JP2000083863A - Toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet which can improve a power saving effect by eliminating the consumption of electricity when a toilet seat is not used under a state wherein a toilet lid is opened such as the time of a urination for men or the time of a cleaning. SOLUTION: This toilet is equipped with a toilet seat 2 with a built-in heater 3, and a toilet lid 4. In this case, an opening/closing detection mechanism 5 is provided on the toilet seat 2 and the toilet lid 4, and the toilet is equipped with a controller 6 which performs a control in such a manner that power to the heater 3 is turned off when a state wherein both of the toilet seat 2 and the toilet lid 4 are under an open state is detected by the opening/closing detection mechanism 5, and the heater 3 is controlled at a heating temperature when a state wherein the toilet seat 2 is under a closed state, and the toilet lid 4 is under an open state is detected, and the heater 3 is controlled at a low temperature when a state wherein both of the toilet seat 2 and the toilet lid 4 are under a closed state is detected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet provided with a toilet seat equipped with a heater.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in controlling a heater installed in a toilet seat, energization control of the heater is performed by detecting an open / closed state of only a toilet lid. When the toilet seat is not required to be warmed with the toilet lid open, such as when cleaning the toilet body, there is a problem that the heater is energized and wasteful electricity is used.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to provide a toilet which can control a heater so as to increase the power saving effect. A first gist is a toilet seat having a built-in heater that is openably and closably provided on an upper surface of a toilet body, and a toilet having a toilet lid that can be opened and closed on the toilet seat, wherein an open / close detection mechanism is provided on the toilet seat and the toilet lid, The toilet seat,
When it is detected that both the toilet lid is open, the power supply to the heater is turned off, and when it is detected that the toilet seat is closed and the toilet lid is opened, the heater is controlled to the heating temperature, and both the toilet seat and the toilet lid are closed. When a state is detected, the heater is controlled to a low temperature. Also, the second
The gist of the present invention is that a toilet seat that is provided on the upper surface of a toilet body so as to be openable and closable and has a built-in heater, and a toilet provided with an opening and closing detection mechanism for the toilet seat, the opening and closing detection mechanism detects that the toilet seat is in an open state, That is, the power supply to the heater is turned off. Further, a third gist is that in a toilet provided with a heater, which is provided on the upper surface of the toilet body so as to be openable and closable, a mechanism for detecting the opening and closing of the toilet, and a hot water tank having a built-in heater, the open / close detection mechanism is used. When the toilet seat is detected as being in the open state, the power supply to the toilet seat and the heater of the hot water tank is turned off.

[0004]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A toilet seat 2 is provided on the upper surface of the toilet body 1 of FIG. 1 so as to be openable and closable, and a heater 3 for warming the toilet seat 2 is provided inside the toilet seat 2. A toilet lid 4 is provided so as to be openable and closable. In this example, the toilet seat 2 and the toilet lid 4 are configured to be automatically opened and closed by an automatic opening and closing device 5, respectively. And an open / close detection mechanism that can detect the open / close state of each of the toilet lid 4.

The opening / closing detection mechanism of the automatic opening / closing device 5 is connected to a controller 6 provided in a tank cover 7.
The controller 6 can control the energization of the heater 3. When a detection signal of the open / close state of each of the toilet seat 2 and the toilet lid 4 is input from the open / close detection mechanism to the controller 6, this detection is performed. Based on the signal, the controller 6 controls the heater 3
For example, as shown in FIG. 1, when the toilet seat 2 is closed and the toilet lid 4 is open, that is, when the user sits on the toilet seat 2 and the toilet body 1 is used, , Controller 6
The heater 3 is energized from 32 to 4
The temperature is controlled to be about 0 ° C.

When it is detected that the toilet lid 4 is closed together with the toilet seat 2, the controller 6 controls the temperature of the heater 3 to be lower by about 10 ° C. than in use, and lowers the temperature of the heater 3. The temperature is maintained, and the heater 3 is controlled to a temperature at which the toilet lid 4 is opened and the user does not feel cold when sitting on the toilet seat 2.

[0007] When the open / close detection mechanism detects that the toilet seat 2 and the toilet lid 4 are both in the open state, the controller 6 controls so as to turn off the power supply to the heater 3. That is, such a state in which the toilet seat 2 and the toilet lid 4 are both opened is when a boy stands in front of the toilet body 1 and performs urination or when the inside of the bowl of the toilet body 1 is cleaned. In such a case, there is no need to warm the toilet seat 2, and in such a case, the power to the heater 3 is cut off to improve the power saving effect. In a state where the toilet lid 4 is kept open and the toilet seat 2 is not used, the power supply to the heater 3 is cut off to reduce the amount of electricity consumption.

