JP3131578U - Movable washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A movable water washing apparatus having improved maintainability for a user is obtained.
A sink is formed integrally with a housing. A faucet 3 is provided at the top of the housing 1 and a faucet switch 4 integrated with the faucet 3 is provided. A rechargeable battery 5 is housed in the housing 1, and power is supplied to a pump 6 for supplying water stored in a water supply container 7 to the faucet 3. The joint box 9 has a switch jack 22 for connecting the switch cable 14 of the faucet switch 4 and a pump jack 23 for connecting the pump cable 16 of the pump 6, and these cables are detachable. Connected and power is supplied from the rechargeable battery 5.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a movable water washing apparatus that can be moved to an arbitrary place to wash hands and dishes.

  Conventionally, as this type of movable flushing device, the flushing device main body is provided with a flushing installation portion having a sink and a faucet for water supply, and a water supply tank and a drainage tank are accommodated in the flushing device main body and stored in the water supply tank. Some have a pump for supplying water to a water faucet (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-229895 A

  In the conventional movable water washing apparatus as described in Patent Document 1 above, it is described that a power cord of a supply pump, a switch for turning on / off water supply, and the like are detachably connected via a connector. However, the connection state did not consider the maintainability of pumps and switches. For this reason, for example, even if a malfunction occurs in the pump or faucet, it is difficult for the user of the movable water washing apparatus to replace the malfunctioning part. It is necessary to request repairs from the manufacturer, etc., or to send the device itself to the seller or manufacturer, and the movable water washing device has poor maintainability.

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to obtain a movable water washing apparatus having improved maintainability for a user.

  The movable water washing apparatus according to the present invention includes a sink formed integrally with the housing at the top of the housing, a faucet provided at the top of the housing, and housed in the housing and supplied to the faucet. A water supply container for storing water to be stored, a battery stored in the housing, and a water supply container that is located in the water supply container and supplies water stored in the water supply container to the faucet when power is supplied from the battery Connect the pump, the faucet switch that supplies power from the battery to the pump in the ON state, the connector for connecting the connection cable of the faucet switch, and the power supply cable for supplying power to the pump And a joint box for detachably connecting these cables and supplying power from the battery to the pump and the faucet switch via these cables.

  The movable flush device according to the present invention includes a faucet switch and a pump connected in series to a battery, a joint box connected in parallel to a connector of a power supply cable of the pump, and a faucet switch. And a short-circuit switch circuit for short-circuiting the connector of the connection cable.

  The movable water washing device of this device has a joint box for detachably connecting the switch cable and the pump cable and supplying power from the battery, so if a malfunction occurs in the faucet switch or pump However, these can be easily replaced, and a movable water washing apparatus with improved maintainability for the user can be obtained.

  In addition, since the movable flushing device of the present invention has a self-diagnosis function in the joint box, it is possible to easily identify the defective portion even when a failure occurs, and any user can easily Parts replacement etc. can be performed.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the movable water washing apparatus of the present invention.
2 is a top view of the movable water washing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a bottom view, and FIG. 4 is an internal configuration diagram showing the casing in cross section.
As shown in these figures, the movable water washing apparatus includes a housing 1, a sink 2, a faucet (water faucet) 3, a faucet switch (water faucet switch) 4, a rechargeable battery 5, a pump 6, a water supply container 7, A drainage container 8, a joint box 9, and casters 10a and 10b are provided.

  The housing 1 and the sink 2 are integrally formed of FRP (fiber reinforced plastic), and are configured to house the rechargeable battery 5, the water supply container 7, and the drainage container 8 in the housing 1. The sink 2 is a water receiving tank provided integrally on the top of the housing 1, and a drain port 11 is provided at the bottom of the sink 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the drain port 11 is located at an eccentric position with respect to the center of the sink 2 so that the drain container 8 is housed in the housing 1 and is positioned almost directly above the port 8 a. Is provided. Further, a screw portion 11a is formed below the drain port 11, and a drain hose 12 is detachably attached to the screw portion 11a. With this configuration, a straight drain hose 12 can be used, and the minimum length from the drain port 11 to the drain container 8 can be reduced. For this reason, when there is a horizontal shift between the position of the drain port 11 and the position of the mouth portion 8a of the drain container 8 as in the prior art, the drain hose 12 is provided between the drain port 11 and the drain container 8. Since the connection is made in a bent state, there is a problem that drainage tends to remain in the bent part, causing a bad odor. However, such a problem can be solved. Moreover, since an unreasonable force is not applied to the drainage hose 12 even when used as a movable washing device or when the drainage container 8 is put in and out, an effect that the drainage hose 12 can be improved in durability can be obtained.

  Concave portions 13 are formed at two corners on the outside of the sink 2 in the housing 1 so that small items necessary for hand washing such as soap and disinfectant can be placed. Further, the portions of the recess 13 that are in contact with the sink 2 are openings so that the recess 13 communicates with the sink 2. The faucet 3 is attached to the outer corner of the sink 2, and the faucet 3 and the faucet switch 4 are provided as an integral part. The faucet switch 4 has a switch function for turning on / off the driving of the pump 6 and a water amount adjusting function in the faucet 3, and is connected to the joint box 9 via a switch cable 14. The faucet 3 is connected to the pump 6 by a water supply hose 15.

