JP2017145668A - Toilet bowl and manufacturing method of toilet bowl - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet bowl in which a portion for supporting the toilet bowl in a supporting frame is hardly seen on appearance, and which has good workability, and a manufacturing method of a toilet bowl.SOLUTION: A toilet bowl 1 includes: a toilet bowl body 3 in which a bowl part 31 is formed; and a supporting frame 2 which can be fixed on a vertical surface 70. The toilet bowl body 3 includes a supporting body storage part 30 provided at an upper end part of the bowl part 31. The supporting frame 2 includes a supporting body 20 stored in the supporting body storage part 30 and for supporting the supporting body storage part 30. At the supporting body storage part 30, an opening 306 for insertion is formed which opens downward and which is for inserting the supporting body 20 into the supporting body storage part 30 from under the supporting body storage part 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet and a method for manufacturing the toilet.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an installation structure for a wall-mounted toilet. In this installation structure, the toilet bowl is fixed to a bracket fixed to the wall surface.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-273927

  By the way, since the part which supports the said toilet bowl is exposed, the said bracket is not good-looking. Moreover, in the installation structure of the toilet bowl of patent document 1, in order to improve appearance, although the said bracket is covered with the undercover supported by the said toilet bowl, after constructing a toilet bowl, it is necessary to construct an undercover. is there.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet with good workability and a method for manufacturing the toilet, in which a portion of the support frame that supports the toilet is hardly visible in appearance.

  In order to achieve the above object, a toilet of the present invention includes a toilet body having a bowl portion and a support frame that can be fixed to a vertical surface. The toilet body includes a support housing part provided at an upper end part of the bowl part. The support frame includes a support body that is housed in the support body housing portion and supports the support body housing portion. An opening for insertion is formed in the support housing portion so as to open downward and insert the support into the support housing portion from below the support housing portion.

  Moreover, in the method for manufacturing a toilet of the present invention, the toilet includes a toilet body in which a bowl portion is formed, and a support frame that can be fixed to a vertical surface. The toilet body includes a support housing part provided at an upper end part of the bowl part. The support frame includes a support body that is housed in the support body housing portion and supports the support body housing portion. An insertion opening that opens downward is formed in the support housing portion. The support is inserted into the support storage part from the insertion opening.

  In the toilet bowl according to the present invention, the portion of the support frame that supports the toilet bowl is difficult to see in appearance. Moreover, the toilet bowl manufacturing method according to the present invention can manufacture a toilet bowl in which the portion of the support frame that supports the toilet bowl is difficult to see in appearance.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the support frame of the toilet bowl. FIG. 3 is a horizontal sectional view showing a state in which the toilet bowl is installed. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the toilet bowl is installed, and is a cross-sectional view along the vertical plane. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view seen from the lower side of the toilet. In FIG. 6, illustration of the rear part of the toilet bowl, the toilet seat, the toilet lid, and the like is omitted. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view of a portion corresponding to FIG. 5 in the toilet according to the first modification. FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view of a portion corresponding to FIG. 5 in the toilet according to the second modification. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a support frame of a toilet according to the third modification.

  The embodiment described below relates to a toilet and a method for manufacturing the toilet, and more particularly, to a toilet attached to a vertical surface such as a wall surface, and a method for manufacturing the toilet.

(1) Toilet As shown in FIG. 1, the toilet 1 of this embodiment is a wall-mounted toilet attached to a vertical surface 70 such as a wall surface of a toilet room.

  In the following description, the front-rear direction is determined based on the user seated on the toilet 1. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the direction in which the toilet 1 protrudes from the vertical surface 70 is defined as the front, and the direction from the toilet 1 toward the vertical surface 70 is defined as the rear. Moreover, let the direction parallel to the front and back be the front-back direction, and let the direction orthogonal to the front-back direction and a horizontal plane be the left-right direction.

  The toilet bowl 1 is disposed away from the floor surface 71. For this reason, the user can easily clean the floor surface 71 located below the toilet bowl 1.

