JP2002325701A - Toilet seat device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet seat device which has improved cleaning ability and excellent assemblability and maintainability. SOLUTION: The toilet seat device 15 consists of a toilet seat base 19, a toilet seat part 17 and a casing 16 consisting of a main body case 18, and this is fixed rotatably to a toilet stool 13 by a fitting base 20 to be easy to clean and to secure good assemblability and maintainability.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet seat device which is attached to a Western-style toilet and has a function of, for example, washing a user's hips after the user sits down, and more particularly to improving the cleanability of the toilet seat device. And improvement of assemblability and maintainability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional general toilet seat device is composed of three main members, a main body portion containing a functional component, a toilet seat portion on which a user sits, and a toilet lid for covering the toilet seat. In this case, a small gap generated in the body, the toilet seat portion, and the pivot portion of the toilet lid has been a great obstacle in cleaning the toilet seat device.

As a device capable of solving this problem, for example, a device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-1336 has been proposed.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a conventional sanitary washing toilet seat described in the above publication, FIG. 6 is a top view, and FIG. 7 is a side view.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a rear cylindrical casing 2
A toilet seat having a cylindrical hot water tank 3 therein, 4 a toilet lid rotatably mounted on the toilet seat 1, 5 an edge surface portion 7 for fixing the toilet seat 1 to the toilet 6 and the toilet seat 1 rotatably. A mounting base 8 having a stay (not shown) for pivotal support is a water supply port, and is configured to be able to supply water from the water supply port 8 to the hot water tank 3 from an axis A portion of the stay. 9 is an anal cleaning nozzle,
Reference numeral 10 denotes a bidet cleaning nozzle, 11 denotes an electromagnetic valve, and 12 denotes a flow control valve.

[0006] In this configuration, the opening and closing of the toilet seat 1 is performed by the shaft center A.
The hot water tank 3 and the cleaning nozzles 9 and 1
Since the toilet seat 0 is provided in the toilet seat 1, the installation space of the toilet seat is small, and the toilet seat can be installed in any type of toilet. In addition, since the toilet seat and the main body are integrally formed, the entire device can be easily wiped and cleaned as compared with a general device.

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional sanitary washing toilet seat, a hot water tank and a washing nozzle are provided in the toilet seat and integrally formed. The assembling work becomes very large and none of them is efficient. That is, for maintenance, the functional components inside cannot be repaired or replaced unless the toilet seat device is once removed from the toilet bowl and, in some cases, the device is turned over. In addition, the same is true at the time of assembling, and it is necessary to sequentially incorporate components in a state where the toilet seat device is turned upside down, and there is a problem that the operation becomes complicated.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to greatly improve the cleaning performance of a toilet seat device and to provide a toilet seat device which is extremely excellent in assemblability and maintenance.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, a sanitary washing toilet seat according to the present invention comprises a toilet seat base, a toilet seat portion and a main body case which are fitted to the toilet seat base to form a housing. And a functional part provided in the housing, and a mounting base for rotatably fixing the housing to the toilet.

[0010] Thus, since the toilet seat portion and the main body portion form a continuous surface, a small gap does not occur, and wiping and cleaning becomes very easy. In addition, since the housing is rotatable with respect to the toilet, the entire rear surface of the housing can be wiped and cleaned, thus improving cleanliness. Furthermore, since the housing that covers the functional unit is formed of a separate member, there is no need to incorporate the functional unit from the back surface during assembly, and the work efficiency is improved. Further, even during maintenance, it is possible to perform maintenance by removing only the main body case, and work in a narrow toilet space is also very easy.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, one body is formed by a toilet seat base, a toilet seat portion, and a main body case.
Further, by providing a functional portion inside, a toilet seat device which can greatly improve the cleaning property of the device and is excellent in assemblability can be provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a heating means for heating the surface of the toilet seat portion is provided in a space defined by the toilet seat base and the toilet seat portion. When the fitting part of the part is sealed by using an adhesive or a sealing member, it is possible to heat the toilet seat and improve the comfort during use. Of course, the water from the fitting part of the toilet seat base and the toilet seat part is improved. , Gas and the like can be prevented, and the reliability and safety of the device are improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the main body case is detachable from the toilet seat base and is fixed by fixing means, thereby improving maintainability. In addition, since it is fixed by the fixing means, it is possible to solve the problem that it comes off during use.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, since a sealing member is provided at a joint portion between the main body case and the toilet seat, water or gas permeates into the inside, and the reliability of the functional portion is reduced. Sex safety can be prevented from being impaired.

