JP6183780B2 - Toilet equipment - Google Patents

Description

  Aspects of the present invention generally relate to a toilet apparatus, and more specifically, to a toilet apparatus that can wash a user's “butt” or the like sitting on a Western-style toilet bowl with water.

  Some toilet equipment, for example, a local cleaning function that cleans the user's “buttock” sitting on the toilet seat, and hot air drying that blows hot air toward the user ’s “buttock” sitting on the toilet seat. Some are provided with a local cleaning device having functions and the like. Functional parts of various functions possessed by such a local cleaning apparatus are generally incorporated in a casing installed at the upper rear part of a Western-style seat toilet (hereinafter simply referred to as “toilet”). At this time, dirt and dust may accumulate in the gap between the casing of the local cleaning device and the upper surface of the toilet bowl.

  Therefore, the front side of the casing is raised from the upper surface of the toilet and the lower surface of the casing is separated from the upper surface of the toilet so that dirt and dust collected in the gap between the casing of the local cleaning device and the upper surface of the toilet can be cleaned. There is a toilet device that includes an elevating device that allows the casing to tilt (Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, among toilet devices, there is a toilet device in which a toilet bowl cleaning mechanism capable of cleaning the bowl portion of the toilet bowl with cleaning water is provided in a casing. In the toilet apparatus provided with this toilet bowl cleaning mechanism in the casing, when the lifting device described in Patent Document 1 is adopted, the tank which is a functional part of the toilet bowl cleaning mechanism is also inclined, and the cleaning water stored in the tank However, there is a problem that water leaks.

  To solve this problem, the toilet bowl cleaning mechanism and the local cleaning apparatus are attached to the upper surface of the toilet bowl via separate plates, and only the plate of the local cleaning apparatus is lifted from the upper surface of the toilet bowl, so that the casing and the toilet bowl There is a toilet device that can clean dirt and dust collected in a gap between the upper surface of the toilet (Patent Document 2).

  However, in the toilet device of Patent Document 2, since the entire plate of the living room cleaning device rises upward, a lifting device having a large force for durability and raising is required. There is a problem that it becomes large scale.

JP 2010-275686 A JP 2002-4383 A

  The present invention has been made on the basis of recognition of such a problem, and in a toilet apparatus in which a local cleaning mechanism and a toilet bowl cleaning mechanism are built in a casing, dirt accumulated in a gap between the casing and the toilet bowl. An object of the present invention is to provide a toilet apparatus that can easily clean trash and garbage.

  1st invention is provided in the rear part of the toilet main body which has a bowl part, and is provided in the back of the local cleaning mechanism in the rear part of the toilet body, and the local cleaning mechanism which can wash the local part of a human body, In a toilet apparatus comprising a toilet cleaning mechanism capable of cleaning the bowl portion with cleaning water, and a casing incorporating the local cleaning mechanism and the toilet cleaning mechanism, the local cleaning mechanism is configured to connect the toilet main body through a front base plate. The toilet bowl cleaning mechanism is attached to the toilet bowl body via a rear base plate, and the front side of the front base plate rises from the upper surface of the toilet bowl body, whereby the front base plate, the local washing mechanism, A toilet device characterized in that the casing is tiltable.

  According to this toilet device, the front base plate, the local cleaning mechanism, and the casing can be tilted by raising the front side of the front base plate from the upper surface of the toilet body. It can be raised easily without using a large-scale device. Therefore, it is possible to easily clean the dirt and dust collected in the gap between the casing and the toilet bowl.

The second invention is the first invention, the front base plate has a rotary shaft on the rear side, the rotary shaft is inserted into the rotary bearing portion formed on the rear side of the rear base plate It is the toilet device characterized by having.

  According to this toilet device, the front base plate, the local cleaning mechanism, and the casing can be easily inclined without using a large-scale device.

  In a third aspect based on the second aspect, the front base plate includes a first plate on which the local cleaning mechanism is installed, and a second plate having a mechanism for attaching to the toilet body. The first plate is moved up and down from the upper surface of the toilet body by the elevating device capable of tilting the first plate, the local cleaning mechanism, and the casing. The second plate is a toilet device that can be fixed and separated.

  According to this toilet apparatus, since the front plate includes the inclined first plate and the second plate attached to the toilet body, the fixing to the toilet body, the first plate, the local cleaning mechanism, and the casing And can be tilted with a simple lifting device.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the invention, a part of the rear side of the second plate is stacked above a part of the front side of the rear base plate. .

