JP2007075638A - Heated toilet seat and toilet device equipped with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly energy-saving and safe toilet seat heater capable of reducing standby power requirement for keeping a toilet seat warm when the toilet seat is not used. <P>SOLUTION: The seated part 9 of a toilet seat body 3 with a hollow part 8 inside is made of a good heat conductive material with a small heat capacity, and the seated part 9 is heated with radiation heat of a radiation type heating element 10 disposed in the hollow part 8. The radiation heat of the radiation type heating element 10 is reflected in the direction of the seated part via a reflection panel 11. The temperature in a plurality of areas of the heated part 9 is detected by a temperature sensor 21, and if the temperature in the plurality of areas of the seated part 9 has more irregularity than a prescribed level, power distribution to the radiation type heating element 10 is stopped by a control part 29. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet seat having an immediate heating function and a toilet apparatus equipped with the toilet seat.

  In the conventional heating toilet seat of this type, as shown in FIG. 15, a hollow portion 51 is provided inside, and the seat portion 53 of a ring-shaped toilet seat 52 used on the toilet is used as a heat-transmitting material such as transparent polypropylene resin. And radiant heat from a radiant heating element 54 such as a halogen heater provided in the cavity 51 is quickly transmitted via the seating portion 53.

  As an example of a safety measure, for example, a thermostat 55 is connected in series to the radiant heating element 54 to prevent the temperature of the toilet seat 52 from rising excessively (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The thermostat 55 is generally a single operation type using a bimetal. However, in the case where the thermostat 55 is an immediate heat type using the radiant heating element 54 or the like as described above, the thermal performance of the bimetal is used. It was difficult to expect a sufficient safety function by response alone.

As is well known, conventional heating toilet seats use a low power output of about 50 W as a heating element and maintain a desired heating temperature in a constantly energized state. It would have been good to target a low-power heating element, but in the case of an immediate heating type heating toilet seat, the output of the radiant heating element is 1 kW or higher, which is much higher than the conventional ones. New safety measures were required without safety.
JP 2000-210230 A

  In view of the problems of the prior art, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve the safety and usability of an immediate heat type heating toilet seat.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention has a seat portion made of a good heat conductive material having a small heat capacity, a toilet seat main body having a hollow portion formed therein, a heating element for heating the seat portion, and a seat portion A temperature sensor that detects the temperature of a plurality of parts, and a control unit that stops energization to the heating element when the temperature of the plurality of parts of the seating part detected by these temperature sensors varies more than a predetermined value. is there.

  The heated toilet seat according to the present invention can quickly heat the seating portion of the toilet seat, so that it can be heated to a predetermined temperature only when the toilet seat is used, and thereby, electric power can be consumed reasonably. It is possible to provide a heated toilet seat that is superior in terms of safety.

The present invention has a seat portion made of a good heat conductive material having a small heat capacity, a toilet seat main body having a hollow portion formed therein, a radiant heating element provided in the hollow portion, and radiant heat of the radiant heating element. A reflection plate that reflects in the direction of the seating portion; and a thermostat that is connected in series to the radiation-type heating element and has a bimetal that directly receives the radiation heat of the radiation-type heating element; and the radiation heating element and the seat Where b is the distance between the heat generating element and the thermostat, and b <a, the thermostat and the heat generating element are separated by a spacer, and the distance b is set. Secured. As a result, comfortable heating can be obtained, and energization can be reliably stopped when an abnormality occurs, thereby improving safety.

  Preferably, the bimetal radiant heating element side of the thermostat is partitioned by a heat transmissive body.

  And when a radiation type heat generating body is employ | adopted, the electrically insulating radiant heat absorption layer is provided in the inner surface of the seating part corresponding to this radiation type heat generating body.

  On the other hand, it is conceivable that the heating element is directly joined to the back side of the seating portion as a heat conduction type heating element. In this case, the heat conductive heating element may be in the form of a line or a plane.

  A plurality of heating elements or a plurality of heating elements connected in series can be considered.

