JP3551037B2 - Toilet equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a toilet facility in which a toilet seat support member can be vertically moved or tilted.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The toilet seat installed on the upper surface of the Western style toilet is attached to the Western style toilet via a toilet seat support member so as to be rotatable in the elevation direction.
[0003]
Dirt such as urine infiltrates between the toilet seat support member and the upper surface of the Western-style toilet and easily causes odor. In view of this, there has been proposed an apparatus in which a toilet seat supporting member is vertically movable by an elevating device with respect to a Western-style toilet by a guide member, and the toilet seat supporting member is moved upward together with the toilet seat when cleaning the Western-style toilet (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-1997). 28619).
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When the toilet seat support member is simply made to be able to move up and down, if the lift switch is turned on when the toilet seat is seated, an excessive force is applied to the lift device, which may cause a failure.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet apparatus with a lifting device or a tilting device that is improved to prevent the toilet seat support member from rising or tilting when the toilet seat is seated.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The toilet equipment of the present invention (claim 1) includes a toilet body, a toilet seat support member provided on the toilet body, a toilet seat supported by the toilet seat support member, and an elevating device for lifting and lowering the toilet seat support member. In the above-mentioned toilet equipment, a lift prohibiting device for disabling an operation of raising the toilet seat support member of the lifting device when the toilet seat is in a lying state is provided.
[0007]
In such toilet equipment, when the toilet seat is lying down, the lifting prohibition device prohibits the lifting device from lifting the toilet seat support member, thereby preventing failure of the lifting device.
[0008]
The toilet equipment of the present invention (claim 2) includes a toilet body, a toilet seat support member provided on the toilet body, a toilet seat supported by the toilet seat support member, and a tilting device for tilting the toilet seat support member. A toilet device having a tilt inhibiting device for disabling an operation of tilting a toilet seat supporting member of the elevating device when the toilet seat is lying down .
[0009]
In such toilet equipment, when the toilet seat is lying down, the tilt inhibiting device inhibits the tilting of the toilet seat support member by the tilt device, thereby preventing the tilt device from malfunctioning.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a Western-style toilet equipped with a lifting device for a toilet seat support member according to an embodiment of the present invention (claims 1 and 2).
[0011]
A low tank 12 and a sanitary washing device 14 are installed behind the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body 10, and the low tank 12 and the sanitary washing device 14 are surrounded by a low tank cover 18. The low tank 12 is provided with an electric flash device 12a.
[0012]
The sanitary washing device 14 has a washing nozzle 14a and a hot water source (for example, a hot water tank or a hot water supply pipe) connected to the washing nozzle 14a via a pipe. Is provided with a valve, and if necessary, a pump is provided in the line. Hereinafter, this valve may be referred to as a sanitary washing valve.
[0013]
The low tank cover 18 includes a rear cover 22 fixed to the Western-style toilet body 10 and a front cover 20 that can move up and down. A toilet seat 24 and a toilet lid 26 are pivotally attached to the front cover 20. Therefore, in this embodiment, the front cover 20 functions as a toilet seat support member.
[0014]
On the front surface of the front cover 20, an upright detection sensor 30 for detecting the upright of the toilet seat 24 is provided. As this upright detection sensor, for example, a reed switch can be used. A magnet is buried at the tip end of the toilet seat 24, and when the toilet seat 24 stands up, the magnet approaches the reed switch and the standing up of the toilet seat 24 is detected. As the upright detection sensor, a rotary switch may be provided on the support shaft of the toilet seat 24, and an optical sensor is provided on the lower front surface of the front cover 20, and when the toilet seat 24 stands up, this optical sensor detects the toilet seat 24. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the standing of the toilet seat 24 is detected. A reed switch, a capacitance switch, or the like may be used instead of the optical sensor.
[0015]
The front cover 20 can be moved up and down by a lifting device 28. The front cover 20 moves up and down while being guided by a guide plate (not shown) extending forward from the front edge of the rear cover 22.
[0016]
The lifting device 28 includes, for example, a rack fixed to the toilet body 10 and extending in the vertical direction, a pinion that meshes with the rack, and a motor that drives the pinion, a hydraulic cylinder, and air. A cylinder or the like can be used.
[0017]
