JP2008194154A - Auxiliary closet seat and infant closet using it - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an auxiliary closet seat capable of being stably stored for stopper parts to be hard to break due to an external load at a storage in packing, hanging or the like and offer a user-friendly and more sanitary infant closet using it. <P>SOLUTION: The auxiliary closet seat 1 used in being placed on a closet seat of a Western-style toilet comprises a ringed closet-seat main body 2 having seat parts 21 on right and left sides and a pair of the stopper parts 3 provided in right and left symmetrical positions in the rear of the seat parts 21. Each of the stopper parts 3 comprises a support part 31 rotatably supported in parallel to the seat part 21 and a fixing part 32 connected to the support part 31 and so supported as to be capable of being toppled down sideways vertically to the seat part 21. The infant closet 8 comprises the seat 1 and a closet main body 5 on which the seat 1 can be placed with the top open. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an auxiliary toilet seat and an infant toilet using the same. Furthermore, it is related with the auxiliary toilet seat excellent in the accommodation property at the time of storage, and the toilet for infants using the same.

Conventionally, when an infant or the like uses a Western-style toilet, an infant's auxiliary toilet seat is disclosed that is used by being placed on a toilet seat (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).
The auxiliary toilet seat is provided with a stopper portion for locking the toilet seat inside (opening portion) of the western-style toilet when placed, and by adjusting the stopper portion according to the size of the toilet seat opening portion, It can be fixed without rattling or shifting.
However, the auxiliary toilet seat has a structure in which the stopper portion protrudes downward from the bottom surface of the auxiliary toilet seat in order to securely fix it to a Western-style toilet. The stopper part was easily damaged by the mechanical load.
In addition, when the auxiliary toilet seat is placed on the potty body and used as a toilet bowl for a baby, the stopper part is removed or a recess is formed on the potty body in order to place the auxiliary toilet seat stably on the potty body. Therefore, it was necessary to accommodate the stopper portion. Therefore, it takes time and effort to attach and detach the stopper according to the purpose of use, and the inside of the recess is easily soiled, which is lacking in hygiene.
Utility Model No. 3017865 JP 2000-333877 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-68596

  The present invention provides an auxiliary toilet seat that can be stored in a stable shape (form) during storage in a stationary state, a suspended state, and the like, and that the stopper portion is not easily damaged by an external load during storage. In addition, the use of the auxiliary toilet seat provides an easy-to-use and more hygienic infant toilet.

The present invention is an auxiliary toilet seat that is used by being placed on a toilet seat of a Western-style toilet, and includes a pair of annular toilet seat bodies having seat portions on the left and right sides, and a pair of symmetrical positions on the back side of the both seat portions. The stopper part is connected to the support part so as to be rotatable in a direction parallel to the seat part, and is connected to the support part so that the stopper part can be laid down in the vertical direction with respect to the seat part. An auxiliary toilet seat consisting of a fixed part to be supported is required.
Furthermore, the connecting portion between the support portion and the fixing portion is formed of a cylindrical portion and a rod-like portion that is loosely fitted to the cylindrical portion, and has a handle portion that is detachable in front of the toilet seat body. As a requirement.
Furthermore, a toilet for infants comprising any one of the above-described auxiliary toilet seats and a toilet main body on which the auxiliary toilet seat can be placed and opened upward is a requirement.
Furthermore, it is necessary to provide a housing that can be inserted and removed from the upper opening of the toilet body, a top plate that closes the upper opening, and the top plate is accommodated below the toilet body. And
In the present invention, “front” indicates the front side when sitting on the toilet seat, and “rear” indicates the rear side when sitting on the toilet seat.

According to the present invention, when not in use, the stopper portion can be easily accommodated without protruding downward from the bottom surface of the auxiliary toilet seat, so that a stable form can be maintained during storage in a stationary state or a suspended state, and an external load during storage The stopper part is not easily damaged by
In addition, since the above-described auxiliary toilet seat is used for an infant toilet composed of a potty body and an auxiliary toilet seat, the auxiliary toilet seat can be placed on the potty body without removing the stopper or providing a recess on the upper surface of the potty body. It is easy to assemble and is more hygienic with no dirt in the recess.
Furthermore, it can be used in multiple ways, such as an auxiliary toilet seat, a toilet bowl for an infant, and a step stool.

