JP2021152296A - Sanitary washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a sanitary washing device that can effectively utilize space on an upper surface of a nozzle unit.SOLUTION: A sanitary washing device comprises: a base part that is placed on the upper surface on a rear side of a toilet bowl body; a nozzle unit that is attached to the base part and includes a sanitary washing nozzle; a shutter that opens and closes a nozzle opening part; and a shutter base that attaches the shutter so that the shutter can be opened and closed, where the sanitary washing nozzle is provided so that the sanitary washing nozzle can move forward and backward through the nozzle opening part, and the shutter base constitutes a nozzle cover of the nozzle unit by covering the upper surface of the nozzle unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present disclosure relates to sanitary cleaning equipment.

Conventionally, the sanitary cleaning device described in Patent Document 1 is known. This sanitary cleaning device has a nozzle unit having a sanitary cleaning nozzle that can appear and disappear through the nozzle opening of the base portion on a base portion mounted on the upper surface of the rear side of the toilet bowl body, and a shutter that opens and closes the nozzle opening. Have. The shutter is attached to the shutter base so that it can be opened and closed. The shutter base is arranged in a gap between the front end portion of the nozzle unit and the nozzle opening portion of the base portion, and is attached to the base portion. As a result, the shutter is arranged so as to open and close the nozzle opening from the outside.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-48565

Various parts necessary for the functions of the sanitary cleaning device and the toilet bowl device, wiring for connecting the parts, a hose for supplying cleaning water, and the like are attached to the base portion where the sanitary cleaning device is provided. Since the base portion is provided in a narrow space on the rear side of the toilet bowl body, the space for arranging parts on the base portion is limited. Therefore, the base portion makes effective use of space by mounting other parts on the parts in order to accommodate many parts.

However, since the nozzle unit has a sanitary cleaning nozzle, which is a movable part that appears and disappears in the toilet bowl, it is difficult to attach other parts to the upper surface of the nozzle unit by screwing or the like. Therefore, the inventor has found a problem of effectively utilizing the space on the upper surface of the nozzle unit in the sanitary cleaning device.

The sanitary cleaning device according to the present disclosure includes a base portion arranged on the upper surface of the rear side of the toilet bowl body, a nozzle unit attached to the base portion and provided so as to be able to advance and retreat through the nozzle opening, and the nozzle unit including the sanitary cleaning nozzle. A shutter for opening and closing the nozzle opening and a shutter base for opening and closing the shutter are provided, and the shutter base constitutes a nozzle cover of the nozzle unit by covering the upper surface of the nozzle unit.

It is a perspective view which shows the toilet bowl device which comprises the sanitary cleaning device which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the toilet seat, the toilet lid, and the cover case of the functional part of the toilet device provided with the sanitary cleaning device which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a top view which shows the inside of the functional part of the toilet bowl device which comprises the sanitary cleaning device which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a perspective view which shows the inside of the functional part of the toilet bowl device which comprises the sanitary cleaning device which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the main part of the sanitary cleaning apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure is seen from the upper side. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the main part of the sanitary cleaning apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure is seen from the lower side. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the shutter unit of the sanitary cleaning apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure is seen from the upper side. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the shutter unit of the sanitary cleaning apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure is seen from the lower side. It is a top view which shows the nozzle unit of the sanitary cleaning apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the base part which attaches the sanitary cleaning apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure is attached seen from the upper side. It is a top view which shows the state which the sanitary cleaning apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure is attached to the base part.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the sanitary cleaning device of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the front-back direction when viewed from the person sitting on the toilet seat of the toilet bowl device is defined as the front-back direction. The direction connecting the left and right intersecting in the front-back direction is defined as the left-right direction. The vertical direction along the vertical direction is defined as the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, the toilet bowl device 1 includes a toilet bowl main body 10, a toilet seat 11, a toilet lid 12, and a functional unit 13. As shown in FIG. 2, the toilet body 10 has a bowl portion 10a, a rim portion 10b forming the outer peripheral edge of the bowl portion 10a, and a peripheral wall portion 10c forming the outer peripheral wall of the bowl portion 10a. The toilet seat 11 is arranged so as to be openable and closable with respect to the upper surface of the rim portion 10b. The toilet lid 12 is arranged so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the upper surface of the toilet seat 11. The functional unit 13 accommodates parts that perform various functions of the toilet bowl device 1. The functional unit 13 is arranged on the upper surface of the rear side of the toilet bowl body 10 which is flush with the rim portion 10b of the toilet bowl body 10, and covers various functional parts housed inside by the cover case 13a. In FIG. 2, the toilet seat 11, the toilet lid 12, and the cover case 13a are omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the functional unit 13 has a front base portion 131 arranged on the front side of the toilet bowl main body 10 and a rear side arranged on the rear side of the toilet bowl main body 10 adjacent to the front base portion 131. It has a base portion 130 composed of a base portion 132. The base unit 130 constitutes a substrate on which a plurality of functional components housed in the functional unit 13 are placed. A plurality of functional parts including the sanitary cleaning device 2 are arranged on the base portion 130.

