JPH11206622A - Toilet seat and toilet seat device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the effect of load on hinges and measure correctly weight by setting a load sensor between the rear plate and body of a toilet seat and detecting load working on the hinges by detecting load acting on the load sensor. SOLUTION: The rear plate 1 of a toilet seat is placed on a Western-style toilet bowl, a toilet seat body 2 that comes in contact with the buttocks is placed on the toilet seat rear plate 1, and the toilet seat rear plate 1 and the toilet seat body 2 are connected through a load sensor 3. When one sits on the toilet seat, load is applied to the toilet seat body 2, all the load is applied to the load sensor 3. When he lifts his legs from a floor, his weight falls on the load sensor 3, allowing the weight to be measured. A display to show the result of weight measurement may be attached on the toilet seat body 2. In addition, it would be much better to fix a display value when certain time has elapsed or a measurement value has come to fluctuate within a fixed range.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet seat for detecting weight applied to a toilet seat and measuring weight and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Measuring body weight daily in daily life has become very important in self-health management, and home-use health meters have become widespread.

[0003] However, in practice, keeping the home health meter on the floor at all times is a hindrance, and there is a risk of tripping, so that it is often the case that the house health meter is gradually used without being stored. In addition, even if a place where it can be installed at all times is secured, it is sometimes difficult to measure the weight every day, and it is not easy to measure one's weight every day and to manage one's own health.

In view of this, it is conceivable to provide a toilet with a weight measurement function from the viewpoint of being in contact with the installation place and having daily contact, and there is a sanitary washing device described in JP-A-63-280130. This is on the back of the toilet seat,
A plurality of legs are provided in contact with the upper surface of the toilet, and a load sensor is incorporated in the legs to detect the load and display the result.

[0005]

In the above-mentioned conventional sanitary washing device, the load applied to the toilet seat is applied not only to the load sensor built into the leg but also to the hinge portion connecting the sanitary washing device body and the toilet seat. Is detected as a value lighter than the actual value. Therefore, in the embodiment of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-280130, the hole into which the hinge shaft of the hinge portion for moving the toilet seat up and down with respect to the toilet body is formed as a vertically long hole, so that the load on the hinge portion is reduced. So that they do n’t

However, even when the hinge hole is vertically elongated as in the above embodiment, the hinge shaft is in contact with the hinge hole during rotation of the toilet seat. There is a part that is. There is no problem when only a vertical load is applied to the toilet seat, but in reality there are various ways of sitting, and if you sit a little backward or forward, a load is applied to the hinge part, and the accurate load is detected There was a problem that it became impossible to do so.

[0007] Even if a configuration is adopted in which the influence of the load applied to the hinge portion is eliminated, since the shape of the toilet is actually various, the rear surface of the toilet seat may have a hot water flush toilet seat when incorporated in a warm water flush toilet seat. There is also a problem that a load is applied to the body of the warm water flush toilet seat due to the fact that it may be brought into a fixed position in contact with the main body, making it impossible to detect an accurate load.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a toilet seat which is divided into a toilet seat body and a toilet seat back plate, and a mechanism for detecting a load is provided between the two. Is detected without excess or deficiency.

According to the present invention, the load applied to the toilet seat can always be detected accurately regardless of the shape of the hinge portion, the manner of sitting by the person, and the shape of the toilet.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a toilet seat back plate placed on a Western-style toilet bowl, a toilet seat body placed on the toilet seat back plate and contacting the buttocks, and a load provided between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body. The sensor comprises a sensor and detects a load applied to the load sensor. Since the load applied to the load sensor is equal to the load applied to the toilet seat body, an accurate weight can be measured. In addition, hinges, etc.
Since no load is applied to parts other than the toilet seat, it is possible to easily incorporate the toilet seat into the warm water flush toilet seat.

[0011] Next, a toilet seat back plate to be placed on the Western style toilet bowl,
It consists of a toilet seat body that is placed on the toilet seat back plate and the buttocks touch, and a plurality of load sensors provided between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body, and detects the load applied to each of the load sensors. It is. Then, by detecting the load applied to each load sensor, the distribution of the load on the toilet seat can be measured.

