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JP2007105222A
JP2007105222A JP2005298748A JP2005298748A JP2007105222A JP 2007105222 A JP2007105222 A JP 2007105222A JP 2005298748 A JP2005298748 A JP 2005298748A JP 2005298748 A JP2005298748 A JP 2005298748A JP 2007105222 A JP2007105222 A JP 2007105222A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet device provided with a lighting function that enables a person to use the toilet device at ease when using it in darkness, such as at night, without dazzle by only lighting a required part. <P>SOLUTION: The toilet device is provided with long armrest bar materials 2 disposed on both sides of a toilet bowl 1 in an approximately horizontal position and longitudinally elongated, and a light emitting section 3 for lighting on the lower surfaces of both of the armrest bar materials 2. In this case the armrest bar materials 2 are fixed on the top ends of supporting bar materials 4 projectingly installed on the toilet bowl 1 and the top ends of the supporting bar materials 4 are placed on the outer side of the lower surface of the armrest bar materials 2. The light emitting section 3 for lighting are provided on the inner side of the lower surface of the armrest bar materials 2, which extends over the entire length of the armrest bar materials 2 in the longitudinal direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

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本願発明は、照明機能を備えた便器装置に関するものである。   The present invention relates to a toilet device having an illumination function.

従来から、照明機能を備えた便器装置として種々のものが提案されている。例えば、特許文献１（特開２００１−１２０４４８号公報）には、便座、便蓋を含む便器全体の表面に多数のＬＥＤを埋設した便器装置が示されている。この場合、美観が高められ、暗がりでも位置が分かるようになるとされている。また、特許文献２（特開平１−２２３２３２号公報）には、便器外周に垂設されたスカート部の内側に照明器具を設けた便器装置が示されている。この場合、便器下方を照明することができ、周辺の清掃も容易になるとされている。
特開２００１−１２０４４８号公報 特開平１−２２３２３２号公報 Conventionally, various toilet devices having an illumination function have been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-120448) discloses a toilet device in which a number of LEDs are embedded on the entire surface of a toilet including a toilet seat and a toilet lid. In this case, it is said that the beauty is enhanced and the position can be understood even in the dark. Further, Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-222332) discloses a toilet device in which a lighting device is provided inside a skirt portion suspended from the outer periphery of a toilet. In this case, the lower part of the toilet bowl can be illuminated, and the surrounding area can be easily cleaned.
JP 2001-120448 A JP-A-1-223232

しかしながら、上記特許文献１に示された従来例では、便器周辺の上方までもが明るく照らされてしまうため眩しく、夜中にトイレに入った際に目が覚めてしまって再び寝つき難くなるという問題がある。また、上記特許文献２に示された従来例では、下方が照らされて眩しくはないものの、暗がりで便器の上面が見え難くて、使用時に不安を感じてしまうという問題がある。   However, in the conventional example shown in Patent Document 1, the upper part of the toilet area is brightly illuminated, so it is dazzling, and it is difficult to fall asleep again when waking up when entering the toilet at night. is there. Moreover, although the conventional example shown in the said patent document 2 is not dazzling because the lower part is illuminated, there exists a problem that it is difficult to see the upper surface of a toilet bowl by darkness, and anxiety will be felt at the time of use.

本願発明は、このような問題を解決すべく上記背景技術に鑑みてなされたもので、その課題は、夜中等暗がりで使用する際に、必要な部位のみ照らして眩しくないようにし、安心して使用することができる照明機能を備えた便器装置を提供することである。   The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned background art to solve such problems, and the problem is that when using it in the dark, such as at night, it is necessary to illuminate only the necessary part and not use it with peace of mind. It is providing the toilet device provided with the lighting function which can do.

上記課題を解決するために、本願発明の便器装置では、便器の両側に略水平で前後方向に長い肘掛け用バー材を配設し、両肘掛け用バー材の下面に照明用発光部を設けた。   In order to solve the above-described problems, in the toilet device of the present invention, armrest bar members that are substantially horizontal and long in the front-rear direction are disposed on both sides of the toilet bowl, and an illumination light emitting portion is provided on the lower surface of both armrest bar members. .

