JPH02274931A - Retractable toilet bowl - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To retain the titled unit in a constantly clean condition without occupying a good deal of space by making a seat and a urinal in a lower part rotatable in a vertical direction respectively, and attaching a housing part housing these implements in an inverted condition and a washing equipment to the housing part. CONSTITUTION:A housing part 15 is formed in which closets rotatable in the vertical direction are made in an inverted condition and washing nozzles 26, 27 and 28 are attached respectively, and the titled unit is made two-piece housing composition of a seat closet 10 and a urinal 13 in the lower part. A sitting-down seat 12 is provided on the upper surface in an exretory port 11 side of the closet 10, the closet 10 is put in an excretory port 14 on the urine closet 13, both closets 10 and 13 are overlapped to be housed in the housing part 15, and a washing space 17 making washing is formed. Then after both closets 10 and 13 are housed in the washing space 17, a solenoid valve 34 of piping 31 is opened, the washing nozzle 26 and the nozzle 27 are faced to an inner surface of the closet 10 and the outer periphery and the seat 12 of the closet 10 respectively, the nozzle 28 is faced to the back surface of the closet 10 and an inner surface of the urine closet 13, and each closet is cleaned by blowing off washing water.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a retractable toilet unit.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of retractable toilet unit was developed, for example, by
As shown in Japanese Patent No. 29359, it had a structure as shown in FIG.

That is, the toilet bowl 1 rotates around the rotating shaft 2 as a fulcrum.

A toilet seat 4 is attached to the excretion port 3 side of the toilet bowl 1 so as to be openable and closable. 5 is a cleaning nozzle, and 6 is an operating lever. Reference numeral 7 denotes a drain trap, and filth is discharged to the outside of the vessel through the drain trap and water pipe 8. 9 is the door.

With the above configuration, when the toilet is used for toileting or for a woman's toilet, the toilet bowl 1 and the toilet seat 4 are rotated to a horizontal position, and the user sits on the toilet seat and defecates. Next, in the case of men's errands, the toilet bowl 1 is placed in a horizontal position, and the toilet seat 4 is erected vertically, so that the user urinates so that urine does not come onto the toilet seat 4. When discharging excrement and cleaning the toilet seat 1, the toilet bowl 1 is stored in an inverted state, and flushing water is poured from the cleaning nozzle 5 to discharge the excreta and clean the inner surface of the toilet bowl 1.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above configuration, when a man does errands, he stands the toilet seat 4 vertically and urinates toward the excretion port 3; Since the mouth 3 is located at a low position and opens parallel to the floor, it is difficult to discharge urine into the excretion port 3. As a result, urine spills onto the toilet bowl 1 and the toilet seat 4, and the floor becomes dirty with urine. Further, there are also problems in cleaning the toilet bowl, such as cleaning only the inner surface of the toilet bowl l, and not cleaning the toilet seat surface or the outer periphery of the toilet bowl.

The present invention solves such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet unit that can maintain a toilet bowl in a clean state at all times while maintaining a space-saving configuration like a conventional rotary toilet unit. shall be.

To provide a toilet bowl that makes it easy for men to do their errands, and to provide a toilet unit that can also clean dirt inside the toilet bowl that is generated during errands.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a toilet unit that can be cleaned more quickly, reliably, and efficiently when stored.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the retractable toilet seat unit of the present invention includes: a toilet that can be rotated in the vertical direction; a storage section that stores the toilet in an inverted state; It is in the form of a storage unit consisting of a cleaning nozzle attached to the storage area.

Further, the toilet has a two-part structure, with the seat consisting of a toilet bowl and a men's urinal located below the seat, and the seat and the men's urinal being respectively rotatable in the vertical direction. This is what I did.

Furthermore, a movable means is provided for moving the toilet bowl when cleaning the toilet bowl.

