JP2019136288A - Lifting device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a lifting device that can properly lock a lifting member on a toilet bowl.SOLUTION: A lifting device 1 includes: a fixed base member 2 fixed at a top face of a toilet bowl 10; a lifting base member 3 disposed above the fixed base member 2; a lifting mechanism 42 fixed to the toilet bowl 10 and supporting the lifting base member 3 so as to be capable of lifting the lifting base member in a vertical direction; and a lock part 750 for regulating the lifting base member 3 when being lifted up/down. The lock part 750 is disposed on a lateral side in a horizontal direction as compared to the lifting mechanism 42.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a lifting device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a lifting device that raises and lowers members such as a functional unit, a toilet seat, and a toilet lid arranged on the upper part of a toilet in the vertical direction with respect to the toilet is known. When a member such as a functional part or a toilet seat (hereinafter referred to as an elevating member) that moves up and down is raised, a toilet and an elevating member are formed, so that the upper surface of the toilet and the lower surface of the elevating member are easily cleaned. be able to.

  For example, a toilet device has been proposed in which a lifting device is installed at the rear part of the upper surface of the toilet, and the lifting device supports the toilet seat and the toilet lid so that the toilet seat can be lifted (see Patent Document 1 below).

  In the toilet device described in Patent Document 1, since the functional unit is also installed at the rear of the toilet where the lifting device is installed, the lifting device occupies the installation space, and the position of the functional unit and the size of the functional unit are increased. There were inconveniences such as restrictions on the size.

  In view of this, a toilet device has been proposed in which the lifting device is disposed at a more forward position than the prior art, such as below the washing nozzle (see Patent Document 2 below). In this toilet device, there is provided a lock portion having a through-hole formed in a lower plate fixed to the toilet and an engaging portion provided in an elevating member supported so as to be movable up and down with respect to the toilet. . As the engaging portion engages with the through-hole, the lifting and lowering of the lifting device is restricted. The lock portion is provided at a substantially center in the left-right direction of the toilet device.

International Publication No. 2007/129460 JP 2017-124115 A

  However, in the toilet device described in Patent Document 2, the toilet bowl formed of earthenware is formed hollow at the approximate center in the left-right direction of the toilet device in which the lock portion is installed. For this reason, the toilet bowl is easily deformed in the manufacturing process or the like. Therefore, the through hole of the lower plate fixed to the toilet bowl and the engaging portion of the elevating member supported by the toilet bowl are not arranged at appropriate positions, respectively, and cannot be locked properly, or rattling occurs. There are problems.

  Then, this invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, and provides the raising / lowering apparatus which can lock a raising / lowering member appropriately.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following means.
That is, the lifting device according to the present invention includes a fixed base member fixed to the upper surface of the toilet bowl, a lifting base member disposed above the fixed base member, and fixed to the toilet bowl. And an elevating mechanism that supports the elevating base member, and a lock portion that restricts elevating of the elevating base member, and the lock portion is disposed on a lateral side of the elevating mechanism. To do.

  In the lifting device configured as described above, the lock portion that locks the lifting base member is disposed on the lateral side of the lifting mechanism that supports the lifting base member so as to be liftable. Since the toilet bowl is provided with a wall portion standing from the floor on the side in the left-right direction, the toilet is prevented from being deformed such as bending on the side in the left-right direction. Therefore, since the lifting base member (lifting member) is supported on the side wall of the toilet and is properly installed on the toilet, the lifting base member is appropriately locked on the toilet without rattling or the like by the lock portion. be able to.

  In the lifting device according to the present invention, the lifting base member may be provided with an operating portion for operating the lock portion, and the operating portion may be provided at a lateral end of the lifting base member. Good.

  In the lifting device configured as described above, the operation portion is provided at the end portion of the lifting base member in the left-right direction, and the lock portion is disposed on the lateral side of the lifting mechanism. Therefore, since the distance from the operation unit to the lock unit can be shortened, the components of the operation unit and the lock unit can be made compact, and the operation force of the operation unit can be suppressed.

