JP2005133478A - Sanitary washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely wash the inner peripheral surface of a rim of a toilet stool under a nozzle to which dirty water which has washed the nozzle is easily scattered. <P>SOLUTION: This sanitary washing device includes: a nozzle device 15 placed on the toilet stool 11; a nozzle washing chamber 16 wrapping the tip of the nozzle and washing the same; and a toilet stool washing head 20 provided below the tip part of the nozzle device 15. In the rim inner peripheral surface 19 formed on the inner surface of the upper part of a bowl of the toilet stool 11, an area for locating the nozzle device 15 is cleaned and washed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention particularly relates to a sanitary washing device having a function of washing a part of a toilet.

  Conventionally, as this type of sanitary washing apparatus, there is one that cleans the nozzle head at the retracted position (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  As shown in FIG. 5, a base 2 of a nozzle device is fixed inside the casing 1, and a nozzle body 3 is incorporated in the base 2 so as to be movable in the axial direction thereof. The base 2 is provided with a concave curved slide surface 2a that receives the lower surface of the pipe-shaped nozzle body 3, and a cleaning chamber 2b for washing the nozzle head 4 of the nozzle body 3 is provided at the tip of the slide surface 2a. Had.

  The cleaning chamber 2b is formed by a cover 5 formed integrally with the base 2, and is configured to surround and surround the nozzle head 4. When the nozzle body 3 is stored in the retracted position by driving the drive motor 6, the nozzle The entire head 4 was contained in the cover 5.

  Then, cleaning water is simultaneously discharged from both the butt and bidet ejection holes (not shown) provided on the upper surface of the nozzle head 4 toward the cover 5 of the cleaning chamber 2b, and the nozzle head 4 is caused by the splashed water. Was configured to be cleaned and washed down.

With the above configuration, the nozzle head 4 that is easily contaminated with dirt or the like can be washed away at the maximum flow rate.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-317466

  However, the conventional configuration has a problem that the sewage subjected to nozzle cleaning is applied to the toilet rim surface under the nozzle, which is extremely difficult to clean, and the rim inner peripheral surface of the toilet is contaminated with sewage.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and aims to provide a sanitary washing device capable of washing the periphery of the ejection hole of the nozzle device and washing the inner peripheral surface of the toilet rim located below the nozzle hole. To do.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the sanitary washing device of the present invention is provided with toilet cleaning means for washing the inner peripheral surface of the rim where the nozzle device is located.

  Thereby, the toilet rim inner peripheral surface under the nozzle where the sewage whose nozzle has been cleaned easily scatters can be cleaned.

  The sanitary washing device of the present invention can reliably clean and wash the inner peripheral surface of the toilet rim under the nozzle where the sewage after washing the nozzle is likely to scatter by the toilet flushing means.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toilet bowl, a nozzle device that is placed on the toilet bowl and jets washing water to a local part of the human body, a nozzle cleaning means for washing around the ejection hole of the nozzle device, and an upper portion of the toilet bowl of the toilet bowl A sanitary washing device having a toilet cleaning means for cleaning the inner peripheral surface of the rim where the nozzle device is located, and the nozzle is cleaned by the toilet cleaning means. It is possible to clean the inner peripheral surface of the toilet rim under the nozzle where the sewage is easily scattered.

  In the second invention, in particular, the toilet bowl cleaning means in the first invention has a position adjusting means for adjusting the cleaning position in accordance with the position of the inner peripheral surface of the rim, so that the toilet bowls having different sizes of toilet bowl diameters are provided. Correspondingly, the inner peripheral surface of the toilet rim under the nozzle can be cleaned.

  In particular, the third aspect of the present invention provides a second sub-water channel that is branched from the branch portion by providing a branch portion on the secondary side of the water supply unit connected to the water pipe in the first invention and on the primary side of the nozzle device. By providing the toilet cleaning means on the next side, the inner peripheral surface of the rim of the toilet bowl under the nozzle can be reliably cleaned at a flow rate larger than the water flow rate of the human body local cleaning.

  In the fourth aspect of the invention, in particular, by providing the relief valve in the sub-water channel in the third aspect of the invention, it is possible to surely wash at a flow rate higher than the nozzle flow rate and to stabilize the supply water pressure to the nozzle device.

  In the fifth aspect of the invention, in particular, by providing a pump between the branching portion and the nozzle device in the third aspect of the invention, it is possible to reliably supply the nozzle with the optimum water flow rate for local human body washing, and to supply water from the water supply unit. The rim inner peripheral surface of the toilet bowl under the nozzle can be cleaned at the maximum flow rate.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
1 to 3 show a sanitary washing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a toilet lid 13 and a toilet seat 14 are rotatably attached to a main body 12 placed on a toilet 11, and a nozzle device 15 is incorporated in the main body 12, and at the tip thereof. Has an ejection hole (not shown) for ejecting washing water on the human body on its upper surface.

  In addition, a nozzle cleaning chamber 16 (nozzle cleaning means) for cleaning around the ejection holes of the nozzle device 15 is provided around the position where the tip of the nozzle device 15 is located when the nozzle is retracted, and the nozzle driving means 17 is driven. When the nozzle device 15 is retracted into the main body 12, the nozzle cleaning chamber 16 is configured to wrap around the tip of the nozzle device 15 including the ejection holes.

  A switching valve 18 for switching the cleaning flow rate and the flow path is provided at the rear end of the nozzle device 15. The switching valve 18 is driven in a state where the nozzle device 15 is in the retracted position, and is provided in the nozzle cleaning chamber 16. By ejecting water from a cleaning nozzle (not shown), the nozzle tip portion is cleaned. And the washing | cleaning sewage after a nozzle washing | cleaning falls in the toilet bowl, after a part wets the rim inner peripheral surface 19 in the toilet bowl upper part of the toilet bowl 11.