Next, a toilet seat back plate to be placed on the Western style toilet bowl,
A toilet seat body placed on the toilet seat back plate, the buttocks contact, and a plurality of load sensors provided between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body, so as to detect the sum of loads applied to each of the load sensors. It was done. Then, the weight can be measured from the sum of the loads applied to the load sensors. Further, since the weight is measured by distributing the weight to a plurality of load sensors, each of the load sensors can be of a small capacity.

Next, a toilet seat back plate to be placed on a Western style toilet bowl,
A toilet seat body placed on the toilet seat back plate and in contact with the buttocks, a load sensor provided between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body, a fulcrum on the toilet seat back plate, a force point on the toilet seat body, and an action point on the load sensor It is made of a lever, and the load applied to the toilet seat is detected by the load sensor through the lever. Since the load is detected through the lever, by changing the lever ratio, a load sensor having a small capacity can be used.

Next, a toilet seat back plate to be placed on the Western style toilet bowl,
A toilet seat body placed on the back of the toilet seat and in contact with the buttocks, a load sensor provided between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body, a relay lever having a fulcrum on the toilet seat back plate, and a power point on the toilet seat body, and a toilet seat back It consists of a fulcrum on the plate and a lever with an action point on the load sensor connected at the point of action of the relay lever and the force point of the lever, so that the load on the toilet seat is detected by the load sensor through multiple levers It was made. Since the load is detected through a plurality of levers, the degree of freedom of the lever ratio is increased, and a load sensor having an arbitrary capacity can be used. Further, by using a plurality of levers, the degree of freedom in the direction of load propagation is increased, an arbitrary layout is possible, and a load sensor can be provided at an arbitrary position.

Next, a toilet seat body having a plurality of power points, a plurality of levers corresponding to the power points on a one-to-one basis, and a load sensor are provided.
It consists of a load sensor having fewer points than the number of levers with the action points concentrated, and the load applied to the toilet seat is detected by the load sensor through the lever. By providing the power points at a plurality of places, the toilet seat body can be stabilized and the number of load sensors can be reduced.

Next, a toilet seat back plate to be placed on the Western style toilet bowl,
A toilet seat body placed on the toilet seat back plate and in contact with the buttocks, a fluid bag filled with fluid in the bag, and a pressure detecting means for detecting the pressure of the fluid in the fluid bag, the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body A fluid bag is disposed between the two, and the load is detected by detecting the pressure. Further, since the load detecting component is only the fluid bag and the pressure detecting means, it is possible to reduce the number of movable parts.

Next, a toilet seat back plate to be placed on the Western style toilet bowl,
The toilet seat body is placed on the toilet seat back plate, and the buttocks are in contact with the toilet seat body. The toilet seat back plate and the periphery of the toilet seat body are connected by a packing made of a flexible material. By sealing the inside of the toilet seat with a packing made of a flexible material, a waterproof structure can be obtained for the inside of the toilet seat without applying a load to the toilet seat back plate.

Next, a toilet seat provided with load detecting means and a floor bedding provided with load detecting means are provided, and when the toilet seat and the floor bedding are connected, the respective loads are summed and output. . And when measuring the weight of the toilet seat alone,
The measurement is performed with the foot raised from the floor. When a floor covering is used, the measurement can be performed with the foot placed on the floor.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a toilet seat according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a toilet seat back plate to be placed on a Western style toilet. Reference numeral 2 denotes a toilet seat body which is placed on the toilet seat back plate 1 and which comes into contact with the buttocks when defecation. The toilet seat back plate 1 and the toilet seat body 2 constitute a toilet seat in a state where they are connected via a load sensor 3.

Next, the operation and operation will be described. When a person sits on the toilet seat, a load is applied to the toilet seat body 2, and the entire load is applied to the load sensor 3. Here, when a person raises his foot from the floor, all his weight will be applied to the load sensor 3,
You can measure your weight.

The toilet seat body 2 may be provided with a display for displaying the result of weight measurement. Further, it is more preferable to fix the display value for a certain period of time or when the fluctuation of the measured value falls within a certain range.