[0015] The invention described in claim 5 is used in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, in which the functional unit has functions such as a human body local cleaning unit, a human body local drying unit, and a deodorizing unit. The comfort at the time is greatly improved.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a shock when the toilet seat device is closed is minimized by providing a rotation damping mechanism at the center of rotation of the housing. It is possible to improve the reliability of the functional components mounted inside. Further, discomfort of the user can be eliminated.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the functional part is fixed to the toilet seat base to prevent a failure of a functional component when the toilet seat device rotates. Can be. In addition, when assembling the toilet seat device, there is no need to work from the back side, which greatly contributes to improving the assemblability.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the mounting base is configured to support the toilet seat base. The work can be performed simply by removing the, and the maintainability is greatly improved.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a toilet seat device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view, FIG. 3 is a divided view of a housing, and FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the toilet seat device in the opened state.

In FIG. 1, 13 is a low tank 1 at the rear.
Toilet provided with 4, 15 is a toilet seat device attached to toilet 13, and this toilet seat device 15 has a housing 16 as an outer case, and a part thereof is used by a user to sit on and use. A toilet seat 17 to be added and a main body case 18 joined to the toilet seat 17 by a gentle curved surface are formed. A toilet lid 19 can cover the toilet seat device 15 when not in use.

The toilet seat device 15 is pivotally supported on both sides by a mounting base 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the mounting base 20 is provided with a bolt nut 22 in a toilet seat mounting hole 21 provided in the toilet 13 as a standard. It is fixed using.
Note that the toilet seat device 15 is pivotally supported by the mounting base 20 and is configured to be opened by turning when the male child is using the device. Similarly, the toilet lid 19 is similarly attached to the mounting base 2.
It is pivotally supported at 0 and is configured to be rotatable.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the pivot axis of the toilet seat device 15 is provided above the center H / 2 of the main height H in the closed state of the toilet seat device 15 by a predetermined amount hc.
The position of the shaft center in the left-right direction in the figure is a position where the pivoting operation can be performed without hindrance based on the mounting space of the toilet seat device 15, that is, the rim surface dimension W of the low tank 14 and the toilet bowl 13 and the external dimensions of the toilet seat device body 17. It is provided in.

FIG. 3 shows a housing 16 of the toilet seat device 15 divided into members. The housing 16 has a structure in which the toilet seat 17 and the main body case 18 can be divided so as to avoid a portion where a user sits.
Are fitted to the toilet seat base 23, respectively.

The toilet seat 17 is provided with an electric heater 24 on the rear surface so that the user does not feel a cold sensation, and the fitting portion with the toilet seat base 23 is made of a silicone-based adhesive ( (Not shown) so as to prevent water from penetrating into the toilet seat 17 even if water is applied to the toilet seat 17. As a result, moisture can reach the electric heater 24, and problems such as the occurrence of electric leakage, particularly near a human body, can be prevented, and the safety of the device can be improved.

The body case 18 is fixed to the toilet seat 17 by an engaging portion 25 as a fixing means, and the body seat 18 is fixed to the toilet seat base 23 by using a screw (not shown). (Fixing means). In addition, a sealing member 27 made of an elastic material is provided at a fitting portion between the main body case 18 and the toilet seat portion 17 and the toilet seat base 23. When the main body case 18 is attached, even if a little water is applied, It is constructed so that it does not penetrate inside. This prevents water from reaching the electric components inside, and greatly contributes to improving the reliability of the equipment.

