JP2008093312A - Fixing structure of wiring cord, western-style toilet device using the same, and insulating resin sheet used for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixing structure of a wiring cord which prevents the wiring cord drawn out from a toilet seat body and connected to the control section of a toilet seat installation section from meddling with equipment in the toilet seat installation section, and to provide a Western-style toilet device using the same and an insulating resin sheet used for that. <P>SOLUTION: The folded insulating resin sheet 10 is fastened into the toilet seal installation section so as to pinch the wiring cord 20 drawn out of the toilet seat body and connected to the control section 32e of a toilet seal installation section in connection with electrical devices installed in the toilet seat body 34 turnably supported on the toilet seat installation section 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a wiring cord fixing structure, a Western-style toilet device using the same, and an insulating resin sheet used therefor, and more specifically, an insulating resin sheet is used as a wiring cord led out from a toilet seat body, The present invention relates to a fixing structure, a Western-style toilet device using the structure, and an insulating resin sheet used for the same.

Recently, Western-style toilet devices have been provided with various functions. For example, those having a function of heating the seating surface of a toilet seat body are known.
For those equipped with such a heating function, in connection with electrical equipment such as a heater and thermistor installed in the toilet seat body, it is derived from the toilet seat body and connected to the control section in the toilet seat installation section that pivotally supports the toilet seat body The wiring cord is interposed between the toilet seat body and the toilet seat installation part.
The toilet seat body is opened and closed when used in a standing position or during cleaning or the like, but the above-described wiring cord is also configured to be deformable and swingable according to the opening and closing operation of the toilet seat body.

For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a heating toilet seat having such a heating function. In this patent document 1, the wiring cord led out from the side part of the toilet seat body is connected to the side part of the casing (toilet seat installation part) containing the control part and various devices of the heating toilet seat apparatus. As shown in FIG. 6, the connection of the wiring cord is configured such that a fixed seat 4 to which a bush 3 provided on the peripheral surface of the wiring cord 2 is fixed is provided on the casing 1 so that the connection is fixed. A flat auxiliary block 5 protruding in the axial direction of the wiring cord 2 is formed on the end face of the fixing flange 3 a of the bush 3, and the fitting direction to the fixed seat 4 is regulated at the upper end of the auxiliary block 5. A stopper 6 is formed as shown.
No. 7-10640

In Patent Document 1, the wiring cord is fixed to the side portion of the casing and regulated by adopting the configuration as described above, but in this case, the wiring cord is connected to the side portion of the toilet seat body and the side portion of the casing. In order to smoothly open and close the toilet seat body and to prevent the wiring cord from being disconnected, it is necessary to lengthen the wiring cord exposed to the outside of the toilet body, which is not preferable in terms of design. Met.
In order to shorten the wiring cord exposed outside the toilet body, the posture is changed and shaken in the toilet seat installation part without fixing the wiring cord that is deformed and swinging according to the opening / closing operation of the toilet seat body to the side of the toilet seat installation part. It is possible to move, that is, it is possible to fix and hold in the toilet seat installation part so that the wiring cord can be led out and inserted from the toilet seat installation part according to the opening / closing operation of the toilet seat body. If the wiring cord is fixed and held so that it can be deformed and swingable in the toilet seat installation part, the wiring cord that deforms and swings according to the opening and closing operation of the toilet seat body is stored in the toilet seat installation part. There was a risk of interference.

  The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-described problem, and is a wiring cord that is derived from a toilet seat body and prevents interference with a device in the toilet seat installation portion by a wiring cord connected to a control unit in the toilet seat installation portion. An object of the present invention is to provide a fixing structure, a Western-style toilet device using the same, and an insulating resin sheet used therefor.

  In order to achieve the above object, the wiring cord fixing structure according to claim 1 is related to an electric device installed in a toilet seat body rotatably supported by a toilet seat installation portion, from the toilet seat body. The folded insulating resin sheet is fixed in the toilet seat installation section so as to sandwich the wiring cord that is led out and connected to the control section in the toilet seat installation section.

  A second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the insulating resin sheet is provided with a notch for forming a wiring cord outlet for leading the wiring cord when the insulating resin sheet is folded.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the insulating resin sheet is fixed in the toilet seat installation portion so as to cover a surface of a circuit board disposed in the toilet seat installation portion.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the wiring cord is derived from a rotation fulcrum of the toilet seat body.

