JP2558883B2 - Rotating toilet unit - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a rotatable male toilet bowl unit.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a rotary toilet unit of this type is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No.
As shown in Japanese Patent No. 29359, the structure was as shown in FIG.

That is, the toilet 1 rotates about the rotating shaft 2 as a fulcrum. Toilet bowl 1
A toilet seat 4 is attached to the side of the excretion port 3 so that it can be opened and closed.
Reference numeral 5 is a cleaning nozzle, and 6 is an operation lever. Reference numeral 7 denotes a drain trap, and the waste is discharged outside the device through the drain trap and the drain pipe 8. 9 is a door.

In the above-mentioned configuration, when using for stool or for women's urination, rotate the toilet bowl 1 and toilet seat 4 to the horizontal position,
Sit on the toilet seat and excrete. Next, in the case of men's urine, the toilet bowl 1 is placed in a horizontal position and the toilet seat 4 is erected vertically so that urine is discharged so that it does not reach the toilet seat 4.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-mentioned configuration, when a man takes a small dose, the toilet seat 4 is vertically erected to urinate toward the excretion opening 3. It is difficult to discharge urine to the excretory opening 3 because the mouth 3 is located at a low position and is opened in parallel with the urine. as a result,
There were problems such as urine being caught on the toilet bowl 1 and the toilet seat 4, and the floor surface being soiled with urine.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet bowl that can be easily used by men while maintaining a space-saving configuration like a conventional rotary toilet unit. .

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the rotating toilet unit of the present invention is a male toilet bowl that is rotatable by a driving means, and a height detecting means for detecting the height of a toilet user, The control means adjusts the drive amount of the drive means based on the detection value of the height detection means.

Effect of the Invention With the above-described structure, the present invention detects the height of the toilet user, determines the matching angle of the male toilet bowl that matches the height, and drives the male toilet bowl to the appropriate angle by the drive device. It was done like this.

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, 10 is a toilet bowl having a toilet opening 11, and the upper surface of the toilet bowl 10 on the toilet outlet 11 side is a toilet seat for sitting.
It is 12. On the back side of the toilet seat 12, a drainage supply pipe 13 for supplying water for flushing excrement in the toilet 10 during or after excretion, and on the back side of the toilet bowl 10 for supplying water for flushing urine during small use A supply pipe 14 is attached.

15 is a toilet bowl for men, and the excretion port of the toilet bowl 15 for men 16
The toilet bowl 10 is inserted in the toilet bowl, and the toilet bowl 10 and the male toilet bowl 15 are arranged to overlap each other. Inside the men's toilet bowl 15, a drainage supply pipe 17 for supplying water for flushing urine at the time of toilet is attached. Reference numeral 18 is a support portion that supports the toilet bowl 10 and the male toilet bowl 15. A rotation shaft 19 serving as a fulcrum when the toilet bowl 10 and the men's toilet bowl 15 rotate is attached to the support portion 18. The toilet bowl 10 and the toilet bowl 15 for male use rotate individually from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction with the rotary shaft 19 as a fulcrum. This rotation is performed by the toilet 10 including the motor 20 and the gear 21.
It is rotated by the driving means 22 and the driving means 25 of the male toilet bowl 15 including the motor 23 and the gear 24. 34 is a toilet bowl for men
It is an encoder that detects 15 angles. 26 is a height detection means for detecting the height of the user of the male toilet bowl 15 by vertically arranging infrared sensors 27 in the vertical direction, and 28 is an operation switch for selecting whether to use the toilet bowl 10 or the male toilet bowl 15 , 29 are control means for controlling the drive amount of the drive means 25 according to the detection value of the height detection means 26 when the male toilet bowl 15 is selected by the operation switch 28, and the control means 29 is controlled by the operation switch 28. When the toilet bowl 10 is selected, the drive means 22 is driven until the toilet bowl 10 reaches a horizontal angle. Reference numeral 30 is a waste receiving portion, and 31 is a waste discharging pipe.

FIG. 4 shows the height detection and the angle setting of the male toilet bowl 15, and the height detecting means 26 detects the height Ha when the user 32 of the male toilet bowl 15 is standing in front of the toilet bowl.
This is an infrared sensor with high directivity in the vertical direction.
Each of the infrared sensors 27 detects the human body, and the height of the user 32 is set to a height between the height Hb of the sensor that detects the human body and the height Hc of the sensor that does not detect the human body. Judge that there is Ha. The estimated value Ha ′ of the height Ha is calculated by Ha ′ = (Ha + Hb) / 2.

