JP3501273B2 - Western style toilet - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a western-style toilet device, and more particularly, to a device characterized by means for floating a toilet seat mounting portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a Western-style toilet device, urine or the like is placed between a toilet seat mounting portion for mounting the toilet seat on the toilet body so that the toilet seat can be opened and closed, and a rear upper surface of the toilet body. Splashes adhere and remain as dirt,
There was a problem that a strange odor was generated from the same part.

In particular, in the case of a Western-style toilet device incorporating a local cleaning device for cleaning a human body part after use, in addition to the above-mentioned urine spray, a spray of water from a nozzle is attached to the toilet seat every time the human body part is cleaned. There is a problem in that it easily enters between the section and the upper surface of the rear portion of the toilet body and stains there.

As a method of incorporating this local cleaning device, various functional parts are incorporated into a box-shaped main body casing provided with a toilet seat mounting portion, which is separate from the cleaning tank, and is attached to the toilet body together with the nozzle and the toilet seat. A post-installed type (so-called seat type) and a tank casing that has a toilet seat mounting part in the front part, and various functional parts are incorporated into the toilet tank together with the cleaning tank, and the tank is attached to the toilet body together with the cleaning tank and the toilet seat. There is an integrated type (so-called console type).

In the former seat type, although it is possible to remove the toilet seat mounting portion together with the toilet seat from the toilet body, the latter is of the tank-integrated type, the overall weight is heavy, In addition, since the number of steps for attaching and detaching the toilet body is large, the attachment and detachment is extremely complicated and difficult, and it is practically impossible for a general user to attach and detach.

Therefore, particularly in this latter type, even if dirt remains between the upper surface of the rear part of the toilet body and the front part of the toilet seat mounting part or the front part of the tank casing, a general user installs the toilet seat mounting part. It is practically impossible to remove it from the toilet body for cleaning, and there is a problem in that dirt cannot be removed and must be accumulated.

[0007]

The Western-style toilet device of the present invention has been devised to solve such problems. Thus, the first aspect of the present invention is a western-style toilet device in which the cleaning tank and the tank casing for covering the cleaning tank are provided on the upper surface of the rear portion of the toilet body, and the toilet seat mounting portion is provided at the front portion of the tank casing. In, while dividing the tank casing into a front casing and a rear casing, the bottom base plate of the tank casing is divided into a front plate and a rear plate,
And wherein the them said front plate over the front plate and the rear plates provided with floating mechanism for floating together with the front casing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the levitation mechanism is provided with a drive section for levitation driving the front plate.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first and second aspects, the levitation mechanism is a cylinder body, a piston slidably fitted inside the cylinder body, and a piston outside the cylinder body. A cylinder provided with a piston rod projecting to the front, and one of the cylinder body and the piston rod is fixed to the front plate, and the other is fixed to the rear plate.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, a spring as the driving portion is incorporated inside the cylinder body in a state of urging the piston rod in a protruding direction. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the third and fourth aspects, the floating mechanism is provided with a lock mechanism for locking the cylinder in a contracted state.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, a guide mechanism for guiding the front plate up and down is provided between the front plate and the rear plate. And

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth aspects, a guide mechanism for guiding the front casing up and down is provided between the front casing and the rear casing. And

According to an eighth aspect, in any one of the first to seventh aspects, a height-adjustable spacer member is provided on a seating surface of the front plate on the toilet body side. To do.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to eighth aspects, a supporting portion for supporting the lid of the tank casing is provided at an upper end of the front casing so as to project backward. The lid is supported on the support portion, and the lid is configured to move up and down integrally with the front casing.

According to a tenth aspect, in the ninth aspect,
The lid also serves as a washbasin, the lid is provided with a spout for hand washing, and a water supply passage and a rear portion on the lid side for supplying water to the spout when the front casing and the lid are raised and lowered. It is characterized in that a communication means for keeping the water supply passage on the casing side in communication is provided.

[0017]

As described above, in the Western-style toilet device according to claim 1, the tank casing and the base plate are divided into a front casing and a rear casing, and a front plate and a rear plate, respectively, and the front plate and the rear plate. between the plates, which was provided with a floating mechanism for floating the front plate together with the front casing, in the western-style toilet apparatus of the first aspect, the front of the toilet seat mounting portion and the tank casing (front Since the casing can be lifted from the upper surface of the toilet body by the levitation mechanism, even if dirt is attached between the upper surface of the rear of the toilet body and the toilet seat mounting part or the front of the tank casing, the dirt can be easily wiped off. It is possible to keep the parts clean at all times.

