JP3815741B1 - Toilet seat selection / exchange device, toilet seat supply device, and toilet seat - Google Patents

Abstract

Toilet seat selection / exchange device capable of arranging on a toilet seat a toilet seat sheet suitable for each person when a plurality of people share a toilet bowl, and a toilet seat sheet supplied after sterilizing and cleaning the toilet seat sheet Providing supply equipment.
A toilet seat selection / exchange device selectively selects one of a storage section (1) for storing a plurality of toilet seat sheets and a plurality of toilet seat sheets (12a, 12b, 12c) in the storage section (1). A toilet seat moving means 2 for taking out the container 1 and moving it on the toilet seat 10 of the toilet bowl and a control means 6 for controlling the toilet seat moving means based on predetermined information are provided. Moreover, in the accommodating part 1, the disinfection part for disinfecting the toilet seat sheet in the said accommodating part 1 and the cleaning part for cleaning the surface of the toilet seat sheet in the said accommodating part are provided, and based on predetermined | prescribed information The toilet seat sheet moving means, the sterilizing unit, and the cleaning unit are controlled to supply a toilet seat sheet on the toilet seat 10.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet seat selection / exchange device capable of selecting and exchanging a toilet seat sheet to be placed on a toilet seat for each use of the toilet bowl, a toilet seat sheet supply device capable of supplying the toilet seat sheet after sterilizing and cleaning, and these It is related with the toilet seat sheet used for.

Conventionally, a toilet has been used in which a toilet seat sheet is disposed on the toilet seat of the toilet. As this toilet seat sheet, for example, a disposable paper sheet that is placed in a toilet bowl and flushed with water after use is automatically or manually placed by a user, and a cloth-made sheet surface is a string or adhesive. Known to be fixed to the toilet seat with an agent or the like. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an automatic sheet paper supply apparatus for automatically supplying a disposable paper sheet as indicated by a symbol P in FIG. 8 onto a toilet seat.
Japanese Patent No. 3079683

  However, when a disposable paper sheet as shown in Patent Document 1 is disposed on the toilet seat, there is an advantage of hygiene because it is disposable, but since it is made of extremely thin paper, the feeling of a plastic toilet seat remains as it is. There are problems such as being transmitted to the human body and uncomfortable, and being disposable, wasting resources and violating the philosophy of environmental protection.

  On the other hand, when a sheet made of cloth is fixed to the toilet seat with a string or adhesive, the toilet seat sheet is comfortable to use because it has a certain thickness and softness. Therefore, there are problems in terms of hygiene and uncomfortable feelings for those who do not want to use toilet seats after others have used them.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems of the prior art, and is suitable for each person each time they use a toilet bowl, especially when multiple persons such as family members share one toilet bowl. It is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet seat selection / exchange device capable of arranging a toilet seat on the toilet seat. It is another object of the present invention to provide a toilet seat sheet supply device that can supply a toilet seat sheet after sterilization and cleaning when the toilet is used when the user lives alone. Moreover, an object of this invention is to provide the toilet seat sheet used for these.

In order to achieve the above object, a toilet seat sheet supply device according to the present invention is a toilet seat for supplying a toilet seat seat disposed on a toilet seat on a toilet seat in a sterilized state so that the user can use it hygienically. A storage unit for storing therein at least one “toilet seat sheet having a thickness of about 2 mm or more and having a surface formed of a flexible material such as plastic or rubber”. And a sterilization unit for sterilizing the toilet seat sheet housed in the housing unit and the toilet seat by the user when the user has finished using the toilet seat sheet on the toilet seat The toilet seat is moved from the state where the toilet seat is present to the state where the toilet seat is not present. When the use is started, the “used toilet seat sheet” accommodated in the accommodating portion and sterilized by the sterilizing portion is moved from the accommodating portion to the toilet seat, and then the toilet seat is moved over the toilet seat. Toilet seat moving means for changing from "the state where no toilet seat is present" to "the state where the toilet seat is present" and when the user starts using the toilet seat, the toilet seat moving means is controlled. And a toilet seat sheet movement control means for moving the “used toilet seat sheet” accommodated in the accommodating portion and sterilized by the sterilizing portion, from the inside of the accommodating portion onto the toilet seat . It is characterized by this.

