JP2008291633A - Western-style toilet bowl - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Western-style toilet bowl allowing secure installation of a toilet bowl upper surface member and presenting an excellent outward appearance. <P>SOLUTION: This Western-style toilet bowl has a toilet bowl 2, a lower part opening cavity part 3 surrounded by an upper wall 1U and a peripheral wall 1W in the rear of the toilet bowl 2, recessed parts 4 and 5 recessed toward the cavity part 3 from the upper wall 1U, and a toilet bowl body 1 having through-holes 4h and 5h communicating with the cavity part 3 from the recessed parts 4 and 5 just under the recessed parts 4 and 5. The Western-style toilet bowl also has a toilet bowl fixing member 10 stored in the cavity part 3 and fixed to a floor surface F for installing the toilet bowl body 1. The Western-style toilet bowl further has a fixing machine screw 20 locked on the upper peripheral edge of the through-holes 4h and 5h via the recessed parts 4 and 5 and fixed to the toilet bowl fixing member 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a western style toilet.

  A conventional Western-style toilet is disclosed in FIG. This Western-style toilet bowl includes a toilet bowl body having a toilet bowl and a hollow portion that is surrounded by an upper wall and a peripheral wall at the rear of the toilet bowl and opens downward. A toilet bowl fixing member is accommodated in the cavity, and the toilet bowl fixing member is fixed to a floor on which the toilet body is installed. In addition, a through hole is provided in the upper wall. A toilet fixture is inserted into the through hole from above. The front end of the toilet fixture is screwed into the toilet fixture, and the upper end of the toilet fixture is locked to the upper peripheral edge of the through hole, so that the toilet main body is installed on the floor surface.

  In a conventional Western-style toilet having such a configuration, the toilet body can be installed on the floor surface by screwing the toilet fixture into the toilet fixing member from above the toilet body, so that the toilet body can be easily installed. Can do.

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  However, in the conventional Western-style toilet, the upper end of the toilet fixture protrudes above the upper surface of the upper wall of the toilet body and is exposed. For this reason, the appearance of a Western-style toilet is impaired. In addition, when attaching the toilet upper surface member such as a toilet seat to the upper surface of the upper wall of the toilet body, the upper end of the toilet fixture may interfere with the toilet upper surface member, and the toilet upper surface member may be attached to the upper surface of the upper wall of the toilet body. It may not be possible.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said conventional situation, Comprising: It looks good and makes it the subject which should be solved to provide the western style toilet bowl which can attach the toilet bowl upper surface member reliably.

The Western-style toilet of the present invention is a toilet bowl, a cavity that is surrounded by an upper wall and a peripheral wall at the rear of the toilet bowl, and a lower part that is open from the upper wall toward the cavity. A toilet body having a through-hole communicating from the recess to the cavity directly under the recess;
A toilet fixing member housed in the cavity and fixed to a floor surface on which the toilet body is installed;
And a toilet fixture that is engaged with the upper peripheral edge of the through hole through the recess and fixed to the toilet fixing member.

  In the western style toilet of this invention which is such a structure, the upper end part of a toilet bowl fixture does not protrude above the upper surface of the upper wall of a toilet body, and is not exposed. For this reason, when attaching a toilet upper surface member to the upper surface of the upper wall of a toilet main body without impairing the appearance of a Western-style toilet, the upper end part of a toilet fixture does not interfere with a toilet upper surface member.

  Therefore, the Western-style toilet of the present invention has a good appearance, and the toilet bowl upper surface member can be securely attached.

  In the western-style toilet of the present invention, it is preferable that the recess is formed in a bottomless cylindrical shape that hangs down from the upper wall toward the cavity, and the toilet body has an upper inner wall in which a through hole is formed.

  In this case, when the toilet fixture is inserted into the recess, the distal end portion of the toilet fixture is guided to the through hole by the inner peripheral surface of the recess, so that the distal end portion of the toilet fixture can be easily inserted into the through hole. Thus, the toilet body can be installed easily. Further, by increasing the thickness of the upper inner wall in which the through hole is formed, the upper inner wall around the through hole can be given sufficient strength to lock the toilet fixture.

  The toilet fixture has an engaging portion that engages with the upper peripheral edge of the through hole, and extends upward from the engaging portion, and between the upper peripheral edge of the through hole and the lower end of the recess formed in a bottomless cylindrical shape. It is preferable to have a long head portion and a shaft portion extending downward from the locking portion and having a screw portion at least at the tip.