  In addition, displaying the temperature change of the seating portion from the start of energization to the heating element is useful for improving usability. Regarding the display, it is preferable that the temperature of the seating portion in the process of reaching the set temperature and the temperature of the seating portion after reaching the set temperature are switched to different forms, for example, blinking and continuous lighting.

  These heated toilet seats are provided in the toilet bowl.

(Embodiment 1)
1 to 5, a toilet seat according to the present embodiment installed on a toilet 1 of a toilet device includes a horizontally long main body 2, a toilet seat main body 3 pivoted forward and down, and a lid body 4. It consists of

  The main body 2 is internally provided with a part of the hot water cleaning function and various control functions are provided. In addition, a human body detection sensor 5 is provided integrally or independently with the main body 2, detects a person entering the toilet room, opens the lid 4, and activates various control functions of the main body 2. I am doing so.

  The toilet seat body 3 is watertightly joined to a lower frame body 7 made of a synthetic resin in which legs 6 serving as pivot portions to the main body 2 are projected from both rear sides, and to the lower frame body 7 through a sealing material. The seat portion 9 is made of a heat conductive material such as aluminum which constitutes the cavity portion 8 and is made of a material having a small heat capacity.

  The hollow portion 8 is provided with two front and rear radiant heating elements 10 arranged so as to be substantially ring-shaped, and a reflector 11 located on the back of the radiant heating element 10, that is, on the lower frame body 7 side. is there.

  The front and rear radiation type heating elements 10 are electrically connected in series, and each is filled with an inert gas such as argon mixed with a trace amount of halogen inside a heat transmission tube 12 made of crystallized glass, Here, a filament 13 such as tungsten is arranged, and the filament 13 is prevented from being exhausted by repeating a halogen cycle reaction for forming tungsten halide as the filament 13 generates heat. .

By the above action, the radiant energy can be caused to rise very steeply using the filament 13 having a very small heat capacity as a heat source. In other words, the radiant heating element 10 quickly raises the seating portion 8 to an appropriate temperature in an instantaneous time of, for example, several seconds until the user enters the toilet and sits on the seating portion 8 of the toilet seat main body 3. Let

  Note that the radiant heating element 10 does not necessarily use halogen depending on the required degree of characteristics.

  The reflector 11 is preferably an aluminum plate if weight is important. Otherwise, a stainless plate or a plated steel plate may be used, and as shown in FIG. The radiant heat from the radiant heating element 10 is deflected by the bent portion 11a, so that the seating portion 9 is effectively and evenly heated.

  The reflector 11 is fixed to a boss 14 formed on the lower frame body 7 with a screw or the like, and a gap for exerting a heat insulating action is set between the two by the height of the boss 14. is there.

  The radiation-type heating element 10 is held by an elastic holder 15 such as a leaf spring material whose lower end is fixed to the reflecting plate 11 by means such as welding. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the holder 15 sandwiches the outer peripheral surface of the radiant heating element 10 at the free-end side arc portions of the pair of sandwiching pieces 15a and 15b. The clip 16 is locked to prevent the sandwiching pieces 15a and 15b from being inadvertently expanded.

  Needless to say, the clip 16 is detachable, and if the clip 16 is removed, the radiant heating element 10 can be attached to or detached from the holding pieces 15a, 15b.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the inner surface side of the seating portion 9, that is, the portion irradiated with the radiant heat of the radiant heating element 10 is black so as to absorb the radiant heat well, and the electrically insulating radiant heat absorbing layer 17. The outer side, that is, the side to be seated is provided with a corrosion protection layer 18 such as an alumite layer, and a surface decorative layer 19 painted thereon for a desired appearance effect.

  Note that the anticorrosion layer 18 and the surface decorative layer 19 do not necessarily have to be both, and only one of them can add an anticorrosion effect such as chemical resistance and design properties such as gloss and hue.

  However, by having both the anticorrosive layer 18 and the surface decorative layer 19, a higher anticorrosive effect and a sterilizing effect can also be added by using, for example, a paint containing a sterilizing material.