  According to this toilet device, a part of the rear side of the second plate is stacked above a part of the front side of the rear base plate, so even if there is a undulation on the upper surface of the toilet body, Therefore, the first plate, the local cleaning mechanism, and the casing can be inclined with respect to the substantially vertical direction.

  According to the aspect of the present invention, in a toilet apparatus in which a local cleaning mechanism and a toilet bowl cleaning mechanism are built in a casing, dirt and dust collected in a gap between the casing and the toilet bowl can be easily cleaned. A toilet device that can be provided can be provided.

It is a perspective schematic diagram showing the toilet apparatus concerning this embodiment. It is a perspective schematic diagram showing the state which turned the handle in the toilet device concerning this embodiment. It is the schematic diagram which looked at the base plate of this embodiment from the upper side. It is the schematic diagram which looked at the 2nd plate of the front baseplate of this embodiment, and the 3rd plate from the upper part. It is the schematic diagram which looked at the back baseplate of this embodiment from the upper side. It is the schematic diagram which looked at the attachment state with the back baseplate, 2nd, 3rd plate of this embodiment from the upper side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the raising / lowering apparatus of this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the state in which the front baseplate inclined by the raising / lowering apparatus of this embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each drawing, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a toilet apparatus according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a state in which the handle is rotated in the toilet apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  The toilet apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is installed on the upper part of a toilet 800 having a bowl portion 810 at the front. The toilet apparatus 100 includes a casing 200 installed at the upper rear portion of the bowl 810, and a toilet seat 300 and a toilet lid 400 that are pivotally supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the casing 200. In addition, a local cleaning mechanism that realizes cleaning of a user who sits on the toilet seat 300 such as a “butt” is built in the casing 200. Further, a toilet cleaning mechanism capable of cleaning the bowl portion 810 of the toilet bowl 800 with cleaning water is built in the casing 200.

  In addition, as a local cleaning mechanism, for example, a deodorizing function unit that sucks air in the bowl 810 of the toilet bowl 800 and reduces odor components through a filter, a catalyst, or the like, a “butt” of a user sitting on the toilet seat 300, or the like There may be provided a warm air drying function unit that blows and warms the air toward the room, an indoor heating function unit that blows warm air into the toilet room and heats the toilet room, and the like.

  The toilet cleaning mechanism in the present embodiment includes a tank for storing cleaning water, a water supply mechanism for supplying cleaning water to the tank, and a drainage mechanism for draining the cleaning water stored in the tank to the bowl portion 810 of the toilet 800. Consists of.

  A panel 830 is provided on the rear side of the toilet bowl 800. According to this, since the panel 830 can cover the side surface of the toilet bowl 800 or the appropriately provided pipes, the design can be ensured.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a handle (operating unit) 540 is provided at the lower part of the casing 200. The user can pull out the handle 540 to the right by using, for example, a hand. Further, the user can rotate the pulled handle 540 as indicated by an arrow A2 shown in FIG. Then, the front side of the casing 200 rotates about the rear side of the casing 200 as indicated by an arrow A3 shown in FIG. 2, and can be lifted away from the upper surface 820 of the toilet bowl 800.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 2, a larger gap is formed between the casing 200 and the upper surface 820 of the toilet bowl 800 before the handle 540 is rotated in the direction of the arrow A2, that is, before the front side of the casing 200 is raised. Occur between. According to this, the user can easily clean the gap portion by putting a cleaning tool, a hand or the like through the gap between the casing 200 and the upper surface 820 of the toilet bowl 800.

  Moreover, it can suppress that it becomes a state with which dirt and garbage have accumulated in the clearance gap between the casing 200 and the upper surface 820 of the toilet bowl 800. FIG. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the generation of a strange odor from the gap between the upper surface 820 of the toilet bowl 800. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the entire casing 200 is not raised, but the front side of the casing 200 is rotated and raised, so that the local cleaning mechanism built in the casing 200 hardly expands or contracts. Therefore, at the time of raising and lowering the front side of the casing 200, there is little possibility that these pipes and wirings are broken or damaged. Further, the toilet flushing mechanism does not change as it rises.

Next, the attachment structure of the front base plate 10 and the rear base plate 20 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the base plate of this embodiment as viewed from above. FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the second and third plates of the front base plate of the present embodiment as viewed from above. FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the rear base plate of this embodiment as viewed from above. FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the mounting state of the rear base plate, the second plate, and the third plate of this embodiment as viewed from above.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the base plate attached to the toilet bowl 800 includes the front base plate 10 and the rear base plate 20. The local cleaning mechanism is mounted on the front base plate 10 and attached to the toilet bowl 800 via the front base plate 10. Toilet flushing mechanism is mounted to the rear base plate 20, through the rear base plate 20 is attached to the toilet bowl 800. The upper portion of the front base plate 10 and the rear base plate 20 is covered with a casing 200. The front base plate includes a first plate 1, a second plate 2, and a third plate 3.

