JP2020110270A - Toilet facility - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a toilet facility which expands the degree of freedom of an installation position of a sensor which detects a human body.SOLUTION: A toilet facility 100 includes: a toilet bowl device 2 having a toilet bowl body 21, and a toilet lid 22 for openably/closably covering the opening of the toilet body 21; a pyroelectric type, an optical type or an ultrasonic type sensor 7 for detecting a human body; and electric equipment 6 arranged in the toilet facility 100 in which the toilet device 2 is installed, and for actuating on the basis of the detection result of the sensor 7. In the toilet facility 100, the detection range of the sensor 7 is set in a range which is shielded by the toilet lid 22 when the toilet lid 22 is fully opened.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to toilet equipment.

Conventionally, toilet equipment may be provided with an electric device such as a lighting device, a cooling and heating device, and an audio device that operates based on a detection result of a sensor. The equipment may be connected to a sensor that detects a human body, and may be configured to automatically operate when detecting that a human body has entered the toilet equipment (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP, 2018-79056, A

As a sensor for detecting a human body, there are a pyroelectric type sensor, an optical type sensor, and an ultrasonic type sensor. These sensors have the advantage that the distance to be detected can be set accurately, but if a shield such as a toilet lid is interposed between the sensor and the human body, the detection performance may be reduced. Therefore, the position where the sensor is attached may be limited, or the sensor may be conspicuous if the sensor is arranged at a position where the detection range is not shielded.

The present invention relates to a toilet device (for example, toilet device 2 described later) having a toilet body (for example, toilet body 21 described later) and a toilet lid (for example, toilet lid 22 described later) that opens and closes an opening of the toilet body. , A pyroelectric, optical or ultrasonic sensor for detecting a human body (for example, a lighting sensor 7 described later) and a toilet facility (for example, a toilet facility 1 described later) in which the toilet device is installed. A toilet facility comprising: an electric device that operates based on a detection result of the sensor, wherein a detection range of the sensor is set to a range shielded by the toilet lid when the toilet lid is fully opened. Regarding equipment.

The sensor has a sensor window (for example, a sensor window 70 described below) that is exposed on the back side of the toilet device and is disposed at a position overlapping the toilet lid when viewed from the front when the toilet lid is fully opened. It is preferable.

It is preferable that the electric device is a lighting device (for example, a lighting device 6 described later) arranged around the toilet device.

The toilet device is a toilet lid opening/closing control unit that controls opening/closing of the toilet lid (for example, a toilet lid opening/closing control unit 27 described below), and a human body detection device for a toilet device that detects that the human body approaches the toilet body. A sensor (for example, a human body detection sensor 26 for toilet device described later) is provided, and when the human body detection sensor for toilet device detects the approach of the human body, the toilet lid is opened by the control of the toilet lid opening/closing control unit. The lighting device includes a lighting control unit (for example, a lighting control unit 64 described below) that controls turning on and off of the lighting device, and the sensor is configured such that the toilet lid opens and the It is preferable that when the detection range is shielded, the toilet lid is detected, and when the sensor detects the toilet lid, the lighting control unit controls the lighting device so as to maintain a lighted state.

The lighting device is preferably attached to a back side cabinet (for example, a back side cabinet 3 described later) arranged on the back side of the toilet device.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the toilet equipment which can expand the freedom of the mounting position of the sensor which detects a human body can be provided.

It is a front view of the toilet equipment of this embodiment. It is a side view of the toilet equipment of this embodiment. It is a top view of the toilet equipment of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the panel unit of this embodiment. It is a flowchart regarding lighting and extinguishing of the illuminating device of this embodiment. It is the expanded side view which shows the front panel of another 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 facility 100 according to this embodiment. The back side cabinet 3 is arranged in the toilet facility 100, and the toilet body 21 of the toilet device 2 is attached to the toilet cabinet 100.

