JP2008025264A - Western-style toilet bowl device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Western-style toilet bowl device usable without causing an uncomfortable feeling even immediately after automatic flushing by preventing flushing water from sticking to a seat surface of a toilet bowl due to automatic flushing. <P>SOLUTION: The Western-style toilet bowl device 10 comprises a flushing means 12 for automatically flushing the inside of a toilet bowl in the closed state of a toilet cover 13 provided at a toilet bowl body 19. The toilet cover 13 is provided with a seat face waterproofing means 11 preventing the flushing water jetted inside the toilet bowl in automatic flushing, from sticking to the seat surface 14a of a toilet seat 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a Western-style toilet device provided with a cleaning means for automatically cleaning the inside of a toilet, and more particularly to a Western-style toilet device that prevents washing water from adhering to a seating surface of a toilet seat during automatic cleaning.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a Western-style toilet device has a configuration in which excreta excreted in a bowl portion inside a toilet bowl flows out from a drain outlet located below the bowl portion by operation of a flush lever or a flush operation by an automatic flush system.
In order to supply water to the bowl part, a structure in which flush water is usually discharged from the rim part provided around the upper end of the toilet body toward the bowl part is used, and the shape of the rim part is the outer wall of the toilet body. An upper side and a bottom side are projected in a horizontal direction from the vicinity of the upper end (near the upper end of the skirt), and the upper side and the inner side connected to the base are formed in a substantially rectangular shape in cross section, and the water for washing is supplied to the base It is configured to discharge from a plurality of rim holes provided at predetermined locations.

  In the case of the rim portion as described above, dirt such as urine scattered from the inside of the toilet bowl is likely to adhere to the inner side and the bottom side, and flushing water is not discharged to them, that is, flushing water is not touched. For this reason, it is difficult to remove the dirt adhering to such a place in the water washing operation as described above.

In order to solve the above problems, in Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 5, a cleaning nozzle 2 that cleans the toilet interior 5 with the toilet lid 3 and the toilet seat 4 closed is provided. A toilet 1 has been proposed that can clean dirt on the toilet seat and toilet lid with washing water discharged from the toilet.
JP 2000-144846 A

  However, in the toilet 1 proposed in Patent Document 1, the cleaning water discharged from the cleaning nozzle 2 to the toilet interior 5 adheres to the upper surface of the toilet seat 4, that is, the seating surface. When it was desired to use it, the toilet seat 4 was wet with washing water, and it was inconvenient.

  The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to prevent the washing water from adhering to the seating surface of the toilet seat by automatic washing, and to be used without any discomfort immediately after automatic washing. The object is to provide a possible Western-style toilet device.

  In order to achieve the above object, a western style toilet device according to claim 1 is a western style toilet device provided with a cleaning means for automatically washing the inside of a toilet with the toilet lid provided in the toilet body closed. The lid is provided with seating surface waterproofing means for preventing the washing water sprayed inside the toilet bowl from adhering to the seating surface during automatic cleaning.

  Here, the inside of the toilet bowl refers to a portion that is cleaned by the cleaning means of the space formed with the toilet lid closed, and does not indicate only the bowl portion but also includes at least a part of the rim portion. It is.

  According to claim 2, when the seating surface waterproofing means has a structure in which an annular wall portion corresponding to the opening of the toilet seat protrudes from the back surface of the toilet lid, and the toilet lid is closed. In addition, the annular wall portion is fitted into the opening of the toilet seat to prevent the washing water from adhering to the seating surface of the toilet seat.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the seating surface waterproofing means has a structure in which an elastic body having a bulging portion corresponding to the opening of the toilet seat is attached to the entire back surface of the toilet lid. When the lid is closed, the bulging portion is fitted into the opening of the toilet seat to prevent the washing water from adhering to the seating surface of the toilet seat.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, a seal member is interposed in a gap between the toilet lid and the periphery of the upper end of the toilet body.

  According to the Western-style toilet device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, since the seating surface waterproof means is provided on the toilet lid, the washing water ejected during automatic cleaning inside the toilet bowl adheres to the seating surface of the toilet seat. Therefore, a Western-style toilet device that can be used immediately after washing without causing discomfort.

