JP4617237B2 - Western-style toilet aids - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is not only for elderly people, physically handicapped people, those who are unable to flex or stretch knees or legs or wheelchair users but also healthy people, etc. The present invention relates to a care device for assisting a series of excretion operations such as standing so that it can be easily performed by one's own power.

Traditionally, the elderly, handicapped, the handicapped persons or wheelchair user's body, when using the existing toilet at home, or to standing or sitting on the toilet on their own, the knee Ya It was extremely difficult and sometimes painful because of the inflexibility of the legs and hips, and it was time consuming to rely on a caregiver or rely on a cane or the like, requiring a great deal of labor and time.

  In order to solve such an inconvenience, a handrail pipe is attached to the floor or wall surface of the toilet (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The current situation is that it is not so popular in ordinary households because it has the inconvenience that it has to be requested from a contractor for enforcement and the cost is increased.

  For this reason, a western-style toilet handrail attached to an existing western-style toilet (for example, see Patent Document 2) has been proposed. This handrail for a Western-style toilet is disposed on the left and right of the Western-style toilet, has opposing frame bodies in which metal pipes are formed in a rectangular shape, and a handrail portion is provided above the frame body.

  The left and right opposing frame bodies are connected to each other by a connecting member disposed at the lower front part of the western-style toilet and a connecting member provided at the upper rear part of the western-style toilet. The body is standing.

  A plurality of screw holes are formed in each of the vertical pipes before and after the frame body in the vertical direction, and a horizontal beam is screwed into any one of the screw holes. The horizontal rail has a plurality of screw holes at regular intervals in the front-rear direction, and a fixing rod provided with a male screw that moves in the left-right direction by being screwed into one of the screw holes. It is attached. By pressing the side wall of the western-style toilet horizontally from the left and right sides by the abutment portion at the tip of the fixing rod, the handrail for the western-style toilet is fixed to the western-style toilet.

  However, such a handrail for a Western-style toilet is configured to press the side wall of the Western-style toilet horizontally from the left and right by the abutting portion of the fixed rod by rotating the male screw of the rotating rod. When the shape of the ring is circular, it is a rotation in a pressing state that does not pose a problem, but when the shape of the contact portion is a rod shape or a column shape, the contact portion is clockwise or counterclockwise. Since the mounting posture changes due to rotation, the relationship posture between the side wall of the Western-style toilet and the contact portion of the tip of the fixing rod is not fixed at the set position, so the handrail for the Western-style toilet cannot be fixed to the Western-style toilet. It is not possible to regulate the positional deviation or backlash in the direction and the backlash in the vertical direction. Accordingly, when sitting or standing up with the handrail portion, there is a disadvantage that the handrail for a Western-style toilet rattles itself and is in a dangerous state for the user.

  Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-8895   Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-23997

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned inconveniences, and in the Western toilet aid that presses the side wall of the western toilet in a horizontal direction from the left and right sides with a stick-like or column-like contact portion, the rod-like or column-like support In order to prevent the contact portion from rotating clockwise or counterclockwise when pressed against the side wall of the western-style toilet, the relation posture between the side wall of the western-style toilet and the contact portion is fixed constantly. To do.

Means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems are as follows:
Located on the left and right floors of the western toilet 10 and located on a pair of left and right feet 11 extending horizontally in the front-rear direction, a pair of left and right vertical frames 2 rising from the feet 11, and a front wall 13 of the western toilet 10 A connecting frame 3 extending horizontally from the left and right vertical frames 2 to connect the left and right vertical frames 2, a pair of left and right armrests 6 extending horizontally forward from the upper end of the left and right vertical frames 2, and left and right of the western toilet 10 In the Western-style toilet aid comprising the pressing member 4 provided on the connecting frame 3 that presses the curved surface of the side wall 14 of the base 12 in the horizontal direction.
A pair of left and right bars or columns that are disposed at the tips of pressing screws 42 that are screwed into a pair of left and right side ridges 40 that are connected to the connecting frame 3 and press the curved surface of the side wall 14 of the western toilet 10 in the horizontal direction. A contact portion 43;
A pressing member 4 comprising a guide piece 47 provided continuously with the contact portion 43, and a guide pin 46 disposed in parallel with the pressing screw 42 between the guide piece 47 and the horizontal bar 40 is provided. This is a Western-style toilet aid.

