KR20110113395A - Folding toilet seat of attached to wall - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wall-mounted foldable toilet seat, the main body portion is attached to the wall surface, the toilet unit is formed foldable on the lower end of the main body portion, the seat covering the upper portion of the toilet unit, the foldable seat and the toilet bowl By maintaining the cleanliness of the toilet at all times by including a washing portion formed in the center of the main body portion so that the toilet unit and the sheet portion is folded and in close contact with the main body portion by spraying water to the toilet and the seat portion to wash and dry The present invention relates to an invention that can be used to maximize water utilization and save water.

Description

Wall Mounted Folding Toilet Seat {FOLDING TOILET SEAT OF ATTACHED TO WALL}

The present invention relates to a wall-mounted foldable toilet seat, and more specifically, it is formed on the wall attached or buried, to maximize the space utilization by integrating a folding foldable toilet seat, the toilet seat to be washed when folded in the folded state It relates to a technology that ensures that cleanliness can be maintained at all times.

In the toilet, the externally exposed drainage pipe is installed on the floor of the bathroom in which the flooring such as tiles is installed, and the toilet is placed on the externally exposed drainage pipe. The construction is done in a finishing manner.

Such a toilet seat is easy to use, but is always in contact with the hip of the user (Hip), the problem of cleanliness has always been important.

In particular, since public toilets are used by a large number of people, indirect physical contact can be made, thereby increasing the risk of infection or contamination of the user's body with dirty objects.

In order to solve such a problem, a method of using a disposable seat cover has been proposed, but when the management is not properly performed, the disposable seat cover is also questioned for its cleanliness, and its use is inconvenient and its utility is inferior. .

In addition, in the case of a toilet or a public toilet in the home where the toilet is installed, the occupied space of the toilet is relatively large compared to the total size of the toilet, and thus there is a problem in that the space utilization of the toilet is not efficient.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet seat in which the seat surface of the toilet seat can be automatically washed while maximizing space utilization.

Therefore, in the present invention, the main body portion of the toilet bowl can be attached to or embedded in the wall surface, the sheet portion and the toilet bowl can be folded in a fold as necessary, so that the washing and drying in the folded state of the sheet is always iron It is an object of the present invention to provide a wall-mounted foldable toilet seat in which a state can be maintained.

Wall-mounted foldable toilet seat according to the present invention, the main body portion is attached to the wall surface, the toilet unit is formed foldable on the lower end of the main body portion, and covers the upper portion of the toilet bowl, the seat portion and the toilet bowl and It characterized in that it comprises a washing unit formed in the center of the main body portion so that the seat portion is folded and in close contact with the main body portion by spraying water and washing the toilet and the seat portion.

Here, the main body portion is characterized in that it further comprises a drive motor for controlling the automatic folding or unfolding of the toilet and the seat portion and a switch for controlling the drive motor.

In addition, the toilet bowl and the seat portion may be formed integrally, the toilet bowl may accommodate the toilet or water, and the drip tray and the outer cover which is integrally connected to the drain pipe and the outer cover to form the appearance of the toilet bowl Characterized in that it comprises a. In this case, the drip tray is preferably formed of a flexible material so that the connection with the drain pipe can be maintained during folding and unfolding.

In addition, the cleaning unit is characterized in that it comprises a water injection nozzle and a hot air outlet formed on the outer surface of the main body portion and a control unit formed on the inner surface of the main body portion to control the water injection and drying.

Next, the main body portion further comprises a water storage tank capable of supplying water to the toilet and the washing unit inside, the water storage tank automatically performs a water level sensor and water supply to automatically perform water storage It characterized in that it further comprises an electronic valve to enable.

Subsequently, the main body unit further includes an instrument panel unit for controlling the operation of the washing unit and displaying a state, and the left toilet unit further includes a bidet unit integrally formed with the toilet unit.

Wall-mounted foldable toilet seat according to the present invention, when the toilet seat is not in use so that the seat can be folded through the cleaning unit provided in the main body portion is folded, the toilet seat can also be folded together, cleanliness and Space utilization also provides the effect of maximizing.

In addition, by attaching or embedding the toilet seat on the wall, it provides an effect that can improve the interior effect in the bathroom.

