JPH09262190A - Toilet seat - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet seat which can assist the person to support his body by hand when he seats himself on it or is going to rise, in lieu of a handrail installed on a wall, etc., conventionally. SOLUTION: A toilet seat 10 to be attached to a toilet stool 12 has a seating part 10a as a region surrounding a hole 24 for passage of feces 24, and on both sides, overhung parts 10b are provided, extending outward. Each overhand 10b extends approx. 100mm from the side edge according to the conventional structure, continuously from the seating part 10a. Therefore, the overhang parts 10b will be positioned outside the thigh parts of the person seated on the part 10a, and he can set his hands on these overhangs 10b to assist his seating and rising on/from the seat 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet seat mounted on a Western style toilet bowl.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A healthy adult does not have any particular problem even if he / she does not support his / her body with his / her hands when sitting on or standing up from a toilet seat attached to a Western style toilet bowl. On the other hand, a person with low back pain, a pregnant woman, an elderly person, or a child may need to support the body by hand when sitting on the toilet seat or standing up. Therefore, a handrail is provided on the wall of the toilet, and the handrail is used as a support when sitting on the toilet seat or standing up.

[0003]

However, since the positions of the toilet seats and the sizes of the toilets in the toilets vary widely, the installation position and the shape of the handrails must be changed each time to provide a handrail suitable for supporting. It was necessary and complicated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a toilet seat that can assist the user's hand support when sitting on the toilet seat or standing up instead of the handrail. To aim.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problem and Its Action / Effect To solve the problem, the toilet seat of the present invention is a toilet seat to be mounted on a Western-style toilet and has a seating portion on which a user sits,
The seating part is provided on the seating part so as to project outward from both thighs of the seated user, and the projecting part serves as a support for the hand of the user when the user sits down and stands up.

In the toilet seat of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, since the projecting portion projects from the seating portion to the outer side of the user's thigh, the user places his or her hand on the projecting portion when sitting or standing up. Can support the body. Therefore, according to the toilet seat of the present invention, it is possible to receive the force of supporting the body with the overhanging portion to which the hand is attached and assist the support of the body by the user's hand when sitting or standing up, There is no need to provide a handrail.

In this case, the projecting portion is 50 to 50 mm deeper than the seating portion.
The width may be about 200 mm, typically about 100 mm.

In the toilet seat of the present invention having the above structure, the projecting portion is higher than the seating portion.

According to the toilet seat having this structure, since it is possible to attach the hand to the projecting portion at an early point prior to the operation for sitting on or standing up on the toilet seat, it is possible to more effectively assist the support of the body by the hand. can do.

In this case, the projecting portion is 300
The height may be less than about mm, typically about 150 mm.

Further, in the toilet seat having any of the above-mentioned configurations, the projecting portion has a non-slip portion which prevents slipping on the palm over the range where the user puts his / her hand for supporting.

According to the toilet seat having this structure, when the user puts his / her hand on the non-slip portion of the projecting portion for supporting, the hand is prevented from slipping, so that the support of the body by the hand is more effectively assisted. can do.

In the toilet seat of the present invention having the above structure, the projecting portion has a grip portion that is gripped by the user when the user sits down and stands up.

According to the toilet seat having this structure, when the user sits down or stands up, the user can hold the gripping portion and support the body. The support can be assisted more effectively.

In the toilet seat having the above structure, the grip portion is higher than the seat portion.

According to the toilet seat having this structure, since the grip portion can be gripped at an early point before the operation for sitting on or standing up on the toilet seat, the support of the body by the hand is more effectively assisted. be able to.

In the toilet seat having the above structure,
The grip portion has a non-slip portion that serves as a slip stopper for the palm over the range gripped by the user for supporting.

According to the toilet seat having this structure, the user's hand is prevented from slipping when the user holds the non-slip part of the grip for supporting, so that the support of the body by the hand is more effectively assisted. be able to.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an embodiment of the toilet seat according to the present invention will be described based on Examples. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a western-style toilet 12 having a toilet seat 10 according to the first embodiment, and FIG.
0 is a plan view.

As shown in the figure, the western-style toilet 12 is composed of a toilet bowl portion 16 forming a ball surface 14 and a flush tank portion 18 behind it, and the toilet seat 10 is not shown in the toilet bowl portion 16. It is rotatably supported by a shaft support member. The toilet seat 10 thus supported and attached to the Western-style toilet 12 covers the ball surface 14.

