The specific embodiment
Below, about having specialized one embodiment of the invention, the limit describes with reference to Fig. 1~Fig. 6 limit.Fig. 1 represents the outward appearance of warm water wash toilet seat 1 in the present embodiment, and Fig. 2 represents that the summary of the water supply path of warm water wash toilet seat 1 constitutes.And then the electricity of Fig. 3 summary ground expression warm water wash toilet seat 1 constitutes.
At this, as be shown in Fig. 1 ground, the main body 2 of warm water wash toilet seat 1 have in inside water tank 3 (with reference to Fig. 2) of the rinse water of storing etc. constitute, be installed on Western water closet L end face rear portion.
In these main body 2 front portions, toilet seat 4 can be installed with opening and closing, and the lid 5 that is used to cover these toilet seat 4 end faces can be installed with opening and closing.At aforementioned toilet seat 4, be assembled with the toilet seat heater 6 (only being illustrated in Fig. 3) that comprises the line heater.And, be positioned at toilet seat 4 rear portions, the human perception sensor 7 that comprises infrared ray sensor that the user is sat down and detects is set.
And, in aforementioned body 2 front portions, be positioned at toilet seat 4 downsides, washer jet 8 is set.Though detailed diagram and/or explanation are omitted, this washer jet 8 comprise be used to clean user's buttocks (anus) buttocks with nozzle and the clean the moon that is used to clean female private part constitute with nozzle.At this moment, washer jet 8 constitutes, and by being the travel mechanism of drive source with the nozzle CD-ROM drive motor 9 that is shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 3, moves forward and backward between use location and retreating position.
Also have, constitute in the present embodiment, nozzle cleaning pipe 34 (with reference to Fig. 2) and/or outlet opening are set at washer jet 8, can jet cleaning water with respect to washer jet 8 and clean.
As be shown in Fig. 1 ground, and in aforementioned body 2 left sides, control panel 10 is set, at the surface element of this control panel 10, various console switch 11 are provided with to such an extent that can operate, and display lamp and/or remotely monitored sensor etc. are set.
Though detailed explanation is omitted, in aforementioned various console switch 11, comprise buttocks switch, clean cloudy switch, shutdown switch, ejection pressure adjustment key, rinse water temperature setting key, toilet seat temperature setting key, nozzle cleaning switch, deodorizing switch etc.In these control panel 10 inside (rear side), the electric components such as circuit substrate that control circuit 12 (with reference to Fig. 3) that integral body is controlled etc. is installed are set.
And, as being shown in Fig. 1 ground, in the water tank 3 (not shown) in being arranged at main body 2, the water of waterworks is supplied with by supply water shunting bolt 13 and toilet seat feed pipe 14.
The opposing party's outlet of shunting bolt 13 of supplying water is connected in the not shown lower water box that is used to store the water in the cleaning closet L by feed pipe 15.Also have,, supply with source power supply by power line 16 and plug 17, and pass through ground wire 18 and ground connection main body 2.
Next, the limit is with reference to Fig. 2, and the frontier juncture illustrates in the water supply path that is arranged at aforementioned body 2.In above-mentioned water tank 3, accumulate the rinse water of a certain amount of (amount suitable), and this rinse water is heated to be the temperature (for example degree of human body temperature) that sets and hot waterization with the cleaning number of times.
The leading section of aforementioned toilet seat feed pipe 14 is connected in hose transition 19, is supplied to tap water.The water that is fed into hose transition 19 is adjusted into suitable hydraulic pressure with reducing valve 20., by open supply water with electromagnetic valve 21, be supplied in water tank 3 by water supply hose 22 thereafter.
At aforementioned water tank 3, the float switch 23 that water level in the water tank 3 is detected is set, as is shown in Fig. 3 ground, its control signal is input into control circuit 12.Control circuit 12 carries out open and close controlling to supplying water with electromagnetic valve 21 corresponding to the signal from float switch 23, makes that the water level in the water tank 3 becomes predefined predetermined water level.
Also have,, be provided with the water that exceeds upper limit water level is discharged bleed off pipe 24 in closet L at water tank 3.And, the overpressure safety valve 25 of release pressure when the interior pressure of water tank 3 rises singularly also is set.