  A Western style toilet device according to a fifth aspect uses the wiring cord fixing structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects.

  An insulating resin sheet according to a sixth aspect is used in the wiring cord fixing structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects.

  According to the fixing structure of the wiring cord according to any one of claims 1 to 4, since the folded insulating resin sheet is fixed in the toilet seat installation portion so as to sandwich the wiring cord, the opening and closing operation of the toilet seat body is performed. In addition, it is possible to prevent interference with equipment in the toilet seat installation portion due to a wiring cord that deforms and swings in the posture of the toilet seat installation portion.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, the insulating resin sheet is provided with a notch portion for forming a wiring cord outlet for leading the wiring cord when folded, so that the attitude of the wiring cord with the wiring cord outlet substantially as the center Deformation and swinging can be restricted, and it is possible to flexibly cope with the posture deformation and swinging of the wiring cord as compared with the case where the insulating resin sheet is simply folded back and the wiring cord is sandwiched therebetween.

  In claim 3, since the insulating resin sheet is fixed in the toilet seat installation part so as to cover the surface of the circuit board disposed in the toilet seat installation part, the insulating resin sheet can also be used for protection of the circuit board, The number of parts can be reduced.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the wiring cord is derived from the rotation fulcrum of the toilet seat body, the posture of the wiring cord in the toilet seat installation portion is changed and shaken compared to that derived from the side portion of the toilet seat body. It is possible to form an insulating resin sheet small with little movement.

  According to the western style toilet device according to claim 5, in relation to the electric device installed in the toilet seat main body rotatably supported by the toilet seat installation portion, the control unit in the toilet seat installation portion is derived from the toilet seat main body. Since the folded insulating resin sheet is fixed in the toilet seat installation part so as to sandwich the wiring cord connected to the wiring cord, the wiring cord is deformed and swings in the toilet seat installation part according to the opening / closing operation of the toilet seat body It is possible to prevent interference with equipment in the toilet seat installation part due to.

  According to the insulating resin sheet according to claim 6, in relation to the electric device installed in the toilet seat main body rotatably supported by the toilet seat installation unit, the control unit is derived from the toilet seat main unit and is installed in the toilet seat installation unit. The wiring cord connected to the fold is folded and fixed and used inside the toilet seat installation part. Interference with equipment in the installation section can be prevented.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 to 5 show a wiring cord fixing structure according to the present embodiment, a Western-style toilet device using the same, and an insulating resin sheet used therefor, and FIG. 1 shows an insulating resin sheet and a toilet seat body according to the present embodiment. 2 is a schematic back view showing an example of the embodiment, FIGS. 2A to 2F are diagrams for explaining a wiring cord attachment procedure using an insulating resin sheet and a fixing structure thereof, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the Western-style toilet device, and FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the Western-style toilet device.

  In the Western-style toilet device A shown in FIG. 5, a so-called tankless type water supply pipe direct connection system that does not include a flush tank at the rear part of the toilet body is illustrated. In addition, the toilet lid / toilet seat installation unit 30 is shown to be assembled integrally with the toilet body, but it is attached as a retrofit or as an option, so-called hot water washing toilet seat device with a heating function Also, the present invention can be applied.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the Western-style toilet device A includes a bowl portion 36, a rim portion 37 provided around the upper end of the bowl portion 36, and a skirt portion 38 formed on the outer periphery of the bowl portion 36. , A toilet lid / toilet seat installation unit 30 incorporating various devices and a control unit 32e to be described later, a toilet seat body 34 and a toilet lid 35 rotatably supported by the toilet lid / toilet seat installation unit 30, and a rear side of the skirt unit 38 In addition, a side cover 39 that includes a trap portion (not shown) that is activated when filth and water for washing from the bowl portion 36 are discharged is provided.

The toilet lid / toilet seat installation unit 30 is provided in a lower case 33, an upper case 31 coupled to the lower case 33, a lower unit 33 and an upper case 31, and an apparatus unit including various devices and a control unit 32e. 32.
The device unit 32 includes a local cleaning device 32a having a buttocks cleaning nozzle and a bidet cleaning nozzle for cleaning a local part of the human body, a drying device 32b for drying the local part of the human body, a deodorizing device 32c for deodorizing the air in the bowl portion 36, and a rim. A water supply unit 32d for supplying flush water to the unit 37, an LED 32f for displaying the operating state of various devices, a human body detection sensor 32g for detecting the presence or absence of a human body, a seating sensor 32h for detecting seating, and a toilet room. An infrared sensor 32i that enables wireless transmission / reception of various signals to / from a remote controller (not shown) provided with operation switches of various devices and a wiring cord 20 to be described later are connected, and a toilet seat heating function provided in the toilet seat body 34 is connected. A control unit 3 for controlling a heater (not shown), a thermistor (not shown) for detecting the temperature of the toilet seat, and the various devices. And the like have been constructed from e.