In the Western-style toilet device according to claim 1,
And provided across the floating mechanism in the front plate and the rear plates, the following advantages resulting from this fact.

That is, it is possible to provide the above-mentioned levitation mechanism over the front casing and the rear casing, or over the front casing and the rear plate. In this case as well, the rear upper surface of the toilet body and the toilet seat are attached. It is also possible to form a gap between the part and the part so that dirt on the upper surface of the rear part of the toilet body can be cleaned.

However, in this case, since the front casing and the rear casing or the rear plate are connected by the levitation mechanism, the front casing is removed and various functions of the local cleaning device incorporated in the casing are provided. It is difficult to perform maintenance work on the department.

[0021] In However there to toilet stool according to claim 1, and a state floating mechanism for provided across the front plate and the rear plates, i.e. the floating mechanism led with respect to the front casing Therefore, the front casing can be easily removed independently while allowing the toilet seat mounting portion and the front casing to float.

Therefore, in the Western-style toilet device according to the present invention, when some abnormality occurs in the local cleaning device, the front casing is removed individually to perform maintenance work for various functional parts inside the tank casing. Has an advantage that it can be easily performed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the levitation mechanism is provided with a drive section for levitation driving the front plate. In this case, the operator holds the toilet seat mounting section or the front casing in his hand. Even if it is not lifted up, it can be easily levitated by the driving force of the driving unit, and at the same time, the operator can use the free hands to keep the toilet seat mounting unit and the front casing floating. It is possible to easily clean and remove dirt between the seat and the seat mounting portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the levitation mechanism is composed of a cylinder having a cylinder body, a piston slidably fitted in the cylinder body, and a piston rod protruding from the piston, and the cylinder body. One of the piston rod and the piston rod is fixed to the front plate, and the other is fixed to the rear plate.By doing so, the levitation mechanism can be constructed with a simple structure, and if necessary, the cylinder The front plate and the front plate can be easily removed from each other, and in some cases, the front casing can be removed together with the front plate.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a spring as the drive section is incorporated in the cylinder body in a state of urging the spring in the direction of projecting the piston rod. A driving force for floating the front casing, the toilet seat mounting portion, and the front plate can be easily applied to the mechanism.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the floating mechanism is provided with a lock mechanism for locking the cylinder in a contracted state.
Due to the locking action of the locking mechanism, the front plate and the front casing can be held in the initial and proper assembled state during normal use.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a guide mechanism for guiding the front plate up and down is provided between the front plate and the rear plate. With this configuration, the front plate can be smoothly moved up and down. This can be moved up and down.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a guide mechanism for raising and lowering guides is provided between the front casing and the rear casing. With this arrangement, the front casing can be smoothly moved up and down. Can be moved up and down.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, a height-adjustable spacer member is provided on the seating surface of the front plate on the side of the toilet body. By doing so, the front plate is seated. Sometimes, the position and the posture can be set to the proper position and posture.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, a support portion projecting rearward is provided on the front casing, and the lid of the tank casing is supported by the support portion. Even when the casing is divided into a front casing and a rear casing, and the front casing is moved up and down, the lid of the tank casing can be stably supported, and the lid is lifted and lowered under the stable supporting state. be able to.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, when the lid also serves as a hand-washing pot, the water supply passage on the lid side for supplying water to the spout for hand washing and the water supply passage on the rear casing side are kept in communication with each other. The communication means is provided, and by doing so, the water supply passage can be kept in communication at all times even when the lid that also functions as the handwash bowl moves up and down. In this case, the communication means can absorb the up-and-down motion by the expansion and contraction operation of the conduit or the bending deformation.

[0032]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a Western-style toilet device of this example, in which 10 is a toilet body made of pottery, 12 and 14 are toilet seats and toilet lids that can be opened and closed, and 16 is a local cleaning device. Nozzle in. Reference numeral 18 is a cleaning tank for storing cleaning water for cleaning the toilet body 10, and 20 is a tank casing provided so as to cover the cleaning tank 18, which is provided on the upper rear surface of the toilet body 10.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a base plate at the bottom of the tank casing 20. Various functional parts 24 of the local cleaning device are provided on the base plate 22 and inside the tank casing 20.