The toilet facility 100 means a place or facility where the toilet device 2 is installed, and is, for example, a toilet. In the present embodiment, the toilet facility 100 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped space arranged in a room as shown in FIG. 1, and the longitudinal direction faces the front entrance (not shown) of the toilet facility 100 and the entrance. It runs along the front-back direction that connects the back side. The toilet equipment 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 equipment 100 toward the rear wall 101, as shown in FIG. It means the lateral direction connecting the left and right of the case. Further, 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 facility 100. FIG. 3 is a top view of the toilet facility 100.
As shown in FIG. 2, the toilet device 2 includes a toilet body 21, a toilet lid 22, a water supply unit 23, a drainage unit 24, a toilet lid opening/closing mechanism 25, a human body detection sensor 26 for the toilet device, and a toilet lid. And an opening/closing control unit 27.

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 installed so as to be connected to a rear cabinet 3 described later and float above the floor surface 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 the opening in the bowl 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 includes 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.

The toilet lid opening/closing mechanism 25 has a hinge for connecting the toilet lid 22 to the toilet body 21 in an openable/closable manner and a motor for driving the hinge (not shown).
The toilet body human body detection sensor 26 is a pyroelectric infrared human body detection sensor that detects when a human body approaches the toilet body 21.
The toilet lid opening/closing control unit 27 sends a signal to the toilet lid 22 to open the toilet lid 22 when the human body sensor 26 for toilet device detects a human body. Further, the toilet lid opening/closing control unit 27 has a built-in timer for the toilet lid, and the timer for the toilet lid measures the time elapsed after the toilet lid 22 is opened. The toilet lid opening/closing control unit 27 sends a signal to the toilet lid 22 so as to fully close the toilet lid 22 after a lapse of a predetermined time after the toilet device human body detection sensor 26 no longer detects the human body.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the toilet facility 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 equipment 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 section 23, the drain section 24, and the like in which the tank of the toilet device 2, the water stopcock, and the like are arranged.
The rear side cabinet 3 includes a housing 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, and lighting as a sensor of the present invention. Sensor 7 for.

The accommodating portion 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 portion 23 and the drain portion 24 of the toilet device 2 and the power source (not shown) of the toilet device 2 inside. It is a substantially rectangular space. The accommodating part 30 has 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 that fixes and supports 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 vertical direction on the back side of the toilet body 21 and at a position separated from the rear wall 101 by a predetermined distance 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 crosspiece 352 is an upper side of the accommodating portion 30, and the lower crosspiece 353 is a lower side of the accommodating portion 30 and is a frame member made of metal that is passed laterally between the pair of vertical crosspieces 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 over the upper end portion thereof, 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 dimension 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 ends of the front panel 31 are separated from the pair of side walls 102 of the toilet equipment 100 facing the respective side ends. 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 G1. The first gap G1 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 in front view, 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, so as to be indirectly supported by the vertical bar 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 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 above 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 20 mm to 50 mm, for example, a position separated by about 30 mm to 40 mm.

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 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 facility 100, for example.

As shown in FIG. 2, the skirting board 32 is an elongated plate member that 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 facility 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 material 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of frontage adjusting members 4 is 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 equipment 100. Are mounted in close proximity so as to abut the side wall 102 of the. It is sufficient that the frontage adjusting material 4 is brought into contact with the side wall 102, or even if the frontage adjusting material 4 does not come into close contact with the side wall 102 due to a construction error or the like, the frontage adjusting material 4 can be brought into close contact with the side wall 102. 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 G2 between the back surface and the back surface of the front panel 31. The dimension of the second gap G2 between the back surface of the front panel 31 and the frontage adjusting member 4 is larger than the dimension of the first gap G1 between the side end portion of the front panel 31 and the side wall 102 of the toilet facility 100. It is large, for example, about 40 mm to 60 mm, preferably about 45 mm to 55 mm. Since the second gap G2 is larger than the first gap G1, the independence of the front panel 31 is conspicuous due to the depth of the second gap G2, and a 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 or the like that easily reflects 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 material 4 as a reflection plate.

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 in a front view, 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 G2. As shown in FIG. 4, a boss 51 projecting toward the front panel 31 side is formed on an end surface of the connecting side plate 5 on the front panel 31 side in the lateral direction, 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 back side of the front panel 31.

