JPH05118078A - Dryer of local private washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable quick dry without raising 3 wind temperature necessary in the case quick dry is necessary. CONSTITUTION:A dry means 3 to dry up after the wash is provided on a private part washing device 2. the dry means 3 is constituted of a drying fan and a drying heater. A temperature regulating switch for regulating a temperature in a plurality of stages is provided. A dry switch for supplying drying air at a temperature set by the temperature regulating switch and at a certain airflow having a normal made of airflow is provided. When the dry switch keeps on pushing in ON state, a wind temperature is the maximum wind temperature of the normal made, the airflow is more than the airflow of the normal mode, and when drying air is supplied to release pushing pressure, it is put back to the normal mode before it is pushed by a turbo switch.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a local cleaning apparatus for cleaning a local area of a human body and a drying apparatus for drying the local area after cleaning.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a local cleaning apparatus for cleaning a local area of a human body is provided with a drying means including a drying fan and a drying heater for drying the cleaned local area. In the conventional drying means, the drying temperature can be adjusted according to the preference of the user. On the other hand, some users have a desire to reduce the drying time,
Such a person responded by raising the drying temperature. That is, in the past, in order to shorten the drying time, the amount of air was kept constant and the temperature was changed.

[0003]

By the way, in the case where the air volume is constant and the temperature is changed as in the conventional case, when the drying time is shortened, it is necessary to raise the temperature higher than the conventional maximum air temperature. There was a problem that it became uncomfortably hot and burned in severe cases.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and its purpose is to raise the air temperature more than necessary when rapid drying is desired in addition to normal drying. It is an object of the present invention to provide a drying device for a local cleaning device that can be used without any trouble and can be used comfortably by returning the original air flow rate and air temperature by releasing the switch when feeling a little uncomfortable due to rapid drying.

[0005]

In order to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional examples and to achieve the object of the present invention, the drying device of the local washing apparatus of the present invention is attached to the rear part of the toilet bowl to wash the washing water. A local cleaning device 2 for spraying to clean a local area of a human body
3, a drying means 3 for performing drying after washing is provided, the drying means 3 is composed of a drying fan 4 and a drying heater 5, and a temperature adjusting switch 6 for adjusting the temperature in a plurality of stages, and a temperature adjusting switch. When the temperature is set by the switch 6 and the air volume is a constant air volume in the normal mode, the drying switch 7 is used to supply the drying air, and when the drying switch 7 is kept on, the air temperature is the highest in the normal mode. A turbo switch 8 is provided for returning to the normal mode before pressing when the air temperature is high and the air volume is larger than the air volume in the normal mode and the drying air is supplied and the pressing is released.

[0006]

