JPH11123162A - Armrest device with stool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an armrest device with a stool capable of being attached to an already provided stool and attaching a private part washing device for washing the private parts of a human body to the stool together as well. SOLUTION: An attachment bracket 34 provided with a planar horizontal part 36 extended forward in a horizontal direction along the upper surface at the rear part of a stool main body 10 and fixed to the attaching hole 28 of the stool main body 10 and a planar erected part 38 erected from the rear end part of the horizontal part 36 on the rear side of the stool 12 is fixed to the stool main body 10 at the horizontal part 36 by a bolt 30. Also, the holding part of an armrest in a cylindrical shape is provided on the upper part of the erected part 38 and the horizontal supporting shaft part of the armrest 44A is attached to the holding part to be held.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an armrest device with a toilet, and more particularly to an armrest device that can be easily attached to an existing toilet by retrofitting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of armrest devices have been proposed which are used by being attached to a toilet.
FIG. 5 shows an example. In FIG.
0 is a toilet body, 202 is a washing water tank, 204A, 20
4B is a pair of right and left armrests, respectively.

[0003] On the rear upper surface of the toilet body 200, a cylindrical holding portion 208 is fixed in a mounted state with a fixing tool such as a bolt. Inside the cylindrical holding portion 208, each of the armrests 204A and 204B is provided. The horizontal support shaft is inserted, and the support shaft 206,
That is, the armrests 204A and 204B are rotatably held independently of each other. Each armrest 2
Legs 210 fall substantially vertically downward from the front ends of 04A and 204B, and their lower ends are in contact with the floor and are grounded.

Generally, a bolt hole (mounting hole) for mounting and fixing a toilet seat or a toilet lid is provided in the rear portion of the toilet body 200 so as to penetrate vertically. Therefore, in the case of this armrest device, the bolt hole is provided. There is an advantage that the armrest device can be easily attached and fixed to an existing toilet by utilizing the above.

In addition, this armrest device has an advantage that no work such as nailing or drilling a hole on a floor or a wall is required for mounting the device.

[0006]

On the other hand, in the case of this armrest device, if the armrest device is attached to the toilet body 200, the toilet body 200
There is a problem that the cylindrical holding portion 208 on the rear upper surface and the support shaft portion 206 rotatably inserted into the holding portion 208 hinder the toilet seat and the toilet lid from being attached to the toilet body 200.

In recent years, a local washing apparatus for washing a local part of a human body by ejecting washing water from a nozzle after adding water has been widely used. Such a local washing apparatus is retrofitted to an existing toilet body 200. It will not be possible to attach with.

Further, in the case of this armrest device, when weight is applied to the armrests 204A and 204B, the toilet body 2
00 itself, there is a problem that the rear part of the toilet body 200 is burdened,
The armrest 204 is not enough in terms of the ability to support the load.
A, 204B or the leg 210 has a problem that it is shaky.

[0009] In addition, the armrest device includes a leg 21
Because 0 extends vertically in front of the toilet body 200, the legs 210 obstruct the operation when the boy is in small use or when sitting down on the toilet body 200 or leaving the body. There was a problem such as spicy.

[0010]

The invention of the present application has been made to solve such a problem. An armrest device with a toilet according to claim 1 is a member for mounting an armrest, which extends horizontally forward along the upper surface of the toilet body at a rear portion of the toilet body, and is fixed to a mounting hole of the toilet body. A mounting bracket having a plate-shaped horizontal portion to be formed and a plate-shaped rising portion rising from the rear end of the horizontal portion at the rear side of the toilet seat is fixed to the toilet body at the horizontal portion with a fixing tool such as a bolt. In addition, a holding portion for the armrest is provided above the rising portion, and a horizontal support shaft portion of the armrest is attached to and held by the holding portion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the armrest device with a toilet according to the first aspect, the armrest is rotated between a use position where the armrest protrudes forward in a horizontal position and a non-use position in a standing position on a side portion of the toilet body. It is characterized by being movable.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the armrest device with a toilet according to any one of the first and second aspects, wherein the armrest is fixedly provided with a leg, and the leg abuts on the floor surface and is grounded. Characterized in that it is adapted to support a load applied to

