JP2018016993A - Toilet bowl device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a neat appearance to be obtained even in the case where a water supply pipe part exposed on the outside is reduced in a toilet bowl device and where there is a long interval between the toilet bowl device and a rear wall surface.SOLUTION: An outer shell part 13 of a toilet bowl device 1 comprises a side cover 13a and a back cover 13b. A partial space adjacent to both of the side and back covers 13a and 13b serves as a water supply pipe storage space 17. A pipe connection part 15a for connecting a water supply pipe 2 is arranged in place in the water supply pipe storage space 17.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet device that is supplied with tap water by a water supply pipe.

  In the toilet device as described above, the water supply port is exposed on the side surface or the back surface of the toilet device, and the entire water supply pipe is drawn outside the toilet device, so that the appearance of the toilet installation space is deteriorated, and The distribution of the water supply pipe was an obstacle to the cleaning work. As an example of the prior art related to this problem, in the following patent document, the water supply hose and power cord of the toilet device are guided to the back side through the recess formed on the side surface of the toilet device, and then the cover is covered on the recess. The configuration is described.

JP 2008-240437 A

  In the configuration described in the above-mentioned patent document, a considerable portion of the water supply pipe is hidden in the recess, and the portion of the water supply pipe that is routed outside the toilet device is reduced, so the appearance of the toilet installation space is considerably improved. It is thought that it is done. However, when the distance between the toilet device and the rear wall surface is large, the concave portion on the back surface of the toilet device can be seen, so that the appearance of toilet installation is not clean.

  In contrast, the present invention provides a toilet device that reduces the portion of the water supply pipe that is exposed to the outside of the toilet device and can provide a clean appearance even when the distance between the toilet device and the rear wall surface is large. It is an object.

  The present invention relates to a toilet device in which tap water is supplied by a water supply pipe, and the outer shell portion of the toilet device includes a side cover and a back cover, and water is supplied to a partial space adjacent to both the side cover and the back cover. It is set as pipe accommodation space, The pipe connection part which connects the said water supply pipe is arrange | positioned in the suitable place of the said water supply pipe accommodation space, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In the present invention, a partial space inside the outer shell portion of the toilet device is used as a water supply pipe accommodation space, and an excess portion of the water supply pipe can be accommodated in the water supply pipe accommodation space, so that it is routed outside the toilet device. There will be fewer parts of the water supply pipe. Moreover, since the water supply pipe accommodation space is concealed by the side cover and the back cover, the toilet device can have a clean appearance even when the distance from the rear wall surface is large.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the toilet device made into embodiment. (A), (b) is a partial perspective view of the toilet device with the water supply pipe introduced from the side and the rear, respectively. It is a perspective view of a back cover and a side upper cover in which a plurality of pipe introduction ports were formed. (A), (b) is a side view of the toilet device made into the other examples of embodiment. In these drawings, the toilet device itself is the same, but the state of the pipe connecting portion is different. (A)-(c) is a top view of a left side cover, a back cover, and a right side cover, respectively. (A), (b) is a side view of the toilet device made into the further another example of embodiment. In these drawings, the toilet device itself is the same, but the state of the pipe connecting portion is different. It is a side view of the toilet device made into the further another example of embodiment.

  Drawing 1 is an exploded perspective view which looked at a toilet device made into an embodiment from the slanting front. Moreover, Fig.2 (a), (b) is a partial see-through | perspective view when the toilet apparatus with the water supply pipe introduced from the side and the rear is viewed obliquely from the rear.

  The toilet device 1 is a water pipe direct connection type in which tap water is directly supplied by a water supply pipe 2 from a stop cock (not shown) provided on the wall surface or floor surface of the toilet installation space. The functions of the toilet device 1 such as water supply / drainage and local cleaning are the same as in the prior art, and thus the description thereof is omitted. The toilet device 1 is not limited to the direct water pipe type, and may be a tank type.

  The toilet device 1 includes a bowl portion 10 for receiving large and small stools, a toilet seat 11 having an opening in the center, a valve lid 12 that hides the bowl portion 10 and the toilet seat 11 when not in use, and an outer shell portion 13 that surrounds the bowl portion 10. Consists of.

  The bowl portion 10 is made of resin, ceramic, enamel, or the like. The toilet seat 11 and the toilet lid 12 are made of resin or the like, and their rear end portions are rotatably attached to the outer shell portion 13. The toilet seat 11 has a built-in warming heater.

  The outer shell portion 13 is composed of an outer wall made of resin or the like, a steel frame, and the like. Inside the support structure (not shown) of the bowl portion 10, a trap mechanism 14, a water supply control mechanism 15, a local cleaning mechanism (not shown), A deodorizing mechanism (not shown), a circuit board (not shown), a cleaning agent tank 16 and the like are accommodated. The local cleaning mechanism and the deodorizing mechanism are configured in the same manner as before. The circuit board is provided with a microcomputer and controls each of these mechanisms.