In addition, a plurality of load sensors 3, preferably 4
When individual pieces are installed, the distribution of the load on the toilet seat body can be detected by detecting each load. Thereby, the deviation of the manner in which the person sits can be recognized, and for example, when mounted on a warm water flush toilet seat, the spray position of the cleaning water can be changed according to the deviation. In addition, the bias of sitting is almost determined by the person, and the individual can be distinguished from the bias, and the injection strength, temperature, etc. of the washing water for each individual that has been input in advance can be automatically adjusted. it can. Furthermore, the load applied to each load sensor is
Since it is smaller than two times, a small capacity load sensor can be used.

It is to be noted that the weight can be measured by lifting the foot from the floor after sitting and summing the output values of the plurality of load sensors 3.

The toilet seat back plate 1 has a fulcrum 4 and a toilet seat body 2.
When the lever 7 having the force point 5 and the load sensor 3 having the action point 6 is used, the load applied to the load sensor can be arbitrarily changed depending on the lever ratio. Thus, a small-capacity load sensor can be used if the load applied to the load sensor is reduced.

It should be noted that the present invention can be implemented in the same manner even when a plurality of combinations of the load sensor 3 and the lever 7 are used. In this case, a load sensor having a smaller capacity can be used and the load on the toilet seat body can be reduced. Can also be measured.

Further, a plurality of power points 5 are applied to the toilet seat body 2 for at least 3 points.
By providing levers 7 in a one-to-one correspondence with the respective power points 5, and by applying the load to the load sensor 3 by concentrating the application points 6 of the respective levers 7, It is possible to increase the power points 5 and stabilize the toilet seat body 2 without increasing the number of the seats.

Further, when the toilet seat is constructed by combining the periphery of the toilet seat back plate 1 and the periphery of the toilet seat body 2, the periphery is connected by using a packing 8 made of a flexible material. Without applying a load to the toilet seat.

Further, by providing a hinge shaft 9 on the toilet seat back plate 1 for moving the toilet seat upside down with respect to the toilet,
Since the load applied to the toilet seat is applied to the load sensor 3 first, the degree of freedom in the configuration of the hinge portion is increased, and the seat can be mounted on a heating toilet seat or a hot water washing toilet seat.

It is to be noted that the weight measurement result may be displayed on the heating toilet seat body, the hot water cleaning toilet seat body, or the remote control device by being mounted on the heating toilet seat or the hot water toilet seat. Further, by providing a function of displaying a change history of weight, more detailed health management can be performed.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a toilet seat according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a toilet seat back plate to be placed on a Western style toilet. Reference numeral 2 denotes a toilet seat body which is placed on the toilet seat back plate 1 and which comes into contact with the buttocks when defecation. Reference numeral 10 denotes a relay lever provided with a fulcrum 4 on the toilet seat back plate 1 and a power point 5 on the toilet seat body 2, and having an intermediate force point 11 of the lever 7 as an intermediate action point 12.

Next, the operation and operation will be described. When a person sits on the toilet seat, the load applied to the toilet seat body 2 reaches the intermediate application point 12 from the power point 5 via the intermediate lever 10. At this time,
The load has a magnitude corresponding to the leverage ratio. The load that reaches the intermediate application point 12 is applied to the intermediate force point of the lever 7, and is applied to the load sensor 3 from the application point 6 via the lever 7. At this time, the load has a magnitude corresponding to the leverage ratio. Here, when the person raises his / her foot from the floor, a weight corresponding to the lever ratio is applied to the load sensor 3, and the weight can be measured from the load amount detected by the load sensor 3 and the lever ratio. Since the load applied to the load sensor can be changed arbitrarily by leverage ratio,
If the load applied to the load sensor is reduced, a small-capacity load sensor can be used.

By using a plurality of levers,
The degree of freedom in the direction of load propagation is increased, an arbitrary layout is possible, and the load sensor 3 can be provided at an arbitrary position.

