JP3580440B2 - Toilet seat lifting device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to a toilet seat elevating device used when a person with a lower leg or lower limb such as a physically handicapped person or an elderly person sits on a toilet seat or stands up.
[0002]
[Prior art]
It is extremely difficult for a person with a weak leg such as a physically handicapped person or an elderly person who has weak legs to sit or stand from a standing state, or to stand up from a sitting state.This is when sitting on a toilet seat or standing in a toilet. The same is true for Therefore, conventionally, a file for assisting is provided on both right and left sides of the toilet seat, and the user stands up or sits down using the file as a clue.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when standing backwards in front of the toilet bowl, supporting the body and holding it down by gripping the grips provided on the left and right sides, not only places a heavy burden on the upper body, but also from the middle waist state while sitting from the standing state There is a problem that the body cannot be supported only by the arms, and the hips fall rapidly, which is extremely dangerous.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet seat elevating device that can receive and support a waist portion from a standing state to a sitting state, can change the posture extremely easily and safely, and has a simple configuration.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention connects the rear ends of a pair of side frames 2 erected on the left and right sides with a space larger than the width of the toilet bowl by a connection pipe 3, and a front opening in a plan view. A body frame 1 is formed in a U-shape, and a toilet seat support frame 6 to which a toilet seat 9 is attached so as to be openable and closable is provided immediately above the central toilet of the body frame 1, and front end portions are provided on both left and right sides of the toilet seat support frame 6. The rear end of a rotating arm 10 rotatably connected to the side frame 2 in front of the toilet seat 9 and near the height of the toilet seat is connected and fixed. horizontal state and raised state and the posture changeably provided Rutotomoni inclined forwardly, the bracket 11 extending downward from the pivot point provided on the rotating arm 10, the body frame is at the tip of this bracket 11 Forward and reverse rotation provided in 1 An end portion of a rope member 18 that can be wound and unwound is fixed by a roller 17 attached to an output rotation shaft of the motor 14, and the rotation arm 10 is vertically rotated by winding and unwinding the rope member 18. This is a toilet seat elevating device.
[0005]
[Action]
The toilet seat elevating device according to the present invention can be used as a normal toilet if the toilet seat is located at the lower end. Further, since the pivot point of the pivot arm is substantially at the same height in front of the toilet seat, when the pivot arm is moved upward, the toilet seat rises while tilting forward. Therefore, when the toilet seat is raised, the user's waist is pushed out, and the user naturally transitions from the sitting state to the standing state. On the other hand, when lowering, the user stands backward on the toilet, and if he keeps his waist in the toilet seat, the toilet seat supports the user's waist from beginning to end, and the posture can be safely changed from the standing state to the sitting state.
[0006]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body frame, which has a pair of side-portion-shaped side frames 2 erected on both left and right sides of the main body so as to be wider than the width of the toilet bowl. The connecting pipe 3 is formed by inflating the left and right intermediate portions rearward so as to be connected and fixed and to bypass the toilet, and is formed in a U-shape with a front opening in plan view. Reference numeral 4 denotes a lower frame having both ends fixed to the front and rear lower portions of the side frame 2. Reference numeral 5 denotes a rubber cap attached to the front and rear lower ends of the side frame 2.
[0007]
Reference numeral 6 denotes a toilet seat support frame having a rectangular loop formed in a plan view, and a pair of toilet seat support fittings 7 provided with lateral through holes are fixedly provided on the left and right sides of the rear end. A rear end portion of the toilet seat 9 is pivotally supported by a pin 8 inserted into a through hole of the toilet seat support fitting 7, and the toilet seat 9 is provided to be openable and closable on the upper surface of the toilet seat support frame 6.
[0008]
Reference numeral 10 denotes a pair of left and right pivot arms formed of a pipe member, which are formed in an L-shape in plan view, and furthermore, the longitudinal portion in the front-rear direction is bent so that an intermediate portion is positioned higher than the front and rear end portions in side view. The intermediate portion is formed as a horizontal tress portion. A bracket 11 is fixed to the tip of the longitudinal portion. The bracket 11 is pivotally connected to a metal tube 12 mounted on the front upper portion of the side frame 2 via a pin 13. An arm 10 is provided to be vertically rotatable. The toilet seat supporting frame 6 is connected and fixed to the rear ends of the pair of left and right rotating arms 10, and the toilet seat supporting frame 6 is raised from the horizontal state immediately above the toilet bowl by the vertical rotation of the rotating arm 10. It is provided so as to be inclined forward. The bracket 11 is provided so that at least one of the left and right brackets 11 extends downward from the pivot portion.
