JP2021168890A - Toilet bowl upper unit - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique to inhibit convenience of a user from being deteriorated.SOLUTION: A toilet bowl upper unit may include: a toilet bowl upper member including at least one of a toilet seat positioned above a toilet bowl body included in a toilet device and a lid part for covering the toilet bowl body while covering the toilet seat; a rotation mechanism for supporting the toilet bowl upper member rotatably with respect to the toilet bowl body; and a moving mechanism capable of moving the rotation mechanism and the toilet bowl upper member in a front-back direction with respect to the toilet bowl body independently of a rotation operation that the toilet bowl upper member rotates with respect to the toilet bowl body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The techniques disclosed herein relate to the toilet bowl upper unit.

Patent Document 1 discloses a toilet seat device. The toilet seat device includes a toilet seat that is rotatable with respect to the toilet body and is movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the toilet body.

JP-A-2019-170537

The upper part member of the toilet bowl, which is arranged on the upper part of the main body of the toilet bowl like the toilet seat, is a member that the user of the toilet bowl comes into direct contact with. Therefore, the convenience of the user may change depending on the behavior of the upper member of the toilet bowl. The present specification provides a technique for suppressing a decrease in user convenience.

The toilet upper unit disclosed in the present specification includes a toilet upper member including at least one of a toilet seat located above the toilet body included in the toilet device and a lid portion covering the toilet seat and covering the toilet body. The rotation mechanism that rotatably supports the toilet upper member with respect to the toilet body, and the rotation mechanism and the toilet upper member independently of the rotational operation in which the toilet upper member rotates with respect to the toilet body. A moving mechanism that can move in the front-rear direction with respect to the toilet body may be provided.

The perspective view of the toilet apparatus of 1st Embodiment is shown. The cross-sectional view of the toilet bowl device of 1st Embodiment is shown. The moving mechanism of the first embodiment is shown. The perspective view of the state where the upper member of the toilet bowl of 1st Embodiment is moved forward is shown. A cross-sectional view showing a state in which the upper member of the toilet bowl of the first embodiment is moved forward is shown. The perspective view of the state which the cover part of 1st Embodiment is open is shown. The cross-sectional view of the state which the cover part of 1st Embodiment is open is shown. The cross-sectional view of the state which the toilet seat of 1st Embodiment is open is shown. The perspective view of the toilet apparatus of 2nd Embodiment is shown. A cross-sectional view of the toilet bowl device of the third embodiment is shown. The cross-sectional view of the third embodiment in a state where the lid portion is open is shown. The cross-sectional view of the toilet bowl device of 4th Embodiment is shown. The cross-sectional view of the 4th embodiment in the state where the lid portion is open is shown. The cross-sectional view of the toilet bowl device of 5th Embodiment is shown. The cross-sectional view of the fifth embodiment in the state where the lid portion is open is shown. A cross-sectional view of the front portion of the lid portion of the modified example is shown. The rear perspective view of the toilet bowl device of the modified example is shown. The rear perspective view of the toilet bowl device of the modified example is shown.

(First Embodiment)
The toilet bowl upper unit 10 of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. In this specification, for convenience, the front of the user is "front", the back of the user is "rear", and the right and left sides of the user are seated on the toilet seat 14, which will be described later. Are defined as "right" and "left", respectively.

As shown in FIG. 1, the toilet bowl upper unit 10 is mounted on the toilet bowl device 2. The toilet device 2 is included in the toilet device 100. The toilet device 100 includes counter units 80 and 90 in addition to the toilet device 2. The counter unit 80, the toilet bowl device 2, and the counter unit 90 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. The counter unit 80 includes an upper plate 82 and an accommodating unit 84. The upper plate 82 has a flat plate shape. The accommodating portion 84 is arranged so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The upper surface of the accommodating portion 84 is open. The upper opening of the accommodating portion 84 is covered with an upper plate 82. The user can pull out the storage unit 84 forward to store the article in the storage unit 84 or take out the article stored in the storage unit 84. The counter unit 90 is arranged with the toilet bowl device 2 interposed therebetween with respect to the counter unit 80. The counter unit 90 has the same configuration as the counter unit 80. The counter portion 90 includes an upper plate 92 similar to the upper plate 82 and an accommodating portion 94 similar to the accommodating portion 84.

