JP2004283394A - Filth sink unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the usability and facilitate the maintenance of a filth sink unit to be installed in a multipurpose toilet room. <P>SOLUTION: A bowl part 21 is provided in an approximately center in the width direction of the front surface of a cabinet 10 being thin in the depth direction, a combination faucet 22 is mounted thereon, and the inside of the cabinet 10 is installed with a wash water supply part including a flush valve in the right side of the mount part of the combination faucet 22 and an electric water heater 50 in the left side. A front surface plate in the left side of the cabinet 10 can be relatively easily detached and the electric water heater 50 can be seen through an inspection port 15 exposed by detaching it. This constitution can facilitate an inspection, a trouble repair or a replacement of the electric water heater 50 and ordinarily shield it by the cabinet 10 so as to prevent mischief. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a waste distribution unit including a waste distribution facility mainly installed in a multipurpose toilet room.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, so-called barrier-free has been promoted mainly at various public facilities and stations. In such a flow, a person who wears a colostomy or artificial bladder to have a functional disorder in the rectum or bladder (generally called an ostomate, so this name is used hereafter) is excreted without hesitation on the go It is demanded that facilities (multipurpose toilets) be installed. For example, according to Non-Patent Document 1, as an important element of a multipurpose toilet suitable for use by an ostomate, it is necessary to smoothly discharge excrement such as stool and to use a stoma (an excretion opening formed in the abdomen). ) And a pouch for collecting excrement or the ability to wash the abdomen near the stoma with warm water.
[0003]
Conventionally, in order to meet such conditions, a dedicated waste distribution facility has been installed in a multipurpose toilet room separately from a toilet. For example, a conventional general waste distribution facility described in Non-Patent Document 2 is provided on a wall portion or a floor-standing bowl portion, a flush valve for flowing washing water into the bowl portion, and an upper portion of the bowl portion. And a faucet fitting including a faucet. The ostomate throws the excrement accumulated in the pouch into the bowl portion and operates the flush valve to flush the excretion, and then cleans the pouch and the stoma with water flowing out of the faucet.
[0004]
[Non-patent document 1]
"Example of ostomate compatible toilet installation", "Toilet Facility Plan", [Online], Japan Ostomy Association, [Search March 3, 2003], Internet <URL: http: // www. joa-net. org / jp / wc / 01. htm>
[Non-patent document 2]
“Easy & Easy Planning Water Pollution Q & A Public Water Pollution”, “Q2 What are the key points in designing toilets that ostomates use on the go?”, [Online], Totoki Kiki Co., Ltd., [March 2003 3 days search], Internet <URL: http: // www. toto-raku2plan. com / rakuraku / data / faq / public / 02. html>
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Multipurpose toilets equipped with the above-mentioned waste distribution facilities take up a large amount of space and cannot be said to be sufficiently widespread. For this reason, the emphasis is now placed on the installation and installation of the equipment, and there is still room for improvement in the usability of the equipment and the ease of maintenance and management.
[0006]
Specifically, the waste distribution facilities include various elements such as toilets and hand washing, and it is necessary to arrange various facilities close to each other, so that the piping system and the arrangement of the facilities tend to be cluttered. Therefore, the appearance is not very good, and the atmosphere in which the user can relax in the toilet room may be poor. Further, it is difficult to perform daily maintenance such as cleaning, and the maintenance cost tends to be high. In addition, the equipment is likely to be mischievous, and the equipment is often broken down or damaged, thereby impairing the original user's use opportunity.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and a main object of the present invention is to provide a dirty distribution unit that is easy to use for a user and easy to perform maintenance such as cleaning.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems and Effects]
A waste distribution unit according to the present invention made to solve the above-mentioned problem,
a) a cabinet having at least a front surface and a top surface shielded;
b) a bowl portion installed at the front of the cabinet and substantially at the center in the width direction;
c) a faucet provided on the front of the cabinet and above the bowl;
d) cleaning water supply means for supplying cleaning water to the bowl portion, which is disposed on one of left and right sides of the installation position of the faucet portion inside the cabinet;
e) hot water supply means for supplying hot water to the faucet portion, which is disposed inside the cabinet and on the other of the left and right sides of the installation position of the faucet portion;
It is characterized by having.
