JP2005336811A - Toilet device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet device without impairing an aesthetic appearance in a dwelling space by using an excreting place of a pet in common in a toilet room being an excreting space of a human being; and without causing the necessity of arranging the toilet device one by one by a person by going together when the pet evacuates, and using the toilet device by removing an arranged toilet bowl tray for the pet when the person eases nature. <P>SOLUTION: A toilet bowl body 3a for the person and a toilet bowl body 3b for the pet are fixedly arranged on the same floor pan 1a. The toilet bowl body 3a for the person and the toilet bowl body 3b for the pet are connected by a common drain pipe 6. The toilet bowl body 3b for the pet has a seat 7b for the pet, and has a weight detecting means for measuring weight of an object placed on the seat 7b for the pet when a toilet cover 2b is a cover opening state. This control means is set so that the toilet cover is not closed when a value measured by the weight detecting means is weight not less than a predetermined specific value. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet device for humans and pets.

  As a conventional technique of toilet equipment having toilets that can be used by people and pets in the same toilet space, place cat sand on the toilet tray, and after the pet defecates on it, it is normally closed by depressing the pedal. It is known that the toilet tray is tilted inward and downward to open, the stool and cat sand are dropped into a human toilet, the water is allowed to flow, and the stool and cat sand is allowed to flow to a drain outlet.

In such a toilet device, the pet can defecate in the same manner as on a conventional sandbox, and the ease of defecation can be maintained, but such a pet toilet is a human toilet. Since the toilet tray 2 is attached to the top, when a pet defecates, a person must accompany it or use it except for the toilet tray 2 when he / she uses a toilet. The work becomes complicated. In addition, when such a pet toilet device is installed separately in, for example, a corridor, washroom, and hand-made soil, it is necessary to provide a separate drain port and water pipe, and installation work for that is required. In addition to the time and cost required for the above, there is a problem that odors are generated in these spaces, and that the excrement is visible visually, and the aesthetics of the residential space are significantly impaired (patents) Reference 1).
JP 2000-188988 A

  The present invention has been made in view of these points, and the object of the present invention is to impair the aesthetics of the living space by combining the place where pets excrete with the toilet room, which is a space where humans excrete. Toilet that does not need to be removed and used when a pet defecates, and when a person accompanies or installs a pet toilet tray It is an object to provide an apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the toilet device according to claim 1 of the present invention is characterized in that a toilet for humans and a toilet for pets are fixedly installed on the same floor pan.

  In the toilet device according to claim 2 of the present invention, the human toilet and the pet toilet are separately installed on the same floor pan and connected to a common drain pipe. And

  The toilet device according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the human toilet and the pet toilet share a toilet body.

  A toilet apparatus according to claim 4 of the present invention is such that a toilet lid, a pet toilet seat, and a human toilet seat are attached to a toilet bowl body provided on a floor pan in order from the top so that the toilet can be opened and closed. Pet detection means for detecting approaching to the main body, and control means for controlling the opening / closing operation of the toilet lid so that the toilet lid is opened by a pet detection signal from the pet detection means It is characterized by that.

  In the toilet device according to claim 5 of the present invention, the pet toilet has a pet toilet seat, and is placed on the pet toilet seat when the toilet lid is in an open state. A weight detecting means for measuring the weight of the object, wherein the control means is set so that the toilet lid does not close when the value measured by the weight detecting means is a predetermined weight or more. It is characterized by being.

  According to the toilet apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention, the toilet for the person and the discharge space for the pet are fixedly installed on the same floor pan, and the place where the pet excretes is also used as the space for the human to excrete. So, without damaging the aesthetics of the living space, when the pet defecates, the person to accompany the installation or remove the installed toilet bowl for the pet Need not be used.

  According to the toilet apparatus of the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the human toilet and the pet toilet are separately installed on the same floor pan and have a common drain pipe. Since it is connected to the drainage pipe, it is possible to flush the excrement of pets with water using a drain pipe that flushes human excrement with water. Need not be installed separately.

  According to the toilet apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the human toilet and the pet toilet share a toilet body, and thus are narrower. Construction is possible even in an installation space, and the number of parts is reduced, making construction easier.

  According to the toilet apparatus of the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the third aspect, the toilet lid, pet toilet seat, and human toilet seat are opened and closed in order from the top on the toilet body provided on the floor pan. Pet detection means for detecting that the pet has approached the toilet body, and opening / closing operation of the toilet lid so that the toilet lid is opened by a pet detection signal from the pet detection means. Control means for controlling, so that the common toilet can be switched to a state where a person can use or a state where a pet can be used. In this case, even if the person does not accompany, the pet is mistaken. Toilet seats for pets can be used.

