TW201622626A - Toilet seat - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention provides a toilet seat that can be produced with increased yield by disposing the contact part of a seat front member and a seat back member in a position where post-processing can be easily performed. Provided is a toilet seat 1 comprising: a seat front member 30 and a seat back member 40, which have an opening 20 formed in the center section; a contact section 50 formed by welding the seat front member 30 to the seat back member 40; and a post-processed surface 60 formed by post-processing the contact section 50. The seat front member 30 has a seat front section 11 and a seat front side guard section 31, the seat back member 40 has a seat back section 12 and a seat back side guard section 41, and the contact section 50 is formed on the contact surface of the tip end section of the seat front side guard section 31 and the tip end section of the seat back side guard section 41.

Description

Toilet seat

The present invention relates to a toilet seat.

In the past, a toilet seat has been proposed in which the seat surface member constituting the seat side of the toilet seat is brought into contact with the seat back member constituting the seat back side of the toilet seat, and the abutting surface of the abutment is joined by vibration welding. By cutting a part of the joint portion, the joint portion between the seat member and the seat back member does not cause a groove or a gap (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Moreover, a toilet seat is also provided which is provided with a urine retaining portion extending toward the back side of the seat so that urine does not splash between the toilet and the toilet seat when the user sitting in the toilet seat urinates (for example, refer to the patent Literature 2)

[Previous Technical Literature]

[Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2010-99274

[Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2011-125646

In the toilet seat having the urine retaining portion, it is preferable that no groove or gap is formed in the vicinity of the urine retaining portion from the viewpoint of easily removing the adhered urine. Therefore, by making the seat member and the seat back member The toilet seat having the urine retaining portion is formed by the technique of joining and then cutting the joint portion, so that the toilet seat having no groove or gap in the vicinity of the urine blocking portion can be realized.

Here, in order to improve the productivity of the toilet seat, it is required to arrange the abutting portion of the seat member and the seat back member at a position where it is easy to perform post-processing such as cutting.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet seat in which a seat member and a seat back member are joined to each other and have a urine retaining portion in which the abutment portion of the seat member and the seat back member are disposed. The productivity is improved by facilitating the post-processing such as cutting.

The toilet seat according to the present invention includes a seat member and a seat back member in which an opening is formed in a central portion, and an abutting portion formed by an edge portion of the seat member abutting against an edge portion of the seat back member, and the abutting portion a post-processing surface formed by post-processing of the part, the seat surface member having a seat surface portion constituting a surface of the toilet seat, and a seat-side guard portion from an edge portion of the opening side of the seat surface portion Extending to a back side of the toilet seat; the seat back member has a seat back that constitutes a back surface of the toilet seat, and a seat back side guard portion that extends from the edge of the open side of the seat back to the toilet seat The abutting portion is formed on an abutting surface of the front end portion of the seat-side guard portion and the front end portion of the seat back-side guard portion.

Further, it is preferable that the post-treatment surface is formed by cutting a part of the abutting portion.

Further, it is preferable that the abutting portion is formed by welding an edge portion of the seat member to an edge portion of the seat back member.

Further, preferably, the seat back side guard portion has a seat back side hanging lower portion that extends downward in a state where the seat back is horizontally disposed, and a horizontal portion that hangs from the seat back side The lower front end portion extends substantially horizontally; the abutting portion is formed between the upper surface of the horizontal portion and the end surface of the seat-side guard portion.

Further, it is preferable that the seat-side guard portion extends downward in a substantially vertical direction in a state in which the seat back is horizontally disposed, and the seat back-side lower portion is inclined such that an angle formed with the seat back is an obtuse angle extend.

Further, it is preferable that a space portion is formed between the seat-side guard portion and the seat back-side guard portion.

Further, it is preferable that the seat side guard portion and the seat back side guard portion are disposed over the entire circumference of the opening.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a toilet seat formed by joining a seat member and a seat back member and having a urine retaining portion, and the toilet seat is excellent in productivity.

1‧‧‧ toilet seat

11‧‧‧Seat Table

12‧‧‧ seat back

13‧‧‧The urinary part

20‧‧‧ openings

30‧‧‧Site components

31‧‧‧Side-side guard

40‧‧‧ seat back member

41‧‧‧back side protection

50‧‧‧welding part (abutment part)

60‧‧‧cutting surface (post-processing surface)

411‧‧‧The lower side of the seat

412‧‧‧ horizontal department

S2‧‧‧ Space Department

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a toilet seat according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the toilet seat of the embodiment.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X-X of Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is a view showing a manufacturing step of the toilet seat, and is a view showing a state before the seat member and the seat back member are combined.

