JP4211216B2 - Toilet seat support member mounting device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an attachment device for attaching a toilet seat support member to a Western-style toilet, and particularly to an attachment device for a toilet seat support member suitable when the toilet seat support member is a toilet seat box or a low tank cover.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, a hot water cleaning device for cleaning a human buttock part is often installed in a Western-style toilet.
[0003]
When installing a hot water cleaning device on a Western-style toilet, in many cases, a low tank cover or toilet seat box is installed on the rear upper surface of the Western-style toilet, and a nozzle and a hot water supply mechanism for ejecting hot water into the low tank cover or toilet seat box are provided. In addition to being incorporated, a hot air drying mechanism, a deodorizing mechanism, and the like are further incorporated as necessary. In the case of a low tank cover, a low tank is installed in the low tank cover. The toilet seat box is usually installed on the front side of the low tank, but the low tank may be omitted.
[0004]
FIG. 4A is a perspective view showing a conventional example in which a toilet seat box is installed in a Western-style toilet with a low tank and a hot water washing apparatus is attached to the Western-style toilet. The toilet seat box 10 is a rear part of the toilet bowl of the Western-style toilet 11. It has a main body 12 installed on the upper surface and an overhanging portion 13 projecting from the main body 12, and a switch panel (name plate) 14 is provided on the upper surface of the overhanging portion 13.
[0005]
The toilet seat box body 12 is provided with cleaning nozzles 15 and 16, a hot air drying fan (not shown), and the like. Further, a toilet seat 17 and a toilet lid 18 are attached to the main body 12 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. Reference numeral 19 denotes a low tank installed on the upper surface of the rearmost part of the Western-style toilet 11.
[0006]
As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the switch panel 14 on the upper surface of the overhanging portion includes a stop switch 20 for stopping the operations of anal washing (shower washing), bidet washing, hot air drying, etc., and an anal washing operation switch (shower). Switch) 21, bidet washing operation switch 22, dry switch 23 for blowing warm air, wide washing on / off switch 24 for adjusting the spread of washing, washing position forward switch 25, its backward switch 26, toilet seat temperature A toilet seat temperature adjustment switch 27 for adjusting the washing strength, a dial 28 for adjusting the washing strength, a hot water temperature adjustment switch 29 for adjusting the water temperature of the shower and the like are disposed.
[0007]
In such a Western-style toilet, particularly when the Western-style toilet is used for a boy's small urine, urine tends to enter between the lower surface of the toilet seat box and the Western-style toilet and cause odor.
[0008]
Therefore, various structures have been proposed in which a toilet seat support member such as the toilet seat box can be attached to and detached from the Western-style toilet, and the upper surface of the Western-style toilet can be carefully cleaned by removing the toilet seat box.
[0009]
As a simple structure for detachably attaching a toilet seat support member to a Western-style toilet, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-25357 discloses a structure using a cylindrical elastic body that can be expanded in diameter.
[0010]
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the publication, in which a mounting hole 2 is provided in a vertical direction in a porcelain Western-style toilet 1. A floor plate 4 made of an elastic material is laid on the lower side of the toilet seat support member 3 to which the toilet lid 3A and the toilet seat 3B are rotatably attached by a shaft 3C. A cylindrical elastic body 5 is integrally projected downward from the floor plate 4, and the cylindrical elastic body 5 is inserted into the mounting hole 2.
[0011]
Bolts 6 are inserted into the cylindrical elastic body 5 from above the toilet seat support member 3. The front end side of the bolt 6 protrudes downward from the lower end of the cylindrical elastic body 5, and a nut 7 is screwed to the front end side of the bolt 6.
[0012]
When the bolt 6 is turned and the nut 7 is screwed upward, the cylindrical elastic body 5 is deformed by being expanded in the vertical direction, and the cylindrical elastic body 5 is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole 2. To do. Thereby, the toilet seat support member 3 is firmly fixed to the western style toilet 1.
[0013]
When the bolt 6 is turned in the opposite direction to lower the nut 7, the cylindrical elastic body 5 returns to a straight cylindrical shape due to its elasticity, and the cylindrical elastic body 5 can be inserted into and removed from the mounting hole 2. Therefore, the toilet seat support member 3 can be removed from the western-style toilet 1 and the upper surface of the western-style toilet 1 can be carefully cleaned. After the cleaning is completed, the cylindrical elastic body 5 is inserted into the mounting hole 2 and the nut 6 is tightened to fix the toilet seat support member 3.
[0014]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the toilet seat support member mounting apparatus shown in FIG. 3, when the toilet seat support member 3 is attached to and detached from the Western-style toilet 1, it is necessary to turn the bolt 6, but a tool is used to perform this bolting operation. This makes it difficult to do the work because you will be leaning forward. In particular, an ordinary toilet room is a narrow space of half a square meter or less, and a low tank is located near the toilet seat support member 3, which makes it difficult to work.
[0015]
An object of the present invention is to provide an attachment device for a toilet seat support member that can solve such problems and can attach and detach the toilet seat support member very easily.