  Moreover, in the raising / lowering apparatus which concerns on this invention, the said lock part may be arrange | positioned ahead of the said raising / lowering mechanism.

  In the lifting device configured as described above, since the fixing member that fixes the fixed base member on the toilet bowl is generally provided on the rear side, the lifting mechanism is disposed in front of the fixing member. Therefore, no gap is generated on the rear side between the fixed base member and the toilet, but a gap is likely to be generated on the front side. Since the lock portion is disposed in front of the lifting mechanism, it is possible to suppress a gap generated between the lifting base member and the front portion of the fixed base member and the toilet bowl. Therefore, the gap is suppressed and the appearance is good when viewed from the front of the lifting device, and rattling of the front portion of the lifting device can be suppressed.

  With the lifting device according to the present invention, the lifting member can be appropriately locked.

It is the perspective view which looked at the toilet device provided with the raising / lowering apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention from diagonally forward. It is a part of the perspective view which looked at the toilet device provided with the raising / lowering apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention from diagonally forward, (a) The state where a raising / lowering base member is located below is shown, (b) Elevating base member Shows a state of being positioned above. It is a top view which shows the structure of the raising / lowering apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the structure of the raising / lowering apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3. It is the B section enlarged view of FIG. It is a perspective view of the lock part of the raising / lowering apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and its periphery. FIG. 7 is a view corresponding to FIG. 6 illustrating a stage in the middle of a locked state and a released state of the lock portion of the lifting device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a view corresponding to FIG. 6 illustrating a state in which the lock portion of the lifting device according to the embodiment of the present invention is released.

A lifting device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet device provided with an elevating device according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen obliquely from the front. FIG. 2: is a part of perspective view which looked at the toilet device provided with the raising / lowering device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention from diagonally forward, (a) The state where a raising / lowering base member is located below is shown, (b) ) A state in which the elevating base member is positioned above is shown.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the toilet device 100 includes a toilet 10, a toilet seat 13 (see FIG. 2, the same applies hereinafter), a toilet lid 14, a functional unit (not shown, the same applies hereinafter), and an upper portion. A cover member 15, a lower cover member 16, and an elevating device 1 (see FIG. 2, the same applies hereinafter) are provided.
In the following description, the direction in which the user is seated on the toilet seat 13 is referred to as “front”, the opposite side is referred to as “rear”, and the direction connecting them is referred to as the front-rear direction. Further, the left side as viewed from the user seated on the toilet seat 13 is “left side”, the right side is “right side”, and the direction connecting them is the left-right direction.

  As for the toilet bowl 10, the outer peripheral surface is formed in the side wall part 11 standingly arranged from the floor surface. As shown in FIG. 2, a bowl portion 12 that is recessed downward is formed on the upper portion of the toilet 10. As shown in FIG.2 (b), the upper surface 10u of the rear part of the toilet bowl 10 is formed substantially horizontal.

  The toilet seat 13 and the toilet lid 14 are rotatably attached to the toilet bowl 10 above the toilet bowl 10. The functional part mainly has functional members such as a cleaning nozzle, a power supply unit, and a control circuit board. The functional unit is installed on a front base member 3 (see FIG. 3) described later. The upper cover member 15 covers the upper side of the functional unit and both the left and right sides. The lower cover member 16 is arrange | positioned at the lower left and right both sides of the rear part of the toilet device 100, and covers the rear part, piping, etc. of the toilet bowl 10 from the side.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the configuration of the lifting device 1.
As shown in FIG. 3, the lifting device 1 includes a rear base member (fixed base member) 2, a front base member (lifting base member) 3, a lifting body 4, and a lock mechanism 7.

  The rear base member 2 is installed on the upper surface of the rear part of the toilet bowl 10. The rear base member 2 has a rear bottom plate 21 installed on the upper surface of the toilet 10 and a rear peripheral plate 22 erected from the peripheral edge of the rear bottom plate 21.

