JPH10184047A - Reconstruction method of toilet room and toilet booth - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reconstruction method and a toilet booth for a wheelchair wherein an existing toilet room is simply reconstructed without excessively obstructing utilization of a healthy person particularly in a small and middle- sized toilet room. SOLUTION: A toilet room 1 is provided with toilet booths 23, 24 surrounding a common floor 2, a washbowl 14 and a step 25 by walls 3-8 and a main door 9. The main door 9 is modified to the door capable of passing a wheelchair, a lock mechanism 10 is provided on the wide door, and the side of the main door 9 out of right and left walls 16, 22 surrounding a toilet booth 23 is changed to an openable wall. The lock mechanism 10 provided on the main door 9 can be locked in a condition that the openable wall 16 is turned to an open side. Thereby in a small and middle-size toilet room, the main door 9 is closed to be locked, the wheelchair enters the toilet room in a state where the toilet room is temporarily occupied, the wall of the toilet booth 23 at the side of the main door side 9 is opened, since the wheelchair can be freely turned and can reaches a position easy to be moved to the stool 25, the utilizer of the wheelchair can use the toilet without help.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for modifying an existing toilet room so that a person in a wheelchair can use it, and a toilet booth for a wheelchair.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Elderly people whose legs and legs have become weaker due to aging,
It is not unusual to provide toilet rooms and corresponding toilet booths for wheelchair users, especially in public buildings, for people with disabilities, especially in public buildings.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] Guidelines and ordinances for the development of welfare of local governments, and “Promotion of construction of specific buildings that can be used smoothly by the elderly and the physically handicapped” promulgated in June 1994 With the enforcement of the Law Concerning the Law (Heart Building Law), the environment for installing such toilet rooms and toilet booths for wheelchairs has been prepared. Is still in short supply. However, toilets and urinals installed in existing toilet rooms,
It is not realistic to reduce the number of appliances such as washbasins and to remodel the toilet room and a corresponding toilet booth into a space that can be used in a wheelchair that is used less frequently, because it supports the use of healthy people.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet room which can be easily remodeled so that it can be used in a wheelchair, particularly in small and medium-sized toilet rooms, without significantly supporting the use of healthy persons. And a toilet booth for a wheelchair.

[0005]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toilet room including a common floor, a washbasin, a toilet booth having a toilet bowl surrounded by a wall, and a main door. In, the main door was changed to a wide door through which a wheelchair can pass, a lock mechanism was provided on this wide door, and the left and right walls surrounding the toilet booth were changed to openable walls. .

[0006] By simply replacing the main door of the existing toilet room with the wall of the toilet booth, the ordinary toilet room can be converted into a shared toilet room that can be used by wheelchair users. Since the existing toilet room is simply modified, a toilet room for wheelchair users can be provided at a low price.

According to a second aspect, a lock mechanism provided on the main door is provided.
Locking is enabled on condition that the openable wall turns to the open side. When the toilet booth is opened and the toilet booth is used, the main door of the toilet room can be locked, so that a person in a wheelchair can safely use the toilet room even if the main door is locked.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in a toilet booth in which a toilet is surrounded by at least left and right walls and a wall with a door, one of the left and right walls is a wall which can be turned horizontally. One of the left and right walls of the toilet booth can be turned horizontally so that wheelchair users can use it with the toilet booth open, so toilets and urinals installed in existing toilet rooms In addition, a wheelchair-compatible toilet booth can be installed in the toilet room without reducing the number of appliances such as washbasins.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the horizontally rotatable wall is constituted by a fixed portion fixed to the floor and a movable portion fixed to the fixed portion by a hinge, and the position of the movable portion is on the side of the wall with the door. . A wheelchair-compatible toilet booth can also be installed in a toilet room where there is, for example, a urinal, a washbasin, etc. on the wall side of the toilet booth that can be turned horizontally and the entire wall cannot be opened.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of the toilet room of the present invention. The toilet room 1 is a modification of an existing small / medium-sized toilet room provided in a building frame, enclosing a common floor 2 with a plurality of wall panels 3 to 8, and upper end portions of the wall panels 3 to 8. A ceiling (not shown) is placed between them. An entrance is provided between the wall panel 3 and the wall panel 8. The main door 9 to be attached to the entrance is an inward opening, and together with the replacement of the wall panel 8, the existing door is changed to a wide openable and closable door (for example, about 800 mm) through which a wheelchair can pass. An automatic opening / closing mechanism (not shown), which automatically closes the main door 9 when released, is attached. A lock mechanism 10 is provided on the main door 9.
Is provided.