  In Claim 2, since it is set as the structure which provides the annular wall part of the shape according to the opening part of the toilet seat on the back surface of a toilet lid as a seating surface waterproof means, adhesion of the washing water to the seating surface of a toilet seat is carried out by simple structure. Can be prevented.

According to the third aspect, as the seating surface waterproofing means, an elastic body having a bulging portion having a shape corresponding to the opening of the toilet seat is attached to the entire back surface of the toilet lid, so that the toilet seat and the toilet lid come into contact with each other. The range becomes wider, and the impact of the opening / closing operation between the toilet lid and the toilet seat can be absorbed more effectively than the conventional toilet lid.
In addition, when used in the sitting position, the elastic body attached to the back surface of the toilet lid also serves as a cushion on the back side of the human body.

In claim 4, since the seal member is interposed in the gap between the toilet lid and the upper end periphery of the toilet body, when the toilet lid is closed, no gap is formed between the toilet lid and the upper end periphery of the toilet body, Even in the water washing operation as described above or in the automatic washing of the inside of the toilet by the washing means, the washing water and the washing water are not scattered outside the toilet.
In particular, in cold districts and the like, closing the toilet lid increases the sealing performance and heat retention of the space inside the toilet, so that it is possible to prevent the water stored in the bowl portion from being frozen at all times.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2 show a western style toilet device according to the first embodiment, FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a western style toilet device according to this embodiment, and FIG. 2 shows a stool of the western style toilet device according to this embodiment. It is a partially broken side view of the state which closed the lid.

The Western-style toilet device 10 shown in FIG. 1 shows a so-called tankless type that does not have a flush tank at the rear of the toilet body 19 and is also applied to a flush tank. Is possible.
The toilet body 19 of the illustrated example is positioned behind the bowl portion 15a, a rim portion 15b provided around the upper end of the bowl portion 15a, a skirt portion 16 formed on the outer periphery of the bowl portion 15a, and the toilet body 19 The toilet seat 14 and the toilet lid 13 pivotably attached to the toilet lid / toilet seat installation portion 17 to be opened and closed, and a discharge port for supplying flushing water to the various devices and the bowl portion 15a are included at the rear position of the skirt portion 16. A side cover 18 is provided.

  Furthermore, the Western-style toilet device 10 according to the present embodiment includes a cleaning nozzle 12 (two-dot chain line in FIG. 1) that constitutes a cleaning means that automatically cleans the inside of the toilet by ejecting cleaning water with the toilet lid 13 closed. An annular wall portion 11 constituting a seating surface waterproof means is provided on the back surface of the lid 13.

  In the present embodiment, when a human body detection sensor (not shown) detects the presence of a human body, a toilet lid / toilet seat automatic opening / closing mechanism (not shown) built in the toilet lid / toilet seat installation unit 17 is operated, and the toilet lid 17 Is in a standing state (the state shown in FIG. 1), and thereafter, if there is no seating detection signal from a seating sensor (not shown) for a predetermined time, the toilet seat 14 is also in a standing state. After the elapse of a predetermined time or when the human body detection sensor detects the absence of the human body, the toilet lid / toilet seat automatic opening / closing mechanism is actuated again to lie down on the toilet lid 13 and the toilet seat 14, and further, an automatic water washing system (not shown) ) Is activated to discharge filth.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, after the water washing operation by the automatic water washing system, it is difficult to remove the dirt inside the toilet bowl, that is, in the water washing operation by driving the washing nozzle 12, in particular, near the upper end of the bowl portion 15a. In addition, the bottom and inner sides of the rim portion 15b are cleaned with cleaning water ejected from the cleaning nozzle 12.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the washing nozzle 12 has a washing nozzle in the toilet lid / toilet seat installation portion 17 so that the washing water spout 12 a is located at the approximate center of the space inside the toilet bowl from the rear of the bowl portion 15 a. The driving mechanism (not shown) is extended and driven, and the washing water is ejected toward the inside of the toilet. That is, FIG. 1 shows a state in which the cleaning nozzle 12 is not extended and driven, and after the water washing operation by the automatic water washing system as described above, the washing nozzle 12 is driven to be in the state shown in FIG. Has been.