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the armrest device with a toilet according to the third aspect, the leg portion is rotatable up and down by a predetermined angle, and a gap is formed between the leg portion and the floor surface by upward rotation. It is characterized by having been done.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the armrest device with a toilet according to any one of the third and fourth aspects, the leg portion is a pair of left and right fallings which fall downward from a base end of the armrest at a rear portion of the toilet body. And a lower portion of each of the falling portions, and a lower portion of the lower portion of the lower portion is provided with a ground contact portion that abuts against the floor surface. It is characterized by having.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the armrest device with a toilet according to the fifth aspect, the grounding portion is not connected to the floor surface.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the armrest device with a toilet according to any one of the fifth and sixth aspects, the grounding portions are provided at a front end and a rear end of the extension, respectively. The grounding portions extend in the left-right direction along the floor surface, and are connected to each other in the left-right direction at a connection portion sitting on the floor surface.

An armrest device with a toilet according to an eighth aspect is characterized in that, in any one of the first to seventh aspects, a driving device for rotating and driving the armrest is provided.

A ninth aspect of the present invention is the armrest device with a toilet according to the eighth aspect, wherein the driving device is housed inside a holding portion of the mounting bracket.

[0019]

As described above, the armrest device according to the first aspect of the present invention has a horizontal plate and a rising portion that rises from the rear end of the horizontal portion. In the part, it is inserted between the upper surface of the toilet body and the toilet seat and fixed in the mounting hole at the rear of the toilet body, and a holding portion of the armrest is provided at the upper part of the rising portion, and the horizontal support shaft portion of the armrest with respect to the holding portion According to this armrest device, the armrest device can be easily attached to an existing toilet bowl.

Further, in the case of this armrest device, the holding portion of the armrest can be retracted from the upper surface of the rear part of the toilet body and can be positioned. Therefore, even when the armrest device is attached, the toilet seat, the toilet lid, the local cleaning device and the like can be used. There is a feature that it can be directly attached to the toilet body by using the mounting hole in the same manner as described above.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the armrest is rotatable between a use position where the armrest protrudes in the horizontal direction and a non-use position where the armrest is in a standing position. There is an advantage that, when the toilet is used in the posture, there is no inconvenience that the armrest is in the way when the toilet is used.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a leg portion is fixed to the armrest, and the leg portion is brought into contact with the floor surface so as to support the load applied to the armrest. This makes it possible to stably support the load applied to the armrest.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the leg is rotatable up and down by a predetermined angle, and a gap is formed between the leg and the floor by the upward rotation. Thereby, when cleaning the floor around the toilet, the cleaning operation can be easily performed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the shape of the leg portion is such that a falling portion which falls downward from a base end portion of the armrest at a rear portion of the toilet body, and an extending portion which extends horizontally forward from the lower end portion. And the bottom surface of the extended portion has a contacting and grounding portion with the floor surface. By adopting such a form of the legs, the load applied to the armrest can be reduced. It is possible to more stably support via the legs.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the grounding portion is not connected to the floor surface. By doing so, a special work can be performed on the floor surface or the wall surface when the armrest device is installed. It is possible to easily install the armrest device without performing.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a grounding portion is provided at each of a front end portion and a rear end portion of the extension portion, and a pair of left and right legs are connected to each other at a grounding portion at the front end portion by a connecting portion. In this armrest device, the legs are supported in contact with the floor at two front and rear portions, so that the legs do not wobble, are stably supported by the floor, and a pair of left and right legs is provided. Because the parts are connected to each other at the connection part,
The strength of the leg can be more effectively increased.

Further, since the connecting portion extends along the floor surface and is seated on the floor surface, the supporting force of the leg portion by the floor surface is strong, and the connecting portion is located at a low position, that is, at the floor. Because it extends in the left and right direction in contact with the surface,
There is an advantage that the connecting portion is not obstructed when the toilet is used.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a driving device for rotating and driving the armrest. In this case, it is necessary for a user to directly apply an operating force to the armrest to lift or lower it. This can be automatically performed by the driving device, and the advantage that the usability of the armrest device is improved can be obtained.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the driving device is housed inside the holding portion of the mounting bracket. In this case, the internal space of the holding portion can be effectively used, and Need not be separately prepared, and the drive device can be prevented from being exposed to the outside, so that the overall appearance of the armrest device can be improved.

