JP2003313918A - Tank equipment for water closet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide tank equipment for a water closet capable of making water flow stored in the tank without contact. <P>SOLUTION: A float type valve device is arranged which stores water to a predetermined water level in tank; a valve device for making water and feces flow after using the water closet is arranged; this valve device has a cylinder which is raised by water flowing in only during the operation of a controller; and a exhaust valve for closing or opening an exhaust hole at the bottom surface of the tank is interlocked to the cylinder and thereby making water flow by opening the exhaust hole at operation of the controller. <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 toilet bowl tank device, and more particularly to a toilet bowl tank device that can be drained after a toilet without touching it.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a toilet tank device used in a toilet to store water and to drain the stored water to discharge the feces after the toilet is not available. , There are those in which the tank itself is placed in a high position, or those in a low position such as those used mainly in Western style toilets.

Further, as means for operating the valve device itself for discharging the water stored in the tank, the manual lever marked with an arrow is rotated to operate the valve device, and after drainage, the valve device is mechanically operated. That is designed to return to the state of
Alternatively, touch the drain switch with your hand and start the motor to open the drain valve using a transmission member such as a chain.
There is a device in which the motor is rotated in the reverse direction after being discharged to restore the initial state. And in the structure that starts the motor and further operates the drain lever,
There is a non-contact type in which a lever is moved by a sensor controller and a motor drive, and among them, there are one in which a motor drive unit is arranged outside the tank and one in which the motor drive unit is arranged inside.

However, as described above, the conventional valve device is unsanitary due to the structure of touching the manual lever or the drain switch before washing the hand. Also,
In the case of using the drain switch to operate this drain switch to drain water, infants, elderly people,
In addition, there is a problem that people with disabilities may be confused about the switch operation. In addition, the sensor controller and the non-contact type that moves the lever by driving the motor require an external power source to drive the motor regardless of whether the motor drive is located inside or outside the tank. Therefore, there was a problem in installation in a place where there is no power distribution. In addition, a motor drive unit arranged inside the tank has a problem of waterproofing, and has a risk of electric leakage.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional ones, and the purpose thereof is to operate the valve device in a non-contact manner, that is, the valve device can be operated to drain the water, which is hygienic. (EN) It is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet tank device that can be easily operated without disturbing the operation even for an infant, an elderly person, or a physically handicapped person, since it is only a hand. Another object of the present invention is to provide a tank device for a toilet which can prevent the risk of water leakage and electric leakage by adopting a cylinder driving method instead of a motor driving method.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention relates to a toilet tank device in which water in a stored tank is discharged after urination so that stool can flow.
This toilet tank device is a tank, a float type water faucet provided inside the tank for storing water from a main tap to a predetermined water level, and operated by a controller to discharge the water stored inside the tank. And a valve device. The controller operates the valve device to discharge the water in the tank simply by holding the hand on the front surface. Also, when the hand is placed on the front surface, the controller removes water from the main plug for a predetermined time. Water is allowed to flow into the valve device. Further, the valve device includes an outer cylinder part that is raised by water that flows in from the main plug when the controller operates, and a discharge valve that is provided on the bottom surface of the tank and is connected to the outer cylinder part by a strip, The outer tube portion is moved to a raised position by water flowing from the main plug when the controller is operated, and is moved to a lowered position by an acting force other than hydraulic pressure when the controller is not operated.
Further, a so-called low tank is adopted as the tank. The present invention also provides a toilet tank device in which water stored in the tank is discharged after the toilet is used to flush the toilet, and the tank device is provided inside the tank and inside the tank. It comprises a float type water faucet for storing water from the main tap to a predetermined water level, and a valve device operated by a controller, the valve device including an inner cylinder part and a distance outside the inner cylinder part. The outer cylinder part, which is fitted and is raised by water flowing into the inner cylinder part when the controller is operated, and the outer cylinder part provided on the bottom surface of the tank are connected by a strip, With an exhaust valve that opens when the controller is operating, the exhaust valve is opened by the outer cylinder that rises by hydraulic pressure when the controller is operating, and the exhaust valve is opened by the external cylinder that is lowered by operating force other than hydraulic pressure when the controller is not operating. It has a structure that closes There. And the tank is
A so-called low tank is used.

