JP2867818B2 - Human body local drying device, control device therefor, and sanitary washing toilet seat using the 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 drying apparatus used for a hot water flush toilet seat for cleaning and drying a human body part after stool, a control device suitable for the dryer, and a sanitary flush toilet seat. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, such a sanitary washing toilet seat which cleans a local part of a human body after stool and then dries, for example, is shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), there is a method in which a local portion is cleaned by a cleaning nozzle, and thereafter, hot air is supplied to the local portion and dried.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a toilet bowl, and 2 denotes a sanitary flush toilet seat, which is provided protruding into a toilet seat 3, a toilet lid 4, a main body 5 having a built-in cleaning device, and a toilet bowl 1 to clean a local part of a human body 6. A cleaning nozzle 7 is provided. 8 is a blower 9,
This is a drying device composed of a heater 10 and a ventilation duct 11, and warm air is supplied from the rear part of the human body 6 through the ventilation duct 11.

[0004] In the above configuration, after cleaning the local part of the human body with the cleaning nozzle 7, the heater 10 is energized by turning on a drying switch (not shown), and the blower 9 is driven. Is supplied as shown in FIG.

[0005]

In the conventional configuration as described above, since the warm air always blows out at a constant angle and over a relatively wide area, the warm air hits the buttocks of the hips that are not so wet with the washing water, There is a problem in that the buttocks become high temperature in a state where the wet anal part (local part) is not sufficiently dried, giving the user discomfort. In addition, when drying with low-temperature warm air to prevent this, the drying time becomes longer.

In this type of sanitary washing toilet seat, it is necessary to turn on a washing switch (not shown) in order to perform local washing, and to turn on the drying switch again after predicting that washing has been completed. There has been a problem that the number of operation switches such as a washing or drying intensity monitoring means increases, and the operation becomes complicated.

[0007] For these reasons, although the drying function is provided, the user does not sufficiently use the drying function, and improvement is desired.

[0008] The present invention is to solve the above problems,
A local drying device capable of efficiently drying without causing discomfort to the user in a short time by swinging the drying nozzle while moving the drying nozzle that blows out hot air to the vicinity of the human body local position. Its primary purpose is to provide.

It is a second object of the present invention to provide a control device suitable for such a local drying apparatus in which the drying nozzle is effectively driven so as not to give the user a monotonous feeling and to reduce the feeling of use. .

It is a third object of the present invention to provide an easy-to-use sanitary washing toilet seat that can automatically perform local washing and dry locally only by turning on a washing switch after stool.

[0011]

In order to achieve the first object, a local drying apparatus of the present invention comprises a drying nozzle for supplying hot air, an air heating means, and a supply of hot air to the drying nozzle. A hot air supply path and a blower, advancing / retracting driving means for causing the drying nozzle to advance to a local position or retreating into the main body, and in a direction perpendicular to the advancing / retracting direction of the drying nozzle at the advancing position of the drying nozzle. A swing means for swinging the drying nozzle about a human body local part is provided.

In order to achieve the second object, a control device according to the present invention comprises a drying switch for driving a local drying device, and an on / off drive means for driving the advance / retreat driving means when the switch is turned on to advance the drying nozzle. An advancing / retreating control circuit for moving to a position, a hot air control circuit for supplying air to the air heating means by turning on the drying switch and driving a blower to supply hot air to the drying nozzle, and the drying nozzle moves to a human body local part. Then, a swing control circuit for swinging the drying nozzle by driving the swing means is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sanitary washing toilet seat according to the present invention, comprising: a washing nozzle for supplying washing water to a human body; a washing water supply means for supplying washing water to the washing nozzle; A washing unit comprising a hot water tank for heating water, a washing switch for driving the washing unit, and a washing water control device for controlling the washing unit,
A drying nozzle for supplying warm air to the human body local part, air heating means, a hot air supply path and a blower for supplying warm air to the drying nozzle, an advancing / retreating drive means for advancing or retracting the drying nozzle, A drying unit comprising swing means for swinging the drying nozzle about a human body part in a direction orthogonal to the advancing and retreating direction of the drying nozzle at an advanced position of the drying nozzle, and a drying control device for controlling the drying unit And an automatic control circuit for automatically driving the drying unit after cleaning by the cleaning unit for a predetermined time by turning on the cleaning switch.