[0030]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, 10 is a toilet body of a Western-style toilet, 12 is a toilet seat, 14 is a toilet lid, and 16 is a toilet body 1
A flush water tank is mounted and fixed on the rear upper surface of the toilet 0, and toilet bowl flush water is stored inside. Reference numeral 18 denotes a retrofit type local cleaning device that jets cleaning water from a nozzle 20 to a local part of a human body to perform cleaning. The local cleaning device 18 includes a main body box 22 in which a functional unit that performs various operations is housed. . The main body box 22 has a sleeve portion 24 extending forward on the right side of the toilet body 10, and an operation portion 26 is provided on an upper surface thereof.

The toilet seat 12 and the toilet lid 14 are provided at their base ends with the main body box 22 of the local cleaning device 18.
It is attached to the openable and closable and is held. That is, the local cleaning device 18, the toilet seat 12, and the toilet lid 14 are configured as one assembled product in advance, and by attaching the main body box 22 to the toilet main body 10, the whole of the toilet main body 1 is assembled.
It becomes an assembly state to 0.

FIG. 2B shows an assembly structure of the main body box 22 to the toilet body 10 in the local cleaning device 18. As shown in FIG.
The toilet body 10 is assembled and fixed in a mounting hole 28 formed in the toilet body 10. Specifically, in a state where the main body box 22 is placed on the rear upper surface of the toilet main body 10, the main body box 22 is assembled and fixed to the toilet main body 10 by bolts 30 and nuts 32 that vertically pass through the mounting holes 28 of the toilet main body 10. I have. Here, the mounting hole 28 of the toilet body 10 is for mounting and fixing a toilet seat or a toilet lid to the toilet body 10 when the local cleaning device 18 is not provided.

A mounting bracket 34 for mounting an armrest, which will be described later, is mounted and fixed in the same mounting hole 28 by the bolt 30 and the nut 32 on the rear upper surface of the toilet body 10. The mounting bracket 34 is a metal and L-shaped plate member, and has a horizontal portion 36 and a rising portion 38 that rises almost vertically from the rear end of the horizontal portion 36.

The horizontal portion 36 is inserted between the upper surface of the toilet body 10 and the toilet seat 12, specifically, between the main body box 22 of the local cleaning device 18.
Is fixed to the toilet body 10 in a state where the bolt 30 is inserted into the through hole 40 formed in the toilet body 10. That is, the horizontal portion 36 of the mounting bracket 34 and the main body box 2 of the local cleaning device 18
2 is fixed together with the toilet body 10 in the same mounting hole 28 by a common bolt 30 and nut 32.

On the other hand, the rising portion 38 extends upward along the front surface of the washing water tank 16 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and a cylindrical armrest holding portion 42 is integrally formed at the upper end thereof. Is formed. Here the holding unit 4
2 is formed above the main body box 22 of the toilet seat 12, the toilet lid 14, and the local cleaning device 18.

In FIG. 1, reference numerals 44A and 44B denote a right armrest and a left armrest respectively disposed on the right side and the left side of the toilet body 10, and can be turned up and down around horizontal support shafts 46A and 46B. It has been.
That is, it is rotatable between a use position protruding forward in the horizontal direction and a non-use position in a standing posture.

In this embodiment, the support shaft 46A of the right armrest 44A and the horizontal support shaft 46B of the left armrest 44B are constituted by a single continuous pipe member, and the support shaft made of the pipe member is used. The parts 46A and 46B are
It is rotatably inserted and held inside the cylindrical holding portion 42.

From the support shafts 46A and 46B, legs 48 are provided.
A, 48B are extended. The legs 48A, 48B
The rear part of the toilet body 10 has falling parts 50A and 50B that fall from the support shaft parts 46A and 46B, and extending parts 52A and 52B that extend forward from the lower end in the horizontal direction.

On the lower surfaces of these extending portions 52A and 52B,
Grounding portions 54A, 56A and 54B, 56 at the front and rear
B are provided, and the grounding portions 54A, 56A and 54B, 56B abut against the floor surface 58, respectively, and thereby support the load applied to the armrests 44A, 44B.