  Further, as a result of checking various colors in the color of the radiant heat absorption layer 17, it was found that black has the highest heat absorption efficiency and the heating rate of the seating portion 9 can be increased.

  From the viewpoint that it should be practically used, a considerable increase in temperature can be achieved even in gray, red, and blue.

  When an aluminum press (drawing) product is used for the seating portion 9, the heat conductivity is about 200 W · mK, which is an order of magnitude higher than about 0.1 to 1 W · mK of the resin. At the same time as the radiation absorbing layer 17 is heated by receiving the radiant heat, heat can be quickly transferred to the surface decorative layer 19 of the seating portion 9.

  And since it is aluminum with high heat conductivity, the soaking | uniform-heating effect which makes temperature distribution more uniform is acquired. Further, the required strength can be ensured even if the plate thickness is reduced by work hardening by pressing (drawing) aluminum.

  For example, in the case of a resin, a thickness of about 3 mm is necessary from the viewpoint of strength, but in the case of a drawn product of an aluminum plate, half of 1.5 mm or less is sufficient. As the thickness is reduced, the heat capacity can be reduced, so that the amount of heat and time required for temperature increase can be reduced.

  As a result of the experiment, it was concluded that the aluminum plate thickness is preferably 0.8 to 1.2 mm in terms of strength and heating time.

  Two thermostats 20 are arranged in series on both sides of the front and rear radiant heating elements 10, respectively, and the seating part 9 also has one each corresponding to the side part. A temperature sensor 21 such as two thermistors is attached, and acts to prevent the seat portion 9 from overheating in the event of an unsafe situation.

  First, as shown in FIG. 7, the thermostat 20 employs a configuration in which a bimetal 22 is arranged in a case 23 so that radiant heat from the radiant heating element 10 is directly irradiated.

  The bimetal 22 has a disc spring shape, and is alternately reversed to two stable positions according to the temperature at the dead point.

  A radiant heat absorption layer 24 is formed on the radiant heat receiving surface of the bimetal 22 by applying a heat-resistant black paint or the like to efficiently absorb the radiant heat from the radiant heating element 10 and more quickly Is configured to go up.

  The thermostat 20 is set so that the distance b between the radiant heating element 10 and the bimetal 22 is smaller than the distance a between the radiant heating element 10 and the seat 9.

  Incidentally, this distance a shows the distance to the radiation absorption layer 17 provided in the inner surface of the seating part 9 in this Embodiment.

  A spacer 26 as shown in FIG. 8 is integrally provided from the attachment body 25 for attaching the thermostat 20 to the reflection plate 11 in order to secure a predetermined distance b between the radiant heating element 10 and the bimetal 22. is there. That is, the arc-shaped concave portion formed at the tip of the spacer 26 is engaged with the peripheral wall of the radiant heating element 10 to determine the distance b.

  The main body 2 takes in a detection signal of a room temperature sensor 27 as a room temperature detecting means and controls energization of the radiant heating element 10 and counts the elapsed time of energization to the radiant heating element 10 with a timer unit 28. A control unit 29 mainly composed of a microcomputer is provided.

  And the control part 29 takes in the signal of the human body detection sensor 5 and the toilet seat position detection means 31 which were mentioned above, controls the start and stop of electricity supply to the radiation type heating element 10, and detects the temperature of the seating part 9 The temperature control of the radiant heating element 10 is performed so that the temperature of the seating portion 9 which is a warming surface becomes a predetermined value which is an appropriate temperature by taking in signals from the temperature sensor 21 and the room temperature sensor 27.

  More specifically, when the human body detection sensor 5 detects a human body, energization of the radiant heating element 10 is started, and the seat portion 9 is warmed to a set temperature in a few seconds. Of course, the energization of the radiant heating element 10 is not started from 0, but it is also conceivable that the temperature maintained in advance at a predetermined temperature is increased to the set use temperature. In this case, the power consumption for heat insulation can be made very small, so that a considerable reduction in power consumption can be achieved as compared with the case where the power consumption is always maintained.

