JPH0720997U - Western style handrail device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] It can be stably and easily installed on a Western-style toilet having a hot water shower device, and elderly people with weak legs or weak physical disabilities can safely perform sitting and standing up movements. It can be done and can be kept clean by a hot water shower. The intermediate vertical portion 12c of the second pipe 12 is fixed to the rear side of the intermediate portion of the vertical portion 10a of the first pipe 10. The front end of the upper horizontal portion 12f of the second pipe 12 and the first
The rear end of the horizontal portion 10b of the pipe 10 is joined. Second
The hanging part 14c and the side horizontal part 14b of the third pipe 14 are fixed to the upper part of the intermediate vertical part 12c and the left side of the intermediate horizontal part 12d in the pipe 12, respectively. In this way, both the second pipe 12 and the third pipe 14 are connected.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a handrail device for a Western style toilet.

[0002]

[Prior Art and Problems to be Solved]

 Western-style toilets, which can be used while sitting down, are safe for the elderly. However, when the legs and waist are weakened, even with a Western-style toilet bowl, it becomes difficult to sit and stand up. If you fall during such movements, elderly people may get serious injuries such as bone fractures. In such a case, it is effective to provide handrails on the side of the Western-style toilet bowl to assist the operation of standing up and sitting down.

However, such a handrail is usually not provided in a general household toilet. Therefore, a handrail device is used that can be easily attached when necessary. In this conventional handrail device, four legs are connected, and two parallel horizontal bars are installed as a handrail on the upper part of two sets of two legs. It is installed so that it is surrounded by legs. In order to further improve the stability of the handrail device, for example, the handrail device is fixed to the both side walls by tensioning the handrail device.

Even with such a handrail, it may be difficult for the handicapped elderly person to clean up after using the toilet. In such a case, a toilet seat with a hot water shower can be kept clean by eliminating the need to wipe it with paper, or by supplementing it with a hot water shower without wiping it sufficiently.

However, in the conventional handrail device as described above, the hot water shower device provided over the side part and the rear part of the western-style toilet cannot be installed because it interferes with the rear leg of the handrail device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems existing in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to stably and easily provide a Western-style toilet having a hot water shower device. To provide a handrail device for Western-style toilets that can be installed, can be safely seated and raised by an elderly person with weak legs and disabilities, and can keep cleanliness with a hot water shower. is there.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, a handrail device for a Western-style toilet according to the present invention has two low-height legs that should be located on both sides of the rear of the Western-style toilet and a height that should be located on both sides of the front of the Western-style toilet. Two pillars with high height, two substantially parallel side parts that connect the leg and the pillar to each other in the low position, and two handrails provided from the top of each pillar toward the rear. And a rear connecting part that connects the handrail parts at the rear part. In this Western-style toilet handrail device, a pair of clamping members for clamping the base of the Western-style toilet is provided at the both side connecting portions, and the opposing tips of both clamping members of the Western-style toilet are connected to each other. It may have a suction cup portion for adsorbing to the base portion.

[0008]

[Action]

 On both sides, the leg and the pillar are respectively connected by the side connecting parts, and the handrails provided backward from each pillar are connected by the rear connecting part at the rear, so the handrail is stable. Supported. In addition, the low-height legs that should be located on both sides of the rear part of the western-style toilet are connected to the high-column columns that should be located on both sides of the front part of the western-style toilet by means of the side connection parts in the low position. The handrail part is provided rearward from the upper part of the column part, and there is no obstacle in the upper and lower spaces between the handrail part and the rear connecting part and the leg part and the side connecting part.

[0009] A pair of clamping members provided on the both side connecting portions clamps the base portions of the Western-style toilet bowl, and the suction cup portions of both clamping members are adsorbed to the base portions of the Western-style toilet bowl, so that the Western-style toilet bowl can The toilet railing device can be fixed against forces in all directions.

[0010]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view, and FIG. 2 is a left side view.

The western-style toilet handrail device A of this embodiment mainly includes a pair of first pipes 10, a pair of second pipes 12, and a third pipe 14. The first pipe 10, the second pipe 12, and the third pipe 14 are all made of steel.

The first pipe 10 has a vertical portion 10a having a height substantially equal to the total height of the handrail device A for a western-style toilet of this embodiment, and a horizontal portion bent backward from the upper end of the vertical portion 10a. The unit 10b.

The lower end of the vertical portion 10a of each first pipe 10 is provided with adjusting members 16 and 17 that can be adjusted up and down by screws in order to prevent rattling during installation. A portion of each first pipe 10 from the upper end of the vertical portion 10a to the rear end of the horizontal portion 10b is covered with an armrest member 18 made of synthetic resin such as ABS.

The second pipe 12 has a low vertical leg portion 12a located at a lower end, a side connecting portion 12b bent forward from an upper end portion of the leg portion 12a, and a side portion thereof. The intermediate vertical portion 12c bent upward from the front end of the connecting portion 12b, the intermediate horizontal portion 12d bent backward from the upper end of the intermediate vertical portion 12c, and the intermediate horizontal portion 12d. It comprises a bent portion 12e that is bent upward from the rear end portion in a substantially U-shape, and an upper horizontal portion 12f that extends forward on the upper side of the bent portion 12e.

Rubber anti-slip caps 20 and 22 are fitted and fixed to the lower ends of the leg portions 12a of the second pipe 12 to prevent sliding on the floor surface.

