JPH0423970Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a hot air outlet for a toilet that is improved so that the direction of hot air blowing is optimized.

[Prior Art] Flush toilets are becoming popular, in which after using the toilet, hot water or the like is jetted out to cleanse the local area, and then warm air is blown out to dry the area.

The warm air outlet may be provided with a lid to prevent various droplets from entering the ventilation path from inside the pot. That is, by providing such a lid,
This prevents contamination in the ventilation ducts and prevents the generation of odors.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an air outlet showing an example of conventional lid installation.
A lid 3 is swingably attached to the upper edge of the lid.

When the hot air is not being blown out, the lid 3
takes a hanging position, and the air outlet 2 is in a closed state.
Then, when warm air is supplied, the wind pressure causes
The lid 3 is pushed up and the air outlet is opened.
Warm air is blown out.

[Problems that the invention aims to solve] With conventional lid configurations, the lid is pushed up by the pressure of hot air, so the lid does not fully fly up due to its own weight, resulting in insufficient opening. . That is, when blowing out, the lid is tilted in front of the air outlet, which causes a problem in that more warm air is blown out downward and the amount of air blown onto the area to be dried is reduced.

[Means for solving the problem] The hot air outlet of the toilet of the present invention is the hot air outlet of the toilet that blows warm air from the hot air generator toward the area to be dried. An upper lid covering the upper half of the outlet is pivotally fixed to the upper edge of the outlet, and a lower cover covering substantially the lower half of the outlet is pivoted to the lower edge of the outlet,
and a hot air outlet for a toilet in which an upper lid and a lower lid are connected by a link to synchronize opening and closing, the link having a first connecting wire whose base end is fixedly connected to the lower lid; a second connecting wire, one end of which is connected to the free end side portion of the upper cover such that the connection angle can be changed; the tip of the first connecting wire and the other end of the second connecting wire are It is equipped with a joint that connects the comrades so that the connection angle can be changed freely.

[Function] When hot air is blown out from the hot air outlet of the toilet of the present invention, both the upper lid and the lower lid begin to open due to the wind pressure. At this time of opening, both lids are fully opened by the weight of the lower lid.
Note that when the blowing of hot air is stopped, the upper cover performs a closing operation due to its own weight, and the lower cover also stands up in conjunction with it, closing the air outlet.

[Example] FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an air outlet illustrating an example of the present invention.

In this embodiment, an upper cover 4 and a lower cover 5 are pivotally fixed to the upper and lower edges of the outlet 2 of the hot air passage 1, respectively, and are capable of swinging and collapsing. The upper lid 4 and the lower lid 5 are connected by a link consisting of a second connecting wire 6, a first 7, and a joint 8 that can be articulated. The tip of the second connecting wire 6 is hooked to a mounting bracket 9 on the back side of the tip (free end) of the top lid 4, and the second connecting wire 6 has a connecting structure that can freely rotate with respect to the top lid 4. It's getting better. The tip of the first connecting wire 7 is fixed to a pivot shaft 10 that is integrated with the lower lid 5.
When the first connecting wire 7 rotates, the shaft 10 rotates,
Conversely, when the shaft 10 rotates, the first connecting wire 7 rotates.

The leading edge of the lower lid 5 is slightly bent toward the lid to prevent the leading edges of the lower lid 5 and the upper lid 4 from interfering with each other during opening and closing operations, thereby enabling smooth opening and closing operations.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a stopper for stopping excessive rotation of the upper cover 4 and lower cover 5, and although it is provided protrudingly from the upper edge of the outlet, it may also be provided at the lower edge of the outlet.

In the embodiment with such a configuration, when hot air is blown out, both the upper cover 4 and the lower cover 5 begin to open due to the wind pressure. At this time, the lower lid 5 is fully opened by its own weight and falls forward. Since the upper lid 4 is also connected to the lower lid 5 via a link, it can be fully flipped up in conjunction with the opening of the lower lid 5.

When the blowing of hot air is stopped, the top cover 4 rotates in the downward direction due to its own weight and assumes a closed position.
The lower lid 5 connected via the link also stands up and assumes a closed position.

As described above, in the present invention, since the top cover is sufficiently raised when hot air is blown, the hot air is not blown downward, and a sufficient amount of hot air is supplied to the area to be dried. In particular, in the above embodiment, the tip of the lower lid 5 is bent, and this bent portion assumes an upward angle when the lower lid is opened (lowered down).
Since the hot air is guided obliquely upward and blown up toward the area to be dried, more efficient drying is possible.

Additionally, this bent portion has the effect of increasing the amount of wind pressure received, allowing for smoother opening.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the upper cover 4 is longer than the lower cover 5, as in the illustrated embodiment. The first reason for this is to make the weight of the upper lid 4 greater than the weight of the lower lid 5, so that when the upper lid 4 is rotated to close, the lower lid 5 can be struck by gravity and made to stand up. The second purpose is to reduce the extension length of the lower lid 5 when it is folded down, thereby suppressing the adhesion of dust and the like to the back surface of the lower lid 5 (the upper surface when it is folded down). (In addition, in this invention, by increasing the wall thickness of the upper cover and making its constituent materials higher in specific gravity, the moment when the upper cover is rotated downward is made larger than the moment when the lower cover is raised.) (The length of the upper lid may be smaller than the length of the lower lid if the closing operation of the lower lid can be made possible by A material with high corrosion resistance and low thermal expansion is preferable.

In addition, in the present invention, as in the example in Fig. 2,
The lower edge of the air outlet 2 may be raised so that the hot air blowing direction is directed upward.

[Effects] As is clear from the above explanation, according to the warm air outlet of the toilet of the present invention, the lid of the outlet can be opened sufficiently, and efficient drying can be performed. Therefore, effects such as shortening of drying time and power saving can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view illustrating an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view illustrating a conventional example. 1... Warm air passage, 2... Air outlet, 4... Top lid,
5... Lower lid, 6... Second connecting wire, 7... First
Connecting wire, 8...joint.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] In a hot air outlet of a toilet that blows hot air from a hot air generator toward a drying area, a top cover that covers approximately the upper half of the outlet is swung around the upper edge of the outlet. a lower cover covering substantially the lower half of the outlet is pivotally fixed to the lower edge of the outlet so as to be freely movable;
and a hot air outlet for a toilet in which an upper lid and a lower lid are connected by a link to synchronize opening and closing, the link having a first connecting wire whose base end is fixedly connected to the lower lid; a second connecting wire, one end of which is connected to the free end side portion of the upper cover such that the connection angle can be changed; the tip of the first connecting wire and the other end of the second connecting wire; A warm air outlet for a toilet, characterized in that it is equipped with a joint that connects the joints so that their connection angles can be changed;