JP2008025341A - Toilet dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet dryer capable of drying the human privates after washing in a time shorter than a conventionally required time. <P>SOLUTION: The first toilet dryer 20 washes the privates 81 of a human body 80 with water, and then dries the privates 81. The first toilet dryer 20 includes a first air jet means 21, and a first moving means 25. Air jetted from the first air jet means 21 forms an air curtain 30, which encircles the periphery of the privates 81 washed with water. The first moving means 25 moves the first air curtain 30 to narrow a range to encircle with the first air curtain 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet drying apparatus after washing a local part (for example, anus) of a human body, and more particularly, to a technique capable of shortening the time required for drying a local part of a human body as compared with the related art.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are some toilets in which a device for automatically drying a local part of a human body after washing with water (including warm water) is installed. In this case, warm air is blown to the local part of the human body to dry the local part of the human body (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2007-85122 A

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since the local part of the human body after washing is dried by warm air, there is a problem that it takes time to dry the local part of the human body.
For this reason, there are many cases where the result is that the local part of the human body is wiped with paper without actually drying with warm air.
Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a toilet device drying apparatus after local washing of a human body, which can dry the human body after washing with water in a shorter time than before.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a toilet bowl for drying a local part of the human body after washing the local part of the human body (including the local part and the heel around the local part) with water (including hot water). A drying apparatus for air, comprising an air jetting means and a moving means, wherein an air curtain is formed by air (compressed air) jetted from the air jetting means, and the air curtain is washed with the water. The toilet drying apparatus is characterized by narrowing a range surrounded by the air curtain by moving the air curtain.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, an air curtain is formed by the air ejected from the air ejecting means, and the air curtain surrounds the periphery of the human body washed with the water, so that the air curtain adheres to the local part of the human body. The remaining water is blown off by the air curtain and the evaporation of the water is promoted. Then, the moving means moves the air curtain to narrow the range surrounded by the air curtain, so that the water remaining attached to the local part of the human body is surely removed and the local part of the human body is dried. Can do.

  Further, the invention described in claim 2 is the toilet drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the air ejection means includes a first pipe and a second pipe, and each of the first pipe and the second pipe includes A plurality of holes for ejecting the air are formed, an air curtain is formed by the air ejected from the plurality of holes of the first pipe and the second pipe, and the moving means moves the first pipe and the second pipe By moving the air curtain, the range enclosed by the air curtain is narrowed.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of holes for ejecting the air are formed in each of the first pipe and the second pipe of the air ejection means, and ejection is performed from the plurality of holes of the first pipe and the second pipe. An air curtain is formed by the air thus formed. And the said moving means moves the said 1st pipe and the 2nd pipe, moves the said air curtain, and narrows the range enclosed with the said air curtain.

  Further, the invention according to claim 3 is the toilet drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the air ejection means includes a plurality of elastic third pipes, and an upper end portion of each of the plurality of third pipes. Are formed with holes for ejecting air, air curtains are formed by air ejected from the holes formed at the upper ends of each of the plurality of third pipes, The interval is formed to be narrower than the interval between the upper portions of each of the plurality of third pipes, the moving means includes a ring-shaped member and a lifting / lowering means, and the ring-shaped member bundles the plurality of third pipes. The plurality of elevating means raises and lowers the ring-shaped member, and when the elevating means raises the ring-shaped member, the plurality of third pipes are narrowed so that the intervals between the upper portions of the plurality of third pipes are reduced. 3rd pipe Each is a toilet bowl drying apparatus characterized by a narrow range surrounding by the air curtain by moving the air curtain by deforming by the elastic.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the air ejecting means includes a plurality of elastic third pipes, and an air curtain is formed by the air ejected from holes formed in the upper ends of the plurality of third pipes. Is done. The intervals between the lower portions of the plurality of third pipes are formed to be narrower than the intervals between the upper portions of the plurality of third pipes. And the ring-shaped member of the said moving means is arrange | positioned so that these 3rd pipes may be bundled, and the raising / lowering means of the said moving means raises / lowers the said ring-shaped member. When the elevating means raises the ring-shaped member, the air curtain is configured to deform each of the plurality of third pipes by the elasticity so as to narrow an interval between the upper parts of the plurality of third pipes. Is moved to narrow the area surrounded by the air curtain.

