JP2003278235A - Sanitary washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sanitary washing device which carries out automatic washing of a nozzle by detecting toilet use even if the nozzle does not carry out private parts washing. <P>SOLUTION: The sanitary washing device 10 is formed of a sanitary washing device main body 12 installed on a toilet stool 11, a nozzle unit 13 attached to the main body 12, for washing the private parts, detecting means 16, 17 for detecting toilet use, a controller 18 for controlling the detecting means, and a nozzle washing chamber 14. According to the sanitary washing device 10, the toilet use is detected by the use detecting means 16, 17, and therefore the automatic washing of the nozzle is carried out based on the detection of the toilet use. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning nozzle which has a water discharge hole for ejecting cleaning water and is movable between a standby position and a use position, a detection means for detecting the use of a toilet, and a detection means. The present invention relates to a sanitary washing device including a control unit that controls to automatically wash a nozzle at a nozzle standby position based on a signal from the nozzle, and a washing chamber that covers a vicinity of a water discharge hole of the nozzle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a sanitary washing device equipped with a local cleaning nozzle has a nozzle spout hole and its vicinity covered to keep the local cleaning nozzle clean, and when the user selects local cleaning, the nozzle is not Water is discharged at the standby position to clean the nozzle tip and the water discharge hole. In addition, the cover has a function to prevent splashing of the washing water and a mechanism that can receive the washing water discharged from the water discharge hole on the top surface and wash the sides and bottom of the nozzle tip. After that, the nozzle is extended to perform local cleaning. Automatic nozzle cleaning is also performed when the nozzle returns to the standby position after cleaning. In this way, the cleanliness of the nozzle is maintained.

[0003]

By the way, according to the conventional method, when the local cleaning is performed in the toilet, the nozzle maintains its cleanliness by automatic cleaning. However, even if the toilet is used, if the local cleaning is not performed, it is common to stand up from the beginning, especially for men's small use, etc. (Even when sitting down, if the local cleaning is not performed, automatic nozzle cleaning will not be performed. No local cleaning is performed in this case.
Therefore, since the nozzle is not automatically cleaned, there is a problem that the nozzle is left as it is even if it is soiled due to scattering of urine or the like. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to automatically wash the nozzle after using the toilet by making it possible to detect that the toilet has been used by the detection means for detecting the use of the toilet. An object of the present invention is to provide a sanitary washing device.

[0004]

The sanitary washing device according to the present invention, which has the above-mentioned object, has a water discharge hole for spouting washing water, a washing nozzle movable between a standby position and a use position, and a toilet. It is provided with a detection unit for detecting the use, a control unit for controlling the automatic cleaning of the nozzle at the nozzle standby position based on a signal from the detection unit, and a cleaning chamber for covering the vicinity of the water discharge hole of the nozzle. This makes it possible to maintain the cleanliness of the nozzle by automatically cleaning the nozzle even when the local cleaning is not performed during men's small use by linking the automatic nozzle cleaning with the use of the toilet.

In the sanitary washing device according to the present invention, the detecting means may detect the use of the toilet by detecting that the user is seated. In this case, since the use of the toilet is confirmed in the seated state, the nozzle can be automatically cleaned even if the local cleaning is not performed, so that the cleanliness can be maintained extremely easily.

In the sanitary washing device according to the present invention, the detection means may detect the use of the toilet by detecting the proximity of the user. In this case, it is possible to detect the use of the toilet even when it is not seated and used as in the case of men's small use, so even in this case automatic nozzle cleaning is possible, so it is extremely easy to keep the nozzle clean. be able to.

In the sanitary washing device according to the present invention, the control means may perform automatic nozzle washing after detecting the use of the toilet and not detecting it. In this case, the amount of washing water can be minimized by performing automatic nozzle washing after using the toilet, so that washing water is saved.

In the sanitary washing device according to the present invention, the control means may detect the use of the user's toilet when the use time is a predetermined time or longer. In this case, since it takes time until detection, erroneous detection will not occur when the user crosses the front of the toilet, etc., and thus the erroneous detection prevention function is provided.

In the sanitary washing device according to the present invention, the control means may cancel the nozzle automatic washing immediately after detecting the user's local washing. In this case, since the user performs local cleaning, the nozzle is automatically cleaned in the normal operation, so the nozzle can be kept sufficiently clean. In this case, the automatic nozzle cleaning is canceled and the cleaning water is saved. be able to.