  In this case, when the toilet fixture is screwed and fixed to the toilet fixing member in order to install the toilet body on the floor surface, the upper end of the head of the toilet fixture is positioned above the lower end of the recess, that is, in the recess. For this reason, in order to screw in the toilet fixture, a special long tool is not required and it can be fixed with a normal length tool. Also, when removing the toilet body installed on the floor, if the toilet fixture is rotated backward using a tool such as a screwdriver, the head of the toilet fixture will be guided to the inner peripheral surface of the recess from the beginning. Rise. Therefore, the toilet bowl fixture can be easily detached from the toilet bowl fixing member without being caught by the lower end of the recess during the ascent.

  Further, the recess may be formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape that hangs down from the upper wall toward the cavity, and the through hole may be formed in the bottom wall of the recess.

  In this case, since the through hole is formed at a position near the lower side from the opening of the recess provided in the upper wall, the toilet fixture can be easily inserted into the through hole. For this reason, the toilet bowl fixing tool can be easily fixed to the toilet bowl fixing member, and the installation work of the toilet bowl body can be easily performed.

  The Western-style toilet of the present invention is preferably provided with a toilet bowl cleaning device at the rear part of the toilet bowl body, and the recess is located in front of the toilet bowl cleaning device and behind the toilet bowl.

  The area in front of the toilet bowl cleaning device and behind the toilet bowl is the central portion of the toilet body in the front-rear direction. For this reason, by using the recess provided in this area, the downward force for installing the toilet body on the floor surface is not biased too much toward the front or rear of the toilet body, and the toilet body is securely attached to the floor surface. Can be installed.

  Moreover, generally the component of a western style toilet bowl is not accommodated in the lower part of the cavity part ahead of the toilet bowl washing | cleaning apparatus and back from a toilet bowl. For this reason, the toilet bowl fixing member can be easily accommodated in the cavity. Further, the toilet bowl fixing member can be disposed close to the upper through hole. If it does in this way, a toilet bowl fixture can be easily fixed to a toilet bowl fixing member.

  In the western-style toilet of the present invention, it is preferable that the recess is for attaching a toilet upper surface member attached to the upper wall. In this case, it is not necessary to separately provide a recess for installing the toilet body on the floor and a recess for attaching the toilet upper surface member to the upper surface of the upper wall of the toilet body. Therefore, the structure of the toilet body is not complicated. The toilet body can be easily manufactured.

  In the western style toilet of the present invention, the toilet bowl upper surface member is preferably a toilet seat. In order to attach a general toilet seat to the toilet body, a recess must be provided in the upper wall of the toilet body near the back of the toilet bowl. Since this recess will be provided in the central part of the toilet body in the front-rear direction, if this recess is used to install the toilet body on the floor surface, the downward force to install the toilet body on the floor surface will be The toilet body can be installed on the floor without being biased too far forward or backward.

  Embodiments 1 to 3 embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the western style toilet bowl of Example 1 is provided with the toilet bowl main body 1, the toilet bowl fixing member 10, and the fixing screw 20 with the pointed tip which is a toilet bowl fixture. Illustration of the toilet seat and toilet lid is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the toilet body 1 includes a toilet bowl 2 and a cavity 3 that is surrounded by the upper wall 1U and the peripheral wall 1W behind the toilet bowl 2 and opens downward. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cavity 3 is formed by an inner wall 3a that rises inward from the lower ends of the left and right peripheral walls 1W, and an upper inner wall 3b that connects the upper ends of the left and right inner walls 3a. . The inner surfaces 3n of the left and right inner walls 3a are spread away from each other as they go downward. The upper inner wall 3b forms a toilet drainage channel 2a extending from the lower end of the toilet bowl 2 at the center in the left-right direction, and an insertion hole 3h through which the fixing screw 20 is inserted is provided on the left and right.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the toilet body 1 has a storage space 1 </ b> S whose upper and lower sides are open behind the toilet bowl 2 in the peripheral wall 1 </ b> W of the toilet body 1. The toilet cleaning device 100 is accommodated in the storage space 1S. Although not shown, the toilet bowl cleaning device 100 has a water supply port connected to a water supply pipe connected to a water pipe outside the toilet body 1 and a water discharge port connected to the rim 1r.