A toilet device 2 is arranged between the counter portions 80 and 90. The toilet device 2 includes a toilet upper unit 10, a toilet main body 20, and an additional function unit 30. The toilet bowl main body 20 includes a toilet bowl 23 that receives human waste from the user and a pipe 24 that discharges it to an external processing unit such as a sewer pipe. The toilet bowl body 20 washes the human waste in the toilet bowl 23 with water by supplying water from the outside, and discharges the human waste to the outside through the pipe 24.

As shown in FIG. 2, an additional function unit 30 is arranged above the toilet bowl main body 20. The additional function unit 30 is arranged at the rear end of the toilet bowl device 2. The additional function unit 30 is a device for providing the user with an additional function other than the water washing function for washing human waste with water. The additional function unit 30 has at least one of additional functions such as a heating function for heating the toilet seat 14, which will be described later, a shower function for discharging water to the user, a drying function for drying the moisture adhering to the user, and a deodorizing function. Includes one function. The additional function unit 30 includes, for example, a function execution unit for executing additional functions such as a heater, a nozzle, and a blower, and a case for accommodating the function execution unit. In FIG. 2, the cross section showing the internal structure of the additional function unit 30 is omitted. An upper plate 18 is arranged above the additional function unit 30. As a result, the additional function unit 30 is covered with the upper plate 18 so as not to be visually recognized. The upper plate 18 is arranged on the same plane as the lid portion 16. The upper surface of the upper plate 18 has a unified design with the upper surface of the lid portion 16. When a plurality of additional functions are provided by the toilet bowl device 2, a device for executing one or more additional functions is arranged in the additional function unit 30, and another device for executing one or more additional functions is provided. It may be arranged in other than the additional function unit 30.

(Composition of the upper unit of the toilet bowl)
The toilet bowl upper unit 10 is attached to the additional function unit 30. The toilet bowl upper unit 10 includes a toilet bowl upper member 12, a moving mechanism 40 shown in FIG. 3, a rotating mechanism 50, a light emitting unit 32, and a control unit (not shown). The toilet bowl upper member 12 includes a toilet seat 14 and a lid portion 16. The toilet seat 14 has a ring shape along the upper end of the toilet body 20. The upper part of the toilet seat 14 is covered with a lid portion 16. The lid portion 16 is arranged above the toilet bowl body 20 with the toilet seat 14 interposed therebetween. The lid portion 16 covers the toilet bowl body 20. The front surface of the lid portion 16 is arranged on the same plane as the front surface 26 of the toilet bowl main body 20 with the lid portion 16 covering the toilet bowl main body 20. As a result, the aesthetics of the toilet bowl device 2 are improved.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lid portion 16 and the toilet seat 14 are rotatably arranged with respect to the toilet bowl main body 20 by the rotation mechanism 50. The rotation mechanism 50 is arranged at the rear ends of the lid portion 16 and the toilet seat 14. The rotation mechanism 50 is mounted on the upper surface of the additional function unit 30. The rotation mechanism 50 is attached to the front side of the additional function unit 30. The rotation mechanism 50 includes a motor that rotates the lid portion 16 and the toilet seat 14, and a gear mechanism that is attached to the rotation shaft of the motor. The motor has a rotation shaft common to the lid portion 16 and the toilet seat 14. The gear mechanism connects both the rotating shaft of the motor and the lid 16 and the rotating shaft of the motor and the toilet seat 14 and the rotating shaft of the motor and the lid 16 and the toilet seat 14. Switch between states. As a result, the rotation mechanism 50 can rotate the lid portion 16 and the toilet seat 14 individually, and can rotate both the lid portion 16 and the toilet seat 14 together. In the modified example, the rotation mechanism 50 may separately have a motor for rotating the lid portion 16, a toilet seat 14, and a motor for rotating the lid portion 16.

