JP5811802B2 - Toilet handrail - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a handrail for a toilet.

  Toilet handrails are a series of actions by the user who enters the toilet room, that is, a reversal action that reverses the body direction so that the person is facing the Western-style seated toilet from the front facing the Western-style seated toilet. This is a handrail provided on the wall surface of the toilet room in order to support a series of operations including a seating operation of moving the body's center of gravity downward and sitting on a Western-style seated toilet.

  A handrail for a toilet described in Patent Document 1 includes a vertical portion extending in a vertical direction when viewed from the side of a Western-style seated toilet and a horizontal portion extending in a horizontal direction below the vertical portion. ing. By adopting such a configuration, the user can first perform the reversing operation while holding the vertical portion, and then perform the sitting operation while holding the horizontal portion.

  However, in the handrail for toilets described in Patent Document 1 below, the vertical portion has a shape that only considers assisting the user's reversing operation, and the user can smoothly perform the sitting operation while performing the reversing operation. Transition is not considered. For this reason, the user first performs the reversing operation by grasping the vertical portion, and after the reversing operation is completely completed, the user grasps the horizontal portion and performs the sitting operation. That is, since the time for performing the reversing operation is separated from the time for performing the sitting operation, especially when the user is an elderly person or a disabled person, until the user enters the toilet room and sits on the valve seat It takes a long time to complete.

  On the other hand, like a handrail for a toilet described in Patent Document 2 below, a portion that is gripped when a user performs a reversing operation is arranged obliquely so as to approach a western-style seated toilet from below to above Toilet handrails are known. According to the toilet handrail having such a shape, the user who has grasped the handrail is guided to start the seating operation before the reversal operation is completed, and thus can smoothly shift to the seating operation.

  The reason is as follows. When the user performs the reversing operation while holding the handrail for the toilet as described above, the user's wrist is guided to bend toward the thumb as the reversing operation proceeds. . Due to the structure of the human wrist, the joint range of motion when bending toward the thumb side (bending direction) is narrower than the joint range of motion when bending toward the little finger side (scaled direction). Therefore, when the wrist is guided to bend toward the thumb as the reversing operation proceeds, the user's arm must be rotated around the wrist grabbing the handrail for the toilet, and the user's body is A force to be guided downward (hereinafter, this force is referred to as “induction force”) is generated. With this guidance force, the user can smoothly shift to a seating operation that moves the center of gravity of the body downward while performing a reversing operation.

JP 2002-201784 A JP 2007-277846 A

  However, the toilet handrails are mainly required for elderly people and persons with disabilities who have weak gripping power and lower body strength to grab toilet handrails. When the elderly and disabled people use the handrails for toilets described in Patent Document 2 and perform a seating operation while receiving an inductive force that accompanies the reversing operation, the body can withstand the force received downward. There is a risk of striking the buttocks against the Western-style toilet in the sitting operation.

  In consideration of such circumstances, in order to assist the user while smoothly guiding a series of operations until the user is seated on the Western-style seated toilet, in addition to being able to smoothly shift to the seating operation while performing the reversing operation, It is desirable that the handrail for the toilet can easily adjust the magnitude of the force that the user's body receives downward.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object thereof is to generate an inductive force that guides the body downward in accordance with the user's reversing operation, and the user can perform a seating operation by the inducing force. An object of the present invention is to provide a handrail for a toilet that allows a user to easily adjust the magnitude of the force that the body receives downward while allowing a smooth transition.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a handrail for a toilet according to the present invention is a handrail for a toilet that supports a series of operations until a user who has entered the toilet room sits on a Western-style seated toilet. A first grip portion that is disposed in front and above and has a rod shape, and a second grip portion that is disposed in front and above the first grip portion and has a rod shape, and the western-style seat toilet is laterally When viewing the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion from the viewing side view direction, the first gripping portion approaches the western-style seated toilet from the vertically upward direction to the vertically downward direction, and the first gripping portion The first axis passing through the interior and the vertical line is arranged obliquely so that the first angle, the second gripping portion approaches the Western-style seated toilet from vertically downward to vertically upward, A second axis and a vertical line passing through the inside of the second gripping part Of which the angle is disposed obliquely such that the second angle, the first angle, and greater than said second angle.

