JP2003213762A - Toilet apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet apparatus which always smoothly carries out air exhaustion from an air outlet of a deodorizing device. <P>SOLUTION: The toilet apparatus is formed of a main body case 2, a wind tunnel 11, a deodorizer 3, and an air blower 4. The main body case 2 is arranged on a toilet stool 1 at a rear portion of the same, and has an air inlet 9 for sucking an odor of human waste excreted from a human body and the air outlet 10 for discharging purified air. The wind tunnel 11 is arranged in the main body case, and connects the air inlet to the air outlet. The deodorizer 3 is arranged in a channel of the air tunnel, for purifying the odor passing through the channel together with air. The air blower 4 sucks the odor together with air from the air inlet and discharges purified air from the air outlet. According to the toilet apparatus, the air outlet 10 is arranged in a step portion 15 formed on a rear side of the rear portion of the main body case 2, and at least opens upward. The air outlet is protected from being blocked with clothing or the like of the user, and positively exhibits a predetermined displacement. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet which is provided at a rear part of a toilet bowl, and the odor of filth discharged from a human body is suctioned together with air from a suction port to be cleaned and then air is discharged from a discharge port to a toilet room. Regarding the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional deodorizing device for a toilet device of this type is described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-193120 and will be described with reference to FIG. A body case 71 is provided laterally at the rear of the toilet bowl 70. The body case 71 has a suction port 72 facing the inside of the toilet 70 on the bottom surface and a discharge port 73 on one of the left and right sides, and the suction port 72 and the discharge port 73 are connected by a wind tunnel 74.

In the path of the wind tunnel 74, a deodorant 75 and a blower 76 are arranged, and the blower 76 is provided with a fan 77 and a motor 78 at the center of the fan in a vertical direction with its radial surface oriented vertically. . Then, the odor of human waste discharged to the toilet 70 is sucked from the suction port 72 along with the air by the rotation of the blower 76 as shown by the arrow, passes through the deodorizer 75 and is cleaned, and passes through the blower 76. The air is exhausted into the toilet room from the outlet 73 opening on the side surface of the main body case 71.

Reference numeral 79 in the drawing is a toilet seat on the toilet 70.
Further, the electric heater 81 and the blower 82 provided in the wind tunnel 80 are
It is a component of a drying device that dries hot water to wash a local area of a human body that has been washed.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above conventional configuration,
Since the outlet 73 is opened on the outer surface of the main body case 71, the outlet 73 is blocked by a part of the clothes of the toilet user who sits down on the toilet seat 79 during toilet, and the toilet room is narrow. For this reason, the outlet 73 approaches the wall of the chamber, so that the exhaust is not smoothly performed and a predetermined amount of exhaust cannot be secured, resulting in a risk that the deodorizing efficiency is lowered.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and provides a toilet device in which the exhaust air is always smoothly discharged from the outlet of the deodorizing device.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided in a rear portion of a toilet bowl, and has a suction port for sucking the odor of waste discharged from a human body and A main body case having a blowout port through which purified air is exhausted, a wind tunnel provided in the main body case, connecting the suction port and the blowout port, and provided in a path of the wind tunnel, the odor passing with the air Smell the odor with the deodorant to be cleaned and the suction port together with the air,
A toilet device comprising a blower for exhausting purified air from an outlet, the outlet being opened at least upward on the upper surface of the main body case after the opened toilet seat lid.

According to the above-mentioned means, the clothes of the toilet user sitting on the toilet seat on the toilet bowl may hit the open and upright toilet seat lid and shift further backward to block the outlet. It is not possible to obtain it, and even if it is a small toilet room, the outlet does not come close to the surrounding wall, and even if the low tank is placed behind the main case, the outlet should be blocked. Since this cannot occur, the air cleaned by the deodorant has a function of being discharged by a predetermined amount from the outlet.

That is, the odor of filth discharged from the human body discharged to the toilet bowl is sucked together with air from the suction port by the rotation of the blower, passes through the deodorant and is cleaned, and after the toilet seat cover opened through the blower is opened. Efficiently exhausted to the toilet room from the outlet opening on the upper surface of the main body case.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a main body case, which is provided at a rear portion of a toilet bowl and has a suction port for sucking a smell of dirt discharged from a human body and a discharge port for discharging purified air. , A wind tunnel provided in the main body case, which connects the suction port and the discharge port, and a deodorant for cleaning the odor that passes along with air, which is provided in the path of the wind tunnel, and sucks the odor together with the air from the suction port. ,
A toilet device, comprising: a blower for exhausting purified air from an outlet, the outlet being opened at least upward in a step formed on the back side of the rear portion of the main body case.

