JP6948539B2 - Defecation promotion Western style toilet seat and defecation promotion Western style seat - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a Western-style toilet seat and a Western-style seat for promoting defecation.

Japanese-style toilets, which are unique to Japan, are easy to defecate because the rectum and anus become straight when crouching, and the abdominal pressure can be increased to press the lower abdomen with the thighs, but most of them are now used. It is no longer done. The reason for this is that it is easy to cause physical load and lightheadedness when standing up after adding work, and it is unsanitary because urine tends to scatter when men piss, so we switched to Western style toilets. ing.

On the other hand, as shown in Non-Patent Document 1, due to the adoption of a Western-style toilet, the rectum and anus do not become straight and near straight when defecation occurs, so that defecation does not proceed smoothly and constipation occurs. Is increasing. There are large individual differences in anatomy such as the length and thickness of the rectum, and it is not easy for some people. In the case of stubborn constipation, 3 or 4 types of oral medication may be taken. In order to solve this problem, a technique of arranging a footrest on a Western-style toilet bowl has been proposed as a device for facilitating defecation.

In Patent Document 1, a support rack is provided vertically on at least one side of the toilet bowl, and each support rack has a pivot step and a pivot structure, and the pivot structure is laid on the pivot step to be rotatable. Moreover, the foot pad is fixed to the pivotal structure, the transmission shaft is laterally installed at the rear end position of the rim of the toilet bowl, and the toilet seat is fixed to the transmission shaft so that the rim of the toilet bowl can be covered with the rotation of the transmission shaft. At least one interlocking mechanism that rotates together with the pivot structure in conjunction with the transmission shaft is provided, and when the toilet seat is raised, the transmission shaft rotates integrally and the pivot structure rotates together through the transmission of the interlocking mechanism. The foot pad reaches the upper surface position of the upper edge of the toilet bowl, and it is possible to step on it with the foot to add more work. It is designed to be used.

Patent Document 2 describes a mounting member on which a user sitting on a Western-style toilet seat can rest his / her feet, a shelter position for reserving the above-mentioned resting member, and a foot of a user sitting on the Western-style toilet seat. It is an excretion assistance device including an actuating device for operating the pre-described placement member to move at a use position for raising, and the actuating device is such that the user places his / her foot on the pre-described placement member at the use position. It is configured so that the tilt angle of the mounting surface can be changed.

Practical Registration No. 3061408 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-94311

Masahiro Takino et al. Study on excretory function and posture, Journal of Japan Stormer Excretion, 2008, Vol. 24, P.I. 24-38

With the technique of arranging the footrest on the Western-style toilet bowl described above, it is essentially difficult to make the rectum and anus straight or close to a straight line, and it is easy to stumble because the footrest is placed in front of the toilet seat. There are also issues such as.

In view of the above problems, as a result of ingenuity, the inventor improved defecation by tilting the seat of the Western-style toilet seat forward so that the user sitting on the seat of the Western-style toilet seat naturally leans forward. To provide a Western-style toilet seat for promoting defecation or a Western-style seat for promoting defecation. This makes it possible to approach the defecation posture in a Japanese style toilet, and in addition, the seating method of a Western style toilet reduces the physical burden. In addition, defecation is improved because the rectum can be forcibly stimulated by using the swing function of the seat during defecation.

The first embodiment is a defecation-promoting Western-style toilet seat or a defecation-promoting Western-style seat portion in which the seat portion of the Western-style toilet seat is tilted forward so that the user seated on the Western-style toilet seat is in a forward leaning posture. .. The defecation promotion Western-style toilet seat means a Western-style toilet seat provided with a toilet seat control unit and a toilet lid provided with device parts such as a hot water washing nozzle as well as a seat portion.

In the second embodiment, the seat portion of the Western-style toilet seat is tilted forward with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body so that the user seated on the Western-style toilet seat is in a forward leaning posture. Defecation promotion Western style with at least one function of allowing it to move linearly or curvedly in the left-right direction with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body and a function of allowing reciprocating circular movement with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body. It is a toilet seat or a Western-style seat that promotes defecation.

