JP6469172B2 - Western-style toilet device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a Western-style toilet device that prevents urine bounced off from a water surface accumulated in an inclined portion and a reservoir portion in a toilet bowl from splashing to the outside of the toilet bowl.

  Western-style toilets are used when the user sits on the toilet seat with the toilet seat placed on the toilet bowl and when the user stands upright with the toilet seat raised during urine excretion There is.

  When the urine is excreted while the user is standing upright with the toilet seat raised, the urine bounces off the surface of the toilet bowl sloped or pooled water and scatters to the outside of the toilet bowl. There is a risk of soiling the walls. Therefore, a Western-style toilet device having a function of preventing urine scattering may be used.

  As such a Western-style toilet device, for example, a toilet bowl, a toilet seat placed on the toilet bowl, and the toilet seat can be covered and divided into two and opened to the side of the toilet bowl. The thing provided with the toilet bowl lid is known (refer to the following patent documents 1).

  In this Western style toilet device, when the user excretes urine with the toilet lid opened to the side of the toilet bowl and the toilet seat raised, the urine rebounds on the water surface accumulated in the slanted part of the toilet bowl and in the reservoir. Even in the case of scattering to the outside of the toilet bowl, urine is attached to the toilet lid that is opened to the side of the toilet bowl to prevent the urine from scattering on the floor or wall surface in the toilet room.

JP 2003-4244 A

  When the urine bounced off the surface of the toilet bowl tilted and the water reservoir is splashed to the outside of the toilet bowl, the urine splashes are on the side of the toilet bowl. Since it adheres to the opened toilet lid, the toilet lid becomes dirty, and there is a risk that it will adhere to the floor surface and wall surface of the toilet room avoiding the toilet lid, which is unsanitary.

  The object of the present invention is to prevent urine from splashing outside the toilet bowl, and since it does not use a toilet lid or the like as a means for blocking urine droplets as in the prior art, it is hygienic. The object is to provide a Western-style toilet device that can be used.

  A Western-style toilet device according to the present invention includes a toilet bowl having a water storage part in which flush water is stored, a toilet seat that can be raised and lowered on the toilet bowl, a toilet lid that can be opened and closed on the toilet seat, And an air ejection device that ejects air so that the urine splashes bounced off the toilet bowl inner surface above the water surface and the water surface above the water surface when urine is excreted are dropped into the toilet bowl .

  In this invention, the toilet lid is divided into two lids on the left and right, and each lid is in a closed state disposed on the toilet seat and in an open state disposed on both left and right sides of the toilet bowl. The air ejection device includes an air ejection port formed on the back surface of each lid, and an air supply means for supplying air to the air ejection port. It is preferable that air is ejected from the air ejection port toward the urine droplets in a state where each lid body of the lid is open and the toilet seat is raised.

  If it does in this way, a part of air ejection apparatus and a toilet bowl lid can be used together, and space saving can be aimed at.

  According to the western-style toilet device of the present invention, when a user uses the toilet seat upright while the urine is excreted, the urine that has rebounded from the water surface accumulated in the inclined part or the reservoir part of the toilet bowl. Since the splash is dropped into the toilet bowl by the air ejected by the air ejection device, it is possible to prevent the urine from splashing outside the toilet bowl, and also to block the urine splash as in the prior art. It is hygienic because a toilet lid or the like is not used as a means for the purpose.

It is a perspective view of the western style toilet device in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which looked at FIG. 1 from the front. It is a perspective view of the western style toilet device in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the western style toilet device in 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In the following description, “upper and lower” and “left and right” refer to the upper and lower and left and right in FIG. 1, and the front side in FIG.

  The Western-style toilet device (1) of the present invention is used when the user sits on the toilet seat (2) with the toilet seat (2) placed on the toilet bowl (3), and when the user uses urine. It is possible to use the toilet seat (2) with the toilet seat (2) standing upright when it is excreted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the western-style toilet device (1) according to the present invention includes a toilet bowl (3) having a reservoir (3a) and an inclined section (3b), and a toilet bowl (3). From the toilet seat (2), which is placed up and down freely between the state of being placed in the toilet bowl and the state of standing up from the toilet bowl (3), and the state of being placed on the toilet seat (2) and the toilet seat (2) Toilet lid (4) arranged to be openable and closable between the state of standing up separately and a low tank that is placed after the toilet bowl (3) to store wash water and supply it into the toilet bowl (3) ( 5) and an air ejection device (6) for ejecting air.

  The peripheral part of the toilet bowl (3) is a hollow rim part, the rim part is a top wall part (3c) extending inward from the upper end part of the side wall of the toilet bowl (3), and the top wall part A side wall (3d) extending downward from the tip of (3c) and a bottom wall (3e) extending outward from the toilet bowl (3) from the lower end of the side wall (3d) are formed in a square cross section.

