JP2017036551A - Toilet bowl apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet bowl apparatus having excellent designability.SOLUTION: A toilet bowl apparatus comprises: a tank 11 that is fixed on the rear upper surface of a toilet bowl main body 2 and reserves toilet bowl washing water; a tank cover 12 that covers the periphery of the tank 11 and has an aperture 21 provided on the tank cover's upper surface side, the aperture being opened/closed by using a lid member 19; a backrest member 50 fitted on the front surface of the tank cover 12; and the tank cover 12's upper surface's part 22 that is provided on the aperture 21's front side, the part being covered with the backrest member 50.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a toilet device provided with a backrest member that can rest a user's back on a stool is known. For example, in the toilet device described in Patent Document 1 below, a backrest member is attached to the upper portion of the low tank. The low tank is concealed by a backrest member and has a clean appearance as a whole.

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  However, the toilet device configured as described above has a problem that it is difficult to open the lid of the low tank with the backrest member attached.

  This invention is completed based on the above situations, Comprising: It aims at providing the toilet device which can open a cover member, with a backrest member attached.

  The toilet device according to the present invention is fixed to the upper surface of the rear portion of the toilet body and stores a toilet flushing water, covers the periphery of the tank, and is provided with an opening that is opened and closed by a lid member on the upper surface side. A tank cover; a backrest member attached to the front surface of the tank cover; and a portion of the upper surface of the tank cover that is provided on the front side of the opening and covers the backrest member.

  According to the present invention, since the backrest member covers the portion of the upper surface of the tank cover that is provided on the front side of the opening, the lid member can be opened while the backrest member is attached.

It is a toilet device in a present Example, Comprising: The perspective view showing the state fixed to the toilet bowl main body Front view showing the toilet device in a state of being fixed to the toilet body Partially enlarged sectional view showing the toilet device in a state of being fixed to the toilet body Top view showing the toilet device in a state of being fixed to the toilet body The perspective view showing the rear surface side of the toilet device of the state fixed to the toilet bowl main body Exploded perspective view showing toilet device The perspective view showing the back side of a backrest member The top view showing the toilet device of the state which removed the cover member

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown below.
In the toilet apparatus according to the present invention, the upper surface of the tank cover may be an inclined surface that is lowered rearward. According to such a configuration, since the upper surface of the tank cover is difficult to see from the front side, the design can be further improved.

  In the toilet device of the present invention, the backrest member may include a side surface covering portion that covers both side surfaces of the tank cover. According to such a configuration, since the side surface of the tank cover is difficult to see from the front side, the design can be further improved.

  Moreover, the toilet device of this invention is good also as what is provided with the armrest member extended ahead rather than the said backrest member from the side surface of the said tank cover. According to such a structure, since the base part of an armrest member is hard to see from the front side, the toilet device with an armrest member can be made excellent in design.

  Further, in the toilet device of the present invention, the backrest member has an upper surface covering portion that covers the upper surface of the tank cover, and the front end edge of the lid member is displaced rearward from the rear end edge of the upper surface covering portion. It is good also as what is arranged in. According to such a configuration, the lid member can be attached and detached without shifting the upper surface covering portion.

  In the toilet device of the present invention, the backrest member has an upper surface covering portion that covers the upper surface of the tank cover, and the upper surface covering portion is an elastic member that is easily elastically deformed when the lid member is opened and closed. It is good as it is. According to such a configuration, when the cover member is attached and removed, the upper surface covering portion can be easily deformed, so that the cover member can be attached and removed easily.

<Example>
Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
The toilet device 1 in the present embodiment is fixed to the toilet body 2 and includes a cleaning tank 10 and a backrest member 50 fixed to the cleaning tank 10. The toilet body 2 has a toilet bowl 3, and a toilet seat 4 made of synthetic resin is provided on the upper surface of the toilet bowl 3. The toilet seat 4 is rotatable between a lying state and a standing state.

  The washing tank 10 includes a tank 11 that stores toilet flush water and a tank cover 12 that covers the periphery of the tank 11. The tank 11 is placed on a base plate 13 made of synthetic resin. The base plate 13 is provided with a plurality of mounting bolts 14 for attaching the toilet device 1 to the toilet body 2 so as to protrude downward from the lower surface.