A pair of pinching members 24 for pinching the base portion B1 of the western-style toilet bowl B are provided inwardly at opposing front and rear intermediate positions of the both-side connecting portions 12b so as to face each other. The two clamping members 24 are provided with rubber suction cup members 24b at opposite ends of a rod body 24a having an external thread on the outer peripheral portion, and a base portion of the rod body 24a is an insertion hole of the side connecting portion 12b. It is attached to the side connecting portion 12b by tightening the side connecting portion 12b with a pair of nut-shaped members 26 that are inserted into the rod body 24a and screwed into the rod body 24a.

The third pipe 14 includes a rear connecting portion 14 a in the left-right horizontal direction, a pair of side horizontal portions 14 b bent forward from both ends of the rear connecting portion 14 a, and each side portion. The horizontal portion 14b is composed of a hanging portion 14c which is bent downward from the front end portion of the horizontal portion 14b.

The intermediate vertical portion 12 c of the second pipe 12 is fixed to the rear side of the intermediate portion of the vertical portion 10 a of the first pipe 10, and the front end portion of the upper horizontal portion 12 f of the second pipe 12 and the first pipe 10 are fixed. The first pipe 10 and the pair of second pipes 12 are connected to each other by being joined to the rear end of the horizontal portion 10b. Further, the hanging portion 14c and the side horizontal portion 14b of the third pipe 14 are fixed to the upper portion of the intermediate vertical portion 12c of the second pipe 12 and the left side of the intermediate horizontal portion 12d, respectively. 12 and the 3rd pipe 14 are connected.

In this embodiment, the column portion A1 is composed mainly of the vertical portion 10a of the first pipe 10 and the intermediate vertical portion 12c of the second pipe 12, and mainly the horizontal portion 10b of the first pipe 10 and the second pipe 12. The upper horizontal portion 12f, the intermediate horizontal portion 12d, and the side horizontal portion 14b of the third pipe 14 constitute a handrail portion A2.

On both sides of the device A, the leg portion 12a and the supporting column portion A1 are connected by the side connecting portions 12b, respectively, and the handrail portions A2 respectively provided from the supporting column portions A1 to the rear are provided at the rear portion of the rear connecting portion. Since they are connected by 14a, the handrail part A2 is stably supported. Further, by clamping the base portion B1 of the Western-style toilet bowl B by the clamping member 24 and adsorbing the suction cup member 24b to the base portion B1, the Western-style toilet handrail device A against the Western-style toilet bowl B is resisted in all directions. By fixing and adjusting the adjustment members 16 and 17 up and down to eliminate rattling, the support of the handrail part A2 is further stabilized in combination with the slip prevention by the anti-slip caps 20 and 22. Since the adjusting members 16 and 17 are provided at the lower end of the vertical portion 10a of the first pipe 10 located at the front portion, the adjusting work is easy. However, an adjusting member may be provided at the lower end of the leg portion 12a of the second pipe 12. Further, if at least one adjusting member is provided, rattling can be eliminated.

Further, the low-height legs 12a located on both sides of the rear part of the western-style toilet bowl B are connected to the high-side pillar parts A1 located on both sides of the front part of the western-style toilet bowl B at the side connection portions at low positions. 12b, and the handrail part A2 is provided from the upper part of the column part A1 toward the rear, and the handrail part A2 and the rear connecting part 14a and the leg part 12a and the side connecting part 12b are vertically connected. There are no obstacles in the space. Therefore, even for a Western style toilet B with a hot water shower device B2, it is possible to stabilize the hot water shower device B2 by positioning the hot water shower device B2 between the handrail part A2 and the rear connecting part 14a and the leg parts 12a and the side connecting parts 12b. It can be installed easily and easily.

The dimensions, the number, the material, the shape, and the relative arrangement of the components in the above description of the embodiments are within the scope of the present invention unless otherwise specified. It is not intended to be limited to these, but merely an example of explanation.

[0023]

[Effect of device]

 In the handrail device for a Western-style toilet of the present invention, there are no obstacles in the upper and lower spaces between the handrail part and the rear connecting part and the leg part and the side connecting part, and the handrail part is stably supported. It can be installed stably and easily even on a Western-style toilet with a hot water shower device, and elderly people with weak legs or weak physical disabilities can safely perform the sitting and rising motions. Is extremely useful for keeping cleanliness with a hot water shower. In addition, in the handrail device for a Western-style toilet having a pair of clamping members, the clamping units clamp the base of the Western-style toilet, and the suction cups of both clamping members are attracted to the base of the Western-style toilet. Since the handrail device for a Western-style toilet can be fixed to the Western-style toilet against forces in all directions, the support of the handrail is further stabilized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view.

FIG. 2 is a left side view.

[Explanation of sign]

 10 1st pipe 10a Vertical part 10b Horizontal part 12 2nd pipe 12c Intermediate vertical part 12d Intermediate horizontal part 12f Upper horizontal part 14 3rd pipe 14 14b Side horizontal part 14c Hanging part

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A low-height leg portion which should be positioned on both sides of a rear portion of a western-style toilet, two high-height strut portions which should be positioned on both front portions of a western-style toilet bowl, and a leg portion and a strut portion. And two side connecting parts that are substantially parallel to each other and that connect each in the low position, two handrail parts that are respectively provided from the upper part of each strut part toward the rear, and a rear part that connects both handrail parts at the rear part. A handrail device for a Western style toilet having a connecting portion. 2. A pair of pinching members for pinching the base of the Western-style toilet bowl are provided at the both-side connecting portions, and the opposing tip portions of both clamping members are attached to the base of the Western-style toilet bowl. The handrail device for a style toilet according to claim 1, further comprising: