JP2022062331A - Toilet bowl - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a toilet bowl that can suppress interference between at least one of a power cord and water supply hose and other components.SOLUTION: A toilet bowl 10 includes a toilet bowl main body 11 and a rear cover 40 that covers a functional portion behind the toilet bowl main body 11. The rear cover 40 is provided with a positioning portion 45 for positioning at least one of a power cord 35 and a water supply hose.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

This disclosure relates to a toilet bowl.

Patent Document 1 discloses a toilet bowl provided with a toilet bowl cleaning device. This toilet bowl is provided with a rear cover that covers the toilet bowl cleaning device at the rear of the toilet bowl body.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-087519

Behind the toilet bowl body, a power cord that supplies power to the toilet bowl cleaning device and the like, and a water supply hose that supplies cleaning water to the toilet bowl cleaning device and the like are arranged. The power cord and the water supply hose are likely to enter between other parts unintentionally, and there is a demand for a technique for suppressing interference between the power cord and the water supply hose and the other parts. However, in Patent Document 1, there is no study on suppressing interference between the power cord and the water supply hose and other parts.

The present disclosure has been completed based on the above circumstances, and an object of the present disclosure is to suppress interference between at least one of a power cord and a water supply hose and other parts.

The toilet bowl of the present disclosure includes a toilet bowl body and a rear cover that covers a functional portion behind the toilet bowl body, and the rear cover is provided with a positioning portion for positioning at least one of a power cord and a water supply hose. There is.

It is a side view which shows the toilet bowl which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a rear view of a toilet bowl. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the rear cover is removed from FIG. It is a perspective view which looked at the rear cover diagonally from the front. It is sectional drawing corresponding to line AA of FIG. It is a rear view which shows the positioning part and the power cord. It is sectional drawing corresponding to line BB of FIG. It is the figure which looked at the state of assembling the front cover from the rear. It is the figure which looked at the state of assembling the front cover diagonally from the front. It is a side view of a protection part. It is a rear view which shows the positioning part and the water supply hose which concerns on other embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the toilet bowl 10 of the first embodiment includes a toilet bowl main body 11, a toilet bowl cleaning device 30, a rear cover 40, and a front cover 50. Hereinafter, in each component, the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction shall indicate the front-back direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction, respectively, when viewed from the seated person in the state of being seated on the toilet bowl 10. In each figure, the vertical direction is indicated by arrows UP and DW, the front-back direction is indicated by arrows FR and BW, and the left-right direction is indicated by arrows L and R.

The toilet body 11 has a toilet bowl portion and a toilet drainage channel 13 (not shown). The downstream end of the toilet drainage channel 13 opens to the center in the left-right direction at the rear of the toilet body 11. The toilet drainage channel 13 is communicated with a drainage pipe (not shown) located to the left of the toilet body 11 by a connecting member 14. The connecting member 14 is a connecting pipe that bends to the left and extends from the toilet drainage channel 13. A toilet seat device 20 is attached to the upper part of the toilet body 11.

The toilet seat device 20 includes a toilet seat box 21, a toilet seat (not shown), and a toilet lid 27. The toilet seat box 21 has a cover main body 22 and a base member 23 shown in FIG. 8, and houses various devices (not shown) inside. The various devices include, for example, a local cleaning device, a warm air drying device, a deodorizing device, a toilet seat / toilet lid opening / closing device, a human body detection device, and a control device for controlling these devices. The base member 23 is fixed to the upper surface of the rear portion of the toilet bowl body 11 by bolting or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the toilet bowl cleaning device 30 is provided on the rear upper portion of the toilet bowl 10. The toilet bowl cleaning device 30 includes cleaning water supply paths 31A and 31B, an on-off valve (not shown), a constant flow rate valve, a check valve, a pressure accumulator 32, and the like. The wash water supply path 31A and the on-off valve shown in FIG. 1 are arranged in the toilet seat box 21. The constant flow rate valve and the check valve are provided in the valve case 33. The valve case 33 is arranged so as to project downward from the base member 23. The valve case 33 is an example of a functional unit. The accumulator 32 adds the force of the accumulator water discharged from the accumulator 32 to the wash water flowing in the wash water supply paths 31A and 31B. The accumulator 32 is another example of the functional unit. The pressure accumulator 32 is a substantially cylindrical body extending in the left-right direction, and is suspended and held with respect to the base member 23. The accumulator 32 is connected to the wash water supply path on the upstream side of the on-off valve by the connecting pipe 34A. The connecting pipe 34A is provided with a drain plug 34 so as to project downward. The accumulator 32 and the valve case 33 are arranged side by side below the base member 23.