Further, the toilet seat base 23 is integrally formed with a side plate 28 at a portion fitted with the main body case 18, and the side plate 28 is provided with a shaft hole 29 for being supported by the mounting base 20. is there. The toilet seat base 23 is provided with, as functional parts, a human body local cleaning means 31 having a cleaning nozzle 30, a human body local drying means 32, a deodorizing means 33, and the like.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 34 denotes a rotary shaft portion which supports the toilet seat device 15 with respect to the mounting base 20.
The rotation shaft 36 provided on the bearing portion 35 of the rotation
Has been inserted. The rotation damping mechanism 37 is a one-way damper having a different rotation damping effect between the closing operation and the opening operation of the toilet seat device 15. Thus, when the toilet seat device is closed by the action of gravity, the toilet seat device slowly descends, and when the user opens the toilet seat device 15, the toilet seat device can be opened with a light force.

Numeral 38 denotes a bias elastic member composed of a spring which has one end fixed to the rotating shaft 36 and the other end fixed to the side plate 27 of the toilet seat base 23, and biases the toilet seat device 15 in the opening direction.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 39 denotes a deodorizing air inlet connected to the deodorizing means 32 fixed to the toilet seat base 23, 40 denotes a cleaning nozzle projection, and 41 denotes a drying air outlet connected to the partial drying means 31. In addition, a lid 42 for hiding the inside of the toilet seat device 15 so as not to be seen when the toilet seat device 15 is opened is provided at the washing nozzle outlet 40 and the drying air outlet 41.

The operation and operation of the toilet seat device configured as described above will be described below.

First, in the case of women's small stools and feces, the user opens the toilet lid 19 and sits down with the toilet seat device 15 closed as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, when a man adds a small item in a standing position or cleans the back of the toilet seat device 15, the toilet seat device 15 is used in an open state, that is, in a flipped-up state. In a state where the toilet seat device 15 is opened, the back surface of the toilet seat device 15 is entirely exposed, and the toilet 13 can also be opened greatly.

The toilet seat device 15 is liable to be stained by all means on condition that it is installed in a toilet. For example, the use of toilet paper may cause the accumulation of dust, the urine may splatter when urinating men, and the urinal 1 may be used while sitting down.
A large area from the top surface to the back surface of the toilet seat device 15 is soiled, such as urination of the urine from 3. In contrast,
In the present embodiment, the toilet seat device 15 is constituted by one housing 16,
As shown in FIG. 4, the entire device is opened.
It is extremely easy to wipe up the top and even the back.

Further, if urine is scattered and adhered to the gap between the toilet bowl 13 and the toilet seat device 15 and left as it is, urea is oxidized and transformed to cause a bad smell.
5 at a predetermined distance h from the center H / 2 of the height H.
c, the space between the toilet bowl 13 and the toilet seat device 15 when the toilet seat device 15 is opened as shown by the broken line in FIG. S is formed, and the upper surface of the toilet 13 can be easily wiped and cleaned.

In the event that some trouble occurs in the equipment and maintenance becomes necessary, the toilet seat device 15 can be easily fixed inside by removing the main body case 18 while keeping the toilet seat device 15 attached to the toilet bowl 13. The repair and replacement of the functional component can be performed.

The same can be said at the time of assembly. At the time of assembling, first, the assembled toilet seat portion 17 is fitted to the toilet seat base 23, and the fitting gap is filled with a filler. Since this is an operation for eliminating the gap, it is possible to use not only the filler but also an adhesive or a welding method. If the resin and the heating means can be integrally molded, these operations are omitted. Things are also possible. After that, the human body local cleaning means 31, the human body local drying means 32, the deodorizing means 33, the parts for control and the like are mounted on the toilet seat base 23 and then fixed, and finally the main body case 18 is fixed. It is not necessary to turn it over, and it is possible to mount it all from the top. Thereby, the working efficiency at the time of assembly can be greatly improved.

When returning the toilet seat device 15 from the open state to the closed state, if a force is applied gently in the closing direction, the toilet seat device 15 is gently closed by the action of the rotation damping mechanism 37 and gravity. At this time, the bias elastic member 38 composed of a mainspring acts in a direction in which the toilet seat device 15 is opened, the load torque of the rotation damping mechanism 37 can be reduced, and the size can be reduced.

Further, since the toilet seat device 15 can be prevented from being hit against the toilet bowl 13 by the rotation damping mechanism 37, the reliability of the functional components inside is greatly improved.

The bias elastic member 38 may be of a pneumatic type or a hydraulic type (not shown). In these cases, the bias force can be set by using the viscosity of a gas or a liquid. A bias force is obtained, and a smooth turning operation can be realized.