  The pump 6 is inserted into the water supply container 7 and is stored in the water supply container 7 via the water supply hose 15 when power is supplied from the rechargeable battery 5 via the joint box 9 and the faucet switch 4. Water is supplied to the faucet 3. The pump 6 is provided with a pump cable 16 for supplying power, and the pump cable 16 is connected to the joint box 9.

  A battery storage portion 17 and a battery storage door 18 covering the battery storage portion 17 are provided on the side surface of the housing 1, and the rechargeable battery 5 is stored in the battery storage portion 17. The rechargeable battery 5 is, for example, a rechargeable power supply having a power supply voltage of 12 V. As shown in FIG. 5, a battery checker 5a for visually confirming whether the power supply voltage is normal, a charging port 5b for charging, And a fuse 5c for protecting the battery body when an abnormal current flows.

  The rechargeable battery 5 is connected to the joint box 9 via a battery cable 19 as shown in FIG. The joint box 9 is detachably attached to the surface opposite to the rechargeable battery 5 of the partition wall constituting the battery housing portion 17, and electrically connects the rechargeable battery 5, the faucet switch 4, and the pump 6. This has a self-diagnosis function, which will be described later.

  As the water supply container 7 and the drainage container 8, a general plastic container having a capacity of about 20 L can be used. A pump 6 and a water supply hose 15 are inserted into the mouth portion 7 a of the water supply container 7. A drain hose 12 is inserted into the mouth portion 8a. Further, a main body door 20 made of the same FRP as that of the housing 1 is provided on the front side of the housing 1, and the water supply container 7 and the drainage container 8 are connected to the housing by opening and closing the main body door 20. It can be taken in and out of 1.

  A lower portion of the main body door 20 in the housing 1 is formed to slightly rise from the bottom surface of the housing 1. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a circular opening 21 is formed in a substantially central portion of the lower surface of the housing 1, and an opening lid (not shown) covering the opening 21 is detachably attached. With such a configuration, a bathtub-like space is formed at the bottom of the housing 1, so that even when water is spilled slightly from the mouth portions 7a and 8a of the water supply container 7 and the drainage container 8 during movement, It is possible to prevent leakage to the outside of the movable water washing apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the casters 10a and 10b are casters for moving the main body provided at the four corners of the lower surface of the casing 1. The casters 10a are provided with stoppers, and the casters 10b are casters without stoppers. Here, the caster 10a with a stopper is for preventing that a movable water washing apparatus moves carelessly at the time of use.

Next, connection of the faucet switch 4, the rechargeable battery 5 and the pump 6 by the joint box 9 will be described.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the connection relationship.
FIG. 6 is an electric circuit diagram.
The joint box 9 includes a switch jack 22 and a pump jack 23 as connectors, and the switch plug 24 and the pump plug 25 are detachably connected using these connectors. Here, the switch plug 24 is integrally connected to the faucet switch 4 via the switch cable 14, and the faucet 3, the faucet switch 4, the switch cable 14, and the switch plug 24 are as one set of parts. It is configured. The pump plug 25 is integrally connected to the pump 6 via the pump cable 16, and the pump 6, the pump cable 16, and the pump plug 25 are configured as one set of parts. The faucet 3 and the pump 6 are connected by a water supply hose 15 as a separate part.

  A battery cable 19 is connected to the joint box 9, and a cigar plug 26 is connected to the battery cable 19. The cigar plug 26 is configured to be detachably connected to a cigar socket 27 on the rechargeable battery 5 side. Has been. Note that a fuse may be provided in the cigar plug 26.

  Further, the joint box 9 includes a short-circuit switch circuit 28 for realizing a self-diagnosis function in parallel with the switch jack 22. The short-circuit switch circuit 28 is a circuit for performing the same operation as when the faucet switch 4 is turned on, and is configured using an automatic return type switch 28a. Furthermore, a series circuit including a resistor 29 and an LED 30 is connected to the joint box 9 in parallel with the pump jack 23. The resistor 29 is a current limiting resistor to the LED 30, and the LED 30 constitutes a display unit for realizing a self-diagnosis function.

  Thus, in the movable water washing apparatus of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, the switch unit 100, the pump unit 200, the joint box unit 300, and the battery unit 400 are each a set of components as a power supply circuit configuration. ing. The faucet switch 4 and the pump 6 are connected to the rechargeable battery 5 in series via a joint box 9.

Next, the operation of the movable water washing apparatus will be described.
First, a general usage method will be described.
A predetermined amount of water is put into the water supply container 7, and the pump 6 is inserted into the water supply container 7 through the mouth 7 a. A drainage hose 12 is inserted into the mouth 8a of the drainage container 8. A switch plug 24 is inserted into the switch jack 22 of the joint box 9, and a pump plug 25 is inserted into the pump jack 23. In addition, the cigar plug 26 is inserted into the cigar socket 27 of the rechargeable battery 5.