In addition, by watching the toilet and fold down the toilet immediately without water flushing process so that the water can be washed down at the same time, the water can be used more efficiently than the conventional toilet, the amount of use also save 20 to 40% compared to the existing It can be effective.

1 and 2 are perspective views schematically showing a wall-mounted folding toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 and 4 are cross-sectional views schematically showing a side cross-section of the wall-mounted folding toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 and 6 are front cross-sectional views showing embodiments of the water tank included in the wall-mounted folding toilet according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings it will be described in detail with respect to the wall-mounted folding toilet according to the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and how to accomplish them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments and drawings described in detail below. However, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. It is intended that the disclosure of the present invention be limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

In particular, in the present invention, the portion expressed as 'wall-mounted' will be described as a concept including the meaning of 'wall-mounted' at all times. In addition, the term 'foldable' was also identified with the term 'folder type', which is frequently used in mobile phones, and so on.

1 and 2 are perspective views schematically showing a wall-mounted folding toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, Figure 1 is a wall-mounted folding toilet seat according to the present invention is a folded state, Figure 2 shows the seat portion 110 and the toilet seat 140 of the toilet seat unfolded, showing the appearance of a common toilet seat. Schematic diagrams shown to illustrate.

Referring to Figure 1, it can be seen the toilet seat body portion 100 is attached to the wall 1000 of the bathroom. At this time, the exterior of the main body 100, the switch 180 for controlling the operation of the toilet unit 100, the manual water lowering button 185 and the main body 100 provided to perform a manual water lowering function when using the toilet. An instrument panel 190 is provided to control the operation of the washing unit formed therein and to display a state.

Here, the toilet seat cover 120 is provided in a form in close contact with the main body 100, it can be utilized as an interior tool in the bathroom. At this time, the main body 100 and the cover 120 is not limited to the existing porcelain-type toilet seat, and can be formed of various materials such as reinforced plastic or metal material, it can further maximize the utilization effect as an interior tool.

In addition, by showing a structure that is completely in close contact with the wall, it is possible to maximize the space utilization.

Next, FIG. 2 illustrates a state in which the toilet unit 140 and the seat unit 110 are spread out and used. At this time, the folding and unfolding of the toilet bowl 140 and the seat 110 is controlled by the switch 180, and may be operated by a hinge and a driving motor connected between the toilet bowl 140 and the main body 100. However, since this follows the configuration of the universal foldable device, it will be omitted here.

In addition, at this time, the toilet seat 140 may not be maintained in a horizontal state by the weight of the user, the auxiliary toilet seat latch 150 to prevent the force unfolded to the lower end may be further formed.

In addition, it can be seen that the main body 100 includes a water injection nozzle 160 and a hot air outlet 170 capable of cleaning the sheet 110 and the drip tray 130. In this case, although the water injection nozzle 160 and the hot air outlet 170 is shown to be arranged to be mixed with each other, only the water injection nozzle 160 may be arranged in a line, if necessary, the hot air outlet 170 is envisioned in the center It can have a variety of forms, such as the array forming.

Next, the toilet bowl 140 is provided with a drip tray 130 and a drain hole 135 to accommodate a toilet or water inside the cover 120. At this time, the drain 135 is an inlet of the drain pipe, the drain pipe is partly embedded in the body, a part has a form embedded in the wall surface (1000).

In the present invention, the structure of the drain port 135 and the drain pipe as described above follows the existing toilet structure, it will be described in more detail below.

3 and 4 are cross-sectional views schematically showing a side cross-section of the wall-mounted folding toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 shows a cross section when the foldable toilet seat is unfolded in accordance with the present invention, Figure 4 shows a cross section when the toilet seat is folded. Such a cross section becomes a part seen from the side when the center portion is cut exactly when the main body portion 100 shown in FIG. 1 or 2 is viewed from the front. In addition, structurally more complex parts of the toilet in addition to those shown above should be further shown, but only those necessary for the description of the present invention will be shown here, the rest of the parts not shown are to follow the general toilet structure.

First, referring to FIG. 3, it can be seen that the drain pipe 138 described in FIG. 2 is provided over the wall surface 1000 and the main body 100. In this case, it can be seen that the drain 135 is defined by the drip tray 130. That is, since the drain hole 135 is defined by the curved surface of the bottom of the drip tray 130, the lower center of the drip tray 130 is preferably formed of a 'U' curved surface.