And, at water tank 3, be provided for the rinse water of inside is adjusted into the water temperature adjusting device of design temperature.This water temperature adjusting device, by in water tank 3, be provided with heating unit for example hot water calorifier 26 such as armored heater and being provided with temperature-detecting device that the rinse water temperature in the water tank 3 is detected for example thermistor 27 constitute, comprise the control of control circuit 12 and realize.
Under this situation, as be shown in Fig. 3 ground, the temperature detection signal of thermistor 27 is input into control circuit 12, and 12 pairs of hot water calorifiers 26 of control circuit are controlled, so that the rinse water temperature is remained design temperature.
Also have, aforementioned design temperature can be set by the user to the scope below 45 ℃ at for example normal temperature (20 ℃).And in the present embodiment, aforementioned thermistor 27 is provided with by near accompanying drawing left bottom part (outfall described later (bolt member)) among being arranged in water tank 3.
In former hotter water heater 26 parts, thermostat 28 and temperature fuse 29 are set, the safety of seeking when overheated is guaranteed.
As the driving of the rinse water that stores the hot water that becomes design temperature in water tank 3 above-mentionedly, be supplied in aforementioned washer jet 8 and spray by flow control valve 30 and air pump 31 (only being illustrated in Fig. 3).
At this moment, to flow control valve 30, connect air pump 31 by air hose 31a, the rinse water in the water tank 3 is sprayed from washer jet 8 having mixed under the air state.
Aforementioned flow control valve 30 possesses following function: carry out the adjustment of rinse water ejection pressure, and the stream of rinse water is transformed among buttocks scavenge pipe 32 (buttocks nozzle), clean cloudy scavenge pipe 33 (clean the moon nozzle), nozzle cleaning pipe 34 (outlet opening) three any one.Thus, can carry out the cleaning model of three types of buttocks cleaning models, clean cloudy cleaning model, nozzle cleaning pattern.
The electricity that is the center with aforementioned control circuit 12 in Fig. 3 summary ground expression warm water wash toilet seat 1 constitutes.Control circuit 12 is constituted by main body with electronic computer (CPU), is transfused to the operation signal of the console switch 11 of control panel 10, and is transfused to the signal from human perception sensor 7, float switch 23, thermistor 27.And control circuit 12 is based on these input signals, to toilet seat heater 6, CD-ROM drive motor 9, supply water and control with electromagnetic valve 21, hot water calorifier 26, flow control valve 30, air pump 31, carries out the cleaning etc. by washer jet 8 realizations.
At water tank 3, be provided for the boxlike bactericidal device 35 that 3 inner breedings of mixing bacterium suppress to water tank.
As be shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 ground, this boxlike bactericidal device 35 constitutes for a plurality of bacteria removers 37 that place bulk (fragment shape) in plastics system housing 36, in the present embodiment, also as be shown in Fig. 2 ground, be assembled into and stop up the bolt member 39 of the outfall 38 that is arranged at water tank 3 bottoms with opening and closing and be provided with.
That is,, outfall 38 is set as left-hand portion among the bottom of aforementioned water tank 3 bottoms, among Fig. 2.This outfall 38 be used for when for example for maintenance with main body 2 discharge water and make and become empty in the water tank 3 and be provided with such as when closet L pulls down or moves it.
As being shown in Fig. 4 ground, this outfall 38 is set with the form that has internal thread part 38a at inner peripheral surface.
Bolt member 39 as be shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 ground has integratedly and is the thin footpath external thread part 39b that discoideus the revolving of particle size held the 39a of portion and given prominence to its top part.And, at the upper surface of external thread part 39b central portion, form circular chimeric recess 39c.
This bolt member 39 constitutes, and screws in external thread part 39b from the below by the internal thread part 38a with respect to aforementioned outfall 38, can stop up outfall 38 with installing and removing.
At this moment, hold the end face of the 39a of portion, the seal 40 of ring-type be set revolving of bolt member 39, be close to by sealing part 40 water tank 3 outer bottoms outfall 38 around, liquid between outfall 38 and the bolt member 39 is thickly sealed.