  When the toilet seat main body 3 is raised upward in a state where the human body detection sensor 5 has detected the human body as described above (when the toilet seat is not used, such as when a small man is used), the signal of the toilet seat position detection means 31 Thus, the control unit 29 interrupts energization of the radiant heating element 10 or its increase.

  Further, the control unit 29 starts to energize the radiant heating element 10, blinks when the seating unit 9 has not yet reached a predetermined temperature, and continuously lights up when the predetermined operating temperature is reached. The lighting control of the indicator 32 such as a lamp is also performed.

  Or the display form of the small lighting energization for heat retention, blinking while reaching a predetermined use temperature, and continuous lighting when reaching a predetermined use temperature is also conceivable.

  Of course, the display form by the display device 32 is not limited to blinking and continuous lighting, but may be switched from red to green.

  This indicator 32 is disposed at a site such as the front upper surface of the main body 2 that can be confirmed regardless of whether the lid 4 is opened or closed.

  Further, although two temperature sensors 21 are provided for detecting the temperature of the seating section 9, the control section 29 controls the temperature of the radiant heating element 10 when there is no variation in the temperature detection results of these temperature sensors 21. If the variation exceeds a predetermined range, the energization to the radiation type heating element 10 is stopped.

  This is because, contrary to the purpose of uniform heating in the seating portion 9, a safety problem is expected if there is a temperature variation of a predetermined value or more.

  In the above embodiment, when the user enters the toilet, the human body detection sensor 5 detects this and a signal is sent to the control unit 29. At this time, when it is confirmed by the signal from the toilet seat position detecting means 31 that the toilet seat main body 3 is in a substantially horizontal use position, the control unit 29 starts energization of the radiation-type heating element 10 or increases the energization amount.

  By this energization, the input energy is instantaneously converted to radiant heat, and is reflected directly and by the reflecting plate 11 to be radiated in the direction of the seating portion 9 of the toilet seat main body 3.

  The radiant heat radiated in the direction of the seating portion 9 is efficiently absorbed by the radiation absorbing layer 17, and as a result, the temperature of the seating portion 9 is quickly increased.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the user enters the toilet, the radiation heating element 10 is energized or the energization amount is increased, and the seating portion 9 of the toilet seat main body 3 is almost instantaneously heated to a predetermined heating temperature. The bimetal 22 of the thermostat 20 directly receives the radiant heat of the radiant heating element 10 even in the event of an unsafe situation due to failure of the control unit 29, etc. Power can be cut off.

  In addition, compared to a generally used heating toilet seat that is normally energized, there is almost no heat dissipation loss, and an extremely energy-saving and safe heating toilet seat is realized.

  Further, in the toilet seat main body 3, the lower frame body 7 is made of synthetic resin, and the legs 6 that are pivoted to the main body 2 are formed integrally with the lower frame body 7. Since the number of places to be heated in step 1 is minimized to the seat 9 only, and the escape of heat through the legs 6 is suppressed as much as possible, the seat 9 is moved up quickly and with less power. Can be warmed.

  Further, the control unit 29 calculates from the temperature difference between them and the respective temperatures based on signals from the temperature sensor 21 and the room temperature sensor 27 at the time of starting energization. When the optimum time limit value is selected and the elapsed time counted by the timer section 28 reaches the energization limit time, the energization amount is reduced or reduced to zero, and then the seating section 9 reaches an appropriate temperature based on the signal from the thermistor 44. The energization amount is controlled.

  As a result, the temperature sensor 21 detects the temperature in the vicinity of the seating portion 9 that is actually touched by the user, and accurately raises and maintains the temperature to the appropriate temperature via the control unit 29, so that the use of the toilet seat is comfortable. Since the input amount of the radiant energy is controlled in accordance with the load amount based on the signals from the temperature sensor 21 and the room temperature sensor 27, it can be heated to an appropriate temperature with higher accuracy and safety.

