JPH03293436A - Toilet seat with hot water cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a toilet seat with a hot water cleaner which can be easily fitted and increases the function, by providing a hot water tank and a cleaning nozzle in the toilet seat freely attachable to a toilet pot and providing a control lever for the horizontal position on stopping water. CONSTITUTION:A toilet seat 10 comprising a bottom cover 14 and a top cover 16 is provided to be supported with a fitting base 26 and fitted at a toilet pot via oval holes 34. Next, a hot water tank 40 having a heater is set between stays 30, 32 and a tap water feed pipe 48 and a main hot water feed pipe 54 are fitted to both end openings. Next, a hot water delivery pipe is attached through a valve 56 fitted at the pipe 54 and then connected to a cleaning nozzle 62 for charm and a cleaning nozzle 64 for shower. And further a lever handle 66 is equipped at the valve 56 to stop water at the horizontal position in order to select the nozzles and adjust the hot water volume. In this way, the fitting is facilitated and lowering temperature of the hot water can be prevented and the lever is erected with the toilet seat on urinating and hence, prevented from getting wet with the urine.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a toilet seat that cannot be attached to a Western-style toilet bowl, and more particularly to a toilet seat equipped with a warm water washing device for washing the buttocks of a human body.

[Prior Art] Western-style toilet bowls equipped with hot water washing devices for washing the buttocks of the human body are becoming widespread.

One type of hot water cleaning device includes a hot water tank equipped with a heater and a cleaning nozzle to which hot water is supplied from the hot water tank. Hot water is stored in the hot water tank, and when the hot water is supplied to the nozzle, the nozzle body protrudes from the cylinder portion of the nozzle, and the hot water is jetted from the tip of the nozzle body toward the human buttock.

Conventionally, this hot water tank was placed in the following places: ■ Inside the toilet seat box installed on the top of the toilet bowl, ■ At the rear (or front) of the toilet bowl in a Western-style toilet, or ■ Inside a stationary box installed near the Western-style toilet. is set up.

Additionally, the nozzle is attached to a toilet seat box or Western-style toilet bowl. Note that when a toilet seat box is installed, the toilet seat and toilet lid are usually pivoted to the toilet seat box.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In order to provide a hot water tank in a toilet seat box, a space sufficient to install the toilet seat box is required on the rear upper surface of a Western-style toilet. For this reason, in the case of a Western-style toilet bowl whose rear portion is smaller than the toilet bowl, it may not be possible to install a toilet seat box, and it may also not be possible to install a hot water washing device. Additionally, installing a toilet seat box increases the number of fixtures on the top of the Western-style toilet, which becomes a hindrance to cleaning.

In order to install a hot water tank inside a Western-style toilet bowl, that much space is required inside the Western-style toilet bowl, and it is not necessarily applicable to all types of Western-style toilet bowls.

If the hot water tank is installed in a stationary box separate from the Western-style toilet, the piping that connects the nozzle on the Western-style toilet and the stationary box will be exposed around the Western-style toilet. , it looks unsightly and poses a huge problem in cleaning.

When a hot water tank is installed in a Western-style toilet bowl or a stationary box, there is a problem that the length of the piping connecting the hot water tank and the nozzle is long, and the water temperature drops along the way. Particularly in the initial stage of cleaning, low-temperature cleaning water is spouted for a considerably long period of time.

In addition, when equipment is installed on or near the toilet seat, there is a problem of splashing contamination of small water (urine) when the Western-style toilet is used for men's errands in an upright position.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a toilet seat in which a pivot portion for the toilet bowl is provided at the rear thereof, a hot water storage portion is provided in the toilet bowl or the lower surface of the toilet seat, and hot water is supplied from the hot water storage portion. A toilet seat equipped with a warm water washing device, in which a washing nozzle to which water is supplied is installed on the toilet seat, and a lever handle for controlling water spouting from the nozzle is mounted on the side surface of the toilet seat so that the posture when water spouting is stopped substantially coincides with the front-back direction of the toilet seat. It is characterized by being provided as follows.

[Function] In the toilet seat with a warm water washing device of the present invention, since the hot water tank and nozzle are integrated with the toilet seat,
Just by installing the toilet seat, the hot water tank and nozzle can be installed.