A remote controller 40 for operating the electric flash device 12a of the low tank 12, the sanitary washing device 14, and the elevating device 28 is provided on the wall surface of the toilet room. Note that the remote controller 40 may be provided at another location such as the low tank cover 18. In the low tank cover 18, a control circuit that receives a signal from the remote controller 40 and operates each device is installed.
[0018]
When the flash switch 42 provided on the remote controller 40 is pressed, the electric flash device 12 a operates, and the flush water is supplied to the toilet body 10 from the low tank 12. When the raising switch 44 is pressed, the lifting device 28 is operated to raise the front cover 20 to the upper limit of the specified height, and when the lower switch 46 is pressed, the front cover 20 is lowered to the lower limit and put on the toilet body 10. State. When the washing switch 48 is pressed, the hot water spouts from the nozzle 14a toward the buttocks of the human body, and when the stop switch 50 is pressed, the spouting stops.
[0019]
In this embodiment, only when the upright detection sensor 30 detects the upright state of the toilet seat 24, the front cover 20 floats from the toilet main body 10 by pressing the elevation switch 44, and the toilet seat 24 is in the lying state. , The lifting device 28 is not raised even if the lifting switch 44 is pressed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the elevating device 28 from being activated while sitting on the toilet seat 24 and the elevating device 28 from being broken.
[0020]
In the above embodiment, the front cover 20 is configured to move up and down, but a toilet seat support member such as a toilet seat box may be moved up and down.
[0021]
In the third and fourth embodiments, the tilting toilet seat box 70 shown in FIGS. The toilet seat box 70 is installed on the upper surface of the toilet body 10 on the rear side of the toilet bowl. A toilet seat 72 and a toilet lid 74 are pivotally supported by the toilet seat box 70. A sanitary washing device including a hot water tank, a pump, a valve, and a washing nozzle is installed in the toilet seat box 70.
[0022]
The toilet seat box 70 is tilted by a tilt mechanism shown in FIG. The tilt mechanism includes a base 80 fixed to the upper surface of the toilet body 10, a rack 82 formed on the upper surface of the base 80, a pinion 84 provided on the toilet seat box 70 and meshing with the rack 82, and a pivot 88. , 90, a link 86 pivotally connected to the base 80 and the toilet seat box 70 at respective ends. A motor (not shown) is connected to the pinion 84 via a speed reducer.
[0023]
In the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the toilet seat box 70 is horizontal. Rotating the pinion 84 in the forward direction (clockwise direction) by a motor, is moved forward the seat box 70, the front side of the toilet seat box 70 is pushed up by a link 86, as indicated by two-dot chain line in FIG. 3 70 ' The front edge side is lifted, and the toilet seat box 70 is inclined.
[0024]
In the case of the tilting toilet seat box 70, when the raising switch 44 of the remote controller 40 is pressed, the motor rotates forward, the toilet seat box 70 tilts, and when the descending switch 46 is pressed, the motor rotates reversely and the toilet seat box 70 returns to horizontal.
[0025]
In this embodiment, when the toilet seat 72 is in the lying state, the toilet seat box 70 does not tilt even if the elevation switch 44 is pressed. Then, the toilet seat 72 is erected, and the toilet switch box 70 can be tilted by the elevation switch 44 only when the upright detection sensor 30 detects the toilet seat 72 .
[0026]
In the present invention, when the front cover 20 or the toilet seat box 70 rises or tilts, a mechanism may be provided for discharging the liquid detergent to the upper surface of the toilet body below the front cover 20 or the toilet seat box 70.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the toilet seat support member can be raised or tilted only when the toilet seat is standing up, and the failure of the lifting / lowering device or the tilting device is prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a Western-style toilet equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tiltable toilet seat box.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the toilet seat box of FIG. 2;
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Western-style toilet body 14 Sanitary washing device 14a Sanitary washing nozzle 18 Low tank cover 20 Front cover 22 Rear cover 24, 72 Toilet seat 26, 74 Toilet lid 28 Elevating device 30 Standing detection sensor 40 Remote control 70 Toilet seat box 80 Base 86 Link

Claims (2)

In a toilet facility having a toilet body, a toilet seat support member provided on the toilet body, a toilet seat supported by the toilet seat support member, and a lifting device for lifting and lowering the toilet seat support member,
Toilet equipment provided with a lifting prohibition device for disabling an operation of raising the toilet seat support member of the lifting device when the toilet seat is in a lying state . A toilet bowl having a toilet body, a toilet seat support member provided on the toilet body, a toilet seat supported by the toilet seat support member, and a tilting device for tilting the toilet seat support member,
A toilet facility comprising a tilt inhibiting device for disabling an operation of tilting a toilet seat support member of the elevating device when the toilet seat is lying down .

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