JP2557253Y2 - Operation unit of toilet bowl device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of an operation unit which is provided in a casing for accommodating a function unit for local cleaning and the like so as to be freely opened and closed to operate the function unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A sanitary washing apparatus having a local washing function integrated with a toilet bowl has been conventionally used. This sanitary washing device was generally incorporated as a separate body from the toilet body and the washing water tank integrally attached thereto. Instead of this type, the entire sanitary washing device and the washing water tank are housed in one casing, and the toilet seat and toilet lid are integrally connected to this casing, and the casing is placed on the toilet body and fixed. Some have done it.

[0003] Toilet equipment provided with such a casing is proposed by the present applicant, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-30 / 1988.
No. 8126 has been published. This is such that the operation of a sanitary washing device, a heated toilet seat, and the like is performed by a wall-mounted remote controller, and is provided with an operation panel on the casing side separately from the remote controller. The operation panel is provided on the right or left side of the toilet body so that a person can easily operate when sitting on the toilet seat,
Such an arrangement is similar to that of a conventional sanitary washing device.

[0004] Since the operation panel incorporated in the casing side is used for auxiliary purposes and in an installation environment where water is likely to be applied, the casing is of an openable type in which a recess is provided in the casing and accommodated therein. This opening and closing structure is similar to that used in general home appliances and the like, in which buttons for operation and the like are arranged on one surface so that this surface is housed in a recess, and buttons are arranged when used. It is designed to open in a posture where the surface faces upward.

[0005]

When the operation panel is opened and closed, it is necessary to attach the operation panel to the casing by a hinge structure. The simplest hinge structure is one in which a pin is projected from the operation panel as a pivot, and this pin is inserted into a pivot hole formed in the casing.

However, the above-mentioned publication has a structure in which a bearing for receiving the pivot of the operation panel is incorporated as a separate body from the casing. For this reason, the operation | work which incorporates a bearing in a casing side, and the operation | work which inserts the pin of an operation panel into a bearing are needed, and there is a difficulty in workability. If the bearing is not tightly assembled on the casing side, it will hinder the quick opening and closing of the operation panel. Therefore, a structure for positioning the bearing with respect to the casing is also required. For this reason, the structure of the portion where the casing supports the bearing is complicated, and the number of parts increases.

As described above, in the conventional sanitary washing device, the structure for assembling the operation panel is relatively complicated, so that there is a problem in assembling workability, and there is a limit in reducing the number of parts.

The problem to be solved in the present invention is to simplify the structure for assembling the operation panel into the casing of the toilet device and to improve the assembling workability.

[0009]

According to the present invention, a casing containing an electrically controlled functional unit is fixed to a toilet body,
A toilet device for rotatably mounting an operation panel for operating the functional unit to the casing by a connection pivot provided on the operation panel, wherein the casing pivotally holds the pivot. A holding seat is provided.

[0010]

[Action] Since the pivot for connecting the operation panel on the casing side is protruded out of the operation panel, the retaining seat provided on the casing is supported freely only rotation put this pivot. Therefore, the operation panel can be incorporated at the same time when the casing and the case are assembled without incorporating a bearing or the like on the casing side.

[0011]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the operation section structure of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the entire toilet equipment in which a casing is integrated with a toilet body, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing the inside of the casing. FIG.

In FIG. 2, a casing 2 for accommodating functional parts such as a sanitary washing device having a local washing function and a washing water tank is integrated with a toilet body 1. The casing 2 is composed of a base 3 fixed to the toilet body 1 and three parts, an upper casing 4 and a lower casing 5, which are arranged and integrated above and below the base 3, respectively.

