JPH11140949A - Structure of containable urinal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an urinal which can be easily installed even in a narrow space and of which the height can be adjusted by providing such a structure that the upstream of the passage of urine in the urinal body is tilted and positioned at the outside of the space containing the urinal body when a door is opened, and the urinal body is returned to the original position and contained in the space when the door is closed. SOLUTION: When a door 5 is opened, the urinal body 2 fitted to the inside of the door is protruded forward from a space 1 in accordance with the opened angle of the door 5 by a controller 3. The lower end side of the urinal body 2 is held at a support part 8 thereof so as to be vertically movable and the upper end side thereof is connected by a hanging wire and the other end is connected to a wire fixing tool 14 through a pulley. And hence, the opening 7 side of the urinal body 2 is moved upward around the axial support part by the support part 8 of the urinal by opening the door 5, since the length of the hanging wire is constant. In this way, the height of the urinal can be adjusted in accordance with users.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a structure of a retractable toilet, and more particularly, to a structure of a retractable toilet that can be easily installed in a small space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Toilet bowls usually have a configuration in which they are fixed in a storage space. There are many storage spaces that can be transported and installed as temporary toilets, such as a specific space as a toilet or a simple toilet.
In recent years, urinals having an integral structure with a toilet bowl have been generally used, and those which are unitized so that they can be installed in a narrow space are mainstream. All of these toilets have a predetermined position in the space. And a structure set and installed at a predetermined height.

[0003]

However, in the case of the above-mentioned conventional toilet, since it is configured to be fixedly installed in a predetermined space, there are the following problems. In other words, a large space is required to install a toilet. Cannot be used according to the age and height of the user. It is difficult to install a plurality of toilets, and it cannot be installed easily. In the case of urinals, since the distance between the user and the urinal is often large, urination rebounds, and the surroundings of the urinal or the pants are soiled. And other issues.

In recent years, it has been proposed to install a toilet in a closet or the like. As described above, there is a demand for installation not only at specific locations but also at various locations. For example, in one home, it is necessary to provide a plurality of toilets and shorten the moving distance.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is to store the toilet bowl which can be easily installed even in a narrow space and has good operability. It is to provide the structure of. In addition, the structure of the retractable urinal that can reduce the rebound of urine, the height of the urinal,
An object of the present invention is to provide a structure of a retractable urinal that can be adjusted according to a user of the urinal.

[0006]

The structure of the retractable toilet according to the present invention as means for solving the above-mentioned problems is as follows.
A structure of a retractable urinal in which a urinal is provided in a predetermined space provided with a door, wherein the urinal body, a space for accommodating the urinal body, and urinal flow of the urinal body when the door is opened When the road upstream is inclined and located outside the space, and when the door is closed,
The toilet body has a means for returning to the original position and storing the toilet body in the space. Further, in the structure of the retractable toilet according to the present invention, in the invention described above, the door is attached so as to be rotatable in a horizontal direction along a vertical axis with respect to the space, and the toilet body is a urinal body. A configuration comprising a tubular body or a gutter-like body, wherein the toilet body is a urinal body, provided on an inner wall of a door, and a tilt angle of the toilet body changes according to an opening / closing angle of the door. A configuration in which the toilet body is configured such that the upstream side of the urinal flow path is formed of a cylindrical body or a gutter-like body having a larger diameter than the downstream side of the urinal flow path; , Is also characterized.

Further, the structure of the second retractable toilet according to the present invention is a structure of a retractable toilet in which a toilet is provided in a predetermined space provided with a door, wherein the toilet main body and the toilet main body are stored. And a door attached to the space so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction with respect to the longitudinal axis, and the toilet bowl is fixed to an inner wall portion of the door, and when the door is opened, And closed in the space when the door is closed. Further, the structure of the retractable toilet according to the present invention, in the above invention, wherein the toilet main body is formed of a cylindrical urinal main body, and the toilet main body is a cylindrical urinal main body with a urinal flow passage upstream side. It is also characterized by a configuration consisting of a cylindrical body having a larger diameter than the downstream side of the urinal flow path.

Here, the door is not limited to a general one-way opening door (opening / closing door that rotates in the horizontal direction), but also includes a two-way opening door. The space refers to a room having a certain space such as a box, a closet, a private room, and the like. In the structure of the first retractable toilet according to the present invention, when urinating, when the door is opened, the opening of the urinal flow passage upstream side of the urinal body is inclined forward in space with respect to the urinal flow passage downstream side. Will be. Accordingly, the opening height of the urinal flow passage upstream side of the urinal body changes, and the urinal height can be set to a preferable height for a person who urinates. Further, in the structure of the second retractable toilet according to the present invention, since the toilet body is fixed to the inner wall portion of the door which is rotatably mounted in the space in the horizontal direction with respect to the longitudinal axis, the vertical position of the toilet is reduced. By opening and closing the door with the shaft as a support shaft, the toilet body can be taken out and stored with a light force.