The toilet seat 10 is a molded product of a resin having excellent mechanical strength, such as ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer) or PP (polypropylene). The upper surface, that is, the surface layer of the seating surface is a foamed layer formed by foaming a material such as urethane, soft vinyl chloride, or thermoplastic elastomer (TPR). This foam layer is formed by a so-called two-color molding method using the above-mentioned resin and these foam materials. At this time, the rubber hardness of the foam layer is 30.
It is adjusted to be about 45 degrees. In addition, it goes without saying that a foam layer formed in advance may be formed by adhering it to the surface of the molded product of the resin. In addition, in forming the toilet seat 10, it goes without saying that the toilet seat 10 may be colored by mixing a colorant having a desired color into the resin and the foam material. Furthermore, it is also possible to use different colorants for the resin and the foaming material so that the resin molded product and the foaming layer have different color tones.

The toilet seat 10 molded as described above has a toilet passage hole 24, like the conventional toilet seat J (see FIG. 2).
A region surrounding the feces passage hole 24 is provided as a seating portion 10a on which a user sits. In addition, the toilet seat 10 has a protruding portion 10b that protrudes outward on both sides. The projecting portion 10b projects approximately 100 mm from the lateral contour of the conventional toilet seat J shown in FIG. 2 and is provided continuously to the seating portion 10a. Therefore, the protruding portion 10b
Means that the user sits on the seat portion 10a and projects to the outer sides of both thighs of the user. When the user sits on the toilet seat 10 and stands up, he / she can touch the projecting portion 10b. it can.

Further, the front end corner of the overhanging portion 10b serves as a non-slip when the user holds his / her hand as described above, and has a property different from that of the other parts so as to serve as a guide for the range of the hand. It is a part 10c. The anti-slip part 10c can take various modes according to the customer's request, and is selected from the modes described below.

As shown in FIG. 3, the anti-slip portion 10c of the first embodiment comprises a plurality of rows of convex bodies having a height of about 1 to 3 mm (FIG. 3 (a)). In the form, the height is 1-3
A plurality of convex protrusions of about mm are two-dimensionally scattered (FIG. 3 (b)), and in the third embodiment, a so-called grain pattern is formed over the corresponding range (FIG. 3 (c)). ), In the fourth embodiment, a plurality of elongated holes are arranged and perforated (FIG. 3).
(D)). However, in the fourth embodiment, each elongated hole may be a bottomed recessed hole. The anti-slip portions 10c of these forms are formed by exchanging the molds used for molding the toilet seat 10, and in any form, their properties (a plurality of rows of convex bodies, two convex projections) are formed. Dimensional scattering, grain pattern,
The perforation of the long holes serves as a slip stopper when the user puts his / her hand on the slip stopper portion 10c for supporting. In addition, it also serves as a guide for the range of touching.

In the toilet seat 10 of the first embodiment described above,
Since the projecting portion 10b continuously projects from the seating portion 10a to the outside thereof, that is, to the outer sides of both thighs of the user who is seated on the seating portion 10a, the user is seated on the toilet seat 10 or standing up. A hand can be attached to the projecting portion 10b to support the body. Therefore, according to the toilet seat 10 of the first embodiment, the toilet seat 10 receives the force for supporting the body by the overhanging portion 10b with the hand and supports the body by the user's hand when sitting or standing up. Can be assisted alone. Further, according to the toilet seat 10, it is not necessary to provide a handrail on the wall of the toilet or the like.

Further, according to the toilet seat 10 of this embodiment, the non-slip portion 10 of the protruding portion 10b is supported by the user for supporting.
Even if a hand is placed on c, slipping of the hand is avoided by the anti-slip portion 10c, so that the support of the body by the hand can be more effectively assisted.

Next, another embodiment will be described. In the following description, the same members as those in the above-described first embodiment and the parts having the same functions are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be appropriately omitted.

First, the toilet seat 40 of the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the western-style toilet 12 with the toilet seat 40 mounted, and FIG. 5 is a front view of the toilet seat 40.

As shown in the figure, even in the second embodiment,
The toilet seat 40 is rotatably attached to the toilet bowl portion 16 of the western-style toilet 12 and covers the ball surface 14. The resin used for forming the toilet seat 40 is the same as that of the toilet seat 10 described above.

The toilet seat 40 has protruding portions 40b protruding outwardly on both sides of the seat portion 10a surrounding the toilet passage hole 24, and the seat portion 10a is depressed. As shown in FIG. 4, the recessed seating portion 10a has a width w1 on its seating surface of about 360 mm, which is about the same as the width of a conventional toilet seat.
There is no problem when an adult with an average physique sits on this seat 10a. In this case, the upper opening width w2 of the seating portion 10a is about 40 mm wider by about 20 mm than the width w1.
It is about 0 mm. Since the width w1 and the upper opening width w2 are made wider than the width of the flush tank portion 18, even when the toilet seat 40 is rotated toward the flush tank portion 18, the overhanging portion 40b interferes with the flush tank portion 18. There is nothing to do.

