JPH0463935B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a sanitary washing device for comfortably and hygienically performing toileting and post-urinary treatment. With this type of equipment that has been provided to date,
Use a small electric water heater to boil water,
Adjustments are made using electronic controls to maintain the appropriate temperature.
The use of electrical components such as tubing heaters was essential for heating the toilet seat.

On the other hand, in recent years, it has become common for hotels to integrate toilets, baths, and washrooms into a one-room type. In particular, solar systems that use solar heat have become very popular, and hot water equipment such as the boilers mentioned above and solar systems that use solar heat can be used to clean local areas with hot water at a stable temperature, reducing electrical leakage. There is a need for a sanitary cleaning device that is free from the danger of toilets and has a toilet seat that is warm and comfortable throughout the year.

The present invention provides the above-described device that has been desired in the past, and its gist is to connect a movable pipe joint whose inside communicates with the inside of the pipe to one rear side of a hot water storage toilet seat having a hot water storage chamber inside. , A mixing faucet for introducing hot water into the hot water storage chamber in the hot water storage toilet seat is attached to the other end side of the movable pipe joint by providing cold and hot water piping, and hot water is introduced into the hot water storage chamber from the mixing tap to the hot water storage toilet seat. A hot water jet machine is installed to spout hot water.
The sanitary cleaning device is characterized in that the hot water storage toilet seat is provided with the movable pipe joint, so that the hot water storage toilet seat can be rotated freely up and down, whereby a hot water storage chamber is provided inside the toilet seat and a mixing faucet is provided. is attached to the upstream side of the hot water storage room, so hot water supplied from a solar system etc. can be used for the heated toilet seat, and when washing private parts, the freshly mixed hot water that enters from the mixing faucet mixes with the hot water in the hot water storage toilet seat. You can use mixed, more stabilized, and warm water at an appropriate temperature.
What's more, you can feel the temperature of the hot water on your buttocks while washing, so you can rest assured.Also, since no electrical parts are used for the above-mentioned heated toilet seat or private parts washing, there is no risk of electrical leakage, making it extremely safe to use even in humid places. Another object of the present invention is to provide a sanitary washing device in which a movable pipe joint is provided on a part of the hot water storage toilet seat so that the hot water storage toilet seat can be rotated freely up and down.

