JP2009297465A - Handrail for toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handrail for a toilet in which handrail members will not greatly turn back and forth even when a user leans on the handrail members in the middle of turning. <P>SOLUTION: The handrail is composed of a pair of a right and a left base members 10 installed on both side parts of a floor fixture part (a) of a toilet A fixed and installed on the floor of a toilet room, a connection member 20 to connect the base members 10 to each other, rising members 30 respectively raised on the base members 10, the handrail members 40 respectively supported at upper end parts of the rising members 30 to be capable of flipping over, and turning inward, and fixing members 50 respectively installed on the base members 10. The rising member 30 is composed of a lower support 31 comprising a metal angular pipe fixed to the base member 10, and an upper support 32 formed of a metal angular pipe, inserted into the lower support 31 from its upper end side to be vertically slidable inside the lower support 31. The upper support 32 includes a positioning means to position the handrail member 40 at an intermediate position while it is turning. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,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) and can assist the toilet operation of an elderly person with weak legs.

  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. At the same time, as shown by the alternate long and short dash 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. After handing over to toilet A, the handrail member 63 that has been lifted is lowered, and the stool is performed with both handrail members 63 and 63 pivoted inward.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-201672

  In the toilet handrail 60 as described above, the handrail members 63 and 63 are locked in a parallel state before turning, and the handrail members 63 and 63 are turned by releasing this lock. In this state, it cannot be locked. Therefore, if an excessive force is applied to the handrail member 63 so that the handrail member 63 leans against the handrail member 63, the handrail member 63 will turn back to its original state. May occur.

  Further, even if the handrail member 63 can be locked while being turned, the user may lean against the handrail member 63 without turning the handrail member 63 to the lock position. May cause similar problems.

  Then, the subject of this invention is providing the handrail for toilet bowls which a handrail member does not turn largely back and forth, even if it leans on a handrail member in the middle of a turn.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a main body having a pair of upright members standing on both the left and right sides of a Western-style toilet, a tip can be flipped up rearward, and the tip A handrail member attached to an upper end portion of the upright member and a fixing member attached to the main body portion and fixing the main body portion to the Western-style toilet. A handrail for toilet bowl is provided, characterized in that it is provided with positioning means for positioning at one or a plurality of positions during the turning. Here, “one or a plurality of positions in the middle of turning” means one or a plurality of positions at an intermediate position excluding both end positions of the turning range.

  Further, the invention according to claim 2 is the toilet handrail according to claim 1, further comprising an urging means for urging the handrail member upward, against the urging force of the urging means, When the handrail member is pushed down, the handrail member is positioned by the positioning means.

  As described above, the handrail for a toilet of the invention according to claim 1 is provided with positioning means for positioning the handrail member at one or a plurality of positions in the middle of the turning, so that the handrail member is turned, Even if it leans against the handrail member, it is positioned at a position closest to that position and does not move greatly to the original position before turning, so that an unexpected situation is unlikely to occur.

  Further, the handrail for toilet of the invention according to claim 2 includes urging means for urging the handrail member upward, and when the handrail member is pushed down against the urging force of the urging means, the positioning means Since the handrail member is positioned by the above, the handrail member can be smoothly swiveled, and when the handrail member is swung and leans against the handrail member, the handrail member is usually pushed down. Since a force is applied in the direction, the handrail member is reliably positioned at a position closest to the position.

  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.

  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 30 </ b> A that passes through one of the bolt insertion holes 31 a is formed in a screw hole ( The upper support column 32 can be fixed to a predetermined height in a stepwise manner by screwing and tightening it (not shown).

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the upper support column 32 includes a fixed portion 33 fixed to the lower support column 31, a movable portion 36 rotatably connected to the fixed portion 33, and a movable portion 36. It is composed of a knob bolt 32 </ b> A for fixing to the fixing portion 33, and the handrail member 40 is attached to the movable portion 36.

  The fixed portion 33 is composed of a main body portion 34 formed by a square pipe and a first cylindrical portion 35 connected to the upper end of the main body portion 34, and the movable portion 36 is formed of the fixed portion 33. The second cylindrical portion 37 is rotatably fitted to the first cylindrical portion 35, and the attachment portion 38 is provided continuously to the second cylindrical portion 37 and rotatably attached to the handrail member 40. .

  A long hole 37 a extending in the circumferential direction is formed in the second cylindrical part 37 of the movable part 36, and a knob bolt 32 </ b> A passing through the long hole 37 a is formed in the first cylindrical part 35 of the fixed part 33. The movable portion 36 can be fixed at an arbitrary angle within the range of the long hole 37a by being screwed into the screw hole 35a, and can be fixed within the range of the long hole 37a by loosening the knob bolt 32A. As a result, the handrail member 40 attached to the movable portion 36 can be turned inward from a parallel state to a predetermined angle (45 degrees) as shown in FIG. ing.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the elongated holes 37a formed in the second cylindrical portion 37 are formed with locking portions EP that are notched in a mountain shape at each of the three ends of the upper edge and the middle portion. Since the movable part 36 to which the handrail member 40 is attached moves downward due to its own weight, any of the locking parts EP is locked to the shaft part 32Aa of the knob bolt 32A, so that the movable part 36 is The handrail member 40 is positioned at any one of the turning angles of 0 degrees, 22.5 degrees, and 45 degrees as shown by the two-dot chain line, the one-dot chain line, and the solid line in FIG. . Therefore, when turning the handrail member 40, it is necessary to lift the handrail member 40 slightly to release the locking of the shaft portion 32Aa of the knob bolt 32A with respect to the locking portion EP.