[0009]
Reference numeral 14 denotes a forward / reverse rotatable motor, which is attached to a motor mounting frame 16 provided on a cover 15 serving as an inner / outer partition at the front side of the long side frame 2 on the bracket 11 side. . A roller 17 having flanges at both ends is attached to the output rotation shaft of the motor 14, and one end of a rope member 18 is fixed to the flange. That is, the rope member 18 is wound up or fed out by the roller 17 by the forward / reverse rotation of the motor 14. The other end of the rope member 18 is fixed to the front end of the bracket 11, and the rotatable arm 10 is provided so that the rotating arm 10 can be vertically rotated by winding and unwinding the rope member 18. It is needless to say that the rope member 18 is a bendable string, and may be a wire rope.
[0010]
Reference numeral 19 denotes a power distribution box having a built-in electric control circuit. In this embodiment, the power distribution box is attached to a lower portion on the front side of the cover 15. Reference numeral 20 denotes a switch box provided with operation switches PB1 and PB2 for operating forward / reverse rotation of the motor 14.
[0011]
When the user sits on the toilet using the toilet seat elevating device having the above-described configuration, first, the operation switch PB1 is operated from the state shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the rotating arm 10 is moved upward to stop the motor 14 at an appropriate position, and the rotating arm 10 is set and held. Then, the user such as the physically handicapped or the elderly, sits down on the toilet seat 9 which is raised and tilted, and then pushes the operation switch PB2 to rotate the motor 14 in the reverse direction so that the rope member 18 is extended, and the rotating arm 10 is moved. Is returned to the state shown in FIG. 1, the user is seated on the toilet. At this time, since the middle horizontal portion of the rotating arm 10 is set higher than the toilet seat 9, the rotating arm 10 can be used as a file supporting the body by grasping it. On the contrary, in order to change from the sitting state to the standing state, the operation just opposite to the above operation may be performed.
[0012]
Further, since the pivot point, which is the center of rotation of the pivot arm 10, is provided at a position at least lower than the toilet seat 9 in front of the toilet seat support frame 6, when the pivot arm 10 pivots upward, the toilet seat 9 moves from the lower end horizontal state. It gradually inclines forward and moves forward. Therefore, when the user places his / her waist on the toilet seat 9 in the inclined state where the toilet seat 9 is raised, it is only necessary to hold the waist on the rear toilet seat 9 without bending the knee, and the burden on the user is extremely reduced. Can be reduced. In addition, if the toilet seat elevating device is in the state shown in FIG. 1, the toilet seat 9 is provided so as to be openable and closable, so that a healthy person can use it as a normal toilet.
[0013]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the toilet seat elevating device according to the present invention allows the toilet seat to lean forward from the state of standing upright in front of the toilet to the waist backward, and the toilet seat gradually moves backward as the toilet seat is lowered. Because it is configured to be horizontal on the toilet while moving, it can support the waist from the standing state to the sitting state on the toilet seat, and it is extremely easy and safe for people with physical disabilities and elderly people who have weak legs and hips to change their posture. became. Conversely, when the posture is changed from the sitting state to the standing state, it goes without saying that the burden on the user is reduced and it is convenient. Further, since the toilet seat is moved up and down by the vertical rotation of the rotary arm, the configuration is extremely simple.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view showing the entirety. FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof. FIG. 3 is an overall side view showing a state in which a toilet seat is rotated upward.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body frame 2 Side frame 3 Connecting pipe 6 Toilet seat support frame 9 Toilet seat 10 Rotating arm 11 Bracket 14 Motor 17 Roller 18 Rope member

Claims (1)

The rear ends of a pair of side frames 2 erected on the left and right sides with a width wider than the toilet width are connected by connecting pipes 3 to form the main body frame 1 in a front opening U-shape in plan view. Immediately above the central toilet of the main body frame 1 is provided a toilet seat support frame 6 to which a toilet seat 9 is attached so as to be openable and closable. The rear end of a rotating arm 10 that is pivotally attached to the frame 2 is connected and fixed, and the vertical movement of the rotating arm 10 causes the toilet seat 9 to be in a horizontal state on the toilet bowl and in a rising state inclined forward. The rotation arm 10 is provided with a bracket 11 extending downward from a pivot point, and a forward / reverse rotatable motor provided on the main body frame 1 is provided at a tip end of the bracket 11. Attached to 14 output rotary shafts A toilet seat elevating device, wherein an end portion of a rope member 18 that can be wound and unwound by a roller 17 is fixed, and the rotating arm 10 is vertically rotated by winding and unwinding the rope member 18. .

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