  The toilet 1 includes a toilet main body 3 and a support frame 2 that can be fixed to the vertical surface 70.

(1.1) Support frame The support frame 2 supports the toilet body 3. The support frame 2 is formed of, for example, a metal such as iron, stainless steel, or aluminum, carbon, wood, or the like so as to withstand a load applied when the user is seated on the toilet 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the support frame 2 includes a fixed body 21 and a support body 20 protruding forward from the fixed body 21.

  The fixed body 21 is a part fixed to a vertical surface 70 such as a wall surface shown in FIG. Note that the vertical surface 70 does not mean only a strict vertical surface, but a surface along the vertical direction and the horizontal direction is included in the category of “vertical surface”. In other words, the vertical surface 70 includes a slightly inclined surface and also includes a slightly inclined surface. Further, the vertical surface 70 may not be a flat surface, and may be a surface with unevenness.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the fixed body 21 has a pair of vertical bodies 22 and a horizontal body 23 that connects the pair of vertical bodies 22. The pair of vertical bodies 22 are constituted by hollow pipes extending in the vertical direction, and are separated in the horizontal direction.

  The horizontal body 23 is disposed between the upper ends of the pair of vertical bodies 22 and is fixed to the pair of vertical bodies 22. The horizontal body 23 has a substantially C-shaped cross section orthogonal to the left-right direction.

  The horizontal body 23 is provided with a plurality of fixing tool insertion holes 231. The plurality of fixing tool insertion holes 231 are arranged in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the horizontal body 23 is attached to the vertical surface 70 using a plurality of fixing tools 73 in a state of being disposed along the vertical surface 70.

  Each of the plurality of fixing tools 73 is a screw tool made of screws or bolts. That is, the horizontal body 23 is attached to the vertical surface 70 by screwing the fixing tool 73 passed through each of the plurality of fixing tool insertion holes 231 into the vertical surface 70. Note that the fixing tool 73 may be a rivet, a nail, or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the support 20 protrudes forward from the upper part of the fixed body 21. The support 20 is a part that supports the toilet body 3. The support 20 includes a pair of support portions 24 extending in the front-rear direction and a front side connection portion 25 that connects the front end portions of the pair of support portions 24.

  Each of the pair of support portions 24 is linear in plan view. The pair of support portions 24 protrude forward from the pair of vertical bodies 22 and are separated in the left-right direction. The front side connecting part 25 is formed in a semicircular arc shape when viewed from above (hereinafter referred to as a plan view).

  A pair of support part 24 and the front side connection part 25 are comprised by the planar view U-shaped square pipe, and are continuing. The flat upper surface of the pair of support portions 24 and the flat upper surface of the front side connecting portion 25 are flush with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the support frame 2 of the present embodiment further includes a pair of left and right reinforcing portions 8. The pair of reinforcing portions 8 support the pair of support portions 24 one to one. Each of the pair of reinforcing portions 8 is, for example, a brace. Each reinforcing portion 8 has one end connected to the front end of the corresponding support 24 and the other end connected to the lower end of the corresponding vertical body 22, and the vertical 22 corresponding to the corresponding support 24. It is bridged between.

  Each reinforcing part 8 supports the corresponding support part 24 from below. Each reinforcing portion 8 reinforces the support frame 2 while maintaining the relative positional relationship between the corresponding vertical body 22 and the corresponding support portion 24.

  The support frame 2 of the present embodiment further includes a fixing portion 200 to which the toilet body 3 is fixed. The fixing part 200 has a pair of left and right fixing pieces 201. The pair of fixed pieces 201 are provided on the pair of reinforcing portions 8 in a one-to-one relationship.

  Each of the pair of fixed pieces 201 protrudes downward from the reinforcing portion 8. Each fixed piece 201 includes a plate-like vertical piece 202 having a horizontal cross-sectional shape of L shape and a thickness direction parallel to the front-rear direction.

