WO2013162154A1

WO2013162154A1 - Toilet seat for water closet

Info

Publication number: WO2013162154A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/011761
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김동하; 김청미
Original assignee: 청주대학교 산학합력단
Priority date: 2012-04-23
Filing date: 2012-12-28
Publication date: 2013-10-31
Also published as: KR101317032B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a toilet seat for a water closet, and more specifically, provides a toilet seat for a water closet having a sliding function so as to allow a person with reduced mobility such as a patient, a handicapped person, an elderly person and the like to easily and readily move from a wheelchair and the like thereto and to comfortably relieve oneself. To this end, the toilet seat for a water closet of the present invention comprises: a base provided on the upper surface of a toilet bowl; a slider seat mounted on the upper surface of the base to enable forward and backward positional movement; a guide seat coupled to the front of the slider seat to enable up and down rotation; and a slider rail provided between the base and the slider seat to guide the forward and backward positional movement of the slider seat.

Description

Toilet seat

The present invention relates to a toilet seat for a toilet seat, and more particularly, a toilet seat for a toilet seat having a sliding function so that a person with a discomfort, such as a patient, a disabled person, an elderly person, etc. will be.

In general, people with discomfort (hereinafter referred to as "user" in the present invention), such as lower paraplegic patients, elderly people, disabled people can not move freely, so most of the time to see the stool or help or caregiver If the guardian or the caregiver moves excessively in the process, the user complains of pain or fatigue, and this process is very careful and difficult for the guardian or the caregiver. It must be work.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 1, the toilet is installed on the bottom of the toilet, the bowl 11 for discharging the user's feces to the septic tank, and installed behind the bowl 11 to wash and lower the feces A water tank 17 for storing the washing water for sending, and a seat 13 rotatably mounted in the bowl 11 to allow the user to sit comfortably when viewing the toilet and the opening of the seat 13. It consists of

toilet seats

13 and 15 including a cover 15 for opening and closing.

However, in order to view the toilet on the toilet in a public restroom, a user with disabilities, especially during outdoor activities, must move from the wheelchair to the toilet seat and then descend from the wheelchair to the toilet and sit down on the toilet. In this case, the height difference between the toilet seat and the wheelchair seat is very difficult and inconvenient to move, and if you move excessively, you may injure yourself or cause severe physical deterioration.

[Preceding technical literature]

[Patent Documents]

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0034959 (2012.04.13.)

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0139833 (2011.12.30.)

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-0593392 (2006.06.19.)

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-0663754 (December 26, 2006)

Therefore, the present inventors put emphasis on solving the above-mentioned matters and problems, and researches to develop a toilet seat for a user who is inconvenient to move, such as a patient, a disabled person, an elderly person, etc. Invented the present invention.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet seat for the user to be able to move up and down easily and safely in a wheelchair or the like.

In order to achieve the object described above, an embodiment of the present invention, a base is provided on the upper surface of the toilet bowl (Bowl), a slider sheet mounted on the upper surface of the base so as to be movable in the front and rear direction, and this slider sheet Provides a toilet seat for a toilet seat including a guide sheet which is rotatably coupled in the vertical direction in front of the, and a slider rail which is installed between the base and the slider sheet to guide the forward and backward movement of the slider sheet.

As a result, the present invention allows a user who is inconvenient to move, such as a patient, a disabled person, an elderly person, or the like to move in a wheelchair and easily and easily move to the left toilet seat by themselves, and after viewing the toilet, can easily move from a toilet seat to a wheelchair. have.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the slide rail, the outer member is fixed to both sides of the upper surface of the base, the inner member is slidably coupled to the outer member and the upper surface is fixed to the slider seat, and the inner member It may be configured to include a plurality of rollers to be mounted to make a smooth sliding.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the slide rail is an outer member fixed to both sides of the upper surface of the base, the inner member is slidably coupled to the outer member and the upper surface is fixed to the slider sheet, the outer member A ball bearing provided between the inner member and the inner member for smooth sliding, a retainer for preventing the ball bearing from being separated, and stoppers formed at both ends of the outer member and the inner member, respectively, to prevent separation from each other. Can be.