In this example, the tank casing 20 is divided into a front casing 26 and a rear casing 28, and the base plate 22 is also divided into the front plate 3 and the rear plate 28.
It is divided into 0 and the rear plate 32.

Here, the rear casing 28 and the rear plate 32 are fixed in position, and the front casing 2
6 and the front plate 30 can move up and down, that is, can move up and down. Reference numeral 34 is a hand-washing pot that forms a lid of the tank casing 20, and 36 is a spout for discharging water for hand-washing.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front casing 2
A toilet seat mounting portion 38 that supports the toilet seat 12 and the toilet lid 14 in an openable and closable manner is integrally formed on the lower portion of the front side of the seat 6. That is, in the case of the Western-style toilet device of this example, the toilet seat 12 and the toilet lid 14
Is the tank casing 20, specifically the front casing 2.
6 is opened and closed, and the tank casing 20 is fixed to the toilet body 10 so that the toilet seat 12
The toilet lid 14 is attached to the toilet body 10 so as to be openable and closable.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a cylinder which is a main element of the levitation mechanism, and is provided so as to straddle the rear plate 32 and the front plate 30. As shown in FIG. 1, the cylinder 40 includes a cylinder-shaped cylinder body 42, a piston 44 slidably fitted therein, and a piston 4
4 and a piston rod 46 protruding downward, and the lower end portion of the piston rod 46 is fixed to the rear plate 32.

As shown in FIG. 2, a fixing piece 48 is provided on the front plate 30 in a protruding state, and the cylinder body 42 is moved forward when the fixing piece 48 is inserted through the insertion hole 50. It is fixed to the plate 30 side.

More specifically, the cylinder body 42 is provided with a collar-shaped portion 52 at the lower end, and a fixing hole 54 formed in the collar-shaped portion 52 and the fixing piece 48 of the front plate 30.
In the fixing hole 54, the cylinder body 42 is fastened and fixed to the lower surface side of the front plate 30 with a fastener such as a bolt.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cylinder body 4
A coil spring 55 as a drive unit is incorporated in the inside of the unit 2. The coil spring 55 has one end side abutting against the upper bottom portion of the cylinder body 42 and the other end side abutting against the piston 44, and its elastic force is always upward with respect to the upper bottom portion of the cylinder body 42. Is acting on. That is, the coil spring 55 includes the front plate 30,
They are always urged in the floating direction with respect to the front casing 26.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rear plate 3
A pair of guide pins 56 are provided at the left and right ends of the device 2 so as to project upward. On the other hand, the front plate 30 is provided with L-shaped ear pieces 58 at corresponding positions, the ear pieces 58 are provided with pin holes 60, and the guide pins 56 are axially arranged in the pin holes 60. Is fitted so as to be movable relative to each other.

The guide pins 56 and the pin holes 60 serve as a guide when the front plate 30 is moved up and down. In this example, the guide pins 56 and the pin holes 60 form a guide mechanism. The nozzle 16 extends from the side of the tank casing 20, and the front casing 26
And go up and down together.

As shown in FIG. 2, a supporting portion 62 is provided at the upper end of the front casing 26 so as to project rearward, and the supporting portion 62 forms the lid of the tank casing 20 with the hand washing bowl. 34 is supported.

A guide pin 64 is provided so as to project downward from the support portion 62, while a corresponding pin hole 66 is provided in the upper end surface of the rear casing 28, and the guide pin 64 is provided therein. It is inserted so as to be relatively movable in the axial direction. Then, based on the fitting of the guide pins 64 and the pin holes 66, the front casing 26 is guided when moving up and down. That is, in this example, the guide pin 64 and the pin hole 66 constitute a guide mechanism that guides the vertical movement of the front casing 26.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cylinder 4
0 is provided with a lock device 67 for locking it in a contracted state. The lock device 67 constitutes a floating mechanism together with the cylinder 40. In this example, the locking device 67 automatically locks the cylinder 40 in the contracted state when the front casing 26 and the front plate 30 are pushed downward and the cylinder 40 contracts (see FIG. See A)). Further, the lock is released by operating a button or other operating portion (see FIG. 2B).

The front plate 30 is provided with a spacer member 68 protruding downward on the side of the seating surface on the upper surface of the toilet body 10. This spacer member 68 is
The amount of downward projection can be adjusted by rotating operation, and by adjusting the amount of projection, the height of the front plate 30, and thus the sitting posture, can be adjusted to an appropriate state.