[0007]

The present invention, by adopting the above means,
By simply holding your hand over the controller, you can drain the water stored inside the tank and flush the stool,
Hygienic and clean. Moreover, the amount of water stored in the tank is kept constant by the float type water tap, and when the water is discharged, it is operated by the controller to supply water to the elevating member, and at this time the water pressure rises. Open the drain valve that is connected via the tubular part and the strip to drain water, and when the controller is not operating, the drain valve is closed by an action force other than water pressure, so just hold your hand over the controller once.
That is, stool can be flowed without contact.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a toilet tank device 1 according to the present invention. A toilet tank device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a tank 2 that stores water therein, and a discharge valve 4 that opens and closes a discharge port 3 provided at the bottom of the tank 2.
And a valve device 6 composed of a cylinder 5 which is an elevating member provided inside the tank 2 for operating the discharge valve 4, and the valve device 6 provided inside the tank 2 and supplied with water. Is provided with a float type water tap 8 that stops the water supply by the operation of the float 7.

Further, outside the tank 2, a flexible tube 11 for connecting the main plug 9 and a cheese 10 connected to the water tap 8 and a discharge port 12 of the flexible tube 11 are communicated with the valve device. The flexible tube 1 for opening and closing the tube 13 connected to the cylinder 5 which is the lifting member 6 and the valve 17 provided between the flexible tube 11 and the tube 13.
1 connected to the controller 14 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). In addition, this controller 14
Is designed to be turned on / off by a dry battery provided inside.

The controller 14 is turned on when a hand is placed on its front surface, and is kept in this on state for a predetermined time. That is, when the hand is once held up, it is turned on, and when it is turned on, the valve 17 is opened to ensure communication from the flexible tube 11 to the tube 13, and after a predetermined time has passed, turned off and the valve 17 is closed. Therefore, the flexible tube 11 is prevented from communicating with the tube 13.

The tank 2 stores therein water to be discharged after the feces, and in this embodiment, it is a so-called low tank. Further, a discharge valve 4 which is always closed and is opened by the operation of a cylinder 5 of a valve device 6 is provided at the inner bottom of the tank 2.

Further, a stand 18 is provided in an upright overflow pipe 38 inside the tank 2 in a standing state, and is vertically movable above the stand 18 and fixed by a set screw 15. A stopper 16 is provided as much as possible, and on the other hand, a cylinder 5 which is an elevating member constituting the valve device 6 is attached to the center of the stand 18. In addition, the stopper 16
Regulates the uppermost position of the cylinder 5.

The details of the cylinder 5 which is the elevating member are shown in FIG. 4. In this cylinder 5, a stand 18 is provided with an upper limit stopper 16 which is vertically adjustable.
Is attached in a standing state to a support portion 20 provided in the central portion of the.

This cylinder 5 has a tubular shape and has a threaded portion 21 provided with an external screw at the center of its upper surface, and an annular lower end 23 provided with a through hole 22.
And an inner cylindrical portion 24 provided with an inner screw capable of being screwed into the outer screw of the screwed portion 21 of the lower end 23, and a slight gap on the outer peripheral side of the inner cylindrical portion 24. It has an outer tubular portion 26 which is disposed and slidable with respect to the inner tubular portion 24 and has a closing portion 25 provided at the upper end.

Inside the inner tubular portion 24, a tubular member 27 communicating with the tube 13 is connected to the through hole 22 in the lower end 23, and the tubular member 27 has a tubular shape with its upper end closed. The slider 28 is fitted so as to be vertically movable. The lower end of the slider 28 is initially in contact with the upper surface of the lower end 23, and the contact portion 2 provided on the upper surface by the introduced water pressure.
9 rises to a position where it comes into contact with the closed portion 25 of the outer tubular portion 26 and pushes up the outer tubular portion 26.

