JP2607269Y2 - Toilet bowl - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention is based on the provision of a hand-held shower device for a toilet bowl or a toilet bowl that also serves as a urinal, so that it can be used instead of a shower toilet to clean the anus and bidet. The present invention relates to the provision of a toilet that enables washing of toilets, and also enables hand washing after stool use, and further enables washing of a toilet or the periphery of a toilet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Toiletries provided with various shower systems for cleaning the anus for the purpose of hygiene after defecation or for the treatment of hemorrhoids, or for cleaning the genital parts and the like for the purpose of hygiene for women. Have been tried. This type of shower system used for anal washing or bidet washing is usually provided with a washing nozzle on the side of the toilet bowl of a toilet bowl, and the washing nozzle is straddled over the toilet bowl or in a sitting state. Below the user's anus,
Alternatively, it is provided so as to be extended toward the lower part of the genital part, and the intended washing is performed by spraying hot water toward the anal part or the genital part.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In order to equip a toilet bowl with a flushing function using hot water, such as the above-mentioned anal washing or bidet washing, special hot water generating means, temperature adjusting means, and ejection pressure are required. Along with the adjustment means, it is necessary to provide a complicated structure and adjustment means for specifying the hot water spraying position corresponding to each user, and as a result, equipment costs for installation such as anal cleaning or bidet cleaning are relatively high. There was an inconvenience.

[0004] In addition, this type of equipment such as anal cleaning or bidet cleaning requires a hot water injection means mainly in spite of a demand for a complicated structure and delicate adjustment means associated with such hot water injection. It is limited to anal washing or bidet washing, etc. Despite having a means of generating hot water, other means for hand washing after defecation, cleaning of the toilet itself, cleaning around the toilet, etc. For example, it is necessary to arrange a hand washing machine and a hand washing spout at the top of the low tank to perform hand washing, and to separately arrange washing such as to bring the washing water into the toilet with a bucket or the like to wash the toilet or the peripheral surface of the toilet. there were.

[0005] In addition, when cleaning other parts than the above-mentioned anal washing or bidet washing, for example, washing the entire surface of the buttocks, and mainly washing the lower part of the body such as the lumbar region, the washing is usually carried out using exclusive washing means. Or in a bathroom or the like using a hand-held shower.

The toilet bowl according to the present invention can clean not only the anal part after defecation but also the anal part for the purpose of treating hemorrhoids and the like, as well as bidet cleaning and other parts of the body including the buttocks and waist. Another object of the present invention is to provide a toilet which can be used as a means for hand washing and which has a washing means capable of washing the toilet itself or around the toilet.

[0007]

The toilet according to the present invention is based on the object of the present invention. The toilet according to the first aspect of the present invention is a toilet bowl for both toilet and urinal use. The toilet has a hand shower device, and the toilet has a low tank provided with a water receiving portion on an upper portion thereof, and a shower in the hand shower device so that water can be sprayed toward the water receiving portion. A configuration is provided in which means for holding the head is provided.

[0008]

The toilet according to the present invention is a toilet bowl or a urinal bowl which also serves as a toilet bowl. The shower device provided in the toilet bowl is a hand shower, and the toilet bowl has a water receiving portion at the top. Having a low tank and a means for holding a shower head in a hand shower so that water can be sprayed toward the water receiving portion, the washing by the shower device is limited to anal washing, bidet washing, and the like. It is possible to cope with washing of any body part including hand washing, hot water spraying treatment, and the like, as well as washing of the body part.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Exemplary embodiments of the toilet according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a typical toilet according to the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the toilet, and FIG. 3 shows a toilet of the third embodiment. FIG. 4 schematically shows a first embodiment of the hand shower device, FIG. 5 schematically shows a second embodiment of the hand shower device, and FIG. 6 schematically shows a third embodiment of the hand shower device. ing. 7 to 9 show each embodiment of the shower head used in the hand shower device in a state where a main part is broken.

First, the toilet A according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.
-1 will be described. The toilet A according to the first embodiment.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a so-called mounting toilet, which is usually called a low-tank type stool-type toilet, which is necessary for use as a toilet body 1 having a toilet bowl or the like, a low tank 2 with hand-washing, and a customary toilet. Such as a toilet seat 3a, a toilet lid 3b that can be opened and closed, a ball tap as a means for supplying washing water to the low tank 2, a float valve for flushing washing water from the tank to wash out excrement, or the float valve. The toilet is provided with a valve chain for operation, a handle lever, and the like. (In the present specification, a hand shower device is provided on the toilet, assuming that these toilets naturally have various configurations and equipment of a toilet originally provided for use as a toilet. However, illustration and description of the configuration, facilities, and the like of the toilet generally provided in the toilet will be omitted.)

