JP3286192B2 - Toilet bowl - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an infant toilet, and more particularly to an infant toilet in which a toilet body for receiving stool and an infant toilet seat for providing a seating surface for stool can be separated. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As described above, there is an infant toilet in which a toilet body for receiving stool and an infant toilet seat that provides a seating surface for stool can be separated. Such a separable configuration facilitates the processing of the stool received by the toilet body, and places the infant toilet seat separated from the toilet body on the adult toilet seat of an adult Western toilet provided in the toilet. It can also be used.

[0003]

As described above, the use of the infant toilet seat placed on the adult toilet seat is usually performed when the infant has grown to some extent.
The position of the infant toilet seat placed on the adult toilet seat is relatively high from the floor surface, so even if the infant is grown up, a suitable step should be taken to get on and off the infant toilet seat in this state. Often it is necessary to place it next to a Western toilet.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an infant toilet in which the above-mentioned step which can be used as a step can be easily formed.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a container-like toilet body having an opening edge defining an opening formed on an upper surface side and placed on a floor surface with a lower surface in contact with the floor surface; The present invention is directed to an infant toilet, which is provided with an infant toilet seat that is detachably placed on an opening peripheral portion, and is provided with the following configuration in order to solve the above-described technical problem. I have.

[0006] That is, the above-mentioned opening peripheral portion has a shape capable of stably contacting a flat surface when the infant toilet seat is removed, so that the toilet body has the opening peripheral portion directed downward. It can be stably placed on the floor. In addition, the lower surface of the toilet body forms a footrest surface that extends substantially parallel to the floor surface when the toilet body is placed on the floor surface with the opening rim facing downward.

[0007] In the present invention, it is preferable that a non-slip member which comes into contact with the floor surface when the opening peripheral portion is placed on the floor surface downward is provided. Further, in the present invention, it is preferable to further include a middle tub, which is for receiving and temporarily storing stool, is arranged to be able to be taken out inside the toilet body, and has an opening rim. An opening communicating with the opening defined by the portion.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the peripheral edge of the opening of the toilet body has a shape capable of stably contacting a flat surface, so that when the infant seat is removed, the peripheral edge of the opening is lowered. The toilet body can be stably placed on the floor surface, and the bottom surface of the toilet body is substantially flush with the floor surface when the toilet body is placed on the floor with the opening rim downward. A foot rest surface is formed which extends in parallel. Therefore, the toilet body provided in the infant toilet according to the present invention is:
When the infant toilet seat is removed, it can be used as a springboard simply by turning it upside down.

Therefore, when the infant toilet seat separated from the toilet body is used on an adult toilet seat of an adult Western toilet provided in the toilet, the remaining toilet body is turned upside down beside the Western toilet. , The toilet body can be used as a stepping board for an infant to get on and off the infant toilet seat. Therefore, there is no need to prepare a separate step, which is not only economical, but also allows the step to be immediately prepared when necessary, which is convenient for use.

In the present invention, when the edge of the opening is placed on the floor with the opening edge facing downward, if the non-slip member in contact with the floor is provided at the edge of the opening, the floor may be tiled, for example. Even when the toilet is slippery, the toilet body can be used more safely as a step.
In addition, if a tub for receiving and temporarily storing the stool is further provided, only the inner tub needs to be taken out of the toilet body for handling the stool during normal use. The processing becomes simpler, and when the toilet body is used as a step, by taking out this inner tub, even if the inner tub is dirty, the toilet body can be turned upside down immediately and without any resistance. .

[0011]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view for explaining an infant toilet 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Here, FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the infant toilet 1 and FIG.
Is a front view of the infant toilet 1, and FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the infant toilet 1. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.
FIG.

The infant toilet 1 shown here comprises a toilet body 2 and an infant toilet seat 3. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing only the toilet main body 2, and FIG. 5 is a front view showing the toilet main body 2 in an upside-down posture. The toilet body 2 is made of a molded hard plastic, and has a container shape having an opening peripheral portion 5 defining an opening 4 on the upper surface side, as is well shown in FIG. This container-shaped toilet body 2
Although it has a hollow structure in order to secure necessary strength while reducing the weight, it is molded separately into an upper half 6 and a lower half 7 due to molding problems. After molding, the upper half 6 and the lower half 7 are joined to each other by heat welding or bonding. The toilet body 2 may be integrally formed by, for example, hollow molding.

During normal use of the infant toilet 1, the toilet body 2 is placed on the floor with its lower surface in contact with the floor. The infant toilet seat 3 is detachably placed on the opening peripheral portion 5 of the toilet body 2 to provide a seating surface for the infant in the toilet. The infant toilet seat 3 is generally in the shape of a ring, and a handle post 9 forming a handle 8 for supporting a hand of the infant is attached to a front portion thereof by a set screw 10 (see FIG. 4). Have been.

When the infant toilet seat 3 is removed from the toilet body 2 together with the handle post 9, it can be used by placing it on an adult toilet seat (not shown) of an adult Western toilet provided in the toilet. As a result, even an infant can use the adult toilet while sitting on the infant toilet seat 3. At this time, in order to position the infant toilet seat 3 on the adult toilet seat, a positioning member 11 is preferably provided on the lower surface side of the infant toilet seat 3 as schematically shown by a broken line in FIG.
In its eccentric position, the positioning member 11 is rotatably supported around a vertically oriented shaft 12 and can be selectively fixed at an arbitrary angle. By this rotation, the adult toilet seat of various sizes is provided. To be adapted.