To achieve the above object, a toilet seat sheet selective exchange device according to the present invention is a toilet seat sheet selective exchange device in which each user can selectively use a toilet seat sheet arranged on a toilet seat of a toilet bowl, and a plurality of toilet seat sheets When the use of the toilet seat by the user and the toilet seat is finished, the toilet seat sheet is moved from the toilet seat into the housing portion, and the toilet seat is in a state where the toilet seat sheet exists. To "a state where no toilet seat is present" and when the use of the toilet seat by the user is started, "a plurality of toilet seat sheets accommodated in the accommodating portion, and from above the toilet seat, One of the plurality of toilet seat sheets including the toilet seat sheet moved into the housing portion is selectively moved from the inside of the housing portion onto the toilet seat, and the toilet seat is present on the toilet seat. From state "not a toilet seat moving means to" state toilet seat is present ", that and a control means for controlling the toilet seat moving means based on predetermined information It is a feature.

Further, in the present invention, the surface of the “used toilet seat sheet” disposed in the housing portion and moved from the toilet seat into the housing portion by the toilet seat sheet moving means is removed from the surface, etc. According to the method, it is desirable that a cleaning unit for cleaning and a cleaning control means for controlling the cleaning unit based on predetermined information are provided.
In the present invention, it is desirable that a heating unit for heating the toilet seat in the storage unit is provided in the storage unit.

  In the present invention, the toilet seat includes a right crescent-shaped right seat corresponding to the right half of the toilet seat and a substantially crescent-shaped left seat corresponding to the left half of the toilet seat. The storage portions are respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the toilet seat, and each store the right seat and the left seat, and the toilet seat seat moving means is connected to the right seat and the left seat from the left and right storage portions, respectively. It is desirable to move the left seat on each of the right and left sides of the toilet seat.

  In the present invention, it is desirable that the storage portion is provided with a height adjustment portion for adjusting the height of the storage portion so as to correspond to the height of the toilet seat.

  Further, the toilet seat according to the present invention is configured to be accommodated in the accommodating portion and to be moved by the toilet seat moving means for use in a toilet seat supply apparatus.

  Further, in the toilet seat selection / exchange apparatus according to the present invention, the recording means for recording the storage position of each toilet seat in the storage unit in correspondence with the identification information of each user, and identifying each user User information acquisition means for inputting information for, based on user identification information from the user information acquisition means and accommodation position information of the toilet seat from the recording means, The toilet seat sheet moving means is controlled, and the toilet seat sheet moving means selectively moves any one of the toilet seat sheets in the accommodating portion based on information from the control means. It is desirable that

Further, in the toilet seat selection / exchange apparatus according to the present invention, a cleaning portion for cleaning the surface of the toilet seat moved from the toilet seat to the housing portion by the toilet seat sheet moving means is provided in the housing portion. It is desirable.
Further, in the toilet seat sheet selective exchanging device according to the present invention, sterilization and / or deodorization for sterilizing and / or deodorizing the toilet seat sheet moved from above the toilet seat into the accommodating portion by the toilet seat sheet moving means in the accommodating portion It is desirable that a deodorizing means is provided.
In the toilet seat selection / exchange apparatus according to the present invention, it is desirable that a heating means for heating the toilet seat in the storage unit is provided in the storage unit.

  Further, the toilet seat according to the present invention is configured to be accommodated in the accommodating portion and to be moved by the toilet seat moving means for use in the toilet seat selection / exchange device.

Moreover, it is desirable that the toilet seat sheet according to the present invention has many concave portions or convex portions formed on the surface thereof.
Moreover, it is desirable that the toilet seat sheet according to the present invention has a large number of holes.
In addition, the toilet seat according to the present invention is preferably formed so as to be gently curved around a virtual line that is substantially orthogonal to the direction of movement from the housing portion to the toilet seat.

  In the toilet seat sheet supply device of the present invention, the toilet seat sheet accommodated in the accommodating portion is sterilized by the sterilizing portion, so that when the user uses the toilet bowl, the sterilized cleanliness is always obtained. It is possible to use toilet seat sheets that have a certain degree of thickness (for example, a thickness of about 2 mm or more) and flexibility (for example, the surface is made of silicon rubber, etc.), which eliminates sanitary problems when using the toilet This can greatly improve user comfort.

  Further, in the toilet seat selection / exchange apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of toilet seats are prepared in the accommodating portion, and any one of the plurality of toilet seats is selectively selected by the control means and the toilet seat movement means. I try to move it over the toilet seat. Therefore, for example, each time the user uses the toilet bowl, the toilet seat sheet corresponding to each user (suitable for each user) can be used. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to avoid the problem of hygiene in the case where a plurality of persons use one toilet seat sheet as in the past and the problem of disgust when using a toilet seat sheet after others have used it. Can do.