A hot water tank 4 is provided on the rear side of the toilet body 1, that is, on the side connected to the low tank 2, and a flexible pipe 5 such as a rubber hose or a plastic hose is connected to the hot water tank 4. In addition, a shower head 6 is provided on the flexible tube 5 to constitute a hand shower device B. Reference numeral 9 denotes a code of a heater as a heating means provided in the hot water tank 4.

The hot water tank 4 is supplied with tap water separated by a water faucet 7 using a water supply pipe 8, and supplies hot water from the hot water tank 4 to a hand shower as needed. It is configured to be able to do. The water supply and the water supply control system for the hot water tank 4
The hot water supply from the hot water tank 4 to the hand shower and the hot water supply control system, the heating and heating control system in the hot water tank, and the like may be configured by a known method, and are not shown.

The hand shower device B according to this embodiment
Is placed in the hot water tank 4 provided in the toilet body 1,
The receiving device 10 provided for mounting and supporting the shower head 6 of the hand shower device B is provided in a stepped manner, and the water sprinkling hole of the shower head 6 of the hand shower device B faces downward, and the head end is The configuration is such that it can be inclined and supported so as to be located below the grip portion of the shower head.

Further, a suspension member 11 projecting in a U-shape is provided on a side portion of the low tank 2 constituting the toilet A-1, and the tip side of the shower head 6 of the hand shower device B supported on the suspension member 11 is Hand washing water receiving portion 2a of this tank 2
It is located above. As a result, the hot water spouted from the hand shower device B is received by the water receiving portion 2a and flows into the low tank 2,
It is used for washing the excrement together with the water stored in the low tank 2, or is discharged from the low tank 2 at any time by the overflow pipe 12, so that the hand shower device B can be used for hand washing. I have.

Next, a toilet A- according to the embodiment shown in FIG.
2 is a low tank 2 of the toilet A-1 according to the first embodiment.
Is exclusively a low tank 2 ′ without hand washing, therefore, the low tank 2 ′ is not provided with a support 11 for supporting the shower head 6, and the hand shower device B is used exclusively as a washing means other than hand washing. The shower head 6 of the hand shower device B is placed and supported on a receiver 10 provided in the hot water tank 4. The toilet A- according to the second embodiment.
2 has the same configuration as the toilet A-1 according to the first embodiment except for the configuration of the low tank 2 'and the configuration of the suspension means for the low tank 2'. Are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

Further, in the toilet A-3 according to the third embodiment, similarly to the toilet A-1 according to the first embodiment, the low tank 2 constituting the toilet A-3 is a low tank 2 with a hand wash. For this low tank 2 with hand washing,
A suspension device 11 is provided in the same manner as in the toilet A-1 according to the first embodiment, and the hand shower device B is attached to the suspension device 11.
In such a manner that the shower head 6 is always supported in a suspended state, and the hand shower device B can be used as a means for hand washing after stool. The support structure of the shower head 6 in the hot water tank 4 is eliminated. The configuration is as follows.

The toilet A-3 according to the third embodiment is particularly meaningful when, for example, the toilet A-3 is a so-called shower toilet equipped with a known washing means such as anal washing and bidet washing. There is, for example, a hand shower device B
Is used mainly as a supplementary means for such anal washing and bidet washing, and other means of body washing other than anal washing and bidet washing, or means of hand washing after stool, It can be used effectively as a means for washing the surface.

The toilet A-3 according to the third embodiment includes:
The configuration is the same as that of the toilet A-1 according to the first embodiment except that the hot water tank 4 is not provided with a holder for supporting the shower head 6 of the hand shower device B. The same components of the toilet A-3 corresponding to -1 are assigned the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

The toilet according to the present invention may be a toilet bowl having a typical toilet bowl shown above, and a toilet bowl having a urinal bowl stacked thereon. The above-mentioned hand shower device B is assembled to the toilet.