[0009]
In the waste distribution unit according to the present invention, when the user performs, for example, an operation of opening an open / close valve at the faucet, the hot water generated by the hot water supply means is discharged from a faucet or the like of the faucet. This makes it possible to clean the wearing equipment such as the stoma and the pouch and the user's own body in the bowl portion using hot water.
[0010]
Since the hot water supply means is enclosed by the cabinet, the appearance is good, and the atmosphere in the room such as the multipurpose toilet in which the dirty distribution unit is installed is not impaired. Further, since the hot water supply means is hidden, it is difficult to be tampered with, which is effective for preventing a failure or breakage, and also effective for preventing an accident due to an abnormally high temperature of the hot water, for example. Also, when a user discards excrement into the bowl or cleans the fittings, even if a part of the excrement scatters outside the bowl, most of the excrement adheres to the front of the cabinet, so cleaning is difficult. Easy.
[0011]
Further, since the washing water supply means and the hot water supply means are arranged in the interior space of the cabinet in a well-balanced manner and without wasting the space, the size of the cabinet, particularly the width, can be reduced, and the installation space can be reduced. can do. As a result, the degree of freedom of installation is increased, and for example, the space in the multipurpose toilet room in which the dirty distribution unit is installed can be effectively used. In addition, it is possible to prevent a wheelchair user or his / her assistant from coming into contact when moving. Furthermore, by providing the cabinet on the other side of the bowl portion as viewed from the user, the upper surface of the cabinet can be used for placing luggage and the like.
[0012]
In addition, when installing the unit for carrying out the dirty distribution, if the side surface of the cabinet is not closed by a wall due to the installation space or the like, it is preferable to shield the side surface as a part of the cabinet.
[0013]
In the wastewater distribution unit according to the present invention, it is preferable that the hot water supply means is a hot water storage type electric water heater. According to this, large-scale hot water supply equipment is not required, and maintenance is easy.
[0014]
Further, in the sewage distribution unit according to the present invention, a waste discharge pipe communicating with the bowl portion and a water supply pipe for supplying water to the hot water supply means and / or the faucet portion are provided inside the cabinet. It is preferable to adopt the configuration described above.
[0015]
According to this configuration, since the waste discharge pipe and the water supply pipe are also housed in the cabinet, the dirt is less likely to adhere and the cleaning work can be reduced, and the maintenance and management can be further facilitated. Also, since the waste discharge pipe and water supply pipe do not need to be buried in the wall of a multipurpose toilet room, etc., the work is easy, and the work such as cleaning the pipe and replacing the pipe itself when the pipe is clogged. Will also be easier.
[0016]
Further, in the waste distribution unit according to the present invention, the cabinet includes a frame member and a plate member, and a mounting member having a substantially horizontal mounting surface is mounted on the frame member, and the hot water supply is performed on the mounting surface. A configuration in which the means is mounted can be adopted.
[0017]
According to this configuration, the hot water supply means can be stably installed in the upper space inside the cabinet. Further, since the hot water supply means is mounted on the horizontal mounting surface, its position can be shifted as necessary to facilitate inspection and repair.
[0018]
Further, in the waste distribution unit according to the present invention, the front plate for shielding the front surface of the cabinet has a portion in which at least a part of the hot water supply means is viewed from the front, and the separated front plate is removable. It is preferable to adopt a configuration that is possible.
[0019]
According to this configuration, only the separated front plate needs to be removed so that at least a part of the hot water supply means can be seen when checking or repairing the hot water supply means. Therefore, it is not necessary to remove the entire front plate, and inspection and simple repair can be easily performed.
[0020]
Still further, if the configuration is such that the hot water supply means can be taken in and out through the opening thereof with the separated front plate removed, large-scale repair and replacement of the hot water supply means can be easily performed. Also, installation of the hot water supply means at the time of construction can be easily performed.
[0021]
Further, if the hot water supply means is provided with a power switch and a hot water temperature adjusting operation unit on the front or side surface thereof and at a position facing the opening, the on / off of the power switch and the hot water temperature adjustment can be performed. Can also be easily performed.
[0022]
Further, in the contaminated distribution unit according to the present invention, the hot water supply means has a substantially box-like shape that is thin in the depth direction, and all connection ports for water entering and leaving the hot water supply means are provided on the upper surface. can do.