With respect to this, the housing 36 of aforementioned boxlike bactericidal device 35 has than outfall 38 (internal thread part 38a) outside dimension that internal diameter is slightly little, and is the cylindrical vessel shape (ampuliform) that has outstanding thin footpath oral area 36a in bottom surface sections (bottom) downwards.
And, form lattice-shaped (mesh-shape) by outer peripheral face with housing 36, become the structure with water permeability (model utility ground expression open-work 36b in Fig. 4) with a plurality of open-work 36b.
The outside dimension of the oral area 36a of this housing 36 constitutes, and is corresponding with the internal diameter size of the chimeric recess 39c of aforementioned bolt member 39, can be chimeric.At the outer peripheral face of aforementioned oral area 36a, setting can be imbedded the groove of O shape ring 41.
Aforementioned bacteria remover 37 comprises: comprise the metallic element that presents degerming, the phosphoric acid class glass slow release glass solid solution such as (or boric acid class glass) of silver for example equably, can be from the oral area 36a of housing 36 to housing 36 inner fillings, be and compare enough big bulk (fragment shape) with open-work 36b (mesh).
And this bacteria remover 37 is colored as blueness by comprising for example little cobalt element.
Also have,, at length be described in the patent documentation 2 (spy opens the 2008-121303 communique) etc. of the previous application of the applicant about this bacteria remover 37.
Boxlike bactericidal device 35, in housing 36, to place the state of a plurality of bacteria removers 37, at the oral area 36a of housing 36 periphery configuration O shape ring 41, and this oral area 36a is compressed into be embedded in the chimeric recess 39c of aforementioned bolt member 39, can be installed on bolt member 39 thus with taking off.
Then, on one side boxlike bactericidal device 35 is injected in the water tank 3 from outfall 38, bolt member 39 being installed on outfall 38 on one side, boxlike bactericidal device 35 can be installed on water tank 3 from the outside with installing and removing thus.
Under this state, boxlike bactericidal device 35 soaks in the water in the inlet water tank 3, and the degerming composition (silver ion) of bacteria remover 37 is dissolving slowly.And this moment, boxlike bactericidal device 35 is positioned near the temperature-detecting device (thermistor 27) and is provided with.
Also have, can easily carry out certainly: take out bolt member 39 and the operation of boxlike bactericidal device 35 and the operation of pulling down boxlike bactericidal device 35 (housing 36) from bolt member 39 from water tank 3 (outfall 38).
And, in the present embodiment, as also will illustrating in the Action Specification (flowchart text) of back, aforementioned control circuit 12 constitutes (execution of control program) by its software, under the situation of (for example 2~3 days), make the design temperature control of reduction automatically of rinse water more than the state continuance certain hour of the rinse water in not using water tank 3 (the 1st setting-up time).
And then, under the situation of the state continuance of the rinse water of control circuit 12 in not using water tank 3 than (for example 1 week) more than the scheduled time (the 2nd setting-up time) of above-mentioned the 1st setting-up time length, carry out following control: in the time next rinse water will being used, be not to be used for human body and the cleaning that is used for washer jet 8 at first, and just be returned as common utilization after this.
Under this situation, the rinse water of about 20% in the water tank for example 3 can be used for the cleaning of washer jet 8.
Next, about the effect of above-mentioned formation, the limit describes with reference to Fig. 6 limit.Following explanation has been carried out in the front: in the warm water wash toilet seat 1 of above-mentioned formation, even the water in the water tank 3 are the water purification of the cleaning that is supplied to, but owing to heat by hot water calorifier 26, the assorted mushroom that trace comprises (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and/or Serratieae etc.) also may be bred.
, in the present embodiment, in the water tank 3 that stores rinse water, configuration places boxlike bactericidal device 35 in housing 36 with bacteria remover 37.Thus, because in the continuous rinse water that slowly is dissolved in the water tank 3 of the degerming composition of bacteria remover 37 (for example silver ion),, can provide clean rinse water so can suppress to the breedings of assorted bacterium in the water tank 3 always.