In the third embodiment, the seat portion of the Western-style toilet seat is tilted forward with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body so that the user seated on the Western-style toilet seat is in a forward leaning posture. A defecation-promoting Western-style toilet seat or a defecation-promoting Western-style seat that has a function of changing the height of the portion and changing the inclination angle.

In the fourth embodiment, the seat portion of the Western-style toilet seat is tilted forward with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body so that the user seated on the Western-style toilet seat is in a forward leaning posture. In addition to the function of changing the height of the part to change the tilt angle, the function of allowing it to move linearly or curvedly in the left-right direction with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body, and with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body. Defecation promotion Western style toilet seat or defecation promotion Western style that has at least one function of enabling reciprocating circular movement and a function of allowing the seat to move in the left-right direction of the Western style toilet bowl with respect to the upper surface of the Western style toilet bowl body. It is a seat.

The defecation promoting Western-style seat in the first to fourth embodiments has a structure that can be attached and detached for installation on an existing Western-style toilet bowl or a Western-style toilet seat, and the first embodiment and the second embodiment have a removable structure. In the third embodiment and the fourth embodiment, the defecation promoting Western-style seat is tilted forward in advance, and in the third and fourth embodiments, the defecation promoting Western-style seat is placed on the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body. On the other hand, it has a function of changing the height of the seat portion so that the inclination angle can be changed in order to incline downward in the forward direction.

Regarding the function of tilting the seat portion of the defecation promotion Western-style toilet seat or the defecation promotion Western-style seat portion in the forward direction, which is the third embodiment and the fourth embodiment, there are a manual method or an automatic method, which are adopted in automobiles. Such a method of rotating the sector gear to incline the seat seat, a method of using a ratchet as used in a reclining chair, or a method of lifting up the rear part of the seat by a piston may be adopted.

The drive unit for tilting the seat portion may be mounted inside the seat portion or mounted externally, and the external mounting location is installed outside completely independent of the Western-style toilet bowl (toilet seat). The method of installing in the space area where the toilet seat control unit equipped with the toilet lid and the device parts such as the hot water washing nozzle provided in the Western style toilet seat is installed, or the device parts such as the pump and the cleaning nozzle and the control device are stored. There is a method of installing it in the space area of the integrated Western-style toilet bowl.

As an example of a method of externally mounting the seat of the defecation promotion Western-style toilet seat or the function of tilting the defecation promotion Western-style seat downward in the forward direction, a support plate or a seat portion placed between the lower surface of the seat and the upper surface of the toilet bowl. This can be achieved by connecting the support plate installed inside to the actuator via the joint. For example, when a power cylinder is adopted as the actuator, the seat portion is also raised together with the support plate by raising the cylinder, and the seat portion is tilted at the joint portion. For joints, use a rotatable actuator if you want to change the tilt angle of the seat, and bendable parts such as hinge joint jigs and ball-and-socket joint jigs if you want to fix the tilt angle in advance. It can be handled by using.

Defecation promotion Western-style seat or the function of tilting the defecation-promoting Western seat forward is installed in the space area where the toilet seat control unit with hot water washing nozzle and other device parts and the toilet lid is installed or The above-mentioned structure may also be adopted for the method of installing the device parts such as the cleaning nozzle and the cleaning nozzle in the space area of the integrated Western-style toilet bowl in which the control device is housed.

The inclination angle of the seat is set in the range of 10 to 40 degrees so that the rectum and anus are in a straight line or close to a straight line. The tilt angle of the seat is preferably in the range of 15 to 30 degrees because the seat naturally leans forward for stabilization.

In the case of the manual method, the function of the second embodiment and the fourth embodiment that enables the sliding movement or the circular motion of the seat portion in the left-right direction in a straight line or a curved line with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body. The seat is divided into a pedestal and an upper inclined part, and the upper inclined part is mounted on a plurality of ball rollers provided on the upper surface of the pedestal, or the user himself uses a linear pipe shaft and a slide unit. Can be dealt with by moving the hips. In the case of the automatic method, the reciprocating motion can be supported by connecting the crankshaft directly or indirectly to the seat of the defecation promoting Western style toilet seat or the defecation promoting Western style seat and rotating the motor gear.

