JPH06105763A - Assisting apparatus for toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an assisting apparatus for toilet, which assists an invalid whose half body left or right is disable. to make urinal action. CONSTITUTION:An assisting apparatus 20 for using a toilet includes a supporting mechanism 30 to be installed in front of a Western style water closet 10. The supporting mechanism 30 is so structured that art aid rod 34 is set in horizontal direction over the tops of a left and a right column 32R, 32L. When a male invalid whose half body, either left or right, wants to make urinal action while standing, he holds the supporting rod 34 by his arm hole on able side and supports himself with the body set upright. In this condition, he supports himself only by his arm hole on the able side and can use the hand freely. He can thus make urinal actions such as pulling down the fastener of the trousers by that hand on the able side. Because the aid rod 34 is removable from the front of the water closet 10, it does not constitute any hindrance for ordinary use.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an auxiliary device for a toilet, which is installed in front of a toilet bowl and assists a person with a physical disability in the operation during small use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is, for example, one shown in FIG. 6 as this type of toilet auxiliary equipment. In FIG. 6, an auxiliary device 110 standing upright from the floor surface FL is arranged at a position surrounding the western-style toilet 100. The auxiliary device 110 is
An inverted U-shaped rear column 112 installed on the back side of the western-style toilet 100, front columns 114 arranged on both sides of the center of the western-style toilet 100, a rear column 112 and a front column 11
4 is erected horizontally between the two columns and both columns 112, 1
U-shaped upper and lower two-stage auxiliary pipe 1 welded to 14
16 and 16 are provided.

With such an auxiliary device 110, when a person with a physical disability performs a stool operation, by opening the lid 102 of the Western-style toilet 100 while grasping the auxiliary pipe 116 and changing the body direction by 180 °, the user can sit on the toilet seat. I am doing it.

[0004]

In addition, even in the case of men's small-sized movements, the operation is performed while grasping the auxiliary pipe 116. However, in the case of a person with a right or left half of the body, the auxiliary pipe 116 is attached to the auxiliary pipe 116 with the dominant hand. Even if the user holds and tries to carry out the small-sized work, since it is held by the auxiliary pipe 116 or the like by the dominant hand as well as the non-adjacent hand, the small-sized work such as lifting and lowering the fastener of the slacks cannot be performed. There was a problem. Therefore, it has been a hindrance to the independent movement for the physically handicapped person.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet auxiliary device for assisting the small-lot operation of left and right hemiplegics.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, relates to an auxiliary device for a toilet set around a toilet bowl, in front of the toilet bowl, on a floor surface where a person stands up when using the toilet bowl. An auxiliary rod is installed above the toilet bowl in a horizontal direction at a position higher than the upper surface of the toilet, and the auxiliary rod is supported at both ends of the auxiliary rod so as to be detachable from the horizontal installation position. It is characterized by being

[0007]

In order to use the toilet auxiliary device of the present invention for a small-sized operation while a man with a left or right hemiplegia is standing up, first, both ends of the auxiliary rod are supported and the auxiliary rod is supported. Install in a horizontal position. At this time, the auxiliary rod is located above the standing position at the time of small use and above the toilet bowl, that is, is erected in the horizontal position at the height from the waist to the side of the person. The user holds the support bar by the side of the dominant arm of the voluntary side and supports his / her body in a standing state. In this state, the user supports his / her body only by the side of the dominant arm, and the user can use his / her hand. Therefore, the user
With its dominant hand, the slacks fasteners can be lowered and other small use operations can be performed. Since the auxiliary rod can be removed from the front of the toilet bowl, it does not interfere with normal use.

[0008]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in order to further clarify the structure and operation of the present invention described above.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a toilet provided with a toilet auxiliary equipment according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 10
Is a Western-style toilet, and a flush tank 14 is installed in front of it. At a position surrounding the western-style toilet 10, an auxiliary device 20 standing on the floor surface FL is arranged.

The auxiliary device 20 is provided with a rear support 22 composed of a U-shaped pipe arranged in front of the western-style toilet 10, and a right-side support 24R and a left-side support 24L standing upright on both sides of the center of the Western-style toilet 10. , These columns 22, 24R, 2
4L is embedded and fixed to the floor surface FL.

