JP2010261203A - Sanitary washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sanitary washing device which is equipped with a drying function capable of drying a surface-to-be-dried in a short period of time. <P>SOLUTION: An air inflow port is provided near the axial center of a back end of a nozzle 20; and a direction of connection to a flexible tube 39 is set approximately parallel to the axis of the nozzle. Thus, the nozzle can be stably driven without making the tube swung around by the rotation of the nozzle when the nozzle is rotatively driven in a horizontal direction; an air jet flow can be applied to a wide range of the private parts of the human body; and a drop of water can be surely removed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sanitary washing apparatus having a drying function for removing water droplets on a wet surface by blowing air and drying the surface.

  Various functions have been devised in a sanitary washing apparatus for washing a local part of a human body in order to realize washing according to user's preference. The user performed local cleaning using a sanitary cleaning device using various functions, and removed water droplets adhering to the local area using paper such as toilet paper. However, in recent years, a drying apparatus has been proposed as an alternative to paper such as toilet paper (see, for example, Patent Document 1). FIG. 14 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a sanitary washing device provided with a conventional drying device. FIG. 15 is a schematic plan view of a nozzle of this conventional sanitary washing apparatus. 16 is a schematic side sectional view of this nozzle.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the sanitary washing device includes a toilet seat 2, a toilet lid 3, a body case 4 of the sanitary washing device, a flush tank 5 (low tank), and a remote controller 7 disposed on the toilet 1. Has been.

  The main body case 4 has a hot air blowing device 6 that blows warm air toward the human body part, a washing water jet nozzle 8 that blows hot water toward the human body part, and pressurized air intermittently toward the washed human body part. And an air jet nozzle 9 for jetting out.

  Further, the cleaning water jet nozzle 8 and the air jet nozzle 9 are integrated to form the nozzle means 10, and the nozzle drive means A11 for moving the nozzle means 10 forward and backward, and the nozzle drive means B12 for moving the nozzle means 10 in the left-right direction are provided. Provided.

  When the user sits on the toilet seat 2 and performs a buttocks washing operation with the remote controller 7, the nozzle driving means A11 projects the nozzle means 10, and hot water is jetted from the washing water jet nozzle 8 toward the human body part. At this time, the cleaning position can be adjusted back and forth and left and right by the nozzle driving means A11 and the nozzle driving means B12.

  When the drying operation is performed after the cleaning, the hot air blowing device 6 is driven to blow the hot air, and pressurized air is jetted from the air jet nozzle 9 toward the human body part. At this time, the nozzle driving means A11 and the nozzle driving means B12 are driven to change the ejection position in the front-rear and left-right directions to effectively remove water droplets.

  The hot water is supplied from a tube (not shown) connected to the water inlet 14 of the nozzle means 10. The pressurized air is supplied from a tube (not shown) connected to the air inlet 15.

JP 2002-294835 A

However, in the conventional configuration, when the pressurized air is ejected from the air ejection nozzle 9 to the local body part, the water droplets are removed from the portion where the pressurized air directly hits, but the surrounding water droplets spread further due to the wind pressure. It spreads to the periphery and cannot remove enough water droplets. For this reason, if the operating range of the driving means B12 is enlarged so that the pressurized air is applied to a wide range, it becomes difficult to route the tubes connected to the water inlet 14 and the air inlet 15 by the front-rear and left-right operations. There was a problem.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a sanitary washing apparatus having a drying function that is hygienic and can dry a surface to be dried in a short time.

In order to solve the conventional problem, a sanitary washing device of the present invention includes an air outlet that ejects pressurized air in a human body local direction, a rod-like nozzle including an air inlet that communicates with the air outlet,
Driving means for driving the nozzle forward and backward in the axial direction, and driving to rotate in the left-right direction around the axis of the nozzle;
A flexible tube for conveying fluid to the air inlet of the nozzle,
The air inlet is provided in the vicinity of the axial center of the rear end of the nozzle, and the connection direction with the tube is substantially parallel to the axis of the nozzle.

  According to the present invention, since the jet direction of the pressurized air of the air jet nozzle is moved back and forth and rotated left and right, the air jet can be applied to a wide range of the human body local area, and water droplet removal can be reliably performed. .

  In addition, since the tube is connected in the axial direction in the vicinity of the nozzle axis, the force applied to the tube when the nozzle is driven to rotate in the left-right direction is mainly torsional, so the tube may be swung by the nozzle rotation. Therefore, stable driving is possible.

The perspective view which shows the state which mounted | wore the toilet bowl with the sanitary washing apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the remote control apparatus in the sanitary washing apparatus of FIG. The block diagram which shows the structure of the washing water ejection means in the sanitary washing apparatus of FIG. The block diagram which shows the structure of the air ejection means and the heating means in the sanitary washing apparatus of FIG. (A) The perspective view which shows the structure of the drive means at the time of nozzle accommodation in the sanitary washing apparatus of FIG. 1, (b) The perspective view which shows the structure of the drive means at the time of the nozzle protrusion in the apparatus. (A) Schematic diagram showing a transverse section of the nozzle cleaning means in the sanitary washing apparatus of FIG. 1, (b) Schematic diagram showing a longitudinal section of the nozzle cleaning means 35 in the apparatus (A) Top view of nozzle in sanitary washing apparatus of FIG. 1, (b) AA sectional view in the apparatus, (c) BB sectional view in the drying setting of the apparatus, (d) BB section in the buttocks cleaning setting of the apparatus Figure, (e) BB cross section in bidet setting of the device (A) Side view of drive means when storing nozzle in sanitary washing apparatus of FIG. 1, (b) AA sectional view of the apparatus, (c) BB sectional view of the apparatus The time chart which shows the control operation of the nozzle angle setting in the sanitary washing apparatus of FIG. FIG. 1 is a time chart showing control operations of “wet washing” and “drying” operations in the sanitary washing apparatus of FIG. (A) Schematic sectional view of the operating state of “wet cleaning” in the sanitary washing apparatus of FIG. 1, (b) Schematic sectional view of the operating state of the first step of “drying” in the apparatus, (c) Schematic sectional view of the operating state of the second step of “drying” in the apparatus The schematic diagram which shows the movement pattern of the air jet of the to-be-dried surface of the 1st and 2nd step of "drying" in the sanitary washing apparatus of FIG. The schematic diagram which shows the movement pattern of the air jet of the to-be-dried surface of the 3rd and 4th step of "drying" in the sanitary washing apparatus of FIG. Schematic perspective view of a sanitary washing device equipped with a conventional drying device Schematic plan view of a nozzle of a sanitary washing device equipped with a conventional drying device Schematic sectional view of a nozzle of a sanitary washing device equipped with a conventional drying device

The first invention is
An air outlet for ejecting pressurized air in the direction of the human body, and a rod-like nozzle having an air inlet communicating with the air outlet;
Driving means for driving the nozzle forward and backward in the axial direction, and driving to rotate in the left-right direction around the axis of the nozzle;
A flexible tube for conveying fluid to the air inlet of the nozzle,
The air inlet is provided in the vicinity of the axial center of the rear end of the nozzle, and the connection direction with the tube is substantially parallel to the axis of the nozzle.

