JP2008206694A - Portable toilet and leg member used for it - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable toilet which can prevent feet from contacting ground plates as an attendant approaches the portable toilet sideways from an outer frame body of the toilet and moreover can make the attendant support an attendee stably. <P>SOLUTION: The portable toilet is provided with the outer frame body 5 of the toilet for housing a filth receptacle 3 and leg members 11 provided on both sides of the outer frame body 5 of the toilet. A foot rest recess 55 opened outward is formed in the ground plate 19 provided at the lower end part of each of the leg members 11. The foot rest recesses 55 are formed inward from the outside surface of the outer frame body 5 of the toilet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable toilet used mainly for nursing care and a leg used for the portable toilet.

  Conventionally, for example, a chair-type portable toilet as shown in Patent Document 1 has been used. This portable toilet is provided with legs on both sides of the toilet casing that houses the waste receptacle. A grounding plate that is grounded to the floor is provided at the lower end of each leg, and the grounding plate has a laterally outer end that is more than the outer surface of the toilet outer body in order to stably support the toilet outer body. Also protrudes outward.

  By the way, assistance is required when an elderly person or a physically handicapped person sits or leaves the toilet seat, and in this case, the assistant is required to use a portable toilet seated by the person being assisted to stably support the person being assisted. It is necessary to stand as close as possible to the side portable toilet.

However, in the portable toilet shown in Patent Document 1, since the grounding plate of the leg protrudes outward from the toilet outer body, when the assistant approaches from the side of the portable toilet, the foot is grounded. There is a risk of hitting. Further, in order for the assistant to be as close as possible to the portable toilet, it is necessary to place a foot on the ground plate, and in this case, it becomes difficult to maintain a stable assistance posture.
JP 200687725 A

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-described conventional problems, and can prevent a foot from coming into contact with a grounding plate when an assistant approaches a portable toilet from the side of a toilet casing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable toilet that enables a person to stably support a person being assisted.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the portable toilet of the present invention includes a toilet outer body 5 that houses the waste receptacle 3 and legs 11 provided on both sides of the toilet outer body 5. The grounding plate 19 is provided with a foot entry recess 55 that opens outward, and the foot entry recess 55 is formed on the inner side of the outer surface of the toilet bowl body 5. To do. In this way, by forming the foot recess 55 formed on the grounding plate 19 of each leg 11 on the inner side of the outer surface of the toilet outer body 5, the assistant can carry from the side of the toilet outer body 5. When approaching the toilet 1, it is possible to prevent the foot from coming into contact with the grounding plate 19 by putting the foot in the foot recess 55 located inside the toilet outer body 5. The assistant can stand on the floor surface exposed to the inside of the foot recess 55 and stand at a position close to the portable toilet 1.

  In addition, armrests 12 are provided on both sides of the toilet shell 5, and the outer ends of the armrests 12 are arranged flush with the outer surface of the toilet shell 5 or outward of the outer surface of the toilet shell 5. It is also preferable that the outer end of the main plate 19 protrudes outward from the armrest 12. In this case, a sufficient contact area with the floor surface of the ground plate 19 can be secured.

  Each leg 11 is composed of a leg 18 suspended from the toilet casing 5 and a grounding plate 19 provided at the lower end of the leg 18, and screw holes 56 are formed in the legs 18 of each leg 11 in the vertical direction. A plurality of side-by-side side plates 13 and 13 constituting the outer surface of the toilet casing 5 are provided with bolt insertion holes 58a and 58b, and bolts 61 inserted into the bolt insertion holes 58a and 58b are connected to the plurality of upper and lower sides. It is also preferable that the leg body 11 is attached to the toilet shell body 5 so as to be adjustable in height by being screwed into any of the screw holes 56. With a simple configuration, the leg 11 can be attached to the toilet bowl body 5 so as to be adjustable in height.