  In the present embodiment, the washing nozzle 12 has a spout 12b for a human body part that ejects wash water toward the human body part, and a wash water spout 12a that ejects wash water toward the inside of the toilet. It is composed of a two-stage configuration as described above, and a human body local nozzle having a spout 12b for the human body as a tip, and a nozzle inside the toilet that is rotatably and telescopically mounted therein and has a washing water spout 12a as a tip. Yes.

In the cleaning nozzle 12 configured as described above, when cleaning a human body part, only the human body part nozzle is extended from the rear of the toilet, and the cleaning water is ejected from only the spout 12b for the human body part. When cleaning the inside of the toilet, the toilet internal nozzle is extended together with the human body local nozzle, and the cleaning water is ejected from the cleaning water outlet 12a.
Further, the toilet internal nozzle is configured to rotate and expand and contract during the flushing of the wash water, so that the flush water is jetted to the entire toilet.

Next, based on FIG.1 and FIG.2, the seating surface waterproof means of this embodiment is demonstrated.
In the present embodiment, the seating surface waterproofing means has a structure in which the annular wall portion 11 corresponding to the opening 14b of the toilet seat 14 is provided on the back surface of the toilet lid 13, that is, the shape of the opening 14b of the toilet seat 14. , And the protruding height is such that the outer peripheral surface of the annular wall portion 11 is in contact with the inner peripheral edge of the opening 14b of the toilet seat 14 as shown in FIG. Has been.

When the toilet lid 13 is closed, the annular wall portion 11 configured as described above is fitted into the opening 14b of the toilet seat 14 and is ejected inside the toilet bowl during automatic cleaning by the cleaning means as described above. It functions as a seating surface waterproof means for preventing water from adhering to the seating surface 14a.
That is, as shown in FIG. 2, when washing water is ejected from the washing water outlet 12a of the washing nozzle 12, the entire bowl portion 15a, the bottom and inner sides of the rim portion 15b, a part of the upper side, and the back surface of the toilet seat 14 Although a part of the toilet seat 14 is sufficiently washed by the ejection of the washing water, the seating surface 14a of the toilet seat 14 is not washed by the annular wall 11 between the toilet bowl and the seating surface 14a of the toilet seat 14. It is the composition which does not adhere.

According to the said structure, it can prevent the adhesion of the washing water to the seating surface 14a of the toilet seat 14 with a simple structure, and it becomes a Western-style toilet device which can be used without an uncomfortable feeling just after automatic washing.
In the present embodiment, the annular wall portion 11 is formed of an elastic body such as rubber. However, the annular wall portion 11 may be any shape, for example, formed of a thermoplastic synthetic resin material. But you can. Moreover, when forming with a synthetic resin material without a sealing property, it is preferable to provide a sealing member in the contact part with the opening part 14b of the toilet seat 14. FIG. Thereby, the leakage of the washing water from the inside of the toilet bowl to the seating surface 14a of the toilet seat 14 can be reliably prevented.

  Further, the cleaning means is not limited to the cleaning nozzle 12 described above, and a cleaning nozzle may be provided as a separate body from the nozzle for the local body part. Also, instead of the cleaning nozzle, for example, a mist made of cleaning water in the form of fine particles It is also possible to provide a mist generator for generating water in the side cover 18 or the like, and wash the entire toilet interior with mist using a fan. According to such a structure, mist spreads to every corner inside the toilet bowl, and sufficient cleaning can be performed.

  Further, after the inside of the toilet bowl is cleaned by the cleaning means, for example, the inside of the toilet bowl may be dried by a hot air drying device. As the hot air drying device, a known device for drying after washing the local body part may be used as drying inside the toilet bowl. According to such a configuration, generation of mold or the like can be suppressed.

Furthermore, during cleaning inside the toilet bowl by the cleaning means, a trap part (not shown) that is activated when draining filth and water for washing from the bowl part, for example, a turn trap type trap part, is operated in the same manner as in the water washing operation. You may let them. As a result, the wash water is discharged without being stored in the bowl portion, so that the bowl portion can be sufficiently washed down, and the wash water can overflow to the outside of the toilet without filling the bowl portion. Absent.
Further, while the inside of the toilet bowl is being cleaned by the cleaning means, it may be configured that a buzzer or a lamp notifies that the toilet is being cleaned.