The auxiliary toilet seat and infant toilet of the present invention will be described with reference to the following drawings.
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an auxiliary toilet seat, FIG. 2 is a rear view, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are views showing a main part of a stopper portion. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are diagrams showing the infant toilet and toilet body, respectively.

  The auxiliary toilet seat 1 (see FIGS. 1 to 4) is used by placing a Western-style toilet on an toilet seat when an infant uses it. An annular resin toilet seat body 2 having a portion 22 and a pair of stopper portions 3 provided at symmetrical positions on the back side of the toilet seat body 2 (the back side of the seat portion 21).

On the front upper surface of the toilet seat body 2, a handle portion 4 for holding a seated infant is detachably attached and can be removed according to the growth of the infant or removed at the time of storage. The handle portion 4 is formed integrally with a shape portion 41 that imitates the face of a duck.
Furthermore, on the lower surface (that is, the front back surface of the toilet seat body 2) where the handle portion 4 is attached, there is provided a hanging portion 28 that is used to suspend and accommodate the auxiliary toilet seat 1 when not in use. It is attached to the seat portion 21 so as to be rotatable in a parallel direction. The hanging portion 28 is also detachably attached.
Further, a wall portion 23 continuously extending in the vertical direction is provided at an edge portion forming the hole portion 22 (that is, the inner edge of both seat portions and the front and rear portions connecting them). A recess that becomes the small water receiver 24 is integrally formed in the front.

  The stopper portion 3 is disposed substantially at the center of the seat portion 21, and is supported by a support portion 31 that is rotatably supported in a parallel direction with respect to the seat portion 21, and is connected to the support portion 31. It is comprised from the fixing | fixed part 32 supported so that it can lie down in the perpendicular direction with respect to the part 21. FIG.

The support portion 31 is screwed with a cylindrical portion 25 formed integrally with the toilet seat body 2, and irregularities are radially formed in a portion in contact with the cylindrical portion 25, and screw holes are provided in the irregularities. It has been. Furthermore, the cylindrical part 311 provided with the through-hole in the direction parallel to the seat part 21 is provided.
The cylindrical portion 25 has a radially uneven surface at the bottom surface (upper end in FIG. 3), and a vertical screw hole is formed at the center. The uneven surface has a shape that meshes with the unevenness of the support portion 31.
The support portion 31 meshes with the cylindrical portion 25 and the projections and recesses, and is connected to the back surface of the seat portion 21 by screwing a connecting screw 33 vertically passing through the support portion 31 into a screw hole. At that time, a spring for biasing the support portion 31 in the direction of the cylindrical portion 25 is interposed in the connection screw 33.

The fixing portion 32 is a substantially L-shaped resin molded product composed of a rod-shaped portion 321 and a locking portion 322, and the rod-shaped portion 321 is inserted into a cylindrical portion 311 formed on the support portion 31 to play freely. It is connected to the fitted state.
Therefore, when the fixing portion 32 is not used, the locking portion 322 is held in a state where the locking portion 322 is laid down in a parallel direction with respect to the seat portion 21. At that time, since the locking portion 322 is locked to the back surface of the seat portion 21, inadvertent movement can be prevented.
In use, the fixed portion 32 is removed from the back surface of the seat portion 21 and held in a state of being vertically erected with respect to the seat portion 21. In addition, the upper end part of the fixing | fixed part 32 (locking part 322) in a vertical standing state is hold | maintained in the position which protruded upwards rather than the wall part 23 upper end (refer FIG. 4). At this time, engaging portions for preventing inadvertent sideways in the upright state are formed on the support portion 31 and the fixing portion 32.

Further, in the vertically standing state, the stopper portion 3 can be arbitrarily moved by rotating the connecting screw 33 to the center of gravity in a state where the support portion 31 is pulled up from the cylindrical portion 25 and a gap is provided between the irregularities, and the irregularities are engaged again. It can be adjusted to the position. In that case, the guide part 26 for preventing that the latching | locking part 322 remove | deviates from the cylindrical part 311 is provided.
With the above configuration, it is attached to various adult toilet seats with a simple adjustment in a stable state, and the fixed portion 32 can be stored without protruding from the end face of the wall 23 during storage, and can be stored in a stable form. The stopper portion 3 is hardly damaged by an external load.

