JP3518007B2 - Hot air drying equipment for human body cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a warm air drying device for a human body local cleaning device for spraying cleaning water onto a local part of a human body to clean the local part.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Publication No.
The one disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 47693 is known. A warm air drying device for a human body part cleaning device disclosed in this publication includes a box part mounted near the attachment part of the human body part cleaning device or in the vicinity of the human body part cleaning device, and a ventilation path built in the box part through which warm air flows. A fan casing having a first outlet provided on the end side of the ventilation passage and blowing out hot air to the outside of the box portion, and an intake port provided on the start end side of the ventilation passage, and located outside the fan casing. Electric heater that is built into the box and faces the intake port of the fan casing in close proximity to it, a drive motor that is located outside the fan casing and that is built into the box, and a drive motor that is located inside the fan casing. And a toilet seat rotatably supported by the box, and a second outlet for flowing warm air from the front or the rear to the local part of the human body.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned prior art, the warm air is blown from the first or second outlet to the local part of the human body to dry the local part. Since the air is blown, drops that adhere to the local area of the human body do not easily fall by moving slightly back and forth on the local area, so drying with only warm air takes a long time to dry the human body local area. Will be required. Further, in the case of blowing air from the front of the human body, there occurs a problem that the warm air is blown to the front part of the man and sufficient warm air is not blown to the local part of the human body.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a warm air drying device capable of reliably blowing warm air to a human body part and drying it in a short time.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the measures taken in the invention of claim 1 are a box part attached to the attachment part of the human body local cleaning device or in the vicinity of the human body local cleaning device, and a box. Has a ventilation passage through which warm air flows, a first outlet provided on the end side of the ventilation passage for blowing out the warm air to the outside of the box portion, and an intake opening provided on the starting end side of the ventilation passage. a first fan casing has a first electric heater which faces in proximity to the intake port of the first fan casing situated outside the built-in box part first fan casing, first
It is located outside the fan casing and is installed inside the box .
1 a drive motor, a first fan driven by the first drive motor positioned inside the first fan casing, the human private cleaning device having a toilet seat pivotally supported by the box part temperature Attached to the box part of the air dryer to allow warm air to flow.
And the hot air is blown outward.
Air outlet 32 and air inlet 32 connected to the start side of the ventilation passage
A second fan casing in which is formed, and a second fan casing
Second electric heat placed close to the suction inlet of the housing
A heater and a second fan located inside the second fan casing
A drive motor and a second fan driven by the second drive motor
And a second air outlet that is formed in two places on the toilet seat so as to reach the portion to be dried through a duct formed in the toilet seat while communicating with the air outlet of the second fan casing, and through which warm air is blown And had.

The means taken in the invention of claim 2 is to control so that the warm air blown from the first outlet and the second outlet is alternately blown in accordance with the movement of the droplet.

[0007]

According to the above-mentioned means of claim 1 and 2, when the electric heater generates heat and the drive motor drives, the fan rotates to generate warm air. The generated warm air is
The air flows through the ventilation passage of the fan casing and is blown from the first outlet to the outside of the box portion. At this time, the droplets can be collected on the lower side of the leg, and then the air from the two second outlets moves the water on the back side of the front of the male or the female and the droplet on the lower side of the leg largely backward. be able to. Further, the warm air to be blown is blown alternately from the first outlet to the second outlet and from the second outlet to the first outlet according to the movement of the droplets, so that the warm air is adhered to the human body part. The droplet can be moved largely, and the droplet can be efficiently dropped. Also, since small droplets form a water film on the local area, they can be easily dried with warm air. From the above, the drying of the human body local part can be completed in a short time.

[0008]

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

FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a warm air drying device of a human body local cleaning device. FIG. 2 shows a side view from the direction A in FIG. As shown in the figure, the toilet bowl 10 of the human body local cleaning device is shown.
A toilet seat 11 is attached to the toilet seat 11, and a box portion 13 is attached to the attachment portion 12 of the toilet bowl 10. The box portion 13 includes a base portion 14 fixed to the mounting portion 12 and a box-shaped cover portion 15 held by the base portion 14. A hot water tank 16, a control board 17, a flow control valve 18, and a relief valve 19 are attached to the box portion 13. The bidet nozzle 20 and the anus nozzle 21 are connected to the hot water tank 15.
A first fan casing 22 is built in the end of the box portion 13.