When the toilet seat is opened, as shown in FIG. 5, the washing nozzle projection 40 and the lid 42 for closing the drying air outlet 41 are operated by their own weight. It is prevented, which leads to prevention of bad smell and improvement of the reliability of equipment.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the toilet seat device 1
Since the housing 5 has a single housing 16 having a continuous surface, fine gaps are eliminated, and as a result, wiping and cleaning of the surface becomes very easy. In addition, the toilet seat device 15 is provided rotatably with respect to the mounting base 20, and when the small size of the male and the back surface are to be cleaned, the operation can be performed with the toilet seat device 15 opened. In some cases, the opening of the toilet 13 can be made large, making it easy to use the toilet 13 easily.
There is no hidden place when cleaning the back surface of the device 5, and the entire device can be easily wiped and cleaned every day.

Further, by providing the pivot axis of the toilet seat device 15 above the center of the height H by a predetermined amount hc, the toilet seat 13 is opened when the toilet seat device 15 is opened.
A gap S will be formed between the toilet seat device 15 and the toilet seat device 15.
When the gap S is generated, even when the toilet seat device 15 is closed, the surface portion of the toilet bowl 13 that is covered and covered can be wiped and cleaned by, for example, putting a rag therein, and the toilet can always be kept clean. Also, the generation of odor can be prevented.

Further, the housing 16 of the toilet seat device 15 is formed by fitting three members of the toilet seat base 23, the toilet seat portion 17, and the main body case 18, and in particular, the main body case 18 is covered from the upper surface. Since it is detachable, the assembling work is efficient, and it is also excellent in maintainability in the event of a failure.

[0043]

As described above, according to the present invention, a toilet seat base, a toilet seat portion and a main body case which form a housing by being fitted to the toilet seat base, and a functional portion provided in the housing. Since the mounting base for rotatably fixing the housing to the toilet is provided, the toilet seat and the main body form a continuous surface, so that a small gap does not occur and wiping and cleaning is very easy. Become.

Further, since the casing for covering the functional portion is formed of a separate member, there is no need to incorporate the functional portion from the back surface during assembly, thereby improving work efficiency. Further, it is possible to perform maintenance by removing only the main body case at the time of maintenance, and work in a narrow toilet space becomes very easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a toilet seat device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the housing.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the rotation shaft part.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the toilet seat device opened state.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a warm water flush toilet seat showing a conventional example of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the configuration.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Toilet seat apparatus 16 Housing 17 Toilet seat part 18 Main body case 20 Mounting base 23 Toilet seat base 24 Electric heater (heating means) 31 Human body local cleaning means (functional part) 32 Human body local drying means (functional part) 33 Deodorizing means (functional part) 37 Rotation damping mechanism

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Norio Tao 1006 Kadoma, Kazuma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 2D037 AA14 AB01 AB13 AD14 AD18 EB06 2D038 BC01 JC02 JC11 JC15

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A toilet seat base, a toilet seat portion and a main body case which form a housing by being fitted to the toilet seat base, a functional portion provided in the housing, and the housing is rotated with respect to a toilet bowl. A toilet seat device with a mounting base that is fixed as possible. 2. A heating means for heating the surface of the toilet seat portion in a space defined by the toilet seat base and the toilet seat portion, and the fitting portion between the toilet seat base and the toilet seat portion is sealed by bonding or using a sealing member. The toilet seat device according to claim 1 having a configuration. 3. The toilet seat device according to claim 1, wherein the main body case is detachable from the toilet seat base and is fixed by fixing means. 4. The toilet seat device according to claim 3, wherein a seal member is provided at a joint between the main body case and the toilet seat portion. 5. The function unit is provided with at least one of a human body local cleaning unit, a human body local drying unit, and a deodorizing unit.
The toilet seat device according to any one of claims 4 to 4. 6. The toilet seat device according to claim 5, wherein a rotation damping mechanism is provided at a rotation center of the housing. 7. The function part is fixed to a toilet seat base.
A toilet seat device according to claim 1. 8. The toilet seat apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the mounting base pivotally supports the toilet seat base.