Automatically adjusted water closet for handicapped and other family members

摘要

A toilet elevation adjusting apparatus having an inner box-shaped frame secured within an outer box-shaped frame by channels and wheels to allow vertical displacement of the inner frame while the outer frame is secured to a wall. A toilet is secured to the inner frame to translate with it. A drive mechanism for displacing the inner frame includes a reversible motor and a safety connection to the inner frame which allows lifting and lowering of the toilet under normal conditions, but disengages the motor from the inner frame when the toilet interferes with an object disposed under it during lowering to prevent exertion of force on the toilet from the motor. Three microswitches are also provided to control the motor operation.