(1.2) Toilet body The toilet body 3 shown in FIG. 4 constitutes the main body of the toilet 1. The toilet body 3 includes a bowl portion 31, a rim portion 33, and a skirt portion 36. Each of the bowl part 31, the rim part 33, and the skirt part 36 is made of synthetic resin.

  The bowl portion 31 is a portion that receives filth, and is formed in a bowl shape that opens upward from the toilet body 3.

  The bowl portion 31 includes an upper opening 311 and a lower opening 312. The upper opening 311 is formed at the upper end portion of the bowl portion 31. The bowl portion 31 opens upward from the upper opening portion 311.

  The lower opening 312 is formed at the lower end portion of the bowl portion 31, and the bowl portion 31 opens rearward from the lower opening 312.

  At the upper end of the bowl portion 31, a support housing portion 30 that houses the support 20 is provided. The support housing part 30 is constituted by a part of the rim part 33 and a part of the skirt part 36.

  The rim portion 33 is provided at the upper end portion of the bowl portion 31. As shown in FIG. 5, the rim portion 33 has an inner peripheral portion 330 and a lateral surface portion 336. The inner peripheral portion 330 and the lateral surface portion 336 are integrally formed.

  The inner peripheral portion 330 extends over the entire length of the bowl portion 31 in the circumferential direction, and is formed in an annular shape in plan view. The inner peripheral portion 330 extends upward from the upper end portion of the bowl portion 31. The inner peripheral portion 330 is bent so that the middle portion in the vertical direction protrudes inward.

  The inner peripheral portion 330 includes a lower inner peripheral portion 332 and an upper inner peripheral portion 333. The lower inner peripheral portion 332 extends inward and upward from the peripheral edge of the upper opening 311 of the bowl portion 31. The lower inner peripheral portion 332 is curved so as to be concave upward in a cross section orthogonal to the circumferential direction. The lower end portion of the lower inner peripheral portion 332 is joined to the peripheral portion of the upper opening 311 of the bowl portion 31 by welding. Thereby, the rim part 33 and the bowl part 31 are joined.

  The upper inner peripheral portion 333 extends outward from the inner end of the lower inner peripheral portion 332, and is inclined so as to be positioned outward as it goes upward.

  The lateral surface portion 336 extends outward from the upper end portion of the inner peripheral portion 330 along the horizontal plane. The lateral surface portion 336 is formed over the entire circumferential length of the inner peripheral portion 330.

  The skirt portion 36 is formed in a U shape in a plan view as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the upper end of the skirt portion 36 is joined to the outer peripheral end portion of the lateral surface portion 336 of the rim portion 33. This joining is performed by welding. Thereby, the skirt part 36 and the rim | limb part 33 are joined. The skirt portion 36 covers the bowl portion 31 from the outside.

  The upper end portion of the skirt portion 36 constitutes an outer peripheral portion 360 that faces the inner peripheral portion 330. The outer peripheral portion 360 extends downward from the outer end portion of the lateral surface portion 336. The support storage unit 30 includes an inner peripheral part 330, a lateral surface part 336, and an outer peripheral part 360.

  A storage space 305 surrounded by an inner peripheral portion 330, a lateral surface portion 336, and an outer peripheral portion 360 is formed in the support storage portion 30. An insertion opening 306 is formed between the lower end portion of the inner peripheral portion 330 (the lower end portion of the lower inner peripheral portion 332) and the skirt portion 36 located on the outer side. The storage space 305 opens downward through the insertion opening 306.

  The support 20 of the support frame 2 is disposed in the storage space 305 of the support storage 30. The support 20 is covered with an inner peripheral portion 330, a lateral surface portion 336, and an outer peripheral portion 360.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the width w <b> 1 of each of the pair of support portions 24 and the front connection portion 25 of the support body 20 is smaller than the width w <b> 2 of the corresponding portion in the insertion opening 306. Therefore, the support 20 can be inserted into the storage space 305 of the support storage 30 from below through the insertion opening 306.