本願発明の便器装置においては、便器の両側に略水平で前後方向に長い肘掛け用バー材を配設しているので、肘掛け用バー材を持って身体を支え、安全に便器を使用することができる。しかも、前記両肘掛け用バー材の下面に照明用発光部を設けているので、便器の上面をも含めたその周辺下方が照明用発光部によって照らされ、眩しくなく便器を安心して使用することができ、肘掛け用バー材の位置も分かって安全性が向上する。   In the toilet device of the present invention, since the armrest bar material that is substantially horizontal and long in the front-rear direction is disposed on both sides of the toilet bowl, it is possible to support the body with the armrest bar material and use the toilet safely. it can. Moreover, since the light emitting part for illumination is provided on the lower surface of the bar material for both armrests, the lower part of the periphery including the upper surface of the toilet bowl is illuminated by the light emitting part for illumination, and it is possible to use the toilet safely without being dazzling. It is possible to know the position of the bar material for the armrest and improve the safety.

図１〜３は、本願の請求項１〜３全てに対応した一実施形態である便器装置を示している。この実施形態の便器装置は、便器１の両側に略水平で前後方向に長い肘掛け用バー材２を配設し、両肘掛け用バー材２の下面に照明用発光部３を設けてなる。この場合、肘掛け用バー材２が便器１に突設される支持バー材４の上端に固定されるものであり、支持バー材４の上端を肘掛け用バー材２の下面の外側に位置させ、肘掛け用バー材２の下面の内側に照明用発光部３を設けている。また、照明用発光部３が肘掛け用バー材２の前後方向略全長にわたるものである。   1-3 has shown the toilet device which is one Embodiment corresponding to all Claims 1-3 of this application. The toilet device according to this embodiment includes armrest bars 2 that are substantially horizontal and long in the front-rear direction on both sides of the toilet 1, and light emitting portions 3 for illumination are provided on the lower surfaces of both armrest bars 2. In this case, the armrest bar material 2 is fixed to the upper end of the support bar material 4 protruding from the toilet 1, and the upper end of the support bar material 4 is positioned outside the lower surface of the armrest bar material 2, The illumination light emitting section 3 is provided inside the lower surface of the armrest bar material 2. Moreover, the light emission part 3 for illumination covers the front-back direction substantially full length of the bar material 2 for armrests.

以下、この実施形態の便器装置を、より具体的詳細に説明する。便器１は様式の水洗便器であり、図１、２に示すように、陶器や合成樹脂等で形成される上方に開口した便器本体５、便器本体５の後端部上に設置される温水洗浄装置６、温水洗浄装置６に枢支される便座７及び便蓋８、等を具備している。温水洗浄装置６は人体の局部を温水にて洗浄する機能を有するものであり、局部を温風により乾燥させる機能を有していてもよい。   Hereinafter, the toilet device of this embodiment will be described in more detail. The toilet 1 is a flush toilet, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the toilet main body 5 opened upward and formed with ceramics, synthetic resin, etc., and hot water cleaning installed on the rear end of the toilet main body 5 The device 6 includes a toilet seat 7 and a toilet lid 8 that are pivotally supported by the hot water washing device 6. The warm water cleaning device 6 has a function of cleaning a local part of a human body with warm water, and may have a function of drying the local part with warm air.

また、温水洗浄装置６の前端部分には、便座７及び便蓋８が各別に回動されるように枢支されている。便座７はヒーターが内蔵される等して暖房機能を有しており、便蓋８は同便座７の上から便器本体５の上方開口部分を覆うように設けられている。この場合、便蓋８を開け、便座７を降ろして便器本体５上に載置した状態で、同便座７上に着座して便器１を使用することができる。   Further, a toilet seat 7 and a toilet lid 8 are pivotally supported at the front end portion of the hot water washing device 6 so as to be rotated separately. The toilet seat 7 has a heating function such as a built-in heater, and the toilet lid 8 is provided so as to cover the upper opening portion of the toilet body 5 from above the toilet seat 7. In this case, the toilet 1 can be used by sitting on the toilet seat 7 in a state where the toilet lid 8 is opened and the toilet seat 7 is lowered and placed on the toilet body 5.