  The toilet handrail according to the present invention has a second gripping portion on the upper side and a first gripping portion on the lower side. The second gripping portion is configured to be disposed obliquely so as to approach the western-style seated toilet from the vertically downward direction to the vertically-upward direction when the western-style seated toilet is viewed from the side. When the user changes the direction of the body and flips while grasping the second gripping portion having such a configuration, the user's wrist is guided to bend toward the thumb side, so that the user's body is directed downward. You will receive an inductive force. For this reason, the user can smoothly shift to the seating operation of moving the center of gravity of the body downward while performing the reversing operation.

  Here, for users with weak grip and lower body strength, the body can not withstand the downward force, and the hips may come into contact with the Western-style urinal. There is a risk of sitting out of the sitting position. Therefore, in the handrail for toilets according to the present invention, the first gripping portion is disposed obliquely so as to approach the western-style seated toilet from vertically upward to vertically downward. Furthermore, the angle formed between the first axis passing through the first grip portion and the vertical line is defined as the first angle, and the angle formed between the second straight line passing through the second grip portion and the vertical line is defined as the second angle. In some cases, the first angle is configured to be larger than the second angle. By adopting such a configuration, the user can hold the second gripping portion with one hand and shift to the seating operation, and can grip the first gripping portion with the other hand and resist the guiding force. It is possible to generate a force (hereinafter referred to as “braking force”). As a result, the user can easily adjust the magnitude of the force that the body receives downward, and can safely perform the sitting operation while decelerating as necessary.

  When the handrail for toilets according to the present invention is viewed from the side viewing direction, the first gripping portion has a first curved portion that is curved so as to protrude from the first axis toward the western-style seated toilet. When viewed from the side viewing direction, the second gripping portion has a second curved portion curved so as to protrude from the second axis to the side opposite to the western-style seated toilet, It is preferable that the curvature radius of the curved portion is smaller than the curvature radius of the second curved portion.

  As a series of operations performed until the user sits on the Western-style toilet, the posture of the user gradually changes and the vector of the force that the user receives from the handrail for the toilet also changes. In this preferable aspect, the first gripping portion has a first curved portion that is curved so as to protrude from the first axis toward the western-style seated toilet, and the second gripping portion is defined as being from the second axis to the western-style seated toilet. It has the 2nd curved part curved so that it may protrude on the opposite side.

  For this reason, the user does not change the gripping positions of the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion, the vector of the force that the user's hand receives from the first gripping portion, and the user's hand from the second gripping portion. The direction of the force vector to be received can be changed continuously and smoothly. As a result, even if the posture changes, the user can smoothly change the magnitude of the braking force and the magnitude of the inductive force, so the user sits down stably while balancing both, The buttocks can be slowly brought into contact with a Western-style toilet.

  In addition, since the curvature radius of the first bending portion is smaller than the curvature radius of the second bending portion, the direction of the induction force and the braking force is maintained as described above while maintaining the relationship that the first angle is larger than the second angle. It is possible to achieve the effect of smoothly changing.

  When the handrail for a toilet according to the present invention is viewed from the front viewing direction when the Western-style toilet bowl is viewed from the front, the first gripping part is separated from the Western-style seating toilet more horizontally than the second gripping part. It is preferable that they are arranged at different positions.

  In this preferable aspect, the 1st holding | grip part is arrange | positioned in the position which left | separated from the western-style seat toilet bowl in the horizontal direction rather than the 2nd holding | grip part. For this reason, the direction of the force that the user's hand receives from the first gripping portion when viewed from above the Western-style toilet is closer to the direction along the straight line connecting the user's hand, elbow, and shoulder. . As a result, the user can receive a force that suppresses the speed of the reversal operation from the first grip portion, and can easily adjust the magnitude of the force that the body receives downward. As a result, the user can sit down more stably in the sitting operation, and can slowly bring the buttocks into contact with the western-style seated toilet.

