JP6983503B2 - Deodorizer - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a deodorizing device for a toilet bowl.

Conventionally, in a deodorizing device for a toilet bowl, deodorization is performed by sucking air containing an odor with a blower and passing it through a deodorizing cartridge (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-206184

However, in recent years, with the advancement of the cleaning device provided in the toilet bowl, from the viewpoint of securing the installation space, it is required to make the deodorizing device compact while maintaining the deodorizing function.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a deodorizing device that can be made compact while maintaining a deodorizing function.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is installed at the rear part of the toilet bowl (for example, the toilet bowl 4 described later) of the toilet bowl main body (for example, the toilet bowl main body 2 described later), and is opened diagonally downward. A base having an outlet (for example, an outlet 33 described later) on the side (for example, a base 8 described later) and a cover covering the base so as to form a space above the base (for example, a cover 11 described later). (For example, a local cleaning device 3 described later) is provided.

It is preferable that the cover shields at least a part of the air outlet in a side view.

The base is preferably placed on the rear part of the toilet bowl with a space between the outlet and the upper peripheral edge of the toilet bowl.

The air outlet includes a deodorizing section (for example, a deodorizing cartridge 31 described later) that removes the odor contained in the passing air and discharges the passing air diagonally downward, and the air outlet discharges the air released from the deodorizing section. It is preferable to blow it out of the base.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a deodorizing device that can be made compact while maintaining the deodorizing function.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a toilet bowl provided with a local cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed diagonally from above. It is a top view of the toilet bowl with the cover of the toilet seat, the toilet lid, and the local cleaning device removed. It is a perspective view which looked at the local cleaning apparatus from the front diagonally lower side. It is sectional drawing of the deodorizing unit seen in the direction of arrow IV-IV in FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, for convenience, the left-right direction means the left-right direction as seen by the user of the toilet bowl seated on the toilet seat.

First, the toilet bowl 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet bowl 1 provided with a local cleaning device 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed diagonally from above. FIG. 2 is a top view of the toilet bowl 1 with the toilet seat 5, the toilet lid 6, and the cover 11 of the local cleaning device 3 removed.

The toilet bowl 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a flush toilet bowl, and includes a toilet bowl main body 2, a local cleaning device 3, and the like. Further, the toilet bowl 1 includes a tank 100 for storing wash water, a pump for supplying wash water, a valve, a pipe, and the like, but the description thereof will be omitted.

The toilet body 2 includes a toilet bowl 4 that receives filth, a drainage pipe (not shown) extending downward from the bottom of the toilet bowl 4, a toilet seat 5 that opens and closes with respect to the toilet bowl 4, and a toilet lid 6. It is composed. At the top of the toilet bowl 4, there is a rim flow channel (not shown) that creates a swirling flow of wash water along its periphery, and a drop flow path that creates a flow that drops the swirling flow toward the drain pipe (not shown). (Not shown) and.

The local cleaning device 3 is provided at the rear of the toilet bowl 4. The local cleaning device 3 includes a case 7 that houses various functional parts for local cleaning, warm air drying, and the like. The case 7 includes a base 8 installed on the upper peripheral periphery of the toilet bowl 4, a shutter 10 for opening and closing a horizontally long opening 9 formed in the center of the front surface of the base 8, and a cover 11 attached to the base 8. Have. A toilet seat 5 and a toilet lid 6 are rotatably attached to the cover 11.

Such a local cleaning device 3 removes odors generated from a nozzle unit 12 that discharges cleaning water, a hot water supply unit 13 that supplies hot water to the nozzle unit 12, a blower unit 14 that sends out air, and filth. It includes a deodorizing unit 15, a control board 16 that controls the driving of each of the units 12 to 15, a power supply board 17 that supplies power to the control board 16 and various functional components, and the like. The local cleaning device 3 functions as a deodorizing device centering on the deodorizing unit 15.