  Each leg 11 includes legs 18 standing on the front and rear of the ground plate 19 and a plurality of screw holes 56 arranged in the vertical direction on each leg 18. Bolt insertion holes 58a and 58b drilled in the front and rear portions of the side plates 13 on both sides constituting the outer surface, and the inner surfaces of the side plates 13 on both sides protrude from locations corresponding to the front bolt insertion holes 58a in plan view. Between the guide piece 62 of horizontal cross-section L-shape, the guide groove 63 opened ahead between each guide piece 62 and the side plate 13 of the toilet bowl outline 5, and the rear part of the side plate 13 on both sides of the toilet outline 5 And a guide hole 64 formed at a position corresponding to the bolt insertion hole 58b on the rear side in a plan view of the rail 17, and the front leg 18 of each leg 11 is connected to the guide groove 63. And can be freely moved vertically. The leg 18 is inserted into the guide hole 64 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and the bolts 61 inserted into the front and rear bolt insertion holes 58a, 58b of the side plates 13 on both sides of the toilet bowl outer body 5 are screw holes 56 of the corresponding legs 18. It is also preferable that each leg 11 is attached to the toilet shell body 5 so as to be adjustable in height by being screwed into an arbitrary screw hole 56. In this way, the front and rear legs 18 of each leg 11 are inserted in the guide groove 63 and the guide hole 64 provided in the toilet bowl outer body 5 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The toilet bowl body 5 can be stably supported without rattling in the direction and the left-right direction, and the guide groove 63 and the guide hole 64 can be used as a guide when adjusting the height of each leg 11.

  Moreover, the leg of this invention is the leg 11 which the portable toilet 1 of any one of the said Claims 1 thru | or 4 has.

  In the invention according to claim 1, when the assistant approaches the portable toilet from the side of the toilet casing, the foot can be prevented from coming into contact with the grounding plate by placing the foot in the recess for entering the foot. The person can place his / her foot inside the foot recess and can stand at a position close to the portable toilet, thereby maintaining a stable assistance posture and stably supporting the person being assisted.

  In the invention according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, a sufficient contact area with the floor surface of the ground plate can be secured, and the toilet body can be stably supported by the legs.

  In addition, in the invention according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the height of the toilet bowl can be changed according to the physique of the user with a simple configuration.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 3, the front and rear legs of each leg are moved vertically in the guide grooves and the guide holes provided in the toilet bowl outer body. By inserting it freely, it is possible to stably support the toilet bowl body without rattling in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction with each leg, and the guide groove and guide hole as a guide when adjusting the height of each leg It can be used and the height of the toilet shell can be easily adjusted.

  Moreover, in the invention which concerns on Claim 5, the leg which the portable toilet of any one of the said Claim 1 thru | or 4 has can be provided.

  Hereinafter, a portable toilet of the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the front side as viewed from the person being assisted and the rear side as the rear as viewed from the person being assisted will be described with reference to a person who is a person who is seated on the toilet seat 2 of the portable toilet 1 when he / she is added.

  The portable toilet 1 of an example of this embodiment is a chair type, and is formed in a toilet structure 5 having a toilet outer body 5, a leg 11, and an armrest 12 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the toilet outer body 5. The sewage receiver 7 stored in the storage unit 6 opened upward, the excrement container 8 stored in the sewage receiver 7, the local cleaning device 9, the toilet seat 2, and the tank receiver 10 are provided. 7 and the waste container 8 constitute a filth receptacle 3.

  The chair structure 4 is made of wood, and the sewage receptacle 7, the waste container 8, and the tank receptacle 10 are made of polypropylene resin. In addition, you may shape | mold the sewage receptacle 7, the excrement container 8, and the tank receptacle 10 with thermoplastic synthetic resins, such as ABS resin, AS resin, a polycarbonate, and polyethylene.

  A toilet bowl body 5 constituting the toilet bowl is surrounded by side plates 13 and 13 on both left and right sides, a front plate 14 installed between the front ends of the side plates 13 and 13, and both side plates 13 and 13 and the front plate 14. A top plate 15 is provided to cover the upper portion of the space. A rear plate 16 is installed below the rear portions of the side plates 13, 13, and a flat plate 17 is provided between the lower ends of the rear ends of the side plates 13, 13 located behind the rear plate 16. The toilet bowl body 5 is constructed in a substantially box shape.

