JP7200553B2 - toilet bowl - Google Patents

Description

The disclosed embodiments relate to toilet bowls.

Conventionally, there has been known a wall-mounted toilet in which a work hole used when attaching the toilet body to a wall surface is formed in the side surface of the toilet body and the work hole is covered with a lid after work (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

EP-A-2778302

However, in the above-mentioned toilet bowl, since the lid which is separate from the toilet bowl body is attached to the side surface of the toilet bowl body, there is room for improvement in the external beauty of the toilet bowl body, that is, the design.

An object of an embodiment is to provide a toilet that improves the design of the toilet body.

A toilet bowl according to one aspect of an embodiment is a toilet bowl having a toilet body attached to a wall surface, and includes a drain section having a drain connection pipe connected to a drain pipe provided on the wall surface, and a drain portion provided on the wall surface. and a mounting portion to which a fixing member is mounted, and the back wall of the toilet body facing the wall surface is provided with an insertion hole into which the mounting portion is inserted and the drain connection pipe, and the operator can insert the toilet bowl. An accessible working hole is formed in the body.

By forming a work hole between the insertion hole and the drain connecting pipe in the back wall of the toilet body, the installation work can be performed without providing a work hole in the side surface of the toilet body, and the toilet body can be attached to the wall surface. can be attached to Therefore, the toilet bowl can improve the appearance beauty of the toilet bowl body and improve the design of the toilet bowl body.

Also, the back wall has a recess formed around the drain connecting pipe, and the work hole is formed in the recess.

By forming the work hole in the concave portion, the operator can easily insert his/her arm into the toilet bowl body, and for example, can easily attach the attachment portion. Therefore, the toilet can improve workability.

Further, the work hole is formed in the side wall portion of the recess and the bottom portion of the recess.

By forming the working holes in the side wall of the recess and the bottom wall of the recess, the range of motion of the operator's arm can be increased. Therefore, the toilet can improve workability.

Also, a water supply hose and a power cable are inserted into the work hole.

By inserting a hose and a power cable into the working hole, the working hole can also be used as a hole for inserting the water supply hose and the power cable.

Further, the work hole is formed along the vertical direction.

By forming the work hole along the vertical direction, it is possible to suppress, for example, bending of the water supply hose in the horizontal direction when the toilet body is attached to the wall surface. Therefore, the toilet bowl can prevent the water supply hose or the like from being caught between the toilet body and the wall surface.

Further, the working hole is formed such that an outer peripheral end of the working hole on the outer side in the horizontal direction is located inside an outer peripheral end of the insertion hole on the outer side in the horizontal direction.

By forming the working hole so that the outer peripheral end of the working hole on the outer side in the horizontal direction is located inside the outer peripheral end of the insertion hole on the outer side in the horizontal direction, it is possible to secure the wall thickness of the rear wall in the horizontal direction. . Therefore, the toilet bowl can be strengthened.

Further, the working hole is characterized in that the opening area becomes smaller toward the insertion hole side.

By decreasing the opening area of the working hole toward the insertion hole, it is possible to ensure the thickness in the vicinity of the insertion hole. Therefore, the toilet bowl can be strengthened.

According to one aspect of the embodiment, it is possible to improve the design of the toilet body.

FIG. 1 is a left side view of the toilet bowl according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a wall surface to which the toilet body is attached. FIG. 3 is a rear view of the toilet body. FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the toilet body. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 3. FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the toilet disclosed in the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by embodiment shown below. Also, it should be noted that the drawings are schematic, and the relationship of dimensions of each element, the ratio of each element, and the like may differ from reality. Even between the drawings, there are cases where portions with different dimensional relationships and ratios are included.

<Overall configuration of toilet bowl>
First, the overall configuration of a toilet bowl 1 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a left side view of the toilet bowl 1 according to the embodiment. In addition, FIG. 1 shows a state in which the toilet bowl 1 is attached to the wall surface 10 . Moreover, in FIG. 1, the wall surface 10 and the floor surface 11 are shown in cross section.