  When the toilet handrail according to the present invention is viewed from the front viewing direction, the first gripping portion is disposed obliquely so as to approach the western-style seated toilet from vertically downward to vertically upward. Is preferred.

  In this preferable aspect, since the first gripping portion is disposed obliquely so as to approach the western-style seated toilet from vertically downward to vertically upward, the user grips the first gripping portion at a natural wrist angle. be able to. As a result, the user can apply a force to the first grip portion with the entire palm, so that the user can easily generate a large braking force without being burdened by the body.

  In the handrail for a toilet according to the present invention, it is preferable that the length of the first grip portion in the vertical direction is shorter than the length of the second grip portion in the vertical direction.

  The second gripping portion is a portion that is gripped in a state where the user stands up when starting the reversing operation. Therefore, the optimum gripping position varies greatly depending on the height of the user and is distributed over a relatively wide range. On the other hand, the first grip portion is a portion that is gripped by the user from the middle of the seating operation until the user is seated. Therefore, the optimum gripping position does not vary greatly depending on the height of the user and is distributed in a relatively narrow range.

  In this preferred embodiment, the second grip portion has a long length in the vertical direction. Therefore, any user who stands up can grasp the optimum position for himself / herself regardless of the height of the user. On the other hand, the first gripping portion has a short length in the vertical direction. For this reason, a user's hand is reliably guide | induced to the optimal grip position which exists in a comparatively narrow range. As a result, the user can perform a series of operations until the seating operation is completed without changing the gripping position of the first gripper once gripped.

  According to the present invention, an inductive force for guiding the body downward is generated in accordance with the user's reversing operation, and the user can smoothly shift to the seating operation by the induced force, while the body is moved downward. It is possible to provide a handrail for a toilet in which a user can easily adjust the magnitude of the force received.

It is the side view which showed the shape of the handrail for toilets which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is the front view which showed the shape of the handrail for toilets which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows typically the state in which the handrail for toilets shown in FIG. 1 is used by a side view. It is a figure which shows typically the state in which the handrail for toilets shown in FIG. 1 is used by a side view. It is a figure which shows typically the state in which the handrail for toilets shown in FIG. 1 is used by a side view. It is a figure which shows typically the state in which the handrail for toilets shown in FIG. 1 is used by the top view. It is a figure which shows typically the state in which the handrail for toilets shown in FIG. 1 is used by a side view.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate the understanding of the description, the same constituent elements in the drawings will be denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible, and redundant description will be omitted.

  First, the shape and arrangement of a handrail for a toilet which is an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a side view showing the shape of a handrail for a toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the handrail 10 for a toilet according to the present embodiment is provided by a column 101 and a column 102 with respect to a side wall 1a of the toilet room 1 in which the western-style seat toilet 2 is installed on the floor surface 1b. It is fixed. The handrail 10 for toilets is for supporting a series of operation | movement until the user who entered the toilet room 1 sits on the western-style seat toilet 2. The “series of operations” here will be described in detail later.

  The Western-style seat toilet 2 is disposed with its front facing the entrance side of the toilet room 1 (left side in FIG. 1 and front side in FIG. 2). The handrail 10 for the toilet is against the side wall 1a located on the right side of the user in a state where the user is using the Western-style toilet bowl 2 (the user is facing the entrance side of the toilet room 1 at this time). It is fixed.

  The toilet handrail 10 is disposed in front of and above the western-style seat toilet 2 when the western-style seat toilet 2 is viewed from the side as shown in FIG. 1, and the shape thereof is a rod shape curved in a substantially S shape. It is the shape of. The range from the boundary P1 to the boundary P2 shown in FIG. 1 in the handrail 10 for the toilet is a portion corresponding to the first gripping portion 11 of the present invention. Further, the range from the boundary P3 to the boundary P4 shown in FIG. 1 is a portion corresponding to the second gripping portion 12 of the present invention.

