JP2020089679A - Toilet space - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a toilet space having a sensor for facilitating correct detection of a human body.SOLUTION: A toilet space 100 includes: a toilet bowl device 2; a pyroelectric, optical, or ultrasonic sensor 7 for detecting a human body approaching the toilet bowl device 2; a facility apparatus that is actuated based on a detection result of the sensor 7, so as to control an environment of the toilet space 100 with the toilet bowl device 2 arranged therein; and a cabinet arranged in the periphery of the toilet bowl device 2. In the toilet space 100, the sensor 7 is arranged on a front surface of the cabinet and is set at a position to have a detection range by which a human body approaching the toilet bowl device 2 can be detected when a toilet lid 22 or a toilet seat of the toilet bowl device 2 is fully opened or closed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a toilet space.

Conventionally, in the toilet space, various equipments such as a lighting device and a heating/cooling device that control the environment in the toilet space where the toilet device is installed are provided. As equipment, for example, in order to activate the lighting device of the cabinet in the toilet space, a microwave sensor is arranged inside the cabinet in which the toilet device is installed, and there is a toilet space that detects that the human body approaches the toilet device. Are known.

JP, 2018-79056, A

When sensors are used for various equipments in the toilet space, it may be desired to activate the toilet device at an appropriate timing depending on how close the toilet device is to the user, depending on the floor plan and area of the toilet space to be constructed. Therefore, there is a demand for a sensor that is highly accurate in relation to the distance to be detected and that can detect a wide range. In this case, it is conceivable to use an infrared sensor as the sensor, but in the case of the infrared sensor, it was necessary to prevent an obstacle from being placed in the detection range of the infrared sensor.

The present invention relates to a toilet device (for example, a toilet device 2 described later), a pyroelectric, optical, or ultrasonic sensor (for example, a sensor 7 described later) that detects a human body approaching the toilet device 2, and the sensor. And a cabinet arranged around the toilet device, which operates based on the detection result of the toilet device and controls the environment of the toilet space in which the toilet device is installed (for example, the toilet space 100 described later). In the toilet space, the sensor is arranged in front of the cabinet, and its detection range (for example, a detection range 70 described later) is the toilet bowl when the toilet lid or seat of the toilet device is fully opened or fully closed. The present invention relates to a toilet space set at a position where a human body approaching the device is detected.

It is preferable that the sensor is set at a position where the detection range does not interfere with the toilet lid or the toilet seat.

The facility equipment is preferably a lighting device (for example, a lighting device 6 described later).

The cabinet is configured to include a back side cabinet (for example, a back side cabinet 3 described below) arranged on a back side of a toilet body (for example, a toilet body 21 described below) in the toilet device, and the lighting device includes: It is preferably arranged on a front panel of the rear cabinet (for example, a front panel 31 described later).

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a toilet space having a sensor that facilitates accurate detection of the human body.

It is a front view showing the back side cabinet of this embodiment. It is a side view of the back side cabinet of this embodiment. It is a top view of the back side cabinet of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the frontage adjustment material of this embodiment, a connecting side board, and a lighting installation. It is an expanded side view which shows the front panel of other embodiment, and the lower end vicinity of a skirting board.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a back side cabinet 3 in a toilet space 100 according to this embodiment. The back side cabinet 3 is arranged in the toilet space 100, and the toilet body 21 of the toilet device 2 is attached thereto.

The toilet space 100 means a place where the toilet device 2 is provided in a partitioned partition in the building, and is, for example, a toilet. In the present embodiment, the toilet space 100 is a substantially rectangular space, as shown in FIG. 1, and connects the inlet (not shown) on the front side of the toilet space 100 with the longitudinal direction to the back side facing the inlet. Along the front-back direction. The toilet space 100 includes a rear wall 101 on the back side, a pair of side walls 102 on one side and the other side in the width direction of the rear wall 101, a front wall (not shown) provided with a door for entrance and exit, and a floor surface 103. , With.
In the present specification, the up-down direction is the upside-down direction, and the width direction is the front side of the rear cabinet 3 from the entrance side of the toilet space 100 toward the rear wall 101, as shown in FIG. It means the lateral direction connecting the left and right of the case. The left and right means the left and right when the rear cabinet 3 is viewed from the front.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the toilet space 100. FIG. 3 is a top view of the toilet space 100.
As shown in FIG. 2, the toilet device 2 has a toilet body 21, a toilet lid 22, a water supply section 23, and a drain section 24.

