JP2020063562A - Shared toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a shared toilet which is easy to use regardless of the gender without the risk of crossing users.SOLUTION: A shared toilet 10 provided with a plurality of toilet booths 18 partitioned by a partition wall 24 is provided with: a dedicated entrance 14 for entering the shared toilet 10; a dedicated exit 16 for exiting the shared toilet 10; an entrance dedicated door (A door) that is provided in each of the toilet booths 18 and is for entering the toilet booth 18; an exit dedicated door (B door) for leaving the toilet booth 18; a one-way entrance passage 20 provided outside the toilet booth 18 and communicating with the entrance dedicated door (A door) and the dedicated entrance 14; and a one-way exit passage 22 connecting the dedicated exit door (B door) and the dedicated exit 16.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a gender-neutral shared toilet in which users do not cross each other.

  Conventionally, toilets in facilities that are used by an unspecified number of people are generally separated by gender (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). However, for so-called transgender users (persons whose mind and body are not the same), separate toilets for men and women are psychologically difficult to use, and unisex toilets (eg multifunction toilets, convenience stores) They tend to want to use the store's toilet, etc.).

  Toilets that can be used by both men and women may have a situation in which the lines of sight with the previous user and the next user may intersect when entering or leaving the toilet booth, and the line of sight may be adjusted. A lot of users other than gender are in a psychologically difficult situation to use.

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  For this reason, there has been a demand for a shared toilet that is easy to use regardless of gender and that does not cause users to cross each other.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a shared toilet which is easy to use regardless of gender without the risk of users intermingling with each other.

  In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, a shared toilet according to the present invention is a shared toilet including a plurality of toilet booths partitioned by partition walls, and a dedicated entrance for entering the shared toilet, A dedicated exit for exiting the shared toilet and a toilet booth are provided respectively, an entrance door for entering the toilet booth, an exit door for exiting the toilet booth, and an outside of the toilet booth , A one-way entrance passage for connecting the entrance-only door and the entrance, and a one-way exit passage for connecting the exit-only door and the exit.

  Further, another shared toilet according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the exclusive exit door of each toilet booth is not directly visible from the exclusive exit door of each toilet booth.

  Further, in another shared toilet according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned invention, the partition wall of each toilet booth on the entrance passage side is arranged so as to be inclined with respect to the entry flow line in plan view. Alternatively, it is characterized in that the vacant room display for displaying the vacant room information of the toilet booth provided on the entrance-only door is easily seen by the user on the entry flow line.

  Further, another shared toilet according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned invention, is provided in each toilet booth, and has a human sensor for detecting the presence / absence information of the user of the toilet booth, and the usage detected by this human sensor. It is characterized by having control means for performing locking / unlocking control of the entrance-only door based on the presence / absence information of the person.

  Further, another shared toilet according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, a toilet bowl and a urinal are respectively installed in the toilet booth.

  According to the shared toilet of the present invention, the shared toilet is provided with a plurality of toilet booths partitioned by partition walls, and has a dedicated entrance for entering the shared toilet, a dedicated exit for exiting the shared toilet, and a toilet booth. , Which is provided in each of the toilet booths to enter the toilet booth, an exit door to exit from the toilet booth, and an outside door of the toilet booth, which connects the exclusive entrance door and the exclusive entrance Since it has a passageway for entrance and a one-way passageway that connects the exclusive exit door and the exclusive exit, each toilet booth can pass through the exclusive entrance door and the exclusive exit door, and the user The toilet booth can be used without passing through the entrance passage and the exit passage and intermingling with other users. By eliminating the risk of users crossing each other in the shared toilet and not being able to see the previous user and the next user (sex), it will be possible to eliminate the user's psychological anxiety. Produce an effect.

  Further, according to the other shared toilet of the present invention, the exit exclusive door of each toilet booth is configured so as not to be directly visible from the exit exclusive door of each toilet booth. There is an effect that it is possible to reduce the number of matching.

  Further, according to another shared toilet according to the present invention, the direction of the partition of each toilet booth on the entrance passage side is arranged to be inclined with respect to the entry flow line in a plan view. Since the vacancy indication on the door that displays the vacancy information of the toilet booth is easy for the user on the entry flow line, the user approaches the entry exclusive door to check the usage status of each toilet booth. do not have to. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to eliminate the possibility that the users will intersect with each other on the entry flow line.