Under this situation, the employed bacteria removers 37 of boxlike bactericidal device 35 are owing to adopt slow release glass solid solution, though (for example several years~10 years degree) continues to use between can be for a long time, if continue to use, and then eventually can approach exhaustion and reach the state of necessary replacing.
At this moment, because boxlike bactericidal device 35 can take off from the outside, so when bacteria remover 37 consumes etc., can easily be replaced by new boxlike bactericidal device 35 (perhaps bacteria remover 37 being carried out supply) from water tank 3 taking-ups.
In the present embodiment, because being assembled into bolt member 39, boxlike bactericidal device 35 is provided with, so by the switching work of bolt member 39, also can carry out the mounting or dismounting of boxlike bactericidal device 35, even the user also can easily carry out replacing (mounting or dismounting) operation of boxlike bactericidal device 35.
Different with the situation that boxlike bactericidal device 35 is set separately, because outfall 38 can be also used as the erection opening of boxlike bactericidal device 35, so also needn't can make to constitute simply in water tank 3 perforate separately.
At this, make the dissolution mechanism of degerming composition, bacteria remover concentration change just because of the temperature of rinse water sometimes in the above-mentioned bacteria remover 37, the temperature of rinse water is high more, and the degerming composition is big more to the dissolubility of water.
In addition, in the present embodiment, boxlike bactericidal device 35 is positioned near the thermistor 27 of rinse water temperature control usefulness and is provided with.Thus, the rinse water temperature around the boxlike bactericidal device 35 keeps certain substantially by design temperature.
Thereby, the bacteria remover concentration in the rinse water can be remained substantially necessarily, can access stable degerming performance, and can make the life-span of bacteria remover 37 also stable.
In addition, in above-mentioned warm water wash toilet seat 1, because of being usage frequency difference such as between communal bathroom or general household sanitary, under the lower for example situation between household sanitary of usage frequency, also produce long-term between (for example several days) do not use the situation of rinse water.
At this moment, especially at the design temperature of rinse water than under the condition with higher, the degerming composition of bacteria remover 37 is dissolved in the water tank 3 with might exceeding needs.That is to say, do not using under the situation of rinse water for a long time, because residue in assorted bacterium death ray almost in the water tank 3, so needn't make the degerming constituent concentration in the rinse water so high.
And, if do not use the degerming constituent concentration in rinse water, the rinse water to become for a long time than higher, then especially comprise under the situation of calcium phosphate at bacteria remover 37, the hydrogen ion concentration pH of rinse water descends, if this rinse water is used for cleaning, then for the people that partly there is inflammation in for example anus, might cause stimulation.
So, in the present embodiment, in order to eliminate so undesirable condition, when control circuit 12 does not use when rinse water, by controlling with the step shown in the flow chart of Fig. 6.
That is, in step S1, in the cleaning of having confirmed to be undertaken (use of rinse water) afterwards, carry out (beginning) timework (step S2) by washer jet 8.Then, under the state that does not use rinse water, judge whether this state has passed through the 1st setting-up time (for example 2,3 days) (step S3).
If continuously unused time be the 1st setting-up time with interior (being "No" in step S3), then continue the timework of step S2.Also have,, in the way of the circulation of this step S2, S3, exist under the situation of cleaning (use of rinse water), skip (resetting) timework though do not illustrate.
Surpass under the situation of the 1st setting-up time (being "Yes" in step S3) at continuous unused time, next, make the control (step S4) of the mandatory reduction of design temperature of rinse water.Under this situation, for example, design temperature is reduced to minimum temperature (20 ℃).
At this constantly, it is enough high that the degerming constituent concentration in the water tank 3 in the rinse water becomes, and the assorted bacterium that residues in the water tank 3 is dead substantially.Thereby, by forcibly reducing design temperature, can be dissolved in the degerming composition of later bacteria remover 37 in the water tank 3 with exceeding needs and become this situation of high concentration and suppress, correspondingly can prolong the life-span of bacteria remover 37.
Then continue timework (step S5), in next step S6, judge whether the unused time of rinse water surpasses the 2nd setting-up time (for example 1 week).