  The upper wall 1U of the toilet body 1 is formed with a bottomed cylindrical shape that hangs down from the upper wall 1U toward the cavity 3, and a pair of recesses 4 having through holes 4h in the bottom wall are provided apart in the left-right direction. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a general local cleaning device 200, which is a toilet top member, includes a toilet seat 200s, a toilet lid 200c, and a main body 200h that pivotally supports the toilet seat 200s and the toilet lid 200c. Yes. The main body 200h has a pair of fastening members 210 that protrude downward from the lower surface with a predetermined interval. Then, the fastening member 210 is inserted into the concave portion 4 provided on the upper surface of the toilet body 1 and the fastening member 210 is expanded in diameter, thereby fixing the fastening member 210 to the inner peripheral surface of the concave portion 4. Thus, the local cleaning device 200 is attached to the upper surface of the upper wall 1U of the toilet body 1. Not only the local cleaning apparatus 200, but also a toilet top surface member having a toilet seat similarly has a pair of fastening members 210 protruding downward with a predetermined interval.

  As described above, the pair of recesses 4 provided on the upper wall 1U of the toilet body 1 is the same as the pair of fastening members 210 in order to insert the pair of fastening members 210 provided in the general local cleaning device 200. Have an interval. That is, the installation of the toilet body 1 on the floor surface F and the attachment of the local cleaning device 200 to the upper surface of the toilet body 1 can be performed using the recess 4. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide a recessed part for each, the structure of the toilet body 1 is not complicated, and the toilet body 1 can be manufactured easily.

  Further, the recess 4 is provided in front of the toilet cleaning device 100 provided in the rear part of the toilet body 1 and behind the toilet bowl 2 in order to attach the local cleaning device 200 to the toilet body 1. That is, the recessed part 4 is provided in the center part of the toilet body 1 in the front-rear direction. Since the toilet body 1 is installed on the floor surface F using the recess 4, the downward force for installing the toilet body 1 on the floor surface F is not biased to one of the front and rear sides of the toilet body 1.

  A toilet fixing member 10 is accommodated in the cavity 3. The toilet fixing member 10 has a pair of legs 12. Each leg 12 extends upward from each fixed piece 11 fixed to the floor surface F by a screw 10b having a sharp tip. The leg parts 12 are spread in directions away from each other as they go downward. The toilet bowl fixing member 10 has a connecting portion 14 that connects the upper ends of the leg portions 12. The fixed piece 11, the leg part 12, and the connection part 14 are metal, and are welded. A fixed portion 13 is provided above the left and right of the connecting portion 14. The fixing portion 13 is formed of a resin block into which the fixing screw 20 can be screwed.

  The fixing screw 20 is inserted from above into a through hole 4 h provided in the bottom wall of the recess 4 and an insertion hole 3 h provided in the upper inner wall 3 b and screwed into the fixing portion 13. Further, the upper end portion 21 of the fixing screw 20 is locked to the bottom surface 4t of the concave portion 4 (see the upper peripheral edge of the through hole 4h, see FIG. 3) through a washer 20w.

  The procedure for installing the toilet body 1 on the floor F is as follows. First, as shown in FIG. 3, the toilet fixing member 10 is fixed to a predetermined position on the floor surface F with screws 10b. Next, the toilet main body 1 is lowered from above the toilet fixing member 10, and the toilet main body 1 is placed on the floor surface F while the toilet fixing member 10 is housed in the cavity 3. At this time, the toilet body 1 must be arranged on the floor F so that the fixing portion 13 of the toilet fixing member 10 is positioned below the recess 4. Since each leg part 12 of 10 spreads in the direction which leaves | separates mutually as it goes below, positioning of the toilet body 1 in the width direction can be performed easily. After the toilet body 1 is installed on the floor surface F, the fixing screw 20 is inserted from above the recess 4 and the fixing screw 20 is fixed until the upper end 21 of the fixing screw 20 is locked to the bottom surface 4t of the recess 4 via the washer 20w. Is screwed into the fixing portion 13. Thereby, the toilet body 1 is installed on the floor surface F.

  Since the constituent members of the Western-style toilet are not accommodated in the lower part in the cavity 3, the cavity 3 can easily accommodate the toilet fixing member 10. Moreover, since the fixing | fixed part 13 can be arrange | positioned directly under the insertion hole 3h, the fixing screw 20 can be easily screwed in the fixing | fixed part 13. FIG.

