JPH05161570A - Western-style toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability of lifting a stool by preventing fouling on a stool surface as caused by urination. CONSTITUTION:A hand rest part 4 is mounted on a stool 3 to lift at least a stool 3. The hand rest part 4 can be raised to such a position as to block urination when a man urinates while being supported in such a manner that it can be retreated from the top of the stool 3 so as not to block sitting on the stool 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a Western style toilet bowl. More specifically, the present invention relates to the improvement of the structure related to the hygiene and maintenance of a clean surface of a Western style toilet used in public places such as a unisex toilet in a small restaurant.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when a man uses a western-style toilet bowl for a small amount, a mode of use is adopted in which the toilet seat is lifted and moved to the back side to open the upper surface of the toilet bowl widely before urinating. Conventionally, in a Western-style toilet bowl of such a usage mode, a man, for example, lifts the toilet seat by placing his fingertip in a gap formed between the lower surface of the toilet seat and the upper surface of the toilet bowl with a spacer also serving as a cushion material attached to the lower surface of the toilet seat. Is going.

In such a conventional Western-style toilet bowl, there is a small gap for lifting the toilet seat, and since the user must bend his / her waist to put a finger in this gap, the operability for lifting the toilet seat is low. I have a problem. Further, in public toilets, the toilet seat surface is liable to get dirty, for example, a drunkard or the like uses the toilet seat for a small amount without raising the toilet seat due to this operability. However, when the toilet seat surface is soiled, it is difficult to use it for later use such as for women's use because of poor hygiene.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and provides a western-style toilet bowl that effectively prevents dirt on the toilet seat surface due to urination and enhances the operability of lifting the toilet seat. The challenge is to provide.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a western-style toilet according to the present invention has at least a handle portion for lifting a toilet seat attached to the toilet seat. It is installed so that it can be lifted up to the position where it will interfere with urination when doing, and that it can be retracted from above the toilet seat so as not to interfere with the seating on the toilet seat.

[0006]

According to the above-mentioned means, since the handle portion formed in a shape that makes it easy to hold the hand to lift the toilet seat is attached to the toilet seat, it is easy and secure to touch the handle portion. You can lift the toilet seat. Furthermore, since the handle part is raised from the toilet seat to the position where it interferes with urination when men's small use, it becomes impossible to intentionally use the toilet seat without lifting the toilet seat, regardless of intentional mistake. Lifting the toilet seat will be forced. For this reason, the problem of effectively preventing the stain around the toilet seat due to urination and providing a Western-style toilet with improved operability for lifting the toilet seat is solved.

Since the handle portion is supported by the toilet seat so as to be retractable from above the toilet seat, the presence of the handle portion does not hinder the user from sitting on the toilet seat when using it for women's small use.

Further, according to the invention of claim 2, since the handhold portion is automatically raised when no person is present, the above prevention can be more effectively ensured.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a Western-style toilet according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5 show a first embodiment of a western-style toilet according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, a handle portion 4 having a so-called double-sided support structure is attached to a tip portion of a toilet seat 3 which is rotatably supported by a shaft 2 fixed to the inner side of the upper surface of the toilet bowl 1. It shows things.

The handle portion 4 includes a thin plate-shaped handle plate 41,
U-shaped arms 42 fixed to both sides of the handle plate 41, respectively.
Consists of. Hold the hand plate 41 from the lower side to hold the toilet seat 3
It is formed into a thin plate shape such as a narrow strip so that it can be lifted, and the surface (the surface facing the user facing the toilet bowl 1) has a usage method (eg A display portion 41 'in which "Please lift the toilet seat") is provided and is raised from the toilet seat 3 to a position where it interferes with urination when a man takes a small dose. One end of the arm 42 is fixed to the handhold plate 41 and the other end is rotatably supported by the outer edge of the toilet seat 3, so that the handhold plate 41 is in the rising position (solid line position in FIG. 1).
To the front position of the toilet 1 (the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 1), the handle plate 42 can be retracted from the toilet seat 3.