The toilet body 21 is a substantially U-shaped container in a plan view, which has a bowl portion 210 in which a concave portion having an open top is formed. The toilet body 21 is a main part of a toilet seated and used by a user, and a drain port for discharging dirt is formed at the bottom of the bowl 210. The toilet body 21 is arranged such that the lower end portion thereof is separated upward from the floor surface 103. The toilet body 21 is a so-called wall-mounted type, and the toilet body 21 is connected to the rear cabinet 3 described later and installed so as to float above the floor 103. The toilet body 21 is attached at a position, for example, about 60 mm to 110 mm above the floor 103 on which the back cabinet 3 is provided.

The toilet lid 22 is a lid that covers an opening in the bowl portion 210 of the toilet body 21, and is opened and closed by being connected to the rear side by a hinge.
The water supply unit 23 is a mechanism that supplies drainage water to the toilet body 21. The water supply unit 23 has a water supply tank 230 that is connected to a water supply pipe (not shown) provided inside the building and stores water to be supplied to the bowl unit 210.
The drainage unit 24 has an elbow pipe 241 and a bellows pipe 242 that are connected to the toilet body 21 and drain the wastewater discharged from the drainage port of the toilet body 21 to sewage. The elbow pipe 241 is connected to the drain port, and the bellows pipe 242 is connected from the downstream end of the elbow pipe 241 to the sewer pipe under the floor.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the toilet space 100. In FIG. 3, the counter 330 is omitted.
The back side cabinet 3 is arrange|positioned between the back side of the toilet body 21 and the back wall 101 of the toilet space 100, as shown in FIGS. The back side cabinet 3 extends upward from the floor surface 103 beyond the upper portion of the toilet device 2 and has a depth toward the rear wall 101 side. The back side cabinet 3 is a shelf that covers the water supply unit 23, the drainage unit 24, and the like in which the tank of the toilet device 2, the water stopcock, and the like are arranged.
The rear cabinet 3 includes a housing portion 30, a front panel 31, a skirting board 32, a pair of frontage adjusting members 4, a pair of connecting side plates 5, a pair of lighting devices 6, a sensor 7, and a controller ( (Not shown).

The accommodating part 30 is disposed between the back surface of the toilet body 21 and the rear wall 101, and accommodates components such as the water supply part 23 and the drain part 24 of the toilet device 2 and the power supply (not shown) of the toilet device 2 inside. It is a substantially rectangular space. The housing portion 30 includes a frame 350, a reinforcing tree 320, and a counter 330.

As shown in FIG. 1, the frame 350 is a frame that forms a base for fixing and supporting the toilet body 21, the water supply unit 23, the drainage unit 24, and the like. The frame 350 has a pair of vertical rails 351, an upper rail 352, and a lower rail 353.
The pair of vertical bars 351 is a metal frame member that extends in the up-down direction on the rear surface side of the toilet body 21 and at a position separated by a predetermined distance from the rear wall 101 to the front side. The pair of vertical bars 351 are arranged on one side and the other side in the width direction of the toilet body 21. The toilet body 21 is fixed to the vertical rail 351 via a front panel 31 described later. Further, a supporting member 354 (see FIG. 2) extending in the lateral direction is attached between the pair of vertical bars 351 and the water supply tank 230 is fixedly supported by the supporting member 354.
The upper rail 352 is an upper side of the accommodating portion 30, and the lower rail 353 is a lower side of the accommodating portion 30 and is a frame member made of metal that is laterally passed between the pair of vertical rails 351.