Further, on the back side of the toilet seat body 2 (seat portion 21), leg portions 27 are provided at the four corners for further improving the stability when placed on the adult toilet seat. The leg portion 27 can be provided with an anti-slip effect by being formed as an elastic member made of rubber, elastomer, soft resin or the like.
Furthermore, one or two or more latching hooks are provided behind the stopper 3 on the back surface of the toilet seat body 2 so that it can be latched on the adult toilet seat, and the stability when the auxiliary toilet seat 1 is placed can be further enhanced. .
In addition, the toilet seat body 2 may be provided with a hole, a protrusion, a button, or the like for attaching a toilet seat cover that covers the seat portion 21.

  Further, using the auxiliary toilet seat 1, a toilet body 5 on which the auxiliary toilet seat 1 is placed, a center lid 6 accommodated in the toilet body 5, and a lid that covers the hole 22 of the auxiliary toilet seat 1. The toilet bowl 8 for infants can be comprised from 7 and the top plate (step board) accommodated under the toilet body 5 (refer FIG. 5, FIG. 6).

  The toilet body 5 includes a recessed opening 51 on the upper side, and a mounting portion 52 is formed so as to surround the opening 51. Further, an outer peripheral portion 53 extending downward from the edge of the mounting portion 52 is formed, and the lower end of the outer peripheral portion 53 extends longer than the bottom surface of the recessed opening portion 51, so that the inside of the outer peripheral portion 53 (opening) A storage space in which the step plate can be detachably accommodated is formed below the portion 51. It should be noted that a non-slip member can be provided at the lower end of the outer peripheral portion 53 that comes into contact with the floor surface during use so that it does not slip during use.

  Since the hollow-shaped opening 51 accommodates the midrib 6, it can be removed and the urine can be discarded after the infant uses it, so that cleaning and cleanup can be easily performed. And convenient.

The mounting portion 52 is provided with four receiving portions 54 for positioning when the auxiliary toilet seat 1 is placed, and has a shape corresponding to the leg portion 27 of the auxiliary toilet seat 1 (specifically, the leg portion). 27 can be press-fitted and held). The receiving portion 54 is used for positioning the step plate when the step plate is placed on the toilet body 5.
In the present invention, since the auxiliary toilet seat 1 is not placed on the toilet body 5 with the stopper portion 3 protruding downward, a recess for accommodating the stopper portion 3 is formed in the placement portion 52. There is no need. Therefore, the inside of the dent is not contaminated as in the conventional case, and the infant toilet 8 can be maintained in a sanitary manner.

When the toilet body 5 is used as a stepping board (that is, when the auxiliary toilet seat 1 is attached to the adult toilet seat from the state of the infant toilet 8), the step board stored in the outer peripheral portion 53 is removed, and the auxiliary toilet seat is removed. It can be used in the form of a step platform by placing on the placing portion 52 instead of 1 and covering the opening 51 of the toilet body 5.
The step plate is provided with four convex portions that are press-fitted into the receiving portion 54 when being mounted on the placement portion 52. Further, the convex portion is also used for being press-fitted and held in the outer peripheral portion 53 when it is accommodated in a storage space below the toilet body 5 when not in use. The method for accommodating and holding the step plate in the storage space is not limited to this, and a method such as screwing or locking may be used.

  The toilet body 5, the inner tub 6, the lid 7, and the step plate are all formed by molding a relatively hard plastic (polypropylene, ABS, etc.), so they are integrally formed in an arbitrary shape. it can.