The nozzle unit 12 is arranged in the center of the base 8. The nozzle unit 12 includes a cleaning nozzle 18 for cleaning the anus, a nozzle driving mechanism 19 for driving the cleaning nozzle 18, a cleaning nozzle 20 for a bidet which constitutes a twin nozzle side by side with the cleaning nozzle 18, and the cleaning nozzle 20. It has a nozzle drive mechanism 21 for driving the cleaning nozzle 20 and a nozzle drive mechanism 21.

The pair of left and right cleaning nozzles 18 and 20 are supported so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the base 8 so as to be parallel to each other and inclined downward toward the front. These cleaning nozzles 18 and 20 are housed inside the shutter 10 with the opening 9 closed when not in use.

The cleaning nozzle 18 for cleaning the anus advances diagonally downward by the nozzle drive mechanism 19, so that the tip thereof pushes the lower side of the inner surface of the shutter 10 through a protrusion (not shown) on the inner surface of the shutter 10. The shutter 10 urged in the direction of closing the opening 9 is opened while rotating upward, and protrudes in front of the opening 9. At this time, the shutter 10 pushed open by the cleaning nozzle 18 is in a downward opening state that opens from the lower side of the opening 9 against the urging force in the direction of closing the opening 9.

The cleaning nozzle 20 for the bidet advances diagonally downward by the nozzle drive mechanism 21, so that the tip of the cleaning nozzle 20 pushes the upper side of the inner surface of the shutter 10 through a protrusion (not shown) on the inner surface of the shutter 10 to open the opening. The shutter 10 urged in the direction of closing the portion 9 is opened while rotating downward, and protrudes in front of the opening 9. At this time, the shutter 10 pushed open by the cleaning nozzle 20 is in an upward opening state that opens from the upper side of the opening 9 against the urging force in the direction of closing the opening 9.

Each of the cleaning nozzles 18 and 20 has a discharge hole 22 at a tip portion located below to discharge the cleaning water supplied by the hot water supply unit 13.

The hot water supply unit 13 is arranged on the right side of the base 8. The hot water supply unit 13 is connected to the cleaning nozzles 18 and 20 via individual pipes, and supplies hot water adjusted to a set temperature to the cleaning nozzles 18 and 20 as cleaning water.

The blower unit 14 is arranged on the right side of the base 8. The blower unit 14 includes a blower duct 24 that guides the outside air to the opening 9, a blower 25 provided in the blower duct 24, a heater 26 provided on the downstream side of the blower 25 in the blower duct 24, and ion generation. The device 27 is provided.

The air duct 24 has an outside air intake port (not shown) at the upstream end, and has an air outlet 28 facing the outside of the case 7 from the opening 9 at the downstream end. The air duct 24 takes in outside air from the intake port and blows out air from the air outlet 28 by driving the blower 25. The blower 25 generates an air flow from the intake port to the air outlet 28 in the blow duct 24. The heater 26 warms the air taken into the air duct 24. The ion generator 27 ionizes the air taken into the ventilation duct 24 to generate positive ions and negative ions.

Such a blower unit 14 blows warm air from the outlet 28 by driving the heater 26 together with the blower 25. Further, the blower unit 14 drives the ion generator 27 together with the blower 25 to blow out wind containing positive ions and negative ions from the outlet 28, and the airborne bacteria are inactivated by these ions. As a result, the growth of airborne bacteria is suppressed or eradicated.

The deodorizing unit 15 is arranged on the left side of the base 8. The deodorizing unit 15 is provided on the downstream side of the deodorizing duct 29 that guides the air in the toilet bowl 4 to the outside of the toilet bowl 4, the blower 30 provided in the deodorizing duct 29, and the blower 30 in the deodorizing duct 29. The deodorizing cartridge 31 is provided.

The deodorizing duct 29 has a suction port 32 formed near the front center of the base 8 at the upstream end and an outlet 33 formed on the left side of the base 8 at the downstream end. The deodorizing duct 29 sucks the air in the toilet bowl 4 from the suction port 32 and blows out the wind from the outlet 33 by driving the blower 30. The blower 30 generates an air flow from the suction port 32 to the air outlet 33 in the deodorizing duct 29. The deodorizing cartridge 31 has a built-in deodorizing catalyst, and by passing the air sucked into the deodorizing duct 29, the odor contained in the passing air is removed.