  A fixed shaft member 23 (see FIG. 5) that extends downward is provided on the lower surface of the rear bottom plate 21. The rear base member 2 is installed on the toilet bowl 10 by inserting the fixed shaft member 23 into an attachment hole (not shown) of the toilet bowl 10. A cleaning tank (not shown) and the like are installed on the rear bottom plate 21.

  The front base member 3 is installed on the upper surface of the rear part of the toilet bowl 10. The front base member 3 is moved from a fixed position (see FIG. 2 (a)) arranged on the upper surface of the toilet bowl 10 to a raised position (see FIG. 2 (b)) arranged above the toilet bowl 10 by the elevating body 4. It can be moved.

  The front base member 3 has a front bottom plate 31. The front bottom plate 31 has a rear portion installed on the upper surface of the front portion of the rear bottom plate 21 and a front portion installed on the upper surface of the toilet bowl 10.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the configuration of the lifting device 1, in which the fixed position is indicated by a solid line, and the state of the raised position is indicated by a two-dot chain line.
As shown in FIG. 4, the elevating body 4 includes an upper plate 41 and a telescopic shaft mechanism (elevating mechanism) 42.

  The upper plate 41 is formed in a plate shape, and is arranged with the plate thickness direction directed in the vertical direction. A locking portion (not shown; the same applies hereinafter) provided on the front base member 3 is locked to the upper plate 41.

  The telescopic shaft mechanism part 42 includes an outer cylinder part 50, a bottom part closing member 61, an inner cylinder part 63, a compression spring member 65, and an upper screw constituting part 67. The telescopic shaft mechanism portion 42 is disposed in front of the fixed shaft member 23.

  The outer cylinder portion 50 is inserted into a mounting hole (not shown, the same applies hereinafter) formed in the toilet bowl 10 (see FIG. 2, the same applies hereinafter). Thereby, the outer cylinder part 50 is installed on the toilet bowl 10. The outer cylinder portion 50 extends in the vertical direction, and has a cylindrical body portion 51 provided with a plurality of threads on the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the lower end portion, and a flange portion 52 provided on the upper end portion of the body portion 51. And have. The upper end portion of the body portion 51 is inserted into an insertion hole 21 h formed in the rear bottom plate 21 of the rear base member 2. The flange portion 52 is attached to the rear bottom plate 21. A bottom closing member 61 is fitted into the lower end portion of the body portion 51.

  The inner cylinder part 63 and the compression spring member 65 are disposed inside the outer cylinder part 50. The inner cylinder part 63 extends in the vertical direction. The compression spring member 65 is disposed between the bottom closing member 61 and the inner cylinder portion 63 and applies a biasing force in a direction in which the inner cylinder portion 63 is raised. Thereby, the expansion-contraction shaft mechanism part 42 is comprised so that expansion-contraction is possible to an up-down direction. A cover member 64 is disposed at the upper end portion of the inner cylinder portion 63. An upper screw constituting portion 67 is screwed from above the inner cylinder portion 63. In other words, the cover member 64 is sandwiched between the upper end portion of the inner cylinder portion 63 and the upper screw constituting portion 67. The upper end portion of the upper screw constituting portion 67 is disposed in a mounting hole 41 h formed in the upper plate 41 and a recess 31 a formed in the lower surface of the front bottom plate 31 of the front base member 3. In addition, the structure of the expansion-contraction shaft mechanism part 42 can be set suitably.

  In the home position shown in FIG. 2A, the inner cylinder part 63 is arranged in the outer cylinder part 50 as shown by a solid line in FIG. 2B, the upper part of the inner cylinder part 63 is disposed at a position protruding upward from the upper end part of the outer cylinder part 50, as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. .

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the lock mechanism 7 includes a lock unit 70 provided on the front base member 3 and a locking wall portion 212 provided on the rear base member 2.