  A storage unit 6 is formed on the inner side of the toilet casing 5, which is a space surrounded by the side plates 13, 13, the front plate 14, the rear plate 16, and the top plate 15. An opening 15a (see FIG. 8) is formed as the upper end opening. Legs 11 are attached to the inner surfaces of the side plates 13, 13 of the toilet bowl outer body 5. Each leg 11 is composed of legs 18, 18 suspended from the front and rear of the toilet casing 5, and a grounding plate 19 provided at the lower end of the legs 18, 18. The toilet bowl 5 is placed on the floor via the legs 11 by being grounded on the floor. The details of the leg 11 will be described later.

  A back frame 21 is erected on the rear end portion of the toilet casing 5, and a backrest 22 is attached to the upper front side of the back frame 21. Further, on both sides of the toilet outer body 5, armrests 12 for placing an elbow of a person seated on the toilet seat 3 are disposed, and the rear end portion of each armrest 12 is connected to the back frame 21, and each armrest The upper end of the support column 25 is connected to the front part of the body 12, and the lower part of each support column 25 is connected to the outer surface of the side plate 13 of the toilet bowl outer body 5. The outer end of each armrest 12 protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the column 25. That is, the outer surface of each armrest 12 is the most in the left-right direction in the chair structure 4 except for the grounding plate 19 of the leg 11 described later. Located outside.

  A tank receiver 10 is provided in the rear part of the toilet bowl outer body 5. The tank receiver 10 includes a receiving portion 26 and a hooking portion 27 provided at the upper end on the front side. The receiving portion 26 stores a tank 28 for storing water supplied to the local cleaning device 9. The toilet bowl 5 is supported by being hooked on the rear portion of the opening 15 a of the top plate 15.

  A local cleaning device 9 is placed and fixed on a rear portion of the opening 15a of the top plate 15 constituting the upper surface of the toilet bowl outer body 5 via a hook 27, and the local cleaning device 9 and the toilet outer body 5 are fixed. The top plate 15 holds the hook 27. The front part of the local cleaning device 9 is a front projecting part 9 a that projects forward from the rear edge of the opening 15 a of the top plate 15. A lower portion of the forward projecting portion 9a is located in the storage portion 6, and a local cleaning nozzle 30 for cleaning a local portion of a person seated on the toilet seat 2 is provided in the same portion. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 29 denotes an operating unit of the local cleaning device 9. 2 and 9, the illustration of the operation device 29 is omitted for simplification of the drawings.

  A rear end portion of the toilet seat 2 is rotatably attached to the local cleaning device 9. As shown in FIG. 9, a seat body 24 is placed on the toilet seat 2 so as to close the opening of the toilet seat 2 as needed, and this seat body 24 is used as a seat for a user to sit on.

  The sewage receptacle 7 shown in FIG. 6 is accommodated in the accommodating part 6 of the toilet bowl outer body 5 through the opening 15a so as to be freely accessible. The sewage receiver 7 includes a container-shaped sewage receiver main body 31 that opens upward, and a flange portion 32 that integrally projects outward from the peripheral edge of the upper end opening of the sewage receiver main body 31. The sewage receptacle 7 is supported by a flange portion 32 slidably mounted in the front-rear direction on the edges on both sides of the upper end opening (opening portion 15 a of the top plate 15) of the storage unit 6 of the toilet casing 5. By moving 7 in the front-rear direction with respect to the toilet bowl outer body 5, it can be arranged at the storage position shown in FIG. 4 and the extraction position shown in FIG.

