JP2001107423A - Stool seat box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stool seat box having excellent operability and easily identifiable operation switches provided on the top surface of a projected portion. SOLUTION: The stool seat box 1 is installed on the upper surface at the rear of a water closet, a projected portion 2 projecting to the side of the water closet is provided and a plurality of switches are installed on the top surface of the projected portion 2 on this stool seat box, recessed portions 4, 5 are provided on the upper surface of the projected portion 2, switches 21, 22 for warm water washing action are arranged in the recessed portions 4, 5, and other switches 20, 23 to 27 and 29 are arranged on the upper surface of a plane- shaped projected portion 2. The bottom of the recessed portions 4, 5 is sloped in such a manner that the bottom becomes higher as it goes to the outside of the stool seat closet.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet seat box installed on the rear upper surface of a Western-style toilet bowl, which has an overhanging portion projecting to the side of the western-style toilet bowl, The present invention relates to a toilet seat box in which a switch is installed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a toilet seat box in which the configuration of the overhang portion upper surface is improved.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a hot water washing device is installed in a Western style toilet, a toilet seat box is often installed on the rear upper surface of the Western style toilet, and a nozzle and a hot water supply mechanism for jetting hot water into the toilet seat box are incorporated. In addition, a hot air drying mechanism, a deodorizing mechanism, and the like are further incorporated as necessary. This toilet seat box usually has an overhang that projects to the side of the Western-style toilet bowl, and an operation switch such as a hot water supply mechanism is provided on the upper surface of the overhang.

FIG. 2 (a) is a perspective view showing a conventional example in which a toilet seat box is installed and a hot water washing device is attached to a Western-style toilet, and the toilet seat box 10 is a toilet bowl of a Western-style toilet 11. A main body 12 installed on the rear upper surface, and an overhang 13 protruding from the main body 12.
A switch panel (name plate) 14 is provided on the upper surface of the switch.

The toilet nozzle box body 12 includes a washing nozzle 1
5, 16 and a hot air drying fan (not shown) are provided. Further, a toilet seat 17 and a toilet lid 18 are attached to the main body 12 so as to be rotatable in a vertical direction. Reference numeral 19 denotes a low tank installed on the rear upper surface of the Western style toilet 11.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the switch panel 14 on the upper surface of the overhanging portion has a stop switch 20 for stopping the operations of anal cleaning (shower cleaning), bidet cleaning, hot air drying, etc. Operation switch (shower switch) 21, operation switch 22 for bidet cleaning, dry switch 23 for blowing out hot air, wide cleaning on / off switch 24 for adjusting the extent of cleaning, cleaning position advance switch 25, retreat switch 26 A toilet seat temperature adjusting switch 27 for adjusting the temperature of the toilet seat, a dial 28 for adjusting the washing strength, a hot water temperature adjusting switch 29 for adjusting the water temperature of the shower and the like are arranged.

By the way, a large number of operation switches are provided on the upper surface of the overhang portion of the toilet seat box. Among them, a stop switch, a cleaning operation switch, and a dry switch are operated each time the toilet is used (hereinafter, referred to as a switch). Such a frequently used switch group is referred to as a “main switch group”.) On the other hand, the wide washing on / off switch, washing position adjustment switch, washing strength adjustment dial, toilet seat and water temperature temperature adjustment switch, etc. are frequently used after being set once according to the user and the surrounding environment. Is not something
These infrequently used switch groups are referred to as “sub-switch groups”. ).

In such a conventional toilet seat box in which the main switch group and the sub-switch group are provided on the upper surface of the overhanging portion which is flush with each other, there is a large number of switches, so that erroneous operation may occur.

To alleviate this problem, there is also provided a toilet seat box in which visibility is improved by changing the size of a switch or changing the color of a background panel.

[0009]

However, in such an identification method relying on vision, the switch is sufficiently identified when the lighting in the toilet is insufficient, or for a person with weak vision or a myopia who forgets to wear glasses. Operation is not possible.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to provide a toilet seat box in which the operation switches provided on the upper surface of the overhanging portion can be easily identified and the operability is excellent.

[0011]

A toilet seat box according to the present invention is a toilet seat box installed on a rear upper surface of a Western-style toilet bowl, which has an overhanging portion that overhangs the side of the Western-style toilet bowl. In the toilet seat box in which a plurality of switches are installed on the upper surface of the portion, a plurality of recesses are provided on the upper surface of the overhang portion, and one switch is arranged in each recess, and the bottom surface of the recess is in the toilet width direction. It is characterized in that it is inclined.

In such a toilet seat box, since the switches are individually arranged in the concave portions, the position of the switch can be perceived not only visually but also by a tactile sensation. In this case, a frequently used switch of a main switch group, for example, a switch of a hot water washing device or a hot air drying device is disposed in the recess, and a switch of another sub switch group, for example, a switch of a low frequency of use such as a temperature control switch is used. If it is arranged on the upper surface other than the concave portion of the overhang portion, the risk of erroneous operation is significantly reduced.