Next, typical embodiments of the hand shower device B used in each embodiment of the toilet structure described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

The hand shower device B-1 shown in FIG.
Is a hand shower device B of a type directly connected to the water pipe 20.
And the shower pressure in the hand shower device B-1 is set to the supply pressure of the water pipe 20. That is, in the illustrated example, tap water or industrial water separated from the water pipe 20 is heated to an appropriate temperature in a water pipe section or a tank section 23 provided with a heater 21 as a heating means and a thermostat 22, and the rubber and plastic are heated. It is configured to supply to the shower head 25 of the hand shower device B-1 using a flexible tube 24 such as a hose.

In the hand shower device B-1,
An outlet pipe 29 on the side of the shower head 25 is connected to a hot water supply pipe 26 heated in the water pipe section or the tank section 23 and a separate water pipe 27 via a mixing tap or a switching tap 28. is there. As a result, for example, in the case of performing anal cleaning, bidet cleaning, or the like using relatively high-temperature hot water, the plug 28 is used to guide only heated hot water from the water pipe or the tank 23 to the shower. It is possible to perform comfortable anal washing, bidet washing, etc., and also, for example, in the case of anal washing in the summer, washing with relatively low-temperature hot water such as bidet washing, or hand washing, etc. The hot water and the tap water are appropriately mixed using the stopper 28 and guided to the shower section, so that a comfortable anal washing, bidet washing, hand washing, or the like can be performed. Further, in the case of cleaning the toilet or the vicinity of the toilet, by operating the stopper 28, only the treated water of the water pipe 27 is supplied to the shower section so as to avoid waste of hot water when cleaning the toilet or the vicinity of the toilet. Can be

Also, a stopper 30 is provided between the flexible tube 24 and the shower head 25, and the hand shower device B-1 is adjusted as needed, as necessary, while adjusting the amount of water sprayed and the jet pressure at the shower head 25. It can be used effectively as a sprinkling state or a still water state.

In this specification, the water pipe is a general term for a pipe used as a water passage, and the water pipe 2
0, the water pipe 27 means a supply pipe for treated water used for washing toilets such as so-called clean water and industrial water, or water for hand washing. In the present specification, the hand shower device includes a shower faucet, a shower head, and a flexible tube that enables at least a hand-held operation of the shower head portion, and supplies hot water or water from the shower head portion. It is a general term for a device that supplies so that it can be blown out, and it is a shower head having one watering hole as well as a showerhead having a large number of watering holes,
It is used to refer to all hand-held shower devices having a means for blowing hot water or water, such as a shower head having a watering hole provided with a brush.

The hand shower device B-2 shown in FIG.
A hot water tank 31 is prepared, and the hot water created in the hot water tank 31 is supplied to the shower head 25 side using a pump 32;
Denotes a ball tap for quantitatively supplying tap water or industrial water from the water pipe 20 to the hot water tank 31 and 34 denotes an overflow pipe in the hot water tank 31. Further, between the pump 32 and the shower head 25, a check valve 35 and a remote control valve 36 which operates in conjunction with the operation of the pump 32 are provided. In addition, with tap water or industrial water through a mixing tap or switching tap as described above,
The configuration may be such that the hot water supplied by the pump 32 is mixed, or the mixed water is supplied to the shower head 25 side while being distinguished from the hot water.

The hand shower device B-2 is the same as the hand shower device B-1 except that hot water is supplied from the hot water tank 31 to the shower head 25 using a pump 32. The same components as those of the hand shower device B-1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

Further, a hand shower device B- shown in FIG.
3 will be described. The hand shower device B-3 shown in FIG. 6 is configured such that hot water created in the existing water heater 40 is introduced to the toilet and used as a shower source, and is separated from the water pipe 20. A configuration in which treated water such as tap water or industrial water and hot water supplied from the water heater 40 are mixed or switched using a mixing tap or switching tap 28 and supplied to the shower head 25 of the hand shower device B-3. There is.

In the hand shower device B-3, there is no need to provide a hot water tank or the like as a means for generating hot water in the toilet or in the vicinity of the toilet, and a heat source such as an electric heater is used as a heating means for the hot water tank or the like. Is not required, and the installation of the hand shower device B-3 is easy and safe.

The configuration of the hand shower device B-3 is the same as that of the hand shower device B-1 except that hot water from the water heater 40 is used, and the same components are the same. And the description is omitted.

The hand shower device B according to each of the above embodiments
Is configured such that hot water or the like used in the hand shower device B is dedicated to the hand shower device. On the other hand, when the toilet provided with the hand shower device B has shower toilet means as various washing means such as anal washing and bidet washing, the hot water produced by the shower toilet means is supplied to the hand shower. When the hand shower device B is configured by diverting a hot water supply system in a toilet having such a shower toilet system, the equipment cost of the hand shower device B is reduced, and piping labor is reduced. The labor of equipment such as can be reduced.