When the toilet 1 is not used,
To close the opening 4 defined by the opening peripheral portion 5 of the toilet body 2, a lid 13 is detachably fitted to the infant toilet seat 3. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, instead of the toilet body 2, an inner tub 14 for receiving and temporarily storing stool is arranged inside the toilet body 2 so as to be able to be taken out. You. The inner tub 14 has an opening 15 communicating with the opening 4 defined by the opening rim 7. Preferably, a rib 16 extending in a ring shape is provided on the lower surface of the inner tub 14 so as to protrude, while a positioning recess 17 for receiving the rib 16 is provided on a bottom surface in the toilet body 2. Therefore, when the rib 16 is fitted into the positioning recess 17, the inner tub 14 is positioned with respect to the toilet main body 2 when disposed in the toilet main body 2.

In the infant toilet 1 having such a configuration,
As a characteristic configuration of the present invention, the opening peripheral portion 5 of the toilet body 2 has a shape capable of stably contacting a flat surface when the infant toilet seat 3 is removed, and as shown in FIG. Thus, the toilet body 2 can be stably placed on the floor 18 with the opening peripheral edge 5 facing downward. In this embodiment, the opening peripheral portion 5 is configured to be in contact with the floor surface 18 over the entire circumference.

As described above, when the opening rim 5 is placed on the floor 18 with the opening rim 5 facing downward, it is preferable to prevent the toilet body 2 from slipping on the floor 18.
Has a non-slip member 19 in contact with the floor surface 18 (see FIG. 5).
Is provided. The non-slip member 19 is made of, for example, rubber, and the opening peripheral portion 5 is exposed with its surface exposed.
Embedded in

As shown in FIG. 6, the lower surface of the toilet body 2 has a floor surface 1 with the opening peripheral edge 5 facing downward.
8, form a footrest surface 20 that extends substantially parallel to the floor surface 18. In this embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 4, the footrest surface 20 forms a slightly curved surface, and when the toilet body 2 is placed on the floor with the lower surface of the toilet body down, most of the footrest surface 20 is formed. Forms a gap with the floor surface so as not to contact the floor surface.

The foot rest surface 20 provides a surface for receiving a foot of an infant when the toilet main body 2 is used upside down as a step. Therefore, in order to prevent the infant's feet from slipping, it is preferable that a plurality of non-slip recesses 21 are formed on the footrest surface 20 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Also, the foot rest surface 20 described above is used.
When the infant toilet 1 is used in a normal mode, the original lower surface of the toilet body 2 that contacts the floor is used to prevent the toilet body 2 from slipping on the floor. It is preferable that a non-slip member 22 that is in contact with the floor be provided on the periphery of the lower surface. Non-slip member 22
Is embedded in the lower surface of the toilet body 2 with its surface exposed, for example.

In a normal use, the infant toilet 1 having such a configuration is in a state where the infant toilet seat 3 is placed on the opening peripheral portion 5 of the toilet main body 2 as shown in FIGS. . In this state, if the lid 13 is removed, the infant can sit on the infant toilet seat 3 and make use of it. The flight is
It is received and stored in the vat 14. The processing of this stool is performed by removing the inner tub 14 from the toilet body 2,
It can be done easily.

On the other hand, the infant toilet seat 3 can be separated from the toilet main body 2 and used on an adult toilet seat of a Western-style toilet for adults. At this time, the positioning member 11 works advantageously, and the infant toilet seat 3 is positioned with respect to the adult toilet seat. The remaining toilet body 2 is placed on the floor 18 with the opening peripheral portion 5 facing downward, as shown in FIG. I will In this state, the foot rest surface 20 faces upward, and the infant can use the step as a stepping platform to move up to the infant toilet seat 3 positioned on the adult toilet seat and sit there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an infant toilet 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the infant toilet 1 shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the infant toilet 1 shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a toilet body 2 provided in the infant toilet 1 shown in FIG.
FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a floor surface 1 with the toilet body 2 shown in FIG.
It is a front view showing the state where it was put on 8.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Infant toilet 2 Toilet main body 3 Infant toilet seat 4,15 Opening 5 Opening periphery 14 Inner trough 18 Floor surface 19 Non-slip member 20 Foot rest surface

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An opening edge defining an opening is formed on an upper surface side, and is placed on a floor surface with a lower surface in contact with the floor surface.
A container-like toilet body, and an infant toilet seat which is detachably placed on the opening peripheral edge portion, comprising: a baby toilet seat, wherein the opening peripheral portion removes the infant toilet seat,
The toilet body has a shape capable of stably contacting a flat surface, whereby the toilet body can be stably placed on the floor surface with the opening peripheral portion facing downward, and the lower surface includes: An infant toilet, characterized in that when the toilet body is placed on a floor surface with the peripheral edge of the opening facing downward, a footrest surface extending substantially parallel to the floor surface is formed. 2. The infant toilet according to claim 1, wherein the opening peripheral portion is provided with a non-slip member that comes into contact with the floor surface when the opening peripheral portion is placed downward on the floor surface. 3. The infant toilet according to claim 1, further comprising an inner trough removably disposed inside the toilet main body and having an opening communicating with an opening defined by the peripheral edge of the opening.