  Thus, since the tube is connected in the axial direction in the vicinity of the nozzle axis, when the nozzle is driven to rotate in the left-right direction, the tube is not swung by the nozzle rotation, and stable driving is possible.

  In particular, the second invention includes a nozzle holder that rotatably supports the nozzle at the rear end portion of the nozzle of the first invention, and at least a part of the air inlet is disposed in the nozzle holder. Is.

  As a result, by arranging the air inlet in the nozzle holder, the convex portion at the rear end of the nozzle is suppressed, and the storage efficiency in the sanitary washing device main body with the air inlet and the tube connected is improved. Can be made.

  In particular, the third invention is provided with a fixing portion at a position of a predetermined length from the connection portion with the air inflow port, and the U-shape between the connection portion and the fixing portion. It is bent and arranged in a shape.

  As a result, changes in the position and angle of the air inlet and the fixed portion due to the forward / backward drive of the nozzle and the rotational drive in the left-right direction are absorbed by the U-shaped bend, thereby enabling stable operation.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in particular, the tube and the inlet of any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention are arranged so that the pressurized air ejection angle is substantially in the direction of the local body part within the rotation range of the nozzle. The connection is made so that the torsional action is reduced.

  This makes it possible to balance the left-right operation by making the torsional action of the tube work when the nozzle is rotated.

  In particular, the fifth aspect of the present invention relates to a cleaning water jet for ejecting cleaning water to a human body local part to the nozzle of any one of the first to fourth inventions, and a cleaning water inlet communicating with the cleaning water jet And a tube connected to the washing water inlet, and the air inlet and the washing water inlet are arranged in the vicinity of the axial center of the nozzle rear end.

This is provided with a function of cleaning a human body part with one nozzle and a function of removing water droplets adhering to the human body part. By integrating the two functions, a compact and low-cost nozzle can be realized.

  In the sixth aspect of the invention, in particular, when the nozzle of the fifth aspect of the invention is arranged such that the washing water outlet and the air outlet are arranged at different angles on the outer peripheral surface of the tip of the nozzle, and the outlet is switched. The nozzle angle is changed to the ejection direction at a predetermined position of the ejection port used by the driving means.

  This is a single nozzle that can be used to quickly and easily switch between washing water ejection and air ejection. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a sanitary washing device and a toilet device including the same according to an embodiment of the present invention. The toilet apparatus 1000 is installed in a toilet room.

  In the toilet apparatus 1000, the sanitary washing apparatus 100 is attached to the toilet bowl 600. The sanitary washing device 100 includes a main body 200, a remote operation device 300, a toilet seat 400 and a lid 500.

  A toilet seat 400 and a lid 500 are attached to the main body 200 so as to be openable and closable. Further, the main body 200 is provided with a drying device 50 including the nozzle 20 that is an air jetting means, a washing water jetting means 30 for jetting washing water, and a heating means 40, and a control part is built in. ing.

  In FIG. 1, a seating sensor 610 provided in the upper front portion of the main body 200 is shown. The seating sensor 610 is, for example, a reflective infrared sensor. In this case, the seating sensor 610 detects the presence of a user on the toilet seat 400 by detecting infrared rays reflected from the human body.

  The entrance detection sensor 700 is attached to an entrance of a toilet room or the like. The entrance detection sensor 700 is, for example, a reflective infrared sensor. In this case, the room entry detection sensor 700 detects that the user has entered the toilet room when infrared rays reflected from the human body are detected.

  The control unit of the main body unit 200 controls the operation of each unit of the sanitary washing device 100 based on signals transmitted from the remote operation device 300, the room entry detection sensor 700, and the seating sensor 610.

  The air ejecting means 50 includes an air pump 51 that supplies pressurized air, a nozzle 20 that includes an air ejection port 21 that ejects the pressurized air, and a jet of pressurized air that is ejected from the air ejection port 21 in the front, rear, left, and right directions. And the driving means 52 for driving the nozzle 20, and the pressurized air ejected from the air ejecting means 50 has a capability of a wind speed of 20 to 50 m per second reaching the surface to be dried. The contact range of the jet on the surface to be dried is about 1 cm in diameter.

  The nozzle 20 is integrally formed with a cleaning nozzle portion 33 of a cleaning water jetting unit 30 including a cleaning water jet port 22 for jetting cleaning water.

The washing water jetting means 30 includes an opening / closing valve for opening and closing the supply of tap water in addition to the first washing water jet port 22 and the second washing water jet port 23 provided in the nozzle 20, and hot water heating for heating the tap water. A means 31 and a switching valve 32 that switches the flow path of the hot water from the hot water heating means 31 between the direction of the nozzle 20 and the direction of the nozzle cleaning unit. In addition, the 1st washing water spout 22 ejects the washing water for buttocks washing, and the 2nd washing water spout 23 ejects the washing water for bidets.

  The heating unit 40 includes an air fan 41 that is a blowing unit that blows air to a built-in heater and supplies hot air, and a duct 43 that guides the hot air to the hot air outlet 42. The warm air that is ejected is slower than the flow rate of the pressurized air ejected from the air ejecting means 50 and is 10 m or less per second, and the contact area with the surface to be dried is wide and diffuses over substantially the entire surface to be dried. Yes.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the remote control device 300 of FIG. The remote operation device 300 is an operation means that transmits a switch operation signal of a user to the main body 200 and drives and controls the sanitary washing device, and a controller lid 302 is provided at the lower portion of the controller main body 301 so as to be freely opened and closed. It has a structure.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, with the controller lid 302 closed, drying mode selection switches 320a, 320b, and 320c and cleaning intensity adjustment switches 322 and 323 are provided on the top of the controller main body 301. The controller lid 302 is provided with a stop switch 311, a drying switch 314, a butt switch 312, and a bidet switch 313.

