JP5082286B2 - Western-style toilet - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a Western-style toilet bowl in which a skirt member is mounted on a side surface of a toilet bowl body.

  Conventionally, sanitary ware made of ceramics has been widely used for toilets such as houses. However, since sanitary ware is made of porcelain, it may be deformed or cracked in the manufacturing process such as molding or firing, and it is difficult to manufacture it with a certain quality.

For this reason, the inventor has made a prototype of a toilet in which the whole or a part of the toilet is made of an industrial material other than ceramics such as resin. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a western-style toilet in which a skirt member constituting a side surface of a western-style toilet and a rim portion disposed below the toilet seat are made of resin.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-37279

  When using a Western style toilet, the user sits on the toilet seat and uses the toilet. In this case, the weight of the user is applied to the toilet as a vertical load. At this time, the skirt member constituting the side surface of the Western-style toilet also bears a part of the vertical load applied to the entire toilet. Here, the vertical load applied to the skirt member is transmitted to the floor via the lower end portion of the skirt member.

  For this reason, when a heavy user sits on the toilet vigorously, the vertical load applied to the skirt member may cause deformation or breakage of the lower end portion of the skirt member.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a Western-style toilet that is less likely to be deformed or damaged in the skirt member even when a vertical load is applied.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of claim 1 is a Western-style toilet in which a skirt member is mounted on a side surface of a toilet body, and first inward flanges are provided at lower portions of both side surfaces of the skirt member in plan view. In addition, a first fitting groove is formed on the toilet body side, and the first inward flange of the U-shaped skirt member in a plan view is fitted into the first fitting groove, whereby the skirt member is formed in the toilet body. wearing, Ri can der to cover the toilet body by the skirt member, and provided with a floor fixing member for fixing the toilet body on the floor, in the first fitting groove and the floor anchoring member and the floor formed was characterized by Rukoto. Thereby, the vertical load applied to the skirt member can be received by the flange surface. For this reason, the force which acts on a lower end part will be disperse | distributed by a flange surface. As a result, when a vertical load is applied to the skirt member, it is possible to prevent the lower part of the skirt member from being deformed or damaged.

  Moreover, since the rigidity of the skirt member can be improved by providing the inward flange, the skirt member is hardly deformed. Furthermore, since it is an inward flange, no extra protrusion appears on the surface of the skirt member mounted on the toilet body. Therefore, the side surface of the Western-style toilet can be finished in a streamlined appearance without waste.

In addition , since the skirt member can be fitted to the toilet body by fitting the flange of the skirt member into the fitting groove on the toilet body side, the positioning of the skirt member with respect to the toilet body is facilitated.

Further , the first inward flange can be brought into contact with the floor, and the vertical load acting on the skirt member can be reliably transmitted to the floor. Further, since screwing for fixing the scan cart member and the floor is not necessary, takes the hassle to attach and detach the skirt member to the toilet body, the appearance can also be simplified.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the skirt member has a second inward flange at the top, the toilet body has a second fitting groove corresponding to the second inward flange, and the second inward flange. Is fitted into the second fitting groove. Thereby, the integrity of the toilet body and the skirt member can be improved, and the vertical load applied to the toilet body can be reliably transmitted to the skirt member.

The invention of claim 3 is characterized in that in any of the inventions of claim 1 or 2 , a stopper for fixing the skirt member at a predetermined mounting position is provided. This eliminates the need for a screw or the like to fix the skirt member to the toilet body. Since the skirt member can be fixed to the toilet body by the stopper, the skirt member can be attached with one touch.

  Moreover, the western style toilet bowl which concerns on this invention can cover the part fixed to the floor and the wall among toilet bowl bodies with a skirt member, and the skirt member itself does not have a screwing part. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the screwing portion from the appearance and improve the aesthetics of the entire toilet.

  In the present invention, since the vertical load applied to the skirt member can be received by the inward flange provided at the lower end portion of the skirt member, it is possible to prevent the lower end portion of the skirt member from being deformed or damaged.

  FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a western style toilet 1 embodying the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the skirt member 3 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. It is.