According to the above-described structure, when the present invention is used for urination and urinary use, both the toilet bowl with the pressure outlet and the toilet bowl with the urinary outlet are rotated to a horizontal position, and the toilet seat is rotated to the horizontal position. sit and defecate. In addition, in the case of men's urinary use, the toilet bowl with the urination port for urination should be laid down horizontally, and the toilet bowl with the pressure urination port should be erected vertically. Let's do it. Next, the inner surface of the toilet bowl, the toilet seat, and the outer periphery of the toilet bowl are cleaned by storing the toilet bowl in the storage section and spraying cleaning water from the cleaning nozzle. In addition, if the toilet bowl is divided, water is sprayed from the divided part to clean the inside and outside surfaces of the toilet bowl. This cleaning can be done evenly and efficiently by moving some of the toilet bowls.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 111M to 7.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a toilet bowl having an excretion port 11, and the upper surface of the example of the excretion port 11 of the toilet bowl 10 serves as a toilet seat 12 for sitting.

The urinal 13 is a urinal, and the urinal 10 is inserted into the excretion port 14 of the urinal 13, so that the urinal 10 and the urinal 13 overlap each other. 15 is a toilet bowl 10. This is a storage section that stores a urinal 13. 16 is a storage opening, 17 is the toilet bowl 10. This is a cleaning space where the urinal 13 is housed and cleaned.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, 18 is a drainage supply pipe that supplies water to wash away excrement in the toilet bowl 10 during or after defecation, and 19 is attached to the back side of the toilet bowl 10 for use when urinating. This is a drainage pipe that supplies water to wash away urine. Reference numeral 20 denotes a drainage supply pipe that is attached to the inside of the urinal 13 and supplies water to wash away urine when urinating. 21 is the toilet bowl 10. This is a support portion that supports the urinal 13. A rotating shaft 22 that serves as a fulcrum when the toilet 10 rotates, and a rotating shaft 23 that serves as a fulcrum when the urinal 13 rotates are attached to the support portion 21. The toilet bowl 10 and the urinal bowl 13 are connected to the rotating shaft 22.
23 as a fulcrum, each rotates individually from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction. 24 is a drive motor that is directly connected to the rotation shaft 22 and drives the urinal 10; 25 is a drive motor that is directly connected to the rotation shaft 23 and drives the urinal 10;
In addition to the motor, hydraulic pressure or the like can also be used as a drive source. Reference numeral 26 denotes a cleaning nozzle for cleaning the inner surface of the toilet bowl 10 attached to the back surface of the cleaning space 17. 27 is a cleaning nozzle that cleans the outer periphery of the toilet bowl 10 and the toilet seat 12 attached to the top surface of the cleaning space 17; 28 is a cleaning nozzle located between the toilet bowl IO and the urinal 13 on the top surface of the cleaning space 17; This is a cleaning nozzle that cleans the back surface of the urinal and the inner surface of the urinal 13. 29 is a piping for sending water from the stray water supply pipe 18.30 to the waste water supply pipe 19.20, and 3I is a pipe for sending water to the cleaning nozzle 26, 27, 28. Installed in said piping are solenoid valves 32, 33, 34 for controlling the supply of water. 35 is a dirt receptacle, and 36 is a waste discharge pipe. 37 is a drying blower, 38 is a heater installed in the air passage 39, and 40 is a blower for discharging odor. FIGS. 5 to 7 show the state of use, and in FIG. 5, numeral 41 indicates a user for defecation and for women. In Figure 6, 42A is a short man who uses it for short errands. 42 in Figure 7
B Shows a tall man who uses it for short errands.

In the above configuration, when using the toilet bowl and the toilet bowl for women, the motors 24 and 25 are driven, the toilet bowl 10 and the urinal bowl 13 are tilted horizontally, and the user can sit on the toilet seat 12 in the same way as a conventional Western-style toilet bowl. The person then excretes into the excretion port 11. That is, it is performed in the posture of the user 41 shown in FIG.

During or after excretion, the electromagnetic side 32 is opened and water is allowed to flow from the wastewater supply pipe 18, so that the excrement is sent to the waste receptacle section 35, and is further discharged out of the device through the drainpipe 36. Furthermore, by operating the odor evacuation blower 40 during defecation and urination, the odor is emitted to the outside and the air inside the toilet is kept clean.

