JP2004019094A - Toilet bowl device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a waste space by reducing the projection of a rear part of a toilet stool when installing a washing tank and the Western-style toilet stool. <P>SOLUTION: This toilet bowl device is provided with the Western-style toilet stool, the washing tank for storing washing water and supplying washing water into the toilet stool, and a water supply pipe for connecting a flow-out port of the washing tank with a water supply port of the rear part of the Western-style toilet stool. The washing tank is formed into vertical shape and is installed on a side of the Western-style toilet stool, and the water supply port of the Western-style toilet stool is provided in a side face part of the rear part of the Western-style toilet stool to supply washing water from the side of the Western-style toilet stool through the water supply pipe. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a toilet apparatus having a Western-style toilet and a washing tank that stores washing water and supplies the flushing water to the toilet, and in particular, a Western-style toilet and a washing tank can be rationally installed in a toilet space. The present invention relates to a toilet device that can be installed even if the toilet space is small.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in this type of toilet apparatus, as shown in FIG. 8, the Western-style toilet 1 is installed at a substantially central portion in the toilet space T, and the washing tank 2 is installed at a corner in the toilet space. The flush tank 2 is provided at the rear of the Western-style toilet 1 as shown in FIG. 9 and the flush water in the flush tank 2 is directly supplied to the toilet. 1 is known.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the former tank type with a corner, the washing tank 2 is installed in the corner of the toilet that is not very effectively used behind the Western-style toilet 1 so that the toilet can be installed in a narrow toilet. Since a water supply port is provided on the back of the toilet, a gap is required between the Western-style toilet 1 and the toilet inner wall A behind the toilet, and a wasteful space is required accordingly.
[0004]
In the latter tank-closed type, the washing tank 2 protrudes from the rear of the Western-style toilet 1 due to the installation of the washing tank 2 at the rear of the Western-style toilet 1, and the portion of the business trip causes A wasteful space is generated, and the distance from the toilet back wall A behind the toilet 1 to the front end of the toilet 1 becomes long.
[0005]
Further, in the Western-style toilet 1, an attachment hole such as the toilet seat 7 is formed on the upper rear surface of the bowl portion of the toilet 1, because the toilet seat 7 and the toilet lid 8 are set and used. Also, the water supply port is opened rearward of the mounting hole, so that useless space is necessarily generated at the rear of the toilet 1.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to solve such inconveniences and reduce the protrusion at the rear of the toilet when installing the washing tank and the Western-style toilet so that no useless space is generated.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the toilet apparatus of the present invention, a Western-style toilet, a cleaning tank that stores cleaning water and supplies cleaning water to the toilet, an outlet of the cleaning tank and a water supply at the rear of the Western-style toilet. In a toilet device provided with a water supply pipe communicating with a mouth, a washing tank is formed in a vertically long shape and is installed on a side of a Western-style toilet, and a water-supply opening of the Western-style toilet is located on a rear side of the Western-style toilet. The washing water is supplied from the side of the Western-style toilet through a water supply pipe.
[0008]
By making the washing tank vertically elongated, the ratio of the tank plane to the floor area of the toilet is reduced, and the water supply port of the Western-style toilet is provided on the side portion at the rear of the Western-style toilet. And the flush water is supplied from the side of the Western-style toilet through the water supply pipe, so that the rear part of the toilet can be installed close to the toilet wall behind the toilet, which is wasted behind the toilet. It is possible to suppress the generation of a simple space.
[0009]
It is preferable that the water supply port of the Western-style toilet is positioned substantially the same as or forward of the axis of the toilet seat mounting hole provided on the upper surface of the rear portion of the Western-style toilet. As a result, the size of the toilet in the front-rear direction is shortened, and the toilet space in front of the toilet can be widened by placing the toilet close to the toilet wall behind the toilet.
[0010]
This washing tank is preferably housed in a cabinet installed at the corner C between the back wall A of the toilet and the side wall B of the toilet, so that the washing tank is not exposed and the design in the toilet space T is not exposed. In addition to the above, the rear part of the toilet 1 can be placed close to the toilet rear wall A behind the toilet 1, and the toilet rear wall A can be gathered up clearly.