In addition, the portion of the drain pipe 138 connected thereto is preferably formed to have a '∩' shape in order to prevent the backflow of the odor, and the drain hole 135 portion of the drain pipe 138 is formed to be integral with the drip tray 130. It is desirable to.

In addition, although the seat part 110 is illustrated as an independent structure from the toilet part 140, it may be formed integrally with the cover 120.

Next, a control unit 200 may be formed at the center of the main body 100 to control the water injection and drying process for cleaning the seat 110 and the toilet 140.

Next, referring to FIG. 4, it illustrates a case in which the toilet part 140 is folded and closely adhered to the main body part 100. In this case, the control part 200 of the seat part 100 and the toilet part 140 are illustrated. Cleaning will be performed.

All water sprayed in this process may be discharged through the drain hole 135 after collecting the lower portion of the drip tray (130). Therefore, the drip tray 130 is preferably formed using a flexible material having good bending characteristics. However, the drip tray 130 is not necessarily used as a flexible material. For example, even if a material such as stainless steel is used, it may be able to perform a function as the drip tray 130 according to the present invention if it is in a form that is treated to exhibit bending characteristics in the drain hole 135.

As described above, the left toilet according to the present invention is formed in a form that can be attached to the wall surface, the seat portion and the toilet bowl is folded in a fold form is characterized in that the clean state is always maintained, space utilization can be maximized It is done.

In addition, the combination of additional characteristics in addition to these basic characteristics can further improve the performance of the folding toilet according to the present invention, a representative example is a water tank.

Therefore, hereinafter, it will be described an embodiment of a reservoir that can be applied to the present invention.

5 and 6 are front cross-sectional views showing embodiments of the water tank included in the wall-mounted folding toilet according to the present invention.

5 and 6 are cross-sectional views of the main body 100 of FIG. 1 when viewed from the front, and may be viewed as cross-sections of positions of the control unit 200 in FIG. 3.

Here, referring first to FIG. 5, it can be seen that the reservoir 310 may be filled in all the areas of the main body 300 except for the control unit 400. Here, although shown in a form surrounding the left, right and top surfaces of the control unit 400, it is not always limited thereto.

In addition, a plurality of connecting pipes 390 are provided between the control unit 400 and the reservoir 310 to supply water for cleaning.

Next, a water supply device 325 is provided at one side of the reservoir 310, and a buoy 338 and a water level control valve 335 for adjusting the water level are provided at the top of the water supply device 325. Thus, the amount of water for flushing or flushing after stool can always be adjusted.

When the manual water down button 385 is pressed in the state where the water in the reservoir 310 is filled in this way, the water inflow pipe 360 opens while the drain control valve 350 is opened by the drain induction chain 345. Be sure to

Here, the water down the induction pipe 360 may be provided in a form surrounding the cover 320 of the toilet 340, including a plurality of water down the injection port 370, the front of the drip tray 330 Allow washing to take place.

Reservoir and flushing configuration of the above type is a manual type of equipment, in terms of water capacity is not significantly different from the existing floor-mounted toilet seat.

However, even in this case, if you fold the toilet 340 immediately without using the manual water down button (385) to be flushed with water at the same time was able to save 20 to 40% of water compared to the conventional.

In addition, since the present invention basically uses an electronic system such as a control unit for cleaning the toilet, the water system can be reduced by introducing an electronic system as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, the control unit 600 is positioned at the center of the main body unit 500, and a toilet unit 540 that can be folded at the lower portion of the control unit 600 is formed. Here, the reservoir 510 is formed in a form surrounding the left, right, and top surfaces of the control unit 600, and a connection pipe 590 is formed between the reservoir 510 and the control unit 600.

Next, the water level control sensor 535 is formed on the other side based on the manual water lowering button 585, and the water supply device 525 and the drain control valve 550 are formed at the bottom of the reservoir.

Subsequently, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the water lowering induction pipe 560 and the water lowering injection hole 570 may be formed to surround the cover 520 of the toilet bowl 540, and the drip tray 530. ) Is preferably provided in a form that can be well cleaned.