In the present embodiment, an adsorption type deodorant using activated carbon or the like as a catalyst is adopted as the deodorizing cartridge 31, but a decomposition type having a function of decomposing a substance by irradiating a light beam such as ultraviolet rays like a photocatalyst. May be adopted.

Next, the deodorizing unit 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the local cleaning device 3 as viewed diagonally forward and downward. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the deodorizing unit 15 viewed in the direction of arrows IV-IV in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the air outlet 33 formed on the left side of the base 8 opens diagonally downward toward the left side. The base 8 is placed with a space 34 between the outlet 33 and the upper peripheral edge of the toilet bowl 4. The cover 11 covers the base 8 so as to form a space above the base 8. The cover 11 shields the air outlet 33 from the left side view.

The outlet 33 is formed in a grid pattern by a plurality of linear Confucius extending along the inclination direction thereof. Here, although the opening area is usually reduced by forming the air outlets in a grid pattern, the air outlets 33 of the present embodiment are inclined, so that a sufficient opening area can be obtained.

In the base 8, the portion where the deodorizing cartridge 31 is arranged is inclined downward toward the outlet 33. The deodorizing cartridge 31 is arranged so as to be inclined downward toward the outlet 33. As a result, the deodorizing cartridge 31 discharges the passing air diagonally downward toward the outlet 33. As a result, the air outlet 33 smoothly blows the air discharged from the deodorizing cartridge 31 to the outside of the base 8.

Next, the operation mode of the local cleaning device 3 will be described.

The local cleaning device 3 operates in various operation modes such as a deodorizing mode, an ass cleaning mode, a bidet mode, a warm air drying mode, and an in-pot sterilization mode.

The deodorizing mode is an operation mode for deodorizing the inside of the toilet bowl 4. In the deodorizing mode, the local cleaning device 3 advances the cleaning nozzle 18 for cleaning the anus diagonally downward to rotate the shutter 10 upward to open it downward. After that, the local cleaning device 3 drives the blower 25 of the blower unit 14 to guide the air blown from the outlet 28 in the direction of spreading to the inner surface of the toilet bowl 4 (see the arrow in FIG. 2), and the deodorizing unit. The blower 30 of 15 is driven to suck the air in the toilet bowl 4 from the suction port 32 and remove the odor with the deodorizing cartridge 31. In the deodorizing mode, the local cleaning device 3 does not drive the heater 26 and the ion generator 27 of the blower unit 14.

The buttocks washing mode is an operation mode for washing the anus. In the buttock cleaning mode, the local cleaning device 3 advances the cleaning nozzle 18 for anus cleaning diagonally downward to rotate the shutter 10 upward to open it downward. After that, the local cleaning device 3 drives the hot water supply unit 13 to discharge the cleaning water from the discharge hole 22 of the cleaning nozzle 18 toward the anus, and drives the blower 30 of the deodorizing unit 15 to drive the suction port 32. The air in the toilet bowl 4 is sucked in and the odor is removed by the deodorizing cartridge 31. In the buttocks cleaning mode, the local cleaning device 3 does not drive the blower unit 14.

The bidet mode is an operation mode for cleaning a female's local area. In the bidet mode, the local cleaning device 3 slightly advances the cleaning nozzle 18 for anus cleaning diagonally downward to rotate the shutter 10 slightly upward, and then advances the cleaning nozzle 20 for bidet diagonally downward. By doing so, the shutter 10 is continuously rotated upward to open the shutter downward. After that, the local cleaning device 3 drives the hot water supply unit 13 to discharge the cleaning water from the discharge hole 23 of the cleaning nozzle 20 toward the female local area, and drives the blower 30 of the deodorizing unit 15 to suck the water. The air in the toilet bowl 4 is sucked from the mouth 32 and the odor is removed by the deodorizing cartridge 31. In the bidet mode, the local cleaning device 3 does not drive the blower unit 14.