  The lock mechanisms 7 are provided at both ends of the elevating device 1 in the left-right direction. In other words, the lock units 70 are provided at both ends of the front base member 3 in the left-right direction. The locking wall portions 212 are respectively provided at both left and right end portions of the rear base member 2.

  A side wall 11 of the toilet 10 is disposed below the lock mechanism 7, specifically, slightly below the central side in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, each lock mechanism 7 is disposed in front of the telescopic shaft mechanism portion 42 and on the lateral side of the telescopic shaft mechanism portion 42.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the front base member 3 is provided with a lock accommodating portion 36 that protrudes upward. The lock accommodating portion 36 has a shape that opens downward and laterally in the left-right direction. A part of the lock unit 70 is disposed in the lock housing portion 36.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the lock unit 70.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the lock unit 70 includes a case 701, a locking shaft 702, a lock spring member 703, and a lock lever 704.
In the following description, the side in the left-right direction (the end in the left-right direction) of the lifting device 1 in the left-right direction is referred to as one side in the left-right direction, and the opposite side is referred to as the other side in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the case 701 has case side wall portions 710a, 710b, 710c, and 710d arranged in a rectangular shape in plan view. The case side wall parts 710a and 710b are arranged apart from each other in the front-rear direction of the lifting device 1. The case side wall part 710c is disposed along one side in the left-right direction. The case side wall portion 710d is disposed along the other side in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a case bottom 711 extending toward the other side in the left-right direction is provided at the lower end of the case side wall 710d. The case bottom 711 is formed with a mounting hole 711h penetrating in the vertical direction. A screw 711 z inserted through the mounting hole 711 h is screwed into the lock housing portion 36.

  As shown in FIG. 7, an insertion hole 710h that opens downward is formed at the lower end of the case side wall 710c. A lock lever 704 described later is inserted through the insertion hole 710h.

  The case side wall portions 710a and 710b are provided with stepped portions 713 that protrude toward the case side wall portions 710b and 710a facing each other. The lower end portions of the opposing step portions 713 are connected to each other by a connection bottom portion 714 (see FIG. 6; the same applies hereinafter).

  A shaft locking wall portion 715 that protrudes inward is continuously provided on the inner surface of each step portion 713 and connection bottom portion 714.

  A head 721 of the locking shaft 702 is disposed between the case side wall portion 710d and the shaft locking wall portion 715. The shaft portion 722 of the locking shaft 702 extends from the head 721 toward one side in the left-right direction.

  A lock spring member 703 is turned along the outer periphery of the shaft portion 722 of the locking shaft 702. The lock spring member 703 can be expanded and contracted in the left-right direction.

  The lock lever 704 is disposed in the case 701 closer to one side in the left-right direction than the lock spring member 703. The lock lever 704 includes a biased part 740, a lock part 750, and a lever part (operation part) 760. The biased portion 740, the lock portion 750, and the lever portion 760 are integrally formed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the biased portion 740 is biased to one side in the left-right direction by a lock spring member 703. The lock part 750 extends downward from the other side of the biased part 740 in the left-right direction. The lock portion 750 protrudes toward the end in the left-right direction with respect to the toilet bowl 10. A locking portion 751 is provided at the lower end of the locking portion 750 so as to protrude to one side in the left-right direction.

  A sliding surface 750a having an arc shape in a vertical section along the left-right direction is formed at the lower end of the lock portion 750. A locking surface 751 a that is substantially horizontal is formed on the top surface of the locking portion 751.

  The rear bottom plate 21 of the rear base member 2 is formed with an insertion hole 21j penetrating in the vertical direction. In the rear bottom plate 21, an upright wall portion 211 is provided on one side of the insertion hole 21j in the left-right direction. A locking wall portion 212 extending to the other side in the left-right direction is provided at the upper end portion of the standing wall portion 211. An inclined surface 212a is formed at the other end of the locking wall portion 212 in the left-right direction, and gradually inclines toward the other side in the left-right direction as it goes downward.

