JP2012207435A - Toilet bowl apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet bowl apparatus capable of being surely operated by a remote controller.SOLUTION: A toilet bowl apparatus comprises: toilet bowl equipment A that is fixed to a rear top surface of a toilet bowl body 3; a remote controller 10 that brings the toilet bowl equipment A into operation by transmitting a flash signal; a case body 20 that comprises a peripheral wall part 21 vertically elongated in the state of housing the toilet bowl equipment A, an opening 22 provided in the peripheral wall part 21, and a translucent cover member 23 for closing the opening 22; and a light receiving section 30 that is disposed behind a lower part of the cover member 23 to receive the flash signal transmitted from the remote controller 10.

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet device.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a conventional toilet device. This toilet device includes a local cleaning device, which is a toilet device fixed to the rear upper surface of the toilet body. In addition, the toilet device includes a remote controller that transmits a light emission signal and operates these toilet devices. In addition, the toilet device includes a case main body that accommodates these toilet devices. The case body includes a peripheral wall portion extending in the vertical direction. The case main body includes a horizontally long opening provided in the peripheral wall portion and a light-transmitting cover member that closes the opening. In this toilet device, a light receiving portion that receives a light emission signal transmitted from a remote controller is disposed behind the cover member. In this toilet device, a user can operate a toilet controller such as a local cleaning device by operating a remote controller.

JP 2001-78925 A

  However, in the toilet device of Patent Document 1, depending on the installation location of the remote controller, when the user uses the toilet device, there may be a user between the remote controller and the light receiving unit. In this case, the light emission signal transmitted from the remote controller cannot be directly incident on the light receiving unit. For this reason, the remote controller is configured to transmit the light emission signal even if it is directed upward, and this light emission signal is reflected by the ceiling or wall and radiates from above to the light receiving unit. At this time, since the opening provided in the peripheral wall of the cleaning tank is horizontally long and has a small vertical dimension, it is difficult for the light emission signal to enter the opening from above the opening, and the light receiving part is difficult to receive the light emission signal. There is a fear.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said conventional situation, Comprising: It is set as the problem which should be solved to provide the toilet device which can be reliably operated with a remote controller.

The toilet device of the present invention is a toilet device fixed to the upper rear surface of the toilet body,
A remote controller that sends a luminescence signal to activate this toilet device;
A case main body including a peripheral wall portion that accommodates the toilet device and extends in the vertical direction, an opening provided in the peripheral wall portion, and a cover member having translucency that closes the opening;
It is provided behind the lower part of the cover member, and is provided with a light receiving part for receiving the light emission signal transmitted from the remote controller.

  In this toilet device, since the light receiving portion is disposed behind the lower portion of the cover member, the cover member and the opening extend above the position where the light receiving portion is disposed. For this reason, it is possible to make a light emission signal that is reflected from the cover member (opening) extending upward from the position where the light receiving unit is disposed and irradiated from above enter the opening. As described above, since the region where the light emission signal is incident is expanded above the position where the light receiving unit is disposed, the light receiving unit can receive the light emission signal irradiated from above. In other words, even if there is a user between the remote controller and the light receiver, depending on where the remote controller is installed, the light emission signal transmitted from the remote controller is reflected off the ceiling and enters the light receiver well from above. be able to.

  Therefore, the toilet device of the present invention can be reliably operated by the remote controller.

  The cover member may include a display light emitting portion disposed at a position corresponding to the display portion behind the upper portion of the cover member. In this case, the display unit can be provided on the cover member above the position where the light receiving unit is disposed, and the display unit can also be a region through which the light emission signal passes. As described above, it is possible to widen a region through which the light emission signal passes in the upper part of the cover member so that the light receiving part can receive the light emission signal satisfactorily and to effectively use the upper part of the cover member as the display part. it can.

  The cover member forms a cavity for housing and fixing the light receiving part behind, and the cavity can open in one direction to attach and detach the light receiving part. In this case, since the light receiving unit can be fixed in a state of being accommodated in the cavity, it is possible to make it difficult for cleaning water or detergent to enter the light receiving unit when cleaning the toilet device. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the light receiving unit from malfunctioning due to water getting wet due to intrusion of water or detergent.

It is a perspective view which shows the flush toilet bowl provided with the toilet device of the Example. It is sectional drawing which shows the principal part of the toilet device of an Example. It is arrow XX sectional drawing of FIG. It is a front view which shows the principal part of the toilet device of an Example.

  An embodiment embodying the toilet device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

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As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the toilet device of the embodiment includes various toilet devices A, a remote controller 10, a case body 20, a light receiving unit 30, and a display light emitting unit 40. Various toilet equipment A includes a toilet cleaning device having a cleaning tank 1, a local cleaning device having a butt nozzle 2A and a bidet nozzle 2B, a toilet seat / toilet lid opening / closing device (not shown), a deodorizing device, a music reproducing device, and an air purifier. These are a device, a notification device, a drying device, and the like, and are fixed to the upper surface of the rear portion of the toilet body 3 of the flush toilet through a base plate (not shown).