A plumbing unit 11 is installed along the back wall panel 5 on the right side of the main door 9, and a plurality of urinals 12 are provided in front of the plumbing unit 11. The same applies hereinafter. ). A water supply pipe, a drain pipe, a ventilation pipe, and the like (not shown) connected to the urinals 12 are housed in the piping unit 11. Also, the wall panel 7 on the left side of the main door 9
A piping unit (not shown) is installed along the line, and a counter 13 and two basins 14 are provided on the piping unit. A water supply pipe, a drain pipe, a ventilation pipe and the like (not shown) connected to the basins 14 are stored in the piping unit.

A wall 16 formed of a panel plate and a door 17 are provided on the side of the wall panel 7 behind the basin 14 when viewed from the main door 9.
With attached wall 18, door 19 attached wall 21 and partition wall 22,
Two toilet booths 23 and 24 are provided. A sitting toilet 25 is installed in each of the toilet booths 23 and 24.

FIG. 2 shows a first embodiment provided in the toilet room of the present invention.
It is a top view of the toilet booth of an Example, and the toilet booth 2
The wall 16 on the side of the main door 9 (see also FIG. 1) is obtained by replacing the wall of an existing toilet booth with a wall that can be opened. A fixing portion 16a fixed to the common floor 2;
The movable portion 16b is attached to the fixed portion 16a by a hinge 27 and can be horizontally turned outward.

The movable portion 16b of the wall 16 is provided on the door 17 side, and a tip portion 16c is bent to form a part of the wall on the door 17 side. Door 17 and tip 16 of movable section 16b
A lock (not shown) that can be locked from inside the toilet booth 23 is provided over c. In addition, the door 17 is replaced with a door that opens outward, and an automatic opening / closing mechanism (not shown) that closes the door 17 when the user releases his hand after opening the door 17 is attached. An inverted L-shaped handrail 28 composed of a vertical portion and a horizontal portion is newly attached to the wall 22.

The lock mechanism 10 is an electronic lock which can be locked on the condition that the movable portion 16b of the openable wall 16 of the toilet booth 23 turns to the open side. The lock mechanism 10 is activated by receiving a signal for detecting that the movable portion 16b of the wall 16 has horizontally turned outward from a sensor (not shown) provided in the toilet room 1 or the toilet booth 23, and operates the main door. 9 is automatically locked.

The operation of the toilet room of the first embodiment having the above configuration will be described below. 3 to 5 are views for explaining the operation of the toilet room of the first embodiment. In FIG. 3, a user 32 on a wheelchair 31 opens the main door 9 of the toilet room 1 and enters the toilet room. At this time, toilet booth 23
Both the wall 16 and the door 17 are closed, but the door 17 is not locked. In the toilet booth 23, for example, the door 1
7 indicates that the toilet 32 is a priority use toilet booth for the user 32 in the wheelchair 31.

In FIG. 4, the opened main door 9 is automatically closed by an automatic opening / closing mechanism when the user releases his / her hand. Then, proceed into the toilet room 1 and open the door 17 of the toilet booth 23.
Open.

In FIG. 5, the wall 16 of the toilet booth 23
Is opened. When the movable part 16b of the wall 16 is opened, the lock mechanism 10 operates and the toilet room 1 is opened.
The main door 9 is locked. The user 32 turns the wheelchair 31 freely, attaches the wheelchair 31 to a position where it is easy to sit on the stool 25, lowers the stool 25, changes the direction while supporting the body with handrails, and sits on the stool 25. Add

Even if the user 32 in the wheelchair 31 forgets to lock the main door 9, the lock mechanism 10 is automatically operated by opening the movable portion 16b of the wall 16 of the toilet booth 23, so that the lock mechanism 10 is temporarily operated. 32 in a wheelchair 31
Will occupy the toilet room 1 and the user 3
2 can use the toilet room 1 with peace of mind.
Further, since the direction can be changed by entering the toilet booth 23 with the wheelchair 31, the wheelchair 31 is located at a position where it is easy to sit on the sitting toilet 25.
Can be added, so that the user 32 in the wheelchair 31 can use the information alone.

Further, the left and right walls 16 and 2 of the toilet booth 23 are provided.
By making one of the two 16 a horizontally rotatable wall, a user 32 on a wheelchair 31 can use it alone with the toilet booth 23 open, so that the sitting toilet installed in the existing toilet room 25, urinal 12, washbasin 14, etc., without reducing the number of appliances, the toilet room 1
A wheelchair-compatible toilet booth can be installed in the area.

