KR20040005731A - Hinge for bidet sheet and cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A hinge for a bidet sheet and a cover in separate structures is provided to ease assembling work of a bidet and to improve productivity by reducing a total assembling time. CONSTITUTION: The hinge for a bidet sheet and a cover includes a hinge main body(10), a shaft(20) installed at the hinge main body(10), a finishing material(30) for ensuring that the shaft(20) is safely attached to the hinge main body(10), a sheet connector(50) to be connected to the shaft(20), and a cover connector(60). The hinge main body(10) has fastening plates(11) on both sides, a shaft mounting hole(12) having a lower stepped inner diameter passing through the center of the hinge main body(10), and a screw fastening hole on the outer surface. The shaft(20) has a central hole(21) for wiring and an expanded part(22), an O-ring mounting groove(22a), a fastening hole(22b) into which a fastening end(41) of a spring(40) is inserted, and a keyhole(23) for key connecting the cover connector(60) or the sheet connector(50).

Description

Seat and cover hinges of bidets

The present invention relates to a bidet for washing the anus or the local area with water after finishing the toilet, and more particularly, to a seat seated when the toilet is seen, and a hinge device of the cover installed to be positioned on the seat.

In general, a bidet is used to be mounted on the toilet seat to wash the anus and the area with water after finishing the toilet.

When viewing the toilet using the toilet seat equipped with the bidet, the toilet is seen in a state in which the seat is placed on the upper surface of the toilet seat, and the cover is turned upside down.

As described above, the seat and the cover can be freely moved by a hinge device provided with a bidet body.

The opening and closing devices of the conventional bidet seat and cover are largely divided into manual and mechanical.

The manual device installs a hinge on the body of the bidet, the hinge block formed in the seat and the cover is fitted to the hinge to move the user up and down according to the purpose of use.

The manual method can reduce the production cost according to the production of the bidet because the technical configuration of the switchgear is simple, but when the seat and the cover are lowered, it is rapidly descended by its own weight and is severely impacted when it is seated on the toilet seat. Not only does it have the disadvantage, but also has the disadvantage of severely impact sound.

In addition, the seat of the bidet has a built-in heating wire to warm the sheet to relieve the discomfort caused by the cold in winter, when the temperature is low, causing a short-circuit of the heating wire when a severe impact to the sheet Will cause.

In order to solve the above problems, a mechanical switchgear has been conceived, and the mechanical lockout device mainly uses hydraulic pressure.

The mechanical switchgear can rotate the seat and cover smoothly up and down at low speed, but the technical configuration is complicated, which makes it difficult to manufacture and assemble, and the production cost is expensive and economical It has the disadvantage that consumers are burdened.

A hinge device that solves the above disadvantages of both manual and hydraulic type is Utility Model Registration No. 223906 "bidet seat and cover opening and closing device.

The hinge device is connected to the seat shaft and the cover hinge shaft side by side, and the seat shaft is smoothly rotated while being regulated by the tightening and loosening of the coil spring installed so that both ends are positioned between the seat shaft and the cover hinge shaft Is configured to be;

The cover is configured so that the cover hinge block is loosely fitted to the cover hinge shaft and regulated by a spring fitted to the cover hinge shaft to be gradually rotated up and down.

The seat and cover opening and closing device solves the above-mentioned disadvantages of the manual and hydraulic type, but when used for a long time, the seat hinge shaft has a disadvantage of generating a noise, and when the seat and the cover are rotated with excessive force, And the connection part of the cover hinge shaft is broken.

In addition, when used for a long time, the seat hinge shaft and the cover hinge shaft of the coil spring is installed to allow the seat to be rotated smoothly, the coil spring is loose, thereby losing the function.

In addition, since the shaft is dualized into the seat hinge shaft and the cover hinge shaft, it is not only difficult to assemble, but also takes a long time due to the assembly, and thus it is difficult to improve productivity.

The present invention developed to solve the shortcomings of the seat and cover hinge device of the conventional bidet as described above, the hinge constituting the seat and the cover by the sheet connection member and the cover connection member produced in various sizes on the shaft of the hinge device Regardless of the width of the block, it can be installed and used reliably, and the hinges installed on both sides of the bidet body are rotated under the restrictions of the seat and the cover. The present invention provides a bidet seat and cover hinge device that improves operation noise and improves durability.

1 is an exemplary view showing a bidet to which the hinge device of the present invention is applied.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the seat and cover hinge device according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an illustration of a state in which the cover is restricted by the hinge device by the coupling relationship between the hinge device and the seat of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an illustration of a state in which the seat is restricted by the hinge device by the coupling relationship between the hinge device and the cover of the present invention.

