JP2005324013A - Portable toilet with bidet function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable toilet which reduces time for cleaning and has a bidet function and a comfortably and cleanly usable excrement treating function. <P>SOLUTION: This portable toilet with a bidet function is configured so as to be capable of setting a toilet seat unit with a bidet device equipped with a warming seat 4 and a cleaning nozzle 6 in an opening part set in the seat part of a chair body 1 and detachably setting an agitation tank 11 to house a fungus bed 16 under the warming seat 4 of the toilet seat unit A with the bidet cleaning device and to agitate the fungus bed 16 and a purifying unit B. The purifying unit B comprises a motor 17 to drive a rotary shaft 14 for agitation equipped on the agitation tank 11 and a mechanical part 12 equipped with a warm air fan 18 to send warm air into the agitation tank 11. Thus excreta and cleaning water are decomposed by action of the fungus in the fungus bed 16 to water vapor and carbon dioxide gas to be extinguished. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a simple toilet with a waste disposal function, and more particularly, to a simple toilet with a cleaning function.

  Conventional portable toilets and simple toilets have a mechanism in which excrement accumulates in a tank in the toilet after use. For this reason, when used, a bad odor is generated or it is unsanitary, so it is necessary to treat the excrement and clean the tank every time. In addition, since the water supply work cannot be easily performed in the simple toilet, it is not possible to provide a water-washing type local cleaning function, and the user is uncomfortable and unsanitary.

  In recent years, excreta and odorous components are decomposed into water and carbon dioxide using aerobic fibrinolytic bacteria, animal and vegetable oil degrading bacteria, and protein degrading bacteria collected from soil bacteria. Various toilets have been proposed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a self-contained flush toilet that transfers and circulates the fungus bed in a decomposition tank for treating solid matter in a horizontal direction in a toilet that separates waste into solid matter and moisture. Is disclosed.

  Patent Document 2 includes a decomposition tank, and an evaporation tank and a condensation tank that are attached to the decomposition tank. A heating device is provided in the decomposition tank and the evaporation tank, and moisture in the decomposition tank is supplied to the evaporation tank. There is disclosed a biodegradable toilet that is designed to flow in and is provided with a duct that guides water vapor generated in the evaporation tank and the decomposition tank to the condensation tank.

  Furthermore, Patent Document 3 discloses a chair-type toilet for nursing care in which a manure decomposition treatment element is provided below the chair element, and the manure dropped on the manure decomposition treatment element is stirred with a stirring spring together with sawdust to decompose manure by bacteria. Is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-293738 JP 2003-10070 A JP 2000-129761 A

  However, in the self-contained flush toilet disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the urine is flushed with water in the flush toilet, the solid content and the liquid are separated by the solid-liquid separation device, and the respective treatments of the solid content and the liquid are performed. There is a problem that it is necessary and cannot be used for a mobile toilet for nursing care.

  The biodegradable toilet disclosed in Patent Document 2 also has a structure that uses a flush toilet, treats sewage and circulates it as wash water, so that the apparatus becomes large, and this is also a mobile toilet for nursing care. There is a problem that cannot be used.

  The nursing chair type toilet disclosed in Patent Document 3 is not provided with a local cleaning device, so that there is a problem that the user remains uncomfortable and unsanitary. In addition, toilet paper and tissue paper used after stool did not disappear easily even after stirring with bacteria in sawdust, so it seemed unclean.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a simple toilet with a filth treatment function that can be used comfortably and cleanly by reducing the labor of cleaning, adding a local cleaning function, and disassembling used paper in a short time.