According to the above-mentioned means, the clothes of the user sitting on the toilet seat on the toilet bowl hits the high rear portion of the main body case, and further shifts to the rear side of the rear portion so that the outlet opening upward to the step is opened. It will not block, and even in a small toilet room, the outlet will not come close to the surrounding wall, and even if the low tank is placed behind the body case Since it does not happen that the mouth is blocked, it has a function of discharging a predetermined amount of air cleaned with the deodorant from the outlet.

That is, the odor of filth discharged from the human body discharged to the toilet bowl is sucked together with the air by the rotation of the blower from the suction port, passes through the deodorant and is cleaned, and passes through the blower to the rear side of the rear part of the main body case. Efficiently exhausted into the toilet room from at least the outlet opening upward in the formed step.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the deodorant and the blower are arranged substantially horizontally in the order of the deodorant and the blower from the front part to the rear part of the main body case in the path of the wind tunnel, and the fan of the blower is arranged. A toilet device in which the motor located in the center of the fan is installed so that its radial surface is substantially horizontal, and the deodorizing agent that constitutes the deodorizing device in the main body case and the height space of the blower can be kept low. Have.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toilet device in which the height of the deodorant is equal to or higher than the height of the blower, and the deodorant contains odor even if the difference in height from the blower is increased. It has the effect of ensuring the air passage through.

The invention according to claim 5 is a toilet device, which is provided between the suction port and the deodorant and has a filter detachable from the outside of the main body case. Has the effect of preventing clogging by preventing dust from adhering, and removing the filter from the body case for cleaning.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the air flowing in the wind tunnel is turned after passing through the deodorant in the horizontal direction,
A toilet device configured to vertically flow into a fan of a blower and a motor located in the center of the fan, and has an effect of enabling a thin sirocco fan having a low height to be used for the blower.

The invention according to claim 7 is a toilet device in which a gap is provided between the blower and the bottom surface of the main body case, and even if sewage or the like accidentally flows into the main body case from an outlet opening upward. It has a function to prevent the blower from being collected in the gap so as not to be soaked in the waste water.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The toilet device of the present invention will be described below.
It will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a top sectional view showing a main part of a toilet device of the present invention cut away, and FIG. 2 is a right side sectional view showing a main part of a toilet device cut out. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the attachment and detachment of the deodorant of the device, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the attachment and detachment structure of the device, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a blower of the device, and FIG. It is a side view which shows the structure of a deodorant, and FIG.6 (b) is a side view which shows the structure of the filter of the same apparatus.

The toilet bowl 1 has a main body case 2 of the toilet device detachably attached to the upper surface of the rear portion. The body case 2
Is composed of a horizontally long bottom plate 2a and a mountain-shaped cover 2b which is a lid. As shown in FIG. 1, the deodorizer 3 and the blower 4 which constitute the deodorizing device are arranged on the right side, and the electricity which constitutes the drying device is arranged on the left side. A heating heater 5 as a heat source, a blower 6, and a local cleaning device 8 including a nozzle 7 for cleaning a local part of a human body with warm water are further installed in the center and the left rear.

The main body case 2 is provided with a suction port 9 at the front part of the bottom plate 2a for sucking the odor of the waste discharged from the human body to the toilet 1, and the air cleaned by the deodorant 3 is discharged. It has a blowout port 10. The deodorant 3
Sets the thickness in the height direction equal to or higher than the height of the blower 4, and utilizes the increased difference H as an air passage to improve the deodorizing ability.

The deodorant 3 and the blower 4 are provided in the main body case 2, and the deodorant 3 is provided from the front part to the rear part of the main body case 2 along the path of the wind tunnel 11 connecting the suction port 9 and the blowout port 10. The fan 12 of the blower 4 and the motor 13 located at the center of the fan are provided so that their radial surfaces are horizontal, and the deodorizing device is arranged horizontally in the order of the blower 4. The overall thickness in the height direction is kept low.

Therefore, in this embodiment, a thin sirocco fan can be adopted as the blower 4, and further, in the wind tunnel 11, the circulating air has passed the deodorant 3 in the horizontal direction as shown by the arrow in FIG. The fan 12 of the blower 4 and the motor 13 located in the center of the fan are turned afterwards.
It is configured to flow vertically into.

The outlet 10 has a lower step 15 formed on the back side of the rear part of the main body case 2 which is in contact with a toilet seat cover 14 which is rotated and vertically opened for the convenience of use.
In addition, a plurality of openings are formed at least upward from the upper surface to the rear surface. Therefore, the outlet 10 is configured to open at least upward on the rear upper surface of the body case 2 after the open toilet seat lid 14.

The filter 16 is constructed by adhering a net 16b to a horizontally long frame 16a as shown in FIG. 6 (b), and all the air flowing in from the suction port 9 is prevented so that dust does not adhere to the deodorant 3. Are arranged in parallel to face the front surface of the deodorant 3 so as to pass through. Since the cleaning is required every short period, a handle 16d with a collar 16c that hermetically closes the side opening so that the cover 2b of the main body case 2 can be detachably attached from the side opening. Also, an engaging piece 16e that engages in the cover 22 by elastic force is provided.

