Patent Description:
A toilet comprises a ceramic main body and a cover plate. The cover plate comprises a top cover and a toilet seat. The cover plate is connected to the ceramic main body by a support base and a rotating shaft. There are various types of quick assembly-and-disassembly structures for the cover plate of the toilet. However, most of these structures require buttons to operate. When operating using buttons, a person needs to place his thumb on the buttons to perform a pressing operation and then move his hand to another portion of the cover plate in order to easily lift the cover plate. Although this operation can achieve quick assembly-and-disassembly, it still requires two steps. Moreover, most of the buttons are arranged at the end of the cover plate, which is easily dirtied.

<CIT> is related to a release mechanism for a toilet cover comprising two support bases and two rotation shafts. A button is provided for assembly and disassembly of the toilet cover.

<CIT> discloses an assembly-and-disassembly structure for a toilet cover. The assembly-and-disassembly structure comprises a fixing member arranged in a shaft sleeve at the rear end of the toilet cover. The toilet cover can be rotated around the fixing member. The fixing member is provided with a socket for a plug connection with a support shaft. The fixing member further comprises a slot intersecting with the socket. At least one elastic limiter is provided in the slot. The elastic limiter includes a limit ring with a closed circle. The toilet cover can be assembled and disassembled by the deformation of the limit ring.

<CIT> relates to an assembly-and-disassembly structure for a toilet cover. The assembly-and-disassembly structure comprises two support bases and two automatic mechanisms. Each automatic mechanism comprises a body, a sliding piece, a slider spring, a lock plate, a lock plate spring, and a support spring. The lock and unlock of the automatic mechanisms enable the assembly and disassembly of the toilet cover.

<CIT> is related to a fastening device for a toilet cover. The fastening device comprises two support bases and two locking devices. Each locking devices comprises a locking part, an arm and a toothed wheel sector. The toothed wheel sectors mesh each other. The locking parts and the arms can be rotated about their respective axes.

<CIT> discloses a fastening mechanism for a toilet seat comprising a bearing block attachable to the toilet bowl with two pivots for the toilet seat which are operatable for a movement between the bearing position, in which the toilet seat is borne, and a release position, in which the toilet seat is removable. The bearing block is removable from the toilet bowl in the release position of the pivots.

The present disclosure provides a toilet cover that does not require a button to overcome the disadvantages of the toilet cover in the existing techniques.

The technical solutions adopted by the present disclosure to solve the technical problems are:.

An assembly-and-disassembly structure for a toilet cover, comprises a cover plate assembly, two support bases, and two rotation shafts connected to the cover plate assembly and the two support bases. A locking rod and a locking rod resetting device are disposed in each of the two rotation shafts. A torsion spring is disposed between a first locking rod and a second locking rod, a first end of the torsion spring is movably connected to the first locking rod, and a second end is connected to the second locking rod. The second locking rod comprises a torsion spring fixing portion. An outer end of the first locking rod comprises a first locking plate, an inner end comprises a sliding groove structure configured to receive the first end of the torsion spring to move, the sliding groove structure comprises a V-shaped groove and a strip-shaped groove connected together. Each of the two support bases comprises an abutting block, and the abutting blocks comprise sliding portions configured to respectively abut the locking rods to drive the locking rods to move laterally. When the abutting blocks respectively abut the locking rods to bring the locking rods close to each other or separate from each other, the first end of the torsion spring is configured to move to a bottom of the V-shaped groove or the strip-shaped groove, and the first locking rod and the second locking rod separate from or locked to locking grooves of the support bases.

In a preferred embodiment, in the sliding groove structure, an upper side of an inner side of the first locking rod protrudes to define a V-shaped block comprising the V-shaped groove, and a rear side of the V-shaped groove of the V-shaped block is further disposed with a V-shaped guide surface. A side surface of the V-shaped block comprises a block wall, and the strip-shaped groove is disposed between the block wall and the V-shaped block. A bottom of the strip-shaped groove is higher than an upper surface of the first locking rod, and an intersection of the two defines a step.

In a preferred embodiment, a vertical surface of the step is an inclined surface inclined in a left-right direction, and the vertical surface is connected to a front surface of an arm of a V-shaped of the V-shaped block to define a continuous inclined surface.

In a preferred embodiment, the inner end of the first locking rod extends inward to define two panels arranged in parallel in an up-and-down direction, and the sliding groove structure is disposed on an upper panel. An inner end of the second locking rod extends inward to define two panels arranged in parallel in the up-and-down direction, and the torsion spring fixing portion is disposed on an upper panel.