  The tank cover 12 is made of synthetic resin, has a peripheral wall 15 that covers both the left and right sides and the rear side of the tank 11, and has an opening (hereinafter referred to as a front opening 16) that is opened and closed by a wall member 30 on the front side. ) And a front wall (not shown) that covers a portion below the front opening 16. The front wall is hidden by the toilet seat 4 when the toilet seat 4 is lying down and is exposed forward when the toilet seat 4 stands. A plurality of screw holes 33 into which the shaft portion of the mounting screw 32 for attaching the wall member 30 is screwed are provided in the peripheral portion of the front opening 16.

  The peripheral wall 15 of the tank cover 12 is provided with openings (not shown) through which the shaft portions of the armrest member 24 and the operation handle 25 are respectively inserted. The armrest member 24 is provided on both side surfaces of the tank cover 12, protrudes laterally from the side surface of the tank cover 12, and extends forward from the backrest member 50.

  An opening (hereinafter referred to as an upper surface opening 21) that is opened and closed by the lid member 19 is provided on the upper surface side of the tank cover 12. The upper surface opening 21 is surrounded by an edge 22 provided along the front edge of the tank cover 12 and an upper end of the peripheral wall 15. As shown in FIG. 8, the front edge of the upper surface opening 21 is curved so that the center in the left-right direction projects rearward from both ends. Moreover, the upper surface of the edge part 22 and the upper end part of the surrounding wall 15 incline back downward. A lid receiving portion 23 that receives the lid member 19 is provided on the peripheral edge of the upper surface opening 21.

  The lid member 19 is made of a synthetic resin and can block the entire upper surface opening 21. The lid member 19 includes a lid plate portion 19A having substantially the same shape as the upper surface opening 21 and a peripheral plate portion 19B provided along the outer peripheral edge of the lid plate portion 19A. The lid member 19 is placed on the upper surface opening 21 with the lid receiving portion 23 receiving the lower end of the peripheral plate portion 19B. In a state in which the lid member 19 is attached to the tank cover 12, as shown in FIG. Are arranged with almost no steps. The upper surface of the tank cover 12 is an inclined surface in which substantially the entire surface gradually decreases from the front end toward the rear end.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the peripheral portion 15 of the tank cover 12 and the rear portion of the lid member 19 are formed with rounded portions 17 that are curved so as to form an arc shape at both ends in the left-right direction. The tank cover 12 as a whole has a shape in which the dimension in the left-right direction is slightly smaller at the rear end than at the front end.

  A wall member 30 is attached to the tank cover 12 so as to close the front opening 16. The wall member 30 is made of synthetic resin and has a substantially rectangular thin plate shape that can cover the entire front opening 16, and reinforcing ribs 31 are formed vertically and horizontally on the front surface (see FIG. 6). ).

  The wall member 30 has a gradient between the upper side (hereinafter referred to as the wall member upper portion 30A) and the lower side (hereinafter referred to as the wall member lower portion 30B), with a position slightly below the center in the vertical direction as a boundary. It is different. In a state in which the wall member 30 is attached to the tank cover 12, the wall member lower portion 30B is arranged to stand substantially vertically, and the wall member upper portion 30A is inclined to rise rearward. Further, the lower end portion of the wall member lower portion 30 </ b> B enters the rear side of the toilet seat 4.

As shown in FIG. 6, the wall member 30 is fixed to the tank cover 12 and a frame 40 described later by a plurality of mounting screws 32.
The wall member 30 is provided with a plurality of screwing portions 34 that are screwed by mounting screws 32. Each screwing portion 34 is formed with a recess 35 in which the head of the attachment screw 32 is accommodated, and an insertion hole 36 through which the shaft portion of the attachment screw 32 can be inserted. Further, the wall member 30 is provided with a latch receiving portion 37 that can latch a latch portion 53 of a backrest member 50 described later.

