JP5028928B2 - Toilet hand washing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hand-washing apparatus provided in a toilet. More specifically, the present invention relates to a structure of a toilet hand-washing apparatus provided in a cabinet installed in the toilet and provided with a water outlet and a drain outlet for hand-washing.

  Normally, the toilet room space is limited, and a storage space for storing small items such as toilets, hand-washing bowls, toilet paper, and toilet detergent must be provided in a small space. Therefore, Patent Document 1 below proposes a system toilet having a cabinet in which a narrow toilet room space is shown wide and user convenience is improved.

That is, in the following Patent Document 1, a Western-style toilet is attached to a cabinet that conceals a low tank, the cabinet is formed of a front plate and a side plate that rise from the floor, and the cabinet width is the same as that of the Western-style toilet. A system toilet has been proposed in which a handwasher as an additional mounting member having a width substantially the same as that of the cabinet is attached to the space above the low tank.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-204652 (pages 7 to 11, FIGS. 1 to 13)

  However, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 13, the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 is applied to a toilet room having a Western-style toilet having a low tank behind the toilet body. This is not necessarily applied to a water pipe direct connection type, so-called tankless type toilet, which does not have a flush tank at the rear. Furthermore, after the user adds work, the user has to change the direction of the body and wash the hands, which is problematic for the elderly and users with physical disabilities.

  The present invention solves such a problem and can effectively use a narrow toilet space, and a user can wash hands while sitting down. Further, such accessories as toilet paper and toilet detergent can be used. It is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet hand-washing apparatus that can also include a storage unit that stores a kind or the like.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means. That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the hand-washing bowl is installed along the side wall surface of the toilet room and is installed in the cabinet having the counter surface. The hand-washing bowl has a water discharge port and a drain port. In addition, the front of the cabinet is opened for hand washing when used, and a lid that is closed to conceal the hand washing bowl after use is provided separately from the hand washing bowl. There is provided a toilet hand-washing apparatus in which a body is pivotally supported by a hinge so as to be pivotable up and down and is freely opened and closed.

The toilet hand-washing apparatus according to claim 2 is a hand-washing bowl installed along a side wall surface of a toilet room and installed in a cabinet having a counter surface, and the hand-washing bowl includes a water discharge port and a drain port. In addition, the front of the cabinet is opened for hand washing when used, and a lid that is closed to cover the hand washing bowl after use is provided separately from the hand washing bowl on the front of the cabinet. the lid is provided slidably in the lateral direction, et al are provided openably.

In addition to the invention described in claim 1, in the toilet hand-washing apparatus according to claim 3 , it is preferable that the lower part of the cabinet for storing the hand-washing bowl is an accessory storage part. It is also possible to attach left and right side cabinets of the cabinet.

In the toilet hand-washing apparatus according to claim 4 , in addition to the invention according to claim 1, the cabinet is preferably built in a side wall of the toilet room.

The toilet hand-washing apparatus according to the first and second aspects of the present invention is as described above, and is provided in a cabinet having a counter surface, and includes a water discharge port and a drain port. When in use, a lid that is normally closed to conceal the hand-washing bowl is provided so as to be openable and closable, so that the counter surface can be used as a mounting table for vases and accessories. In addition, the user can easily wash his / her hand after opening the lid, draining water from the spout, which has appeared, while sitting on the toilet seat. At this time, if the spout and the human body detection sensor are interlocked, water will come out just by bringing the hand under the spout, so that elderly people and users with physical disabilities will be able to use their hands more easily. Can be washed.

In the toilet hand-washing apparatus according to claim 1 , the lid is pivotally supported on the front of the cabinet so that the lid can be pivoted up and down. You can turn your body downwards, drain water from the spout that appears, and wash your hands easily.

Further, while the toilet hand washing apparatus according to claim 2, since the upper Kifutatai is provided slidably in the lateral direction in front of the cabinet, after adding use the user, sitting on the toilet seat, The lid can be rotated downward, water can be discharged from the spout that has appeared, and hands can be easily washed.

The toilet hand-washing apparatus according to claim 3 is as described above. In addition to the effects of the toilet hand-washing apparatus according to claim 1, the lower part of the cabinet for storing the hand-washing bowl is used as a small article storage unit, thereby It can be stored in the cabinet nicely without touching small items such as toiletries and toilet cleaners.

The toilet hand-washing device according to claim 4 is as described above. In addition to the effects of the toilet hand-washing device according to claim 1, the cabinet is normally closed by being built in the side wall of the toilet room. The front surface of the cabinet including the lid and the wall surface of the side wall are integrated to provide a clean appearance and excellent design. Furthermore, the narrow space of a toilet room can be used more efficiently.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a hand-washing apparatus A for a toilet according to a first embodiment of the present invention provided in a toilet room. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional explanatory view showing the structure of the toilet hand-washing apparatus A. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the toilet room is not provided with a flush tank at the rear part of the toilet body, but a so-called tankless type Western-style toilet Y is provided along the side wall W of the toilet room. is set up.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the upper part of the cabinet 1 is a bowl storage part 11, and the lower part is an accessory storage part 12, and the hand-washing bowl 2 is installed in the hand-washing bowl storage part 11, and the bottom surface of the hand-washing bowl 2. The part 21 is provided with a drain port 3. Further, a water outlet 4 is provided facing the hand-washing bowl 2, and water for hand-washing supplied from a non-illustrated water supply pipe flows out of the water outlet 4 manually or automatically by the operation of the human body detection sensor. To do. The drainage port 3 provided in the bottom part 21 is connected to the drainage pipe 5 and is discharged to a drainage main pipe outside the figure.

