JP6661382B2 - Toilet seat device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet seat device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a toilet seat device capable of automatically opening and closing a toilet seat and a toilet lid attached to a toilet body has been known (for example, see Patent Document 1). In the toilet seat device described in Patent Literature 1, an electric opening / closing unit provided with a driving device on at least one of the pivot portions of the toilet seat and the toilet lid enables automatic opening and closing of the toilet seat and the toilet lid.

JP 2014-217779 A

In the conventional toilet seat device as described above, a control unit for controlling the electric opening and closing unit and a control unit for controlling other functional members such as the sanitary washing unit, the hot air drying unit, and the deodorizing unit are provided on one control board. Has been implemented.
Therefore, conventionally, when a slowdown unit or the like is attached instead of the electric opening / closing unit, the control unit that controls the electric opening / closing unit mounted on the control board that controls the functional members has been wasted.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a highly versatile toilet seat device by providing a control board having a control unit for controlling an electric opening and closing mechanism separately from a control board for controlling a functional member.

  The present invention relates to a toilet seat device (for example, a toilet seat device 1 to be described later) attached to a toilet body, and a functional member (for example, a functional member 31 to be described later) disposed at a rear portion of the toilet main body; A cover member (for example, a functional unit cover member 5 described later), a toilet seat and a toilet lid rotatably attached to the cover member (for example, a toilet seat and a toilet lid 2 described later), and a rotation of the toilet seat and the toilet cover An electric opening and closing mechanism (for example, an electric opening and closing mechanism 33 to be described later), and a control board (for example, an opening and closing control board 36 to be described later) having a control unit for controlling the electric opening and closing mechanism. The control board provides a toilet seat device that is attached and fixed to an inner surface of the cover member.

  An electric opening / closing mechanism arranging section in which the electric opening / closing mechanism is arranged (for example, an electric opening / closing mechanism arranging section 321 to be described later); a control board arranging section in which the control board is arranged (for example, a control board arranging section 322); And preferably further includes a fixing member (for example, a fixing member 32 described later) for integrating the electric opening / closing mechanism and the control board and attaching and fixing the electric opening / closing mechanism to the inner surface of the cover member.

  Further, it is preferable that the control board is attached and fixed to an inner side surface of the cover member so as to face downward.

  According to the present invention, by providing a control board having a control unit for controlling the electric opening / closing mechanism separately from the control board for controlling the functional members, it is possible to provide a waste seat apparatus which is highly versatile without waste.

It is a perspective view of the whole composition of the toilet provided with the toilet seat device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view inside the cover member with which the toilet seat device concerning this embodiment is provided. It is a perspective view of the inner surface of the cover member with which the toilet seat device concerning this embodiment is provided. It is a perspective view of the fixing member with which the toilet seat device concerning this embodiment is provided. It is a perspective view of a power supply opening / closing mechanism, a control board, and a fixing member provided in the toilet seat device according to the present embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  In the following description, the front-back direction when viewed from a person sitting on the toilet seat of the toilet seat device 1 is referred to as the front-back direction. The direction in which the pair of side covers 7, 7 are separated from each other is defined as the left-right direction. The direction from the side cover 7 toward the functional unit cover member 5 (upward in FIG. 1) is defined as the upward direction, the opposite direction is defined as the downward direction, and these are defined as the vertical direction. First, an overall configuration 10 of a toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the overall configuration 10 of the toilet includes a toilet seat device 1, a toilet body 6, and a pair of side covers 7.

  The toilet seat device 1 includes a toilet seat (not shown) and a toilet lid 2, a functional unit 3, a washing water tank 4, and a functional unit cover member 5. The toilet seat device 1 is attached and fixed to the upper part of the toilet body 6.

The toilet seat (not shown) and the toilet lid 2 are rotatably attached to the functional unit cover member 5. Specifically, a left hinge portion 211 and a right hinge portion 221 are formed inside the left end portion 21 (lower left side in FIG. 1) and the right end portion 22 (upper right side in FIG. 1) of the toilet lid 2, respectively. Have been. A first pivot shaft member 341 of a first drive member 34 of the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 described later is connected to the left hinge portion 211. Similarly, a second pivot shaft member 351 of the second drive member 35 is connected to a left hinge portion of the toilet seat (not shown).
Thus, the toilet lid 2 is configured to be rotatable by driving an electric motor (not shown) of the first drive member 34, and the toilet seat (not shown) is electrically driven by the electric motor (not shown) of the second drive member 35. ) Is configured to be rotatable by driving.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the functional unit 3 includes a functional member 31, a fixing member 32, an electric opening / closing mechanism 33, and an opening / closing control board 36. The function section 3 is arranged in front of the washing water tank 4.