  Also, since the initial energization time control is prioritized, the energization amount is reduced after the energization limit time and the temperature rise rate is reduced, so that the toilet seat can be heated safely even if the response speed of the toilet seat temperature detection means is slow. Inexpensive toilet seat temperature detecting means can be used.

  Normally, many heaters control the temperature by reducing the applied voltage, but the halogen radiation heating element 10 repeats the halogen cycle reaction that forms tungsten halide as the filament 13 generates heat. Therefore, when the temperature of the heat transmission tube 12 is 200 ° C. or lower, the halogen cycle becomes unstable.

  Therefore, in order to bring the seating portion 9 to an appropriate temperature with the radiant heating element 10, the energization cycle is changed within an output range in which the halogen cycle is effective.

  On the other hand, when the toilet seat main body 3 is in the standing state, or when the male user puts the toilet seat main body 3 in the standing state for small use after entering the toilet room, the control unit based on the signal of the toilet seat position detecting means 31 29 stops energizing the radiant heating element 10 or keeps it warm. As a result, it is possible to prevent the toilet seat main body 3 from being heated unnecessarily, to further save energy, and to reach the disconnection due to gravity in the energized state and in the length direction which is the tension direction of the filament 13. Can be prevented from being shortened.

  Further, even if the user opens and closes the toilet seat main body 3 in an upright state or an almost horizontal state according to the purpose, the radiation heating element 10 is held by the leaf spring material holder 15 to protect against impacts. Therefore, breakage of the heat transmission tube 12 and the filament 13 can be prevented.

  By the way, since the heated toilet seat directly brings the skin into contact with the seating portion 9, sufficient consideration is required for safety. In the normal use state, it can be used safely and comfortably as described above, but in the unlikely event that a malfunction occurs in the control unit 29 such as a microcomputer (not shown), the energization to the radiation type heating element 10 continues. It is necessary to operate safely even when performed.

  A thermostat is usually used in which a bimetal is contained in a metal cap and blocks radiant heat. In this configuration, the cap is first heated, and the bimetal is heated by radiation from the cap. When it takes a long time to reach a predetermined temperature and the temperature of the toilet seat changes in a short time, there is a case where a delay occurs in the circuit shut-off.

However, in the present embodiment, in order to solve the problem, the thermostat 20 is configured such that the bimetal 22 directly receives heat, and the surface is coated with a heat-resistant black paint as the radiant heat absorption layer 24.

  Therefore, most of the radiant heat that reaches the bimetal 22 from the radiant heating element 10 is absorbed by the bimetal 22, and quickly follows the rapid fluctuation of the temperature of the seating section 9. The energization of the body 10 can be immediately cut off.

  Furthermore, the thermostat 20, more specifically, the position b is set such that the distance b between the bimetal 22 and the radiant heating element 10 is shorter than the distance a between the radiant heating element 10 and the seat 9. Thus, the temperature of the bimetal 22 is raised earlier than the rise in the surface temperature of the seating portion 9 to ensure safe operation in the event of an abnormality.

  Thus, if the temperature of the bimetal 22 can be raised quickly, the malfunction of the thermostat 20 can also be prevented. In other words, if the temperature of the bimetal 22 can be raised quickly, the operating temperature of the thermostat 20 (opening the energization circuit) can be set higher than the normal use temperature of the toilet seat, so that the thermostat 20 operates during normal use. Thus, it is possible to avoid that the heating function cannot be used.

  That is, FIG. 9 shows the result of measuring the temperature near the bimetal 22 and the surface temperature of the seating portion 9 when the radiation heating element 10 is energized with the distance b = 7 mm and the distance a = 15 mm in the thermostat 20 having the configuration shown in FIG. It is.

