JP7122572B2 - toilet hand basin system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a toilet hand basin system.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a conventional hand washing device. The hand basin described in Patent Document 1 is a hand basin installed in a toilet room, and is arranged near the toilet. This hand basin comprises a power supply and an electromagnetic valve that operates with power supplied from the power supply. The solenoid valve is provided in a flow path connecting the water supply source to the spout, and can switch between spouting water from the spout and stopping the water by opening and closing the solenoid valve.

JP-A-6-49885

By the way, since this type of hand washing machine is equipped with electrical devices such as solenoid valves, there are a large number of parts such as electronic parts for power supply, and there are many parts with high cost. For this reason, there is a large price difference in sales compared to a hand washing machine having a faucet that manually switches between discharging and stopping water.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hand-washing device for a toilet that can reduce the number of parts and reduce costs when installing a hand-washing device having an electrically driven valve. It is to provide a device system.

The toilet hand basin system of the present invention includes a toilet seat device that operates by receiving power supply from a power supply unit that generates power, a water faucet connected to a water supply channel, and a water stop and communication system provided in the water supply channel. and a hand basin installed separately from the toilet seat device, the electrically driven valve having an electrically driven valve capable of switching between water and water, wherein the electrically driven valve is operated by being supplied with power from the power supply unit. , wherein the water supply path is branched from a water shut-off valve of a toilet connected to a water pipe.
Another toilet hand basin system of the present invention includes a private washing device that operates by receiving power supplied from a power supply unit that generates power, a water faucet connected to a water supply channel, and a stop provided in the water supply channel. a hand wash basin having an electrically driven valve capable of switching between water and water flow, and installed separately from the private washing device, wherein the electrically driven valve receives power supply from the power supply unit. and the water supply path is branched from a stop cock of a toilet connected to a water pipe.

According to the toilet hand basin system of the present invention, when installing a hand basin having an electrically driven valve, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and reduce costs.

1 is a perspective view of a toilet room to which a toilet hand basin system according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied; FIG. It is sectional drawing of the vertical surface of a toilet same as the above. It is a block diagram of the electric power system of the toilet hand basin system same as the above. It is a block diagram of an electric power system of a toilet hand basin system according to a modification.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The toilet hand basin system of the present embodiment is a system for sharing the power source of the hand basin 6 having the electrically driven valve 63 and the toilet bowl 1 in the toilet room, thereby reducing the cost. can. A toilet hand basin system includes a toilet bowl 1 and a hand basin 6. - 特許庁

A toilet bowl 1 is installed in a toilet room. More specifically, the toilet bowl 1 is placed close to the rear wall 8 of the toilet room. As shown in FIG. 2, the toilet bowl 1 includes a toilet bowl body 2, a power supply section 5, an electric device 3, and a control section 4 (FIG. 3).

The toilet bowl main body 2 is a portion that forms the outer shell of the toilet bowl 1 . The toilet body 2 includes a bowl 21 for receiving the user's waste, a drain trap 23, and an outer shell 24 for accommodating them inside.

The bowl 21 is bowl-shaped and configured to receive the waste discharged by the user. The inner surface of the bowl 21 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane so that the diameter decreases toward the bottom. A cylindrical drain 22 is formed at the lower end of the bowl 21 . An opening 221 is formed in the cylindrical drain 22 and communicates with the interior of the bowl 21 . A drainage trap 23 is connected to the tubular drainage portion 22 .

The drain trap 23 is configured to form a water seal within the bowl 21, and by forming the water seal, it is possible to prevent foul odors and pests from entering the room through the drain pipe. can. The drain trap 23 of the present embodiment includes a flexible trap cylinder 231, a driving device 232 for moving the tip of the trap cylinder 231 between upward and downward, and a case part for accommodating the trap cylinder 231 inside. 233. When water is supplied into the bowl 21 with the tip of the trap cylinder 231 facing upward, sealed water is formed. The collected water can be drained to the drain pipe 81 .

The driving device 232 has a motor as a driving source. The driving device 232 is driven by power supplied from the power supply unit 5 built in the toilet body 2 . Further, the driving device 232 is controlled by the control section 4 .

