JP2011094325A - Toilet device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet device capable of surely coupling a detergent outlet portion and a coupling portion together. <P>SOLUTION: In this toilet device, a detergent in a detergent tank 12 is supplied into a detergent supply channel 18 from the detergent outlet portion 61 which is provided in the detergent tank 12, and supplied into a bowl portion 2 of a toilet bowl via the detergent supply channel 18. A tank holder 11 for detachably holding the detergent tank 12 is provided. The detergent supply channel 18 is provided with the coupling portion 45 which is detachably coupled to the detergent outlet portion 61 of the detergent tank 12 held in the normal position of the tank holder 11. Each of the detergent tank 12 and the tank holder 11 is provided with marks such as a seal 63 and a notch 56, which agree with each other only when the detergent tank 12 is held in the normal position in the tank holder 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet device for cleaning a bowl portion of a toilet bowl using a detergent.

  Conventionally, a toilet device is known from Patent Document 1 in which a detergent stored in a detergent tank is supplied into a bowl portion of a toilet bowl through a detergent supply path for cleaning.

  This toilet device includes a tank holder that detachably holds the detergent tank, a detergent supply passage is provided with a connecting portion, a detergent outlet is provided in the detergent tank, and the detergent in the detergent tank held at a predetermined position of the tank holder. By connecting the outlet part to the connecting part, the detergent in the detergent tank can be supplied to the detergent supply path via the detergent outlet part. The detergent tank can be removed from the tank holder for maintenance of detergent supply.

JP 2009-108509 A

  However, the conventional detergent tank may be held at a position deviated from a regular predetermined position with respect to the tank holder. In this case, the connection between the connecting part and the detergent outlet becomes insufficient, so that the detergent in the detergent tank cannot be supplied to the detergent supply path, or the detergent leaks from the connecting part between the detergent outlet and the connecting part. There is concern about getting dirty.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, Comprising: It aims at providing the toilet device which can connect a detergent outlet part and a connection part reliably.

  In order to solve the above problems, a toilet device according to claim 1 has the following configuration. This is a toilet device in which the detergent in the detergent tank 12 is supplied from a detergent outlet 61 provided in the detergent tank 12 to the detergent supply path 18 and supplied into the bowl portion 2 of the toilet bowl via the detergent supply path 18. A tank holder 11 for detachably holding the detergent tank 12 is provided. The detergent supply path 18 is provided with a connecting portion 45 to which the detergent outlet 61 of the detergent tank 12 held at the normal position of the tank holder 11 is detachably connected. Each of the detergent tank 12 and the tank holder 11 is provided with a mark that matches only when the detergent tank 12 is held in the normal position with respect to the tank holder 11. In the embodiment, a seal 63 and a notch 56 are provided as marks.

  When the detergent tank 12 is attached to the regular position of the tank holder 11, the mark provided on the tank holder 11 matches the mark provided on the detergent tank 12. For this reason, by visually recognizing these marks, it can be confirmed that the detergent tank 12 is attached at the normal position and the detergent outlet 61 is correctly connected to the connecting portion 45 of the detergent supply path 18.

  Further, the detergent tank 12 and the tank holder 11 are disposed in the toilet bowl, and a part of the outer side surface portion of the toilet bowl is constituted by a side cover 36a having a protruding hole 66, and each of the detergent tank 12 and the tank holder 11 is provided. It is preferable that the portion protrudes outward from the toilet through the protruding hole 66 of the side cover 36a, and the mark is provided on these protruding portions. In this case, the said mark can be easily visually recognized from the toilet front side.

  In the present invention, the detergent tank can be securely attached to the regular position of the tank holder, the detergent outlet can be reliably connected to the connecting part of the detergent supply path, and the detergent in the detergent tank can be supplied as a detergent. It is possible to prevent problems such as not being supplied to the road.

It is a front view which shows an example of embodiment of this invention and shows the state which attached the detergent tank to the regular position of the tank holder. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the tank cover of the toilet device same as the above. It is a top view same as the above. It is explanatory drawing of a toilet device same as the above. It is a disassembled perspective view of a toilet device same as the above. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the state which removed the tank cover of the toilet device same as the above. It is a perspective view same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the tank holder attached to the trap case same as the above. It is a top view of a detergent tank same as the above.

  A toilet device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. The direction used in the following description is based on the direction seen from the person seated on the toilet seat when adding the work, and the front side of the seated person is defined as the front and the back side is defined as the rear.