  In FIG. 8, the curve (A) is the surface temperature of the seating portion 9, and at room temperature of 5 ° C., the temperature can be raised to the normal toilet seat control temperature (T1) in about 7.5 seconds (t1). On the other hand, the temperature of the bimetal 22 of the thermostat 20 rises to the toilet seat control temperature (T1) in t2 hours faster than the seating portion 9 as shown by the curve (B). When the seating portion 9 becomes equal to or higher than the maximum set temperature (T2) of the toilet seat, the temperature of the bimetal 22 reaches the off-operation temperature (T3) of the thermostat 20 and interrupts the energization circuit of the radiant heating element 10.

  As described above, since the distance b between the thermostat 20 and the radiant heating element 10 is important for safety, a highly accurate dimension control will be required.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, a spacer 26 is integrally provided from an attachment body 25 for attaching the thermostat 20 to the reflection plate 11, and an arcuate recess formed at the tip of the spacer 26 is engaged with the peripheral wall of the radiation-type heating element 10. I try to let them.

  As a result, the distance b between the thermostat 20 and the radiant heating element 10 is accurate, and the safe operation is accurately performed.

  In the present embodiment, a part of the plurality of thermostats 20 (for example, the one disposed on the right side of FIG. 3) is a return type, and the rest (for example, the one disposed on the left side of FIG. 3) is a non-reset type. In the event that a malfunction occurs in the reset thermostat 20 and the energization circuit of the radiant heating element 10 cannot be cut off, the non-reset thermostat 20 is reached before reaching the safe limit temperature (T4). Activates and shuts off the energizing circuit. As a result, the toilet seat surface temperature does not reach the safety limit temperature (T4).

  Further, by setting the operating temperature (T3) of the thermostat 20 to the toilet seat maximum set temperature (T2) or more and the safety limit temperature (T4) or less, the radiation type heating element 10 is easily energized by the non-returnable thermostat 20. The inconvenience that the circuit is interrupted and the heating function of the toilet seat cannot be used can be eliminated.

  That is, the first stage of the initial energization time is the temperature control by the timer unit 28 and the temperature sensor 21 of the control unit 29, and the second stage is the interruption of the energization circuit of the radiant heating element 10 by turning off the thermostat 20 (however, due to the temperature drop) The circuit is restored), the third stage can be used safely and comfortably for a long time by setting the multi-stage safety function by shutting off the energization circuit of the non-returnable thermostat 20 (the circuit cannot be restored) it can.

  In addition, the reset thermostat 20 is operated to shut off at a slightly lower temperature, and the non-reset thermostat 20 is set to an operating temperature at which the shut-off operation is performed at a higher temperature, thereby providing higher multiple safety and longer-term safety. And it can be used comfortably.

  In addition, since the heating source is constituted by a plurality of radiation-type heating elements 10, the problem that stress is directly applied to the radiation-type heating element 10 due to the deflection of the toilet seat main body 3 and the installation error of the radiation-type heating element 10 is solved. The risk of damage can be eliminated. Of course, the arrangement itself of the radiation type heating element 10 is also simplified.

  By the way, a radiant heat absorption layer 17 is formed on the inner surface side of the seating portion 9 to which the radiant heat of the radiant heating element 10 is irradiated so as to absorb the radiant heat well. And this radiant heat absorption layer 17 is set also as electrical insulation.

  Therefore, when the radiation type heating element 10 is damaged, even if the filament 13 hangs down to the seating portion 9 side, there is no fear of electric shock.

  Further, the radiant heating element 10 has an outer peripheral surface sandwiched between free end side arc portions of a pair of sandwiching pieces 15a and 15b made of a leaf spring material, and in addition, a clip 16 is locked to the free ends. This prevents inadvertent expansion.

  Therefore, even if an impact is applied, for example, when the toilet seat main body 3 is tilted, the radiant heating element 10 can be prevented from being carelessly detached and damaged thereby.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 10 shows the second embodiment, and the basic configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, except that the thermostat structure is improved.

  That is, the difference from the first embodiment is that the bimetal 22 in the thermostat 20 is partitioned by the heat-generating body 33 such as quartz glass.

  Thus, by partitioning with the heat transmissive body 33, a water-proof or waterproof type in which water droplets and dust do not enter inside the thermostat 20 can be obtained. Inundation of water can be prevented and electrical insulation can be maintained, so that electric shock can be prevented.