そして、便器１の両側には各々、略水平で前後方向に長い肘掛け用バー材２が配設されている。この場合、便器本体５の後部側方に回動軸９が突設されており、この回動軸９に一端が結合された支持バー材４の他端に肘掛け用バー材２は結合固定されている。肘掛け用バー材２はその使用状態において、便器１の両側方でその上端より高い位置にて略水平とされるが、不要な場合には、回動軸９を中心にして支持バー材４と共に後方へ回動させることができる。肘掛け用バー材２は後方へ回動されると、便器１の側方後側で起立状態となり邪魔にならない。しかも、この状態では肘掛け用バー材２の下面が前方を向き、後記照明用発光部３のメンテナンスを容易に行うことができる。   On both sides of the toilet 1, armrest bar members 2 that are substantially horizontal and long in the front-rear direction are disposed. In this case, a pivot shaft 9 is provided on the rear side of the toilet body 5, and the armrest bar member 2 is coupled and fixed to the other end of the support bar member 4 having one end coupled to the pivot shaft 9. ing. In the state of use, the armrest bar material 2 is substantially horizontal at a position higher than the upper end on both sides of the toilet 1, but when not necessary, together with the support bar material 4 around the rotation shaft 9. It can be rotated backward. When the armrest bar member 2 is rotated backward, the armrest bar member 2 stands up on the side rear side of the toilet 1 and does not get in the way. Moreover, in this state, the lower surface of the armrest bar member 2 faces frontward, and maintenance of the illumination light emitting unit 3 described later can be easily performed.

肘掛け用バー材２は支持バー材４の上端に固定され、図３に示すように、支持バー材４の上端の固定部１０に肘掛け用バー材２の下面が結合固定されている。この場合、固定部１０による結合固定部位は、肘掛け用バー材２の下面の外側で後方に位置している。肘掛け用バー材２は木材や合成樹脂等でなり、その下面に前後方向略全長にわたる開口凹所１１が形成されている。そして、開口凹所１１の内部に直管型の蛍光灯であるランプ１２が収容設置され、同開口凹所１１の開口部分を透光カバー１３で塞ぐことにより、照明用発光部３は設けられている。   The armrest bar member 2 is fixed to the upper end of the support bar member 4, and the lower surface of the armrest bar member 2 is coupled and fixed to the fixing portion 10 at the upper end of the support bar member 4 as shown in FIG. 3. In this case, the joint fixing part by the fixing | fixed part 10 is located back on the outer side of the lower surface of the bar material 2 for armrests. The armrest bar material 2 is made of wood, synthetic resin, or the like, and an opening recess 11 is formed on the lower surface thereof over substantially the entire length in the front-rear direction. Then, a lamp 12 which is a straight tube fluorescent lamp is accommodated and installed in the opening recess 11, and the illumination light emitting unit 3 is provided by closing the opening portion of the opening recess 11 with a translucent cover 13. ing.

前記照明用発光部３は肘掛け用バー材２の下面の内側に位置し、同肘掛け用バー材２の前後方向略全長にわたるものである。この場合、図２に示すように、両側の照明用発光部３によって、便器１の上面及びその両側方の下側（便座７及び便器１周辺の床面）が効率的に照らされ、その際、支持バー材４の影響を受け難く、肘掛け用バー材２をその上に肘を置く等して使用しても、照明用発光部３による照明には支障を来さない。なお、照明用発光部３の光源は、蛍光灯のようなランプ１２の他、ＬＥＤであってもよく、多数のＬＥＤを肘掛け用バー材２の下面に埋設して照明用発光部３としてもよい。   The illumination light emitting section 3 is located inside the lower surface of the armrest bar material 2 and extends over the entire length of the armrest bar material 2 in the front-rear direction. In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper surface of the toilet 1 and the lower side of both sides (the floor surface around the toilet seat 7 and the toilet 1) are efficiently illuminated by the light emitting sections 3 on both sides. The bar material 2 for armrests is not easily affected by the support bar material 4, and even if it is used with an elbow placed on the bar material 2 for the armrest, the illumination by the light emitting unit 3 for illumination is not hindered. The light source of the illumination light emitting unit 3 may be an LED in addition to the lamp 12 such as a fluorescent lamp, and a large number of LEDs may be embedded in the lower surface of the armrest bar member 2 as the illumination light emitting unit 3. Good.