Furthermore, the horizontally turnable wall 16 of the toilet booth 23 is composed of a fixed portion 16a fixed to the shared floor 2 and a movable portion 16b fixed to the fixed portion 16a by a hinge 27 so that the movable portion 16 can be moved. The toilet booth 23 corresponding to the wheelchair 31 can be installed even if there is the wash basin 14 on the side of the wall panel 7 on the side where the 16b is opened and the entire wall 16 cannot be opened.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the toilet booth of the second embodiment. The same reference numerals are given to the same parts as those of the toilet booth of the first embodiment, and the detailed description is omitted. In the toilet booth 35 of the second embodiment, the sitting toilet 25 is surrounded by the wall panel 7, left and right walls 22 and 36, and the wall 18 with the door 17, and the right wall 36 in the figure is attached to the wall panel 7 by the hinge 37. And a movable wall that can be turned horizontally outward.

The front end portion 36a of the wall 36 is bent so that the door 1
It constitutes a part of the wall on the 7th side. A lock (not shown) that can be locked from inside the toilet booth 36 is provided over the door 17 and the distal end portion 36 a of the wall 36. In addition, the door 17 is replaced with a door that opens outward, and an automatic opening / closing mechanism (not shown) that closes the door 17 when the user releases his hand after opening the door 17 is attached. 28 is a handrail.

In the second embodiment, if no urinal or washbasin is installed along the wall panel 7 on the side where the wall 36 turns horizontally, there is room in space, so that the entire wall 36 is Since the door can be opened to the wall panel 7 side, the direction of the wheelchair can be easily changed when approaching the toilet stool 25, and the usability is further improved as compared with the first embodiment. In other respects, the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment are obtained.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the toilet booth of the third embodiment. The toilet booth 41 of the third embodiment is a wheelchair-compatible toilet booth installed in the toilet room 1. Wall panel 7 and left and right walls 42, 43
And a wide door 44 (for example, about 800 mm) into which a wheelchair can be put. The door 44 is attached to the wall 42 by a hinge 45 so as to open outward.

As in the first embodiment, the lock according to the third embodiment receives a signal for detecting that the door 44 has opened outward from a sensor (not shown) provided in the toilet room 1 or the toilet booth 41. The main door 9 is automatically locked by the mechanism 10. Also, on the right wall 43,
An L-shaped handrail 46 including a vertical portion and a horizontal portion is mounted.

FIG. 8 is an operation view of the toilet booth of the third embodiment, in which the user 3 who is in the wheelchair 31 with the door 44 opened.
2 proceeds as it is. When the door 44 is opened, the lock mechanism 10 operates, and the main door 9 of the toilet room 1 is opened.
Is locked. Although the direction of the wheelchair 31 cannot be changed in the toilet booth 41, the user turns the body while supporting the body with the handrail 46, sits down on the stool 25, and adds extra needs.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a toilet room to which the toilet booth of the fourth embodiment is applied. The toilet room 51 of the fourth embodiment is an existing small / medium-sized one provided in a building frame. Yes, the common floor 2 is divided into a plurality of wall panels 52 to 57,
And a wall panel 59 with a door 58, and the wall panels 52-5.
9, a ceiling (not shown) is placed between the upper ends. Door 58
Is the main door of the toilet room 51 opened inward,
An openable wide door (for example, about 800 mm) that allows a wheelchair to pass through the existing door in conjunction with replacement of the wall panel 59
Then, an automatic opening / closing mechanism (not shown) for automatically closing the door 58 when the user releases the hand after opening the door is attached. The closed door 58 is provided with a lock 60 for locking.

On the back wall panel 55 side on the right side of the door 58,
A wall 61 formed of a panel plate, a wall 63 with a door 62 and a wall 65 with a door 64, and partition walls 66, 66,
Two toilet booths 67, 68, 69 are provided. A Japanese-style toilet 71 is installed in each of the toilet booths 67 and 68, and a sitting toilet 72 is installed in the toilet booth 69.

A piping unit (not shown) is installed along the wall panel 57 on the left side of the door 58, and a counter 73 and four basins 74 are provided on the piping unit. A water supply pipe, a drain pipe, a vent pipe, and the like (not shown) connected to the basins 74 are stored in the piping unit. In addition, 75 is a blind wall of a washbasin.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the toilet booth of the fourth embodiment. The toilet booth 69 of the fourth embodiment is a wheelchair-compatible toilet booth installed in the toilet room 51, and the door 64 is a wheelchair. 31 is an open wide door (for example, about 800 mm).