※ Explanation of symbols used in the main part of the drawing ※

1: bidet 2: body

3: sheet 4: cover

10: hinge body 12: shaft mounting hole

20: shaft 22: expansion pipe

30: finishing member 40: spring

50: sheet connection member 60: cover connection member

The present invention for achieving the above object, the hinge device of the seat 3 and the cover 4 provided to be rotated from the body 2 of the bidet 1, the hinge body 10 and the hinge body The shaft 20 to be mounted by the 10, the finishing member 30 to keep the shaft 20 mounted on the hinge body 10, and the shaft 20 is connected to the seat hinge block of the seat (3) 3a) and 3b), and the cover connecting member 60 to which the cover hinge block 4a of the cover 40 is fitted is regulated.

The hinge body 10, the fixing piece 11 is fixed to the body 2 of the bidet 1 is formed on both sides, the shaft having a stepped inner diameter so that the shaft 20 can be fitted and caught The mounting hole 12 is formed through the center, and the screwing hole 13 is formed in the outer surface to screw the finishing member 30.

The shaft 20 fitted into the shaft mounting hole 12 of the hinge body 10 has a hollow 21 to which electric wires for supplying electrical energy to the heating element of the seat 3 are wired, and the hinge body is in the middle of the outer circumference. An expansion pipe portion 22 having an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the shaft mounting hole 12 of the shaft mounting hole 12 is formed, and a spring having a magnetic tension on the side and a mounting ring groove 22a on which an O-ring for maintaining airtightness is mounted. And a fixing hole 22b into which the fixing end 41 of the 40 is fitted, and a key hole 23 is formed at the front end so that the sheet connecting member 50 or the cover connecting member 60 can be keyed. have.

In the finishing member 30 for keeping the shaft 20 mounted on the hinge body 10, a hole 31 parallel to the hollow 21 of the shaft 20 is formed in the center, and the hinge body 10 is formed. The screw fixing hole 32 into which the screw 70 fastened to the screw fastening hole 13 formed by the screw is inserted, and the remaining fixing end 42 of the spring 40 is inserted into the surface contacted by the hinge body 10. The fixing hole 33 is formed, and is fastened to the hinge body 10 by the screw 70, characterized in that configured to hold the shaft 20 mounted.

The sheet connecting member 50 connected to the front end of the shaft 20 according to the present invention has a cutting surface 52 such that a sheet hinge block 3a having a cutting surface on both sides of the outer circumference thereof can be keyed thereto. The seat hinge block regulating portion 51 is formed, and an inner diameter is formed in the inner projection 53 which is fitted to both ends of the keyhole 23 of the shaft 20, and the seat hinge block regulating portion 51 The rear end is characterized in that the cover hinge block idle portion 54, the inner diameter of which the garden-type cover hinge block 4a is idle.

The cover connecting member 60 connected to the front end of the shaft 20 according to the present invention has a seat hinge block idle portion 61 having an outer circumferential surface of a garden type into which a seat hinge block 3b having an inner diameter of a garden type is idle. ) Is formed, the inner diameter is formed with a long projection 62 is fitted to both ends of the key hole 23 of the shaft 20, the cutting surface is formed on the inner surface of the front end of the seat hinge block idle portion 61 It is characterized in that the cover hinge block regulating portion 63 having the cutting surface 64 is extended so that the cover hinge block 4b of the cover 4 can be keyed.

The shaft mounting hole 12 of the hinge body 10 is characterized in that the lubricant is filled.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is an exemplary view showing a bidet to which the hinge device of the present invention is applied, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the seat and cover hinge device according to the present invention.

As shown, when viewing the toilet using a toilet seat having a bidet provided with the seat 3 and the cover 4 by the hinge device of the present invention, the toilet is seen in a state where the seat 3 is placed on the upper surface of the toilet seat. At this time, the cover 4 is folded up.

When the seat 3 and the cover 4 are installed in the hinge device assembled and assembled as described above, and the operating state of the hinge device when the seat 3 and the cover 4 are rotated will be described.

In the assembly of the hinge device, the shaft 20 is inserted into the shaft mounting hole 12 of the hinge body 10, and when the shaft 20 is mounted in the shaft mounting hole 12, the expansion unit 22 is installed. The O-ring (not specified with a specific number) is inserted into the formed ring-shaped groove 22a and then mounted so that the airtightness is maintained.

A spring 40 having a magnetic tension in the state in which the shaft 20 is inserted into the shaft mounting hole 12 of the hinge device (a spring for allowing the operation object to be kept in operation by the coil diameter and the number of turns). The door may be taken as an example) to fix the fixed end 41 to the fixing hole 22b formed at the side of the expansion pipe 22.

In the state in which the spring 40 is mounted on the shaft 20, the shaft mounting hole 12 is filled with lubricant, and then the finishing member 30 is mounted.