Specific embodiments of the sanitary cleaning device according to the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings. In Figures 1 and 2, 1 is a Western-style toilet;
2 is a toilet seat provided to be able to rise and fall freely with respect to the toilet bowl 1;
3 is a toilet lid which can also be raised and lowered, 4 is a movable pipe joint provided on one rear side of the toilet seat 2 via a cylindrical connecting part 5, 6 is a check valve connected to the movable pipe joint, and 7 is a a mixing faucet connected to the other end of the check valve;
Reference numerals 9 denote cold water and hot water pipes connected to the mixing faucets, respectively. As shown in FIG. 3, the toilet seat 2 has a hollow hot water storage chamber 10 formed inside thereof, and the hot water storage chamber 10 is formed around the entire circumference of the toilet seat 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a hot water jet device 11 for private part washing is installed on one side of the substantially central portion of the back surface of the toilet seat 2. The mounting location of the hot water jet device 11 is not limited to the position of the toilet seat 2, and may be mounted, for example, at the rear center of the back surface of the toilet seat 2. Toilet seat 2
The movable pipe joint 4 installed on one side of the rear end is provided on the side of the base 12 as shown in FIG.
It is constructed so that internal hot water does not leak to the outside even though it performs up and down movements. 1, 2, etc., a check valve 6 is connected to the other end of the movable pipe joint 4, and a mixing faucet is connected to the other end of the check valve 6. The mixing faucet 7 has a cold water inlet 8 and a hot water inlet 9, and is configured so that hot water from a hot water supply device (not shown) and cold water from a tap or well can be mixed to an appropriate temperature using a knob 13. At the other end of the cylindrical connecting part 5 on the rear side of the toilet seat 2 on the side where the movable joint 4 is attached, a hot air fan (not shown) may be installed if necessary in a place with low humidity. is the rear cylindrical connecting portion 5 of the toilet seat 2.
The interior can be configured so that it can also be used as a ventilation path for a hot air fan.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the toilet seat 2 is rotatably supported by bearings 14 on the left and right sides of the hinge portion that forms the rear portion of the toilet seat. In this way, the toilet seat 2
The toilet seat 2 is rotatably raised and lowered by bearings 14 about the rear left and right hinges. Reference numeral 11 denotes a hot water spouting machine attached to one side of the hot water storage toilet seat 2, and the hot water spouting machine 11 is attached to the bottom of the toilet seat 2 in a cylindrical shape by a mounting bracket 15, as shown in FIGS. A bearing 16 is fixed, and an interlocking shaft 17 is rotatably fitted and pressed inside the cylindrical bearing 16.
A locking member 18 is held at one end of the cylindrical bearing 16, and the locking member 18 is rotatably fitted onto the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical bearing 16, and one end of the cylindrical bearing 16 is opened. The interlocking shaft 1 that can protrude slightly from the
7, the short shaft 19 is pushed through and integrally connected to the lock member 18 so as to rotate together with the lock member 18.
Reference numeral 20 denotes an operating lever screwed onto a protruding ring portion 21 that projects perpendicularly to the center line of the locking member 18. A spherical body 22 is provided inside the connecting end of the operating lever 20, and the spherical body 22 is held therein. Compression spring 23 that can be held
The spherical body 22 is always urged toward the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical bearing 16 by the accumulated force of the cylindrical bearing 16, and swing stop grooves 24, 25 for receiving the spherical body 22 are provided at predetermined positions on the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical bearing 16. , 26 are V-cut to form a concave shape. Incidentally, the swing stop grooves 24, 25, 26 are connected to the shower nozzle 2, which will be described later.
This is for determining the standby position, washing position, and bidet position of No. 7.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 28 denotes a joint pipe on the water supply side that is fitted onto the tip of the interlocking shaft 17 that protrudes from the opening at the other end of the cylindrical bearing 16, and a set screw 29 is tightened into the joint pipe 28. The interlocking shaft 17 and the joint pipe 28 on the hot water supply side are integrally connected to the cylindrical bearing 16 on the fixed side so as to rotate together, and the hot water jet pipe 30 is connected to the joint pipe 28. A shower nozzle 27 is protruded from the distal end of the toilet seat 2, and the shower nozzle 27 is rotatably arranged below the toilet seat 2. Further, a hot water suction pipe 31 is fitted into the outer peripheral wall of the cylindrical bearing 16, and the other end of the hot water suction pipe 31 is disposed inside the toilet seat 2, and the hot water discharge port 32 at the tip thereof is connected to the hot water suction pipe 31. Hot water storage chamber 1 located at the center of the tip inside the toilet seat 2
It is fixed in an upward position at 0. When cleaning the private parts and bidet, the inside of the hot water suction pipe 31 communicates with one end opening 34 of a through hole 33 formed inside the interlocking shaft 17 connected thereto, and serves as the other end opening of the through hole 33. As shown in Figure 4b, the cleaning hole 3
5 and a bidet guide hole 36, one of which communicates with the inside of the hot water suction pipe 31,
No matter what angular position the movable interlocking shaft 17 is fixed at in the washing position bidet position of the shower nozzle 27 with respect to the fixed side cylindrical bearing 16 and the hot water suction pipe 31, the through hole of the interlocking shaft 17 33 and the inside of the hot water suction pipe 31 are configured to always maintain communication.

In addition, if the hot water storage type toilet seat 2 has its upper wall made of a material with good thermal conductivity and its lower wall made of a material with excellent heat insulation properties, a heated toilet seat with high thermal efficiency can be obtained. However, it does not specifically ask about the materials used or the presence or absence of surface treatment.

In the above configuration, the hot water flow path of the hot water storage type toilet seat 2 device according to the present invention will be described as follows. For hot water from a boiler (not shown) and cold water from tap water or well water, turn knob 1 of mixer faucet 7.
Step 3 will adjust the temperature to your preference. Hot water adjusted to an appropriate temperature flows from the check valve 6 into the hot water storage toilet seat 2 through the movable pipe joint 4, which is a rotatable joint. The check valve 6 is installed to prevent the hot water in the hot water storage toilet seat 2 from flowing back into the boiler or the water supply when the boiler or the water supply becomes negative pressure due to some accident.

The hot water flowing in from the rear of the hot water storage toilet seat 2 is directed toward the tip of the hot water storage toilet seat 2 and fills the inside of the hot water storage toilet seat 2. Furthermore, hot water passes through a hot water suction pipe 31, a hot water supply side joint pipe 28, a hot water jet pipe 30 from a hot water discharge port 32 at the tip of the hot water storage toilet seat 2, and is jetted out from a discharge hole at the tip of the shower nozzle 27.

Next, the procedure for operating the hot water ejector 11 of the hot water storage type toilet seat device is as follows.