Further, it is better to provide a standing holding portion 5 for holding the standing state of the handhold plate 41 between the arm 42 and the toilet seat 3. The upright holding portion 5 is composed of a torsion spring 5a which is hung between the arm 42 and the toilet seat 3 as shown in FIG. 3 and biases the arm 42 in the rising direction. In the upright holding portion 5 including the torsion spring 5a, in order to rotate the handhold plate 41 to the front position of the toilet bowl 1, it must be pushed down by hand against the bias of the torsion spring 5a, but by hand. When the pushing down is released, the handle plate 41 is automatically returned to the rising position by the bias of the torsion spring 5a. In the case of women's small apparel and the like, the garment is naturally pressed against the surface of the handle plate 41, so that it does not interfere with being under the legs. As a modified example of the upright holding section 5, there is one including a motor 5b and a transmission section 5c connected to the arm 42 as shown in FIG. In the upright holding unit 5 including the motor 5b and the transmission unit 5c, for example, a switch that responds to the toilet door is provided, and the handle plate 41 is automatically raised when the user of the toilet exits the door. It is possible to return to the raised position. Further, as a modified example of the upright holding portion 5, as shown in FIG. 5, a hemisphere provided on the toilet seat 3 side and pressed by the arm 42, the ball 5d, the spring 5e and the arm 42 side engaging with the ball 5d. Some of them are shaped grooves 5f. With the upright holding portion 5 including the balls 5d, the springs 5e, and the grooves 5f, it is impossible to automatically return the handhold plate 41 to the raised position as described above, but it is possible to return the handhold plate 41 to the raised position. The effect is that retention can be secured.

According to such an embodiment, when the handle plate 41 of the handle portion 4 is automatically returned to the standing-up position or manually returned, the user enters the toilet for small use. The display of the cue plate 41 will stop on the eyes of the man, and the man will follow the method of use described in the display section 41 '.
You will need to put your hand on the to raise the toilet seat 3 and then urinate. Even if the user ignores the handle plate 41 of the handle portion 4 and tries to urinate, the urine collides with the handle plate 41 and scatters to stain his / her clothes. It is possible to prevent the area around the toilet seat 3 from being soiled by urination without it. As described above, the toilet seat 3 is lifted by holding the handhold plate 41 with the hand, and the lifting operation of the toilet seat 3 is easier and more reliable than in the conventional case.

In addition, when the handhold plate 41 of the handhold portion 4 is rotated to the front position of the toilet bowl 1 in the case of female use, the handhold plate 41 does not get in the way, and the handhold plate is not disturbed. Even if 41 is urged to automatically return to the starting position, the clothes placed on the back of the user's knees will be used to hold down the holding plate 41. There is no hindrance to sitting. In addition, after such use, it is necessary to manually return to the start-up position except in the case of the automatic return.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the Western-style toilet according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, the toilet seat 3 is provided with the handle portion 4 having a so-called cantilever support structure, and one of the arms 42 of the first embodiment is omitted. There is.

According to such an embodiment, the handle plate 41 of the handle portion 4 can be retracted to the side of the toilet bowl 1.
As in the embodiment, there is an advantage that it is possible to prevent the hand plate 41 from contacting the back of the user's knees or the like and causing discomfort.
Further, in the handle portion 4 for performing such a retreat, there is an advantage that the handle plate 41 and the arm 42 can be used as a small object such as a handbag.

FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of the Western-style toilet according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, when the toilet seat 3 has a donut shape, that is, a so-called O shape, the arm 4 directly above the front center of the toilet seat 3.
It is shown with the handle portion 4 having 2 attached.

In addition to the illustrated embodiment, it is also possible to provide an embodiment in which the arm portion 42 of the handle portion 4 is provided with a telescopic structure so as to be retracted from above the toilet seat 3.

[0022]

As described above, the Western-style toilet according to the present invention is
Since it was forced to lift the toilet seat by providing a handle so as to interfere with men's urination for urination, it is possible to prevent the toilet seat from being polluted by urination without being lifted.
This has the effect of keeping the toilet seat surface hygienic. In addition, this effect can reduce the number of times to clean the toilet,
This has the effect of eliminating the need for cleaning the toilet.

Further, since the handle portion is provided so that the hand can be hung without directly touching the toilet seat, the toilet seat can be easily and surely lifted, and thus the operability of lifting the toilet seat is enhanced. effective.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a first embodiment of a Western-style toilet according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part (standing holding part) shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a modified example of FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a further modified example of FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a second embodiment of the western-style toilet according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a third embodiment of the western-style toilet according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Toilet seat 4 Handle part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A seat part for lifting at least a toilet seat is attached to the toilet seat, and the seat part is raised to a position where it interferes with urination when a man takes a small dose, and the seat part is seated on the toilet seat. Western-style toilet bowl that can be retracted from the toilet seat so that it does not get in the way. 2. The handhold portion is biased so as to be always raised to a position where it interferes with urination during men's small use.
Western style toilet bowl.