  Also, in the present invention, each toilet seat is composed of a right seat and a left seat corresponding to substantially the left and right halves of the toilet seat, and is stored in the left and right storage portions, respectively, and the user uses the toilet bowl. When the right seat and the left seat are respectively moved to the left and right halves of the toilet seat, the toilet seat can be reliably moved and arranged on the substantially elliptical toilet seat.

  Further, in the present invention, for example, provided with user information acquisition means for inputting information for identifying and identifying each user at an appropriate position such as the outside of a toilet door, based on information from the user information acquisition means When the toilet seat moving means is controlled so that the toilet seat corresponding to the user is moved onto the toilet seat, for example, each user stands only outside the toilet door (or, for example, the toilet Each user can move the toilet seat corresponding to the user selectively onto the toilet seat by the control means and the toilet seat seat moving means by standing on the outside of the door. When the toilet enters the toilet, the toilet seat sheet corresponding to the user has already moved onto the toilet seat, and the usability is greatly improved.

  In the present invention, when the toilet seat sheet is provided with sterilizing and / or deodorizing means for sterilizing and / or deodorizing each toilet seat sheet, each toilet seat sheet is sterilized and / or deodorized. Since it is moved from the accommodating portion to the toilet seat in a scented state, hygiene and comfort when using the toilet are improved for the user.

  Further, in the present invention, when the storage unit is provided with a heating means for heating the toilet seat sheets, in the winter season, the toilet seat sheets are preheated from the storage unit. Since it is moved to the toilet seat, the comfort when using the toilet is improved for the user.

  Further, in the present invention, when the accommodation portion is configured to include a height adjustment portion for adjusting the height of the accommodation portion so as to correspond to the height of the toilet seat of the toilet bowl, the toilet seat sheet is Since the height position when discharged from the housing portion can be adjusted according to the height of the toilet seat, the toilet seat can be moved to the toilet seat more accurately and reliably.

  Further, in the present invention, when the concave or convex portions are formed on the surface of the toilet seat sheet, sweat divergence / evaporation from the skin of the user's body part that is in contact with the toilet seat sheet is performed. It is possible to improve the comfort when the user is using by preventing the discomfort due to the stickiness of the skin.

  Further, in the present invention, when configured to form a large number of holes in the toilet seat sheet, it is possible to promote the divergence / evaporation of sweat from the skin of the user's body part in contact with the toilet seat sheet, It is possible to prevent the discomfort due to the stickiness of the skin and improve the user's comfort during use.

  Further, in the present invention, when the toilet seat is configured so that it can be gently bent around a virtual line that is substantially orthogonal to the direction of movement from the storage portion to the toilet seat, the storage of the toilet seat is performed. The operation of discharging from the discharge port of the unit and the operation of moving to the toilet seat can be performed more smoothly and more reliably.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention is a mode as described in Example 1 below.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual block diagram for explaining mainly a toilet seat selection and exchange device for home use according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention mainly from the aspect of electrical configuration. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a storage portion for storing a plurality of toilet seat sheets, and 2 denotes a toilet seat by selectively taking out one of the plurality of toilet seat sheets in the storage portion 1 and discharging it out of the storage portion. It is a toilet seat seat moving part for moving up. As will be described in detail later, the toilet seat moving unit 2 includes a motor and a switch for selecting which of the plurality of toilet seats is used to move the power from the motor. .