A toilet seat 6 is provided at the front end of the front portion of the upper casing 4.
a and a toilet lid 6b are attached, respectively, and furthermore, a hand basin 6c is provided at an upper end portion, and a water discharge pipe 6d is provided in the hand basin 6c. Further, inside the upper casing 4, a washing water tank 7a for sending washing water to the toilet body 1 is housed, and a nozzle device 7b for local washing, a hot water tank 7c, a hot air fan 7d for drying, and the like are incorporated. I have. All of these devices are fixed to the base 3, and can be operated by using a remote controller R hung on a wall as shown in FIG. 2 or by an operation panel 8 provided on the side of the upper casing 4. Do.

The operation panel 8 has a switch 8a disposed on one surface thereof. When not used, the operation panel 8 is placed in the upper casing 4 as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. Is opened as shown by a dashed line in FIG. 3 so that the switch 8a can be operated.
In order to open and close the operation panel 8, pivots 8 b protrude from both ends in the front-rear direction of the operation panel 8, and the base 3 has a support structure for receiving the pivots 8 b.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the base 3, and a holding seat 3a for rotatably supporting the pivot 8b of the operation panel 8 is formed at the left front end. The holding seat 3a protrudes from the left edge of the base 3 as shown in an enlarged plan view of FIG. 6A and an arrow view AA of FIG. It is formed as a hanging piece of a book, and its lower end has a semicircular longitudinal section for mounting the pivot 8b. A hole 3b is formed in the lower surface of the holding seat 3a and the base 3
Is provided with a fixing hole 3c at the base portion. The base 3 is mounted and fixed on the toilet body 1 as described above, and various devices are installed on the upper surface thereof, and the upper casing 4 and the lower casing 5 are connected to assemble the entire casing 2.

The operation panel 8 has its pivot 8b mounted on the holding seat 3a. The operation panel 8 is restrained by the case 9 toward the base 3 so as to sandwich the pivot 8b together with the holding seat 3a. The case 9 has a gate shape as viewed from the front as shown in FIG. 1, and is assembled so as to cover the surface having the pivot 8b and the upper surface of the operation panel 8. In order to restrain the pivot 8b together with the holding seat 3a, arms 9a extending downward are provided at both ends of the case 9, and the lower end thereof is a holding portion 9b which is cut out in an arc shape. A pilot lamp 9c for indicating the operation status of each function is provided on the upper surface of the case 9, and a flange 9d is formed on the upper surface of the base 3. Then, the case 9 is integrated with the base 3 by screwing the screw 9e through the flange 9d into the fixing hole 3c.

By assembling the case 9, the operation panel 8 has its pivot 8b restrained by the holding seat 3a and the holding portion 9b, and is attached to the base 3 so as to be rotatable around the pivot 8b. In addition, as shown in FIG.
The operation surface is provided with a projection 8c, and a snap-type holder 9f for receiving the projection 8c is provided on the case 9. The holding tool 9f has a built-in spring. When the operation panel 8 is pressed, the operation panel 8 can be opened by releasing the restraint on the projection 8c. When the operation panel 8 is lightly rotated and stored after use, the holding tool 9f receives the projection 8c to maintain the stored state.

On the side of the upper casing 4, there is provided a chamber 4a which covers the entire operation panel 8 including the case 9, as shown in FIG. The chamber 4a has an open front and a bottom, and a display panel 4b is provided on the top. The display panel 4b has a light emitting window 4c for transmitting light from the pilot lamp 9c.

Further, a cover 10 for covering the lower end of the operation panel 8 and the holding seat 3a is attached to the base 3. FIG.
(A) is a plan view of the cover 10, and (b) and (c) are longitudinal sectional views taken along lines BB and CC in FIG. The cover 10 is provided with a bag portion 10a that wraps the holding seat 3a at both ends thereof, and has a fitting projection 10b that fits into and engages with a hole 3b provided in the holding seat 3 therein. At the upper end of the center of the cover 10, an engagement protrusion 10c is provided which can be engaged with the upper surface of the edge of the base 3, as shown in FIG.

