JP2005188105A - Toilet bowl unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet bowl unit which alleviates labor of cleaning the same, and has incorporated therein a urine sampling facility exhibiting neat appearance and excellent design, without degrading the performance of a toilet bowl and the usability of the same. <P>SOLUTION: The toilet bowl unit 1 is formed of the toilet bowl 2, a storage cabinet 3 arranged on a rear side of the toilet bowl 2, a urine sampling device 6 arranged on an upper surface of the toilet bowl 2, a urine measuring device stored in the storage cabinet 3 and having a urine ingredient measuring section and a control section, a urine transporting pipe and a communication line arranged between the urine sampling device 6 and the urine measuring device, and a remote control unit arranged on a side surface of the toilet bowl 2, for transmitting an operating signal to the control section in response to switch operation of the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention integrates the urine collection means and the piping means in the urine collection device attached to the toilet bowl, and forms the outline with the same silhouette shape as the toilet bowl, without reducing the performance and usability as a toilet bowl. It is an invention relating to a urine collecting apparatus suitable for realizing a urine collecting means excellent in design.

The following are proposed as a toilet bowl having a conventional excrement measurement function.
First, there is one incorporated in a toilet bowl in which the user's excrement falls (for example, see Patent Document 1).
In such a case, unevenness is generated inside the toilet bowl, resulting in a problem that the waste discharging performance of the toilet bowl decreases.

In order to solve the problem, urine collecting means is arranged on a toilet seat disposed above the toilet rim surface or a rim cover covering a part of the toilet rim surface, and the urine is conveyed to a urine component measuring device placed on the floor. The thing which analyzes a component was proposed (for example, refer patent document 2, 3).
However, in this case as well, there was a problem that the collected urine intake / exhaust piping was outside the silhouette of the toilet bowl, so that it looked troweled and looked bad. In addition, since the urine component measuring unit is placed on the toilet floor, there is a problem that not only the toilet booth becomes narrow but also the toilet floor is difficult to clean. In addition, when the urine collection means is provided on the toilet seat, the intake and discharge piping of the collected urine moves according to the opening and closing of the toilet seat. There was also a problem of being visible.

In any of the devices, the urine component measuring device protrudes from the toilet, and there is a problem that the toilet booth and the inside of the toilet booth become narrow. This is particularly noticeable when the urine component measuring device is placed on the floor, but it is necessary to clean the floor after shifting the position of the urine component measuring device every time the floor is cleaned. It depended on.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 01-179268 JP 07-198660 A JP-A-10-068728

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the object of the present invention is to reduce the time and effort of cleaning, as well as to reduce the performance and usability as a toilet, and to have a clean appearance. A toilet unit incorporating a high urine collection function is realized.

To achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a toilet, a storage cabinet provided on the back of the toilet, a urine collecting device provided on the upper surface of the toilet, and the storage cabinet are provided. Built-in urine measurement device with urine component measurement unit and control unit, urine transport tube and communication line arranged between the urine collection device and urine measurement device, and disposed on the side of the toilet A toilet unit is configured with a remote control device that transmits an operation signal to the control unit based on a user's switch operation.
Thereby, since there is no thing which occupies a toilet floor, floor cleaning is easy, and since there is no protrusion in the outer side of an external appearance silhouette, it is neat and has high design.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the urine collection device has a planar shape that is substantially the same as the planar shape of the upper surface of the toilet and is provided with an opening hole at a position corresponding to the bowl of the toilet. And a urine collector supported by the casing and movable in the bowl of the toilet, and the urine carrying tube and the communication line are disposed inside the casing and one end thereof is connected to the urine collector. As a result of this, the design for the piping and wiring for measuring the urine component does not go out of the outer silhouette or moves, and the design is high. In addition, since no change occurs with respect to the ball shape for discharging the excrement of the toilet bowl into sewage, the excrement discharging performance as a toilet bowl and the cleaning performance as a toilet bowl are not deteriorated.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toilet seat device comprising a toilet seat and a toilet seat device body that supports the toilet seat so that the toilet seat can be opened and closed on the upper surface of the casing. As for the convenience of the toilet seat used for defecation, there is no change to the case where the toilet seat device is fixed to the toilet.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the casing includes a fixing portion in which the toilet seat apparatus body is installed, and a cover portion that is detachably provided to the fixing portion and has the opening hole portion. This feature makes it possible to replace parts that may be contaminated or damaged due to long-term specifications, and can be used with a clean appearance for a long time by performing regular replacement. .