[0016]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The toilet seat support member attachment device of the present invention is a toilet seat support member attachment device for attaching a toilet seat support member to a Western-style toilet, and has an enlarged diameter inserted through an attachment hole penetrating the Western-style toilet in the vertical direction. A deformable cylindrical elastic body, an abutting member in contact with the lower end surface of the cylindrical elastic body, and a corresponding member that urges the member upward to expand and deform the cylindrical elastic body to the mounting hole. A toilet seat support member mounting device having a biasing device that is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the toilet seat support member, and the biasing device includes a linear member having a lower end coupled to the corresponding member and inserted through the cylindrical elastic body, And a tension device that pulls the linear body upward.
[0017]
As the tensioning device, a winch or a latching solenoid is suitable.
[0018]
In such a toilet seat support member mounting device, a pulling device such as a winch or a latching solenoid is operated by a switch operation, and the contact member is moved up and down to expand the cylindrical elastic body or restore it to a straight cylindrical shape. Therefore, it is very easy to attach and detach the toilet seat support member. The winch and latching solenoid have a simple structure and are robust, have excellent durability and are inexpensive.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 are cross-sectional views of the same portion as FIG. 3 showing the toilet seat support member mounting device according to the embodiment.
[0020]
In the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, a toilet seat box 30 is detachably attached to the western style toilet 1. A cylindrical elastic body 32 is inserted through a mounting hole 2 penetrating the western-style toilet 1 in the vertical direction. A flange 33 provided at the upper end of the cylindrical elastic body 32 is held on the bottom surface portion 31 of the toilet seat box 30.
[0021]
A contact member 34 is brought into contact with the lower end surface of the cylindrical elastic body 32, and a wire 35 is inserted into the cylindrical elastic body 32 as a linear body for pulling up the contact member 34 upward. The lower end of the wire 35 is fastened to the contact member 34 by a fastener 36. The upper end side of the wire 35 extends upward through the bottom surface portion 31 of the toilet seat box 30.
[0022]
In the embodiment of FIG. 1, a winch 37 is installed so as to wind up the upper end portion of the wire 35. In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the wire 38 is hung on the guide pulley 38 and connected to the latching solenoid 39 via the buffer spring 38. The winch 37 is provided with a torque limiter (not shown), and is configured to stop the winding of the wire 35 when a predetermined torque is reached.
[0023]
The winch 37 and the latching solenoid 39 are each operated so as to wind or pull the wire 35 by operating a lock switch (not shown) provided at an overhanging portion or the like of the toilet seat box. When the wire 35 is pulled by the winch 37 or the latching solenoid 40, the abutting member 34 is pulled up, the cylindrical elastic body 32 is expanded in diameter and brought into close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole 2, so that the toilet seat box 30 is a Western-style toilet. 1 is fixed.
[0024]
When an unlocking switch provided at an overhanging portion or the like of the toilet seat box is operated, the winch 37 unwinds the wire 35 for a predetermined length, or the latching solenoid 40 moves backward and the wire 35 is sent out.
[0025]
Accordingly, the abutting member 34 is lowered, the cylindrical elastic body 32 is restored to a straight cylindrical shape by its own elasticity, and can be inserted into and removed from the mounting hole 2. Therefore, after removing the toilet seat box 30 from the western-style toilet 1 and carefully cleaning the upper surface of the western-style toilet 1, the toilet seat box 30 is placed on the western-style toilet 1 again, and the lock switch is operated to remove the toilet seat box 30 from the western-style toilet 1. To fix.
[0026]
Thus, according to the toilet seat support member mounting apparatus, the toilet seat box can be attached to and detached from the Western-style toilet only by a switch operation.
[0027]
A detecting means (for example, a photoelectric sensor or a limit switch) on the upper surface of the western style toilet 1 is provided on the lower surface of the toilet seat box, and the winch is automatically detected when it is detected that the toilet seat box is placed on the western style toilet 1. 37 or the latching solenoid 40 may be configured to perform a locking operation.
[0028]
In the above embodiment, the toilet seat support member such as the toilet seat box is fixed to the Western-style toilet, but the present invention can also be applied to the case where the low tank cover is fixed to the Western-style toilet.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the toilet seat box can be attached to and detached from the Western-style toilet very easily.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a toilet seat support member mounting apparatus according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a toilet seat support member mounting apparatus according to another embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional example.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a Western style toilet with a toilet seat box.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Western style toilet 2 Mounting hole 30 Toilet seat box 31 Bottom part 32 of a toilet seat box Cylindrical body 33 Flange 34 Abutting member 35 Wire 37 Winch 40 Latching solenoid

Claims (2)

An apparatus for attaching a toilet seat support member for attaching a toilet seat support member to a Western-style toilet,
A cylindrical elastic body that can be expanded and deformed, and is inserted into a mounting hole penetrating the Western-style toilet in the vertical direction;
A contact member in contact with the lower end surface of the cylindrical elastic body;
In the toilet seat support member mounting device, which has a biasing device that biases the member upward and causes the cylindrical elastic body to expand and deform to be in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole.
The urging device includes a linear body having a lower end connected to the corresponding member, inserted through the cylindrical elastic body, and a tension device that pulls the linear body upward. Mounting device for supporting member. 2. The attachment device for a toilet seat support member according to claim 1, wherein the tension device is a winch or a latching solenoid.

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