JP2510486Y2 - Vanity with mouthwash - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application] The present invention is a washbasin equipped with an oral washing device capable of washing off the interdental contaminants that are difficult to remove with a toothbrush, etc., or cleaning the inside of the oral cavity with the water jetted from the nozzle. It's about a dressing table.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vanity provided with this type of mouthwash can be roughly classified into two types. One of them is a type in which a tank dedicated to an oral washing device is installed on a vanity, and the stored water in the tank is driven by a pump to be ejected from a cleaning nozzle to clean the mouth. Another type is a type in which an oral cavity washer is installed in the middle of the water passage of faucets, and the inside of the mouth is washed by using the water supply pressure etc. to spout the supply water directly from the washing nozzle. is there. The present invention relates to a vanity of the type in which an oral cleaner is installed in the middle of a water passage.

As a technique for installing an oral cleaning device in the middle of the water passage, there is, for example, the one shown in FIG. 5 described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-32202. A vanity 1 described in this prior application has a vanity cabinet 3 having a washbasin 2 and a vanity cabinet 5 having a mirror 4 standing upright on the wall surface side of the washbasin 2. There is. A hot and cold water mixing faucet 6 and an oral cavity cleaner 7 are provided adjacent to the wall surface of the washbasin 2. The mouthwash 7 is connected to the water supply pipe 8 of the hot and cold water mixing faucet 6. When the oral cavity cleaner 7 is used, the opening / closing valve 9 of the oral cavity cleaner 7 is opened, and the supply water is used to eject the supply water from the cleaning nozzle 10. By adjusting the opening degree of the opening / closing valve 9, it is possible to adjust the water force of the supply water ejected from the cleaning nozzle 10.

As another technique for installing an oral washing device in the middle of the water passage, there is a technique shown in FIG. 6 described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-111381. This conventional vanity 11 has a mouthwash 16 attached to a water outlet 14 of a faucet 13 attached to a washbasin 12 via an attachment 15.
Is installed. In the case of the oral cavity cleaner 16 of this prior application, the handle 17 of the faucet 13 is first opened, and then the opening / closing valve 18 of the attachment 15 is opened. By opening the handle 17, a predetermined amount of water is supplied from the faucet 13 to the attachment 15. Further, by opening and closing the opening / closing valve 18, the water supplied to the attachment 15 is distributed to the outlet 19 of the attachment 15 and the cleaning nozzle 20 with the toothbrush of the oral cavity cleaner 16 based on a predetermined flow rate ratio. . In other words, in this mouthwash device 16,
The cleaning water is jetted from the cleaning nozzle 20, and the excess water is discharged from the outlet 19 of the attachment 15 into the washbasin 12. The reason why the surplus water is discharged to the washbasin 12 is that the amount of water discharged from the cleaning nozzle 20 is 0.2 to 0.4 liters / minute, and the faucet 13 is connected at its root side to, for example, an instantaneous water heater. In the case where the hot water is discharged by being sprayed, the cleaning nozzle 2
This is because the discharge amount from 0 alone does not reach the minimum flow rate required to ignite the instantaneous water heater, and the instantaneous water heater does not operate.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]
In the prior art of -32202, since the mouth washer 7 is directly connected to the water supply pipe 8, it is necessary to make the entire mouth washer including the pipe a pressure resistant structure.
This is regulated by the Japan Water Works Association. for that reason,
Since the whole must be formed of metal, there is a drawback that not only the weight becomes heavy but also the cost becomes high. In addition, the temperature of the washing water ejected from the mouthwash 7 is
The temperature of the supplied tap water remains the same, and there is a drawback that cold water freezes on the teeth in winter and the comfort cannot be used.