In another embodiment of the present invention, it may be configured to further include a locking means provided between the base and the slider sheet to maintain the state that the slider sheet is restrained relative to the base.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the locking means includes a hook hook formed at the rear end of the inner member, and the inner member moves toward the front of the base while causing contact interference by the catch hook and the selective hook. A holder for preventing the holder from being attached to the base and a hinged joint mounted on the base to release the state causing contact interference with the hook and connected with the holder by a wire to move the holder by pulling the wire according to the pressing operation. And a first spring providing an elastic return force so as to maintain a state in which the holder causes contact interference with the locking hook, and a second spring providing an elastic return force so that the lever maintains its original position. Can be configured.

According to the present invention having the above-described problem solving means and configuration, a user who has a discomfort such as a patient, a disabled person, an elderly person, or the like moves from the wheelchair to the left toilet seat to see a toilet, or moves to the wheelchair seat after seeing the toilet seat. In accordance with the selection of the toilet bowl slidingly moved forward, at the same time the guide seat mounted in front of the slider seat is naturally rotated in the direction of the installation bottom of the toilet bowl to minimize contact interference and guide the natural movement like a slide Because it induces, the user can easily and safely sit on the toilet or descend comfortably from himself.

1 is an exemplary view showing a toilet according to the prior art,

2 is a block diagram showing a toilet seat for a toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a configuration diagram showing an exploded state of the toilet seat for toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention,

4 is a configuration diagram showing a state in which the slider seat of the toilet seat for the toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention moved forward,

Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing a slider rail of the toilet seat for the toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention,

6 to 10 is an operating state of the toilet seat for the toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention,

11 and 12 is a configuration diagram and an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a slider rail of the toilet seat according to another embodiment of the present invention;

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

Prior to this, the following terms are defined in consideration of the functions in the present invention, which specifies that the concept should be construed as a concept consistent with the technical spirit of the present invention and commonly used or commonly recognized in the art.

In addition, when it is determined that the detailed description of known functions or configurations related to the present invention may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The accompanying drawings are exaggerated or simplified in order to explain and explain the structure and operation of the technology for convenience and clarity, and it is to be understood that each component does not exactly match the actual size.

On the other hand, in the following description of the configuration of the present invention defines the side where the bowl of the left toilet is located in front, and the side facing the water tank is defined as rear rear.

2 and 3 illustrate a toilet seat for the toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a view showing a state in which the slider seat of the toilet seat for the toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention moved forward, as shown The toilet seat 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is largely configured to include a base 10, a slider seat 20, a guide seat 30, a slider rail 40.

The base 10 is installed on the upper surface of the toilet bowl (not shown), and an oval opening is formed at the center to correspond to the opening of the bowl, through which the user's feces fall into the inside of the bowl.

And at the rear of the base 10, at least one fixing portion 11 for fixing to the bowl is formed extending, it can be rotatably mounted in the vertical direction with respect to the bowl.

That is, the base 10 is connected to the bowl and the hinge joint by the fixing part 11 so that the user can stand up to be perpendicular to the upper surface of the bowl when the user does not see the toilet in a sitting position or when not in use. When sitting and looking at the toilet can be laid so that the bottom surface is in close contact on the upper edge of the bowl opening.

The slider sheet 20 is mounted on the upper surface of the base 10 so as to be movable in the front and rear direction, and an elliptical opening corresponding to the opening of the base 10 and the bowl is formed in the center portion.

That is, the user's excrement falls through the opening of the slider sheet 20 into the inside of the bowl, and the upper surface portion thereof is in direct contact with the user when the user sits down.

The guide sheet 30 is hingedly coupled to the front of the slider sheet 20 in a vertically rotatable direction, and is formed together with the slider sheet 20 to form a shape corresponding to the upper edge of the opening of the bowl.