The upper case 31 pivotally supports the toilet seat pivot 34a and the upper case bearing 31a, the toilet seat bearing 34b and the upper case pivot 31b, and rotatably supports the toilet seat body 34. The toilet lid bearing 35a and the upper case A pivot 31c, a toilet lid bearing portion 35b, and an upper case pivot 31d are pivotally supported to rotatably support the toilet lid 35 (see also FIG. 1).
The toilet seat body 34 and the toilet lid 35 are configured to be detachable from the upper case 31, that is, the toilet lid / toilet seat installation portion 30, during cleaning, etc. The toilet seat bearing portion 34b and the toilet lid bearing portion 35b A lock mechanism (not shown) for restricting / releasing pivoting with the case pivots 31b and 31d is provided.

In the Western-style toilet device A configured as described above, when the human body detection sensor 32g detects the presence of a human body, that is, the user entering the toilet room, the heater installed in the toilet seat body 34 is activated. Based on the detected temperature signal from the thermistor, the heater is energized to adjust the temperature of the toilet seat.
When the seating sensor 32h detects the seating, the deodorizing device 32e is operated, and the air in the bowl portion 36 is sucked from the air inlet facing the bowl portion 36 and deodorized.
When the user depresses the local cleaning device operation button of the remote controller, the local cleaning device 32a is operated, and the nozzle corresponding to the operation button is projected from the nozzle inlet / outlet 37a that opens in the rear side wall of the rim portion 37 and faces the bowl portion 36, Blow out wash water.
Further, when the user depresses the drying device operation button of the remote controller, the drying device 32b is operated, and heating means enters the bowl portion 36 from the hot air outlet 37b that opens to the rear side wall of the rim portion 37 and faces the bowl portion 36. The hot air heated by (not shown) is discharged and the local part of a human body is dried.
When the human body detection sensor 32g detects the absence of the human body, the operation of the deodorizing device 32c is stopped, the water supply unit 32d and the trap unit are operated, water is supplied to the rim unit 37, and the waste excreted in the bowl unit 36 is discharged. I do.
In addition, although the concrete structure of various apparatuses and various sensors, such as a heating apparatus, the local cleaning apparatus 32a, the drying apparatus 32b, and the deodorizing apparatus 32c, is abbreviate | omitted, a well-known thing is applicable.

Next, the insulating resin sheet 10 and the wiring cord 20 of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The wiring cord 20 is led out from a pivot fulcrum pivotally attached to the toilet lid / toilet seat installation portion 30 of the toilet seat body 34, that is, a toilet seat pivot shaft 34a formed in a hollow shape, and is installed in the toilet seat body 34. Heater wires 21 and 21 connected to a heater such as a heating wire and a lamp heater, thermistor wires 22 and 22 installed in the toilet seat body 34 and connected to a thermistor for detecting the temperature of the toilet seat, and the toilet seat body 34 and a ground wire 23 for grounding the electrical equipment in the interior 34.
These wiring cords 21, 22, and 23 are connected to the binding cylinder 25 and the corrugated tube 26 that is connected to the toilet seat body 34 side of the binding cylinder 25 and is formed of a flexible member. From between the tube 26, one end is fixed inside the toilet seat body 34, and when the toilet seat body 34 is attached or detached during cleaning or the like, the wiring cords 21, 22, 23, etc. are removed from the control unit 32e. A pull-out prevention wire 24 to be prevented is led out.
The length of the pull-out prevention wire 24 is such that when the toilet seat body 34 is detached from the upper case 31 with the other end fixed to a temporary fixing projection 11c described later, the wiring cord 20 is connected to the upper case bearing portion 31a. Therefore, the length of the corrugated tube 26 is not exposed beyond the length of the corrugated tube 26.
Note that the configuration of the wiring cord 20 is not limited to that illustrated above, and is configured according to a heating device or an electrical device provided in the toilet seat body 34. Alternatively, the wiring cord 20 may be led out from the back surface or the side portion of the toilet seat body 34 without using the rotation fulcrum of the toilet seat body 34.