As the hot water supply means of the hand shower device B in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the existing hot water supply means as an anal cleaning or bidet cleaning means provided in the toilet provided with the hand shower device B is used. In this case, the hand shower device B according to each of the above-described embodiments may be used in series with the existing hot water supply means, and various types of hot water supply means for the toilet bowl include anal cleaning, bidet cleaning, and the like. In addition, known hot water supply means can be used. In the description of the present embodiment, the illustration of the anal cleaning device or the bidet cleaning device as the well-known means and the description of the anal cleaning device or the bidet cleaning device are omitted.

In each of the above-described embodiments, a heating means for generating hot water, a heating system, a supply system of the generated hot water, a mixing system of hot water and tap water, and a shower head. A suitable system for electrically or mechanically controlling a supply system such as hot water or mixed water, a switching supply system for hot water and cold water toward the shower head, a system for adjusting the amount of water sprayed on the shower head, and the like is also included in each of the above. It is prepared to be installed in the toilet according to the embodiment.

As these control means, known means such as a shower adjusting means in a general hand shower device or a shower adjusting means in a shower toilet used for existing anal washing, bidet washing and the like are used. However, illustration and description of the control means are omitted.

FIGS. 7 to 9 show each embodiment of a typical shower head 6 used in the hand shower apparatus B according to the above embodiment. The head portion 6a of the shower head 6 is made flexible. It is configured to be detachable from the pipe 5.

The head part 6a of the shower head 6 shown in FIG. 7 has a shower part 6a 'of the head part 6a and a watering board 52a having a large number of watering holes 51a to 51a with screws 53.
Further, in the head portion 6a of the shower head 6 shown in FIG. 8, the water spray plate 5 having one water spray hole 51b is provided in the shower portion 6a 'of the head portion 6a.
2b is attached and configured using screws 53. Further, the shower head 6 shown in FIG. 9 has a large number of water spray holes 51a to 51a and a brush 5 which is planted so as to surround the water spray holes 51a to 51a in a shower portion 6a 'of the head portion 6a.
4 and a sprinkler 52c having a screw 4 attached thereto.

The shower head 6 may be selectively used as a shower means having a different shower function as needed, for example, as a washing means for an anus, a genital area, or a body part such as a buttock. And, as the washing means or the washing means around the toilet, for example, a shower means having the shower head 6 shown in FIG.
Use for various purposes, such as brush cleaning of a toilet bowl or the like using the shower head 6 shown in FIG. 9 and finishing cleaning of a cleaning surface using the shower head 6 shown in FIG. Can be provided.

[0037]

[Effects of the Invention] The toilet according to the present invention has the above-mentioned characteristic configuration, particularly, a configuration in which a handy type shower means is provided on the toilet, so that the anal cleaning and bidet cleaning can be performed using the shower means. The present invention has a feature that a toilet bowl having no anal washing or bidet washing means can be relatively easily changed to a toilet bowl having anal washing or bidet washing means.

Also, in a toilet having a shower as a washing means such as anal washing or bidet washing, as a washing means other than the anal part or the genital part, for example, as a washing means for mainly the lower body such as the buttocks or as a means for treating hemorrhoids, etc. It has a feature that can be used to promote the shower function in the existing shower toilet.

Further, the shower means used for washing such an anus may be used as a hand washing means after defecation by suspending the shower means on a water receiving portion above the low tank. It is possible to easily and reliably provide a means for hand washing in the toilet without performing plumbing work or the like, and to easily perform hand washing with warm water.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a toilet according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a part of the toilet according to the second embodiment in a cutaway manner.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a part of the toilet according to the third embodiment in a cutaway manner.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a hand shower device B-1 as an example of the hand shower device B;

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing the hand shower device B-2.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing the hand shower device B-3.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a main part of one embodiment of the shower head 6;

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a main part of another embodiment of the shower head 6.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a main part of still another embodiment of the showerhead 6.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A toilet bowl B hand shower device

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A toilet bowl that also serves as a toilet bowl or a urinal bowl, wherein the toilet bowl has a hand shower device, and the toilet bowl has a low tank having a water receiving portion on an upper part thereof. And a means for holding a shower head of the hand shower device so that water can be sprayed toward the water receiving portion.