JPH0731562A - Toilet cover removing and installing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the installation and removal of the cover of a toilet stool by forming a base part adapted to be engaged in a bearing part having a releasing axial hole formed in the seat of the toilet stool and radially extending from the center part, containing the opening and closing axis, to the outer peripheral surface to the seat, and adapted to cut off the communication between the releasing axial hole and the outside through the rotation around the opening closing axis, and by operating a protrusion for operating the base part. CONSTITUTION:A rotary shaft member 2 for the cover 3 and seat of a toilet stool is supported at both ends by bearing parts 7 so as to be openable and closable. A releasing shaft hole 8 is formed in each of the bearing parts 7, radially extending from the center part, containing the opening and closing axis of the cover 3, to the outer periphery thereof. A protrusion cuts off the communication between the releasing shaft hole 8 and the outside upon turning of the seat 4 around the opening and closing axis. One end of the rotary shaft member 2 is inserted in an axial hole 6 in a seat attaching part 4a formed on the seat 3, and is engaged in the axial hole 8 in the bearing part 7 of the seat 3. With this arrangement, the cover is removed and installed by manipulating a protrusion for operating the base part, thereby it is possible to enhance the efficiency of cleaning for the attaching parts of the seat and cover of the toilet stool.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet lid attaching / detaching device for convenient attachment / detachment of a toilet lid.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a seated toilet, as shown in FIG. 6, a through hole e is formed in a toilet seat mounting portion b formed on a toilet seat a and a toilet lid mounting portion d formed on a toilet lid c. , F are formed, and the rotating shaft g is inserted into each of the through holes e, f to open and close the toilet seat a and the toilet lid b. in this case,
The rotating shaft g has a flange-shaped head at one end, and has a through hole e,
The other end, which is inserted in the order of f, is supported by a toilet seat box (not shown). This toilet seat box is a housing equipped with functions such as a shower, heat insulation of the toilet seat, and hot air blowing.

[0003]

In the conventional toilet seat / toilet lid mounting structure, when the toilet seat and the toilet lid are splashed with cleaning water or directly adhered to a small amount of water, particularly, the toilet seat mounting portion b and the toilet lid are attached. Even if it adheres to the attachment part d and these gaps or the through holes e and f, it is difficult to remove the toilet lid, so cleaning is often not done, and the accumulation of dirt is currently left. is there.

That is, in the case of the toilet bowl as shown in FIG. 6, in order to remove the toilet lid, it is necessary to pull out the rotating shaft g from the through hole f of the toilet lid mounting portion d, and at that time, the toilet seat a also comes off. And
It is extremely troublesome for the user. Therefore, JP-A-6
In Japanese Patent No. 190441, as shown in FIG. 7, the shape of the through hole f of the toilet lid mounting portion d is centered on a central portion i through which the rotating shaft g is inserted and an opening / closing axis line from the central portion i. There is disclosed an open type having a penetrating portion j penetrating to the outside in the radial direction. In this case, the circumferential width of the penetrating portion i is set to be slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the rotating shaft g. Therefore, in such a configuration, both ends of the toilet lid attachment portion d, which is divided into two by the penetrating portion i, are elastically deformed,
The toilet lid c can be easily removed by pulling out the toilet lid c. Also, the mounting is facilitated by the same method.

However, in the toilet lid mounting structure shown in FIG.
It requires a considerable amount of force for the user to attach and detach,
When the toilet lid c is repeatedly attached and detached, both ends of the toilet lid attachment part d are elastically fatigued, and the toilet lid cannot be smoothly rotated, or if the toilet lid is attached or detached forcibly, it may be damaged. is there. An object of the present invention is to provide a toilet lid attaching / detaching device capable of easily attaching and detaching the toilet lid.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a bearing portion which is formed in a toilet lid and has an open shaft hole which extends radially from a central portion including the toilet seat and the opening / closing axis of the toilet lid and faces the outer peripheral surface. And a base portion which is engaged with the bearing portion and is intermittently connected to the outside of the open shaft hole in the radial direction by rotating about the opening / closing axis, and a protrusion for manual operation formed on the base portion. And a detachable member.

[0007] In a preferred aspect, the detachable member is provided with a lock means for holding the open shaft hole in a state of being blocked from the outside.

