JP2559173Y2 - Buttocks dryer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a buttocks dryer (so-called hot air fan device) provided for a Western-style toilet provided with a hot water washing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A hot water washing apparatus is intended to remove dirt by injecting hot water into a local part of a human body after a stool or the like. There are advantages such as that can be improved. However, since the use of the hot water washing device wets the human body, the toilet paper has to be used to wipe it off. Therefore, in order to further reduce the use of toilet paper, buttocks dryers have been developed. The buttocks dryer is a so-called hot air fan device, which receives warm air from a fan device installed on the rear side of the toilet seat (in a toilet seat box or the like) from an outlet disposed at a lower portion of the toilet seat or the like to a central portion of the toilet seat. (The buttocks of the user sitting on the toilet seat).

[0003] By the way, in the conventional buttocks dryer, the air passage communicating the fan device and the outlet is formed so as to be inclined slightly upward toward the outlet. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing this situation. Reference numeral 1 denotes a toilet bowl, 2 denotes a toilet seat, 3 denotes an air passage, and 4 denotes an outlet. Such a measure is for giving directivity toward the buttocks of the user sitting on the toilet seat 2 to the warm air blown out from the outlet 4.
When the air passage 3 is inclined as described above, urine and cleaning water easily enter the inside of the air outlet 4 at the time of men's use or during cleaning, whereby the road bottom 3a of the air passage 3 is formed.
The stench was coming out. Further, when the air passage 3 is made of metal, rust may occur. Therefore, a hole-shaped or slit-shaped drainage opening 5 is formed at the lowest position of the road bottom 3a of the air passage 3.

[0004]

Problems such as urine and cleaning water that have entered the inside of the air duct 3 can be sufficiently dealt with by providing a drain opening 5 in the road bottom 3a. However, urine and cleaning water may flow outside the air passage 3, ie, the upper surface 3b.
There is a risk of flying and stopping. In removing the stagnant water, if a drainage opening is formed in the upper surface portion 3b of the air passage 3, warm air flows from the drainage opening and is supplied to the outlet 4. Was running short. That is, the drying of the buttocks becomes insufficient, and the drying time is prolonged, which leads to an increase in power consumption (increase in running cost). As a result, it is impossible to forcibly discharge the stagnant water at the upper surface portion 3b in the air passage 3 and the upper surface portion 3b
This may lead to generation of offensive odor and rust.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and prevents urine and cleaning water from remaining on the upper surface of an air passage, thereby preventing odor and rust. An object of the present invention is to provide a new buttock dryer (hereinafter referred to as the present invention dryer).

[0006]

The gist of the dryer of the present invention is that a rectangle is arranged at a lower portion or a rear portion of a toilet seat.
In a buttock dryer in which an air passage for guiding warm air to the air outlet is inclined upward toward the air outlet, urine and cleaning water on the upper surface of the air passage are retained on the upper surface of the air passage.
A possible part is that a circular arc or straight line gradient in which the center of the passage is high and both sides are low is provided in a watershed manner.

[0007]

[Function] Since the upper surface of the air passage is provided with a gradient that forms a watershed when viewed from the front, urine and cleaning water are separated from the upper surface of the air passage to both sides along the gradient. It does not run down and does not stop. Therefore, there is no possibility of generating offensive odor or rust.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an installation state of the dryer of the present invention. The dryer of the present embodiment shown in this embodiment has a cylindrical main body 6 that houses a fan device, a heater, and the like (both are not shown), and is directed toward the cylindrical surface of the main body 6 (toward the toilet seat 2). A protruding air passage 7 and an air outlet 8 provided at the end of the air passage 7 are formed integrally with each other. The outlet 8 is disposed at a lower portion or a rear portion of the toilet seat 2 and is directed to a buttocks of a user sitting on the toilet seat 2. Further, the main body 6 is housed in a toilet seat box 9 provided at a rear portion of the toilet seat 2.

The air passage 7 is inclined so as to be slightly downward from the main body 6 and then upward toward the outlet 8. Therefore, in addition to FIG. 2, the upper surface portion 7b of the airflow path 7 is formed with a curved shape that is bent in a side view. At the lowest point of the curved portion, there is provided a gradient that forms a watershed when the upper surface portion 7b of the air passage 7 is viewed from the front as shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the gradient provided on the upper surface portion 7b of the air passage 7 has an arc or a straight ridge line having the passage center portion X at the highest position and the side portions Y, Y at the lowest position. . Therefore, even if urine or cleaning water adheres to the upper surface portion 7b, they will surely and immediately flow down to both sides of the air passage 7 and will not stop. Such a gradient may be formed by bending a resin or metal material plate forming the air passage 7, or may be formed by separately embossing a resin material or the like.

Conventionally, a damper-shaped opening / closing lid (not shown) is attached to the air outlet 8 to prevent the intrusion of urine and cleaning water in some cases. There is a possibility that urine and other deposits may accumulate around the operation of the opening / closing lid, which may affect the opening / closing operation.
Not very good. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, a drainage opening 10 may be formed in the air passage 7 at the lowest point of the road bottom 7a as in the conventional case. As described above, the detailed configuration and shape of the dryer of the present invention can be appropriately changed according to the embodiment.

[0011]

As is clear from the above description, according to the buttocks dryer of the present invention, no odor is generated on the upper surface of the air passage, and it is assumed that the air passage is made of metal. There is no risk of rust. For this reason, it is possible to easily clean the air passage and to use it forever and cleanly. In addition, since it is not necessary to form a drainage opening in the upper surface of the ventilation path, it is possible to prevent the escape of the warm air, and the drying of the buttocks does not become insufficient, and the drying time is extended. It has a number of excellent advantages, such as no conversion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an installation state of a dryer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a main part of the dryer of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front sectional view showing a main part of the dryer of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing the vicinity of an outlet in a conventional buttock dryer.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 6: Main body 7: Ventilation path 7a: Road bottom 7b:
Upper surface part 8: outlet 1 ... toilet seat 2 ... toilet seat X ... passage central part Y ...
Armpit

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A rectangular arranged to such bottom or rear of the toilet seat
In a buttocks dryer in which an air passage that guides warm air to the air outlet having a shape is inclined upward toward the air outlet, urine and cleaning water on the upper surface of the air passage stay on the upper surface of the air passage .
A buttocks dryer characterized in that an arc or a straight gradient , in which a central portion of the passage is high and both sides thereof are low, is provided in a watershed shape at a portion where there is a possibility that the passage may be broken.