In a preferred embodiment, both sides of front ends of the upper panels and the lower panels comprise elastic clamps.

In a preferred embodiment, further comprises a sleeve fixing member (<NUM>) shaped as a cylinder. The upper panels and the lower panels of the locking rods are respectively inserted into the sleeve fixing member from both sides. The fixing member comprises with one or more clamping grooves. Axial centers of two ends of the sleeve fixing member comprise spring fixing columns, and the spring fixing columns are disposed with two reset springs.

In a preferred embodiment, the sliding portions of the abutting blocks are slopes, and the locking rods comprise slopes correspondingly.

In a preferred embodiment, a lower side of the locking plate of the outer end of the locking rods are vertically and integrally disposed with slopes, and front ends of the locking plates comprise positioning grooves.

In a preferred embodiment, further comprises one or more locking devices. The one or more locking devices are configured to limit or release an interaction between each of the two abutting blocks and the locking rods.

In a preferred embodiment, each of the one or more locking devices comprises a damper cover, a limiting sliding block, and a limiting hook. The damper cover and a damper rotate synchronously. A side of an inner wall of a hole of the damper cover comprises a space providing hole. The limiting sliding block is disposed above the two abutting blocks, and the limiting sliding block comprises a sliding protruding platform configured to enter into or separate from the space providing hole. A bottom of the limiting hook comprises a space providing groove, and a side of the space providing groove comprises a limiting bottom surface.

In a preferred embodiment, the abutting blocks comprise one or more limiting ribs, and the one or more limiting ribs are configured to enter the space providing grooves of the limiting hooks.

In a preferred embodiment, each of the one or more locking devices further comprises a fixed rotation shaft. An axial inner end of the fixed rotation shaft comprises a T-shaped slot, one of the locking plates and one of vertical slopes of outer ends of the locking rods are inserted into the T-shaped slot. A lower portion of an axial inner end comprises a pair of guide grooves, the limiting hook of the limiting sliding block is configured to slide on the pair of guide grooves. A lower side of a middle portion of the fixed rotation shaft comprises a guide portion for one of the two abutting blocks.

In a preferred embodiment, further comprises a sleeve. The first locking rod, a sleeve fixing member, and the second locking rod are disposed in the sleeve in series.

Compared with the existing techniques, the technical solution of the present disclosure has the following advantages.

The present disclosure is simple to install. By aligning the support base and pressing the cover plate assembly vertically, assembly can be completed quickly. By again pressing the cover plate assembly vertically and pulling up the cover plate assembly, disassembly can be completed quickly.

In the present disclosure, an inner locking rod structure is adopted. The disassembly process requires that both the left side and right side are vertically pressed at the same time to trigger the unlocking function. In an abnormal state, such as only one of the left side or the right side is pressed or the cover plate assembly is shaky, it cannot be unlocked. Therefore, product safety and stability is improved.

The present disclosure adopts a space providing hole structure of a damper cover. When the cover plate assembly is at a zero degree state, the space providing hole is in an open state, and the cover plate assembly will not be erroneously unlocked under the downward force. Therefore, safety is guaranteed.

The present disclosure will be further described with the combination of the accompanying embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

Referring to <FIG>, a quick assembly-and-disassembly structure for a toilet cover of the present disclosure comprises a cover plate assembly (a toilet seat <NUM> and an upper cover <NUM>), a sleeve assembly <NUM>, and one or more support bases <NUM>.

In this embodiment, the sleeve assembly <NUM> comprises a sleeve <NUM>. An inner side of the sleeve <NUM> is disposed with a first locking rod <NUM>, a torsion spring <NUM>, and a second locking rod <NUM>.

Referring to <FIG>, an outer end of the first locking rod <NUM> comprises a locking plate <NUM>-<NUM> and a guide disk <NUM>-<NUM> in series. An inner end comprises a sliding groove structure configured to enable a first end of the torsion spring <NUM> to move. The sliding groove structure comprises a V-shaped groove <NUM>-<NUM> and a strip-shaped groove <NUM>-<NUM> connected to the V-shaped groove <NUM>-<NUM>. A bottom of the locking plate <NUM>-<NUM> is vertically disposed with a slope <NUM>-<NUM>.

