JPH02274933A - Retractable toilet bowl unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve washing effect by selecting a washing method according to a washing object by providing a high temperature water supply source and cold water supply source, a switching means of both the supply sources attached to a closet housing part, and moreover a control means controlling the switching means. CONSTITUTION:After a closet 10 and an urine closet 13 are housed in a washing space 17, first as a first stage a bypass passage 35 which is a cold water supply source 34 and washing nozzles 26, 27, and 28 are communicated with a passage switching means 36 by a signal from a control means 37, and washing of each closet with cold wafer is made. Then after finish of cold washing, as finish washing, the passage switching means 36 is switched so that a hot wafer heater 33 side which is a high temperature water supply means and washing nozzles 26-28 are communicated with the control means 37, and high temperature washing with high temperature water is made. Both the closets are dried by making a heater 41 ON and operating a drying blower 40 after washing is over. This enables the toilet bowl to be constantly retained in a clean condition.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet unit capable of storing and cleaning a toilet bowl.

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 l 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.

When using the above configuration for toileting or for women's toileting, rotate the toilet bowl 1 and the toilet seat 4 to the horizontal position,
Sit on the toilet seat and defecate. Next, in the case of men's errands, the toilet bowl 1 is placed in the horizontal position 1, and the toilet seat 4 is erected in the vertical direction, so that the user urinates so that the urine does not cover the toilet seat 4. When discharging excrement and cleaning the toilet bowl 1, the toilet bowl 1 is stored in an inverted state, and washing water is poured from the cleaning nozzle 5 to discharge the excreta and clean the inner surface of the toilet bowl I.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above configuration, when cleaning the toilet bowl after use, the toilet bowl is stood vertically and only the inner surface of the toilet bowl is cleaned by the jet stream from the cleaning nozzle 5. Therefore, there were problems such as the inability to clean the toilet seat surface and 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 keep the toilet in a clean state at all times.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a toilet unit that can improve the cleaning effect of toilet bowl cleaning and shorten the cleaning time.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the retractable toilet unit of the present invention includes: a toilet bowl cleaning nozzle attached to the storage part of the toilet; a high-temperature water supply source that supplies high-temperature water to the cleaning nozzle; and cold water. It is comprised of a supply source, a flow path switching means for switching between the high temperature water supply source and the cold water supply source, and a control means for controlling the flow path switching means.

Effects of the present invention With the above-described configuration, when cleaning the inner surface of the toilet, the seat, and the outer periphery of the toilet after using the toilet or when the toilet becomes dirty, the toilet is stored in the storage section and cleaning water is sprayed from the cleaning nozzle. . In this cleaning, the flow path switching means is operated in response to a signal from the control means to switch between the high temperature water supply source and the cold water supply source, and select cold water cleaning, hot water cleaning, mixed cleaning, etc. depending on the cleaning purpose. It is something that can be done.

Example Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 8.

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

Reference numeral 13 denotes a urinal, and the urinal 10 is inserted into the excretion port 14 of the urinal 13, so that the urinal IO and the urinal 13 overlap. Reference numeral 15 is a storage section that stores the toilet bowl 10 and the urinal bowl 13. 16 is a storage opening, and 17 is a cleaning space in which the toilet bowl 10 and the urinal 13 are stored and cleaned.

In FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, 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. This is a drainage supply pipe that supplies water to wash away urine during errands.

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 a support portion that supports the toilet bowl 10 and the urinal bowl 13. The support part 2
1 includes a rotating shaft 22 that serves as a fulcrum when the toilet bowl 10 rotates.
, a rotating shaft 23 is attached that serves as a fulcrum when the urinal 13 rotates.

The toilet bowl 10 and the urinal bowl 13 each rotate individually from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction about the rotating shafts 22 and 23 as fulcrums.

24 is a drive motor that is directly connected to the rotation shaft 22 and rotates the urinal 10; 25 is a drive motor that is directly connected to the rotation shaft 23 and rotates the urinal 13; this rotation drives the motor as well as hydraulic pressure, etc. It can also be used as a source.

26 is a stool 2 attached to the back of the washing space 17.
A cleaning nozzle that cleans the inside of i10. 27 is the cleaning space 1
The outer periphery of the toilet bowl lO attached to the top surface of 7, the toilet seat 12
A cleaning nozzle 28 is a cleaning nozzle that cleans the back surface of the toilet bowl 10 on the upper surface of the cleaning space 17 and the inner surface of the urinal bowl 13. 29 is the drainage supply pipe 18.30 is the drainage supply pipe 19.2
This is the pipe that sends water to 0. Installed in said piping are solenoid valves 31, 32, which control the supply of water.