  According to the toilet apparatus according to claim 5 of the present invention, in addition to the effect according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the toilet for pet has a toilet seat for pet, Weight detecting means for measuring the weight of an object placed on the pet toilet seat when the lid is opened, and the control means is a predetermined value determined by the weight detecting means. Since the toilet lid is set so that it does not close when the weight is above, it is possible to prevent the toilet lid from being accidentally closed when the pet is in use. In case of excretion by mistake, it can be avoided that the toilet lid is soiled with excrement by closing the toilet lid.

(Embodiment 1)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, 1 is a toilet room, 1a is a floor pan, 2a is a toilet stool for humans, 2b is a toilet stool for pets, 3a is a toilet bowl for humans, 3b is a toilet bowl for pets, 4 Is a human detection means, 5 is a pet detection means, 6 is a water pipe, 7a is a toilet seat for humans, 7b is a toilet seat for pets, 8 is a deodorizing means, 9a is a central hole, 9b is a central hole, and 10a is Person entrance / exit, 10b is a pet entrance / exit, 11a is a person door, 11b is a pet door, 12 is a control means, 13 is a notification means, 15a and 15b are drive means, 16a is a water supply valve of a pet toilet, Reference numeral 17 denotes weight detection means.

  FIG. 1: shows the outline of the toilet room in the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and the toilet room in which a toilet apparatus is installed, (a) is a top view, (b) was seen from the door side It is a front view in the case. As shown in FIG. 2A, in the toilet room 1 in which the toilet apparatus is installed, a human door 11a is provided at a human doorway 10a through which a person enters and exits, and can be opened and closed. As shown in b), a pet entrance / exit 10b through which a pet enters and exits is provided at the lower portion of the human door 11a. The pet entrance / exit 10b is provided with a pet door 11b that can be opened and closed. ing. Further, the pet door 11b is configured to be easily opened even when the pet pushes from the toilet room 1 or from the outside of the toilet room 1 so that the pet can freely pass through the pet entrance 10b. .

  The toilet apparatus in the present embodiment includes a human toilet main body 3a and a pet toilet main body 3b that are separately provided independently on the same floor pan 1a in the toilet room 1. A human toilet seat 7a (see FIG. 2) and a human toilet lid 2a are openably and closably attached to the human toilet body 3a, and a pet toilet seat is attached to the pet toilet body 3b. 7b (refer FIG. 2) and the toilet lid 2b for pets are attached so that opening and closing is possible.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the toilet apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and (a) shows a state in which a human toilet lid is opened when a human is detected by the human detection means. (B) is the state which opened the toilet lid for pets, when a pet was detected by the pet detection means. As shown in FIG. 2A, the human toilet main body 3a and the pet toilet main body 3b provided independently are connected to a common drain pipe 6. By doing so, the drainage pipe that drains human excrement by flushing can be used to flush pet excrement by flushing, and the drainage equipment dedicated to toilets for pets (such as those connected to sewers) ) Need not be installed separately.

  Although not shown, the human toilet main body 3a and the pet toilet main body 3b are connected to a common water supply pipe and are supplied from the common water supply pipe, respectively.

  FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the toilet apparatus in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the human toilet lid 2a and the pet toilet lid 2b can be electrically rotated by driving means 15a and 15b comprising motors driven by control signals from the control means 12, respectively. Yes. A person's toilet seat 7a is designed so that a person can sit down and add a use, and a pet toilet seat 7b is a central hole provided in the pet's toilet seat 7b in a state where the pet rests on the pet toilet seat 7b. The central hole portion 9b of the pet toilet seat 7b is smaller than the central hole portion 9a of the human toilet seat 7a.

  And in this invention, the person detection means 4 for detecting that the person entered the toilet room 1 and the pet detection means 5 for detecting that the pet entered the toilet room 1 are provided. It is.

  The person detecting means 4 is, for example, an infrared sensor, and detects the presence or absence of a person in the toilet room 1 at a position sufficiently higher than the height of the pet from the floor surface. Therefore, even if a pet enters the toilet room 1, it is not detected by the infrared sensor constituting the person detecting means 4. Further, as the pet detection means 5, for example, the pet detection means 5 is constituted by an IC tag and a reader.