  Further, according to another shared toilet according to the present invention, there is a human sensor provided in each toilet booth for detecting the presence / absence information of the user of the toilet booth, and the presence / absence of the user detected by the human presence sensor. Since it has a control means for performing locking / unlocking control of the entry-only door based on the information, it is possible to prevent an unexpected situation such as the next user erroneously entering the toilet booth being used, for example. Play.

  Further, according to another shared toilet of the present invention, since a urinal and a urinal are installed in the toilet booth, the toilet can be used for a purpose and hygiene can be considered. Has the effect of becoming.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a shared toilet according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a lock / unlock / use display pattern of the A door (door for exclusive use of entry).

  Embodiments of a shared toilet according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a shared toilet 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a room having a rectangular shape in a plan view, and an outer wall 12 of a room arranged in front, rear, left and right, and a room interior surrounded by the outer wall 12. A plurality of toilet booths 18 provided in, a room entrance passage 20, and a room exit passage 22 are provided.

  A dedicated entrance 14 for entering the shared toilet 10 is provided on the front side (front side) of the left outer wall 12, and a dedicated outlet for exiting the shared toilet 10 is provided on the rear side (back side) of the right outer wall 12. 16 are provided.

  Each toilet booth 18 is a private room type toilet formed by four partition walls 24 in a rectangular shape in a plan view. An A door (door for exclusive use of entry) is provided to the right of the front partition 24, and a B door (door for exclusive use of exit) is provided to the right of the rear partition 24. The A door is a dedicated door for entering the toilet booth 18, and the B door is a dedicated door for leaving the toilet booth 18. In this way, the toilet booth 18 is provided with doors dedicated to entry and exit to clearly distinguish the uses.

  The entrance passage 20 is a passage extending in the left-right direction provided outside the front side (outside the front side) of each toilet booth 18, and connects the dedicated entrance 14 and each A door. The entrance passage 20 is set to be one-way from the exclusive entrance 14 toward each A door.

  The exit passage 22 is a passage provided in the rear outside (outside the outer side) of each toilet booth 18 and extending in the left-right direction, and connects each B door with the dedicated outlet 16. The exit passage 22 is set to one-way from each B door toward the exclusive exit 16.

  In this way, by making the use flow line in the shared toilet 10 one-way, it is possible to prevent the flow lines of the users from crossing each other and matching the line of sight.

  The toilet booths 18 are arranged adjacent to each other in the left-right direction. In the example of the figure, four toilet booths 18 having the same rectangular shape are arranged adjacent to each other in the left-right direction. The front and rear and left and right partition walls 24 that partition each toilet booth 18 are slightly inclined with respect to a straight line (a straight line parallel to the front and rear outer walls 12) that extends in the left and right direction in plan view, and the center of each toilet booth 18 is in the left and right direction. It is arranged so as to be located on a straight line parallel to the extending straight line. Specifically, the partition wall 24 on the A door side is inclined so as to face the dedicated entrance 14, and the partition wall 24 on the B door side is inclined so as to face the dedicated exit 16. An L-shaped step in plan view is formed at the boundary between the partition walls 24 on the front sides of the adjacent toilet booths 18. Similar steps are formed between the rear partition walls 24. Therefore, the B doors of the other toilet booths 18 cannot be directly seen from the B doors of the other toilet booths 18, and it is possible to reduce the line of sight of the users to each other. Further, since the partition wall 24 on the A door side is inclined so as to face the dedicated entrance 14, it becomes easy to see the vacant room display by the use indicator 26 installed on the outer surface of the A door, which will be described later.

  Inside the toilet booth 18, toilet facilities such as a urinal 28, a urinal 30, a handwasher / mirror 32, a hand dryer 34, a motion sensor 36 (motion sensor), and an emergency call button 38 are provided. Specifically, the urinal 28 and the urinal 30 are provided on the left side inside the toilet booth 18 with the partition wall 40 interposed therebetween. As described above, by installing the urinal 28 and the urinal 30 in the toilet booth 18, respectively, the urinal can be used for a purpose and hygiene can be considered.

  Further, the handwasher / mirror 32 and the hand dryer 34 are provided on the right side inside the toilet booth 18. The emergency call button 38 is for security measures, and is attached to the toilet wall 28 side of the partition wall 40. By pressing the emergency call button 38, the user can notify the external toilet manager or the like of the emergency call.