  On the other hand, a curtain plate portion 111 covering the front surface of the hand-washing bowl 2 constitutes a lower front portion of the bowl storage portion 11, and a lid body 6 having a handle 8 is freely rotatable by a hinge 7 on the upper surface of the curtain plate portion 111. It is pivotally supported by. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the handle 8 is pulled to the front side and the lid body 6 is rotated downward. After the user has added the work, the hand is in a state where the spout 4 appears as shown in FIG. Then, the lid body 6 is rotated upward and closed. Usually, the lid is in a closed state, and the cabinet 1 is stored in the toilet space along the wall surface of the side wall W without a sense of incongruity.

  By configuring as described above, after the user has added his / her work, for example, if he / she holds his / her hand under the spout 4 linked with the human body detection sensor, water automatically flows out and sits down. You can easily wash your hands. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a state in which the user is washing his / her hand while sitting on the toilet seat as described above. After washing the hand, the user pulls the handle 8 upward and closes the lid body 6 as described above, so that the user can use the narrow space of the toilet room efficiently as shown in FIG. it can.

  Next, a toilet hand washing apparatus B according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the toilet hand-washing apparatus B of the second embodiment, and shows a state in which water for hand-washing is discharged from the spout 4. As shown in the figure, a lid 9 having a substantially semicircular cross section that conceals the hand-washing bowl 2 slides laterally on the front surface of the bowl storage portion 11 of the cabinet 1 bulged in accordance with the shape of the hand-washing bowl 2. It is provided freely. In addition, four side cabinets 13 are attached to the left and right of the bowl storage unit 11 and the accessory storage unit 12 to further increase the storage space for storing accessories such as toilet paper and toilet detergent.

  As in the case of the first embodiment, the user adds the use, and then slides and opens the lid body 9 and puts his hand in a state where the spout 4 provided at the upper part of the bowl storage portion 11 appears. wash. At this time, as in the case of the first embodiment, if the spout 4 is interlocked with the human body detection sensor, water automatically flows out by holding the hand under the spout 4 and remains seated. Can easily wash hands. Then, if the lid 9 is closed and the hand-washing bowl 2 is concealed, the cabinet 1 can be placed in the toilet space along the wall surface of the side wall W without a sense of incongruity.

  Furthermore, both the toilet hand-washing apparatus A according to the first embodiment and the toilet hand-washing apparatus B according to the second embodiment can be used by being built into the side wall W. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional explanatory view showing a state in which the toilet hand-washing apparatus A is built in the side wall W. FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the lid body 6 pivotally supported on the upper surface of the curtain plate portion 111 covering the front surface of the bowl 2 is substantially flush with the wall surface of the side wall W, and is integrated to be refreshed. The design will be excellent. Moreover, the narrow space of a toilet room can be used more efficiently.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the toilet hand-washing apparatus B is built in the side wall W. FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, in the case of the toilet hand-washing apparatus B, as in the case of the toilet hand-washing apparatus A, the entire front surface of the cabinet 1 is integrated with the wall surface of the side wall W, and the appearance is refreshed. Even better. Moreover, the narrow space of a toilet room can be used more efficiently.

  Note that mist may be ejected instead of water flowing out from the water outlet 4. In addition, when the user sits on the toilet seat using the human body detection sensor, the lid body 6 may be automatically rotated downward to open, or the lid body 9 may be slid laterally to open. Further, when the user is separated from the toilet seat using the human body detection sensor, the lid body 6 is automatically rotated upward and closed, or the lid body 9 is slid laterally and the lid body 9 in the open state is closed. Good. As described above, various design changes can be made to the present invention, and all are within the technical scope of the present invention without departing from the scope of the claims.

It is a top view which shows the hand-washing apparatus of the toilet concerning 1st Embodiment. It is longitudinal cross-sectional explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the toilet hand-washing apparatus concerning 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the state in which a user wash | cleans a hand, sitting in a toilet seat with the toilet hand-washing apparatus concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the hand-washing apparatus of the toilet concerning 2nd Embodiment, and shows the state from which the water for hand-washing has come out from the spout. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional explanatory drawing which shows the state which built in the hand-washing apparatus of the toilet concerning 1st Embodiment in the side wall. It is a perspective view which shows the state which built the toilet hand-washing apparatus concerning 2nd Embodiment in the side wall.

Explanation of symbols

A Hand-washing cabinet according to the first embodiment B Hand-washing cabinet according to the second embodiment Y Western-style toilet W Side wall 1 Cabinet 11 Bowl storage part 111 Curtain plate part 12 Small article storage part 13 Side cabinet 2 in the second embodiment Hand-washing bowl 21 Bottom face part 3 Drain port 4 Drain port 5 Drain pipe 6 Lid 7 in the first embodiment Hinge 8 in the first embodiment Handle 9 in the first embodiment Lid in the second embodiment

Claims (4)

  A hand-washing bowl installed along a side wall surface of a toilet room and installed in a cabinet having a counter surface. The hand-washing bowl has a water discharge port and a drainage port. The lid that is opened for hand washing and closed after use to close the hand washing bowl is provided separately from the hand washing bowl, and the lid is pivotally supported up and down by a hinge. A toilet hand-washing device that can be opened and closed freely. A hand-washing bowl installed along a side wall surface of a toilet room and installed in a cabinet having a counter surface. The hand-washing bowl has a water discharge port and a drainage port. The lid that is opened for hand-washing and closed after use to close the hand-washing bowl is provided separately from the hand-washing bowl on the front of the cabinet, and the lid is slidable laterally. It is in toilet hand washing equipment provided openably.   The toilet hand-washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a lower part of the cabinet for storing the hand-washing bowl is an accessory storage unit. The toilet hand-washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cabinet is built in a side wall of the toilet room.

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