  The toilet seat (2) is joined to the rear upper surface of the toilet bowl (3) by a hinge (7). The shape of the toilet seat (2) may be an O shape in a top view, or a U shape with a part of the front side of the O shape cut out.

  The toilet lid (4) consists of two lids (8) divided into left and right, and each lid (8) is formed of a thin box-like case that can hold electronic devices etc. It is connected to the outer surfaces of the left and right sides of the bowl (3) by hinges (9).

  Each lid (8) is rotatable between a closed state arranged on the toilet seat (2) and an open state where the toilet bowl (3) is opened to the left and right sides and vertically raised. . In this embodiment, the open state of the lid (8) is a state perpendicular to the toilet seat (2), but the urine droplets can be dropped into the toilet bowl (3) by air. If possible, for example, it may be in an open state of about 135 degrees, and the opening angle of the lid (8) may be determined freely.

  In this embodiment, the user opens / closes the toilet lid (4) manually, but may be automatically performed by a driving means, for example.

  The low tank (5) is a washing water tank that is normally provided for flowing washing water into the toilet bowl (3) after use of the toilet.

  In the state where the toilet lid (4) is open and the toilet seat (2) is raised, the air ejection device (6) includes an air ejection port (10) for ejecting air toward urine droplets, and an air ejection port ( An air supply means (11) for supplying air to 10) and an air control unit (12) for controlling start and stop of air ejection are provided.

  A plurality of air jets (10) are formed by being arranged in four rows in the front-rear direction on the back surface of each lid (8). For example, the air outlets (10) may be formed in a circular shape, or may be formed in parallel in a square shape extending in the front-rear direction instead of the circular shape.

  The direction of air ejection is obliquely downward as indicated by the arrow when the lid (8) is raised so that the air hits the urine droplets. The air may be ejected including sterilization or sterilization mist.

  The air supply means (11) extends along the air outlets (10) aligned in the front-rear direction in the toilet lid (4), is fixed to the toilet lid (4), and is in close contact with the air outlet (10) A flexible air supply pipe (11a) having a through-hole communicating therewith, and provided behind the toilet bowl (3) and connected to the air supply pipe (11a) (not shown), the air supply pipe (11a) And a compressor (11b) for supplying air to the air outlet (10).

  The air control unit (12) is composed of a circuit (not shown) that controls the start and stop of air ejection, and an operation panel (12a) that activates air ejection when the user operates a button. Yes.

  When the user operates the buttons, for example, an operation panel (12a) provided with a squirt button and a stop button is provided on the upper surface of the back surface of the toilet lid (4). In this case, sensors for detecting the open state of the toilet lid (4) and the toilet seat (2) are provided on the hinge (9) of the toilet lid (4) and the hinge (7) of the toilet seat (2), Thus, it is preferable not to operate even if a button is operated, unless an open state of the toilet lid (4) and a state where the toilet seat (2) is raised are detected.

  The operation panel (12a) may be provided with a button for adjusting the air volume, in addition to a button for starting and stopping air ejection. In this embodiment, a controller having an operation panel (12a) may be provided on a vertical wall surface in the toilet room.

  Next, the operation and effect of the Western-style toilet device (1) of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described.

  In the conventional Western-style toilet, when the user raises the toilet lid and toilet seat and then excretes urine, the urine rebounds from the water surface and the inclined part collected in the reservoir part of the toilet bowl, and the spray of urine drops on the toilet bowl. Since it may splash outward beyond the periphery, urine droplets adhere to the toilet bowl and are unsanitary.

  The Western-style toilet device (1) according to the present invention has an operation panel (8) provided on the right lid (8) after the user opens the toilet lid (4) and raises the toilet seat (2). Press the spray button of 12a) to activate the compressor (11b). When the compressor (11b) is actuated, air is ejected from the air ejection port (10) through the air supply pipe (11a) provided in each lid (8). Thereafter, the user excretes urine.

  Then, as shown by the broken line in FIG. 2, the excreted urine rebounds from the water surface accumulated in the water reservoir (3a) of the toilet bowl (3), and the splash of urine passes outside the periphery of the toilet bowl (3). Even if it is about to scatter, it is pushed back into the toilet bowl (3) by the air ejected from the air ejection port (10). As a result, since the urine droplets fall into the toilet bowl (3) without passing over the periphery of the toilet bowl (3), it is possible to prevent urine from adhering to the vertical wall surface and floor surface in the toilet room. .

  Moreover, it is possible to reduce the urine before splashing from the water surface accumulated in the water reservoir (3a) from being scattered outside the toilet bowl (3) by air.

  In the above embodiment, the air control unit (12) may be operated by a sensor that interlocks with the rising of the toilet seat (2), instead of the button operation.