  The above switches are operated by the user. Thereby, a predetermined signal corresponding to each switch is wirelessly transmitted from the remote operation device 300 to the main body 200 of FIG. The control unit 150 (FIGS. 3 and 4) of the main body 200 controls the operation of each component of the main body 200 (FIG. 1) and the toilet seat 400 (FIG. 1) based on the received signal.

  For example, when the user operates the buttocks switch 312 or the bidet switch 313, cleaning water is ejected from a nozzle unit 20 (FIG. 3), which will be described later, to the user's local area. Further, when the user operates the stop switch 311, the ejection of the washing water from the nozzle unit 20 to the user's local part is stopped.

  When the user operates the drying switch 314, pressurized air is ejected from the air ejection means 50 (FIG. 4), which will be described later, onto the surface to be dried of the user's local area, and at the same time, the temperature from the heating means 40 (FIG. 4). The wind is blown out.

  In addition, when the user selects and operates the drying mode switches 320a, 320b, and 320c, the condition for blowing the dry air that is jetted to the above-mentioned local area of the user is changed, and can be arbitrarily selected according to the use situation and the user's preference. It is possible to do.

  The drying mode switch 320a is a “rapid drying operation” when it is desired to finish drying in a short time, the drying mode switch 320b is a “solid drying operation” that reliably drys the local area and finishes dry, and the drying mode switch 320c is pressurized air. "Hot air drying operation" that blows out only hot air when you don't want to hit can be selected.

  Further, when the user operates the strength adjustment switches 322 and 323, the flow rate, pressure, and the like of the cleaning water sprayed to the local area of the user are adjusted.

  FIG. 2B shows a front view of the remote operation device 300 in a state where the controller lid 302 is opened.

As shown in FIG. 2B, in addition to the stop switch 311, the drying switch 314, the butt switch 312, and the bidet switch 313, an automatic opening / closing unit is provided below the controller main body 301 covered with the controller lid 302. An on / off switch 315, a hot air temperature adjustment switch 340, a water temperature adjustment switch 333, a toilet seat temperature adjustment switch 334, a sterilization switch 335, and a toilet bowl washing switch 336 are provided.

  Even when these switches are operated, a predetermined signal corresponding to each switch is wirelessly transmitted from the remote operation device 300 to the main body 200. Thereby, the control part 90 of the main-body part 200 controls operation | movement of each structure part of the main-body part 200 and the toilet seat part 400 based on the received signal.

  The automatic opening / closing switch 315 is constituted by a knob. When the user operates the knob of the automatic opening / closing switch 315, the opening / closing operation of the lid 500 (FIG. 1) is set. That is, when the knob of the automatic opening / closing switch 315 is in the ON position, the lid 500 is opened and closed according to the user entering and exiting the toilet room.

  When the user operates the hot air temperature adjustment switch 340, the temperature of the hot air blown from the heating means 40 to the user's local area is adjusted. Each time the hot air temperature adjustment switch 340 is pressed, the setting is switched between “high”, “medium”, “low”, and “off”. When operating with this “off” setting, the heater 43 (FIG. 4) is turned off and only air is blown.

  Further, when the user operates the water temperature adjustment switch 333, the temperature of the cleaning water ejected from the nozzle unit 20 to the local part of the user is adjusted. When the user operates the toilet seat temperature adjustment switch 334, the temperature of the toilet seat 400 is adjusted.

  Next, the cleaning water ejection means 30 provided in the main body 200 will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the washing water jetting means 30 and the control unit 150.

  3 includes an on-off valve 34, a hot water heating means 31, a switching valve 32, a nozzle 20, a nozzle cleaning means 35, a driving means 52, a front / rear driving motor 53, a left / right driving motor 54, and a control unit 150. Including.

  The switching valve 32 switches the hot water from the hot water heating means 31 in the direction of the first washing water jet 22, the second washing water jet 23, and the nozzle washing 35 in the nozzle 20.

  The controller 150 of the washing water jetting unit 30 controls the operation of the on-off valve 34, the hot water heating unit 31, the switching valve 32, the front / rear drive motor 53 and the left / right drive motor 54.

  Next, the drying function provided in the main body 200 will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the air ejection means 50, the heating means 40, and the control unit 150 in the drying function.

  The air ejection means 50 shown in FIG. 4 includes a nozzle 20, an air pump 51, a drive means 52, a front / rear drive motor 53, and a left / right drive motor 54. The heating means 40 includes an air fan 41, a heater 43, and a hot air jet outlet 42.

  In addition, the nozzle 20 of the above-described washing water jetting unit 30 is integrally formed, and the driving unit 52, the front / rear driving motor 53, the left / right driving motor 54, and the control unit 150 are shared with the above-described washing water jetting unit 30. Yes.

The drying function control unit 150 receives the detection signal of the room temperature detection means 151 and receives the air pump 51.
The operation of the front / rear drive motor 53, the left / right drive motor 54, the air fan 41 and the heater 43 is controlled. The room temperature detecting means 151 detects the room temperature by a thermistor built in the main body 200 (FIG. 1) so that the atmospheric temperature of the sanitary washing device can be detected.

  And this drying function drives the heating means 40 and the air ejection means 50 simultaneously, mixes the hot air blown by the heating means 40 while being attracted by the pressurized air ejected by the air ejection means 50. A first drying operation for jetting onto the surface to be dried, a second drying operation for driving only the air jetting means 50 and jetting only the pressurized air onto the surface to be dried, and only the heating means 40 for driving hot air alone It has three operation patterns of the third drying operation that blows out on the surface to be dried.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the driving means 52 in the washing water jetting means 30 and the air jetting means 50. (A) shows the state in which the nozzle 20 is housed, and (b) shows the state in which the nozzle 20 is projected.

  The driving means 52 shown in FIG. 5 includes a nozzle 20, a swinging means that swings the air jet from the nozzle 20 in the left-right direction, an advancing / retreating driving means that reciprocates the air jet in the front-rear direction, and a base 55. The contact range of the pressurized air ejected from the nozzle 20 with respect to the surface to be dried can be arbitrarily moved over the entire surface to be dried.

  Supply of pressurized air and washing water to the nozzle 20 is performed by a tube 39. One end of the tube 39 is connected to an air inlet and a washing water inlet of the nozzle 20 described later, and is bent into a U shape so that the other end is supported by a fixing portion (not shown). At this time, the connection is made so that the twisting action of each tube 39 becomes small when the ejection direction of the air ejection port 21 is at an upper angle.

