JP2007170060A - Speaker apparatus for toilet and western style toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To develop a speaker apparatus for a toilet and a western style toilet capable of being installed in toilets of ordinary houses and listening to full-scale music. <P>SOLUTION: The speaker apparatus for the toilet is characterized by having a toilet seat 7 with an opened top face, a toilet holding section 8 continued to the toilet seat 7 and formed in a shape of a funnel having a reduced diameter, a skirt member 10 mounted to the western style toilet 1 equipped with a pedestal 9 continued to the toilet holding section 8 and surrounding the front side of at least the pedestal 9 and speakers 11 to 14 provided at the skirt member 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a speaker device installed in a toilet. The present invention also relates to a Western-style toilet equipped with a speaker.

  A toilet with a speaker is known. Many of these generate onomatopoeia to disperse the sound of large and small urine landing (Patent Documents 1 and 2). Therefore, in these toilets, the person who wants to hear the sound is not a user but a person outside the toilet. Therefore, the speaker is attached to the back side or the side surface of the toilet.

  Some of them can play music in place of onomatopoeia (Patent Document 3). The main purpose of these is also to distract the sound when large and small stools land, and the speaker is on the back side of the toilet. Is attached.

As an invention of a toilet aimed at listening to music for pure enjoyment, for example, there is an invention disclosed in Patent Document 4, and a speaker independent from a toilet is attached to the wall surface of the toilet.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-74677 JP 2003-176559 A JP 2004-113388 A Utility Model Registration No. 3002600

  One of the demands of consumers is the desire to listen to full-fledged music in the toilet. However, toilets in general households are small, and are at most 0.5 to 1 tatami (about 0.8 to 1.7 square meters), and large speakers cannot be installed. For this reason, a device that can listen to full-fledged music in a toilet in a general household has not been known so far. That is, in the inventions described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, since a speaker is built in the toilet, sound can be generated, but a speaker that can be attached is limited to a small one. Also, the mounting angle and mounting position of the speaker are not suitable for the toilet user to listen to music.

  According to the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 4, although full-fledged music can be enjoyed in the toilet, the device cannot be installed unless the toilet has a considerably large area. I can't say that.

  Accordingly, the present invention focuses on the above-described problems of the prior art, and it is an object to develop a toilet speaker device and a Western-style toilet that can be installed in a general household toilet and can listen to full-fledged music. It is what.

  The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above-described problem is continued to the toilet seat portion having an open top surface, the toilet seat portion having a diameter reduced in a funnel shape following the toilet seat portion, and the toilet seat portion. A toilet speaker device having a skirt member attached to a Western-style toilet having a pedestal portion, surrounding at least the front side of the pedestal portion, and a speaker provided on the skirt member.

  The toilet speaker device of the present invention has a skirt member surrounding the front side of the pedestal portion of the Western-style toilet, and the speaker is provided on the skirt member. Since the pedestal part of the Western-style toilet bowl has a smaller diameter than the toilet seat part and the toilet receiving part, there is a relatively large space around the part. Therefore, a relatively large speaker can be installed. Moreover, in this invention, although a speaker is installed toward the front side of a toilet seat part, there are generally a door and a wall in the front side of a toilet seat part. Therefore, the sound emitted from the speaker is reflected on the front door or wall and reaches the user's ear.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the toilet speaker device according to claim 1, wherein the side surface of the skirt member is inclined in an overhang shape, and the speaker is attached to the inclined surface.

  In the toilet speaker device of the present invention, the side surface of the skirt member is inclined in an overhang shape, and the speaker is attached to the inclined surface. Therefore, the speaker faces the floor. Therefore, the sound emitted from the speaker hits the floor and is reflected, and further hits the door or wall and spreads throughout the toilet space.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the speaker device for toilet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the speaker is attached obliquely downward.

  Also in the toilet speaker device of the present invention, the speaker faces the floor. Therefore, the sound emitted from the speaker hits the floor and is reflected, and further hits the door or wall and spreads throughout the toilet space.

  4. The toilet speaker according to claim 1, wherein the speaker is attached in a posture of 15 ° to 25 ° obliquely downward with respect to the vertical line. Device.

  Also in the toilet speaker device of the present invention, the speaker faces the floor. Therefore, the sound emitted from the speaker hits the floor and is reflected, and further hits the door or wall and spreads throughout the toilet space.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the speaker device for toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the speaker is provided in the vicinity of the lower end of the skirt member.

  In the speaker device for a toilet according to the present invention, since the speaker mounting position is near the lower end of the skirt member, the sound emitted from the speaker is reflected on the floor surface. Therefore, the sound echoes in the toilet.

  The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the position of the speaker is at least in front of the position of the ear when the user is in a posture in which the spine is extended vertically with respect to the user sitting on the toilet seat. A toilet speaker device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

  In the toilet speaker device of the present invention, the position of the speaker is in front of the position of the user's ear. Therefore, the user can mainly hear the reflected sound from the front door or wall, and the reflected sound from the rear is relatively small. Therefore, the balance of reverberant sound is excellent.

