JP2009045196A - Handrail for toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handrail for toilet bowl by which a user can smoothly transfer from a wheelchair. <P>SOLUTION: The handrail for toilet is constituted by a pair of left and right base members 10 installed to both side parts of the floor fixing part (a) of the toilet bowl A fixed and installed to the floor of a toilet room; a connecting member 20 for connecting the base members 10 with each other; rising members 30 respectively rising on the respective base members 10; handrail members 40 respectively supported at the upper end parts of the respective erecting members 30; and fixing members 50 attached to the respective base members 10. The base member 10 includes an inner frame 11 disposed so as to be along both side parts of the floor fixing part (a) of the toilet bowl A fixed and installed to the floor of the toilet room, a short outer frame 12 disposed in the state of having a fixed interval on the outer side of the inner frame 11 and extended in the anteroposterior direction of the toilet bowl A, and a connecting frame 13 for connecting the inner frame 11 and the outer frame 12 with each other. The front end part of the outer frame 12 is positioned near the center part in the anteroposterior direction of the toilet bowl A. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a handrail for a toilet bowl that can be attached to an existing Western-style toilet bowl (hereinafter referred to as a toilet bowl) to assist the operation of an elderly person with weak legs, particularly for a toilet bowl that can be smoothly transferred from a wheelchair. Regarding handrails.

  An example of a handrail for a toilet attached to an existing toilet is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the handrail 60 for toilet bowl stands on a pair of base frames 61, 61 disposed on the left and right sides of the toilet A installed on the floor, and on the rear side of each base frame 61, 61. Standing members 62, 62 provided, handrail members 63, 63 supported on the upper ends of the standing members 62, 62, a connecting member 64 for mutually connecting the pair of standing members 62, 62, and a toilet A pair of sandwiching members 65 and 65 sandwiching both sides of A are provided, and the handrail members 63 and 63 can be flipped up to the rear side as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. .

  Therefore, when an elderly person with weak legs sitting on a wheelchair performs a stool, the wheelchair is moved to one side of the toilet A, and the handrail member 63 closer to the wheelchair is flipped up to secure a movement space. Will transfer to toilet A.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-201672

  However, in the toilet handrail 60 as described above, by moving up the handrail member 63, it is possible to open a moving space for an elderly person or the like who transfers from the wheelchair to the toilet bowl A, but the frame 61 installed on the floor is used for the elderly person. Therefore, there is a problem that when an elderly person or the like moves from the wheelchair to the toilet A, his / her legs get caught in the frame 61 and cannot be smoothly transferred.

  Then, the subject of this invention is providing the handrail for toilet bowls which can perform the transfer operation from a wheelchair smoothly.

  In order to solve the above problems, an invention according to claim 1 is a pair of inner frames disposed along both sides of a floor fixing portion in a Western-style toilet, and a pair connected to the pair of inner frames, respectively. An outer frame, a pair of connecting members that connect the pair of inner frames to each other, a pair of standing members that are erected on the outer frame, and handrail members that are respectively supported by the upper ends of the standing members, A front end portion of the outer frame is located in the vicinity of a central portion in the front-rear direction of the Western-style toilet, and the handrail member is supported by the standing member so as to be retractable to a rear side of the Western-style toilet. A handrail for toilet bowl is provided.

  Further, the invention according to claim 2 is the toilet handrail of the invention according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is forward from the rear side of the inner frame so as to surround a front end upper portion of the floor fixing portion in the western style toilet. It is characterized by standing up diagonally upward.

  As described above, the handrail for a toilet of the invention according to claim 1 is a front end portion of a pair of outer frames respectively connected to a pair of inner frames arranged along both side portions of a floor fixing portion in a Western-style toilet. However, since the handrail member is supported by the upper end portions of the pair of upright members erected on the outer frame so as to be retractable to the rear side. When an elderly person or the like moves from a wheelchair located on one side of the Western-style toilet to the Western-style toilet, if the handrail member is retracted to the rear side, there will be no obstacles in the movement path of the elderly person, You can transfer from a wheelchair to a Western-style toilet smoothly and reliably.

