JP6962043B2 - urinal - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a urinal, and more particularly to a urinal having a function of instructing a user's standing position.

In order to prevent floor stains due to urine dripping outside the urinal when the user urinates into the urinal, in order to prevent the urine dripping range from expanding, the user first asks the urinal. It is preferred to urinate while standing in an appropriate standing position. In order to indicate this appropriate standing position, there is a method of marking the floor directly with a sticker, paint, or the like, but doing so reduces the design of the toilet space. In addition, considering the cleaning of the floor, it is necessary to maintain the markings.

In the urinal of Patent Document 1, a lighting fixture using an LED as a light source is installed on both outer surfaces of the upper part of the urinal, and the lighting fixture irradiates the floor with light to indicate the standing position of the user. It is disclosed. As a result, it is not necessary to perform marking maintenance in consideration of cleaning the floor, and the design of the toilet space can be considered by switching the light irradiation based on the human body detection.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-65032

However, in the urinal of Patent Document 1, since the lighting fixture protrudes from the outer surface of the urinal, the design of the urinal itself is deteriorated. In addition, there is a risk of being mischievous with the lighting equipment.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a urinal that has a function of indicating a standing position of a user and does not impair the design.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the urinal of the present invention is a urinal having a function of instructing the standing position of the user, and the bowl surface for receiving urine and the urine received on the bowl surface are discharged downstream. A urinal body having a guiding trap pipeline and installed so that the bottom surface is located above the floor surface, and a urinal body provided below the trap pipeline to project light onto the floor surface. As a result, it is provided with a light irradiation unit that indicates the standing position of the user, and the light irradiation unit is provided on the bottom surface of the urinal body.

In the present invention configured in this way, the user is placed in a standing position where urine dripping to the outside of the urinal body is unlikely to occur when the user urinates to the urinal body due to the light projected from the light irradiation unit. Since it can be guided, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of floor stains due to urine dripping outside the urinal body. In addition, since the light irradiation unit that projects the standing position with light is provided on the bottom surface of the urinal body, which is difficult for the user to see, the standing position where urine dripping is unlikely to occur without impairing the design of the urinal. It is possible to realize the guidance to the light-irradiated portion and prevent the light-irradiated portion from being tampered with.

In the present invention, preferably, there is a human body detecting means for detecting that the user has approached the urinal body, and the projection of light from the light irradiation unit is controlled based on the detection by the human body detecting means. ..

In the present invention configured in this way, by configuring the light irradiation unit to be turned off when the user is not close to the urinal body, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the design of the toilet space and to reduce power consumption. Waste can be suppressed.

In the present invention, preferably, the shape of the light projected from the light irradiation unit is a foot shape.

In the present invention configured in this way, the user can easily recognize that the light emitted from the light irradiation unit is the light that guides the standing position at the time of urination, and at the same time, the user can easily recognize his / her foot as the foot. By adjusting to the light of the mold, you can almost certainly stand in the guided standing position.

In the present invention, preferably, the height discriminating means for discriminating the height of the user who has approached the urinal body is provided, and the light irradiation unit is in accordance with the height of the user discriminated by the height discriminating means. , The standing position of the user who projects light onto the floor surface is changed.

In the present invention configured in this way, for example, for a short child, by guiding the child to a standing position closer to the urinal body than a tall adult, urine dripping outside the urinal body can be prevented. The occurrence can be further suppressed.

According to the urinal of the present invention, the urinal has a function of indicating the standing position of the user and does not impair the design.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole urinal which concerns on this embodiment. It is a full sectional view of the urinal which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of the urinal which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the urinals disclosed in the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown below.

The urinal 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire urinal according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a full cross-sectional view of the urinal according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an outline of the urinal according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the urinal 1 is a wall-mounted urinal used by attaching a pottery urinal body 10 to a wall surface W, and its bottom surface 10a is located above the floor surface F. .. The urinal body 10 has a bowl surface 12 for receiving urine inside, and a spreader 20 which is a water discharge device is attached to the upper part of the center of the bowl surface 12 in the left-right direction. The urinal 1 is configured so that the bowl surface 12 is washed with the washing water discharged from the spreader 20 after the user's small use.

The bowl surface 12 is composed of a front surface portion 12a extending substantially parallel to the wall surface W and a side surface portion 12b extending from both sides of the front surface portion 12a toward the front end portion of the urinal body 10.
As shown in FIG. 2, the side surface portions 12b on both sides are formed in a substantially triangular shape in which the width increases downward from the upper end, and the upper portion of each side surface portion 12b is open to the bowl surface 12. Has no part corresponding to the "ceiling surface". Further, the front portion 12a is formed to be substantially flat in the upper portion thereof, and is formed to be curved so as to protrude downward toward the front end portion (the side on which the user stands). Further, the bowl surface 12 is formed so that its front surface portion 12a is smoothly connected to each side surface portion 12b on both sides.