The sanitary cleaning device 2 is a device provided with a nozzle that discharges cleaning water to clean the buttocks of the human body. The sanitary cleaning device 2 is arranged at the center on the front base portion 131 of the functional portion 13. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the sanitary cleaning device 2 includes a front base portion 131, a nozzle unit 3, and a shutter unit 41 that opens and closes a nozzle opening 133 provided at the front end portion of the front base portion 131. 4 and.

As shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 9, the nozzle unit 3 includes a pair of sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b arranged in parallel, a support frame 32 for supporting the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b, and a sanitary cleaning nozzle. It has a plurality of hoses 33a and 33b that supply washing water to 31a and 31b, respectively.

The sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b have a discharge hole (not shown) for discharging cleaning water at the tip thereof, and are arranged so as to be inclined diagonally downward toward the nozzle opening 133 of the front base portion 131. The sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b move back and forth individually with respect to the nozzle opening 133 by a rack and pinion mechanism (not shown). The sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b advance forward from the nozzle opening 133 toward the bowl portion 10a to press the back side of the shutter 41 to open the shutter 41 and discharge cleaning water to clean the buttocks. conduct. After cleaning, the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b retract to release the pressed state of the shutter 41. The shutter 41 released from the pressed state is configured to automatically rotate to close the nozzle opening 133.

The support frame 32 has a tip support portion 321 provided so as to surround the tips of the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b arranged in parallel, and along the length direction of the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b from the tip support portion 321. It has a lower surface support portion 322 provided to support the lower surface side, and a partition wall portion 323 provided on the upper surface of the lower surface support portion 322 so as to extend between the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b. The tip support portion 321 is provided with a pair of mounting portions 34a and 34b provided so as to project to both the left and right sides. The mounting portions 34a and 34b are provided with screw holes 35a and 35b for screwing the nozzle unit 3 to the front base portion 131, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 9, the support frame 32 has a groove portion 36 extending linearly along the length direction of the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b from the upper surface of the tip support portion 321 to the entire length of the partition wall portion 323. ..

The support frame 32 does not substantially cover the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3 except for the tips of the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b. That is, the nozzle unit 3 does not have a nozzle cover that covers the entire upper surface side of the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, most of the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b are exposed on the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3. As shown in FIG. 6, a hook 37 is provided on the lower surface of the nozzle unit 3 so as to project.

The shutter unit 4 includes a shutter 41 arranged on the outer surface side of the nozzle opening 133 of the front base 131 to open and close the nozzle opening 133, and a shutter base 42 to which the shutter 41 can be opened and closed. NS. The shutter 41 and the shutter base 42 may be made of resin.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the shutter 41 has a pair of arm portions 411 and 411 projecting to the back surface side. The arm portions 411 and 411 are connected to each other by the connecting portion 412. The shutter base 42 has a pair of arm mounting pieces 421 and 421 that project forward in parallel at predetermined intervals. The arm portions 411 and 411 of the shutter 41 are arranged between the arm mounting pieces 421 and 421 of the shutter base 42, and can be rotated with respect to the arm mounting pieces 421 and 421 by a rotation shaft 413 extending along the connecting portion 412. It is attached. As a result, the shutter 41 is attached to the shutter base 42 so as to be openable and closable.

A spring 414 is attached to one arm portion 411 of the shutter 41 and one arm attachment piece 421 of the shutter base 42. The spring 414 exerts a force on the shutter 41 in the direction of closing the nozzle opening 133. Therefore, the shutter 41 is configured to automatically close the nozzle opening 133 by the force of the spring 414 when the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b retract and the pressing force by the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b is released. Will be done.