[0014]

With the above configuration, the local drying apparatus of the present invention can move the drying nozzle to the local position and perform drying, and can supply hot air intensively only to the local portion. And there is no unnecessary rise in the temperature of the buttocks. In addition, at the advancing position of the drying nozzle, i.e., at the position where it has reached the vicinity of the local part, the drying nozzle is swung at a predetermined interval around the human body local part in a direction orthogonal to the advancing and retreating direction of the drying nozzle. In this case, the local sensible temperature is reduced as compared with the case in which the above is performed. Further, by oscillating the warm air, the washing water adhering to the local area is diffused or scattered to the buttocks, and the amount of the washing water per unit dry area can be reduced, so that the drying time can be shortened and the object to be dried. The massage effect of the part is also obtained. This is particularly suitable for hemorrhoids or elderly people who are difficult to wipe with toilet paper after stool and need to improve local blood circulation.

The control device of the present invention drives the advance / retreat driving means by turning on the drying switch to advance the drying nozzle, and at the same time energizes the air heating means and the blower to heat the air. The dry air is gradually heated within the moving time, and the hot air does not suddenly hit the local area. In addition, since the rocking means is driven to start rocking drying when the temperature reaches the predetermined position and reaches a predetermined warm air temperature, there is no local temperature rise in the buttocks, and the user is given a monotonous feeling. There is no.

In the sanitary washing toilet seat of the present invention, the washing unit is driven by turning on the washing switch to wash the human body, and after washing for a predetermined time, the washing nozzle is automatically retracted by the automatic control circuit. As a result, the drying nozzle advances to the local position, and the drying unit is automatically driven to perform swing drying. Therefore, only by turning on the cleaning switch, a series of operations from cleaning to drying are automatically performed, so that usability can be improved and a series of local cleaning operations can be completed in a short time.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a sanitary washing toilet seat showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a local drying device. In the figure, reference numeral 12 denotes a cleaning unit,
A cleaning water supply path 13, a cleaning water supply means 14 including a pump, a hot water tank 15 for heating the cleaning water, and a cleaning nozzle 16 for supplying the cleaning water to a human body part. Reference numeral 17 denotes a drying unit, as shown in FIG. 2, a drying nozzle 19 having a nozzle port 18 for blowing hot air for drying to a human body part, a hot air supply path 20 for supplying dry air to the drying nozzle 19, and a blower 21. An air heating means 22 composed of an electric heater or the like for heating the air, and an advance / retreat driving means 24 for causing the drying nozzle 19 to advance to a local position or to retract into a main body 23 containing the cleaning unit 12 and the drying unit 17. At the position where the drying nozzle 19 has advanced, the oscillating means 25 for oscillating the drying nozzle 19 about a human body part in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the drying nozzle 19 advances and retreats, and a drying control device 26 for controlling the above components
It is composed of

The advancing / retreating drive means 24 includes a bearing member 27 for supporting the hot air supply path 20 movably in the axial direction, a rack 28 provided integrally with the hot air supply path 20, and a motor meshing with the rack 28. And a pinion 30 for transmitting the power of the drive source A 29 to the rack 28.

The oscillating means 25 includes a drive source B31 and a drive source B31 which are provided on the axis of the hot air supply path 20 and which are capable of oscillating the drying nozzle 19 and which can be rotated forward and backward. It is composed of a fixing member 32.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the drying switch 33 is turned on, the drying control circuit 26 operates the drive source A29 to move the drying nozzle 19 forward and backward, and the drying switch 33 is turned on. Thus, after the drying nozzle 19 has advanced to the local position by the signals of the warm air control circuit 35 and the advance / retreat control circuit 34 which energize the air heating means 22 and drive the blower 21, the driving source B 31 is driven to swing the drying nozzle 19. Swing control circuit 36 to move
It is composed of Reference numeral 37 denotes a timer means, which starts the time measurement by turning on a drying time setting device 38 and a drying switch 33 for setting the time for driving the drying unit 17, that is, the drying time, and the time set by the drying time setting device 38. Only the time limit means 39 for keeping the drying switch 33 closed is provided.