The warm air drying mode is an operation mode in which the buttocks are dried with warm air. In the warm air drying mode, the local cleaning device 3 advances the cleaning nozzle 20 for the bidet diagonally downward to rotate the shutter 10 downward to open the shutter 10 upward. After that, the local cleaning device 3 drives the blower 25 and the heater 26 of the blower unit 14 to guide the warm air blown from the outlet 28 toward the buttocks. In the warm air drying mode, the local cleaning device 3 does not drive the ion generator 27 of the blowing unit 14 and the deodorizing unit 15.

The in-pot sterilization mode is an operation mode for sterilizing the inside of the toilet bowl 4. In the in-pot sterilization mode, the local cleaning device 3 advances the cleaning nozzle 18 for anus cleaning diagonally downward to rotate the shutter 10 upward to open it downward. After that, the local cleaning device 3 drives the blower 25 and the ion generator 27 of the blower unit 14 to guide the wind containing positive ions and negative ions blown out from the outlet 28 in the direction of spreading to the inner surface of the toilet bowl 4. .. In the pot sterilization mode, the local cleaning device 3 does not drive the heater 26 of the blower unit 14 and the deodorizing unit 15.

According to this embodiment, the following effects are achieved.
The local cleaning device 3 according to the present embodiment is installed at the rear part of the toilet bowl 4 of the toilet bowl main body 2, and has a base 8 having an outlet 33 opening diagonally downward on the side and an upper part of the base 8. A cover 11 that covers the base 8 so as to form a space is provided.
As a result, even when the air outlet 33 overlaps the upper end peripheral edge of the toilet bowl 4 at the top and bottom, air can be blown out from the air outlet 33 to the outside of the base 8, so that the air outlet 33 is the upper end peripheral edge of the toilet bowl 4. It is not necessary to increase the size of the base 8 so that it is located outside the base 8. Therefore, the local cleaning device 3 can be made compact.

Further, the local cleaning device 3 according to the present embodiment includes a cover 11 that covers the base 8, and since the cover 11 shields at least a part of the outlet 33 in a side view, the outlet 33 is hidden and has a design. Can be improved.
Further, since the base 8 is placed with a space between the outlet 33 and the upper end peripheral edge of the toilet bowl 4, it can be used regardless of the size of the toilet bowl 4.
Further, since the air outlet 33 opened diagonally downward blows the air discharged from the deodorizing cartridge 31 diagonally downward to the outside of the base 8, the pressure loss at the outlet 33 can be reduced. can.

Although the preferred embodiment of the local cleaning device 3 of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can be appropriately modified.

1 Toilet bowl 2 Toilet bowl body 3 Local cleaning device (deodorizing device)
4 Toilet bowl 5 Toilet seat 6 Toilet lid 7 Case 8 Base 9 Opening 10 Shutter 11 Cover 12 Nozzle unit 13 Hot water supply unit 14 Blower unit 15 Deodorizing unit 16 Control board 17 Power supply board 18, 20 Cleaning nozzle 19, 21 Nozzle drive mechanism 22 , 23 Discharge hole 24 Blower duct 25 Blower 26 Heater 27 Ion generator 28 Blow outlet 29 Deodorizing duct 30 Blower 31 Deodorizing cartridge (deodorizing part)
32 Suction port 33 Air outlet 34 Interval

Claims (2)

A base that is installed at the rear of the toilet bowl of the toilet body and has a grid-like outlet that opens diagonally downward on the side.
A cover covering the base so as to form a space above the base is provided.
The base is placed on the back of the toilet bowl with a gap between the outlet and the upper edge of the toilet bowl .
The cover, in a side view, deodorizing apparatus that have shields at least a portion of the air outlet that opens obliquely downward. Equipped with a deodorizing part that removes the odor contained in the passing air and discharges the passing air diagonally downward.
The deodorizing device according to claim 1 , wherein the air outlet blows out the air released from the deodorizing portion to the outside of the base.

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