  The functional member 31 includes, for example, respective mechanisms such as a “sanitary washing mechanism”, a “warm air drying mechanism”, and a “deodorizing mechanism” (not shown), and a main control board 31a having a control unit that controls the respective mechanisms. Be composed. Therefore, the main control board 31a of the present invention does not include a control unit for controlling the electric opening / closing mechanism 33. Thereby, even if the standard of the toilet body 6 is changed, it is not necessary to adjust the main control board 31a, and the functional member 31 of the present invention can be used commonly for toilets of various standards.

  The fixing member 32 shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 includes an electric opening / closing mechanism arrangement section 321, a control board arrangement section 322, and a mounting section 323. The fixing member 32 attaches the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 to the electric opening / closing mechanism arrangement section 321 and attaches the opening / closing control board 36 to the control board arrangement section 322 and integrates them. It is fixed to a mounting portion 52 provided on an inner side surface 51 of a functional portion cover member 5 described later by screws. Thus, the fixing member 32 can attach and fix the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 and the opening / closing control board 36 to the inner side surface 51 of the functional unit cover member 5.

  The electric opening / closing mechanism arrangement section 321 includes a first drive member arrangement section 321a for disposing the first drive member 34, a second drive member arrangement section 321b for disposing the second drive member 35, and a drive member cover 321c. (See FIG. 3).

By arranging the first drive member 34 and the second drive member 35 in each drive member arrangement portion of the electric opening and closing mechanism arrangement portion 321, the first operation of the first drive member 34 from the right side of the electric opening and closing mechanism arrangement portion 321 is performed. The driving shaft member 341 and the second rotation shaft member 351 of the second drive member 35 are arranged so as to be inserted (see FIG. 5).
The driving member cover 321c of the electric opening / closing mechanism arrangement portion 321 is covered with the first driving member 34 and the second driving member 35 so as to cover the first driving member 34 and the second driving member 35, and then is fixed to the fixing member 32 with screws. This makes it possible to prevent the first drive member 34 and the second drive member 35 from falling when the functional unit cover member 5 is installed on the toilet body 6.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control board disposing portion 322 is provided on the right side of the electric opening and closing mechanism disposing portion 321 and is provided in a substantially rectangular shape. The control board disposing portion 322 has a board mounting surface 322a for mounting the open / close control board 36 and an engagement claw 322b for fixing the open / close control board 36.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the fixing member 32 is mounted on the inner side surface 51 of the functional unit cover member 5, the substrate mounting surface 322 a is provided with the substrate mounting surface 322 a facing downward.
Thereby, the control board disposition portion 322 can be fixed to the inner side face 51 of the functional section cover member 5 with the front side 361 of the opening / closing control board 36 described later facing downward. Therefore, the dew condensation generated on the inner side surface 51 of the functional unit cover member 5 flows along the back surface of the control board disposition portion 322, and thus the opening and closing control board 36 can be protected from dew condensation.

As shown in FIG. 5, the engaging claw 322b sandwiches a part of the peripheral edge of the open / close control board 36, and fixes the open / close control board 36 on the board mounting surface 322a.
Thereby, the control board disposition unit 322 can attach various opening / closing control boards 36. That is, even if the opening / closing control board 36 having the control section for performing the necessary drive control is changed due to the change in the standard of the toilet seat and the toilet lid 2, the control board arranging section 322 is formed by using the engaging claw 322b. The various opening / closing control boards 36 can be arranged in the main body.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 includes a first driving member 34 and a second driving member 35. When the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 attaches the fixing member 32 to the inner side surface 51 of the functional portion cover member 5, the first rotating shaft member 341 and the second rotating shaft member 351 form a hole in the functional portion cover member 5 described below. 53 is attached so as to be inserted.

  The first driving member 34 includes an electric motor (not shown) and a first rotating shaft member 341, and the second driving member 35 includes an electric motor (not shown) and a second rotating shaft member 351. The first drive member 34 rotates the toilet seat (not shown) with respect to the functional unit cover member 5, and the second drive member 35 rotates the toilet lid 2 with respect to the functional unit cover member 5. It is.

  The first rotating shaft member 341 and the second rotating shaft member 351 are formed at both ends in the radial direction of the columnar member in such a shape as to be cut along a plane along the axial direction, and each of the functional units described above. It is inserted into the hole 53 of the cover member 5. As a result, the first rotation shaft member 341 and the second rotation shaft member 351 extend to the inside of each left hinge portion, respectively, the first rotation shaft member 341 is connected to the toilet seat, and the second rotation shaft The member 351 is connected to the toilet lid.

