(19)
(11) EP 1 709 896 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/15

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/41

(21) Application number: 06110863.5

(22) Date of filing: 08.03.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47K 13/12(2006.01)
A47K 13/30(2006.01)
 A47K 13/26(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 29.03.2005 JP 2005093371

(71) Applicants:
  • AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Kariya-shi, Aichi 448-8650 (JP)
  • INAX CORPORATION
    Tokoname-shi, Aichi (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Furukawa, Hideki
    Kariya-shi Aichi 448-8650 (JP)
  • Sawaki, Atsushi
    Kariya-shi Aichi 448-8650 (JP)
  • Matsubara, Osamu
    Kariya-shi Aichi 448-8650 (JP)
  • Takaba, Toshiaki
    Tokoname-shi Aichi (JP)
  • Ikegawa, Tadashi
    Tokoname-shi Aichi (JP)
  • Takeda, Masato
    Tokoname-shi Aichi (JP)

(74) Representative: TBK-Patent 
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) Detachable toilet seat apparatus


(57) A toilet seat apparatus (1) includes a base portion (4, 40) adapted to be fixed on a toilet bowl (5), a main body portion (2, 20) detachably mounted on the base portion, a toilet seat (6) rotatably supported by the main body portion, a guide groove (43) formed at the base portion and extending in a backward and forward direction of the toilet bowl and having an opening portion (3) at a front side thereof, and a pin (22) provided at the main body portion, the pin being inserted into the guide groove for allowing the main body portion to slide relative to the base portion, rise from the base portion, and to detach from the base portion.







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