JP3216374U - Movable flush toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a flush toilet for nursing care that can be movably installed in a living room where a bedridden elderly person or a handicapped person lives, and a temporary toilet that is more hygienic and easier to remove. A flush toilet 1 includes a toilet body unit 10 provided with a toilet seat 11 and a toilet bowl 12, a portable base unit 15 that detachably supports the toilet body unit 10, and a portable pump unit 20. The toilet body unit 10 and the portable pump unit 20 are connected by the first water supply / drainage unit 30, and the portable pump unit 20 and the existing water supply / drainage device are connected by the second water supply / drainage unit 40. The toilet bowl 12 includes a ball portion 13 having a first opening portion 13a, and a second opening portion 14a that is provided on the upper portion of the ball portion 13 and is narrower on the center side of the toilet bowl 12 than the first opening portion 13a. It is preferable that the water stop part 14 be provided. Moreover, it is preferable that at least one of the toilet seat 11 and the toilet bowl 12 is a resin molded product. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a flush toilet that can be moved in a room such as a house, and more preferably relates to a movable flush toilet for nursing care. The present invention can also be used as a temporary toilet.

  In recent years, aging societies are progressing in developed countries including Japan, and the proportion of elderly people is increasing. People become incapacitated due to aging and care is required.

  For bedridden elderly people and people with disabilities who need care, excretion is the most annoying and troublesome part of their daily lives. Because toilets such as homes and hospitals are usually fixed facilities installed at specific locations far away from the bedrooms and hospital rooms, even for those who need care, from bed to toilet Will be accompanied by movement. In other words, every excretion requires help from an attendant, a nurse, and the like, which causes a great deal of mental distress to the care recipient and patient.

  As a prior art for solving such a problem, for example, a portable nursing care toilet has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). The nursing toilet disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a toilet, a tank capable of temporarily storing excrement immediately below the toilet, and a deodorizing device that removes off-flavors generated from the excrement in the tank. It is movably installed in a desired place (for example, the bedside) in the room where the care recipient lives.

  However, such toilets are not flush-type, so they not only force caregivers to clean up the excrement temporarily stored in the tank, but can also completely remove off-flavors. It was difficult and lacked cleanliness.

  By the way, with regard to temporary toilets used at construction sites and event venues, conventional temporary toilets are often not flushed or vacuum suctioned, making it difficult to say a clean and comfortable space. A toilet that was hygienic but easy to remove was desired.

JP 2010-119821 A

  The present invention has been proposed in view of conventional circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a flush toilet that can be installed movably in the living room of a bedridden elderly person or a handicapped person.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a temporary toilet that is more hygienic than a conventional toilet and can be easily removed.

  The inventors of the present invention, after earnestly studying, have a toilet body unit, a portable base portion that detachably supports the toilet body unit, a portable pump unit, and a water supply / drainage portion that connects the toilet body unit and the portable pump unit. The idea was to complete the present invention by thinking that it would be possible to install and refurbish a flush toilet that could be moved into the room of a care recipient, etc. at low cost if existing housing facilities were used for other facilities. .

That is, the present invention employs, for example, the following configuration / features.
(Aspect 1)
A toilet body unit provided with a toilet seat and a toilet bowl;
A portable base that detachably supports the toilet body unit;
A portable pump unit that supplies water to the toilet body unit and performs vacuum suction of excreta contained in the toilet body unit;
A first water supply / drainage unit connecting the toilet body unit and the portable pump unit;
A second water supply / drainage unit connecting the portable pump unit and the existing water supply / drainage system;
A flush toilet characterized by comprising.
(Aspect 2)
The toilet bowl has a ball portion having a first opening, and a stop provided with an upper portion of the ball portion and a second opening narrowed to the center side of the toilet bowl than the first opening. A flush toilet according to aspect 1, comprising a water part.
(Aspect 3)
The flush toilet according to aspect 1 or aspect 2, wherein at least one of the toilet seat and the toilet bowl is a resin molded product.
(Aspect 4)
The first water supply / drainage unit includes a first water supply pipe and a first drainage pipe, and
The flush toilet according to any one of aspects 1 to 3, wherein the first water supply pipe and the first drain pipe have flexibility.
(Aspect 5)
5. The flush toilet according to any one of aspects 1 to 4, wherein the portable base portion includes a frame body that can expand and contract in a height direction.
(Aspect 6)
6. The flush toilet according to any one of aspects 1 to 5, wherein the portable base unit includes a base protection unit that prevents slippage of the flush toilet and protects a floor surface on which the flush toilet is installed.

  According to the present invention, since it is configured separately from the toilet body unit and has a portable base portion that is detachably supported on the toilet body unit, the normal ceramic toilet bowl in which these members are integrally formed. In comparison, it is not only easy to install indoors, but it can also be moved again to a location according to the user's wishes once installed.