  The insulating resin sheet 10 is made of a flexible resin material, for example, PET (polyethylene terephthalate), and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape as shown in FIG. A notch portion 14 is formed, and a recess 15 for facilitating folding is formed in the center of the left side when fixing a wiring cord 20 to be described later, and will be described later when fixed to the upper case 31. Insertion holes 11a, 11d, 12a, 13a, and 13d through which the temporary fixing protrusions 11c and the respective screws are inserted are opened at appropriate positions.

The cut portion 14 is cut substantially straight from the cut start point 14f on the left side of the upper side center to the point immediately before the branch point 14a. The far side from the branch point 14a, that is, the center side of the insulating resin sheet 10 is cut from the cut first end point 14b to the second cut point. It is cut and formed so as to draw a reverse S-shape up to the end point, and the portion cut so as to draw the reverse S-shape constitutes a wiring cord outlet 14g. Cord holding pieces 14d and 14e are formed.
The insulating resin sheet 10 is not limited to a flexible one, and may be any one as long as it can be folded back and sandwich the wiring cord 20, and the shape is not limited to a substantially rectangular shape. The shape of the cut portion 14 is not limited to that described above, and the cut portion 14 may not be formed.
Further, in the above description, the upper side, the left side, and the left side of the insulating resin sheet 10 are described by referring to the directions on the paper surface in FIG.

Next, the fixing structure of the wiring cord 20 using the insulating resin sheet 10 configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
First, as shown in FIG. 2A, the insulating resin sheet 10 covers the surfaces of the LED board 32fa and the human body detection sensor board 32ga, and the temporary fixing protrusion first insertion hole 11a of the insulating resin sheet 10 is It protrudes from the case 31 and is inserted through a temporary fastening protrusion 11c that is threaded. Next, the screw hole 12c (see FIG. 1) drilled in the upper case 31 and the screw insertion hole 12a are superposed to screw the screw 12b, and the insulating resin sheet 10 is temporarily fixed to the upper case 31.
Next, as shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, the wiring cord 20 is introduced from the upper case bearing portion 31 a opened in the side wall of the upper case 31, and the wiring cord 20 is inserted into the cut portion 14.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 2D, 2E, and 2F, the free end (left side of the sheet) of the insulating resin sheet 10 is folded back along the line 14 of the cut portion, and the temporary fixing protrusion second insertion hole 11d. Is inserted into the temporary fixing projection 11c, the screw hole 13c (see FIG. 1) drilled in the upper case 31 and the screw insertion holes 13a and 13d are overlapped, and the screw 13b is screwed. Next, the threaded hole of the temporary fixing protrusion 11 c and the screw insertion hole 24 a at the tip of the removal preventing wire 24 are overlapped to screw the screw 11 b, and the insulating resin sheet 10 is attached to the upper case 31. It is fixed together with the sandwiched wiring cord 20.
In this state, the wiring cord 20 is led out from the wiring cord outlet 14g, and the wiring cord 20 is fixed in the upper case 31.
As described above, since the recessed portion 15 is formed in the insulating resin sheet 10, folding can be facilitated, that is, the restoring reaction force of the insulating resin sheet 10 can be reduced by the recessed portion 15. Can be folded back easily.
Further, the deformation and swinging of the wiring cord 20 led out from the wiring cord lead-out port 14g is restricted by the restoring reaction force of the wiring cord pressing pieces 14d and 14e formed in the notch portion 14.

When the toilet seat body 34 is pivotally attached to the upper case 31 after the wiring cord 20 is fixed by being sandwiched between the insulating resin sheets 10 as described above, the wiring cord 20 is further introduced into the upper case 31. The toilet seat pivot 34a is fitted into the upper case bearing 31a, the lock mechanism of the toilet seat receiver 34b is released, and the upper case pivot 31b and the toilet seat receiver 34b are pivotally attached, as shown in FIG. A toilet seat body 34 is rotatably supported by the upper case 31.
In addition, the wiring cords 21, 22, and 23 thus fixed in the upper case 31 are connected to appropriate positions of the control unit 32e so that the electric devices of the toilet seat body 34 are energized and controlled.

