A rotating seat structure for a shower stool and a folding rotating shower stool

Abstract

This utility model discloses a rotating seat structure for a shower stool and a folding rotating shower stool, including a rotating plate and a seat plate arranged on the top and bottom, and a planar bearing assembly disposed between the rotating plate and the seat plate. The upper surface of the rotating plate away from the seat plate serves as a bearing surface, and the seat plate is used to connect the support leg tube unit. The rotating plate is rotatably assembled to the seat plate through the planar bearing assembly, which significantly increases the load-bearing capacity.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of home furnishing technology, and in particular to a rotating seat structure and a folding rotating bath stool. Background Technology

[0002] A rotating shower stool is a bathroom assistive device designed specifically for the elderly, pregnant women, and people with mobility impairments to provide stable support while showering.

[0003] Most rotating shower stools on the market have limited load-bearing capacity. After a period of use, their simple rotating parts wear out severely or even break due to the user's excessive weight, eventually becoming unusable and causing inconvenience to the user. Utility Model Content

[0004] To address the aforementioned problems, this utility model provides a rotating seat structure for a shower stool and a folding rotating shower stool, which can significantly increase the overall load-bearing capacity through the cooperation of a planar bearing assembly.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution provided by this utility model is as follows:

[0006] This utility model provides a rotating seat structure for a shower stool, including a rotating plate and a seat plate arranged above and below each other, and a planar bearing assembly disposed between the rotating plate and the seat plate; the upper surface of the rotating plate facing away from the seat plate serves as a bearing surface, and the seat plate is used to connect a support leg tube unit; the rotating plate is rotatably assembled to the seat plate through the planar bearing assembly.

[0007] Furthermore, the rotating plate has an outwardly protruding shaft portion on the side facing the seat plate, and the seat plate has a rotating slot hole that matches the rotating shaft portion on the side facing the rotating plate; the rotating shaft portion is movably inserted through the central hole of the planar bearing assembly and movably inserted into the rotating slot hole.

[0008] Furthermore, the planar bearing assembly includes an upper tray and a lower tray arranged vertically, and a turntable bearing disposed between the upper tray and the lower tray, wherein the upper tray, the lower tray and the turntable bearing all have a coaxially arranged central hole; the upper tray and the lower tray are both rigid trays.

[0009] Furthermore, a rotating connector is provided between the rotating plate and the base plate. The rotating connector includes a pin and a washer. The bottom of the rotating slot is provided with a mounting hole. The washer slides on the mounting hole away from the bottom of the hole of the rotating plate. The pin is movably inserted through the washer and the mounting hole and connected to the rotating shaft.

[0010] Furthermore, the rotating plate is provided with an annular reinforcing rib and a mounting groove for accommodating the upper tray on the side facing the seat plate. The reinforcing rib is arranged around the outer periphery of the mounting groove, the upper tray is inserted into the mounting groove, and the reinforcing rib is slidably connected to the upper tray.

[0011] Furthermore, the outer diameter of the lower tray is not less than the distance between the support points formed by the support leg tube unit and the seat plate.

[0012] This utility model provides a folding rotating shower stool, which includes at least the rotating seat structure of the shower stool described above.

[0013] The technical solution provided by this utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] The use of the aforementioned planar bearing assembly significantly increases the overall load-bearing capacity to meet the needs of users of different weights. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 The image shown is a schematic diagram of the folding rotating shower stool in the embodiment.

[0016] Figure 2 The figure shown is an exploded view of the folding rotating shower stool in the embodiment;

[0017] Figure 3 The image shown is a cross-sectional view of the folding rotating shower stool in the embodiment.

[0018] Figure 4 The image shown is a schematic diagram of another perspective of the folding rotating shower stool in the embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0019] To further illustrate the various embodiments, the present invention provides accompanying drawings. These drawings are part of the disclosure of the present invention and are mainly used to illustrate the embodiments, and can be used in conjunction with the relevant descriptions in the specification to explain the operating principles of the embodiments. With reference to these drawings, those skilled in the art should be able to understand other possible implementations and the advantages of the present invention. The components in the drawings are not drawn to scale, and similar component symbols are generally used to represent similar components.

