TWI528932B - Self-assisted toilet apparatus - Google Patents

Description

Self-service toilet auxiliary device

The invention relates to a toilet auxiliary device, in particular to a seat surface of a sitting toilet, and assists the toilet person to use the cushioning component of the body's strength compression device to slowly lower the seat body and utilize the toilet desirer. When the body is lifted, the center of gravity moves forward, so that the cushioning element rebounds and pushes the seat body upwards to push the toilet person to raise himself.

Due to the improvement and advancement of medical quality, the world is gradually moving towards an aging society. As the age increases, the body tissues of the body naturally age, and the organs of various parts of the body are also degraded. In terms of common joint deterioration problems, That is to say, there are statistical reports that over 90% of the elderly over the age of 70 have problems with degenerative arthritis, and degenerative arthritis not only causes inconvenience to the elderly, but also the squatting and lifting movements in the toilet. Knee joints are a great burden, and for people with reduced mobility such as physical and mental disabilities, strokes, and patients, there are also problems with difficulty in toileting. At this time, if there is no assistance from others, people with reduced mobility may be like this. An accident occurred during the toilet and caused more damage.

To this end, the Republic of China Announcement No. 516421 discloses a toilet seat lifting auxiliary structure, which mainly supports a support plate which is combined with a barrel seat by a plurality of support pipe frames, and fixes a complex array downward under the support plate. Extending the support tube frame to form a stable support for the support plate and the barrel seat The support device is used to make the support tube produce a length change of the telescopic tube to assist the lifting and lowering of the bucket seat. The auxiliary structure can assist the disabled person to go to the toilet, but needs to be driven and lowered by the power source, and the structure is complicated and is not convenient to move. .

The Republic of China Announcement No. M405251 discloses an electric toilet lift chair which is provided with an upwardly extending support frame on both sides of a base, and a seat set above the base, which is located at the base and the seat set A lifting mechanism is disposed between the cushion frame, and the lifting mechanism includes a shield linkage, an upper link, a lower link and a driving member, so that the driving member is driven by extra power to expand and contract, so that the shield moves The upper link and the lower link generate a link motion and drive the seat cushion to generate a lifting motion, which can assist the user to go to the toilet. However, the electric toilet lift chair needs to be driven by electric power and controlled by a button, so that when power is lacking, Not available.

The Patent No. I331026 of the Republic of China discloses a toilet seat assisted descending structure having a base body and a seat cushion, and a handrail for the patient to be biased on both sides of the base body, and a buffer between the base body and the seat cushion is provided. The component provides an open positioning state between the rear end of the seat cushion and the rear end of the base body, and can simultaneously control the positioning state of the handrail in an ascending swing, thereby mitigating the squatting force. However, the descending structure must be locked above the toilet seat. Otherwise, it is easy to cause the back end to tilt up or even fall due to the front end force, which is not only dangerous but also extremely inconvenient.

The reason is that the inventor has the determination to use the toilet-assisted structure, such as complex components, inability to move, and need to be driven by electric power, etc., and is determined to improve and resolve the solution. After years of manufacturing and design experience in related fields. With the help of knowledge and multi-disciplinary discussions, after several trials and improvements, the present invention was developed.

The purpose of the present invention is to control the lifting and lowering of the pedestal through the mechanical force of a oscillating mechanism to achieve an auxiliary effect. Therefore, power consumption is not required at all, and energy saving and environmental protection are achieved.

Another object of the present invention is to utilize the body strength of the person who is inconvenient to squat and the force of the center of gravity to drive the cushioning component of the swinging mechanism, thereby interlocking the base to assist the person with reduced mobility to go to the toilet. Appropriate force is applied to people with reduced mobility to avoid muscle atrophy.

In order to achieve the foregoing, the present invention provides a self-service toilet auxiliary device, the structure comprising a base and a swinging mechanism, the base is disposed on the toilet seat surface, and has a fixed seat and a movable seat cushion. The fixing seat and the movable seat cover have openings corresponding to the seat surface of the toilet, and a sliding slot is respectively formed on both sides of the base; the swinging mechanism can be assembled and combined with the base, and has two positioning seats and two armrests, the positioning The inside of the seat has an extension rod and a movable wheel is fixed at the front end of the extension rod, and the extension and shortening of the length can be adjusted to improve the stability of the base; the end of the armrest has a constant hole and locks an inherent shaft member, and the shaft member can Corresponding to the sliding groove of the base, the shaft member can be restrained from sliding in the sliding slot; the front end of the positioning seat and the armrest are respectively coupled to the two ends of a connecting rod through two fixing elements, and the positioning seat is The rear end of the armrest is also coupled to both ends of a cushioning element through two fixing elements, so as to interlock the movable seat cushion of the base by the upper and lower swinging movement of the armrest, thereby achieving the function of buffer lifting.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a pivot is disposed between the fixing seat and the seat cushion to enable the seat cushion to move up and down.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a positioning rod is fixed between the armrest and the positioning seat to enhance the stability of the armrest swing.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cushioning element is a gas pressure bar.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bottom end of the positioning seat is provided with a height adjustment element Pieces, and can be adapted to the bathroom space where the floor is not flat.