  The remote controller 10 is fixed to the wall surface W of the toilet room located on the right side of the toilet body 3. By operating the remote controller 10, various toilet devices A can be operated. For example, when a large washing switch 11A or a small washing switch 11B provided in the remote controller 10 is pressed, a light emission signal that is a large washing signal or a small washing signal is transmitted from the remote controller 10 accordingly. When the light receiving unit 30 receives these signals, the toilet bowl cleaning device discharges flush water of the amount corresponding to the large washing signal or the small washing signal from the washing tank 1 to the toilet bowl, and executes toilet flushing. When the butt cleaning switch 12A or the bidet cleaning switch 12B provided in the remote controller 10 is pressed, the butt cleaning signal or the light emission signal as the bidet cleaning signal is transmitted from the remote controller 10 accordingly. When the light receiving unit 30 receives these signals, the local cleaning device discharges cleaning water from the butt nozzle 2A or the bidet nozzle 2A in accordance with the butt cleaning signal or the bidet cleaning signal, and executes the local cleaning. .

  The case body 20 includes a peripheral wall portion 21 that has a lower end portion fixed to a base plate, accommodates the above-described various toilet device A, and extends in the vertical direction. The case main body 20 has an upper end portion surrounded by the peripheral wall portion 21 opened in the vertical direction, and a lid member 50 is detachably mounted on the upper end portion. Further, the case body 20 pivotally supports a toilet seat 51 and a toilet lid 52 at the lower front end so as to be rotatable between a standing state and a lying state.

  The case body 20 has an opening 22 in the peripheral wall 21. The opening 22 is formed in the upper left corner toward the case body 20 so as to be long in the vertical direction. That is, the upper left part of the front peripheral wall 21F located on the front side of the case body 20 and the front upper part of the left side peripheral wall part 21L located on the left side of the case main body 20 are continuously opened in a vertically long rectangular shape. is doing.

  The case body 20 includes a translucent cover member 23 having translucency that closes the opening 22. For this reason, the cover member 23 is formed with a front portion 23 </ b> F that covers the front side of the opening 22 and a front portion of the left side portion 23 </ b> L that closes the left side of the opening 22. The cover member 23 is formed so that the surface of the front portion 23F is flush with the surface of the front peripheral wall portion 21F of the case body 20. The cover member 23 is formed such that the front surface of the left side surface portion 23L is flush with the surface of the left side peripheral wall portion 21L of the case body 20.

  The cover member 23 forms a cavity S that is open in the right direction, which is one direction, behind the front portion 23F and the left side portion 23L. That is, the cover member 23 has a front surface portion 23F, a back surface portion 23B, an upper surface portion 23U, a lower surface portion 23D, and a left side surface portion 23L, and has a cavity S formed so as to be surrounded by these.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the cover member 23 has a display portion 24 formed on the front portion 23F. The display unit 24 is provided with characters “power supply” and “power saving” arranged vertically.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the light receiving unit 30 and the display light emitting unit 40 are fixed to the base 60 and disposed in the cavity S of the cover member 23. The base 60 has a vertically long and substantially rectangular shape, and is formed in a size that can be stored in the cavity S of the cover member 23. In addition, the base 60 is housed and fixed in the cavity S in a state in which end faces in the longitudinal direction extend at substantially the left and right centers of the opening 22 and the cover member 23 and the surface faces leftward. For this reason, a space R extending in the vertical direction is formed on the left side of the base 60.

  In a state where the base 60 is housed and fixed in the cavity S, the light receiving unit 30 is fixed to the surface of the end portion of the base 60 located on the lower side. The light receiving unit 30 includes a light receiving element 31 and a fixing leg 32. The fixing leg 32 has one end fixed to the base 60 and the light receiving element 31 fixed to the other end away from the surface of the base 60.

  The light receiving element 31 is arranged so as to face obliquely upward and slightly diagonally forward to the front (in the direction of the distal end of the toilet body 3) in a state where the base 60 is housed and fixed in the cavity S. . The light receiving element 31 is disposed at a position away from the base 60 toward the left side toward the toilet body 3. As described above, the light receiving unit 30 is disposed in the lower part of the space R extending in the vertical direction on the left side of the base 60 and behind the lower part of the cover member 23. For this reason, the cover member 23 and the opening part 22 are extended above the position where the light-receiving part 30 is arrange | positioned.

  The light receiving unit 30 is disposed behind the lower part of the cover member 23, that is, at the upper left corner of the case body 20 toward the toilet body 3. On the other hand, the remote controller 10 is fixed to the right wall surface W. In this situation, since the user exists between the remote controller 10 and the light receiving unit 30 when the user uses the toilet device while seated on the toilet seat 51, the light emission signal transmitted from the remote controller 10 is present. Cannot enter the light receiving unit 30 directly. For this reason, the remote controller 10 is configured to transmit a light emission signal even if it is directed upward, and this light emission signal is reflected on the ceiling or wall and radiates toward the light receiving unit 30 from above.