[0023]
According to this configuration, the cabinet can be reduced in size in the depth direction, so that the space required for installing the unit for carrying out the present dirty distribution can be reduced. Further, when the cabinet is arranged side by side with a toilet system or the like having a cabinet for accommodating a low tank or the like, it is easy to make the cabinets protrude from the wall surface. Furthermore, the connection between the connection port and the pipe and the removal thereof can be easily performed.
[0024]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a waste distribution unit according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0025]
FIG. 1 is a top plan view showing a layout in a multipurpose toilet room 1 in which a dirt distribution unit according to the present embodiment is installed, FIG. 2 is a front view of a dirt distribution unit 6 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a left side view of the dirt distribution unit 6 according to the present embodiment, FIG. 5 is a top view of the dirt distribution unit 6 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a dirt distribution according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a hot water storage type electric water heater 50 used in the unit 6, and FIG. 7 is an assembly diagram for explaining an installation structure of the hot water storage type electric water heater 50 of FIG. In addition, in order to avoid complicating the drawings, in each of the above-described drawings, some members that are originally visible are omitted from the description as long as they do not hinder the description.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 1, at the entrance of the multipurpose toilet room 1, a sliding door 2 that opens and closes automatically according to the operation of a door switch 3 is provided. A toilet unit 4 including a toilet bowl, a wall-mounted washbasin unit 5, a dirt distribution unit 6 described later, and a retractable seat unit 7 used for changing diapers, putting on and taking off clothes, etc. are arranged at predetermined positions. Have been.
[0027]
Next, the dirty distribution unit 6 which is a feature of the present embodiment will be described in detail.
[0028]
As shown in FIG. 2, in the dirty distribution unit 6, a bowl portion 21 for dirty distribution is installed on the front surface of a cabinet (lining) 10 described later, and a shower head 23 is provided on the bowl portion 21. A mixing faucet 22 is provided. On the right side of the mixing faucet 22, an expansion water discharge section 28 for discharging expansion water from an electric water heater described later to the bowl section 21 is installed in close proximity. There is provided an operation button 24 of a flush valve for dropping water along the inner peripheral wall surface and a cigarette roll 25 for holding toilet paper. On the other hand, a liquid soap feeder 26 is provided adjacent to the left side of the mixing faucet 22. The only pipe exposed on the front face of the cabinet 10 is an L-shaped water supply pipe 27 for flowing water into the bowl portion 21, and has a very good appearance and is easy to clean.
[0029]
The cabinet 10 has a thin box shape in the depth direction in which the upper surface, the front surface, and the right side surface are shielded, except for the rear side and the left side (and, of course, the bottom) that are in close contact with the wall surface of the toilet room. . The cabinet 10 includes a rigid frame member and a plurality of plate members. As the plate members, a deck 11 is attached to the upper surface, and front plates 12a to 12e divided into five are attached to the front surface. A side plate (not shown) is attached to the surface. Of course, if the left side of the cabinet 10 faces the toilet room space, the left side can be covered with the side plate depending on the position of the dirty distribution unit 6 in the multipurpose toilet room 1.
[0030]
Note that the size of the cabinet 10 can be appropriately changed, but as an example, the width can be 1100 mm, the height can be 1265 mm, and the depth can be 250 mm. In general, these dirty distribution units are often installed side by side along the same wall as the toilet unit, so if the depth is almost the same as the depth size of the toilet unit cabinet (when a cabinet is used), it will look good. And the space can be used effectively.
[0031]
As is clear from FIG. 2, among the five front plates 12a to 12e constituting the front surface of the cabinet 10, there is no obstacle in front of the left left front plate 12a, and it can be relatively easily attached and detached. Has become. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, when the left front plate 12a is removed, the opening becomes the inspection port 15.
[0032]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, in the interior of the cabinet 10, the waste discharge pipe 30, the normal drain pipe 31, and the water supply pipe 32 are arranged substantially horizontally from the position closest to the floor to the top. The water supply pipe 32 is connected to a water supply vertical pipe 33 extending substantially vertically upward. A hot water storage type electric water heater 50 is installed in an upper space on the left side of the mounting position of the mixing faucet 22 which is substantially at the center in the width direction via a mounting plate member 60 described later. A flush valve 35 for supplying washing water to the bowl portion 21 and a water supply pipe are provided in an upper space on the right side of the mounting portion. In this example, the water stopcock 36 and the flush valve 35 provided on the wall surface are configured to be directly connected by the water supply pipe. However, a configuration in which a low tank is provided may be employed.
