JPH10220096A - Door device for lavatory - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the area of the inside of a lavatory is larger in a use condition thereof than that in an empty condition thereof and to open the front end opening of the lavatory so that the inside of the lavatory can be seen in the empty condition of the lavatory. SOLUTION: A straight storage rail 5 is longitudinally laid in the upper part of a side wall 1 of a lavatory, and an arcuate partitioning rail 4 is laid, projecting forward in the upper part of a front opening 3 of the lavatory. Further, a plurality of vertically directed plate members 6a are flexibly coupled at their side ends to one another, so as to constitute a door 6 covering the front opening 3. The upper part of the door 6 is suspended at several positions so as to be movable on the rails 4, 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet door device in which the size of a space in a toilet is larger when the toilet is "in use" than when the toilet is "empty". .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an arc-shaped door capable of covering a front opening of a toilet is provided with an "in use" state of a toilet covering a front opening of the toilet with a projection surface of the door being forward, and a projection surface of a door. Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 5 (1993) -105, discloses a device capable of moving between a rear wall of a toilet facing in the opposite direction and a "vacant" state of the toilet facing the toilet.
This is disclosed and known as JP-B-44348, JP-B-8-6474, and JP-B-8-6475.

[0003] In these known devices, the space in the toilet is more "in use" than when the toilet is "empty".
When the toilet is in the "open" state, the space in front of each toilet can be widened, and when the toilet is in the "in use" state, the space inside the toilet may interfere with the use of the toilet. Since it is possible to take a large space so that it is not large, it is possible to install a toilet in a narrower space, and there is an advantage that the space use efficiency of the entire toilet room is improved.

[0004]

However, in the above-described apparatus, when the toilet is in an "empty" state, the protruding surface of the door is located at a position facing the rear wall of the toilet which is opposite to the closed position.
The front opening of the toilet is closed and the inside of the toilet is not visible, so the situation of dirt in the toilet and the use of toilet paper cannot be judged from the outside, and there is a problem that cleaning and maintenance of the toilet are difficult to perform. . Also, because the inside of the toilet is not visible when the toilet is "empty",
There are also problems with security concerns and how to use the toilet.

According to the present invention, in order to solve such a problem, the size of the space in the toilet is set to be larger when the toilet is "in use" than when the toilet is "empty". In addition, when the toilet is in an "empty" state, the purpose is to open the front opening of the toilet so that the inside of the toilet can be seen, and to ensure that the door is supported and that the opening and closing movement is smooth. I have.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows. (1) A linear storage rail pointing in the front-rear direction is disposed above one side wall of the toilet, and an arc-shaped partitioning rail protruding forward from the front end of the storage rail above the front opening of the toilet. By extending and connecting the side ends of the plurality of plate members facing in the up and down direction to bendable, a door capable of covering the front opening is formed, and a plurality of upper portions of the door are connected to the respective rails. Hang it movably.

(2) In the above item (1), the left and right ends of the upper portion of the door and the upper portion of the connecting portion between the plate members are movably suspended on the storage rail and the partition rail.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2), a door urging means for urging the door in the opening direction is provided.

(4) In the above item (3), the door urging means may include a wire having one end fixed to the door, a pulley pivotally mounted on the rear end side of the storage rail to support the wire, And a weight fixed to the other end.

(5) In the above item (3), the door urging means is constituted by inclining the storage rail and the partition rail in a direction in which the door opens by its own weight.