The procedure for connecting the connection side plate 5 and the frontage adjusting member 4 will be described with reference to FIG. 4. Since the dimension of the front panel 31 in the width direction is shorter than the distance between the pair of side walls 102 of the toilet equipment 100, the first gap G1 opens outside the front panel 31 in the width direction. Depending on the size of the first gap G1, 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 member 4, and the frontage adjusting member 4 and the connecting side plate 5 are temporarily fastened with an L-shaped metal fitting 52. The front end of the front edge adjusting member 4 outside the lateral edge 42 (on the side wall 102 side of the toilet equipment 100) is moved close to the side wall 102 so as to contact 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 device 6 is arranged around the toilet device 2 of the toilet equipment 100, and is attached to the rear cabinet 3. A pair is arranged slightly inside the rear 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 connection side plate 5 between the rear 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 rear side cabinet 3. It is placed in a position where it is not visible. The illumination device 6 is an indirect illumination 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 facility 100. The lighting device 6 includes a lighting case 61, a lighting cover 62, a lighting element (not shown), a lighting timer 63, and a lighting control unit 64.

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, 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. Note that, 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 distant from the back side of the front panel 31 to the back side, 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 facility 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 lighting timer 63 is a timer that measures the time during which the lighting device 6 is turned on after the lighting device 6 is turned on.
When the illumination sensor 7 described below detects a human body, the illumination control unit 64 sends a signal to turn on the illumination device 6. The illumination control unit 64 determines whether or not the illumination sensor 7 is detecting a human body by referring to the lighting time of the illumination device 6 measured by the illumination timer 63. Then, if the illumination sensor 7 does not detect a human body after a predetermined time has passed after the lighting device 6 is turned on, a signal is sent to turn off the lighting device 6.

As shown in FIG. 1, the illumination sensor 7 is arranged on the front panel 31, and its detection range is set to a range covered by the toilet lid 22 or the front view when the toilet lid 22 of the toilet device 2 is fully opened. To be done. The illumination sensor 7 is arranged above the toilet lid 22 when the toilet body 21 is viewed from the front. The illumination sensor 7 is connected to the illumination device 6 as an electric device that operates based on the detection result of the illumination sensor 7. The illumination sensor 7 is a pyroelectric infrared human body detection illumination sensor that detects a human body approaching the toilet device 2. The illumination sensor 7 has a sensor window 70 and a sensor body 71.

The sensor window 70 is disposed near the center of the front surface of the front panel 31 in the width direction and exposed on the back side of the toilet device 2. The sensor window 70 is a portion arranged on the surface of the sensor 7 to receive infrared rays emitted from the human body, and a lens is arranged therein. As shown in FIG. 1, the sensor window 70 is arranged at a position overlapping the toilet lid 22 in a front view when the toilet lid 22 is fully opened.

The sensor body 71 has a pyroelectric body and a substrate that sense infrared rays received by the sensor window 70, and is attached to the front panel 31. The sensor body 71 is set to detect the human body and output the detection result to the illumination control unit 64 when the user enters the toilet facility 100 and approaches the toilet device 2 by a preset distance.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart regarding turning on and off the lighting device 6. Turning on and off the lighting device 6 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, when the user of the toilet equipment 100 enters the toilet equipment when the toilet lid 22 is closed, the lighting sensor 7 detects the human body when the user approaches a predetermined distance (S1). .. At this time, since the toilet lid 22 is closed, there is no shield between the surface of the front panel 13 and the human body, and the illumination sensor 7 detects the human body. When the illumination sensor 7 detects a human body, the illumination control unit 64 turns on the illumination device 6 (S2).

After that, the toilet lid 22 is automatically opened by the toilet lid opening/closing mechanism 25 upon detection by the human body sensor for toilet device 26. Since the detection range of the illumination sensor 7 is arranged at a position overlapping the toilet lid 22 when the toilet lid 22 is fully opened, if the detection range is shielded by the toilet lid 22 after the human body is detected, the illumination sensor 7 will be closed. 22 is detected (S3). When the lighting sensor 7 detects the toilet lid 22 after detecting the human body, the lighting control unit 64 determines that the human body is present. The illumination control unit 64 determines whether the illumination sensor 7 has detected the toilet lid 22, and when the illumination sensor 7 has detected the toilet lid 22, it is determined that the toilet device 2 is in use. The lighting device 6 is controlled so as to continue lighting (S4).

