JP6466126B2 - toilet seat - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet seat.

Conventionally, a seat member that constitutes the seat front side of the toilet seat and a seat back member that constitutes the seat back side of the toilet seat are brought into contact with each other, and the abutted contact surfaces are joined by vibration welding, and then one of the joined portions is joined. A toilet seat has been proposed in which a groove or a gap is not generated in the joint portion between the seat member and the seat back member by cutting the portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In addition, a toilet seat provided with a urine guard portion extending to the back side of the seat is proposed so that urine is not scattered from between the toilet bowl and the toilet seat when the user sitting on the toilet seat urinates (for example, Patent Document 2). reference).

JP 2010-99274 A JP 2011-125646 A

  In the toilet seat having the urine guard part, it is preferable that no groove or gap is formed in the vicinity of the urine guard part from the viewpoint of facilitating removal of attached urine. Therefore, the toilet seat with the urine guard part is formed by joining the seat surface member and the seat back member and then cutting the joint part, thereby realizing a toilet seat without grooves or gaps in the vicinity of the urine guard part. it can.

  Here, in order to improve the productivity of the toilet seat, the contact portion between the seat member and the seat back member is required to be disposed at a position where post-processing such as cutting can be easily performed.

  Therefore, the present invention is formed by joining the seat surface member and the seat back member, and in the toilet seat having the urine guard portion, the contact portion between the seat surface member and the seat back member is subjected to a cutting process or the like. It aims at providing the toilet seat which can improve productivity by arrange | positioning in the position which can process easily.

  The present invention comprises a seat member and a seat back member having an opening formed in the center, a contact portion formed by contacting an edge of the seat member and an edge of the seat member, And a post-processing surface formed by post-processing a part of the abutting portion, wherein the seat surface member comprises a seat surface portion constituting a surface of the toilet seat, and the seat surface portion A seat surface side guard portion extending from the edge of the opening side to the back surface side of the toilet seat, and the seat back member includes a seat back portion constituting the back surface of the toilet seat, and the opening side of the seat back portion. A seat back side guard portion extending from the edge to the back side of the toilet seat, and the contact portion is formed on a contact surface between the front end portion of the seat front side guard portion and the front end portion of the seat back side guard portion. Related to the toilet seat.

  The post-processing surface is preferably formed by cutting a part of the contact portion.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said contact part is formed by welding the edge part of the said seat surface member, and the edge part of the said seat back member.

  Further, the seat back side guard portion has a seat back side hanging portion that extends downward in a state where the seat back portion is horizontally disposed, and a horizontal portion that extends substantially horizontally from a tip portion of the seat back side hanging portion, It is preferable that the contact portion is formed between an upper surface of the horizontal portion and an end surface of the seat guard side guard portion.

  Further, the seat front side guard portion extends substantially downward in the vertical direction with the seat back portion disposed horizontally, and the seat back side hanging portion is inclined so that an angle formed with the seat back portion becomes an obtuse angle. It is preferable to extend.

  Moreover, it is preferable that a space part is formed between the seat front side guard part and the seat back side guard part.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said seat front side guard part and the said seat back side guard part are arrange | positioned over the perimeter of the said opening.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while a seat surface member and a seat back member are joined and formed, in the toilet seat which has a urine guard part, the toilet seat excellent in productivity can be provided.

It is a perspective view which shows the toilet seat which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the toilet seat of this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows the manufacturing process of a toilet seat, and is a figure which shows the state before a seat surface member and a seat back member are combined. It is a figure which shows the manufacturing process of a toilet seat, and is a figure which shows the state by which the seat surface member and the seat back member were combined and welded. It is a figure which shows the manufacturing process of a toilet seat, and is a figure which shows the state by which a part of welding part was cut.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the toilet seat of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The toilet seat 1 of this embodiment is a toilet seat having a urine guard portion extending to the back of the seat so that urine is not scattered from between the toilet bowl and the toilet seat when the user sitting on the toilet seat urinates. This toilet seat 1 is suitably used as a toilet seat for infants.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the toilet seat 1 is formed in an oval shape in which an opening 20 is formed in a central portion in plan view. The toilet seat 1 includes a seat surface portion 11, a seat back portion 12, a urine guard portion 13, and a connecting portion 14.