The toilet seat device 20 and the toilet bowl cleaning device 30 are powered by the power cord 35 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The power cord 35 is guided downward from the rear end portion of the toilet seat box 21, passes near between the accumulator 32 and the valve case 33, and is pulled downward from the rear cover 40. The power cord 35 pulled out from the rear cover 40 is connected to an outlet (not shown) provided on the wall surface W.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the rear cover 40 covers the valve case 33 and the accumulator 32 from the rear behind the toilet body 11. The rear cover 40 is fixed to the base member 23. Specifically, the upper end portion of the rear cover 40 is hooked to the base member 23 at the right end portion. The upper end portion of the rear cover 40 is screwed to the base member 23 at the central portion. In the toilet bowl 10, a connecting member 14 is arranged directly below the rear cover 40. The lower end portion 41 of the rear cover 40 is formed in an arc shape with a predetermined gap between the lower end portion 41 and the outer peripheral surface of the connecting member 14. The predetermined gap is set according to the assembly error of the connecting member 14 and the like so that the rear cover 40 and the connecting member 14 do not interfere with each other.

As shown in FIG. 4, the rear cover 40 has a rear wall portion 40A, a left wall portion 40B, a right wall portion 40C, and a lower wall portion 40D. The rear wall portion 40A has a substantially rectangular shape extending to the left and right, and constitutes the rear surface of the toilet bowl 10 below the toilet seat box 21. In the installed state of the toilet bowl 10 shown in FIG. 1, the rear wall portion 40A is arranged so as to face the wall surface W. On the front surface of the rear wall portion 40A, a protruding portion 42 fixed to the front cover 50 and a rear screwed portion 43 are provided. The left wall portion 40B and the right wall portion 40C are provided so as to rise forward from the left and right ends of the rear wall portion 40A. The left wall portion 40B and the right wall portion 40C are provided with pedestals 44 and 44 projecting to the left and right, respectively. The pedestal portion 44 has a mounting surface for mounting the side cover 15 shown in FIG. In the configuration in which the pedestal portions 44 and 44 are provided on the rear cover 40, sink marks caused by the pedestal portion do not appear on the appearance of the toilet bowl 10 as in the case where the pedestal portion is provided on the back surface of the side cover 15. Therefore, the appearance quality of the toilet bowl 10 can be improved. Mounting tools (not shown) such as hook-and-loop fasteners are arranged on the mounting surfaces of the pedestals 44 and 44. According to this configuration, the fixture can be reliably mounted in the proper position by using the pedestals 44 and 44 as marks.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the rear cover 40 is provided with a positioning portion 45 for positioning the power cord 35. The positioning portion 45 is provided at a position exposed to the outside on the rear cover 40. Specifically, the rear cover 40 has a notch 46 and a standing wall 47 that rises forward from the edge of the notch 46. The cutout portion 46 is formed so as to cut out the lower end portion 41 of the rear cover 40. The positioning portion 45 is provided so as to project from the vertical wall 47 into the notch portion 46, and is exposed rearward and downward from the notch portion 46. In other words, the positioning portion 45 is exposed to the outside at a position reserved from the outer peripheral edge of the rear cover 40 to the center side of the rear cover 40. The standing wall 47 is provided on the left edge of the notch 46. A standing wall is also provided on the right edge of the notch 46. The upper edge of the notch 46 is formed in the shape of an eave lower than that of the standing wall 47, and the front surface is curved. According to this configuration, even when the power cord 35 comes into contact with the upper edge of the notch 46, the power cord 35 is not easily damaged.

