JP2013127153A - Toilet bowl device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet bowl device capable of enhancing strength of a toilet bowl body against a load from an upper side.SOLUTION: A toilet bowl device 1 comprises: a toilet bowl body 2 made of resin, which has a bowl part 21 and a skirt part 20 having an almost U-shaped plan cross section; and a support frame 3 which has a skirt support part 4 and a body support part 5, and is made of a material having rigidity higher than the toilet bowl body 2. The skirt support part 4 is placed on a floor surface and supports a lower part of the skirt part 20 along a circumferential direction. The body support part 5 is connected with the skirt support part 4, is located on an upper side than the skirt support part 4, and supports a posterior side of an upper side of the toilet bowl body 2.

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet device.

  The toilet device described in Patent Document 1 is such that a lower part of a resin skirt portion having a substantially U-shaped cross section is supported by a metal support frame. And the whole toilet bowl body which has a bowl part is supported through this skirt part.

JP 2008-95449 A

  However, in the toilet device described above, since the skirt portion does not go around to the rear side of the toilet body, the rear portion of the toilet body is not directly supported by the support frame. Therefore, at the rear part of the toilet body, there is a concern about insufficient strength against the load from above.

  In particular, in a toilet device (see FIG. 2A) in which a commercially available toilet seat device is installed later on the toilet body, a leg portion on the lower surface of the toilet seat may be placed on the rear portion of the toilet body. In this case, a large load is applied to the rear part of the toilet body from above due to the seating, which may cause distortion or breakage of the toilet body.

  Therefore, in view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to propose a toilet device capable of improving the strength of the toilet body against a load from above.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a toilet device according to the present invention includes a resin toilet body having a bowl portion and a skirt portion having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a lower portion of the skirt portion that is placed on the floor surface in the circumferential direction. A skirt support portion that supports the skirt support portion, and a main body support portion that is connected to the skirt support portion and supports the upper rear portion of the toilet body body, and is more rigid than the toilet body body. And a support frame formed of a high material.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said body support part can adjust the height and angle which support the upper rear part of the said toilet bowl main body freely.

  The toilet device of this invention can improve the intensity | strength of the toilet bowl body with respect to the load from the top.

The support frame of the toilet device of embodiment of this invention is shown, (a) is a perspective view of the whole support frame, (b) is a principal part perspective view which shows the state which supported the toilet bowl main body with the support frame. (A) is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a toilet device same as the above, (b) is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the toilet device of other embodiment.

  The present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the toilet device 1 of the present embodiment includes a resin toilet body 2, a cleaning water supply device 6, a local cleaning device that cleans a local part of a human body, a drying device, a deodorizing device, and the like. The toilet-equipped device 7 and a metal support frame 3 for supporting the toilet body 2 and the toilet-equipped device 7 are provided. The toilet device 1 is provided with a commercially available toilet seat device (not shown) provided with a toilet seat and a toilet lid. In FIG. 2A, the illustration of the side cover that hides the rear side portion of the support frame 3 is omitted.

  The toilet body 2 includes a resin skirt portion 20 having a substantially U-shaped flat cross section that forms an outer shell of the front portion of the toilet device 1, a resin bowl portion 21 positioned in the upper portion of the skirt portion 20, and a bowl It is comprised with the resin-made cyclic | annular rim | limb part 22 located on the part 21. FIG. The skirt part 20, the bowl part 21, and the rim part 22 are integrated by welding or the like to form the toilet body 2.

  The skirt portion 20 has a flange piece (not shown) having a substantially U shape in plan view that protrudes inward along the inner circumference at a position above the lower end.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the support frame 3 includes a lower frame 30 installed on the floor, an upper frame 31 positioned above the rear portion of the lower frame 30, and a vertical frame that connects the lower frame 30 and the upper frame 31. And a frame 32.

  The front portion of the lower frame 30 has the same shape (substantially U-shaped in a plan view) as the flange piece of the skirt portion 20, and this flange piece is overlapped from above and fixed with screws or the like. As a result, the toilet body 2 is supported by the support frame 3. That is, the front portion of the lower frame 30 is a skirt support portion 4 that supports the lower portion of the skirt portion 20 of the toilet body 2 in the circumferential direction. Although not shown, projecting pieces for attaching to the vertical frame 32 project from the inner sides of the left and right sides of the skirt portion 20 so as to overlap the front surface of the vertical frame 32. This protruding piece is fixed to the front surface of the vertical frame 32 by screws or the like.

  The upper frame 31 has upper and lower long frame members 33 arranged on both left and right sides, the front end portions of the upper frame member 33 are connected by a front connecting member 34, and the rear end portions of the upper frame member 33 are connected by a rear connecting member 35. It is formed by connecting with.

  The vertical frame 32 includes a front vertical frame member 38 that connects a central portion of the lower frame 30 in the front-rear direction and a front end portion of the upper frame member 33, a rear end portion of the lower frame 30, and a rear end portion of the upper frame member 33. And a rear vertical frame member 39 connecting the two.