The protruding portions 40b on both sides of the seat portion 10a are
It projects over a width of about 100 mm and rises at a height h1 of about 150 mm from the seating surface of the recessed seating portion 10a. For this reason, the overhanging portion 40b is the seating portion 1
The thighs of the user sitting on the seat 0a are bulged to the outer sides of both thighs, and the user can put his or her hand on the overhanging part 40b when the user sits on the toilet seat 40 and stands up. .

It should be noted that the front end corners of the projecting portion 40b are provided with the anti-slip portions 1 of various forms, as in the first embodiment.
It can also be 0c.

Even in the toilet seat 40 of the second embodiment described above, since the projecting portion 40b projects to the outer sides of both thighs of the user who is seated on the seating portion 40a, the user is seated on the toilet seat 40. At the time of sitting on or standing up, it is possible to support the body by attaching a hand to the protruding portion 40b. Moreover, since the overhanging portion 40b is about 150 mm higher than the seating surface of the seating portion 10a, the user can quickly reach the overhanging portion 40b before sitting on the toilet seat 40 or standing up. I can get a hand. Therefore, according to the toilet seat 40 of the second embodiment, the toilet seat 40 alone can effectively assist the support of the body by the user's hand when sitting or standing up, and the handrail on the toilet wall or the like. Need not be provided.

Next, the toilet seat 50 of the third embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the western-style toilet 12 with the toilet seat 50 mounted, and FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the toilet seat 50 in the width direction.

As shown in the drawing, even in the third embodiment,
The toilet seat 50 is rotatably attached to the toilet bowl portion 16 of the western-style toilet 12 and covers the ball surface 14. The resin used for forming the toilet seat 50 is the same as that of the toilet seat 10 described above.

Similar to the toilet seat 10 of the first embodiment, the toilet seat 50 has, on both sides of the seat portion 10a, overhanging portions 50b which are continuously extended to the outside of the seat portion. In this case, the protrusion of the protrusion 50b is about 150 mm, which is slightly wider than that of the toilet seat 10 of the first embodiment. The toilet seat 50 has a U-shaped handle 52 extending upward on each of the protruding portions 50b. As shown in FIG. 7, the handle 52 has a space t of about 400 mm, which is wider than the width of the flush tank section 18, and the width of the conventional toilet seat is about 360. There is no problem when an adult of an average physique sits on the seat 10a. The handle 52 of the projecting portion 50b is the seat portion 1
The height h1 from the seating surface of 0a is about 150 mm. For this reason, the grip 52 positions a horizontal grip portion at a height of about 150 mm on the outer sides of both thighs of the user who is seated on the seat portion 10a, and the user holds the toilet seat 50 on the seat 50. The handle 52 can be gripped by hand when seating and standing up.

Further, the grip 52 is formed as a non-slip portion 53 which can serve as a non-slip when the user grips it, at least over the range of the horizontal grip portion. This non-slip part 53
Like the anti-slip part 10c in the first embodiment, can adopt various modes according to the customer's request, and it is decided to select from the modes described below.

As shown in FIG. 8, the non-slip portion 53 of the first embodiment has a plurality of convex protrusions having a height of about 1 to 3 mm scattered on the outer periphery of the grip portion (see FIG. )), In the second embodiment, a plurality of convex bodies having a height of about 1 to 3 mm are provided on the outer periphery of the grip portion (FIG. 8B), and in the third embodiment, the height is 1 to 3 mm. A plurality of convex ring bodies are provided on the outer periphery of the grip portion at equal pitches (FIG. 8C), and in the fourth embodiment, the grip portion itself is curved in a wavy shape (FIG. 8).
(D)). The anti-slip part 53 of these forms is formed through the exchange of the molds as well, and in any form, its properties (dotted convex projections, multiple rows of convex projections, convex annular body) are used. Due to the plurality of rows of the grips 52 and the concavo-convex curve, the user can prevent the grip 52 from slipping when gripping the grip 52 for supporting.

In the toilet seat 50 of the third embodiment described above,
Since the handle 52 provided on the overhanging portion 50b is located at a position higher than the seating portions on the outer sides of both thighs of the user who is seated on the seating portion 10a, the user is required to sit or stand on the toilet seat 50 at the same time. The handle 52 can be gripped to support the body. Therefore, according to the toilet seat 50 of the third embodiment, the user can apply force by hand through the grip of the handle 52, so that the user's hand supports the seat when sitting or standing up. Can be assisted alone. Further, according to the toilet seat 50, it is not necessary to provide a handrail on the wall of the toilet or the like.

