JP2024023994A - Toilet bowl device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet bowl device in which a ground line is hardly visible and the connection of the ground line is easy.

SOLUTION: A toilet bowl device 1 includes a base part 3 to which a functional component 9 is mounted and a ground metal fitting 4 disposed in an opening part 325 formed in a rear wall part 323 of the base part 3 and fixing a ground line 5. It is preferable that the opening part 325 is formed in a lower end of the rear wall part 323, and the ground metal fitting 4 includes a fixing part 41 that is fixed on an upper face 321a side of the base part 3 and to which wiring in the base part 3 is connected, an extension part 42 extending from the fixing part 41 and disposed to extend along the inside surface of the rear wall part 323, and an attachment part 43 to the ground line 5 which is exposed inside the opening part 325, the attachment part being disposed in a lower end of the extension part 42.

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COPYRIGHT: (C)2024,JPO&INPIT

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD This disclosure relates to toilet bowl devices.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various mechanisms such as a hot water flushing mechanism provided in a toilet device are required to have electrical components grounded through a ground wire. Therefore, a technique has been disclosed in which a grounding metal fitting to which a grounding wire is attached is attached to the side of a base portion disposed at the rear of the toilet main body (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 11-260588

Since the ground wire is a wire that extends outward from the toilet device, it is preferably located at a position that is as difficult to see as possible, and at the same time, it is also required that the ground wire be easily connected.

The present disclosure relates to a toilet device that includes a base portion to which a functional component is attached, and a grounding fitting provided in an opening formed in a rear wall portion of the base portion and fixing a grounding wire.

It is a perspective view showing a toilet device of this embodiment. It is a partial perspective view of the rear base part of this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a grounding fitting according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the grounding fitting and the recessed portion of the base portion of the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the toilet device 1 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the front-back direction when viewed from a person sitting on the toilet seat 21 of the toilet device 1 is defined as the front-back direction. The direction connecting the left and right sides that intersect in the front-rear direction is defined as the width direction. The up and down direction along the vertical direction is defined as the up and down direction. In the figure, F indicates the front of the toilet device 1, and R indicates the rear.

As shown in FIG. 1, the toilet device 1 includes a toilet main body 10, a toilet seat 21, a toilet lid 22, a base portion 3, and a grounding fitting 4. The toilet device 1 is a flush type device that is disposed in, for example, a toilet room (not shown) and flushes waste into the sewer. The toilet main body 10 is a container having a concave portion with an open upper part, and a drain port is formed in the lower part. The toilet seat 21 is a substantially annular flat member whose center is open so as to communicate with the opening of the toilet main body 10, and is mounted on the upper surface of the toilet main body 10 so as to be openable and closable. The toilet lid 22 is placed on the toilet seat 21, is attached to be openable and closable like the toilet seat 21, and covers the toilet seat 21 and the recessed portion of the toilet main body 10.

The base portion 3 is arranged at the rear of the toilet main body 10. The base part 3 includes functional parts 9 such as a hose, a cleaning nozzle, a power supply unit, a control circuit board, an electric opening/closing unit that electrically opens and closes the toilet seat 21 and the toilet lid 22, a valve unit, various piping, etc. (all not shown). can be installed. The functional component 9 may include one or more of the illustrated mechanisms.

The base portion 3 includes a front base portion 31, a rear base portion 32, and a cover portion 33. The cover part 33 is a cover that continuously covers the front base part 31 and the rear base part 32. The cover part 33 is connected to the hinge part of the toilet seat 21. The rear part of the cover part 33 covers the periphery of the side wall part 322 of the rear base part 32.

The front base portion 31 is made of a resin plate, and each mechanism is attached to the front base portion 31. The front base portion 31 is arranged at the rear of the toilet main body 10.

The rear base portion 32 is arranged behind the front base portion 31. The rear base portion 32 is molded from resin and has a predetermined height. As shown in FIG. 2, the rear base portion 32 includes a rear base main body portion 321, a side wall portion 322, and a rear wall portion 323.

The rear base main body section 321 is arranged in a space behind the front base section 31. The rear base main body portion 321 is formed with concavities and convexities that match the external shapes of the parts constituting each mechanism, and each of the functional components 9 is accommodated in the concave part or supported by the convex part. For example, the rear base main body part 321 has an upper surface 321a formed at one upper part in the width direction and extending parallel to the installation surface of the base part 3, and a recess 321b formed in the upper surface 321a is filled with toilet flush water. A detergent tank 91 containing detergent to be supplied is fitted. The rear base main body portion 321 has a grounding fitting recess 34 in which a grounding fitting 4, which will be described later, is arranged.