  The toilet device 1 of the present embodiment includes a toilet bowl 3 made of synthetic resin having a bowl portion 2 and having a bowl shape, and a metal support that is built in the toilet bowl 3 and supports and reinforces the toilet bowl 3. A frame 5 is provided. The toilet bowl is composed of the toilet bowl 3 and the support frame 5.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the support frame 5 includes a lower frame material 6 installed on the floor and a rear frame material 7 erected on the rear portion of the lower frame material 6. As shown in FIG. 6, a trap case 8 is attached to the rear portion of the lower frame member 6. A trap of a turn trap type is provided in the trap case 8, and the trap is constituted by a flexible trap cylinder 9 shown in FIG.

  One end of the trap tube 9 is connected to the drain port of the bowl portion 2 and the other end is a free end. The trap cylinder 9 is rotated by operating an operation unit 10 (see FIG. 2) provided on the toilet casing 3 and driving a motor (not shown), thereby forming a trap structure with the free end opening facing upward. It is possible to switch between a state in which the drainage is performed and a state in which the opening on the free end side is directed downward and the trap structure is released to drain water. The trap case 8 communicates with a drain hole provided in the floor, and the trap structure of the trap cylinder 9 is released, so that the accumulated water in the bowl portion 2 is discharged from the drain hole through the trap cylinder 9 and the trap case 8 to the outside. Discharged.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a tank holder 11 is attached to one side (right side) of the trap case 8. As shown in FIG. 1, a detergent tank 12 is detachably held on the tank holder 11.

  The support frame 5 includes an interior unit 15 (see FIG. 5) that is a group of a local cleaning device, a deodorizing device, a control circuit, and the like that are provided in the device case 13 as interior devices installed in the toilet casing 3. It is attached. Similarly, a cleaning liquid discharge device 16 as an interior device is attached to the device case 13.

  The cleaning liquid discharger 16 selectively discharges either the water or the cleaning liquid obtained by mixing the detergent in the detergent tank 12 into the bowl 2 to clean the inner surface of the bowl 2. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, the cleaning liquid discharge device 16 includes a water supply path 17 for supplying water into the bowl portion 2 and a detergent supply path 18 connected to the water supply path 17. The water supply channel 17 is connected to a water pipe and supplied with tap water. A water supply control valve 19 comprising an electromagnetic valve is provided in the water supply path 17, and the presence or absence of water supply to the bowl portion 2 can be switched by operating the operation unit 10 to open and close the water supply control valve 19. Yes.

  A mixing device 20 is provided downstream of the water supply control valve 19 in the water supply passage 17. The other end of the air supply path 21 having one end opened to the atmosphere is connected to the mixing device 20. The mixing device 20 is provided with a bubble refining means (not shown) for refining bubbles contained in the supplied water.

  The detergent supply path 18 includes a circulation path 22 through which the detergent stored in the detergent tank 12 circulates, and a connection path 23 that connects the circulation path 22 and the mixing device 20. A pump 25 and a detergent tank 12 are provided in the middle of the circulation path 22. When the pump 25 is operated, the detergent in the detergent tank 12 circulates in the circulation path 22. The connection path 23 is provided with a valve 26 constituted by a check valve or an electromagnetic valve. By this valve 26, the detergent is supplied from the circulation path 22 to the water supply path 17 through the connection path 23 when the pump 25 is operated. Further, when the pump 25 is stopped, the detergent is set so as not to be supplied from the circulation path 22 to the water supply path 17.

  In order to supply water to the bowl unit 2 using the cleaning liquid discharge device 16, the water supply control valve 19 is opened by operating the operation unit 10 with the pump 25 stopped. As a result, water is discharged from the water pipe into the bowl portion 2 through the water supply channel 17. At this time, water flows from the upstream side into the mixing device 20, so that external air is mixed into the water flowing through the mixing device 20 via the air supply path 21 due to the ejector effect. After being refined by the bubble refinement means, it is discharged together with water into the bowl portion 2.

  On the other hand, in order to supply cleaning liquid made of water mixed with detergent to the bowl unit 2 using the cleaning liquid discharge device 16, the operation unit 10 is operated to operate the pump 25 and open the water supply control valve 19. In this case as well, the air flowing into the water supply channel 17 from the water pipe is mixed with air through the air supply channel 21. At this time, the water flowing through the mixing device 20 is detergent that circulates in the circulation channel 22 due to the ejector effect. Is mixed via the connection path 23. That is, in this case, a cleaning liquid that is obtained by mixing detergent with water and containing fine bubbles is discharged to the bowl portion 2.