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 3 denotes a sterilization / deodorization unit built in the storage unit 1 for sterilizing and / or deodorizing the toilet seat sheets, and 4 is built into the storage unit 1 in winter (user operation). The heater 5 for heating the plurality of toilet seat sheets to about 35-38 ° C., for example, is provided on the leg portion of the housing portion 1 and the height of the housing portion 1 (of the toilet seat sheet of the housing portion 1). This is a height adjustment unit for adjusting the height of the discharge port according to the height of each toilet.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 6 denotes a control unit configured by a microcomputer for controlling the toilet seat sheet moving unit 2, the sterilizing and deodorizing unit 3, the heater 4, and the height adjusting unit 5. For example, an operation unit including a remote controller for inputting operation information from the user to the control unit 6. 8 is a user information acquisition unit that is installed on the outer surface of the toilet door, etc., for acquiring identification information for identifying each user who wants to use the toilet and transmitting it to the control unit 6; It is.
In FIG. 1, the control unit 6 has a built-in recording device (memory), and each toilet seat seat (for example, a total of five) accommodated in the accommodating unit 1 is stored in the recording device. The identification information of the users (for example, five people) and the storage position information in the storage portion 1 of each toilet seat are recorded in correspondence with each other. The toilet seat moving part 2 is configured to selectively move any one of the toilet seats from the plurality of toilet seats in the accommodating part 1. For example, the toilet seat moving part 2 stores the accommodation position in the accommodation part 1 of each toilet seat, and based on the signal of the control part 6 (including information on the accommodation position of each toilet seat) One toilet seat sheet can be selectively taken out and moved onto the toilet seat. As described above, when the control unit 6 receives the user identification information from the user information input unit 8, the storage position of one toilet seat corresponding to the user corresponding to the identification information from the built-in recording device (memory) And a control signal “Take out the toilet seat at this accommodation position and move it onto the toilet seat” is transmitted to the toilet seat moving section 2. Based on this control signal, the toilet seat moving part 2 takes out a specific toilet seat corresponding to the user and moves it on the toilet seat.
In the case of a toilet with a toilet seat cover on the toilet seat, when the control unit 6 receives user identification information from the user information input unit 8, first, based on the preset information, the toilet seat The toilet seat is exposed by raising the cover, and then the toilet seat moving section 2 is operated to move the toilet seat onto the toilet seat.

  Next, FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic diagrams for explaining the configuration and operation of the storage unit 1 and the toilet seat movement unit 2 in the first embodiment. In FIG. 2-3, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part which is common in FIG. In FIG. 2-3, 9 is a toilet bowl, 10 is a toilet seat arrange | positioned at the upper end part of the said toilet bowl 9, 11 is the leg part which supports the said accommodating part 1 from the downward direction. In the middle of the leg portion 11, a height adjusting portion 5 made of, for example, a jack is interposed.

  Also, in FIG. 2-3, 12a-12e are toilet seats arranged in the accommodating portion 1 so as to be movable on the toilet seat 10, respectively, and 13a-13e are lower ends of the respective toilet seats 12a-12e in the drawing. For example, the toilet seats 12a to 12e are fixed to a part and are movable parts, for example, substantially rod-shaped, for moving the toilet seats 12a to 12e between the storage part 1 and the toilet seat. This movable part 13a-13e comprises a part of toilet seat seat moving part 2 of FIG.

  That is, when the user uses the toilet bowl from now on, each of the movable parts 13a-13e receives power from a motor (not shown) constituting the toilet seat moving part 2 and receives the power in the housing part 1 Each toilet seat sheet 12a-12e is pushed upward in the figure by a predetermined distance, discharged from the discharge port 1a of the housing portion 1, and moved onto the toilet seat 10.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing an operation when one toilet seat sheet 12a is moved from the discharge port 1a of the housing portion 1 onto the toilet seat 10 in this way. In FIG. 3, 13a1 is a fixing part for connecting and fixing the toilet seat 12a and the movable part 13a. Further, in FIG. 3, illustration of the leg portion (see reference numeral 11 in FIG. 2) and the lid portion (see reference numeral 9 a in FIG. 4) of the toilet 9 is omitted.

  On the other hand, when the user finishes using the toilet bowl, each of the movable parts 13a-13e receives power from a motor (not shown) that constitutes the toilet seat seat moving part 2 and moves onto the toilet seat. Each toilet seat sheet 12a-12e is pulled downward in the figure by a predetermined distance set in advance, and is moved from the toilet seat 10 to the accommodation position (position shown in FIG. 2) in the accommodation portion 1.

  When performing each of these operations, the switch selectively connects the power of the motor to each of the movable units 13a to 13e corresponding to each user based on a control signal from the control unit 6. By the switching connection by this switch, the driving force from the motor is transmitted to the movable portions 13a-13e connected to the toilet seats 12a-12e corresponding to each user.

  In FIG. 2, the movable parts 13a-13e are illustrated as being formed in a straight line. However, in the first embodiment, the movable part 13a is used in order to reduce the size of the accommodating part 1. -13e may be formed in a curved shape such as an S shape.