In the sanitary washing device according to the present invention, a plurality of the nozzle water discharge holes may be present, and washing water may be jetted from all the holes for automatic washing. In this case, since there are a plurality of water discharge holes at the tip of the nozzle, it is not known which hole is dirty. Moreover, since the amount of water is small from one hole, it is difficult to wash the entire tip. Therefore, by supplying the washing water from all the holes, it is possible to wash the inside of the water discharge hole at the tip of the nozzle at a large flow rate to the side of the nozzle, etc., and it is possible to remove the dirt on the nozzle very easily and keep the nozzle clean. be able to.

In the sanitary washing device according to the present invention, the sanitary washing device may be provided with a nozzle-only washing water spouting port. In this case, stains that cannot be removed by jetting from the water discharge hole can be washed by applying washing water from another direction, so that the nozzle cleaning performance is improved and the nozzle can be kept cleaner.

In the sanitary washing device according to the present invention, the nozzle automatic washing may be performed while driving the washing nozzle. In this case, since it is possible to clean the nozzle over a wide area by performing the automatic cleaning while driving the nozzle, it is possible to further maintain the cleanliness.

In the sanitary washing device according to the present invention, the sanitary washing device may include a switch for forcibly performing automatic nozzle washing. In this case, since the user can perform cleaning at any time, it is possible to further maintain the cleanliness of the nozzle. In addition, since the nozzle can be cleaned automatically during cleaning, the cleaning time can be shortened.

In the sanitary washing device according to the present invention, the sanitary washing device may include a switch for forcibly invalidating the automatic nozzle washing. In this case, it will be detected when working in the toilet at the time of cleaning, so it will be forcibly disabled so that the person doing the cleaning will not be detected as the user, and the nozzle will not be automatically cleaned during cleaning. By doing so, it is possible to prevent unnecessary movement.

In the sanitary washing device according to the present invention, the sanitary washing device may notify that the automatic nozzle washing is disabled when the switch is forcibly used. In this case, when forgetting that the automatic nozzle cleaning is disabled, the user does not realize that the automatic cleaning is disabled because the user performs the automatic nozzle cleaning after the detection is not made. In this case, the cleanliness of the nozzle cannot be maintained. At this time, by notifying the user that the nozzle has become invalid, it can be immediately noticed that the nozzle has become invalid, and the nozzle can be automatically cleaned, so keep the nozzle clean. You can

In the sanitary washing device according to the present invention, the notification method may notify the user by light. in this case,
By notifying with a light, it can notify the user visually that it is invalid, so that you can notice it quickly and you can use the automatic nozzle cleaning effectively, so keep the nozzle clean. be able to.

In the sanitary washing device according to the present invention, the notification method may notify the user by sound. in this case,
By notifying with sound, it can notify the user that it is auditory disabled, so that it can be noticed quickly and the automatic nozzle cleaning can be effectively used, so the nozzle is kept clean. be able to

In the sanitary washing device according to the present invention, the notification method may be such that the user cannot intentionally notify. In this case, if you are a person who intentionally did not perform automatic cleaning and you want to continue that state, the notification is not necessary, so you can save power by disabling it.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, referring to the attached drawings and FIG. 4, an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied will be described to provide an understanding of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a diagram of a sanitary washing device according to the first, second, and third embodiments of the present invention.
2 shows a sanitary washing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 shows a sanitary washing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows a sanitary washing device according to the first, second, and third embodiments. It shows the basic movement of the device.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first embodiment of the present invention
The sanitary washing device 10 according to 1. is a sanitary washing device main body 12 installed on the upper surface of a toilet 11, a nozzle unit 13 for local washing in the center of the sanitary washing device main body 12, and a nozzle unit 13 near the tip when the nozzle is housed. A nozzle cleaning chamber 14 for covering the nozzle, a nozzle cleaning dedicated spout 15 attached to the cleaning chamber 14, and a detection means 16 for detecting the seating of the user,
The detection means 17 for detecting the proximity of the user and the controller 18 for controlling them are provided. The sanitary washing device main body 12 has a warm air drying means and a deodorizing means (not shown) built therein, as in the conventional example. In FIG. 4, when the user sits on the toilet seat 19 after entering the toilet, the seating detection means 16 detects that the controller 18 has seated after t1 seconds. After the seating detection means 16 detects, if the local cleaning nozzle unit 13 that can be driven to the standby position and the local cleaning position is used (local cleaning), the controller 18 immediately cancels the automatic nozzle cleaning after use. To When the local washing nozzle unit 13 is not used, after the controller 18 confirms that the seating detecting means 16 has not been detected, t2 seconds later, the nozzle portion of the local washing nozzle unit is automatically washed. There is.