The gap 17 is formed between the bottom surface of the blower 4 and the bottom plate 2a of the main body case 2 and is collected in the gap 17 even if filthy water or the like is accidentally flown into the main body case 2 through the outlet 10 that opens upward. This is to prevent the blower 4 from being immersed in dirty water or the like. The pair of left and right rails 18, 19 are
As shown in FIG. 4, the base plate 20 provided on the upper surface of the toilet 1 and the bottom plate 2a of the main body case 2 are vertically locked to each other,
The body case 2 detachably mounted on the toilet bowl 1 is slidably engaged in the front-rear direction so that the deodorant 3 can be exchanged by freely pulling out the body case 2 on the toilet bowl.

That is, since the deodorant 3 is exchanged by taking it in and out through the opening 21 provided in the bottom plate 2a of the main body case 2, a thin elastic support piece provided on both left and right sides of the cover 22 that covers the opening 21. It is sandwiched between 23 and attached detachably. In order to cover the opening 21 in an airtight manner, the cover 22 is provided with a tongue piece 24 that deforms with elastic force at the center in the longitudinal direction, and the tongue piece 24 is detachably locked to the opening portion 21. .

Reference numeral 25 in the figure is a toilet seat, which is arranged on the toilet bowl 1 so as to be rotatable rearward about the rear end like the toilet seat lid 14.
Reference numeral 6 is a water supply hose for supplying water to the local cleaning device 8, and the deodorant 3
In order to replace the above, as shown in FIG. 3, a flexible pressure-resistant hose having a margin and flexibility in length is used so that the main body case 2 can be removed from the toilet bowl 1 and the bottom plate 2a can be turned toward the exchanger. 27 is a tank (generally called a low tank) that stores water for draining the waste in the toilet bowl 1 after use.
Every time it is used, it is automatically replenished and a certain amount of water is constantly stored.

In the above-described embodiment, the use of the toilet device will be described. The toilet user opens the toilet seat lid 14 vertically and sits on the toilet seat 25 to perform toilet. At this time, the blower 4 is rotated by the seat of the toilet user to cause an air suction action around the inside of the toilet 1, the air is sucked from the suction port 9 to remove dust by the filter 16, and further passes through the deodorant 3. Then, the smell of dirt is absorbed and cleaned. Then, the purified air is discharged upward from the outlet 10 through the blower 4 and is discharged to the space existing between the open toilet seat lid 14 and the tank 27.

On the other hand, the user operates the local cleaning device 8 to wash the local part with warm water, and warms the local part after washing by the blower 6 and the heater 5 which are drying devices to warm the local part. It is sprayed and dried on the tank, and the waste is stored in the tank 2.
The water is poured into the toilet bowl 1 for draining. During this period, the toilet user is sitting on the toilet seat 25, and the above deodorizing action is continued.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the outlet 10 is opened at least upward on the upper surface of the main body case 2 after the opened toilet seat lid 14, so that it can be used when seated on the toilet seat 25 on the toilet bowl 1. The stool's clothes cannot hit the open and upright toilet seat lid 14 and move further backward to block the air outlet 10, and even in a small toilet room, it does not touch the surrounding wall. The outlet 10 does not come close to each other, and even if the tank 27 is arranged behind the main body case 2, the outlet 10 cannot be closed. The liquefied air can be smoothly discharged from the outlet 10, a predetermined amount of exhaust can be always ensured, and the deodorizing efficiency can be improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, the outlet 10 is opened at least upward in the step portion 15 formed on the back side of the rear portion of the main body case 2, so that the toilet seat 25 on the toilet bowl of the toilet user can be seated. Regardless of the presence of the toilet seat lid 14, the clothes are prevented from hitting the high rear portion of the main body case 2 and further shifting to the back side of the rear portion to block the outlet 10 that opens upward to the step portion 15. Even in a small toilet room, the outlet 10 does not come close to the surrounding wall, and even if the tank 27 is placed behind the main body case 2, the outlet 10 should be closed. Therefore, the air cleaned by the deodorant 3 can be smoothly discharged from the outlet, and a predetermined amount of exhaust can be always ensured to improve the deodorizing efficiency.

Further, in the present embodiment, the deodorant 3 and the blower 4 are arranged in the path of the wind tunnel 11 from the front part to the rear part of the main body case 2 in a substantially horizontal direction in the order of the deodorant 3 and the blower 4. Since the fan 12 of the blower 4 and the motor 13 located at the center of the fan are provided such that their radial surfaces are horizontal, that is, the horizontal direction, the main body case 2
The height space of the deodorant 3 and the blower 4 constituting the deodorizing device inside can be kept as low as possible, and the device can be made compact.