  By discharging water or cleaning liquid containing fine bubbles to the bowl portion 2 in this way, the fine bubbles collide with the inner surface of the bowl portion 2 to cause high-frequency vibration, and the inner surface of the bowl portion 2 is cleaned cleanly. The Further, when the cleaning liquid containing the detergent is discharged to the bowl part 2, the inner surface of the bowl part 2 is more beautifully cleaned due to the cleaning effect of the detergent.

  The toilet bowl 3 is composed of a front part 27 constituting the front part and a rear part 28 constituting the rear part. As shown in FIG. 5, the front part 27 includes a substantially U-shaped skirt portion 29 opened rearward in plan view, a bowl portion 2 disposed in the skirt portion 29, and a rim portion 30 positioned on the bowl portion 2. The bowl part 2, the rim part 30, and the skirt part 29 are integrated by welding or adhesion.

  The rear part 28 includes an upper cover 31, a rear cover 32, side covers 35 and 36 disposed on both sides of the upper and lower sides, and a tank cover 38. The tank cover 38 is a right side cover 36 provided with the tank holder 11 and the detergent tank 12 among the lower side covers 36 on both sides (hereinafter referred to as the side cover 36a when distinguished from the other lower side cover 36). The upper cover 31, the rear cover 32, and the side covers 35 and 36 are detachable from the toilet bowl.

  The upper cover 31 is detachably attached to the device case 13 with screws, and a toilet seat 39 and a toilet lid 40 are rotatably attached to the upper cover 31. The rear cover 32 is detachably engaged with the upper cover 31 and is detachably attached to the lower frame member 6 with screws. The side covers 35 on both sides are detachably engaged with the rear cover 32 and the front part 27. The lower side covers 36 on both sides are detachably attached to the rear cover 32 and the lower frame member 6 by magnets, and are detachably engaged with the upper side cover 35.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the detergent tank 12 and its surroundings will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 4, in the circulation path 22, a part extending from the detergent tank 12 toward the downstream side to the pump 25 is defined as an outward path part 41, and a part extending from the pump 25 toward the upstream side to the detergent tank 12 is defined as a return path part. 42, each of the upstream end portion of the forward path portion 41 and the downstream end portion of the return path portion 42 is constituted by cylindrical connecting portions 45 and 46 shown in FIG. Each connecting portion 45, 46 is provided side by side on a connector 47 attached to the trap case 8.

  The tank holder 11 that holds the detergent tank 12 includes a bottom portion 48, a side wall portion 49 that is erected on the side end portion of the bottom portion 48 on the trap case 8 side, and a front side portion of the bottom portion 48 that is erected on the trap case 8 side. A front wall portion 50 connected to a lower portion of the front end of the side wall portion 49 is provided. The tank holder 11 is disposed below the connecting portions 45 and 46 by fixing the side wall portion 49 to the outer surface of the trap case 8 with screws 51.

  On both the front and rear sides of the upper portion of the side wall portion 49, a piece-like arm portion 52 that protrudes toward the toilet outer side (right side) opposite to the trap case 8 is formed. Is formed with an engaged portion 53 protruding toward the other arm portion 52 side. A holding portion 55 that is open upward and outward from the toilet bowl is constituted by the arms 52, the bottom portion 48, the side wall portion 49, and the front wall portion 50. The detergent tank 12 is detachably held by the holding portion 55.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a notch 56 is formed on the side end portion of the front wall 50 outside the toilet as a mark for confirming that the detergent tank 12 is held in the normal position of the tank holder 11. Has been. The notch 56 is formed in a substantially triangular shape whose vertical width increases toward the outside of the toilet.

  The detergent tank 12 is formed of a transparent or translucent material so that the liquid detergent stored inside can be visually recognized from the outside. As shown in FIG. 9, the detergent tank 12 is formed in an approximately L shape in a plan view, and is provided with an interior portion 57 disposed on the inner side of the toilet with respect to the corresponding lower side cover 36 a, and from the front of the interior portion 57 toward the toilet outer side. And a projecting portion 58 projecting toward.