The shell body 24 forms the shell of the toilet body 2 . The outer shell 24 includes a skirt portion 25 that supports the bowl 21 , a rear cover portion 26 that forms the rear portion of the toilet body 2 , and an equipment housing portion 27 that forms the upper surface of the rear portion of the toilet body 2 . The device housing portion 27 houses a private parts washing device 30 as the electric device 3 , a control section 4 , and a power supply section 5 .

The private parts washing device 30 washes the private parts of the user sitting on the toilet seat. The private parts washing device 30 includes a washing nozzle 31 that ejects washing water and a nozzle driving section 32 that drives the washing nozzle 31 . A nozzle water supply passage 33 connected to a water supply source is connected to the washing nozzle 31 . A water supply valve 34 is provided in the nozzle water supply path 33 . The water supply valve 34 includes an electromagnetic valve that switches between water stoppage and water discharge of wash water, and a flow rate adjustment valve that adjusts the flow rate. These solenoid valves and flow control valves are controlled by the controller 4 .

Here, in the present embodiment, the water supply source for the toilet bowl 1 is configured by a stop cock 9 attached to the wall 8 of the toilet room. The stopcock 9 is connected to a water pipe (not shown).

The nozzle drive unit 32 drives the cleaning nozzle 31 and can switch between a state in which the cleaning nozzle 31 is positioned above the bowl 21 (protruding state) and a state in which the cleaning nozzle 31 is retracted from the bowl 21 (non-protruding state). can. The nozzle drive unit 32 includes, for example, a motor as a drive source and a pinion 321 rotated by the motor. The pinion 321 meshes with a rack portion 311 formed on the cleaning nozzle 31 , and the cleaning nozzle 31 can be moved by rotating the pinion 321 .

The control unit 4 controls the private parts cleaning device 30 . Specifically, the control unit 4 controls the water supply valve 34 and the nozzle driving unit 32 of the private parts washing device 30 . The controller 4 can also control a main body water supply valve 91 (FIG. 3) that switches between supplying water to the bowl 21 and stopping the water supply. The control unit 4 is composed of, for example, a microprocessor mounted on a control board as a main component.

The power supply unit 5 has both a function as a power supply for the toilet bowl 1 and a function as a power supply for the hand basin 6 . As shown in FIG. 3, in the toilet bowl 1, the power supply unit 5 is connected to the private parts washing device 30 (nozzle drive unit 32, water supply valve 34), the control unit 4, the drive unit 232 of the drain trap 23, the main water supply valve 91, and the like. supply power. In addition, the power supply unit 5 supplies electric power to the hand wash basin 6 to an electrically driven valve 63 that switches between water stoppage and water discharge of the faucet 62 and a valve control device 64 that controls the electrically driven valve 63. can do.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the power supply section 5 is arranged inside the device housing section 27 of the toilet body 2 . The power supply unit 5 is a part for generating drive power for driving the electrical equipment 3 and the like from a commercial power supply, and the power supply unit 5 of this embodiment includes a rectifier circuit. The rectifier circuit is composed of, for example, a diode bridge or the like, and can rectify commercial power to generate DC power. A plug that can be connected to an outlet installed on the wall surface of the toilet room is connected to the power supply unit 5 via a power cord. The power supply unit 5 may be composed of, for example, a DC power supply battery.

The hand basin 6 is installed on a side wall 82 of the toilet bowl 1 and is installed apart from the toilet bowl 1. - 特許庁The handwashing basin 6 includes a handwashing bowl 61 , a faucet 62 , an electrically driven valve 63 , a valve control device 64 and a cover portion 65 .

Hand-washing bowl 61 is configured to receive water discharged from faucet 62 . A drainage channel 66 is connected to the bottom of the hand-washing bowl 61 . The drainage channel 66 is connected to the case portion 233 of the drainage trap 23 of the toilet bowl 1 . As a result, the water received in the hand washing bowl 61 is discharged into the drain trap 23 of the toilet bowl 1 through the drain channel 66. - 特許庁The upstream end of the drainage channel 66 of this embodiment is curved in a substantially U-shape to form a trap portion 67 . In addition, the drainage channel 66 of this embodiment is configured by the inside of the pipe.

