JP2001081831A - Hot water washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To very easily inspect and repair a switch, a circuit and the like in a sleeve part. SOLUTION: A shallow recessed part 2h is provided in the upper surface of an upper half body housing 101 of a sleeve part 101, a switch panel 2A is disposed in the recessed part 2h, and the upper surface of the switch panel 2A is not projected over the upper surface of the sleeve part 101 in the periphery of the recessed part 2h. The switch panel is provided with a stop button 20, an anus washing operating button 21, a bidet washing operating button 22, a dry button 23 for blowing out hot air, a display part 2a for the temperature of the toilet seat, and a display part 2b for the temperature of hot water. A key top 38 and a switch element 37 are disposed below the respective buttons, and the switch element 37 is supported on a base plate 36. To fix the switch panel 2A, a magnet 2m is fixed to the lower part of the recessed part 2h in the back of the upper half part housing 101a' by an adhesive. The switch panel 2A has magnetic material.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hot water washing device (a sanitary washing device or a local washing device) which is installed in a Western-style toilet and performs washing by blowing hot water from a nozzle toward the buttocks of a human body. There is). More specifically, the present invention relates to a hot water cleaning device having an improved switch panel configuration.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a hot water cleaning device guides hot water from a hot water source such as a hot water tank or a hot water supply pipe to a cleaning nozzle using a pump or hot water pressure, and upwardly or obliquely from a jet port at the tip of the cleaning nozzle. It is configured to eject upward.

[0003] An example of a conventional hot water cleaning apparatus (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
181860) will be described with reference to FIGS. The hot water cleaning device 1 includes a main body 10 having a hot water cleaning means 6 and a hot air drying means (not shown), and a main body switch panel 2 provided on a sleeve 101 extending from the main body 10.

Each of the above means is configured to be operated by a switch panel 2 of the main body. The main body 10 has a hot water cleaning means 6 including cleaning nozzles 61 and 62 and a hot air drying means. The main body 10 includes a toilet seat 81 and a toilet lid 8.
2 and is disposed above the ceramic toilet bowl 83.

[0005] As shown in FIG.
A stop button 20 for stopping the operations of anal cleaning, bidet cleaning, hot air drying, etc., an anal cleaning operation button 21, a bidet cleaning operation button 22, and a dry button 23 for blowing out hot air are provided.

A wide cleaning on / off button 24, a cleaning position advance button 25, and a retreat button 26 for adjusting the spread of the cleaning are provided. Further, a dial 28 for adjusting the washing strength, a toilet seat button 27 for adjusting the height of the temperature of the toilet seat, and a hot water button 30 for adjusting the water temperature of the shower or the like are arranged.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the operation surface portion of FIG. Symbol 101a '
Denotes an upper half housing of the sleeve portion 101. An insulating substrate 36 is supported below the upper half housing 101a ', and a movable portion 37a of each switch element 37 mounted on the insulating substrate 36 is connected to the upper half housing 101a'. A substrate holder 311 facing the inner wall of the housing 101a 'is provided. Substrate holder 31
Reference numeral 1 denotes an upper member 311a and a lower member 311b which are overlapped. A spring 312 is interposed between the upper member 311a and the lower member 311b.
The upper half housing 1 by the force of the spring 312
01a 'is in contact with the inner wall. The insulating substrate 36 is interposed between the upper member 311a and the lower member 311b, is fixed to the upper member 311a by screws 313, and also supports each switch element 37 by the upper member 311a. The lower member 311b is supported by, for example, a boss 314 protruding from the lower half housing of the sleeve 101.

A key top 38 is provided immediately above the switch element 37.
And a resin 39 bonded to the upper surface of the upper half housing 101a 'to seal the key top 38 in the window 31b. The resin 39 forms an operation surface of the operation device, and is an operation nameplate that also serves as an operation panel and a dial. The character portion 39a of the resin 39 covering the window 31b is
The so-called emboss processing (processing to give a bulge) is performed, so that the key top 38 can be pressed easily. The switch element 37 has a movable portion 37a that is interlocked with the pressed key top 38, and performs a switching operation when the movable portion 37a is protruded and retracted. Further, the insulating substrate 36 is connected to a control device (not shown) so as to be able to operate each function of the human body local cleaning device.

The key top 3 is formed by a finger or the like from above the resin 39.
When 8 is pressed, the movable part 37a operates the switch element 37 in conjunction with it, and the corresponding mechanism can be operated. The characters in the character portion 40b constituting the operation surface of FIG.
9 is provided on the back surface by a printing layer 40a. Therefore, a transparent material is used for the resin 39.

[0010]

As described above, conventionally, the switch panel 2 is provided with a sleeve 1 that projects laterally from the main body 10.
01.

When the switch panel 2 is adhered to the upper half housing 101a 'in this manner, the switch panel 2 cannot be removed. Therefore, when inspecting and repairing the switch element 37 and the insulating substrate 36, etc. It is necessary to remove the housing 101a ', and accordingly, an operation of removing the connector is also required, which is troublesome. When the switch panel 2 is forcibly peeled off, the switch panel 2 cannot be mounted again.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a hot water cleaning apparatus which can easily inspect and repair equipment, circuits, and the like below a switch panel.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A hot water washing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a main body installed on the upper surface of a Western-style toilet, a sleeve extending laterally from the main body, and a switch provided on the upper surface of the sleeve. A panel, a button provided on the switch panel,
In a hot water washing apparatus having a washing nozzle for ejecting hot water by operating a button of the switch panel, the switch panel is attached to the sleeve by a magnet.