  2-3, 14a-14f guides the movement of the toilet seats 12a-12e when the toilet seats 12a-12e are pushed up or pulled by the movable parts 13a-13e. For example, it is a thin plate-shaped guide portion. By the guide portions 14a-14f, the toilet seats 12a-12e are smoothly moved by the movable portions 13a-13e. That is, the toilet seat sheet 12a passes through the gap between the lower surface of the guide portion 14a, the upper surface of the guide portion 14b, and the upper end portion of the guide portions 14b-14f, and the storage position and toilet seat shown in FIG. Reciprocate between 10 and 10. The toilet seat sheet 12b passes through a gap between the lower surface of the guide portions 14b and 14a, the upper surface of the guide portion 14c, and the upper end portion of the guide portions 14c-14f, and is shown in FIG. And the toilet seat 10 are reciprocated. Further, the toilet seat sheet 12c passes through a gap between the lower surface of the guide portions 14c and 14a, the upper surface of the guide portion 14d, and the upper end portion of the guide portions 14d-14f, and is shown in FIG. And the toilet seat 10 are reciprocated. Further, the toilet seat sheet 12d passes through a gap between the lower surface of the guide portions 14d and 14a, the upper surface of the guide portion 14e, and the upper end portions of the guide portions 14e-14f, and is accommodated as shown in FIG. It reciprocates between the position and the toilet seat 10. The toilet seat 12e reciprocates between the accommodation position shown in FIG. 2 and the toilet seat 10 through a gap between the lower surface of the guide portion 14e and the upper surface of the guide portion 14f.

  In FIG. 2, 31a is a cleaning roller disposed near the discharge port 1a on the lower surface of the guide portion 14a, and 31b is a cleaning roller disposed near the discharge port 1a on the upper surface of the guide portion 14f. These cleaning rollers 31a and 31b are arranged to face each other, and a large number of minute brushes are implanted on their surfaces. Therefore, when the toilet seat sheet 12a-12e passes through the vicinity of the discharge port 1a, the surface of the toilet seat sheet 12a-12e is cleaned by the cleaning rollers 31a and 31b to be cleaned and cleaned. In FIG. 2, only the cleaning rollers 31 a and 31 b in which the plurality of brushes are implanted are shown as cleaning means for the toilet seat sheets 12 a to 12 e. You may make it make the cleaning roller which affixed the cloth with a large friction coefficient, such as a felt cloth, for example arranged in parallel with the cleaning rollers 31a and 31b by which the brush was planted. In this case, minute foreign matters on the surface of the toilet seat sheet 12a-12e are more reliably removed.

  In FIG. 2C, the toilet seat seat having a substantially crescent shape (see FIG. 3) corresponding to the substantially half of the left side of the toilet seat 10 is illustrated by the storage unit 1 and the toilet seat sheet moving unit 2 provided on the left side of the toilet seat 10. Although the operation of selectively extruding 12a-12e from the housing position and moving it onto the left half of the toilet seat 10 is shown, in the first embodiment, the same accommodation is also performed on the right side of the toilet seat 10 in the drawing. And a toilet seat moving part. FIG. 4 is a diagram for conceptually showing this. In the first embodiment, the accommodating portions 1 are arranged on the left and right sides of the toilet seat 10, respectively. In the left and right storage portions 1, substantially crescent moon-shaped toilet seat sheets corresponding to the substantially half shapes of the left and right sides of the toilet seat 10 are accommodated. Each of the left and right accommodating parts 1 has a toilet seat moving part 2 built therein. Each toilet seat movement unit 2 incorporated in each of the left and right accommodation units 1 selectively selects, for example, toilet seat sheets 12a and 12a ′ corresponding to the user based on a signal from the control unit 6, respectively. It is taken out and moved on the toilet seat 10 from the left and right directions substantially simultaneously. As a result, the toilet seats 12a and 12a 'are arranged on substantially the entire toilet seat 10.

  Next, in the first embodiment, although not shown in FIG. 2-3, a plurality of toilet seat sheets 12a-12e accommodated in the accommodating portion 1 are sterilized (disinfected) in the accommodating portion 1. ) And / or a sterilizing and deodorizing unit 3 (see FIG. 1) for deodorizing is disposed in the vicinity of each toilet seat sheet 12a-12e. The sterilizing and deodorizing unit 3 includes, for example, an ultraviolet lamp emitting ultraviolet rays having a sterilizing function, an ultraviolet LED (light emitting diode), an ozone spraying device (ozone deodorizing device), charcoal having an odor particle adsorbing function, and other known erasing functions. Consists of odorants and bactericides.

  In the first embodiment, although not shown in FIG. 2-3, the toilet seats 12a-12e accommodated in the accommodating portion 1 are heated in the winter in the accommodating portion 1. A heater 4 (see FIG. 1) is arranged in the vicinity of each toilet seat 12a-12e. The heater 4 is actuated by a signal from the control unit 6 when set in advance by a user in winter or the like.