The reinforcing tree 320 is a plate material that is directly attached to the rear wall 101, and is arranged at a position facing the frame 350 in the upper portion of the housing portion 30.

The counter 330 is a rectangular plate that covers the upper portion of the housing section 30. The counter 330 is rotatably connected to the reinforcing tree 320 by a hinge, and constitutes a lid capable of opening and closing the upper opening of the accommodation unit 30. The front edge of the counter 330 is indirectly supported by the upper rail 352.

The front panel 31 is connected to and supported by the vertical rail 351 of the frame 350 to which the toilet body 21 is fixed, and is attached to the back side of the toilet body 21. The front panel 31 is a quadrangular plate-shaped member that separates the front side of the housing portion 30 from the toilet body 21. The front panel 31 extends in the up-down direction from below the toilet body 21 and beyond the upper end portion, and constitutes the forefront portion of the rear cabinet 3. The front panel 31 has an upper edge 31a extending in the width direction on the upper end side, a lower edge 31b extending in the width direction on the lower end side, and side edges 31c, 31d extending in the vertical direction on one side and the other side of the width direction.

The size of the front panel 31 along the width direction is larger than the width of the toilet body 21, and the front panel 31 is arranged so as to extend from one side in the width direction of the rear cabinet 3 to the other side. However, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the side edges 31c and 31d extending in the vertical direction at the pair of side end portions of the front panel 31 are separated from the pair of side walls 102 of the toilet space 100 facing the respective side end portions. It is located at a remote location and is not a close fit to the sidewall 102. That is, the pair of side end portions of the front panel 31 are arranged apart from the pair of side walls 102 with the first gap S1. The first gap S1 may be, for example, about 5 mm to 40 mm, preferably about 10 mm to 35 mm.

The front panel 31 is configured by arranging a plurality of plates adjacent to each other, and includes an upper front plate part 311, a lower right front plate part 312, a lower left front plate part 313, and a lower central front plate part. 314 and.

The upper front plate portion 311 is a quadrangular plate member arranged on the upper portion of the front panel 31. The upper front plate portion 311 is fixed to the vertical rail 351.

The lower right front plate part 312 is a rectangular plate arranged on the right side of the lower part of the front panel 31 when viewed from the front, and is arranged on the lower right side of the toilet body 21. The lower right front plate part 312 is connected to the upper front plate part 311 by the structure of the dowel and the hole, and indirectly connected to the lower central front plate part 314, which will be described later, to be indirectly supported by the vertical crosspiece 351. To be done.

The lower left front plate portion 313 is a rectangular plate arranged on the left side of the lower portion of the front panel 31 in front view, and is arranged on the lower left side of the toilet body 21. The lower left front plate portion 313 is connected to the upper front plate portion 311 by the structure of the dowel and the hole, and indirectly connected to the lower central front plate portion 314, which will be described later, so as to be indirectly supported by the vertical bar 351. To be done.

The lower central front plate portion 314 is a plate that is disposed on the central side of the lower portion of the front panel 31 when viewed from the front, and the upper side is notched along the shape of the toilet body 21. The lower central front plate portion 314 is arranged on the back side of the toilet body 21 and is fixed to the vertical rail 351.

The lower edge 31b extending along the lower edge of the front panel 31, that is, the lower edge of the lower right front plate portion 312, the lower left front plate portion 313, and the lower central front plate portion 314 is as shown in FIGS. It is arranged at a position distant upward from the floor surface 103 and is not directly connected to the floor surface 103. The front panel 31 is attached at a position separated from the floor surface 103 by at least 10 mm or more, preferably at a position separated by 20 mm to 50 mm, for example, about 30 mm to 40 mm.