  Further, the handrail for a toilet of the invention according to claim 2 is directed from the rear side of the inner frame toward the front so that the connecting member for connecting the pair of inner frames to each other surrounds the front end upper portion of the floor fixing portion in the western style toilet. Since the connecting member stands up diagonally, the connecting member does not obstruct the standing action of moving one of the legs backward when an elderly person with weak legs and legs stands up from the toilet posture. You can get up from the toilet smoothly.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the handrail 1 for toilet bowl includes a pair of left and right base members 10 installed on both sides of a floor fixing part a of a toilet A fixedly installed on the floor of a toilet, and a pair of left and right base members 10. A connecting member 20 that connects the base members 10 to each other, a pair of left and right standing members 30 that are erected on each base member 10, and a pair of left and right handrail members 40 that are respectively supported by the upper ends of the standing members 30. , And a pair of left and right fixing members 50 attached to each base member 10.

  The base member 10 is disposed along the side of the floor fixing part a of the toilet A fixedly installed on the floor of the toilet, and has an inner frame 11 made of a metal square pipe whose front end is bent inward. The outer frame 12 made of a short metal square pipe disposed in the front-rear direction of the toilet A, and the inner frame 11 and the outer frame 12, which are disposed outside the inner frame 11 at a predetermined interval. The inner frame 11 extends to the front end portion of the floor fixing portion a of the toilet bowl A, while the outer frame 12 has its front end portion. Is located near the center of the toilet A in the front-rear direction.

  The connecting member 20 is formed of a metal square pipe bent in a substantially U shape so as to surround the upper front end of the floor fixing part a in the toilet bowl A, and is formed on the side surface of the floor fixing part a in the toilet bowl A. As it goes along, it stands up diagonally upward toward the front from the rear side of both inner frames 11.

  The upright member 30 includes a lower column 31 made of a metal square pipe fixed to the outer frame 12 of the base member 10 with its upper end side slightly inclined inward (toilet A side), The upper column 32 is composed of a metal square pipe that is inserted from the upper end side and slides up and down in the lower column 31. A handrail member 40 is supported on the upper end of the upper column 32.

  Also, a plurality of bolt insertion holes 31 a are formed vertically on the front surface of the lower support column 31, and a knob bolt 33 passed through any one of the bolt insertion holes 31 a is screw holes ( The upper support column 32 can be fixed to a predetermined height in a stepwise manner by screwing and tightening it (not shown).

  The handrail member 40 has a rear end portion covered with a resin cover on a metal handrail body rotatably supported on the upper end portion of the upper support column 32 of the upright member 30. FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the robot can be flipped up from the horizontal state and rotated to a substantially vertical state.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the fixing member 50 is inserted into the pair of fixed arms 51 from the upper ends thereof, and a pair of fixed arms 51 that rise obliquely upward from the outer end of the connecting frame 13 of the base member 10. The movable arm 52 that slides in the vertical direction, and a pressing portion 54 that is attached to the tip of the movable arm 52 and presses against the curved upper outer surface b of the toilet bowl A. 51 and the movable arm 52 are formed by metal square pipes.

  A long hole 51 a extending in the vertical direction is formed on the outer surface of the fixed arm 51, and a knob bolt 53 passed through the long hole 51 a is screwed into a screw hole (not shown) formed in the lower end portion of the movable arm 52. The movable arm 52 can be fixed at an arbitrary position within the range of the length of the long hole 51a.

  As shown in the figure, the pressing portion 54 includes an adjuster 55 attached to the upper end of the movable arm 52 and a free attachment 56 attached to the adjuster 55.

  The adjuster 55 includes a total screw bolt 55a that is screwed into a screw hole (not shown) formed at the upper end of the movable arm 52, and a rotation operation unit 55b that is fixed to the total screw bolt 55a and that rotates the total screw bolt 55a. By rotating the rotation operation part 55b, all the screw bolts 55a advance and retract while rotating, and the free attachment 56 advances and retracts in the extending direction of the fixed arm 51.

  The universal attachment 56 is attached to the adjuster 55 via a universal joint, and has a certain degree of freedom according to the curved state of the upper outer surface b of the toilet bowl A, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The contact angle can be adjusted.