Regarding the swing width of the seat, when the movement width becomes large, stool adheres to the inner wall surface of the toilet bowl, so the one-side movement width in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction is in the range of -4 cm to +4 cm, and the one-side movement width in the diagonal direction is-. The range is from 5.6 cm to +5.6 cm, and in the case of rotary motion, the range is within 6 cm in diameter.

Regarding the function of enabling the seat to reciprocate circularly with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body in the second and fourth embodiments, when the user himself swings his hips, the seat is as described above. Is divided into a pedestal and an upper inclined portion, the upper inclined portion is mounted on a plurality of ball rollers provided on the upper surface of the pedestal, and bearing holes are provided in the rear or front portion of the pedestal and the upper inclined portion. It can be handled by penetrating the fixing pins through both holes and supporting them pivotally. On the other hand, in the case of the automatic method, it is possible to cope with the problem by attaching a rotatable actuator to the actuator used for the function of tilting the seat portion in the forward direction.

The swing angle for reciprocating the seat is in the range of -20 degrees to +20 degrees or less with the position where the seat is raised and tilted as a reference point. It is preferably in the range of -10 degrees to +10 degrees or less because the stool adheres to the stool.

Regarding the function of enabling the seat portion to move the seat portion in the left-right direction of the Western-style toilet bowl in the fourth embodiment, the actuator used for the function of tilting the seat portion in the forward direction according to the third embodiment can be rotated. Power cylinders installed on the left and right sides of the seat are used, which is a method of attaching various actuators and an external method for tilting the seat forward, and they are continuous with each other so that the heights of the left and right cylinders are different. It becomes possible to deal with it by changing it.

The seesaw movement angle in the left-right direction is in the range of -25 degrees to +25 degrees with the upper surface of the Western-style toilet as a reference point, but the preferable angle range is -15 degrees to +15 from the viewpoint of preventing rollover of users such as the elderly and children. The degree or less, more preferably -10 degrees to +10 degrees or less.

Although the drive unit described above is designed by combining a single-axis actuator, it is also possible to adopt a multi-axis actuator, and it is also possible to arbitrarily design such as providing a speed reducer and an encoder. Is.

The Western-style toilet seat that promotes defecation of the present invention enables the user to defecate smoothly and reduces constipation symptoms, which helps reduce polypharmacy (multi-drug combination) and thus reduces medical costs. Can contribute.

External view showing a Western style toilet bowl A Western-style toilet seat is attached to a Western-style toilet bowl, and (a) top view and (b) side view. External view of the Western-style seat for promoting defecation, which is the first embodiment. A state in which the defecation promotion Western-style seat portion, which is the first embodiment, is attached to the seat portion of the Western-style toilet seat, (a) top view, (b) side view. A state in which the Western-style toilet seat for promoting external defecation of the drive unit, which is the third embodiment, is attached to the Western-style toilet bowl, (a) top view, (b) side view, and (c) front view. A side view showing a state in which the seat portion of the defecation promotion Western-style toilet seat shown in FIG. 5 is tilted. A state in which a Western-style toilet seat with a built-in drive unit, which is a third embodiment, is attached to a Western-style toilet bowl, (a) top view, (b) side view. A side view showing a state in which the seat portion of the defecation promotion Western-style toilet seat shown in FIG. 7 is tilted. FIG. 7 is an internal structural drawing of a toilet seat control unit of a Western-style toilet seat for promoting defecation, in which (a) the seat portion is lowered and (b) the seat portion is raised. A side view showing a state of being attached to a Western-style toilet seat integrated Western-style toilet bowl with a built-in drive unit for promoting defecation, which is the third embodiment. Side view showing a state in which the defecation promotion Western-style seat portion of the second embodiment is attached to the Western-style toilet seat. It is a cradle that allows the slidable upper surface of the defecation promotion Western-style seat to be slidably moved, and is (a) top view and (b) side view. Bottom view of the upper surface inclined part that can move back and forth FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a Western-style seat for promoting defecation. Bottom view of the upper surface inclined part that enables circular motion Top view of the pedestal that enables reciprocating circular motion of the upper surface inclined part of the Western-style seat that promotes defecation Side view of the seat for defecation promotion Western-style seat reciprocating circular motion Internal structural drawing of the toilet seat control unit of the Western-style toilet seat that promotes defecation with a built-in drive unit, which is the fourth embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a general Western-style toilet 500 without a Western-style toilet seat attached. The structure of the Western-style toilet is such that a tank 50 is placed behind the TOP of the upper surface of the Western-style toilet, and the style toilet seat. There is a through hole H for fixing the toilet seat for attaching the toilet seat. 2A and 2B show a state in which a Western-style toilet seat BZ is attached to a Western-style toilet bowl 500, where FIG. 2A shows a top view and FIG. 2B shows a side view. The Western-style toilet seat BZ is equipped with a toilet seat control unit 400 and a seat portion 100 provided with parts related to hot water washing nozzles and a toilet lid 150 that can be opened and closed, and a Western-style toilet bowl via a pedestal 10 provided on the back side of the seat portion as a cushion. The structure is such that the seat portion 100 is placed on the upper surface TOP.