Therefore, after the toilet seat with a hot water washing device of the present invention is attached to a Western-style toilet bowl, the hot water washing device can be used by simply connecting the hot water tank to the water pipe and the power source. Furthermore, even if the space behind the toilet bowl is small, the hot water cleaning device can be installed.

Furthermore, since the hot water tank and the nozzle are located close to each other, there is almost no drop in water temperature. Furthermore, the amount of initial low-temperature water that is spouted out at the beginning of cleaning is also very small.

In the toilet seat with a hot water washing device of the present invention, hot water jetting from the nozzle is controlled by operating the lever handle. This lever stops the flow of hot water from the nozzle when the toilet seat is placed in a position that substantially coincides with the front-rear direction. When the toilet seat is raised up, the lever handle rotates together with the toilet seat and is hidden behind the side of the toilet seat. Therefore, even when a man uses the Western-style toilet bowl for errands in an upright position, splashed water is prevented from splashing onto the lever handle.

[Example code] Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a toilet seat with a warm water washing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a right side view, Fig. 3 is a left side view, Figs. 4 and 5 are assembly illustrations, and Fig. The figure is a plan cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the rear part of the toilet seat (a configuration diagram with the top cover of the toilet seat removed), and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ■-■ in FIG. 6.

This embodiment relates to an embodiment in which a stool M12 is provided integrally with the toilet seat 10. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the toilet seat 10 has a hollow shape that combines a bottom cover 14 and a top cover 16, and a toilet seat 10 is attached to the rear part of the bottom cover 14. Hinge part 18 for supporting
．． 20 are integrally provided. In addition, the bottom cover 1
4 and the top cover 16 are each provided with a central hole 22.24, and each cover 14.16 is connected so that the central hole 22.24 overlaps to form a toilet seat.

In order to attach the toilet seat 10, a mounting base 26 is used in this embodiment. The mounting base 26 includes a flat base body 28 and a pair of ring-shaped stays 30 and 32 rising from the base body 28. Reference numeral 34 denotes a long hole bored in the base body 28, and extends in the front-rear direction of the Western-style toilet bowl.

A pair of slits 36.3 extend from the rear edge of the bottom cover 14.
8 are notched, and the mounting base 26 is assembled from the bottom side of the bottom cover 14 so that the stays 30.degree. 32 engage with these slits 36,38. A hot water tank 40 is installed within the toilet seat 10 so as to be placed between the stays 30 and 32.

In this embodiment, the hot water tank 40 has a cylindrical shape, and openings 42 and 44 are formed in both end faces. The hot water tank 40 is provided with a heater 46 on its outer surface as shown in FIG. One opening 44 of the hot water tank 40
The tip of the water supply pipe 48 is connected to the water supply pipe 48.
A solenoid valve 50 is connected to the rear end of the valve. As shown in Fig. 3.6, this solenoid valve 50 is provided with a connection port 52 to the water pipe.

The other opening 42 of the hot water tank 40 is connected to the tip of a main water supply pipe 54, and the rear end of the main water supply pipe 54 is connected to the valve 5.
6.

This 56 valve is equipped with two hot water supply pipes.

One of the hot water supply pipes 58 is connected to a charm cleaning nozzle 62, and the other hot water supply pipe 60 is connected to a shower cleaning nozzle 64. The valve 56 is equipped with a lever handle 66 that can be rotated in the vertical direction, and as the lever handle 66 is rotated in the vertical direction, the movable valve body 6 is rotated.
8 (FIG. 7) slides against the fixed valve body 70, thereby selecting the flow path connection between the main hot water supply pipe 54 and the hot water supply pipe 58,60.

In this embodiment, when the lever handle 66 is rotated upward, communication of the hot water supply pipes 54,60 is selected, and the lever handle 66
When rotated downward, communication of the hot water supply pipes 54 and 58 is selected. Note that when the lever handle 66 is placed horizontally with the toilet seat 10 laid down on the top surface of the Western-style toilet, the hot water pipe 5
8. No hot water is supplied to any of the 60 stations and the water is stopped.