In addition, a plurality of power points 5 are applied to the toilet seat body 2 for at least 3 points.
And, desirably, four are provided. The relay levers 10 are provided one-to-one with respect to the respective power points 5, and the intermediate action points 12 of the respective relay levers 10 are concentrated to apply a load to the intermediate force point 11 of the lever 7. By applying a load to the load sensor 3 via the lever 7 and the lever 7, the force points 5 can be increased and the toilet seat body 2 can be stabilized without increasing the number of the load sensors 3.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a toilet seat according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a toilet seat back plate to be placed on a Western style toilet. Reference numeral 2 denotes a toilet seat body which is placed on the toilet seat back plate 1 and which comes into contact with the buttocks when defecation. Reference numeral 13 denotes a fluid bag in which a fluid is sealed in a bag, and reference numeral 14 denotes pressure detecting means for detecting the pressure of the fluid in the fluid bag 13.

Next, the operation and operation will be described. When a person sits on the toilet seat, a load is applied to the toilet seat body 2, and the load pushes the fluid bag 13 to increase the pressure of the fluid inside. The pressure increase at this time is measured by the pressure detecting means 14. If the area in which the fluid bag 13 is pushed by the back surface of the toilet seat body 2 is constant, this pressure increase is proportional to the load applied to the toilet seat.
You can measure your weight. Further, since the load detecting component is only the fluid bag and the pressure detecting means, it is possible to reduce the number of movable parts.

A pressure sensor may be used as the pressure detecting means. However, when a non-electrical pressure detecting means such as a Bourdon tube or a manometer is used, the pressure scale can be replaced with a weight scale to perform the same operation. It is a toilet seat that can measure weight without using electricity.

(Embodiment 4) FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a toilet seat apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 15 denotes a toilet seat provided with load detecting means, and reference numeral 17 denotes a floor covering provided with load detecting means.

Next, the operation and operation will be described. When a person sits on the toilet seat 15 and raises his / her feet, the weight can be measured by the load detecting means. Here, when the floor covering 16 is connected to the toilet seat 15 by the connecting means 17, if the load received by the toilet seat 15 and the load received by the floor covering 16 are totaled and output, a person does not need to raise his / her feet to output the floor. You can measure your weight with your feet on the floor. Since this is a normal defecation posture, the person can measure the weight without feeling uncomfortable.

The connection means 17 can be implemented in the same manner even when the connection means 17 is wireless and provided with a switching means for informing the toilet seat 15 that the floor covering is also used.

When the accuracy of load detection is increased to 50 g, preferably 10 g, the amount of bowel movement before and after bowel movement can be measured. This makes it possible to easily manage the amount of defecation, which is very important in health management and disease state management.

It should be noted that a display unit 18 for notifying the result of weight measurement and the result of bowel movement measurement may be provided on the toilet seat 15, the main body 19, or the remote controller 20.

[0047]

As is clear from the above description, the following effects can be obtained by the toilet seat and the toilet seat device of the present invention.

(1) By providing the load sensor between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body, the influence of the load on the hinge portion is eliminated, and the weight can be accurately measured.

(2) By providing a plurality of load sensors between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body, the load is dispersed, so that a load sensor having a small capacity can be used.

(3) By disposing a plurality of load sensors between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body, it is possible to recognize the deviation of the weight and to discriminate the individual.

(4) By providing the load sensor together with the lever between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body, accurate weight can be measured using the load sensor having a small capacity.

(5) By providing a load sensor with a plurality of levers between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body, a layout and a position of the load sensor in the toilet seat can be freely taken, and a load sensor having a small capacity can be obtained. Can be used to determine the exact weight.

(6) A load sensor is provided between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body together with a plurality of force points and levers, and the load is concentrated and applied to the load sensor, thereby stabilizing the toilet seat body and improving the load sensor. You can reduce the number and get an accurate weight measurement.

(7) By connecting the periphery between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body with a packing made of a flexible material, the toilet seat back plate is waterproof against the inside without applying a load. Structure can be taken.

(8) By providing a load sensor between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body and providing the hinge shaft on the toilet seat back plate, a toilet seat capable of measuring body weight can be mounted on a heating toilet seat or a hot water washing toilet seat. .