  In the first embodiment, the user information acquisition unit 8 is disposed outside the toilet door. For example, in the case of a family of five, the user information acquisition unit 8 uses an input device provided with a button that allows each member (user) corresponding to each of the five toilet seat sheets 12a-12e to identify himself / herself. Composed. When each user presses a button for identifying himself / herself before opening the toilet door, a signal from the input device is wirelessly transmitted to the control unit 6. The control part 6 which received this controls the said toilet seat sheet | seat movement part 2 so that the toilet seat sheet | seat corresponding to an applicable user may be pushed out in the toilet seat 10 direction. Therefore, in this case, the toilet seat seat moving unit 2 automatically operates when the user simply presses the button outside the door. Therefore, when the user enters the toilet, the user is already on the toilet seat 10. A dedicated toilet seat is placed.

  In the first embodiment, the user information acquisition unit 8 is not limited to the button type as described above, but can adopt various types. For example, a storage device in which various biological information such as a user's face image, fingerprint information, and voiceprint information is recorded in advance, a CCD camera and a microphone are provided, and when the user stands in front of a toilet door, the user's face image and fingerprint Recognize various biometric information such as information and voiceprint information, collate it with the biometric information registered in the recording device, identify the user, and wirelessly transmit the identification information of the identified user to the control unit 6 You may do it.

  FIG. 5A is a view showing a plane of the toilet seat sheet 12a of the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the toilet seat sheet 12a is formed of, for example, a plastic or silicon rubber material. In particular, when the toilet seat sheet 12a is formed of a flexible silicon rubber material, a soft feel can be obtained when the user's buttocks come into contact, so that not only the handling is easy but also the usability is excellent.

  FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A ′ showing the state in which the toilet seat 12 a of FIG. 5A is cut along the line A-A ′. As shown in FIG.5 (b), in the present Example 1, many recessed parts (dents) 21 are formed in the surface of the said toilet seat sheet 12a. Due to the large number of recesses 21, a large number of minute gaps are generated between the skin of the user's buttocks and the toilet seat sheet 12 a, so that the skin of the user's buttocks is prevented from becoming sticky and the user's comfort is improved.

  Next, FIG.6 and FIG.7 shows the modification of the toilet seat sheet | seat of the present Example 1. FIG. In the toilet seat sheet 22 according to the modification shown in FIG. 6, a large number of holes 23 are formed (instead of the large number of recesses 21 shown in FIG. 5). FIG. 6B is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B ′ of the toilet seat sheet 22 of FIG. 6A cut along the line B-B ′. As shown in FIG. 6 (b), even when such a large number of holes 23 are formed in the toilet seat sheet 22, a large number of holes 23 are formed at many locations on the skin of the user's buttocks, as in the example of FIG. Since it comes into contact, the skin of the user's buttocks is prevented and the user's comfort is improved.

  FIG. 7 shows a toilet seat sheet 24 according to another modification. The toilet seat 24 includes a plurality of plates 24a-24f arranged in parallel in a substantially horizontal direction, and shafts 25a-25e that connect the plates 24a-24f adjacent to each other so as to be bent to a predetermined angle. It is configured. The shafts 25a to 25e are substantially perpendicular to the direction (indicated by the arrow C in FIG. 7A) in which the toilet seat 24 is moved from the accommodating portion 1 to the toilet seat 10 (in FIG. 7A). (Direction indicated by arrow D). Therefore, in the modified example of FIG. 7, the toilet seat sheet 24 as a whole is gently moved along the direction in which the toilet seat sheet 24 moves from the housing portion 1 to the toilet seat 10 (the direction indicated by the arrow C in FIG. 7). It can be bent. FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC ′ showing the state in which the toilet seat 24 is cut along the line CC ′ parallel to the arrow C direction in FIG. c) is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the toilet seat 24 is slightly curved along the arrow C direction. As shown in FIG. 7C, when the toilet seat 24 according to this modification is used, when the toilet seat 24 is moved from the accommodating portion 1 to the toilet seat 10, the toilet seat 24 is moved along the moving direction. Can be gently bent as a whole, so that the movement is performed smoothly.

  Next, a toilet seat sheet supply apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Since the basic configuration of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, the following description will be made with reference to FIG.

  The second embodiment is a toilet seat sheet supply device that allows a single living user to use a clean toilet seat sheet that has been cleaned and sterilized at all times when using each toilet. As a structure for this purpose, as shown in FIG. 8, the storage part 1 for storing at least one toilet seat sheet 12a and the toilet seat 10 from the storage position (position shown in FIG. 8) through the outlet 1a from the storage position (position shown in FIG. 8). Toilet seat movement unit 2 (which is composed of a motor and a movable unit 13a and the like) for moving upward, and control for controlling the toilet seat sheet movement unit 2 based on setting information from the operation unit 7 (remote control) A unit 6 (comprised of a microcomputer or the like) is provided.