[0014] Such a hot water washing device allows the switch panel to be easily attached and detached, and makes it very easy to inspect and inspect the equipment and circuits in the sleeve without removing the upper half housing.
It will be possible to repair it.

In the present invention, it is preferable that an adjusting section for adjusting the voltage, sensitivity, and the like is provided below the switch panel so as to be exposed when the switch panel is removed. With this configuration, the voltage, the sensor sensitivity, and the like can be adjusted only by removing the switch panel.

In the present invention, it is preferable that a concave portion is provided on the upper surface of the sleeve portion, and the switch panel is arranged in the concave portion, and the upper surface of the switch panel does not protrude from the upper surface of the sleeve portion around the concave portion. With this configuration, the switch panel is prevented from being removed by mischief. The switch panel can be detached from the sleeve using a suction cup or the like.

[0017]

FIG. 1A is a plan view of a sleeve portion of a hot water washing apparatus according to an embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 1A. .

In this hot water washing apparatus, the sleeve 101
A shallow concave portion 2h is provided on the upper surface of the upper half housing 101a ', and the switch panel 2A is disposed in the concave portion 2h. The upper surface of the switch panel 2A does not protrude from the upper surface of the sleeve portion 101 around the concave portion 2h. ing. The switch panel 2 is provided with a stop button 20, an operation button 21 for cleaning the anus, an operation button 22 for cleaning the bidet, a dry button 23 for blowing out hot air, a display section 2a for the toilet seat temperature, and a display section 2b for the hot water temperature. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, a key top 38 and a switch element 37 are arranged below each button, and the switch element 37 is supported by a substrate 36. This substrate 3
Reference numeral 6 is interposed between the upper member 311a and the lower member 311b.

In order to fix the switch panel 2A, a magnet 2m is fixed below the concave portion 2h on the back surface of the upper half housing 101a 'by bonding or the like.
The magnet 2m is preferably, for example, a magnet or the like in which a ferromagnetic powder is dispersed in rubber or resin and magnetized, but may be a solid magnet such as a metal or a metal oxide.

The switch panel 2A has a structure in which ferromagnetic powder is dispersed and contained in a resin constituting the switch panel 2A, or a layer of a ferromagnetic material is formed on the back surface or inside of the switch panel 2A. As a result, the switch panel 2A is moved by the magnetic force of the magnet 2m to the upper housing 101.
a 'is fixed in the recess 2h. To remove the switch panel 2A, a suction cup may be sucked to the switch panel 2A and pulled up.

The substrate 36 is provided with an adjusting member 2c such as a volume for adjusting the voltage, sensitivity, and the like. An opening 2d is provided in a sleeve portion above the adjusting member 2c, and when the switch panel 2A is peeled off, a tool such as a driver is inserted from the opening 2d so that the adjusting member can be operated.

The hot water cleaning apparatus thus configured can easily inspect and repair equipment and circuits by removing only the switch panel 2A without removing the upper half housing 101a '. The operation of 2c can be easily performed. Also, the switch panel 2A is
Since it is arranged in a non-projecting shape in h, it is hard to receive mischief or the like, and a rag or the like does not get caught in wiping and cleaning.

In this embodiment, the cleaning strength adjusting dial 28 is disposed on the front surface of the sleeve 101 and is not provided on the switch panel 2A. Therefore, the dial 28 does not hinder the attachment or detachment of the switch panel 2A. Further, since the dial 28 is not attached to the switch panel 2A, there is no need to attach or detach a connector when attaching or detaching the switch panel 2A.

The above embodiment is an example of the present invention.
The present invention may include buttons and lamps other than those shown. Although the magnet is provided in the upper half housing of the sleeve in the above embodiment, it may be provided on the switch panel 2A side.

[0026]

As described above, the hot water cleaning apparatus according to the present invention has the switch panel detachably mounted by the magnet, so that the switches and circuits disposed in the sleeve can be inspected and repaired very easily. . Further, various adjustments can be easily performed by removing the switch panel.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a plan view showing a sleeve portion of a hot water washing device according to an embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a conventional toilet with a hot water washing device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a conventional switch panel.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of an operation surface portion of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hot water washing apparatus 2, 2A Switch panel 2a, 2b Lamp 2c Adjusting member 2d Opening part 2h Concave part 2m Magnet 10 Main body 20 Stop button 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 Button 28 Dial 37 Switch element 38 Key top 101 sleeve 101a 'upper half housing

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Ken Takamata 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Motohiro Nishiuchi 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Stock Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Nobuo Sogabe 5-1-1 Koie Honcho, Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Nobuyuki Tanaka 5-1-1 Koie Honmachi, Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Takeshi Shihoda 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Masato Takeda 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Shinsuke Takeuchi Aichi Prefecture 5-1-1 Koie Honcho, Tokoname-shi F-term (reference) in Inax Corporation 2D038 JA00 JB00 JC0 1 5G006 AA01 EA03 EA08 LB01 5G052 AA11 AA33 BB01 HA21 HA30

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A main body installed on the upper surface of a Western-style toilet bowl, a sleeve extending laterally from the main body, a switch panel provided on the upper surface of the sleeve, and a button provided on the switch panel. A washing nozzle for ejecting hot water by operating a button of the switch panel, wherein the switch panel is attached to the sleeve by a magnet. 2. The hot water cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an adjustment unit for adjusting a voltage, sensitivity, and the like is provided below the switch panel so as to be exposed when the switch panel is removed. . 3. The recess according to claim 1, wherein a concave portion is provided on an upper surface of the sleeve portion, and the switch panel is disposed in the concave portion, and the upper surface of the switch panel does not protrude from the upper surface of the sleeve portion around the concave portion. A hot water washing device characterized by the following.