In order to solve the above problems, a toilet with a cleaning function according to the present invention includes a chair body having an opening in a seat, a toilet seat unit installed in the opening of the chair body and having a toilet seat and a local cleaning device, A purification unit detachably provided at a lower portion of the opening of the chair body, and the purification unit includes a stirring tank for storing excrement and a fungus bed in the lower portion of the toilet seat of the toilet seat unit, and the stirring A heating means for heating the bacteria bed in the tank to an appropriate temperature, a stirring rotary shaft provided in the stirring tank, and a motor for driving the stirring rotary shaft are provided.
In the present invention, a simple toilet with a cleaning function is completed by mounting a ready-made toilet seat unit with a local cleaning device and a purification unit on a chair body.
The heating means of the purification unit is operated to activate the fungi while stirring the fungus bed in the stirring tank. The excrement that falls on the fungus bed and the used paper are immediately mixed with the fungus bed and decomposed by the bacteria in the fungus bed. At this time, the local washing water of the toilet seat unit with a local washing device also falls on the fungus bed, but this moisture moistens the paper, so that the bacteria are easily attached and decomposed together with the excrement. By keeping the temperature at a suitable level by heating means, the activity of the bacteria is activated, and the vaporization of water decomposed into carbon dioxide and water and washing water is promoted.
In this way, excrement and paper are decomposed into water vapor and carbon dioxide in the fungus bed containing the bacteria and disappear.
The fungus bed is replaced about twice a year because rice husks and sawdust are decomposed by the bacteria. At the time of replacement, the purification unit is pulled out from the rear part of the chair body to perform the replacement work.
In addition, the said toilet seat can be used as a heating toilet seat, and the seat board which covers the opening provided in the seat part of the said chair main body can be provided detachably.
Moreover, a heating means can be comprised with the warm air fan which ventilates warm air in a stirring tank, and the heater provided in the inside of a stirring tank.
Further, the stirring tank can be provided with an intake port and an exhaust port, and a circulation pipe provided outside the stirring tank can be connected to the intake port and the exhaust port, and a fan and a deodorizer can be provided in the circulation pipe.

According to the present invention, a chair main body having an opening in the seat, a toilet seat unit installed in the opening of the chair main body and having a toilet seat and a local cleaning device, and detachably provided at a lower portion of the opening of the chair main body. The purification unit includes a stirring tank for storing excrement and a fungus bed therein, a heating means for heating the fungus bed in the stirring tank to an appropriate temperature, and a stirring tank at a lower portion of the toilet seat of the toilet seat unit. Because it is equipped with a rotating shaft for stirring and a motor that drives the rotating shaft for stirring, excreta and paper are stirred together with the bacterial bed immediately after use and decomposed by the bacteria. In addition to restraining, it is not necessary to dispose and clean the excrement accumulated in the container every time, and it can be used cleanly.
In addition, the simple toilet with a cleaning function of the present invention can be easily installed regardless of the location, and by having a water-washing type local cleaning device, the local toilet can be cleaned when used, and can be used comfortably and hygienically.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[Embodiment 1]

  1 is a partially cutaway side view showing a configuration of a simple toilet with a cleaning function according to Embodiment 1, FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view, FIG. 3 is a side view with a seat plate attached, and FIG. 4 is purification. The perspective view of a unit and FIG. 5 are principal part front views which show the attachment state of a rotating shaft and a stirring rod.

  In these drawings, a simple toilet with a cleaning function is a frame on which a toilet bowl or the like is attached, and has a chair body 1, a chair handrail 2, and a chair backrest 3 that can be seated thereon. The seat portion of the chair body 1 is provided with an opening, in which a heating toilet seat 4, an adjustment / operating portion 5, a cleaning nozzle 6, a water supply tank 7, a water supply tube 8 and a toilet lid 9 with a local cleaning device are provided. Toilet seat unit A is installed. A commercial product can be used as the heating toilet seat unit A with the local cleaning device. A rubber sheet band 10 is provided between the opening of the chair body 1 and the outer periphery of the heating toilet seat 4 to prevent excrement and the like from being scattered outside.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, seat plate mounting portions 25 for fixing a seat plate 24 that covers the upper part of the heated toilet seat 4 by removing the toilet lid 9 when not in use, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Is usually provided and can be used as a furniture-like chair.

