JPH03275868A - Toilet booth - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it beneficial to sanitation and to relieve toilet users of feeling of insanitation by a method wherein a lock provided between the opening-side end of a toilet booth door and a wall facing the door-end is made operable for locking and unlocking by operation of a pedal-operated device. CONSTITUTION:Swing doors 12, 12 of toilet booths 5, 5 are made openable in both inward and outward ways, and to-be-engaged members and engaging members that engage in the above-mentioned members are provided, forming locks, respectively to the opening-side ends of the doors 12, 12 and to the inside of walls facing the opening-side ends of the doors. Then pedal-operated devices 33, 33, 34, 34 for locking and unlocking of the locks are provided on the inside of the toilet booths 5, 5. Thereby entrance to and exit from the toilet booths 5, 5 and locking and unlocking of the doors 12, 12 can be made without touching the locks by hand at all.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a toilet booth whose door can be opened, closed, locked and unlocked without using hands.

(Conventional technology) The interior of the toilet room is partitioned with panels and a toilet bowl is placed inside to define a toilet booth.The toilet booth is equipped with a door, and the door cannot be opened from the outside while it is in use. It is designed so that it can be locked from the inside.

(Technical problem to be solved by the invention) By the way, in the case of toilets for public use such as toilets in office buildings, stations, parks, etc., the doors are locked and unlocked by hand, which is not sanitary or undesirable. Many people feel psychologically reluctant to manually lock and unlock locks.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and its purpose is to provide a toilet booth that is hygienic by allowing the door to be opened, closed, locked, and unlocked without using hands. .

(Means for solving the technical problem) The means for solving the above technical problem is to make the door of the toilet booth open and close both inside and outside, and to install a gun at the open end of the door and inside each wall facing the door. A locking member constituting the locking member and a locking member that locks and disengages therewith are provided, and a foot-operated operating device for locking and unlocking the lock is provided in the toilet booth.

(Function) According to the above means, the door opens inward and outward, so it can be opened and closed by pushing it with the body, and locking and unlocking can be done by stepping on the door, so no hands are required.

(Embodiment) Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toilet room with a part of the toilet booth cut away, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of the toilet booth, and Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the toilet booth.
The figure is a perspective view of the door hinge section, taken in the direction of the arrow in Figure 2, and Figure 4 is a diagram of an example of a foot operation device for locking, locking, and unlocking the door.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 4.

The toilet room 1 is composed of walls 2.3 and a floor 4, and the figure shows only a portion of the toilet room 1, so other walls, entrances and exits, and the ceiling are omitted.

In the toilet room, a plurality of toilet booths 5, 5 are defined in the embodiment, two toilet booths 5 in the figure are defined, and the toilet booths 5, 5 are provided with partition panels 6, 7 in the front and back direction connected in parallel on the back wall 3. death,
Moreover, a partition panel 8.910 is connected to the front end of the panel 6.7 so as to be parallel to the wall 3. The booth 5A on the left side of the figure is defined by the side wall 2, the middle partition panel 6, the back wall 3 and the front partition panel 8.9, and the booth 5B on the right side
is defined by an intermediate partition panel 6, a partition panel 7, a rear wall 3, and front partition panels 9 and 1o.

Entrances and exits 11.11 are located in front of each toilet booth 5A and 5B.
is formed by panels 8, 9 and 10, where door 1
2.12 are provided so as to be openable and closable, and horizontal bars 13 are mounted on the upper ends of the panels 8, 9.10.

Inside the toilet booth 5B, there is a piping unit 1 on the lower half of the back wall 3.
4, a seated toilet bowl 15 is provided on the floor in front of this, and a vapor holder 16 for holding vapor is provided at the bottom of the panel 6.

In the figure, the door 12 is pivotally connected at the upper and lower parts of the right end portion 12a by hinge fittings 17 and 17, and the hinge fittings 17 are provided on the inner surface of the door and the inner surfaces of the adjacent ends of the panels 9 and 10, as shown in FIG. ing. The hinge fitting 17 is attached to the door 12
A piece 17a fixed to the end 12a of the back surface 12b, a piece 17h fixed to the inner surface of the opposite end of the panels 9 and 10, a pin 17c for pivoting each, and a torsion spring 17c for returning to the neutral position (closed position). Consists of etc. and door 12
Magnets 18 and 19 are embedded in the open side edge 12c of the door and the opposite edge 9a of the panel 9 so that the magnetic poles of the opposing surfaces are opposite to each other, so that the door can be held in the closed position and quickly returned to the closed position. In the above example, magnet 18.1
9 was used, but one may be made of a magnetic material such as a piece of iron.

There are two such magnet parts, one above and one below, with the lock mentioned later in between.
Alternatively, a plurality of locations may be provided.

A lock 20 is provided on the inner side of the door open side edge 12c of the door 12 and panel 9 and the edge 9a of the doorway 11 opposite thereto, that is, on the back surface C.

