by inserting the bolt into the bolt insertion portion and tightening the nut. The footrest is firmly fixed.

  In the second to third inventions, at least the front part of the footrest may be a slope rising from the floor surface.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a footrest according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view after the footrest is assembled.

  The upper end of the drain pipe 1 is exposed on the floor F of the toilet room. A western style toilet 2 is installed on the upper side in the vicinity of the drain pipe 1, and a footrest 3 is installed so as to surround the western style toilet. In this embodiment, the drainage port (not shown) of the Western-style toilet 2 is connected to the drainage pipe via the drainage socket 4.

  The drain socket 4 is provided with a cylindrical portion 4 a that is fitted from the lower side to the drain port of the Western-style toilet 2 and fitted into the drain pipe 1 from above. A flange portion 4b is provided around the cylindrical portion 4a. A bolt insertion hole 4c is provided in the flange portion 4b.

  The bolt 5 inserted through the bolt insertion hole 8 of the western-style toilet 2 is inserted into the bolt insertion hole 4 c, and the nut 7 is tightened through the packing 6 to fix the western-style toilet 2 to the floor surface F. Reference numeral 10 in FIG. 2 denotes a decorative cap that is attached to the bolt 5.

  The drain socket 4 has a bracket portion 4d that is formed integrally with the tubular portion 4a and extends forward from the tubular portion 4a. The front end of the bracket portion 4d is a standing portion 4e, and this standing portion 4e faces the inner surface of the front end portion of the western-style toilet 2. The bolt 9 is passed from the front through the bolt insertion hole 2a on the front end surface of the western-style toilet 2, and the bolt 9 is screwed into the female screw hole 4f of the upright portion 4e. F is fixed.

  In this embodiment, the footrest 3 is substantially U-shaped along the front part and the left and right sides of the Western-style toilet 2. The footrest 3 is provided with a thin plate-like extension piece 11 protruding inward of the U shape. The footrest 3 is fixed by placing the western-style toilet 2 on the extension piece 11 when the western-style toilet 2 is installed. The extension piece 11 is provided with an opening 12 having a size to fit the drain socket 4.

  The footrest 3 has a slope 3a in which the upper surface of the front portion gradually increases backward. The average slope of this slope is preferably about 15 to 60 °. The slope 3 a intersects the back surface of the footrest 3 at the front end of the footrest 3, and the slope 3 a rises continuously from the floor surface F. The inclined surface 3a may be a flat surface, or may be a curved surface that is convex or concave at least partially upward. At least a part of the slope 3a may be an uneven surface or a rough surface.

  In the toilet facility shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 configured as described above, a user who sits on the Western-style toilet 2 and adds his / her feet puts the sole on the footrest 3 to increase the abdominal pressure. Can promote defecation. Further, the foot can be easily moved from the floor surface F to the footrest 3. It is also easy to move the foot on the footrest 3 to the floor F.

  In this embodiment, since the front upper surface of the footrest 3 is a slope 3a that becomes higher toward the rear, the knee is higher and the abdominal pressure is increased as the sole is placed on the rear portion of the footrest 3. Can do. In addition, the user can adjust the knee height by placing the sole on a desired position according to the length of the lower leg of the user.

  In this embodiment, the footrest 3 can be fixed to the floor F using the installation of the Western-style toilet 2. And the special screw, bolt, etc. which fix only a footrest to the floor surface F are unnecessary, and the floor surface F is not damaged easily.

  FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the toilet facility according to the second embodiment.

  In this embodiment, the extending piece 20 provided on the footrest 3 is a belt-like shape that crosses the footrest 3, and is disposed so as to straddle the bracket portion 4 d of the drain socket 4. The extending piece 20 is a U-shaped portion 21 in which a portion overlapping the bracket portion 4d protrudes upward. A plurality of small holes 22 are provided in the U-shaped portion 21.

  A small hole 23 is provided coaxially with each small hole 22 in the bracket portion 4d. The footrest 3 and the drain socket 4 are fixed to the floor surface F by screwing the floor surface F through the small holes 22 and 23.

  Also in this embodiment, the Western-style toilet 2 is placed on the extended piece 20 from above. Thereby, the footrest 3 is fixed to the floor F very firmly. Note that a notch-like portion 24 that engages with the extending piece 20 is provided on the left and right lower edges of the western-style toilet 2. As in the case of FIGS. 1 and 2, the front portion of the footrest 3 is a slope 3a.

  This embodiment and other configurations are the same as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 and show the same parts. Also in this embodiment, the same operational effects as the toilet facilities of FIGS.

  FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the third embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view after the footrest is installed.

  The footrest 30 used in this embodiment is U-shaped, and its front part is a slope 31 that rises rearward from the floor surface F. Pins 32 project from a pair of opposed inner wall surfaces 30 a of the footrest 30. In this embodiment, two pins 32 are provided on each inner wall surface 30a, but one or three or more pins may be provided.

  The footrest 30 is fixed by a Western style toilet fixing bolt 5 via a footrest mounting bracket 35. The bracket 35 includes a hanging piece 35a along the inner wall surface 30a, and an overhanging piece 35b extending to the upper side of the bolt insertion hole 8 of the western style toilet 2 connected to the upper end of the hanging piece 35a. The hanging piece 35 a is provided with two slits 36 cut upward from the lower edge. The projecting piece 35b is provided with two small holes 37 for inserting bolts.

  In this embodiment, the Western-style toilet 2 is provided with two bolt insertion holes 8 on the left and right. The pins 32 and 32, the slits 36 and 36, and the small holes 37 and 37 are provided at equal intervals to the bolt insertion holes 8 and 8, respectively.