Further, between the rear side support column 22 and the right side and left side support columns 24R, 24L, right side and left side auxiliary pipes 26R, 2 which are constructed by horizontally arranging U-shaped pipes.
6L is welded and joined. Therefore, the right and left auxiliary pipes 26R and 26L have U-shaped portions 26R on the front side.
U and 26LU have handrail portions 26RF, 26LF, 26RS, and 26LS that are horizontally arranged in upper and lower two steps, respectively.

The auxiliary device 20 also includes a support mechanism 30 which is a characteristic feature of the present invention. Support mechanism 30
Is installed in front of the Western-style toilet 10, that is, at a standing position of a person, and includes a right support column 32R and a left support column 32L, and a right support column 3
The left support 3 is supported by the rotation support portion 40 at the upper end of 2R.
Auxiliary rod 3 temporarily fixed by the temporary fixing portion 50 at the upper end of 2L
4 and. In addition, the auxiliary rod 34 has a floor surface FL.
It is erected in the horizontal direction from about 80 cm, and is slightly curved to the back in the horizontal direction so as to fit the body shape of a person's chest (see FIG. 3).

As shown in FIG. 2, the rotation support portion 40 has a recess 42 formed at the right end of the auxiliary rod 34 and a through hole 44 formed at the center of the recess 42. A screw hole 46 is formed at the upper end of the right support column 32R, and the through hole 4
The threaded portion of the tip of the bolt 48 that penetrates 4 is the screw hole 46.
The auxiliary rod 34 is rotatably supported by being screwed and fixed to the auxiliary rod 34.

Further, the temporary fixing portion 50 is formed by the auxiliary rod 34.
Through hole 52 is formed at the left end of the
A screw hole 54 is formed at the upper end of the through hole 52, and a screw 56 with a grip portion is passed through the through hole 52.
4 is screwed onto or removed from the auxiliary rod 34.
Is temporarily fixed to or separated from the left support column 32L. Therefore, the auxiliary rod 34 is fixed in the horizontal position by being fixed to the left support column 32L by the temporary fixing portion 50, while the temporary fixing portion 50 is removed, and the right auxiliary pipe centering around the rotation support portion 40. It becomes rotatable to the 26R side. In addition, in the central portion of the upper right handrail portion 26RF of the right auxiliary pipe 26R,
A resin holding portion 58 that holds one end of the auxiliary rod 34 is formed.

Next, a method of using the auxiliary device 20 will be described. In order to use the auxiliary device 20 to perform a small-use motion in which a man with a left or right hemiplegia stands up, first,
The auxiliary rod 34 is removed from the holding portion 58, the auxiliary rod 34 is rotated by 90 ° about the rotation support portion 40, and then the auxiliary rod 34 is rotated.
At the left end of the above, the screw 56 of the temporary fixing portion 50 is temporarily fixed to the left support column 32L. As a result, the auxiliary rod 34 is laid horizontally in the height position from the waist to the side of the person. As shown in FIG. 3, the user holds the auxiliary rod 34 by the side of the dominant arm on the voluntary side and supports his / her body in a standing state. In this state, the user supports his / her body only by the side of the dominant arm, and the dominant hand can be used. Therefore, the user can perform a small-use operation such as lowering the fastener of the slacks with his or her dominant hand. If the auxiliary rod 34 is removed by the temporary fixing portion 50 and held by the holding portion 58, the auxiliary rod 34 is not in front of the western-style toilet 10, so that it does not hinder normal use or use of the auxiliary device 20.

Therefore, according to the above embodiment, the support mechanism 3 including the left and right columns 32L and 32R, the auxiliary rod 34, and the like.
0 can be installed in addition to existing equipment, and
The facility itself has the feature of being easy and inexpensive to install.

Next, another embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 shows the auxiliary device 20 and the support mechanism 30 in front of the Japanese style toilet 60.
It is the example which installed. Also in this embodiment, similar to the Western-style toilet 10, it can be used as a useful auxiliary tool for a physically handicapped person.