The seat surface portion 11 constitutes the upper surface (front surface) side of the toilet seat 1. The seat back portion 12 constitutes the lower surface (back surface) side of the toilet seat 1. The urine guard part 13 is arranged so as to protrude from the entire circumference of the opening 20 to the seat back part 12 side.
The connection part 14 is arrange | positioned at the one end side of the longitudinal direction of the toilet seat 1 in planar view. In this embodiment, the connection part 14 is comprised by the through-hole penetrated in the width direction of the toilet seat 1 in planar view.

  The toilet seat 1 described above is connected to a toilet seat device (not shown) attached to the upper part of the toilet bowl via a shaft member (not shown) inserted through the connecting portion 14. Thereby, toilet seat 1 is attached to a toilet bowl so that rotation is possible.

In the present embodiment, the toilet seat 1 includes a seat surface member 30 and a seat back member 40, as shown in FIG.
The seat member 30 is formed in an oval shape in which an opening 20 is formed in the central portion in plan view. The seat member 30 includes the seat portion 11 and the seat-side guard portion 31 described above.
As shown in FIG. 3, the seat surface portion 11 includes a flat surface portion 111 that is slightly inclined downward toward the opening 20 and a peripheral edge of the flat surface portion 111 in a state where a seat back portion 12 described later is horizontally disposed. And a side surface portion 112 that is bent or bent on the back surface side and extends downward.
The seat guard part 31 constitutes a part of the urine guard part 13 (the inner surface side of the urine guard part 13). The seat surface side guard portion 31 extends from the edge portion on the opening 20 side in the flat surface portion 111 to the back surface side of the toilet seat 1. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the seat surface side guard portion 31 extends downward in the vertical direction in a state where the toilet seat 1 (the seat back portion 12) is disposed in the horizontal direction. The front end portion of the seat side guard portion 31 is positioned below the front end portion of the side surface portion 112. Further, the seat guard part 31 is disposed over the entire circumference of the opening 20.

The seat back member 40 is formed in an oval shape in which an opening 20 is formed in the center portion in plan view. The seat back member 40 includes the seat back portion 12 and the seat back side guard portion 41 described above.
The seat back portion 12 is formed in a planar shape. The seat back side guard part 41 constitutes a part of the urine guard part 13 (the outer surface side of the urine guard part 13). The seat back side guard portion 41 extends from the edge of the seat back portion 12 on the opening 20 side to the back side of the toilet seat 1. In the present embodiment, the seat back side guard portion 41 is disposed over the entire circumference of the opening 20.

The seat back side guard part 41 includes a seat back side hanging part 411 and a horizontal part 412.
As shown in FIG. 3, the seat back side hanging portion 411 extends downward in a state where the seat back portion 12 is horizontally arranged. More specifically, in the present embodiment, the seat back side hanging portion 411 slopes downward from the edge of the seat back portion 12 on the opening 20 side so that the angle formed with the seat back portion 12 is an obtuse angle, and , Curved and extended so as to protrude upward.
The horizontal portion 412 extends substantially horizontally from the distal end portion of the seat back side hanging portion 411.

The seat surface member 30 and the seat back member 40 are formed by injection molding a synthetic resin material such as polypropylene using a mold.
In the present embodiment, the toilet seat 1 is formed by bringing the edge of the seat member 30 and the edge of the seat member 40 into contact with each other and then welding the seat member 30 and the seat member 40. A part of the welded portion 50 as the contact portion is cut (post-processed) to form a cut surface 60 as a post-processed surface.

Here, the manufacturing method of the toilet seat 1 of this embodiment is demonstrated, referring FIGS. 4-6.
When manufacturing the toilet seat 1, as shown in FIG. 4, first, the seat back member 40 is arrange | positioned in a welding machine (not shown) so that the seat back part 12 may follow a horizontal direction. In this state, the upper surface of the horizontal portion 412 is along the horizontal direction.
Next, the seat member 30 is arranged on the upper surface side of the seat back member 40. Here, in the seat member 30, the end surface (lower end surface) of the seat side guard portion 31 is in contact with the upper surface of the horizontal portion 412, and the end surface (lower end surface) of the side surface portion 112 is the upper surface in the vicinity of the outer edge portion of the seat back portion 12. It arrange | positions so that it may contact | abut.