As shown in FIG. 2, the skirting board 32 is an elongated plate member that is fixed to the vertical crosspiece 351 and is disposed on the back side of the lower end portion of the front panel 31 and extends from one side in the width direction of the front panel 31 to the other side. The skirting board 32 overlaps the back surface of the front panel 31 in the front-rear direction and abuts on the floor surface 103. The front surface of the skirting board 32 is in contact with the back surface of the front panel 31. The skirting board 32 is formed in a color tone different from that of the front panel 31, and has the same color as the side wall 102 of the toilet space 100, for example.

As shown in FIG. 2, the skirting board 32 is an elongated plate member which is fixed to the vertical rail 351 and is arranged on the back surface side of the lower end portion of the front panel 31 and extends from one side to the other side in the width direction. The front surface of the skirting board 32 is in contact with the back surface of the front panel 31. The skirting board 32 connects the floor surface 103 and the lower end edge 31b of the front panel 31. The skirting board 32 is formed in a color tone different from that of the front panel 31, and has the same color as the side wall 102 of the toilet space 100, for example.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the frontage adjusting member 4, the connecting side plate 5, and the lighting device 6 are attached to the front panel 31. The frontage adjusting member 4 is a vertically long plate member extending along the up-down direction of the rear cabinet 3, and has a long side edge 41, a short side edge 42, and a long hole 43.
The longitudinal side edge 41 is arranged along the side edges 31c and 31d of the front panel 31.
The lateral direction side edge 42 is arranged along the width direction of the front panel 31.
The long holes 43 are formed along the lateral direction on the upper end side and the lower end side of the frontage adjusting member 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of frontage adjusting members 4 are arranged on the back side of the front panel 31 near the pair of side edges 31c and 31d of the front panel. The frontage adjusting material 4 is attached so as to be movable in the left-right direction by adjusting the position of a screw 44 to be inserted into the long hole 43, and the outer end portion of the lateral direction side edge 42 of the frontage adjusting material 4 is attached to the toilet space 100. The side wall 102 is attached so as to be in close contact with the side wall 102. Here, the frontage adjusting material 4 is “contactable” with the side wall 102, even if the frontage adjusting material 4 is brought into contact with the side wall 102 or is not exactly in contact with the side wall 102 due to a construction error or the like. This means that the closer they are to each other, the closer they can be. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the outer end portion of the lateral direction side edge 42 of the frontage adjusting member 4 is located outside the front panel 31 in the width direction.

The frontage adjusting member 4 is arranged rearward from the back surface of the front panel 31 and has a second gap S2 between the back surface of the front panel 31 and the back surface. The dimension of the second gap S2 between the back surface of the front panel 31 and the frontage adjusting material 4 is larger than the dimension of the first gap S1 between the side end portion of the front panel 31 and the side wall 102 of the toilet space 100. It is large, for example, about 40 mm to 60 mm, preferably about 45 mm to 55 mm. Since the second gap S2 is larger than the first gap S1, the independence of the front panel 31 is emphasized by the depth of the second gap S2, and the floating feeling that the front panel 31 is floating is realized. To be done.

The frontage adjusting material 4 is composed of a color tone and a material such as white, beige, cream, etc. that easily reflect light. White tones such as white, beige, and cream are more likely to reflect light than black or red tones. For this reason, it becomes easy to exhibit the function of the frontage adjusting member 4 as a reflector.

As shown in FIG. 1, the frontage adjusting material 4 has the lower end portion of the frontage adjusting material 4 arranged on the outer side in the width direction of the skirting board 32, and is arranged in a so-called “vertical win” with respect to the skirting board 32. .. The frontage adjusting material 4 and the skirting board 32 seem to be continuous when viewed from the front, and the frontage adjusting material 4 and the skirting board 32 surround the lower side of the front panel 31 in a U-shape with an upper opening. It is located in.

The connection side plate 5 is a plate that connects the back surface of the front panel 31 and the frontage adjusting member 4 and is attached so as to be substantially orthogonal to the front panel 31 and the frontage adjusting member 4. The connection side plate 5 is a vertically long plate member having a length substantially the same as that of the frontage adjusting member 4. The length of the connecting side plate 5 in the width direction corresponds to the second gap S2. As shown in FIG. 4, a boss 51 projecting toward the front panel 31 side is formed on an end face of the connecting side plate 5 in the lateral direction end on the front panel 31 side, which is in contact with the front panel 31, The front panel 31 is inserted into and connected to holes formed at corresponding positions on the rear surface side.