[0033]
As described above, the flush valve 35 (the cleaning water supply unit for the bowl portion 21) and the electric water heater 50 are separately disposed on both sides of the mixing faucet 22 disposed substantially at the center, so that the cabinet 10 , The space above the various pipes 30, 31, 32 can be effectively used, and the increase in the size of the cabinet 10 can be avoided.
[0034]
In order to install the hot water storage type electric water heater 50 as described above, the mounting plate member 60 is mounted on the frames 14a, 14b, 14c of the cabinet 10 as shown in FIG. That is, the mounting plate member 60 has three surfaces, a bottom surface portion 61, a right side surface portion 62, and a back surface portion 63, and the fixing piece portion 64 for screwing the right side surface portion 62 and the back surface portion 63 to the frames 14c and 14a, respectively. 65 are provided. On the other hand, a fastening member 66 as a separate member is screwed to the lower surface of the bottom surface portion 61, and the fastening pieces 64, 65 are held in a state where the fastening portion 66a of the fastening member 66 is hooked on the frame 14b. Screw it to the frames 14c, 14a. Thus, the mounting plate member 60 is stably fixed to the frame, and the electric water heater 50 is not shaken even when the electric water heater 50 is placed on the bottom surface portion 61.
[0035]
As shown in FIG. 6, the electric water heater 50 includes a thin box-shaped main body 51 having a hot water storage tank of about 6 L and a sheathed heater for heating water in the tank, and a power switch on the left side of the main body 51. 52, a hot water temperature adjusting dial 53, an expansion valve operating lever 54, a power cord 59, a drain plug 67, and a drain plug 69 on the front, and a water supply port 55, a water outlet 56, a hot water outlet 57, an expansion water drain 58 on the upper surface. Each of the intake plugs 68 is provided. The electric water heater 50 is of a stop-stop type, and can open and close a pipeline downstream of the water outlet 56 and the hot water outlet 57.
[0036]
The electric water heater 50 is installed on the bottom surface 61 of a mounting plate member 60 fixed inside the cabinet 10, and the power cord 59 is inserted into a power outlet provided on the left side of the cabinet 10. Further, the water supply port 55 of the electric water heater 50 is connected to the vertical water supply pipe 33 by a pipe 37, and the water outlet 56 and the water outlet 57 are connected to the water inlet and the water receiver of the mixing faucet 22 by pipes 38 and 39, respectively. The expansion water discharge port 58 is connected to the expansion water discharge section 28 by a pipe 40.
[0037]
In a state where the left front panel 12a of the cabinet 10 is removed and the inspection port 15 is opened, about the left half of the main body 51 of the electric water heater 50 is exposed as shown in FIG. Therefore, in this state, the power switch 52 of the electric water heater 50, the hot water temperature adjusting dial 53, the expansion valve operating lever 54, the drain plug 67, the intake plug 68 and the drain plug 69 can be easily operated. If it is necessary to repair or check the electric water heater 50, the main body 51 can be displaced while rotating the main body 51 diagonally to the front left with only the left front plate 12a removed as described above. Also, if the pipes 37, 38, 39, 40 connected to the ports 55, 56, 57, 58 on the upper surface are removed, and the power cord 59 is disconnected from the power outlet, the electric water heater 50 can be taken out of the cabinet 10. it can. Therefore, the construction is easy, and the maintenance and inspection of the electric water heater 50 can be easily performed. In addition, if the left front plate 12a of the cabinet 10 is mounted, the electric water heater 50 is completely hidden, so that a mischievous act such as an operation by a person other than the person concerned can be effectively prevented.
[0038]
Next, the operation when the ostomate uses the above-mentioned dirty distribution unit 6 will be described. When the ostomate discards the excrement, the operator pushes the operation button 24 after putting the excrement into the bowl portion 21. Then, the flush valve 35 is opened, and the washing water supplied from the water stopcock 36 via the L-shaped water supply pipe 27 flows into the bowl portion 21 and flows to the waste discharge pipe 30 with excrement.