  Next, vibration is applied to the seat back member 40 and the seat surface member 30 arranged in the welding machine in the horizontal direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the resin constituting the seat back member 40 and / or the seat member 30 is melted to form the welded portion 50 at the contact surface between the seat back member 40 and the seat surface member 30. Then, the seat back member 40 and the seat surface member 30 are welded. In the present embodiment, the seat surface member 30 and the seat back member 40 are on the outer edge side (the lower end surface of the side surface portion 112 and the upper surface of the seat back portion 12) and the opening 20 side (the lower end surface and the seat back side of the seat surface side guard portion 31). Since it is welded at the guard part 41 (the upper surface of the horizontal part 412), the welded part 50 is formed in the vicinity of the corner part on the lower end side of the outer edge part of the toilet seat 1 and the edge part on the opening 20 side.

  Next, a part of the welded portion 50 is cut together with the seat surface member 30 and the seat back member 40. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, cutting is performed so as to drop corners on the lower end side of the outer edge portion of the toilet seat 1 and the edge portion on the opening 20 side, and a part of the welded portion 50 on the outer edge side. A part of the welded portion 50 on the opening 20 side is cut together with the seat surface member 30 and the seat back member 40. Thereby, the cutting surface 60 inclined by a predetermined angle (for example, 45 degrees) with respect to the lower surface of the seat back portion 12 is formed.

By passing through the above process, the seat member 30 and the seat back member 40 are welded and formed, and the toilet seat 1 having the urine guard portion 13 including the seat surface side guard portion 31 and the seat back side guard portion 41 is manufactured. Is done.
In the toilet seat 1 of the present embodiment manufactured as described above, as shown in FIG. 3, between the seat surface portion 11 and the seat back portion 12 and between the seat surface side guard portion 31 and the seat back side guard portion 41 (the back side of the seat). Space portions S1 and S2 are formed between the hanging portions 411).

  Before the seat member 30 and the seat back member 40 are welded, a heating element (not shown) for heating the seat portion 11 is disposed in the space S1. Further, by forming the space S2, the thickness T of the urine guard part 13 can be increased.

  According to the toilet seat 1 of this embodiment demonstrated above, there exist the following effects.

  The seat member 30 includes a seat surface portion 11 and a seat surface side guard portion 31 extending from the edge of the seat surface portion 11 on the opening 20 side to the back surface side of the toilet seat 1. The seat back portion 12 and a seat back side guard portion 41 extending from the edge of the seat back portion 12 on the opening 20 side to the back side of the toilet seat 1 are configured. The contact portion 50 was formed on the contact surface between the front end portion of the seat surface side guard portion 31 and the front end portion of the seat back side guard portion 41. Accordingly, the toilet seat 1 having the urine guard portion 13 can be formed by joining the seat member 30 and the seat back member 40, and the contact portion 50 between the seat member 30 and the seat back member 40 can be formed on the seat surface side guard. It can form in the front-end | tip part of the part 31 and the seat back side guard part 41. FIG. Therefore, since the contact portion 50 can be post-processed so as to drop the corners of the front end side guard portion 31 and the seat back side guard portion 41, the contact portion 50 can be easily cut. That is, since the contact portion 50 between the seat member 30 and the seat back member 40 can be disposed at a position where post-processing can be easily performed, the productivity of the toilet seat 1 can be improved.

  The post-processing surface 60 was formed by a cutting surface obtained by cutting a part of the contact portion 50. Thereby, the efficiency of the post-process of the contact part 50 can be improved more.

  The contact portion 50 is constituted by a welded portion 50 in which the edge of the seat surface member 30 and the edge of the seat back member 40 are welded. Thereby, the toilet seat 1 without a groove | channel and a clearance gap can be easily comprised in the junction part of the seat surface member 30 and the seat back member 40 by cutting the welding part 50. FIG.