In the present invention, the bottom surface of the recess is inclined in the width direction of the toilet. However, when the bottom surface of the recess is inclined so as to be higher toward the outside of the toilet, the bottom surface of the recess is close to the angle perpendicular to the line of sight of the toilet user. Therefore, visibility is improved. Also, when the toilet is tilted so as to be lower toward the outside of the toilet, it is easier to put a fingertip on the switch.

In the present invention, by making the portions other than the peripheral edge portion and the concave portion of the upper surface of the overhanging portion flat, the circuit board disposed thereunder can be made flat.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 (a) is a perspective view of a toilet seat box according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 (b) is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1 (a), and FIG. (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 1 (b).

The toilet seat box 1 has a main body installed on the rear upper surface of a Western-style toilet and an overhang 2 protruding to the side of the Western-style toilet, and a switch panel (nameplate) is provided on the upper surface of the overhang 2. A stop switch 20, an operation switch 21 for anal cleaning, an operation switch 22 for bidet cleaning, and a stop switch 20 for stopping the operation of anal cleaning, bidet cleaning, hot air drying and the like in the same manner as in the conventional example are provided on the switch panel 3. A dry switch 23 for blowing hot air, a wide washing on / off switch 24 for adjusting the spread of washing, a washing position advance switch 25, a retreat switch 26, a toilet seat temperature adjusting switch 27 for adjusting the temperature of the toilet seat, A dial 28 for adjusting the washing strength and a hot water temperature adjustment switch 29 for adjusting the water temperature of a shower or the like are provided. The dial 28 for adjusting the cleaning strength is provided on the front end face of the overhang 3 in this embodiment, but may be provided on the upper surface of the overhang 3 as in the conventional case.

In this embodiment, the switch panel 3 is provided with two recesses 4 and 5, an anal washing operation switch 21 is provided in the recess 4, and a bidet washing operation switch 22 is provided in the recess 4. Are located in These recesses 4, 5
Are inclined so that the bottom surface of each is higher toward the outside of the toilet. The switch panel 3 is provided with a flexible portion which is elastically deformed so as to correspond to a switch. (Note that FIG. 1 shows only the flexible portion 5a corresponding to the switch 5.) A switch body 7 is disposed below each flexible portion. The switch body 7 is installed on a flat circuit board 6.

In the toilet seat box constructed as described above, the operation switches 21 and 22 for washing which are frequently used are used.
Are arranged in the recesses 4 and 5 on the front side of the overhang portion 2, and the switches 21 and 22 can be identified not only visually but also by tactile sensation such as groping, and the operation is easy. The frequently operated stop switch 20 is disposed between the recess 4 and the front end of the overhang portion 3, so that the stop switch 20 can be easily identified not only visually but also by tactile sensation. . Furthermore, since the dry switch 23, which is used relatively frequently, is arranged adjacent to the recess 5, it can be easily identified not only visually but also by touch.

In this embodiment, since the bottoms in the recesses 4 and 5 are inclined so as to be higher toward the outside of the toilet, the toilet seater can display the indications provided on the bottoms of the recesses 4 and 5. Easy to read.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, the operation switch provided on the upper surface of the overhang portion can be easily identified, and a toilet seat box excellent in operability is provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A is a perspective view of an overhang portion of a toilet seat box according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of FIG.
FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a Western-style toilet provided with a conventional toilet seat box, and FIG. 2B is a plan view of a switch panel of the toilet seat box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 10 Toilet seat box 11 Western-style toilet 12 Toilet seat box main body 2, 13 Overhang part 3, 14 Switch panel 4, 5 Depression 6 Circuit board 7 Switch main body 15, 16 Cleaning nozzle 17 Toilet seat 18 Toilet lid 19 Low tank 20 Stop switch 21, 22 Operation switch for washing 23 Dry switch

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Nobuyuki Tanaka 5-1-1 Koie Honcho, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Hiroyasu Fukaya 5-1-1 Koie Honcho, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Masato Takeda 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi F-term in Inax Co., Ltd. (reference) 2D038 JA00 JB00 JC01 JC15 JF00 JH01 JH21

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A toilet seat box installed on a rear upper surface of a Western-style toilet, which has an overhanging portion extending to the side of the Western-style toilet, and a plurality of switches are installed on the upper surface of the overhanging portion. In the toilet seat box, a plurality of recesses are provided on the upper surface of the overhang portion, and one recess is provided in each recess.
A toilet seat box in which a plurality of switches are arranged, and a bottom surface of the recess is inclined in a toilet bowl width direction. 2. The toilet seat box according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the recess is inclined so as to be higher toward the outside of the toilet. 3. The toilet seat box according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the projecting portion other than the concave portion is flat except for a peripheral portion. 4. The hot water or hot air temperature according to claim 1, wherein a switch of a hot water washing device or a hot air drying device is disposed in the concave portion, and a temperature of the hot water or hot air is provided on an upper surface of the overhanging portion other than the concave portion. A toilet seat box provided with a switch for adjusting the toilet seat. 5. The hot water washing device according to claim 1, wherein two recesses are provided on the upper surface of the overhanging portion at different positions in the front-rear direction of the toilet bowl. A toilet seat box provided with an operation switch, and a stop switch for stopping a cleaning operation is disposed between the front recess and the front edge of the overhang portion.