Reference numeral 620 includes a concave locking member 21 fixed to the back surface near the open end 12c of the door 12 and a bar-shaped locking member 22 provided on the back surface near the opposing edge of the panel 9. The locked member 21 has flange portions 21a, 21a bent and extended upward and downward.
The concave main body 2 is fixed to the back surface of the door via the screws 23, and the locking slit 21b penetrates in the left and right direction.
1c and the back surface of the door. The locking member 22 is held by a concave holder 24 that is wider than the member 21, and the holder 24 is fixed to the back surface of the panel at flanges 24a, 24a with screws 25, and the concave main body 24c and the back surface of the panel are connected to each other. It is held slidably in the left-right direction by a slit that is formed and penetrates in the left-right direction.

The operation of the lock 20 is the same as that of the conventional one, by sliding the locking member 22 from side to side and inserting it into the slit 21b of the locked member 21 in the forward state as shown by the solid line A in FIG. The door 12 can be opened and closed by locking the door 2 so that it does not open inward, moving back as shown by the chain line B to release the engagement, and facing inward from the edge 12c of the door 12.

An example of an operating device for moving the locking member 22 of the lock 20 forward and backward by foot operation, engaging and disengaging the locking member 21, and locking and unlocking the lock will be described with reference to FIG.

A T-shaped sink 26 is provided on the rear surface of the bar-shaped locking member 22.
The tip of the leg piece 26a is pivotally attached to the locking member 22 by a pin 27 that projects through the long hole 26b. The intersection of the arm pieces 26c, 26d extending left and right of the link 26 and the leg piece 26a is located at the bin 2.
For example, the link 26 is pivotally attached to the back surface side of the panel 9 at 8, so that the link 26 is pivotably attached to the bin 28 as a fulcrum.

Operating rods 29.30 are vertically installed below the link 26, and the rods 29.30 are held so as to move up and down vertically by upper and lower guide holders 31.32 fixed to the back surface of the panel 9. 32 is provided with insertion holding portions 318.degree. 31b, 32a, and 32b spaced apart from each other to the left and right, and these portions slidably hold the intermediate upper and lower portions of the rods 29, 30. A pedal 33.34 is provided at the lower end of each rod 29.30 so as to face inside the toilet booth, and a bifurcated holder 29a, 30a is provided at the upper end of each rod 29.30. A long hole 26e is provided at each end of the hole 26e.

26f is pivotally connected by a pin 35.35.

With the above steps, a foot-operated locking/unlocking operation device is formed.

One of the above rods 29 and the pedal 33 are used for M locks,
The other rod 30 and pedal 34 are used for unlocking, and in the figure, the pedal 33 is depressed to lower the rod 29, which causes the link 26 to swing counterclockwise in the figure, so that the leg piece 26a is a locking member. 22 is moved to the left in the figure, and the locking member 22 is moved to the left to lock.

On the other hand, when the pedal 34 is depressed and the chain line C is reached, the rod 3
0 is lowered, the link 26 swings clockwise as shown by the chain line, the bottle 27 moves to the right, and the locking member 22 is moved to the right as shown by the chain line E, and the locking member is removed from the locked member 21). 22 is removed, thereby unlocking the lock, and the rod 29 and pedal 33 rise as a reaction as indicated by the chain line F.

In this manner, the door 12 can be locked or unlocked by depressing the pedals 33, 34.

Although the above description has been made regarding the toilet booth 5B, the same applies to the other toilet booths 5A.

Although the foot-operated operating device is composed of a T-shaped link and a rod pedal, it is also possible to lower the pedal as a single unit and use the pedal to engage and release the locking member, or the locking member may be moved toward the panel side. It may be installed inside the panel, and only the pedals may be provided protruding from the panel.The operating device is not limited to the above structure, and the operating device can be configured arbitrarily.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, the door can be opened and closed inward and outward, so you can enter and exit the toilet booth by opening the door without using your hands, and after entering the room, you can lock the door by pressing your foot. Therefore, locks can be locked and unlocked without touching them, allowing entry and exit, and door opening without touching the lock with dirty hands or the dirty hands of the previous user. Since the toilet can be locked and unlocked, it is extremely hygienic and can be used without any psychological resistance, making it possible to provide a toilet with excellent hygiene for public residents. In addition, the door opening/closing, locking, and unlocking when entering and exiting the room are mechanically configured, which is advantageous in emergencies and breakdowns.The structure also allows the door to open and close inward and outward, and has a lock and foot operation. It also has the advantage of being relatively simple since it only requires a mechanism.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet room with a part of the toilet booth cut away, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of the toilet booth, and Fig. 's3 is a door hinge section. This is a perspective view of the door in the 3rd direction as viewed from the arrow in Figure 2, Figure 4 is a diagram of an example of a foot operation device for locking, locking and unlocking the door, and Figure 5 is a view of the
It is a 5-5 @ sectional view of the figure. In addition, 5 in the drawing is a toilet booth, 12 is a door, 20 is a lock, 2
1 is a member to be locked, 22 is a locking member, 26, 27, 29,
30, 33, and 34 are foot-operated operating devices. Patent Applicant: Totoki Co., Ltd. Patent attorney: 1) Volume: Patent attorney: Kuni Ohashi Production volume
Patent Attorney Yu Koyama Figure 2 1 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] A door that can be opened and closed both inside and outside, a locked member installed at the open end inside the door, and a locked member installed inside the wall.
A toilet booth characterized by comprising a lock consisting of a locking member that engages and disengages with a locked member, and a foot-operated operating device that is provided inside and that engages and disengages the lock.