  The boundary P <b> 1 is a boundary that passes through a point where the central axis becomes a vertical direction when the central axis of the handrail 10 for the toilet is traced upward from below and then starts to tilt toward the entrance side of the toilet room 1. The boundary P <b> 2 is a boundary that passes through the inflection point of the handrail 10 for the toilet having a substantially S shape. For this reason, the range (1st holding | grip part 11) from the boundary P1 to the boundary P2 among the handrails 10 for toilets is the shape curved so that it might protrude in the western-style seat toilet 2 side.

  The boundary P3 is a boundary that passes through a point where the central axis of the toilet handrail 10 becomes a vertical direction again when the central axis of the handrail 10 for the toilet is further directed upward from the boundary P2, and thereafter starts to tilt toward the western-style seat toilet 2 side. The boundary P4 is a boundary that passes through the upper end of the handrail 10 for the toilet. For this reason, the range (second holding part 12) from the boundary P3 to the boundary P4 in the handrail 10 for the toilet is located forward and above the first holding part 11 in FIG. It has a curved shape so as to protrude to the side.

  The angle θ1 formed between the first gripping part 11 and the vertical line is defined as an angle formed between the first axis L1 that is a straight line passing through the inside of the first gripping part 11 and the vertical line. The first axis L1 is a straight line that penetrates substantially the entire first gripping portion 11, and is obtained, for example, by linearly approximating the central axis of the first gripping portion 11 having a curved shape by the least square method. It is a straight line. Further, the angle θ2 formed between the second grip portion 12 and the vertical line is defined as an angle formed between the second straight line L2 that is a straight line passing through the inside of the second grip portion 12 and the vertical line. The second straight line L2 is a straight line that penetrates substantially the entire second gripping portion 12, and is obtained, for example, by linearly approximating the central axis of the second gripping portion 12 having a curved shape by the least square method. It is a straight line. As shown in FIG. 1, the handrail 10 for a toilet has a shape such that the angle θ1 is larger than the angle θ2.

  As is apparent from the above description and FIG. 1, the first gripping portion 11 approaches the western-style seat toilet 2 from vertically upward to vertically downward, and the angle between the first axis L1 and the vertical line is an angle θ1. It is arranged diagonally so as to be. Further, the second gripping portion 12 approaches the western-style seat toilet 2 from vertically downward to vertically upward, and is disposed obliquely so that an angle formed by the second axis L2 and the vertical line is an angle θ2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the shape of the toilet handrail 10 when the Western-style seat toilet 2 is viewed from the front side is the range from the boundary P3 to the boundary P4 (second grip portion 12), and the central axis thereof is a vertical line. It is arranged along. On the other hand, in the range from the boundary P3 to the boundary P2, the handrail 10 for the toilet is slightly curved so as to be separated from the western-style seat toilet 2 from the upper side to the lower side. Further, the lower range from the boundary P1 to the boundary P2 (first gripping portion 11) is disposed obliquely so that the central axis approaches the western-style seated toilet 2 from the vertically downward direction to the vertically upward direction.

  Next, FIG. 3 shows how a series of operations until the user who has entered the toilet room 1 is seated on the Western-style sitting toilet 2 is supported by the handrail 10 for toilet having the shape and arrangement as described above. A description will be given with reference to FIG. FIG.3 and FIG.4 is a figure which shows typically the state in which the handrail 10 for toilets is used by side view. In FIG.3 and FIG.4, only the 1st holding part 11 and the 2nd holding part 12 are extracted and shown typically among the handrails 10 for toilets, and the other part is abbreviate | omitting illustration.

  FIG. 3 shows a state immediately after the user 20 enters the toilet room 1. The user 20 enters the room from the entrance of the toilet room 1 on the left side in FIG. At this time, the user 20 walks and approaches the Western-style sitting toilet 2 while facing the Western-style sitting toilet 2, and grasps the second gripping portion 12 of the handrail 10 for the toilet with the left hand as shown in FIG. .

