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US 2020/0008992 A1Published application
Apparatus for assisting toilet user in standing up
OwnerSoon Young SONGinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for aiding a user of a toilet in standing up includes a structure where the user can sit, and includes a movable seat movably mounted to the toilet; and a seat actuator arranged adjacent to the toilet and actuating the movable seat to move having at least one of lifting movement and pivoting movement.
Claims2
An apparatus for aiding a user of a toilet in standing up, which has a structure where the user can sit, and comprises a movable seat movably mounted to the toilet;
- and a seat actuator arranged adjacent to the toilet and actuating the movable seat to move having at least one of lifting movement and pivoting movement,
- the seat actuator comprising:
- a mounting frame adjacent to and stationarily mounted to the toilet;
- a link assembly movably mounted to the mounting frame, comprising at least two links which receive a driving force through a first end and produce the lifting movement and the pivoting movement of the movable seat connected to a second end;
- and a driving assembly mounted to the mounting frame and transmitting the driving force to the first end of the link assembly,
- the mounting frame comprising:
- an operating route guide hole corresponding to a hole having a certain path for determining and guiding the movement mode of the movable seat and a production route of the movement mode;
- a first guide hole configured to guide movement of a first pivot joint of the link assembly;
- and a second guide hole configured to guide movement of a support guide pin of the link assembly,
- the link assembly comprising:
- a moving link, a connection link, and an actuating link, in which the moving link and the connection link are pivotably connected by the first pivot joint, and the connection link and the actuating link are pivotably connected by a second pivot joint, and
- the second pivot joint being arranged to be inserted in the operating route guide hole, and the actuating link being provided with the support guide pin arranged to be inserted in the second guide hole.
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