In the above configuration, the operation of this embodiment will now be described.
The operation will be described. When the human body part is cleaned by the cleaning nozzle 16 and the drying switch 33 is turned on, the advance / retreat control circuit 34 and the hot air control circuit 35 are operated, the driving source A29 is controlled, and the drying nozzle 19 advances from the storage position of the main body 23, Advances near the position and stops.

At the same time, the air heating means 22 and the blower 21 are operated by the hot air control circuit 35, and the hot air for drying is blown out from the nozzle port 18 through the hot air supply passage 20, and blows out to the human body part. At this time, the drying air is gradually heated within the time when the drying nozzle 19 moves from the storage position to the local position, and the hot air is not suddenly blown out to the local portion, so that it is safe. In addition, since the drying nozzle 19 can be moved to the vicinity of the local portion and dried, and the hot air can be intensively supplied only to the local portion, the amount of the drying air can be reduced and the unnecessary rise in the temperature of the buttocks can be prevented. Absent.

Next, when reaching the local position and reaching a predetermined hot air temperature, the rocking means 25 is driven by the rocking control circuit 36, and a sectional view of the essential part of the toilet shown in FIG. 4), the drying nozzle 19 swings at a predetermined interval about the human body local part 40 at a predetermined interval in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the drying nozzle 19 advances and retreats, and swing drying starts. As a result, heating and natural cooling of the local portion 40 are alternately repeated, and the perceived temperature of the local portion is reduced as compared with the case where the drying nozzle 19 is fixed and dried. Further, by oscillating the warm air, there is an effect of dispersing or scattering the washing water attached to the local part 40 to the buttocks 41,
Since the amount of washing water per unit dry area can be reduced, the drying time can be shortened and the effect of massaging the portion to be dried can be obtained.

On the other hand, when the drying switch 33 is turned on, the time-measuring means 39 starts counting time, and the time-measurement is performed when a time set in advance by the drying-time setting device 38 (a time required for local drying) elapses. The means 39 is operated to automatically stop the swing control means 25, the blower 21, and the air heating means 22 and operate the advance / retreat driving means 24 to operate the drying nozzle 1
9 is retracted and stored in the main body 23, the drying switch 33 is opened, and the drying operation is completed. Instead of the timer means 37, a drying detecting means (not shown) for detecting the drying state of the local part 40 or the buttocks 41 may be provided to detect the drying state and automatically terminate the drying operation.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the drying can be performed by moving the drying nozzle 19 to the local portion, and the hot air can be intensively supplied only to the local portion 40. The air volume can be reduced, and there is no unnecessary rise in the temperature of the buttocks 41. Further, since the drying nozzle 19 is swung at the position where the drying nozzle 19 has advanced, that is, at the position where the drying nozzle 19 has reached the vicinity of the local portion 40, the perceived temperature of the local portion 40 is reduced as compared with the case where the drying nozzle 19 is fixed and dried. .
Further, by oscillating the warm air, there is an effect of diffusing or scattering the washing water adhered to the local part 40 to the buttocks 41, and the amount of washing water per unit dry area can be reduced, so that the drying time can be shortened. A massage effect on the part to be dried is also obtained. This is particularly suitable for hemorrhoids or elderly people who are difficult to wipe with toilet paper after stool and need to improve local blood circulation.