  In order to install the footrest 30, the footrest 30 is placed on the floor so as to be fitted to the Western-style toilet 2. With the bolt 5 removed, the hanging piece 35a of the bracket 35 is inserted into the side surface of the Western-style toilet 2 and the inner wall surface 30a of the footrest 30. At this time, the pins 32 and 32 are introduced into the slits 36 and 36. Next, the bolt 5 is passed through the small hole 37 of the overhanging piece 35b and the bolt insertion hole 8 of the Western-style toilet 2, and the nut 7 is tightened.

  Also in this embodiment, the footrest 30 is firmly fixed via the bolt 5. Further, the front portion of the footrest 30 is a slope 31 that rises rearward from the floor surface F, and the seated person can freely adjust the knee height.

  4 and 5, the footrest 30 is a U-shaped integrated body, but like the footrest 30A in FIG. 6, it is composed of two bodies, a left footrest 30L and a right footrest 30R. May be.

  In the above embodiment, the slopes 3a and 31 of the footrests 3 and 30 rise only from the front toward the rear. However, like the footrest 30B in FIG. You may make it become an upward slope toward it.

  7 shows a modification of the footrest 30 of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 so as to make an upward slope from the entire outer peripheral edge toward the Western-style toilet 2, but the other outer footrests are similarly modified in the same manner. Obviously, it is possible to have an upward slope toward the western style toilet 2.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the left footrest 30L 'in the left footrest 30L of FIG. 6 that is inclined upward from the entire outer periphery toward the western style toilet 2;

  4 and 8, the L-shaped footrest mounting bracket 35 is used, but a flat bracket 40 may be used as shown in FIG. The bracket 40 is provided with a total of four small holes 41, and screws 42 are driven into the footrests 30L and 30R through the two small holes 41. Since the bracket 40 is attached to the footrest in advance, the footrests 30L and 30R divided into the left and right bodies are employed as the footrest.

  Instead of the flat bracket 40, a hinge bracket 50 shown in FIG. 10 may be used. The hinge-type bracket 50 is configured such that a fixed portion 51 and a movable portion 52 are connected via a hinge 53. The fixing portion 51 is attached to the footrest 30L (or 30R) with a screw 54, and the western style toilet fixing bolt 5 (not shown in FIG. 10) is inserted into the small hole 55 of the movable portion 52.

  In FIG. 10, the left and right footrests are used, but since the movable part 52 can be set up, brackets 50 and 50 are attached in advance to the U-shaped footrest 30 as shown in FIG. It is also possible to fix the footrest 30 with the bolt 5 of the Western-style toilet 2.

  FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view showing still another embodiment.

  In this embodiment, a downward U-shaped bracket 60 is attached to the lower part of the front end surface of the western-style toilet 2, and the footrest 70 is fixed to the western-style toilet 2 via the bracket 60. The footrest 70 is a slope whose front upper surface rises from the floor.

  The bracket 60 includes a first hanging piece 61 along the front end surface of the Western-style toilet 2, a second hanging piece 62 facing the first hanging piece 61, and a top plate portion that connects the upper ends of these hanging pieces 61 and 62. 63 and a downward U-shape. The first hanging piece 61 is provided with a small hole 64 disposed on the same axis as the bolt insertion hole 2a at the front end of the western-style toilet 2. The second hanging piece 62 is provided with a slit 65 having a shape cut upward from the lower end edge.

  The bracket 60 is fixed to the Western-style toilet 2 by screwing the bolt 8 into the female screw hole 4f of the upright portion 4e of the drain socket 4 (not shown) through the small hole 64 and the bolt insertion hole 2a. The drain socket 4 is configured as shown in FIG.

  The footrest 70 is U-shaped, and a pin 71 is attached to the front portion of the inner wall surface. The pin 71 has a thin shaft portion 71 a on the proximal end side and a large meridian portion 71 b at the distal end. The footrest 70 is fixed to the floor surface via the bracket 60, the bolt 9, and the western-style toilet 2.

  In the above embodiment, each footrest extends from the left and right sides of the Western-style toilet 2 to the rear part of the Western-style toilet 2, but like the footrest 80 in FIG. May be arranged. This footrest 80 also has a slope that rises at least from the floor F at the front.

  Each of the above embodiments is an example of the present invention, and the present invention can take forms other than those shown in the drawings. For example, the entire upper surface of the footrest may be an inclined surface with an upward slope toward the rear.

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Explanation of symbols

2 Western style toilets 3, 30, 30A, 30B, 30L, 30L ', 30R, 70, 80 Footrest 3a Slope 4 Drainage sockets 11, 20 Extending pieces 35, 40, 50 Brackets

Claims (5)

In a toilet facility comprising a Western-style toilet and a footrest on which a user sitting on the Western-style toilet rests his / her foot,
A toilet facility, wherein at least a front portion of the footrest is a slope that rises obliquely from a floor surface. In a toilet facility comprising a Western-style toilet installed on the floor, and a footrest on which a user seated on the Western-style toilet rests his / her foot,
An extension piece extending along the floor surface is provided on the footrest, and the footrest is fixed by being sandwiched between the Western-style toilet and the floor surface. Characteristic toilet facilities. In a toilet facility comprising a Western-style toilet fixed to a floor surface via bolts, and a footrest on which a user seated on the Western-style toilet rests a foot,
A toilet facility, wherein the footrest is fixed to the bolt.   4. The protrusion according to claim 3, wherein the footrest is provided with a projecting piece having a bolt insertion part, and the footrest is fixed by inserting the bolt into the bolt insertion part and tightening the nut. Toilet facilities.   The toilet equipment according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein at least a front portion of the footrest is a slope that rises obliquely from a floor surface.

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