Fig. 5 is a view showing a manufacturing step of the toilet seat, and is a view showing a state in which the seat member and the seat back member are combined and welded.

Figure 6 is a view showing a manufacturing step of the toilet seat, and shows a part of the cut welded portion The map of the state.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the toilet seat of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The toilet seat 1 of the present embodiment has a urine retaining portion that protrudes toward the back side of the seat so that urine does not splash between the toilet and the toilet seat when the user sitting in the toilet seat urinates. The toilet seat 1 is suitably used as a toilet seat for a child.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the toilet seat 1 is formed in an elliptical shape in which the opening 20 is formed in the center portion in plan view. The toilet seat 1 includes a seat portion 11, a seat back portion 12, a urine blocking portion 13, and a coupling portion 14.

The seat portion 11 constitutes the upper surface (surface) side of the toilet seat 1. The seat back 12 constitutes the lower surface (back side) side of the toilet seat 1. The urine retaining portion 13 is disposed so as to protrude from the entire circumference of the opening 20 toward the seat back portion 12 side.

The connecting portion 14 is disposed on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the toilet seat 1 in plan view. In the present embodiment, the connecting portion 14 is formed by a through hole that penetrates the width direction of the toilet seat 1 in plan view.

The toilet seat 1 described above is connected to a toilet seat device (not shown) attached to the upper portion of the toilet via a shaft member (not shown) or the like that is inserted into the coupling portion 14. Thereby, the toilet seat 1 is mounted in such a manner as to be rotatable relative to the toilet.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the toilet seat 1 is composed of a seat surface member 30 and a seat back member 40.

The seat member 30 is formed in an oblong shape in which the opening 20 is formed at the center portion in plan view. The seat member 30 has the above-described seat portion 11 and the seat-side guard portion 31.

As shown in FIG. 3, the seat surface portion 11 is provided with a flat portion 111 which is horizontal to the seat back 12 which will be described later. In the disposed state, the side of the lower opening 20 is slightly inclined downward; and the side surface portion 112 is bent or bent from the outer edge of the flat portion 111 toward the back side to extend downward.

The seat side guard portion 31 constitutes a part of the urine trap portion 13 (the inner surface side of the urine trap portion 13). The seat side guard portion 31 extends from the edge portion of the opening portion 20 side of the flat portion 111 to the back side of the toilet seat 1. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the seat-side guard portion 31 extends downward in the vertical direction in a state where the toilet seat 1 (seat back portion 12) is disposed in the horizontal direction. Further, the front end portion of the seat-side guard portion 31 is located further below the front end portion of the side surface portion 112. Further, the seat side guard portion 31 is disposed over the entire circumference of the opening 20.

The seat back member 40 is formed in an oblong shape in which the opening 20 is formed at the center portion in plan view. The seat back member 40 has the seat back portion 12 and the seat back side guard portion 41.

The seat back 12 is formed in a planar shape. The seat back side guard portion 41 constitutes a part of the urine trap portion 13 (the outer surface side of the urine trap portion 13). The seat back side guard portion 41 extends from the edge of the opening 20 side of the seat back 12 to the back side of the toilet seat 1. In the present embodiment, the seat back side guard portion 41 is disposed over the entire circumference of the opening 20.

The seat back side guard portion 41 includes a seat back side lower portion 411 and a horizontal portion 412.

As shown in FIG. 3, the seat back side lower portion 411 extends downward in a state in which the seat back 12 is horizontally disposed. More specifically, in the present embodiment, the sill portion 411 from the side of the opening 20 side of the seat back 12 is inclined downward at an angle to the seat back 12 at an obtuse angle, and is convex upward. The way it bends and extends.

The horizontal portion 412 extends substantially horizontally from the front end of the seat back side lower portion 411.

The seat member 30 and the seat back member 40 described above are formed by injection molding a synthetic resin material such as polypropylene using a metal mold.

In the present embodiment, the toilet seat 1 is welded by abutting the edge portion of the seat member 30 and the edge portion of the seat back member 40, and then the seat member 30 and the seat back member 40 are welded together. One of the welded portions 50 of the joint portion is cut (post-processed) to form a cutting surface 60 as a post-treatment surface.

Here, a method of manufacturing the toilet seat 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 4 to 6 .