The shutter base 42 extends further rearward in a plate shape from the pair of arm mounting pieces 421 and 421 to which the shutter 41 is mounted. Specifically, the shutter base 42 is formed slightly wider on the front side than the width in the left-right direction of the nozzle unit 3, and is formed slightly narrower than the width in the left-right direction of the nozzle unit 3 on the rear side. ing. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the shutter base 42 extends from the shutter 41 to the rear end portion of the nozzle unit 3 along the length direction of the nozzle unit 3, and covers almost the entire upper surface of the nozzle unit 3. Covering. The upper surfaces of the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b are covered with the shutter base 42. Therefore, the shutter base 42 is attached to the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3 to form a nozzle cover that covers and protects the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3.

As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, and 8, the shutter base 42 has a claw portion 422 that locks to the rear end portion of the nozzle unit 3 at the rear end portion. The claw portion 422 is formed so as to be smoothly curved at a substantially right angle so as to cover the rear end portion of the nozzle unit 3 from the rear end portion of the shutter base 42. The tip of the claw portion 422 is hooked on the lower surface of the rear end portion of the nozzle unit 3, specifically, the lower surface of the rear end portion of the support frame 32 by slightly bending toward the front side. A hook portion 422a for fixing is integrally formed. The claw portion 422 hooks the hook portion 422a on the lower surface of the rear end portion of the support frame 32 of the nozzle unit 3, so that the rear end portion side of the shutter base 42 is locked to the nozzle unit 3. This prevents the rear end side of the shutter base 42 from rising from the nozzle unit 3.

As shown in FIG. 8, the lower surface of the shutter base 42 has ribs 423 extending along the length direction of the shutter base 42. The rib 423 is formed in a thin plate shape extending from the vicinity of the front end portion of the shutter base 42 to the claw portion 422 at the rear end portion, and has a function of reinforcing the shutter base 42 over the entire length. Therefore, the shutter base 42 suppresses bending in the length direction, and can stably protect the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3 over the entire length.

As shown in FIG. 9, the rib 423 is arranged at the center of the shutter base 42 in the width direction corresponding to the groove portion 36 of the partition wall portion 323 of the support frame 32 in the nozzle unit 3. The rib 423 is inserted into the groove 36 when the shutter base 42 is mounted so as to cover the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3, and regulates the mounting position of the shutter base 42 with respect to the nozzle unit 3. As a result, the shutter base 42 is attached to an appropriate position without being displaced from the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3.

The pair of arm mounting pieces 421 and 421 of the shutter base 42 are provided with a pair of mounting portions 424a and 424b provided so as to project on both the left and right sides, respectively. The mounting portions 424a and 424b are provided with screw holes 425a and 425b for screwing the shutter unit 4 to the front base portion 131, respectively. The positions of the mounting portions 424a, 424b and the screw holes 425a, 425b of the shutter base 42 correspond to the positions of the mounting portions 34a, 34b and the screw holes 35a, 35b provided in the support frame 32 of the nozzle unit 3. Therefore, when the shutter base 42 is mounted at an appropriate position with respect to the nozzle unit 3, the mounting portions 34a and 34b and the mounting portions 424a and 424b overlap each other, and the screw holes 35a and 35b and the screw holes 425a and 425b coincide with each other. do.

The shutter unit 4 is attached to the nozzle unit 3 by locking the claw portion 422 of the shutter base 42 to the rear end portion of the nozzle unit 3 and inserting the rib 423 of the shutter base 42 into the groove portion 36 of the nozzle unit 3. .. As a result, the shutter base 42 covers the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3 and functions as a nozzle cover.

The nozzle unit 3 to which the shutter unit 4 is attached is attached to the front base portion 131 as follows. As shown in FIG. 10, a portal-shaped engaging receiving portion 134 is provided on the upper surface of the front base portion 131 so as to project. The nozzle unit 3 is locked to the front base portion 131 by inserting the hook 37 protruding from the lower surface into the engaging receiving portion 134 of the front base portion 131. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 10, the arm portions 411, 411 and the shutter of the shutter 41 are provided with respect to the pair of vertical grooves 135 and 135 provided on both outer sides of the nozzle opening 133 of the front base portion 131, respectively. The arm mounting pieces 421 and 421 of the base 42 are inserted from above. As a result, the shutter 41 is arranged on the outer surface side of the nozzle opening 133. After that, the mounting screws 21a and 21b are inserted into the screw holes 35a, 35b, 425a and 425b of the mounting portions 34a, 34b, 424a and 424b of the nozzle unit 3 and the shutter unit 4 which overlap each other. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 11, the nozzle unit 3 and the shutter base 42 of the shutter unit 4 are fixed to the front base portion 131 by being fastened together using the mounting screws 21a and 21b.