  In the case of this embodiment, for example, an IC tag is attached to the collar of a pet, and readers are arranged in the toilet room 1 and outside the toilet room 1 via the pet door 11b. When opening the door 11b of the toilet and entering the toilet room 1, the information of the IC tag attached to the pet collar is first read by a reader outside the toilet room 1, and then read by the reader inside the toilet room 1, When it is determined that the pet has entered the toilet room 1 and the pet opens the pet door 11b from the toilet room 1 and goes out of the toilet room 1, information on the IC tag attached to the pet collar is displayed. It is determined that the pet has left the toilet room 1 out of the toilet room 1 by reading with the reader inside the toilet room 1 and outside the toilet room 1 in the reverse order to that when entering the room.

  Of course, the pet detecting means 5 is not limited to the above example, and the pet door 11b is provided with a limit switch to detect the entrance / exit of the pet, or the pet door 11b or pet using infrared rays. Various things, such as what detects the entrance / exit of a pet on the flow line of the entrance / exit 10b and what detects on the pet flow line using an ultrasonic wave, can be considered.

  When the person detecting means 4 detects a person entering the toilet room 1, a human detection signal from the person detecting means 4 is transmitted to the control means 12, and the human toilet body is controlled by the control signal output from the control means 12. The person's toilet lid 2a provided in 3a is automatically opened. In this case, the toilet lid 2b for pets is kept closed, and the toilet seat 7b for pets cannot be seen by the person who has entered the toilet room 1, thereby improving the beauty of the toilet room 1. . As described above, the person's toilet lid 2a automatically opens upon detection of the person entering the toilet room 1, so that a person can sit on the person's toilet seat 7a in the toilet room 1 and add a man or boy. In the case of the small use, the small use is added by manually opening and raising the toilet seat 7a. To supply washing water into the toilet bowl body 3a for people and wash away the filth, manually operate the lever and switch for supplying washing water. However, a seating switch is provided on the toilet seat 7a and the seating switch is turned on. Then, the washing water may be automatically supplied into the human toilet main body 3a at the next turn-off time.

  When the person detection means 4 detects a person leaving the toilet room 1 (that is, when the person is no longer detected by the infrared sensor, it is considered that the person has left the toilet room 1). The human toilet cover 2a is rotated and automatically closed.

  On the other hand, when the pet detection means 5 detects the entry of the pet in the toilet room 1, a pet detection signal from the pet detection means 5 is transmitted to the control means 12, and the pet toilet is output by the control signal output from the control means 12. The pet toilet lid 2b provided on the main body 3b is automatically opened. In this case, the human toilet lid 2a remains closed, and the pet accidentally enters the human toilet main body 3a, or the cleaning water collected in the human toilet main body 3a is removed. I try not to drink it. Before excretion, the pet enters the toilet room 1 and rests on the toilet seat 7b for pets and is excreted from the central hole 9b of the toilet seat 7b for pets into the toilet body 3b for pets. As described above, the entry of the pet into the toilet room 1 is detected, and the pet toilet lid 2b is opened to be placed on the pet toilet seat 7b exposed and excreted from the central hole 9b. To do. When excretion ends, the pet exits from the toilet room 1 by going out of the pet entrance 10b. After confirming that the pet has entered the toilet room 1, the pet is detected when the pet exits the toilet room 1. By detecting by means 5, the control valve 12 opens the water supply valve 16b of the pet toilet body 3b according to the control signal from the control means 12, and automatically supplies cleaning water into the pet toilet body 3b. The pet toilet lid 2b is rotated and automatically closed.

  The toilet room 1 is provided with deodorizing means 8 such as a ventilation fan. When the person detecting means 4 and the pet detecting means 5 detect that a person or a pet enters the toilet room 1, the deodorizing means 8 is operated to deodorize the toilet room 1, and the person detecting means 4 After the detection of the person or pet leaving the toilet room 1 by the pet detection means 5, the control is performed so that the operation is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed. The person detection means 4 and the pet detection means 5 detect the entry of a person or pet into the toilet room 1, and then the person detection means 4 or the pet detection means 5 leaves the person or pet from the toilet room 1. , The deodorizing means 8 may be operated to deodorize the toilet room 1, and the operation may be controlled to stop after a certain period of time has elapsed.

  Here, the toilet seat 7b for pets is electrically connected to the control means 12 so as to measure the weight of an object placed on the toilet seat for pets and to transmit the measured weight value as an electrical signal. The weight detection means 17 is provided. When the entry of the pet into the toilet room 1 is detected by the pet detection means 5, the pet toilet lid 2b is automatically opened as described above. In such an open state, the control means 12 is as long as the measured value input from the weight detection means 17 is not less than a predetermined value determined in advance in a storage unit (not shown) of the control means 12. Even if the pet detection means 5 detects that the pet has left the toilet room 1, the pet toilet lid 2b is set so as not to close. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the toilet lid 2b from being accidentally closed when the pet is in use, and when the pet accidentally excretes on the pet toilet seat 7b, the toilet lid 2b is By closing, it is possible to avoid soiling the toilet lid 2b with excrement. For this reason, even if the pet detection means 5 detects that the pet has left the toilet room 1, the weight detection means 17 detects that a foreign matter such as excrement is on the pet toilet lid 2 b. A person in the house that keeps the pet toilet lid 2b open and that foreign matter such as excrement is placed on the pet toilet lid 2b by the notification means 13 such as voice, sound, light, etc. To inform you.