  With respect to the light emission signal irradiated from above, the light emission signal can be incident on the opening 22 from the upper part of the cover member 23 (opening 22) extending above the position where the light receiving unit 30 is disposed. In this way, the region where the light emission signal is incident is expanded above the position where the light receiving unit 30 is arranged, and the light receiving element 31 is fixed at a position away from the surface of the substrate 60. Since the space R extending in the vertical direction is formed on the left side of the base 60, the light receiving unit 30 can receive the light emission signal emitted from above. Further, since the light receiving element 31 is arranged so as to be obliquely upward with respect to the front and slightly forward to the right, the light receiving unit 30 can satisfactorily receive the light emission signal reflected from the ceiling or wall and irradiated from above. It can receive light.

  Therefore, the toilet device of the embodiment can be reliably operated by the remote controller 10.

  In addition, in a state where the base 60 is housed and fixed in the cavity S, the display light emitting part 40 is fixed to two surfaces of the front end portion of the base 60 positioned on the upper side. Each display light emitting unit 40 includes a light emitting diode 41. These light emitting diodes 41 are on the left side of “power” and “power saving” attached to the display unit 24 of the cover member 23 in a state where the base 60 is housed and fixed in the cavity S, and the front portion of the cover member 23 It is arranged behind 23F. That is, the display light emitting unit 40 is disposed behind the upper portion of the cover member 23 and at a position corresponding to the display unit 24 of the cover member 23.

  The display unit 24 formed on the upper portion of the cover member 23 can display the energization state of the toilet device by the presence / absence of lighting of the light emitting diode 41 disposed beside the “power supply” attached to the display unit 24. In addition, the display unit 24 can display whether or not the toilet device is in a power saving state based on whether or not the light-emitting diode 41 arranged next to “power saving” attached to the display unit 24 is lit.

  As described above, the display unit 24 is provided on the cover member 23 above the position where the light receiving unit 30 is disposed, and the light receiving unit 30 can also receive a light emission signal passing through the display unit 24. In this way, the area where the light emission signal passes through the upper part of the cover member 23 is expanded so that the light receiving unit 30 can receive the light emission signal satisfactorily, and the upper part of the cover member 23 is effectively used as the display unit 24. Can be used.

  The base 60 to which the light receiving unit 30 and the display light emitting unit 40 are fixed is fixed in the cavity S so as to be detachable from an opening formed on the right side of the cavity S of the cover member 23. That is, the light receiving unit 30 and the display light emitting unit 40 are detachably accommodated in the cavity S. The base 60 is connected to various electric wires 61 that are signal lines and power lines.

  Thus, since the light receiving unit 30 and the display light emitting unit 40 can be fixed in a state of being accommodated in the cavity S, the cleaning of the light receiving unit 30 and the display light emitting unit 40 when cleaning the toilet device is performed. Water and detergent can be made difficult to enter. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the light receiving unit 30 and the display light emitting unit 40 from malfunctioning due to water getting wet due to intrusion of water or detergent.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the embodiment, the toilet bowl cleaning apparatus has a cleaning tank. However, the toilet bowl cleaning apparatus does not have a cleaning tank, and supplies the cleaning water directly from the water supply source to the toilet bowl through the on-off valve. May be fixed to the rear upper surface of the toilet body of the flush toilet.
(2) In the embodiment, various toilet devices such as a toilet cleaning device are fixed on the upper surface of the rear portion of the toilet body. However, any device may be used as long as at least one kind of toilet device is fixed on the upper surface of the rear portion of the toilet body.
(3) In the embodiment, the display unit is formed above the cover member, but the display unit may not be formed above the cover member.
(4) In the embodiment, the hollow portion that houses the light receiving portion and the like is formed behind the cover member, but the hollow portion may not be formed behind the cover member.
(5) In the embodiment, the opening is formed in the upper left corner of the peripheral wall, but it may be formed in another part of the peripheral wall. In this case, it is better to form an opening in the upper part of the peripheral wall in order for the light receiving part to receive the light emission signal emitted from above.

A ... toilet device 3 ... toilet body 10 ... remote controller 20 ... case body 21 ... peripheral wall portion 22 ... opening 23 ... cover member 24 ... display unit 30 ... light receiving unit 40 ... light emitting unit for display S ... cavity

Claims (3)

A toilet device fixed to the rear upper surface of the toilet body;
A remote controller that sends a luminescence signal to activate this toilet device;
A case main body including a peripheral wall portion that accommodates the toilet device and extends in the vertical direction, an opening provided in the peripheral wall portion, and a cover member having translucency that closes the opening;
A toilet apparatus, comprising: a light receiving portion that is disposed behind a lower portion of the cover member and that receives the light emission signal transmitted from the remote controller.   2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the cover member has a display portion formed at an upper portion thereof, and a display light emitting portion disposed behind the upper portion of the cover member and at a position corresponding to the display portion. The toilet device described.   The said cover member forms the cavity part which accommodates the said light-receiving part in the back, and this cavity part is opened in one direction in order to attach or detach the said light-receiving part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. The toilet device according to 1 or 2.

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