  The human sensor 36 is provided on the central ceiling of the toilet booth 18. The human sensor 36 detects the presence / absence information of the user of the toilet booth 18 as needed. When there is a person in the toilet booth 18, the motion sensor 36 detects the presence of the person and outputs a signal of "there is a user", and when there is no person in the toilet booth 18, it outputs a signal of "there is no user". To do. Then, a transmitter (not shown) sends these signals (user presence / absence information) to the controller (control means) via an external receiver as needed. The control device controls the locking and unlocking of the A door based on these received signals. As a result, it is possible to prevent an unexpected situation such as the next user erroneously entering the toilet booth 18 being used.

  The door A is a self-closing sliding door, which can be locked manually from inside the toilet booth 18, and is equipped with an electric lock device that is automatically unlocked when the human sensor 36 senses "no user". On the outer surface of the A door, a use indicator 26 (vacant room display) is installed at a position on the entrance flow line that is easily seen by the user. The use indicator 26 is for displaying information on whether the toilet booth 18 is in use or vacant. The use indicator 26 is configured to display, for example, "in use" or "vacant room" in conjunction with the locked / unlocked state of the A door. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, "in use" is displayed when the A door is in the locked state, and "vacant room" is displayed when the A door is in the unlocked state.

  The B door is a self-closing sliding door and is provided with a so-called hotel lock type locking device. This B door can be manually unlocked and opened only from inside the toilet booth 18.

The operation and action of the above configuration will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the user of the shared toilet 10 enters the entrance passage 20 from the dedicated entrance 14 and sees the use indicator 26 of each A door to grasp the vacant room information. Since each usage indicator 26 is provided at a position easily visible on the outer surface of each A door facing the dedicated entrance 14, the usage status of each toilet booth 18 is obvious from the user of the dedicated entrance 14. Therefore, the user does not have to go to the vicinity of each toilet booth 18 to check the usage status. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the possibility that the users will intersect with each other on the entry flow line.

  The user advances toward the A door where "vacant room" is displayed, and enters the toilet booth 18 through the A door. Since the entrance passage 20 is set to be one-way from the exclusive entrance 14, there is no possibility that a user passing there will intersect with the previous user or the next user.

  Then, when the user who has entered the toilet booth 18 locks the A door, the usage indicator 26 displays "in use". Further, the presence of the user in the toilet booth 18 causes the motion sensor 36 to detect “there is a user”.

  When a user who uses the toilet booth 18 unlocks the B door and leaves the room, the human sensor 36 detects "no user", and the A door on the opposite side is automatically unlocked. As a result, the use display device 26 displays “vacant room”. The B door is automatically locked so that it cannot be opened from the outside.

  The user exits the shared toilet 10 from the dedicated exit 16 through the exit passage 22. The exit passage 22 is set to one-way from each B door toward the dedicated exit 16, so that a user who passes through here does not intersect with the previous user or the next user. In addition, since the B door of each toilet booth 18 cannot be directly seen from the B door of each toilet booth 18 due to the L-shaped step in a plan view, it is possible to reduce the line of sight between users immediately after leaving the room. it can.

  In this way, each of the toilet booths 18 is provided with A doors and B doors so that they can pass through, and the entry flow line (entry passage 20) for entering the toilet booth 18 and the exit flow line for exiting the toilet booth 18 (for exit By arranging it so that it does not overlap the passage 22), it is possible to eliminate the risk of users intermingling in the shared toilet 10. By not seeing the appearance (sex) of the previous user and the next user, it becomes possible to eliminate psychological anxiety.

  For this reason, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a gender-neutral shared toilet in which the user does not care about the sex and the like of other users and is psychologically easy to use. As a result, it is possible to realize a toilet that is easy to use for transgender people and is easy to use as a unisex toilet, that is, a shared toilet that is easy to use regardless of gender.

  In addition, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where the use indicator 26 was installed in the door outer surface of A door as an example, the installation position of the use indicator 26 of this invention is not restricted to this. Alternatively, for example, the usage indicator 26 may be provided on the partition wall 24 near the A door. Even in this case, the same effect as the above can be obtained.

  In the above embodiment, the case where four toilet booths 18 are arranged adjacent to each other in the left-right direction has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and two or more toilet booths 18 can be arranged in any direction. May be arranged adjacent to each other, or may be arranged with a gap. However, it is desirable to block it with a wall or the like so that there is no passage connecting the entrance passage 20 and the exit passage 22 between the toilet booths 18. Even in this case, the same effect as the above can be obtained.