  A main body support portion 5 that supports the upper rear portion of the toilet main body 2 is provided at the center in the left-right direction of the front connecting member 34. The main body support 5 is connected to the skirt support 4 via the upper frame 31 and the vertical frame 32, and is positioned above the skirt support 4. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1B, the upper rear portion of the toilet body 2, that is, the outer peripheral portion 23 of the upper rear portion of the bowl portion 21 is supported by the main body support portion 5 from below. The main body support portion 5 is adjustable in height and angle for supporting the upper rear portion of the toilet body 2. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1A, the main body support portion 5 can adjust the height and angle of a flat plate-shaped mounting plate 50 provided at the upper end. As a configuration for adjusting the height, in the present embodiment, the main body support portion 5 includes a bolt and a nut. Further, as a configuration for adjusting the angle, in the present embodiment, the main body support portion 5 includes a ball joint connected to the upper end of the bolt and the inclination of the mounting plate 50 provided at the upper end of the ball joint as a bolt. And a fixture for fixing at a connection point with the ball joint. In addition, the structure which adjusts this height and angle is not limited to the above-mentioned structure.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of ribs 24 project downward from the outer peripheral portion 23 of the upper rear portion of the bowl portion 21, and projecting tip surfaces 25 of the plurality of ribs 24 are located on the same plane. . By adjusting the height and angle of the mounting plate 50 according to the height and angle of the protruding tip surfaces 25 of the plurality of ribs 24, the mounting plate 50 comes into contact with the protruding tip surface 25, and the bowl portion The upper rear portion of 21 is stably supported by the support frame 3. The rib 24 may not be provided on the outer peripheral portion 23 at the upper rear portion of the bowl portion 21, and the outer surface of the outer peripheral portion 23 may be directly applied to the upper surface of the mounting plate 50 of the main body support portion 5 to support it.

  According to the toilet device 1 having the above-described configuration, the toilet body 2 is supported from the front to the left and right sides by the skirt support 4 of the support frame 3, and the rear is also supported by the body support 5 of the support frame 3. Is done. Accordingly, the resin toilet body 2 is supported by the metal support frame 3 in the front-rear and left-right directions, and the strength of the entire toilet body 2 against the load from above is improved. Therefore, the support frame 3 of this embodiment can be suitably used for the toilet device 1 in which a separate toilet seat device (not shown) is installed in the toilet body 2 as shown in FIG. That is, even when a toilet seat device having a leg portion placed on the rear portion of the rim portion 22 of the toilet main body 2 is installed on the lower surface of the toilet seat, the load applied from above through the leg portion is increased in strength. Can be received by the rear part of the toilet body 2 with improved, and the occurrence of distortion and breakage of the toilet body 2 can be suppressed. In addition, you may utilize the support frame 3 of this embodiment for the toilet bowl device 1 in which the toilet bowl main body 2 and the toilet seat apparatus 8 were integrally formed as shown in FIG.2 (b).

  Further, the upper rear part of the toilet body 2 supported by the main body support part 5 may be the upper rear part of the bowl part 21 as in the above-described embodiment, or the rear part of the rim part 22 on which the toilet seat is placed. It doesn't matter.

  As described above, the toilet device 1 of the present embodiment is made of a resin toilet body 2 having a bowl portion 21 and a skirt portion 20 having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a material (for example, metal) having a higher rigidity than the toilet body 2. And a support frame 3 formed. The support frame 3 includes a skirt support portion 4 and a main body support portion 5. The skirt support portion 4 is placed on the floor and supports the lower portion of the skirt portion 20 in the circumferential direction. The main body support portion 5 is connected to the skirt support portion 4 and is positioned above the skirt support portion 4 to support the upper rear portion of the toilet body 2.

  With this configuration, in the present embodiment, the skirt support 4 supports the lower part of the skirt 20 having a substantially U-shaped cross section in the circumferential direction, and then the toilet body 2 is supported by the body support 5. Can support the upper rear portion of the. That is, in the present embodiment, the support frame 3 formed of a material (for example, metal) having a higher rigidity than the toilet body 2 can support not only the left and right sides but also the rear portion of the resin toilet body 2. Therefore, the strength of the toilet body 2 against the load from above can be improved. As a result, distortion and breakage of the toilet body 2 can be prevented.

  Further, in the toilet device of the present embodiment, the main body support portion 5 is adjustable in height and angle for supporting the upper rear portion of the toilet body 2.

  By setting it as such a structure, in this embodiment, according to the height and shape of the upper rear part of the toilet bowl body 2, the height and angle of the main body support part 5 which supports this upper rear part can be adjusted. Thereby, in this embodiment, the upper rear part of the toilet body 2 can be reliably supported, and the strength of the toilet body 2 against the load from above can be improved.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and appropriate design changes can be made within the intended scope of the present invention. Is possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet device 2 Toilet bowl body 20 Skirt part 21 Bowl part 3 Support frame 4 Skirt support part 5 Body support part

Claims (2)

A resin toilet body having a bowl portion and a skirt portion having a substantially U-shaped cross section;
A skirt support portion that is placed on the floor and supports the lower portion of the skirt portion in the circumferential direction, and is connected to the skirt support portion, and is located above the skirt support portion and is located on the upper rear portion of the toilet body. A support frame formed of a material having higher rigidity than the toilet body,
A toilet device comprising:   The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the main body support portion is adjustable in height and angle for supporting the upper rear portion of the toilet main body.

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