When the human body sensor 26 for toilet device stops detecting the human body, the toilet lid opening/closing control unit 27 instructs the toilet lid opening/closing mechanism 25 to automatically close the toilet lid 22.
When the toilet lid 22 is closed after the lighting device 6 is turned on, the lighting sensor 7 can detect the human body because the shield is removed. If the lighting sensor 7 does not detect the human body, the lighting control unit 64 turns off the lighting device 6 (S5).

According to this embodiment, the following effects are exhibited.
In the present embodiment, the toilet equipment 100 includes a toilet body 2 having a toilet body 21 and a toilet lid 22 that opens and closes an opening of the toilet body 21, a pyroelectric illumination sensor 7 for detecting a human body, and a toilet equipment. 2 is installed in the installed toilet equipment 100, and includes the lighting device 6 that operates based on the detection result of the lighting sensor 7. Further, the detection range of the illumination sensor 7 is set to a range covered by the toilet lid 22 when the toilet lid 22 is fully opened.
By setting the detection range of the illumination sensor 7 to the range covered by the toilet lid 22 when the toilet lid 22 is fully opened, the illumination sensor 7 detects the toilet lid 22 when the toilet lid 22 is fully opened. When the lighting sensor 7 detects the toilet lid 22, it can be determined that the toilet device 2 is in use. Therefore, even if the illumination sensor 7 is a pyroelectric type, an optical type, or an ultrasonic type, it is not necessary to consider that the detection range is shielded by the toilet lid 22, and the range in which the illumination sensor 7 can be arranged is limited. spread. Therefore, the degree of freedom of the mounting position of the illumination sensor is increased.

In the present embodiment, the illumination sensor 7 includes a sensor window 70 that is disposed so as to be exposed on the back side of the toilet device 2 and that is disposed at a position overlapping the toilet lid 22 when viewed from the front when the toilet lid 22 is fully opened. Configured. As a result, the illumination sensor 7 can reliably detect the toilet lid 22, and thus the same effect as described above can be obtained.

In the present embodiment, the electric device that operates based on the detection result of the sensor is the lighting device 6 that is arranged around the toilet device 2.
By operating the lighting device 6 according to the detection result of the lighting sensor 7, it is not necessary to keep the lighting device 6 of the rear cabinet 3 lit for an unnecessarily long period of time, so that power consumption can be suppressed, and Therefore, the dramatic effect of the lighting device 6 can be obtained.

In the present embodiment, the toilet device 2 includes a toilet lid opening/closing control unit 27 that controls opening/closing of the toilet lid 22, and a human body detection sensor 26 for toilet device that detects that a human body approaches the toilet body 21. The toilet lid 22 is opened by the control of the toilet lid opening/closing control unit 27 when the toilet device human body detection sensor 26 detects the approach of a human body. Further, the lighting device 6 is configured to include a lighting control unit 64 that controls turning on and off of the lighting device 6. In addition, the lighting sensor 7 detects the toilet lid 22 when the toilet lid 22 opens and shields the detection range, and the illumination control unit 64 lights up when the illumination sensor 7 detects the toilet lid 22. The lighting device 6 was controlled so as to maintain
When the lighting sensor 7 detects the toilet lid 22, the lighting control unit 64 can determine that the toilet device 2 is in use. Therefore, even if the illumination sensor 7 is of a pyroelectric type, an optical type, or an ultrasonic type, it is not necessary to consider that the detection range is shielded by the toilet lid 22, and the same effect as the above can be obtained. .. Further, since the toilet device 2 has the human body sensor 26 for toilet device and the toilet lid opening/closing control unit 27, the toilet lid 22 can be automatically opened and closed, and the toilet lid 22 can be opened and closed and the lighting device 6 can be turned on and off. The lights can be automatically linked.