The first fan casing 22 has a duct shape, and the fan casing 22 is connected to the ventilation passage 23 through which warm air flows and the end side of the ventilation passage 23, and blows out the warm air to the outside of the box portion 13. An outlet (first air outlet) 24 and an intake port 25 connected to the start end side of the ventilation passage 23 are formed.

The electric heater 26 is fixed to a heater boss portion (not shown) of the first fan casing 22, and is located above the first fan casing 22 and is located in the box portion 1.
Built in 3. The electric heater 26 is applied to a flange portion (not shown) that partitions the intake port 25 of the first fan casing 22, and faces the intake port 23 from above and below in a close state. The electric heater 26 is composed of a heating wire, a thermal fuse and a heater case, but the description thereof is omitted.

The motor plate 28 of the drive motor 27 is fixed to the motor mounting boss portion (not shown) of the first fan casing 22 with screws. As a result, the drive motor 27 is located above the first fan casing 22 and is housed in the box portion 13. A fan (not shown) is attached to the motor shaft of the drive motor 27,
It is located on the start end side of the ventilation path of the first fan casing 22.

As shown in the drawing, a second fan casing 29, which is attached to the box portion 13 and has no duct shape, is provided on the side of the toilet bowl 10 by an attachment portion (not shown).

The second fan casing 29 has a ventilation passage 30 through which warm air flows, and a blower port 31 which is connected to the end side of the ventilation passage 30 and blows out the warm air to the outside of the second fan casing 29.
And an intake port 32 connected to the start end side of the ventilation path 30.

The electric heater 33 is fixed to a heater boss (not shown) of the second fan casing 29 with a screw. The electric heater 33 faces the intake port 32 in a close state.

A drive motor 34 is fixed to a motor mounting boss portion (not shown) of the second fan casing 29. A sirocco fan 36 as a fan is attached to the motor shaft 35 of the drive motor 34, and is located at the start end side of the ventilation passage 30 of the second fan casing 29.

The shaft portion 40 of the toilet seat 11 is inserted through the air outlet 31, and the air outlet 31 and the shaft portion 40 are connected to each other. This is shown in FIG. In the connecting portion, a concave portion is formed on the inner peripheral side at the end of the blower port 31, and a concave portion is formed on the outer peripheral side at the end of the shaft portion 40, and both are connected via a seal cup 41. The seal cup 41, as shown in the figure,
Since it is open to the shaft portion 40 side and communicates with the passage of the hot air, the hot air generated from the second fan casing 29 is blown from the air blow port 31 to cause the seal cup 41.
Open to prevent leakage of warm air. Also, in the toilet seat 11,
The blowout ports (second blowout ports) 42, 43 are formed so that the warm air blown from the shaft portion 40 is blown to the local part of the human body. The second outlets 42, 43 are provided so as to slightly project from the toilet seat 11. About the outlets 42 and 43, FIG.
4 will be described. In FIG. 1, partition plates 44 and 45 for partitioning the cavity inside the toilet seat 11 are arranged as shown in the drawing, and the air is blown from the two outlets 42 and 43 at the same time. Further, FIG. 4 shows a variable partition plate 46 for selecting a passage near the blower opening 31 of the second fan casing 27.
Is provided, and one of the ventilation paths is blocked by the motor 47, and the warm air is blown from one of the two outlets 42 and 43 toward the local part of the human body.

When using the hot air dryer, the hot water tank 16 is placed on the local portion of the user who is sitting on the toilet seat 11.
The hot water therein is jetted from the nozzle 20 or 21 to the local part of the human body to wash the local part of the human body. After cleaning the local part, when the drying operation switch (not shown) is operated or after the cleaning, the electric heater 26 and the drive motor 27 are automatically energized, the electric heater 26 generates heat, and the drive motor 27 is driven. As a result, the fan rotates and the air in the box portion 13 is sucked into the first fan casing 22 through the intake port 25. The air that has passed through the intake port 25 is supplied to the electric heater 2
The heating wire 6 is heated to generate hot air. The warm air flows through the ventilation passage 23, is blown from the outlet 24 to the outside of the box portion 13, and the warm air is blown from the rear to the local part of the human body.
Further, since the electric heater 33 and the drive motor 34 are energized simultaneously or alternately with the electric heater 26 and the drive motor 27, the electric heater 33 generates heat and the drive motor 34 is driven. As a result, the sirocco fan 36 rotates and external air is sucked into the second fan casing 29 from the intake port 32. The air that has passed through the intake port 32 is heated by the heating wire of the electric heater 33 to generate warm air. The warm air flows through the ventilation passage 30 and is blown into the shaft portion 40 from the blower opening 31. At this time, the seal cup 41 is opened by the air blown from the air blow port 31, and the connecting portion is completely sealed. The warm air blown into the shaft portion 40 flows through the toilet seat 11 and is blown from the outlets 42 and 43 toward the local part of the human body. This is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