According to the toilet drying apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the local part of the human body after being washed with water can be dried in a shorter time (eg, several seconds) than before. In addition, since it is not necessary to wipe the local area of the human body with paper, the consumption of electricity, oil, etc. necessary for producing paper is reduced, the generation of carbon dioxide gas is reduced, the environment is preserved, and global warming is prevented. Can help.
Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 2, the invention described in claim 1 can be easily configured together with the effect of the invention described in claim 1.
Furthermore, the invention according to claim 3 can easily constitute the invention according to claim 1 together with the effect of the invention according to claim 1.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a plan view of a toilet equipped with a drying device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway view of the front of the toilet of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of the drying device of FIG. FIG. 4 is a continuation of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system of the drying apparatus of FIG. Further, FIG. 6 shows a plan view of a toilet bowl provided with a drying device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 shows a front view of the toilet bowl according to the second embodiment of FIG. .

(First embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 1, the first toilet 10 includes a toilet main body 11 (see FIG. 2) and a toilet seat 12 installed on the toilet main body 11. As shown in FIG. 2, the first toilet 10 is provided with a first drying device 20 for a toilet that dries the local portion 81 after washing the local portion (for example, anus) 81 of the human body 80 with water. In addition, the arrow 13 shown in FIG. 1 shows the ejection direction of the washing water.
As shown in FIG. 2, the first drying device 20 includes first air ejection means 21 and first movement means 25. The first air curtain 30 is formed by the air ejected from the first air ejecting means 20, and the first air curtain 30 surrounds the periphery of the local portion 81 washed with the water. The first moving means 25 moves the first air curtain 30 to narrow the range surrounded by the first air curtain 30.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the first air ejection means 21 includes a first pipe 22 and a second pipe 23. The first pipe 22 is formed with a plurality of holes 22a for ejecting the air, and the second pipe 23 is formed with a plurality of holes 23a for ejecting the air. The pipe 22 b is connected to the first pipe 22 and supplies air to the first pipe 22. The pipe 23 b is connected to the second pipe 23 and supplies air to the second pipe 23. The first air curtain 30 (see FIG. 2) is formed by the air jetted upward from the plurality of holes 22a and 23a.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the range surrounding the local portion 81 by the tip 31 of the first air curtain 30 is surrounded by the base of the first air curtain 30 (the portion ejected from the hole 22a (see FIG. 1)). Air is ejected inclining toward the center of the local portion 81 with respect to the vertical direction so as to be narrower than the range. For this reason, the water adhering to the local part 81 can be collected in the central part vicinity of the local part 81, and this collected water falls away from the local part 81 by gravity.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first moving means 25 (see FIG. 2) moves the first pipe 22 and the second pipe 23 to narrow the interval L between the first pipe 22 and the second pipe 23. Thus, the first air curtain 30 (see FIG. 2) is moved to narrow the range surrounded by the first air curtain 30.

  Therefore, the 1st moving means 25 makes the space | interval of the 1st pipe 22 and the 2nd pipe 23 close. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the first moving means 25 includes a first air cylinder 26 and a second air cylinder 27. The first air cylinder 26 moves the first pipe 22 in the lateral direction, and the second air cylinder 27 moves the second pipe 23 in the lateral direction. A rod 26 a fixed to the piston of the first air cylinder 26 supports the first pipe 22, and a rod 27 a fixed to the piston of the second air cylinder 27 supports the second pipe 23.

As shown in FIG. 5, the control system of the first drying device 20 includes a control unit 40, a switch 41, an air compressor 42, a first valve 43, a second valve 44 and a third valve 45. The first, second, and third valves 43, 44, and 45 are electromagnetic valves or the like.
The switch 41 controls the start of the operation of the first drying device 20. Specifically, when the switch 41 is turned on, the operation of the control unit 40 starts. The controller 40 controls the sequence of the first drying device 20 and controls the air compressor 42, the first valve 43, the second valve 44, and the third valve 45. The air compressor 42 is a supply source of air, supplies air to the first air ejecting means 21 via the first valve 43, and supplies to the first moving means 25 via the second valve 44 or the third valve 45. Supply air. When air is supplied to the first air input end 25a of the first moving unit 25 via the second valve 44, the first moving unit 25 narrows the range surrounded by the first air curtain 30. The first air cylinder 26 and the second air cylinder 27 are operated. Conversely, when air is supplied to the second air input end 25 b of the first moving means 25 via the third valve 45, the first moving means 25 widens the range surrounded by the first air curtain 30. The first air cylinder 26 and the second air cylinder 27 are operated.