In FIG. 4, the proximity detecting means 17 detects that the controller 18 uses the toilet after t1 seconds when the user stands in front of the toilet after entering the toilet (for men's small use). After the controller 18 confirms that the proximity detecting means 17 is not detected, the nozzle part of the local cleaning nozzle unit is automatically cleaned after t2 seconds.

The operation of the automatic nozzle cleaning shown in FIG. 4 will be described. The nozzle unit 13 for local cleaning keeps the nozzle unit in the standby position during automatic nozzle cleaning, and discharges water from all of the plurality of water discharge holes for cleaning. At this time, the tip of the nozzle has a structure covered by the cleaning chamber 14 in order to prevent scattering of cleaning water. The structure is such that the back side of the nozzle can be cleaned with the cleaning water discharged from the cleaning chamber 14. After the nozzle tip cleaning is completed (after the water discharge from the nozzle water discharge hole is stopped), the nozzle of the local cleaning nozzle unit 13 is driven at the same time when the discharge of the cleaning water is started from the nozzle cleaning water discharge port 15 connected to the cleaning chamber 14. So, I try to do extensive cleaning.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sanitary washing device 30 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is provided with the function of the first embodiment and the nozzle automatic washing compulsory button 31. As a result, the nozzle can be easily cleaned by pressing the nozzle automatic cleaning compulsory button 31 when cleaning the toilet, for example.

As shown in FIG. 3, a sanitary washing device 40 according to a third embodiment of the present invention has the functions of the first embodiment, the functions of the second embodiment, and a nozzle automatic cleaning invalid button 41. Warning devices 42 and 43 are provided. This makes it possible to disable automatic cleaning when entering the room for purposes other than the purpose of using the toilet itself, such as cleaning the toilet. Since you may squat in the toilet during cleaning, etc., it may be detected and automatically washed, and then it may be repeated again and again. You can save the washing water by pushing. In addition, since the operator may forget to press the automatic nozzle cleaning invalidation button 41, the warning devices 42 and 43 warn the user with light and sound. You can inform that it has become.
In addition, the user intentionally disables the automatic nozzle cleaning button 41.
When is pressed, the warning devices 42 and 43 can be disabled.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, some of the above-mentioned respective embodiments and modifications are possible. The present invention is also applied to the case where the sanitary washing device of the present invention is configured by combining all or all of them.

[0026]

In the sanitary washing device according to claims 1 to 15, a washing nozzle having a water discharge hole for jetting washing water, movable between a standby position and a use position, and use of a toilet are detected. Since there is provided a detection unit for controlling the automatic cleaning of the nozzle at the nozzle standby position based on a signal from the detection unit, and a cleaning chamber that covers the vicinity of the water discharge hole of the nozzle, for example, the nozzle Since the automatic cleaning of the nozzle is enabled by linking the automatic cleaning with the use of the toilet, the cleanliness of the nozzle can be maintained.

Particularly, in the sanitary washing device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the use of the toilet is detected by detecting that the user is seated. Therefore, even if the user does not perform local washing, the nozzle Cleanability can be maintained extremely easily because automatic cleaning is possible

In the sanitary washing device according to claim 3,
Since the use of the toilet is detected by detecting that the user is approaching, it is possible to detect the use of the toilet even when not sitting and using it, such as when using for men's. However, since nozzle automatic cleaning is possible, the nozzle cleanliness can be maintained very easily.

In the sanitary washing device according to claim 4,
After detecting the use of the toilet, it automatically cleans the nozzle after it is no longer detected, so the amount of cleaning water can be minimized by performing automatic nozzle cleaning for a certain period of time after using the toilet. Saves water usage.

In the sanitary washing device according to claim 5,
Since the user's toilet usage time is detected when it exceeds the prescribed time, it will not be detected incorrectly when crossing the front of the toilet by taking time until the detection, so false detection prevention function Becomes

In the sanitary washing device according to claim 6,
Since the automatic nozzle cleaning is canceled immediately after the user's local cleaning is detected, it does not overlap with the nozzle cleaning at the time of local cleaning, which saves cleaning water.

In the sanitary washing device according to claim 7,
Since there are multiple nozzle spouts and washing water is spouted from all of them, automatic washing is performed.Therefore, wash the dirt in the spouts at the tip of the nozzle, the side of the nozzle, etc. at a large flow rate. The nozzle can be cleaned very easily and the nozzle can be kept clean.

In the sanitary washing device according to claim 8,
Since it is equipped with a nozzle-only cleaning water spout, you can wash the nozzle by sprinkling the cleaning water from another direction on the dirt that cannot be removed by the spout from the spout hole, improving the nozzle cleaning performance and cleaning the nozzle cleanly. Can be kept.

