JPH10212860A - Automatic door device of toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To apply this device to a narrow toilet and prevent the door and the transfer means from obstructing the movement of a user on opening or closing the door. SOLUTION: A straight containing rail 5 extending back and forth is arranged at the upper part of one side wall 1 of a toilet and a partitioning rail 4 is extended from the front end of the rail to the upper part of the forward opening 3 of the toilet and further, the side ends of a plurality of vertical plates 6a are mutually connected bendably. In this way, the door 6 is constituted to cover the forward opening 3. A plurality of positions of the upper part of the door 6 are transferably suspended down from respective rails 4, 5 and further, door- transfer means 18, 19, 20, 21 are provided to move the door between the open position of the door where the door is transferred into the containing rail 5 and the closed position where the door is transferred into the partitioning rail 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an automatic door device for a toilet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, automatic door devices for toilets include:
A door that moves the door to the left and right, or an arc-shaped door that can cover the front opening of the toilet. It is known that the protruding surface is rearward and is movable between a rear wall of the toilet and an "empty" state of the toilet facing the toilet. As an example of the latter, see, for example,
No. 4,348, JP-B-8-6474 and JP-B-8-6475.

[0003]

In the former, when the front opening of the toilet is to be widened, the frontage of the toilet becomes considerably large, and therefore, it is used only for special applications such as a wheelchair toilet. In the latter case, the size of the space in the toilet is larger when the toilet is in "in use" state than when it is in the "empty" state. When the aisle space in front of the toilet is wide and the toilet is `` in use '', the space inside the toilet can be wide enough so as not to interfere with the use of the toilet, so it is possible to install the toilet in a smaller space, Although it has the effect of improving the efficiency of space utilization in the entire toilet room, when the toilet is in an "empty" state, the protruding surface of the door is opposite to the closed position, and eventually the front opening of the toilet is closed. Look inside the toilet Not, the situation of the use of the situation and the toilet paper of the dirt of this order in the toilet can not be judged from the outside, there is a problem that it is difficult to do the cleaning and maintenance of the toilet. In addition, there is also a problem that security insecurity and how to use the toilet are difficult to understand because the interior of the toilet cannot be seen when the toilet is in an “empty” state.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, so that the present invention can be applied to a narrow toilet and the door and its moving means do not obstruct the movement of the user when the door is opened and closed. It is intended to provide an automatic door device for a toilet.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows. (1) A rectilinear storage rail pointing in the front-rear direction is disposed above one of the side walls of the toilet, and a partition rail extends from a front end of the storage rail to an upper part of a front opening of the toilet. By connecting the side ends of the plurality of plate members facing each other in a bendable manner, a door capable of covering the front opening is formed, and a plurality of upper portions of the door are movably suspended from the respective rails. Further, door moving means for moving the door between a door opening position where the door is moved into the accommodation rail and a door closing position where the door is moved into the partitioning rail is provided.

(2) In the above item (1), the partition rail extending to the storage rail is an arc-shaped rail, and the projecting surface of the arc-shaped partition rail faces forward above the front opening of the toilet. It is arranged as follows.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2), the door moving means comprises a pair of sprockets provided before and after the upper part of one side wall of the toilet, and a drive for rotating one of the sprockets forward and backward. It is provided with a motor, a traction member arranged in a loop between both sprockets, and a connecting member connecting the traction member and the door.

(4) In the above item (3), a switch for rotating the drive motor forward and reverse to move the door to the closed position and the open position is provided inside the toilet.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a plan view of three toilets provided with an embodiment of the door device according to the present invention, which are separated by side walls (1) and rear walls (2) on both sides. And
The front is largely open to form a front opening (3).

In the front opening (3), an arc-shaped partitioning rail (4) is provided between the upper ends of the front portions of the side walls (1) so that the arc projects forward from the front opening (3). It has been handed over. Also, along one side wall (1), the left side wall (1) in the illustrated example, a linear storage rail (5) is provided.
Following the end of the partitioning rail (4), the partitioning rail (4) is disposed above the side wall (1) in the front-rear direction. In the toilet on the left and in the center of FIG. 1, the partition rail (4) and the storage rail (5) are schematically shown by imaginary lines. FIG. 2 shows a vertical positional relationship and a supporting relationship between the side wall (1) and the two rails (4) and (5).

The door (6) is suspended from the partitioning rail (4) and the storage rail (5) by a plurality of suspension fittings (7). The door (6) is formed by connecting a plurality of vertically long plate members (6a) having a shallow circular cross section in the vertical direction, and connecting their left and right side ends in a bendable manner by a hinge (8). It has a length in the left-right direction, that is, a width that can cover the front opening (3). In addition, in the toilet at the right end of FIG. 1, only two of the hanging metal fittings (7) are shown, and in the toilet at the left end and the center, all are omitted.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, the interrelationship between the door (6), the hinge (8) and the suspension (7) is shown more clearly and in an enlarged manner. As is clear from these figures, the hanging fittings (7) are disposed at the left and right ends of the door (6) and at the connecting portions between the plate members (6a).