After cleaning the local area of the human body with the local cleaning device 2, the drying means 3 is operated to blow the drying air toward the local area of the human body to dry the local area of the human body. And in this invention, the drying means 3 which dries after washing | cleaning
Is provided, the drying means 3 is composed of a drying fan 4 and a drying heater 5, and a temperature adjusting switch 6 for adjusting the temperature in a plurality of stages, and a temperature set by the temperature adjusting switch 6 and an air volume The drying switch 7 for supplying the drying air with a constant air volume in the normal mode, and the air temperature is the maximum air temperature in the normal mode and the air volume is higher than the air volume in the normal mode when the drying switch 7 is kept pressed in the ON state. It also has a turbo switch 8 for supplying the drying air and returning to the normal mode before pressing when the pressing is released. Therefore, at the time of drying, first, the temperature adjusting switch 6 is operated to select a desired one. When the temperature is set and the drying switch 7 is operated, the dry air having a constant air volume and the set temperature in the normal mode is supplied. On the other hand, when rapid drying is desired, after operating the drying switch, the turbo switch 8 is continuously pressed to supply the dry air at the maximum air temperature in the normal mode and at an air volume larger than the air volume in the normal mode. As a result, rapid drying is performed, and when the pressing of the turbo switch 8 is released, the original normal mode is restored and drying is performed.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. 2 and 3 show an overall view of the local cleaning device 2. In the local cleaning device 2, a toilet seat 10 (this toilet seat 10 is a heated toilet seat in the embodiment) and a toilet lid 11 are rotatably attached to the front center of a main body case 9. A warm water tank 10 is provided in one end of the main body case 9,
Further, the operation unit 12 of the local cleaning device 2 is provided on the upper surface of one end of the main body case 9. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the main body case 9 includes an upper main body case 9a and a lower main body case 9b.
It is divided into and. The local cleaning device 2 is attached to the rear upper surface of the toilet bowl, and the hot water tank 10 is located outside the rear side surface of the toilet bowl.
The other end on the side opposite to the hot water tank 10 is also located outside from the other side surface of the rear part of the toilet bowl. A nozzle 13 for ejecting hot water from the hot water tank 10 is provided on the lower surface of the front part of the local cleaning device 1 so as to be able to move in and out, and as the nozzle 13, an anus nozzle and a bidet nozzle are provided. Reference numeral 14 in the figure denotes a pump, and hot water in the hot water tank 10 can be ejected from the nozzle 13 by operating the pump 14. A drying means 3 for drying the buttocks is provided in the main body case 9, and a drying fan 4 is provided near one end of a drying duct 15, and a suction portion 16 of the drying fan 4 is provided in the main body case 9. Upper body case 9a
It opens near the suction port 17 provided on the rear surface. A drying heater 5 is installed inside the drying duct 15.
Further, a drying air blowing port 18 is provided at the other end of the drying duct 15, and the drying air blowing port 18 is opened at the lower surface of the front part of the main body case 9 and serves as a drying means 3. By driving the drying fan 4 provided, the air in the toilet room is sucked from the suction port 17 to the suction portion 16 in the main body case 9, and the warm drying air is blown to the buttocks after cleaning. It is blown out from 18 to dry the buttocks. FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the drying means, and FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of the drying duct 15 of the drying means 3. In the figure, 19 is a motor for driving the drying fan 4. , 20 are thermal fuses. The local cleaning device 2 having various functions required for the above local cleaning is further provided with a deodorizing means 21 for deodorizing the inside of the toilet bowl. The deodorizing means 21 is constructed by providing a fan 23 in a deodorizing passage 22 whose one end opens on the toilet side.

FIG. 6 shows a control circuit diagram of the drying means 3 among the various functions provided in the local cleaning apparatus 1 described above. In FIG. 6, 6 is a temperature adjusting switch for adjusting the temperature of the drying air in a plurality of stages, and 7 is the temperature set by the temperature adjusting switch 6 and the drying air is supplied at a constant air volume in the normal mode. The drying switch 8 is a turbo switch for supplying drying air when the air volume of the drying switch 7 is larger than that in the normal mode when the drying switch 7 is continuously pressed. Signal is sent to the control means 24 composed of a microcomputer. In FIG. 6, 19 is a motor of the drying fan 4, 25 is a photo triac, 26 is a triac,
Reference numeral 5 denotes a drying heater. A control signal to the drying heater 5 is sent to the triac 26 via the phototriac 25, and the triac 26 controls the phase to adjust the power supplied to the drying heater 5. It is supposed to do. The temperature adjustment switch 6 is the "high" switch 6
a and a "low" switch 6b. When the "high" switch 6a is pressed, the temperature can be switched stepwise from the "low" side to the "high" side, and when the "low" switch 6b is pressed. The temperature can be switched stepwise from the "high" side to the "low" side. Here, in the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the temperature can be adjusted in five steps from level 1 to level 5. By pressing either the "high" switch 6a or the "low" switch 6b, One of the stages is set, and the display of the set temperature is represented by the corresponding display section 27 of the five-stage display section 27 shown in FIG. 6 emitting light. Also, the drying switch 7
Is operated to supply the drying air at the temperature set by the temperature adjusting switch 6 and at a constant air amount in the normal mode. When the drying switch 7 is operated, the drying fan 4 in the normal mode is operated. Motor 1
The control of No. 9 is performed by the duty control as shown in FIG. 7, and the applied voltage is equivalent to DC8V. On the other hand, the turbo switch 8 supplies the drying air because the air volume becomes larger than the air volume in the normal mode when the turbo switch 8 is continuously pressed while the drying switch 7 is on. When the turbo switch 8 is continuously pressed while the drying switch 7 is turned on, the motor 19 of the drying fan 4 is controlled so as to apply DC12V as it is without performing the duty control as shown in FIG. It Therefore, when the turbo switch 8 is continuously pressed while the drying switch 7 is turned on, the rotation speed of the drying fan 4 is increased and the air volume is increased as compared with the case of the normal mode. Further, the control of the drying heater 5 is performed by phase control as shown in FIG. 8, and in the normal mode in which the air volume is constant and only the air temperature can be switched and adjusted by operating the drying switch 7, the level 1 is set. Through changing the phase angle at level 5, the air temperature is changed while the air volume is constant. Further, the turbo switch 8 has the same air temperature as the level 5 (that is, the same temperature as the maximum air temperature in the normal mode) when the turbo switch 8 is continuously pressed while the drying switch 7 is on, but the air volume is increased. Therefore, the phase angle is controlled to be small and the average applied voltage is increased. In any of the above levels 1 to 5, the amount of air is higher than that in the normal mode and the drying is performed at the maximum air temperature in the normal mode while the turbo switch 8 is continuously pressed. When the turbo switch 8 is released, the air volume is reduced to a constant air volume in the normal mode in which the air volume is smaller than when the turbo switch 8 is pressed, and the air temperature returns to any of the original level 1 to level 5 for drying. ..