The opening / closing control board 36 is provided with a board 362 and a socket 363 on a front surface 361 of the opening / closing control board 36. The board 362 is mounted with a control unit for controlling the torque and the rotation angle of an electric motor (not shown) of the electric opening / closing mechanism 33, and the board 362 is electrically connected to the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 via a socket 363. Connected.
The opening / closing control board 36 is provided adjacent to the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 by being arranged in the control board arrangement section 322 of the fixing member 32 as described above. Therefore, the wiring 37 from the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 to the opening / closing control board 36 of the present embodiment is easier to route than the conventional technique in which the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 is wired to the main control board 31a.

  The washing water tank 4 stores washing water for washing the toilet body 6. The washing water stored in the washing water tank 4 is discharged to the toilet body 6 through a drain port.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the functional part cover member 5 is formed so as to cover the functional part 3 and the washing water tank 4. An attached portion 52 and a hole 53 are formed on an inner side surface 51 of the functional portion cover member 5.

  The attachment portion 52 is a portion to which the attachment portion 323 of the fixing member 32 is attached and fixed. In the present embodiment, the attached portions 52 are provided at four locations on the inner side surface 51 of the functional portion cover member 5, but are not limited thereto, and can be sufficiently supported by the inner side surface 51 of the functional portion cover member 5. The number can be adjusted as appropriate within.

  The hole 53 is formed in a penetrating circular shape communicating from the inner surface 51 to the outer surface of the functional unit cover member 5. The first turning shaft member 341 of the first driving member 34 and the second turning shaft member 351 of the second driving member 35 described above are inserted into the holes 53.

  The toilet body 6 is not particularly limited, and flush toilets of various standards can be applied.

  The pair of side covers 7, 7 are formed so as to cover both left and right sides behind the toilet body 6. The shape of the pair of side covers 7, 7 is symmetrical in the left-right direction of the toilet body 6.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 and the opening / closing control board 36 are assembled to the fixing member 32 as follows, for example.

First, after the resin material is formed into the above-described fixing member 32, the first driving member 34 and the second driving member 35 are arranged on the electric opening / closing mechanism arrangement portion 321 of the fixing member 32, respectively. Thereafter, the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 is formed by covering the driving member cover 321c of the electric opening / closing mechanism arrangement portion 321 so as to cover the first driving member 34 and the second driving member 35.
Next, after the opening / closing control board 36 is attached to the control board arranging portion 322 using the engagement claws 322b, the wiring 37 from the first driving member 34 and the second driving member 35 of the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 is opened / closed, respectively. The connection is made to the socket 363 of the control board 36.
Thereby, the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 and the opening / closing control board 36 are assembled, and the integrated fixing member 32 is obtained.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the fixing member 32 is fixed to the inner surface 51 of the functional unit cover member 5 as follows, for example.
First, a resin material is formed into the above-described functional portion cover member 5 to form the inner surface 51, the attached portion 52, and the hole 53 of the functional portion cover member 5, respectively.
Next, in a state where the first rotation shaft member 341 of the first drive member 34 and the second rotation shaft member 351 of the second drive member 35 are inserted into the holes 53 of the function portion cover member 5, the function portion cover member The mounting portion 323 of the fixing member 32 is applied to the mounting portion 52 of No. 5, and both members are fixed by screws.
Thus, the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 and the opening / closing control board 36 are attached and fixed to the inner side surface 51 of the functional unit cover member 5 in a state of being integrated with the fixing member 32.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the toilet seat device 1 according to the present invention is manufactured, for example, as follows.
First, after the functional member 31 is disposed at the rear of the toilet body 6 in front of the washing water tank 4, the functional part cover member 5 is covered so as to cover the functional member 31 and the washing water tank 4.
Next, the left hinge portion 211 of the toilet lid is attached to the first pivot shaft member 341 extending from the hole 53 of the functional unit cover member 5, and the second pivot protruding from the hole 53 of the functional unit cover member 5. It is attached to the left hinge portion of the toilet seat (not shown) on the shaft member 351.
Thus, the toilet seat device 1 in which the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 and the opening / closing control board 36 are attached and fixed to the inner surface of the functional unit cover member 5 is manufactured.

  According to the toilet seat device 1 of the present embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.