[0008]

In the toilet lid attaching / detaching device of the present invention, when the toilet lid is mounted, the open shaft hole formed in the bearing portion of the toilet lid has the end of the rotating shaft for opening and closing the toilet seat and the toilet lid. Is engaged,
In addition, the base of the attachment / detachment member blocks communication with the outside in the radial direction of the open shaft hole. As a result, the state in which the end of the rotary shaft is engaged with the open shaft hole is maintained, and the toilet lid cannot be removed from the rotary shaft.

When the toilet lid is removed, the projection provided on the attachment / detachment member is operated to slide the attachment / detachment member around, for example, an opening / closing axis that coincides with the rotation axis, whereby the radial direction of the open shaft hole is related. The communication with the outside is restored, the engagement between the end of the rotating shaft and the open shaft hole is released, and the toilet lid can be easily removed. To attach the toilet lid, conversely to the above, insert the end of the rotating shaft through the open shaft hole and slide the detachable member back and forth to block communication with the outside in the radial direction of the open shaft hole. , The toilet lid will be attached.

[0010]

As described above, according to the present invention, the end of the rotary shaft for opening and closing the toilet seat and the toilet lid is engaged in the open shaft hole of the bearing portion formed in the toilet lid, and is attached and detached. Since the base of the member blocks the communication with the outside in the radial direction of the open shaft hole, the toilet lid is kept in the mounted state, so that the toilet lid can be attached and detached very easily only by operating the attaching / detaching member. be able to.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The toilet lid attaching / detaching device of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to an embodiment shown in FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a toilet seat unit portion of a sitting type toilet bowl to which the toilet lid attaching / detaching device of the embodiment is applied. This toilet seat unit is a toilet seat box 1 equipped with functions such as shower, toilet seat insulation, and hot air blowing.
And a rotating shaft member 2 supported in the toilet seat box 1.
And the axis line of the rotary shaft member 2 is the opening / closing axis line A (FIGS. 2 and 3).
It is composed of a toilet lid 3 and a toilet seat 4 which can be opened and closed. Here, the toilet seat box 1 is composed of left and right housing parts 1a and 1b and an intermediate housing part 1c connecting these, and the rotating shaft member 2 has one end side of the toilet seat box 1 as shown in FIG. It extends in the intermediate housing 1c and is supported by a spindle means 5 installed in the intermediate housing 1c.

Further, in FIG. 2, the other end of the rotating shaft member 2 is inserted into the shaft hole 6 of the toilet seat mounting portion 4a formed on the toilet seat 3 and the bearing portion 7 formed on the toilet lid 3. Is engaged in the shaft hole 8 of the. As shown in exploded view in FIG. 3, the bearing portion 7 mainly includes a central portion 9 having a shaft hole 8 and an outer wall portion 11 formed concentrically with the central portion 9 and the guide groove 10 being separated from each other. It is configured. The shaft hole 8 constitutes the open shaft hole of the present invention, extends in the radial direction with respect to the opening / closing axis A, and reaches the outer peripheral surface 9 a of the central portion 9. Further, an opening 12 is also formed in the outer wall portion 11 in the same phase as the radial direction of the shaft hole 8.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the guide groove 1
A base 14 formed in a C-shaped ring, which is the main body of the detachable member 13, is fitted to the 0. This detachable member 1
3 is used when attaching and detaching the toilet lid 3, and the base 14
And an ejector 15 fixed to the end surface of the base 14 and extending in a fan shape in the radial direction. Here, the peripheral length of the notch 14a of the base portion 14 formed in the C shape is
It is equal to or slightly longer than the peripheral length of the outer peripheral surface 9a of the shaft hole 8 and the peripheral length of the opening 12 in the outer frame portion 11.

The ejector 15 has a peripheral wall portion 15a extending from the fan-shaped portion in parallel with the outer frame portion 11 in the opening / closing axis direction, and a knob 16 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 15a. A claw 15b is formed in a circular shape on the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 15a. As shown in FIG. 5, the claw 15b is a claw 11 that is similarly formed on the outer peripheral surface of the outer frame portion 11.
engaged with a. Due to the combination of these claws 15b and 11a, the detachable member 13 is always held by the bearing portion 7. Here, the circumferential length of the claw 11a is 15
It is about twice as long as b.