[0011]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of three toilets provided with an embodiment of a door device according to the present invention. These toilets have side walls (1) on both sides and a rear wall (1). It is partitioned by 2), and the front is greatly opened 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 partition 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 hanger (7) is shown more clearly on an enlarged scale. 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.
The puller provided on both sides of the inner surface of (6), symbol (16) is the door
A latch provided at the front end of (6) is shown. Thus, the puller
(15) is provided not only on the open side end of the door (6) (the right side end in FIG. 2) but also on the other side end so that when the door (6) is opened, The side end side puller (15) approaches the valve seat,
The door (6) can be easily closed while sitting on the valve seat, and is particularly suitable as a toilet for the physically handicapped.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the door
(6) One end of a wire (18) is fixed to a hanging bracket (7) for suspending the rear end, and the wire (18) is axially mounted on a rear portion of the side wall (1) with a horizontal shaft. A weight (17) is fixed to the other end of the wire (18).
Due to the weight (17), the door (6) is always kept on the storage rail.
It is urged to the (5) side, that is, to open the front opening (3). That is, the weight (17), the wire (18), and the pulley (19) constitute door urging means.

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 hand (15) is gripped and moved, the door (6)
(5) It moves while being suspended and supported by (4) (the state of the central toilet), and finally comes to the closed position shown on the right toilet, that is, the “in use” state. When the latch (16) of the door (6) is removed from the "in use" state, the door (6) is automatically moved to the open position by the above-mentioned weight (17).

The door urging means includes the above-mentioned weight (17),
Instead of the wire (18) and the pulley (19), for example, a continuous partition rail (4) and a storage rail (5)
The door (6) may be configured to be slightly opened so that the door (6) is opened by its own weight, that is, the partitioning rail (4) is lowered to the left and the storage rail (5) is lowered backward.

[0020]

According to the present invention, the space in the toilet is larger in the "in use" state than in the "vacant" state of the toilet, and each toilet is in the "vacant" state. At the time
The aisle space in front of each toilet is large, and when the toilet is "in use", the space without the toilet can be wide enough so that it does not interfere with the use of the toilet. In addition, the efficiency of space utilization in the entire toilet room is improved. In addition, when the toilet is in the “empty” state, the front opening of the toilet is opened and the inside of the toilet can be seen, so that the situation of dirt in the toilet and the use of toilet paper can be judged from the outside, Cleaning and maintenance of the toilet becomes easier.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the left and right ends of the upper portion of the door and the upper portion of the connecting portion between the plate members are movably supported on the storage rail and the partition rail, the plurality of plate members are formed. The divided door can be reliably suspended.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the door urging means for urging the door in the opening direction is provided, the front opening of the toilet is always open when the toilet is in an "empty" state. In addition, concerns about crime prevention are eliminated, and the method of using the toilet itself is easy to understand.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the door urging means includes a wire having one end fixed to the door, a pulley which is pivotally mounted on the rear end of the storage rail to support the wire, and With the weight fixed to the other end, a reliable urging action can be exerted with a simple structure.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the door urging means is constituted by inclining the storage rail and the partition rail in a direction in which the door opens by its own weight, the structure can be further simplified. There is no need to provide special means such as the above-mentioned weights and wires.

[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) Travel rail part (11) Guide roller (12) Guide rail part (13) Hanging bracket (14) Shaft (15) Puller (16) Latch (17) Weight (18) Wire (19) Pulley

Claims (5)

[Claims] A straight storage rail extending in the front-rear direction is disposed above one of the side walls of the toilet, and an arc-shaped partition protrudes forward from a front end of the storage rail to an upper part of a front opening of the toilet. A door that can cover the front opening by extending a rail and connecting the side ends of a plurality of plate members facing in the up-down direction in a bendable manner is provided. A toilet door device movably suspended from each rail. 2. The toilet door device according to claim 1, wherein the left and right ends of the upper portion of the door and the upper portion of the connecting portion between the plate members are movably suspended on the storage rail and the partition rail. 3. The toilet door device according to claim 1, further comprising door urging means for urging the door in a direction to open the door. 4. A door urging means having a wire fixed at one end to the door, a pulley pivotally mounted on the rear end of the storage rail to support the wire, and a weight fixed to the other end of the wire. The toilet door device according to claim 3, comprising: 5. The toilet door apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the door urging means is configured to incline the storage rail and the partition rail in a direction in which the door opens by its own weight.