The positioning unit 45 comes into contact with at least the front surface of the power cord 35. Specifically, the positioning portion 45 has a hook shape and comes into contact with the front surface and the right surface of the power cord 35. The positioning unit 45 restricts the forward movement of the power cord 35 to prevent the power cord 35 from wrapping around under the base member 23. The left side of the power cord 35 contacts the vertical wall 47. The rear surface of the power cord 35 contacts the upper edge of the notch 46 above the positioning portion 45. The rear cover 40 restricts the movement of the power cord 35 from front to back and left and right by the upper edge of the positioning portion 45, the standing wall 47, and the notch portion 46. In the present disclosure, the fact that the power cord 35 comes into contact with the positioning portion 45 or the like is not limited to the configuration in which the power cord 35 always contacts the positioning portion 45 or the like. The power cord 35 may come into contact with the positioning portion 45 or the like during the attachment work of the toilet seat device 20 or when an external force acts on the power cord 35.

As shown in FIG. 2, the positioning portion 45 is provided at the lower end portion 41 of the rear cover 40. The power cord 35 is pulled downward from the positioning portion 45 and is routed toward the outlet side. The positioning portion 45 is provided on the rear cover 40 at the center portion CP in the left-right direction. The central CP can be in the range of 1/4 or more and 3/4 or less from the left end when the left and right dimensions of the rear cover 40 are 1. Specifically, the positioning portion 45 is provided at the right end portion of the region formed in an arc shape at the lower end portion 41.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the rear cover 40 has a recess 48 in which a part of the power cord 35 is housed. The recess 48 opens in the front surface of the rear wall portion 40A and is formed in a groove shape extending vertically. That is, the recess 48 is open toward the accumulator 32 and the valve case 33 side. The recess 48 is formed immediately behind the accumulator 32 at a position overlapping the diameter portion of the accumulator 32 and in the vicinity thereof. The portion located on the rearmost side of the rear surface of the recess 48 is arranged in front of the portion located on the rearmost side of the toilet bowl 10. According to this configuration, there is no possibility that the distance between the rearmost portion of the toilet bowl 10 and the wall surface W is narrowed due to the formation of the recess 48.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the front cover 50 covers the accumulator 32 from the front behind the toilet body 11. The front cover 50 and the rear cover 40 are assembled to each other to form a space for accommodating the pressure accumulator 32 below the base member 23.

The front cover 50 is fixed to the base member 23 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. Specifically, the front cover 50 has a hooking portion 51 that is hooked to the base member 23 and a front screwing portion 52 that is screwed to the base member 23. The hooking portion 51 has a cross-shaped rib shape that protrudes to the left. The tip of the hooking portion 51 is chamfered at the left and right corners and the lower corner. The hooking portion 51 is inserted into a box-shaped inserting portion 24 provided on the base member 23. The front screwed portion 52 is fastened to the base screw hole portion 25 provided in the base member 23 via a screw. A protrusion 53 that comes into contact with the right surface of the base screw hole 25 is provided on the front surface of the front screwed portion 52. The protrusion 53 contacts the right surface of the base screw hole portion 25 to define the insertion position of the hooking portion 51 with respect to the insertion portion 24, and is caused by the clearance between the insertion portion 24 and the hooking portion 51. Prevent sticking.

As shown in FIG. 8, the front cover 50 is provided with a fitting portion 54 and a front screw hole portion 55 to which a protruding portion 42 and a rear screwing portion 43 provided on the rear cover 40 are fixed. The fitting portion 54 is a box shape protruding rearward. The front screw hole portion 55 has a boss-shaped screw hole on the seat surface of the pedestal. A reinforcing rib 56 extending to the left and right is provided between the fitting portion 54 and the front screw hole portion 55. As shown in FIG. 3, in a state where the accumulator 32 is assembled to the front cover 50, a gap 57 for inserting a finger is formed between the reinforcing rib 56 and the outer peripheral surface of the accumulator 32. According to this configuration, the assemblability of the accumulator 32 to the front cover 50 can be improved.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 10, the rear cover 40 and the front cover 50 form a protective portion 60 that protects the drain plug 34. The protective portion 60 has a rear projecting portion 49 projecting downward on the rear cover 40 and a front projecting portion 59 projecting downward on the front cover 50. As shown in FIG. 10, the rear protruding portion 49 and the front protruding portion 59 are provided with the toilet seat device before and after the drain plug 34 so that the drain plug 34 does not come into contact with the floor surface F when the toilet seat device 20 is placed on the floor. Support 20. As shown in FIG. 1, when the toilet seat device 20 is attached to the toilet body 11, the lower end of the rear protruding portion 49 is located above the lower end of the drain plug 34. According to this configuration, it is possible to avoid interference between the rear protruding portion 49 and the connecting member 14 arranged directly below the rear protruding portion 49. When the toilet seat device 20 is attached to the toilet body 11, the lower end of the front protruding portion 59 is located below the lower end of the drain plug 34. That is, the protective portion 60 sufficiently provides the drain plug 34 by providing the front protruding portion 59 on the front cover 50 where there is no risk of interference with the connecting member 14 while keeping the lower end position of the rear protruding portion 49 upward. Can be protected.