As shown in FIG. 3, a moving mechanism 40 is arranged at the lower end of the additional function unit 30. The moving mechanism 40 is arranged between the toilet bowl main body 20 and the additional function unit 30. The moving mechanism 40 includes an electric actuator 42 and a pair of rails 44 and 46. The electric actuator 42 includes a motor 42a and a ball screw shaft 42b. The ball screw shaft 42b is arranged in the front-rear direction. A slide block (not shown) is screwed onto the ball screw shaft 42b. The ball screw shaft 42b is rotated by the motor 42a. When the ball screw shaft 42b is rotated by the motor 42a, the slide block is moved in the front-rear direction. An additional function unit 30 is attached to the upper surface of the slide block. As a result, when the motor 42a is driven, the ball screw shaft 42b is rotated and the additional function unit 30 is moved in the front-rear direction. As a result, the lid portion 16 and the toilet seat 14 attached to the additional function portion 30 are moved in the front-rear direction. In FIG. 2, the cross section of the moving mechanism 40 is omitted and is shown by a virtual line representing the position.

The light emitting unit 32 is arranged behind the rotation mechanism 50. The light emitting unit 32 is attached to the upper surface of the additional function unit 30. The light emitting unit 32 includes a plurality of LEDs arranged at intervals in the left-right direction. The light emitting unit 32 is arranged below the upper plate 18 with the additional function unit 30 arranged at the rear end. As a result, the light emitting unit 32 is covered so as not to be visually recognized from the outside.

The moving mechanism 40, the rotating mechanism 50, and the light emitting unit 32 are controlled by the control unit. The control unit is arranged in the case of the additional function unit 30. The control unit is communicably connected to each of the moving mechanism 40 and the rotating mechanism 50. The position of the control unit is not limited to the case of the additional function unit 30. The control unit includes a CPU and a memory. The memory stores a computer program for controlling the moving mechanism 40, the rotating mechanism 50, and the light emitting unit 32. The CPU controls the moving mechanism 40, the rotating mechanism 50, and the light emitting unit 32 according to a computer program stored in the memory.

The control unit is communicably connected to a motion sensor and a remote controller (not shown). The motion sensor includes an infrared detector. When a person approaches the toilet bowl device 2, the motion sensor transmits a signal indicating that the person has been detected to the control unit. The remote controller includes a plurality of operation buttons operated by the user and a transmission unit that transmits a signal to the control unit. The plurality of operation buttons include a button for opening and closing each of the lid portion 16 and the toilet seat 14, a washing button, and the like. When the operation button is operated, the remote controller transmits an instruction signal corresponding to the operated operation button to the control unit. When the instruction signal is received, the control unit controls each part of the toilet bowl device 2 according to the instruction signal.

(Operation of moving mechanism and rotating mechanism)
Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8, the back-and-forth movement operation and the rotation operation performed by the movement mechanism 40 and the rotation mechanism 50 with respect to the lid portion 16 and the toilet seat 14 will be described. In the state before use, the toilet device 2 is maintained in a closed state in which the toilet upper member 12 is closed, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In the closed state, the toilet seat 14 is in contact with the upper end of the toilet body 20. The lid portion 16 is in contact with the toilet seat 14.

