JP2000303540A - Toilet bowl for lavatory - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To adjust a height of a sitting position so as to be usable even by a child and a physically handicapped person by interposing a replaceable spacer between a bottom surface of a toilet bowl main body and a floor surface. SOLUTION: A spacer 14 composed of ceramics, artificial marble, wood and metal is interposed between a bottom surface of a toilet bowl main body 13 and a floor surface 1 to adjust a height dimension 15 of a sitting position 11. This spacer 14 is prepared by several kinds for a baby, general use, a wheelchair and an inclination to be replaceable when necessary so that the height dimension 15 becomes about 43 cm (for general use) and 45 cm (for a wheelchair) from 35 cm (for a baby) at the minimum. When using an inclined pedestal, it is arranged so that the sitting position 11 inclines to this side to provide a toilet easily usable even by a baby and a physically handicapped person. Thus, a height adjustable toilet bowl can be easily obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet bowl.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as shown in FIG. 5, a toilet bowl is provided with a toilet body 2 fixedly mounted on a floor 1 of a toilet, and a rear end portion centered on an upper portion of the toilet body 2. A toilet seat 3 is provided so as to be vertically rotatable, and a toilet seat lid 4 is provided so as to be vertically rotatable about the rear end of the toilet seat 3. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the toilet body 2 may include a water tank 5 installed therein.

[0003] The seating position 6 of the toilet body 2 is determined by a height 7 from the floor surface 1 to the upper surface of the toilet seat 3. The height dimension 7 of the seating position 6 of the toilet body 2 is usually 4
It is set to 1 to 43 cm.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional toilet bowl, the seating position 6 of the toilet body 2 is not sufficient.
Is determined by the height dimension 7 from the floor surface 1 to the upper surface of the toilet seat 3, but it is usually used for low-height users, high-height users, and elderly people, children, persons with disabilities, etc. There is a problem that the seating position 6 is difficult to use.

[0005] Conventionally, there is an infant adapter or the like attached to the toilet seat 3 attached to the toilet main body 2, and the seating position 6 can be slightly increased by the infant adapter. It was intended to reduce the size to fit the hips, but not to adjust the height 7 of the seating position 6.

Means for changing the height 7 by using a toilet seat provided with an elevating device instead of the toilet seat 3 attached to the toilet body 2 is known, but a toilet seat provided with an elevating device is very Was expensive.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a toilet bowl for which the height of a seating position can be easily adjusted.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a spacer for adjusting the seating position can be interposed between the bottom surface of the toilet body and the floor surface. It is characterized by:

According to the first aspect of the present invention, various spacers are exchanged and interposed between the bottom surface of the toilet body and the floor surface of the toilet, so that the toilet seating position can be adjusted. Since the height and the like are variable, for example, the seating position can be adjusted so that the physical strength and the height of the user change from a healthy state to an elderly person or a disabled person.

[0010] In the invention described in claim 2, the spacer is any one of a general pedestal, a wheelchair pedestal, a hemiplegic pedestal, and an inclined pedestal inclined forward. It is characterized by being.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a toilet suitable for general people can be provided by using a general pedestal as the spacer, and a wheelchair can be used by using a wheelchair pedestal. It can be a toilet suitable for the elderly, can be a toilet suitable for hemiplegic people by using the pedestal for hemiplegics, and can be a toilet suitable for those who have difficulty sitting by using the inclined pedestal be able to.

[0012] The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that the height of the sitting position of the toilet body is approximately 35 cm.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the height of the sitting position of the toilet body is approximately 35 cm, so that a toilet suitable for an infant without a spacer is used. It can be.

[0014]

First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention. Note that the same or equivalent parts as those in the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

First, the structure will be described. In the first embodiment, the height dimension 12 of the seating position 11 is assumed assuming that the height of a 2-year-old to 3-year-old infant who can defecate alone is about 120 cm. Almost 3 suitable for infants about 120 cm tall
A toilet body 13 (low-height toilet body 13) is provided at a minimum sitting position of 5 cm. However, this low-height toilet body 13
Is for adults except for height.

Various spacers 14 for adjusting the height of the seating position 11 can be interposed between the bottom surface of the toilet body 13 and the floor surface 1. The spacer 14 is made of a material such as pottery, artificial marble, wood, metal, or the like that can withstand the load of the human body on the toilet body 13. A plurality of types of the spacers 14 are prepared according to the user. For example, for a general person, as shown in FIG. 2, a spacer 14 (general pedestal 16) having a thickness of 6 to 8 cm is prepared so that the height 15 of the seating position 11 is 41 to 43 cm. Also,
For the wheelchair user, as shown in FIG.
10 cm thick spacer 14 (wheelchair pedestal 18) so that the height 17 of the car becomes 45 cm, which is convenient for transfer.
Prepare Further, for example, for those who do not bend the knee sufficiently due to hemiplegia, a spacer 1 having a thickness of 15 cm is provided so that the height of the seating position 11 becomes 50 cm although not shown.
4 (Hemiplegic pedestal) is prepared. Further, for those who have difficulty in sitting, as shown in FIG. 4, a spacer 14 (inclined pedestal 19) inclined forward is prepared for standing and sitting assistance.