Moreover, according to the toilet seat 50 of this embodiment,
The user holds the handle 52 at a position higher than the seat portion 10a by the toilet seat 4
It can be grasped at a quick time prior to the operation for sitting on 0 or standing up. Therefore, also from this, according to the toilet seat 50 of the third embodiment, it is possible to more effectively assist the support of the body by the user's hand when sitting or standing up. Further, according to the toilet seat 50 of this embodiment, if the user holds the grip 52 for supporting, the slip prevention portion 53 of various forms avoids the slipping of the hand, so that the support of the body by the hand is further improved. It can assist more effectively.

Next, the toilet seat 60 of the fourth embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the western-style toilet 12 with the toilet seat 60 mounted, and FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the toilet seat 60 in the width direction.

As shown, even in the fourth embodiment,
The toilet seat 60 is rotatably attached to the toilet bowl portion 16 of the western-style toilet bowl 12 and covers the ball surface 14. The resin used for forming the toilet seat 60 is the same as that of the toilet seat 10 described above.

The toilet seat 60 has, on both sides of the seating portion 10a, a pair of projecting arms 62 that are curved outward from the seating portion and project from the front and rear ends thereof. A handle 64 is installed between them. in this case,
Like the handle 52 of the toilet seat 50, the overhanging arm 62 erected on the overhanging arm 62 has an interval t therebetween.
Is about 400 mm, which is wider than the width of the washing tank portion 18, and its height h1 is also about 150 mm from the seating surface of the seating portion 10a. Therefore, the user can grip the grip 64 at this position and height by hand when seating on the toilet seat 60 and standing up.

The grip 64 can also be used as the anti-slip portion 53 of various forms, as in the third embodiment.

Even in the case of the toilet seat 60 of the fourth embodiment described above, the user sitting on the seat 10a can grasp the grip 64 at a position higher than the seat on the outside of both thighs of the user. Can firmly support the body when sitting on the toilet seat 60 or standing up. Therefore, the toilet seat 60 of the fourth embodiment can more effectively assist the support of the body by the user's hand when sitting or standing up, and the toilet seat 60 alone can effectively assist the handrail on the wall of the toilet. Need not be provided.

Further, in the toilet seat 60 of this embodiment, the handle 64 is provided between the protruding arms 62 protruding from the front and rear ends of the seating portion 10a, and the interval t between them is set to the flush tank portion 18
Wider than. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, when the toilet seat 60 is rotated toward the flush tank section 18,
Since the toilet seat 60 surrounds the flush tank portion 18 together with the overhanging arm 62 and the handle 64, the appearance in this case is neat and preferable.

Next, the toilet seat 70 of the fifth embodiment will be described. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the Western-style toilet 12 with the toilet seat 70 mounted, and FIG. 13 is a 13-13 of the toilet seat 70 in FIG.
FIG. 14 is a side view of the Western-style toilet bowl 12, which is a schematic line sectional view.

As shown in the figure, in this fifth embodiment, the toilet seat 70 is formed so as to cover both the bowl bowl portion 16 and the flush tank portion 18 of the western-style toilet bowl 12, and the flush tank portion 18 has a shaft. It is rotatably supported by the support member 20.

The western-style toilet bowl 12 is formed with the upper surface openings of the toilet bowl portion 16 and the flush tank portion 18 as slopes that are inclined upward from the front side to the rear side of the toilet bowl. At the upper surface opening in the range corresponding to the lower surface of the seating portion 10a of the toilet seat 70, the degree of inclination of the slope is gentle, and the seating is not hindered.

The toilet seat 70 is inclined obliquely upward from the front part to the rear part of the western-style toilet 12 following the upper surfaces of the toilet bowl portion 16 and the flush tank portion 18 of the western-style toilet 12 described above, and at appropriate intervals. It is supported by legs (not shown) on the back surface. The toilet seat 70 has a seating portion 1 in a region surrounding the toilet passage hole 24 on the upwardly inclined upper surface.
0a.