When the control unit receives a signal indicating that the user has been detected from the motion sensor, the control unit first causes the rotation mechanism 50 to slightly rotate the toilet upper member 12 to separate the toilet seat 14 from the toilet body 20. Next, the control unit causes the moving mechanism 40 to move the toilet bowl upper member 12 forward. FIG. 5 shows how the toilet seat 14 is rotated so that a small gap is provided between the toilet seat 14 and the toilet body 20. According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the toilet seat 14 from coming into contact with the toilet body 20 when the toilet seat 14 is moved forward. As a result, it is possible to prevent the toilet seat 14 and the toilet body 20 from being worn due to the sliding of the toilet seat 14 and the toilet body 20. Since friction between the toilet seat 14 and the toilet body 20 is avoided, it is possible to prevent an excessive load from being applied to the electric actuator 42 of the moving mechanism 40. Further, it is possible to prevent abnormal noise due to sliding between the toilet seat 14 and the toilet body 20.

The control unit causes the light emitting unit 32 to emit light during the forward movement of the toilet bowl upper member 12. As shown in FIG. 5, the light emitting unit 32 is moved forward as the toilet bowl upper member 12 moves forward, and is exposed to the outside from the upper plate 18. As a result, the light of the light emitting unit 32 is emitted to the outside from the rear of the toilet bowl upper member 12. According to this configuration, the user can recognize that the toilet bowl upper member 12 is moving forward. As a result, the user can be positioned so as not to interfere with the movement of the toilet bowl upper member 12.

Next, the control unit stops driving the moving mechanism 40 when the toilet bowl upper member 12 is moved to the front. Next, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the control unit rotates the lid portion 16 by the rotation mechanism 50 to move the lid portion 16 to an open state in which the toilet bowl body 20 is opened. Further, when the control unit receives an instruction from the user, for example, an instruction signal from the remote controller in response to the operation of the user (not shown), the control unit receives the instruction signal from the remote controller in response to the operation of the user (not shown), and as shown in FIG. The toilet seat 14 is moved to the open state by rotating it to a position where it comes into contact with. In the modified example, the toilet seat 14 may normally be prohibited from moving from the closed state to the open state. In this case, the toilet bowl upper unit 10 may include a prohibition mechanism that prohibits the toilet seat 14 from moving from the closed state to the open state. The prohibition mechanism may contact the toilet seat 14 and prohibit the movement of the toilet seat 14 to the open state. Alternatively, in the prohibition mechanism, the motor of the rotation mechanism 50 may be operated so that the toilet seat 14 is not moved to the open state. The prohibition mechanism may be able to lift the prohibition of movement from the closed state to the open state by the manager of the toilet bowl device 50 such as a cleaner.

When the control unit receives a signal from the motion sensor indicating that a person is not detected, the control unit operates the rotation mechanism 50 to operate the rotation mechanism 50, and when the toilet bowl upper member 12 is in contact with the lid portion 16, the toilet seat 14 is rotated to the position shown in FIG. 5 by the rotation operation. Next, the control unit operates the moving mechanism 40 to move the toilet bowl upper member 12 to the closed state.

In this configuration, the moving mechanism 40 and the rotating mechanism 50 operate the toilet bowl upper member 12 independently of each other. According to this configuration, the back-and-forth movement operation and the rotation operation of the toilet bowl upper member 12 can be controlled independently. Thereby, the timing of the forward / backward movement operation and the rotation operation can be set according to the usage mode.

The rotation mechanism 50 is attached to the front side of the additional function unit 30. Therefore, the lid portion 16 can be downsized as compared with the case where the rotation mechanism 50 is arranged closer to the rear of the additional function portion 30. When the lid portion 16 attached to the rotating mechanism 50 is opened, the lid portion 16 can prevent water from splashing on the additional function portion 30.

(Second Embodiment)
The toilet bowl upper unit 110 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the toilet bowl upper unit 110, an electric actuator 142 similar to the electric actuator 42 is arranged on the rear end side of the counter portion 90. The slide block of the electric actuator 42 is attached to the left side surface of the additional function unit 30. The configuration of the other toilet upper unit 110 is the same as that of the toilet upper unit 10 of the first embodiment. According to this configuration, it is not necessary to secure a space for arranging the electric actuator 142 between the toilet bowl main body 20 and the additional function unit 30. In the modified example, the electric actuator 142 may be arranged on the rear end side of the counter portion 80 instead of the rear end side of the counter portion 90, and is arranged on the rear end side of both the counter portions 80 and 90. You may.