  The Western-style seat toilet 2 is arranged with the front face facing the entrance side of the toilet room 1. Therefore, the user 20 who is going to sit on the Western-style seat toilet 2 rotates the axis of the body counterclockwise from the state shown in FIG. There is a need to move to the intended state. This operation is hereinafter referred to as an inversion operation.

  Moreover, since the user 20 is standing immediately after entering the toilet room 1, it is necessary to move the center of gravity of the body downward and to sit on the Western-style sitting toilet 2. This operation is hereinafter referred to as a seating operation. That is, a series of operations until the user 20 who has entered the toilet room 1 is seated on the Western-style seating toilet 2 includes a reversing operation for rotating the body axis and a sitting operation for moving the center of gravity of the body downward. Yes.

  When the user 20 enters the toilet room 1 and grasps the second grip portion 12, first the reversing operation is started. Of the series of operations until sitting, the last is a sitting operation. In a general toilet handrail, the user 20 generally starts the seating operation after the reversing operation is completed. However, in the handrail 10 for the toilet according to the present embodiment, as will be described below, the user 20 is guided to start the seating operation at a point in time before the reversal operation is completed. It is possible to migrate to.

  In the reversing operation, the user 20 grasps the second grasping portion 12 with the left hand, and inverts the body axis while maintaining the grasping position. As described with reference to FIG. 1, the second grip 12 is disposed obliquely so as to approach the western-style seat toilet 2 from vertically downward to vertically upward. For this reason, the left wrist of the user 20 who performs the reversing operation while holding the second gripping portion 12 is guided so as to bend gradually toward the thumb side as the reversing operation proceeds.

  Due to the structure of the human wrist, the joint range of motion when bending toward the thumb side (bending direction) is narrower than the joint range of motion when bending toward the little finger side (scaled direction). Therefore, when the wrist is guided to bend toward the thumb side as the reversing operation proceeds, the arm of the user 20 receives a force in a direction in which the user 20 rotates around the wrist holding the handrail 10 for the toilet. . This force is indicated by an arrow A1 in FIG. FIG. 4 shows the user 20 in a state in which the reversing operation is nearing completion and the seating operation is being performed. As indicated by the arrow A1, the portion of the user 20's arm from the left wrist to the left elbow receives a force that rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 4 with the left wrist as the center. Since the left arm receives such a force, the body of the user 20 receives a force (inductive force GF) that is guided downward.

  When the reversal operation proceeds, the wrist of the user 20 is guided to be further bent toward the thumb side. For this reason, the user 20 receives a gradually greater induction force GF as the reversal operation proceeds. As a result, since the center of gravity of the user 20 starts to move downward due to the influence of the guidance force GF, the user 20 can smoothly shift to the seating operation before the inversion operation is completed.

  Here, in consideration of the fact that the handrail 10 for the toilet is mainly required for the elderly or the handicapped who have a weak gripping force or the lower body force to grip the handrail 10 for the toilet, the inductive force generated with the reversing operation GF may have not only the above advantages but also the following disadvantages. That is, it can be said that the induction force GF further increases the force (usually only gravity) that the body of the user 20 receives downward. However, the user 20 as described above cannot withstand the downward force increased by the guiding force GF, and the user may vigorously hit the buttocks against the Western-style sitting toilet 2 in the sitting operation. There is a risk of sitting out of the correct sitting position.

  Therefore, the toilet handrail 10 according to the present embodiment is a part for the user 20 to hold with the right hand as shown in FIG. 4 after the reversal operation is completed (near the time when the seating operation is started). One grip 11 is further provided.