Next, another embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
3 (a) and 3 (b) show a western style toilet device according to the second embodiment, (a) is a perspective view of a toilet lid provided in the western style toilet device according to the present embodiment, and (b) is a stool. It is a principal part longitudinal cross-sectional view of the state which closed the lid | cover.

The difference from the first embodiment is the configuration of the seating surface waterproofing means provided on the toilet lid 13, and the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, so the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted. .
FIG. 3B shows a state where the cleaning nozzle 12 (cleaning means) is not driven to extend.

Specifically, as shown in the drawing, the toilet lid 13 included in the western-style toilet device 10A according to the present embodiment has a structure in which an elastic body 21 is attached to the entire back surface of the toilet lid 13 as a seating surface waterproofing means.
The elastic body 21 has a bulging portion 21a corresponding to the opening 14b of the toilet seat 14. Further, in this embodiment, the elastic body 21 has a shape combined with the shape of the seating surface 14a of the toilet seat 14, The elastic body 21 is formed so as to contact the substantially entire surface of the seating surface 14a.

In the state where the toilet lid 13 is closed, the elastic body 21 configured as described above has the bulging portion 21a inserted into the opening 14b of the toilet seat 14 and, as in the first embodiment, during automatic cleaning by the cleaning means. It functions as a seating surface waterproofing means for preventing the washing water sprayed inside the toilet bowl from adhering to the seating surface 14a of the toilet seat 14.
That is, when the washing water is ejected from the washing water outlet 12a of the washing nozzle 12 (see FIG. 2), the entire bowl portion 15a, the bottom and inner sides of the rim portion 15b, a part of the upper side, and the back surface of the toilet seat 14 A part of the toilet seat 14 is sufficiently cleaned by the ejection of cleaning water, but the seating surface 14a of the toilet seat 14 does not form a gap between the inside of the toilet bowl and the seating surface 14a of the toilet seat 14 due to the elastic body 21, and the cleaning water adheres It has a configuration that does not.

According to the said structure, while being able to prevent adhesion of the washing water to the seating surface 14a of the toilet seat 14, it becomes a Western-style toilet device which can be used without an uncomfortable feeling just after automatic washing, and the toilet seat 14 and the toilet The range of contact with the lid 13 is widened, and the impact of the opening / closing operation of the toilet lid 13 and the toilet seat 14 can be absorbed more effectively than the conventional toilet lid.
Further, when used in the sitting position, the elastic body 21 attached to the back surface of the toilet lid 13 also serves as a cushion on the back side of the human body.

Further, as in the present embodiment, if the elastic body 21 has a shape combined with the shape of the seating surface 14a of the toilet seat 14, and the elastic body 21 is in contact with substantially the entire surface of the seating surface 14a, In the state where the toilet lid 13 is closed, that is, in the standby state where the Western-style toilet device 10A is not used, the heat retaining property of the seating surface 14a of the toilet seat 14 can be improved.
In addition, in the case of a heated toilet seat equipped with a device for heating a toilet seat that has been frequently used in recent years, the above-described configuration can further improve the heat retention and can save power.

  In this embodiment, rubber is applied as the elastic body 21, but any material having a certain level of elasticity may be used, such as a thermoplastic synthetic resin material or a heat-insulating independent foam. It may be formed. Moreover, in order to make the toilet lid 13 lightweight, the elastic body 21 may be formed hollow. Furthermore, the elastic body 21 may be integrally formed with the toilet lid 13.

Next, a modified example of the toilet lid provided in the western style toilet device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing a modification of the portion indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG.
The present modification is not limited to the first embodiment, and can be applied to the second embodiment and other embodiments according to the present invention.