[0020] The present invention will now be further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0021] Reference Figures 1 to 4 This embodiment provides a foldable rotating shower stool (hereinafter referred to as a shower stool) to provide stable support during bathing and to ensure that the user can rotate freely on it to adaptively adjust the body orientation.

[0022] like Figure 1 , Figure 2and Figure 4 As shown, the shower stool of this embodiment includes a first support leg tube 4, a second support leg tube 5, and a rotating plate 1 and a seat plate 2 arranged vertically. The first support leg tube 4 and the second support leg tube 5 are both U-shaped and together constitute the support leg tube unit of this embodiment. Anti-slip pads 8 are respectively fitted to the lower ends of the first support leg tube 4 and the second support leg tube 5 away from the seat plate 2. Of course, in other embodiments, the support leg tube unit can also adopt a non-foldable fixed structure.

[0023] The rotating plate 1 is rotatably mounted on the seat plate 2 to ensure that the user can sit on the rotating plate 1 and rotate freely, thereby adaptively adjusting the user's body orientation.

[0024] like Figure 3 As shown, the first support leg tube 4 is pivotally connected to the side of the seat plate 2 away from the bottom of the rotating plate 1 via the pivot connector 7, forming a first rotation connection point A. The middle part of the second support leg tube 5 is hinged to the middle part of the first support leg tube 4, forming a second rotation connection point B. Through the cooperation of the first rotation connection point A and the second rotation connection point B, the first support leg tube 4 can be rotated and folded relative to the seat plate 2, and the second support leg tube 5 can be rotated relative to the first support leg tube 4.

[0025] When the shower stool is unfolded, the second support leg 5 is restricted by the limiting part of the seat plate 2, so that the first support leg 4 and the second support leg 5 form a stable support on the seat plate 2.

[0026] In this embodiment, as Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, a rigid limiting member is provided on the bottom side of the seat plate 2 away from the pivot member 7. The limiting member has a limiting groove 12, and the top of the second support leg tube 5 is detachably engaged with the limiting groove 12 to restrict the rotation of the second support leg tube 5 relative to the first support leg tube 4. At this time, the limiting groove 12 is the limiting part of the seat plate 2. Of course, in other embodiments, the limiting part of the seat plate 2 can also be detachably fixed by using limiting pins and limiting holes.

[0027] When folding, rotate the top of the second support leg tube 5 to create the limiting groove 12, and then fold the first support leg tube 4 and the second support leg tube 5 toward the seat plate 2 until the first support leg tube 4 and the second support leg tube 5 are tightly attached to the seat plate 2, thus completing the overall folding and retraction.

[0028] In addition, when the shower stool is folded up, the anti-slip pads 5 on the first support leg tube 4 and the second support leg tube 5 can be on the same side or on different sides.

[0029] Further preferred, such as Figure 1 and Figure 3As shown, the limiting groove 12 has an inclined guide baffle 13 on one side of the groove opening, so that when unfolded, the top of the second support leg tube 5 can be guided into the limiting groove 12, and at the same time, it can also prevent the top of the second support leg tube 5 from sliding out of the limiting groove 12 without external force. Or, when folded, the top of the second support leg tube 5 can be pushed out of the limiting groove 12.

[0030] In another preferred embodiment, such as Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, a planar bearing assembly 3 is provided between the rotating plate 1 and the base plate 2. The rotating plate 1 has a rotating shaft 11 extending outward from the bottom center of the base plate 2. The base plate 2 has a rotating slot 14 that matches the rotating shaft 11 at the top center of the rotating plate 1. The rotating shaft 11 can be movably inserted through the center hole of the planar bearing assembly 3 and can be movably inserted into the rotating slot 14. At this time, the rotating shaft 11 can rotate in the rotating slot 14.

[0031] In this specific embodiment, the planar bearing assembly 3 includes an upper tray 31 and a lower tray 33 arranged on the top and bottom, and a turntable bearing 32 disposed between the upper tray 31 and the lower tray 33. Specifically, the upper tray 31, the lower tray 33 and the turntable bearing 32 are all provided with a central hole. The upper tray 31 and the lower tray 33 are both rigid metal trays, and their upper and lower surfaces are smooth and flat.

