JPH0248691B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a sanitary cleaning device for a toilet seat or the like.

In general, this type of sanitary cleaning device is extremely clean and sanitary because it can easily wash the area of the user after using the toilet by spraying hot water onto the area to be cleaned. Therefore, it has become increasingly popular in recent years.

Figure 1 shows a conventional sanitary cleaning device.
1 is a toilet main body, 2 is a toilet seat rotatably installed on the top of the toilet main body 1, 3 is a toilet lid, and 4 is a pump for pressurizing cleansing water, a hot water tank, and various control devices (none of which are shown). The main case 4 is equipped with a hot air blowing device 5 for drying.
At the same time, a hot air outlet 7 is provided at the tip of the air passage 6. 8 is the main body case 3
The washing water injection nozzle 8 is attached to the toilet bowl body 1, and the washing water injection nozzle 8 is faced into the toilet main body 1. 9 is a low tank. When using this sanitary washing device, after using the toilet, first operate the washing water injection means, and hot water is sprayed from the washing water injection nozzle 8 onto the part to be cleaned by the user 10. Wash off any dirt adhering to the area. Next, when the hot air blowing means is operated, warm air is blown out from the hot air blowing port 7 to dry the attached moisture after cleaning.

However, in general, many water droplets are attached to the cleaning part of the user 10 at the end of cleaning, so it takes a long time to dry it by blowing hot air, which takes several minutes. It is something. Therefore, in order to shorten this drying time, if the hot air temperature is increased and the air volume is increased, the feeling of hot air becomes so strong that it becomes unbearable for the user. In general, there is a difference in the thermal sensation of the skin between areas that dry quickly and areas that dry slowly due to adhesion of water droplets, which causes discomfort to the user. Therefore, people who cannot wait for the drying time generally shorten the hot air drying time by wiping the miscellaneous water droplets adhering to the cleaning part with paper. The reality is that the features and functions of the system have been reduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a sanitary cleaning device that can reduce drying time by scattering residual water droplets attached to a user's cleaning part during cleaning at high speed. It is something to do.

The basic configuration of the first invention of the present application for achieving the above object includes a washing water spraying means for spraying washing water onto the part to be washed of a user seated on a toilet seat, and a washing water spraying means for spraying washing water onto the part to be washed by the washing water spraying means. The user's cleaning section is provided with a high-speed air jetting means that jets air at high speed from different directions around the toilet seat to scatter or diffuse residual water droplets.

Further, the basic configuration of the second invention of the present application includes a cleaning water jetting means for jetting cleaning water onto a portion to be cleaned of a user seated on a toilet seat, and a high-speed air jetting mechanism for jetting air at high speed to the portion to be cleaned. and a sweep mechanism that moves the high-speed air jetting mechanism to sequentially move and sweep the position where the high-speed air jetted from the high-speed air jetting mechanism is jetted onto the part to be cleaned, thereby scattering or diffusing residual attached water droplets. It was established.

Embodiments of the first invention of the present application will be described below based on the accompanying drawings. Figures 2 and 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, and the same parts in Figures 2 and 3 as in Figure 1, which shows the conventional example, are given the same numbers. . 11 is a washing water pressure pump installed inside the main body case, and this pump 1
1 is a cleaning water injection nozzle 8 via a hot water tank 12
is connected to. Reference numeral 13 denotes an air compressor installed inside the main body case 4, and this air compressor 13 communicates with a solenoid valve 15 via a high-pressure air reservoir 14. 1
6 is a cavity provided in the toilet seat 2, and this cavity 16 communicates with the electromagnetic valve 15 via a high-pressure hose 17, and is provided with a plurality of air jet nozzles 18. Further, high-pressure air at a constant pressure is stored in the high-pressure air reservoir 14 by turning on a main switch (not shown) and operating the air compressor 13.