The first drying apparatus 20 having the above configuration operates as follows.
Since the first air curtain 30 is formed by the air ejected from the first air ejecting means 21 and the distal end portion 31 of the first air curtain 30 surrounds the local portion 81 of the human body 80 washed with the water, Water remaining attached to 81 is blown off by the first air curtain 30 and the evaporation of the water is promoted. And since the 1st moving means 25 moves the 1st air curtain 30 and narrows the range which surrounds the local part 81 with the front-end | tip part 31 of the 1st air curtain 30, the water adhering to the local part 81 and remaining is ensured. The local part 81 can be dried by removing.

  Further, the first air curtain 30 is formed by the air ejected from the plurality of holes 22 a and 23 a of the first pipe 22 and the second pipe 23 of the first air ejection means 21. Then, the first moving means 25 moves the first pipe 22 and the second pipe 23 to move the first air curtain 30 to narrow the range surrounded by the first air curtain 30.

(Second Embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 6, the second toilet 50 includes a toilet main body 51 (see FIG. 7) and a toilet seat 52 installed on the toilet main body 51. As shown in FIG. 7, the second toilet 50 is a modification of the first toilet 10 (see FIG. 2) according to the first embodiment described above, and the local 81 is dried after washing the local 81 with water. The second drying device 60 is provided.
The second drying device 60 includes second air ejection means 61 and second movement means 65.
The second air ejecting means 61 includes a plurality of elastic third pipes 62, and holes 62 a (see FIG. 6) for ejecting air are formed at the upper ends of the third pipes 62. The piping 62 d is connected to the lower ends of the plurality of third pipes 62 and supplies air to the plurality of third pipes 62.
The second air curtain 70 is formed by the air jetted upward from each hole 62a. The intervals between the lower portions 62 b of the plurality of third pipes 62 are formed to be narrower than the intervals between the upper portions 62 c of the plurality of third pipes 62.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the range surrounding the local portion 81 by the tip 71 of the second air curtain 70 is narrower than the range surrounded by the base of the second air curtain 70 (portion ejected from the hole 62 a). The air is inclined to the center side of the local portion 81 with respect to the vertical direction. For this reason, the water adhering to the local part 81 can be collected in the central part vicinity of the local part 81, and this collected water falls away from the local part 81 by gravity.

The second moving means 65 includes a ring-shaped member 66 and a lifting / lowering means 67. The ring-shaped member 66 is arranged so as to bundle a plurality of third pipes 62.
The raising / lowering means 67 raises / lowers the ring-shaped member 66. When the lifting / lowering means 67 raises the ring-shaped member 66, the second pipes 62 are each deformed by the elasticity so as to narrow the interval between the upper parts 62c of the third pipes 62. The range which surrounds the local part 81 with the front-end | tip part 71 of the 2nd air curtain 70 is narrowed by moving the air curtain 70. FIG.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the elevating means 67 includes a third air cylinder 68 and a fourth air cylinder 69. One end of the third air cylinder 68 is rotatably attached to the inner surface side of the toilet body 51 at a fulcrum 68b, and one end of the fourth air cylinder 69 is rotatably attached to the inner surface of the toilet body 51 at a fulcrum 69b. It has been. Further, the other end of the third air cylinder 68 (the tip of the piston of the third air cylinder 68) is rotatably attached to the ring-shaped member 66 at the fulcrum 68c via the rod 68a. The other end (the tip of the piston of the fourth air cylinder 69) is rotatably attached to the ring-shaped member 66 at a fulcrum 69c. Therefore, when the pistons of the third air cylinder 68 and the fourth air cylinder 69 are pushed out, the ring-shaped member 66 rises, and when the pistons of the third air cylinder 68 and the fourth air cylinder 69 are pulled in, the ring-shaped member 66 goes down.