[0032] With the cooperation of the plane bearing assembly 3, it can withstand greater axial load or load-bearing capacity, while ensuring that the user can rotate 360 ​​degrees when sitting on the rotating plate 1, and has good stability and reliability.

[0033] Furthermore, a rotating connector 6 is provided between the rotating plate 1 and the base plate 2. The rotating connector 6 includes a pin 61 and a washer 62. The bottom of the rotating slot 14 is provided with a mounting hole 15. The washer 62 slides in the mounting hole 15 away from the bottom of the hole of the rotating plate 1. The pin 61 is movably inserted through the washer 62 and the mounting hole 15 and screwed to the rotating shaft 11 to connect the rotating plate 1, the base plate 2, the upper tray 31, the lower tray 33 and the turntable bearing 32 together, thereby realizing the 360-degree rotation of the rotating plate 1 relative to the base plate 2.

[0034] In a further preferred embodiment, the rotating plate 1 is provided with an annular reinforcing rib and a mounting groove for accommodating the upper tray 31 on the bottom side facing the base plate 2. The upper tray 31 is rotatably inserted into the mounting groove, and the reinforcing rib slides on the upper tray 31. This reduces the contact area between the rotating plate 1 and the upper tray 31, thereby reducing the dynamic friction between them. Therefore, the rotating plate 1 can slide and rotate smoothly on the upper surface of the upper tray 31, while also providing support and strengthening mechanical strength.

[0035] Further preferably, the outer diameter of the lower tray 33 is not less than the distance L between the support points formed by the first support leg tube 4 and the second support leg tube 5 abutting against the seat plate 2. The two support points are located at the pivot member 7 and the limiting member, respectively, to further enhance the load-bearing capacity of the seat plate 2. Compared with the prior art, the load-bearing capacity of this embodiment can reach 200Kg, which can support a user weighing 200Kg and ensure that the user can rotate smoothly on the rotating plate 1 without wear and damage.

[0036] Although the present invention has been specifically shown and described in conjunction with preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that various changes in form and detail may be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims, and all such changes shall be within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A rotating seat structure for a shower stool, characterized in that: It includes a rotating plate and a base plate arranged on top of each other, and a planar bearing assembly disposed between the rotating plate and the base plate; the upper surface of the rotating plate facing away from the base plate serves as a bearing surface, and the base plate is used to connect a support leg tube unit; the rotating plate is rotatably mounted on the base plate through the planar bearing assembly.

2. The rotating seat structure of the shower stool according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating plate has an outwardly protruding shaft portion on the side facing the seat plate, and the seat plate has a rotating slot hole on the side facing the rotating plate that matches the rotating shaft portion; the rotating shaft portion is movably inserted through the central hole of the planar bearing assembly and movably inserted into the rotating slot hole.

3. The rotating seat structure of the shower stool according to claim 2, characterized in that: The planar bearing assembly includes an upper tray and a lower tray arranged vertically, and a turntable bearing disposed between the upper tray and the lower tray. The upper tray, the lower tray, and the turntable bearing all have a coaxially arranged central hole. The upper tray and the lower tray are both rigid trays.

4. The rotating seat structure of the shower stool according to claim 3, characterized in that: A rotating connector is provided between the rotating plate and the base plate. The rotating connector includes a pin and a washer. The bottom of the rotating slot is provided with a mounting hole. The washer slides on the mounting hole away from the bottom of the hole of the rotating plate. The pin is movably inserted through the washer and the mounting hole and connected to the rotating shaft.

5. The rotating seat structure of the shower stool according to claim 4, characterized in that: The rotating plate has an annular reinforcing rib and a mounting groove for accommodating the upper tray on the side facing the seat plate. The reinforcing rib is arranged around the outer periphery of the mounting groove, the upper tray is inserted into the mounting groove, and the reinforcing rib is slidably connected to the upper tray.

6. The rotating seat structure of the shower stool according to claim 4, characterized in that: The outer diameter of the lower tray is not less than the distance between the support points formed by the support leg tube unit and the seat plate.

7. A folding rotating shower stool, characterized in that: It includes at least the rotating seat structure of the shower stool as described in any one of claims 1-6.

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