  In the toilet body 1 installed on the floor F in this way, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the upper end 21 of the fixing screw 20 is housed in the recess 4 and the upper wall 1U It protrudes upward from the upper surface of and is not exposed. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 4, the local cleaning device 200 can be attached to the upper surface of the toilet body 1 by inserting the fastening member 210 of the local cleaning device 200 into the recess 4.

  Therefore, this Western style toilet bowl has a good appearance, and the toilet bowl upper surface member such as the local cleaning device 200 can be securely attached.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the Western-style toilet of Example 2, the toilet body 1 has a pair of recesses 5 formed in a bottomless cylindrical shape that hangs down from the upper wall 1 </ b> U toward the cavity 3. Yes. The pair of recesses 5 are provided in the left-right direction and in front of the toilet bowl cleaning device 100 and behind the toilet bowl 2. Moreover, in order to enable insertion of a pair of fastening members of a toilet upper surface member such as a general local cleaning device, the same interval as the pair of fastening members is provided. That is, the installation of the toilet body 1 on the floor F and the attachment of the toilet upper surface member such as a local cleaning device to the upper surface of the toilet body 1 can be performed using the recess 5. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide a recessed part for each, the structure of the toilet body 1 is not complicated, and the toilet body 1 can be manufactured easily.

  On the upper inner wall 3 b formed away from the lower end of each recess 5, a through hole 5 h that communicates from each recess 5 to the cavity 3 is formed immediately below each recess 5. A portion of the upper inner wall 3b where each through hole 5h is formed is a convex portion protruding upward, and the thickness is increased. Therefore, the upper inner wall 3b around the through hole 5h has sufficient strength to lock the upper end 21 of the fixing screw 20 to the upper peripheral edge 5u of the through hole 5h. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. For this reason, about the same structure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  When the toilet body 1 is installed on the floor surface F, when the fixing screw 20 is inserted into the recess 5 formed in a bottomless cylindrical shape that hangs down from the upper wall 1U toward the cavity 3, the inner peripheral surface of the recess 4 As a result, the tip of the fixing screw 20 is guided to the through hole 5h. For this reason, the fixing screw 20 can be easily inserted into the through hole without the fixing screw 20 entering the gap between the lower end of the recess 4 and the upper inner wall 3b, so that the toilet body 1 can be easily installed. Can be done.

  In the toilet body 1 installed on the floor surface F, the upper end 21 of the fixing screw 20 protrudes upward from the upper surface of the upper wall 1U and is not exposed. For this reason, the toilet member upper surface member such as the local cleaning device can be attached to the upper surface of the toilet body 1 by inserting the fastening member of the toilet upper surface member such as the local cleaning device into the recess 5.

  Therefore, this Western style toilet can also achieve the effects of the present invention as in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, in the western style toilet of Example 3, the toilet fixture 30 includes an upper peripheral edge 5 u of the through hole 5 h formed in the upper inner wall 3 b of the toilet body 1, and a recess 5 of the toilet body 1. It has the column-shaped head 31 formed longer than between the lower ends 5d. At the upper end of the head 31 is formed a recess 31u into which a hexagon wrench and a flathead screwdriver can be inserted. Moreover, the toilet fixture 30 has the axial part 32 which followed the center part of the lower end surface of the head 31, has a diameter smaller than the head 31, and was formed with the screw part 32n at the front-end | tip. As shown in FIG. 9, the peripheral portion of the lower end surface of the head 31 forms a locking portion 31d, and can be locked to the upper peripheral edge 5u of the through hole 5h via a washer 30w. The washer 30w has a hole smaller than the outer diameter of the screw portion 23n, and is fitted into the shaft portion 32.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the configuration of the toilet body 1 is the same as that of the toilet body 1 of the second embodiment. Since other configurations are the same as those of the first and second embodiments, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  When the toilet body 1 is installed on the floor surface F, a screwdriver or a hexagon wrench is engaged with a recess 31u formed at the upper end of the head 31 of the toilet fixture 30 so that the toilet fixture 30 is placed on the floor surface F. Screw into the fixed part 13 of the fixed toilet fixing member 10. Since the upper end of the head 31 of the toilet fixture 30 is located above the lower end 5d of the recess 5, that is, in the recess 5, it can be used even if the driver or the hexagon wrench is not particularly long. Moreover, the upper end of the head 31 of the toilet fixture 30 protrudes upward from the upper surface of the upper wall 1U and is not exposed. For this reason, the toilet member upper surface member such as the local cleaning device can be attached to the upper surface of the toilet body 1 by inserting the fastening member of the toilet upper surface member such as the local cleaning device into the recess 5.