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the casing includes a fixed portion where the toilet seat device main body is installed, and a rotating portion which is rotatably supported with respect to the fixed portion and has the opening hole portion. With the above-described configuration, the possibility of entering the toilet bowl can be cleaned by cleaning up filth splashes.

  According to the invention of claim 6, the storage cabinet comprises a back cabinet located on the back of the toilet and a side cabinet connected to the back cabinet located on the side of the toilet. The remote control device is provided in the side cabinet, and a control signal line for exchanging signals between the remote control device and the control unit is disposed in the storage cabinet. Since it is possible to supply a large amount of power, it has become possible to realize an operation unit including an easy-to-use and user-friendly image display.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect of realizing a toilet unit in which a urine collection function with a clean appearance and high design is incorporated without deteriorating the performance and convenience as a toilet.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a toilet unit of the present invention.
The toilet unit 1 includes a Western-style toilet 11, a toilet seat device body 2 in which a toilet seat 21 and a toilet lid 22 are pivotably locked, a mechanism unit cabinet 3 including a urine component measuring unit 4 and a control unit 5; The urine collecting device 6 is attached to the rim surface 14 which is the upper surface of the Western-style toilet 11. Inside the Western-style toilet 11, a ball 12 for storing a stored water 13 for receiving a user's excrement is configured. The urine collection device 6 has substantially the same planar shape as the upper planar shape (outer silhouette) of the Western-style toilet 11, and the toilet seat device main body 2 and the toilet seat 21 are in contact with each other. The stored water 13 communicates with a sewage pipe (not shown) through a trap portion 15. At the bottom of the ball 12, a jet water discharge nozzle 7 that directs the water discharge direction toward the trap portion 15 is configured. The water discharged from the jet water discharge nozzle 7 generates a negative pressure in the trap portion 15, and the accumulated water 13 is sent to the sewage pipe together with the excrement of the user by a siphon phenomenon generated by the negative pressure.

  The urine collecting device 6 disposed above the rim surface 14 includes a urine collecting device 61 that collects the user's urine, a urine collecting arm 62 that rotates the inside of the ball 12, and a urine collecting unit 60 that performs a driving operation. . Inside the urine collecting device 6, urine is sent to the urine component measuring unit 4 to perform qualitative and quantitative measurement of specific components contained in the excreted urine, and waste liquid after measurement is sent from the urine component measuring unit 4. A piping member 41 for returning to the stored water 13 and a control wiring 42 for operating the mechanism section are incorporated. In this example, the urine component measuring unit 4 is shown as being built in the mechanism unit cabinet 5, but some of the measurement items may be measured in the urine collector 61, and items such as urine temperature may be measured. It is better to measure in 61. The urine component measurement unit 4 may incorporate various biochemical sensors such as biosensors, electrochemical sensors, and physical quantity measurement sensors, or collect a sample to be measured by another large clinical test apparatus and put it in a container. A method of stocking only a predetermined amount may be used. The outer shell of the urine collecting device 6 can be further improved in cleanability if an antibacterial material is selected or water-repellent treatment is performed in consideration of contact with excrement and water.

  Since the urine collection device 6 is not submerged except when a toilet bowl or sewage is clogged, it is not necessary to take special measures for waterproofing and drip-proofing. Moreover, although the urine collecting unit 60 which performs a drive operation slightly protrudes from the outline of the urine collecting device 6, since it has the same shape as the outer silhouette of the Western-style toilet 11, the urine collecting function is not interfered with the back side of the user's lower limbs. Even if the toilet bowl is assembled, as long as the toilet operation itself is performed, there is no problem in usability with the general toilet bowl. In addition, since the piping / control wiring members 41 and 42 are arranged inside the urine collecting device 6, the appearance of the trowel is not generated. In addition, since the urine component measuring unit 4 does not occupy the floor surface of the toilet, it is not necessary to move the urine component measuring unit 4 for each cleaning. The presence of the urine component measuring unit 4 not only reduces the space for the toilet but is easy to use, and is also effective for the hygiene of the toilet. If the thickness of the urine collecting device 6 is designed to be approximately within 30 mm, the seating feeling as a toilet will not be lowered.