  The support 20 is disposed along the inner periphery 330. A portion of the horizontal surface portion 336 excluding a portion positioned behind the bowl portion 31 (that is, the front portion and the left and right portions) is in contact with the upper surface of the support 20. Thereby, the horizontal surface part 336 is supported from below by the support body 20. That is, the lateral surface portion 336 is a portion (supported portion) supported by the support body 20 in the toilet body 3.

  The skirt portion 36 of the present embodiment further has a fixed portion 37 as shown in FIG. The fixed portion 37 is a portion fixed to the fixing portion 200 of the support frame 2. The fixed portion 37 includes a pair of left and right fixed pieces 370. The pair of fixed pieces 370 are provided in a one-to-one relationship at the rear portions of the left and right side wall portions of the skirt portion 36.

  Each fixed piece 370 is formed in a vertical plate shape, and protrudes inward from the side wall portion of the skirt portion 36.

  The pair of fixed pieces 370 are arranged along the vertical piece portion 202 of the pair of fixed pieces 201. As shown in FIG. 4, each fixed piece 370 of the present embodiment is disposed so as to overlap the rear surface of the corresponding vertical piece portion 202 via a cushioning material 76 such as packing.

  The pair of fixed pieces 370 are fixed to the pair of vertical piece portions 202 by the fasteners 74, respectively. The fixing tool 74 includes a bolt 740 and a nut 741.

  The bolt 740 protrudes forward from the vertical piece portion 202 through the fixed piece 370, the cushioning material 76, and the vertical piece portion 202. The protruding portion of the bolt 740 is screwed into the nut 741. As a result, the fixed piece 370 is fixed to the vertical piece portion 202.

  The toilet body 3 of the present embodiment further includes a trap part 35 and a toilet rear part 34. The trap portion 35 has an upstream end connected to the lower opening 312 of the bowl portion 31 and a downstream end connected to the drain pipe 72. The drain pipe 72 is provided on the vertical surface 70, for example.

  The inner space of the bowl portion 31 communicates with the sewer pipe via the trap portion 35 and the drain pipe 72. The trap part 35 forms a sealed water, thereby preventing odors from flowing backward from the drain pipe 72 to the bowl part 31 side and preventing sanitary insects and rats from entering the bowl part 31 side.

  The toilet rear portion 34 is provided at the upper rear portion of the bowl portion 31. The toilet rear part 34 is a part that accommodates equipment such as a local cleaning device.

(1.3) Other Configurations The toilet 1 further includes a toilet seat 61 and a toilet lid 62. The toilet seat 61 and the toilet lid 62 are rotatably attached to the toilet rear part 34. The toilet seat 61 and the toilet lid 62 can be placed on the lateral surface portion 336 of the rim portion 33. That is, the lateral surface portion 336 is a portion that supports the toilet seat 61 and the toilet lid 62.

  The toilet 1 further includes a local cleaning device. The local cleaning device is housed in the toilet rear part 34 and has a buttocks cleaning function and a bidet function.

  As described above, the toilet 1 is attached to the vertical surface 70 in a state of protruding forward from the vertical surface 70 by screwing the fixing body 21 of the support frame 2 to the vertical surface 70.

(2) Toilet manufacturing method and construction method After the above-described welding of the bowl 31 and the rim 33 and the welding of the rim 33 and the skirt 36 are performed on the support 20 of the support frame 2, It is inserted into the support housing part 30 from the insertion opening 306. In FIG. 5, the support 20 inserted into the support storage unit 30 is indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  After the support body 20 is inserted into the support body storage part 30 as described above, the fixed part 37 of the toilet body 3 is attached to the fixing part 200 of the support frame 2 using the fixing tool 74 as shown in FIG. Fixed. Then, the fixed body 21 of the support frame 2 to which the toilet main body 3 is fixed in this manner is fixed to the vertical surface 70 using a plurality of fixing tools 73 as shown in FIG. It is installed in a state of protruding forward from the surface 70.

(3) Modified Examples Hereinafter, modified examples of the above embodiment will be described.