  If the thickness of the heat-transmitting body 33 is too large, the heat-transmitting performance will be lowered.

  In each of the above embodiments, the material of the seating portion is a pressed product of an aluminum plate, but the same effect can be obtained even by other processing methods such as aluminum die casting. The type of metal may also be a copper plate or a steel plate.

(Embodiment 3)
11 and 12 show a third embodiment, in which a linear heat conduction type heating element 34 is used as a heat source.

  The heat conduction type heating element 34 has a configuration in which the heat generating material 35 is covered with a heat-resistant insulating material 36 and further provided with a welding material 37 made of an insulating material that can be thermally welded to the outer periphery thereof.

  More specifically, as the heat generating material 35, a nickel-plated copper wire having a wire diameter of about 0.2 to 0.3 mm is used, and the heat-resistant insulating material 36 that is in direct contact therewith has a continuous usable temperature of about 260 ° C. PFA (perfluoroalkoxy resin) having high heat resistance was formed with a film thickness of about 0.1 mm.

  The welding material 37 has a configuration in which PVC (vinyl chloride resin), which is easily heat-welded, is coated with a thickness of about 0.3 mm. The heat conduction type heating element 34 has a heat generating material 35 as a core material, and a heat resistant insulating material 36 and a welding material 37 are provided around the heat generating material 35 so as to have a coaxial shape.

  A resin coat 38 is applied to the inner surface of the seating portion 9, and a welding material 37 of the heat conduction type heating element 34 is welded to the resin coat 38.

  In the seating part 9 of FIG. 12, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the structure which carries out the same effect | action as Embodiment 1, and the thing of Embodiment 1 is used for detailed description.

  In the above configuration, the heat of the heat conduction type heating element 34 is directly transmitted to the seating portion 9 by conduction, and the temperature of the seating portion 9 is quickly increased.

  Although the installation conditions of the temperature sensor 21 in the first embodiment are the same as those in the third embodiment, the thermostat 20 is arranged at a site that receives the radiant heat of the heat conduction type heating element 34.

  Note that PFA (perfluoroalkoxy resin) having high heat resistance is used for the heat-resistant insulating material 36 adjacent to the heat generating material 35, and PVC (vinyl chloride resin) that is a welding material 37 having a softening temperature lower than that of the heat-resistant insulating material 36 on the outer periphery. ) Is used because the heating material 35 has the highest temperature during heating and has a temperature gradient such that the temperature decreases as the heat is transmitted from the heat-resistant insulating material 36 to the welding material 37. Insulation can be ensured even if the heat resistant temperature 37 is lower than the heat resistant insulating material 36. And since the softening temperature of the welding material 37 is comparatively low, the heat welding construction is also easy.

  Further, the heat conduction type heating element 34 may be installed on the seating portion 9 from the inner circumference side to the outer circumference side, or on the front surface of the seating portion 9 in a meandering manner.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 13 shows a fourth embodiment, in which a planar heat conduction heating element 39 is used as a heat source.

  That is, the sheet heating material 40 is sandwiched, a heat-resistant insulating material 41 is laminated around the sheet heating material 40, and the welding material 42 is coated on the welding surface on the upper surface.

  As in the third embodiment, a resin coat is applied to the inner surface of the seating portion, and a welding material 42 is welded to the resin coat.

If the planar heat conduction type heating element 39 is used, the heat transfer area can be widened, so that the wattage (that is, the watt density) per unit area of the heating element 39 can be reduced. That is, the heat load per unit area of the heat generating element 39 can be reduced, and a material having a relatively low heat resistant temperature can be used as the heat resistant insulating material 41 in direct contact with the heat generating element 39.

(Embodiment 5)
Even if the heating element is a radiation type or a heat conduction type, disconnection or the like may occur. FIG. 14 shows one means of detection.