In order to make the explanation easier to understand, FIG. 1 shows a three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system including the Z-axis whose positive direction is vertically upward. Such an orthogonal coordinate system may also be illustrated in other figures. In this orthogonal coordinate system, the negative direction of the Y-axis is defined as the front, the positive direction of the Y-axis is defined as the rear, the positive direction of the X-axis is defined as the right, and the negative direction of the X-axis is defined as the left. Therefore, in the following description, the X-axis direction may be referred to as the horizontal direction, the Y-axis direction as the front-rear direction, and the Z-axis direction as the vertical direction.

Moreover, the toilet bowl 1 according to the embodiment is a so-called wall-mounted toilet bowl that is attached to the wall surface 10 . In addition, in the embodiment, as the toilet bowl 1, a flush toilet bowl (flush toilet bowl) is exemplified.

A toilet bowl 1 includes a toilet bowl body 2 and a private part washing device 3 . The toilet body 2 is made of, for example, ceramics. Details of the toilet body 2 will be described later.

The private parts washing device 3 includes a functional part 4 having a washing nozzle, a nozzle driving motor, a motor control device (none of which is shown), and the like. The private parts washing device 3 is provided on the upper part of the toilet body 2 for washing the user's private parts, and washes the user's private parts with washing water jetted from the washing nozzle.

The toilet bowl 1 is attached to the wall surface 10 as described above. When the toilet bowl 1 is attached to the wall surface 10, the toilet bowl 1 is separated from the floor surface 11. - 特許庁A water storage tank 12 for storing washing water is provided inside the wall surface 10 . It should be noted that the “inner side of the wall surface 10” means the surface side of the wall surface 10 opposite to the room (toilet room) in which the toilet bowl 1 is installed.

The toilet bowl 1 is supplied with flush water to the toilet body 2 through a water supply pipe 13 connected to a water storage tank 12 . Moreover, the toilet bowl 1 discharges wastes together with the flush water from the toilet body 2 to the drain pipe 14 .

A wall surface 10 to which the toilet bowl 1 is attached is provided with a water supply pipe 13, a drain pipe 14, a water supply hose 15, a power cable 16, and a fixing member 17, as shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wall surface 10 to which the toilet body 2 is attached.

The water supply pipe 13 is connected to a water supply connection pipe 21a (see FIGS. 3 and 4) of the toilet body 2 via a connecting portion 13a, and supplies flush water from the water storage tank 12 to the toilet body 2. As shown in FIG.

The drain pipe 14 is connected to a drain connecting pipe 22a (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 3) of the toilet body 2 via a connecting portion 14a, and discharges waste from the toilet body 2 together with flush water.

The water supply hose 15 supplies washing water for washing the private parts to the private parts washing device 3 . A power cable 16 supplies power to the functional unit 4 .

In addition, in the toilet bowl 1, it is known that the water supply hose 15 and the power cable 16 are housed inside the toilet bowl body 2 so that they are hidden from the outside. Thereby, the external beauty of the toilet body 2 can be improved. That is, the design of the toilet body 2 can be improved.

The fixing member 17 protrudes forward from the wall surface 10, and the toilet body 2 of the toilet bowl 1 is attached thereto. Note that the fixing members 17 are provided at two locations with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction.

<Composition of the toilet body>
Next, the toilet body 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG. FIG. 3 is a rear view of the toilet body 2. FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the toilet body 2. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 3. FIG.

The toilet body 2 includes a bowl portion 20 , a water supply portion 21 , a drainage portion 22 and a mounting portion 23 . An insertion hole 24 is formed in the upper surface of the toilet body 2 . In addition, in the pottery body 2, the side surface (so-called hakama portion) that covers the entire periphery of the bowl portion 20 and constitutes the outermost surface of the toilet body 2 has pottery exposed over the entire periphery of the toilet body 2. It is configured so as to improve the appearance design.