Further, in the prior art of Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-111381, since the shape of the spout changes depending on the type of faucet, it is necessary to prepare a dedicated attachment 15 for each faucet, which is extremely uneconomical. Manufacturing and management of products is troublesome. Further, the faucet includes a faucet of a shower head which is detachably erected on the upper surface of the hair wash counter, but in the case of this faucet, the position of the spout is extremely high from the hair wash counter. Therefore, when the attachment 15 of the mouth washer 16 is attached to the spout of the shower head faucet, the connecting pipe 21 in the middle bends into the wash basin and becomes an obstacle during use or sewage after cleaning It had the drawback of sticking. Furthermore, in the mouthwash device 16, excess water is discharged from the outlet port 19 of the attachment 15 into the washbasin in order to secure a flow rate required to operate the instantaneous water heater. Therefore, this surplus water may be seen by the user and may give the illusion that the faucet 13 or the attachment 15 is out of order. Moreover, since the surplus water was visible, it did not give a good impression sensuously.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an improvement of the above-mentioned problems in view of the above-mentioned problems, and a standard product can be used, and excess water is discharged under a wash counter that is invisible to the user. It is intended to provide a bathroom vanity with an oral washer that can be used.

Thus, the means adopted by the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems is an oral cavity cleaner capable of washing out the interdental impurities with the water jetted from the nozzle and cleaning the oral cavity. In the vanity equipped with, a distribution valve having three outlets is arranged between the outlet of the hot and cold water mixing faucet and the outlet of the water faucet, and the outlet on one side of the distribution valve is the oral cavity. A face wash with an oral washer characterized in that the outlet on the other side of the distribution valve is connected to the middle of the drainage path while being connected to the cleaning device, and the remaining outlet of the distribution valve is connected to the faucet faucet. It is a stand.

[0009]

The hot water supplied from the hot and cold water mixing tap is distributed by the distribution valve into the following two forms. One is when it is supplied to the faucet. In this case, all of the hot water from the hot and cold water mixing faucet is discharged from the water outlet of the water outlet faucet. The other is when it is supplied to the mouthwash. In this case, a part of the warm water from the distribution valve is supplied to the cleaning nozzle of the mouth washer, and the remaining part is discharged partway along the drainage path. This drainage path is, for example, a drainage pipe of a washbasin disposed below the washbasin, and an overflow water outflow space of the washbasin. Therefore, in the present invention, excess water is not discharged from the spout of the spout faucet and is not visible to the user. Further, it is not necessary to match the connection part of the mouth washer with the shape of the spout of different types of faucets, and commonly used piping parts can be used, which is excellent in versatility.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The construction of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings based on an embodiment applied to a hair wash vanity.

1 to 3 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire hair wash vanity table 22, FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing a piping structure of an oral cavity cleaner 23, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a switching handle 25 of a distribution valve 24. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, a hot and cold water mixing faucet 27, a distribution valve 24, a shower head 28, and a push type drain plug 29 are installed on the wash counter 26. .

The hot and cold water mixing faucet 27 is connected so as to mix the water supplied from the water supply pipe 30 and the hot water supplied from the hot water supply pipe 31 into hot water of a predetermined temperature and supply it to the distribution valve 24. ing. The distribution valve 24 also has three outlets. One of the outlets is connected to the shower head 28 via a connecting pipe 32. Another outlet is a makeup cabinet 34 via a flexible tube 33 such as a rubber hose.
It is connected to the mouth washer 23 which is locked to the shelf 35. The remaining outlets are connected by a connecting pipe 39 to the upstream side of the drain trap portion of a drain pipe 38 that connects the drain outlet 37 of the washbasin 36 with sewage. The connection to the drain pipe 38 is made below the wash counter 26.

Next, the manner of use of the hair wash vanity 22 will be described. First, in order to wash the hair or obtain a normal water discharge state, the water discharge port 4 of the shower head 28 is used.
A case where hot water is discharged from 0 will be described. In this case, adjust the operation handle 41 of the hot and cold water mixer tap 27,
The mixing ratio of hot water and water supplied from the water supply pipe 30 and the hot water supply pipe 31 is determined so that hot water of a desired temperature is obtained.
Next, the switching handle 25 of the distribution valve 24 is operated to bring it to the shower position as shown in FIG. This allows
The distribution valve 24 supplies the hot water supplied from the hot and cold water mixing faucet 27 to the shower head 28, and the hot water of a desired temperature is discharged from the water discharge port 40. The user may switch the discharge state of the shower head 28 according to the purpose of use, such as washing hair, washing hands, or washing the face.