  The first plate 1 is fixed to the third plate 3 such that the rear side of the first plate 1 is stacked on the front side 30 of the third plate 3. The third plate 3 can be fixed and separated from the second plate 2 by a locking mechanism of the lifting device 500 installed on the third plate 3. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, when the second plate 2 and the third plate 3 are fixed, the front portion of the third plate 3 is stacked above the second plate 2, The 3 plate 3 and the second plate 2 are fixed.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, a nut insertion hole 6 is formed in the second plate 2. The second plate 2 is attached to the toilet bowl 800 through the nut insertion hole 6. As a result, the front base plate 10 including the first plate 1, the second plate 2, and the third plate 3 is fixed to the toilet bowl 800.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the rear base plate 20 has a nut insertion hole 7 formed therein, and is attached to the toilet bowl 800 through the nut insertion hole 7. Further, the rear base plate 20 is formed with a rotary bearing portion 5. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4A, the third plate 3 includes a rotation shaft 4. By inserting the rotation shaft 4 into the rotation bearing portion 5, the third plate 3 and the rear base plate 20 are fixed so that the third plate can rotate about the rotation shaft 4.

  Further, in a state where the rear base plate 20 and the second plate 2 are fixed to the toilet bowl 800, the rear part 9 of the second plate 2 is loaded above the front part 8 of the rear base plate 20. ing. With this configuration, even if the upper surface 820 of the toilet bowl 800 has a undulation, the second plate 2 can be attached substantially horizontally, so that the first plate 1, the local cleaning mechanism, and the casing 200 are substantially vertical. It can be stably inclined with respect to the direction by an elevating device 500 described later.

Next, the detailed structure of the lifting device 500 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the lifting device of the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the front base plate is inclined by the lifting device of the present embodiment.

  The lifting device 500 of this embodiment is installed on the third plate 3 as shown in FIG. The lifting device 500 includes a rotation shaft 530, a handle 540 fixed to one end of the rotation shaft 530, a column (receiving portion) 550 fixed to an intermediate portion of the rotation shaft 530, a hook 570, and a hook 570. A slider 560 for moving the cover, a cover 520, and a case 510 formed on the third plate 3.

  A spring (biasing member) 586 is inserted into the rotation shaft 530, and a first spring presser 585 and a bush 587 that hold the spring 586 are attached. In addition, a lock member 581 that locks the rotation of the tip of the rotation shaft 530 is fixed to the case 510. The slider 560 has a protrusion 561 that protrudes laterally from its side surface, and a spring 589 is inserted into the protrusion 561. In addition, a second spring retainer 583 that moves the slider 560 in the axial direction of the rotation shaft 530 is attached to the rotation shaft 530.

  The hook 570 has a groove portion 571 on its upper surface. On the other hand, the slider 560 has a substantially cylindrical protrusion 563 that protrudes downward from the lower surface, and a protrusion 565 that protrudes forward from the front surface. The protrusion 563 of the slider 560 and the groove 571 of the hook 570 can be engaged with each other, and the protrusion 563 can move in the groove 571. When the slider 560 moves in the axial direction of the rotation shaft 530, that is, when the protrusion 563 of the slider 560 moves in the groove 571 of the hook 570, a part of the hook 570 advances from the case 510. You can go back and forth. In addition, the support column 550 has an engagement convex portion 551 that protrudes to the left and right sides when attached to the rotation shaft 530.

  A part of the rotation shaft 530, the column 550, the slider 560, the lock member 581, the first and second spring retainers 583 and 585, the bush 587, and the springs 586 and 589 are accommodated in the case 510, and Is covered with a cover 520.

Next, a mechanism for raising the front side of the front base plate 10 by the lifting device 500 will be described.
The hook 570 of the present embodiment has a claw portion protruding toward the outside of the lifting device 500. On the other hand, the second plate 2 has an engagement groove that can be engaged with the claw portion of the hook 570. And the 2nd plate 2 and the 3rd plate 3 are being fixed in the state which the nail | claw part of the hook 570 and the engaging groove were mutually engaged.

  Therefore, for example, even if the user tries to lift the front side of the casing 200 forcibly or mischievously, the elevating device having the hook 570 is engaged with the claw portion and the engagement groove. 500 cannot rise from this state. That is, the 3rd plate 3 to which the raising / lowering apparatus 500 was attached cannot raise from the state currently fixed with the 2nd plate 2, as represented to FIG.