The toilet seat device 1 of the present embodiment is attached to the toilet body 6, and includes a functional member 31 disposed at a rear portion of the toilet body 6, a functional portion cover member 5 that covers the functional member 31, and a functional portion cover member. 5, a toilet seat and toilet lid 2 rotatably attached to 5, an electric opening and closing mechanism 33 for rotating the toilet seat and toilet lid 2, and an opening and closing control board 36 having a control unit for controlling the electric opening and closing mechanism 33. And Specifically, the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 and the opening / closing control board 36 of the toilet seat device 1 are configured to be attached and fixed to the inner surface 51 of the functional unit cover member 5. Specifically, an opening / closing control board 36 for controlling the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 is provided separately from the main control board 31 a for controlling the functional member 31.
As a result, on the inner side surface 51 of the functional unit cover member 5, an electric opening / closing mechanism 33 for performing rotation control according to the standard of the toilet seat and the toilet lid 2 and an opening / closing control board 36 having a control unit for controlling the electric opening / closing mechanism 33. Can be properly installed.
On the other hand, conventionally, when a slowdown mechanism or the like is attached instead of the electric opening / closing mechanism, the control unit that controls the electric opening / closing unit mounted on the control board that controls the functional members has been wasted. In the present embodiment, an opening / closing control board 36 for controlling the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 is provided separately from the main control board 31a for controlling the functional member 31, and the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 and the opening / closing control board 36 are provided inside the functional section cover member 5. By arranging it on the side surface 51, it is possible to provide a highly versatile toilet seat device without waste.

Further, the toilet seat device 1 of the present embodiment includes an electric opening / closing mechanism arrangement section 321 in which the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 is arranged, and a control board arrangement section 322 in which the opening / closing control board 36 is arranged. A fixing member 32 for integrating and fixing the opening and closing control board 36 to the inner surface of the cover member is provided. Specifically, four attached parts 52 provided on the inner side surface 51 of the functional unit cover member 5 are used for attaching the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 and the opening / closing control board 36.
Generally, in order to attach and fix the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 and the opening / closing control board 36 to the inner side surface 51 of the functional unit cover member 5, the mounting portion of the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 and the engaging claw of the opening / closing control board 36 are connected. It was necessary to provide on the inner side surface 51. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the fixing member 32 can be attached to the four attachment portions 52, so that the attachment portion for the opening / closing control board 36 is separately attached to the inner side surface 51 of the functional portion cover member 5. There is no need to provide any parts.
Thereby, the risk of sink occurring when forming the functional portion cover member 5 can be reduced.
Further, in the present embodiment, the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 and the opening / closing control board 36 are integrated, so that the electric opening / closing mechanism 33 and the opening / closing control board 36 are wired to the inner surface 51 of the functional section cover member 5. Can be attached. As a result, the efficiency of the mounting operation can be improved.

Further, in the toilet seat device 1 of the present embodiment, the opening / closing control board 36 is configured to be attached and fixed to the inner side surface 51 of the functional unit cover member 5 in a state of facing downward.
Thereby, the short circuit of the open / close control board 36 due to the dew condensation generated on the inner side surface 51 of the functional unit cover member 5 can be suppressed. As a result, even when the shape of the functional portion cover member 5 is changed, the same configuration and the same function can be used, so that a more practical and highly versatile toilet seat device is provided. can do.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes modifications and improvements as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved.
For example, the functional member 31 of the present invention is not limited to the above-described mechanism, and may appropriately include a mechanism other than the above-mentioned “sanitary washing mechanism”, “hot air drying mechanism”, and “deodorizing mechanism”.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Toilet main body 2 ... Toilet seat and toilet lid 3 ... Toilet seat device 3 ... Functional part 31 ... Functional member 32 ... Fixed member 321 ... Electric opening / closing mechanism arrangement part 322 ... Control board arrangement part 33 ... Electric opening / closing mechanism 36 ... Opening / closing control board ( Control board)
5. Functional part cover member (cover member)
51 ... Inner side surface of functional part cover member (inner side surface of cover member)
6. Toilet main body 10: Overall configuration of toilet

Claims (1)

A toilet seat device attached to a toilet body,
A functional member disposed at the rear of the toilet body,
A cover member that covers the functional member,
A toilet seat and a toilet lid rotatably attached to the cover member,
An electric opening and closing mechanism for rotating the toilet seat and toilet lid,
A control board having a control unit for controlling the electric opening and closing mechanism,
An electric opening / closing mechanism arranging section in which the electric opening / closing mechanism is arranged; and a control board arranging section in which the control board is arranged, wherein the electric opening / closing mechanism and the control board are integrated to form an inner surface of the cover member. And a fixing member for attaching and fixing to the
The control board arranging section, the control board, is attached and fixed to the inner surface of the cover member in a state facing downward,
The toilet seat device, wherein the electric opening and closing mechanism and the control board are attached and fixed to an inner surface of the cover member.

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