In this toilet seat 70, the front end of the seat 10a is convex and the left and right sides thereof are cut to form a convex tip 34. Then, the toilet seat 70 has, on both sides of the seating portion 10a behind the convex tip portion 34, a region indicated by diagonal lines in FIG. 12 as a bulging portion 70b protruding outwardly in a wing shape, The seat portion 10a is depressed. The recessed seating portion 10a is
Of course, the width of the seating surface is a width that does not hinder the seating of an adult of average physique,
The upper opening width w2 between the pieces of the wing-shaped projecting portion 70b
Is also wider than the width of the washing tank section 18. In addition, a wing-shaped projecting portion 70 from the seating surface of the seating portion 10a
The height h1 to the piece of b is about 1 as in the above-described embodiment.
The width is about 50 mm, and the width of the overhang is secured by about 100 mm from one piece of the overhanging portion 70b. For this reason, the user places his / her hand on the overhanging portion 70b, which is thus overhanging and protruding toward the outer sides of both thighs of the user, when the user sits on the toilet seat 70 and stands up. be able to.

The projecting portion 70b may be various forms of the non-slip portion 10c, as in the first embodiment.

Even in the toilet seat 70 of the fifth embodiment described above, since the projecting portion 70b projects to the outer sides of both thighs of the user seated on the seating portion 70a, as shown in FIG. When the user sits on the toilet seat 70 or stands up, the user can hold his or her hand on the projecting portion 70b to support the body. Moreover, since the overhanging portion 70b is about 150 mm higher than the seating surface of the seating portion 10a, the user can quickly move to the overhanging portion 70b prior to the operation for sitting on the toilet seat 70 or standing up. I can get a hand. Therefore, the toilet seat 70 of the fifth embodiment can also effectively support the body support by the user's hand when sitting or standing up, and the toilet seat 70 alone can effectively support the handrail on the wall of the toilet. No need to provide.

Further, in this toilet seat 70, since the seat portion 10a is slightly inclined, it is possible to facilitate the seating and standing motions performed with the hand on the overhanging portion 70b.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described examples and embodiments at all, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, instead of the handle 52 in the second embodiment, an armrest may be provided on the left and right overhanging portions 50b. Further, the handle 52 is not limited to the U-shape, but may be an L-shaped handle or a rod-shaped handle having a grip ball at the tip. Furthermore, the handle 64 in the fourth embodiment may be provided obliquely from the projecting arm 62 on the front end side of the toilet seat to the upper surface on the rear end side of the toilet seat.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a western-style toilet 12 fitted with a toilet seat 10 of the first embodiment.
FIG.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the toilet seat 10.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view for explaining a possible form of a non-slip portion 10c provided at a front end corner of an overhanging portion 10b of the toilet seat 10.

FIG. 4 is a Western-style toilet bowl 12 equipped with the toilet seat 40 of the second embodiment.
FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the toilet seat 40.

FIG. 6 is a western-style toilet bowl 12 equipped with the toilet seat 50 of the third embodiment.
FIG.

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the toilet seat 50 in the width direction.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view for explaining a possible form of an anti-slip portion 53 provided on a handle 52 of a toilet seat 50.

FIG. 9 is a western-style toilet 12 equipped with the toilet seat 60 of the fourth embodiment.
FIG.

FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the toilet seat 60 in the width direction.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the Western-style toilet bowl 12 when the toilet seat 60 is rotated toward the flush tank portion 18 side.

FIG. 12 is a western-style toilet 1 equipped with the toilet seat 70 of the fifth embodiment.
2 is a perspective view of FIG.

13 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line 13-13 of the toilet seat 70 in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a side view of the Western-style toilet 12 of the fifth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Toilet seat 10a ... Seating part 10b ... Overhanging part 10c ... Non-slip part 12 ... Western-style toilet 24 ... Stool passage hole 40 ... Toilet seat 40a ... Seating part 40b ... Overhanging part 50 ... Toilet seat 50b ... Overhanging part 52 ... Grip 53 ... Non-slip Part 60 ... Toilet seat 62 ... Overhanging arm 64 ... Handle 70 ... Toilet seat 70a ... Seating part 70b ... Overhanging part

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A toilet seat to be mounted on a Western-style toilet, which has a seating portion on which a user sits, and which is provided on the seating portion so as to project outward from both thighs of the seated user. A toilet seat having a projecting portion that supports the hand of the user when sitting and standing up. 2. The toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein the projecting portion is higher than the seating portion. 3. The toilet seat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the projecting portion has a non-slip portion that is a slip stopper for a palm over a range where a user puts his / her hand for supporting. ,toilet seat. 4. The toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein the projecting portion has a grip portion that is gripped by the user when the user sits down and stands up. 5. The toilet seat according to claim 4, wherein the grip portion is higher than the seat portion. 6. The toilet seat according to claim 4, wherein the grip portion has a non-slip portion that serves as a slip stopper for a palm over a range gripped by a user for supporting.
toilet seat.