In the sanitary cleaning device 2 mounted on the front base portion 131 in this way, the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3 is covered with the shutter base 42 of the shutter unit 4, which is a separate component from the nozzle unit 3. Therefore, the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3 of the sanitary cleaning device 2, that is, the upper surface of the shutter base 42 can be effectively used as a mounting space for functional parts without directly affecting the nozzle unit 3. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 5, 7 and 11, the shutter base 42 is provided with a plurality of fixing portions 43a, 43b, 43b, 43d, 43e for fixing the functional parts accommodated in the functional portion 13. Can be provided.

The fixing portion 43a is composed of a pair of holding pieces provided so as to integrally project from the upper surface of the shutter base 42. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the fixing portion 43a sandwiches and fixes a harness 51 that electrically connects the functional parts in the functional portion 13 and is arranged so as to straddle the shutter base 42. .. The harness 51 of the present embodiment is composed of a wiring bundle composed of a plurality of wirings. The size and number of the fixing portions 43a can be appropriately changed depending on the type of the harness 51 and the arrangement direction.

The fixing portion 43b is formed of a claw-shaped protrusion integrally provided on the upper surface of the shutter base 42 between the fixing portion 43a and the arm mounting pieces 421 and 421. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the fixing portion 43b sandwiches and fixes the ground wire 52 arranged so as to straddle the shutter base 42.

The fixing portion 43c is composed of a block-shaped mounting portion provided so as to integrally project from substantially the center of the upper surface of the shutter base 42. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the fixing portion 43c fixes the vacuum breaker 53 for preventing the backflow of the washing water for sanitary cleaning by the mounting screw 53a. The vacuum breaker 53 is connected to the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b and the cleaning water supply mechanism (not shown) to the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b by the hoses 33a and 54.

The fixing portion 43d is composed of a pair of holding pieces provided so as to integrally project from the upper surface of the shutter base 42 behind the fixing portion 43c. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the fixing portion 43d regulates the position of the hose 33a by sandwiching the hose 33a connected to the vacuum breaker 53, and guides the hose 33a backward from the vacuum breaker 53. .. The hose 33a bends at a substantially right angle from the upper surface of the shutter base 42 along the claw portion 422 at the rear end portion, and extends to the rear of the nozzle unit 3. However, since the claw portion 422 of the shutter base 42 is formed so as to be smoothly curved from the upper surface of the shutter base 42, the hose 33a is not bent at an acute angle, and the flow of cleaning water for sanitary cleaning is not obstructed. ..

The fixing portion 43e includes a hose holding portion provided so as to integrally project from the vicinity of the front end portion of the shutter base 42 toward one side. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the fixing portion 43e regulates the position of the hose 54 by sandwiching the hose 54 connected to the vacuum breaker 53.

As described above, the sanitary cleaning device 2 has a configuration in which the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3 is covered with the shutter base 42 of the shutter unit 4, which is a separate component from the nozzle unit 3. Therefore, various functional parts, that is, for example, the above-mentioned harness 51, ground wire 52, vacuum breaker 53, and a plurality of fixing portions 43a, 43b, 43c, 43d, 43e for fixing the hoses 33a, 54 are provided in the nozzle unit 3. Can be provided without directly affecting. As a result, the sanitary cleaning device 2 can effectively use the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3 covered by the shutter base 42 as a mounting space for functional parts.

That is, according to the sanitary cleaning device 2 according to the present embodiment, the following effects are exhibited. The sanitary cleaning device 2 is attached to the front base portion 131, which is the base portion 130 arranged on the upper surface of the rear side of the toilet bowl body 10, and the front base portion 131, and can move forward and backward through the nozzle opening 133 of the front base portion 131. A nozzle unit 3 including the sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b provided, a shutter 41 for opening and closing the nozzle opening 133, and a shutter base 42 for attaching the shutter 41 so as to be openable and closable are provided. By covering the upper surface, the nozzle cover of the nozzle unit 3 is formed. As a result, the sanitary cleaning device 2 can effectively use the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3 covered by the shutter base 42 as a mounting space for functional parts.

In the sanitary cleaning device 2 according to the present embodiment, the nozzle unit 3 and the shutter base 42 are attached to the front base portion 131 by being fastened together with the mounting screws 21a and 21b. As a result, the sanitary cleaning device 2 can be fixed to the front base portion 131 while maintaining the mutual positional relationship between the nozzle unit 3 and the shutter base 42. By fixing the mounting screws 21a and 21b, the nozzle unit 3 and the shutter base 42 can be fixed at the same time, so that the mounting work can be simplified.