(Third Embodiment)
With reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, the toilet bowl upper unit 210 of the third embodiment includes a toilet bowl upper member 212, a moving mechanism 240, a rotating mechanism 250, a light emitting unit 232, and a slide member 234, which are not shown. It includes a control unit. The toilet bowl upper member 212 includes a toilet seat 214 similar to the toilet seat 14 and a lid portion 216 similar to the lid portion 16. The rotation mechanism 250 is attached to the upper surface of the additional function unit 230 via a slide member 234. The slide member 234 supports the rotation mechanism 250. The structure of the rotation mechanism 250 is the same as that of the rotation mechanism 50.

The additional function unit 230 has the same configuration as the additional function unit 30. A moving mechanism 240 is arranged in the additional function unit 230. The moving mechanism 240 includes a pair of rails arranged on the upper surface of the additional function unit 230 and an electric actuator. The pair of rails has the same configuration as the pair of rails 44, 46. The electric actuator has the same configuration as the electric actuator 42. The slide block of the electric actuator is attached to the slide member 234.

The moving mechanism 240, the rotating mechanism 250, and the light emitting unit 232 are controlled by the control unit. When moving the toilet bowl upper member 212 from the closed state shown in FIG. 10 to the open state shown in FIG. 11, the control unit first uses the rotation mechanism 250 to move the toilet bowl upper member 212 to the toilet body 20 as in the first embodiment. Separate from. Next, the control unit moves the toilet bowl upper member 212 forward by sliding the slide member 234 forward with respect to the additional function unit 230 by the moving mechanism 240. According to this configuration, the additional function unit 230 does not move in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when a hose for water supply is connected to the additional function unit 230 from the outside, it is possible to prevent the hose from coming off or the hose from being worn due to the movement of the additional function unit 230 in the front-rear direction. can.

The movement of the toilet bowl upper member 212 from the open state to the closed state is performed in the reverse procedure of the movement from the open state to the closed state.

(Fourth Embodiment)
With reference to FIGS. 12 and 13, the toilet bowl upper unit 310 of the fourth embodiment includes a toilet bowl upper member 312, a moving mechanism 340, rotating mechanisms 350 and 352, a light emitting unit 332, and a control unit (not shown). , Equipped with. The toilet bowl upper member 312 includes a toilet seat 314 similar to the toilet seat 14, and a lid portion 316. The lid portion 316 completely covers the toilet bowl body 20 from the front end to the rear end. At the rear end of the toilet bowl main body 20 and the toilet bowl upper unit 310, a wall 4 of a space in which a toilet device is arranged is arranged. A pipe (not shown) communicating with the pipe 24 is arranged on the wall 4.

The toilet seat 314 is attached to the additional function unit 330 via the rotation mechanism 350. The additional function unit 330 has the same configuration as the additional function unit 30. The rotation mechanism 350 is attached to the front side of the additional function unit 330. The rotation mechanism 350 includes a motor that rotates the toilet seat 314. The lid portion 316 is arranged above the toilet bowl body 20 with the toilet seat 314 interposed therebetween. The lid portion 316 covers the toilet bowl body 20. The front surface of the lid portion 316 is arranged on the same plane as the front surface 26 of the toilet bowl main body 20 with the lid portion 316 covering the toilet bowl main body 20.

The lid portion 316 is attached to the additional function portion 330 via a rotation mechanism 352. The rotation mechanism 352 is attached to the rear end portion of the additional function portion 330. The rotation mechanism 352 includes a motor for rotating the lid portion 316.