In the above configuration, the base 3 of the operation panel 8
Incorporation in the following procedure. First, the base 3 is fixed to the toilet body 1 with bolts or the like, and devices such as the washing water tank 7a and the nozzle device 7b are fixed on the upper surface thereof. After this,
The wiring between the operation panel 8 and these devices is connected, and the pivot 8b of the operation panel 8 is placed on the holding seat 3a of the base 3 as shown in FIG. Then, the case 9 is put on the operation panel 8 from above, and the pivot 8b is wrapped together with the holding seat 3a by the holding portion 9b at the lower end of the arm 9a. After positioning the case 9, the case 9 is fixed to the base 3 by passing screws 9e through the flange 9d as shown in FIG. Further, the cover 10
The holding portion 3a is assembled from below so as to wrap the holding portion 3a by the bag portion 10a, and the fitting protrusion 10b of the bag portion 10a is attached to the holding portion 3a.
And the engaging protrusion 10c is engaged with the edge of the base 3 as shown in FIG.

By the above operations, the operation panel 8 is restrained on the base 3 side, and the operation panel 8 is assembled so as to be rotatable around its pivot 8b. After this, the upper casing 4
Is put on the base 3, the operation panel 8 and the case 9 are placed in the chamber 4 a, and are positioned and integrated with the base 3. Then, the lower casing 5 is similarly assembled from below the base 3 and fixed to the base 3 while positioning.

By such an assembly, the operation panel 8 is integrally contained in the casing 2, and when used, the operation panel 8 is turned as shown in FIG. 3 to handle the switch 8a. When unnecessary, the operation panel 8 is housed in the chamber 4a as shown in FIG.
It suffices if a does not get wet.

In the present invention, the holding seat 3a of the base 3 and the holding portion 9b of the case 9 fixed to the base 3 provide:
The pivot 8b of the operation panel 8 is supported. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a bearing structure for rotatably connecting the pivot 8b to the casing 2 side. Accordingly, the operation panel 8 can be incorporated at the same time as the assembling of the casing 2, so that the assembling operation is simplified. Further, since no bearing is required, the number of parts is reduced, and the cost is improved.

In the embodiment, the casing 2 is formed separately from the base 3 and the upper and lower casings 4 and 5, but the casing 2 may be formed as a single unit instead. In addition, the casing of the sanitary washing device, which covers only the functional unit, can be applied to the operation panel 8 of the present invention. Further, as the holding seat 3a, the pivot 8b of the operation panel 8 can be press-fittable by elastic deformation, and in this case, it is not necessary to adopt a structure in which the case 9 presses around the upper end side of the pivot 8b.

[0025]

According to the present invention, the operation panel can be freely opened and closed on the casing by using the binding force of the casing and the case without requiring a bearing. For this reason, the number of bearings and other parts is reduced, and the operation panel can be simultaneously formed with the assembly of the casing, so that the assembling workability is improved. Further, since there is no need to incorporate bearings, the space required for mounting the operation panel is reduced, and the layout of the functional units can be expanded without affecting the layout of other functional units.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of an operation unit of the toilet device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the entire toilet device provided with a casing.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the inside of a casing.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part showing a structure for attaching an operation panel to a casing.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of a base.

6A and 6B are diagrams showing details of a holding seat provided on a base, wherein FIG. 6A is a plan view of the holding seat portion, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a view showing details of a cover, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIGS. 2B and 2C are longitudinal sectional views taken along lines BB and CC of FIG. 1A, respectively.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 toilet body 2 casing 3 base 3a holding seat 4 upper casing 5 lower casing 7a washing water tank 7b nozzle device 7c hot water tank 7d hot air fan 8 operation panel 8a switch 8b pivot 9 case 9a arm 9b holding part 10 cover

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A casing containing an electrically controlled function unit is fixed to a toilet body, and an operation panel for operating the function unit is connected to the casing by a connecting pivot provided on the operation panel. An operating unit for a toilet device, wherein the operating device comprises a holding seat for rotatably holding the pivot.