The trap part 67 is arranged below the hand-washing bowl 61 . The trap portion 67 is configured to form a certain amount of drainage (sealed water), and this sealed water allows foul odors and harmful insects to enter the room from the drain pipe through the discharge port 621 of the faucet 62. Intrusion can be prevented.

A faucet 62 is arranged above the hand-washing bowl 61 . The faucet 62 has a discharge port 621 for discharging water. The discharge port 621 is connected to the hand washing side water supply channel 69 branched from the water shutoff valve 9 of the toilet bowl 1 . An electrically driven valve 63 is provided in the hand washing side water supply channel 69 .

The electrically driven valve 63 is a valve that uses electricity as a driving source and can switch between stopping and passing water through the hand washing side water supply channel 69 . The electrically driven valve 63 can switch between water discharge and water stop from the discharge port 621 of the faucet 62 by switching the water supply channel 69 on the hand wash side between water supply and water supply. The electrically driven valve 63 is composed of an electromagnetic valve or an electrically operated valve, and is electrically connected to the power supply section 5 of the toilet bowl 1 via a harness 68 . That is, the electrically driven valve 63 is configured to receive power supply from the power supply section 5 .

A valve controller 64 controls the electrically driven valve 63 . The valve control device 64 performs at least switching control of the electrically driven valve 63 between water stoppage and water flow. When the electrically driven valve 63 is a motor-operated valve, the valve control device 64 may perform flow rate control capable of adjusting the flow rate in addition to switching control between water stoppage and water flow. The valve control device 64 is electrically connected to the power supply section 5 of the toilet bowl 1 via a harness 68 . That is, the valve control device 64 is configured to receive power supply from the power supply section 5, like the electrically driven valve 63. As shown in FIG. The valve control device 64 is configured with, for example, a microprocessor mounted on a control board as a main component.

The cover part 65 is arranged below the hand-washing bowl 61 and covers the trap part 67 of the drainage channel 66 . By providing the cover portion 65, it is possible to prevent the exterior appearance of the room from being spoiled.

The toilet hand basin system of the present embodiment has a cover body 7 that covers the pipes forming the hand washing side water supply channel 69 and the pipes forming the drain channel 66 . The cover body 7 can accommodate not only the piping but also the harness 68 that connects the electrically driven valve 63 and the valve control device 64 to the power source section 5 . The cover body 7 is arranged below the counter 71 . The counter 71 is attached to the side walls 82 . The upper surface of the counter 71 is a horizontal surface and is configured so that an object can be placed thereon.

〔effect〕
As described above, the toilet hand basin system of this embodiment includes the toilet bowl 1 and the hand basin 6 . The toilet bowl 1 has a power supply unit 5 built into the toilet bowl body 2 and an electric device 3 that operates by receiving power supply from the power supply unit 5 . The hand-washing device 6 includes a faucet 62 connected to a water supply channel (hand-washing-side water supply channel 69), and an electrically driven valve provided in the water supply channel (hand-washing-side water supply channel 69) that can switch between water stoppage and water flow. 63. The electrically driven valve 63 is configured to operate by being supplied with power from the power supply unit 5 built into the toilet body 2 .

According to this configuration, the power supply unit 5 required for the electrically driven valve 63 of the hand wash basin 6 can be shared with the power supply unit 5 of the toilet bowl 1. It is possible to reduce the number of power supply units 5 that were previously used. As a result, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

Moreover, since power can be supplied to the hand basin 6 by using the power supply unit 5 built in the toilet body 2, the hand basin 6 can be additionally installed to the existing toilet bowl 1. is.

In addition, in order to obtain power from the commercial power source, the conventional hand wash basin 6 requires a new outlet for power supply in the toilet room, and additional electrical work is required for the installation of the hand wash basin 6.例文帳に追加However, according to the toilet hand basin system of the present embodiment, this work man-hour can also be reduced. As a result, the toilet bowl 1 and the hand basin 6 can be installed without any work by an electrician.

Moreover, the toilet hand basin system of the present embodiment has the following additional configuration. That is, in the toilet hand basin system of this embodiment, the hand basin 6 has a valve control device 64 that controls the electrically driven valve 63 . The valve control device 64 is configured to receive power supply from the power supply section 5 of the toilet bowl 1 .