(9) A fluid bag filled with fluid is provided between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body, and a pressure change in the fluid bag is detected to measure the weight with a configuration having a small number of movable parts. it can.

(10) Between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body,
The body weight can be measured without using electricity by providing a fluid bag in which a fluid is sealed and detecting a pressure change in the fluid bag using a Bourdon tube or a manometer.

(11) By providing a floor covering provided with the load detecting means on the toilet seat provided with the load detecting means, the body weight can be measured in a normal defecation posture.

(12) A toilet seat provided with a load detecting means is provided with a floor covering provided with the load detecting means, and by increasing the accuracy of the load sensor, the amount of defecation can be measured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a toilet seat according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a toilet seat according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a toilet seat according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a toilet seat device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 toilet seat back plate 2 toilet seat body 3 load sensor 4 fulcrum 5 force point 6 action point 7 lever 8 packing 9 hinge shaft 10 relay lever 11 intermediate force point 12 intermediate action point 13 fluid bag 14 pressure detecting means 15 toilet seat 16 floor covering 17 connecting means 18 Display unit 19 Main unit 20 Remote control

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A toilet seat back plate to be placed on a Western-style toilet bowl, a toilet seat body placed on the toilet seat back plate and contacting a buttocks, and a load sensor provided between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body, A toilet seat, wherein a load applied to the toilet seat body is detected by detecting a load applied to a load sensor. 2. A toilet seat back plate to be placed on a Western-style toilet bowl, a toilet seat body placed on the toilet seat back plate and contacting the buttocks, and a plurality of load sensors between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body. A toilet seat provided for detecting a load applied to each of the load sensors. 3. A toilet seat back plate to be placed on a Western-style toilet bowl, a toilet seat body placed on the toilet seat back plate and contacting a buttocks, and a plurality of load sensors between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body. A toilet seat provided to detect a load applied to the toilet seat body by detecting a total of loads applied to the load sensors. 4. A toilet seat back plate to be placed on a Western style toilet, a toilet seat body placed on the toilet seat back plate, and a buttocks in contact with the toilet seat, and a load sensor provided between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body, A toilet seat comprising a lever having a fulcrum on a toilet seat back plate, a force point on the toilet seat body, and an action point on the load sensor. 5. A toilet seat back plate to be placed on a Western-style toilet bowl, a toilet seat body placed on the toilet seat back plate and contacting a buttocks, and a load sensor provided between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body, A fulcrum on the toilet seat back plate, a relay lever provided with a power point on the toilet seat body, and a fulcrum on the toilet seat back plate, a lever provided with an action point on the load sensor, with the action point of the relay lever and the power point of the lever. A toilet seat characterized by being connected. 6. A toilet seat body having a plurality of power points, a plurality of levers corresponding to the power points on a one-to-one basis, and a load sensor, wherein when an action point of the lever is disposed on the load sensor. The toilet seat according to claim 4, wherein the action points are concentrated and configured with a load sensor having less than the number of levers. 7. A toilet seat back plate placed on a Western-style toilet bowl, a toilet seat body placed on the toilet seat back plate and in contact with the buttocks, a fluid bag having a fluid sealed in the bag, and a pressure of the fluid in the fluid bag. A toilet seat comprising pressure detecting means for detecting the pressure, and disposing the fluid bag between the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body. 8. A toilet seat back plate placed on a Western-style toilet bowl, a toilet seat body placed on the toilet seat back plate and contacting the buttocks, and a flexible material around the toilet seat back plate and the toilet seat body. The toilet seat according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the toilet seat is connected by a formed packing. 9. The toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein a hinge shaft for moving the toilet seat upside down with respect to the toilet body is provided on the toilet seat back plate. 10. A toilet seat provided with a load detecting means and a floor covering provided with a load detecting means, wherein when the toilet seat and the floor covering are connected, the respective loads are summed and outputted. Toilet seat device. 11. A toilet seat device in which the toilet seat according to claim 1 is incorporated in a heating toilet seat. 12. A toilet seat device in which the toilet seat according to claim 1 is incorporated in a warm water flush toilet seat.