A method of attaching the front cover 50 and the rear cover 40 to the toilet seat device 20 will be described. The front cover 50 and the rear cover 40 are attached to the toilet seat device 20 before the toilet seat device 20 is placed on the toilet bowl main body 11.

First, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the operator brings the front cover 50 closer to the base member 23 from the right side, inserts the hooking portion 51 into the insertion portion 24, and inserts the hooking portion 51 into the base screw hole portion 25. And the position of the front screwed portion 52 are aligned with each other. Then, the front screwed portion 52 is screwed to the base screw hole portion 25. Next, the operator brings the rear cover 40 closer to the front cover 50 from the rear, inserts the protruding portion 42 into the fitting portion 54, and positions the front screw hole portion 55 and the rear screwed portion 43. Align. The rear screwed portion 43 is screwed to the front screw hole portion 55, and the rear cover 40 is fixed to the base member 23. Then, the power cord 35 is moved to the rear of the positioning unit 45 and hooked on the positioning unit 45. This completes the attachment of the front cover 50 and the rear cover 40 to the toilet seat device 20.

The construction method of the toilet bowl 10 provided with the accumulator 32 will be described. The builder removes the rear cover 40 from the toilet seat device 20 to which the front cover 50 and the rear cover 40 are attached. Next, the builder attaches the accumulator 32 to the base member 23 by a hanging metal fitting (not shown). At this time, the power cord 35 is passed behind the accumulator 32. The builder reattaches the rear cover 40 to the toilet seat device 20 and hooks the power cord 35 to the positioning portion 45 in the same manner as the attachment method described above. In this state, a part of the power cord 35 is housed in the recess 48.

The builder installs the toilet bowl main body 11. Next, the builder attaches the toilet seat device 20 to which the front cover 50, the accumulator 32, and the rear cover 40 are attached to the toilet body 11. Specifically, the builder stands in front of the toilet seat device 20, holds the toilet seat device 20 in his hand, and places the toilet seat device 20 on the toilet bowl main body 11. In this process, the wash water supply path 31A on the toilet seat device 20 side opened downward as shown in FIG. 1 is communicated with the wash water supply path 31B on the toilet body 11 side opened upward. The wash water supply paths 31A and 31B are located at positions that are difficult to see from the installer holding the toilet seat device 20 in his hand.

When the toilet seat device 20 is placed in the forward tilted posture when the toilet seat device 20 is placed on the toilet bowl main body 11, a force acts on the power cord 35 in a direction of wrapping around below the base member 23 due to its own weight. Therefore, in a configuration in which the positioning portion 45 is not provided, the power cord 35 moves forward and is located between the wash water supply path 31A on the toilet seat device 20 side and the wash water supply path 31B on the toilet body 11 side. There is a concern that it will bite into the toilet. In the present embodiment, even when a force is applied to the power cord 35 in the direction of wrapping around below the base member 23, the positioning portion 45 restricts the forward movement of the power cord 35. Therefore, it is difficult for the power cord 35 to get caught between the washing water supply path 31A on the toilet seat device 20 side and the washing water supply path 31B on the toilet body 11 side, and the workability when mounting the toilet seat device 20 is good. After placing the toilet seat device 20 on the toilet bowl body 11, the builder fixes the toilet seat device 20 to the toilet bowl body 11 by bolting or the like. The builder connects the power cord 35 pulled out from the rear cover 40 to the outlet. With the above, the construction of the toilet bowl 10 is completed.

The actions and effects of the embodiments configured as described above will be described.