  Therefore, this Western-style toilet can also exhibit the effects of the present invention as in the first and second embodiments.

  Further, in the western style toilet of Example 3, when the toilet body 1 mounted on the floor F is removed, when the toilet fixture 30 is reversely rotated using a screwdriver or a hexagon wrench, the toilet fixture 30 is initially The head 31 is guided by the inner peripheral surface of the recess 5 and is raised. For this reason, the toilet fixture 30 can be easily detached from the fixing portion 13 of the toilet fixing member 10 without being caught by the lower end of the concave portion 5 during the ascent.

  In the above, the present invention has been described with reference to the first to third embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it can be applied as appropriate without departing from the scope of the present invention. Not too long.

  For example, the toilet bowl cleaning device 100 can be changed to one having a tank that is placed above the rear part of the toilet bowl body 1 and stores flush water. In this case, it is possible to attach the tank or the cover of the tank to the upper wall 1U of the toilet body 1 using the recess 4 using the toilet upper surface member.

  In addition, a front-rear direction guide member can be provided in the toilet fixing member 10 and the cavity 3 of the toilet body 1 so that the toilet body 1 can be easily positioned in the front-rear direction.

  Further, a toilet upper surface member such as a local cleaning device may be attached to the upper surface of the toilet body 1 without using the pair of recesses 4 and 5 provided on the upper wall 1U of the toilet body 1. In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, a rubber or resin lid member 40 may be inserted into the upper portions of the recesses 4 and 5 so that water, urine, and the like do not enter the recesses 4 and 5.

  The present invention is applicable to a Western style toilet.

It is a cross-sectional view of the western-style toilet of Example 1. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1 according to the Western-style toilet of Example 1. 1. It is an exploded view of the AA arrow cross section of FIG. 1 concerning the western style toilet bowl of Example 1. FIG. It is a partial cross section figure which attached the local washing | cleaning apparatus to the western style toilet bowl of Example 1. FIG. It is a partial cross section figure of the western style toilet bowl of Example 2. FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 5 according to the Western-style toilet of Example 2. It is a partial cross section figure of the western style toilet bowl of Example 3. FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 7 according to the western style toilet of Example 3. It is a perspective view of the toilet bowl fixture of Example 3. It is sectional drawing which concerns on the western style toilet bowl of Examples 1-3, and shows the state which inserted the cover member in the recessed part provided in the upper wall of the toilet bowl main body.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Toilet body 1U ... Upper wall 1W ... Peripheral wall 2 ... Toilet bowl 3 ... Cavity part 4, 5 ... Recessed part 4h, 5h ... Through-hole 4t ... Bottom face (upper periphery of through-hole)
10: Toilet bowl fixing member 20, 30 ... Fixing screw (toilet bowl fixture)
F ... Floor

Claims (7)

A toilet bowl, a cavity that is surrounded by an upper wall and a peripheral wall at the rear of the toilet bowl, and that opens downward; a recess that is recessed from the upper wall toward the cavity; and the recess that is directly below the recess. A toilet body having a through hole communicating with the cavity from
A toilet fixing member housed in the cavity and fixed to a floor surface on which the toilet body is installed;
A Western-style toilet comprising a toilet fixture that is engaged with the upper periphery of the through-hole through the recess and fixed to the toilet fixing member.   The Western-style toilet according to claim 1, wherein the recess is formed in a bottomless cylindrical shape that hangs down from the upper wall toward the cavity, and the toilet body has an upper inner wall in which the through hole is formed.   The toilet fixture includes an engaging portion that engages with an upper peripheral edge of the through hole, an upper peripheral edge of the through hole that extends upward from the engaging portion, and a lower end of the concave portion that is formed in a bottomless cylindrical shape. The western-style toilet of Claim 2 which has the head part formed longer than between, and the axial part which extended below from this latching | locking part and in which the screw part was formed at least at the front-end | tip.   The Western-style toilet according to claim 1, wherein the recess is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape that hangs down from the upper wall toward the cavity, and the through hole is formed in the bottom wall of the recess. A toilet cleaning device is provided at the rear of the toilet body,
The Western-style toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the recess is located in front of the toilet bowl cleaning device and in the rear of the toilet bowl.   The Western-style toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the concave portion is for attaching a toilet upper surface member attached to the upper wall.   The western-style toilet according to claim 6, wherein the toilet bowl upper surface member is a toilet seat.

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