[0009]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the structure of the retractable toilet according to the present invention, when the door is opened, the urinal flow passage upstream side of the toilet body is inclined and located outside the space. Also, when the door is closed, the toilet body returns to its original position and has means for storing it in the space, so that the height of the urinal can be set to a preferable height for a person who urinates. Urination can be performed in a favorable condition regardless of children or adults. Further, by closing the door, the toilet body can be hermetically stored in the space, thereby preventing odor. Further, in the invention, when the door is attached so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction with respect to the space in the vertical axis with respect to the space, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, the urinal can be taken out and stored with a light force. Therefore, the operability is further improved. Further, when the toilet body is provided on the inner wall portion of the door, and the inclination angle of the toilet body is changed according to the opening and closing angle of the door, by adjusting the opening and closing angle of the door, Since the height of the urinal can be set to a preferable height for a person who urinates, operability is further improved in addition to the above-described effects. In addition, when the toilet body is a tubular body or a gutter-like body, it is possible to eliminate the risk of urine being scattered and soiling the surroundings of the urinal, and the possibility of soiling the clothes of the user. Further, when the urinal main body is formed of a cylindrical urinal main body having a larger diameter on the upstream side of the urinal flow path than on the downstream side, it is possible to prevent urine from scattering in addition to the above-mentioned effects. Further, when a flush water supply unit is provided in the vicinity of the upper opening of the toilet body, in addition to the above-described effects, when cleaning the urinal and / or a local area of the urinal user, the flush area is provided around the urinal. Cleaning can be performed in good condition without water scattering.

Further, according to the structure of the second retractable toilet according to the present invention, the toilet body is attached to the inner wall of the door which is attached to the space so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction by the vertical axis. Because the door can be opened and closed with a light force,
There is an effect that the operability of taking out and storing the toilet body can be further improved. Further, by closing the door, the toilet body can be hermetically stored in the space, thereby preventing odor.

[0011]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a side view, FIG. 3 is a plan view of a base portion of a space in which a urinal is installed, and FIG.

The structure of the retractable urinal according to the present embodiment is an embodiment in which a small space such as a closet for a urinal is used as a space for installing a urinal. As shown in FIGS. , A toilet installation space 1, a urinal body 2, a control unit 3 for controlling the inclination angle of the urinal body 2, and a drain / water supply unit 4.

The toilet installation space 1 is a small space provided with the door 5 and is a box-like space such as a closet or a locker, and is a space in which the urinal body 2 can be installed inside the space 1. The door 5 is a door that can be opened forward,
That is, the door can be opened and closed so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction with respect to the space 1 by the vertical axis, and the opening angle α is 30 ° to 9
It is set to 0 °. This space 1 includes a urinal body 2 and
Any size may be used as long as the control unit 3 can be installed. The height is about 60 cm to 120 cm, and the width is 20 cm to 50 c.
m and a depth of about 50 cm to 70 cm.
A space 6 for holding the urinal body 2 and installing a part of the drainage / water supply unit 4 is provided at the bottom of the space 1.
Is provided. The height of this space 6 is 20c
It may be about m to 30 cm. Also, the inner wall surface 5 of the door 5
A is provided with a toilet supporting portion 8 at its lower end for holding (supporting) the urinal body 2.

The urinal body 2 is, like a megaphone or the like, composed of a cylindrical body 2a whose upper side is larger in diameter than the lower side, has a large opening 7 on the upper side, and has a lower side below the door 5 below the door 5. The toilet support 8 is pivotally supported by the attached toilet support 8.
, So that it can swing freely in the vertical direction of the space. That is, the position of the opening 7 of the urinal main body 2 can be arbitrarily changed. At the bottom 9 near the opening 7 of the urinal body 2, a flush water supply unit 10 of the drainage / water supply unit 4 is provided.
It is possible to clean the urinal main body 2 or a local area of a urinal user. Further, a drainage section 11 of the drainage / water supply section 4 is provided below the urinal body 2 so that drainage and urine from the cleaning water supply section 10 can be drained. The urinal body 2 is a long cylindrical body having a length of about 50 cm to 80 cm. This is a numerical value obtained in consideration of the urinal user's height, leg length, bouncing of urine, and space 1.

The control section 3 is a section for adjusting the height of the urinal body 2, in other words, the inclination angle thereof. The control section 3 can change the height of the urinal body 2 by opening and closing the door 5. It has. The control unit 3 connects the wire 12 for hanging the urinal body 2 and the other end 12 a of the wire 12 for hanging via the pulley 13 to the wire fixture 1.
4 The wire fixing device 14 is attached to the ceiling portion 15 of the space 1, and the pulley 13 is attached to the upper end side of the inner wall surface 5 a of the door 5, and the urinal body 2 is suspended by the hanging wire 12 through the pulley 13. , And is connected to a wire fixing device 14 provided on the space ceiling.