  The wall member 30 is attached to the frame 40. The frame 40 is arranged in the tank cover 12 and fixed to the toilet body 2. The frame 40 is made of metal, and includes a placement surface portion 41 placed on the rear upper surface of the toilet body 2, a pair of left and right vertical frames 42 rising upward from both left and right ends of the placement surface portion 41, and a pair of left and right A pair of upper and lower horizontal frames 43 spanned between the vertical frames 42 is provided. The frame 40 is provided with a screw hole 33 into which a shaft portion of a mounting screw 32 for attaching the wall member 30 is screwed.

  The mounting surface portion 41 has a plate shape, and the base plate 13 is overlaid on the upper surface thereof. Further, the mounting surface portion 41 is formed with a through hole (not shown) through which the mounting bolt 14 provided on the base plate 13 can penetrate downward. The mounting bolts 14 penetrating the mounting surface portion 41 are respectively inserted into fixing holes (not shown) provided on the upper surface of the rear portion of the toilet body 2, and a nut is tightened from below. Thereby, the toilet device 1 is fixed to the toilet body 2.

  The pair of left and right vertical frames 42 are joined to the left and right ends of the placement surface portion 41. The pair of vertical frames 42 are disposed at both ends in the width direction of the toilet body 2 in a state in which the toilet apparatus 1 is fixed to the toilet body 2, and are disposed at substantially the same position in the front-rear direction. The pair of vertical frames 42 are provided with armrest fixing portions 44 to which the armrest member 24 is fixed.

  The horizontal frame 43 is connected to the upper end portion and the middle portion of the vertical frame 42. A hanging piece 45 to which a turning device for pivotally supporting the toilet seat 4 is fixed is suspended from both ends of the horizontal frame 43 in the middle part.

  The backrest member 50 is fixed to the front side of the wall member 30. The backrest member 50 is held on the front surface of the wall member 30 by locking a plurality of locking portions 53 provided on the rear surface to the locking receiving portions 37 of the wall member 30. Further, the backrest member 50 is screwed into the wall member 30 by screwing a fixing screw 54 from above into the one of the locking portion 53 and the locking receiving portion 37 that are locked to each other and exposed from the upper surface opening 21. And fixed by screwing (see FIG. 8).

  The backrest member 50 is formed of an elastic material into a substantially square thick plate shape having a predetermined thickness as a whole, and has a cushioning property. When viewed from the front, the backrest member 50 has a rectangular shape with a width that is slightly larger than that of the wall member 30, and its lower end is disposed close to the upper surface of the toilet seat 4.

  The backrest member 50 can cover substantially the entire front surface of the tank cover 12, and when viewed from the front side, the entire back cover member 50 is hidden by the backrest member 50 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the front surface of the backrest member 50 is a curved surface that is gently curved so that both end portions in the left-right direction are located slightly forward of the center portion. Similarly to the wall member 30, the backrest member 50 has an upper side (hereinafter referred to as an upper backrest 50A) and a lower side (hereinafter referred to as a lower backrest 50B) with a position slightly lower than the center in the vertical direction as a boundary. ) And the slope are different. In a state where the backrest member 50 is attached to the wall member 30, the backrest lower portion 50B is disposed along the upper portion of the wall member lower portion 30B, and the backrest upper portion 50A is disposed along substantially the entire wall member upper portion 30A.