In this embodiment, the inner end of the first locking rod <NUM> extends inward to define an upper panel <NUM>-<NUM> and a lower panel <NUM>-<NUM> arranged in parallel in an up-down direction. An upper side of the upper panel <NUM>-<NUM> protrudes to define a V-shaped block <NUM>-<NUM>. A V-shaped sharp end faces a right end, and a rear side of the V-shaped groove <NUM>-<NUM> of the V-shaped block is further disposed with a V-shaped guide surface <NUM>-<NUM>. A side surface of the V-shaped block comprises a block wall <NUM>-<NUM>, and the strip-shaped groove <NUM>-<NUM> is disposed between the block wall <NUM>-<NUM> and the right V-shaped block <NUM>-<NUM>. A bottom of the strip-shaped groove <NUM>-<NUM> is higher than an upper surface of the first locking rod, and an intersection of the two defines a step <NUM>-<NUM>. The block wall <NUM>-<NUM> is connected to the guide surface <NUM>-<NUM>.

In this embodiment, a vertical surface of the step <NUM>-<NUM> is an inclined surface, which is inclined in a left-right direction. The vertical surface of the step <NUM>-<NUM> is connected to a front surface of an arm of the V-shaped of the V-shaped block <NUM>-<NUM> to define a continuous inclined surface to facilitate a clamping position of the torsion spring to be directed to a side of the V-shaped.

In this embodiment, both sides of front ends of the upper panel <NUM>-<NUM> and the lower panel <NUM>-<NUM> comprise elastic clamps <NUM>-<NUM> and <NUM>-<NUM>.

A structure of the second locking rod <NUM> is similar to a structure of the first locking rod <NUM>. An inner end of the second locking rod extends inward to define an upper panel <NUM>-<NUM> and a lower panel <NUM>-<NUM> arranged in parallel in the up-down direction. A torsion spring fixing portion <NUM>-<NUM> is disposed on the upper panel <NUM>-<NUM>. A bottom of a locking plate <NUM>-<NUM> of an outer end of the second locking rod <NUM> is vertically disposed with a slope <NUM>-<NUM>.

In order to keep the first locking rod <NUM>, the second locking rod <NUM>, and the torsion spring <NUM> stably close and separate, a sleeve fixing member <NUM> is disposed between the two. Referring to <FIG>, two end surfaces of the sleeve fixing member <NUM> comprise spring fixing columns <NUM>-<NUM> respectively. An outer surface of the sleeve fixing member <NUM> comprises one or more positioning ribs <NUM>-<NUM> along an axial direction, and an inner side comprises an upper connecting hole <NUM>-<NUM> and a lower connecting hole <NUM>-<NUM> disposed in the axial direction for connecting to the two locking rods. A shaft side of the upper connecting hole <NUM>-<NUM> comprises an upper shaft side groove <NUM>-<NUM>, and a shaft side of the lower connecting hole <NUM>-<NUM> comprises an upper shaft side groove <NUM>-<NUM>. The upper panels of the first locking rod and the second locking rod are respectively inserted into two ends of the upper connecting hole <NUM>-<NUM>. The upper panels are respectively inserted into two ends of the lower connecting hole <NUM>-<NUM>. The elastic clamps at the ends of the upper panels and the lower panels are snapped and guided through the corresponding shaft side grooves, respectively.

In this embodiment, the sleeve assembly <NUM> further comprises a pair of abutting blocks <NUM> and two dampers (a first damper <NUM> and a second damper <NUM>). The upper cover <NUM> and the toilet seat <NUM> are connected to the sleeve assembly <NUM> by the dampers.

Referring to <FIG>, each of the abutting blocks <NUM> surrounds a support rod of each support base of the two support bases <NUM>. A side surface of each of the abutting blocks <NUM> comprises two limiting ribs <NUM>-<NUM> extending in a radial direction, and a thrusting rib <NUM>-<NUM> is disposed between the two limiting ribs <NUM>-<NUM>. The thrusting rib <NUM> comprises a slope <NUM>-<NUM>.

An upper side of each of the abutting blocks <NUM> is disposed with a limiting sliding block <NUM>. Referring to <FIG>, a first end of the limiting sliding block <NUM> comprises a sliding protruding platform <NUM>-<NUM>, and a second end comprises a pair of limiting hooks <NUM>-<NUM>. In this embodiment, a bottom of each of the limiting hooks comprises a space providing groove <NUM>-<NUM>. The two limiting ribs <NUM>-<NUM> can be inserted into the space providing grooves <NUM>-<NUM>. A first side of the space providing grooves <NUM>-<NUM> is a limiting bottom <NUM>-<NUM>. Two sides of the first end are disposed with the sliding protruding platform <NUM>-<NUM> respectively comprise a limiting lock hook <NUM>.