  Below the seat part of the chair main body 1, the purification | cleaning unit B which can be attached or detached from back is installed. The purification unit B includes a stirring tank 11 and a mechanical unit 12, and a rotating shaft 14 is horizontally supported by the stirring tank 11 by a bearing 13. The end of the stirring rod 15 is fixed to the rotating shaft 14 by a nut 26 (see FIG. 5), and the rotating shaft 14 is accommodated in the stirring tank 11 by a plurality of stirring rods 15 that are fixed at different pitches. The prepared fungus bed 16 is stirred. The fungus bed 16 is obtained by mixing bacteria that decompose organic matter such as excrement into members such as rice husk and sawdust.

  In the mechanical part 12, a motor 17 for driving the rotating shaft 14, a hot air fan 18 for blowing warm air into the agitation tank 11, an electric control for controlling the operation of the motor 17, the hot air fan 18, and the like. A board 19 is installed. A drive sprocket 20 is attached to the output shaft of the motor 17, and the sprocket 22 attached to the end of the rotary shaft 14 is driven via the chain 21 to rotate the rotary shaft 14. A machine part protective cover 23 that covers the interior of the machine part 12 when the purification unit B is mounted from the rear part of the chair body 1 is covered on the upper part and the back part of the machine part 12.

Next, a method for using the simple toilet with a cleaning function according to the first embodiment will be described.
First, when the user sits on the heated toilet seat 4 and turns on the power switch (not shown) of the mechanical unit 12 provided in the vicinity of the chair handrail 2, the stirring rod 15 inside the stirring tank 11 of the purification unit B is moved to the fungus bed. Start stirring 16. After the stool, by operating the button of the adjustment / operation unit 5, the water accumulated in the water supply tank 7 is supplied from the water supply tube 8 to the main body, heated to an appropriate temperature, discharged from the washing nozzle 6 to the local area, and the local area Washed.
It should be noted that water supply to the water supply tank 7 is performed at any time.

  The excrement falls on the microbial bed 16 accommodated in the stirring tank 11 of the purification unit B. The microbial bed 16 is constantly mixed by the stirring rod 15 and is further supplied with hot air by the hot air fan 18. Therefore, the excrement is agitated in the microbial bed 16 and air of appropriate temperature is fed into the microbial bed 16 so that the bacteria work actively. Thereby, the excrement which is an organic substance is decomposed | disassembled into water and a carbon dioxide gas, and water is dissipated as water vapor | steam with a heat | fever. Together with the excrement, the used toilet paper is also hydrated by the washing water discharged by the washing nozzle 6 and is therefore easily decomposed by the bacteria.

At that time, the motor 17 is controlled to stop for 30 minutes after turning on the power switch by the timer setting of the electric control panel 19 and then stopped for 30 minutes, so that the bacteria bed 16 is not damaged more than necessary. Stir. When the fungus bed 16 is constantly stirred by the stirring rod 15, rice husk and sawdust, which are the materials of the fungus bed, are decomposed by the fungus, become ash-like in a short period of time, and no nutrients are lost. Therefore, the life is extended by stopping for 30 minutes. When the power switch is turned on during the 30-minute stop period, the timer is reset and the motor 17 starts to rotate for 10 minutes.
The microbial bed 16 can be used without replacement for about 6 months by adopting such a method of use. After about 6 months, it is replaced, but the used fungus bed 16 can be reused as compost.
[Embodiment 2]