33 is a hot water heater which is a high temperature water supply source, 34 is a cold water supply source which is connected to a water source such as a tap, and bypasses the hot water heater 33 through a bypass passage 35 to reach a passage switching means 36. ``The flow path switching means 36 is activated by a signal from the control 1TI1 means 37. 38 is the dirt receptacle, 3
9 is a waste discharge pipe. 40 is a drying blower, 41 is a heater installed in the air passage 42, and 43 is a blower for discharging odor.

Figures 6 to 8 show the usage conditions, and in Figure 6, 44
is used for urination and for women. 45A in Figure 7
is a stroke used by short men for short errands.

In FIG. 8, 45B indicates a tall male user for short errands.

In the above configuration, when using the toilet for urinals and for women's urinals, the motors 24 and 25 are driven, the urinals IO1 and urinals 13 are tilted horizontally, and the user sits on the toilet seat 12 like a conventional style toilet. Excretion is performed through the excretion port 11. That is, it is performed in the posture of the user 44 in FIG.

During or after excretion, the electromagnetic valve 31 is opened and water is allowed to flow from the wastewater supply pipe 18, so that the excrement is sent to the waste receiving section 38, and is further discharged to the outside of the device through the drain pipe 39.

Next, for men who are short in stature, such as children, operate the motor and tilt the urinal 10 vertically and the urinal 13 horizontally in front of the urinal 13. The person stands and urinates into the excretion port 14. That is, user 45A 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 user 45B in FIG. 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. To remove wastewater such as urine, open the solenoid valve 32 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 38, and is further discharged to the outside of the container through the drain pipe 39. or,
By operating the odor evacuation fan 43 during defecation and urination, odor is emitted to the outside and the air inside the toilet is kept clean.

Next, when cleaning the inner surface and outer periphery of the toilet bowl 10 and urinal 13, the motors 24 and 25 are driven, and the toilet bowl IO
1. The urinal 13 is placed vertically 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. After the urinal IO1 urinal 13 is housed in the cleaning space 17, the first stage of cleaning is performed by switching the flow path switching means 36 to the bypass flow path 35 side, which is the cold water supply source 34, in response to a signal from the control means 37. Switch to communicate with nozzle 26.2728. As a result, cold water flows through the cleaning nozzle 26.27.28
The 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 10 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.

Furthermore, after the first cold water cleaning is completed, a final cleaning is performed.
In this final cleaning, the flow path switching means 36 is switched to communicate with the hot water heater 33 side, which is a high temperature water supply source, and the cleaning nozzle 26.2728 by a switching signal from the control means 37. As a result, high temperature water flows into the cleaning nozzle 26.27.
．． Water is sprayed from 28 into the toilet bowl. This high-temperature jet washes each part of the toilet bowl at a high temperature in the same manner as described above. What about this high temperature cleaning? In addition to making it easier to remove stains, it also heats each part of the toilet bowl to a high temperature, which speeds up drying after cleaning.

After cleaning is completed, the heater 45 is turned on and the drying blower 40 is operated to dry the toilet bowl.

During the cleaning operation, the drive motor 24 moves the toilet bowl 10
If you move it back and forth, the jet from the cleaning nozzle 28 will more easily enter the back of the toilet 10 and the inner surface of the urinal 13, and the jet from the cleaning nozzle 27 will hit the outer periphery of the stool 2S10 and the toilet seat 12 more widely. Become. As a result, cleaning by the jet stream can be 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) Finish cleaning at high temperatures makes it easier to remove dirt and can also be expected to have a sterilizing effect. This improvement in cleanliness has a large effect on public toilets used by an unspecified number of people.

(2) Cleaning is done with a jet of water, which requires a lot of effort; the toilet bowl can be cleaned without any effort. In addition, since it is very easy to imitate, you can immediately clean the toilet as soon as it becomes dirty.
You can always keep the toilet seat clean.

(3) Since finishing cleaning is performed at a high temperature, each part of the toilet bowl is warmed by the time cleaning is finished, so drying time is shortened, and even relatively frequently used toilets can be used without skipping the cleaning cycle.

[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 sectional view when the same is stored, Fig. 5 is a diagram of the configuration principle of the cold and hot water supply flow path, Fig. 6 is the state of use when the same is used for urination and urinary use for women, and Fig. 7 is for a short man of the same height. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing how a tall man uses the toilet for short errands, and FIG. 9 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, 33...High temperature water supply source, 34...
...Cold water supply source, 36...Flow path switching means,
37... Control means. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A toilet bowl, a storage section that stores the toilet bowl, a cleaning nozzle attached to the storage section, a high-temperature water supply source, a cold water supply source, and a flow path switch that switches between the high-temperature water supply source and the cold water supply source. and a control means for controlling the flow path switching means, and is capable of selecting a washing temperature of cold water washing, hot water washing, and mixed washing. (2) The retractable toilet unit according to claim 1, wherein the control means has a control sequence that includes a final cleaning cycle using high-temperature water at the end of cleaning.