The ground fitting arrangement recess 34 is formed in the vicinity of the recess 321b in which the detergent tank 91 is arranged on the upper surface 321a, and is a partially recessed portion that matches the shape of the ground fitting 4. The grounding fitting arrangement recess 34 has a T-shaped recess 34a, an open communication portion 34b (see FIG. 4), and a receiving surface 34c (see FIG. 4).

The T-shaped recess 34a is a substantially T-shaped depression formed at a shallow position on the upper surface 321a. The open communication portion 34b is a hole extending downward in the thickness direction of the rear base body portion 321 from one end of the T-shaped recess 34a in the T-width direction. The receiving surface 34c is a flat surface that extends in the vertical direction along the opening communication portion 34b that extends in the vertical direction. The receiving surface 34c is an inner wall of a hole arranged on the front side of the open communication portion 34b.

The side wall portion 322 is a surface of the outer edge of the rear base body portion 321 that extends in the front-rear direction on one side and the other side in the width direction of the toilet device 1 . The side wall portion 322 stands up in the height direction of the rear base body portion 321. The side wall portion 322 constitutes an outer wall of the rear base portion 32.

The rear wall portion 323 stands up in the height direction of the rear base body portion 321 at the rear of the toilet device 1 in the front-rear direction of the outer edge of the rear base body portion 321 . The rear wall portion 323 extends continuously with the side wall portion 322 and constitutes an outer wall of the rear base portion 32.

The rear wall portion 323 is formed to have a predetermined thickness, and is gently inclined toward the inside of the rear base body portion 321 from the lower end toward the upper end. The thickness of the rear wall portion 323 becomes thinner from the lower end toward the upper end. As shown in FIG. 2, a portion of the upper end of the rear wall portion 323 is continuous with the upper surface 321a of the rear base body portion 321. The rear wall portion 323 extends rearwardly and outwardly from the open communication portion 34b of the grounding fitting arrangement recess 34, and is disposed opposite to the receiving surface 34c. An opening 325 is formed at the lower end of the rear wall portion 323, through which a portion of a grounding fitting 4, which will be described later, is exposed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the opening 325 is formed by cutting out the lower end of the rear wall 323 in a substantially U-shape.

The grounding fitting 4 is a fitting that connects the wiring of the functional component 9 arranged inside the base portion 3 and the grounding wire 5 (see FIG. 4), and fixes the grounding wire 5. The grounding fitting 4 is a thin metal member in which a flat T-shaped portion and a vertically elongated surface extending in a direction intersecting the T-shaped surface are connected. As shown in FIG. 3, the grounding fitting 4 includes a fixing part 41, an extending part 42, and a mounting part 43.

The fixing portion 41 is a flat T-shaped portion of the grounding fitting 4. The fixing part 41 is arranged so as to be fitted into the T-shaped recess 34a of the grounding fitting arrangement recess 34, and is fixed to the upper surface 321a side of the rear base main body part 321 with a screw. The fixing part 41 is formed with a plurality of through holes 411 in addition to screw holes for fixing, and is configured to be able to connect wiring in the base part 3 via terminals.

The extending portion 42 is a flat, vertically long portion that is bent and extends from one end in the width direction of the T-shaped fixing portion 41 . The extending portion 42 is inserted into the opening communication portion 34b and arranged so as to extend along the inner surface of the rear wall portion 323. The extending portion 42 faces the receiving surface 34c. The extending portion 42 and the fixed portion 41 extend in substantially orthogonal directions.

The attachment portion 43 is an end portion of the grounding fitting 4 disposed at the lower end of the extension portion 42 . The mounting portion 43 has a bent portion 431, a mounting surface 432, and a through hole 433. The bent portion 431 is bent from the lower end of the extending portion 42 and extends in a direction approaching the opening 325 of the rear wall portion 323. The mounting surface 432 is a surface that is bent from the end of the bent portion 431 that is not connected to the extending portion 42 and extends in a direction substantially parallel to the extending portion 42 . The mounting surface 432 is disposed facing the opening 325 of the rear wall portion 323 and is exposed inside the opening 325. The through hole 433 is a hole formed in the mounting surface 432, and allows the ground wire 5 and the terminal 51 for attaching the ground wire 5 to be attached thereto.