On the other hand, the outer tube portion 26 is provided with a plurality of holes 30 (in this embodiment, four equally spaced four places) for communicating the inside and the outside in the central portion thereof.

Further, a concave portion 31 having an inner peripheral surface provided with a screw is formed on the upper surface of the closing portion 25 of the outer cylindrical portion 26,
The inner screw of the recess 31 is screwed with the outer screw of the screwing portion 33 provided on the lower portion of the upper end 32, so that the upper end 3
2 is fixed to the upper surface of the outer tubular portion 26. Further, a rod 37 is provided upright at the center of the upper end 32, and a hook 34 is fixed to the upper end of the rod 37 by a nut 35.

Therefore, the inner cylindrical portion 24 is located at the lower end 2
3, the outer cylinder portion 26 is integrally formed with the upper end 32, and the outer cylinder portion 26 is formed inside the inner cylinder portion 24 by a slider 28 that is vertically movable.
4 is formed so as to be movable in the vertical direction.

The hook 34 provided on the outer cylinder portion 26 and the discharge valve 4 provided on the bottom surface of the tank 2 are connected by a strip such as a chain 36, and the length of the chain 36 is the outer cylinder. When the portion 26 is located at the lowermost position, the discharge valve 4 is closed to allow water to be stored inside the tank 2, while the outer valve portion 26 is operated from the lowermost position to operate the discharge valve 4. Then, the valve is opened and the stored water is discharged.

The upper limit stopper 16 is the stand 1
It can be fixed at any position in the vertical direction with respect to 8, and the uppermost position of the outer cylinder portion 26 is determined by this upper limit stopper 16. Further, by changing the length of the chain 36, the raised position of the outer cylinder portion 26 and the open state of the discharge valve 4 can be adjusted.

Next, the operation of the above will be described. First, in the initial state, the valve 17 is closed by the controller 14, and water is injected into the empty tank 2 through the water tap 8 and the flexible tube 11 from the main tap to be stored. .

When the water is stored in the tank 2 and reaches a predetermined water level, the float 7 rises and the water tap 8 is closed and held in that state. Therefore, in this state,
With the water tap 8 closed, the valve 17 is also closed. When the water stored in the tank 2 is discharged after the toilet is discharged to discharge the toilet, it is only necessary to place a hand on the front surface of the controller 14.

That is, when the controller 14 is placed over a hand, the closed valve 17 is opened for a predetermined time. Then, water reaches the tube 13 from the main plug 9 via the flexible tube 11, and this water further flows through the through hole 22 in the lower end 23 and the tubular member 27 connected to the through hole 22 to the inner tubular portion 24. Flows into the interior. At the time of this inflow, the slider 28 is raised, and when passing between the slider 28 and the inner tubular portion 24, the lower surface of the closing portion 25 of the outer tubular portion 26 is pressed, and the inner tubular portion 24 and the outer tubular portion 26 are The gas flows into the tank 2 through the holes 30 provided on the peripheral surface of the outer tubular portion 26.

Therefore, the inner cylindrical portion is pressed by pressing the lower surface of the closing portion 25 of the outer cylindrical portion 26 of the contact portion 29 when the slider 28 is raised by the water pressure at the time of inflow and by pressing the lower surface of the closing portion 25 by the flow of water. The outer cylinder portion 26 is raised with respect to 24.

When the outer tube portion 26 is raised, the hook 3 attached to the upper end 32 attached to the upper surface of the outer tube portion 26 and the rod 37 of the upper end 32.
4 is lifted, the drain valve 4 that closes the drain port 3 provided on the bottom surface of the tank 2 is operated via the chain 36 whose one end is connected to the hook 34 to drain the water stored in the tank 2. Then you will have to pass the flight.

On the other hand, the valve 17 is closed by the controller 14 when a predetermined time has elapsed, so that the inflow of water into the inner cylindrical portion 24 is stopped. This allows
The water located inside passes between the inner tubular portion 24 and the outer tubular portion 26 and flows into the tank 2 through the hole 30 of the outer tubular portion 26.