Further, in this embodiment, a simple Western style toilet seat mechanism 70 is provided which allows the Japanese style toilet 60 to be used simply as a Western style toilet. Simple Western style toilet seat mechanism 70
Includes a simple Western-style toilet seat 74 fixed to the support plate 72, and is rotatably attached to the right auxiliary pipe 26R at the right end of the support plate 72 via a support ring 76 (see FIG. 5). .

Therefore, the simple Western style toilet seat 74 can be used by installing it on the Japanese style toilet 60 as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the simple Western-style toilet seat 74 is not used, the support ring 72 is rotated 90 ° about the support ring 76 and the support plate 72 is held at that position.
Appears and becomes usable. Therefore, according to the simple Western-style toilet seat mechanism 70, the right auxiliary pipe 26R of the auxiliary device 20 is
There is an effect that the simple Western style toilet seat 74 can be installed by using the.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be carried out in various forms without departing from the scope of the invention, and the following modifications can be made.

(1) In the above embodiment, the auxiliary rod 34 is fixed to the left column 24R and its height position cannot be adjusted. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the height of the auxiliary rod 34 can be adjusted manually or automatically. The position may be adjusted according to the height, and may be more convenient.

(2) In the above embodiment, the auxiliary rod 34 is
Although it is fixed to the upper end of the right support 24R, it is not limited to this, and may be detachably supported by both the left support 24L and the right support 24R, that is, only when the auxiliary rod 34 is used, The left support 24L and the right support 24R may be temporarily fixed and supported by the upper ends thereof.

(3) In the above embodiment, the auxiliary rod 34 is installed between the left side column 24L and the right side column 24R, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the auxiliary rod 34 is placed on the left side auxiliary pipe 26L.
And the right auxiliary pipe 26R may be directly attached to the auxiliary device 20 so as to be integrated therewith. In this case, since neither of the columns 24L and 24R is necessary, there is an effect that the equipment is simple.

(4) Further, the auxiliary rod 34 may be constructed so as to be manually installed or removed, or to be automatically moved by a switch operation using a motor or the like.

[0025]

As described above, according to the toilet auxiliary equipment of the present invention, the auxiliary rod erected on the front side of the toilet bowl is
It can be held by the side of the dominant arm on the voluntary side to support its own body in an upright state, and perform a small-use operation with the dominant hand. Moreover, since the auxiliary rod and the like are installed, it can be installed in addition to the existing equipment, and the equipment itself can be easily and inexpensively installed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a western-style toilet equipped with an auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a western-style toilet showing a partially broken auxiliary equipment according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a usage state of the auxiliary device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a Japanese-style toilet equipped with an auxiliary device according to another embodiment.

5 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of a toilet seat according to the main part of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a Western-style toilet provided with a conventional auxiliary equipment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Western style toilet 12 ... Water supply pipe 14 ... Flush tank 20 ... Auxiliary equipment 22 ... Rear support 24L ... Left support 24R ... Right support 26L ... Left support pipe 26R ... Right support 26RF ... Upper handrail 26LF ... Upper handrail Part 26RS ... Lower right handrail part 26LS ... Left lower handrail part 26RU, 26LU ... U-shaped part 30 ... Support mechanism 32L ... Left support 32R ... Right support 34 ... Auxiliary rod 40 ... Rotation support 42 ... Recess 44 ... Through hole 46 ... Screw hole 48 ... Bolt 50 ... Temporary fastening part 52 ... Through hole 54 ... Screw hole 56 ... Screw 58 ... Holding part 60 ... Japanese toilet 70 ... Simple Western style toilet seat mechanism 72 ... Support plate 74 ... Simple Western style toilet seat 76 ... Support Ring FL ... Floor

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A toilet auxiliary device set around a toilet bowl, which is horizontally installed in front of the toilet bowl, above a floor on which a person stands when using the toilet bowl, and higher than the upper surface of the toilet bowl. An auxiliary device for a toilet, comprising: an auxiliary rod, wherein the auxiliary rod is supported at both ends of the auxiliary rod so as to be detachable from the horizontal installation position.