JP4385180B2 - Deodorizing device and toilet with deodorizing function - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet deodorizing means.

Patent Document 1 describes a sanitary washing apparatus that includes a deodorizing nozzle that sprays deodorizing water together with a human body washing nozzle as means for providing a toilet with a deodorizing function. This sanitary washing device is installed on the upper surface of the rear part of the toilet bowl with a frame. It is said that the odor component is dissolved in water and exerts a deodorizing action.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-34075

  The deodorizing means of the sanitary washing device described in Patent Document 1 is one in which a deodorizing nozzle is fixed to a frame body mounted on the rear part of a toilet bowl. Therefore, since deodorizing water is sprayed from the rear of the toilet, this water does not always reach the toilet central area where the odor source is located. That is, the conventional deodorizing means described in Patent Document 1 does not have a reliable deodorizing function.

An object of the present invention is to provide means capable of reliably injecting a deodorizing fluid to a source of odor .

And a feature of the deodorizing apparatus invention you adopt place where has a deodorizing nozzles retractable coupled to the local washing nozzle mounted to the toilet bowl, and means for supplying a deodorizing fluid to the deodorant nozzle The local cleaning nozzle is composed of a cylinder portion and a rod portion that is housed in the cylinder portion so as to be able to advance and retract, and the deodorizing nozzle is configured to advance and retract in conjunction with the local cleaning nozzle and advance from a standby position. Thus, the deodorizing fluid is ejected downward.

  By the way, the deodorizing fluid ejected from the deodorizing nozzle includes a deodorant and a liquid of a fragrance, and a gas body having a deodorizing action and aromaticity.

  In addition, this invention provides the toilet bowl with a deodorizing function by providing the said deodorizing apparatus in a toilet bowl.

  Since the deodorizing apparatus according to the present invention enables the deodorizing nozzle for injecting the deodorizing fluid to be advanced and retracted, even if it is attached to the rear of the toilet, the deodorizing nozzle is advanced to bring it closer to the source of the odor. Is possible. That is, since the deodorizing fluid can be sprayed from the vicinity of the odor generating source, a reliable deodorizing effect can be expected. Moreover, the toilet bowl provided with this deodorizing apparatus exhibits the outstanding deodorizing performance.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a toilet Y with a deodorizing function including the deodorizing apparatus X according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 schematically shows an embodiment of the deodorizing apparatus X according to claim 1 of the present invention. It is shown. The deodorizing apparatus X is not only integrated with the sanitary washing apparatus (local cleaning apparatus) and the toilet seat 2 installed in the toilet body 1, but may be incorporated into the toilet body 1. The deodorizing nozzle 10 of the deodorizing apparatus X is usually disposed in the rear region of the toilet body 1, and a tank for storing the deodorizing fluid, a pump for fluid pumping, etc. is a washing water tank mounted on the toilet body 1. 3 and the case of a sanitary washing device case (not shown). The operation of the deodorizer X is controlled by a control device built in the remote controller 4 or the like.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration in which the deodorizing nozzle 10 is connected to the local cleaning nozzle 20 so that they both move forward and backward. The structures of both nozzles 10 and 20 are almost the same. That is, the deodorizing nozzle 10 comprises a cylinder part 11 fixed at a predetermined position and a rod part 13 accommodated in the cylinder part 11 so as to be able to advance and retreat. The rod part 13 provides a passage for the deodorizing fluid inside. The injection hole 14 is formed on the lower surface side at the front end portion, and the inflow hole 13a is provided at the rear end portion. The cylinder part 11 is provided with a deodorizing fluid supply hole 11a at the rear end part, and a return means such as an urging spring 12 for constantly urging the rod part 13 in the backward direction is provided between the cylinder part 11 and the rod part 13. Has been placed. In addition, it is not hindered to provide a pressure regulating valve at the rear end portion of the rod portion 13 that opens the inflow hole 13a when a constant pressure is applied. Deodorant fluids include liquid deodorants / fragrances, deodorants or fragrances dissolved in water or other solvents, gases with deodorizing action such as ozone, gas bodies mixed with fragrance components, etc. Is used.

On the other hand, the local cleaning nozzle 20 includes a cylinder part 21 and a rod part 23 that is housed in the cylinder part 21 so as to be able to advance and retreat. The rod part 23 has an injection hole 24 formed on the upper surface side of the tip part. An inflow hole 23a is provided at the rear end portion, and a pressure regulating valve 25 that opens at a predetermined pressure is disposed in the inflow hole 23a. A cleaning water supply hole 21 a is provided at the rear end portion of the cylinder portion 21, and an urging spring 22 is disposed between the rod portion 23 and the urging spring 22. The rod portion 13 of the deodorizing nozzle 10 and the rod portion 23 of the local cleaning nozzle 20 are connected by a connecting member 30 and are set to advance and retreat integrally.