  The handrail member 40 has a rear end portion covered with a resin cover on a metal handrail main body that is rotatably supported by the attachment portion 38 of the upper column 32 of the upright member 30, and is shown in FIG. Thus, it can be flipped up from a horizontal state and rotated to a substantially vertical state.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the fixing member 50 includes a pair of fixing arms 51 that rise obliquely upward from the outer end of the connecting frame 13 of the base member 10 and are inserted into the respective fixing arms 51 from the upper ends thereof. 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 is configured such that the handrail member 40 is positioned at any one of the turning angles 0 degrees, 22.5 degrees, and 45 degrees. Even if a weak elderly person turns the handrail member 40 inward and leans against the handrail member 40 without locking, it is positioned at a position closest to that position, and the original position before turning (the turning angle is 0 degree). Therefore, it is less likely that unexpected situations will occur in elderly people with weak legs.

  In the above-described embodiment, when turning the handrail member 40, it is necessary to lift the handrail member 40 slightly to release the locking of the shaft portion 32Aa of the knob bolt 32A with respect to the locking portion EP. For example, FIG. As shown in (a) and (b), the first cylindrical portion 35 of the fixed portion 33 in the upper column 32 is made bottomed, and the second cylindrical portion 37 of the movable portion 36 is placed in the first cylindrical portion 35. When the coil spring 39 for releasing the locking of the knob bolt 32Aa with respect to the locking portion EP of the long hole 37a is accommodated, the handrail member 40 can be freely turned and is seated on the toilet bowl. Since the handrail member 40 is pushed down against the urging force of the coil spring 39 when the elderly person has his elbow on the handrail member 40, any one of the locking portions EP is the same as the handrail 1 for the toilet bowl described above. Nobobo The movable portion 36 is positioned by being locked to the shaft portion 32Aa of the tongue 32A, and the handrail member 40 is positioned at any one of the turning angles 0 degrees, 22.5 degrees, and 45 degrees. While ensuring the same safety as the handrail 1, the turning operability of the handrail member 40 can be improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the second cylindrical portion 37 of the movable portion 36 is externally fitted to the first cylindrical portion 35 of the fixed portion 33 in the upper support column 32, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the second cylindrical portion 37 of the movable portion 36 may be fitted into the first cylindrical portion 35 of the fixed portion 33. However, in that case, it is necessary to form a long hole 35b in the first cylindrical portion 35 of the fixed portion 33 and a screw hole 37b in the second cylindrical portion 37 of the movable portion 36, respectively, and the shaft of the knob bolt 32A. It is necessary to form the locking part EP that the part 32Aa locks on the lower edge of the long hole 35b.

  In the above-described embodiment, the handrail member 40 is positioned at both end positions of the turning range and one intermediate position. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and both end positions of the turning range and two or more positions are provided. The handrail member 40 may be positioned at the intermediate position.

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 a partial expanded side view which shows the upper support | pillar of the handrail for toilet bowl same as the above. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows an upper support | pillar same as the above. It is detail drawing which shows the fixing member of the handrail for toilet bowl same as the above. It is a top view which shows the state which turned the handrail member of the handrail for toilet bowl same as the above. It is an enlarged view which shows the long hole formed in the 2nd cylindrical part of the upper support | pillar 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. (A) is a partial expanded side view which shows the upper support | pillar of the handrail for toilet bowl which is other embodiment, (b) is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the upper support | pillar same as the above. It is a partial expanded side view which shows the upper support | pillar of the handrail for toilet bowls which is other embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the installation state of the conventional handrail for toilet bowls.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet handrail 10 Base member 11 Inner frame 11a Adjuster 12 Outer frame 12a Adjuster 13 Connecting frame 20 Connecting member 30 Standing member 30A Knob bolt 31 Lower column 31a Bolt insertion hole 32 Upper column 32A Knob bolt 32Aa Shaft (Positioning means)
33 fixed portion 34 body portion 35 first cylindrical portion 35a, 37b screw hole 36 movable portion 37 second cylindrical portion 37a, 35b long hole 38 mounting portion EP locking portion (positioning means)
39 Coil spring 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 Rotary operation part 56 Free attachment A Toilet a Floor fixing part b Upper outer surface

Claims (2)

A main body having a pair of standing members that stand on both the left and right sides of the western-style toilet;
A handrail member attached to the upper end portion of the upright member so that the tip portion can be flipped up backward and the tip portion can be turned inward;
In the handrail for a toilet comprising the fixing member attached to the main body and fixing the main body to the Western-style toilet,
A handrail for a toilet bowl, comprising positioning means for positioning the handrail member at one or a plurality of positions during the turning thereof. Urging means for urging the handrail member upward;
The toilet handrail according to claim 1, wherein when the handrail member is pushed down against the urging force of the urging means, the handrail member is positioned by the positioning means.

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