(Modification 1)
In the description of Modification 1 below, “a” is added to the end of the reference numerals appended to the configuration. Moreover, about the structure corresponding to the said embodiment, the code | symbol which added "a" to the end of the same code | symbol as the structure of the said embodiment is attached, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Although the bowl part 31 and the rim | limb part 33 were the separate bodies, the toilet bowl 1a of this modification 1 is the bowl part 31a and rim | limb part of the toilet bowl body 3a as shown to FIG. 8A. 33a is integrally formed. In other words, the support housing portion 30a includes an inner peripheral portion 330a formed integrally with the bowl portion 31a, a lateral surface portion 336a formed integrally with the inner peripheral portion 330a, and an outer peripheral portion 360a of the skirt portion 36a. ing.

(Modification 2)
In the following description of the second modification, “b” is added to the end of the reference numerals appended to the configuration. Moreover, about the structure corresponding to the said embodiment, the code | symbol which added "b" to the end of the same code | symbol as the structure of the said embodiment is attached, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The inner peripheral portion 330 of the above embodiment is formed integrally with the lateral surface portion 336 of the rim portion 33. However, the inner peripheral portion 330b of the toilet bowl 1b of this modification example is the same as that of the above embodiment as shown in FIG. 8B. It is formed integrally with a portion corresponding to the bowl portion 31. That is, the inner peripheral part 330b is a part of the bowl part 31b, and the inner peripheral part 330b and the lateral surface part 336b are separate bodies. In this modification, the upper end portion of the inner peripheral portion 330b and the inner peripheral end portion of the lateral surface portion 336b are joined by welding.

(Modification 3)
In the description of Modification 3 below, “c” is added to the end of the reference numerals appended to the configuration. Moreover, about the structure corresponding to the said embodiment, the code | symbol which added "c" to the end of the same code | symbol as the structure of the said embodiment is attached, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the support body 20 of the above-described embodiment, the pair of support portions 24 are connected by the front side connection portion 25. However, the support body 20c of the support frame 2c of the present modification is, as shown in FIG. The support 20C is composed of a pair of support portions 24C. Each of the pair of support portions 24C is linear in a plan view.

(4) Application Examples The bowl portion 31 and the rim portion 33 of the above embodiment may be joined by bonding using an adhesive instead of welding. The rim portion 33 and the skirt portion 36 of the above embodiment may be joined by bonding using an adhesive.

  The toilet body 3 of the above embodiment is made of synthetic resin, but may be made of metal or ceramics, and the material of the toilet body 3 is not limited.

  The fixing part 200 of the support frame 2 of the above embodiment is fixed to the fixed part 37 of the toilet body 3 by the fixing tool 74, but the fixing tool 74 may be omitted. In other words, in this case, the fixed portion 37 is disposed along the rear surface of the fixing portion 200, thereby restricting the toilet body 3 from moving forward relative to the support frame 2.

  The support body 20 of the above embodiment is configured by a hollow square pipe, but may be, for example, a solid square member, and also has a C-shaped section, an I-shaped section, a T-shaped section, and a sectional shape. It may be formed in a D shape, a cross-sectional O shape, or a cross-sectional L shape.

  Although the vertical surface 70 of the said embodiment was comprised by the wall surface of the toilet room, for example, you may be comprised by the front surface of boxes, such as a cabinet, and the vertical surface 70 is not limited to a wall surface.

  Although the toilet bowl 1 of the said embodiment was what was called a Western style toilet in which a user can seat on the toilet seat 61, you may apply to the toilet bowl for male urine, for example. Even in this case, the support frame is fixed to the vertical surface, and the toilet body is supported by the support frame. By applying to a toilet for men's urine, for example, it is possible to strengthen against external force when the user places a hand on the toilet.

  The configurations described in the above embodiment and the first to third modifications can be applied in appropriate combination.

(5) Effect Hereinafter, the configuration and effect of the toilet 1 according to the embodiment and the first to third modifications described above will be described.