First, the fixed side cylindrical bearing 16 protruding from the toilet seat 2
On the other hand, by moving the operating lever 20, the spherical body 2 is moved integrally against the biasing pressure of the compression spring 23.
2 moves and slides or rolls on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical bearing 16. Then, the sphere 22 at the tip of the operating lever 20 is positioned at an angle corresponding to a desired position among the standby position, washing position, and bidet position of the shower nozzle 27.
follows integrally and is temporarily fixed by fitting into any of the swing stop grooves 24, 25, or 26 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical bearing 16.

When the operating lever 20 is rotated to an arbitrary angle, the movable locking member 18, interlocking shaft 17, and hot water supply joint are connected to the fixed cylindrical bearing 16 and the hot water suction pipe 31. pipe 28 and hot water spout pipe 3
The shower nozzle 27 protruding from the tip of the hot water jetting pipe 30 stops at a predetermined position.

Also, the control lever 20 can be used to control the shower nozzle 2.
7 in a predetermined position, open the knob 13 of the mixing faucet 7 and the hot water will flow through the interior of the toilet seat 2 and the hot water outlet 32 fixed upward at the center of the tip of the interior of the toilet seat 2.
The hot water is sucked out into the pipe through the hot water suction pipe 31, the through hole 33 of the interlocking shaft 17, and further through the hot water jet pipe 30 which is in communication with these pipes, and is protruded from the tip of the hot water jet pipe 30. It is sprayed from the shower nozzle 27. Further, when the operating lever 20 is pivoted to the stop position, the hole between the through hole 33 and the hot water suction pipe 31 is blocked, and hot water stops flowing. Note that the flow rate is adjusted using the knob 13 of the mixing faucet 7.

Since the sanitary cleaning device according to the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, it can significantly exhibit various excellent effects as described in the second half.

(a) Since the toilet seat itself is a hot water storage toilet seat that can store hot water inside, the toilet seat can be heated with this hot water, and the comfortable warmth unique to hot water can be obtained from the top of the toilet seat.

(b) When washing private parts, the user who is seated can sense the temperature of the hot water for washing from the top of the toilet seat, so there is no risk of burning the user's buttocks, and the user can wash their private parts with great peace of mind. can be done.

(c) Hot water for private washing and the heated toilet seat is supplied from a boiler in a separate room or a device that uses solar heat, etc., so no electrical parts are used and there is no risk of electrical leakage even in humid places. It is safe and has great utility value.

(d) Since it does not use any electrical parts, it can be used even in toilets without an outlet, and it is very convenient because it can be installed anywhere as long as there is hot water piping.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view of the entire device with only the toilet lid leaning against the rotor link side, and Fig. 2 shows an overall perspective view of the device with only the toilet lid leaning against the rotor link side. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of the main parts of the device, FIG. 4 a is a vertical cross-sectional view of the main parts of the hot water jet machine, and FIG. 4 b is a cross-sectional view of the main parts of the hot water jet machine. The arrow sectional view, Figure 4C, is
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line aB-B. 1 is a Western-style toilet bowl, 2 is a toilet seat, 3 is a toilet lid, 4 is a movable pipe joint, 5 is a cylindrical joint, 6 is a check valve, 7 is a mixing faucet, 8 is a cold water pipe, 9 is a hot water pipe, 10 is a Hot water storage chamber, 11 is a hot water jetter, 12 is a pedestal, 13 is a knob, 14 is a bearing, 15 is a mounting bracket, 16 is a cylindrical bearing, 17 is an interlocking shaft, 18 is a lock member, 19 is a short shaft, 20 is a Operating lever, 21 is a protruding ring portion, 22 is a sphere, 23 is a compression spring, 24 is a standby position of the swing stop groove, 25 is a cleaning position of the swing stop groove, 2
6 is the bidet position of the swing stop groove, 27 is the shower nozzle, 28 is the joint pipe on the hot water supply side, 29 is the set screw,
30 is a hot water ejection pipe, 31 is a hot water suction pipe, 32 is a hot water outlet, 33 is a through hole, 34 is an opening at one end, 35 is a cleaning hole, and 36 is a bidet hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A movable pipe joint is connected to one rear side of a hot water storage toilet seat having a hot water storage chamber therein, and a cold and hot water pipe is installed at the other end of the movable pipe joint to supply hot water in the hot water storage toilet seat. A mixing faucet for introducing hot water into the hot water storage chamber is attached, a hot water jetter is provided on the hot water storage toilet seat for spouting out the hot water introduced from the mixing faucet into the hot water storage chamber, and the hot water storage toilet seat is connected to bearings on the left and right sides of the toilet seat. A sanitary cleaning device characterized by being able to freely rotate up and down.