Furthermore, when the lever handle 66 is rotated in the vertical direction away from this horizontal state, the amount of hot water supplied increases in accordance with this rotation angle, and the amount of hot water jetted from the cleaning nozzles 62 and 64 (cleaning strength). is adjusted.

A pair of opening lowers 2.74 are bored in the bottom cover 14, and the nozzles 6 are arranged so that the nozzle bodies 62a, 64a of the nozzles 62.64 can protrude from the opening lowers 2.74.
2.64 is fixed to the bottom cover 14. When hot water is supplied to these nozzles 62 and 64, nozzle bodies 62a and 64a protrude from cylinder parts 62b and 64b on the rear end side, and hot water is jetted from the tips of the nozzle bodies 62a and 64a toward the human buttocks. .

As shown in Figure 6.7, a column 76.78 is fitted inside the stay 30.32. The main water supply pipes 54, 58, and 60 are inserted into one column 76. Another column 80 along the axis of the other column 78
is provided, and the column 80 is fixed to the toilet seat 10. A slowdown mechanism 82 for slowly rotating the toilet seat 10 is interposed between the column 80 and the column 78. In addition to the water supply pipe 48, a lead wire 84 for supplying electricity to the heater 46 is inserted into the column 80.

The rear edge portion of the top cover 16 has a protrusion 1 bulging upward.
6a, and the top cover 16 is engaged with the bottom cover 14 so that the protrusion 16a covers the hot water tank 40. A pair of hinge parts 16b116c are provided on both rear sides of the top cover 16.
is engaged with the column 76, and the hinge portion 16c is engaged with the column 78. The hinge portions 16b and 16c are connected to the column 76.
78 with a pin or screw.

Reference numeral 88 in FIG. 2.3 indicates rubber feet fixed to the underside of the toilet seat 1o. Further, reference numeral 9o in FIG. 4 is a control box, on the front of which a heated toilet seat switch 92, a hot water temperature switch 94, etc. are provided. This box 90 is configured to energize the heater 46 via a lead wire 84 and also energize a toilet seat heater (abbreviation) provided within the toilet seat 1°.

As shown in FIG. 4, a pair of hinge parts 12a and 12b are provided at the rear of the toilet lid 12, the hinge part 12a engages with the column 76, the hinge part 12b engages with the water supply pipe 48, This allows the toilet lid 12 to freely rotate in the vertical direction.

In the rice toilet seat with a hot water washing device configured in this way,
By turning on the hot water temperature switch 94 of the control box 90, the water introduced into the hot water tank 40 is heated to a predetermined temperature. Then, as described above, when the lever handle 66 is turned upward, the main hot water supply pipe 54 and the shower hot water supply pipe 60 are communicated with each other, and the nozzle body 6 of the nozzle 64 is
4a protrudes and shower cleaning of the human body's buttocks is performed.

Further, when the lever handle 66 is rotated downward, the main hot water supply pipe 54 and the charm hot water supply pipe 58 are communicated with each other, the nozzle main body 62a of the nozzle 62 protrudes, and charm cleaning of the human body's buttocks is performed.

As mentioned above, the heated toilet seat with a hot water washing device according to this embodiment has the hot water tank 40 and the nozzles 62, 64 integrated, and the heated toilet seat 10 is equipped with a hot water washing device by simply attaching the toilet seat 10 to a Western-style toilet bowl. A Western-style toilet is completed. Therefore, the installation work of the hot water cleaning device becomes extremely easy. Moreover, the distance between the hot water tank 40 and the nozzles 62 and 64 is extremely short.
The hot water in the tank 40 is sprayed toward the human buttocks without any or almost no temperature drop. Furthermore, the hot water washing device is not visible from the outside and has an extremely good appearance, and even if there is only a narrow space behind the toilet bowl, this Western-style toilet with the hot water washing device can be installed. Can be done.

In addition, in this embodiment, since the hot water tank 40 is arranged between the hinge parts that serve as the rotation axis of the toilet seat,
Even when the hot water tank 40 is full of water and a considerable weight is applied to the toilet seat 10, the rotational moment of the toilet seat 10 hardly increases, and the toilet seat can be moved up and down easily. Can be done.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the hot water is spouted by rotating the lever handle 66 up and down, so that the desired cleaning strength can be achieved just by operating the hand without checking each time with the eye. It is possible to control the ejection amount, which is extremely convenient.