  The seat back side guard part 41 is configured to include a seat back side hanging part 411 and a horizontal part 412 extending from the tip part of the seat back side hanging part 411, and the welding part 50 is composed of the upper surface of the horizontal part 412 and the seat surface side guard. It formed between the end surfaces of the part 31. Thereby, in the state which positioned the seat back member 40 so that the seat back part 12 may become horizontal, the contact surface of the seat surface member 30 and the seat back member 40 can be made to follow a horizontal direction. Therefore, since the vibration can be suitably applied to the contact surface between the seat member 30 and the seat back member 40 using the welding machine, the productivity of the toilet seat 1 can be further improved.

  The seat back side hanging portion 411 was inclined so that the angle formed with the seat back portion 12 was an obtuse angle. Thereby, the toilet seat 1 which has the urine guard part 13 can be formed more easily.

  A space S <b> 2 was formed between the seat side guard part 31 and the seat back side guard part 41. Thereby, since the thickness T of the urine guard part 13 can be comprised thickly, the front-end | tip shape of the urine guard part 13 can be formed in a gentle curved surface. Therefore, even when the toilet user's finger or the like comes into contact with the tip of the urine guard portion 13 when the toilet seat 1 is opened or closed, the finger or the like can be hardly damaged. Moreover, since the freedom degree of the shape of the outer surface side of the urine guard part 13 can be raised, the external appearance of the toilet seat 1 which has the urine guard part 13 can be improved more.

  The seat side guard part 31 and the seat back side guard part 41 were arranged over the entire circumference of the opening 20. Thereby, the cutting process of the welding part 50 can be performed more easily. In addition, the appearance of the toilet seat 1 can be further improved.

The preferred embodiment of the toilet seat of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed.
For example, in the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a toilet seat for infants, but is not limited thereto. That is, the present invention may be applied to an adult toilet seat.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although the urine guard part 13 was arrange | positioned over the perimeter of the opening 20, it is not restricted to this. That is, the urine guard portion may be arranged so as to protrude from a part of the opening.

  In the present embodiment, as a post-processing, a part of the welded portion 50 is cut to form the cutting surface 60 as a post-processing surface. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, as a post-treatment, a part of the welded portion may be polished to form a polished surface as a post-treated surface.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although the contact part was joined (structured) by welding, it is not restricted to this. That is, the contact portion may be joined (configured) by bonding. Moreover, you may join a seat surface member and a seat back member in site | parts other than a contact part with a screw | thread etc. In this case, the contact portion (the contact surface between the seat member and the seat back member) may be filled with a filler such as silicon.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet seat 11 Seat surface part 12 Seat back part 13 Urine guard part 20 Opening 30 Seat surface member 31 Seat surface side guard part 40 Seat back member 41 Seat back side guard part 50 Welding part (contact part)
60 Cutting surface (post-processing surface)
411 Seat back side hanging part 412 Horizontal part S2 Space part

Claims (6)

A seat member and a seat back member having an opening in the center, a contact portion formed by contacting the edge of the seat member and the edge of the seat member, and A toilet seat comprising a post-processing surface formed by partly post-processing,
The seat member is
A seat surface part constituting the surface of the toilet seat;
A seat-side guard portion extending from the edge of the seat-side portion to the back side of the toilet seat,
The seat back member is
A seat back part constituting the back surface of the toilet seat;
A seat back side guard portion extending from the edge of the opening in the seat back to the back side of the toilet seat,
The contact portion is formed on a contact surface between a front end portion of the seat surface side guard portion and a front end portion of the seat back side guard portion ,
The seat surface side guard part and the seat back side guard part are the toilet seats which form the space part by separating .   The toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein the post-processing surface is formed by cutting a part of the contact portion.   The toilet seat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the contact portion is formed by welding an edge portion of the seat surface member and an edge portion of the seat back member. The seat back side guard part is
A seat back side hanging portion extending downward in a state where the seat back portion is horizontally disposed,
A horizontal portion extending substantially horizontally from the tip of the seat back side hanging portion, and
The toilet seat according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the contact portion is formed between an upper surface of the horizontal portion and an end surface of the seat-side guard portion. The seat surface side guard portion extends substantially downward in the vertical direction with the seat back portion disposed horizontally,
5. The toilet seat according to claim 4, wherein the seat back side hanging portion extends while being inclined such that an angle formed with the seat back portion is an obtuse angle. The toilet seat according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the seat surface side guard part and the seat back side guard part are arranged over the entire circumference of the opening.

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