The control device of the drying apparatus according to the present embodiment drives the advance / retreat driving means 24 by turning on the drying switch 33 to move the drying nozzle 19 forward, and at the same time, the air heating means 2.
2 and the blower 21 are energized to heat the air, so that the dry air is gradually heated within the time when the drying nozzle 19 moves to the local position, so that the hot air does not suddenly hit the local area. In addition, since the rocking means 25 is driven to start rocking drying when reaching the local position and reaching a predetermined hot air temperature, there is no local temperature rise of the buttocks 41, and the user feels monotonous. I will not give. Further, since the timer means 37 is provided, the drying operation can be automatically finished, and the usability can be improved.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a sanitary flush toilet seat according to another embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 42 denotes a flush water control circuit for controlling the flush unit 12, and 26a denotes the flush water control circuit of the embodiment shown in FIG. It is a drying control device including similar components, that is, an advance / retreat control device 34, a hot air control circuit 35, and a swing control circuit 36. Reference numeral 43 denotes a cleaning switch for operating the cleaning water control circuit 42. Reference numeral 44 denotes a cleaning time setting device 45 for setting a cleaning time, and a drying time setting device 38a for setting a drying time.
And a cleaning timer circuit 46 for starting the timing by turning on the cleaning switch 43 and driving the cleaning water control circuit 42 and the drying control device 26a based on the time set by the cleaning time setting device 45 and the drying time setting device 38a. Automatic control circuit. The other parts are the same as those of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the same reference numerals are given and the detailed description is omitted.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the washing switch 43 is turned on, the washing water supply circuit 42 is operated, the washing water supply means 14 is driven, and hot water is ejected from the washing nozzle 16 to the human body part to perform local washing. On the other hand, when the cleaning switch 43 is turned on, the timer is started by the cleaning timer circuit 46, and the cleaning water supply means 14 is operated for the time set in advance by the cleaning time setting unit 45 (the time required for completing the local cleaning). When the set time is reached, the washing water supply means 14 is automatically stopped, and the washing nozzle 16 is retracted from the position of the human body part and stored in the main body 23. Next, the automatic control circuit 4
4 automatically drives the drying control device 26a to drive the drying unit 17. That is, the forward / backward control circuit 3
4. The hot air control circuit 35 operates, the driving source A29 is controlled, and the drying nozzle 19 advances from the storage position of the main body 23, advances to the vicinity of the local position and stops. The heating means 22 and the blower 21 operate to supply hot air for drying through the hot air supply path 20 to the nozzle port 1.
Eject from 8 and squirt into the human body. Further, when reaching the local position and reaching a predetermined hot air temperature, the swing control circuit 3
The swing means 25 is driven by 6 to start swing drying. On the other hand, the cleaning timer circuit 46 counts the drying time, and the drying operation automatically ends when the time (time required for the local drying) elapses in advance by the drying time setting device 38a. .

As described above, in this embodiment, the cleaning switch 4
3, the cleaning unit 12 is driven to clean the human body part. After the cleaning for a predetermined time, the automatic control circuit 44 is activated.
As a result, the washing nozzle 16 is automatically retracted, the drying nozzle 19 advances to the local position instead, the drying unit 17 is automatically driven, and the swing drying is performed. Therefore, only by turning on the cleaning switch 43, a series of operations from cleaning to drying are automatically performed, and operability can be improved and drying time can be shortened, so that a series of local cleaning actions can be completed in a short time. be able to.

[0031]

As described above in detail, the local drying apparatus according to the present invention comprises an advancing / retreating drive means for driving the drying nozzle forward and backward, and a swinging means for swinging the drying nozzle about the human body in a direction perpendicular to the advancing / retreating direction. Because it is provided with a moving means,
Since the drying nozzle can be moved to a local position to perform drying, and hot air can be intensively supplied only to the local portion, the amount of dry air can be reduced and unnecessary temperature rise of the buttocks does not occur. In addition, since the drying nozzle is swung at a predetermined interval at the advance position of the drying nozzle, that is, at the position where it has reached the vicinity of the local area, heating and natural cooling of the human body local area are alternately repeated, and the drying nozzle is fixed and dried. The local sensible temperature will be reduced compared to the case where
Discomfort can be significantly reduced. Further, by oscillating the warm air, the washing water adhering to the local area is diffused or scattered to the buttocks, and the amount of the washing water per unit dry area can be reduced, so that the drying time can be shortened and the object to be dried. The massage effect of the part is also obtained. This is particularly suitable for hemorrhoids or elderly people who are difficult to wipe with toilet paper after stool and need to improve local blood circulation.