  In addition, the installation angle of the tube 39 that keeps the distance between the tube 39 and the square shaft 66 is set so that the square shaft 66 and the tube 39 do not interfere with each other.

  The base 55 is disposed by inclining the nozzle 20 along a rail portion 56 that is inclined forward on the upper surface, and is held through the nozzle 20 in a guide portion 57 that is disposed by opening a hole at the tip of the base. The guide portion 57 is made of a material having good slidability, and is provided with an appropriate clearance so that the nozzle 20 rotates and slides smoothly.

  Further, a nozzle holder 58 that slides along the rail portion 56 is provided on the upper surface of the base 55, and a rear end portion of the nozzle 20 is rotatably supported. The nozzle 20 is driven along the rail portion 56 in accordance with the operation of the nozzle holder 58.

  The advancing / retreating drive means is constituted by a front / rear drive motor 53, a timing belt 61 disposed between a driving pulley 60, driven pulleys 59a, 59b, and a tension pulley 59c. It is arranged in parallel with the part 56.

  The nozzle holder 58 and the timing belt 61 are connected by an arm portion 58 a of the nozzle holder 58, and the nozzle 20 is driven along the rail portion 56 according to the movement of the timing bell and 61.

  The front-rear drive motor 53 is disposed at the lower rear end of the base 55 and is connected to rotate the driving pulley 60 forward and backward. The timing belt 61 moves according to the operation of the driving pulley 60.

Accordingly, the nozzle 20 supported by the nozzle holder 58 is driven back and forth in accordance with the rotation of the front / rear drive motor 53. Here, the forward direction represents the A direction in FIG.
The front direction corresponds to the front direction of the user seated on the toilet seat 400, and the rear direction corresponds to the back direction of the user.

  The oscillating means comprises a left / right drive motor 54 disposed at the rear upper end of the base, a gear A62, a gear B63, a gear C64, a gear D65, and a square shaft 66. The rotation of the left / right drive motor 54 is rotated by the gear A62 and the gear B63. Transmit to shaft 66. The gear C64 is held by the nozzle holder 58 so that the rotation from the square shaft 66 is slidably transmitted. The gear D65 is directly connected to the nozzle 20 and transmits the rotation from the gear C64 to the nozzle 20.

  Therefore, the nozzle 20 rotates in accordance with the forward / reverse rotation of the left / right drive motor 54, and the air jet ejected from the air ejection port 21 swings to the right and left in C and D of FIG.

  The nozzle cleaning means 35 is configured integrally with the guide portion 57 and will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram showing a transverse section of the nozzle cleaning means 35, and FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram showing a longitudinal section of the nozzle cleaning means 35.

  The nozzle cleaning means 35 shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B includes a water inlet 36, a cleaning chamber 37, and a cleaning water diffusion part 38, and the cleaning water is supplied from the water inlet 36, and the level difference of the cleaning water diffusion part 38 is shown. To diffuse into the cleaning chamber 37. Then, the surface of the nozzle 20 is washed away.

  Next, the configuration of the nozzle unit centered on the nozzle 20 will be described with reference to FIG. 7A is a plan view showing the appearance of the nozzle unit, FIG. 7B is a longitudinal sectional view (sectional view AA) of the nozzle unit, and FIGS. 7C to 7E are lateral sectional views of the nozzle unit ( Sectional view BB).

  The nozzle 20 shown in FIG. 7 has a cylindrical shape, and is provided with an air outlet 21, a first washing water outlet 22, and a second washing water outlet 23 in the outer peripheral direction in the vicinity of the tip. An air flow path 24 that guides the compressed air to the air jet 21, a water flow path a 25 that leads the rinsing wash water to the first wash water jet 22, a water flow path b 26, and a bidet wash water A water flow path c <b> 27 that leads to the second washing water outlet 23 is provided.

  A nozzle cover 28 that covers the outer peripheral surface of the nozzle 20 and is provided rotatably is disposed on the outer peripheral portion of the nozzle 20, and one opening facing the cleaning water outlets 22, 23 and the air outlet 21 of the nozzle 20. A portion 29 is provided. Therefore, by changing the relative angle between the nozzle 20 and the nozzle cover 28, the desired outlet can be switched to the opening 29. FIG. 7C shows a case where the opening 29 and the air jet 21 are matched, and FIG. 7D shows a case where the opening 29 and the first washing water jet 22 are matched, as shown in FIG. ) Shows a case where the opening 29 and the second washing water outlet 23 are matched. In this way, the outlet can be easily switched according to the operation mode.

  Since the first washing water jet port 22 synthesizes and jets the swirl flow from the water flow path a25 to the parallel flow from the water flow path b26, by adjusting the ratio between the parallel flow and the swirl flow The spread and strength of the jet can be changed.

  By forming the nozzle cover 28 from a pipe-like stainless metal, the growth of bacteria can be suppressed and the hygiene can be further improved.

The pressurized air from the air pump 51 is connected so as to be supplied to the air flow path 24 from the air inlet 45a connected to the tube 39a, and the cleaning water from the switching valve 32 is supplied to the cleaning water inlet b45b connected to the tube 39b. To the water flow path b26.

  Similarly, the water flow path a25 and the water flow path c27 also have a washing water inlet a (not shown) and a washing water inlet c (not shown), respectively connected to tubes 39c and 39d (FIG. 5). Is done. These tubes a to d are made of a flexible material such as rubber or elastomer because a twisting or bending force acts when the nozzle 20 is rotated or driven back and forth.

  The air inlet 45 a and the washing water inlets a to c are arranged in the nozzle holder 58. With this configuration, the size of the rear end portion of the nozzle 20 when the tube is connected and bent into a U-shape can be reduced, so that the fitting into the main body when the nozzle is accommodated is improved.

  Next, the configuration of the angle setting between the nozzle cover 28 and the nozzle 20 will be described with reference to FIG. 8A is a front view showing the configuration of the driving means 52, FIG. 8B is a partial sectional view (sectional view AA) thereof, and FIG. 8C is another partial sectional view (sectional view BB). It is.

  The base 55 and the nozzle holder 58 shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B are provided with a stopper a71 and a stopper b72 which are rotation suppressing means for suppressing the rotation of the nozzle cover 28.