A moving mechanism 340 is arranged at the lower end of the additional function unit 330. The moving mechanism 340 is arranged between the toilet bowl main body 20 and the additional function unit 330. The moving mechanism 340 has the same configuration as the moving mechanism 40. As a result, when the motor of the moving mechanism 340 is driven, the ball screw shaft is rotated and the additional function unit 330 is moved in the front-rear direction. As a result, the lid portion 316 and the toilet seat 314 attached to the additional function portion 330 are moved in the front-rear direction.

The light emitting unit 332 is arranged at the rear end of the toilet bowl body 20. The light emitting unit 332 is attached to the upper surface of the toilet bowl body 20. The light emitting unit 332 includes a plurality of LEDs like the light emitting unit 32. The light emitting unit 332 is arranged below the additional function unit 330 in a state where the additional function unit 330 is arranged at the rear end. The moving mechanism 340, the rotating mechanism 350, 352, and the light emitting unit 332 are controlled by the control unit.

When moving the toilet bowl upper member 312 from the closed state shown in FIG. 12 to the open state shown in FIG. 13, the control unit first uses the rotating mechanisms 350 and 352 to move the toilet bowl upper member 312 to the toilet bowl, as in the first embodiment. Separate from the main body 20. Next, the control unit moves the toilet bowl upper member 312 forward by sliding the toilet bowl upper member 312 forward with respect to the additional function unit 330 by the moving mechanism 340. At this time, the light emitting unit 332 is made to emit light. The light emitting unit 332 is exposed to the outside when the additional function unit 330 moves forward. As a result, the light of the light emitting unit 332 is emitted. Next, the control unit rotates the lid portion 316 by the rotation mechanism 352 to open the lid portion 316. At the lid portion 316, the rotation of the lid portion 316 is stopped by abutting against the wall 4. The rotation mechanism 352 has a movable range in which the lid portion 316 can rotate beyond the position where the lid portion 316 abuts on the wall 4. According to this configuration, the lid portion 316 does not have to be stopped by the lock mechanism of the rotation mechanism 352. As a result, when the user sits on the toilet seat 314 and leans against the lid portion 316, it is possible to prevent an excessive load from being applied to the rotating mechanism 352.

The movement of the toilet bowl upper member 312 from the open state to the closed state is performed in the reverse procedure of the movement from the open state to the closed state.

In this embodiment, the lid portion 316 is attached to the rear end of the additional function portion 330. According to this configuration, a space is created behind the toilet seat 314 in the open state of the toilet bowl upper member 312. This makes it easier for the user to sit on the toilet seat 314.

The lid portion 316 covers the toilet bowl body 20 as a whole. Therefore, it is not necessary to arrange the boundary line on the upper part of the toilet bowl device, and the aesthetics can be improved.

(Fifth Embodiment)
With reference to FIGS. 14 and 15, the toilet bowl upper unit 410 of the fifth embodiment is illustrated with a toilet bowl upper member 412, a moving mechanism 440, a rotating mechanism 450, 452, a light emitting unit 432, and a slide member 434. It is provided with an omitted control unit. The toilet bowl upper member 412 includes a toilet seat 414 similar to the toilet seat 314 and a lid portion 416 similar to the lid portion 316.

The toilet seat 414 is attached to the additional function unit 430 via a rotation mechanism 450. The additional function unit 430 has the same configuration as the additional function unit 330. The rotation mechanism 450 is attached to the front side of the additional function unit 430. The rotation mechanism 450 has the same configuration as the rotation mechanism 350. The lid portion 416 has the same configuration as the lid portion 316.

The lid portion 416 is attached to the additional function portion 430 via a rotation mechanism 452 and a slide member 434. The rotation mechanism 452 is attached to the rear end portion of the additional function portion 430. The rotation mechanism 452 has the same configuration as the rotation mechanism 352. The slide member 434 supports the rotation mechanism 452.