  A detergent inlet 59 for replenishing detergent is formed on the upper surface of the protrusion 58. The detergent inlet 59 is normally closed by a detachable lid 60 as shown in FIG. A detergent outlet 61 and a detergent inlet 62 communicating with the detergent tank 12 via a pipe 37 (see FIG. 6) are provided at the front of the upper surface of the interior portion 57. The detergent outlet 61 and the detergent inlet 62 are formed of connection joints that project toward the inner side (left side) of the toilet bowl, and are inserted into the corresponding connecting portions 45 and 46 in a freely detachable manner.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a triangular seal 63 that is slightly smaller than the notch 56 in a front view is attached to the lower portion of the front surface of the protrusion 58 as a mark that forms a pair with the notch 56. The seal 63 matches the notch 56 in front view only when the detergent tank 12 is held at the normal position of the tank holder 11 as shown in FIG.

  A scale 68 is provided on the front upper portion of the protrusion 58. By comparing the scale 68 with the level of the detergent liquid in the detergent tank 12 when viewed from the front, the remaining amount of detergent stored in the detergent tank 12 can be confirmed.

  In order to hold the detergent tank 12 by the tank holder 11 attached to the trap case 8, the detergent tank 12 is placed on the bottom 48 from the right side of the tank holder 11 with the corresponding lower side cover 36a removed. Then, along the outer surface of the side wall portion 49 and the back surface of the front wall portion 50, each engaged portion 53 is detachably engaged with an engaging portion 65 formed on the front and rear surfaces of the corresponding detergent tank 12. The upper part of the detergent tank 12 is held by both arms 52 from both the front and rear sides. At the same time, the detergent outlet 61 and the detergent inlet 62 are inserted into the corresponding connecting portions 45 and 46 from the right side. That is, the attachment direction of the detergent tank 12 with respect to the tank holder 11 is the same as the insertion direction of the detergent outlet 61 and the detergent inlet 62. Each of the detergent outlet 61 and the detergent inlet 62 is inserted into the connecting portions 45 and 46 via the O-ring 43 and is connected to the connecting portions 45 and 46 in a watertight manner. In addition, when each of the above-described engaged portions 53 is engaged with the engaging portion 65, an appropriate feeling at the time of engagement is given to the worker, and thereby each engaged portion 53 is associated with the corresponding engagement. The portion 65 can be reliably engaged.

  By connecting the detergent tank 12 to the circulation path 22 as described above, the detergent in the detergent tank 12 can be supplied to the circulation path 22 via the detergent outlet 61 and the connection section 45, and the circulation path. The 22 detergents can be returned into the detergent tank 12 via the connecting part 46 and the detergent inlet part 62. As a result, the detergent in the detergent tank 12 can be circulated in the circulation path 22 as described above.

  When the detergent tank 12 is attached to the regular position of the tank holder 11 and the detergent outlet 61 and the detergent inlet 62 are correctly connected to the connecting portions 45 and 46, a triangular seal that can be seen from the front through the notch 56 of the front wall 50. Similarly, the respective vertices 63 are arranged at positions corresponding to the respective vertices of the triangular notch 56, and the notch 56 and the seal 63 coincide with each other in a front view.

  A protruding side 66 that is slightly larger than the protruding portion 58 of the detergent tank 12 when viewed from the side is formed in the lower side cover 36a that constitutes a part of the outer surface portion of the toilet. The side cover 36 a is attached to the rear cover 32 and the lower frame member 6 with the protruding portion 58 of the detergent tank 12 and the bottom portion 48 and the front wall portion 50 of the tank holder 11 passed through the protruding hole 66. That is, the interior portion 57 of the detergent tank 12 is disposed on the inner side of the toilet with respect to the side cover 36a, and the protruding portion 58 of the detergent tank 12, the bottom 48 and the front wall portion 50 of the tank holder 11 are provided with the protruding holes 66 of the side cover 36a. Protrudes toward the outside of the toilet. These protruding portions are arranged on the right side of the front right side surface of the toilet composed of the skirt portion 29.

  The detergent inlet 59, the lid 60, the seal 63, the scale 68, and the notch 56 are located at portions of the protruding portion 58 and the front wall portion 50 that protrude from the respective side covers 36 a toward the outside of the toilet.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the lower end portion of the tank cover 38 is connected to the lower edge portion of the protruding hole 66 of the side cover 36a so as to be rotatable in the left-right direction. A locking portion 67 is formed at the upper end of the tank cover 38, and this locking portion 67 is normally detachably locked to the upper edge of the protruding hole 66 of the side cover 36a. In this locked state, the protruding hole 66 is closed by the tank cover 38. In this case, the protrusion 58, the bottom 48, and the front wall 50 protruding outward from the protrusion hole 66 are covered with the tank cover 38, so that the appearance is good.