The legs 48A and 48B are connected to each other at their front ends on the left and right. Specifically, at the grounding portions 54A, 54B in front of the extending portions 52A, 52B, they are connected to each other by the plate-shaped connecting portions 60 extending left and right. Here, the connecting portion 60 extends horizontally and horizontally along the floor surface 58, and the connecting portion 60 comes into contact with the floor surface 58 and comes into contact with the floor surface to receive a load. In this example, the support shaft portions 46A, 46A
B, the legs 48A, 48B are formed of a single continuous pipe material (see FIG. 3).

As is clear from the above description, the armrest of this embodiment does not have a vertically extending pipe at the front of the toilet body 10, and the right armrest 44A and its leg 48 are provided.
A, and the left armrest 44B and its leg 48B each have a U-shape as a whole, and the front has an open shape. Sometimes the vertical pipe is devised so that it does not get in the way.

The connecting portion 60 for connecting the right leg portion 48A and the left leg portion 48B extends at a low position along the floor surface 58, and is designed so that the connecting portion 60 does not hinder the use of the toilet. Have been. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the legs 48A and 48B are formed in a downward-spreading shape such that the distance between the legs 48A and 48B increases as they go downward, so that a large foot space is secured when using the toilet. When using the toilet, the legs 48A, 48B
Is thought to be out of the way.

As shown in FIG. 4, the holding section 42
A motor 62 as a drive device is built in the drive shaft. A drive shaft 64A of the right armrest 44A and a drive shaft 64B of the left armrest 44B are operatively connected to the motor 62 via an electromagnetic clutch 66. I have.

The motor 62 and the electromagnetic clutch 6
6 is controlled by the controller 68. Here, the electromagnetic clutch 66 is connected to the armrest 4
When an excessive load is applied to 4A and 44B, the motor 62
And the drive shaft 64A or 64B is disconnected. The detection of the action of an excessive load on the armrests 44A and 44B can be performed, for example, by detecting an overcurrent in a current supply circuit of the motor 62.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
0 is a remote control 72 as an operation unit of the armrest device.
Is provided. The remote controller 72 includes a light emitting unit 74 for transmitting an operation signal. A light emitting signal from the light emitting unit 74 is received by a light receiving unit 76 of the controller 68, and based on the received light signal, the controller 68 causes the armrests 44A and 44B to emit light. Is controlled.

Note that the armrest device of the present embodiment has a motor 62
In addition to being able to independently rotate each of the right armrest 44A and the left armrest 44B, each can be manually rotated independently.

As described above, the armrest device of the present embodiment
The mounting bracket 34 having a plate shape as a whole is
In the above, fixed to the upper surface of the toilet body 10 using the mounting hole 28, and a holding portion 42 is provided above the rising portion 38,
There the horizontal support shafts 4 of the armrests 44A, 44B
6A and 46B are held.
In the case of such an armrest device, it can be easily attached to an existing toilet bowl by retrofitting.

In the case of this armrest device, since the holding portion 42 is retracted from the upper surface of the rear portion of the toilet body 10, even when the armrest device is attached, the local cleaning device 18 can be connected to the toilet seat 12 and the toilet lid. With the 14 held, it can be attached to the toilet body 10 as it is by using the attachment hole 28 in exactly the same manner as in the prior art.

Further, in the case of the armrest device of this example, since the leg portion 48A is extended and grounded on the floor surface 58 to support the load, the load applied to the armrests 44A and 44B can be stably applied. Can be supported.

In the present embodiment, the right leg 48A and the left leg 48B are integrally rotatable around the holding portion 42 by a predetermined angle θ (for example, about 10 ° in this example). A gap can be formed between the legs 48A, 48B and the floor surface 58. Therefore, the floor 58 around the toilet bowl
When cleaning is performed, the cleaning operation can be easily performed.

In the case of the armrest device of this embodiment, the legs 48A and 48B are integrally formed on the left and right sides, and the right leg 48A and the left leg 48B are U-shaped together with the right armrest 44A and the left armrest 44B, respectively. In addition, since each leg 48A is configured to be in contact with the floor surface 58 at two front and rear positions, the load applied to the armrests 44A and 44B can be stably supported. The occurrence of wobble is also prevented.

In the case of the armrest device of this embodiment, it is not necessary to particularly perform a work for mounting the armrest such as nailing the wall surface 70 or the floor surface 58, and the armrest device can be easily mounted on the existing toilet. Can be installed.