A moving mechanism 440 is arranged in the additional function unit 430. The moving mechanism 440 includes a pair of rails arranged on the upper surface of the additional function unit 430 and an electric actuator. The pair of rails has the same configuration as the pair of rails 44, 46. The electric actuator has the same configuration as the electric actuator 42. The slide block of the electric actuator is attached to the slide member 434.

The light emitting unit 432 is arranged at the rear end of the additional function unit 430. The light emitting unit 432 is attached to the upper surface of the additional function unit 430. The light emitting unit 432 includes a plurality of LEDs like the light emitting unit 32. The light emitting unit 432 is arranged below the slide member 434 in a state where the additional function unit 430 is arranged at the rear end. The moving mechanism 440, the rotating mechanism 450, 352, and the light emitting unit 432 are controlled by the control unit.

When moving the toilet bowl upper member 412 from the closed state shown in FIG. 14 to the open state shown in FIG. 15, the control unit first slightly rotates the lid portion 416 by the rotation mechanism 452, as in the first embodiment. , Separated from the toilet seat 414. Next, the control unit moves the lid portion 416 forward by sliding the slide member 423 forward with respect to the additional function portion 330 by the moving mechanism 440. At this time, the light emitting unit 432 is made to emit light. The light emitting unit 432 is exposed to the outside when the additional function unit 330 moves forward. As a result, the light of the light emitting unit 432 is emitted. Next, the control unit rotates the lid portion 416 by the rotation mechanism 452 to open the lid portion 416. The movement of the lid portion 416 from the open state to the closed state is performed in the reverse procedure of the movement from the open state to the closed state.

In the present embodiment, as in the third embodiment, the additional function unit 430 is not moved with respect to the toilet bowl main body 20. Therefore, as in the third embodiment, wear of the hose and the like can be suppressed.

The specific examples of the techniques disclosed in the present specification have been described in detail above. These are merely examples and do not limit the scope of claims. The techniques described in the claims include various modifications and modifications of the specific examples illustrated above.

(Modification example)
(1) In the first embodiment described above, the back-and-forth movement of the toilet bowl upper member 12 is executed by the moving mechanism 40. However, the movement of the toilet bowl upper member 12 in the front-rear direction may be manually performed by the user. In this case, as shown in FIG. 16, the lid portion 16 may protrude forward from the toilet bowl main body 20. According to this configuration, the user can easily pull out the toilet bowl upper member 12 forward by hooking a finger on the front end edge of the lid portion 16 from below. The same applies to the third to fifth embodiments described above.

(2) In the above first embodiment, the rotational movement of the toilet bowl upper member 12 is executed by the rotation mechanism 50. However, the rotational movement of the toilet bowl upper member 12 may be performed manually by the user. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments described above.

(3) In the first embodiment described above, when the toilet bowl upper member 12 is moved forward, the toilet seat 14 is rotated by the rotation mechanism 50 to separate the toilet seat 14 from the toilet body 20. However, the configuration for separating the toilet seat 14 from the toilet body 20 is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the separation mechanism 500 may be provided. The separation mechanism 500 may include electric actuators 502 and 504 and a support portion 506. The electric actuators 502 and 504 may be housed in the toilet bowl body 20. The electric actuators 502 and 504 may include a cylinder that supports the support portion 506 from below and moves the support portion 506 in the vertical direction. The support portion 506 may support the additional function portion 30 from below. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments described above.

(4) In the first embodiment described above, the toilet bowl upper member 12 includes a lid portion 16. However, the toilet bowl upper member 12 does not have to include the lid portion 16. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments described above.

(5) In the above first embodiment, when the toilet bowl upper member 12 is moved from the closed state to the open state, the rotation operation by the rotation mechanism 50 is executed after the back-and-forth movement operation by the movement mechanism 40. However, the timing of the forward / backward movement operation and the rotation operation is not limited to this. For example, the forward / backward movement operation and the rotation operation may be executed at the same time. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments described above.

