JP2005102844A - Toilet device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve an aesthetic appearance by hiding a cord to be laid to a toilet seat and to detach the toilet seat from a function part without detaching a casing of the function part. <P>SOLUTION: The hollow structure toilet seat comprises a heater, a toilet seat upper case and a toilet seat lower case. This toilet device is provided with a wiring cord extended from the function part by providing an opening part in a rear part of the toilet seat and disposed with its one end locked to a turning center of the toilet seat incorporating the heater, and a block engaged with the opening part of the toilet seat, so that the block is freely detached, a connecting section between the wiring cord and the toilet seat is stored inside the toilet seat, and the toilet seat can be detached from the function part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet apparatus in which a toilet seat with a built-in heater or the like and a casing with a built-in functional portion are connected by a cord, and in particular, the cord is concealed to improve the appearance and the toilet seat can be detached from the functional portion. It is invention regarding the suitable toilet apparatus.

A conventional toilet seat incorporating a heater or the like is provided with a bush in a cord for supplying power to the heater (hereinafter referred to as a toilet seat cord), and is pulled out by being locked to the toilet seat. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
In such a case, the appearance of the toilet apparatus as a whole may not be good, for example, the toilet seat cord is exposed to the outside and the toilet seat cord becomes dirty. Further, when the toilet seat is exchanged for maintenance or the like, there is a problem that it is necessary to remove the toilet seat cord from the control unit by removing the casing.

In addition, it has a lead wire that connects the toilet seat incorporating the heater and the device that controls the heater inside the main body (functional unit), and provides a hole penetrating the center of the shaft that rotates the toilet seat / stool lid, The lead wire for connecting the toilet seat and the main body (functional part) is wired in a through hole of a rotary shaft, and the rotary shaft is press-fitted and fixed to the main body (functional part) by the toilet seat. There are some (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
However, also in this case, when removing the toilet seat, it is necessary to remove the toilet seat and remove the toilet seat cord from the control unit, and the position where the toilet lid is fixed to the rotating shaft is structurally different from that of the toilet seat. There is a problem in that there is a restriction on the design such as the casing, toilet seat, and toilet lid, which must be between the casings.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-294796 (page 21, FIG. 6) Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-46973 (page 7, Fig. 1)

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to remove the toilet seat from the casing while concealing the cord to improve the appearance and without removing the casing. Is to make it possible.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a toilet seat incorporating a heater and the like, a casing incorporating a functional unit having a control unit for controlling the toilet seat, and a casing disposed from the casing to the toilet seat. A toilet cord comprising an opening in the toilet seat, and a circular groove capable of locking the wiring cord to the opening is provided at one end of the wiring cord, and in the opening. By providing an engaging block, a connecting portion between the wiring cord and the toilet seat can be stored in the toilet seat, and the toilet seat can be detached from the functional portion. It was possible.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the toilet apparatus according to the first aspect, the rib is slidable in the opening of the toilet seat, so that the block is good in the opening of the toilet seat. It was possible to provide a toilet device that can be inserted into the toilet.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lead wire for connecting between the connector provided on the toilet seat and a heater built in the toilet seat and a temperature sensor for controlling the temperature of the toilet seat. In addition, since the lead wire connected to the temperature sensor is elongated, an excessive load is applied to the wiring cord connected to the toilet seat, and the wiring cord engaged with the toilet seat When one end is detached from the toilet seat, the block remains fixed to the opening of the toilet seat, and the lead wire of the toilet seat connected to the wiring cord is pulled out by an excessive load, and one end of the wiring cord When the connector previously connected to the temperature sensor is stopped at the part where the temperature sensor is engaged, the lead wire connected to the temperature sensor is disconnected, and the front Disconnected by the control unit are possible sense, made it possible to provide that a safe toilet apparatus stops the power supply to the heater.