  The backrest member 50 includes an upper surface covering portion 51 that covers the upper surface of the tank cover 12 and side surface covering portions 52 that cover both side surfaces of the tank cover 12. The wall member 30 is completely covered by the upper surface covering portion 51 and the side surface covering portion 52.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the upper surface covering portion 51 is formed to protrude rearward along the upper edge of the backrest member 50. The upper surface covering portion 51 is formed across the entire width of the backrest member 50 in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 8, the rear end edge of the upper surface covering portion 51 has a curved shape similar to the front surface of the backrest member 50. Further, since the entire backrest member 50 including the upper surface covering portion 51 and the side surface covering portion 52 is formed of an elastic material, the upper surface covering portion 51 is an elastic member that is easily elastically deformed when the lid member 19 is opened and closed. ing. That is, even if a part of the upper surface covering portion 51 covers the lid member 19, when the lid member 19 is removed, the upper surface covering portion 51 is elastically deformed to such an extent that the lid member 19 can be removed. Further, when the lid member 19 is removed, the upper surface covering portion 51 is elastically deformed so as not to obstruct the removal work of the lid member 19 when the lid member 19 or the fingers of the operator come into contact.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the upper surface covering portion 51 is disposed along the upper surface of a portion (end edge portion 22) located on the front side of the upper surface opening 21 in the upper surface of the tank cover 12, and reaches the upper surface opening 21. Is not supposed to be covered. The rear end edge of the upper surface covering portion 51 is disposed at a position slightly shifted forward from the front end edge of the lid member 19.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the side surface covering portion 52 is provided so as to protrude rearward along both end edges in the left-right direction of the backrest member 50. The side surface covering portion 52 is formed over the entire backrest member 50 in the vertical direction. The side surface covering portion 52 covers the front end edge portion of the side surface of the tank cover 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the rear end edge of the side surface covering portion 52 is inclined in the same manner as the front surface of the backrest member 50. The side surface covering portion 52 is connected to an end portion of the upper surface covering portion 51 in the left-right direction. The thickness dimension (dimension in the left-right direction) of the side surface covering portion 52 is made smaller than the thickness dimension (dimension in the vertical direction) of the upper surface covering portion 51. The side surface covering portion 52 hides the base portion of the armrest member 24 so that it cannot be seen from the front side.

Next, attachment and removal work of the lid member 19 in the toilet device 1 of the present embodiment will be described.
To attach the lid member 19 to the upper surface of the tank cover 12, the lid member 19 is oriented to align with the upper surface opening 21, and the peripheral plate portion 19 </ b> B is fitted to the lid receiving portion 23 provided around the upper surface opening 21. Include. At this time, since the entire lid receiving portion 23 is exposed without being covered with the upper surface covering portion 51, the lid member 19 can be attached without removing the backrest member 50. By attaching the lid member 19, the entire upper surface opening 21 is closed.

  On the other hand, in order to remove the lid member 19 from the upper surface of the tank cover 12, the lid member 19 is lifted upward by attaching a finger to the lid plate portion 19A and the peripheral plate portion 19B. At this time, since the upper surface covering portion 51 does not cover the lid member 19, the lid member 19 can be removed without removing the backrest member 50. By removing the lid member 19, the entire upper surface opening 21 is opened.

  In addition, when the lid member 19 or a finger or the like comes into contact with the upper surface covering portion 51 in the attaching or removing operation of the lid member 19, the upper surface covering portion 51 is relatively easily deformed. It is possible to prevent the work from becoming difficult due to being caught by 51 or the like.

Next, operations and effects of the embodiment configured as described above will be described.
The toilet device 1 in this embodiment includes a tank cover 12 that covers the periphery of a tank 11 that stores toilet flush water, and an upper surface opening 21 that is opened and closed by a lid member 19 is provided on the upper surface side of the tank cover 12. The backrest member 50 is attached to the front surface of the tank cover 12. The backrest member 50 is provided with an upper surface covering portion 51 that covers a portion of the upper surface of the tank cover 12 that is in front of the upper surface opening 21. According to this configuration, since the front end edge portion of the upper surface of the tank cover 12 is covered with the upper surface covering portion 51 of the backrest member 50, a clean design can be achieved. Further, since the upper surface covering portion 51 covers a portion on the front side of the upper surface opening portion 21, the upper surface opening portion 21 can be fully opened while the backrest member 50 is attached.

  Further, the upper surface of the tank cover 12 is an inclined surface that is lowered rearward. According to this configuration, since the upper surface of the tank cover 12 is difficult to see from the front side, the design can be further improved.

  Further, the backrest member 50 includes side surface covering portions 52 that cover both side surfaces of the tank cover 12. According to this configuration, since the side surface of the tank cover 12 is difficult to see from the front side, the design can be further improved.