  In addition, adjusters 11a and 12a for adjusting the height are attached to the front and rear ends of the inner frame 11 and the outer frame 12 of the base member 10, respectively, and in consideration of drainage, etc. Even when the floor is inclined, the height can be partially adjusted by the respective adjusters 11a and 12a, so that it is possible to eliminate rattling of the toilet handrail 1 to be installed.

  As described above, the handrail 1 for the toilet bowl has the front end portions of the pair of outer frames 12 respectively connected to the pair of inner frames 11 arranged along both sides of the floor fixing portion a in the toilet bowl A. Since the handrail member 40 is supported at the upper end portions of the pair of upright members 30 erected on the outer frame 12 so as to be flipped up, it is located near the central portion in the front-rear direction of the toilet bowl A. As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, when the handrail member 40 is flipped up, a moving path of the elderly and the like when the elderly and the like transfer from the wheelchair located on the side of the toilet A to the Western-style toilet ( Obstacles are completely eliminated in the shaded display area (b) of the figure, and an elderly person or the like can smoothly and reliably transfer from the wheelchair to the toilet A.

  In addition, the toilet handrail 1 is forward from the rear side of the inner frames 11, 11 so that the connecting member 20 that connects the pair of inner frames 11, 11 surrounds the upper front end of the floor fixing portion a in the toilet A. Since the obstacle is not present in the front peripheral portion of the floor fixing part a of the toilet A, the connecting member 20 is performed when an elderly person with weak legs stands up from the toilet posture. This makes it possible for an elderly person with weak legs to stand up smoothly from the toilet.

  Further, as described above, the fixing member 50 presses the curved upper outer surfaces b on both the left and right sides of the toilet bowl A from obliquely below, so that the positional deviation and rattling in the left-right direction are prevented. In addition, since the handrail 1 for the toilet bowl is pressed against the floor surface of the toilet by the reaction force, the rear end portion of the handrail 1 for the toilet bowl is applied even when a force is applied to the handrail member 40 located on the front side. A stable installation state is ensured without lifting.

  In the above-described embodiment, the connection member 20 that rises obliquely upward from the rear side of the inner frames 11 and 11 is employed so as to surround the front end upper portion of the floor fixing portion a in the toilet bowl A. It is not limited to this, The structure which connects the front-end | tip parts of the inner frames 11 and 11 is also possible.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the handrail for toilet bowl concerning this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the installation state of the handrail for toilet bowl same as the above. It is a front view which shows the installation state of the handrail for toilet bowl same as the above. It is a side view which shows the installation state of the handrail for toilet bowl same as the above. It is detail drawing which shows the fixing member of the handrail for toilet bowl same as the above. (A) is a side view which shows the state which raised the handrail member of the handrail for toilet bowl same as the above, (b) is a top view which shows the state which raised the handrail member of the handrail for toilet bowl same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the installation state of the conventional handrail for toilet bowls.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handrail for toilet bowl 10 Base member 11 Inner frame 11a Adjuster 12 Outer frame 12a Adjuster 13 Connection frame 20 Connection member 30 Standing member 31 Lower column 31a Bolt insertion hole 32 Upper column 33 Knob bolt 40 Handrail member 50 Fixed member 51 Fixed arm 51a Long hole 52 Movable arm 53 Knob bolt 54 Press part 55 Adjuster 55a Full screw bolt 55b Rotation operation part 56 Free attachment A Toilet a Floor fixing part b Upper outer surface

Claims (2)

A pair of inner frames arranged along both sides of the floor fixing portion in the Western-style toilet;
A pair of outer frames respectively connected to the pair of inner frames;
A connecting member for connecting the pair of inner frames to each other;
A pair of upright members erected on the outer frame;
A handrail member supported respectively on the upper end of the upright member,
The front end of the outer frame is located near the center in the front-rear direction of the Western-style toilet,
The handrail for a toilet bowl, wherein the handrail member is supported by the upright member so as to be retractable to a rear side of the Western-style toilet.   The toilet handrail according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member rises obliquely upward from the rear side of the inner frame toward the front so as to surround a front end upper portion of a floor fixing portion in the Western-style toilet.

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