  The lever portion 760 extends downward from one end portion of the biased portion 740 in the left-right direction. The lower end portion of the lever portion 760 extends below the upper surface 10 u of the toilet 10. The lever portion 760 is inclined so as to gradually go to the other side in the left-right direction as it goes downward.

  In the fixed position, the lower end portion of the lock portion 750 is disposed in the insertion hole 21 j of the rear bottom plate 21. The locking surface 751a of the locking portion 751 is locked (contacted) with the lower surface of the locking wall portion 212 of the rear base member 2, and the lock mechanism 7 is locked.

Next, a method for manually raising and lowering the lifting device 1 will be described.
In a state where the lock mechanism 7 is locked, as shown in FIG. 6, the engagement surface 751 a of the lock lever 704 is engaged with the lower surface of the engagement wall portion 212 of the rear base member 2. Further, as indicated by a solid line in FIG. 4, the compression spring member 65 of the telescopic shaft mechanism portion 42 is contracted and is in a fixed position.

FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 6 showing a stage in the middle between the locked state and the released state of the lock mechanism 7.
From this state, as shown in FIG. 8, when the lever portion 760 is pushed in the left-right direction to the other side, the lock spring member 703 of the lock unit 70 contracts. The lock lever 704 moves to the other side in the left-right direction. When the lock lever 704 moves to a position where the upper end portion of the locking portion 751 of the lock lever 704 contacts the end portion of the locking wall portion 212 of the rear base member 2, the sliding surface 750a of the lock portion 750 of the lock lever 704 is moved. It slides upward along the inclined surface 212a of the locking wall portion 212 of the rear base member 2. The lock lever 704 moves upward and along the direction toward the one side in the left-right direction, and the lock mechanism 7 is released.

  In a state where the lock mechanism 7 is released, the front base member 3 is manually lifted upward. As indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4, the compression spring member 65 extends, and the inner cylinder portion 63 is urged upward by the urging force of the compression spring member 65. The cover member 64 provided at the upper end portion of the inner cylinder portion 63 pushes the upper plate 41 upward, and the upper plate 41 pushes the front bottom plate 31 of the front base member 3 upward. Thus, the front base member 3 and the upper plate 41 locked to the front base member 3 can be easily raised with respect to the rear base member 2. Thereby, the front base member 3 can be moved to the raised position arranged above the toilet bowl 10.

FIG. 9 is a view corresponding to FIG. 6 showing a state in which the lock mechanism 7 is released.
As shown in FIG. 9, the lock unit 70 is also disposed above the rear base member 2 in the raised position.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (b), a space is formed between the front base member 3, the rear base member 2, and the toilet 10 in the raised position, and thus the upper surface of the toilet 10, the upper surface of the rear base member 2, and the lower surface of the front base member 3. Etc. can be cleaned.

  Further, after the cleaning, to lower the front base member 3 from the raised position to the home position, the front base member 3 is pushed down. Thereby, the compression spring member 65 of the telescopic shaft mechanism part 42 contracts, and the inner cylinder part 63 moves downward.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the sliding surface 750 a of the lock portion 750 of the lock lever 704 slides downward along the inclined surface 212 a of the locking wall portion 212 of the rear base member 2. The lock lever 704 moves along the direction toward the lower side and the other side in the left-right direction. When the lock lever 704 moves to a position where the upper end portion of the locking portion 751 of the lock lever 704 comes into contact with the end portion of the locking wall portion 212 of the rear base member 2, as shown in FIG. The member 703 extends, the lock lever 704 moves to one side in the left-right direction, and the lock mechanism 7 is locked. Moreover, the inner cylinder part 63 of the telescopic shaft mechanism part 42 is disposed in the outer cylinder part 50 and is located at a fixed position.