  Furthermore, according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, since at least one of the toilet seat and the toilet bowl is a resin molded product, the toilet body unit is further reduced in weight, and the flushing toilet is transported for installation and moved after installation. Work becomes extremely easy.

  Furthermore, according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the first water supply / drainage section includes a first water supply pipe and a first drainage pipe, and the first water supply pipe and the first drainage pipe have flexibility. Therefore, re-moving after installation becomes easier.

  Moreover, in the flush toilet of the present invention, the first and second water supply / drainage units and the portable pump unit are also required as structural members, but the external water supply / drainage facilities and the power supply from these structural members should use existing facilities. It is assumed. As a result, the number of components essential for the present invention is greatly reduced, and the flush toilet of the present invention can be easily additionally installed in a room of a general household (that is, refurbishment work). In addition, the flush toilet of the present invention becomes unnecessary due to the death of the care recipient, and when removing it, it is possible to regain the original living room space by simply closing the connection port between the living room and the outside. Become.

It is the figure explaining each structural member of the flush toilet of this invention. It is the disassembled perspective view which showed the principal part of the flush toilet of this invention. It is the figure which showed the usage example (toilet for care) of the flush toilet of this invention.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on the embodiments shown in the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the following specific embodiments. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same or corresponding elements.

  Drawing 1 is a figure explaining each component of flush toilet 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the main part of the flush toilet 1 of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of use of the flush toilet 1 of the present invention (a nursing toilet).

  The flush toilet 1 includes a toilet body unit 10 and a portable base portion 15 that is configured separately from the toilet body unit 10 and that is detachably supported on the toilet body unit 10. As a result, it is not only easy to install in the room R, but also after the flush toilet 1 is installed once, compared to a conventional ceramic toilet bowl in which these members 10 and 15 are integrally formed. It is also possible to move to a location according to

(Toilet bowl unit)
The toilet body unit 10 is provided with a toilet seat 11 and a toilet bowl 12. A commercially available ready-made product may be used for the toilet seat 11, and a normal toilet seat, a heated toilet seat, a washing toilet seat, or the like can be selected according to the user's preference.

(Toilet bowl)
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the toilet bowl 12 includes a ball portion 13 having a first opening 13 a and a central portion of the toilet bowl 12 provided on the upper portion of the ball portion 13 and from the first opening 13 a. It is preferable to provide the water stop part 14 provided with the 2nd opening part 14a narrowed. More preferably, the water stop portion 14 has a flat plate shape. If the toilet bowl 12 is configured as described above, when the flush toilet 1 of the present invention is used, urine or the like bounced off the inner surface 13f of the ball portion 13 on the back surface of the outer edge portion 14b of the water stop portion 14 is scattered to the outside. It becomes possible to deter.

  Moreover, it is preferable that at least one of the toilet seat 11 and the toilet bowl 12 is a resin molded product, and it is especially preferable that the toilet bowl 12 including the ball part 13 having a large volume is a resin molded product. As a result, the toilet body unit 10 can be significantly reduced in weight, and even after being installed in the room of a care recipient, the flush toilet 1 of the present invention can be easily and at any time in a place according to the needs of the care recipient. You will be able to move.

(Portable foundation)
Moreover, it is preferable that the portable base part 15 is provided with the beam part 16 and the frame 17 which can be expanded-contracted in the height direction (it can be folded in the illustration). Here, although the beam portion 16 has a U-shape in plan view in the drawing, the beam portion 16 is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the beam portion 16 may have a rectangular shape having a hollow portion in plan view. However, the folding function is not essential, and the toilet body unit 10 may be supported only by the beam portion 16.

(Frame body and beam part that can expand and contract in the height direction)
In the illustrated frame 17, two support bars 17 a and 17 b intersect at both sides 16 a and 16 a of the beam portion 16 so as to be pivotable by a first hinge 17 c 1. The tip 17a1 of one support rod 17a is pivotally connected to the beam portion 16 by the second hinge 17c2, and the tip 17b1 of the other support rod 17b is pivotally connected to the beam portion 16 by the third hinge 17c3. Is done. Accordingly, the frame body 17 can be expanded and contracted in the vertical (height) direction and folded.

(Modified frame)
The illustrated folding structure is merely an example, and the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, and other known configurations that can expand and contract in the height direction can be employed. For example, as the frame body 17, a plurality of (multiple steps) having a U-shape in plan view similar to the beam portion 16 may be prepared, and by increasing or decreasing these in the height direction, the frame body The height of 17 (and consequently the toilet seat 11) can be adjusted. As another modified example, a height adjusting screw (not shown) may be provided in the frame body 17, and the height of the frame body 17 may be changed by rotating the screw.