Further, a lock piece 15c extending in the direction of the rotation axis is formed at one end of the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 15a. The lock piece 15c is engaged with the locked piece 11b that also extends in the rotation axis direction at the peripheral edge of the opening 12 in the outer frame portion 11 when the toilet lid 3 is attached.
According to the toilet seat attaching / detaching device configured as described above, the toilet lid 3
The end portion 2a of the rotary shaft member 2 is engaged with the shaft hole 8 when the is attached, and at this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the base portion 14 of the detachable member 13 is attached to the shaft hole 8 and the outer frame. Opening 12 in section 11
Since the communication with and is cut off, the rotating shaft member 2 stays in the shaft hole 8 regardless of whether the toilet lid 4 is opened or closed. Further, the attachment / detachment member 13 is prevented from inadvertent rotation around the opening / closing axis of the attachment / detachment member 13 by the combination of the locked piece 11b and the lock piece 15c, and the toilet lid 4 is rotated by the vibration or the like. You can't get out of it.

When the toilet lid 4 is removed, if the knob 16 is pushed leftward in FIG. 5, the engagement between the locked piece 11b and the lock piece 15c is released, so that the force should be continuously applied in the leftward direction. As a result, the base 14 of the detachable member 13 slides in the guide groove 10. And notch 14a
When the position of is aligned with the shaft hole 8, the opening 12 and the shaft hole 8 communicate with each other through the guide groove 10. Therefore, the toilet lid 3 can be removed from the toilet seat 3 by lifting the toilet lid 3 so that the end 2a of the rotating shaft member 2 is pulled out along the communication path.

To attach the toilet lid 3, contrary to the above, the pivot shaft end 2a may be inserted into the shaft hole 8 through the opening 12 and the attaching / detaching member 13 may be pivoted to the right (front). As a result, the shaft hole 8
The opening 12 is blocked by the base portion 14, the turning shaft end portion 2a is prevented from coming off, and the toilet lid 3 is put in the mounted state. As described above, in the toilet lid attaching / detaching device of this embodiment, the toilet lid 3 can be easily removed only by rotating the attaching / detaching member 13, and the vicinity of the rotating shaft can be easily cleaned.

Further, another effect of this embodiment is that the nail 15b,
Due to the engagement of 11a, the detachable member 13 is held by the bearing portion 7 even during cleaning of the toilet bowl from which the toilet lid 3 is removed, so there is no risk of losing the detachable member 13. Since the detachable member 13 can be easily separated from the bearing portion 7 by disengaging the claws 15b and 11a, it is not difficult to clean the guide groove 10 and the like.

The rotary shaft member 2 of this embodiment has the end portion 2
Since a is flat, it responds to opening and closing of the toilet lid 3, but it may be cylindrical or tubular. Further, as another embodiment, even if the outer frame portion 11 is omitted and the claws 11a and the lock pieces 11b are formed on the outer peripheral surface 9a of the central portion 9, the same detachable structure is achieved. Further, the present invention does not exclude a means for interrupting communication with the outside in the radial direction of the open shaft hole in a hinge form.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a toilet seat unit to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention in detail.

3 is an assembled exploded perspective view of FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the toilet lid is attached after the assembly of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a lock unit and the like of the present attachment / detachment device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a conventional toilet lid mounting structure.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing another conventional device.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Rotating shaft member, 3 ... Toilet lid, 4 ... Toilet seat, 7 ... Bearing part, 8
... shaft hole (open shaft hole) 13 ... detachable member, 16 ... knob (projection).

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Hideki Furukawa 2-1, Asahi-cho, Kariya city, Aichi Prefecture Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Rin Matsubara 2-1-1, Asahi-machi, Kariya city, Aichi Prefecture Aisin Seiki Incorporated (72) Inventor Yutaka Mizutani, 3-6 Carp, Honcho, Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture, Inax Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor, Ikuya Iwata, 3-6 Carp, Honcho, Tokoname, Aichi Stock, Inax Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A bearing portion formed in a toilet lid, having an open shaft hole that extends radially from a central portion including the opening / closing axes of the toilet lid and the toilet seat and faces the outer peripheral surface, and the bearing portion. And a detachable member consisting of a base portion which is intermittently connected to the outside of the open shaft hole in the radial direction by rotating around the opening / closing axis and a protrusion for manual operation formed on the base portion. A toilet lid attaching / detaching device characterized in that 2. The toilet lid attaching / detaching device according to claim 1, wherein the attaching / detaching member is provided with a locking means for holding the state where the open shaft hole is blocked from the outside.