  When the locking between the locking portion 67 of the tank cover 38 and the upper edge portion of the protruding hole 66 is released, the tank cover 38 can be rotated around its lower end portion, and the tank cover 38 is moved as shown in FIG. The detergent inlet 59, the lid 60, the seal 63, the scale 68, and the notch 56 can be exposed by rotating outward. For this reason, with the side cover 35 attached to the toilet bowl, the lid 60 is removed and the detergent is poured into the detergent tank 12 from the detergent inlet 59, the positional relationship between the seal 63 and the notch 56 is confirmed, or the detergent tank 12 The remaining amount of the detergent stored in can be confirmed.

  In the toilet device 1 of the present embodiment described above, when the detergent tank 12 is attached to the regular position of the tank holder 11, the notch 56 provided in the tank holder 11 and the seal 63 provided in the detergent tank 12, Match each other. For this reason, it is possible to confirm that the detergent tank 12 is attached to the regular position of the tank holder 11 by viewing the notch 56 and the seal 63 after the detergent tank 12 is attached to the tank holder 11. Accordingly, the detergent outlet portion 61 and the detergent inlet portion 62 provided in the detergent tank 12 can be correctly connected to the connecting portions 45 and 46 provided in the detergent supply path 18, for example, insertion of the detergent outlet portion 61 and the detergent inlet portion 62. The detergent in the detergent tank 12 is not supplied to the detergent supply path 18 due to shortage, or the detergent is connected from the connecting portion between the detergent outlet 61 and the connecting portion 45 or from the connecting portion between the detergent inlet 62 and the connecting portion 46. Leakage can be prevented.

  In addition, the notch 56 and the seal 63 serving as marks are provided on a protruding portion that protrudes outward from the protruding hole 66 of the detergent tank 12 or the tank holder 11, and these protruding portions are more than the front right side surface of the toilet casing 3. Located on the right side. For this reason, for example, the notch 56 and the seal 63 can be easily visually recognized from the front position of the toilet bowl 3 and it is confirmed from the front of the toilet bowl that the detergent tank 12 is held in the normal position of the tank holder 11. can do.

  The toilet device 1 is provided with, for example, a tank holder 11 and a detergent tank 12 on the left side of the toilet device 1, changes the shape of the marks provided on the detergent tank 12 and the tank holder 11, The design can be changed as appropriate, for example, by providing other marks such as protrusions. In the present embodiment, the detergent in the detergent tank 12 is circulated in the circulation path 22 and this detergent is supplied to the bowl portion 2 through the water supply path 17. For example, the detergent in the detergent tank 12 is circulated. Without using a pump or the like, the toilet device is fed into the water supply channel 17 through the water supply channel 17, and the detergent in the detergent tank 12 is supplied directly into the bowl unit 2 using a pump or the like. The present invention can also be applied to a toilet tank device or the like that does not have the detergent inlet 62 in the detergent tank 12. In other words, the toilet device to which the present invention is applied may be any device as long as the detergent in the detergent tank 12 is supplied into the bowl portion 2.

2 Bowl part 11 Tank holder 12 Detergent tank 18 Detergent supply path 45 Connection part 61 Detergent outlet part 56 Notch 63 Seal

Claims (2)

  In the toilet apparatus in which the detergent in the detergent tank is supplied to the detergent supply path from the detergent outlet provided in the detergent tank and is supplied into the bowl portion of the toilet bowl through the detergent supply path, the detergent tank is detachably held. A tank holder is provided, and there is provided a connecting part for detachably connecting the detergent outlet of the detergent tank held at the normal position of the tank holder to the detergent supply path. The detergent tank is connected to each of the detergent tank and the tank holder. A toilet device provided with a mark that matches only when held in the normal position with respect to a holder.   The detergent tank and the tank holder are disposed in the toilet bowl, and a part of the outer surface portion of the toilet bowl is configured by a side cover having a protruding hole, and each part of the detergent tank and the tank holder is used for protruding the side cover. The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the toilet device protrudes outward through the hole and the mark is provided on the protruding portion.

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