In this embodiment, further comprises fixed rotation shafts <NUM> (two ends respectively comprise a first fixed rotation shaft and a second fixed rotation shaft, with the first fixed rotation shaft <NUM> taken as an example). Referring to <FIG>, an axial inner end of the first fixed rotation shaft comprises a T-shaped slot <NUM>-<NUM>. The locking plate <NUM>-<NUM> of the outer end of the first locking rod and the vertical slope <NUM>-<NUM> are inserted into the T-shaped slot <NUM>-<NUM>. A lower portion of an axial outer end of the first fixed rotation shaft comprises a pair of guide grooves <NUM>-<NUM>, and the limiting hooks <NUM>-<NUM> of the limiting sliding block are configured to slide in the guide grooves. A position adjacent to an end of a bottom surface comprises a pair of second grooves <NUM>-<NUM> disposed in a left-right direction to enable sliding the limiting lock hooks <NUM> of the limiting sliding block <NUM> in the left-right direction. A lower side of a middle portion of the fixed rotation shaft <NUM> comprises a guide portion <NUM>-<NUM> for the abutting blocks, and the first fixed rotation shaft <NUM> comprises a through hole <NUM>-<NUM> passing through an upper surface and a lower surface. The through hole is configured to receive a plug of each support base of the two support bases.

In this embodiment, the quick assembly-and-disassembly structure for the toilet cover further comprises a left damper cover <NUM> and a right damper cover <NUM>. The damper covers are disposed in the sleeve <NUM> and are disposed on the dampers disposed on two sides of the sleeve <NUM>. A side of an inner wall of a hole of each of the left damper covers comprises a space providing hole <NUM>-<NUM>.

In this embodiment, the sleeve fixing member <NUM> is disposed on a middle portion of the sleeve assembly <NUM>. A pair of springs b2. <NUM>, the first locking rod <NUM>, and the second locking rod <NUM> are disposed on two sides of the sleeve fixing member <NUM>. The pair of fixed rotation shafts <NUM> are disposed on two sides of the locking rods. The pair of damper covers (the left damper cover <NUM> and the right damper cover <NUM>) are disposed on two sides of the fixed rotation shaft <NUM>, and the two dampers are disposed in the damper covers.

A locking process of the present disclosure is described with reference to <FIG> and <FIG>.

The upper cover <NUM> and the toilet seat <NUM> are turned upward at a ninety degree angle, the upper cover <NUM> and the toilet seat <NUM> are pressed down from the top, and the left damper cover <NUM> is rotated synchronously by <NUM>°. The space providing hole <NUM>-<NUM> is gradually transitioned from an open state to a closed state, forcing the sliding protruding platform <NUM>-<NUM> disposed on the limiting sliding block <NUM> to move to the end surface (a plane <NUM>-<NUM>). At the same time, the limiting ribs <NUM>-<NUM> and the space providing groove <NUM>-<NUM> of the limiting sliding block <NUM> of the support base abutting block <NUM> are located on the same vertical plane, and the limiting ribs <NUM>-<NUM> can enter the space providing groove <NUM>-<NUM>.

When an external force is applied, the support base abutting block <NUM> is forced to move upward by the support base <NUM>, the slope <NUM>-<NUM> can lift the slope of the first locking rod (on the second locking rod, it is the slope <NUM>-<NUM>), and the first locking rod <NUM> and the second locking rod <NUM> are forced to move toward the center of the sleeve. During movement of the second locking rod on the left, a snap <NUM>-<NUM> of the torsion spring <NUM> is moved from a bottom of the V-shaped groove <NUM>-<NUM> into the elongated groove <NUM>-<NUM> along the guide surface. At this time, the first locking rod <NUM> and the second locking rod <NUM> are separated under the force of the springs <NUM>, and the first locking rod <NUM> snaps into a locking groove <NUM>-<NUM> of the support base <NUM> to complete the locking of the cover plate assembly.

An unlocking process of the present is described with reference to <FIG> and <FIG>:.

When the cover plate assembly, namely the toilet seat <NUM> and the upper cover <NUM>, are turned at ninety degrees, the toilet seat <NUM> and the upper cover <NUM> are pressed down again from the top. After the left damper cover <NUM> is rotated synchronously by <NUM>°, the space providing hole <NUM>-<NUM> is gradually transitioned from the open state to the closed state, forcing the sliding protruding platform <NUM>-<NUM> on the limiting sliding block <NUM> to move to the plane <NUM>-<NUM>. At the same time, the limiting rib <NUM>-<NUM> of the support base abutting block <NUM> and the space providing groove <NUM>-<NUM> of the limiting sliding block <NUM> are located on the same vertical plane, and the limiting rib <NUM>-<NUM> can enter the space providing groove <NUM>-<NUM>.