  Thereby, even if a user tries to lift or raise the front side of the casing 200 forcibly or mischievously, the casing 200 cannot rise from the state. Therefore, it can suppress that the raising / lowering apparatus 500 etc. of the toilet apparatus concerning this embodiment are destroyed or damaged.

  On the other hand, even if the user rotates the handle 540 and tries to raise the front side of the front base plate 10, the front side of the front base plate 10 cannot rise if the claw portion and the engagement groove remain engaged. Therefore, in the toilet apparatus according to the present embodiment, when the user pulls out the handle 540 as indicated by the arrow A <b> 1 illustrated in FIG. 2, the claw portion of the hook 570 can be retracted into the case 510 of the lifting device 500. Thereby, the engagement between the claw portion and the engagement groove is released, and the front side of the front base plate 10 can be lifted away from the upper surface 820 of the toilet bowl 800.

  In this state, when the user rotates the handle 540 as indicated by an arrow A2 shown in FIG. 2, the support column 550 receives the rotational force transmitted from the handle 540 via the rotation shaft 530, and rotates. Move. That is, when the user rotates the handle 540, the support column 550 is inverted as viewed from the lower surface of the third plate 3.

  Then, the support column 550 is supported by the third plate 3 as illustrated in FIG. As a result, the support column 550 is composed of the first plate 1 fixed to the third plate 3 to which the lifting device 500 is attached, that is, the front side of the front base plate 10 and the rotary shaft 4 of the third plate as a fulcrum. The upper surface 820 of the 800 can be lifted, separated, and inclined. When the support column 550 rotates, the end portion of the support column 550 that is not fixed to the rotation shaft 530 slides on the surface of the third plate 3 while contacting the surface of the third plate 3.

  According to this, the user can easily rotate the handle 540 with a smaller force, and lift the front side of the front base casing 200 away from the upper surface 820 of the toilet bowl 800. Further, according to this, the front side of the front base plate 10 rises from the upper surface of the toilet main body, so that the front base plate 10, the local cleaning mechanism mounted on the front base plate, and the casing 200 can be inclined. It can be easily raised without using a large-scale device that requires durability and great force. Therefore, it is possible to easily clean dirt and dust collected in the gap between the casing 200 and the toilet bowl 800.

  Further, since the third plate and the first plate are lifted with the rotation axis of the third plate 3 as a fulcrum, the front base plate 10, the local cleaning mechanism, the casing can be easily used without using a large-scale device. 200 can be inclined.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st plate, 2 2nd plate, 3 3rd plate, 4 Rotating shaft, 5 Rotating bearing part, 6 Nut inserting hole, 7 Nut inserting hole, 8 Part of front side of rear base plate, 9 Rear of 2nd plate Part of side, 10 front base plate, 20 rear base plate, 30 front side of third plate, 100 toilet device, 200 casing, 300 toilet seat, 400 toilet lid, 500 lifting device, 510 case, 520 cover, 530 rotating shaft, 540 Handle, 550 Post, 560 Slider, 561 Projection, 563 Projection, 565 Projection, 570 Hook, 571 Groove, 581 Lock member, 583 Second spring retainer, 585 First spring retainer, 586 Spring, 587 Bush , 589 Spring, 800 toilet bowl, 810 bowl , 820 top surface, 830 panel

Claims (2)

A local cleaning mechanism provided at the rear of the toilet body having a bowl portion and capable of cleaning a local part of the human body;
A toilet cleaning mechanism provided behind the local cleaning mechanism at the rear part of the toilet body, and capable of cleaning the bowl portion of the toilet body with cleaning water;
A casing containing the local cleaning mechanism and the toilet cleaning mechanism;
Toilet device with
The local cleaning mechanism is attached to the toilet body via a front base plate,
The toilet cleaning mechanism is attached to the toilet body through a rear base plate,
The front base plate is
A first plate on which the local cleaning mechanism is installed;
A second plate having a mechanism for attaching to the toilet body;
A third plate provided on the rear side with a rotation shaft fitted into a rotation bearing portion formed on the rear side of the rear base plate,
By raising and lowering the front side of the first plate from the upper surface of the toilet main body, the first plate, the local cleaning mechanism, and the casing can be tilted, and the second plate and the The third plate is a toilet device that can be fixed and separated . Said second plate portion of the rear side of the toilet apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it is stacked above a portion of the front side of the rear base plate.