  The stopper a71 is disposed at the rear part of the base 55, and when the nozzle moves to the final end of the front-rear drive and enters the retracted state, the arm 73 of the nozzle cover 28 is accommodated, and the rotation of the nozzle cover 28 is restricted. If the nozzle 20 is rotationally driven in this state, the relative angle between the nozzle 20 and the nozzle cover 28 can be changed. The stoppers a71 are provided on both the left and right sides of the nozzle 20, and the angle can be changed from any direction.

  The stoppers b72 are disposed at two positions on the left and right sides of the nozzle holder 58, and not only limit the rotation range of the nozzle cover 28 but also limit the rotation angle of the nozzle 20. This sets the rotation range of the nozzle 20 and the nozzle cover 28 to be the same range. Further, the relative angle between the nozzle 20 and the nozzle cover 28 can be changed by further rotating the nozzle 20 while the arm 73 is in contact with the stopper b72.

  FIG. 8C shows an angle holding unit 74 that holds the relative angle between the nozzle 20 and the nozzle cover 28 at a predetermined angle. The angle holding means 74 includes a springy convex portion 75 formed on the nozzle cover 28 and three concave portions 76a, 76b and 76c provided on the outer peripheral surface of the nozzle 20, and one portion of the convex portion 75 and the concave portion is formed. Fits to hold the angle.

  Hereinafter, the control operation in the control unit 150 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9, 10, and 11. FIG. 9 is a time chart for setting the nozzle angle in the “wet cleaning”, “bidet”, and “drying” operations by the control unit 150, and FIG. 10 is the control operation time in the “wet cleaning” and “drying” operations by the control unit 150. FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the operation states of “wet washing” and “drying”. 12 and 13 are schematic diagrams showing a movement pattern of the jet contact area E on the surface to be dried in the “dry” operation state.

  As shown in FIG. 9, at the time of T0 when the operation has not been performed yet, the front-rear direction of the nozzle 20 is arranged at the rear end storage position. The left and right direction of the nozzle 20 is set at an angle to a detection position of a position sensor (not shown) that detects the center position provided in the swinging means 70. This angle is the center angle, and the air outlet 21 of the nozzle 20 and the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28 are set to coincide with each other. That is, the nozzle 20 is set to “dry”.

At T1 where the user depresses the butt switch 312 of the remote control device 300, the position where the arm 73 and the stopper a71 do not interfere with each other by operating the front-rear drive motor 53 (about 10
mm).

  Next, at T2, the left / right drive motor 54 is rotated to change the angle to the left end angle (−90 °) at which the nozzle 20 hits the stopper b72.

  At T3, the front-rear drive motor 53 is driven to the storage position (about 10 mm rearward), and the arm 73 is moved so as to fit into the stopper a71. By this operation, the nozzle cover 28 is held at an angle by the stopper a71.

  Next, the left and right drive motor 54 is rotated at T4, and the nozzle 20 is rotated rightward so that the first washing water jet port 22 of the nozzle 20 and the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28 coincide (about +90). °). Here, when the nozzle 20 is rotated, the relative angle with the nozzle cover 28 in which the angle is maintained changes, and the rotation angle of the nozzle 20 with respect to the nozzle cover 28 can be changed.

  At T5, the front / rear drive motor 53 is operated again to move to a position where the arm 73 and the stopper a71 do not interfere (approximately 10 mm forward). Then, at T6, the left and right drive motor 54 is rotated to rotate the nozzle 20 to the right so that the first washing water jet 22 of the nozzle 20 and the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28 face upward (about +90). °).

  At T7, the front / rear drive motor 53 is operated to move the nozzle to the storage position (about 10 mm backward). Then, the operation is completed at T8.

  By the operations from T1 to T8 described above, the angle of the first washing water ejection port 22 for washing with the butt washing can be matched with the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28, and the ejection direction can be set upward.

  Next, an operation when the user presses down the bidet switch 313 of the remote operation device 300 will be described. In this case as well, when the operation is not yet performed, the front-rear direction of the nozzle 20 is disposed at the storage position at the rear end, and the left-right direction of the nozzle 20 is angled with respect to the center position provided on the swinging means 70. It is assumed that it is set.

  At T11, the front / rear drive motor 53 is operated to move to a position where the arm 73 and the stopper a71 do not interfere (approximately 10 mm forward), and at T12, the left / right drive motor 54 is rotated, and the right end angle at which the nozzle 20 hits the stopper b72. Change the angle to (+ 90 °).

  At T13, the front / rear drive motor 53 is operated to the storage position (about 10 mm rear), the arm 73 is moved so as to be fitted into the stopper a71, and the nozzle cover 28 is held by the stopper a71.

  Next, at T14, the left and right drive motor 54 is rotated, and the nozzle 20 is rotated leftward so that the second washing water outlet 23 of the nozzle 20 and the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28 are aligned (about − 90 °).

  At T15, the front / rear drive motor 53 is operated again to move to a position where the arm 73 and the stopper a71 do not interfere with each other (about 10 mm forward). At T16, the left / right drive motor 54 is rotated to The nozzle 20 is rotated leftward (about −90 °) so that the jet port 23 and the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28 face upward.

  At T17, the front / rear drive motor 53 is operated to move the nozzle to the storage position (about 10 mm backward). Then, the operation is completed at T18.

  By the operations from T11 to T18 described above, the angle of the second cleaning water jet outlet 23 for bidet can be matched with the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28, and the jet direction can be set upward.

  Next, an operation when the user presses the drying switch 314 of the remote operation device 300 will be described. Also in this case, when the operation is not yet performed, the front-rear direction of the nozzle 20 is disposed at the rear end storage position, and the left-right direction of the nozzle 20 is set to an angle at the center position provided in the swinging means 70. It is assumed that However, the direction of the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28 is undetermined.

  At T21, the front / rear drive motor 53 is operated to move to a position where the arm 73 and the stopper a71 do not interfere (approximately 10 mm forward), and at T22, the left / right drive motor 54 is rotated, and the right end angle at which the nozzle 20 hits the stopper b72. Change the angle to (+ 90 °). If the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28 coincides with the first washing water jet port 22 at time T22, the arm 73 hits the stopper b72, and the relative angle between the nozzle cover 28 and the nozzle 20 changes, and the air The angle changes until the spout 21 and the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28 coincide.

  Next, at T23, the left and right drive motor 54 is reversed, and the angle is changed to the left end angle (−180 °) at which the nozzle 20 hits the stopper b72 on the opposite side. If the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28 and the second washing water outlet 23 coincide with each other at the time T23, the arm 73 hits the stopper b72 on the opposite side, and the nozzle cover 28 has a relative angle with the nozzle 20. The angle changes until the air outlet 21 and the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28 coincide.