When the toilet seat 1 is manufactured, as shown in FIG. 4, first, the seat back member 40 is placed in a welding machine (not shown) in a horizontal direction with the seat back 12. In this state, the upper surface of the horizontal portion 412 is in the horizontal direction.

Next, the seat member 30 is placed on the upper surface side of the seat back member 40. Here, the seat surface member 30 is disposed such that the end surface (lower end surface) of the seat-side guard portion 31 abuts against the upper surface of the horizontal portion 412, and the end surface (lower end surface) of the side surface portion 112 abuts against the outer edge portion of the seat back portion 12. Near the surface.

Next, vibration in the horizontal direction is applied to the seat back member 40 and the seat surface member 30 disposed in the fusion splicer. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 5, the resin constituting the seat back member 40 and/or the seat surface member 30 is melted to form the welded portion 50 on the abutting surface of the seat back member 40 and the seat surface member 30, and the seat back member is formed. 40 is welded to the seat member 30. In the present embodiment, the seat cover member 30 and the seat back member 40 are attached to the outer edge side (the lower end surface of the side surface portion 112 and the upper surface of the seat back 12) and the opening 20 side (the lower end surface and the seat back of the seat side side guard portion 31) Since the side guard portion 41 (the upper surface of the horizontal portion 412) is welded, the welded portion 50 is formed in the vicinity of the corner portion on the lower end side of the outer edge portion of the toilet seat 1 and the edge portion on the opening 20 side.

Next, one portion of the welded portion 50 is cut together with the seat member 30 and the seat back member 40. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the outer edge portion of the toilet seat 1 is cut out and The corner portion of each of the lower end sides of the edge portion on the side of the opening 20 is cut, and one portion of the welded portion 50 on the outer edge side and one portion of the welded portion 50 on the side of the opening 20 are formed together with the seat member 30 and the seat back member 40. Cutting. Thereby, the cutting face 60 which is inclined at a predetermined angle (for example, 45 degrees) with respect to the lower surface of the seat back 12 is formed.

Through the above steps, the toilet seat 1 which is formed by welding the seat surface member 30 and the seat back member 40 and having the urine retaining portion 13 formed by the seat side guard portion 31 and the seat back side guard portion 41 can be manufactured.

In the toilet seat 1 of the present embodiment manufactured as described above, as shown in FIG. 3, between the seat cover portion 11 and the seat back portion 12, and the seat-side guard portion 31 and the seat back-side guard portion 41 (the back side of the seat) Space portions S1 and S2 are formed between the lower portions 411).

In the space portion S1, a heat generating body (not shown) that heats the seat table portion 11 before the seat table member 30 and the seat back member 40 are welded is disposed. Further, by forming the space portion S2, the thickness T of the urine trap portion 13 can be formed thickly.

According to the toilet seat 1 of the present embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.

The seat-side guard portion 31 extending from the seat portion 11 and the edge portion on the side of the opening 20 of the seat portion 11 to the back side of the toilet seat 1 constitutes a seat member 30, which is provided by the seat back 12 and from the back of the seat The seat back side guard portion 41 that extends to the back side of the toilet seat 1 at the edge of the opening 20 side of the 12 constitutes the seat back member 40. Further, the abutting portion 50 is formed on the abutting surface of the front end portion of the seat-side guard portion 31 and the front end portion of the seat back-side guard portion 41. Thereby, in the toilet seat 1 having the urine retaining portion 13, the seat member 30 and the seat back member 40 can be joined, and the abutment portion 50 of the seat member 30 and the seat back member 40 can be formed. Front side guard portion 31 and front side guard portion 41 front end unit. Therefore, the abutting portion 50 can be post-processed so that the corners of the front end portion of the seat back side guard portion 31 and the seat back side guard portion 41 are cut off, so that the contact portion 50 can be easily cut. In other words, since the abutment portion 50 of the seat surface member 30 and the seat back member 40 can be disposed at a position where post-processing is easy, the productivity of the toilet seat 1 can be improved.

The post-treatment surface 60 is formed by a cutting surface of a portion of the abutted abutting portion 50. Thereby, the efficiency of the subsequent processing of the abutting portion 50 can be further improved.

The welded portion 50 formed by welding the edge portion of the seat member 30 and the edge portion of the seat back member 40 constitutes the abutting portion 50. Thereby, by cutting the welded portion 50, it is easy to form the toilet seat 1 having no groove or gap in the joint portion between the seat surface member 30 and the seat back member 40.