On the other hand, the optimum setting angle θset of the male toilet bowl 15 is a height that is lower than the crotch height He of the user 32 by the corrected height Hf,
The height Hd of the tip 33 of the male toilet bowl 15 is set to match. That is, the height Hd of the tip 33 of the male toilet bowl 15 is
= He-Hf. This inseam height He is generally related to height and is said to be He ≈ 0.45 Ha. The corrected height Hf is a dimension provided for facilitating male urination and for absorbing various variations. If Hd is obtained, the installation height Hg of the rotary shaft 19 and the dimension La from the rotary shaft 19 to the tip 33 are known. Therefore, the set angle θset is θset = sin ⁻¹ {(Hd−Hg) / La} Desired.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the angle setting of the male toilet bowl 15 in the control means 29. In the figure, step 40 proceeds to the height detection of step 41 if there is a selection operation for using the manipulator 15 for the male toilet bowl 15, and if not, returns and repeats until switch operation occurs.
In the height detection in step 41, the estimated value Ha 'of the height detected by the height detecting means 26 is fetched. In step 42, the toilet set angle θset is determined from Ha ′ based on the following equation.

θset = sin ⁻¹ [{(0.45Ha′−Hf) −Hg} / La] Step 43 takes in the rotation angle θ of the male toilet bowl 15 detected by the encoder 34. In step 44, the set angle θset is compared with the rotation angle θ, and if the rotation angle θ becomes equal to the set angle θset, the motor 23 is stopped in step 45 and the setting is completed. If not, proceed to step 46. In step 46, if the rotation angle θ is larger than the set angle θset, the motor 23 is normally rotated in step 47. If it is smaller, the motor 23 is reversed in step 48. When the motor 23 rotates in the normal direction, the male toilet bowl 15 is driven so that the rotation angle θ becomes small, and when it rotates in the reverse direction, the rotation angle θ becomes large. While the motor 23 is being driven, the process returns to step 43 and is repeated until the rotation angle θ reaches the set angle θset.

6 to 8 show the usage state, and in FIG.
Is for stool and women's small use. In FIG. 7, 36A is a short-height male user during small use. 36B in FIG.
Indicates a short-duration male user during short-duration use.

In the above-mentioned configuration, when the toilet is used for stool and female toilet, the operation switch 28 is used to select the use of the toilet bowl 10. Then, the driving means 23 and 25 are driven to make the toilet bowl 10 and the male toilet bowl 15 horizontal. Then, as in the conventional style toilet bowl, the user sits on the toilet seat 12 and excretes at the excretion opening 11. That is, it is performed in the posture of the user 35 shown in FIG. Excretion can be obtained by flowing water through the drainage supply pipe 13 during or after excretion.
It is sent to the waste receiving unit 10 and further discharged through the waste discharging pipe 31 to the outside of the device.

Next, for men's urination, in the case of a person with a short height such as a child, the urinal 10 is made vertical by the driving means 23, and the male urinal 15 is based on the value detected by the height detecting means 26. Rotate to a lower position. Then, standing in front of the male toilet bowl 15 and urinating toward the excretory opening 16. That is, the user of FIG.
Perform at 36A. Further, in the case of a person with a high height such as an adult, the toilet bowl 10 is set vertically, and the male toilet bowl 15 is inclined based on the value detected by the height detecting means 26. Then, standing in front of the male toilet bowl 15 and urinating toward the excretory opening 16. That is, the operation is performed in the state of the user 36B in FIG. At the time of this small use, in addition to the excretion port, the back side of the toilet bowl 10 can be used as a urine receiving port, so that urine can be prevented from leaking outside. Sewage such as urine is sent to the waste receiving portion 30 by flowing water from the drainage supply pipes 14 and 17, and is further discharged to the outside of the device through the drainage pipe 31 in the same manner as described above.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the rotary toilet unit of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) By appropriately changing the rotation angle of the men's toilet bowl according to the height of the user, the height of the excretion mouth becomes a height suitable for the height of the user, and the user's concern is reduced. At the same time, it is possible to prevent stains on the surroundings.

(2) In the case of men's urine, the urine receiving part can be used as the urine receiving part on the back side of the toilet bowl in addition to the urine outlet of the male urinal. It is possible to prevent stains on the periphery due to the above.

(3) When the toilet is not used, by standing the toilet vertically, the floor of the toilet is widened and it can be used for other areas around the toilet.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vertical cross section of a rotary toilet unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of the same, and FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing a usage state of the male toilet bowl, FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining height detection and angle setting of a male toilet bowl,
FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the control contents of the control means,
Fig. 6 is a usage state diagram for the same stool and female feminine use, Fig. 7 is a usage state diagram for a male feminine use of short height, and Fig. 8 is a usage state diagram for a male feminine use of high height. FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional view of a conventional rotary toilet unit. 15 …… Men's toilet bowl, 25 …… Drive means, 26 …… Height detection means, 29 …… Control means.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A male toilet bowl that is vertically rotatable, a drive means for driving the male toilet bowl, and a height detecting means for detecting the height of a user who uses the male toilet bowl,
A rotating toilet unit including: a control unit that controls a drive amount of the drive unit according to a detection value of the height detection unit.