The toilet bowl 10 of the present embodiment includes a toilet bowl main body 11 and a rear cover 40 that covers the pressure accumulator 32 and the valve case 33 behind the toilet bowl main body 11. The rear cover 40 is provided with a positioning portion 45 for positioning the power cord 35. According to the toilet bowl 10, the position of the power cord 35 is defined by the positioning portion 45 provided on the rear cover 40, and interference between the power cord 35 and other parts can be suppressed. Therefore, when the toilet seat device 20 is attached to the toilet bowl body 11, the power cord 35 unintentionally gets caught between the wash water supply path 31A on the toilet seat device 20 side and the wash water supply path 31B on the toilet bowl body 11 side. It can be suppressed. Further, even when the toilet seat device 20 is attached to the toilet body 11, the power cord 35 can be pulled out from a regular position to suppress interference between the power cord 35 and other parts such as the connecting member 14.

The positioning portion 45 of the present embodiment is provided at a position exposed to the outside on the rear cover 40. According to this configuration, the positioning unit 45 can define the position where the power cord 35 is pulled out from the toilet bowl 10. Therefore, when the power cord 35 pulled out from the toilet bowl 10 is routed to the outlet, it is possible to prevent the power cord 35 from being pulled and unintentionally interfering with the accumulator 32, the valve case 33, and the like. According to the configuration in which the positioning portion 45 is exposed to the outside, the positioning portion 45 does not have an undercut shape, and the positioning portion 45 can be easily formed.

The positioning portion 45 of the present embodiment is provided at the lower end portion 41 of the rear cover 40. According to this configuration, the power cord 35 can be easily routed left and right according to the position of the outlet, as shown in FIG.

The positioning portion 45 of the present embodiment is provided at the center portion CP in the left-right direction in the rear cover 40. According to this configuration, it is easy to connect the power cord 35 to the outlet arranged on either the left or right side of the toilet bowl main body 11. According to the configuration in which the positioning portion 45 is provided in the central portion CP in the left-right direction, it is difficult to see the pull-out position of the power cord 35 from the front of the toilet bowl main body 11. Therefore, it is possible to suppress giving a cluttered impression to the user due to the fact that the pull-out position of the power cord 35 can be seen.

The rear cover 40 of the present embodiment has a recess 48 in which a part of the power cord 35 is housed. According to this configuration, the power cord 35 can be accommodated in the recess 48 while avoiding the accumulator 32 and the valve case 33, and the power cord 35 is less likely to interfere with the accumulator 32 and the valve case 33.

The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above and in the drawings, and for example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present disclosure.

The positioning unit 145 shown in FIG. 11 positions the water supply hose 135. Examples of the water supply hose 135 include a hose for supplying reclaimed water to the toilet bowl cleaning device.

The position of the positioning unit is not limited. The positioning portion may be provided, for example, on the front surface of the rear wall portion. The positioning portion may be provided so as to project outward from the outer peripheral edge of the rear wall portion. The positioning portion may be provided on either the right end portion or the left end portion of the rear cover.

The shape of the back cover can be changed. The rear cover does not have a recess for accommodating a part of the power cord, and the rear wall portion may have a flat plate shape. The lower end portion of the rear cover may be formed in a straight line when a distance from the outer peripheral surface of the connecting member is secured.

The shape of the positioning portion and the mode of determining the position of the power cord are not limited. For example, the positioning portion may be configured by a pair of wall portions, and the power cord may be press-fitted between the pair of wall portions.

The functional unit is not limited to the accumulator and the valve case. The functional unit may be a part of a water supply hose, a drainage channel in the toilet bowl body, or the like. The toilet bowl may not be provided with a pressure accumulator if the water pressure of the supplied wash water is sufficient.

10 ... toilet bowl, 11 ... toilet bowl body, 32 ... accumulator, functional part, 33 ... valve case, functional part, 35 ... power cord, 40 ... rear cover, 41 ... lower end, 45, 145 ... positioning part, 48 ... concave , 135 ... Water supply hose, CP ... Central part

Claims (5)

Toilet bowl body and
A rear cover that covers the functional part at the rear of the toilet body is provided.
The rear cover is a toilet bowl provided with a positioning portion for positioning at least one of a power cord and a water supply hose. The toilet bowl according to claim 1, wherein the positioning portion is provided at a position exposed to the outside in the rear cover. The toilet bowl according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the positioning portion is provided at the lower end portion of the rear cover. The toilet bowl according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the positioning portion is provided in the central portion in the left-right direction of the rear cover. The toilet bowl according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the rear cover has a recess in which at least one part of the power cord and the water supply hose is accommodated.

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