[0008] Although the open / close state of the toilet seat 2 and the toilet lid 4 is detected by the open / close detection mechanism of the automatic opening / closing device, the open / close state of the toilet seat 2 and the toilet lid 4 is also detected. The open / close detection mechanism may be constituted by a sensor such as a seating sensor that can be used.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in a toilet provided with a local washing device for jetting hot water toward a user's local area, a heater for generating hot water for jetting from a nozzle 8 is provided. A built-in hot water tank 9 is provided, and a hot air fan 10 having a built-in heater capable of blowing out hot air to the local area after washing the local area to dry the local area is provided. In the case where 11 is provided on the toilet body 1 side or a remote control 12 having an operation switch 12a is provided on the wall surface of the toilet, the controller 6 detects that the toilet seat 2 has been opened by detecting the opening / closing. When the toilet seat 2 is opened, when the toilet seat 2 is opened, it is possible to control the power supply to the heater 3 to be turned off when the toilet seat is detected by the detection signal from the mechanism. Also OFF energization to the heater of the hot water tank 9, further L of the operation switch 11,12a
By controlling the emission of the ED to be stopped, the power can be stopped to improve the power saving effect when the toilet seat 2 is opened and the toilet body 1 is not used at all. In addition, when the toilet seat 2 is opened, even if the operation switch of the warm air fan 10 is turned on, it is possible to control the heater in the warm air fan 10 to turn off the power supply.

[0010]

According to the present invention, there is provided a toilet having a built-in heater which can be opened and closed on the upper surface of a toilet body and a toilet lid which can be opened and closed on the toilet seat. Is provided, and the toilet seat,
When it is detected that both the toilet lid is open, the power supply to the heater is turned off, and when it is detected that the toilet seat is closed and the toilet lid is opened, the heater is controlled to the heating temperature, and both the toilet seat and the toilet lid are closed. When the state is detected, the heater is controlled to a low temperature, so that the heater is controlled to a good temperature when the toilet seat is used, and the heater temperature is set in a standby state in which both the toilet lid and the toilet seat are closed. Lowers the power consumption by lowering the power consumption, and furthermore, turns off the power to the heater when the toilet seat and toilet lid are opened when cleaning the urine of the boy or the body of the toilet bowl, further improving the power saving effect. Having.

Further, in a toilet seat provided on the upper surface of a toilet body so as to be openable and closable and having a built-in heater, and a toilet provided with a mechanism for detecting the opening and closing of the toilet seat, when the open / close detection mechanism detects that the toilet seat is in an open state, Turn on electricity to the heater
When the toilet seat is opened and the toilet main body is not used, the power supply to the heater of the toilet seat is cut off and the power saving effect can be enhanced by the FF configuration.

Further, in a toilet seat provided on the upper surface of the toilet body so as to be openable and closable and having a built-in heater, a mechanism for detecting the opening and closing of the toilet seat, and a warm water tank having a built-in heater, the toilet seat is provided by the open / close detection mechanism. When the open state is detected, the power supply to the toilet seat and the heater of the hot water tank is turned off. When the toilet seat is opened, the power supply to the heater of the toilet seat and the hot water tank is turned off, and waste is generated. Power consumption can be reduced and the power saving effect can be enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a toilet seat having a built-in heater and a toilet lid.

FIG. 2 is a transparent perspective view of a toilet with a local cleaning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet main body 2 Toilet seat 3 Heater 4 Toilet lid 5 Automatic opening / closing device (open / close detection mechanism) 6 Controller 8 Nozzle 9 Hot water tank 10 Hot air fan 11, 12a Operation switch

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Nobuyuki Tanaka 5-1-1 Koie Honcho, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Pref. (72) Inventor Masato Takeda 5-1-1 Koie Honcho, Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Motohiro Nishiuchi 5-1-1 Koie Honmachi, Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Invention Person Naoto Yamada 5-1-1 Koiehoncho, Tokoname-shi, Aichi F-term in Inax Corporation (reference) 2D037 AD03 AD08

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A toilet having an openable and closable heater on the upper surface of a toilet body and a toilet lid that can be opened and closed on the toilet seat, wherein an open / close detection mechanism is provided on the toilet seat and the toilet lid, When the open / close detection mechanism detects that the toilet seat and the toilet lid are both open, the power to the heater is turned off.
When FF is performed and it is detected that the toilet seat is closed and the toilet lid is open,
A toilet, wherein the heater is controlled to a heating temperature, and when it is detected that both the toilet seat and the toilet lid are closed, the heater is controlled to a low temperature. 2. In a toilet seat which is provided on the upper surface of a toilet body so as to be openable and closable and has a built-in heater, and in a toilet provided with a mechanism for detecting the opening and closing of the toilet seat, when the opening and closing detection mechanism detects that the toilet seat is in an open state, Turn off power to the heater
A toilet bowl characterized in that the toilet bowl is configured to: 3. A toilet provided with a heater, which is provided on the upper surface of a toilet body so as to be openable and closable, a mechanism for detecting the opening and closing of the toilet, and a hot water tank having a built-in heater. When the open state is detected, the power to the heater of the toilet seat and the hot water tank is turned off.
F. A toilet bowl characterized by being configured to perform F.