  In this way, the opening 29 and the air outlet 21 coincide with each other regardless of the direction in which the nozzle faces the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28.

  Then, at T24, the left and right drive motor 54 is reversed again and rotated so that the air outlet 21 and the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28 face upward (about + 90 °).

  At T25, the front / rear drive motor 53 is operated to move the nozzle to the storage position (about 10 mm backward). Then, the operation is completed at T26.

  By the operations from T21 to T26 described above, the angle of the air outlet 21 can be matched with the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28, and the ejection direction can be set upward.

  Next, the control operation from the butt washing to the drying operation will be described.

  The “drying” operation mode shown in FIG. 10 is “rapid drying operation” in a state where the drying mode switch 320a in FIG. 2 is selected, and the hot air temperature adjustment switch 340 is set to “medium”. It is. This “rapid drying operation” is performed in the first drying operation in which hot air in the drying function is attracted to the surface to be dried while being attracted by pressurized air.

  As shown in FIG. 10, at the time T0 when the operation has not been performed yet, the front-rear direction of the nozzle 20 is disposed at the storage position of the rear end. The left and right direction of the nozzle 20 is set at an angle to a detection position of a position sensor (not shown) that detects the center position provided in the swinging means 70.

  At T1 when the user presses down the butt switch 312 of the remote control device 300, the angle of the first washing water jet port 22 for washing the butt is set at the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28 as described in FIG. Set the ejection direction upward. Here, this operation is omitted. At the same time, when the on-off valve 34 opens and tap water flows into the hot water heating means 31 and a built-in flow sensor (not shown) detects the water flow, energization of the hot water heating means 31 is started, and the heated hot water is Start supplying. At this time, since the nozzle 20 is in the storage position, the hot water that has not been sufficiently heated is ejected from the first washing water ejection port 21, hits the inner surface of the guide portion 57, and is discharged into the toilet 600.

  At the time T2 when the temperature of the hot water from the hot water heating means 31 reaches a predetermined temperature (for example, 36 ° C.), the hot water heating means 31 and the on-off valve 34 are stopped and the front / rear drive motor 53 is operated to place the nozzle 20 in the center position. Advance (for example, 100 mm forward). Then, at T3, the operation of the hot water heating means 31 and the on-off valve 34 is restarted, and the cleaning water is jetted onto the surface to be cleaned of the user. Electric power control to the hot water heating means 31 is performed using known PID or FF control so that the temperature detected by a temperature sensor (not shown) for detecting the temperature of the hot water becomes a set temperature (for example, 40 ° C.).

  The flow rate of the washing water is set to a user's favorite amount by adjusting the valve opening degree of the switching valve 32. As shown in FIG. 11 (a), the wet state of the surface to be cleaned in this butt cleaning is not only the central portion where the cleaning water directly hits but also the water droplets flow to wet the peripheral portion.

  At the time T4 in FIG. 6 where the butt washing is completed and the user presses down the stop switch 311 of the remote control device 300, the hot water heating means 31 and the on-off valve 34 are stopped, and the switching valve 32 is moved to the first washing water jet port. Switching from the 21 direction to the nozzle cleaning means 35 direction stops the cleaning water jet from the nozzle 20, and simultaneously reverses the front / rear drive motor 53 to retract the nozzle 20 to the storage position, thereby completing the cleaning operation.

  In the present embodiment, the operation in the buttocks cleaning has been described, but the basic sequence is the same even when the bidet cleaning for pressing the bidet switch 313 of the remote operation device 300 is pressed. However, in the case of bidet cleaning, the nozzle position and flow rate setting corresponding to the bidet are changed.

  Next, at T5a after a predetermined time from T4, the on-off valve 34 is opened, and cleaning water is supplied from the water inlet 36 in the nozzle cleaning means 35 of FIG. Spray and nozzle cleaning. Then, the on-off valve 34 is stopped at T5b in FIG. 10 to finish the nozzle cleaning. This operation pre-cleans the nozzles assuming that a “dry” operation is selected.

  Next, when the user depresses the drying switch 314 of the remote control device 300 at T6, the angle of the air outlet 21 is made to coincide with the opening 29 of the nozzle cover 28 as shown in FIG. Is set upward. Here, this operation is omitted. Then, the heater 43 is energized and the temperature of the heater itself starts to rise. As described above, by energizing the heater 43 before the air fan 41 is operated, the heater is heated in a state where there is little heat dissipation, so the heater temperature can be increased at high speed.

  At the same time, the air pump 51 is operated for a short time (for example, 1 second), and the pressurized air is ejected from the air outlet 21 of the nozzle 20 for a moment. In this operation, the tip of the nozzle 20 is housed in the cleaning chamber 37, and the pressurized air flows at high speed along the nozzle 20 in the cleaning chamber 37 by ejecting pressurized air from the air injection port 21. Water droplets adhering to the surface of the nozzle 20 are blown away. Therefore, reattachment of water droplets to the user is prevented.

  At T7, the operation of the air fan 41 is started, and hot air is blown out from the hot air outlet 42. Since the hot air temperature blown out passes through the heated heater 43, the hot air temperature is high from the beginning. And it controls so that the above-mentioned heater heating amount may be set so that hot air of high temperature (for example, 60 ° C) may be blown out. And it blows with respect to the substantially whole surface of the to-be-dried surface which is a user's washing | cleaning surface from the warm air jet nozzle 42. FIG.

  Thereafter, the front / rear drive motor 53 is operated to advance the nozzle 20 to the most advanced position (for example, 150 mm forward), while the left / right drive motor 54 is operated to change the left / right angle of the nozzle 20 to the right end angle (for example + 50 °). To do.

  At T8, the operation of the air pump 51 is started, and the injection of pressurized air from the air outlet 21 to the surface to be dried is started.

  Then, in the first step from T8 to T9, the operation direction and operation speed of the left and right drive motor 54 and the front and rear drive motor 53 of the drive means 52 are controlled, and the front and rear drive of the nozzle 20 is within a predetermined range (for example, 50 mm to 150 mm forward). The nozzle 20 is slowly driven toward the center angle from the right end angle to the right predetermined angle (for example, + 50 ° to + 20 °) at the same time. In the operation of the first step, the air jet from the nozzle 20 gradually approaches the center while moving at a high speed in the front-rear direction from a predetermined position on the right side of the surface to be dried of the user.