In the present embodiment, the lighting device 6 is attached to the back side cabinet 3 arranged on the back side of the toilet device 2.
Since the lighting device 6 of the back cabinet 3 can be controlled appropriately, the vicinity of the toilet device 2 can be brightened or the lighting device 6 can be turned off as necessary.

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, although the sensor 7 is connected to the lighting device 6, the sensor 7 is not limited to this. The electric device that operates based on the detection result of the sensor may be a cooling/heating device for toilet equipment, an acoustic device, an indoor lighting lamp, or the like.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the toilet lid 22 is automatically opened and closed by the toilet lid opening/closing mechanism 25, the toilet device human body detection sensor 26, and the toilet lid opening/closing control unit 27, but the invention is not limited to this. The toilet lid 22 may be opened and closed manually. In this case, when the user of the toilet device 2 forgets to close the toilet lid 22 and then leaves the toilet equipment 100 by forgetting to close the toilet lid 22, if the illumination sensor 7 continues to detect the toilet lid 22, the illumination is turned on. It is possible that the device 6 remains lit. Therefore, when the toilet lid 22 is manually opened and closed, the lighting device 6 measures a predetermined time after lighting by the lighting timer, and when the toilet lid 22 remains open after the predetermined time elapses, The lighting device 6 may be set to be turned off.

Further, for example, in the above embodiment, the sensor 7 detects the human body only for operating the lighting device 6, but the present invention is not limited to this. In addition to the lighting device, the sensor may be set so as to also detect a human body for operating the above electric device.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the human body is detected separately by the sensor for opening and closing the toilet lid and the lighting sensor. However, human body detection including opening and closing of the toilet lid, heating of the toilet seat, deodorization, etc. May be performed by the same sensor and control unit.

FIG. 6 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. 6, 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 back side of the lower end of the front panel 31A is cut out in an L shape in a side view to form a cutout 319. A space is formed between the cutout 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 portion of the front panel 31A. The lower illumination device 600 and the illumination 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.

When the lower lighting device 600 is arranged, both the lighting device 6 and the lower lighting device 600 of the above embodiment are turned on and off by the detection of the lighting sensor 7, or by the lighting sensor 7. It may be set in advance whether only the lighting device 6 of the above embodiment or only the lower lighting device 600 is turned on and off.

The lower lighting device 600 may be an indirect lighting device that irradiates the floor surface 103 of the toilet facility 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.

3 Rear cabinet 2 Toilet device 6 Lighting device 7 Lighting sensor
21 Toilet main body 22 Toilet lid 26 Human body detection sensor for toilet device 27 Toilet lid opening/closing control unit 64 Lighting control unit 70 Sensor window 100 Toilet equipment

Claims (5)

A toilet device having a toilet body and a toilet lid that opens and closes the opening of the toilet body,
Pyroelectric, optical or ultrasonic sensor that detects the human body,
Toilet equipment provided with the toilet equipment in which the toilet device is installed, and electrical equipment that operates based on the detection result of the sensor,
Toilet equipment, wherein the detection range of the sensor is set to a range covered by the toilet lid when the toilet lid is fully opened. The toilet facility according to claim 1, wherein the sensor has a sensor window that is exposed on the back side of the toilet device and that is disposed at a position overlapping the toilet lid when viewed from the front when the toilet lid is fully opened. .. The toilet equipment according to claim 1, wherein the electric device is a lighting device arranged around the toilet device. The toilet device includes a toilet lid opening and closing control unit that controls opening and closing of the toilet lid, and a toilet body human body detection sensor that detects that the human body approaches the toilet body, and the toilet body human body detection When the sensor detects the approach of the human body, the toilet lid opening/closing control unit is configured to open the toilet lid,
The lighting device has a lighting control unit that controls turning on and off of the lighting device,
The sensor detects the toilet lid when the toilet lid opens and shields the detection range,
The toilet equipment according to claim 3, wherein the lighting control unit controls the lighting device so as to maintain a lighted state when the sensor detects the toilet lid. The toilet equipment according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the lighting device is attached to a back side cabinet arranged on the back side of the toilet device.

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