The seat back side lower portion 411 and the horizontal portion 412 extending from the front end portion of the seat back side hanging lower portion 411 constitute a seat back side guard portion 41, and the welded portion 50 is formed on the upper surface of the horizontal portion 412 and the seat surface side protection. Between the end faces of the portion 31. Thereby, the abutting surface of the seat surface member 30 and the seat back member 40 can be made horizontal in the state which the seat back member 40 is the horizontal position of the seat back member 40. Therefore, vibration can be preferably applied to the abutting surface of the seat surface member 30 and the seat back member 40 by using the fusion splicer, so that the productivity of the toilet seat 1 can be further improved.

The seat back side lower portion 411 is inclined such that the angle formed by the seat back portion 12 is an obtuse angle. Thereby, the toilet seat 1 having the urine retaining portion 13 can be more easily cleaned.

A space portion S2 is formed between the seat front side guard portion 31 and the seat back side guard portion 41. Thereby, the thickness T of the urine trap portion 13 can be formed thickly, so that the shape of the front end of the urine trap portion 13 can be formed into a gentle curved surface. Therefore, when the toilet seat 1 or the like is opened and closed, if the user's finger or the like of the restroom contacts the front end portion of the urine venting portion 13, the finger or the like is not easily injured. Moreover, the degree of freedom of the shape of the outer surface side of the urine-removing portion 13 can be increased, so that the toilet seat having the urine-retaining portion 13 can be further improved. 1 appearance.

The seat side guard portion 31 and the seat back side guard portion 41 are disposed over the entire circumference of the opening 20. Thereby, the welding portion 50 can be more easily cut. Moreover, the appearance of the toilet seat 1 can be further improved.

Although the preferred embodiment of the toilet seat of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be appropriately modified.

For example, in the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a toilet seat for a child, but is not limited thereto. That is, the present invention can also be applied to an toilet seat for an adult.

Further, in the present embodiment, the urine trap portion 13 is disposed over the entire circumference of the opening 20, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the urine blocking portion may be disposed to protrude from one of the openings.

Further, in the present embodiment, as a post-processing, a part of the welded portion 50 is cut to form a cutting surface 60 as a post-treatment surface, but the invention is not limited thereto. That is, as a post-treatment, one portion of the welded portion may be polished to form a polished surface as a post-treated surface.

Further, in the present embodiment, the abutting portion is joined (constructed) by welding, but the invention is not limited thereto. In other words, the abutting portion can be joined (constructed) by the following. Further, the seat member and the seat back member may be joined to a portion other than the abutting portion by a screw or the like. In this case, a filler such as a crucible may be filled in the abutting portion (the abutting surface of the seat member and the seat back member).

1‧‧‧ toilet seat

11‧‧‧Seat Table

12‧‧‧ seat back

13‧‧‧The urinary part

14‧‧‧Connecting Department

20‧‧‧ openings

Claims (7)

A toilet seat including a seat member and a seat back member having an opening formed at a central portion thereof, an abutting portion formed by abutting an edge portion of the seat member and an edge portion of the seat member, and the abutting portion a post-processing surface formed by post-processing of the part, the seat surface member having a seat surface portion constituting a surface of the toilet seat, and a seat-side guard portion from an edge portion of the opening side of the seat surface portion Extending to a back side of the toilet seat; the seat back member has a seat back that constitutes a back surface of the toilet seat, and a seat back side guard portion that extends from the edge of the open side of the seat back to the toilet seat The abutting portion is formed on an abutting surface of the front end portion of the seat-side guard portion and the front end portion of the seat back-side guard portion. The toilet seat of claim 1, wherein the post-treatment surface is formed by cutting a portion of the abutting portion. The toilet seat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the abutting portion is formed by welding an edge portion of the seat member to an edge portion of the seat back member. The toilet seat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the seat back side guard portion has a seat back side hanging lower portion that extends downward in a state where the seat back is horizontally disposed, and a horizontal portion from the above The front end portion of the seat back side is substantially horizontally extended; the abutting portion is formed on the upper surface of the horizontal portion and the end surface of the seat side guard portion between. The toilet seat according to the fourth aspect of the invention, wherein the seat-side guard portion extends downward in a substantially vertical direction in a state in which the seat back is horizontally disposed, and the seat-back side is formed in a lower portion with the seat back. The corner extends obliquely in an obtuse manner. The toilet seat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a space portion is formed between the seat side guard portion and the seat back side guard portion. The toilet seat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the seat side guard portion and the seat back side guard portion are disposed on the entire circumference of the opening.