  According to the invention of claim 4, the toilet seat is constituted by at least a toilet seat upper case and a toilet seat lower case, and is connected to at least one of the toilet seat upper case or the toilet seat lower case in the toilet seat. When the lead wire stored in the toilet seat is pulled out by removing the block, the lead wire is unidirectionally formed by the projecting structure. The lead wire is stretched when the lead wire becomes the shortest distance connecting the protruding structure, the rear wall surface inside the toilet seat, and the opening, so that the length of the lead wire can be sensed and is excellent. It has become possible to provide a toilet device that enables maintenance.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to remove the toilet seat from the casing while concealing the cord in order to improve the appearance and without removing the casing, and the work is improved during maintenance such as toilet seat replacement. And even if an excessive force is applied to the toilet seat, there is an effect that it is possible to safely stop energization of the heater.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 1, it is the perspective view of the toilet apparatus 1 of this invention installed in the upper surface back part of the toilet bowl main body installed in the toilet, The toilet lid 2 and the toilet seat 3 were rotated, and the left cover 13 was rotated In this state, the wiring cord 4 disposed between the toilet seat 3 and the functional unit of the toilet apparatus 1 can be seen.

2 is a perspective view of the toilet apparatus 1 according to the present invention, in which the toilet lid 2 and the toilet seat 3 are rotated, the cover 13 is not rotated and is closed, and the cover 13 is used for wiring. Code 4 is hidden.
Reference numeral 11 denotes a casing 11 in the toilet device 1 that houses a functional unit for injecting cleaning water to a human body part, and an inclined surface 11 a is formed on the front surface of the casing 11. A pair of protrusions 11b project upward from the left and right ends of the inclined surface 11a.

  In FIGS. 1 and 3, 12 is a hinge block 12 which is removably attached to a projection 11b arranged on an inclined surface 11a of the casing 11, and supports an end of a support portion for rotatably supporting the toilet seat 3 on the upper portion. A hole 12a is formed, and a concave hole 12b that fits with the protrusion 11b is provided in the lower part.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, a cover 13 is provided on the outer periphery of the hinge block 12 so as to be rotatable coaxially with the support portion. A hook 13a provided on the inner surface side of the cover 13 is engaged with a groove shape 11c provided below the protrusion 11b. Therefore, by rotating the cover 13, the hook 13a engaged with the groove shape 11c is detached from the groove shape 11c, and the hinge block 12 can be inserted into and removed from the casing 11. Since the left cover 13 covers the hinge block 12 and conceals the wiring cord 4, the cover 13 is wider than the right cover 13.

In FIG. 5, an opening 3 a for engaging the wiring cord 4 and the block 5 is provided behind the toilet seat 3. A circular shape 3c is formed above the opening 3a so that the wiring cord 4 does not follow the rotation of the toilet seat 3 while allowing the toilet seat to rotate. A groove 4a having a circular cross section is provided at one end of the wiring cord 4, and is engaged with and locked with a circular shape 3c at the upper part of the opening behind the toilet seat. Further, a step 3b is provided around the opening 3a, and the outer surface 5a of the block 5 that engages with the opening 3a excluding the circular shape 3c at the upper part of the opening is slightly surrounded by the opening 3a. The large shape engages with the step 3b to satisfactorily prevent intrusion of water or the like that is an external factor.
The block 5 is made of an elastic material such as rubber, and a rib 3d that allows the block 5 to slide is provided on a side surface of the lower portion of the opening 3a with which the block 5 is engaged.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the block 5 is provided with a groove shape 5b that engages with the rib 3d, so that the block 5 can be satisfactorily inserted and cannot be easily removed.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the toilet seat lower case 3q has a structure that covers the lower surface of the block 5 in order to prevent the block 5 from coming off easily, prevent water and the like from entering well, and improve the appearance. It is said.

  The block 5 is surrounded by the upper and lower cases 3p and 3q of the toilet seat, and the rib 3d is provided on a part of the side surface of the opening 3a to be inserted into the toilet seat opening 3a. Until then, the structure has no rib shape. However, since the rib shape 3d is not provided at the lower end, the block 5 is more likely to come out and becomes unstable than the toilet seat 3. Therefore, a projection 5c is provided on the side surface of the block 5 that engages the side surface that engages with the toilet seat 3. It does not come off easily, and there is a click feeling when inserted, and good assemblability is obtained.