The operation in the above configuration will be explained. First, when cleaning the area to be cleaned of the user 10 after using the toilet, when the cleaning water injection means is operated, the pump 11 is driven and hot water in the hot water tank 12 is sprayed from the cleaning water injection nozzle 8 onto the user 10. Since it is sprayed onto the cleaning section, dirt adhering to the user's 10's section to be cleaned is washed away. After this cleaning, when the high-speed air injection means is operated next, the solenoid valve 15 opens, and the air in the high-pressure air reservoir 14 is sent into the cavity 16 of the toilet seat 2 via the solenoid valve 15 and the high-pressure hose 17. Then, high-speed air is ejected from the plurality of air ejection nozzles 18. As a result, user 1
Scatter or diffuse residual water droplets adhering to the cleaning section of 0. Thereafter, when the hot air blowing device 5 is operated, warm air is blown out from the hot air blowing port 7 to dry the user's 10 cleaning area. In this case, drying is
Since residual water droplets are scattered or diffused in advance by the high-speed air jetting means, drying can be carried out in a short time and evenly. If you are in a particular hurry, all you need to do is operate the high-speed air jetting means, and in this case, you can wear the underwear as is, although you may feel some residual moisture.

4 to 6 show an embodiment of the second invention of the present application. In addition, in FIGS. 4 to 6, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 shown in the conventional example are given the same numbers. Reference numeral 19 denotes an air jet nozzle provided on the toilet seat 2 so as to be able to move up and down, and this air jet nozzle 19 is communicated with the high pressure hose 17 via a communication pipe 20. Further, the vertical movement of the air jet nozzle 19 is controlled by the sixth
This is done using the configuration shown in the figure.
21 is an outer cylinder connected to the communication pipe 20 shown in FIG. 5, 22 is an inner cylinder provided in the air jet nozzle 19,
The inner cylinder 22 is fitted into the outer cylinder 21 in an airtight manner so as to be vertically movable. Reference numeral 23 denotes an electric mechanism that causes the inner cylinder 22 to move vertically in a straight line. This electric mechanism 23 is driven when a switch is turned on to move the inner cylinder 22 downward to a fixed position, and when the switch is turned off, it moves the inner cylinder 22 upward. It allows rapid recovery.

FIG. 7 shows a control circuit diagram in an embodiment of the second invention, in which 24 is a power source, S ₁ is a main switch, and S ₂ is an operation switch, which connects three contacts a, b, and c. have. 25 is air compressor 13
, 26 is a motor for the pump 11 for pumping clean water, 27 is a timer motor, 28 is a motor for driving the electric mechanism 23, 15 is a solenoid valve, 29 is a fan motor for blowing hot air, and 30 is a heater for generating hot air. ,
TS is a timer switch and has two contacts d and e.

The operation in the above configuration will be explained. When main switch S ₁ is turned on, motor 2 of air compressor 13
5 rotates, and high pressure air is stored in the high pressure air reservoir 14. When the high pressure air reservoir 14 reaches a constant pressure, an unloader (not shown) operates and the motor 25 of the air compressor 13 stops. If you want to wash the user's area after using the toilet, turn the operating switch on.
When S ₂ is applied to the b contact, the cleaning water pressure feed pump 1
The first motor 26 rotates and sprays hot water from the cleaning water injection nozzle 8 onto the user's area to be cleaned, thereby cleaning the area. After this cleaning, if you want to remove residual water droplets attached to the user's cleaning part,
When the operation switch S ₂ is switched to the c contact, the timer motor 27 is driven, and since the timer switch TS is connected to the d contact, the solenoid valve 1
5 is opened, and the motor 28 that drives the electric mechanism 23 starts operating. At this time, since the motor 25 of the air compressor 13 is rotating, high-speed air is jetted from the air jet nozzle 19 toward the cleaning section of the user 10, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the ejection nozzle 19 gradually descends to the state shown by the dotted line by the action of the electric mechanism 23. Through this operation, high-speed air is ejected to move and sweep the user 10's cleaning unit from the front to the rear, as shown in FIG. 4, thereby removing residual water droplets. This air injection is carried out for about 3 seconds, and after this time has elapsed, the timer switch TS is switched from the d contact to e by the action of the timer motor 27.
Switched to contact point. As a result, the solenoid valve 15 is closed and the injection of high-speed air is stopped, and
Since the motor 28 that drives the electric mechanism 23 is de-energized, the air jet nozzle 19 is connected to the electric mechanism 2.
The state shown by the solid line is restored by the restoring force shown in step 3.