  Therefore, as shown in the operation pattern P1 of FIG. 12, the air jet contact area E gradually moves toward the center G while periodically moving in the tangential direction of the right end of the surface F to be dried. Therefore, a zigzag movement trajectory is drawn as shown in the figure. As a result, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), since the ejection of the pressurized air is started from the outside sufficiently outside the ejection range of the washing water, the water droplets spread and adhered to the right side of the surface to be dried Can be blown away while collecting.

  At T9 in FIG. 10, the air pump 51 is temporarily stopped, and the left-right angle of the nozzle 20 is changed to the left end angle (for example, −50 °). Then, at T10, the operation of the air pump 51 is resumed and the ejection of pressurized air is started.

  In the second step from T10 to T11, the front-rear drive of the nozzle 20 is reciprocated at a high speed within a predetermined range (for example, 50 mm to 150 mm forward) as in the first step. From the left side to the left side (for example, −50 ° to −20 °), and slowly drives toward the center angle. In the operation of the second step, the air jet from the nozzle 20 gradually moves toward and approaches the central portion while periodically moving at a high speed in the front-rear direction from a predetermined distance on the left side of the surface to be dried of the user. Come.

  Therefore, as shown in the operation pattern P2 of FIG. 12, the contact area E of the air jet gradually moves toward the center G while periodically moving at high speed in the tangential direction of the left end of the surface F to be dried. Therefore, a zigzag movement trajectory is drawn as shown in the figure. As a result, as shown in FIG. 11C, water droplets spreading and adhering to the left side of the surface to be dried can be blown away while being collected in the central portion direction.

  By the first step and the second step described above, water droplets remaining on the surface to be cleaned remain only around the center.

Since the buttock of the human body is formed with convex portions on both the left and right sides with respect to the washing center of the anus and penis, both the left and right sides are lower than the washing center when sitting on the toilet seat. Therefore, the washing water tends to wet and spread from side to side, and when an air jet is first applied to the center during drying, the attached water droplets spread greatly to the left and right, and the wet area increases. As described above, since the water droplets on the surface to be cleaned are blown away by the first step and the second step while being prevented from spreading left and right, efficient drying can be achieved.

  At the end time T11 of the second step, the nozzle 20 is advanced to the most advanced position. Then, in the third step from T11 to T12, while the nozzle 20 is driven back and forth slowly from the most advanced position toward the center, the left and right angles of the nozzle 20 are reciprocated at high speed from the right end angle to the left end angle. In the operation of the third step, the air jet from the nozzle 20 gradually moves closer to the center from a predetermined front position toward the rear while moving at high speed in the left-right direction on the surface to be dried. .

  Therefore, as shown in the operation pattern P3 of FIG. 13, the contact range E of the air jet gradually moves toward the center G while periodically moving in a tangential direction at the tip of the surface F to be dried. Since it moves novelly, a zigzag movement trajectory is drawn as shown in the figure. As a result, water droplets remaining in front of the center portion G of the surface to be dried can be blown away while being collected in the direction of the center portion G.

  At T12, the air pump 51 is temporarily stopped, and the position of the nozzle 20 in the front-rear direction is moved to a rear predetermined position (for example, 50 mm forward). Then, at T13, the operation of the air pump 51 is resumed and the ejection of pressurized air is started.

  Then, in a fourth step from T13 to T14, the nozzle 20 is moved back and forth at a high speed from the right end angle to the left end angle at the same time while slowly moving the nozzle 20 forward and backward from the rear predetermined position toward the center. In the operation of the fourth step, the air jet from the nozzle 20 gradually approaches the center from the predetermined distance to the front while moving at high speed in the left-right direction on the surface to be dried.

  Therefore, as shown in the operation pattern P4 in FIG. 13, the contact area E of the air jet gradually moves toward the center G while periodically moving in a tangential direction at the rear end of the surface F to be dried. As shown in the figure, a zigzag movement trajectory is drawn. As a result, water droplets remaining behind the central portion G of the surface to be dried can be blown away while being collected in the central portion G direction.

  The water droplets remaining on the surface to be dried by the above first to fourth steps are only the central portion.

  The action on water droplets adhering to the surface to be dried in the first to fourth steps will be described. Since the driving direction of the air jet to the surface to be dried during the operation of each step is sufficiently faster than the moving speed toward the center, the moving speed in the tangential direction is sufficiently faster with respect to the center. The air flow direction which spreads by colliding with the surface to be dried increases the flow component in the direction perpendicular to the substantially tangential direction.

  Accordingly, the water droplets adhering between the air jet driven in the substantially tangential direction and the central portion are pushed by the air flow perpendicular to the tangential direction and move in the central portion direction. And since an air jet is gradually approached to a center part, it gathers in the center part direction. By performing this movement from the four directions of right, left, front, and rear in the first to fourth steps, the water droplets gather at the center. Thus, the first to fourth steps are steps for collecting water droplets adhering to the surface to be dried at the center of the surface to be dried.

  At T14, the air pump 51 is stopped again, and the position of the nozzle 20 in the front-rear direction is moved to a predetermined front position (for example, 130 mm forward). Then, at T15, the operation of the air pump 51 is restarted and the ejection of pressurized air is started.

  Then, in the fifth step from T15 to T16, the front-rear drive of the nozzle 20 starts to retreat from a predetermined position in the front, passes through the center, and slowly moves to a predetermined distance behind the center (for example, 50 mm forward). And retreat. At the same time, the left and right angles of the nozzle 20 are reciprocated at high speed from the right end angle to the left end angle. The operation of the fifth step is as follows. The air jet from the nozzle 20 gradually moves backward from a predetermined position in the forward direction while periodically moving in a horizontal direction on the surface to be dried. It approaches the central part, and further moves gradually through the central part to a predetermined position behind it.

  Therefore, since the position where the air jet hits the surface to be dried gradually moves from the front through the center to the rear, water droplets remaining at the center of the surface to be dried can be completely blown away. That is, the fifth step is a process of blowing off the collected water droplets.

  At T16, the air pump 51 is stopped and the front-rear direction of the nozzle 20 is moved to the most advanced position (for example, 150 mm forward). The left-right direction of the nozzle 20 is returned to the center angle.

From T17a to T17b, the nozzle 20 is cleaned by opening the on-off valve 34 while moving the front-rear direction of the nozzle 20 toward the storage position. During this time, washing water is sprayed on the entire nozzle 20 to clean the entire nozzle. In T17b, the on-off valve 34 is stopped and the nozzle cleaning is finished.
When the drying is finished and the user presses the stop switch 311 of the remote control device 300, the operation of the heater 43 is stopped at T18.