  As described with reference to FIG. 1, the first grip portion 11 is a portion that is disposed obliquely so as to approach the western-style seated toilet 2 from vertically upward to vertically downward. After gripping the first gripping part 11 with the right hand, the user 20 applies a force to push down the first gripping part, thereby receiving the reaction force vertically upward, and resists the induction force GF by the reaction force. can do. That is, the reaction force acts as a braking force RF so as to stop the movement in which the center of gravity of the body of the user 20 is guided downward by the induction force GF.

  Such a braking force RF can be generated more easily and strongly by the user 20 as the first axis L1 of the first grip 11 is closer to the horizontal. In other words, the greater the angle θ1 that is the angle between the first axis L1 and the vertical line is, the more easily the user 20 can generate a large braking force RF.

  On the other hand, the guiding force GF, which is a downward force, works more strongly with the reversing operation as the angle θ2 that is the angle between the second axis L2 and the vertical line is larger. Since the handrail 10 for the toilet is formed so that the angle θ1 is larger than the angle θ2, a large braking force RF that can resist the guiding force GF can be generated with the right hand. As a result, the user 20 can easily adjust the magnitude of the force that the body receives downward, and can safely perform the sitting operation while decelerating as necessary.

  From the state of FIG. 4, the user 20 moves further down the center of gravity of the body, and sits with the buttocks on the valve seat of the Western-style seat toilet 2. Thereafter, the left hand is released from the second gripping part 12, the right hand is released from the first gripping part 11, and a series of operations from entering the toilet room 1 to sitting is completed.

  Subsequently, in the series of operations as described above, the time change of the force that the user 20 holding the toilet handrail 10 receives from the toilet handrail 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which the handrail 10 for a toilet is used in a side view. Also in FIG. 5, only the 1st holding part 11 and the 2nd holding part 12 are extracted and shown typically among the handrails 10 for toilets, and illustration is abbreviate | omitting the other part.

  In FIG. 5, the position of the user 20 from the state 20a immediately before the reversing operation of the user 20 to the state 20c immediately before the completion of the seating operation passes through the state 20b in the middle of the seating operation. Changes are shown continuously.

  In the state 20a immediately before the reversing operation of the user 20 is completed, the left hand of the user 20 in the state of gripping the second gripping portion 12 receives a force F21 in a substantially horizontal direction. Thereafter, the center of gravity of the user 20 is moved downward by the sitting operation, and the force received by the left hand of the user 20 gradually changes downward as the state 20b and the state 20c are shifted. The force F22 and the force F23 change in order.

  Further, in the state 20a immediately before the reversing operation of the user 20 is completed, the right hand of the user 20 in the state of gripping the first gripping portion 11 receives a force F11 in a substantially vertical upward direction. Thereafter, the center of gravity of the user 20 is moved downward by the sitting operation, and the force received by the right hand of the user 20 gradually changes in the horizontal direction as the state 20b and the state 20c are shifted. , Force F12 and force F13 change in order.

  In this way, as the series of operations until the user 20 is seated on the western-style seat toilet 2, the posture of the user 20 gradually changes, and the force that the user 20 receives from the handrail 10 for the toilet. The vector (direction) of changes gradually.

  As described with reference to FIG. 1, the handrail 10 for a toilet according to the present embodiment is curved so that the first grip portion 11 protrudes from the first axis L <b> 1 to the western-style seat toilet 2 side. A curved portion C1 is formed. Moreover, it has the 2nd curved part C2 by curving so that the 2nd holding | grip part may protrude on the opposite side to the western-style seat toilet 2 from the 2nd axis line L2.

  Thus, since the parts (the first gripping part 11 and the second gripping part 12) that are gripped by the hand of the user 20 are both curved, the user 20 has the first gripping part 11 and the second gripping part. The direction of the vector of the force that the right hand of the user 20 receives from the first gripping portion 11 and the direction of the vector of the force that the left hand of the user 20 receives from the second gripping portion 12 are continuously changed without changing the gripping position of 12. And it can be changed smoothly. As a result, even if the posture of the user 20 changes, the magnitude of the braking force RF and the magnitude of the induction force GF can be changed smoothly, so that the user 20 can stably balance the two. You can sit down and slowly bring your buttocks into contact with the Western-style toilet 2.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the handrail 20 for toilets is formed so that the curvature radius of the 1st curved part C1 may become smaller than the curvature radius of the 2nd curved part C2. For this reason, it is possible to produce the effect of smoothly changing the magnitudes of the induction force GF and the braking force RF as described above while maintaining the relationship that the angle θ1 is larger than the angle θ2.