  A remote control device 50 is provided on the wall. Functions relating to sanitary washing of the user's local area are operated by the sanitary washing apparatus remote controller 51, and functions relating to user urine component measurement are operated by the urine component measuring part remote controller 52. The urine component measurement result is output by the printer 53, and can be used for medical practice by medical staff.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the first embodiment of the toilet unit of the present invention.
The stored water 13 inside the Western-style toilet 11 is sealed with a trap portion 15 and then connected to sewage (not shown) via a drain connection pipe 16. The piping member 41 and the control wiring 42 arranged inside the urine collecting device 6 provided on the upper surface of the Western-style toilet 11 are led to the mechanism unit cabinet 3 and connected to the urine component measuring device 4 and the control unit 6 respectively. . The toilet seat device 2 and the toilet seat 21 are in contact with the upper surface of the urine collecting device 6. The inside of the urine collecting device 6 has the same size as the ball 12 and forms a hole. The user's excrement dropped from the opening of the toilet seat 21 falls into the accumulated water 13 through the hole of the urine collecting device 6. Between the Western-style toilet 11 and the urine collecting device 6, intrusion of excrement droplets is prevented by a rubber packing (not shown). Although the remote control device 50 is provided on the wall, the operability is good when the remote control device 50 is attached according to the tip position of the Western-style toilet 11. If the urine collecting device 6 is provided with an outer border and the outer shell of the Western-style toilet 11 is covered, the effect of preventing the intrusion of excrement and the like is enhanced. Further, if the toilet seat abutment surface of the urine collection device 6 is inclined at about 3 ° toward the center, the droplets easily return to the toilet bowl based on the effect of the water repellent treatment described above, and the toilet floor is hardly soiled.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the toilet unit of the present invention. The structure of the mechanism unit cabinet 3 is partly different from the first embodiment.
The mechanism unit cabinet 3 connects a side cabinet 31 to one end of the rear cabinet, and a remote control device 50 is built in the side cabinet 31. Since the side cabinet 31 can incorporate wiring such as power supply and signal, it is not necessary to route the wiring on the wall, so that the construction can be easily performed and the cleaning property of the toilet is improved. Moreover, if the upper surface of the side cabinet 31 is set to an appropriate height from the floor surface, it can also serve as a handrail, so that it is particularly effective for elderly people to use the toilet safely.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the toilet unit of the present invention.
The mechanism cabinet 3 provided at the back of the Western-style toilet 11 is integrated with the side cabinet 31, and power / signal wiring 43 is routed between the control unit 5 and the remote control device 50.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a fixing structure of the toilet bowl, the urine collecting apparatus, and the toilet seat apparatus of the toilet unit of the present invention.
The urine collection device 6 disposed on the upper surface of the Western-style toilet 11 is integrated by inserting a mounting bolt 23 integral with the toilet seat device body 2 from above and tightening it with a nut (not shown) on the back side of the Western-style toilet 11. In addition, the cover 17 which covers the part for assembling | attaching a nut is provided in the side part of the Western-style toilet 11.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a urine collecting device for a toilet unit of the present invention.
The urine collection unit 60 that rotationally drives the urine collection device 61 is covered with a cover 63. For a toilet bowl made of ceramics, the urine collection device 6 needs to form a mechanism member inside, and therefore it is generally necessary that the outer shell be made of resin. The resin may be scratched or discolored. However, by adopting this configuration, only the cover 63 needs to be replaced when there is a concern about deterioration of the appearance. In this embodiment, the urine collection unit 60 and the cover 63 are fastened together with the toilet seat apparatus body 2 by the mounting bolt 23 described above and fixed to the toilet.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the urine collection device for the toilet unit of the present invention.
A fixing portion 64 is fixed to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet 11 with the mounting bolt 23 that fixes the toilet seat device body 2 described above. Between the fixed part 64 and the rotating part 65, a hinge for rotating the rotating part 65 with respect to the fixed part 64 is configured. At the time of cleaning, it is considered that the upper part of the Western-style toilet 11 can be wiped and cleaned by rotating the rotating part 65 to lift. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, an example in which rubber packing is provided on the upper surface of the Western-style toilet 11 to prevent entry of filth splashes is shown. Also good. When the flatness of the upper surface of the Western-style toilet 11 is good, it is easy to prevent the invasion of filth by rubber packing, but when there is a concern about the flatness, a structure based on the premise of cleaning should be adopted as in this example. is there. In addition, if a hinge structure in which the rotating portion 65 is detached from the hinge portion is adopted, the cleaning property is further improved.