With reference to FIG. 4, a connecting procedure of the connecting side plate 5 and the frontage adjusting member 4 will be described. Since the widthwise dimension of the front panel 31 is shorter than the distance between the pair of side walls 102 of the toilet space 100, the first gap S1 is opened outside the front panel 31 in the widthwise direction. Depending on the size of the first gap S1, the position of the frontage adjusting member 4 is adjusted at the construction site, either near the toilet body 21 or near the side wall 102. A screw 44 is inserted into the long hole 43 of the frontage adjusting material 4, and the frontage adjusting material 4 and the connecting side plate 5 are temporarily fastened with an L-shaped metal fitting 52. The front end of the front side adjusting member 4 outside the lateral edge 42 (on the side wall 102 side of the toilet space 100) is moved close to the side wall 102 so that it comes in contact with the side wall 102, and the position is adjusted. The screws 44 inserted through the upper end side and the lower end side of the member 4 are tightened to fix the pair of frontage adjusting members 4.

The lighting devices 6 are arranged slightly inward of the back side of the front panel 31 (close to the center of the front panel 31 in the width direction) so as to extend along both side edges 31c and 31d of the front panel 31. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the lighting device 6 is attached to the connecting side plate 5 between the back surfaces of the side edges 31c and 31d of the front panel 31 and the frontage adjusting member 4, and is viewed from the front of the back side cabinet 3. It is placed in a position where it is not visible. The illuminating device 6 is an indirect illuminating device that irradiates the pair of side edges 31c and 31d of the rear cabinet 3 with light to the pair of side walls 102 of the toilet space 100. The lighting device 6 includes a lighting case 61, a lighting cover 62, a lighting element, and a cable (not shown).

The lighting case 61 is a rectangular parallelepiped case in which a lighting element and a cable are stored. The lighting case 61 is arranged so as to extend from one end side of the vertical side edges 31c and 31d of the front panel 31 to the other end side thereof. Specifically, the length of the lighting case 61 is slightly shorter than the lengths of the side edges 31c and 31d of the front panel 31, and the end of the lighting case 61 is slightly inside the end of the front panel 31 in the vertical direction. Is located in. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the lighting case 61 is arranged in a staggered manner in the depth direction on one side edge 31c side of the front panel 31 and on the other side edge 31d side thereof. On the side of 31c, it is attached to the connecting side plate 5 at a position away from the back side of the front panel 31, and on the other side edge 31d side, it is attached to the connecting side plate 5 so as to abut the back side of the front panel 31.

The illumination cover 62 is attached so as to cover at least the widthwise outer side of the front panel 31 in the illumination case 61 with the illumination case 61 attached. The lighting cover 62 is arranged so as to face the side wall 102 side of the toilet space 100.

The lighting element is arranged inside the lighting case 61 (not shown). The lighting device 6 emits light when the lighting element is turned on. The lighting elements are arranged side by side in the vertical direction in the lighting case 61 so that the range of light emission extends in the vertical direction of the front panel 31.

The sensor 7 is connected to the lighting device 6 as a facility device that controls the environment of the toilet space 100. The sensor 7 is a pyroelectric infrared human body detection sensor that detects a human body approaching the toilet device 2. The sensor 7 is attached to the front panel 31, which is the front surface of the rear cabinet 3, and detects the human body when the user enters the toilet space 100 and approaches the toilet device 2 by a preset distance, and controls the detection result. It is set to output to the department.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the sensor 7 is arranged on the front panel 31 so that the detection range 70 does not interfere with the toilet lid 22 or the toilet seat when the toilet lid 22 or the toilet seat of the toilet device 2 is fully closed. Is set to. As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the sensor 7 is arranged on the front view left side of the toilet device 2, on the outer side in the width direction of the toilet lid 22, and on the surface of the front panel 31 above the upper surface of the toilet lid 22. Has been done. When the sensor 7 is fully opened, the sensor 7 is provided at a position where the opened toilet lid 22 or the toilet seat does not overlap with each other in the height direction and the width direction of the inverted U-shaped front view.