As shown in FIG. 4, the grounding fitting 4 is constructed by fitting the fixing part 41 into the T-shaped recess 34a formed on the upper surface 321a of the rear base main body part 321, and at the same time, the extending part 42 passes through the opening communication part 34b. Since the attachment portion 43 is exposed through the opening 325, attachment is easy. Furthermore, even if the extension part 42 is pushed and bent toward the front of the toilet device 1 during the work of fixing the ground wire from the opening part 325 to the attachment part 43, it will be supported by the receiving surface 34c. Therefore, the mounting portion 43 is prevented from moving to the back from the opening 325.

According to this embodiment, the following effects are achieved. The toilet device 1 is configured to include a base part 3 to which a functional component 9 is attached, and a grounding fitting 4 provided in an opening 325 formed in a rear wall part 323 of the base part 3 and fixing a grounding wire 5. did. Since the grounding fitting 4 is provided in the opening 325 formed in the rear wall portion 323 of the base portion 3, the grounding wire attached to the grounding fitting 4 can be pulled out to the rear of the toilet device 1. Therefore, the ground wire 5 is not unsightly, and the appearance of the toilet device 1 can be improved. Since the ground wire can be attached through the opening 325, the work of attaching the ground wire 5 can be facilitated. Furthermore, by tidying up the wiring such as the power cord from the external power source, cleaning of the toilet room in which the toilet device 1 is placed can be facilitated.

According to this embodiment, the opening 325 is formed at the lower end of the rear wall 323. The grounding fitting 4 is fixed to the upper surface 321a side of the base part 3 and has a fixed part 41 to which the wiring inside the base part 3 is connected, and a fixed part 41 that extends from the fixed part 41 and extends along the inner surface of the rear wall part 323. The mounting portion 43 for the ground wire 5 is arranged at the lower end of the extending portion 42 and exposed inside the opening 325. The grounding fitting 4 has an extension part 42 extending from a fixing part 41 arranged on the upper surface 321a side of the base part 3, and a mounting part 43 for the ground wire 5 is arranged at the lower end of the extension part 42. Therefore, simply by fixing the grounding fitting 4 to the upper surface 321a side of the base portion 3, the mounting portion 43 disposed at the lower end of the extension portion 42 can be exposed inside the opening portion 325. Therefore, the grounding fitting 4 can be easily attached. By locating the grounding fitting 4 on the upper surface 321a side of the base portion 3, the wiring from the functional component 9 in the base portion 3 can be easily connected to the grounding fitting 4, thereby facilitating grounding itself.

According to this embodiment, the base portion 3 is configured to include the receiving surface 34c that extends opposite to the extending portion 42. Since the receiving surface 34c faces the extending portion 42 of the ground fitting 4, even if the extending portion 42 is bent, the receiving surface 34c can support the extending portion 42. Therefore, the ground wire 5 can be attached to the attachment part 43 exposed from the opening 325 formed at the lower end of the rear wall part 323 without worrying about the bending of the extension part 42. Therefore, the same effects as above are achieved.

The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and any modifications, improvements, etc. that can achieve the objectives of the present disclosure are included in the present disclosure. For example, in the embodiment described above, the base part 3 is divided into a front base part 31 and a rear base part 32, and an opening is formed in the rear base part 32, but the base part 3 is not divided into front and rear parts. Good too. The shape of the grounding fitting and the shape of the grounding fitting placement recess to which the grounding fitting 4 is attached are not limited to the shapes described above.

1 Toilet device, 3 Base part, 4 Ground fitting, 5 Earth wire, 9 Functional parts, 34 Ground fitting arrangement recess, 34c Receiving surface, 41 Fixing part, 42 Extending part, 43 Mounting part, 323 Rear wall part, 325 Opening Department

Claims (3)

a base part to which functional parts are attached;
A toilet device comprising: a grounding fitting provided in an opening formed in a rear wall portion of the base portion and fixing a grounding wire. the opening is formed at a lower end of the rear wall,
The grounding fitting is
a fixing part fixed to the upper surface side of the base part and to which wiring in the base part is connected;
an extension part extending from the fixing part and arranged to extend along the inner surface of the rear wall part;
The toilet device according to claim 1, further comprising a mounting portion for the ground wire that is disposed at a lower end of the extending portion and exposed inside the opening. The toilet device according to claim 2, wherein the base portion has a receiving surface extending opposite to the extending portion.

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