In order to more effectively dry the human body part, the warm air blown from the three outlets 24, 42, 43 is alternately blown out in accordance with the movement of the droplets. Further, it is possible to effectively dry the human body part.
This is shown in the flowchart of FIG. First, the outlet 24
The warm air is blown from here for a predetermined period of time to move the droplets attached to the rear part of the part forward. After that, the blowing of the warm air from the outlet 24 is stopped, and at the same time, the warm air is blown from the outlet 42 for a predetermined time. As a result, the droplets that have moved forward on the local area and the droplets on the front side of the front of the male and the droplets of the local area of the female are blown from substantially opposite directions, so that the larger droplets drop at this time. When the warm air is blown for a predetermined time, the blowing from the outlet 42 is stopped, and the warm air is blown from the outlet 43 for a predetermined time,
The movement of the droplet moving on the local area is changed again and moved. In this way, the warm air from the three outlets is alternately blown according to the movement of the droplets, so that the droplets adhering to the human body part can be enlarged, and the enlarged droplets easily drop,
Also, since small droplets form a water film on the local area, they can be easily dried with only warm air. From the above, the human body part can be dried in a shorter time.

In this embodiment, the second fan casing 29 for supplying warm air to the air outlets 42 and 43 is used, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to share the first fan casing 22. To be The outlets 42 and 43 are
Although it is provided so as to be located substantially below the human body leg portion when the human body is seated on the toilet seat, the same effect as described above can be obtained even with warm air from the lateral direction.

[0021]

According to the warm air drying device of the above-mentioned human body part cleaning device, since the hot air is blown from the rear first blow-out port and the front two blow-out ports formed, Since it is possible to move the drops adhering to the human body local part and the drops on the back side of the front part of the male and the local parts of the female part, it is possible to efficiently make the drops large and to drop them efficiently. Also, since small droplets form a water film on the local area, they can be easily dried with warm air. Further, by alternately blowing the warm air from the first and second outlets in accordance with the movement of the droplets, the droplets adhering to the human body part can be enlarged in a short time and can be effectively dried. it can.

From the above, the drying of the human body part can be completed in a short time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a warm air drying device of a human body local cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a side view from the direction A in FIG.

FIG. 3 shows a detailed view of part B in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a warm air drying device of a human body part cleaning device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of sign]

11 ... Toilet seat 11a ... cavity 12 ... Mounting part 13 ... Box 22: Fan casing 23 ... Ventilation path 24 ... 1st outlet 25 ... Intake port 36 ... Electric heater 27 ... Drive motor 42, 43 ... Second outlet

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-5-255963 (JP, A) JP-A-2-311633 (JP, A) JP-A-6-272287 (JP, A) JP-B 5-47693 (JP) , B2) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E03D 9/08

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A box part attached to the attachment part of the human body part cleaning device or in the vicinity of the human body part cleaning device, an air passage which is built in the box part, and through which hot air flows, and a terminal side of the air passage. It has a first outlet that blows out warm air to the outside of the box portion, and an intake port provided at the start end side of the ventilation passage.
A first fan casing, a first electric heater which faces in proximity to the intake port of the first fan casing is built into the box portion is located outwardly first fan casing, outside the first fan casing And a first drive motor that is located inside the box portion, a first fan that is located inside the first fan casing and that is driven by the first drive motor, and is rotatable in the box portion. In a warm air drying device of a human body part cleaning device having a toilet seat pivotally mounted on a box , a ventilation path attached to the box part, through which warm air flows, and the ventilation
An air outlet that connects to the end side of the road and blows out warm air to the outside,
An intake port 32 connected to the start end side of the ventilation passage was formed.
The second fan casing and the intake port of the second fan casing are arranged in close proximity to each other.
The second electric heater placed therein, and the second drive motor located inside the second fan casing.
And a second fan driven by the second drive motor, and the second fan casing so as to communicate with the air outlet of the second fan casing and to hit the portion to be dried through the duct formed in the toilet seat. 2nd place where warm air is blown to the toilet seat
A warm air drying device for a human body local cleaning device, which has an outlet. 2. The human body according to claim 1, wherein the warm air blown from the first outlet and the second outlet is controlled so as to be alternately blown according to the movement of the droplet. Hot air dryer for local cleaning equipment.