As a method for using the infant toilet 8 and the auxiliary toilet seat 1, first, while the infant is small, the auxiliary toilet seat 1 is placed on the toilet body 5 and used. When the infant can use the Western-style toilet (adult toilet seat), the auxiliary toilet seat 1 is removed from the toilet body 5 and placed on the adult toilet seat. At that time, the fixing portions 32 of the left and right stopper portions 3 located on the back surface of the auxiliary toilet seat 1 are vertically placed and inserted into the opening of the adult toilet seat. At this time, the left and right stopper portions 3 (fixing portions 32) abut against the inner edge of the adult toilet seat opening, and the auxiliary toilet seat 1 can be fixed without play.
At that time, when the left and right stopper portions 3 (fixed portions 32) are separated from the inner edge of the adult toilet seat and the auxiliary toilet seat 1 is loose, the support portion 31 is pulled up from the cylindrical portion 25 to provide a gap between the irregularities. In this state, the stopper 3 can be adjusted to a position where it abuts against the inner edge of the adult toilet seat opening by rotating the connecting screw 33 to the center of gravity and again engaging the concave and convex portions.

As for the raising and lowering of the infant to the auxiliary toilet seat 1 placed on the adult toilet seat, the adult may lift the infant and make it sit on the auxiliary toilet seat 1, or the toilet body 5 may be used as a step platform.
When the toilet body 5 is used as a stepping platform, the step plate is removed from the storage space in the outer peripheral portion 53 of the toilet body 5, and the step plate is placed on the placement portion 52 of the toilet body 5. At this time, the four convex portions provided on the back surface of the step plate are inserted from above in accordance with the receiving portions 54 of the mounting portion 52. Then, the four convex portions are press-fitted into each receiving portion 54 by pressing the step plate toward the toilet body 5. As a result, the step plate is not detached from the toilet body 5.

Thereafter, by placing the toilet body 5 on the side of the Western-style toilet, it becomes possible for an infant to place his / her feet on the step board when ascending / descending, so that the toilet body 5 can be used as a stepping board.
Moreover, when the handle part 4 of the auxiliary toilet seat 1 becomes unnecessary, it can be removed from the toilet seat body 2 by loosening the screw on the back side.

  Furthermore, when using the toilet bowl main body 5 as a stepping platform, the dimension of the handle part 4 can also be set so that the removed handle part 4 can be accommodated inside the intermediate basket 6. By setting in such a manner, the storage location of the handle portion 4 can be secured. In addition, an engagement portion for accommodating and fixing the handle portion 4 and the lid body 7 in the storage space inside the outer peripheral portion 53 of the toilet body 5 can be provided.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows one Example of the auxiliary toilet seat of this invention. It is a back view of an auxiliary toilet seat. It is an enlarged view of a stopper part. It is an enlarged view of a stopper part. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows one Example of the toilet bowl for infants of this invention. It is a top view which shows one Example of a toilet bowl main body.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Auxiliary toilet seat 2 Toilet seat main body 21 Seat part 22 Hole part 23 Wall part 24 Small water receptacle 25 Column part 26 Guide part 27 Leg part 28 Suspension part 3 Stopper part 31 Support part 311 Cylindrical part 32 Fixing part 321 Rod-like part 322 Locking Part 33 Connecting screw 4 Handle part 41 Shape part 5 Toilet body body 51 Opening part 52 Placement part 53 Outer part 54 Receiving part 6 Lid 7 Lid body 8 Infant toilet

Claims (6)

  An auxiliary toilet seat that is used on a toilet seat of a Western-style toilet, and has an annular toilet seat body having seat portions on both left and right sides, and a pair of stopper portions provided at symmetrical positions on the back side of the both seat portions. The stopper portion is supported by the support portion so as to be rotatable in a direction parallel to the seat portion, and is fixed to the support portion so as to be able to lie sideways in the vertical direction with respect to the seat portion. An auxiliary toilet seat consisting of a part.   The auxiliary toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion between the support portion and the fixing portion includes a tubular portion and a rod-like portion that is loosely fitted to the tubular portion.   The auxiliary toilet seat according to claim 1, further comprising a detachable handle portion in front of the toilet seat body.   An infant toilet comprising the auxiliary toilet seat according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and a toilet bowl body on which the auxiliary toilet seat can be placed and which opens upward.   The infant toilet according to claim 4, further comprising a housing that can be entered and exited from an upper opening of the toilet body.   The infant toilet according to claim 4 or 5, comprising a top plate that closes the upper opening, and the top plate is accommodated below the toilet body.

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