The bowl portion 20 comprises a bowl-shaped receiving surface for receiving dirt. Washing water is supplied to the bowl portion 20 from the water storage tank 12 (see FIG. 1) via the water supply pipe 13 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) and the water supply portion 21 . Also, the bowl portion 20 discharges dirt together with the washing water to the drain pipe 14 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) through the drain portion 22 .

The water supply portion 21 includes a water supply connection pipe 21a connected to the connection portion 13a (see FIG. 2). The water supply port 21b of the water supply connection pipe 21a is formed near the center in the left-right direction (horizontal direction). That is, the water supply connection pipe 21a opens near the center in the left-right direction.

The drain part 22 allows the lower end of the bowl part 20 and the drain pipe 14 to communicate with each other, and discharges the waste together with the washing water to the drain pipe 14 . The drainage section 22 includes a drainage connection pipe 22a connected to the connection section 14a. The drain port 22b of the drain connecting pipe 22a is located near the center in the left-right direction and is formed below the water supply port 21b. A trap portion 22c in which accumulated water is formed is formed in the drain portion 22 between the lower end of the bowl portion 20 and the drain connecting pipe 22a.

The mounting portion 23 includes a first mounting member 23a and a second mounting member 23b. The first mounting member 23 a is inserted into an insertion hole 25 formed in the back wall 2 a of the toilet body 2 . The second mounting member 23b is provided inside the toilet body 2, and is attached to the first mounting member 23a. A mounting hole 23c into which the fixing member 17 (see FIG. 2) is inserted is formed in the first mounting member 23a and the second mounting member 23b. A threaded hole 23d into which a screw (not shown) is screwed is formed in the second mounting member 23b. 23 d of screw holes are formed along the up-down direction.

In the mounting portion 23, the screw is engaged with the fixing member 17 by tightening the screw while the fixing member 17 is inserted into the mounting hole 23c. Thereby, the toilet body 2 is fixed to the fixing member 17 .

The method of attaching the toilet body 2 to the fixing member 17 is not limited to the method using the attaching portion 23 described above.

A water supply hose 15 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) and a power supply cable 16 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) are passed through the insertion hole 24 . The water supply hose 15 and the power cable 16 are pulled out from the inside of the toilet body 2 to the upper surface of the toilet body 2 through the insertion hole 24 and connected to the private parts washing device 3 (see FIG. 1).

An insertion hole 25 and a concave portion 26 are formed in the back wall 2a of the toilet body 2 facing the wall surface 10. As shown in FIG. The attachment portion 23 is attached to the insertion hole 25 as described above.

The recess 26 is formed so as to be recessed forward (in the Y-axis negative direction), that is, toward the inside of the toilet body 2 in order to attach the drain connecting pipe 22a to the connecting portion 14a. The recess 26 is formed around the drain connecting pipe 22a and has a bottom portion 26a and a side wall portion 26b. The concave portion 26 is formed such that the drain connecting pipe 22a protrudes from the bottom portion 26a toward the rear (the positive direction of the Y axis), that is, toward the wall surface 10 side.

In addition, a work hole 26c is formed in the concave portion 26 so that an operator can insert his/her hand from the back side to access the interior of the toilet body 2 before the toilet body 2 is attached to the wall surface 10 . Specifically, the working hole 26c is formed across the bottom portion 26a of the recess 26 and the side wall portion 26b of the recess 26. As shown in FIG.

The working holes 26c are adjacent to the drain connecting pipe 22a in the left-right direction and are formed on both sides of the drain connecting pipe 22a. Moreover, the work hole 26c is formed along the vertical direction. The work hole 26 c on the upper side is formed to extend between the drain connecting pipe 22 a and the insertion hole 25 . Further, the working hole 26c is formed so that the opening area becomes smaller toward the upper side, that is, toward the insertion hole 25 side. Further, the working hole 26c is formed so that the outer peripheral end of the working hole 26c on the left-right direction outer side is located inside the outer peripheral end of the insertion hole 25 on the left-right direction outer side in the left-right direction (horizontal direction). That is, the concave portion 26 is formed so that the rear wall 2a is thick at both ends in the left-right direction.