The operation of the above means will be described. In order to fix the western toilet bowl aid of the present invention to the western toilet bowl, the pressing screw is rotated to contact the curved surfaces of the left and right bases of the western toilet bowl with rod-shaped or columnar contact portions. Press. At this time, since the guide pin is disposed in parallel with the pressing screw between the guide piece provided continuously to the contact portion and the reed , the contact posture of the contact portion with the Western-style toilet is determined. In this pressed state, the Western toilet aid is fixed in a state of being held by the side wall of the western toilet.

  Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, it has the following specific effects. Since the pressing posture of the abutment portion is fixedly determined by the guide pin and pressed, there is no inconvenience that the mounting posture to the Western-style toilet changes due to the use over time, and the position shift and misalignment as in the past I won't follow you. Further, since the positional relationship between the side wall of the western-style toilet and the pressing member is determined, no skill is required in attaching the Western-style toilet aid of the present invention. In other words, the mounting posture of the pressing member is always constant and appropriate.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the Western toilet bowl aid 1 according to the present invention includes a pair of left and right foot portions 11 horizontally disposed in the front-rear direction disposed on the left and right floor surfaces of the western toilet bowl 10, and the foot portions 11. A vertical frame 2 composed of a pair of left and right upper pipes 20 and lower pipes 21 rising from the front, a connection frame 3 that connects the left and right vertical frames 2 on the front wall 13 side of the western-style toilet 10, and a front end side that is cantilevered to the connection frame 3 A pair of left and right side ridges 40 attached to each side, a pair of left and right pressing members 4 attached to the respective side ridges 40 and horizontally pressing the curved surfaces of the left and right side walls 14 of the base 12 of the western-style toilet 10, and left and right vertical members A pair of left and right armrests 6 extending horizontally forward from the upper end portion of the upper pipe 20 of the frame 2 are provided.

  The foot portion 11 extends horizontally in a pair of left and right front and rear directions disposed on the left and right sides of the western toilet 10. A lower pipe 21 into which the upper pipe 20 is inserted from the upper end side from the foot 11 is erected to form the vertical frame 2.

  The vertical frame 2 is provided with a pressing knob 23 that is screwed into a screw hole formed in the outer surface of the lower pipe 21 and presses the outer surface of the upper pipe 20 to prevent rotation and rattling. A hole 24 is formed on the outer surface of the pipe 20, a curved protrusion 24 is provided on the outer surface of the wire spring bent in a U shape, the wire spring is pushed into the upper pipe 20, and the protrusion 24 protrudes from the hole. In the vicinity of the upper end portion of the lower pipe 21, several retaining holes 22 into which the protrusions are fitted are formed at appropriate intervals.

  The connection plate 3 of the connection frame 3 is fastened to the left and right lower pipes 21 by screwing or the like, and the connection frame 3 is erected. The connection frame 3 extends from the front wall 13 of the Western-style toilet 10 fixedly installed to both side walls. 14, a straight portion 31 connected to a substantially U-shaped curved portion 30 surrounding the periphery thereof is connected to the lower pipe 21 via a connecting plate 33, and the curved portion 30 is a Western type. It is fitted so as to abut or approach the front wall 13 at the lower part of the toilet 10.