FIG. 3 is an external view of the defecation-promoting Western-style seat portion ZAB10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and the defecation-promoting Western-style seat portion has an angle of 20 in the forward direction so that the seated user is in a forward leaning posture. It is provided with a downwardly inclined surface, and has an opening of substantially the same size at a position corresponding to the opening provided in the seat of the Western-style toilet seat when attached to the seat of the Western-style toilet seat. Although not shown, an outer frame for preventing the western-style toilet seat from falling is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the bottom surface of the defecation-promoting Western-style seat portion ZAB10.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the defecation promoting Western-style seat portion ZAB10, which is the first embodiment, is attached to the seat portion of the Western-style toilet seat BZ, and shows (a) a top view and (b) a side view. As a result, the user seated on the Western-style seat ZAB10 that promotes defecation is in a forward leaning posture in order to maintain a stable posture. Promote defecation to get closer.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the drive unit external promotion Western-style toilet seat BZ10, which is the third embodiment, is attached to the Western-style toilet bowl 500, and shows (a) a top view, (b) a side view, and (c) a front view. .. The Western-style toilet seat for promoting defecation includes a toilet seat control unit 410 for storing parts such as a hot water washing nozzle to which an openable and closable toilet lid 160 is attached, a support plate 200 having a pedestal 20 on the back surface, and a support having a pedestal 20 on the back surface. An independent seat consisting of a seat 105 held by a plate 205, an electric cylinder actuator 600 on one side of the Western-style toilet 500, a ball joint 700 fixed to the cylinder tip of the electric cylinder actuator, and an electric motor on the other. It is composed of a drive unit including a cylinder actuator 605 and a ball joint 705 fixed to the cylinder tip portion of the electric cylinder actuator, and the back surface of the support plate of the independent seat portion and the ball joint are connected to each other.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which the seat portion of the defecation promoting Western-style toilet seat BZ10 is tilted. By synchronizing the cylinder of the electric cylinder actuator 600 on the side surface of the Western-style toilet bowl 500 and the cylinder of the electric cylinder actuator 605 on the facing side to an arbitrary height, the independent seat portion is formed by the ball joint 700 and the ball joint 705 on the facing side. It has a sloping structure.

