JP2777795B2 - Toilet equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention provides an external unit (optional) for heating a toilet room, which can be retrofitted by a user's preference.
And a toilet unit to which a toilet unit can be connected.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as one form of a toilet device, a sanitary washing device for local washing is mounted on a rear upper surface of a toilet body in a straddling manner, and a toilet seat body and a toilet lid are mounted on a functional portion casing of the sanitary washing device. Some are attached.

After the stool, such a sanitary washing device can clean the local part of the user after the stool seated on the toilet seat body.

[0004]

However, since the above-mentioned toilet apparatus does not have a heating function for heating the toilet room, for example, especially in a cold season such as winter,
Separately, the indoor heating equipment must be installed in the toilet room as an external unit. At this time, if the indoor heating equipment is installed in the toilet room, the toilet space will be further narrowed,
There is a problem that the user feels cramped and cannot use a comfortable toilet.

[0005] In the case of an electric room heating apparatus, a dedicated outlet is required and electric wiring has to be performed separately.

[0006] In addition, since the indoor heating apparatus requires a control unit having a timer function for controlling the start and stop of operation in order to be installed in the toilet room, the indoor heating apparatus is enlarged and the toilet space is increased. There was also a problem that it became narrow and became expensive.

As described above, adding a new function to the toilet apparatus has problems in terms of space and electric wiring.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet apparatus that can easily add a new function to the apparatus main body.

A toilet apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a control unit for transmitting a control signal, and a receiving unit for an optional unit driven in accordance with the control signal transmitted from the control unit.
Attachment part .

[0010] In a preferred embodiment according to the present invention, taken under
The attachment section is a sleeve section of the casing having the control section. An indoor heating unit is used as an optional unit. Note that an option according to the second aspect of the present invention
The unit is used to attach to the designated
It has an attachment means and responds to a control signal from the toilet device.
Driven.

In a modification of the above embodiment, a deodorizing unit is used as an optional unit.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a local flush toilet seat W provided in a toilet apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the local flush toilet seat W is disposed across the upper surface on the rear side of the toilet body A, and the local flush toilet seat W is provided on the functional unit casing 1 and the toilet seat 2.
And a toilet lid 3 which can be opened and closed freely.

In the functional unit casing 1, there is provided a local cleaning device B including a hot water tank and a valve unit for supplying hot water for local cleaning.
Is provided with a nozzle 4 for local washing that moves forward and backward toward the ball portion a of the toilet body A.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the functional casing 1 is provided with a local drying device N comprising a hot air fan 5 and a hot air duct 6, and has a local drying function in addition to a local cleaning function. I have.

Further, a deodorizing duct 7 is provided in the vicinity of the hot air duct 6, and the deodorizing duct 7 extends into the left sleeve 1-1 of the functional unit casing 1 to ozone deodorize, which will be described later. It is in communication with the device M.

At a position below the hot air duct 6, FIG.
As shown in the figure, a deodorizing duct 7 is provided, and the deodorizing duct 7 has a suction port 9 at the end thereof opened downward into the ball portion a of the toilet body A, and the suction Mouth 9
Extends along the middle part 1-3 of the casing to the central part of the left sleeve part 1-1, and the end part is communicated with an ozone treatment flow path R formed in the ozone deodorizing device M.

The upper part of the ozone treatment channel R is connected to the internal space of the deodorizing duct 7 through a communication opening 21.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, an intake fan F is rotatably disposed above the ozone processing flow path R downstream of the ozone generating section G.

In the present embodiment, the intake fan F is formed by a sirocco fan in which a pair of front and rear disks 22, 23 provided at intervals are connected by a plate 24, which is provided in a large number in the circumferential direction. .

The boss 25 of the intake fan F is connected to the output shaft of a rotary motor K disposed at the rear of the hollow casing 20.
Fixed to 26.

In FIG. 2, F denotes an intake fan, which sucks odor air generated in the toilet body A through the deodorizing duct 7 into the ozone treatment flow path R and, as described later, an ozone generator ( (Not shown) can be effectively mixed with the odorous air.
S is a seating sensor.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a control section D having a timer function is provided in the right sleeve 1-2 of the functional section casing 1, and an operation panel is provided on the upper surface of the right sleeve 1-2. A unit 30 is provided so that the operation unit 30 can operate the above-described local cleaning device B, local drying device N, and ozone deodorizing device M through the control unit D as shown in FIG. ing. In FIG. 3, 31 is a control signal line, and 32 is a power line.

The operation panel 30 has operation switches 30a, 30b, 30 for operating the devices B, N, M.
In addition to c, an operation switch 30d for operating an indoor heating unit U as an external unit described later is provided.

The ozone deodorizing device M is provided with a seat sensor S
Sends the ON output to the control unit D, drives the intake fan F with the drive output from the control unit D, and generates ozone to perform ozone deodorization.

In the above configuration, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a connector 33 is provided on the side wall of the left sleeve 1-1, and the connector 33 is provided as shown in FIGS. In addition, the control signal line 31 and the power line 32 connected to the control unit D are connected.

1 and FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a plug 36 connecting a control signal line 34 and a power line 35 of an indoor heating unit U as an external unit shown in FIG.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 44 denotes an insulating portion surrounding the periphery of the control signal line 34. The insulating portion 44 prevents noise from entering the control signal line 34 from the power line 35. 45
Is the power supply.

In this manner, the control signal and the electric power can be supplied to the room heating unit U from the control unit D provided in the local washing toilet seat W, and the operation switch 30 of the operation panel unit 30 can be supplied.
The interior heating unit U can be operated by d.