According to the fixing structure of the wiring cord 20, the configuration of the insulating resin sheet 10, and the Western-style toilet device A, the wiring deforms and swings in the toilet lid / toilet seat installation part 30 according to the opening / closing operation of the toilet seat body 34. The cord 20 can prevent interference with various devices and various substrates in the toilet lid / toilet seat installation unit 30.
Further, since the insulating resin sheet 10 is provided with a notch 14 for forming a wiring code outlet 14g for leading the wiring cord 20 when folded, the wiring cord 14g is formed around the wiring code outlet 14g. 20 can be restrained from deforming and swinging, and flexibly responds to deforming and swinging of the wiring cord 20 compared to simply folding back the insulating resin sheet and holding the wiring cord 20 therebetween. It will be possible.
That is, when the toilet seat body 34 opens and closes, the wiring cord 20 rotates in the circumferential direction in the vicinity of the toilet seat pivot 34a, and the portion sandwiched between the insulating resin sheets 10 is connected to the wiring cord 20 of the insulating resin sheet 10. Although it twists and slides in the longitudinal direction along the part turned back from the outlet 14g, its posture deformation and swinging can be regulated by the insulating resin sheet 10.
Further, as in the present embodiment, when the toilet seat body 34 is detachable from the toilet lid / toilet seat installation portion 30 during cleaning or the like, the toilet lid / Interference with various devices and various substrates in the toilet seat installation unit 30 can also be prevented.

Further, the insulating resin sheet 10 is fixed in the toilet lid / toilet seat installation part 30 so as to cover the surfaces of the LED board 32fa and the human body detection sensor board 32ga disposed in the toilet lid / toilet seat installation part 30. Therefore, the insulating resin sheet 10 can also be used for protecting the LED board 32fa and the human body detection sensor board 32ga, and the number of parts can be reduced.
Furthermore, since the wiring cord 20 is derived from the rotation fulcrum of the toilet seat body 34, that is, from the toilet seat pivot shaft 34a, the toilet lid / toilet seat installation portion is compared with that derived from the side portion of the toilet seat body 34, etc. 30, the wiring cord 20 is less deformed and oscillated, the insulating resin sheet 10 can be made smaller, and the wiring cord 20 is not exposed to the outside of the toilet bowl under normal use conditions. This is also preferable in terms of design.

  In addition, in this embodiment, what provided the insulating resin sheet 10 in one place is illustrated, However, You may provide in two or more places, The kind of circuit board with which the surface is covered with the insulating resin sheet 10, and The place is not limited to the above.

It is a schematic back view which shows an example of embodiment of the insulating resin sheet and toilet seat main body which concern on this invention. (A) thru | or (f) is a figure explaining the attachment procedure of the wiring cord which used the insulating resin sheet, and its fixing structure. It is a schematic back view which shows the state which fixed the wiring cord in the toilet seat installation part using the fixing structure of the wiring cord which concerns on this invention. It is a principal part disassembled perspective view of the western style toilet device which concerns on this invention. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a western style toilet device according to the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the fixation structure of the conventional wiring cord.

Explanation of symbols

10 Insulating resin sheet 14 Notch 14g Wiring cord outlet 20 Wiring cord 30 Toilet lid / toilet seat installation part (toilet seat installation part)
32e control unit 32fa LED board (circuit board)
32ga human body sensor board (circuit board)
34 Toilet seat body 34a Toilet seat pivot (turning fulcrum)
A Western style toilet device

Claims (6)

  In relation to the electrical equipment installed in the toilet seat body that is rotatably supported by the toilet seat installation section, the wiring cord that is led out from the toilet seat body and connected to the control section in the toilet seat installation section is clamped A wiring cord fixing structure, wherein the folded insulating resin sheet is fixed in the toilet seat installation portion. In claim 1,
The insulating structure of the wiring cord, wherein the insulating resin sheet is formed with a notch for forming a wiring cord outlet for leading out the wiring cord when folded. In claim 1 or 2,
A structure for fixing a wiring cord, wherein the insulating resin sheet is fixed in the toilet seat installation portion so as to cover a surface of a circuit board disposed in the toilet seat installation portion. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3,
The wiring cord fixing structure, wherein the wiring cord is derived from a rotation fulcrum of the toilet seat body.   A Western-style toilet device using the wiring cord fixing structure according to claim 1.   The insulating resin sheet used in the fixing structure of the wiring cord of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4.

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