An accordion curtain 78 covering an area where the door 64 turns horizontally is provided between the wall panel 56 and the wall 63 of the toilet booth 69. The accordion curtain 78 is, for example, configured to be hung on a rail hung on a ceiling (not shown) and provided with a lock (not shown). Further, an L-shaped handrail 79 composed of a vertical portion and a horizontal portion is attached to the right wall panel 56. In the fourth embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the door 64
There is no provision for automatically locking the door 58 of the toilet room 51 on condition that the door opens outward.

The operation of the toilet booth of the fourth embodiment having the above configuration will be described below. In FIG. 10, the user 32 who opens the door 58 of the toilet room 51 and enters in the wheelchair 31 advances the wheelchair 31 and
The door 64 is opened.

FIG. 11 is an operation view of the toilet booth of the fourth embodiment. The accordion curtain 78 is closed with the door 64 open, and a lock (not shown) is set. The user 32 advances the wheelchair 31 forward, gets down the wheelchair 31, turns the body while holding the handrail 79, and sits down on the stool 72 to add a task. In the fourth embodiment, the wheelchair 31
Cannot change direction, but user 3 in wheelchair 31
2 can be used alone and is convenient.

FIGS. 12 to 15 show the toilet booth of the fifth embodiment in detail, and FIG. 12 is a plan view thereof.
Since the fifth embodiment is a modification of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the common parts, and detailed description is omitted. Fifth
The toilet booth 81 of the embodiment is a toilet booth in which a user who is particularly in a wheelchair can easily open and close a part of the wall 16 as it is, and the movable portion 16 of the wall 16 of the first embodiment.
Instead of b, a sliding door-type sliding side wall 82 slidable in the front-rear direction (vertical direction in the drawing) is used, and the door 17 is locked to the sliding side wall 82 which is fully pulled out and fixed.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the slide side wall of the fifth embodiment with the toilet bowl removed.
Is opened and closed by a slide mechanism 83. The slide mechanism 83 includes a rail 86 horizontally suspended by four suspension members 85 from a ceiling 84, and rollers 87 provided at the upper end of the slide side wall 82 and rotatably provided along the rail 86. And

Two rollers 87 are provided at two positions before and after the upper end of the slide side wall 82 via mounting members 88, 88, respectively. The rail 86 is made of a lip grooved steel whose lower part is open, and has a configuration in which the rollers 87 can be fitted and rotated in a groove 89 of the rail 86. This slide mechanism 8
3, the slide side wall 82 can be slid with a small force, so that it is convenient for a user in a wheelchair. Note that a handrail may be attached to the slide side wall 82 in consideration of the convenience of the user of the wheelchair.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a lock mechanism for locking the door according to the fifth embodiment. Reference numeral 110 denotes a lock mechanism for locking the door 17 to the slide side wall 82. Lock mechanism 110
Is a holder 111 fixed to the door 17 and a slider 11 that can slide horizontally in the holder 111 left and right.
2 and the slide side wall 8 to which the slider 112 slides
2 is formed with the concave groove 113.

The slider 112 has a horizontally long guide groove 11.
5 is formed, and a guide pin 116 fixed to the door 17 is projected into the guide groove 115 so that the slider 112
Guide when sliding. The left end of the slider 112 is bent toward the front, and the gripper 117 also serves as a stopper.
To form When the slider 112 is slid to the right and inserted into the groove 113, the door 17 is moved to the side wall 8 of the slider.
2 can be locked and cannot be opened from outside.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the round lock attached to the slide side wall. A round lock 91 is attached to the lower part of the slide side wall 82 near the door. A hole 93 corresponding to the lock 91 is formed in the floor 92 when the slide side wall 82 is closed. Hold the knob 94 of the drop lock 91 and insert the round bar 95 into the hole 9
When it is inserted into the position 3, the slide side wall 82 is firmly fixed to the floor 92, and the side wall of the toilet booth 81 is closed.

FIG. 16 is an operation diagram of the toilet booth of the fifth embodiment. When the user of the wheelchair 31 comes to the front of the toilet booth 81, the door 17 is first opened, and then the slide side wall 8 is opened.
By pushing 2 fully along the wall 16 until it hits the wall panel 7, a large opening is formed in the toilet booth 81 and the wheelchair 31 can enter and exit freely.