In this example, two modes are conceivable. First, the cleaning water is supplied to the local cleaning nozzle 20 and the rod portion 23 is advanced to advance the rod portion 13 of the deodorizing nozzle 10 connected integrally therewith. Then, as shown in FIG. 3 (B), the rod parts 13 and 23 reach the forward end position, and at the same time or after the washing water is jetted upward from the ejection holes 24 of the local washing nozzle 20, By supplying the odor fluid to the odor eliminating nozzle 10, the odor eliminating fluid is jetted downward from the ejection hole 14 of the rod portion 13. In this embodiment, the rod portions 13 and 23 are advanced by the water pressure of the cleaning water supplied to the local cleaning nozzle 20.
The other is to supply the cleaning water to the local cleaning nozzle 20 and at the same time to supply the deodorizing fluid to the deodorizing nozzle 10 so that the rod portions 13 and 23 are moved forward. , 23 reach the forward end position, the cleaning water is sprayed from the local cleaning nozzle 20 and the deodorizing fluid is sprayed from the deodorizing nozzle 10 at the same time. In this embodiment, the rod portions 13 and 23 are moved forward at a total pressure of the water pressure of the cleaning water supplied to the local cleaning nozzle 20 and the fluid pressure of the deodorizing fluid supplied to the deodorizing nozzle 10. .
In addition, in this example, since the pressure regulation valve of the deodorizing nozzle 10 is abbreviate | omitted, it is possible to advance the rod part 13 by setting the hole diameter of the ejection hole 14 appropriately. In this case, it is also conceivable to start the injection of the deodorizing fluid simultaneously with the advancement of the rod portion 13.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the pressure regulating valve 15 is provided at the rear end portion of the rod portion 13 of the deodorizing nozzle 10, the deodorizing nozzle 10 operates as follows. When the pump P is operated by operating the control device S provided on the remote controller or the operation panel and the deodorizing fluid is pumped from the tank T to the deodorizing nozzle 10, the pressure of the fluid flowing into the cylinder portion 11 initially. Thus, the rear end surface of the rod portion 13 is pushed and moves forward against the urging force of the spring 12. As shown in FIG. 2 (B), when the rod portion 13 reaches the forward end position, the internal pressure in the cylinder portion 11b rises, and when the fluid pressure eventually exceeds a predetermined value, the pressure regulating valve 15 is opened to remove the deodorization. The fluid can flow into the rod portion 13. As a result, the deodorizing fluid is jetted downward from the ejection hole 14 formed at the tip of the rod portion 13 and exerts a deodorizing action on the odor generating source in the toilet.

When the pump P is stopped by operating the control device S or by timer control and the supply of the deodorizing fluid to the deodorizing nozzle 10 is terminated, the fluid acting on the rear end surface of the rod portion 13 The pressure drops. As a result, the rod portion 13 is retracted by the biasing force of the spring 12 and returns to the initial standby position.

  As described above, the deodorizing apparatus X according to the present invention is configured to inject the deodorizing fluid after extending the rod portion 13 of the deodorizing nozzle 10 that can advance and retreat, and therefore, the deodorizing fluid as the odor generating source. Can be bathed reliably. In addition, normally, the water storage part formed in the center area | region of a toilet bowl becomes a odor generating position. Accordingly, it is desirable that the rod portion 13 of the deodorizing nozzle 10 is set so that the tip portion is positioned above or near the water reservoir in the center of the toilet bowl when moving forward.

(Second Embodiment)
The deodorizing nozzle 10 shown in FIG. 4 fixes the deodorizing nozzle head 16 to the front-end | tip part of the rod part 23 in the local cleaning nozzle 20 via the connection member 30, and formed in this nozzle head 16 in the shape of a coil, for example. A pipe 17 such as a plastic tube is connected. In this example, the cleaning water is supplied to the local cleaning nozzle 20 and the rod portion 23 is advanced to advance the deodorizing nozzle head 16 integrally connected thereto, as shown in FIG. When the rod portion 23 reaches the forward end position, the deodorizing fluid is supplied downward from the nozzle head 16 by supplying the deodorizing fluid through the telescopic pipe 17.

(Reference example)
In FIG. 5, the local cleaning nozzle 20 having a structure in which a cleaning nozzle head 26 is provided at the tip of a curved arm 27 that also serves as a water passage is swung back and forth by a handle 6 installed on the side of the toilet body 1. This is a so-called swing type sanitary washing device 5. In this sanitary washing device 5, the arm 27, which also serves as a passage for the deodorizing fluid, is integrally attached to the arm 27, and a deodorizing nozzle head 16 having a downward ejection hole may be provided at the tip thereof. . In this example, when the local cleaning nozzle 20 is swung to the forward position, the deodorizing fluid is supplied from the deodorizing nozzle head 16 downward by supplying the deodorizing fluid through the arm 18. .