Here, the water level control sensor 535 is connected to control the water supply device 525 electronically, the manual water down button 585 is electronically connected to the drain control valve 550. At this time, it is possible to control the water discharge from the control unit 600, to allow the user to input the amount of water down through the instrument panel shown in Figure 1, according to the control unit 600 the water down Various ways of use may be applied to the left toilet according to the present invention, such as to adjust the amount.

In addition, although not shown, if the bidet injection nozzle connected to the control unit according to the present invention installed in the toilet bowl, in the present invention, a bidet device that was installed as a separate equipment in the existing floor-mounted toilet seat of the simple parts It is possible to install the bidet function simply by adding.

In addition, according to the electronic equipment applied in the present invention, additional functions such as controlling the temperature of the seat unit or performing a voice guidance function may be variously applied.

In addition, in addition to the folding and unfolding function of the toilet part, the height adjusting function of the toilet part may be further added to the toilet part driving switch 180 described in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, and in this case, the driving to perform the folding and unfolding function of the toilet part. If a gear device or a piston device is added to the motor to enable vertical movement, the height adjustment function of the toilet part may also be easily implemented.

Therefore, the wall-mounted folding toilet seat according to the present invention can always maintain the cleanliness compared to the conventional toilet seat, it can also maximize the space utilization.

In addition to such basic functions, water consumption can be reduced by 20-40% compared to the existing functions, and various additional facilities such as bidet facilities and height adjustment facilities can be easily applied, thereby maximizing the utilization of the toilet seat.

In addition, by providing a facility integrated in the wall surface, it is possible to provide an excellent interior effect, and can be applied as a variety of interior tools.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive.

100, 300, 500: main body 110: seat
120, 320, 520: Cover 130, 330, 530: Drip tray
135: drain port 138: drain pipe
140, 340, 540: toilet bowl 150: toilet bowl latch
160: water injection nozzle 170: hot air balloon
180: toilet part drive switch 185, 385, 585: manual water down button
190: instrument panel 200, 400, 600: control
310, 510: reservoir 325, 525: water supply device
335: level control valve 338: buoy
345: drainage induction chain 350, 550: drainage control valve
360, 560: water flush guide pipe 370, 570: water flush nozzle
380, 580: water 390, 590: reservoir and control part connector
535: level control sensor 1000: wall

Claims (10)

Body portion attached to the wall;
A toilet part formed to be folded at a lower end of the main body part;
A seat part covering the upper part of the toilet part and formed to be foldable; And
And a washing unit formed at the center of the main body unit so that the toilet unit and the sheet unit may be folded to be in close contact with the main body unit to spray and clean water by spraying the toilet unit and the seat unit. Wall mounted folding toilet.
The method of claim 1,
The main body unit further comprises a drive motor for controlling the automatic folding or unfolding of the toilet seat and the seat portion and a switch for controlling the drive motor wall-mountable folding toilet seat.
The method of claim 1,
The toilet seat and the seat portion wall-mounted folding toilet, characterized in that formed in one piece.
The method of claim 1,
The toilet seat wall-mountable foldable toilet seat, characterized in that it can receive a stool or water and includes a drip tray connected to the drain pipe and integrally connected to the drain pipe, and an outer cover to form an appearance of the toilet portion.
The method of claim 4, wherein
And the drip tray is formed of a flexible material so that the connection with the drain pipe can be maintained during folding and unfolding.
The method of claim 1,
The washing unit may include a water spray nozzle and a hot air outlet formed on an outer surface of the main body and a control unit formed on an inner surface of the main body to control water spraying and drying.
The method of claim 1,
The main body portion is a wall-mounted folding toilet seat further comprises a water tank for supplying water to the toilet and the washing unit inside.
The method of claim 7, wherein
The reservoir is a wall-mounted foldable toilet seat further comprises a water level sensor for automatically performing the water storage and an electronic valve for automatically performing the water supply.
The method of claim 1,
The main body unit is a wall-mounted folding toilet seat, characterized in that for controlling the operation of the washing unit, further comprising an instrument panel for displaying the status.
The method of claim 1,
The toilet seat wall-mounted foldable toilet seat further comprises a bidet formed integrally with the toilet bowl.

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