  Then, by stopping the air fan 41 at T19, the residual heat of the heater 43 is reduced and the drying operation is completed.

  As mentioned above, weir cleaning, bidet and drying are configured with a single nozzle and the drive means is also shared, so the nozzle installation area can be reduced and the number of parts can be reduced, saving space and reducing costs. Can be realized.

  Furthermore, since the pressurized air for drying is ejected from a single nozzle hole, the flow velocity of the air jet can be increased even at a low flow rate, and high drying performance can be obtained even with a small capacity air pump. That is, since the flow velocity of the jet is large, the energy for peeling off the water droplet when the jet hits the water droplet attached to the surface to be dried is increased, so that the water droplet can be efficiently blown off.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7C, when the air outlet 21 of the nozzle 20 faces upward, the tube 39 (39a, 39b, 39c, 39d) is twisted. The tube 39 (39a, 39b, 39c, 39d) is inserted and assembled into the air inlet 45a, the washing water inlet 45b, etc. in a state where there is almost no state, each time point of T0, T11, T21 shown in FIG. When the nozzle 20 and the sanitary washing device are not used, the tube 39 (39a, 39b, 39c, 39d) can be brought into a normal state with almost no unnecessary twists and stresses.

  As a result, the tube 39 (39a, 39b, 39c, 39d) can be prevented from being twisted or damaged by stress when not in use, and a long stable life can be obtained.

Furthermore, when the nozzle 20 is swung in the right and left directions of arrows C and D in FIG. 5B by the left and right drive motor 54 at the time of drying in T21 to T26 in FIG. 9, the tube 39 (39a, 39b, 39c, 39d ) Is only torsionally rotated by 20 to 30 degrees in each direction of C and D around a state where there is almost no twist or stress. It is not only a twisting action that is bisected in both the left and right directions centering on the state where there is almost no twist or stress, but also the load applied to the left and right drive motor 54 can be balanced with the same load in the right and left directions of arrows C and D. Therefore, the operation speed for swinging the nozzle 20 in the right and left directions of the arrows C and D can be obtained stably even with a small motor.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.7 (c), the nozzle 20 is located in the position within 90 degree | times of a left-right rotation angle centering on the air ejection port 21, and the 1st washing water ejection port 22 (buttock) and the 2nd washing water. The required rotation angle of the nozzle 20 may be within 90 degrees on each of the left and right due to the configuration in which the ejection ports 23 (bidets) are arranged and provided. That is, the torsion angle of the tube 39 (39a, 39b, 39c, 39d) can be within 90 degrees at one side.

  In FIG. 7C of the present embodiment, the first washing water jet port 22 (buttock) and the second washing water jet port 23 (bidet) have a left-right rotation angle of 90 around the air jet port 21. However, the twist angle of the tube 39 (39a, 39b, 39c, 39d) can be further reduced by setting the left / right rotation angle to 60 ° or 45 °, for example. In short, the tube 39 (39a, 39b, the second wash water jet 23 (bide)) and the first wash water jet 22 (bide) are arranged on the left and right sides of the air jet 21 as the center. This is a condition that the twist angle of 39c, 39d) can be further reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the washing water ejection position is adjusted by the front, back, left, and right operation switches of the operating means has been described. However, if the same position adjustment is performed when the pressurized air is ejected, the position of the pressurized air You can also make adjustments.

  In the present embodiment, cleaning and drying are configured by a single cylinder and the driving means is shared, but these may be configured by independent nozzles and driving means, respectively.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the flow rate of the pressurized air is set to 20 to 50 m / s. However, in order to obtain the effect of blowing water droplets, a minimum speed of 10 m / s or more is necessary and the size of the jet contact area is small. The size of the nozzle holes and the number of nozzle holes, which are setting elements, must be selected in consideration of the capability of the air pump and the flow rate of the pressurized air.

  In the present embodiment, the first step to the fifth step are sequentially executed. However, each step may be repeatedly executed, or the order of each step may be changed. Further, the first and second steps may be omitted, and the third and fourth steps may be omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the heater temperature is increased by energizing the heater before starting the air fan at the start of the drying operation, but the heater temperature is increased at the same time. By providing a soft start function for gradually increasing the air flow rate, the heater temperature may be increased at a higher speed.

  As described above, the air ejection means according to the present invention and the sanitary washing apparatus provided with the air blowing means efficiently blow off water droplets and dry even with a small amount of air, so that they get wet not only in the sanitary washing apparatus but also in showers and hand washing It can also be applied to dry the body. Further, the present invention can be applied to water drop removal and drying applications in washing machines such as dishwashers, car wash machines, and parts washing machines.

20 Nozzle 21 Air outlet 22 Washing water outlet 39 Tube 45a Air inlet 45b Washing water inlet 52 Driving means 58 Nozzle holder 100 Sanitary washing device

Claims (6)

An air outlet for ejecting pressurized air in the direction of the human body, and a rod-like nozzle having an air inlet communicating with the air outlet;
Driving means for driving the nozzle forward and backward in the axial direction, and driving to rotate in the left-right direction around the axis of the nozzle;
A flexible tube for conveying fluid to the air inlet of the nozzle,
The sanitary washing apparatus, wherein the air inlet is provided in the vicinity of the axial center of the rear end of the nozzle, and the direction of connection with the tube is substantially parallel to the axis of the nozzle. A nozzle holder that rotatably supports the nozzle at the rear end of the nozzle;
The sanitary washing device according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the air inlet is disposed in the nozzle holder. The tube includes a fixed portion at a position of a predetermined length from a connection portion with the air inlet,
The sanitary washing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sanitary washing device is arranged in a U-shape between the connection portion and the fixed portion. The said tube and the said air inflow port are connected so that the torsional effect | action of the said tube may become small in the rotation direction of the said nozzle in the rotation range of the said nozzle in the approximate human body local direction. A sanitary washing device according to claim 1. The nozzle is a washing water outlet for jetting washing water to a local human body part,
A washing water inlet communicating with the washing water outlet;
A tube connected to the washing water inlet,
The sanitary washing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the air inlet and the cleaning water inlet are arranged in the vicinity of an axial center of the rear end of the nozzle. The nozzle arranges the washing water outlet and the air outlet at different angles on the outer peripheral surface of the tip of the nozzle,
6. The sanitary washing device according to claim 5, wherein when the ejection port is switched, the nozzle angle of the ejection port used by the driving means is changed to the ejection direction at a predetermined position.