FIG. 7 shows a state in which the Western-style toilet seat BZ20 with a built-in drive unit, which is the third embodiment, is attached to the Western-style toilet bowl 500, and shows (a) a top view and (b) a side view. The Western-style toilet seat BZ20 for promoting defecation has a drive unit built in a toilet seat control unit 420 for storing parts such as a hot water washing nozzle to which an openable and closable toilet lid 170 is attached, and a support plate 210 having a seat portion 110 and a pedestal 30 on the back surface. It is composed of an independent seat consisting of. FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state in which the seat portion of the defecation-promoting Western-style toilet seat BZ20 is tilted, FIG. 9 is an internal structural view of the toilet seat control portion of the defecation-promoting Western-style toilet seat BZ20, and FIG. The lowered state, (b) shows the raised state of the seat. Inside the toilet seat control unit 140, a rotatable actuator 800 for tilting the support plate 210 as a built-in drive unit is connected to the cylinder tip of the electric cylinder actuator 610.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a state of being attached to a Western-style toilet bowl with a built-in drive unit for promoting defecation and a Western-style toilet seat, which is the third embodiment. Defecation promotion Western style toilet seat integrated Western style toilet bowl Defecation promotion Western style toilet seat BZ30 has a drive unit built into the integrated Western style toilet bowl 550 that houses device parts such as pumps and cleaning nozzles and a control device, and a support plate inside the seat 120. It is composed of an independent seat with 220. The drive unit is connected to an electric cylinder actuator 620 for raising the seat 120 and a rotatable actuator 810 to which a support plate 220 is attached to the cylinder tip of the electric cylinder actuator to tilt the seat 120. ing.

FIG. 11 shows the defecation promotion Western-style seat portion ZAB20 according to the second embodiment, and the defecation promotion Western-style seat portion ZAB20 has a two-divided structure, and the upper surface inclined portion 900A and the upper surface inclined portion can be slidably moved. It is composed of 900B.

FIG. 12 is a pedestal 900B that allows the upper surface inclined portion to be slidably moved, and shows (a) a top view and (b) a side view. The upper surface of the cradle 900B is provided with a circular frame 970 having an outer diameter of 2 cm, an inner diameter of 1.4 cm, and a height of 0.6 cm, and a sphere 980 having a diameter of 1 cm is placed in the frame.

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the upper surface inclined portion 900A capable of moving back and forth, and includes a concave portion 920 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a shorter length of 2.5 cm, a longer length of 6 cm, and a depth of 0.6 cm. ing. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the defecation promoting Western-style seat portion shown in FIG. It enables back-and-forth reciprocating motion in the longer length direction.

FIG. 15 is a bottom view of the upper surface inclined portion 900C that enables circular motion, and includes a concave portion 930 having a cylindrical shape with a diameter of 6 cm and a depth of 0.6 cm. As a result, by placing the inclined portion on the upper surface on the pedestal 900B which can be slidably moved, not only the circular motion is possible but also the movement on a linear or curved line is possible.

FIG. 16 is a top view of the pedestal 900D that enables a reciprocating circular motion of the upper surface inclined portion of the defecation promoting Western-style seat portion, and is provided with a convex portion 910 having a through hole at the rear portion, and has a circular frame. A ball roller 965 is attached instead of the body 970. FIG. 17 is a side view of the seat portion for reciprocating the defecation promoting Western-style seat portion, and includes a convex portion having a through hole at a position facing the convex portion 910 having a through hole of the pedestal 900D. The upper surface inclined portion 900E is mounted via the ball roller 965, and the through hole of the pedestal 900D and the through hole provided in the convex portion of the upper surface inclined portion are pivotally supported by the bolt 990, so that a reciprocating circular motion is performed. It will be possible.

FIG. 18 is an internal structural view of the toilet seat control unit of the defecation promoting western style toilet seat ZB30 having a built-in drive unit, which is the fourth embodiment, and the defecation promoting western style toilet seat ZB30 is held by a support plate 230 provided with a pedestal 40 on the back surface. The support plate 230 is moved to a seesaw by a rotatable actuator 820 for tilting the support plate 230 inside the independent seat portion composed of the seat portion 130 and the toilet seat control unit 430 that houses parts related to the hot water washing nozzle and the like. The structure is such that a rotatable actuator 830 is connected. This makes it possible to change the tilt angle of the seat and seesaw movement. If the actuator is converted to an electric cylinder actuator instead of the actuator 830, the seat can be reciprocated back and forth if connected.