In this way, the inconvenient person can hold the handrail and use the force of sitting down to press the cushion down, and at the same time compress the air pressure bars on both sides to slowly lower the seat cushion to the flat seat, and drive the connecting rod to shorten the extension rod distance. To make the armrest vertical; when you want to get up, use the body's center of gravity to push the armrest down to force the bar to rebound. At this time, the connecting rod extends the length of the rod to improve the stability of the base and avoid the center of gravity. Flip forward, so that the shaft at the end of the armrest slides in the sliding groove of the base, and then pushes the seat cushion upwards to bring the inconvenience to get up, so that people with reduced mobility can use their body strength to carry out the toilet movement at the right time. No need to rely on others to assist, and no need for power assistance, energy saving and practical.

this invention:

1‧‧‧Base

11‧‧‧ Fixed seat

12‧‧‧Cushion

13‧‧‧ openings

14‧‧‧Chute

15‧‧‧ pivot

2‧‧‧ swinging mechanism

21‧‧‧ Positioning Block

211‧‧‧Extension rod

212‧‧‧Activities

22‧‧‧Handrail

221‧‧‧through holes

23‧‧‧ Connecting rod

24‧‧‧ cushioning element

25‧‧‧ Positioning rod

26‧‧‧ Height adjustment components

3‧‧‧ shaft parts

4‧‧‧Fixed components

5‧‧‧ toilet

51‧‧‧ Toilet seat

6‧‧‧ Ground

Figure 1 is an exploded view of the auxiliary device of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the auxiliary device of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the auxiliary device of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the height adjustment of the auxiliary device of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic view of the squatting step 1 of the auxiliary device of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic view of the second step of the auxiliary device of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the auxiliary device of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a schematic view of the first step of the auxiliary device of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic view of the second step of the auxiliary device of the present invention.

In order to enable the reviewing committee to understand the techniques, means, and effects of the present invention in order to achieve the object, a preferred embodiment and a drawing will be described in detail as follows: First, please refer to FIG. An exploded view of the auxiliary device, the toilet auxiliary device includes: a base 1 which is disposed on the toilet seat surface and has a fixing base 11 and a seat cushion 12, and the fixing seat 11 and the seat cushion 12 has an opening 13 corresponding to the seat surface of the toilet, and a sliding slot 14 is defined on each side of the base 1. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a pivot 15 is disposed between the fixing seat 11 and the seat cushion 12. The seat cushion 12 can be moved up and down.

a swinging mechanism 2, the swinging mechanism 2 can be assembled and coupled to the two sides of the base 1 and includes two positioning seats 21. The positioning seat 21 is internally provided with an extending rod 211, and a movable wheel 212 is fixed at the front end of the extending rod 211. The extension and shortening of the length of the extension rod 211 can be adjusted to improve the stability of the base 1; the two armrests 22 have a uniform hole 221 at the end of the armrest 22, and the shaft member 3 is locked with the shaft member 3, and the shaft member 3 is Corresponding to the sliding slot 14 of the base 1, the shaft member 3 can be restrained from sliding in the sliding slot 14; the two connecting rods 23, the two ends of the connecting rod 23 are respectively disposed on the armrest 22 and the extension rod through a fixing component 4 In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cushioning member 24 is a gas pressure bar, and the two ends of the cushioning member 24 are respectively disposed through the fixing member 4 to the armrest 22 and the extension rod 211; In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a positioning rod 25 can be added between the positioning seat 21 and the armrest 22 to enhance the stability of the armrest 22 when it is swung.

Next, please refer to FIG. 1 again, and as shown in FIG. 2, when assembling, the swinging mechanism 2 is placed on both sides of the base 1 and one end of the shaft member 3 is locked to the through hole 221 of the armrest 22, and One end is embedded in the sliding slot 14 on both sides of the base 1, and the fixing component 4 disposed on the armrest 22 and the extension rod 211 is a fixed end, and the fixing component 4 disposed at both ends of the connecting rod 23 is a movable end. In addition, the fixing member 4 disposed on the armrest 22 and the positioning seat 21 is a fixed end, and the fixing member 4 disposed at the two ends of the cushioning member 24 is a movable end, so that the shaft member 3 is moved by the upper and lower swinging motion of the armrest 22. It slides in the chute 14 and moves the cushion 12 up and down, and can buffer the force of the hips squatting down when the person inconvenience is in the toilet, and assists to get up by the force of leaning forward when the body is about to get up.