Specifically, in the present modification, a seal member 30 is interposed in the gap between the toilet lid 13 and the periphery of the upper end of the toilet body 19.
The seal member 30 is arranged circumferentially along the lower end of the toilet lid edge portion 13a protruding below the toilet lid 13 (referring to the lower end when the toilet lid 13 is closed) with the toilet lid 13 closed. When the toilet lid 13 is closed, the seal member 30 comes into contact with the upper end of the toilet body 19, that is, in the present modification, over the substantially entire circumference of the upper side of the rim portion 15 b, It is comprised so that a space | gap may not be formed between the toilet bowl main bodies 19. FIG.

According to the said structure, it becomes a structure which the water for washing and washing water do not scatter to the exterior of a toilet bowl also at the time of the water washing operation as mentioned above and the automatic washing inside the toilet bowl by a washing | cleaning means.
That is, as described above, the washing water ejected from the washing means is sufficient for the entire bowl portion 15a, the bottom and inner sides of the rim portion 15b, a part of the upper side, a part of the back surface of the toilet seat 14, and the like. Although it is washed by jetting, the washing water does not adhere to the seating surface 14a of the toilet seat 14 by the above-mentioned seating surface waterproofing means, and further, the washing water is not scattered outside the toilet bowl.
In particular, in cold districts and the like, closing the toilet lid 13 increases the sealing performance and heat retention of the space inside the toilet, so that it is possible to prevent the water stored in the bowl portion 15a from being frozen.

  Further, if the seal member 30 is arranged at the lower end of the toilet lid edge portion 13a as in this modification, and no step is formed between the toilet lid 13 and the skirt portion 16, the toilet lid 13 is In the closed state, it becomes a Western-style toilet device having a clean and clean design and good design, and the user can easily clean the outer surface of the toilet lid 13 and the skirt portion 16 with the toilet lid 13 closed. Become.

  The sealing member may be any member as long as it is watertight, and the arrangement location is not limited to that shown in the present modified example. For example, the shape of the toilet lid 13 may be a skirt. Formed so that the inner diameter of the toilet lid edge portion 13a is larger than the outer diameter of the skirt portion 16, and the height of the downward projection of the toilet lid edge portion 13a is further increased. As a configuration in which the seal member is disposed on the inner peripheral edge, the seal member may be in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the upper end of the skirt portion 16.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows an example of embodiment of the western style toilet device which concerns on this invention. It is a partially broken side view of the state which closed the toilet lid in the same embodiment of the western style toilet device concerning the present invention. The other embodiment of the toilet lid with which the western style toilet device which concerns on this invention is shown is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a principal part longitudinal cross-sectional view of the state which closed the toilet lid. It is a principal part expanded longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the modification of the toilet lid with which the western-style toilet device which concerns on this invention is provided. It is a figure which shows a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

10, 10A Western-style toilet device 11 Annular wall (seat surface waterproofing means)
12 Cleaning nozzle (cleaning means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Toilet lid 14 Toilet seat 14a Seating surface of toilet seat 14b Toilet seat opening 19 Toilet body 21 Elastic body (seat surface waterproof means)
21a bulging part (seat surface waterproofing means)
30 Sealing member

Claims (4)

A Western-style toilet device equipped with a cleaning means for automatically cleaning the inside of a toilet with the toilet lid included in the toilet body closed,
A Western-style toilet device equipped with an automatic cleaning function, wherein the toilet lid is provided with a seating surface waterproof means for preventing the flushing water sprayed inside the toilet bowl from adhering to the seating surface during automatic cleaning. In claim 1,
The seating surface waterproofing means has a structure in which an annular wall portion corresponding to the opening of the toilet seat projects from the back surface of the toilet lid, and when the toilet lid is closed, the annular wall portion is attached to the toilet seat. A Western-style toilet device characterized by being fitted into the opening to prevent the washing water from adhering to the seating surface of the toilet seat. In claim 1,
The seating surface waterproofing means has a structure in which an elastic body having a bulging portion corresponding to the opening of the toilet seat is attached to the entire back surface of the toilet lid, and the bulge is formed when the toilet lid is closed. A Western-style toilet device characterized in that a flushing portion is fitted into an opening of the toilet seat to prevent washing water from adhering to the seating surface of the toilet seat. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3,
A Western-style toilet device, wherein a seal member is interposed in a gap between the toilet lid and the periphery of the upper end of the toilet body.

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