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a purification unit B of a simple toilet with a cleaning function according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view thereof.
The purification unit B in the second embodiment has a configuration in which a stainless steel plate 31 is laid on the inner wall of the stirring tank 11 and a planar heater 32 is provided between the stainless steel plate 31 and the bottom of the purification unit B. This planar heater 32 is equipped with a temperature sensor and is controlled to a temperature of 40 to 60 ° C. that activates the activity of bacteria. In order to prevent overheating, a temperature fuse of, for example, 80 ° C. is provided. An intake port 33 is provided on the upper surface of one wall of the agitation tank 11, and an exhaust port 34 is provided on the upper surface of the other wall. Between the intake port 33 and the exhaust port 34, a circulation pipe 35, an intake fan 36, An odor device 37 is provided. Since other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  In the second embodiment, the excrement falls on the fungus bed 16 accommodated in the stirring tank 11 of the purification unit B. The fungus bed 16 is constantly mixed by the stirring rod 15 and supplied with air. Further, since the surface heater 32 is heated to an appropriate temperature, the activity of the bacteria becomes active, and the excrement that is an organic matter is decomposed into water and carbon dioxide gas, and the water is diffused as water vapor by heat. Together with the excrement, the used toilet paper is also hydrated by the washing water discharged by the washing nozzle 6 and is therefore easily decomposed by the bacteria.

The air in the agitation tank 11 is sucked from the intake port 33 by the intake fan 36, deodorized by the deodorizer 37, and circulated from the exhaust port 34 into the agitation tank 11 through the circulation pipe 35.
Other operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  The present invention is a simple toilet with a cleaning function and a self-contained filth treatment function, and can be used for healthy people by installing it in homes, nursing homes, villas without purification equipment, in ships, and in campers. Can do.

It is a partially cutaway side view which shows the structure of the simple toilet with a washing function which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 1 is an overall perspective view of a first embodiment. It is a side view of the state which attached the seat plate of this Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a perspective view of the purification | cleaning unit of this Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a principal part front view which shows the attachment state of the rotating shaft and stirring rod of this Embodiment 1. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the purification | cleaning unit of the simple toilet with a washing function which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the purification | cleaning unit which concerns on this Embodiment 2. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

A Heating toilet seat unit with local cleaning device B Purification unit 1 Chair body 2 Chair handrail 3 Chair backrest 4 Heating toilet seat 5 Adjustment / operating unit 6 Cleaning nozzle 7 Water supply tank 8 Water supply tube 9 Toilet lid 10 Rubber sheet belt 11 Stirrer tank 12 Machine part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Bearing 14 Rotating shaft 15 Stirring rod 16 Bacteria bed 17 Motor 18 Warm air fan 19 Electric control panel 20 Drive sprocket 21 Chain 22 Sprocket 23 Machine part protection cover 24 Seat plate 25 Seat plate mounting part 26 Nut 31 Stainless steel plate 32 Planar heater 33 Intake port 34 Exhaust port 35 Circulation pipe 36 Intake fan 37 Deodorizer

Claims (6)

A chair body having an opening in the seat;
A toilet seat unit installed in the opening of the chair body and having a toilet seat and a local cleaning device;
A purification unit detachably provided at the bottom of the opening of the chair body,
The purification unit is
At the bottom of the toilet seat of the toilet seat unit, an agitation tank that contains excrement and fungus bed inside,
Heating means for heating the fungus bed in the stirring tank to an appropriate temperature;
A rotating shaft for stirring provided in the stirring tank;
A simple toilet with a cleaning function, comprising: a motor that drives the rotating shaft for stirring.   The toilet according to claim 1, wherein the toilet seat is a heating toilet seat.   The simple toilet with a cleaning function according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a seat plate covering an opening provided in a seat portion of the chair body is detachably provided.   The simple toilet with a cleaning function according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the heating means is a hot air fan that blows hot air into the stirring tank.   The simple toilet with a cleaning function according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the heating means is a heater provided inside the stirring tank.   The stirring tank is provided with an intake port and an exhaust port, a circulation pipe provided outside the stirring tank is connected to the intake port and the exhaust port, and a fan and a deodorizer are provided in the circulation pipe. A simple toilet with a cleaning function according to claim 5.

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