If continuously unused time be the 2nd setting-up time with interior (being "No" in step S6), then continue the timework of step S5.Under this situation,, in the circulation way of this step S5, S6, exist under the situation of cleaning (use of rinse water), skip (resetting) timework and make design temperature restore though do not illustrate.
And, surpass under the situation of the 2nd setting-up time (being "Yes") the later processing of execution in step S7 afterwards in step S6 at continuous unused time.In this is handled, monitor take a seat (the step S7) of user to toilet seat 4 by human perception sensor 7.And, (in step S7, be "Yes") when detecting when taking a seat, make the design temperature of rinse water restore (step S8), and carry out the nozzle cleaning work (step S9) that the part (about 20%) that makes the rinse water in the water tank 3 is cleaned from the outlet opening ejection, to washer jet 8 by nozzle cleaning pipe 34.
After this, carry out additional (the step S10) of water (tap water) in water tank 3, the bacteria remover of dilution rinse water.Based on user's operation, carry out buttocks and clean or clean cloudy cleaning (step S11).
At this, in water tank 3, bacteria remover concentration becomes and at first is used for the cleaning of washer jet 8 than the part of higher rinse water, then, the state by making its reduction of bacteria remover concentration ratio, does not just stimulate user's rinse water, carries out private parts and cleans.
Thereby, do not waste the rinse water in the water tank 3 yet, can the rinse water that bacteria remover concentration is high be not used in buttocks cleaning partly again.
So according to present embodiment, then because boxlike bactericidal device 35 is installed the water tank 3 that stores rinse water in, breed so can suppress water tank 3 interior assorted bacterium by bacteria remover 37, can supply with can relieved use rinse water.
And, can access the effect of following excellence: run out of at bacteria remover 37 under the situation of (reaching the life-span), can easily boxlike bactericidal device 35 be taken off, carry out the replacing (supply of bacteria remover 37) of boxlike bactericidal device 35 from the outside.
Because bacteria remover 37 can supply, therefore can make 35 of boxlike bactericidal devices as small-sized, and can not use bacteria remover 37 lavishly certainly.
Especially in the present embodiment, because constitute: make boxlike bactericidal device 35 be assembled into the bolt member 39 that can stop up the outfall 38 of water tank 3 with opening and closing, so the structure of water tank 3 can be simple, the user can easily carry out the mounting or dismounting operation of boxlike bactericidal device 35.
And, because the thermistor 27 of rinse water temperature control usefulness is disposed near the boxlike bactericidal device 35, so can remain certain design temperature around the boxlike bactericidal device 35, the concentration that can make bacteria remover 37 be dissolved in rinse water is certain, obtains stable degerming performance.
And, in the present embodiment,, design temperature is reduced, so can prolong the life-span of bacteria remover 37 because under the situation more than the state continuance certain hour of the rinse water in not using water tank 3 (the 1st setting-up time).
And then, because under the situation more than state continuance the 2nd setting-up time of the rinse water in not using water tank 3, in the time then will using rinse water, carry out and be not used in human body and be used for the control of the cleaning of washer jet 8, become and be used for the advantage that buttocks partly cleans, can not utilize rinse water lavishly than higher rinse water so can also obtain not concentration with bacteria remover 37.
Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 represent other embodiment of the present invention, and the formation of boxlike bactericidal device 51 and bolt member 52 is different with an above-mentioned embodiment.That is, in this embodiment, as be shown in Fig. 7 ground, also in water tank 3 bottoms, setting has the outfall 38 of internal thread part 38a, and the bolt member 52 that can stop up this outfall 38 is set with opening and closing.
As also being shown in Fig. 8 ground, this bolt member 52 has integratedly and is that the 52a of portion is held in discoideus the revolving of particle size and to the outstanding thin footpath external thread part 52b of its top part.Revolving the end face of holding the 52a of portion, the seal 40 of ring-type is being set.
On the other hand, boxlike bactericidal device 51 constitutes, as is shown in Fig. 7, Fig. 8 ground, has being in the housing 53 cylindraceous of lattice-shaped (mesh-shape) of a plurality of open-work 53a at the upper and lower surface opening and at periphery wall, places a plurality of bacteria removers 54.