Furthermore, since the control unit D has a timer function, the control unit D controls the indoor heating unit U.
Timer control for starting or stopping the operation of the system can also be performed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the indoor heating unit U includes a heater 38 and a hot air fan in a unit case 37.
39 and a fan drive motor 40 are provided, and the air sucked by the hot air fan 39 from the intake hole 41 formed in the rear wall of the unit case 37 is heated by the heater 38 and formed on the front wall of the unit case 37. Warm air is blown out from the hot air blow-out hole 42, and the toilet room can be heated.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a suction disk 43 as a mounting means is mounted on the side wall of the unit case 37, and the indoor heating unit U is
Can be detachably attached to the side wall of the left sleeve portion 1-1 which is the attachment portion .

The location of the indoor heating unit U is not limited to the local cleaning toilet seat W, but may be in the vicinity of the local cleaning toilet seat such as the low tank T or the toilet body A as shown by imaginary lines in FIGS. It can also be detachably mounted.

In the present embodiment, the optional unit
Although the suction plate 43 is used as an attachment means for attaching the toilet to the attachment portion of the toilet device, the present invention is not limited to this. Use optional mounting means to attach
Unit can be installed .

FIGS. 4 to 7 show a local flush toilet seat W as another embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the local cleaning toilet seat W is provided with a connector 46 on the rear wall of the left sleeve 1-1 of the functional casing 1 of the local cleaning toilet seat W.
6, the power line 32 of the local cleaning device B is connected as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the connector 46 has a power line of the indoor heating unit U1 as a master unit.
47 can be connected via a plug 48.

In the room heating unit U1, a heater 49, a hot air fan 50, a fan drive motor 51, and a control unit 52 having a timer function for controlling these units are provided in a unit case 37. An operation unit 53 for operating these heaters 49 and the like via a control unit 52 is provided on the upper half of the front wall
, A display unit 54, a hot air outlet 55 in the lower half of the front wall of the unit case 37, and an air inlet 56 in the side wall of the unit case 37.

Further, a connector section 57 is provided on the side wall of the unit case 37, and a control signal / power line 58 connected to the control section 52 is connected to the connector section 57.

4 and FIG.
And an indoor heating unit as a slave unit as shown in FIG.
The control signal / power line 59 of U2 can be connected via the plug 60.

In the room heating unit U2, a heater 62, a warm air fan 63, and a fan drive motor 64 are provided in a unit case 61, and a warm air blowing hole 55 is formed in a lower half of a front wall of the unit case 61. And an intake hole (not shown) is provided in a side wall of the unit case 61.

In this manner, the toilet unit and the external unit, that is, the two indoor heating units U1 of the master unit and the slave unit,
U2 can be connected in series to a connector 46 provided on the local flush toilet seat W, and both units U1 and U2 can be warmed to the user sitting on the toilet body A from the left and right front as shown in FIG. By arranging it so that it can be blown by the wind, an immediate heating effect can be obtained for the user.

At this time, the power distribution between the local cleaning device B provided in the local cleaning toilet seat W and the two indoor heating units U1 and U2 is optimized, and the total power is reduced to the wiring capacity (15A) of a general household.
The local cleaning device B and the indoor heating unit U are set as follows.
1. The functions of U2 can be ensured well. The indoor heating unit U1 as a toilet device
May be connected to a commercial 100V outlet.

Further, in this embodiment, since the control unit 52 is provided in the indoor heating unit U1 of the master unit, it is connected to the local flush toilet seat W only by the electric power line 47. Instead of providing the control unit 52 in the indoor heating unit U1, the local cleaning toilet seat W can be connected to the control signal line and the power line.

The control signal and power lines 58 and 59 are obtained by arranging the control signal line and the power line coaxially or in a twisted pair.

As the external unit, in addition to the indoor heating device, a deodorizing device, a cooling device, a sheet paper supply device, and an AV device unit can be used.

Further, a plurality of connector units may be provided so that a plurality of external units can be connected.

According to each of the above-described embodiments, the following effects can be obtained.

By connecting the plug of the external unit to the connector provided on the toilet device, the external unit itself can be operated as much as possible because the operating unit provided on the device can be operated to operate the external unit. It is possible to provide a comfortable use of the toilet without giving the user a cramped feeling in the toilet room.

It is not necessary to easily provide an outlet dedicated to the external unit in the toilet room, and it is not necessary to separately perform electric wiring.

Since the external unit is a separate type,
By storing it in another place outside the toilet room at an unnecessary time such as in summer, the toilet room can be widely used.

Since the external unit only needs to have a plug that can be connected to the connector section, various external units can be selectively used, and the external unit according to the user's preference can be used. Units can be made optional.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A toilet device capable of easily adding a new function to the device main body can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a local cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the same.

FIG. 4 is an overall front view of a local flush toilet seat as another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory plan view of the same.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the same block.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Toilet bowl a Ball part M Ozone deodorizer R Ozone treatment channel U Indoor heating unit

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A toilet apparatus, comprising: a control unit for transmitting a control signal; and an attached unit for an optional unit driven in accordance with the control signal transmitted from the control unit. 2. The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the attached portion is a sleeve portion of a casing having the control portion. 3. The toilet apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the optional unit is an indoor heating unit. 4. The toilet apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the optional unit is a deodorizing unit. 5. A mounting device for mounting on a predetermined mounting portion of a toilet device.
Mounting means for responding to a control signal from the toilet device.
Optional unit that is driven automatically.