したがって、この実施形態の便器装置においては、便器１の両側に略水平で前後方向に長い肘掛け用バー材２を配設しているため、両肘掛け用バー材２を持って身体を支えた状態で、便器１の便座７に着座したりそこから立ち上がったりする動作を安全に行うことができる。しかも、両肘掛け用バー材２の下面に照明用発光部３を設けているため、便器１の上面の便座７をも含めたその周辺下方が照明用発光部３によって照らされ、眩しくなく便器１を安心して使用することができ、夜中にトイレに入った際に目が覚めてしまって再び寝つき難くなることもなくなる。   Therefore, in the toilet device of this embodiment, since the armrest bar material 2 that is substantially horizontal and long in the front-rear direction is disposed on both sides of the toilet bowl 1, the body is supported by holding both armrest bar materials 2 Thus, it is possible to safely perform the operation of sitting on the toilet seat 7 of the toilet 1 and getting up from the toilet seat 7. In addition, since the lighting light emitting portion 3 is provided on the lower surface of both armrest bars 2, the lower part of the periphery including the toilet seat 7 on the upper surface of the toilet 1 is illuminated by the lighting light emitting portion 3, and the toilet 1 is not dazzling. Can be used with peace of mind, and when you enter the bathroom at night, you won't have to wake up and fall asleep again.

また、肘掛け用バー材２の下面の照明用発光部３が発光することで、肘掛け用バー材２の位置が確認されて安全性はより向上される。そして、この場合、支持バー材４の上端を肘掛け用バー材２の下面の外側に位置させ、肘掛け用バー材２の下面の内側に照明用発光部３を設けているため、この照明用発光部３による照明に対しては支持バー材４が影響し難く、便器１の上面及びその両側方の下側（便座７及び便器１周辺の床面）が効率的に照らされる。更に、照明用発光部３が肘掛け用バー材２の前後方向略全長にわたるため、照明用発光部３による照明範囲は前後方向に大きく確保される。   Moreover, the light emission part 3 for illumination on the lower surface of the armrest bar material 2 emits light, so that the position of the armrest bar material 2 is confirmed and the safety is further improved. In this case, since the upper end of the support bar member 4 is positioned outside the lower surface of the armrest bar member 2 and the illumination light emitting unit 3 is provided inside the lower surface of the armrest bar member 2, the light emission for illumination is provided. The support bar material 4 hardly affects the illumination by the part 3, and the upper surface of the toilet 1 and the lower side on both sides thereof (the toilet seat 7 and the floor around the toilet 1) are efficiently illuminated. Furthermore, since the illumination light-emitting portion 3 extends over the entire length of the armrest bar member 2 in the front-rear direction, the illumination range by the illumination light-emitting portion 3 is ensured in the front-rear direction.

本願発明の一実施形態である便器装置を示す斜視図。The perspective view which shows the toilet device which is one Embodiment of this invention. 同便器装置を示す正面図。The front view which shows the toilet device. 同便器装置における肘掛け用バー材を示す下方から見た斜視図。The perspective view seen from the lower part which shows the bar material for armrests in the toilet device.

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１ 便器
２ 肘掛け用バー材
３ 照明用発光部
４ 支持バー材
５ 便器本体
６ 温水洗浄装置
７ 便座
８ 便蓋
９ 回動軸
１０ 固定部
１１ 開口凹所
１２ ランプ
１３ 透光カバー DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet 2 Bar material for armrests 3 Light-emitting part for illumination 4 Support bar material 5 Toilet body 6 Hot water washing device 7 Toilet seat 8 Toilet lid 9 Rotating shaft 10 Fixed part 11 Opening recess 12 Lamp 13 Translucent cover

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便器の両側に略水平で前後方向に長い肘掛け用バー材を配設し、両肘掛け用バー材の下面に照明用発光部を設けてなる便器装置。   A toilet device in which armrest bar members that are substantially horizontal and long in the front-rear direction are disposed on both sides of the toilet bowl, and a light emitting portion for illumination is provided on the lower surface of both armrest bar members. 肘掛け用バー材が便器に突設される支持バー材の上端に固定されるものであり、支持バー材の上端を肘掛け用バー材の下面の外側に位置させ、肘掛け用バー材の下面の内側に照明用発光部を設けたことを特徴とする請求項１記載の便器装置。   The armrest bar material is fixed to the upper end of the support bar material protruding from the toilet, and the upper end of the support bar material is positioned outside the lower surface of the armrest bar material, and the inner side of the lower surface of the armrest bar material The toilet device according to claim 1, further comprising a light emitting unit for illumination. 照明用発光部が肘掛け用バー材の前後方向略全長にわたるものであることを特徴とする請求項１又は２記載の便器装置。   The toilet device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the illumination light-emitting portion extends over substantially the entire length of the armrest bar member in the front-rear direction.
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