[0039]
When the ostomate cleans an attachment such as a stoma or a pouch, or an abdomen, the switching unit 22b of the mixing faucet 22 selects either the faucet 22c or the shower head 23, and the on-off valve 22a with a temperature control dial. Set the temperature and open the valve. In response to this operation, the hot water stored in the electric water heater 50 is supplied from the tap 57 to the mixing faucet 22 through the pipe 39, and the tap water flows from the tap 56 through the pipe 38 to supply the mixed water. The mixture is supplied to the stopper 22, mixed appropriately, and discharged from the faucet 22 c or the shower head 23. In this dirty distribution unit 6, it is assumed that the amount of hot water used by the ostomate in one washing is about 3 L. If the hot water storage tank of the electric water heater 50 is full, the hot water will not run out. Continuous use is possible.
[0040]
In the dirt distribution unit 6 of the present embodiment, when the dirt jumps out of the bowl portion 21 at the time of the input of the dirt or the washing of the mounting equipment, the dirt that has jumped rearward is mainly on the front surface of the cabinet 10. Attaches to flat surfaces. Therefore, the ostomate and the administrator can easily wipe off such dirt.
[0041]
The above embodiment is merely an example of the present invention, and it is obvious that any change, modification, or addition within the spirit of the present invention is included in the present invention.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a top plan view showing a layout of a multipurpose toilet room in which a dirt distribution unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the waste distribution unit according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state where a left end front plate is removed in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a left side view of the waste distribution unit according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a top view of the waste distribution unit according to the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a hot water storage type electric water heater used in the waste distribution unit according to the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is an assembly diagram for explaining an installation structure of the hot water storage type electric water heater of FIG. 6;
[Explanation of symbols]
6 Dirty distribution unit 10 Cabinet 11 Deck 12a Left front panel 12a to 12e Front panel 14, 14a, 14b, 14c Frame 15 Inspection port 21 Bowl section 22 Mixing faucet 22a Opening / closing valve 22b Switching Part 22c Faucet 23 Shower head 24 Operation button 25 Cigarette roll 26 Liquid soap supply 27 L-shaped water supply pipe 28 Expansion water discharge part 30 Waste discharge pipe 31 Normal drain pipe 32 Water supply pipe 33 ... vertical water supply pipe 35 ... flash valve 36 ... water stopcock 37, 38, 39, 40 ... pipe 50 ... hot water storage type electric water heater 51 ... main body 52 ... power switch 53 ... hot water temperature adjustment dial 54 ... expansion valve operation lever 55 ... water supply port 56 ... water outlet 57 ... water outlet 58 ... expansion water discharge port 59 ... power cord 60 ... mounting plate member 61 ... bottom part 62 ... right side part 63 ... back part 64 5 ... fixed piece portion 66 ... fastening members 66a ... engaging portion 67 ... drain tap 68 ... intake plugs 69 ... drain plug

Claims (8)

a) a cabinet having at least a front surface and a top surface shielded;
b) a bowl portion installed at the front of the cabinet and substantially at the center in the width direction;
c) a faucet provided on the front of the cabinet and above the bowl;
d) cleaning water supply means for supplying cleaning water to the bowl portion, which is disposed on one of left and right sides of the installation position of the faucet portion inside the cabinet;
e) hot water supply means for supplying hot water to the faucet portion, which is disposed inside the cabinet and on the other of the left and right sides of the installation position of the faucet portion;
A dirty logistics unit comprising: The unit according to claim 1, wherein the hot water supply means is a hot water type electric water heater. The wastewater discharge pipe which communicates with the bowl part and the water supply pipe which supplies water to the hot water supply means and / or the faucet part are arranged inside the cabinet. Dirty distribution unit described. The cabinet comprises a frame member and a plate member, wherein a mounting member having a substantially horizontal mounting surface is mounted on the frame member, and the hot water supply means is mounted on the mounting surface. Item 6. The waste distribution unit according to any one of Items 1 to 3. The front plate for shielding the front surface of the cabinet has a portion in which at least a part of the hot water supply means is viewed from the front, and the separated front plate is removable. 5. The waste distribution unit according to any one of items 1 to 4. 6. The sewage distribution unit according to claim 5, wherein the hot water supply means can be taken in and out through an opening of the separated front plate in a state where the separated front plate is removed. The waste water distribution unit according to claim 5, wherein the hot water supply means includes a power switch and a hot water temperature control operation unit at a position facing the opening on a front surface or a side surface thereof. The hot water supply means has a substantially box-like shape that is thin in the depth direction, and all connection ports through which water enters and exits the hot water supply means are provided on an upper surface. Dirty logistics unit.

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