  Further, the case where each toilet booth 18 is arranged with a slight inclination in a plan view and a step is formed at each boundary has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, each toilet booth 18 does not have to be inclined, and further, the same position difference may be formed at each boundary by arranging each toilet booth 18 at a slightly shifted front-back direction. . Alternatively, a protruding wall for obscuring the B door of another toilet booth 18 may be provided between the adjacent toilet booths 18. Even in this case, the same effect as the above can be obtained.

  As described above, according to the shared toilet according to the present invention, the shared toilet is provided with a plurality of toilet booths partitioned by partition walls, and has a dedicated entrance for entering the shared toilet and a exit for the shared toilet. Dedicated exits and toilet booths, entrance doors for entering the toilet booth, exit doors for exiting the toilet booth, and entrance doors outside the toilet booth Since there is a one-way entrance passage connecting the entrance and a one-way exit passage connecting the exit exclusive door and the exclusive exit, each toilet booth can pass through the entrance exclusive door and the exit exclusive door, The user can use the toilet booth through the one-way entrance passage and the one-way exit passage without intermingling with other users. By eliminating the risk of users crossing each other in the shared toilet and not seeing the appearance (sex) of the previous user and the next user, it is possible to eliminate the psychological anxiety of the users.

  Further, according to the other shared toilet of the present invention, the exit exclusive door of each toilet booth is configured so as not to be directly visible from the exit exclusive door of each toilet booth. It is possible to reduce the number of things that fit together.

  Further, according to another shared toilet according to the present invention, the direction of the partition of each toilet booth on the entrance passage side is arranged to be inclined with respect to the entry flow line in a plan view. Since the vacancy indication on the door that displays the vacancy information of the toilet booth is easy for the user on the entry flow line, the user approaches the entry exclusive door to check the usage status of each toilet booth. do not have to. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the possibility that the users will intersect with each other on the entry flow line.

  Further, according to another shared toilet according to the present invention, there is a human sensor provided in each toilet booth for detecting the presence / absence information of the user of the toilet booth, and the presence / absence of the user detected by the human presence sensor. Since it has a control means for controlling the locking / unlocking of the door for exclusive use of entry based on the information, it is possible to prevent an unexpected situation such as the next user erroneously entering the toilet booth in use.

  Further, according to another shared toilet of the present invention, since a urinal and a urinal are installed in the toilet booth, the toilet can be used for a purpose and hygiene can be considered. become.

  As described above, the shared toilet according to the present invention is useful as a shared toilet provided in a facility that is used by an unspecified number of people, and especially when the user enters and leaves the toilet booth, It is suitable for preventing the flow lines from intersecting each other and avoiding the situation where the users make eye contact with each other.

10 shared toilet 12 outer wall 14 dedicated entrance 16 dedicated exit 18 toilet booth 20 entry passage 22 exit passage 24 bulkhead 26 use indicator (vacancy indication)
28 Urinal 30 Urinal 32 Handwasher / Mirror 34 Hand dryer 36 Presence sensor 38 Emergency call button 40 Partition wall A door Entrance door B door Exit door

Claims (5)

A shared toilet with a plurality of toilet booths partitioned by bulkheads,
A dedicated entrance for entering the shared toilet and a dedicated exit for exiting the shared toilet,
A door dedicated to entry into the toilet booth for entering the toilet booth, and a door dedicated to exiting from the toilet booth,
It is characterized in that it is provided outside the toilet booth and has a one-way entrance passage for connecting the exclusive entrance door and the exclusive entrance, and a one-way exit passage for connecting the exclusive exit door and the exclusive exit. Shared toilet.   The shared toilet according to claim 1, wherein the dedicated exit door of each toilet booth is configured so that the dedicated exit doors of other toilet booths cannot be directly seen.   The direction of the partition of each toilet booth on the entrance passage side is arranged to be inclined with respect to the entry flow line in plan view, and the vacant room information of the toilet booth provided on this partition or the entry-only door is displayed. The shared toilet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the vacant room display is made easily visible to the user on the entry flow line.   A human sensor installed in each toilet booth to detect the presence / absence information of the user in the toilet booth, and a control for locking / unlocking the entry-only door based on the presence / absence information of the user detected by the presence sensor. The shared toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:   The shared toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a urinal and a urinal are installed in the toilet booth, respectively.

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