  The outer shell portion 13 includes a detachable side cover 13a, a back cover 13b, a top cover 13c, and the like in order to facilitate construction and maintenance. These covers 13a... 13c are all fixed to the outer shell portion 13 by a fixing claw 14 or a hook-and-loop fastener. A side cover 13d is fixed to the back cover 13b. The side upper cover 13d can be easily separated from the back cover 13b. The side upper cover 13d is a component of the side cover 13a.

  The trap mechanism 14 is an electric trap in which a movable tube whose tip is moved up and down by electricity is housed in an airtight container, and is connected to a drain outlet of the bowl portion 10.

  The water supply control mechanism 15 is configured to discharge tap water supplied to the water supply port, that is, the pipe connection portion 15a, to the bowl portion 10 as cleaning water by control of an electromagnetic valve or the like. The water supply control mechanism 15 can also wash the bowl 10 by discharging the cleaning agent stored in the cleaning agent tank 16 together with the cleaning water.

  Inside the outer shell portion 13, a space portion facing both the side cover 13 a and the back cover 13 b is a water supply pipe accommodating space 17. The pipe connection portion 15 a is disposed at an appropriate position in the water supply pipe accommodation space 17.

  The pipe connection portion 15 a is a water supply port of the water supply control mechanism 15, and is configured such that the pipe connection direction can be selected according to the drawing of the water supply pipe 2 in the water supply pipe accommodation space 17. In this example, the pipe connecting portion 15a includes a movable pipe connecting port 15b whose pipe connecting direction can be adjusted, and the pipe connecting direction can be freely adjusted (a specific configuration example of the pipe connecting portion will be described later). ). For example, in FIG. 2A, the pipe connection port 15b is adjusted in the lateral direction, and in FIG. 2B, the pipe connection port 15b is adjusted in the downward direction. If such a water supply pipe accommodation space 17 is provided and the pipe connection portion 15 a can select the pipe connection direction according to the routing of the water supply pipe 2, the water supply pipe 2 buckles inside the water supply pipe accommodation space 17. The problem is unlikely to occur.

  The water supply pipe 2 is made of a resin or metal flexible hose. The water supply pipe 2 is introduced into the water supply pipe accommodating space 17 through a pipe introduction port 13f formed in the side cover 13a or the back cover 13b or a bottom opening 13e of the outer shell part 13 and connected to the pipe connection part 15a.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the partial space inside the outer shell portion 13 of the toilet device 1 is used as the water supply pipe accommodation space 17, and the surplus part of the water supply pipe 2 can be accommodated in the water supply pipe accommodation space 17. The portion of the water supply pipe 2 that is routed outside the toilet device 1 is reduced. Moreover, since the water supply pipe accommodation space 17 is concealed by the side cover 13a and the back cover 13b, the toilet device 1 can have a clean appearance even when the distance from the rear wall surface is large.

The toilet device 1 includes a remote control type operation unit (not shown). However, the sub switch 18 is provided so that a minimum command operation can be performed even when the remote control type operation unit runs out of batteries.
A power supply line 19 is led out from the rear part of the top cover 13c. The power supply line 19 is connected to a circuit board housed inside the top cover 13c.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a rear cover and a side upper cover on which a plurality of pipe introduction ports are formed as seen obliquely from the rear. The side upper cover is a component of the side cover.

  The pipe inlet 13f of the back cover 13b is for introducing the water supply pipe 2 from the rear of the toilet device 1, and is formed as a semi-elliptical cutout on the right side of the back cover 13b. On the other hand, the pipe inlet 13f of the side upper cover 13d is for introducing the water supply pipe 2 from the side of the toilet device 1, and is formed as a semi-elliptical cutout in the lower side of the side upper cover 13d. ing. The tube inlet 13f has a groove 13g formed along the edge.

  Removable lid members 13h are prepared for the tube introduction port 13f of the back cover 13b and the tube introduction port 13f of the upper side cover 13d, respectively. The lid member 13h is a small plate material that matches the shape of each of the tube inlets 13f, and a ridge 13i is formed on the edge of the lid member 13h so as to correspond to the groove 13g of the tube inlet 13f. The lid member 13h can be attached and detached by sliding the lid member 13h with the ridge 13i fitted in the groove 13g of the pipe inlet 13f. If a plurality of such pipe inlets 13f are provided, it is possible to easily select a pipe inlet 13f that conforms to the layout of the toilet installation space (arrangement of stopcocks, etc.).