  The flange portion 32 is provided over the entire circumference of the peripheral edge portion of the upper end opening of the sewage receiving body 31 and is an annular shape in plan view that constitutes the inner peripheral edge portion (that is, the portion constituting the peripheral edge portion of the upper end opening of the sewage receiving body 31). A container seat 33, a toilet seat platform 34 having a substantially U-shape in a plan view projecting outward from an outer peripheral edge excluding the rear end of the container platform 33, and a front edge of the toilet seat platform 34. The upper protrusion part 40 provided is provided.

  The upper protruding portion 40 protrudes upward from the toilet seat placing portion 34, and both side portions in the left-right direction constitute a thigh support portion 42 that is one step higher than the central portion. The upper surface of each thigh support part 42 is located at the same level as the upper surface of the front part of the toilet seat 2 placed on the toilet seat placing part 34, and when the toilet seat 2 is placed on the toilet seat placing part 34, The upper surface of each thigh support part 42 is substantially flush. As a result, the thighs of the person seated on the toilet seat 2 are supported on the upper surface of the toilet seat 2 and are also supported on the upper surface of the thigh support portion 42 of the sewage receiver 7 that is flush with the upper surface of the toilet seat 2. Support area increases. Each thigh support portion 42 is formed with a fitting recess 43 that opens upward, and a fitting portion (not shown) that projects downward from the above-described seat body 24 is fitted into the fitting recess 43. And the seat 24 can be positioned.

  The excrement container 8 shown in FIG. 7 is provided with a flange 46 projecting outward at the peripheral edge of its upper end. As shown in FIG. 4, the excrement container 8 is supported on the sewage receiver 7 by placing the collar 46 on the container mounting portion 33 of the sewage receiver 7 and is stored in the sewage receiver body 31. In addition, the lid 53 that closes the upper end opening of the excrement container 8 is detachably fitted to the upper end of the excrement container 8 as necessary.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 4, when the sewage receiver 7 is moved rearward and the sewage receiver main body 31 is disposed at the storage position where the sewage receiver main body 31 is disposed at the rearmost side in the storage unit 6, The part is located behind the front edge of the front protrusion 9 a of the local cleaning device 9, and the rear end portion of the sewage receiving body 31 is located below the front protrusion 9 a of the local cleaning device 9. At this time, the lower part of the front protrusion 9 a of the local cleaning device 9 faces the excrement container 8. As a result, the excrement container 8 is disposed at a position below the opening of the toilet seat 2 that reliably receives excrement and water sprayed from the local washing nozzle 30.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, when the sewage receiver 7 is moved forward from the storage position and the sewage receiver main body 31 is disposed at the drawing position where it is disposed at the foremost side of the storage unit 6, the excrement container 8 is locally washed. It is located in front of the front edge of the device 9. Therefore, by placing the toilet seat 2 upright and placing the sewage receptacle 7 in the extraction position, the upper end rear edge of the excrement receptacle 8 is not caught by the front protruding portion 9a of the local cleaning device 9, and the sewage receptacle 7 is received. It can be easily taken out from.

  In order to use the portable toilet 1, the seat 2 on the toilet seat 2 is removed, the sewage receptacle 7 is placed in the storage position shown in FIG. 4 and seated on the toilet seat 2 placed on the sewage receptacle 7 for excretion. Use is added to the container 8. Further, in order to discard the excrement in the excrement container 8, as described above, the sewage receptacle 7 is arranged at the extraction position, and the excrement container 8 is taken out from the sewage receptacle 7.

  Hereinafter, each leg 11 provided on both sides of the chair structure 4 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 10, each leg 11 is formed symmetrically, and is composed of a ground plate 19 and legs 18 erected vertically at the front and rear portions of the ground plate 19. The grounding plate 19 is formed in a substantially C-shape that opens toward the outside of the toilet casing 5 in a plan view, and has a foot recess 55 that opens outward in an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction. Yes. The front part and the rear part of the ground plate 19 project obliquely outward and forward or obliquely outward and rearward, and the front-rear width 55 of the foot insertion recess 55 becomes narrower toward the inside of the toilet casing 5. The front-rear width dimension of the foot entry recess 55 is such a dimension that the assistant's foot can be put in, including the narrowest back part. Further, as shown in FIG. 4 and the like, a caster 20 is provided at the rear end of each ground plate 19, and the portable toilet 1 can be easily moved by rolling the roller 20a of each caster 20 on the floor surface. .

