Toilet seat structure for aircraft lavatory unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11229331-B2
Application number	US-201816767539-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2018
Priority date	Nov 28, 2017
Publication date	Jan 25, 2022
Grant date	Jan 25, 2022

Abstract

Provided is a toilet seat structure for an aircraft lavatory unit. A cushion block is formed of a single band-like body that has a band-like shape extending with a predetermined width along an entire circumference of a toilet seat in a circumferential direction. The band-like body has an elongated cross-sectional shape cut along with a plane orthogonal to the extension direction and includes: a flat upper surface; a flat lower surface; and inclined surfaces provided on both sides in the width direction. The band-like body has the upper surface that is attached to a lower surface of a body plate portion with an adhesive and inclined surfaces that form an obtuse angle with respect to the lower surface of the body plate portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A toilet seat structure for an aircraft lavatory unit, comprising:
a toilet body including a bowl portion;
a support portion configured to support the toilet body above a floor;
a shroud including:
a peripheral wall portion configured to cover a periphery of the toilet body and the support portion and
a flange having an annular shape placed on an upper end outer circumference of the bowl portion; and
a toilet seat having an annular shape placed on the flange,
the toilet seat having a lower surface to which a cushion block is attached,
the cushion block having a band-like shape, having an upper surface attached to the lower surface of the toilet seat, and positioned almost in an entire area of the toilet seat in a circumference direction, and
in a state in which the cushion block is attached to the lower surface of the toilet seat, a section of an outer surface of the cushion block that is brought into contact with the lower surface of the toilet seat forms an inclined surface forming an obtuse angle θ with respect to the lower surface of the toilet seat;
wherein recess/protrusion portions are provided to the lower surface of the toilet seat and the upper surface of the cushion block to be attached to the lower surface, the recess/protrusion portions extending continuously around a circumference of the toilet seat and being engaged with each other.

2. The toilet seat structure for an aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the cushion block is formed of a single band-like body having a band-like shape extending with a predetermined width along an entire circumference of the toilet seat in the circumference direction, and
the inclined surface is provided to each of both sides of the band-like body in a width direction.

3. The toilet seat structure for an aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the toilet seat comprises:
a body plate portion extending annularly with a width and facing the flange;
an inner plate portion protruding downward from an inner circumferential end of the body plate portion and extending along the body plate portion; and
an outer plate portion protruding downward from an outer circumferential end of the body plate portion and extending along the body plate portion,
the lower surface of the toilet seat comprises:
a lower surface of the body plate portion;
an inner surface of the inner plate portion; and
an inner surface of the outer plate portion,
the cushion block is formed of a single band-like body having a band-like shape extending along an entire circumference of the toilet seat in the circumference direction,
the band-like body comprises:
a flat upper surface attached to the lower surface of the body plate portion;
an inner inclined surface attached to the inner surface of the inner plate portion;
an outer inclined surface attached to the inner surface of the outer plate portion; and
a flat lower surface, and
the lower surface of the band-like body forms the inclined surface forming an obtuse angle θ with respect to the inner surface of the inner plate portion and the inner surface of the outer plate portion of the toilet seat.

4. The toilet seat structure for an aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the cushion block is formed of a plurality of divided band-like bodies disposed at an interval in the circumference direction of the toilet seat,
the plurality of divided band-like bodies each have an elongated shape having a length extending along the circumference direction of the toilet seat and a width having a dimension smaller than the length in a direction orthogonal to the length,
the interval between the plurality of divided band-like bodies in the circumference direction of the toilet seat has a dimension smaller than the width, and
the inclined surface is provided to an entire circumference around each of the plurality of divided band-like bodies being brought into contact with the lower surface of the toilet seat.

5. The toilet seat structure for an aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 4 , wherein
projection portions are provided to ends of one of the plurality of divided band-like bodies in a length direction, and groove portions are provided to ends of another of the plurality of divided band-like bodies in the length direction, and
of divided band-like bodies adjacent to each other in the circumference direction of the toilet seat, a projection portion of the other of the plurality of divided band-like bodies is positioned inward of a groove portion of the one of the plurality of divided band-like bodies.

6. The toilet seat structure for an aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the cushion block is formed of an inner band-like body having a band-like shape extending at a section close to an inner circumference of the lower surface of the toilet seat and an outer band-like body having a band-like shape extending at a section close to an outer circumference of the lower surface of the toilet seat,
the inner band-like body and the outer band-like body have a width in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the inner band-like body and the outer band-like body extend, and
the inclined surface is provided to each of both sides of the inner band-like body in a width direction and to each of both sides of the outer band-like body in a width direction.

7. The toilet seat structure for an aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 6 , wherein
both ends of the outer band-like body in an extension direction are away from each other and face each other at sections close to parts at which the toilet seat is attached to an attachment portion of the shroud in a swingable manner, and
the inclined surface is provided to each of both the ends of the outer band-like body in the extension direction, in addition to each of both sides of the outer band-like body in the width direction.

8. The toilet seat structure for an aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 1 , wherein
in the lower surface of the toilet seat, a recess extending in the circumference direction of the toilet seat and opening downward is provided, and an upper part of the cushion block is inserted in the recess,
the lower surface of the toilet seat comprises a bottom surface of the recess, and
the lower surface of the toilet seat including the inclined surface forming an obtuse angle θ is the lower surface of the toilet seat without the recess.

9. The toilet seat structure for an aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 1 , wherein the obtuse angle θ falls within a range of from 115 degrees to 145 degrees.

10. The toilet seat structure for an aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 1 , wherein the obtuse angle θ falls within a range of from 125 degrees to 135 degrees.

11. The toilet seat structure for an aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 7 , wherein
in the lower surface of the toilet seat, a recess extending in the circumference direction of the toilet seat and opening downward is provided, and an upper part of the cushion block is inserted in the recess,
the lower surface of the toilet seat comprises a bottom surface of the recess, and
the lower surface of the toilet seat including the inclined surface forming an obtuse angle θ is the lower surface of the toilet seat without the recess.

12. The toilet seat structure for an aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 11 , wherein the obtuse angle θ falls within a range of from 115 degrees to 145 degrees.

13. The toilet seat structure for an aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 12 , wherein the obtuse angle θ falls within a range of from 125 degrees

Assignees

• Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd

Inventors

• Taguchi Yuji

Classifications

• B64D11/02

  Toilet fittings · CPC title

• B61D35/005 Primary

  Toilet facilities · CPC title

• A47K13/04 Primary

  Buffers for seats · CPC title