When the finishing member 30 is mounted, the remaining fixing end 42 of the spring 40 is fitted into the fixing hole 33 formed as the surface in contact with the hinge body 10 so as to be in surface contact with the screw insertion hole. Fastening of the finishing member 30 is completed by fastening the screw (not shown) to the screw fastening hole 13 formed by the hinge body 10 by inserting the screw (not shown) by (32).

The closing member 30 to be fastened as described above is fastened in a state in which an O-ring (not specified by a specific number) is interposed so as to maintain confidentiality with respect to the hinge body 10.

As described above, the assembled hinge device is installed to be located at both sides of the body 2 of the bidet 10 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

Figure 3 is an illustration of a state in which the cover is regulated by the hinge device by the coupling relationship between the hinge device and the seat of the present invention, Figure 4 is a state in which the seat is restricted to the hinge device by the coupling relationship between the hinge device and the cover of the present invention It is an illustration of the state.

When installing the hinge device, the seat connecting member 50 and the cover connecting member 60 are assembled to the front end of the shaft 20, respectively.

When assembling the seat connecting member 50 and the cover connecting member 60 to the shaft 20, the jangdol projection formed by the inner diameter of the seat hinge block regulating portion 51 constituting the seat connecting member 50 in the key hole 23 ( 53 is inserted and assembled, and the long projection 62 formed with the inner diameter of the seat hinge block idle portion 61 constituting the cover connecting member 60 is fitted.

As described above, the hinge device in which the seat connection member 50 and the cover connection member 60 are assembled, respectively, is formed on the seat hinge blocks 3a and 3b and the cover hinge blocks formed at both rear ends of the seat 3 and the cover 4. Installation of the seat 3 and the cover 4 is completed by screwing the fixing piece 11 with the body 2 of the bidet in the state assembled to (4a) (4b).

Both seat hinge blocks 3a and 3b of the seat 3 provided as described above and both cover hinge blocks 4a and 4b of the cover 4 are attached to the sheet connecting member 50 and the cover connecting member 60. The installed state will be described in detail.

The seat 3 has a seat connecting member 50 assembled with the shaft 20 of the hinge device, with the seat hinge blocks 3a and 3b positioned outside the cover hinge blocks 4a and 4b of the cover 4. It is installed as a cover connecting member 60.

The sheet hinge block 3a having a cutting surface at its inner diameter among the sheet hinge blocks 3a and 3b is assembled to the sheet hinge block regulating portion 51 of the sheet connecting member 50 having the cutting surface 52. The seat hinge block 3b having an inner diameter is assembled to the seat hinge block idle portion 61 of the cover connecting member 60.

When the sheet 3 on which the sheet hinge blocks 3a and 3b are assembled as described above is rotated. The seat hinge block 3a installed as the seat hinge block regulating portion 51 of the sheet connection member 50 is smoothly rotated while being regulated.

That is, when the seat 3 is rotated, the seat hinge block 3a installed on the seat hinge block regulating portion 51 of the seat connection member 50 with the cutting inner surface rotates the seat connection member 50, and rotates. The seat connecting member 50 is key-assembled to the shaft 20 to interlock the shaft 20.

The shaft 20 is interlocked as described above, the fixing end 41 is fixed to the fixing hole 22b formed of the expansion pipe 22, and the fixing end 42 is the fixing hole 33 of the finishing member 30. It is regulated by the spring 40 that is fitted with.

The spring 40 is a spring for moving (operating) and maintaining the operating object by operating the object by the coil wire diameter and the number of turns, for example.

Accordingly, when the seat 3 is rotated as described above, the seat hinge block 3a assembled by the seat hinge block regulating portion 51 of the seat connecting member 50 among the seat hinge blocks 3a and 3b is moved by the shaft ( The operation is regulated by the spring 40 while rotating 20, and the seat hinge block 3b assembled with the garden seat hinge block idle portion 61 of the cover connection member 60 is idled to cover the cover connection member ( The hinge device containing 60) cannot be operated.

Meanwhile, the cover 4 assembled with the seat connecting member 50 and the cover connecting member 60 assembled with the shaft 20 of the hinge device has a cover having a cutting surface with an inner diameter among the cover hinge blocks 4a and 4b. The hinge block 4a is assembled to the cover hinge block restricting portion 63 of the cover connecting member 60 having the cutting surface 64, and the cover hinge block 4b having an inner diameter is formed in the sheet connecting member 50. It is assembled to the cover hinge block idle portion 54.

When the cover 4 assembled with the cover hinge block 4a is rotated as described above. The cover hinge block 4a installed as the cover hinge block regulating portion 63 of the cover connecting member 60 is smoothly rotated while being regulated.

That is, when the cover 4 is rotated, the cover hinge block 4a installed as the cover hinge block regulating portion 63 of the cover connecting member 60 with the cutting inner surface rotates the cover connecting member 60 and rotates. The cover connecting member 60 is key-assembled to the shaft 20 to interlock the shaft 20.