As be shown in Fig. 8 ground, and at the end face peristome of aforementioned housing 53, also cancellous lid 55 can be set with opening and closing, by covering 55 switching, can place (supply) bacteria remover 54.
Aforementioned bacteria remover 54 comprises equally: contain the metallic element that is degerming, the phosphoric acid class glass slow release glass solid solution such as (or boric acid class glass) of silver for example equably, be and compare enough big bulk (fragment shape) with aforementioned open-work 53a (mesh).
At this moment, can carry out painted by making bacteria remover 54 contain metal oxide.As the metal oxide of this painted usefulness, for example can adopt cobalt oxide, ferrous oxide, manganese oxide, be the color of dark navy, green, brown respectively.
And the bottom of aforementioned housing 53 is set to, the form that connects integratedly with respect to the top part of the external thread part 52b of aforementioned bolt member 52.At this moment, as be shown in Fig. 7 ground,, hold the 52a of portion to external thread part 52b, except the upper wall portions of external thread part 52b, the hollow bulb 52c of bottom surface opened is set from revolving at the central part of bolt member 52.
And, in the upper wall portion of external thread part 52b, the window member 56 of the circle of the transparency is set towards hollow bulb 52c.This window member 56 constitutes the bottom surface of housing 53.As this window member 56, can adopt transparent plastics such as acrylic resin, polycarbonate resin, mylar, polyvinyl resin and/or glass etc.
So the boxlike bactericidal device 51 of Gou Chenging can be installed in the water tank 3 from the outside by bolt member 52 is installed on outfall 38 with installing and removing.
Under this installment state, boxlike bactericidal device 51 immerses in the water in the water tanks 3, by the slowly dissolving of degerming composition (silver ion) of bacteria remover 54, can suppress the assorted bacterium breeding in the water tank 3, can supply with can relieved use rinse water.
And, run out of at bacteria remover 54 under the situation of (reaching the life-span), can with boxlike bactericidal device 51 with bolt member 52 from water tank 3 take off, open cover 55 and supply bacteria remover 54 and closing cover after 55, again boxlike bactericidal device 51 is installed on water tank 3 with bolt member 52.
Under this situation, the user can easily carry out the mounting or dismounting operation of boxlike bactericidal device 51 with respect to water tank 3 from the outside.
In the present embodiment, because the window member 56 of the bacteria remover 54 in bolt member 52 is provided with the housing 53 that can have an X-rayed boxlike bactericidal device 51 from the outside, so the user is attached under the original state of water tank 3 at bolt member 52 (boxlike bactericidal device 51), need not take out one by one, just can be from the consumption situation of the bacteria remover 54 of outside Visual Confirmation housing 53 inside.
Thereby, can in time carry out the supply of bacteria remover 54.And,, when Visual Confirmation bacteria remover 54, can watch easilier by painted to bacteria remover 54.
Also have, the present invention is not the embodiment that is defined in above-mentioned explanation and is shown in accompanying drawing, for example can be following expansion, change.That is, though in the various embodiments described above, outfall 38 (bolt member 39,52) is set in water tank 3 bottoms, also can for: the lower side at water tank is provided with outfall, with the formation of bolt member and even boxlike bactericidal device horizontally set.
And, also can in the position different the boxlike bactericidal device be set with respect to water tank with outfall 38 ( bolt member 39,52).The bolt member is formed by transparent material self, the enclosure interior of boxlike bactericidal device can be had an X-rayed.
And, as the formation of boxlike bactericidal device, for example, can certainly carry out various distortion about the shape of housing and/or with respect to mounting structure of bolt member etc.
And, about concrete numerical value such as the kind of bacteria remover, the setting-up time that is used for painted material, control and/or temperature etc. an example is shown only also, can carry out various changes.
In addition, specifics formation about warm water wash toilet seat also can be carried out various changes, for example, though washer jet 8 is used the formation of two nozzles of nozzle for possessing buttocks with nozzle and clean the moon, but also formation that can be also used as two nozzles for the position by changing 1 nozzle and/or angle etc., the present invention can appropriate change in the scope that does not break away from main idea and is implemented.