As described above, the toilet booth 81 of the fifth embodiment can be opened and closed by using a part of the wall 16 as a slidable slide side wall so as to be able to open and close.
By simply modifying only a part of the side wall 16 of the sitting toilet 25 into a slidable slide sidewall 82 without touching the toilet, the slide booth 81 can be used in combination with the slide sidewall 82 and opening and closing by the door 17. The opening of the wall 16 can be easily opened without any movement of the wheelchair user, and the toilet booth 81 can be easily opened.
Of the toilet booth 81 can be freely entered and exited with the wheelchair 31.

For the user of the wheelchair 31, the sliding distance of the sliding side wall 82 on the wall side is shorter than that of opening and closing both the door and a part of the wall in a swivel manner.
And because it can be opened with a small force, it is much easier and easier to use.

When remodeling an existing toilet booth,
Even if there is a wash counter next to the toilet booth 81,
When the door is opened, it may interfere with the wash counter itself or interfere with the user of the wash counter, but if the sliding side wall 82 is a sliding door type, there is no such danger.
Even if the space of the toilet room 1 is somewhat narrow, it can be installed.

[0045]

According to the present invention, the following effects are exhibited by the above configuration. Claim 1 is a toilet room provided with a common floor, a washbasin, a toilet booth surrounding a toilet bowl with a wall, and a main door, wherein the main door is changed to a wide door through which a wheelchair can pass, A lock mechanism was provided on this wide door, and the main door side of the left and right walls surrounding the toilet booth was changed to an openable wall.

By simply replacing the main door of the existing toilet room with the wall of the toilet booth, the ordinary toilet room can be converted into a shared toilet room that can be used by wheelchair users. Since the existing toilet room is simply modified, a toilet room for wheelchair users can be provided at a low price.

According to a second aspect, the lock mechanism provided on the main door is
Locking is possible on the condition that the openable wall has turned to the open side, so the main door of the toilet room can be locked when opening the toilet booth wall and using the toilet booth, so people in wheelchairs can Even if you forget to lock the door, you can use the toilet room with confidence.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in a toilet booth in which a toilet is surrounded by at least left and right walls and a wall with a door, one of the left and right walls is a horizontally rotatable wall. Is a wall that can be turned horizontally, so that wheelchair users can use it with the toilet booth open, so the toilet bowl installed in the existing toilet room,
A wheelchair-compatible toilet booth can be installed in the toilet room without reducing the number of appliances such as urinals and washbasins.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the horizontally rotatable wall comprises a fixed portion fixed to the floor and a movable portion fixed to the fixed portion by a hinge, and the position of the movable portion is set to the side of the wall with the door. So
For example, urinal,
A wheelchair-compatible toilet booth can also be installed in a toilet room where a basin or the like cannot open the entire wall.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a toilet room according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the toilet booth of the first embodiment provided in the toilet room of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation diagram of the toilet room of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an operation diagram of the toilet room of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an operation diagram of the toilet room of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a toilet booth according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a toilet booth according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an operation diagram of the toilet booth of the third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a wheelchair-compatible toilet room to which the toilet booth of the fourth embodiment is applied.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a toilet booth according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an operation diagram of a toilet booth according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of a toilet booth according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a slide side wall of the fifth embodiment with the toilet bowl removed.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a lock mechanism for locking a door according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a round lock attached to a slide side wall.

FIG. 16 is an operation diagram of the toilet booth of the fifth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... toilet room, 2 ... shared floor, 3-8 ... wall panel, 9
... Main door, 10 ... Lock mechanism, 14 ... Wash basin, 16,1
8, 21 ... wall, 17, 19 ... door, 22 ... partition wall, 2
3, 24, 35, 41, 67, 68, 69, 81: toilet booth, 82: slide side wall, 83: slide mechanism,
110 ... Lock mechanism.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A toilet room having a common floor, a washbasin, a toilet booth surrounding a toilet bowl with a wall, and a main door, wherein the main door is changed to a wide door through which a wheelchair can pass. A method for remodeling a toilet room, comprising: providing a lock mechanism on the wide door; and changing a main door side of the left and right walls surrounding the toilet booth to an openable wall. 2. The method for remodeling a toilet room according to claim 1, wherein the lock mechanism provided on the main door is lockable on condition that the openable wall is turned to the open side. 3. A toilet booth in which a toilet bowl is surrounded by at least left and right walls and a wall with a door, wherein one of the left and right walls is a horizontally rotatable wall. 4. The horizontally pivotable wall comprises a fixed portion fixed to a floor and a movable portion fixed to the fixed portion by a hinge, and the position of the movable portion is on the side of the wall with the door. The toilet booth according to claim 3, wherein