  In this example, one pipe inlet 13f is formed in each of the back cover 13b and the side upper cover 13d, but there is no particular limitation on the location and number of the pipe inlets 13f. A part of the pipe inlet 13f may be formed in the side cover 13a. All the pipe inlets 13f may have the same shape or may have individual shapes.

  Further, the pipe introduction port 13f may be formed by cutting out a desired place of the side cover 13a or the back cover 13b with a cutter, or making a hole with a drill during installation work. In order to easily perform such operations, an easy-to-cut portion 13j to be the tube introduction port 13f may be formed in advance at an appropriate position on the side cover 13a or the back cover 13b. For example, the easy-to-cut portion 13j may be formed by providing a thin portion in accordance with the shape of the tube inlet 13f. By providing a plurality of such easy-to-cut portions 13j, it is possible to easily form the pipe inlet 13f that matches the layout of the toilet installation space.

  4 (a) and 4 (b) are side views of a toilet device as another example of the embodiment. In any drawing, the side cover 13a is removed. In these drawings, the toilet device itself is the same, but the direction of the pipe connecting portion 15a is different. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the side cover 13a and the back cover of the toilet device.

  In this example, the pipe connecting portion 15a is provided with a movable pipe connecting port 15b whose pipe connecting direction can be adjusted. Specifically, the tube connection port 15b is made of a resin or metal tube whose middle portion is bent by 90 degrees, and the connection portion of the tube with the tube connection portion 15a is freely rotatable around a horizontal axis (dashed line). It has become. By rotating the tube connection port 15b, the tube connection direction can be freely adjusted between the lateral direction and the downward direction as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b). If the pipe connection port 15b is connected to the water supply pipe 2 with a quick fastener, the connection work of the water supply pipe 2 is facilitated.

  FIG. 5 is a plan view of the side cover and the back cover removed from the toilet device. The right side cover 13a and the back cover 13b are formed with a pipe inlet 13f for introducing the water supply pipe 2 from the side and a pipe inlet 13f for introducing the water supply pipe 2 from the rear.

  6A and 6B are side views of a toilet device that is still another example of the embodiment. In any drawing, the side cover 13a is removed. In these drawings, the toilet device itself is the same, but the direction of the pipe connecting portion 15a is different.

In this example, the tube connection port 15b is made of a resin or metal tube whose middle portion is bent by 90 degrees, and the connection portion of the tube with the tube connection portion 15a is rotatable around a vertical axis (dashed line). It has become. By rotating the tube connection port 15b, the tube connection direction can be freely adjusted between the lateral direction and the rear direction as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b).
The side cover 13a and the back cover 13b shown in FIG. 5 can be used.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a toilet device that is still another example of the embodiment.
In this example, the pipe connection portion 15a includes a plurality of pipe connection ports 15b that are different in pipe connection direction and are selectively used. Each of the two pipe connection ports 15b is made of a resin or metal tube whose middle part is bent by 90 degrees, one of which is fixed to the pipe connection part 15a so that the pipe connection direction is the side direction, and the other is It is fixed to the pipe connecting portion 15a so that the pipe connecting direction is rearward. The unused pipe connection port 15b may be plugged or the like. Alternatively, a check valve may be built in both the pipe connection ports 15b to prevent water leakage from the unused pipe connection port 15b.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet device 13 Outer shell part 13a Side cover 13b Back surface cover 13d Side surface upper cover 13e Bottom surface opening 13f Pipe inlet 13h Cover member 13j Cut-out easy part 15a Pipe connection part 15b Pipe connection port 17 Water supply pipe accommodation space 2 Water supply pipe

Claims (6)

In a toilet device that is supplied with tap water by a water supply pipe,
The outer shell portion of the toilet device includes a side cover and a back cover, and a partial space adjacent to both the side cover and the back cover is a water supply pipe accommodation space.
A toilet device, wherein a pipe connecting portion for connecting the water supply pipe is disposed at an appropriate position in the water supply pipe accommodation space. The water supply pipe is introduced into the water supply pipe accommodating space from a pipe introduction port formed in the side cover or the back cover, or a bottom opening of the outer shell part,
The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the pipe connection portion is configured such that a pipe connection direction can be selected in accordance with the drawing of the water supply pipe in the water supply pipe accommodation space. The toilet device according to claim 2, wherein the tube connection portion includes a movable tube connection port in which a tube connection direction can be adjusted. The toilet device according to claim 2, wherein the pipe connection unit includes a plurality of pipe connection ports that are different in pipe connection direction and are selectively used. The toilet apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the side cover or the back cover is formed with a plurality of pipe inlets each having a detachable lid member. The toilet apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the side cover or the back cover is formed with an easy-to-cut-out portion to be the tube introduction port.

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