  When the start and stop of air ejection is activated by the sensor, the sensor is provided on the hinge (9) of the toilet lid (4) and the hinge (7) of the toilet seat (2) so that the toilet lid (4) is in the open state. In addition, the sensor detects the state in which the toilet seat (2) is raised, and the compressor (11b) is operated in conjunction with the state in which the toilet seat (2) is raised to start air ejection. When the toilet seat (2) is lowered and placed on the toilet bowl (3), the sensor detects the state where the toilet seat (2) is lowered, the compressor (11b) is stopped, and the ejection of air is stopped.

  In addition, the start and stop of the ejection of air may be activated by a human sensor. In this case, the human sensor is provided on a vertical wall surface at a distance at which the presence of a user in the toilet room can be detected, for example. In the state where the toilet lid (4) is open and the toilet seat (2) is up, when the presence sensor detects the presence of the user, the compressor (11b) is activated to start air ejection . When the presence of the user is not sensed, the compressor (11b) is stopped and the air ejection is stopped. When the toilet lid (4) is in the closed state, the compressor (11b) is stopped and the ejection of air is stopped.

  Next, a western style toilet device (21) according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

  The toilet seat (22) is formed of a thin case that can accommodate an air supply pipe (not shown).

  In this embodiment, a plurality of air jets (23) are formed side by side along the inner periphery of the back surface of the toilet seat (2). The air ejection direction is obliquely downward as shown by the arrow in FIG. 3 in a state where the toilet seat (22) is raised so that the air hits the urine droplets.

  In the toilet seat (22), an air supply pipe having a through hole that is in close contact with and in communication with the air jet outlet (23) is fixed extending along the air jet outlet in the left-right direction. From the air outlet (23).

  In this embodiment, a controller (24) having an operation panel (12a) is provided on a vertical wall surface in the toilet room.

  In the Western-style toilet device of this embodiment, air is ejected from the back surface of the raised toilet seat (22) toward the urine droplets in the toilet bowl (3), so the water surface in the toilet bowl (3) and Even if the splash of urine bounced off the inclined surface is scattered outside the periphery of the toilet bowl (3), it is blocked by air.

  Next, a western style toilet device (31) according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In this embodiment, a plurality of air jets (32) are formed side by side on the inner wall of the rim portion of the toilet bowl (33).

  The air ejection direction may be at least one of the horizontal direction and the diagonally downward direction so as to go into the toilet bowl (33). In this embodiment, the direction is oblique as shown by the arrows in FIG. It is assumed to be downward.

  An air supply pipe (not shown) having a through-hole that is in close contact with and in communication with the air outlet (32) is passed through the hollow in the rim portion, and the air is passed through the air outlet (32) through the air supply pipe. ).

  In this embodiment, a controller (34) including an operation panel (12a) is provided on a vertical wall surface in the toilet room.

  In the western-style toilet device (32) of this embodiment, air is ejected from the inner side wall of the rim portion in the state where the toilet seat (2) is raised, so that the toilet bowl (33) from the water surface and the inclined surface. The splash of urine that bounces off is prevented by air even if it tries to splash outward beyond the periphery of the toilet bowl (33).

(1) Western-style toilet device (2) Toilet seat (3) Toilet bowl (3a) Reservoir (4) Toilet lid (6) Air ejection device

Claims (2)

Toilet bowl having a water storage part for storing washing water, a toilet seat that can be raised and lowered on the toilet bowl, a toilet lid that can be opened and closed on the toilet seat, and a water surface of the water storage part when excreting urine and droplets of urine rebounding from above the toilet bowl inner surface than the surface of the water, a western toilet bowl device that provides an air ejection device for ejecting air so as to fall into the toilet bowl basin,
The toilet lid is divided into two left and right lids,
Each lid is rotatable between a closed state disposed on the toilet seat and an open state disposed in a standing manner on both the left and right sides of the toilet bowl,
The air ejection device includes an air ejection port formed on the back surface of each lid, and an air supply means for supplying air to the air ejection port, wherein each lid body of the toilet lid is in an open state and the toilet seat is A Western-style toilet device configured to eject air from the air ejection port toward the splash of urine in a standing state. Toilet bowl having a water storage part for storing washing water, a toilet seat that can be raised and lowered on the toilet bowl, a toilet lid that can be opened and closed on the toilet seat, and a water surface of the water storage part when excreting urine And a Western-style toilet device equipped with an air ejection device that ejects air so that the splash of urine bounced from the inner surface of the toilet bowl above the water surface falls into the toilet bowl,
The air jet apparatus, an air ejection port formed on the rear surface below the flight seat comprises an air supply means for supplying air to the air ejection opening, in a state in which the seat rises, the air ejection port A Western-style toilet device designed to eject air from the urine toward the urine droplets.

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