  The connection frame 3 is formed as a pair by bending from a pipe or the like. However, for example, the straight part 31 and the curved part 30 formed separately may be connected by welding or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the horizontal rod 40 is a short cylindrical body, and a nut constituting a female screw portion is fixed inside the front end thereof. The front end side of the connecting frame 3 is connected to the nut and the fastening knob 41. The straight portion 31 is fixed to the lower side of the constricted portion of the side wall 14 of the western toilet 10 in a cantilevered manner. The fastening knob 41 fixes the horizontal rod 40 to the straight portion 31 of the connecting frame 3 at the position of an arbitrary fastening hole 32. In addition, the pressing member 4 is screwed onto the recumbent ridge 40 so as to advance and retreat in the direction of the side wall 14 of the western-style toilet 10 by rotating the rotation operation knob 44.

  The pressing member 4 has a large friction coefficient elastically engaged with a pressing screw 42 at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the recumbent ridge 40 and abutted with one end of the pressing screw 42 on the curved surface of the side wall 14 of the western toilet 10. A rod-shaped or column-shaped contact portion 43 made of synthetic resin or rubber is provided, and a rotation operation knob 44 for rotating the pressing screw 42 is provided at the other end. Note that a lock nut 45 screwed into the pressing screw 42 is connected to the pressing screw 42 on the outer peripheral portion of the horizontal bar 40.

  A guide piece 47 is suspended from a lower surface of one end of the contact end portion 50 of the contact portion 43, and a guide hole 48 is formed in the guide piece 47. A guide pin 46 having one end fixed to the horizontal bar 40 is inserted through the guide hole 48 in parallel with the pressing screw 42. A stopper 49 is connected to the other end of the guide pin 46 to restrict the contact portion 43 from moving too much.

  By rotating the rotation operation knob 44, the abutting portion 43 advances in the extending direction of the pressing screw 42 while the pressing screw 42 rotates. At this time, since the contact portion 43 is inserted through the guide hole 48 of the guide piece 47, the contact portion 43 advances and retreats along the guide pin 46. Therefore, it also serves as a rotation restriction and a road guide when the contact portion 43 is pressed.

  Further, the connecting portion of the pressing screw 42 and the contact portion 43 is connected to the neck so that the contact portion 43 can be adjusted with a certain degree of freedom according to the curved surface state of the side wall 14 of the western toilet 10. It may be possible to swing.

  A procedure for installing the Western-style toilet aid 1 of the present invention configured as described above in an existing Western-style toilet 10 will be described. First, the left and right feet 11 on which the lower pipe 21 connected to the connecting frame 3 is erected are installed on both sides of the western-style toilet 10. At this time, the curved portion 30 of the connecting frame 3 is inserted into the front wall 13 of the Western-style toilet 10 until it comes into contact with or close to the front wall 13 so that the positioning is roughly performed.

  Next, in order to press the pressing member 4 against the side wall 14 of the western-style toilet 10 from the horizontal direction and fix the Western-style toilet aid 1 of the present invention, the horizontal position of each recumbency 40, the western-style toilet 10 of each pressing member 4 The contact distance to the side wall 14 is adjusted. First, in order to determine the left and right positions of each pressing member 4, the fastening knob 41 is loosened, the horizontal bar 40 is removed from the linear part 31 of the connecting frame 3, and the linear part is considered in consideration of the relationship between the pressing member 4 and the horizontal bar 40. The optimum position of the fastening hole 32 drilled in 31 is determined, and the horizontal rod 40 is fastened by the fastening knob 41 at that position, and the horizontal rod 40 is fixed to the linear portion 31.

  Next, when adjusting the contact distance of the pressing member 4 to the side wall 14 of the western-style toilet 10, the rotary operation knob 44 is rotated to advance the pressing screw 42 toward the side-wall 14 of the western-style toilet 10 so as to have a rod shape and a column shape. The abutting portion 43 is brought into contact with the side wall 14 and rotated until it is surely pressed. At this time, when the pressing screw 42 is rotated while being pressed against the side wall 14, the rod-shaped and columnar contact portions 43 are rotated clockwise and counterclockwise by the rotational force. However, since the guide pin 46 provided on the horizontal rod 40 is inserted into the guide hole 48 formed in the guide piece 47 fixed to the contact portion 43, the rotation is restricted.