  A Western-style toilet 1 according to this embodiment includes a toilet body 2 and a skirt member 3. The toilet body 2 is composed of a lid 4 and a toilet seat 5 (not shown) and an installation portion 6. The mounting portion 6 includes a ball portion 8 including a ball surface whose upper surface is opened to receive excrement, a rim portion 7 that covers the edge of the ball portion 8, and a mounting portion that follows the ball portion 8, as is well known. 9 and an upper fitting groove 21 (second fitting groove) is formed in the lower portion of the rim portion 7.

  In addition, the ball surface that is the inner surface of the ball portion 8 is a portion where water accumulates and the remaining portion is exposed, and the exposed portion can be washed away by a water flow. The toilet seat 5 described above is provided above the rim portion 7, and a lid 4 is provided on the toilet seat 5. The toilet seat 5 and the lid 4 can be swung (opened / closed) with respect to the installation portion 6 in the same manner as a known one.

  The skirt member 3 is attached to the toilet body 2 and is made of resin. Further, the skirt member 3 covers the front side and the side of the installation part 6 with the user's standing position with respect to the toilet body 2 as the front. As shown in FIG. 1, the skirt member 3 has a large diameter on the upper side and a small diameter on the lower side. Therefore, the side surface of the skirt member 3 is inclined inward from the upper side to the lower side, and has an overhang shape.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an upper flange portion 11 (second inward flange) is formed inward at the upper end portion of the skirt member 3, and similarly, a lower flange portion 12 (first 1 inward flange) is formed inward. And the protrusion 22 is provided in the both ends of the lower flange part 12. FIG.

  The western style toilet 1 according to the present embodiment is installed on the floor by a floor fixing member 15. The floor fixing member 15 is formed by bending a single metal plate, and includes a first bottom surface 16, a second bottom surface 17, an inner wall 18, and an outer wall 19, as shown in FIG. The first bottom surface 16 and the second bottom surface 17 are formed in a step shape. The inner wall 18 is adjacent to the first bottom surface 16, and the outer wall 19 is adjacent to the second bottom surface 17.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the floor fixing member 15 is installed in such a manner that the inner wall 18 is brought into contact with the installation part 6 of the toilet body 2, the first bottom surface 16 is brought into contact with the floor 26, and each is fixed with a bolt. The At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, a predetermined space that functions as the lower fitting groove 20 (first fitting groove) is formed between the second bottom surface 17 and the floor 26. A concave portion 23 is provided at a predetermined position of the second bottom surface 17 that forms the lower fitting groove 20. In the present embodiment, the floor fixing members 15 are disposed on the left and right sides of the toilet body 2, and the toilet body 2 is installed on the floor 26 by the left and right floor fixing members 15.

  Next, a method for attaching the skirt member 3 to the toilet body 2 will be described. The skirt member 3 is attached to the toilet main body 2 installed on the floor 26 as described above from the front of the toilet main body 2 as shown in FIG.

  First, the left and right ends of the upper flange portion 11 of the skirt member 3 are aligned with the upper fitting groove 21 and the left and right ends of the lower flange portion 12 are aligned with the lower fitting groove 20 from the front of the toilet body 2. To do. Thereafter, when the skirt member 3 is pushed rearward, the upper flange portion 11 is inserted into the upper fitting groove 21 and the lower flange portion 12 is inserted into the lower fitting groove 20. When the skirt member 3 is pushed rearward as it is, the upper flange portion 11 and the lower flange portion 12 move along the upper fitting groove 21 and the lower fitting groove 22, respectively. Thereafter, when the skirt member 3 is moved to a predetermined mounting position, as shown in FIG. 4, the protrusion 22 provided on the side end portion of the lower flange portion 12 is formed in the concave portion 23 provided in the lower fitting groove 20. Fit. Thereby, the movement of the skirt member 3 is restricted, and the skirt member 3 can be fixed to the toilet body.

  The skirt member 3 attached to the toilet body 2 can be removed from the toilet body 2 by pulling it forward. The user can pull out the protrusion 22 from the recess 23 by pulling the skirt member 3 slightly stronger, and can remove it by pulling it forward of the toilet body 2.