Also, the water supply hose 15 and the power cable 16 are inserted into the work hole 26c. That is, the work hole 26c also functions as an insertion hole into which the water supply hose 15 and the power cable are inserted from the wall surface 10. As shown in FIG.

<Installation procedure for the toilet bowl body>
Next, the mounting procedure for mounting the toilet body 2 on the wall surface 10 will be described.

When attaching the toilet bowl body 2 to the wall surface 10 , first, the attachment portion 23 is attached to the toilet bowl body 2 . Specifically, the operator inserts the arm into the toilet body 2 through the work hole 26c, arranges the second mounting member 23b, inserts the first mounting member 23a into the insertion hole 25, and pushes the first mounting member 23a. is attached to the second attachment member 23b.

The working hole 26 c is formed between the drain connecting pipe 22 a and the insertion hole 25 . Therefore, the operator can easily arrange the second mounting member 23b at a predetermined mounting position on the back side of the insertion hole 25 (within the toilet body 2).

The working hole 26c is formed between the bottom portion 26a of the concave portion 26 and the side wall portion 26b of the concave portion 26. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the movable range of the operator's arm can be increased, and the operator can easily attach the attachment portion 23 to the toilet body 2 .

Next, the water supply hose 15 and the power cable 16 are pulled out to the upper surface of the toilet body 2 . Specifically, the operator inserts the water supply hose 15 and the power cable 16 into the work hole 26c, inserts his/her arm into the toilet body 2 through the work hole 26c, and inserts the water supply hose 15 and the power cable 16 into the insertion hole. Pull out from 24 to the top.

A work hole 26c is formed between the drain connecting pipe 22a and the insertion hole 25, and is formed across the bottom portion 26a of the recess 26 and the side wall portion 26b of the recess 26. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the operator can easily pull out the water supply hose 15 and the power cable 16 from the insertion hole 24 to the upper surface in the same manner as when attaching the attachment portion 23 .

Next, the toilet body 2 is attached to the fixing member 17 . Specifically, the operator inserts the fixing member 17 into the insertion hole 25 of the toilet body 2 . Then, the operator tightens the screws from below the toilet body 2 using a jig to fix the toilet body 2 to the fixing member 17 .

Since the work hole 26c is formed along the vertical direction, the water supply hose 15 and the power cable 16 are prevented from bending in the left-right direction (horizontal direction) when the toilet body 2 is attached to the fixing member 17. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the water supply hose 15 and the power cable 16 from being caught between the toilet body 2 and the wall surface 10 .

The toilet body 2 is attached to the wall surface 10 by the above procedure.

<effect>
In the toilet bowl 1 according to the embodiment, a work hole 26c is formed in the back wall 2a of the toilet bowl body 2 facing the wall surface 10 so that the operator can access the interior of the toilet bowl body 2 . The work hole 26c is formed between the insertion hole 25 into which the attachment portion 23 to which the fixing member 17 is attached is inserted, and the drain connection pipe 22a connected to the drain pipe 14. As shown in FIG. As a result, when attaching the toilet body 2 to the wall surface 10 , the worker can easily attach the mounting portion 23 to the toilet body 2 by inserting his or her arm into the toilet body 2 through the work hole 26 c. Further, the operator can easily pull out the water supply hose 15 and the power cable 16 from the insertion hole 24 by inserting the arm into the work hole 26c. That is, the toilet bowl 1 can improve workability.

In addition, the toilet bowl 1 can be attached to the wall surface 10 by carrying out the attachment work without providing a work hole in the side surface of the toilet bowl body 2 . Therefore, in the toilet bowl 1, it is not necessary to provide the toilet bowl body 2 with a cover that covers the operation hole, and the appearance beauty of the toilet bowl body 2 can be improved, and the design can be improved.