(6) In the first embodiment described above, the position of the light emitting unit 32 is not limited to the rear of the rotation mechanism 50. For example, the light emitting unit 32 may be attached to at least one of the upper plate 18 and the toilet body 20. As a configuration for notifying the user of the forward / backward movement operation of the toilet bowl upper member 12, voice or display may be performed together with the light emitting unit 32, or voice or display may be performed instead of the light emitting unit 32.

(7) The toilet upper unit 10 described in the present specification is also applicable to a toilet device having a configuration other than the above-mentioned toilet device 2, for example, a toilet device provided with a water tank for washing behind the toilet body 20.

The technical elements described in at least one of the present specification and the drawings exhibit technical usefulness alone or in various combinations, and are limited to the combinations described in the claims at the time of filing. is not it. The techniques exemplified in at least one of the present specification and the drawings can achieve a plurality of objectives at the same time, and achieving one of the objectives itself has technical usefulness.

2: Toilet bowl device 10: Toilet bowl upper unit 12: Toilet bowl upper member 14: Toilet seat 16: Lid part 18: Top plate 20: Toilet bowl body 30: Additional function part 32: Light emitting part 40: Movement mechanism 50: Rotation mechanism 80, 90: Counter part 100: Toilet device

Claims (10)

A toilet upper member including at least one of a toilet seat located above the toilet body included in the toilet device and a lid portion covering the toilet seat and covering the toilet body.
A rotating mechanism that rotatably supports the toilet upper member with respect to the toilet body,
A toilet bowl including a rotating mechanism and a moving mechanism capable of moving the toilet bowl upper member in the front-rear direction with respect to the toilet bowl body, independently of the rotational operation in which the toilet bowl upper member rotates with respect to the toilet bowl body. Upper unit. The toilet bowl upper member includes the toilet seat and the lid portion.
The toilet bowl upper unit according to claim 1, wherein the rotation mechanism is a rotation shaft common to the toilet seat and the lid portion, and rotatably supports the toilet seat and the lid portion with respect to the toilet body. The toilet bowl upper member includes the toilet seat and the lid portion.
The rotation mechanism
A first rotating mechanism that rotatably supports the toilet seat with respect to the toilet body,
The first aspect of the present invention, which comprises a second rotation mechanism that rotatably supports the lid portion with respect to the toilet body, and includes the second rotation mechanism that is arranged apart from the first rotation mechanism. Toilet bowl upper unit. The toilet bowl upper unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rotation mechanism includes a first electric actuator that rotates the toilet bowl upper member with respect to the toilet body. The toilet bowl upper unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the moving mechanism includes a second electric actuator that moves the rotation mechanism and the toilet bowl upper member in the front-rear direction with respect to the toilet bowl body. The toilet bowl upper unit according to claim 5, wherein the second electric actuator and the toilet bowl main body are arranged adjacent to each other in a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and the vertical direction. The toilet bowl upper unit according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a separating mechanism for separating the toilet bowl upper member from the toilet bowl body when the toilet bowl body is moved by the moving mechanism. The rotating mechanism is such that the upper member of the toilet bowl can rotate beyond the rear end of the toilet device to a position where external equipment other than the toilet device can be arranged while the toilet device is installed. The toilet bowl upper unit according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which supports the toilet bowl upper member. The first aspect of the present invention further comprises a light emitting portion that emits light from the rear of the rotating mechanism and the toilet upper member after the rotating mechanism and the toilet upper member are moved to the front side with respect to the toilet body. The toilet bowl upper unit according to any one of 8. The toilet bowl upper member includes the lid portion.
The lid portion is an additional function portion arranged at the rear portion of the toilet bowl body while covering the toilet bowl body, and provides an additional function other than washing with water for the forgiveness of the toilet device. The toilet bowl upper unit according to any one of claims 1 to 9, which covers the upper part of the additional function unit.

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