That is, the guide sheet 30 is installed in the bottom direction of the bowl centering on the hinge axis 31 that connects to the slider sheet 20 when the slider sheet receives an external force such as a load of the user while the slider sheet is moved forward of the bowl. When the user does not sit on the toilet to see the toilet, or moves from the toilet to the wheelchair after seeing the toilet, it functions as a slide and guides and guides the user to slide naturally while sitting. When the user 20 slides forward of the bowl, the user may minimize inconvenience caused by contact interference occurring when the user moves from the toilet seat to the wheelchair or does not move from the wheelchair to the toilet seat.

The slider rail 40 is slidably installed when the external force is applied between the base 10 and the slider seat 20 so that the front and rear positions of the slider seat 20 with respect to the base 10 can be smoothly moved. Done.

That is, the slider sheet 20 is slidably moved in the front and rear directions quickly and easily without being separated from within the range of the base 10 by the stable and smooth sliding of the slide rail 40.

As shown in FIG. 5, the slide rail 40 has an outer member 41 fixed to both sides of the upper surface of the base 10, and is coupled to the outer member 41 so as to be slidable. The inner member 42 fixed to the lower surface of the slider sheet 20 and a plurality of rollers 43 mounted to the inner member 42 to guide and guide the slides may be configured.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the slide rail 40 ′ may include an outer member 41 fixed to both sides of the upper surface of the base 10, and sliding on the outer member 41. The inner member 42 is coupled between the outer member 41 and the inner member 42 so that the upper surface is fixed to the lower surface of the slider sheet 20 so as to reduce frictional resistance so as to achieve smooth sliding. Ball bearings 44, retainers 45 for preventing separation of the ball bearings 44, and stoppers 46 formed at both ends of the outer member 41 and the inner member 42, respectively, to prevent the mutual separation. It may be configured to include.

Meanwhile, locking means may be provided at both left and right sides between the base 10 and the slider sheet 20 so that the slider sheet 20 maintains the position movement with respect to the base 10.

Such locking means includes a hook hook 51 formed at the rear end of the inner member 42 and having an outer rim in an arc shape, and an inner member 42 causing contact interference by the hook hook 51 and the selective hook. ) Is prevented from moving toward the front of the base 10, that is, the front of the bowl, and the holder 52 is formed in the shape of the arc corresponding to the rim surface facing the hook hook 51, the holder 52 Are rotatably mounted on both sides of the base 10 by hinged joints to selectively release the state causing contact interference with the hook hook 51 and connected to the holder 52 and the wire 53 according to the pressing operation. A lever 54 for moving the holder 52 to a position where contact interference does not occur with the hook hook 51 by pulling the wire 53 while rotating about the hinge axis, and the hook hook 51 is held by the holder 52. Elasticity to maintain contact with It may be configured to include a first spring 55 to provide a return force.

In addition, a second spring 56 may be provided between the base 10 and the lever 54 to provide an elastic return force to quickly return and maintain the original position when the lever 54 is operated.

Here, the locking means is illustrated as being provided on both sides of the base 10 and the slider sheet 20 on both sides in the drawing, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be provided only on one of the left and right sides of the base 10 and the slider sheet 20. have.

In addition, the first and

second springs

55 and 56 are illustrated as coil springs in the drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Any one having the same effect may be used.

Referring to the operating state of the toilet seat (1) according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 6, when the locking means is not operated separately, the hook hook 51 maintains a stable state causing contact interference with the holder 52. Of course, it can be used without inconvenience or inconvenience.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, when the user pushes down the lever 54 strongly, the holder 52, which is flexibly connected to the wire 53, moves in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hook hook 51 faces. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, the interference state between the hook hook 51 and the holder 52 is naturally released so that the inner member 42 of the slide rail is disposed on the inner bottom surface of the outer member 41. The roller 43 which moves in a rolling motion enables free movement without restraint.

At this time, when the user removes and releases the force for pressing the lever 54, the lever 54 and the holder 52 are quickly returned to their original positions by the elastic return force of the first and

second springs

55 and 56. Will return to.