Further, in this embodiment, when the lever handle is set horizontally with the toilet seat 10 lying down on a Western-style toilet bowl, the water stops. Therefore, when the toilet seat 10 is flipped upward in this water-stopped state to use the toilet for men's use, the lever handle 66 also rotates together with the toilet seat 10, and when the toilet seat is in the upright position, the lever handle 66 turns. 66 is also in a posture facing upward. In this way, the lever handle 66 is hidden behind the side surface of the toilet seat 10, so even if urine is scattered, the lever handle 66 will not be splashed with urine, which is extremely sanitary.

In the above embodiment, the valve 56 and the solenoid valve 50 are arranged outside the side of the toilet seat, so that inspection of the valve 56 and the solenoid valve 50 can be carried out without disassembling the toilet seat, which is extremely convenient. It's convenient.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a long hole 34 extending in the front-rear direction of the Western-style toilet is bored in the mounting base 26. Therefore, the position of the mounting base 26 can be adjusted in the front-rear direction on the top surface of the Western-style toilet, and the installation position of the toilet seat 10 can be freely adjusted depending on the distance between the toilet bowl and the hinge bolt hole of the Western-style toilet and the shape of the toilet bowl. Can be adjusted. As a result, the toilet seat with the warm water washing device of the present invention can be attached to various Western-style toilet bowls.

The above embodiment is an example of the present invention, and the present invention may have a configuration other than that shown in the drawings. For example, in the above embodiment, the hot water tank 40 is disposed between the hinge parts, but it may be disposed elsewhere, such as on the bottom of the toilet seat. Also,
The shape of this tank is not limited to a cylindrical shape, but may have a topographic shape such as a rectangle.

In the present invention, in order to prevent water dripping from the tips of the nozzle bodies of the nozzles 62 and 64 from flowing down the back surface of the toilet seat, a protrusion 98 is provided on the bottom surface of the toilet seat 10 as shown in FIG. , the toilet seat 10 may receive water droplets flowing down the back surface of the toilet seat 10.

[Effects] As described above, according to the toilet seat with a warm water washing device of the present invention,
The hot water washing device can be installed simply by attaching the toilet seat to a Western-style toilet bowl, which is extremely convenient.

Further, it can be installed regardless of the type of toilet bowl, and since there are fewer parts on the top surface of the toilet bowl, cleaning is easy. Moreover, since the hot water tank and nozzle are built into this toilet seat, the distance between the hot water tank and the nozzle is extremely small, and the temperature of the hot water decreases little in the flow path from the tank to the nozzle, allowing it to be discharged at the beginning of cleaning. The amount of low-temperature water is also very small.

In the toilet seat with a hot water washing device of the present invention, even when the toilet seat is erected and used for men's use, the lever handle for controlling the hot water output from the nozzle is hidden on the side of the toilet seat. Urine is now prevented from splashing on it,
Extremely hygienic.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a toilet seat with a warm water washing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a right side view of the same, FIG. 3 is a left side view of the same, FIGS. 4 and 5 are an assembled perspective view, FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the structure of the rear part of the toilet seat, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ■-■ in FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is a bottom view of a toilet seat showing a different embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Toilet seat, 12... Toilet lid, 14... Bottom cover 16... Top cover 26... Mounting base, 34... Long hole, 40... Hot water tank, 50...
Solenoid valve, 56... Valve, 62.64... Nozzle, 66... Lever handle.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a toilet seat that is provided with a pivot to the toilet bowl at the rear, a hot water reservoir is provided inside the toilet seat or on the underside of the toilet seat, and a flushing nozzle to which hot water is supplied from the hot water reservoir is attached to the toilet seat. A toilet seat equipped with a warm water washing device, characterized in that a lever handle for controlling water spouting from a nozzle is provided on a side surface of the toilet seat so that its posture when water spouting is stopped is approximately the same as the front-rear direction of the toilet seat. Toilet seat with hot water washing device.