In the sanitary cleaning device 2 according to the present embodiment, the shutter base 42 extends over the entire length of the nozzle unit 3 in the length direction. As a result, it is possible to construct a mounting space for functional parts over the entire length of the nozzle unit 3 in the length direction, and it is possible to protect the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3 over the entire length.

In the sanitary cleaning device 2 according to the present embodiment, the rear end portion of the shutter base 42 has a claw portion 422 that engages with the rear end portion of the nozzle unit 3. As a result, the rear end portion of the shutter base 42 separated from the mounting screws 21a and 21b is prevented from being lifted from the nozzle unit 3. Therefore, the shutter base 42 is stably attached to the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3.

In the sanitary cleaning device 2 according to the present embodiment, the lower surface of the shutter base 42 has a rib 423 extending along the length direction of the shutter base 42. As a result, the shutter base 42 is reinforced over the entire length, and bending in the length direction is suppressed. Therefore, the shutter base 42 can stably protect the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3.

In the sanitary cleaning device 2 according to the present embodiment, the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3 has a groove portion 36 extending along the length direction of the nozzle unit 3, and the shutter base 42 inserts the rib 423 into the groove portion 36. The mounting position with respect to the nozzle unit 3 is regulated by. As a result, the shutter base 42 is attached to an appropriate position without being displaced from the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3.

In the sanitary cleaning device 2 according to the present embodiment, the shutter base 42 has fixing portions 43a, 43b, 43c, 43d, 43e of parts arranged on the front base portion 131. As a result, various parts can be fixed to the upper surface of the shutter base 42 of the sanitary cleaning device 2, and the upper surface of the nozzle unit 3 can be effectively used.

In the sanitary cleaning device 2 according to the present embodiment, the parts are a harness 51 electrically connected to an electric part arranged on the front base portion 131, hoses 33a and 54 for supplying water to the nozzle unit 3, and hoses 33a and 54. It is at least one of the vacuum breakers 53 that prevent the backflow of the washing water inside. As a result, in the functional unit 13, a space for arranging these parts is easily secured on the upper surface of the shutter base 42.

The present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. are included in the present disclosure. For example, the functional component fixed to the upper surface of the shutter base 42 is not limited to the harness 51, the vacuum breaker 53, and the hoses 33a, 54 described above, but any other functional component housed in the functional unit 13 of the toilet bowl device 1. It may be. The nozzle unit 3 is not limited to the one having a pair of sanitary cleaning nozzles 31a and 31b, and may have a single sanitary cleaning nozzle. The nozzle opening 133 is not limited to the one provided in the base 130, and may be provided in another portion of the functional portion 13 such as the cover case 13a, for example.

2 Sanitary cleaning device, 21a, 21b mounting screw, 3 nozzle unit, 31a, 31b Sanitary cleaning nozzle, 33a, 54 hose, 36 groove, 41 shutter, 42 shutter base, 43a, 43b, 43c, 43d, 43e fixing part, 422 Claws, 423 ribs, 51 harnesses, 53 vacuum breakers, 10 toilet bowls, 130 bases, 133 nozzle openings

Claims (8)

The base part located on the upper surface on the rear side of the toilet body and
A nozzle unit including a sanitary cleaning nozzle attached to the base portion and provided so as to be able to advance and retreat through the nozzle opening.
A shutter that opens and closes the nozzle opening,
A shutter base that allows the shutter to be opened and closed is provided.
The shutter base is a sanitary cleaning device that constitutes a nozzle cover of the nozzle unit by covering the upper surface of the nozzle unit. The sanitary cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the nozzle unit and the shutter base are attached to the base portion by being fastened together with a mounting screw. The sanitary cleaning device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the shutter base extends over the entire length in the length direction of the nozzle unit. The sanitary cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the rear end portion of the shutter base has a claw portion that engages with the rear end portion of the nozzle unit. The sanitary cleaning device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the lower surface of the shutter base has ribs extending along the length direction of the shutter base. The upper surface of the nozzle unit has a groove extending along the length direction of the nozzle unit.
The sanitary cleaning device according to claim 5, wherein the shutter base is restricted in a mounting position with respect to the nozzle unit by inserting the rib into the groove. The sanitary cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the shutter base has a fixing portion of a component arranged on the base portion. The component is at least one of a harness electrically connected to an electrical component arranged on the base portion, a hose for supplying water to the nozzle unit, and a vacuum breaker for preventing backflow of washing water in the hose. The sanitary cleaning device according to claim 7.

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