Further, water guide shelves 12c are provided inside each side surface portion 12b, and these water guide shelves 12c are formed so as to descend diagonally from the rear side to the front end side of the urinal body 10. These water guide shelves 12c are stepped portions formed inside each side surface portion 12b. A part of the washing water discharged from the spreader 20 is placed on each water guide shelf 12c and guided around to the front end side of the urinal body 10, cleans the front end side of the bowl surface 12, and drains the drain port 14. It is designed to be discharged from (Fig. 2).

As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom of the bowl surface 12 is provided with a substantially circular drain port 14 for discharging the urine and the washing water received by the bowl surface 12 to the outside of the urinal body 10. Further, the urinal body 10 has a descending pipe 16a extending downward so as to communicate with the drain port 14, an ascending pipe 16b folded back from the lower end of the descending pipe 16a and extending upward, and the ascending pipe 16b. A discharge pipe 16c extending horizontally from the upper end of the wall toward the wall surface W is provided. The discharge pipe 16c is connected to a drainage pipe (not shown), and the drainage pipe is provided so as to pass through the wall surface W and project from the wall surface W. In use, wash water is stored inside the descending pipe 16a and the ascending pipe 16b, and the descending pipe 16a and the ascending pipe 16b use the stored water to seal the drainage port 14 and the drainage pipe (not shown). Functions as an insulating trap line.

Further, a disc-shaped perforated plate 18 is arranged so as to cover the drainage port 14. The perforated plate 18 is provided with a plurality of openings (not shown) so that the urine and the washing water received by the bowl surface 12 can flow out to the drain port 14 through these openings.

The spreader 20 has a substantially columnar main body portion 20a and a washing water supply portion 20b extending from the main body portion 20a to the back side of the front portion 12a of the bowl surface 12. The washing water supply unit 20b of the spreader 20 is supplied with washing water from the water supply 26 via the solenoid valve 26a. The solenoid valve 26a is opened and closed at a predetermined timing based on the control signal of the control unit 28.

A microwave sensor 30, which is a human body detecting means, is arranged on the back side of the bowl surface 12. The microwave sensor 30 is attached to the spreader 20 via a bracket (not shown) on the back side of the bowl surface 12. The microwave sensor 30 is positioned to the right side and downward of the main body 20a of the spreader 20 in the front view of the urinal main body 1, and is directed to emit microwaves diagonally downward. The microwave sensor 30 is configured to irradiate microwaves from the back side so as to pass through the bowl surface 2 and detect the approach of the user to the front side of the urinal 1.

By arranging the microwave sensor 30 on the side and below the main body 20a of the spreader 20 in this way, the microwave is transmitted through the bowl surface 12 without being blocked by the metal parts and the like constituting the spreader 20. be able to. Further, since the microwave passes through the bowl surface 12 made of pottery, it can be arranged on the back side of the bowl surface 12. Therefore, it is not necessary to arrange the human body detection sensor on the front side of the bowl surface 12, and the degree of freedom in designing the urinal 1 can be expanded.

The main body 20a of the spreader 20 accommodates a water discharge unit 24 for discharging the washing water, and the washing water is discharged downward from the water discharge port 24a of the water discharge unit 24.
The wash water supply portion 20b is a tubular portion extending through the front portion 12a of the bowl surface 12 and is connected to a water supply source (not shown) of the wash water. The water discharge unit 24 is configured to communicate with the wash water supply unit 20b so that the wash water horizontally supplied via the wash water supply unit 20b is discharged downward from the water discharge port 24a. It is configured. The spout 24a is a thin opening extending along the mounting surface of the spreader 20, and is configured to spread downward in a fan shape. As a result, as shown by the arrow S in FIG. 1, the washing water discharged from the spreader 20 flows downward along the front portion 12a of the bowl surface 12, and a part thereof is a side surface of the bowl surface 12. It is placed on the water guide shelf 12c provided in the portion 12b and guided to the front end portion of the urinal body 10.

The bottom surface 10a of the urinal body 10 is provided with a light irradiation unit 40 that instructs the user's standing position P by projecting light onto the floor surface F. The light irradiation unit 40 turns off when there is no person near the urinal 1 and does not project light, and when the user approaches the urinal 1, the user's standing position with respect to the floor surface F It is configured to project foot-shaped light that points to P.

Next, the operation of the urinal 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.
The microwave sensor 30 provided in the urinal 1 is configured to transmit / receive microwaves at predetermined time intervals, and is sent to the user's urinal body 10 based on the received microwaves. Detects the approach of. When the approach of the user is detected, the control unit 28 sends a signal to the light irradiation unit 40 to project light from the light irradiation unit 40 onto the floor surface F. The light emitted from the light irradiation unit 40 has a foot shape, and the user stands in a standing position P where urine dripping is unlikely to occur by aligning the foot position with the projected foot shape light. be able to.