It is a perspective view which shows the 1st Example of the toilet bowl unit of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the 1st Example of the toilet unit of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd Example of the toilet bowl unit of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the 2nd Example of the toilet bowl unit of this invention. It is a perspective view explaining the fixing structure of the toilet bowl, urine collection device, and toilet seat device of the toilet unit of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st Example of the urine collection apparatus of the toilet unit of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd Example of the urine collection apparatus of the toilet unit of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Toilet bowl unit 2 ... Toilet seat body 3 ... Mechanical unit cabinet (storage cabinet)
4 ... Urine component measuring unit (measuring device)
5. Control unit (measuring device)
6 ... Urine collection device 7 ... Zet nozzle 11 ... Western style toilet 12 ... Ball 13 ... Water storage 14 ... Rim surface 15 ... Rim surface 16 ... Drain connection pipe 17 ... Cover 21 ... Toilet seat 22 ... Toilet lid 23 ... Mounting bolt 31 ... Side Cabinet 41 ... Piping member (urine transport pipe)
42 ... Control wiring (communication line)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 43 ... Electric power and signal wiring 50 ... Remote operation device 51 ... Sanitary washing device remote control 52 ... Urine component measurement part remote control 53 ... Printer 60 ... Urine collection unit 61 ... Urine collection device 62 ... Urine collection arm 63 ... Cover 64 ... Fixed part 65 ... Rotation Part

Claims (6)

A toilet, a storage cabinet provided on the back of the toilet, a urine collection device provided on an upper surface of the toilet, and a urine measurement device provided in the storage cabinet and provided with a urine component measurement unit and a control unit A urine carrying tube and a communication line disposed between the urine collection device and the urine measurement device, and a remote operation that is arranged on a side surface of the toilet and transmits an operation signal to the control unit based on a user's switch operation A toilet unit characterized by comprising a device. The urine collecting device has a planar shape substantially the same as the planar shape of the upper surface of the toilet bowl, and a casing provided with an opening hole at a position corresponding to the ball of the toilet bowl, and is supported by the casing and supported by the casing. 2. A large urine collecting device that is movable in a ball, wherein the urine carrying tube and the communication line are arranged inside the casing and one end thereof is connected to the urine collecting device. Toilet unit. 3. The toilet unit according to claim 1, wherein a toilet seat device including a toilet seat and a toilet seat device body that supports the toilet seat so as to be freely opened and closed is provided on an upper surface of the casing. The large casing according to claim 3, wherein the casing includes a fixing portion on which the toilet seat apparatus main body is installed, and a cover portion that is detachably attached to the fixing portion and has the opening hole portion. Toilet unit. The said casing is comprised with the fixing | fixed part in which the said toilet seat apparatus main body is installed, and the rotation part which is supported with respect to this fixing | fixed part so that rotation is possible, and has the said opening hole part. The described toilet bowl unit. The storage cabinet is composed of a back cabinet located on the back of the toilet and a side cabinet connected to the back cabinet located on a side of the toilet, and the remote control device is provided in the side cabinet, The toilet unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a control signal line for exchanging signals between the remote control device and the control unit is disposed in the storage cabinet.