  The toilet rim surface portion is provided with a toilet cleaning head 20 (toilet cleaning means) for cleaning the rim inner peripheral surface 19 of the portion where the nozzle device 15 is located, and the rim inner peripheral surface soiled by nozzle cleaning is provided. 19 and the toilet bowl cleaning head 20 are configured to wash themselves. Thereby, the rim inner peripheral surface 19 under the nozzle where the sewage that has cleaned the nozzle is likely to be scattered can be cleaned.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the toilet bowl cleaning head 20 is supplied with water by connecting the import 21 with a hose, and is configured to spray water from the water spout 22 toward the rim inner peripheral surface 19 and the nozzle device 15.

  The toilet flushing head 20 is inserted and positioned in a slide groove 23 (position adjusting means) formed on the lower surface of the main body 12, and is attached to a toilet bowl having a large toilet bowl diameter as indicated by a broken line in the figure. In such a case, the mounting position can be adjusted so that the relative position between the inner peripheral surface 19 of the rim and the toilet bowl cleaning head 20 is the same by being inserted deeply into the slide groove.

  In this configuration, the rim inner peripheral surface 19 under the nozzle can be washed corresponding to the toilet bowl 11 having a different toilet bowl diameter.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a water supply unit is configured by connecting a connecting pipe 26 connected to a branch tap 25 provided in a water pipe 24 to a water stop valve 27 built in the main body 12. A heating device 28 is provided between the water stop valve 27 and the nozzle device 15, and after heating the water supplied from the water supply unit to an appropriate temperature, a nozzle for a butt or a bidet for the nozzle device 15 via the switching valve 18, or The nozzle cleaning chamber 16 is configured to selectively pass water to the cleaning nozzle.

  Moreover, the branch part 29 which branches a water channel from the main water channel to the nozzle apparatus 15 is provided in the secondary side of the water supply part, and the sub water channel 30 different from the main water channel is connected to the branch part 29. Further, a relief valve 31 having a substantially constant valve opening pressure is provided in the sub water channel 30, and the toilet flushing head 20 is connected to the end of the sub water channel 30.

  In the sanitary washing device configured as described above, the sub-water channel 30 branched from the branching portion 29 is provided, and the water is used to wash the rim inner peripheral surface 19 by the toilet flushing head 20, so The rim inner peripheral surface 19 of the toilet bowl under the nozzle can be reliably washed at a flow rate higher than the water flow rate of the human body local washing without being limited by the switching valve 18 that performs water channel switching and water volume adjustment. It is.

  In addition, by providing the relief valve 31 having a substantially constant valve opening pressure in the sub-water channel 30, the amount of water supplied to the sub-water channel 30 side is slightly limited, but the toilet can be reliably washed at a flow rate higher than the nozzle flow rate. The supply water pressure to the nozzle device 15 side can be kept at the valve opening pressure of the relief valve 31, and the problem of unstable nozzle side pressure caused by providing the sub water channel 30 can be solved.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4 shows a sanitary washing apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, a pump 32 is provided between the branch portion 29 and the nozzle device 15, and the nozzle flow rate is controlled by controlling the capacity of the pump 32.

  As a result, it is possible to reliably supply the optimal water flow rate for local human body washing to the nozzle and to directly connect the branching part 29 and the toilet bowl cleaning head 20, so that the rim inner circumference of the toilet bowl under the nozzle can be supplied at the maximum flow rate that can be supplied from the water supply part. There is an effect that the surface 19 can be cleaned.

  As described above, the sanitary washing device according to the present invention is useful as a human body local washing device because it can wash the inner peripheral surface of the toilet rim under the nozzle where the sewage whose nozzle has been cleaned easily scatters.

1 is a partially broken side view of a sanitary washing device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Partially broken side view of the nozzle device of the sanitary washing device Water circuit diagram of the sanitary washing device Water circuit diagram of sanitary washing device in Embodiment 2 of the present invention Cutaway side view of main part of nozzle device in conventional sanitary washing device

Explanation of symbols

11 Toilet bowl 15 Nozzle device 16 Nozzle cleaning chamber (nozzle cleaning means)
19 Rim inner peripheral surface 20 Toilet bowl cleaning head (toilet bowl cleaning means)
23 Slide groove (position adjustment means)
24 Water supply pipe 25 Branch water faucet 26 Connection pipe 27 Water stop valve 28 Heating device 29 Branch part 30 Sub water channel 31 Relief valve 32 Pump

Claims (5)

A toilet, a nozzle device that is placed on the toilet and ejects cleaning water to a local part of the human body, a nozzle cleaning means that cleans the periphery of the ejection hole of the nozzle device, and a rim configured on the inner surface of the toilet bowl upper portion of the toilet A sanitary washing device comprising a toilet cleaning means for cleaning the inner peripheral surface of the rim at a portion where the nozzle device is located. The sanitary washing device according to claim 1, wherein the toilet bowl cleaning means includes position adjusting means for adjusting a cleaning position in accordance with a position of an inner peripheral surface of the rim. 2. A branch part is provided on the secondary side of the water supply unit connected to the water pipe and on the primary side of the nozzle device, and toilet flushing means is provided on the secondary side of the sub-water channel branched from the branch part. The sanitary washing device described in 1. The sanitary washing device according to claim 3, wherein a relief valve is provided in the sub-water channel. The sanitary washing device according to claim 3, wherein a pump is provided between the branch portion and the nozzle device.

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