Rails (4) and (5), hanging fittings (7) and door
The relation of the plate material (6a) of (6) is shown in an enlarged manner in FIGS. As is clear from these figures, the rail (4)
Has a traveling rail portion (10) for supporting the traveling wheel (9) and a guide rail portion (12) for guiding the guide roller (11). Hanging bracket (7) attached to the upper end of the door (6)
Is provided with a sturdy shaft (14) extending in the horizontal direction. A running wheel (9) is attached to the shaft (14) via a bearing, and the running wheel (9) is attached to the door (6). Rolls on the running rail portion (10) under the load of (1). In addition, a pair of guide rollers (11) is provided on the upper part of the suspending bracket (7).
The guide rollers (11) are rotatably mounted around a vertical axis while being separated from each other in the longitudinal direction of (4), and both guide rollers (11) have an upward U-shape provided above the traveling rail portion (10). It is fitted to the guide rail portion (12) with restricted movement to both sides.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral (15) denotes a door.
Reference number (16) provided at (6) indicates a latch provided at the front end of the door (6).

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the door
(6) One end of a connecting member (17) extending laterally is fixed to a suspension fitting (7) for suspending the rear end. While the left side wall
A pair of front and rear sprockets (or pulleys) (18) and (19) are provided on the upper right side of (1). Both sprockets (18) and (19) have an endless chain (or belt). Such a traction member (20) is looped over. The other end of the connecting member (17) is attached to the traction member (20).

The rear sprocket (19) is linked to a drive motor (21) that can rotate forward and backward, and is connected to a puller (15) inside the toilet, preferably inside the door (5). twenty one)
There is provided a switch for rotating the motor forward and backward.

With the above arrangement, the "empty" arc-shaped door (6) of the toilet retracted to the open position along the left side wall (1) as shown in the left toilet of FIG. When the switch of the hand (15) is operated to the "closed" side, the drive motor (21) is rotated forward, the traction member (20) is rotated in a predetermined direction, and the door (6) is (5) It moves while being suspended and supported by (4) (the state of the central toilet), and finally comes to the closed position as shown in the toilet on the right side, that is, the “in use” state. When the switch is operated to the "closed" side from the "in use" state, the drive motor (21) is reversed, and the door (6) is moved to the original open position by the reverse operation. Can be

[0019]

According to the present invention, the door can be bent at the connecting portion between the side ends of the plurality of plate members, so that the rail for suspending and guiding the door is guided along the side wall and the front of the toilet. It can be formed continuously by being bent between the partitioning rail portion that crosses the opening, and the door guiding means has a simple structure so that they do not hinder the movement of the user when opening and closing the door. In addition, since a part of the door can be linearly moved by the door moving means by utilizing the linear storage rail portion, the structure of the door moving means can be simplified. can do.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the partition rail extending from the storage rail is an arc-shaped rail, and the projecting surface of the arc-shaped partition rail faces forward above the front opening of the toilet. With this arrangement, the size of the space inside the toilet is larger when the toilet is in the "in use" state than in the "empty", i.e., "unused" state. In the state, the passage space in front of each toilet can be widened, and when the toilet is “in use”, the space inside the toilet can be wide enough so that it does not interfere with the use of the toilet. Installation becomes possible, and the space utilization efficiency of the entire toilet room is improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the door moving means includes a pair of sprockets provided before and after the upper part of one side wall of the toilet, a drive motor for rotating one of the sprockets in the forward and reverse directions, If the traction member is provided between the sprockets in a loop and a connecting member is provided to connect the traction member and the door, the door can be moved using a narrow space along the side wall.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when a switch is provided inside the toilet by rotating the drive motor in the normal and reverse directions to return the door to the closed position and the open position, the switch is operated unless the switch is from the inside of the toilet. When the toilet is "empty" or "not in use", the front opening of the toilet is always open, and the interior of the toilet can be seen, and the situation of dirt in the toilet and the use of toilet paper Can be judged from the outside, and cleaning and maintenance inside the toilet become easier.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of three toilets provided with an embodiment of the present invention arranged side by side.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the rightmost toilet shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a door and door urging means.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of a door and door urging means.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view of a hanging support portion of the door.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Side wall (2) Rear wall (3) Front opening (4) Partition rail (5) Storage rail (6) Door (6a) Plate (7) Suspension bracket (8) Hinge (9) Running wheel (10) Traveling rail (11) Guide roller (12) Guide rail (13) Suspension bracket (14) Shaft (15) Puller (17) Connecting material (18) (19) Sprocket (20) Traction material (21) Drive motor

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A linear storage rail extending in the front-rear direction is disposed above one side wall of a toilet, and a partition rail extends from a front end of the storage rail to an upper part of a front opening of the toilet, and A door capable of covering the front opening is formed by connecting the side ends of a plurality of plate members facing in the vertical direction to bendable, and a plurality of upper portions of the door are movably suspended on the rails. And a door moving means for moving the door between a door open position where the door is moved into the storage rail and a door closed position where the door is moved into the partition rail. Automatic door device. 2. The partition rail extending to the storage rail is an arc-shaped rail, and the projection surface of the arc-shaped partition rail is disposed so as to face forward above the front opening of the toilet. An automatic door device for a toilet as described. 3. A door moving means comprising: a pair of sprockets provided before and after an upper portion of one side wall of a toilet; a drive motor for rotating one of the sprockets in a forward and reverse direction; and a loop between the sprockets. And a connecting member for connecting the towing member and the door.
An automatic door device for a toilet as described. 4. The automatic door device for a toilet according to claim 3, further comprising a switch inside the toilet that rotates the drive motor forward and backward to move the door to a closed position and an open position.