  The legs 18 are formed in a vertically long plate shape, and are erected on each of the front portion and the rear portion sandwiching the foot insertion recess 55 of the ground plate 19. A plurality of screw holes 56 into which bolts 61 can be screwed are arranged in parallel on the outer side surface of each leg 18 (that is, the surface facing the inner surface of the side plate 13 of the toilet outer shell 5). The screw hole of the demon nut 57 is embedded in the leg 18.

  Each leg 11 is attached to the toilet outer shell 5 so as to be adjustable in height, and bolts 61 are inserted into the lower portions of the front and rear portions of the side plates 13 and 13 constituting the outer surface of the toilet outer shell 5. Possible bolt insertion holes 58a and 58b (see FIG. 2B) are formed. As shown in FIG. 11, a guide piece 62 having an L-shaped horizontal section projects from the inner surface of the front portion of each side plate 13, 13 of the toilet bowl outer body 5. Each guide piece 62 is located at a position corresponding to the front bolt insertion hole 58a in a plan view, and the guide groove 63 is opened vertically and forwardly between each guide piece 62 and the side plate 13 of the toilet casing 5 facing the guide piece 62. Is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, guide holes 64 penetrating up and down are formed in the left and right ends of the crosspiece 17 installed between the rear portions of the both side plates 13 and 13 of the toilet casing 5. It is located at a position corresponding to the rear bolt insertion hole 58b in plan view.

  In order to attach each leg 11 to the toilet casing 5, the leg 18 on the front side of the leg 11 is inserted in the guide groove 63 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and the leg 18 on the rear side is inserted in the guide hole 64 in the vertical direction. The bolts 61 inserted through the bolt insertion holes 58 a and 58 b on the front and rear sides of the side plate 13 of the toilet casing 5 are screwed into arbitrary screw holes 56 among the screw holes 56 of the legs 18. That is, by selecting the screw hole 56 into which the bolt 61 inserted through the bolt insertion holes 58a and 58b is screwed, the leg 11 is attached to the toilet outer body 5 so that the height can be adjusted.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the foot recess 55 formed in the ground plate 19 of each leg 11 is formed to the inner side of the side plate 13 constituting the outer surface of the toilet outer body 5. Further, the front part and the rear part of the grounding plate 19 of each leg 11 protrude outward from the armrests 12 provided on both sides of the toilet outer shell 5. As described above, in the portable toilet 1 of the present invention, the foot recess 55 formed in the ground plate 19 of each leg 11 is formed on the inner side of the side plate 13 constituting the outer surface of the toilet bowl outer body 5. Therefore, when the assistant approaches the portable toilet 1 from the side of the toilet casing 5, it is possible to prevent the foot from coming into contact with the grounding plate 19 by putting the foot into the foot entry recess 55. Further, in this case, the assistant can place his / her feet inside the foot insertion recess 55 and can stand at a position close to the portable toilet 1, thereby maintaining a stable assistance posture and stabilizing the person being assisted. I can support it. Further, the outer ends of the front and rear portions of the ground plate 19 are located outside the outer surface of the toilet bowl body 5 and further project outward from the armrest body 12, so that the floor surface of the ground plate 19 is provided. Can be secured sufficiently, and the toilet body 5 can be stably supported by the legs 11 on both sides. It should be noted that the outer end of each armrest 12 may be arranged flush with the outer surface of the toilet shell 5.

  In this example, a plurality of screw holes 56 are arranged in the vertical direction on the side surface of the leg 18 of each leg 11, and bolt insertion holes 58 a are formed in the side plates 13, 13 on both sides constituting the outer surface of the toilet bowl outer body 5. , 58b, and the bolt 61 inserted into the bolt insertion holes 58a, 58b is screwed into any of the upper and lower screw holes 56 provided on the leg 18, thereby allowing the leg body 11 to be attached to the toilet bowl. It is attached to the body 5 so that the height thereof can be adjusted, whereby the height of the toilet outer body 5 can be changed according to the physique of the user.