By switching the timer switch TS from the d contact to the e contact, the warm air blowing fan motor 29 and the hot air generation heater 30 are energized, so that the remaining water droplets are removed automatically. Warm air drying is performed.

In the embodiment based on the second invention, by moving the single air injection nozzle 19 up and down, high-speed air is emitted so as to sequentially move and sweep the injection position to the user's cleaning section from the front to the rear. Since the residual water droplets are removed by spraying, the amount of high-pressure air consumed is reduced, and as a result, the air compressor 1
3 and the high-pressure air reservoir 14 can be configured to have a small capacity.

As described above, according to the first invention of the present application, air is jetted at high speed from different directions in the circumferential direction of the toilet seat toward the user's area to be cleaned after cleaning, thereby scattering or diffusing residual water droplets. Because it has a spraying means, users who previously put on underwear by simply wiping water droplets with paper can now put on underwear without wiping it with paper after a momentary jet of high-speed air. Furthermore, even for users who wish to completely dry with warm air, the drying time can be significantly shortened since only the remaining moisture after water droplets are removed is dried.

In any case, since there is no need to remove water droplets using paper, the clean and sanitary characteristics of the sanitary washing device can be fully utilized.

Furthermore, by using a high-speed air jetting means that jets air at high speed from different directions toward the toilet seat toward the area to be cleaned, the water droplets gather in the center and are blown away, causing the water droplets to enter the contact area between the user and the toilet seat and remain there forever. This eliminates the problem of not drying, which has the effect of improving comfort and shortening drying time.

Further, according to the second invention of the present application, the high-speed air jetting mechanism that jets air at high speed to the part to be cleaned and the high-speed air jetting mechanism are moved so that the high-speed air jetted from the high-speed air jetting mechanism is directed to the part to be cleaned. Since it has a high-speed air jetting means consisting of a sweep mechanism that sequentially moves and sweeps the ejected position to scatter or diffuse residual water droplets, it is possible to reliably scatter or diffuse residual water droplets, and the amount of air is small. The purpose can be achieved with , which makes it possible to miniaturize the device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a partial side sectional view of a conventional sanitary cleaning device.
Fig. 2 is a partial side sectional view of a sanitary cleaning device showing an embodiment of the first invention of the present application, Fig. 3 is a top view of the same washing device, and Fig. 4 shows an embodiment of the second invention of the present application. FIG. 5 is a top view of the sanitary cleaning device, FIG. 6 is a partial side view of the toilet seat in the sanitary cleaning device, and FIG. 7 is a control circuit diagram of the cleaning device. 2...Toilet seat, 4...Main case, 8...Washing water injection nozzle, 11...Washing water pressure feeding pump, 12
...Hot water tank, 13...Air compressor, 15...
Solenoid valve, 16...Cavity, 17...High pressure hose, 1
8, 19... Air jet nozzle, 20... Communication pipe,
21... Outer cylinder, 22... Inner cylinder, 23... Electric mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Cleaning water spraying means for spraying cleansing water onto the part to be cleaned of a user seated on the toilet seat, and cleaning water spraying means for spraying cleansing water in the circumferential direction of the toilet seat toward the part to be cleaned of the user after being cleaned by the cleaning water spraying means. A sanitary cleaning device equipped with a high-speed air jetting means for scattering or diffusing residual adhering water droplets by jetting air at high speed from different directions. 2. A cleansing water jetting means that jets cleansing water to a part to be cleaned of a user sitting on a toilet seat, a high-speed air jetting mechanism that jets air at high speed to the part to be cleaned, and a high-speed air jetting mechanism that is moved to eject the air. A sanitary cleaning device comprising a high-speed air jetting means constituted by a sweeping mechanism that sequentially moves and sweeps the position where high-speed air jetted from the mechanism is jetted onto the part to be cleaned to scatter or diffuse residual attached water droplets.