In the western-style toilet device of this example, it is inevitable that the toilet seat mounting portion 38, the front casing 26, the front plate 30, and the minute gaps between the front plate 30 and the upper rear surface of the toilet body 10 become dirty. In the Western-style toilet device of this example,
The toilet seat mounting portion 38, the front casing 26, and the front plate 30 can be integrally floated, and the floating operation can form a large gap with the upper surface of the toilet body 10. Therefore, dirt attached to the same portion can be easily cleaned and removed.

Specifically, when the lock mechanism 67 releases the lock by operating an operating portion such as a button (not shown), the elastic force of the coil spring 55 incorporated in the cylinder body 42 causes the front to move forward. The part casing 26, the toilet seat mounting part 38 and the front plate 30 formed integrally with the part casing 26 are floated from the upper surface of the toilet body 10 for a predetermined stroke, and the toilet casing 10 and the toilet body 10
A gap of a predetermined size is formed between the upper surface and the upper surface.

During the floating operation, the front plate 30
Is smoothly guided up by the guide action of the guide pin 56 provided on the rear plate 32 and the pin hole 60 provided on the front plate 30. Similarly, the front casing 26 is also smoothly guided upward by the guide action of the guide pin 64 provided on the front casing 26 side and the pin hole 66 provided on the rear casing 28.

On the other hand, when a downward pushing force is applied to the front casing 26 and the front plate 30, the front casing 26 and the front plate 30 are lowered and returned to their original positions, where the locking device is placed. Due to the locking action of 67, the front casing 26 and the front plate 30 are held in their original mounting position. Also in this case, the guide plates 56 and 64 and the pin holes 60 and 66 guide the front plate 30 and the front casing 26 smoothly and downwardly.

In this example, when the front casing 26 is moved up and down, the hand-washing pot 34 and the water outlet 36 for hand-washing, which form the lid of the tank casing 20, are moved up-and-down together. So in this example,
Even when the hand washing bowl 34 is raised, the water supply passage to the spout 36 for hand washing, specifically, the water supply passage 70a on the rear casing 28 side and the water supply passage 70 on the hand washing pot 34 side as shown in FIG.
A tube body 72 is provided for keeping communication with b.

Incidentally, in the example of FIG. 3, the tubular body 72 is formed of a bellows tube. Further, in the example of FIG. 4, the tubular body 74 that maintains the above-described communication state is configured by a pipe that projects upward from the upper surface of the rear casing 28 by a predetermined length. Furthermore, FIG.
In the example, the tubular body 76 is configured by a flexible tube. The examples of FIGS. 3 to 5 are merely examples, and it is possible to configure the tube body as the communication means in various other forms.

As described above, in the western-style toilet device of this embodiment, since the toilet seat mounting portion 38 and the front casing 26 can be lifted from the upper surface of the toilet body 10 by the cylinder 40, the toilet upper surface and the rear upper surface of the toilet body 10 can be separated from each other. Toilet seat mounting part 38
Even if dirt adheres to the front casing 26, the dirt can be easily wiped off and the same portion can always be kept clean.

[0054] Also In the Western style toilet apparatus of this embodiment, since the cylinder 40 is provided across the front plate 30 and rear plate 3 2, i.e. the front casing 26
On the other hand, since the cylinder 40 is not connected, the toilet seat mounting portion 38 and the front casing 26 can be floated while the front casing 26 can be easily removed independently.

Therefore, in the Western-style toilet device of this example, when some abnormality occurs in the local cleaning device, the front casing 26 is removed separately and the various functional parts 24 inside the tank casing 20 are removed. Maintenance work can be easily performed.

Further, in this embodiment, the cylinder 40 is provided with the coil spring 55 for driving the front plate 30 to float, so that the operator holds the toilet seat mounting portion 38 or the front casing 26 in the hand and raises it. Without lifting
It can be easily floated by the driving force of the coil spring 55, and at the same time, an operator can
With the 8 and the front casing 26 floating, both hands can be made free, and the dirt between the upper surface of the toilet body 10 and the toilet seat mounting portion 38 can be easily cleaned and removed.

In this example, the cylinder 4 is used when necessary.
0 and the front plate 30 can be easily removed from each other, and in some cases, the front casing 26 can be removed together with the front plate 30.

In this example, a guide mechanism (guide pin 56, pin hole 60) for guiding the front plate 30 up and down is provided between the front plate 30 and the rear plate 32, and the front plate 30 is moved up and down. Sometimes this can be done smoothly.