The drain / water supply unit 4 has a water supply unit 10 for cleaning and a drain unit 11. The cleaning water supply unit 10 includes a water supply hose 10a, a water supply operation valve 10b, and a main valve 10c that is linked with opening and closing of the door 5, and connects water for cleaning and the like to the urinal body 2. Water is supplied upward from the urinal opening 10d of the supplied water supply hose 10a,
It can clean urinals. Further, the drainage section 11 includes a drainage hose 11a, and the hose tip is connected to a lower side of the urinal body 2, and drainage flowing through the urinal body 2 is drained through a drainage hose 11a into a drainage channel or a drainage tank (not shown). ) Can be drained. Here, a bellows-shaped hose is used as the drain hose 11a. This eliminates the need for a drain trap.

The structure of the retractable urinal of the present embodiment can be used by opening the door as in the case of a normal toilet. In the retractable urinal of the present embodiment, when the door 5 is opened, the urinal body 2 is attached to the inside of the door 5 so that the urinal body 2 is controlled by the control unit 3 in accordance with the opening angle of the door 5. The height of the urinal body 2 can be adjusted while the urinal body 2 is protruding forward from the space 1.
Therefore, depending on the height of the urinal user, scattering of urine,
In addition, the clothes can be prevented from being stained by the scattering, and urination can be performed in a good condition. That is, the urinal body 2
The lower end side is held swingably in the up and down direction by the toilet support portion 8, and the upper end side is connected by a hanging wire 12, and the other end is connected to a wire fixing device 14 via a pulley 13. Since the door 5 is connected and the length of the hanging wire 12 is constant when the door 5 is opened, the urinal main body 2 uses the shaft support portion of the toilet support portion 8 as a support shaft to open the opening 7. When the side moves up and the height is adjusted according to the urinal user, urination can be performed.

The main stopper valve 10c is connected to the door 5
By automatically opening and closing the door 5 and opening the water supply operation valve 10b, the urinal opening 10 of the water supply hose 10a of the urinal main body 2 is linked.
d, cleaning water can be supplied, and urine flows through the urinal body 2 together with the cleaning water,
The water can be drained to a drainage channel (not shown) through a.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified. In the above-described embodiment, the urinal body is installed on the inner wall surface of the door. -It is good also as a structure which provided the wire winding mechanism which can be paid out freely, and which can adjust the height of the urinal main body by this wire winding mechanism. Further, the door is not limited to a door that opens forward, but may be a sliding door.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the urinal body is described as a urinal. However, when the urinal is used as a urinal or a urinal / a urinal, it is fixed to an inner wall portion of a door. In this case, it is important that the door is mounted so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction by the vertical axis with respect to the space for storing the urinal. In this case, the force required to open and close the door and to take the toilet in and out may be small. In addition, various configurations can be used for the structure of the toilet body. The urinal is not limited to a cylindrical or gutter-shaped urinal, but may have any form provided with a urinal flow path. In addition, as a toilet or a toilet / urinal, a toilet having a normal toilet structure can be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a base portion of a space in which a urinal is installed.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a use state.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... toilet space 2 ... urinal body 3, ...
・ Control unit, 4 ・ ・ ・ Drainage / water supply unit, 5 ・ ・ ・ Door, 6 ・ ・
・ Space, 7 ・ ・ ・ Opening, 8 ・ ・ ・ Toilet support, 9 ・
..Bottom portion near opening 7, cleaning water supply section, 11
... Drainage part, 12 ... Hanging wire, 13.
..Pulleys, 14 ... wire fixtures, 15 ... ceiling

Claims (9)

[Claims] A structure of a retractable toilet in which a urinal is provided in a predetermined space provided with a door, wherein the urinal body, a space for accommodating the urinal body, and when the door is opened , Tilting the urinal flow path upstream side of the urinal body and positioning it outside the space,
Further, when the door is closed, the urinal body returns to its original position and has means for storing the urinal body in the space. 2. The structure of the retractable toilet according to claim 1, wherein the door is rotatably mounted on the space in a horizontal direction by a vertical axis. 3. The structure of the retractable toilet according to claim 1, wherein the urinal body is formed of a tubular body or a gutter-like body. 4. The storage according to claim 1, wherein the urinal body is provided on an inner wall of the door, and the inclination angle of the toilet body changes according to an opening / closing angle of the door. Type toilet bowl structure. 5. The retractable toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the urinal body comprises a tubular body or a gutter-like body having a larger diameter on the upstream side of the urinal flow path than on the downstream side of the urinal flow path. Structure. 6. The structure of the retractable toilet according to claim 1, further comprising a flush water supply portion near an opening of the urinal body upstream of the urinal flow path. 7. A structure of a retractable toilet in which a toilet is provided in a predetermined space provided with a door, wherein the toilet main body, a space for storing the toilet main body, and a horizontal axis with respect to the space. A door that is rotatably mounted in the direction, the toilet body is fixed to an inner wall of the door, and the toilet body is located outside the space when the door is opened, and the door is closed. A closed toilet structure which is stored in the space when closed. 8. The structure of the retractable toilet according to claim 7, wherein the toilet body is a urinal body formed of a tubular body. 9. The structure of the retractable toilet according to claim 8, wherein the toilet body is formed of a tubular body having a larger diameter on the upstream side of the urinal flow path than on the downstream side of the urinal flow path.