Since the pyroelectric sensor 7 reacts to a difference in heat source and does not detect anything that does not move, even if there is a toilet lid 22 or a toilet seat in the detection range 70 and there is interference, the toilet lid 22 or If the toilet seat is not moving, the human body approaching the toilet device 2 can be detected within the detection range 70 of the sensor 7.
Even when the sensor 7 is an optical or ultrasonic sensor, the detection state when the toilet lid 22 or the toilet seat or the like is fully opened or fully closed is stored in advance, and the toilet lid 22 is within the detection range 70. Alternatively, if there is a toilet seat and it is set so as not to react even if it interferes with the detection range 70, the lighting device 6 can be set not to operate.

As shown in FIG. 2, the detection range 70 is set upward from the upper surface of the toilet lid 22, and is approximately 30 from the point where the lower limit virtual line extending from the sensor 7 and the upper limit virtual line intersect. The range is from about 90 degrees. Further, in the width direction, it is within a range of approximately 30 to 90 degrees from the point where the left limit virtual line and the right limit virtual line extending from the sensor 7 intersect in a plan view.

The control unit is connected to the sensor 7 and the lighting device 6. When the sensor 7 detects a human body, the control unit operates the lighting device 6 according to the detection result to turn on the lighting device 6. Further, the control unit is connected to a timer, and turns off the lighting device 6 after a predetermined time elapses after the lighting device 6 is turned on.

According to this embodiment, the following effects are exhibited.
In the present embodiment, the toilet space 100 is operated based on the toilet device 2, the pyroelectric, optical or ultrasonic sensor 7 for detecting the human body approaching the toilet device 2, and the detection result of the sensor 7, It is configured to include facility equipment for controlling the environment of the toilet space 100 in which the toilet device 2 is installed, and a cabinet arranged around the toilet device 2. Further, the sensor 7 is arranged on the front surface of the cabinet, and its detection range is set to a position for detecting a human body approaching the toilet device 2 when the toilet lid 22 or the toilet seat of the toilet device 2 is fully opened or fully closed.
By using the pyroelectric infrared human body detection sensor as the sensor 7, the distance to be detected can be set accurately and in a wide range. Further, unlike the radio wave type, it is arranged on the front surface of the cabinet and the detection range 70 is set to a position for detecting a human body approaching the toilet device 2 when the toilet lid 22 of the toilet device 2 or the toilet seat is fully opened or closed. It is possible to operate the pyroelectric infrared human body detection sensor reliably and accurately. Therefore, regardless of the floor plan or area of the toilet space 100, the human body can be easily detected accurately regardless of the opening/closing state of the toilet lid 22 or the toilet seat.

In the present embodiment, the sensor 7 is set so that the detection range 70 does not interfere with the toilet lid 22 or the toilet seat. As a result, the pyroelectric infrared human body detection sensor can be operated reliably and accurately, and the same effect as described above can be obtained.

In the present embodiment, the facility device is the lighting device 6. By providing the sensor 7 for lighting the lighting device 6 of the cabinet, the lighting device 6 of the cabinet can be turned on when the user approaches the toilet device 2 by a predetermined distance. Therefore, it is not necessary to turn on the lighting device 6 of the cabinet for an unnecessarily long time, so that it is possible to suppress the power consumption and obtain the effect of the lighting device 6.