  In cleaning the pet toilet body 3b, etc., the pet toilet lid 2a and the pet toilet seat 7b are manually opened to clean the pet toilet body 3b, or the pet toilet. The lid 2a and the toilet seat 7b for pets are cleaned.

  In the present embodiment, the pet doorway 10b and the pet door 11b are provided below the human door 11a. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. The human doorway 10a and the pet doorway 10b are independently provided at different positions, and the human doorway 11a and the pet doorway 11b can be opened and closed at the human doorway 10a and the pet doorway 10b, respectively. The same applies to the second embodiment to be described later. Also in this case, the pet door 11b can be easily opened even if the pet pushes it from the toilet room 1 or from the outside of the toilet room 1 so that the pet can freely pass through the pet entrance 10b. ing.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, 1 is a toilet room, 1a is a floor pan, 2 is a toilet lid, 3 is a toilet body, 4 is a human detection means, 5 is a pet detection means, 7a is a toilet seat for humans, and 7b is for pets , 8a deodorizing means, 9a central hole, 9b central hole, 10a human entrance, 10b pet entrance, 11a human door, 11b pet door, 12 control Means, 13 is a notification means, 15 is a pet detection means, 16 is a water supply valve, and 17 is a weight detection means. In addition, about the thing etc. which are common in the above-mentioned 1st Embodiment by the structure of the toilet room 1, etc., the same number is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 5 is a top view showing an outline of a toilet apparatus and a toilet room in which the toilet apparatus is installed in the present embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an outline of the toilet apparatus in the present embodiment. Is a state where neither the toilet seat nor the valve lid is open, (b) is a state where the toilet lid is opened, and (c) is a state where the toilet lid and the toilet seat for pets are opened.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the toilet apparatus according to the present embodiment is configured so that one toilet body 3 provided on the floor pan 1 a of the toilet room 1 can be shared for humans and pets. Therefore, the toilet lid 2 is also shared for humans and pets.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (a), a toilet lid 2, pet toilet seat 7b, and human toilet seat 7a are arranged in order from the top on the upper surface of the toilet body 3 installed on the floor pan 1a in the toilet room 1. It can be opened and closed freely.

  A person's toilet seat 7a is designed so that a person can sit down and add a use, and a pet toilet seat 7b is a central hole provided in the pet's toilet seat 7b in a state where the pet rests on the pet toilet seat 7b. The central hole portion 9b of the pet toilet seat 7b is smaller than the central hole portion 9a of the human toilet seat 7a.

  As described above, in the toilet device according to the present embodiment, since the toilet bowl for humans and the toilet bowl for pets share the toilet bowl body 3, it can be constructed even in each narrower installation space. The number of parts is reduced and the construction becomes easier.

  FIG. 7 is a control block diagram of the toilet apparatus in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the toilet lid 2 and the pet toilet seat 7b can be electrically rotated by a driving means 15 such as a motor driven by a control signal from the control means 12, respectively.

  In the present embodiment as well, as in the above-described embodiment, a person entrance 10a for a person to enter and exit the toilet room 1 and a pet entrance 10b for a pet to enter and exit are provided. Similarly to the embodiment, there are provided a human detection means 4 for detecting that a person has entered the toilet room 1 and a pet detection means 5 for detecting that a pet has entered the toilet room 1. .

  In the present embodiment, when the person detecting means 4 detects that a person enters the toilet room 1, a human detection signal from the person detecting means 4 is transmitted to the control means 12 and output from the control means 12. As shown in FIG. 6C, the toilet lid 2 provided on the toilet body 3 is automatically opened by the signal, and then the toilet seat 7b for pets is automatically opened. As described above, the toilet lid 2 and the pet toilet seat 7b are automatically opened upon detection of the person entering the toilet room 1, so that the person can sit on the toilet seat 7a in the toilet room 1 and use it. Alternatively, in the case of a boy's small use, the small toilet is added by manually opening the human toilet seat 7a and standing up. To supply washing water into the toilet bowl 3 and wash away the filth, manually operate the washing water supply lever and switch to open the water supply valve 16 and wash it. The washing water may be automatically supplied from the water supply valve 16 into the toilet body 3 when the seating switch is turned on by a human load and then turned off.