Next, the case where hot water is discharged from the cleaning nozzle 42 of the oral cavity cleaner 23 will be described. In this case, the hot and cold water mixing faucet 27 is operated in the same manner as described above, and then the switching handle 25 of the distribution valve 24 is moved to the dental position shown in FIG. With this dental position, the distribution valve 24 is switched to stop supplying hot water to the shower head 28 and supply hot water to the oral cavity cleaner 23 and the drain pipe 38. Next, when the operation switch 43 of the mouth washer 23 is turned on from such a state, the built-in on-off valve (not shown) is opened, and hot water of a desired temperature is jetted from the washing nozzle 42. It is possible to clean the oral cavity and wash out impurities between teeth. The jetting of hot water from the cleaning nozzle 42 utilizes the original pressure of water supply and hot water supply, and does not require a pump, a tank, or the like. Thus, the sum of the flow rate of the hot water ejected from the cleaning nozzle 42 and the flow rate of the surplus hot water discharged to the drain pipe 38 is constant. Therefore, in such a state of use, when adjusting the water force of the washing water ejected from the washing nozzle 42, as shown in FIG. 3, the switching handle 25 of the distribution valve 24 is operated to supply it to the oral cavity cleaner 23. It suffices to change the ratio of the flow rate of the hot water discharged to the flow rate of the hot water discharged to the drain pipe 38.

According to this first embodiment, the mouthwash 2
The connection of 3 can use a commonly used pipe connection component, and does not require a dedicated attachment or the like according to the shape of the spout of the faucet. Further, since the surplus water is discharged to the drain pipe 38 below the wash counter 26, it is not visible to the user, and there is no illusion that the user is out of order. Oral washer 23
The upstream side connecting portion of the flexible tube 33 is at the same height position as the wash counter 26 (in the case of the embodiment shown in the drawing) or below the same, and is affected by the height position of the faucet spout. Therefore, there is no possibility that the flexible tube 33 bends into the washbasin during use and splashes dirty water after cleaning, or becomes an obstacle during use.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional side view of a hair wash vanity 22 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the connection procedure of the connection pipe 39 that connects one outflow port of the distribution valve 24 of the first embodiment and the drain pipe 38 is changed. In this case, the downstream side of the connecting pipe 39 is the washbasin 3
It is connected to the overflow water outflow space of No. 6. Other configurations and operational effects are the same as in the case of the first embodiment described above.

By the way, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but the type and shape of the faucet (shower head 28), the vanity, or the mouthwash 23 can be changed appropriately.

[0018]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention,
A distribution valve having three outflow ports is provided between the hot and cold water mixing faucet and the water outlet of the water spout faucet, one of which is connected to the water spout and the other one of which is connected to an oral cleaner. Since the remaining outlet is connected to the middle of the drainage path, it is possible to eject hot water from the mouthwash using the water source pressure of the water supply pipe and hot water supply pipe, pump, tank, etc. Is unnecessary. Moreover, since it is not necessary to connect the mouth washing device to the shape of the spout of the faucet, a standard pipe connection component that is normally used can be used, and the versatility is excellent. In addition, the drainage of excess water when using the mouthwash can be discharged to the middle of the drainage path of the washbasin. This drainage path is usually arranged below the washbasin counter, and the user of the mouthwasher may not be able to see the excess water directly, which may give the illusion that it is a malfunction. In addition, it is possible to obtain a pleasant feeling in terms of feeling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire hair wash vanity according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing the piping structure of the oral cleaning device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the distribution valve according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional side view of a hair wash vanity according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional toilet vanity with an oral cleaner.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of another conventional toilet vanity with an oral washing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 22 ... Vanity 23 ... Oral cleaner 24 ... Distribution valve 26 ... Wash counter 27 ... Hot and cold water mixer 38 ... Drain pipe

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a vanity equipped with a mouthwasher capable of washing out impurities between teeth and cleaning the inside of an oral cavity by jetting water from a nozzle, the outlet and outlet of a hot and cold water mixing faucet A distribution valve having three outlets is provided between the mouth tap and the outlet, and the outlet on one side of the distribution valve is connected to the mouthwash, and the outlet on the other side of the distribution valve is drained. A toilet vanity with an oral washer, characterized in that it is connected in the middle of the path and the remaining outlet of the distribution valve is connected to the faucet.