  The toilet bowl 1 of the 1st form has the following structures. The toilet 1 includes a toilet body 3 in which a bowl portion 31 is formed, and a support frame 2 that can be fixed to a vertical surface 70. The toilet body 3 is provided with a support housing part 30 provided at the upper end of the bowl part 31. The support frame 2 includes a support 20 that is stored in the support storage unit 30 and supports the support storage unit 30. An insertion opening 306 is formed in the support body storage part 30 so as to open downward and insert the support body 20 into the support body storage part 30 from below the support body storage part 30.

  According to the toilet 1 of the first embodiment, since the support 20 of the support frame 2 is stored in the support storage unit 30, the support 20 is difficult to see in appearance and looks good. Moreover, the support body 20 can be easily inserted into the support body storage part 30 from below through the insertion opening 306, and the toilet 1 can be manufactured easily.

  The toilet bowl 1 of the 2nd form has the following additional structures in the toilet bowl of the 1st form. The support housing portion 30 includes an inner peripheral portion 330 extending upward from the upper end portion of the bowl portion 31, a lateral surface portion 336 extending outward from the upper end portion of the inner peripheral portion 330, and the lateral surface portion 336. And an outer peripheral portion 360 extending downward from the outer end portion and facing the inner peripheral portion 330. The support 20 supports the lateral surface portion 336 from below.

  According to the toilet bowl 1 of the second form, the support body 20 can be covered by the inner peripheral portion 330, the lateral surface portion 336, and the outer peripheral portion 360.

  The manufacturing method of the toilet bowl 1 of the 3rd form has the following structures. The toilet 1 includes a toilet body 3 in which a bowl portion 31 is formed, and a support frame 2 that can be fixed to a vertical surface 70. The toilet body 3 is provided with a support housing part 30 provided at the upper end of the bowl part 31. The support frame 2 includes a support 20 that is stored in the support storage unit 30 and supports the support storage unit 30. An insertion opening 306 that opens downward is formed in the support housing portion 30. The support 20 is inserted into the support storage unit 30 from the insertion opening 306.

  According to the method for manufacturing the toilet 1 of the third embodiment, the support 20 is stored in the support storage unit 30, and the support 20 is difficult to see in appearance and can be manufactured with good appearance. Moreover, the support body 20 can be simply arrange | positioned in the support body storage part 30, and the toilet bowl 1 can be manufactured easily only by inserting the support body 20 into the support body storage part 30 from the downward direction via the opening 306 for insertion.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet bowl 2 Support frame 20 Support body 3 Toilet bowl main body 30 Support body accommodating part 306 Opening for insertion 31 Bowl part 330 Inner peripheral part 336 Horizontal surface part 360 Outer peripheral part 70 Vertical surface

Claims (3)

A toilet body formed with a bowl portion;
A support frame that can be fixed to the vertical surface;
The toilet body is
Comprising a support storage part provided at the upper end of the bowl part,
The support frame is
A support body that is housed in the support body housing portion and supports the support body housing portion;
The toilet according to claim 1, wherein an opening for insertion is formed in the support housing part to open downward and insert the support into the support housing part from below the support housing part. The support housing portion is
An inner peripheral portion extending upward from the upper end of the bowl portion;
A lateral surface portion extending outward from an upper end portion of the inner peripheral portion;
An outer peripheral portion extending downward from an outer end portion of the lateral surface portion and facing the inner peripheral portion;
The toilet according to claim 1, wherein the support supports the lateral surface portion from below. A method of manufacturing a toilet,
The toilet is
A toilet body formed with a bowl portion;
A support frame that can be fixed to the vertical surface;
The toilet body is
Comprising a support storage part provided at the upper end of the bowl part,
The support frame is
A support body that is housed in the support body housing portion and supports the support body housing portion;
An insertion opening that is opened downward is formed in the support housing portion,
A method of manufacturing a toilet, wherein the support is inserted into the support storage part from the insertion opening.

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