[0011]
Embodiment
1 is a perspective view of a toilet space in which a toilet apparatus of the present invention is installed, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the toilet space, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the toilet bowl. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the toilet bowl with a part cut away, Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a cabinet containing a washing tank with a part cut away, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a toilet space showing another embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a toilet space showing still another embodiment.
[0012]
First, the first embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 5 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the Western-style toilet 1 is brought close to the approximate center of the toilet back wall A, and the washing tank 2 is connected to the toilet back wall A. They are installed in the toilet space T in a state of being close to the corner C with the toilet side wall B, respectively.
[0013]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the toilet 1 has a bowl portion 3 in the center thereof, and a mounting hole 5 is formed in the rear upper surface 4. The toilet 7 and the toilet lid 8 are fixed to the upper surface of the toilet 1. On the rear side surface 9 of the toilet 1, a water supply port 10 is opened at a position located on the front side of the mounting hole 5 and communicates with a water passage 11 in the toilet 1. Rim cleaning hole 12 and jet hole 13.
[0014]
An inverted U-shaped drainage channel 14 is formed below the bowl portion 3, and an outlet 15 of the drainage channel 14 has one end of a resin-crank-shaped relay pipe 16 having an adjustable horizontal length. Is mounted, and the other end is connected to a drain pipe 18 rising toward the floor 17.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 5, the cleaning tank 2 is formed in a vertically long shape with a substantially rectangular shape in a plane, and is housed in an intermediate portion in a cabinet 19 installed at a corner portion C of a toilet inner wall A and a toilet side wall B. An automatic water level adjusting valve 20 connected to a water pipe (not shown) is provided inside the washing tank 2, and a drain valve 22 for opening and closing an outlet 21 is provided in a middle part of the tank 2.
[0016]
The drain valve 22 is linked to an electric drive actuator 23 installed above the maximum storage water level of the tank 2, and the electric drive actuator 23 raises the drain valve 22 by lightly touching a sensor 24 provided on the toilet side wall B. It is configured as follows.
[0017]
The water supply pipe 25 has a substantially L-shape. One end of the water supply pipe 25 is connected to the outlet 21 of the tank 2, and the other end extends horizontally along the floor 17 through the lower part of the cabinet 19, It is connected to a water supply port 10 on the rear side of the toilet 1.
[0018]
The upper and lower parts of the cabinet 19 are provided with storage boxes 26 and 27 for toilet articles, respectively, and a shelf 28 is further provided above the upper storage box 26 and placed on the floor 17.
[0019]
When the user touches the sensor 24 provided on the toilet side wall B after the stool, the electric drive actuator 23 raises the drain valve 22, and the washing water in the washing tank 2 passes through the outlet 21 and the water supply pipe 25. The water flows into the water passage 11 from the water supply port 10 at the rear of the toilet 1, and is ejected from the rim washing hole 12 and the jet hole 13 to the bowl portion 3, and the waste is discharged from the bowl portion 3. The waste is passed through the drain passage 14 and the relay pipe 16 together with the waste. The water is drained to the drain pipe 18.
[0020]
After a predetermined time, the power supply to the electric drive actuator 23 is stopped, and the drain valve 22 is lowered, the drain valve 22 closes the outlet 21, and at the same time, as the water level decreases, the automatic water level adjusting valve 20 cleans the inside of the tank 2. When water is supplied and the water level in the tank 2 reaches a predetermined level, the automatic water level adjusting valve 20 closes and the water supply stops.
[0021]
As described above, the vertically long washing tank 2 is installed on the side of the Western-style toilet 1, and the water supply port 10 of the toilet 1 is provided on the rear side surface 9, and the washing water is supplied from the side of the toilet 1. Therefore, the ratio of the flat surface of the tank 2 to the floor area of the toilet space T is reduced, and the flush water is supplied from the side of the Western-style toilet 1 so that the rear part of the toilet 1 is located at the rear wall of the toilet 1 behind the toilet. A can be installed close to A and wasteful space can be prevented from being generated behind the toilet 1.
[0022]
Further, since the water supply port 10 of the Western-style toilet 1 is located substantially the same as or ahead of the axis of the toilet seat mounting hole 5 provided on the upper surface 4 at the rear of the Western-style toilet, the rear part of the bowl 3 of the toilet 1 is provided. Of the toilet bowl 1 is shortened as a result, and the size of the toilet bowl 1 in the front-rear direction is shortened. The space can be widened.