Further, the control device of the local drying device of the present invention comprises:
An advance / retreat control circuit for moving the drying nozzle forward and backward by turning on the drying switch, a hot air control circuit for controlling the hot air, and a swing control circuit for driving the swing means when the drying nozzle reaches the vicinity of the local part are provided. Therefore, the dry air is gradually heated within the time when the drying nozzle moves to the local position, and the hot air does not suddenly hit the local portion, which is safe. In addition, since the rocking means is driven to start rocking drying when the temperature reaches the predetermined position and reaches a predetermined warm air temperature, there is no local temperature rise in the buttocks, and the user is given a monotonous feeling. There is no reduction in usability because there is no.

Further, in the sanitary washing toilet seat according to the present invention, the washing unit is driven by turning on the washing switch to wash the human body part, and after washing for a predetermined time, the washing nozzle is automatically retracted by the automatic control circuit. The drying nozzle advances to the local position and the drying unit is automatically driven to perform oscillating drying, so a series of operations from cleaning to drying are automatically performed just by turning on the cleaning switch. In addition, operability can be improved, and a series of local cleaning operations can be completed in a short time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a sanitary washing toilet seat showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the local drying device and a configuration diagram of a control device.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part of the toilet.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a sanitary toilet seat showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a conventional flush toilet seat.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Cleaning unit 13 Cleaning water supply path 14 Cleaning water supply means 15 Hot water tank 16 Cleaning nozzle 17 Drying unit 19 Drying nozzle 20 Hot air supply path 21 Blower 22 Air heating means 24 Reciprocation drive means 25 Swing means 26, 26a Drying control device 33 Drying switch 34 Forward / backward control circuit 35 Hot air control circuit 36 Swing control circuit 37 Timer means 38, 38a Drying time setting unit 39 Time limit means 42 Cleaning water control circuit 43 Cleaning switch 44 Automatic control circuit 45 Cleaning time setting unit 46 Cleaning timer circuit

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A drying nozzle for supplying warm air to a human body part,
Air heating means, a hot air supply path and a blower for supplying warm air to the drying nozzle, advance / retreat driving means for advancing or retracting the drying nozzle, and advance / retreat of the drying nozzle at an advance position of the drying nozzle A local human body drying apparatus provided with a rocking means for rocking the drying nozzle around a human body local part in a direction orthogonal to the direction. 2. A drying switch for driving a local human body drying device, an advance / retreat control circuit for driving an advance / retreat driving means to advance a drying nozzle by moving the switch and moving the drying nozzle to a local human body position, and to turn on the drying switch. A hot air control circuit for supplying air to the air heating means and driving the blower to supply hot air to the drying nozzle, and a swinging means for driving the swinging means after the drying nozzle moves to the human body to swing the drying nozzle. A control device for a human body local drying device comprising a swing control circuit for moving. 3. A timer means comprising a drying time setting device for setting a drying time, and a time limit device for starting time measurement by turning on a drying switch and driving the human body local drying device for a time set by the drying time setting device. The control device for a local human body drying device according to claim 2, further comprising: 4. A cleaning unit comprising: a cleaning nozzle for supplying cleaning water to a human body local part; a cleaning water supply means for supplying cleaning water to the cleaning nozzle; a cleaning unit comprising a hot water tank for heating the cleaning water; A cleaning switch to be driven, a cleaning water control device for controlling the cleaning unit, a drying nozzle for supplying warm air to a human body part, an air heating means, and a hot air supply path for supplying warm air to the drying nozzle. And a blower, advancing and retreating drive means for advancing or retreating the drying nozzle, and a drying unit including a swinging means for swinging the drying nozzle in the left and right direction around a human body part at an advanced position of the drying nozzle, A drying control device for controlling the drying unit; after the cleaning switch is turned on, the cleaning unit performs cleaning for a predetermined time; Sanitary washing toilet seat provided with an automatic control circuit for driving the unit. 5. An automatic control circuit, comprising: a cleaning time setting device for setting a time for driving a cleaning unit; a drying time setting device for setting a time for driving a drying unit; From the cleaning timer circuit that drives the cleaning unit for the time set by the cleaning time setting device, automatically drives the drying unit, and automatically stops the drying unit when the time set by the drying time setting device elapses. The sanitary washing toilet seat according to claim 4, which is constituted.