Also, the work hole 26c is formed in a recess 26 formed around the drain connecting pipe 22a. As a result, the operator can easily insert his or her arm into the toilet bowl body 2, for example, the second mounting member 23b of the mounting portion 23 can be easily arranged at a predetermined mounting position, and the mounting portion 23 can be easily positioned. can be easily installed. Therefore, the toilet bowl 1 can improve workability.

The working hole 26c is formed between the bottom portion 26a of the recess 26 and the side wall portion 26b of the recess 26. As shown in FIG. As a result, the toilet bowl 1 can increase the range of motion of the operator's arm. Therefore, the operator can easily arrange the second mounting member 23b of the mounting portion 23 at a predetermined mounting position, for example. Therefore, the toilet bowl 1 can improve workability.

Also, the water supply hose 15 and the power cable 16 are inserted into the work hole 26c. As a result, the working hole 26c can also be used as a hole into which the water supply hose 15 and the power cable 16 are inserted.

Moreover, the work hole 26c is formed along the vertical direction. As a result, the toilet bowl 1 can suppress bending of the water supply hose 15 and the power cable 16 in the left-right direction when the toilet body 2 is attached to the wall surface 10 . Therefore, the toilet bowl 1 can prevent the water supply hose 15 and the power cable 16 from being caught between the toilet body 2 and the wall surface 10 . Moreover, the toilet bowl 1 can extend the operation hole 26c to the insertion hole 25 side. Therefore, for example, when arranging the second mounting member 23b of the mounting portion 23 at a predetermined mounting position, the operator can insert his/her arm up to the vicinity of the insertion hole 25, and workability can be improved.

Further, the working hole 26c is formed so that the outer peripheral end of the working hole 26c on the left-right direction outside is located inside the outer peripheral end of the insertion hole 25 on the left-right direction outside. As a result, the toilet bowl 1 can secure the wall thickness of the rear wall 2a in the left-right direction, and the strength of the toilet body 2 can be increased.

Further, the opening area of the working hole 26c becomes smaller toward the insertion hole 25 side. As a result, the toilet bowl 1 can secure a wall thickness in the vicinity of the insertion hole 25, and the strength of the toilet body 2 can be increased.

<Modification>
The toilet bowl 1 according to the modified example may be formed by extending a part of the work hole 26c to the periphery of the recess 26 . As a result, the toilet bowl 1 according to the modification can increase the range of motion of the operator's arm, and can improve workability.

Further effects and modifications can be easily derived by those skilled in the art. Therefore, the broader aspects of the invention are not limited to the specific details and representative embodiments so shown and described. Accordingly, various changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

1 Toilet bowl 2 Toilet body 2a Rear wall 10 Wall surface 14 Drain pipe 15 Water supply hose 16 Power cable 17 Fixing member 21 Water supply part 22 Drainage part 22a Drainage connection pipe 23 Mounting part 23a First mounting member 23b Second mounting member 24 Insertion hole 25 Insertion hole 26 Recess 26a Bottom 26b Side wall 26c Working hole

Claims (6)

A toilet having a toilet body attached to a wall surface,
a drainage part having a drainage connection pipe connected to the drainage pipe provided on the wall surface;
a mounting portion to which a fixing member provided on the wall surface is mounted;
with
On the back wall of the toilet body facing the wall surface,
A working hole through which a worker can access the toilet body is formed between the insertion hole into which the mounting portion is inserted and the drain connecting pipe ,
The working hole is
The outer peripheral end of the work hole on the horizontal outer side is formed to be inside the outer peripheral end of the insertion hole on the horizontal outer side.
A toilet bowl characterized by: The back wall is
A recess formed around the drainage connection pipe,
The working hole is
The toilet bowl according to claim 1, characterized in that it is formed in the recess. The working hole is
3. The toilet bowl according to claim 2, wherein the recess is formed on the side wall of the recess and on the bottom of the recess. In the working hole,
The toilet bowl according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a water supply hose and a power cable are inserted. The working hole is
The toilet bowl according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it is formed along the vertical direction. The working hole is
The toilet bowl according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the opening area becomes smaller toward the insertion hole side.

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