According to this configuration, even if one of the control unit 4 installed in the toilet bowl 1 and the valve control device 64 installed in the hand basin 6 fails, the other can be prevented from being affected.

[Modification]
In the above embodiment, the hand washing machine 6 was provided with the valve control device 64 for controlling the electrically driven valve 63, but it may be in the form shown in FIG.

In the modified toilet hand basin system, the control unit 4 of the toilet bowl 1 includes a toilet bowl control unit 41 and a hand basin control unit 42 . The toilet control unit 41 has the same function as the control unit 4 of the first embodiment, so description thereof will be omitted.

The washing machine control unit 42 is electrically connected to the electrically driven valve 63 of the washing machine 6 and controls the electrically driven valve 63 of the washing machine 6 . It should be noted that the hand washing machine 6 of this modified example does not have the valve control device 64 in the above embodiment.

As described above, in the toilet hand basin system of this modified example, the toilet bowl 1 includes the control section 4 that controls the electric device 3 . The control unit 4 has a wash basin control unit 42 that controls the electrically driven valve 63 of the wash basin 6 .

According to this configuration, the control unit 4 for controlling the electric device 3 can include the wash basin control unit 42 for controlling the electrically driven valve 63, so that the parts constituting the control unit 4 can be shared. can reduce the number of parts. Moreover, since the number of parts of the handwashing machine 6 can be reduced, the size of the handwashing machine 6 can be reduced.

〔application〕
Although the electrical device 3 in the above embodiment is the private cleaning device 30, it may be, for example, a heating toilet seat device or a water heating device. good.

Although the power supply unit 5 of the above-described embodiment transmits power to the electric device 3 and the electrically driven valve 63 of the hand basin via the harness 68, the power transmitting means may not be the harness 68 and is not particularly limited.

The toilet bowl 1 of the above-described embodiment is a toilet bowl installed on the floor, but may be applied to a toilet bowl 1 installed on a wall (a so-called float toilet).

In addition, the configuration of the above embodiment can be appropriately modified in design without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 toilet bowl 2 toilet bowl main body 3 electric device 4 control section 42 hand wash control section 5 power supply section 6 hand wash basin 62 faucet 63 electrically driven valve 64 valve control device 69 hand wash side water supply channel (water supply channel)

Claims (3)

a toilet seat device that operates by being supplied with power from a power source that generates power;
a water faucet connected to a water supply channel; and a hand wash basin provided in the water supply channel and having an electrically driven valve capable of switching between water stoppage and water flow, and installed separately from the toilet seat device. ,
The electrically driven valve is configured to operate by being supplied with power from the power supply unit,
The water supply channel is branched from a water shutoff valve of a toilet connected to a water pipe ,
The handwash has a valve control device that controls the electrically driven valve,
The toilet hand basin system , wherein the valve control device is configured to receive power supply from the power supply unit . a private washing device that operates by being supplied with power from a power source that generates power;
a water faucet connected to a water supply channel, and an electrically driven valve provided in the water supply channel and capable of switching between water stoppage and water flow, and a hand wash basin installed separately from the local washing device. prepared,
The electrically driven valve is configured to operate by being supplied with power from the power supply unit,
The water supply channel is branched from a water shutoff valve of a toilet connected to a water pipe,
The handwash has a valve control device that controls the electrically driven valve,
The toilet hand basin system, wherein the valve control device is configured to receive power supply from the power supply unit. a private washing device that operates by being supplied with power from a power source that generates power;
a control unit;
a device accommodating portion that accommodates the private part cleaning device and the control portion and that is formed on the rear upper surface of the toilet bowl main body;
a water faucet connected to a water supply channel, and an electrically driven valve provided in the water supply channel and capable of switching between water stoppage and water flow, and a hand washing machine arranged separately from the private washing device; prepared,
The electrically driven valve is configured to operate by being supplied with power from the power supply unit,
The private cleaning device is
a cleaning nozzle for ejecting cleaning water;
a nozzle water supply channel connected to the cleaning nozzle;
a water supply valve provided in the nozzle water supply path and capable of switching between stoppage and discharge of wash water,
The water supply channel is branched from a water shutoff valve of a toilet connected to a water pipe ,
The toilet hand basin system , wherein the control section controls the water supply valve and has a hand basin control section that controls the electrically driven valve .

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