  Further, by inserting the front and rear legs 18 of each leg 11 through a guide groove 63 provided in the front part of the toilet bowl body 5 and a guide hole 64 provided in the rear part so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The leg body 11 can support the toilet bowl body 5 without rattling in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, and the guide groove 63 and the guide hole 64 can be used as a guide for adjusting the height of each leg body 11. The height of the body 5 can be easily adjusted.

It is a whole perspective view showing a portable toilet of an example of an embodiment of the invention. The portable toilet same as the above is shown, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a side view, and (c) is a bottom view. It is AA 'sectional drawing of Fig.2 (a). It is BB 'sectional drawing of Fig.2 (a). It is BB 'sectional drawing of Fig.2 (a) which shows the state which has arrange | positioned the sewage receptacle of a portable toilet same as the above in the drawer position. It is a perspective view of a sewage receptacle same as the above. It is a perspective view of the excrement container same as the above. It is BB 'sectional drawing of Fig.2 (a) which shows the state which removed the sewage receptacle from the portable toilet same as the above. The state which mounted the seat on the toilet seat of the portable toilet same as the above is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view. It is a perspective view of a leg body same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment structure of the front leg of a leg body same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment structure of the back leg of a leg body same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable toilet 3 Dirty receptacle 5 Toilet shell 11 Leg 12 Armrest 18 Leg 19 Grounding plate 55 Foot entry recess 56 Screw hole 58a Front bolt insertion hole 58b Rear bolt insertion hole 61 Bolt

Claims (5)

  A toilet bowl for storing the waste receptacle and legs provided on both sides of the toilet bowl are formed, and a foot recess is formed on the ground plate provided at the lower end of each leg to open outward. The portable toilet, wherein the recess for entering the foot is formed on the inner side of the outer surface of the toilet casing.   Armrests are provided on both sides of the toilet casing, and the outer ends of the armrests are arranged flush with the outer surface of the toilet casing or on the outer side of the outer surface of the toilet casing, and the outer end of the ground plate is The portable toilet according to claim 1, wherein the portable toilet is projected outward from the armrest.   Each leg is composed of a leg suspended from the toilet shell and a grounding plate provided at the lower end of the leg, and a plurality of screw holes are arranged in the vertical direction on the leg of each leg. Bolt insertion holes are formed in the side plates on both sides constituting the outer surface of the body, and the bolts inserted into the bolt insertion holes are screwed into arbitrary screw holes among the plurality of upper and lower screw holes, so that the leg body is encased in the toilet bowl. The portable toilet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the portable toilet bowl is attached to a body so as to be adjustable in height.   Each leg is provided with a leg standing on the front part and the rear part of the ground plate, and a plurality of screw holes are provided in each leg in the vertical direction. Bolt insertion holes drilled in the front and rear portions of the side plates; horizontal cross-section L-shaped guide pieces projecting from locations corresponding to the front bolt insertion holes in plan view on the inner surfaces of the side plates on both sides; and each guide piece A guide groove formed between the side plate of the toilet bowl and the front plate, a crosspiece spanned between the rear portions of the side plates on both sides of the toilet bowl enclosure, and the bolt insertion hole on the rear side in a plan view of the crosspiece Guide holes drilled in corresponding locations, the front legs of each leg are inserted into the guide grooves so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and the rear legs are inserted into the guide holes so as to be movable in the vertical direction The bolts inserted through the bolt insertion holes on the front and back of the side plates on both sides of the toilet shell 4. The portable device according to claim 3, wherein each leg is attached to a toilet shell body so that the height thereof can be adjusted by being screwed into any of the corresponding screw holes. Toilet bowl.   The leg which the portable toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 4 has.

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