  In the toilet device 100 configured as described above, the lock portion 750 that locks the front base member 3 is disposed on the lateral side of the telescopic shaft mechanism portion 42 that supports the front base member 3 so as to be movable up and down. . Since the toilet bowl 10 is provided with a side wall portion 11 that is erected from the floor in the lateral direction, deformation of the toilet 10 such as bending is suppressed on the lateral side. Therefore, since the front base member 3 is supported on the side wall 11 of the toilet 10 and is appropriately installed on the toilet 10, the front base member 3 is appropriately locked on the toilet 10 by the lock portion 750 without rattling or the like. be able to.

  The lever portion 760 is provided at the end portion in the left-right direction of the front base member 3, and the lock portion 750 is disposed on the side in the left-right direction with respect to the telescopic shaft mechanism portion 42. Therefore, since the distance from the lever part 760 to the lock part 750 can be shortened, the parts of the lever part 760 and the lock part 750 can be made compact, and the operating force of the lever part 760 can be suppressed.

  Further, the telescopic shaft mechanism 42 is disposed in front of the fixed shaft member 23 that fixes the rear base member 2 on the toilet bowl 10. Therefore, no gap is generated on the rear side between the rear base member 2 and the toilet 10, but a gap is likely to be generated on the front side. Since the lock portion 750 is disposed in front of the telescopic shaft mechanism portion 42, a gap generated between the front base member 3 and the front portions of the rear base member and the toilet bowl 10 can be suppressed. Therefore, the gap is suppressed and the appearance is good when viewed from the front of the lifting device 1, and rattling of the front portion of the lifting device 1 can be suppressed.

  Moreover, the lock part 750 protrudes to the end part side in the left-right direction from the toilet bowl 10. Further, the lower end portion of the lever portion 760 extends below the upper surface 10 u of the toilet 10. Therefore, it is easy for the user to put the hand on the lever portion 760 and operate it, and the lock portion 750 is prevented from interfering with the toilet bowl 10.

  Note that the toilet device 100 according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed or replaced without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, in the embodiment described above, the lock mechanism 7 is provided at the end in the left-right direction of the lifting device 1, and the lock portion 750 is disposed in front of the telescopic shaft mechanism portion 42. Not limited. The lock part 750 should just be arrange | positioned to the side of the left-right direction rather than the raising / lowering mechanism.

  Further, in the embodiment described above, the lever portion 760 is provided at the end portion of the front base member 3 in the left-right direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the installation position of the operation portion can be set as appropriate.

  In the embodiment described above, the lock portion 750 and the lever portion 760 are integrally formed, but the present invention is not limited to this. As long as the operation unit can operate the lock unit, the operation unit and the lock unit may be configured separately, for example, the operation unit is connected to the lock unit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Elevating device 2 ... Rear base member (fixed base member)
3. Front base member (lifting base member)
4 ... Elevator 7 ... Lock mechanism 10 ... Toilet 11 ... Side wall 13 ... Toilet seat 14 ... Toilet lid 41 ... Upper plate 42 ... Telescopic shaft mechanism (elevating mechanism)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 50 ... Outer cylinder part 61 ... Bottom part closing member 63 ... Inner cylinder part 65 ... Compression spring member 67 ... Upper screw component 70 ... Lock unit 100 ... Toilet device 212 ... Locking wall part 212a ... Inclined surface 701 ... Case 702 ... Engagement Stop shaft 703 ... Lock spring member 704 ... Lock lever 740 ... Energized part 750 ... Lock part 750a ... Sliding surface 751 ... Locking part 751a ... Locking surface 760 ... Lever part (operation part)

Claims (3)

A fixed base member fixed to the upper surface of the toilet;
Elevating base member disposed above the fixed base member;
An elevating mechanism fixed to the toilet and supporting the elevating base member so as to be movable up and down;
A lock portion that regulates the raising and lowering of the elevating base member,
The lifting and lowering device is characterized in that the lock portion is disposed on a lateral side of the lifting mechanism. The elevating base member is provided with an operation portion for operating the lock portion,
The elevating device according to claim 1, wherein the operation portion is provided at an end portion of the elevating base member in a left-right direction.   The elevating device according to claim 1, wherein the lock portion is disposed in front of the elevating mechanism.

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