  In the second embodiment, the toilet seat sheet 12a has a certain thickness (for example, a thickness of about 2 mm or more), and the surface thereof is formed of a flexible material such as silicon rubber. Further, as in the first embodiment, the accommodating portion 1 includes guide portions 14a and 14f for guiding the movement of the toilet seat sheet 12a, and cleaning rollers 31a and 31b for cleaning the surface of the toilet seat sheet 12a. A sterilization / deodorization unit 3 (see FIG. 1) for sterilizing and deodorizing the toilet seat sheet 12a, a heater 4 (see FIG. 1) for heating the toilet seat sheet 12a in winter, and the like are provided.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, whenever a user uses a toilet bowl, a clean toilet seat sheet 12a that has been sterilized and cleaned can be used with a certain degree of thickness and flexibility. Therefore, the problem of hygiene when using the toilet can be solved, and the user's comfort can be improved. Moreover, even if this Example 2 is used not only for a user living alone but also for a plurality of family users, the above-described effects can be achieved.

  As mentioned above, although each Example of this invention was described, each component which comprises this invention and this invention is limited to what was described as an element which comprises the said Example and said Example, respectively. Various modifications and changes are possible. For example, in the first and second embodiments, two substantially crescent-shaped toilet seat sheets respectively corresponding to the left and right half shapes of the toilet seat 10 are prepared as toilet seat sheets (see reference numerals 12a to 12e in FIG. 2) for each user. In the present invention, one toilet seat sheet corresponding to the overall shape of the toilet seat 10 is prepared as a toilet seat sheet for each user. Then, this single toilet seat may be moved onto the toilet seat 10.

Moreover, in the said Example 1, 2, although the cleaning rollers 31a and 31b as shown in FIG.2, FIG.8 are disclosed as a cleaning means of the said toilet seat sheet | seat 12a-12e, in this invention, For example, “cleaning (washing) medicine container, spraying part for spraying the medicine from this container, roller for rubbing (scraping) the surface of the toilet seat sheet 12a-12e sprayed with this medicine, A cleaning (washing) section comprising a drying section that dries the toilet seat sheets 12a-12e after being rubbed with a roller may be provided.
Further, in the present invention, the toilet seat sheets 12a-12e may be constituted by, for example, "a toilet seat sheet formed of plastic or silicon rubber wrapped with a cloth such as towel cloth around the outer surface". Good.
In the present invention, the toilet seats 12a-12e can be replaced with new ones when they become old or dirty.

The conceptual block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of the toilet seat seat selection exchange apparatus by Example 1 of this invention. The figure for demonstrating the structure of the accommodating part and toilet seat sheet | seat movement part in the present Example 1. FIG. The figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the toilet seat seat moving part by the present Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows notionally a mode that a toilet seat sheet | seat moves to a toilet seat in the present Example 1. FIG. The figure for demonstrating the structure of the toilet seat sheet in the present Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the modification of the toilet seat sheet in this invention. The figure which shows the other modification of the toilet seat sheet in this invention. The figure for demonstrating the structure of the accommodating part and toilet seat sheet | seat movement part in Example 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the automatic supply apparatus of the disposable paper sheet to the conventional toilet seat.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage part 1a Outlet 2 Toilet seat sheet moving part 3 Sterilization deodorizing part 4 Heater 5 Height adjustment part 6 Control part 7 Operation part (remote control)
8 User information acquisition part 9 Toilet bowl 10 Toilet seat 11 Legs 12a-12e, 22, 24 Toilet seat sheet 13a Movable part 14a-14f Guide part 21 Recess 23 Hole 24a Plate 25a Shaft 31a, 31b Cleaning roller

Claims (15)

