JPH0464632A - Sanitary cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve drying ability by bending warm air flow from a discharge port in such a way that the air flow is directed upward on the side closer to the center line of a regional cleaning device, and by making the air flow on the side father therefrom almost horizontal. CONSTITUTION:The air sent to an air pass 5 by a fan 3 for sending air, is warmed by an electric heater 6 for making it warm air, which is blown out upward horizontally along the air pass 5 bent on the side closer to the center line of a main body 1 in the vicinity of a discharge port 7. The air blown on the side farther from the center line of the main body 1, is blown out in almost horizontal direction along the air pass 5 which is almost horizontal, and a lid body 8 is lifted up by the warm air. The warm air can thus be effectively blown to the wet portion of the anus which is cleaned.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sanitary cleaning device that cleans private parts with hot water or the like after defecating and then dries them with hot air.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. The discharge port 4 of the air passage 3 is opened near the local cleaning nozzle 2. When drying after cleaning, two fans 6 driven by the motor 5 send air into the air passage 3, and the air is turned into warm air by the electric heater 7 and reaches the discharge port 4, pushing up the lid 8 and protecting the human body. It is supposed to blow out on the local area. FIG. 6 is a side view of the vicinity of the discharge port 4, and the lid 8 is opened at a certain angle so that hot air is blown out in a certain direction.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional configuration as described above, the hot air is always blown out at a constant angle and diagonally from the rear, which causes the hot air to reach the buttocks, which are not very wet with washing water. This has caused a problem in that even though the wet anal region has not yet dried, the wet part becomes too hot and stops drying. This is because, as shown in Figure 7 (view of the buttocks from the human body side), the area that the warm air hits is the shaded area, and the anal area is where the cleansing water is most attached. There is not enough hot air hitting the area. Note 4
indicates the discharge port.

The present invention has been made to solve these conventional problems, and aims to provide a sanitary cleaning device that can sufficiently apply warm air to the wettest private parts after cleaning, thereby improving drying performance.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the sanitary cleaning device of the present invention has a cross-sectional shape near the discharge port of the air passage, which is bent so that the side closer to the center line of the device body is directed upward, The configuration is such that the far side is approximately horizontal.

Function: With the above-described configuration, the present invention blows hot air from the outlet horizontally upward along the wind path that is curved on the side closer to the center line of the apparatus main body. Also, the side far from the center line of the main body blows out almost horizontally. Therefore, the vertical blowing angle of hot air changes depending on the distance from the center line of the main body. Therefore, hot air is blown up to dry the private parts that are on the center line of the main body and at a high position, while drying the buttocks, which is far from the center line of the main body and at a low position, is done with warm air that does not blow up so much. The wet area can be efficiently dried afterwards.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings. Note that the same reference numerals are used for the same parts as in the conventional example.

As shown in FIG. 1, a private part cleaning nozzle 2 is disposed near the center line of the main body 1, and a drying device is disposed at a position offset from the center line of the main body 1. Reference numeral 3 denotes a blower fan activated by a motor 4, which sends air into the air passage 5. The wind is then heated by an electric heater 6 to become hot air, which is blown out from a discharge lower opening into the toilet bowl. 8 is a lid mounted on the discharge lower part, which blocks the discharge lower when not in use and urinates into the air passage 5.・Prevents water from entering. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of the air passage 5 taken along line A in FIG. That is, the upper wall 9 has a substantially circular arc shape, the lower wall 10 side also substantially corresponds to the circular arc of the upper wall 9, and the vicinity of the discharge lower forms an air passage 5 bent upward from the horizontal direction. Furthermore, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view of the air passage 5 taken along line B in FIG. It has become. In other words, the bending angle of the air passage 5 changes to 5 degrees depending on the distance from the center line of the main body 1.

Next, the operation of the configuration of this embodiment will be explained. The air sent to the air path 5 by the air blowing fan 3 is heated by the electric heater 6 and becomes warm air. When this hot air comes near the discharge lower, the side near the center line of the main body is blown horizontally upward along a curved air path. On the other hand, on the side far from the center line of the main body 1, the warm air is blown out in a substantially horizontal direction along the substantially horizontal air passage 5, and the lid body 8 is pushed up. At this time, the warm air hits the buttocks as shown in Figure 4. FIG. 4 is a view of the buttocks from the human body side, where 7 indicates the discharge port and the shaded area indicates the area where the warm air hits the buttocks. Warm air blown horizontally upward from the center line side of the main body 1 hits the anus area, which is located high on the buttocks and is well wetted with cleansing water.

In addition, the warm air blown in a generally horizontal direction from the side far from the center line of the main body 1 of the discharge lower hits a low position away from the anal part of the buttocks.As a result, the layered area of the buttocks after washing is efficiently heated. Air can be applied to the cloth, and only the wet butt area will not get hot first, allowing for comfortable drying.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above explanation, the sanitary cleaning device of the present invention provides the following effects.

The cross-sectional shape of the hot air passage near the outlet is curved on the side near the center line of the main body so that the hot air is discharged horizontally upward, and the side far from the center line of the main body is almost horizontal, so that the hot air is The distribution shape that hits the buttocks can be matched to the part of the buttocks that is wet with the washing water. Therefore, it has the effect of allowing comfortable drying.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a sanitary cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the air passage along the chain line A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view along the chain line B in FIG. 1. Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram of the area where warm air is applied to the buttocks by the same device, and Figure 5 is a conventional sanitary cleaning device! FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the discharge port, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the range where warm air hits the opening. 1... Main body, 2... Cleaning nozzle (private cleaning device),
3...Fan, 4...Motor, 5...Air path, 6...
...Electric heater, 7...Discharge port, 8...Lid body. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano Haka 1 figure 1θ figure 1 figure fan 1 day off

Claims (1)

[Claims] The drying device includes a private parts cleaning device and a drying device that blows warm air to the private parts cleaned by the private parts cleaning device, and the drying device includes an air blower, an electric heater, and an air path in which the blower and the electric heater are installed. and a lid provided at the outlet of the air passage, and the air is discharged upward through the air passage on the side closer to the center line of the private parts cleaning device near the outlet at the downstream part of the electric heater in the air passage. A sanitary cleaning device which is bent so as to be curved so that the air passage on the side far from the center line of the private area cleaning device is formed substantially horizontally.