  The pressing portion of the contact portion 43 presses the curved surface portion of the side wall 14 of the western toilet 10 in the horizontal direction. This is because the pressing force acts to press the entire toilet-type toilet aid 1 against the floor surface, and there is no movement in the vertical and horizontal directions, so that rattling can be controlled and stability is increased. Therefore, it is not necessary to fix the foot part 11 to the floor surface with a fixing means such as a bolt, and it can be easily removed when not required.

  Next, after the pressing knob 23 installed on the lower pipe 21 of the vertical frame 2 is loosened, the protrusion 24 is removed from the retaining hole 22 while pushing the protrusion 24 protruding from the retaining hole 22 with a finger. When the optimum position for placing the user's elbow on the armrest 6 is determined by sliding from the lower pipe 21, the projection 24 is inserted into the retaining hole 22 at that position, and the fitting state is reached. Finally, the pressing knob 23 is rotated. The upper pipe 20 is pressed and the upper pipe 20 is fastened to the lower pipe 21 to adjust the height of the armrest 6.

  Since the connection structure for adjusting the height of the armrest 6 is as described above, when the upper pipe 20 to be inserted is inserted into the lower pipe 21 to be inserted, the protrusion 24 is inserted into the hole of the upper pipe 20 to be inserted. When the protrusion 24 is pushed into the predetermined retaining hole 22 and the protrusion 24 is brought into contact with the predetermined retaining hole 22, the protrusion 24 enters the retaining hole 22 by the elasticity of the wire spring.

  The Western-style toilet aid 1 of the present invention is not only for elderly people or those who are unable to flex or stretch knees or legs and wheelchair users, but also for all healthy people such as healthy people to use existing Western-style toilets at home. It can be used as an aid for an easy-to-use Western-style toilet that can be used safely and comfortably for assisting a series of excretion operations such as sitting, standing, and excretion by itself.

  It is a perspective view which shows embodiment of the assistance tool for western-style toilets concerning this invention.   It is an enlarged view of a pressing member.   It is the perspective view which installed the assistance tool for western-style toilets of this invention in the western-style toilet.

Explanation of symbols

1: Helper for Western toilet 10: Western toilet 11: Foot 12: Base 13: Front wall 14: Side wall 2: Vertical frame 20: Upper pipe 21: Lower pipe 22: Stop hole 23: Press knob 24: Protrusion 3: Connecting frame 30: curved portion 31: straight portion 32: fastening hole 33: connecting plate 4: pressing member 40: lying rod 41: fastening knob 42: pressing screw 43: abutting portion 44: rotation operation knob 45: lock nut 46: Guide pin 47: Guide piece 48: Guide hole 49: Stopper 50: Abutting end 6: Armrest

Claims (1)

A pair of left and right feet 11 extending horizontally in the front-rear direction disposed on the left and right floor surfaces of the western-style toilet 10,
A pair of left and right vertical frames 2 rising from the foot 11, and
A connecting frame 3 positioned in front of the front wall 13 of the western toilet 10 and extending horizontally from the left and right vertical frames 2 to connect the left and right vertical frames 2;
A pair of left and right armrests 6 extending horizontally forward from the upper ends of the left and right vertical frames 2;
In a Western-style toilet aid comprising a pressing member 4 provided on the connecting frame 3 that presses the curved surfaces of the side walls 14 of the left and right bases 12 of the western toilet 10 in the horizontal direction.
A pair of left and right bars or columns that are disposed at the tips of pressing screws 42 that are screwed into a pair of left and right side ridges 40 that are connected to the connecting frame 3 and press the curved surface of the side wall 14 of the western-style toilet 10 in the horizontal direction. A contact portion 43 of
A pressing member 4 comprising a guide piece 47 provided continuously with the contact portion 43, and a guide pin 46 disposed in parallel with the pressing screw 42 between the guide piece 47 and the horizontal bar 40 is provided. Western style toilet aids.

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