(Assembly method between components)
The toilet seat 11, the ball part 13, the water stop part 14, and the beam part 16 can be assembled together. For example, the toilet seat 11 is provided with an assembly protrusion 11c, and the ball portion 13, the water stop portion 14, and the beam portion 16 can be inserted through a portion of the assembly protrusion 11c. By providing the holes 13c, 14c, 16c, they can be integrated. In addition, it is preferable that a part of the outer edge portion 13b of the ball portion 13 has a shape and size that fits the upper surface 16a of the beam portion 16, so that the periphery of the outer edge portion 13b of the ball portion 13 is the upper surface of the beam portion 16. 16a, it is possible to avoid local concentration of pressure due to the weight of the toilet body unit 10 or the weight of the user.

(Base Protection Department)
Moreover, it is further preferable that the portable base unit 15 includes a base protection unit 18 that prevents the flush toilet 1 from slipping and protects the floor F on which the flush toilet 1 is installed. For example, the base protection unit 18 may employ a floor protection plate using a material for flooring or a material for cushion floor.

(Anti-slip member)
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, at least a pair of anti-slip members 19 a and 19 b may be installed in parallel on the surface 18 a of the base protection portion 18. The one anti-slip member 19a is locked to the base end 17a2 of the one support bar 17a, and the other anti-slip member 19b is locked to the base end 17b2 of the other support bar 17b. Can be temporarily limited. If a plurality of pairs of the anti-slip members 19 are prepared, the frame 17 can be temporarily fixed by changing the degree of folding, so that the height of the toilet seat 11 can be adjusted at any time according to the user's request. It becomes.

(Portable pump unit)
The flush toilet 1 of the present invention includes a portable pump unit 20. The portable pump unit 20 supplies water to the toilet body unit 10 and vacuums the excrement (not shown) accommodated in the toilet body unit 10 (that is, the inner surface 13f of the ball portion 13). The portable pump unit 20 includes a housing 21 that can be installed at an arbitrary place. In the housing 21, a known member for performing a pump function, for example, a pump body 22, a relay that controls water supply and drainage. A switch 24 and a filter 24 for removing foreign matter discharged from the toilet body unit 10 via a first water supply / drainage unit 30 described later are mounted.

(First water supply / drainage section)
The toilet body unit 10 and the portable pump unit 20 are connected by a first water supply / drainage unit 30. The first water supply / drainage unit 30 includes a first water supply pipe 31 and a first drainage pipe 32. Here, the 1st water supply pipe 31 connects the portable pump unit 20 and the water supply port 13d provided in the ball | bowl part 13, and from the existing water supply / drainage equipment (water supply source not shown), the 2nd water supply / drainage part 40 and Water is supplied to the ball unit 13 via the portable pump unit 20.

  On the other hand, the first drain pipe 32 connects the drain port 13e provided in the ball part 13 and the portable pump unit 20, and the excrement (not shown) accommodated in the ball part 13 is supplied at a predetermined time when water is supplied. After a time, the water is led from the drainage port 13e to the water supply / drainage facility (for example, an outdoor drainage tube 46 described later) through the first drainage pipe 32, the portable pump unit 20, and the second water supply / drainage unit 40. In addition, it is preferable that a joint 32 a that is prepared to be attached to and detached from the drain port 13 e provided in the ball portion 13 is provided at the tip of the first drain pipe 32.

  In addition, in order to fully fulfill the above role, it is preferable that the first water supply pipe 31 and the first drain pipe 32 have pressure resistance. The first water supply pipe 31 and the first drain pipe 32 are also preferably flexible. Thereby, combined with the degree of freedom of movement of the portable pump unit 20, it is possible to further increase the degree of freedom of movement of the flush toilet 1 after installation.

(Second water supply / drainage section)
Moreover, the portable pump unit 20 and the existing water supply / drainage equipment (a water supply source and an outdoor drainage pipe 46 not shown) are connected by a second water supply / drainage unit 40. Here, it is preferable that the second water supply / drainage unit 40 also includes a second water supply pipe 41 and a second drainage pipe 42, similarly to the first water supply / drainage part 30. In addition, the structure of the outdoor O side of the 2nd water supply pipe 41 and the existing water supply equipment are well-known, are not shown in figure and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

(Connection method from the second water supply / drainage section to the existing drainage system)
In the renovation work for installing the flush toilet 1, as shown in FIG. 1, an opening sleeve portion 44 that covers the outer periphery of the connection port 43 and the connection port 43 on the wall W that partitions the room R and the outdoor O, If the branch drainage pipe 45 branched from the outdoor drainage pipe 46 which is one of the existing water supply and drainage facilities is prepared, a part of the second drainage pipe 42 is inserted into the opening sleeve portion 44 and guided to the outside. Therefore, it is connected to the branch drain pipe 45.