  By operating (turning on) the faucet switch 4 in such a state, power is supplied from the rechargeable battery 5 to the pump 6 via the joint box 9, and the pump 6 is in an operating state. Water is supplied to the faucet 3. The amount of water discharged from the faucet 3 is adjusted using the water amount adjusting function of the faucet switch 4.

Next, a description will be given of identification of a defective portion when water does not come out from the faucet 3 even if the above operation is performed for some reason.
When a malfunction of the movable water washing apparatus occurs, it is first determined whether or not the rechargeable battery 5 is normal. Since the rechargeable battery 5 is provided with the battery checker 5a and the fuse 5c as described above, it is determined whether the power supply voltage is normal and the fuse 5c is not blown. When the state of the rechargeable battery 5 is normal and water does not come out from the faucet 3, the following operation is performed using the self-diagnosis function of the joint box 9.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the self-diagnosis process.
First, the faucet switch 4 is turned on (step S1), and it is determined whether the LED 30 in the joint box 9 is lit (step S2). In step S2, when the LED 30 is lit, it can be determined that the pump 6 is out of order (step S3). That is, in this case, power is normally supplied to the pump jack 23, and other than the pump 6, no defective portion can be considered.

  On the other hand, if the LED 30 is not lit in step S2, the short-circuit switch circuit 28 is turned on (step S4), and it is determined whether or not it operates normally (step S5). When water comes out of the faucet 3 by the operation of step S4, it can be determined that the faucet switch 4 is out of order (step S6). That is, in this case, power is normally supplied to the switch jack 22, and other than the faucet switch 4, no cause of failure can be considered.

  In step S4 and S5, if water does not come out even when the short circuit switch circuit 28 is turned on, it is determined whether the LED 30 is lit (step S7). 6 can be determined to have failed (step S8). That is, in this case, it is considered that power is normally supplied to the switch jack 22 and the pump jack 23 of the joint box 9, and neither the faucet switch 4 nor the pump 6 operates. On the other hand, when the LED 30 is not lit in step S7, it is determined that the joint box 9 is out of order (step S9).

  As described above, by using the self-diagnosis function of the joint box 9, it is possible to easily identify a defective portion even when a malfunction of the movable water washing apparatus occurs. And since the switch part 100 and the pump part 200 are comprised as an integral component, even a general user can replace | exchange the components of the location specified as a defective location easily.

  In the above embodiment, the automatic return type switch 28a is used as the short-circuit switch circuit 28. However, for example, a rod-like short-circuit means for short-circuiting the switch jack 22 is used. The short circuit switch circuit 28 may be configured by being inserted into the jack 22 for use.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although water supply / drainage was performed using the water supply container 7 and the drainage container 8, when water supply / drainage can be performed from the outside, it can also be used as a movable water washing apparatus which performs such water supply / drainage with the outside. it can. In this case, the opening lid attached to the opening 21 at the bottom is removed, and a hose for water supply / drainage is drawn from the opening 21. Then, a water supply hose such as tap water is connected to the faucet 3 instead of the water supply hose 15, and the drainage port 11 or the drainage hose 12 is connected to the drainage hose to the outside. After such pipe connection for water supply / drainage is performed, the same operation as when water supply / drainage is performed using the water supply container 7 and the drainage container 8 can be performed by adjusting the amount of water with the faucet switch 4.

  It is a perspective view which shows the movable water washing apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention.   It is a top view of the movable water washing apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this device.   It is a bottom view of the movable water washing apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention.   It is an internal block diagram of the movable water washing apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention.   It is explanatory drawing which shows the connection relation of each component of the movable water washing apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention.   It is an electrical circuit diagram of the movable water washing apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention.   It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the self-diagnosis process of the movable water washing apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case, 2 Sink, 3 Faucet (water faucet), 4 Faucet switch (water faucet switch), 5 Rechargeable battery, 6 Pump, 7 Water supply container 8 Drainage container, 9 Joint box, 14 Switch cable, 15 Water supply Hose, 16 Pump cable, 17 Battery compartment, 19 Battery cable, 22 Switch jack, 23 Pump jack, 24 Switch plug, 25 Pump plug, 28 Short-circuit switch circuit, 30 LED (Display), 100 Switch Part, 200 pump part, 300 joint box part, 400 battery part.

Claims (2)

A sink formed integrally with the casing at the top of the casing;
A faucet provided at the top of the housing;
A water supply container for storing water to be stored in the housing and supplied to the faucet;
A battery housed in the housing;
A pump which is located in the water supply container and supplies water stored in the water supply container to the water faucet when power from the battery is supplied;
A faucet switch for supplying power from the battery to the pump in an on state;
A connector for connecting a connection cable of the water faucet switch, and a connector for connecting a power supply cable for supplying power to the pump; A movable flushing device comprising a joint box for supplying power from the battery to the pump and faucet switch via a cable. The faucet switch and pump are connected in series to the battery,
The joint box includes a display unit connected in parallel to a connector of a power supply cable of the pump, and a short-circuit switch circuit that short-circuits a connector of the connection cable of the faucet switch. Movable flushing device.

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