Further, in this example, a guide mechanism (guide pin 64, pin hole 66) for raising and lowering guides is also provided between the front casing 26 and the rear casing 28, and when the front casing 26 is raised and lowered. This can be done smoothly.

Others In this example, the height adjustable spacer member 68 is mounted on the seating surface of the front plate 30 on the toilet body 10 side.
Since the front plate 30 is provided, the position and posture of the front plate 30 can be set to proper positions and postures.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, this is merely an example, and the present invention can be configured in a form in which various modifications are made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a Western-style toilet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an essential part of FIG. 1 in an exploded manner.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a communication means of a water supply passage for supplying water to the water outlet for hand washing in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example different from that of FIG. 3 of the communication means.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the communication means different from those in FIGS. 3 and 4.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Toilet body 18 washing tank 20 tank casing 22 Base plate 26 Front casing 28 Rear casing 30 front plate 32 rear plate 34 hand wash bowl 36 spout 38 Toilet seat mounting part 40 cylinders 42 Cylinder body 44 piston 46 piston rod 55 Coil spring (drive unit) 56, 64 guide pin 60, 66 pin holes 62 Support 67 Lock device 68 Spacer member 70a, 70b Water supply channel 72,74,76 tube (communication means)

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Nobuo Sogabe 5-1, Koi Ehoncho, Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture Inax Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Katsunori Tomita 5-1-1, Koiemotocho, Tokoname City, Aichi Company Inax (72) Inventor Takashi Minami 5-chome, Koiemotocho, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Stock Company Inax (72) Inventor Tsutomu Awada 5-chome, Koiemotocho, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Incorporated company Inax ( 72) Inventor Hideya Koike 5-1-1 Koihonhoncho, Tokoname-shi, Aichi, Ina Co. Ltd. (72) Inventor Takeshi Shimoda 5-1-1 Koiehoncho, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Incorporated, Inax (72) Shinsuke Takeuchi 5-1-1, Koiemotocho, Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture Inax Co., Ltd. (56) Reference JP-A-9-95993 (J , A) JP flat 7-238582 (JP, A) JP flat 9-28619 (JP, A) JitsuHiraku flat 4-37677 (JP, U) (58 ) investigated the field (Int.Cl. ^7, DB Name) A47K 13/00-17/02 E03D 1/00-13/00

Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. A western-style toilet device having a cleaning tank and a tank casing for covering the cleaning tank on a rear upper surface of the toilet body, and a toilet seat mounting portion for the front portion of the tank casing. together with divided into a front casing and a rear casing, the base plate of the bottom of the tank casing is divided into the front plate and the back plate, and said front plate across their front plate and the rear plates A western-style toilet device comprising a levitation mechanism for levitation together with the front casing. 2. The western-style toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the levitation mechanism is provided with a drive unit for levitation-driving the front plate. 3. The cylinder body according to claim 1, wherein the levitation mechanism is a cylinder body, a piston slidably fitted inside the cylinder body, and a piston rod protruding from the piston to the outside of the cylinder body. A western style toilet device, comprising: a cylinder having a cylinder, one of the cylinder body and the piston rod being fixed to the front plate, and the other being fixed to the rear plate. 4. The western-style toilet device according to claim 3, wherein a spring as the drive unit is incorporated inside the cylinder body in a state of urging the piston rod in a protruding direction. 5. The western-style toilet device according to claim 3, wherein the floating mechanism is provided with a lock mechanism that locks the cylinder in a contracted state. 6. The western-style toilet device according to claim 1, further comprising a guide mechanism provided between the front plate and the rear plate to guide the front plate up and down. . 7. The western-style toilet device according to claim 1, further comprising a guide mechanism provided between the front casing and the rear casing to guide the front casing up and down. . 8. The western-style toilet device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a height-adjustable spacer member is provided on a seating surface of the front plate toward the toilet body. 9. The support portion according to claim 1, wherein a support portion for supporting the lid of the tank casing is provided at an upper end of the front casing so as to project rearward,
A western-style toilet device, wherein the lid is supported on the support portion, and the lid is configured to move up and down integrally with a front casing. 10. The lid according to claim 9, wherein the lid also serves as a hand-washing pot, the lid is provided with a spout for hand-washing, and water is supplied to the spout when the front casing and the lid are moved up and down. The Western-style toilet device, characterized in that a communication means for keeping the water supply passage on the lid side and the water supply passage on the rear casing side in communication with each other is provided.