  Thus, the skirt member 3 according to the present embodiment can be easily attached to and removed from the toilet body 2. For this reason, a screw or the like is not required for mounting the skirt member 3. Further, the floor fixing bracket 15 and the like for mounting the toilet body 2 on the floor 26 are also covered with the skirt member 3. As a result, the Western-style toilet 1 in this embodiment can eliminate a screwing part on the external appearance, and can improve aesthetics compared with the conventional Western-style toilet.

  When the user sits on the toilet seat 5 and uses the Western-style toilet 1, the weight of the user is applied to the entire Western-style toilet 1 as a vertical load. At this time, the skirt member 3 bears a part of this vertical load. A vertical load is transmitted from the toilet body 2 to the skirt member 3 according to the present embodiment via the upper flange portion fitted in the upper fitting groove 21 of the toilet body 2.

  The skirt member 3 according to the present embodiment includes a lower flange portion 12 at a lower portion, and a vertical load acting on the skirt member 3 is transmitted to the floor 26 via the lower flange portion 12. Here, in the lower part of the skirt member 3, the vertical load transmitted to the skirt member 3 is dispersed on the lower flange surface 12, so that the skirt member 3 is unlikely to be damaged such as deformation or cracking by the vertical load.

  Moreover, since the skirt member 3 according to the present embodiment is easy to remove as described above, it can be removed and washed. Furthermore, when the skirt member 3 is damaged, it is necessary to replace the entire toilet if it is a conventional Western-style toilet. However, in the Western-style toilet 1 according to the present embodiment, only the skirt member 3 needs to be replaced. . Here, since the skirt member 3 according to the present embodiment is made of resin, it can be manufactured at a lower cost than a conventional Western style toilet bowl made of sanitary ware. Therefore, the cost required for replacement can be reduced compared with the conventional Western-style toilet.

  In the said embodiment, although the toilet bowl body 2 was installed in the floor 26 by the floor fixing member 15, this invention is not limited to the western style toilet bowl 1 installed in the floor 26. FIG. The present invention can also be applied to a wall-mounted toilet in which the attachment portion 9a is provided on the back side of the toilet body 2 and the toilet body 2 is attached to a wall surface and fixedly supported.

  In the above embodiment, the protrusion 22 is provided on the lower flange portion 12 as a stopper and the recess 23 is provided in the lower fitting groove 20 (floor fixing member 15). However, the recess 23 is provided on the lower flange portion 12 to be fitted downward. A protrusion 22 may be provided in the groove 20. The position of the stopper is not particularly limited. For example, the protrusion 22 may be provided on the upper flange portion 11 and the recess 23 may be provided on the upper fitting groove 21.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the western style toilet bowl which implemented this invention. It is an AA cross-sectional arrow view of the skirt member of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the floor fixing member which concerns on this embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which the protrusion of the lower flange part fitted in the recessed part of the downward fitting groove.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Western style toilet 2 Toilet bowl main body 3 Skirt member 11 Upper flange part 12 Lower flange part 20 Lower fitting groove 21 Upper fitting groove 22 Projection 23 Recessed part 26 Floor

Claims (3)

A Western-style toilet with a skirt member mounted on the side surface of the toilet body, having a first inward flange at the lower part of both sides of the U-shaped skirt member in plan view, and forming a first fitting groove on the toilet body side By fitting the first inward flange of the U-shaped skirt member in a plan view into the first fitting groove, the skirt member can be mounted on the toilet body and the toilet body can be covered by the skirt member der is, and has a floor fixing member for fixing the toilet body on the floor, toilet stool to the first fitting groove and said Rukoto formed by the floor anchoring member and the floor. The skirt member has a second inward flange, the toilet body has a second fitting groove corresponding to the second inward flange, and the second inward flange is fitted into the second fitting groove. The western-style toilet according to claim 1 . The western-style toilet according to claim 1 or 2 , further comprising a stopper for fixing the skirt member at a predetermined mounting position.

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