[0023]
The washing tank 2 is housed in a cabinet 19 installed at the corner C between the toilet back wall A and the toilet side wall B, and storage boxes 26, 27 and shelves 28 are provided above and below the washing tank 2, so that the washing tank 2 is provided. The upper and lower spaces can also be used effectively, the washing tank 2 is not exposed, the design in the toilet space T is improved, and the rear part of the toilet 1 is installed close to the toilet inner wall A behind the toilet 1. Together with this, it is possible to clean up the toilet back wall A portion. Further, by installing the washing tank 2 in the cabinet 19, dew condensation of the washing tank 2 can be prevented by the heat insulating effect of the cabinet 19.
[0024]
Next, a second embodiment shown in FIG. 6 will be described. In this embodiment, the cabinet 19 accommodating the washing tank 2 is provided with a space between the floor 17 and the corner C between the toilet inner wall A and the toilet side wall B. And attached and fixed to the toilet back wall A and the toilet side wall B. The other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment. When the cabinet 19 is installed as in the second embodiment, the floor 17 is clean and the floor 17 and the toilet 1 are easily cleaned.
[0025]
Next, a third embodiment shown in FIG. 7 will be described. In this embodiment, the basic part of the cabinet 19 containing the washing tank 2 is the same as that of the first embodiment. Also, a thin cabinet 29a is installed, and a hand-washing machine 31 with an automatic faucet 30 is provided on the cabinet 29a.
Further, a shelf plate 32 also serving as an armrest is provided in the horizontal direction between the cabinet 29a and the cabinet 19 from above, and a paper roll 33 is attached to the lower surface of the shelf plate 32. In the third embodiment, the space on the side wall B of the toilet can be effectively used, and a clean toilet space T can be produced.
[0026]
The present invention can be variously modified without being limited to the above embodiment.For example, the opening and closing of the cleaning tank drain valve may be manually operated. It may be provided on the front panel of the housed cabinet.
Further, a toilet seat with a hot water washing function may be attached to the toilet.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet space in which a toilet device of the present invention is installed.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same.
FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the toilet.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the toilet with a part cut away.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a cabinet containing a cleaning tank, with a part cut away.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a toilet space showing another embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a toilet space showing another embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional toilet space.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a conventional toilet space.
[Explanation of symbols]
A: Toilet back wall B: Toilet side wall C ... Corner part T ... Toilet space 1 ... Toilet bowl 2 ... Wash tank 3 ... Bowl part 4 ... Rear upper surface 5 ... Mounting hole 6 ... Mounting tool 7 ... Toilet seat 8 ... Toilet lid 9 ... Rear side surface 10 Water supply port 11 Water passage 12 Rim washing hole 13 Jet hole 14 Drainage channel 15 Exit 16 Relay pipe 17 Floor 18 Drainage pipe 19 Cabinet 20 Automatic water level adjusting valve 21 Outflow port 22 ... drain valve 23 ... electric drive actuator 24 ... sensor 25 ... water supply pipe 26 ... storage box 27 ... storage box 28 ... shelf 29 ... cabinet 29a ... cabinet 30 ... automatic faucet 31 ... hand washer 32 ... shelf board 33 ... paper winding machine

Claims (3)

A Western-style toilet, a washing tank that stores washing water and supplies washing water to the toilet, and a water supply pipe that communicates between an outlet of the washing tank and a water inlet at the rear of the Western-style toilet. In the toilet device, the washing tank is formed in a vertically long shape, and is disposed on a side of the Western-style toilet, and a water supply port of the Western-style toilet is provided on a side surface portion of a rear portion of the Western-style toilet, and the water supply pipe is provided. Toilet water, wherein flush water is supplied from a side of the Western style toilet. 2. The toilet apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the center of the water supply port of the Western-style toilet is located substantially at the same or in front of the axis of a toilet seat mounting hole provided on the upper surface of the rear part of the Western-style toilet. The toilet apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning tank is housed and installed in a cabinet installed at a corner between a toilet inner wall and a toilet side wall.

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