  However, when carrying out maintenance or the like, a portion where the block 5 is detached from the toilet seat 3 and is connected to the load side such as the wiring cord 4 and the heater 6 in order to remove the toilet seat 3 from the toilet device 1. It is inevitable that the connector is removed, and a connector 6a is used at a joint portion with the wiring cord 4 so as to be detachable. In addition, when removing the block 5, an inclined part 3e is provided around a part of the opening 3a of the toilet seat so that the block 5 can be removed by using a tool such as a flat-blade screwdriver. The toilet seat 3 can be removed and attached better.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the toilet seat 3 includes a heater 6 and a temperature sensor 6b for controlling the heater 6, and each connector connected to the heater 6 and the temperature sensor 6b. The wiring cord 4 is connected to the wiring cord 4 via 6a, but the wiring cord 4 is detached from a portion where the toilet seat 3 is locked due to unexpectedly large force, and the connector 4b of the wiring cord 4 is In consideration of safety even when the wiring cord 4 is disconnected at the toilet seat opening 3a, the lead wire 4c connected to the heater 6 is lengthened on the higher voltage side of the wiring cord 4, that is, Since the short lead wire 4d of the temperature sensor 6b is disconnected before the lead wire 4c, the lead wire connected to the connector 6a of the toilet seat 3 is connected to the high voltage side, that is, the heater 6. By shortening the lead wire 4c to have, it can be the lead wire 4d is broken earlier, to stop the energization of the heater 6 by detecting the disconnection of the temperature sensor 6b by the control.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the heater 6 and the connector 6a connected to the temperature sensor 6b are connected to each other by a lead wire 6c, and the lead wire 6c is fixed inside the toilet seat. It is fixed with tape 6d. The lead wires 6c after being fixed to the tape 6d are gathered and arranged between the protruding structure 3f protruding from the inside of the toilet seat upper case 3p and the inside of the toilet seat upper case 3p, so that the block 5 Even when the wiring cord 4 is pulled out from the outside of the opening of the toilet seat 3, the moving direction of the lead wire 6c is determined in one direction by the protruding structure 3f, and the protruding structure 3f And the lead wire 6c can keep the tape 6d well fixed. Further, in order to obtain a large frictional force, the protruding structure 3f is provided behind the toilet seat opening 3a behind the lateral wall behind the toilet seat.

  FIG. 9 shows a half surface of the heater 6. The heater 6 has a planar shape, and the toilet seat upper case 3p has a three-dimensional shape having a curved surface. Therefore, slits 6e are formed on the inner and outer circumferences of the heater 6. Thus, it is possible to satisfactorily adhere to the back side of the toilet seat upper case.

It is a perspective view which shows the toilet apparatus (in a cover open state) of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the toilet apparatus (in a cover closed state) of this invention. It is a sectional view and a front view of a hinge block used in the present invention. It is sectional drawing and the front view of the cover currently used by this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the connection of the wiring cord and connector of this invention. It is a top view which shows the block of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the wiring cord of this invention, a block, and a toilet seat opening part. It is a top view which shows the part which affixed the heater connected to the connector on the toilet seat upper case of this invention. It is a top view which shows what put the slit in the inner periphery of the heater of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Toilet apparatus 2 ... Toilet lid 3 ... Toilet seat 4 ... Wiring cord 5 ... Block 6 ... Heater 11 ... Casing 12 ... Hinge block 13 ... Cover

Claims (4)

In a toilet apparatus comprising a toilet seat that is attached to a toilet bowl body and that has a built-in functional portion having a control unit that controls the toilet seat, and a wiring cord disposed on the toilet seat from the casing.
An opening is provided in the toilet seat, a circular groove capable of locking the wiring cord to the opening is provided at one end of the wiring cord, and a block that engages with the opening is provided. Toilet equipment. The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein a rib capable of sliding the block is provided at an opening of the toilet seat. The toilet device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein lead wires are provided to connect between a connector provided in the toilet seat, a heater built in the toilet seat, and a temperature sensor for controlling a temperature of the toilet seat, respectively. In addition, the lead wire has a longer lead wire connected to the temperature sensor. 4. The toilet apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the toilet seat includes at least a toilet seat upper case and a toilet seat lower case, and is connected to at least one of the toilet seat upper case or the toilet seat lower case in the toilet seat. A toilet apparatus characterized by providing a protruding structure for guiding and arranging the door.

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