Further, when the pistons of the third air cylinder 68 and the fourth air cylinder 69 are pushed out, the ring-shaped member 66 rises and the inclination of the rods 68a, 69a with respect to the horizontal plane increases, and the third air cylinder 68 and the fourth air cylinder When the piston 69 is retracted, the ring-shaped member 66 is lowered, and the inclination of the rods 68a and 69a with respect to the horizontal plane is reduced. Therefore, a hole is formed on the inner surface of the toilet body 51 in the change range of the inclination of the rods 68a and 69a. The holes are filled with waterproof sealing materials 51a and 51b.
Other points of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment.

The second drying device 60 for toilet having the above-described configuration operates as follows.
The second air curtain 70 is formed by the air ejected from the holes 62 a formed in the upper ends of the third pipes 62 by the plurality of elasticity of the second air ejection means 61. The ring-shaped member 66 of the second moving means 65 is disposed so as to bundle the plurality of third pipes 62, and the lifting / lowering means 67 of the second moving means 65 moves the ring-shaped member 66 up and down. When the lifting / lowering means 67 raises the ring-shaped member 66, the second pipes 62 are each deformed by the elasticity so as to narrow the interval between the upper parts 62c of the third pipes 62. The range surrounded by the second air curtain 70 is narrowed by moving the air curtain 70.

In each of the above embodiments, when the local portion 81 is dried, the local portion 81 can be irradiated with ultraviolet rays for a short time.
Further, when an air supply source is connected to each toilet 10, 10, the air compressor 42 can be replaced with the air supply source.
In the first embodiment, a support member for supporting the first air ejection means 21 may be added.
In the second embodiment, a support member for preventing the posture of the second air ejection means 61 from being inclined may be added.
Each air cylinder 26, 27, 68, 69 may be replaced with a hydraulic cylinder.

It is a top view of the toilet bowl provided with the drying apparatus concerning the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which notches and shows a part of toilet bowl of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the drying apparatus of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of a continuation of FIG. It is a block diagram of the control system of the drying apparatus of FIG. It is a top view of the toilet bowl provided with the drying apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which notches and shows a part of toilet bowl which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 1st toilet 20 1st drying apparatus 21 1st air ejection means 22 1st pipe 22a hole 23 2nd pipe 23a hole 25 1st moving means 30 1st air curtain 50 2nd toilet 60 2nd drying apparatus 61 2nd air Ejecting means 62 Third pipe 62a Hole 65 Second moving means 66 Ring-shaped member 67 Elevating means 70 Second air curtain 80 Human body 81 Local

Claims (3)

A toilet drying apparatus for drying a local part of the human body after washing the local part of the human body with water,
An air ejection means and a movement means,
An air curtain is formed by the air ejected from the air ejection means,
The air curtain surrounds a local area of the human body washed with the water;
The toilet drying apparatus, wherein the moving means moves the air curtain to narrow a range surrounded by the air curtain. A toilet drying apparatus according to claim 1,
The air ejection means includes a first pipe and a second pipe,
A plurality of holes for ejecting the air are formed in each of the first pipe and the second pipe,
An air curtain is formed by the air ejected from the plurality of holes of the first pipe and the second pipe,
The toilet drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moving means moves the first pipe and the second pipe to move the air curtain to narrow a range surrounded by the air curtain. A toilet drying apparatus according to claim 1,
The air ejection means includes a plurality of elastic third pipes,
A hole for ejecting air is formed at the upper end of each of the plurality of third pipes,
An air curtain is formed by the air ejected from the hole formed at the upper end of each of the plurality of third pipes,
The interval between the lower portions of the plurality of third pipes is formed to be narrower than the interval between the upper portions of the plurality of third pipes,
The moving means includes a ring-shaped member and an elevating means,
The ring-shaped member is arranged to bundle the plurality of third pipes,
The elevating means elevates and lowers the ring-shaped member;
When the elevating means raises the ring-shaped member, the air curtain is configured to deform each of the plurality of third pipes by the elasticity so as to narrow an interval between the upper parts of the plurality of third pipes. The toilet drying apparatus is characterized in that the range enclosed by the air curtain is narrowed by moving the toilet.

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