JPH0618559Y2 - Cushioning structure for closing the toilet seat or lid - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a cushioning structure for closing a toilet seat or a lid that is attached to a Western style toilet or the like.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 3 is a drawing of the western-style toilet 1 in which the toilet seat 2 (only the left half is shown) and the toilet lid 3 (only the right half is shown) are raised from the front side. Rubber feet 4 and 5 were attached to the back surfaces of the toilet seat 2 and the toilet lid 3 at appropriate positions. The rubber feet 4 and 5 are for absorbing and relaxing the impact of the closing motion and for absorbing the load when the user sits down. Generally, the rubber feet 4 of the toilet seat 2 are oval, and the rubber feet 5 of the toilet lid 3 are hemispherical.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a conventional structure for attaching the rubber feet 4 to the toilet seat 2. In the figure, for the sake of convenience, the toilet seat 2 is drawn with its back surface facing upward.
On the back surface of the toilet seat 2, a boss portion 6 having a groove-shaped recess 6a is formed so as to project. Further, the rubber foot 4 is provided with a similar mounting portion 4a which is slightly smaller than the groove width dimension and the groove length dimension with respect to the recess 6a of the boss portion 6. Then, an adhesive is applied to the mounting portion 4a of the rubber foot 4 to fit the rubber foot 4 into the mounting portion 4a. The structure for attaching the rubber feet 5 to the toilet lid 3 was substantially the same as the above.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, in the conventional attachment structure of the rubber feet 4 and 5, the work of applying the adhesive for attaching the rubber feet 4 and 5 to the toilet seat 2 is troublesome. Further, the work time for attaching the rubber feet 4, 5 to the toilet seat 2 and the toilet lid 3 includes the curing time of the adhesive, and unless the adhesive is cured, the toilet seat 2 and the toilet lid 3 may be packed. I didn't go to the next step. Furthermore, the adhesive protrudes to the surface side of the rubber feet 4 and 5,
Sometimes it looked bad. In addition, the adhesive deteriorates with the passage of time, and the deterioration is further promoted by contact with cleaning water, urine, etc. during use, so that there is also a drawback that the rubber feet 4 and 5 fall off. Was there.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The present invention has been improved and removed in view of the above-mentioned problems of the related art, and is easy to install, does not fall off after a long time, and does not cause appearance deterioration due to an adhesive, and closes a toilet seat or a toilet lid. It is intended to provide a buffer structure.

Thus, the means adopted by the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems is a plurality of plural seats formed at predetermined fulcrum points on the back surface of the toilet seat or the toilet lid in the cushioning structure for closing the toilet seat or the toilet lid attached to a Western-style toilet. Attachment recess, a wedge protrusion standing upright in the attachment recess, an elastic foot having a shank portion pressed into the attachment recess against the inner peripheral surface of the recess, and the wedge protrusion. And a vertical groove provided in the shank portion of the elastic foot so as to face the above.

[Action]

The elastic foot of the present invention includes a shank portion, and the shank portion has substantially the same elastic force as the foot portion. The elastic force of the shank portion is such that the vertical groove of the shank portion of the elastic foot is separated from the wedge protrusion of the attachment recessed portion provided on the back surface of the toilet seat or the toilet lid, and the shank portion swells in the outer peripheral direction and the attachment recessed portion It acts so as to oppose the inner peripheral surface of, and remarkably enhances the attachment force of the elastic foot.

That is, in the elastic foot of the present invention, no adhesive is used, and the attaching work is extremely easy.

〔Example〕

The structure of the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing a closing motion absorbing structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the case where the oval elastic feet 7 are attached to the toilet seat 2 will be described.

The elastic foot 7 is composed of an inverted ship bottom foot portion 7b and an oblong trapezoidal shank portion 7a, and the whole thereof is integrally formed of a suitable elastic material such as rubber or synthetic resin. The shank portion 7a is provided with a vertical groove 7c that widens toward the end along the longitudinal direction. Correspondingly, the mounting recess 8 provided on the back surface of the toilet seat 2 has a rear bottom surface 8a.
A tapered wedge-shaped projection 9 is provided upright. As shown in the perspective view with a half section in FIG.
Has a length indicating about 70% in the longitudinal direction. The attachment recess 8 is shown to be formed by being surrounded by the peripheral wall 8b in a manner substantially similar to the conventional boss 6 (see FIG. 4), but is not limited to this, and is not limited to the back of the toilet seat 2. Board 2a
It may be directly recessed in. Further, the shank portion 7a of the elastic foot 7 is formed to have substantially the same width dimension and longitudinal dimension as the inner shape of the mounting recessed portion 8.

With the structure of this embodiment configured as described above, it is only necessary to press-fit the elastic feet 7 into the attachment recesses 8 of the toilet seat 2. That is, as the elastic foot 7 is gradually inserted into the attachment recess 8, the wedge projection 9 of the attachment recess 8 comes into the vertical groove 7c of the shank portion 7a of the elastic foot 7, The shank portion 7a of the elastic foot 7 bulges outward. Therefore,
In the attachment recess 8, a strong elastic force is generated in the shank portion 7a of the elastic foot 7 against the inner peripheral surface 8c of the recess, and the elastic foot 7a
Will be firmly fixed. In consideration of the case where a lateral load is applied to the elastic foot 7, the height dimension of the shank portion 7a is preferably set to be larger than the height dimension of the foot portion 7b as a guide.

[Effect of device]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the toilet seat or toilet lid closing cushioning structure according to the present invention, the vertical groove provided in the shank portion of the elastic foot is divided into the wedge protrusion of the attachment concave portion, and is moved toward the outer peripheral direction. The elastic foot can be swollen and strongly pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the attachment recess, and the elastic foot can be firmly attached, so that the elastic foot does not drop out even after long-term use.

As a result, since no adhesive is required at all, the troublesome work of attaching the elastic foot is unnecessary, and the adhesive does not stick out to impair the appearance.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a closing motion absorbing structure, FIG. 2 is a half sectional perspective view of the closing motion absorbing structure, and FIG. The figure is a view showing the state in which the toilet seat and the toilet lid of the conventional Western-style toilet are raised from the front side,
FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a conventional structure for attaching rubber feet to a toilet seat. 1 ... Western style toilet, 2 ... Toilet seat 3 ... Toilet lid, 7 ... Elastic foot 7a ... Shank part, 8 ... Mounting recess 8a ... Inner surface of recess

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a cushioning structure for closing a toilet seat or a toilet lid to be attached to a Western-style toilet, etc., a plurality of attachment recesses formed at predetermined fulcrum points on the back surface of the toilet seat or the toilet lid, and standing in the attachment recess. Elastic foot having a wedge protrusion, a shank portion press-fitted against the inner peripheral surface of the concave portion with respect to the attachment concave portion, and a vertical portion provided on the shank portion of the elastic foot facing the wedge protrusion. A cushioning structure for closing a toilet seat or a toilet lid, which is configured by a groove.