Further, in the present embodiment, the height of the deodorant 3 is equal to or higher than the height of the blower 4, so that the deodorant 3 contains a odor even if the deodorant 3 is higher than the blower 4 (the difference H). An air passage through which air passes can be secured, and the ability of the deodorant can be improved with a simple configuration.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the filter 16 disposed between the suction port 9 and the deodorant 3 and detachable from the outside of the main body case 2 is provided, the filter 16 allows the deodorant 3 to pass through. The dust in the air can be captured before to prevent the deodorant 3 from clogging, the original ability of the deodorant 3 can be maintained for a long time, and the filter 16 can be easily cleaned by removing it from the outer surface of the main body case 2. .

Further, in the present embodiment, the air flow in the wind tunnel 11 is changed after passing through the deodorant 3 in the horizontal direction so that the air flows vertically into the fan 12 of the blower 4 and the motor 13 located in the center of the fan. Since it is configured to
A low-profile thin sirocco fan can be used for the blower 4, which leads to downsizing of the entire apparatus.

Further, in the present embodiment, a gap 17 is provided between the blower 4 and the bottom plate 2a of the main body case 2, and even if filthy water or the like accidentally flows into the main body case 2 from the outlet 10 that opens upward, Since the air is collected in the gap 17, the blower 4 can be prevented from being directly immersed in the dirty water and the blower can be protected safely.

In the above embodiment, the deodorant 3 is put in and taken out of the opening 21 of the bottom plate 2a of the main body case 2 and is replaced by the cover 22, which covers the opening 21. A deodorant may be provided integrally with a dedicated cover, and the dedicated cover for attaching the deodorant may also serve as the lid of the opening.

[0039]

As described above, the toilet device of the present invention blows out even if the low tank is arranged in a part of the clothes of the user sitting on the toilet seat on the toilet bowl, or behind the main body case. There is no possibility that the mouth will be blocked, and even in a small toilet room, the exhaust gas will not be affected by the surrounding walls, and the air cleaned with the deodorant can be smoothly exhausted from the outlet to deodorize. The efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional top view showing a notched essential part of a toilet device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right-side cross-sectional view showing a main part of the toilet device in the first embodiment by cutting out a main part thereof.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing attachment and detachment of a deodorant of the toilet device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure for attaching and detaching the toilet device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a blower of the toilet device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6A is a side view showing the structure of the deodorant of the toilet device according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 6B is a side view showing the structure of the filter of the toilet device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a deodorizing device portion in a conventional toilet device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 toilet bowl 2 body case 2a Bottom plate (bottom) 3 Deodorant 4 blower 9 Suction port 10 outlet 11 wind tunnel 12 fans 13 motor 14 Toilet seat lid 15 steps 16 filters 17 Gap H difference

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Ryoichi Koga             1006 Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric             Sangyo Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 2D038 BB18 BB23 BC01

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A main body case, which is provided at a rear part of a toilet bowl, has a suction port for sucking the odor of filth discharged from a human body and a blowout port for discharging purified air, and a main body case provided in the main body case. , A wind tunnel connecting the inlet and the outlet, provided in the path of the wind tunnel, a deodorant for cleaning the odor passing with the air and the odor is sucked together with the air from the inlet, and the cleaned air is removed. A toilet device comprising a blower for exhausting air from an outlet, the outlet being opened at least upward on the upper surface of the main body case after the opened toilet seat lid. 2. A main body case, which is provided at the rear of the toilet bowl, has a suction port for sucking the odor of filth discharged from the human body and a blowout port for discharging purified air, and a main body case provided in the main body case. , A wind tunnel connecting the inlet and the outlet, provided in the path of the wind tunnel, a deodorant for cleaning the odor passing with the air and the odor is sucked together with the air from the inlet, and the cleaned air is removed. A toilet device comprising a blower for exhausting air from an outlet, the outlet being opened at least upward at a step formed on the back side of the rear portion of the main body case. 3. The deodorant and the blower are arranged substantially horizontally in the order of the deodorant and the blower from the front part to the rear part of the main body case in the path of the wind tunnel, and the fan of the blower and the motor located in the center of the fan. The toilet device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the radial direction surface is provided substantially horizontally. 4. The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the deodorant has a height not less than the height of the blower. 5. The toilet device according to claim 1, further comprising a filter which is arranged between the suction port and the deodorant and which is removable from the outside of the main body case. 6. The wind tunnel is configured so that the circulating air passes through the deodorant in the horizontal direction, then changes direction, and vertically flows into the fan of the blower and the motor located in the center of the fan. The toilet device according to claim 5. 7. The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the blower is provided with a gap between the blower and the bottom surface of the main body case.