Next, please continue to refer to FIG. 2 and as shown in FIG. 3, the toilet auxiliary device can be placed on the general toilet 5, and the fixing seat 11 is abutted against the toilet seat surface 51, so that the fixing seat 11 and the seat cushion 12 are The opening 13 corresponds to the opening of the toilet 5 (not shown) to provide and assist the person with reduced mobility to perform the toilet movement, and does not need to be installed or screwed to the toilet 5 and does not need to use electricity, so that it can be easily moved. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of height adjusting components 26 can be additionally disposed at the bottom of the positioning seat 21 (refer to Chapter 4). The figure can be adjusted to match the height of the toilet seat 51 or the slope of the toilet floor 6 to adjust the height of the auxiliary device to suit the different conditions of the toilet space or the toilet 5.

When using, please refer to the pictures shown in Figures 5~7. If you are inconvenient, you can hold the armrests 22 on both sides when you want to go to the toilet. Then use the force of the body to sit down and press the cushion 12 down. The cushioning member 24 is compressed to allow the seat cushion 12 to slowly descend until it is placed flat on the fixed seat 11, so as to absorb the impact force of the inconvenient person to sit down to achieve the purpose of assisting the toilet. And the action will The shaft member 3 of the armrest 22 is slid rearwardly in the chute 14, and the connecting rod 23 is retracted to rotate the movable wheel 212 to shorten the distance of the extension rod 211, so that the armrest 22 is in a vertical state.

When you want to get up, please refer to the pictures shown in Figures 8~9. If you are inconvenient, you can use the armrests 22 on both sides as the support points, and press the armrest 22 down by the body's center of gravity to make the cushioning member 24 back. At this time, the amount of pressure under the armrest 22 drives the connecting rod 23 to extend the extension rod 211 and the movable wheel 212 forward, thereby offsetting the force of the center of gravity, and maintaining balance to prevent the auxiliary device from falling over. The shaft member 3 at the end of the armrest 22 is slid in the sliding groove 14 of the base 1 to push the seat cushion 12 upwardly from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction to drive the inconvenience to achieve the effect of assisting the body.

In this way, people with reduced mobility can use their physical strength and mechanical force to carry out the toilet movement in a timely manner. Not only do they have to rely on the assistance of others to reduce the burden on the joints, but also make the people with mobility problems moderately apply. The force avoids muscle atrophy, and the toilet auxiliary device does not need electric power assistance at all, thereby saving energy and improving safety and convenience in use.

To sum up, the pedestal and the oscillating mechanism allow the person with reduced mobility to use the physical strength and the mechanical force to achieve the purpose of assisting the toilet, and no need to use electricity at all, which is more than the traditional toilet auxiliary device. The invention is in accordance with the requirements of the invention and is not limited to the scope of the present invention. All changes and modifications are covered by the scope of the invention.

1‧‧‧Base

11‧‧‧ Fixed seat

12‧‧‧Cushion

13‧‧‧ openings

14‧‧‧Chute

15‧‧‧ pivot

2‧‧‧ swinging mechanism

21‧‧‧ Positioning Block

211‧‧‧Extension rod

212‧‧‧Activities

22‧‧‧Handrail

23‧‧‧ Connecting rod

24‧‧‧ cushioning element

25‧‧‧ Positioning rod

26‧‧‧ Height adjustment components

3‧‧‧ shaft parts

4‧‧‧Fixed components

Claims (5)

The utility model relates to a self-service toilet auxiliary device, which comprises: a base for placing on a toilet seat surface, and comprising a fixing seat and a seat cushion, wherein the fixing seat and the seat cushion are provided with an opening corresponding to the toilet seat surface, And a sliding slot is formed on each side of the base; and a swinging mechanism is assembled and coupled to the two sides of the base, and includes two positioning seats and two handrails, the positioning seat is provided with an extension rod and The front end of the extension rod is fixed with a movable wheel, and the extension and shortening of the length can be adjusted to improve the stability of the base; the shaft end is fixed with a shaft member, and the shaft member can correspond to the sliding groove of the base, so that the shaft member can Limiting slip in the sliding slot; the front end of the positioning seat and the armrest are respectively coupled to the two ends of a connecting rod through two fixing elements, and a positioning rod is disposed between the armrest and the positioning seat, and the positioning seat is provided The two ends of the armrest are respectively coupled to the two ends of the cushioning member through the two fixing members, so as to interlock the movable cushion of the base by the upper and lower swinging movements of the armrest, and the hips of the inconvenient person can be cushioned when the toilet is inconvenient. Force And by the power of the body center of gravity forward when the desire to get up to assist up. The self-service toilet auxiliary device according to claim 1, wherein a pivot is arranged between the fixing seat and the seat cushion to enable the seat cushion to move up and down. The self-service toilet auxiliary device according to claim 1, wherein the armrest has a constant hole at the end, and the shaft member can be locked. The self-service toilet auxiliary device according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning member is a gas pressure bar. The self-service toilet auxiliary device according to claim 1, wherein the bottom end of the positioning seat is provided with a height adjusting component.