At this time, the outer cylinder portion 26 descends due to the acting force other than water pressure, mainly due to the weight, to close the discharge valve 4 via the chain 36, and the lower end of the slider 28 moves to the lower end 2
In the state where it abuts on the upper surface of 3, the controller 14 stands by for the next operation of the controller 14. Further, the water from the main tap 9 is stored in the tank 2 through the water tap 8, and the water level of the stored water rises to raise the float 7 to close the water tap 8 until the water tap 8 is closed. Flows into the interior.

With the above operation, one operation is completed, and the operation is repeated by holding the hand over the controller 14.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, the water stored in the tank can be discharged and the feces can be flown by simply holding the hand over the front surface of the controller. Therefore, it is hygienic because it does not touch anything after the toilet, and the cleanliness can be maintained. Further, since it is only necessary to hold the hand over the controller, it has an effect that it can be easily operated by an infant, an elderly person, or a physically handicapped person without any confusion about the operation. Furthermore, since it is not a motor drive system, but a cylinder drive system, it has the effects of being waterproof and without the risk of electrical leakage.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a toilet tank device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of a controller used in the toilet tank device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the controller shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of a valve device used in the toilet tank device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Toilet tank device 2 ... tank 3 ... outlet 4 ... Discharge valve 5 ... Lifting member (cylinder) 6 ... Valve device 7 ... Float 8: Water tap 9 ... Main stopper 10 ... cheese 11 ... Flexible tube 12 ... Discharge port 13 ... tube 14 ... Controller 15 ... Set screw 16 ... Stopper for upper limit 17 ... valve 18 …… Stand 20 ... Supporting part 21 ... Screwing part 22 ... Through hole 23 ... Below the end 24 ... Inner cylinder 25 ... Blocking part 26 ... Outer cylinder part 27 ... Cylinder member 28 …… Slider 29 ... abutting part 30 ... hole 31 ... recess 32 …… On the end 33 ... screwing part 34 ... Hook 35 ... Nut 36 ... Chen 37 ... Rod 38 ... Overflow pipe

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A toilet tank device in which water stored in a tank is discharged after urination so that the stool can flow, the toilet tank device being provided in a tank and inside the tank. A tank device for a toilet, comprising a float type water faucet for storing water from a main tap to a predetermined water level, and a valve device which is operated by a controller and discharges water stored in the tank. 2. The toilet tank device according to claim 1, wherein the controller operates the valve device to discharge the water in the tank simply by placing a hand on the front surface of the controller. 3. The toilet tank device according to claim 2, wherein the controller causes the water from the main tap to flow into the valve device for a predetermined time when a hand is placed on the front surface of the controller. 4. The valve device comprises an outer cylinder part which is raised by water flowing from the main plug when the controller is operated, and a discharge valve which is provided on the bottom surface of the tank and is connected to the outer cylinder part by a strip. The toilet tank device according to claim 1, further comprising: 5. The outer cylinder part is moved to a raised position by water flowing from a main plug when the controller is operated, and is lowered to a lowered position by an acting force other than hydraulic pressure when the controller is not operated. Tank device for toilet bowl described. 6. The toilet tank device according to claim 1, wherein the tank is a so-called low tank. 7. A toilet bowl tank device for draining water stored in a tank after urination so as to flush the stool, wherein the toilet bowl tank device is provided in a tank and inside the tank. A float type water faucet for storing water from the main tap to a predetermined water level, and a valve device operated by a controller, the valve device including an inner cylinder portion and a distance outside the inner cylinder portion. The outer cylinder part, which is fitted and is raised by water flowing into the inner cylinder part when the controller is operated, and the outer cylinder part provided on the bottom surface of the tank are connected by a strip, It has a discharge valve that opens when it rises, and the discharge valve is opened by the outer cylinder that rises by hydraulic pressure when the controller is operating, and the discharge valve by the outer cylinder that falls by an acting force other than water pressure when the controller is not operating. Characterized by occlusion Toilet tank device. 8. The tank device for a toilet according to claim 7, wherein the tank is a so-called low tank.