A toilet seat sheet supply device for supplying a toilet seat sheet disposed on a toilet seat of a toilet bowl to a toilet seat in a sterilized state so that the user can use it hygienically,
An accommodating portion for accommodating at least one “toilet seat sheet having a thickness of about 2 mm or more and having a surface side formed of a flexible material such as plastic or rubber”;
A sterilization unit for sterilizing a toilet seat sheet provided in the storage unit and stored in the storage unit;
When the use of the toilet seat by the user is finished, the “used toilet seat sheet” is moved from the toilet seat into the accommodating portion, and the toilet seat is moved from the “state where the toilet seat sheet exists” to the “toilet seat sheet When the use of the toilet seat by the user is started, the “used toilet seat sheet” stored in the storage unit and sterilized by the sterilization unit is stored. Toilet seat moving means for moving the toilet seat on the toilet seat from within the section to `` state where the toilet seat sheet is present '' from `` state where the toilet seat sheet is not present '' ;
When the use of the toilet seat by the user is started, the toilet seat sheet moving means is controlled so that the “used toilet seat sheet” stored in the storage unit and sterilized by the sterilization unit is stored in the storage unit. A toilet seat movement control means for moving the toilet seat on the toilet seat ;
A toilet seat sheet supply apparatus comprising: In claim 1,
Cleaning for cleaning the surface of the "used toilet seat sheet" that is disposed in the housing portion and moved into the housing portion from the toilet seat by the toilet seat sheet moving means by a method of removing foreign matter on the surface. And
Cleaning control means for controlling the cleaning unit based on predetermined information;
A toilet seat sheet supply apparatus comprising: In claim 1 or 2,
The toilet seat sheet supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a heating means for heating the toilet seat in the storage portion is provided in the storage portion. In any one of Claim 1 to 3,
The toilet seat is composed of a substantially crescent-shaped right seat corresponding to approximately the right half of the toilet seat, and a substantially crescent-shaped left seat corresponding to approximately the left half of the toilet seat,
The accommodating portions are respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the toilet seat, and each accommodates the right seat and the left seat,
The toilet seat sheet supply device is configured to move the right seat and the left seat from the left and right accommodating portions to the right and left sides of the toilet seat, respectively. In any one of Claims 1-4,
The toilet seat sheet supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the accommodating portion is provided with a height adjusting portion for adjusting the height of the accommodating portion so as to correspond to the height of the toilet seat.   A toilet seat sheet configured to be housed in the housing portion and movable by the toilet seat sheet moving means for use in the toilet seat sheet supply apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A toilet seat selection / exchange device that allows each user to selectively use a toilet seat placed on the toilet seat of the toilet,
An accommodating portion for accommodating a plurality of toilet seats;
When the use of the toilet seat by the user is finished, the toilet seat is moved from the toilet seat into the accommodating portion, and the toilet seat is present from the state where the toilet seat is present on the toilet seat. When the use of the toilet seat by the user is started, “a plurality of toilet seat sheets accommodated in the accommodating portion and moved to the accommodating portion from the toilet seat” Any one of the plurality of toilet seat sheets including the above is selectively moved from the inside of the housing onto the toilet seat, and the state where the toilet seat sheet is present is changed from the state where the toilet seat is not present on the toilet seat. Toilet seat seat moving means for
Control means for controlling the toilet seat movement means based on predetermined information;
A toilet seat selection and exchange device characterized by comprising: In claim 7,
Recording means for recording the storage position of each toilet seat in the storage unit in correspondence with the identification information of each user,
User information acquisition means for inputting information for identifying each user;
With
The control means controls the toilet seat movement means based on user identification information from the user information acquisition means and accommodation position information of the toilet seat from the recording means,
The toilet seat moving means selectively moves one toilet seat from a plurality of toilet seats in the accommodating portion based on information from the control means. Sheet selective exchange device. In claim 7 or 8,
The toilet seat selection / exchange apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a cleaning section for cleaning a surface of the toilet seat sheet moved from above the toilet seat into the storage section by the toilet seat sheet moving means. In one of claims 7 to 9,
The storage unit includes sterilization and / or deodorizing means for sterilizing and / or deodorizing the toilet seat sheet moved from the toilet seat into the storage unit by the toilet seat sheet moving unit. Characteristic toilet seat selection and exchange device. In one of claims 7 to 10,
The toilet seat selection / exchange device according to claim 1, wherein a heating means for heating the toilet seat in the storage portion is provided in the storage portion.   A toilet seat seat configured to be housed in the housing portion and movable by the toilet seat seat moving means for use in the toilet seat seat selective exchange device according to any one of claims 7 to 11. In claim 6 or 12,
The toilet seat sheet | seat characterized by the many recessed part or convex part being formed in the surface. In claim 6 or 12,
A toilet seat sheet, wherein a large number of holes are formed. In claim 6 or 12,
A toilet seat, wherein the seat is formed so as to be gently bent about a virtual line that is substantially orthogonal to the direction of movement from the housing portion to the toilet seat.

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