Next, for men who are short in stature, such as children, operate the motor and tilt the urinal 1o vertically and the urinal 13 horizontally in front of the urinal 13. The person stands and urinates into the excretion port 14. That is, the user 42A in FIG.
Do it in the state of Furthermore, in the case of a tall person such as an adult, the motor 24 tilts the urinal 10 vertically, and the motor 25 tilts the urinal 13 diagonally.
3 and urinates into the excretion port 14. That is, this is performed in the state of the seventh user 42B. During this errand, in addition to the excretion port 14, the back side of the toilet bowl 10 can also be used as an opening, so that leakage of urine to the outside can be prevented. For dirty water such as urine, open the electromagnetic side 33 and drain the wastewater supply pipe 1 in the same way as above.
By flowing water from 9.20, the waste receptacle is sent to the section 35, and is further discharged to the outside of the container through the drain pipe 36.

Next, toilet bowl 10. When cleaning the inner surface and outer periphery of the urinal 13, the motors 24 and 25 are driven to clean the urinal 10.
．． The urinal 13 is placed vertically and placed in a stored state. When in the stored state, the urinal 13 comes into close contact with the storage opening 16 and serves as a lid to prevent flushing water from leaking outside. Toilet bowl10. After the urinal 13 is housed in the cleaning space 17, the solenoid valve 34 of the pipe 31 is opened. The cleaning water is supplied through the cleaning nozzle 26.
From 27.28, water is sprayed into the toilet bowl. That is, the cleaning nozzle 26 is directed toward the inner surface of the toilet bowl 10, the cleaning nozzle 27 is directed toward the outer periphery of the toilet bowl lO and the toilet seat 12, and the cleaning nozzle 28 is directed toward the back surface of the toilet bowl 10 from the gap between the toilet bowl 10 and the urinal bowl 13. Washing water is sprayed onto the inner surface of the urinal 13 to wash each part of the urinal. After cleaning is completed, the heater 38 is turned on and the drying blower 3.7 is operated to dry the toilet bowl.

During the cleaning operation, the drive motor 24 moves the toilet IO.
By moving back and forth, the jet from the cleaning nozzle 28 can more easily enter the back surface of the toilet 10 and the inner surface of the urinal 13, and the jet from the cleaning nozzle 27 can more widely hit the outer periphery of the toilet 10 and the toilet seat I2. become. As a result, cleaning by the jet flow is performed more uniformly and effectively.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the rotary toilet unit of the present invention provides the following effects.

(1) Since the toilet bowl is flushed with a jet of water, the toilet bowl can be flushed without any effort. In addition, since the operation is very easy, you can immediately clean the toilet as soon as it becomes dirty.
You can always keep the toilet seat clean.

(2) In the case of men's urinals, the opening of the urine receptacle is not only the opening of the urinal, but also the back side of the toilet bowl 1 can be used as an opening. It is possible to prevent staining of the surrounding area due to leakage, scattering, etc.

(3) Since the toilet bowl is divided into two parts, it is possible to move the toilet bowl back and forth when storing and cleaning the toilet bowl, which improves the uniformity of toilet bowl cleaning.
Cleaning efficiency can be increased.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of a retractable toilet unit according to an embodiment of the present invention when the large toilet is in use, Fig. 2 is an external perspective view of the same when the small water toilet is in use, and Fig. 3 is a side view of the retractable toilet unit when the toilet is in use. Cross section, 4th
The figure is a front cross-sectional view when the same is stored, Figure 5 is a diagram showing the state of use when two women are using the same toilet, Figure 6 is a diagram showing the state of use when the same short man is using the toilet, Fig. 7 is a diagram showing how a tall man is using the toilet for short errands, and Fig. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a conventional retractable toilet unit. 10... Urinal, 13... Urinal,
24... Toilet drive motor, 25...
Urinal drive motor, 26.2728...Cleaning nozzle. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and one other person listed

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A retractable toilet unit consisting of a toilet that can be rotated in the vertical direction, a storage part that stores the toilet in an inverted state, and a cleaning nozzle attached to the storage part. (2) The toilet consists of a seated toilet and a men's urinal located below the seated toilet, and the seated toilet and the men's urinal are each rotatable in the vertical direction.
1) Retractable toilet unit. (3) The retractable toilet unit according to claim (1), which is provided with a movable means for moving the toilet bowl when cleaning the toilet bowl.