In the state as shown in FIG. 8, for example, when the user moves from the wheelchair to the toilet seat to view the toilet, as shown in FIG. 9, when the slider sheet 20 is pulled to the front of the bowl, the slider sheet 20 is the bowl. Since the guide sheet 30 is moved to the front of the, and at the same time the guide sheet 30 connected by the slider seat 20 and the hinge shaft 31 is moved to a position where there is no contact interference with the upper surface of the bowl, so that it can be rotated toward the installation bottom Naturally close contact with the hip portion of the user is achieved to minimize contact interference, thereby allowing the user to sit comfortably on the slider seat 20.

In addition, when the user pushes the slider seat 20 to the rear of the bowl by using the hip in this sitting position, as shown in FIG. 10, the arc-shaped edge of the hook hook 51 and the holder 52 of the shape corresponding thereto are shown. The edge portion is in close contact with each other, and the holder 52 moves while compressing the first spring 55 in the direction of the lever 54 by the contact interference, and the first spring is released when the contact interference with the catching hook 51 is released. By moving the 55 to its original position quickly by the elastic return force, the slider sheet 20 is restrained with respect to the base 10 in a fixed state with the bowl, as shown in FIG. There is no discomfort in slipping the spontaneous (20) is the user can see the toilet in a comfortable position.

That is, the user can easily move to a position where the toilet can be seen comfortably according to the guide and the guide by the sliding of the slider sheet 20, and as a result, the user can not move to the left toilet more quickly and easily.

Subsequently, when the user views the toilet and moves from the toilet seat to the wheelchair, when the slider seat 20 is pushed to the front of the bowl in a state as shown in FIG. 8, the user slides naturally by the slider rail 40, and at this time, the guide seat 30 is rotated downward so as to act as a slide so that the user can naturally slide and move while sitting, so that the user can not easily and easily move from the toilet seat to the wheelchair.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited by the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings, various modifications and applications that are not illustrated within the scope not departing from the technical spirit of the present invention, as well as substitution of components and other equivalent Changes to the embodiments are apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, contents related to the modification and application of the features of the present invention should be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention.

[Description of the code]

1: toilet seat 10: base

20: slider sheet 30: guide sheet

40: slider rail 41: outer member

42: inner member 43: roller

44: ball bearing 45: retainer

46: stopper 51: jam hook

52: holder 53: wire

54: lever 55: first spring

56: second spring

Claims

A base installed on an upper surface of the toilet bowl;

A slider sheet mounted on the upper surface of the base so as to be movable in a forward and backward direction;

A guide sheet which is rotatably coupled in a vertical direction to the front of the slider sheet;

A slider rail installed between the base and the slider seat to guide the forward and backward movement of the slider seat relative to the base;

Toilet seat comprising a toilet.
The method of claim 1, wherein the slide rail,

An outer member fixed to both sides of an upper surface of the base;

An inner member slidably coupled to the outer member and having an upper surface fixed to the slider sheet;

A plurality of rollers mounted on the inner member for smooth sliding;

Toilet seat comprising a.
The method of claim 1, wherein the slide rail,

An outer member fixed to both sides of an upper surface of the base;

An inner member slidably coupled to the outer member and having an upper surface fixed to the slider sheet;

A ball bearing provided between the outer member and the inner member to allow smooth sliding;

A retainer for preventing the ball bearing from being separated;

Stoppers formed at both ends of the outer member and the inner member, respectively, to prevent them from being separated;

Toilet seat comprising a.
The method according to claim 2 or 3,

And a locking means provided between the base and the slider seat to maintain the slider sheet in a state in which the movement of the slider seat is restricted.
The method of claim 4, wherein the locking means,

A hook hook formed at a rear end of the inner member;

A holder which prevents the inner member from moving toward the front of the base while causing contact interference by the locking hook and the selective locking;

A lever mounted on the base by a hinge joint to release the state causing contact interference with the hook and connected to a wire with the holder to move the holder by pulling the wire according to a pressing operation;

A first spring providing an elastic return force to maintain the holder in a state of causing contact interference with the hook hook;

Toilet seat comprising a toilet.
The method of claim 5, wherein the locking means,

A second spring providing an elastic return force so that the lever maintains its original position;

Toilet seat comprising a further toilet.