  When the person detecting means 4 detects the person leaving the toilet room 1, a control signal is output from the control means 12, the pet toilet seat 7 b is rotated and automatically closed, and then the toilet lid 2. Rotates and automatically closes as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the pet detection means 5 detects the entry of the pet into the toilet room 1, a pet detection signal from the pet detection means 5 is transmitted to the control means 12, and the toilet body 3 is transmitted by the control signal output from the control means 12. By automatically opening the toilet lid 2 provided on the toilet seat 7b as shown in FIG. 6B, the pet toilet seat 7b is exposed. The pet is preliminarily placed on the toilet seat 7b for pets and is trapped so as to be excreted from the central hole 9b of the toilet seat 7b for pets into the toilet body 3b for pets. It is placed on the toilet seat 7b for pets exposed by detecting the entry into the toilet room 1 and opening the toilet lid 2, and excreted from the central hole 9b. When excretion ends, the pet exits from the toilet room 1 by going out of the pet entrance 10b. After confirming that the pet has entered the toilet room 1, the pet is detected when the pet exits the toilet room 1. By detecting by means 5, control is performed to open the water supply valve 16 of the toilet body 3 by a control signal from the control means 12 to automatically supply wash water into the toilet body 3, to wash away filth, and to close the toilet lid 2 is controlled to rotate and automatically close.

  Also in the present embodiment, the toilet room 1 is provided with the deodorizing means 8, and the deodorizing means 8 is operated and deodorized in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment.

  In this embodiment, the pet toilet seat 7b is provided with the weight detection means 17, and the pet detection means 5 detects the entry of the pet into the toilet room 1 and the toilet lid 2 is automatically opened. While the weight detecting means 17 detects that there is a load on the pet toilet 7b, the pet toilet lid 2b is detected even if the pet detecting means 5 detects that the pet has left the toilet room 1. Is not closed, and a notification means 13 such as voice, sound, light, etc., informs the person in the house that foreign matter such as excrement is placed on the pet toilet lid 2b. Yes.

  In this embodiment, the person detecting means 4 and the pet detecting means 5 detect whether the person entered the toilet room 1 is a person or a pet, and the person uses the common toilet body 3. Since it can be switched to a state where it can be used and a state where the pet can be used, a common toilet body 3 can be used to allow people and pets to add (excrete), and the toilet seat used by people and pets It is possible to prevent both people and pets from making mistakes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The toilet apparatus in the 1st Embodiment of this invention and the outline of the toilet room where a toilet apparatus is installed are shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view at the time of seeing from the door side It is. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view which shows the outline of the toilet apparatus in the 1st Embodiment of this invention, (a) is the state which opened the toilet cover for people, when a person is detected by the human detection means, (b) Is a state in which the pet toilet lid is opened when the pet is detected by the pet detecting means. It is a control block diagram of the toilet apparatus in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the outline of the toilet room in which a toilet door and a toilet device are installed in the case where the entrance for people and the entrance for pets are provided at different positions. It is a top view which shows the outline of the toilet room in which the toilet device and toilet device in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention are installed. It is a perspective view which shows the outline of the toilet apparatus in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a state in which neither a toilet seat nor a valve lid is open, (b) is in the state in which the toilet lid was opened. And (c) shows a state in which the toilet lid and the toilet seat for pets are opened. It is a control block diagram of the toilet apparatus in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a Floor pan 2b Toilet lid 3a Toilet bowl for people 3b Toilet bowl for pets 6 Water pipe 7b Toilet seat for pets

Claims (5)

  A toilet device characterized in that a human toilet and a pet toilet are fixedly installed on the same floor pan.   The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the toilet for pets and the toilet for pets are separately installed on the same floor pan and connected to a common drain pipe.   The toilet apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the toilet bowl for humans and the toilet bowl for pets share a toilet bowl body.   A toilet lid, pet toilet seat, and human toilet seat are attached to the toilet body provided on the floor pan in order from the top so that the pet can approach the toilet body. The toilet according to claim 3, further comprising: a detection unit; and a control unit that controls an opening / closing operation of the toilet lid so that the toilet lid is opened by a pet detection signal from the pet detection unit. apparatus.   The toilet bowl for pets has a toilet seat for pets, and has a weight detection means for measuring the weight of an object placed on the toilet seat for pets when the toilet lid is in an open state. The control means is set so as not to close the toilet lid when the value measured by the weight detection means is a predetermined weight or more. The toilet device according to any one of 1 to 4.

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