When the user leaves the urinal body 10 after the user finishes the urinal, the microwave sensor 30 detects this and sends a signal to the control unit 28. When it is detected that the user has left the urinal body 10, the control unit 28 sends a signal to the light irradiation unit 40 to turn off the light, sends a signal to the solenoid valve 26a, and opens the solenoid valve 26a for a predetermined period. Let me speak. When the solenoid valve 26a is opened, the cleaning water flowing from the cleaning water supply unit 20b of the spreader 20 is discharged through the water discharge port 24a of the water discharge unit 24. The washing water discharged from the spout 24a spreads downward along the front portion 12a of the bowl surface 12 in a fan shape, and the front portion 12a and the side surface portion 12b of the bowl surface 12 are washed. A part of the discharged washing water is guided to the water guide shelf 12c formed on the side surface portion 12b, so that it wraps around to the front end portion side of the urinal body 10 and the side surface portions 2b on both sides are washed. The urine received by the bowl surface 12 and the washing water discharged from the spreader 20 are discharged from the drain port 14 at the bottom of the bowl surface 12 through the descending pipe 16a, the ascending pipe 16b, and the discharging pipe 16c.

According to the urinal 1 of the present embodiment, a light irradiation unit 40 that indicates the standing position P of the user by projecting light onto the floor surface F is provided on the bottom surface 10a of the urinal body 10. .. As a result, the light projected from the light irradiation unit 40 can guide the user to the standing position P where urine dripping to the outside of the urinal body 10 is unlikely to occur when the user urinates to the urinal body 10. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of floor stains due to urine dripping outside the urinal body 10. Further, since the light irradiation unit 40 that projects the standing position P with light is provided on the bottom surface 10a of the urinal body 10 which is difficult for the user to see, the standing position P is not impaired in the design of the urinal 1. It is possible to realize the guidance to the light irradiation unit 40 and prevent the light irradiation unit 40 from being tampered with.

Further, the microwave sensor 30 detects whether or not the user has approached the urinal body 10, and the standing position P is projected by light from the light irradiation unit 40 based on the detection. As a result, when the user is not close to the urinal body 10, the light irradiation unit 40 is turned off, so that the design of the toilet space can be prevented from being deteriorated and wasteful use of electric power can be suppressed.

Further, since the shape of the light projected from the light irradiation unit 40 is a foot shape, the user recognizes that the light emitted from the light irradiation unit 40 is the light that guides the standing position at the time of urination. In addition to being easy, it is possible to almost certainly stand in the guided standing position P by adjusting one's foot to the light of the foot shape.

Although the embodiments of the technology disclosed in the present application have been described above, the technology disclosed in the present application is not limited to the above.

For example, in the above embodiment, the approach of the user is detected by the microwave sensor 30, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the approach of the user may be detected by, for example, an infrared sensor.

Further, the urinal 1 of the above embodiment is provided with a height discriminating means such as a sensor for discriminating the height (height) of the user approaching the urinal body 10, and the user discriminating by the height discriminating means. The position of the standing position P of the user who projects light from the light irradiation unit 40 may be appropriately changed according to the height. As a result, for example, for a short child, the occurrence of urine dripping outside the urinal body 10 is further suppressed by guiding the child to a standing position P closer to the urinal body 10 than a tall adult. be able to.

The elements included in each of the above-described embodiments can be combined as technically possible, and the combination thereof is also included in the scope of the present invention as long as the features of the present invention are included.

1 Urinal 10 Urinal body 10a Bottom surface 12 Bowl surface 12a Front part 12b Side part 12c Water guide shelf 14 Drain port 16a Down pipe 16b Rise pipe 16c Discharge pipe 18 Dish 20 Spreader 20a Main body 20b Washing water supply part 24a Water spout 26 Water supply 26a Solenoid valve 28 Control unit 30 Microwave sensor 40 Light irradiation unit W Wall surface F Floor surface P User's standing position

Claims (4)

It is a urinal that has a function to indicate the standing position of the user.
A urinal body having a bowl surface for receiving urine and a trap pipeline for guiding urine received on the bowl surface downstream, and installed so that the bottom surface is located above the floor surface.
A light irradiation unit provided below the trap pipeline and instructing the standing position of the user by projecting light onto the floor surface.
Is equipped with
The urinal is characterized in that the light irradiation unit is provided on the bottom surface of the urinal body. It has a human body detecting means for detecting that the user has approached the urinal body.
The urinal according to claim 1, wherein the projection of light from the light irradiation unit is controlled based on the detection by the human body detecting means. The urinal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the shape of the light projected from the light irradiation unit is a foot shape. It has a height discriminating means for discriminating the height of a user who approaches the urinal body.
Any one of claims 1 to 3 in which the light irradiation unit changes the standing position of the user who projects light onto the floor surface according to the height of the user determined by the height determination means. Urinals described in the section.

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