In the sanitary washing device according to claim 9,
Since the automatic nozzle cleaning is performed while driving the cleaning nozzle, in this case it is possible to clean the nozzle extensively by performing automatic cleaning while driving the nozzle. You can keep your sex.

In the sanitary washing device according to the tenth aspect, since the switch for forcibly performing the automatic nozzle washing is provided, the washing can be performed at any time by the user, so the nozzle should be kept clean. Can be done.

In the sanitary washing device according to the eleventh aspect, since the switch for forcibly disabling the automatic nozzle washing is provided, the nozzle automatic washing can be performed when the user likes, such as when entering the toilet except when using the toilet. Since cleaning can be disabled, electricity bills and cleaning water are saved.

In the sanitary washing device according to the twelfth aspect, when the switch for forcibly disabling the automatic nozzle cleaning is used, it is notified that the automatic nozzle cleaning is disabled. Since it is possible to prevent forgetting the invalidation, the nozzle can be automatically cleaned, and the nozzle can be kept clean.

In the sanitary washing device according to the thirteenth aspect, since the user is notified by the light, the user can be visually informed that the user is visually ineffective. Therefore, the user can use the toilet. You can quickly notice that the automatic nozzle cleaning is disabled during use, and keep the nozzle clean.

In the sanitary washing device according to the fourteenth aspect, since the user is notified by sound, it is possible to notify the user of the fact that the user is aurally disabled. You can quickly notice that the automatic nozzle cleaning is disabled during use, and keep the nozzle clean.

In the sanitary washing device according to the fourteenth aspect, since the user is intentionally prevented from making a notification, when a person who intentionally does not perform automatic washing and wants to continue the state. , Notification is not necessary, so you can save power for notification function by disabling it.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a sanitary washing device according to first, second and third embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows the basic operation of the first, second, and third embodiments of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: Sanitary washing device 11: Toilet bowl 12: Sanitary washing device main body 13: Nozzle unit 14: Washing room 15: Water outlet for exclusive use of washing 16: Usage detection means (seating detection) 17: Seating detection means (proximity detection) 18: Controller 19 : Toilet seat 30: Sanitary washing device 31: Nozzle automatic washing forced button 40: Sanitary washing device 41: Nozzle automatic washing automatic disable button 42: Warning device (sound) 43: Warning device (LED)

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Akira Oishi             1-1 Maigaoka, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture             No. 1 in Pan Washlet Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takashi Kinoshita             1-1 Maigaoka, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture             No. 1 in Pan Washlet Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 2D038 JA03 JA05 JF06 JH07 KA02                       KA03

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning nozzle having a water discharge hole for ejecting cleaning water, movable between a standby position and a use position, a detecting means for detecting use of a toilet, and a signal from the detecting means. A sanitary washing device including a control unit that controls to automatically wash a nozzle at a nozzle standby position, and a washing chamber that covers a vicinity of a water discharge hole of the nozzle. 2. The sanitary washing device according to claim 1,
The sanitary washing device, wherein the detection means detects the use of the toilet by detecting that the user is seated. 3. The sanitary washing device according to claim 1, wherein the detection means detects the use of the toilet by detecting that the user is approaching. Sanitary washing device. 4. The sanitary washing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control means performs automatic nozzle washing after detection of use of the toilet and non-detection. Sanitary washing device. 5. The sanitary washing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control means detects use of a user's toilet for a predetermined time or longer. Cleaning device. 6. The sanitary washing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control means cancels the nozzle automatic washing immediately after detecting the local washing of the user. . 7. The sanitary washing device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the nozzle water discharge holes are present, and washing water is jetted from all the holes to perform automatic washing. Sanitary washing device. 8. The sanitary washing device according to claim 1, further comprising a nozzle-only washing water spouting port. 9. The sanitary washing device according to claim 8,
A sanitary washing device characterized by performing automatic nozzle washing while driving the washing nozzle. 10. The sanitary washing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a switch for forcibly performing automatic nozzle washing. 11. The sanitary washing device according to claim 1, further comprising a switch that forcibly disables automatic nozzle washing. 12. The sanitary washing device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein when a switch for forcibly invalidating the automatic nozzle washing is used, it is informed that the washing is disabled. A sanitary washing device. 13. The sanitary washing device according to claim 1, wherein the notification method notifies the user by light. 14. The sanitary washing device according to claim 1, wherein the notification method notifies the user by sound. 15. The sanitary washing device according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the notification method can prevent the user from intentionally making a notification. apparatus.