It is also possible to seesaw the independent seats in the left-right direction by changing the heights of the two electric cylinder actuators over time with the Western-style toilet seat BZ10 that promotes defecation with an external drive unit, which is the third embodiment. Become. Specifically, with the cylinders of the first electric cylinder actuator and the second electric cylinder actuator raised to a reference height, the second cylinder is lowered to a predetermined position, and then the second cylinder is used as a reference. It suffices to repeat the movement of ascending / stopping to the height at which the first cylinder becomes, and then descending / ascending / stopping the first cylinder in the same manner as described above. This series of exercises may be programmed in advance.

In the case of electrically driving the defecation promoting Western-style toilet seat or the defecation promoting Western-style seat portion of the present invention, it is also possible to operate it with a remote controller (not shown).

10 Pedestal 20 Pedestal 30 Pedestal 40 Pedestal 50 Tank 100 Seat 105 Seat 110 Seat 120 Seat 130 Seat 150 Toilet lid 160 Toilet lid 170 Toilet lid 200 Support plate 205 Support plate 210 Support plate 220 Support plate 230 Support plate 400 Toilet seat control unit 410 Toilet seat control unit 420 Toilet seat control unit 430 Toilet seat control unit 500 Western style toilet 550 Integrated Western style toilet bowl 600 Electric cylinder actuator 605 Electric cylinder actuator 610 Electric cylinder actuator 620 Electric cylinder actuator 700 Ball joint 705 Ball joint 800 Rotatable Toilet 810 Rotatable actuator 820 Rotatable actuator 830 Rotatable actuator 900A Top tilted portion 900B Top tilted portion 900B Toilet 900C that enables sliding movement of top tilted top surface tilted portion 900D Reciprocating circular movement Possible upper surface inclined portion 900E Upper surface inclined portion 910 having a convex portion having a through hole at a position facing the convex portion having a through hole of the pedestal 920 Convex portion having a through hole 920 Concave portion having a rectangular shape 930 Recessed 965 Ball roller 970 Circular shape Frame 980 Sphere 990 Bolt H Toilet seat fixing through hole BZ Western style toilet seat BZ10 Drive unit external type defecation promotion Western style toilet seat BZ20 Third implementation Western-style toilet seat BZ30 with built-in drive unit for promoting defecation Western-style toilet seat with integrated Western-style toilet seat TOP Western-style toilet seat TOP Western-style toilet top surface ZAB10 A certain toilet promotion Western style seat

Claims (5)

So that the user sitting on the Western-style toilet seat is in a forward leaning posture
The function that the seat portion of the Western-style toilet seat is inclined downward with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body and can be moved linearly or curvedly in the left-right direction with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body. A defecation-promoting Western-style toilet seat or a defecation-promoting Western-style seat that has at least one of the functions that enable reciprocating circular movement with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body. So that the user sitting on the Western-style toilet seat is in a forward leaning posture
Since the seat of the Western-style toilet seat is inclined downward with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body, the height of the seat can be changed to change the inclination angle, and the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body has a function. On the other hand, the function of allowing the movement in a straight line or a curved shape in the left-right direction, the function of allowing a reciprocating circular movement with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body, and the function of making the seat portion of the Western-style toilet bowl with respect to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body. A defecation-promoting Western-style toilet seat or a defecation-promoting Western-style seat that has at least one of the functions that enable seesaw movement in the left-right direction. The range in which the seat can be moved linearly or curvedly in the left-right direction is a range of -4 cm to +4 cm in the front-back direction or the left-right direction, and is characterized in that the diameter is within 6 cm in the circular motion. The defecation-promoting Western-style toilet seat or the defecation-promoting Western-style seat according to claim 1 or 2. The defecation-promoting Western-style toilet seat or a defecation-promoting Western-style seat according to claim 2, wherein the seesaw-moving angle of the seat portion is in the range of −25 degrees to +25 degrees. The defecation-promoting Western-style toilet seat or a defecation-promoting Western-style seat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the angle of the reciprocating circular motion of the seat is in the range of −20 degrees to +20 degrees.

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