When an external force is applied, the support base abutting block <NUM> is forced to move upward by the support base <NUM>, the slope <NUM>-<NUM> can lift a slope of the first locking rod (on the second locking rod, it is the slope <NUM>-<NUM>), and the first locking rod <NUM> and the second locking rod <NUM> are forced to move to the center of the sleeve. During movement of the left second locking rod, the snap <NUM>-<NUM> of the torsion spring <NUM> moves into the V-shaped guide surface <NUM>-<NUM> along the guide surface <NUM>-<NUM> and then enters the bottom of the V-shaped groove <NUM>-<NUM> along the guide surface <NUM>-<NUM>. The first locking rod <NUM> is locked to the second locking rod <NUM> due to the snap <NUM>-<NUM>. The first locking rod <NUM> and the second locking rod <NUM> are separated from the support base <NUM> to complete the unlocking of the cover plate assembly.

In a use state, when the cover plate assembly, namely the upper cover <NUM> and the toilet seat <NUM>, are turned at ninety degrees and under a unidirectional force, one of the first locking rod <NUM> or the second locking rod <NUM> moves toward the center of the sleeve <NUM>. Due to the relative distance between the torsion spring <NUM> on the second locking rod <NUM> and the first locking rod <NUM>, the snap <NUM>-<NUM> will not reach the V-shaped guide surface <NUM>-<NUM>, and an unlock function will not be able to be triggered. The cover plate assembly that cannot be pulled up due to a misoperation that improves the safety and stability of the product during use and disassembly.

In the use state, when the cover plate assembly, namely the upper cover <NUM> and the toilet seat <NUM>, are turned at zero degrees relative to the toilet, the space providing hole <NUM>-<NUM> in the left damper cover <NUM> is in an open state, and the sliding protruding platform <NUM>-<NUM> of the limiting sliding block <NUM> can enter into the space providing hole <NUM>-<NUM> due to a force of a spring <NUM>. At this time, the limiting bottom surface <NUM>-<NUM> of limiting hook <NUM>-<NUM> is located above the limiting ribs <NUM>-<NUM>, restricting upward displacement. The first locking rod <NUM> and the second locking rod <NUM> will not move when the cover plate assembly is under downward force, and the cover will not be unlocked by mistake.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variation can be made in the present disclosure without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Thus, it is intended that the present disclosure cover the modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they come within the scope of the appended claims, which define the invention.

Claim 1:
A assembly-and-disassembly structure for a toilet cover, comprising:
a cover plate assembly,
two support bases (<NUM>), and
two rotation shafts (<NUM>) connected to the cover plate assembly and the two support bases (<NUM>),
a locking rod (<NUM>, <NUM>) and a locking rod resetting device are disposed in each of the two rotation shafts (<NUM>),
an outer end of a first locking rod (<NUM>) comprises a locking plate (<NUM>-<NUM>), each of the two support bases (<NUM>) comprises an abutting block (<NUM>),
the abutting blocks (<NUM>) comprise sliding portions configured to respectively abut the first locking rod (<NUM>) and a second locking rod (<NUM>) to drive the first locking rod (<NUM>) and the second locking rod (<NUM>) to move laterally,
characterized in that
a torsion spring is disposed between the first locking rod (<NUM>) and the second locking rod (<NUM>),
a first end of the torsion spring (<NUM>) is movably connected to the first locking rod (<NUM>), a second end is connected to the second locking rod (<NUM>),
the second locking rod (<NUM>) comprises a torsion spring fixing portion (<NUM>-<NUM>), an inner end comprises a sliding groove structure configured to receive the first end of the torsion spring (<NUM>) to move,
the sliding groove structure comprises a V-shaped groove (<NUM>-<NUM>) and a strip-shaped groove (<NUM>-<NUM>) connected to said V-shaped groove (<NUM>-<NUM>),
when the abutting blocks (<NUM>) respectively abut the locking rods (<NUM>, <NUM>) to bring the locking rods (<NUM>, <NUM>) close to each other or separate from each other,
the first end of the torsion spring (<NUM>) is configured to move to a bottom of the V-shaped groove (<NUM>-<NUM>) or the strip-shaped groove (<NUM>-<NUM>), and
the first locking rod (<NUM>) and the second locking rod (<NUM>) separate from or lock to locking grooves (<NUM>-<NUM>) of the support bases (<NUM>).