  Further, an armrest member 24 that extends forward from the side surface of the tank cover 12 relative to the backrest member 50 is provided. According to this configuration, since the base portion of the armrest member 24 is difficult to see from the front side, the toilet device 1 with the armrest member can be made excellent in design.

  Further, the front end edge of the lid member 19 is arranged at a position shifted rearward from the rear end edge of the upper surface covering portion 51. According to this configuration, the lid member 19 can be attached and removed without shifting the upper surface covering portion 51.

Further, the upper surface covering portion 51 is an elastic member that is easily elastically deformed. According to this configuration, when the lid member 19 is attached and removed, the upper surface covering portion 51 can be easily deformed, so that the lid member 19 can be easily attached and removed.
<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the above embodiment, the backrest member 50 is attached to the wall member 30 that covers the front opening 16 of the tank cover 12. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a tank cover in which the front opening is not formed. It is good also as what attaches a backrest member directly.
(2) In the above-described embodiment, the upper surface of the tank cover 12 is a rearwardly inclined surface. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the upper surface of the tank cover may be a flat surface in the horizontal direction.
(3) In the above-described embodiment, the upper surface covering portion 51 is provided along the upper edge of the backrest member 50. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the height of the backrest member is set higher than the upper surface of the tank cover. The upper surface covering portion may be provided at a position lower than the upper edge of the backrest member.
(4) In the said Example, although the side surface covering part 52 is provided in the right-and-left both sides of the backrest member 50, it is not restricted to this, For example, the side surface covering part may be provided only in the one side of the backrest member.
(5) In the above-described embodiment, the backrest member 50 includes the side surface covering portions 52 that cover both side surfaces of the tank cover 12. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is good also as what is set as a dimension large so that it may protrude in the direction and a side surface coating | coated part is not provided.
(6) In the above-described embodiment, the side surface covering portion 52 covers the front end edge portion of the side surface of the tank cover 12. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the side surface covering portion is wider on the side surface of the tank cover. You may make it cover in the range.
(7) In the above embodiment, the armrest members 24 are provided on both the left and right sides of the tank cover 12, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the armrest members may be provided on only one side of the left and right sides. May not be provided.
(8) In the above embodiment, the front end edge of the lid member 19 is disposed rearward relative to the rear end edge of the upper surface covering portion 51. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper surface covering portion is one of the lid members. You may make it cover a part.
(9) In the above embodiment, the upper surface covering portion 51 is an elastic member made of a material that is easily elastically deformed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the upper surface covering portion is made of a material that hardly elastically deforms. Alternatively, the elastic deformation may be facilitated by devising the shape.
(10) In the above embodiment, the upper surface covering portion 51 is not covered up to the upper surface opening portion 21, but the upper surface covering portion may slightly cover the upper surface opening portion.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Toilet device 2 ... Toilet body 11 ... Tank 12 ... Tank cover 19 ... Lid member 21 ... Upper surface opening part 22 ... End edge part (part provided in the front side of the said opening part among the upper surfaces of a tank cover)
24 ... Armrest member 50 ... Backrest member 51 ... Upper surface covering portion 52 ... Side surface covering portion

Claims (6)

A tank that is fixed to the rear upper surface of the toilet bowl body and stores toilet flush water;
A tank cover that covers the periphery of the tank and has an opening that is opened and closed by a lid member on the upper surface side thereof;
A backrest member attached to the front surface of the tank cover;
A portion of the upper surface of the tank cover that is provided on the front side of the opening, and the backrest member covers;
Toilet bowl device.   The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the tank cover is an inclined surface that is lowered rearward.   The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the backrest member includes a side surface covering portion that covers both side surfaces of the tank cover.   The toilet device according to claim 3, further comprising an armrest member that extends forward from a side surface of the tank cover to the backrest member. The backrest member has an upper surface covering portion covering the upper surface of the tank cover;
The toilet device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a front end edge of the lid member is disposed rearward relative to a rear end edge of the upper surface covering portion. The backrest member has an upper surface covering portion covering the upper surface of the tank cover;
The toilet device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the upper surface covering portion is an elastic member that is easily elastically deformed when the lid member is opened and closed.

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