# US 10,863,877 B2 · Toilet lid device

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- Number: US 10,863,877 B2
- Document ID: US10863877B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/214,274
- Filed: 2018-12-10
- Published: 2019-07-04
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-28
- Assignees: Toto Ltd.
- Applicants: Toto Ltd.
- Inventors: Masayuki Mochita; Yukari Kawazu; Megumi Hirayama; Minoru Matsui
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10863877B2

## CPC

- A47K 13/14: Protecting covers for closet seats
- A47K 13/12: Hinges
- E03D 9/08: Devices in the bowl producing upwardly-directed sprays; Modifications of the bowl for use with such devices (showers A47K3/28; bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes A61H33/00, for specific parts of the body A61H35/00 ){; Bidets; Combinations of bowls with urinals or bidets; Hot-air or other devices mounted in or on the bowl, urinal or bidet for cleaning or disinfecting}
- A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
- E03D: WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR

## Abstract

According to one embodiment, a toilet lid device includes a casing, a toilet seat and a toilet lid rotatably supported with respect to the casing, and a first support portion and a second support portion rotatably supporting the toilet lid with respect to the casing. The casing is provided between left and right side surfaces of the casing. The casing includes first and second grooves. The first and second grooves are not exposed on the left and right side surfaces. The toilet lid includes first and second hinge portions. The first hinge portion is connected to the first support portion in the first groove, and the second hinge portion is connected to the second support portion in the second groove. Each of the left and right side surfaces of the casing does not include a step backward a rear end of the toilet seat.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A toilet lid device, comprising:
a casing;
a toilet seat and a toilet lid rotatably supported with respect to the casing; and
a first support portion and a second support portion rotatably supporting the toilet lid with respect to the casing,
the casing including a front surface and a rear surface opposite to each other, a left side surface and a right side surface opposite to each other and each connected to the front surface and the rear surface, and a first groove and a second groove provided on the rear surface, the first groove and the second groove being provided between the left side surface and the right side surface of the casing, the first groove and the second groove being not exposed on the left side surface and the right side surface and being exposed on an upper surface of the casing connected to each of the left side surface and the right side surface,
the toilet lid including a first hinge portion and a second hinge portion, the first hinge portion being connected to the first support portion in the first groove, the second hinge portion being connected to the second support portion in the second groove,
the first groove and the second groove being opened at the rear surface of the casing, and not opened at the front surface of the casing, and
in a state of the toilet lid opened, a distance between the forward end of the first hinge portion and a forward end of the first groove being longer than a distance between a lateral end of the first hinge portion and a lateral end of the first groove,
wherein in a state of the toilet lid opened, an upper surface of the first hinge portion is flush with the upper surface of the casing.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The toilet lid device according to claim 1, wherein
the toilet lid exposes the left side surface and the right side surface of the casing in a state of the toilet lid closed, and covers the upper surface of the casing from a right side end to a left side end.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The toilet lid device according to claim 1, wherein
the toilet lid exposes a left side surface and a right side surface of the toilet seat in a state of the toilet lid closed, and covers an upper surface of the toilet seat from a right side end to a left end side.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The toilet lid device according to claim 1, wherein
the toilet lid covers the entire upper surface of the casing in a state of the toilet lid closed.

### Claim 5

A toilet lid device, comprising:
a casing;
a toilet seat and a toilet lid rotatably supported with respect to the casing; and
a first support portion and a second support portion rotatably supporting the toilet lid with respect to the casing,
the casing including a front surface and a rear surface opposite to each other, a left side surface and a right side surface opposite to each other and each connected to the front surface and the rear surface, and a first groove and a second groove provided on the rear surface, the first groove and the second groove being provided between the left side surface and the right side surface of the casing, the first groove and the second groove being not exposed on the left side surface and the right side surface and being exposed on an upper surface of the casing connected to each of the left side surface and the right side surface,
the toilet lid including a first hinge portion and a second hinge portion, the first hinge portion being connected to the first support portion in the first groove, the second hinge portion being connected to the second support portion in the second groove,
the first groove and the second groove being opened at the rear surface of the casing, and not opened at the front surface of the casing, and
a recess exposing on a rear surface side of the casing being provided on a lower surface of the first groove,
wherein in a state of the toilet lid opened, an upper surface of the first hinge portion is flush with the upper surface of the casing.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The toilet lid device according to claim 5, wherein
the toilet lid exposes the left side surface and the right side surface of the casing in a state of the toilet lid closed, and covers the upper surface of the casing from a right side end to a left side end.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The toilet lid device according to claim 5, wherein
the toilet lid exposes a left side surface and a right side surface of the toilet seat in a state of the toilet lid closed, and covers an upper surface of the toilet seat from a right side end to a left end side.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The toilet lid device according to claim 5, wherein
the toilet lid covers the entire upper surface of the casing in a state of the toilet lid closed.