  As described with reference to FIG. 2, the toilet handrail 10 according to the present embodiment is configured so that the center axis of the first grip portion 11 is upward from below in the vertical direction when the western-style seat toilet 2 is viewed from the front side. It is arrange | positioned diagonally so that the western style toilet bowl 2 may be approached. For this reason, when the state in which the user 20 grabs the handrail 10 for the toilet is viewed from above, the state shown in FIG. 6 is obtained. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which the handrail 10 for the toilet is being used as viewed from above, and a portion of the first grip portion 11 that is gripped by the right hand of the user 20 and a second grip Only the portion of the portion 12 that is gripped by the left hand of the user 20 is shown, and the other portions of the handrail 10 for the toilet are not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the position at which the right hand 21 of the user 20 grips the first gripping portion 11 is greater than the position at which the left hand 24 of the user 20 grips the second gripping portion 12, The positions are separated in the horizontal direction (left-right direction in FIG. 6). For this reason, the direction of the force F25 received by the right hand 21 of the user 20 from the first gripping part 11 substantially coincides with the direction along the straight line connecting the right hand 21, the right elbow 22 and the right shoulder 23 of the user 20. . Thereby, the user 20 can easily apply a force that suppresses the speed of the reversal operation to the first gripping portion 11, and can easily adjust the magnitude of the force that the body receives downward. it can. As a result, the user 20 can sit down more stably in the sitting operation, and can slowly bring the buttocks into contact with the western-style seat toilet 2.

  Moreover, the 1st holding | grip part 11 is diagonally arrange | positioned so that it may approach the western-style seat toilet 2 toward the downward direction from the upper direction of a perpendicular direction. As a result, when the user 20 grasps the first gripping part 11, the user 20 does not adjust the angle of the right hand 21, and the entire palm of the right hand 21 stretched naturally on the surface of the first gripping part 11 simultaneously. Will be touched. That is, the user 20 can grip the first grip portion 11 at a natural wrist angle. Thereby, since the user 20 can apply force to the first grip portion 11 with the entire palm, the user 20 can easily generate a large braking force RF without receiving a burden on the body. it can.

  In the handrail 10 for the toilet according to the present embodiment, the length H1 in the vertical direction of the first grip 11 (the length corresponding to the vertical component of the length from the boundary P1 to the boundary P2 in FIG. 1) is: The second grip 12 is formed to be shorter than the length H2 in the vertical direction (the length corresponding to the vertical component of the length from the boundary P3 to the boundary P4 in 1). The effect of having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which the handrail 10 for a toilet is used in a side view.

  In FIG. 7, the user 20 enters the toilet room 1 and grasps the second grip 12 (20 d), and then the user 20 grips the first grip 11 with the right hand while performing the reversing operation. It shows continuously the change in the position of the user 20 when shifting to the state (20e), and then the state (20f) immediately before the completion of the seating operation.

  Furthermore, in FIG. 7, the user 30 whose height is lower than the user 20 shown in FIG. 7 enters the toilet room 1 and grasps the second grip portion 12 (30d), and then the user 30 is reversed. Regarding the change in the position of the user 30 when shifting to the state (30e) in which the first gripping part 11 is grasped with the right hand while performing the operation, and then to the state (30f) immediately before the seating operation is completed. Is shown.

  As described so far, the second gripping portion 12 is a portion that the user (20, 30) grips while standing up when starting the reversing operation. In FIG. 7, the tall user 20 is gripping near the upper end of the second gripping portion 12, and the short user 30 is gripping near the lower end of the second gripping portion 12. As described above, the optimum gripping position of the second gripping portion varies greatly depending on the height of the user and is distributed over a relatively wide range.