The space between the toilet body 13 and the floor 1 is fixed by bolts 21, and a bolt insertion hole is formed in the spacer 14 at a position corresponding to the bolt 21.
The shape of the spacer 14 is preferably the same as the bottom shape of the toilet body 13. The size of the spacer 14 is the same size as the bottom surface of the toilet body 13 or about one size larger.

The spacer 14 may have a divided structure such as a two-part structure so as to be easily inserted between the bottom surface of the toilet body 13 and the floor surface 1. The toilet body 13 is connected to the water suction pipe and the drain pipe on the toilet room side by flexible piping such as rubber so as to be able to cope with a change in height.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.

When used mainly by infants, the toilet body 13 (the low-height toilet body 13) having the height dimension 12 of the seating position 11 set to approximately 35 cm is directly bolted to the floor surface 1 of the toilet room. Fixed to. By doing so, the height dimension 12 of the seating position 11 becomes the minimum seating position of approximately 35 cm, and the toilet is easy for infants to use.

In a general case, as shown in FIG. 2, a spacer 14 (general pedestal 16) having a thickness of 6 to 8 cm is provided between the bottom surface of the low-height toilet body 13 and the floor surface 11 of the toilet. And the toilet body 13 is fixed to the floor 1 of the toilet with bolts 21. By doing so, the height 15 of the seating position 11 is approximately 41 to 43 cm, and the toilet is easy for ordinary people to use.

When used mainly by a wheelchair user, as shown in FIG. 3, a spacer 1 having a thickness of 10 cm is provided between the bottom surface of the low-height toilet body 13 and the floor surface 11 of the toilet room.
The toilet body 13 is fixed to the toilet floor 1 with bolts 21 with the wheelchair pedestal 4 interposed therebetween. By doing so, the height dimension 17 of the seating position 11 is approximately 45 cm, and the toilet is easy for a wheelchair user to transfer.

When a person who is not hemiplegic and does not bend the knee sufficiently is used, a 15 cm thick spacer 14 (for hemiplegics) is provided between the bottom surface of the low-height toilet body 13 and the floor surface 11 of the toilet. The toilet body 13 is fixed to the toilet floor 1 with bolts 21 with a base interposed therebetween. By doing so, the height of the seating position 11 becomes approximately 50 cm,
A hemiplegia that does not allow the knee to bend sufficiently makes the toilet easier to use.

When a person who is difficult to seat is mainly used, a spacer 14 (inclined base 19) inclined forward is interposed between the bottom surface of the low-height toilet body 13 and the floor surface 11 of the toilet. The toilet body 13 is fixed to the floor 1 of the toilet room with bolts 21. Since the toilet seat 3 is tilted forward by doing in this way, the one who does not bend sufficiently due to hemiplegia becomes a toilet that can be used in a semi-standing state.

As described above, by interposing various spacers 14 between the bottom surface of the toilet body 13 and the floor surface 11 of the toilet, the height dimensions 12, 1 of the toilet seating position 11 are changed.
Since 5, 17 and the like are variable, for example, the seating position 11 can be adjusted so that the physical strength and height of the user change from a healthy state to an elderly person or a disabled person.

The height of the spacer 14 can be varied by attaching it to a general toilet body other than the low-height toilet body 13.

Further, no special lifting device other than the low-height toilet body 13 and the spacer 14 is required, and the cost for remodeling the toilet is not required, so that the cost is low.

When a buttocks washing device is installed, if a conventional lifting device is used, a special buttocks washing device is required, but in the case of the first embodiment, a toilet / toilet buttocks washing device is used. The height dimension 12 can be adjusted regardless of the model and type of the device.

[0030]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the toilet seat seating position can be obtained by replacing various spacers between the bottom surface of the toilet body and the floor surface of the toilet. Since the height and the like of the user can be changed, for example, the seating position can be adjusted so that the physical strength and the height of the user change from a healthy state to an elderly person or a disabled person.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a toilet suitable for general users can be obtained by using a general pedestal as the spacer, and a toilet suitable for wheelchair users can be obtained by using a wheelchair pedestal. By using the pedestal for hemiplegic patients, a toilet suitable for hemiplegic patients can be obtained, and by using the inclined pedestal, a toilet suitable for those who have difficulty seating can be obtained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by setting the seating position of the toilet body to approximately 35 cm, a toilet suitable for infants can be obtained without using spacers, which is a practically useful effect. Can be demonstrated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the toilet body of FIG. 1 with a general pedestal interposed.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the toilet body of FIG. 1 with a wheelchair base interposed.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the toilet body of FIG. 1 with an inclined base interposed.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a conventional example.

[Description of Signs] 1 Floor surface 11 Seating position 13 Toilet bowl body (low-height toilet body) 14 Spacer 16 General pedestal 18 Wheelchair pedestal 19 Inclined pedestal

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A toilet bowl having a seating position adjusting spacer interposed between a bottom surface and a floor surface of a toilet body. 2. The spacer according to claim 1, wherein the spacer is one of a general pedestal, a wheelchair pedestal, a hemiplegic pedestal, and a pedestal inclined forward. Item 7. A toilet bowl according to Item 1. 3. The toilet according to claim 1, wherein a height of the toilet body at a seating position is approximately 35 cm.
The toilet bowl described.