  Thereby, excrement (not shown) accommodated in the ball portion 13 of the flush toilet 1 is sucked from the drain port 13e and guided to the first drain pipe 31, the portable pump unit 20, and the second drain pipe 42. Finally, the water is discharged from the room R to the branch drain pipe 45 and the outdoor drain pipe 46.

  As described above, in the present invention, it is assumed that external water supply / drainage facilities and power sources use existing facilities. As a result, the number of components essential for the present invention is greatly reduced, and the flush toilet 1 of the present invention can be very easily additionally installed (that is, renovation work) in a living room of a general household.

(Merit when removing flush toilet)
In addition, the flush toilet 1 of the present invention becomes unnecessary after installation in the living room due to the death of a care recipient, and the connection port 43 between the living room R and the outdoor O is closed with a lid (for example, when removing it) It is possible to regain the original living room space by simply using a cover for closing the hose opening for the outdoor unit for the air conditioner.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated in detail based on the Example of an accompanying drawing, it should be noted that it is not necessarily limited to the structure of illustration etc., if it does not deviate from the meaning of this invention.

  Although the flush toilet 1 of the present invention is assumed to be used for a care recipient such as a bedridden elderly person or a person with reduced mobility, it should be noted that the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the flush toilet 1 of the present invention can also be used for healthy people. For example, it can be used as a temporary toilet at a construction site or event venue. Ordinary (conventional) temporary toilets are often not flush-type or vacuum-suction type, and it is difficult to say that they are clean and comfortable spaces. While a comfortable toilet space can be provided during the use period, it can be easily removed after the use period and returned to the original space.

  According to the present invention, since it is configured separately from the toilet body unit and has a portable base portion that is detachably supported on the toilet body unit, the normal ceramic toilet bowl in which these members are integrally formed. In comparison, it is not only easy to install in the room, but it can also be moved again to a location according to the user's wishes once installed.

  Moreover, in the flush toilet of the present invention, the first and second water supply / drainage units and the pump unit are also required as structural members. However, it is assumed that the external water supply / drainage facilities and power supply use existing facilities from these structural members. And Thereby, the number of components essential for the present invention is greatly reduced, and the flush toilet according to the present invention can be easily additionally installed in a living room of a general household (that is, refurbishment work). In addition, the flush toilet of the present invention becomes unnecessary due to the death of the care recipient, and when removing it, it is possible to regain the original living room space by simply closing the connection port between the living room and the outside. Become.

  Thus, this invention has very high industrial utility value and industrial applicability.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Flush toilet 10 Toilet body unit 11 Toilet seat 12 Toilet bowl 13 Ball portion 13a, 13b, 13c First opening portion of ball portion, outer edge portion, mounting holes 13d, 13e, 13f Water supply port, drainage port, inner surface 14 of ball portion Water stop portion 14a, 14b Second opening and outer edge portion of water stop portion 15 Portable base portion 16 Beam portion 16a, 16b Both sides of beam portion 17 Frame body 17a, 17b Support rod 17a1, 17a2 Tip of one support rod, base End 17b1, 17b2 Tip of the other support rod, base end 17c1, 17c2, 17c3 First, second and third hinges 18 Base protection part 19a, 19b Non-slip member 20 Portable pump unit 21 Housing 22 Pump body 23 Relay switch 24 Filter 30 First water supply / drainage section 31 First water supply pipe 32 First drainage pipe 32a Fitting 40 Second water supply / drainage section 41 2nd water supply pipe 42 2nd drainage pipe 43 Connection port 44 Opening sleeve part 45 Branch drainage pipe 46 Outdoor drainage pipe F, R, O, W Floor surface, indoor, outdoor, wall

Claims (6)

A toilet body unit provided with a toilet seat and a toilet bowl;
A portable base that detachably supports the toilet body unit;
A portable pump unit that supplies water to the toilet body unit and performs vacuum suction of excreta contained in the toilet body unit;
A first water supply / drainage unit connecting the toilet body unit and the portable pump unit;
A second water supply / drainage unit connecting the portable pump unit and the existing water supply / drainage system;
A flush toilet characterized by comprising.   The toilet bowl has a ball portion having a first opening, and a stop provided with an upper portion of the ball portion and a second opening narrowed to the center side of the toilet bowl than the first opening. The flush toilet according to claim 1, further comprising a water part.   The flush toilet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the toilet seat and the toilet bowl is a resin molded product. The first water supply / drainage unit includes a first water supply pipe and a first drainage pipe, and
The flush toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first water supply pipe and the first drain pipe have flexibility.   The flush toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the portable base portion includes a frame body that can expand and contract in a height direction.   The flush toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the portable base part includes a base protection part for preventing slippage of the flush toilet and protecting a floor surface on which the flush toilet is installed. .

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