In FIG. 6, 30 power switches, 3
1 is a buttock cleaning switch, 32 is a bidet cleaning switch, and this buttock cleaning switch 31 and bidet cleaning switch 32
The water pressure level adjusting switch is used by both the "high" switch 6a and the "low" switch 6b.

[0010]

As described above, according to the present invention, the drying means is composed of the drying fan and the drying heater, and the temperature adjusting switch for adjusting the temperature in a plurality of stages and the temperature adjusting switch are used. Drying switch for supplying drying air at the set temperature and constant air volume in the normal mode, and the air temperature is the maximum air temperature in the normal mode and the air volume when the drying switch is pressed and held. Is equipped with a turbo switch for supplying air for drying when the air volume becomes larger than the normal mode, so if you want to perform quick drying, turn on the drying switch and keep pressing the turbo switch. , It can be dried quickly when the air temperature is the maximum air temperature in the normal mode and the air volume is larger than the air volume in the normal mode, and the drying time can be shortened, and moreover, keep pressing the turbo switch. While the air temperature is the highest in the normal mode and the air volume is larger than the air volume in the normal mode only during the rapid drying, the turbo switch is activated when the local area of the human body becomes too hot during this rapid drying. By releasing the finger, it is possible to return to the original air temperature and the original air volume and dry, and it is possible to use comfortably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the above.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the same as seen from below.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the above drying means.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the above drying means in a half-divided state.

FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of the above drying means.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory diagram showing drive waveforms of the level 1 to level 5 drying motor and a drive waveform of the drying motor when the turbo switch is pressed in the normal mode.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory diagram showing driving waveforms of the level 1 to level 5 drying heaters and driving waveforms of the drying heater when the turbo switch is pressed in the same normal mode.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Local cleaning device 3 Drying means 4 Drying fan 5 Drying heater 6 Temperature adjustment switch 7 Drying switch 8 Turbo switch

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Shinji Fujii 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A local cleaning device attached to a rear part of a toilet bowl for ejecting cleaning water to clean a local area of a human body, wherein a drying means for drying after cleaning is provided, and the drying means is a drying fan. A temperature adjusting switch for adjusting the temperature in a plurality of stages and a drying switch for supplying the drying air at the temperature set by the temperature adjusting switch and the air volume at a constant air volume in the normal mode. When the drying switch is turned on, the air temperature becomes the maximum air temperature in the normal mode and the air volume becomes larger than the air volume in the normal mode when the air pressure is higher than that in the normal mode. And a turbo switch for returning to the normal mode.