The cabinet is configured to include the back side cabinet 3 arranged on the back side of the toilet body 21 of the toilet device 2, and the lighting device 6 is arranged on the front panel 31 of the back side cabinet 3. Since the sensor 7 is arranged to control the activation of the lighting device 6 arranged on the front panel 31, it is not necessary to keep the lighting device 6 turned on for a longer period than necessary, and the same effect as the above is obtained. ..
Further, by arranging the sensor 7 on the front panel 31 of the rear side cabinet 3 arranged on the rear side of the toilet body 21, it becomes easy to set the detection range 70 of the sensor 7 in a wide range and freely. In addition, since the control unit connected to the sensor 7 and the power source can be arranged and installed inside the rear cabinet 3, the installation is facilitated and the appearance is improved.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be modified as appropriate.

For example, the sensor 7 is a pyroelectric infrared human body detection sensor in the above embodiment, but may be an optical or ultrasonic sensor as long as it is not a radio wave type sensor.
Further, the sensor 7 is connected to the lighting device 6, but is not limited to this. As the equipment device that controls the environment of the toilet space that operates based on the detection result of the sensor, a cooling and heating device for the toilet space, an acoustic device, an indoor lighting lamp, or the like may be used.

Further, for example, in the above embodiment, the sensor 7 detects the human body only to activate the lighting device 6, but the present invention is not limited to this. In addition to the lighting device, the sensor is set so as to also detect the human body for activating other devices, including the above-mentioned equipment and devices, such as the toilet seat heating device and the toilet lid opening/closing device. Alternatively, the control unit may control a plurality of devices.

Further, for example, in the above embodiment, only the back side cabinet 3 is illustrated as the cabinet, but the cabinet is not limited to the back side cabinet 3 as long as the cabinet is arranged around the toilet device 2. Depending on the structure of the toilet space, other cabinets may be arranged along the side wall of the toilet space or installed on the upper side, or the sensor may be arranged in the other cabinet.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view showing the vicinity of the lower ends of a front panel 31A and a skirting board 32A in another embodiment of the rear cabinet 3A.
As shown in FIG. 5, a lower illumination device 600 may be provided between the back surface of the front panel 31A and the skirting board 32A. The lower lighting device 600 is arranged along the width direction of the lower edge of the front panel 31A. More specifically, the rear surface side of the lower end portion of the front panel 31A is cut out in a U shape in a side view to form a cutout portion 319. A space is formed between the notch 319 at the lower end of the front panel 31A and the skirting board 32A, and the lower lighting device 600 that illuminates downward is arranged in this space.
The light emitted from the lower illuminating device 600 and the light emitted from the illuminating device 6 of the above embodiment overlap at the widthwise outer corner of the lower end of the front panel 31A. The lower lighting device 600 and the lighting device 6 are arranged so as to continuously surround the lower periphery of the front panel 31A. As a result, it becomes easier to visually recognize that the front panel is floating from the floor surface 103.

The lower lighting device 600 may be an indirect lighting device that irradiates the floor surface 103 of the toilet space 100 with light from the lower end edge 31b side of the rear cabinet 3.
Further, as another lower side lighting device, it may be arranged between the front panel and the floor surface and configured as direct lighting for directly illuminating the inside of the toilet space.

2 Toilet device 3 Rear side cabinet (cabinet)
6 Lighting equipment (equipment)
7 sensor 100 toilet space

Claims (4)

Toilet device,
A pyroelectric, optical or ultrasonic sensor for detecting a human body approaching the toilet device,
An equipment device that operates based on the detection result of the sensor and controls the environment of the toilet space in which the toilet device is installed,
A toilet space provided with a cabinet arranged around the toilet device,
The sensor is disposed on the front surface of the cabinet, and its detection range is set to a position for detecting a human body approaching the toilet device when the toilet lid or the toilet seat of the toilet device is fully opened or fully closed. .. The toilet space according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is set so that the detection range does not interfere with the toilet lid or the toilet seat. The toilet space according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the equipment is a lighting device. The cabinet is configured to include a rear side cabinet arranged on the rear side of the toilet body in the toilet device,
The toilet space according to claim 3, wherein the lighting device is arranged on a front panel of the rear cabinet.

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