The armrest device of this embodiment is provided with a motor 62 as a driving device. The toilet user can manually rotate the armrests 44A and 44B and also use the driving force of the motor 62. The rotation can be performed, and the usability of the armrests 44A and 44B is good.

Further, since the motor 62 is provided in a state of being hidden inside the holding portion 42, it is not necessary to separately prepare a space for mounting the driving device, and the exterior of the armrest device is exposed by the motor 62 being exposed. Has the advantage that it is not impaired.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail, this is merely an example. For example, in the present invention, the armrests 44A and 44B can be fixedly provided in some cases, and the armrest device can be configured in another form.

For example, in the above example, the armrests 44A, 44
Although B has been described as rotating around the support shaft 46A, the armrests 44A and 44B and the support shafts 46A and 46B may be integrally formed in some cases, and the support shafts 46A and 46B may be attached to the holder 42. By rotating the armrests 44A and 44B with respect to the armrests 44A and 44B, the armrests 44A and 44B can be rotated between the use position and the non-use position. Further, in this case, the legs 48A and 48B may be configured to rotate with respect to the support shafts 46A and 46B.

In the above example, the rising portion 38 of the mounting bracket 34 extends along the front surface of the washing water tank 16,
Although there is a feature that the force acting on the rising portion 38 is received by the washing water tank 16, the rising portion 38 may be positioned away from the front surface of the washing water tank 16 in some cases. In addition, the present invention can be configured in a form in which various changes are made without departing from the gist thereof.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an armrest device according to an embodiment of the present invention mounted on a toilet.

FIG. 2 is a side view and a cross-sectional view of a main part showing the armrest device of the embodiment together with a toilet.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the armrest device in the embodiment taken out.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway front view of the armrest device of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a view showing a conventional example of an armrest device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 toilet body 28 mounting hole 30 bolt 32 nut 34 mounting bracket 36 horizontal portion 38 rising portion 42 holding portion 44A right armrest 44B left armrest 46A, 46B support shaft portions 48A, 48B legs 50A, 50B falling portions 52A, 52B extending Part 54A, 54B, 56A, 56B Grounding part 58 Floor surface 60 Connecting part 62 Motor 64A, 64B Drive shaft 66 Electromagnetic clutch

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A member for mounting an armrest, comprising: a plate-shaped horizontal portion which extends horizontally forward along an upper surface of the toilet body at a rear portion of the toilet body, and is fixed to a mounting hole of the toilet body. A mounting bracket having a plate-shaped rising portion rising from the rear end of the horizontal portion at the rear side of the toilet seat, and fixing the mounting bracket to the toilet body with a fastener such as a bolt at the horizontal portion; An armrest device with a toilet, characterized in that a holding portion for the armrest is provided on the armrest, and a horizontal support shaft portion of the armrest is attached and held to the holding portion. 2. The armrest according to claim 1, wherein the armrest is rotatable on a side portion of the toilet body between a use position protruding forward in a horizontal posture and a non-use position in an upright posture. Armrest device with toilet bowl. 3. The armrest according to claim 1, wherein a leg portion is fixed to the armrest, and the leg portion comes into contact with the floor surface and contacts the floor to support a load applied to the armrest. An armrest device with a toilet bowl characterized by being made. 4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the leg is rotatable up and down by a predetermined angle, and a gap is formed between the leg and the floor by upward rotation. Armrest device with toilet bowl. 5. The pair of right and left falling portions falling downward from a base end portion of the armrest at a rear portion of the toilet body according to any one of claims 3 and 4,
Extension portions extending forward in the horizontal direction from the lower end portions of the falling portions, and a ground contact portion that is in contact with the floor surface is provided on a lower surface of the extension portions. An armrest device with a toilet bowl. 6. The armrest device with a toilet according to claim 5, wherein the grounding portion is not connected to the floor surface. 7. The grounding portion according to claim 5, wherein the grounding portion is provided at each of a front end portion and a rear end portion of the extension portion, and the grounding portions at the front end portion are connected to a floor surface. An armrest device with a toilet, wherein the armrest device extends in the left-right direction along the left and right sides and is connected to each other in the left-right direction at a connection portion seated on the floor surface. 8. The armrest device with a toilet according to claim 1, further comprising a driving device for rotating and driving the armrest. 9. The armrest device with a toilet according to claim 8, wherein the driving device is housed inside a holding portion of the mounting bracket.