  The invention according to claim 7 has two or more speakers, and at least one pair of the speakers is arranged at substantially equal angles with respect to the center line in the left-right direction with reference to the user sitting on the toilet seat. The toilet speaker device according to claim 1, wherein the speaker device is a toilet speaker device.

  The toilet speaker device of the present invention has a good left / right balance and can enjoy the stereo effect.

  In the invention according to claim 8, two or more speakers are provided at a height near the floor surface on the front side of the Western-style toilet, and at least a pair of the speakers is based on a user sitting on the toilet seat. The pair of speakers are arranged at substantially equal angles with respect to the center line in the left-right direction, and each of the pair of speakers is at least when the user is in a posture in which the back is vertically extended with respect to the user sitting on the toilet seat. The Western-style toilet, which is located in front of the position of the ear, and further, the speaker is mounted in an attitude of 15 ° to 25 ° obliquely downward with respect to the vertical line.

  The western style toilet of the present invention is provided on the front side of the western style toilet and at a height near the floor. The position near the floor surface on the front side of the Western-style toilet is smaller in diameter than other parts, so there is a relatively large space around the part. Therefore, a relatively large speaker can be installed. Moreover, in the western style toilet of this invention, the speaker is installed toward the front side of the toilet seat part, and the sound emitted from the speaker is reflected on the front door or wall and reaches the user's ear.

  In the western style toilet of the present invention, since the speaker faces the floor, the sound emitted from the speaker hits the floor and reflects, and further strikes the door or wall and spreads over the entire toilet space. Furthermore, in the western-style toilet of the present invention, the speaker is located in front of the user's ear, so that the user can mainly hear the reflected sound from the front door and wall and reflect from the rear. The sound is relatively small and the balance of the reverberant sound is excellent. The speaker employed in the present invention has a good left / right balance and can enjoy the stereo effect.

  According to the toilet speaker device and the Western-style toilet of the present invention, full-scale music can be heard in the toilet.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be further described below. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a western style toilet of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the speaker device for toilets attached to the Western-style toilet of FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view of the toilet speaker device of FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the toilet speaker device of FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a state of the toilet to which the Western-style toilet of FIG. 1 is attached.

  The western style toilet 1 of this embodiment is comprised by the toilet bowl main body 2 and the speaker apparatus 3 for toilets. The toilet body 2 is a normal ceramic toilet, and includes a lid 4, a toilet seat 5, and an installation part 6. In the same manner as known, the installation portion 6 includes a toilet seat portion 7 having an open top surface, a toilet seat portion 8 having a diameter reduced to a funnel shape following the toilet seat portion 7, and a pedestal portion 9 following the toilet seat portion 8. It has. The pedestal 9 is installed on the floor, the toilet seat 5 is provided above the toilet seat 8, and the lid 4 is provided on the toilet seat 5. The toilet seat 5 and the lid 4 can be swung (opened / closed) with respect to the installation portion 6 in the same manner as a known one.

  A part of the inner surface of the stool receiving portion 8 accumulates water and the remaining portion is exposed, and the exposed portion is washed away by the water flow. The toilet speaker device 3 is configured such that four speakers 11, 12, 13, and 14 are provided on a skirt member 10. The skirt member 10 is attached to the pedestal portion 9 of the toilet body 2 and covers the front side and the side surface of the pedestal portion 9.

  The skirt member 10 has a large diameter on the upper side and a small diameter on the lower side as shown in FIGS. Therefore, the side surface of the skirt member 10 is inclined inward from the upper side to the lower side, and has an overhang shape. In this embodiment, the overhang angle of the skirt member 10 is about 20 °. That is, the side surface of the skirt member 10 has an inclination of about 20 ° with respect to the vertical, and the inclined surface faces the floor surface side.

  In this embodiment, the four speakers 11, 12, 13, and 14 are attached to the skirt member 10 as described above. Among these, the speakers 11 and 12 are woofer speakers, and the speakers 13 and 14 are tweeter speakers. One set of one woofer speaker 11 and one tweeter speaker 13 plays the role of one right speaker, and one set of the other woofer speaker 12 and one tweeter speaker 14 plays the role of one left speaker. Fulfill. Therefore, in the present invention, it can be said that a pair of left and right speakers are attached to the skirt member 10.

  When attention is paid to the attachment positions of the speakers 11, 12, 13, and 14, the speakers 11, 12, 13, and 14 are arranged at symmetrical positions with respect to the central axis. That is, the left and right speaker groups are arranged at equal angles with respect to the center line YY in the left-right direction (FIG. 4) with respect to the user sitting on the toilet seat. More specifically, the pair of left and right speakers is attached at an angle of 45 ° with respect to the center line YY (FIG. 4) in the left-right direction with respect to the user sitting on the toilet seat. More specifically, the left and right woofer speakers 11 and 12 are respectively attached at an angle of 45 ° with respect to the center line YY (FIG. 4), and the left and right tweeter speakers 13 and 14 are also Y−. It is attached at an angle of 45 ° with respect to Y (FIG. 4).