  FIG. 14 shows a case where the seating portion is maintained at a predetermined temperature, and the temperature of the temperature sensor such as a thermistor is used as a temperature sensor when the temperature of the seat is sensed when the user enters the toilet and the temperature is raised to the heating temperature. Is used.

  Normally, since the temperature of the seat reaches the heat retaining temperature at time T1 from the start of energization, the temperature sensor resistance is R1. When the user enters the toilet or the like, the heating element raises the temperature of the seating portion to a predetermined temperature, so that the resistance of the temperature sensor changes to R2 after time T2, for example, 5 seconds.

  However, by detecting the resistance gradient of the temperature sensor reaching the time T1 or the resistance gradient of the temperature sensor reaching the time T2 in the control unit 29 in the first embodiment, the disconnection of the heating element can be determined, and the power is turned off. Safe operation can be performed.

  As described above, the heating toilet seat according to the present invention can quickly heat the seating portion with the radiant heat from the radiant heating element and can be used safely, and can be applied to other heating devices.

Schematic configuration diagram showing a cross section of the main part of the toilet seat of the heating toilet seat according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The perspective view of the toilet apparatus which mounted the heating toilet seat in the same Embodiment 1 in the toilet bowl The top view which removed the seating part of the heating toilet seat in Embodiment 1 The principal part disassembled perspective view of the heating toilet seat in Embodiment 1 Sectional drawing of the radiation type heating element attachment part of the heating toilet seat in Embodiment 1 Sectional view of the seating portion of the heating toilet seat in the first embodiment Sectional drawing of the principal part of the heating toilet seat in Embodiment 1 (A) Front view of spacer part (b) Top view Characteristic chart of temperature control of heating toilet seat in the first embodiment Sectional drawing of the principal part of the heating toilet seat in Embodiment 2 Sectional drawing of the heat generating body in Embodiment 3 Sectional drawing of the heating toilet seat seating part in Embodiment 3 Sectional drawing of the heat generating body in Embodiment 4 Explanatory drawing for detection of heating element disconnection in the fifth embodiment Sectional view of the main part of a conventional heated toilet seat

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet 3 Toilet seat main body 7 Lower frame body 8 Cavity part 9 Seating part 10,34,39 Heating element 11 Reflector 15 Holder 15a, 15b Clamping piece 16 Clip 17 Radiation heat absorption layer 18 Anticorrosion layer 19 Surface cosmetic layer 20 Thermostat 21 Temperature sensor 22 Bimetal 26 Spacer 32 Display 33 Radiant Heat Transmitter

Claims (10)

A toilet seat main body having a seating portion made of a good heat conductive material having a small heat capacity, having a hollow portion formed therein, a radiant heating element provided in the cavity portion, and radiant heat of the radiant heating element toward the seating portion A reflecting plate; and a thermostat connected in series to the radiation-type heating element and having a bimetal that directly receives the radiation heat of the radiation-type heating element; and between the radiation heating element and the seating portion And a distance between the radiant heating element and the thermostat is set to b <a, and the thermostat and the radiant heating element are separated by a spacer to secure the distance b. toilet seat. The heating toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein the bimetal radiation-type heating element side of the thermostat is partitioned by a heat transmitting body. The heating toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein an electrically insulating radiant heat absorption layer is provided on an inner surface of a seating portion corresponding to the radiant heating element. The heating toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein the heating element is attached as a heat conduction type heating element by directly joining to the back side of the seating portion. The heating toilet seat according to claim 4, wherein the heat-conducting heating element is formed in a linear shape. The heating toilet seat according to claim 4, wherein the heat-conducting heating element is formed in a flat shape. The heating toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of heating elements are connected in series. The heating toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein a change in temperature of the seating portion from the start of energization to the heating element is displayed on a display. The heating toilet seat according to claim 8, wherein the temperature of the seating portion in the process of reaching the set temperature and the temperature of the seating portion after reaching the set temperature are displayed in different forms. A toilet apparatus provided with a heated toilet seat according to any one of claims 1 to 9 in a toilet bowl.

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