  On the other hand, the first gripping part 11 is a part that the user (20, 30) grips from the middle of the seating operation until the user sits. In FIG. 7, when compared with the state (20 f, 30 f) immediately before the user (20, 30) is seated, the position at which the user 20 with high height grasps the first grip portion 11 is It is almost the same as the position where the first grip 11 is gripped. As described above, the optimum gripping position of the first gripping portion 11 does not vary greatly depending on the height of the user, and is distributed in a relatively narrow range.

  In the handrail 10 for the toilet according to the present embodiment, the length H1 in the vertical direction of the first gripping portion 11 is formed to be relatively long, so that the users (20, 30) in the standing state have their heights. Regardless of the height, everyone can get the best position for them. On the other hand, since the length H2 in the vertical direction of the second gripping portion 12 is formed to be relatively short, the user's (20, 30) hand is surely guided to the optimum gripping position existing in a relatively narrow range. Is done. As a result, the user (20, 30) can perform a series of operations until the seating operation is completed without changing the gripping position of the first gripping part 11 once gripped.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to specific examples. However, the present invention is not limited to these specific examples. In other words, those specific examples that have been appropriately modified by those skilled in the art are also included in the scope of the present invention as long as they have the characteristics of the present invention. For example, the elements included in each of the specific examples described above and their arrangement, materials, conditions, shapes, sizes, and the like are not limited to those illustrated, but can be changed as appropriate. Moreover, each element with which each embodiment mentioned above is provided can be combined as long as technically possible, and the combination of these is also included in the scope of the present invention as long as it includes the features of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Toilet room 1a: Side wall 1b: Floor surface 2: Western-style seat toilet 3: Patent document 11: 1st holding part 12: 2nd holding part 101,102: Post 20,30: User 21: Right hand 22: Right elbow 23: Right shoulder 24: Left hand C1: First bending portion C2: Second bending portion GF: Inductive force RF: Brake force L1: First axis L2: Second axis

Claims (5)

A handrail for a toilet that supports a series of operations until a user who enters the toilet room sits on a Western-style sitting toilet,
A first grip portion disposed in front of and above the Western-style sitting toilet and having a rod shape; and a second grip portion disposed in front and above the first grip portion and having a rod shape;
When viewing the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion from the side view direction when viewing the Western-style sitting toilet from the side,
The first gripping portion approaches the western-style seated toilet from vertically upward to vertically downward, and an angle formed between a first axis passing through the inside of the first gripping portion and the vertical line becomes a first angle. Placed diagonally,
The second gripping portion approaches the western-style seated toilet from vertically downward to vertically upward, and an angle formed between a second axis passing through the second gripping portion and the vertical line becomes a second angle. It is arranged diagonally,
The handrail for toilets, wherein the first angle is larger than the second angle. When viewed from the side viewing direction, the first gripping portion has a first curved portion that is curved so as to protrude from the first axis toward the western-style seated toilet,
When viewed from the side viewing direction, the second gripping portion has a second curved portion that is curved so as to protrude from the second axis to the side opposite to the western-style seated toilet,
The handrail for a toilet according to claim 1, wherein a radius of curvature of the first curved portion is smaller than a radius of curvature of the second curved portion.   When the Western-style seat toilet is viewed from the front viewing direction when viewed from the front, the first gripping portion is disposed at a position further away from the Western-style seat toilet than the second gripping portion in the horizontal direction. The handrail for a toilet according to claim 2, wherein the handrail is a toilet.   The first gripping portion is arranged obliquely so as to approach the western-style seated toilet from vertically downward to vertically upward when viewed from the front viewing direction. Handrails for toilets.   The handrail for a toilet according to claim 2, wherein a length of the first grip portion in the vertical direction is shorter than a length of the second grip portion in the vertical direction.

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