( Reference example )
FIG. 6 shows an example of a nozzle device 40 in which one rod portion 43 is used for both local cleaning and deodorization. The nozzle device 40 of this example partitions the inside of a rod portion 43 that is housed in a cylinder portion 41 so as to be able to advance and retreat and is urged in a backward direction by a spring 42, and has a flow path 44 for cleaning water and a deodorizing fluid. The flow path 45 was formed. Then, an ejection hole 46 communicating with the cleaning water flow path 44 was formed on the upper surface side of the tip of the rod portion 43, and an ejection hole 47 communicating with the deodorizing fluid flow path 45 was formed on the lower surface side. In addition, an inlet 44a that communicates with the cleaning water flow path 44 and an inlet 45a that communicates with the deodorizing fluid flow path 45 are formed at the rear end of the rod portion 43. The cleaning water inlet 44a includes a predetermined inlet. A pressure regulating valve 48 that opens when the pressure is reached is arranged. Further, the cylinder portion 41 is also partitioned to form a cleaning water chamber 41c and a deodorizing fluid chamber 41d. The cleaning water supply port 41a and the deodorizing fluid supply port 41b are respectively provided in the chambers 41c and 41d. And formed.

In the nozzle device 40 having such a configuration, the rod portion 43 moves forward by supplying cleaning water from the supply port 41a to the cleaning water chamber 41c and simultaneously supplying deodorizing fluid from the supply port 41b to the deodorizing fluid chamber 41d. To do. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the rod portion 43 reaches the forward end position, the pressure regulating valve 48 is opened, and the washing water flows into the washing water flow passage in the rod portion 43, and the ejection hole at the tip portion. Wash water is jetted upward from 46. At the same time, the deodorizing fluid flows through the deodorizing fluid channel 45 in the rod portion 43 and is jetted downward from the ejection hole 47.

( Reference example )
7, in the reference example shown in FIG. 6, instead of partitioning the inside of the cylinder part 41, for example, an expandable / contractible bag member 49 having a bellows structure is arranged in the cylinder part 41, and one end of the bag member 49 is The deodorant fluid supply port 41 b formed in the cylinder portion 41 is connected, and the other end is connected to an inlet 45 a communicating with the deodorant fluid channel 45 of the rod portion 43.

The operation of the nozzle device 40 of this example is in accordance with the above-described reference example. At the same time as supplying cleaning water from the supply port 41a into the cylinder part 41, deodorizing fluid is supplied from the supply port 41b into the bag member 49. By doing so, the rod part 43 is advanced. When the rod portion 43 reaches the forward end position as shown in FIG. 7B, the pressure regulating valve 48 is opened, and the washing water flows into the washing water flow path in the rod portion 43, and the ejection hole 46 at the tip portion. The washing water is jetted upward from. At the same time, the deodorizing fluid is ejected downward from the ejection hole 47 of the rod portion 43.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the toilet bowl with a deodorizing function which concerns on this invention. FIG. 1A relates to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1A is a schematic configuration diagram of the entire deodorizing apparatus showing a cross section of a deodorizing nozzle in a standby position, and FIG. It is drawing which shows an odor nozzle in cross section. FIG. 1 (A) is a cross-sectional view of a deodorizing nozzle in a standby position, and FIG. (B) is a deodorizing nozzle in a forward position, which relates to a first embodiment of a deodorizing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view of a deodorizing nozzle in a standby position, and FIG. 1B is a deodorizing nozzle in a forward position. FIG. It is related with the reference example of a deodorizing apparatus, Comprising: It is drawing which shows the state attached to the toilet bowl in partial cross section. It relates to a reference example of a deodorizing apparatus, and FIG. (A) is a drawing showing a cross section of a deodorizing nozzle in a standby position, and FIG. (B) is a drawing showing a cross section of a deodorizing nozzle in a forward position. is there. It relates to a reference example of a deodorizing apparatus, and FIG. (A) is a drawing showing a cross section of a deodorizing nozzle in a standby position, and FIG. (B) is a drawing showing a cross section of a deodorizing nozzle in a forward position. is there.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS X ... Deodorizing apparatus Y ... Toilet bowl with deodorizing function 1 ... Toilet body 2 ... Toilet seat 5 ... Sanitary washing apparatus 10 ... Deodorizing nozzle 11 ... Cylinder part 13 ... Rod part 14 ... Ejection hole 15 ... Pressure regulating valve 20 ... For local washing nozzle

Claims (2)

  It consists of a deodorizing nozzle that can be moved forward and backward connected to a local cleaning nozzle attached to the toilet and means for supplying a deodorizing fluid to the deodorizing nozzle, and the local cleaning nozzle can be moved back and forth in the cylinder part and the cylinder part. The deodorizing nozzle is configured to advance and retreat in conjunction with the local cleaning nozzle, and advances from the standby position to eject the deodorizing fluid downward. A deodorizing device characterized by being made. A toilet having a deodorizing function, comprising the deodorizing apparatus according to claim 1.