  The angle of each speaker 11, 12, 13, 14 with respect to the center line YY is recommended to be about 40 ° to 50 °, and the most recommended angle is 45 ° used in the present embodiment. The mounting height of each speaker 11, 12, 13, 14 is in the vicinity of the floor surface and is not more than one fifth of the total height of the skirt member 10. Further, as described above, since the skirt member 10 has an overhang angle of about 20 °, each of the speakers 11, 12, 13, and 14 is inclined by about 20 ° with respect to the vertical surface and faces the floor surface side. Yes.

  When observing the mounting positions of the speakers 11, 12, 13, and 14 in the front-rear direction, they are in front of the position XX of the user's ear sitting on the toilet seat as shown in FIG. Note that the position XX of the ear of the user sitting on the toilet seat 5 is based on the posture in which the user extends the back muscles vertically.

  The speaker device 3 employed in the present embodiment is attached to the toilet body 2 of the Western-style toilet 1 as shown in FIG. The skirt member 10 of the speaker device 3 covers the front side and the side surface of the pedestal portion 8 of the toilet body, and the top of the skirt member 10 is in contact with the lower surface of the outer peripheral portion of the toilet receiving portion 7 of the toilet body.

  As a method for attaching the speaker device 3 to the toilet main body 2, for example, the skirt member 10 is covered from the front with the skirt member 10 from the front while the rear end of the skirt member 10 is somewhat expanded by the operator's arm force. 2 may be fixed. Even in this case, it is desirable to seal the joint between the toilet body 2 and the skirt member 10. Alternatively, the skirt member 10 may be fixed to the toilet body 2 with an adhesive tape. In this case, the adhesive tape is preferably waterproof.

  In a state where the speaker device 3 is attached to the regular position of the toilet body 2, each speaker 11, 12, 13, 14 is inclined near the floor 21 and facing the floor 21, and further used. It is arranged in the left and right direction around the person. Furthermore, each speaker 11, 12, 13, and 14 is ahead of the position XX of the ear of the user sitting on the toilet seat 5.

  An output line of an amplifier (not shown) is connected to the speaker device 3 of this embodiment, and music flows from each of the speakers 11, 12, 13, and 14. As shown by M1 to M3 in the figure, sound waves of music emitted from the speakers 11, 12, 13, and 14 are reflected on the floor surface 21 and subsequently reflected on the front door 22 (or the front wall surface). Spread throughout the toilet. Therefore, the user sitting on the toilet seat 5 is wrapped in music and comfortable. Further, since the speakers 11, 12, 13, and 14 are equally distributed to the left and right with the user as the center, the stereo effect is exhibited and music with a stereoscopic effect can be enjoyed.

  In the embodiment described above, the toilet main body 2 and the speaker device 3 are separate, but they may be integrated. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the speaker device 3 including the woofer and the tweeter on each of the left and right is exemplified, but the speaker device including one speaker on each of the left and right may be used.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the western style toilet bowl of embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the speaker apparatus for toilets with which the Western style toilet bowl of FIG. 1 is mounted | worn. It is a side view of the speaker apparatus for toilets of FIG. It is a top view of the speaker apparatus for toilets of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the toilet with which the western style toilet bowl of FIG. 1 was attached.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Western-style toilet 2 Toilet body 3 Toilet speaker apparatus 4 Lid 5 Toilet seat 6 Installation part 7 Toilet seat part 8 Toilet receiving part 9 Base part 10 Skirt member 11, 12 Speaker (woofer speaker)
13, 14 Speaker (tweeter speaker)

Claims (8)

  It is attached to a Western-style toilet equipped with a toilet seat with an open upper surface, a toilet seat with a diameter reduced to a funnel shape following the toilet seat, and a pedestal that follows the toilet seat, and at least the front side of the pedestal A speaker system for toilets, comprising a surrounding skirt member, wherein the skirt member is provided with a speaker.   The toilet speaker device according to claim 1, wherein a side surface of the skirt member is inclined in an overhang shape, and a speaker is attached to the inclined surface.   The speaker device for a toilet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the speaker is attached obliquely downward.   The speaker device for a toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the speaker is attached in an attitude of 15 ° to 25 ° obliquely downward with respect to the vertical line.   The speaker device for a toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the speaker is provided in the vicinity of the lower end of the skirt member.   6. The speaker according to claim 1, wherein the position of the speaker is at least in front of the position of the ear when the user is in a posture in which the spine is vertically extended with respect to the user sitting on the toilet seat. The speaker apparatus for toilets as described in a crab.   2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising two or more speakers, wherein at least a pair of the speakers are arranged at substantially equal angles with respect to a center line in the left-right direction with respect to a user sitting on the toilet seat. The speaker apparatus for toilets in any one of thru | or 6.   Two or more speakers are provided at a height near the floor surface on the front side of the Western-style toilet, and at least a pair of the speakers is approximately the center line in the horizontal direction with respect to the user sitting on the toilet seat. The pair of speakers are arranged at equal angles, and the pair of speakers are both forward of at least the position of the ear when the user is in a posture in which the user's back is vertically extended with respect to the user sitting on the toilet seat. Further, the speaker is mounted in an attitude of 15 ° to 25 ° obliquely downward with respect to the vertical line.

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