The shaft 20 is interlocked as described above, the fixing end 41 is fixed to the fixing hole 22b formed of the expansion pipe 22, and the fixing end 42 is the fixing hole 33 of the finishing member 30. It is regulated by the spring 40 that is fitted with.

Accordingly, when the cover 4 is rotated as described above, the cover hinge block 4a assembled with the cover hinge block regulating portion 63 of the cover connecting member 60 among the cover hinge blocks 4a and 4b is rotated. 20 is operated and regulated by the spring 40 while rotating, and the cover hinge block 4b assembled with the garden-type cover hinge block idle portion 54 of the seat connection member 50 is idled to allow the seat connection member ( The hinge device including 50) is not operated unlike when the seat 3 is rotated.

The hinge device operated as described above is filled with lubricant into the shaft mounting hole 12 of the hinge body 10 so that the seat 3 and the cover 4 are smoothly rotated.

As described above, the bidet seat and cover hinge device of the present invention,

First, the shaft of the hinge device to which the seat and the cover are assembled is composed of a single body is not only easy to assemble the hinge device, but also to improve productivity as well as reduce the manufacturing cost;

Second, it is possible to selectively assemble and use the seat connection member and the cover connection member manufactured with different sizes on the shaft of the hinge device, so that the seat and cover can be completed regardless of the width size of the hinge block constituting the seat and cover. Can be mounted and used;

Third, a spring having a magnetic tension designed to keep the operating object (seat or cover) operated by the coil wire diameter and the number of turns is used, so that the operating position of the seat and the cover can be freely selected and rotated. This softening can protect the seat and cover from impact;

Fourth, the lubricant is filled inside the spring regulating the activity of the seat and the cover to smooth the operation and to eliminate the operation noise;

Fifth, since the shaft of the hinge device is a single body, it is a very useful invention that solves the frictional wear phenomenon that appeared in the conventional two-part split shaft.

Claims (4)

In the hinge device of the seat (3) and the cover (4) provided to be rotated from the body (2) of the bidet (1), The fixing piece 11 fixedly installed to the body 2 of the bidet 1 is formed on both sides, and the shaft mounting hole 12 having the stepped inner diameter is centered so that the shaft 20 can be fitted and caught. A hinge body (10) formed through and having a screwing hole (13) formed on the outer surface to screw the finishing member (30); Expansion part 22 having a hollow 21 to which the electric wire for supplying electrical energy to the heating element of the sheet 3 is wired, and has an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the shaft mounting hole 12 of the hinge body 10 at an intermediate outer circumference. ) Is formed, but includes a mounting ring groove (22a) to which the O-ring for maintaining airtightness and a fixing hole (22b) into which the fixing end (41) of the spring (40) having magnetic tension on the side is fitted. A shaft 20 having a key hole 23 formed at a distal end thereof so that the seat connection member 50 or the cover connection member 60 can be keyed; A hole 31 parallel to the hollow 21 of the shaft 20 is formed in the center, and a screw insertion hole 32 into which a screw fastened to a screw fastening hole 13 formed of a hinge body 10 is fitted. And a fixing hole 33 into which the remaining fixing end 42 of the spring 40 is fitted on the surface contacted by the hinge body 10, and is fastened to the hinge body 10 by a screw to the shaft 20. Seat and cover hinge device of the bidet, characterized in that consisting of a closing member 30 to maintain the mounting. According to claim 1, The sheet connecting member 50 is connected to the front end of the shaft 20, the cutting surface 52 so that the seat hinge block (3a) having a cutting surface formed on both sides of the outer circumference can be keyed The seat hinge block regulating portion 51 having a) is formed, and an inner diameter is formed with a long protrusion 53 fitted into both ends of the tip key hole 23 of the shaft 20, and the seat hinge block regulating portion 51 is formed. The rear end of the seat and the cover hinge device of the bidet, characterized in that the cover hinge block (4a) of the inner diameter is a garden-type cover hinge block is formed to extend. The cover hinge member 60 of claim 1, wherein the cover connecting member 60 connected to the front end of the shaft 20 has a garden outer peripheral surface on which the seat hinge block 3b having an inner diameter of the garden is idle. 61 is formed, and the inner diameter is formed with a long projection 62 is fitted to both ends of the front end key hole 23 of the shaft 20, the cutting surface is formed on the inner surface of the front end of the seat hinge block idle portion 61. The cover and the hinge block device of the bidet, characterized in that the cover hinge block regulating portion (63) having a cutting surface (64) is extended so that the cover hinge block (4b) of the cover (4) is formed. 2. The bidet seat and cover hinge device according to claim 1, wherein a shaft mounting hole (12) of the hinge body (10) is filled with a lubricant.