JPH0538075U - Toilet automatic cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To fully automate the cleaning of multiple public toilets, especially those at JR stations. [Structure] An automatic cleaning unit 4 having brushes 6 and 7 and a hose 8, a unit elevating device 5 for elevating the automatic cleaning unit 4 from a floor 3 to a ceiling, and mounting the automatic cleaning unit 4 on the ceiling. And a unit moving device for moving the rail to a position above an adjacent toilet,
A large number of toilets arranged side by side are automatically cleaned.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an automatic toilet cleaning device for automatically cleaning public toilets and the like.

[0002]

[Problems to be solved by conventional techniques and devices]

 Regular cleaning is indispensable for comfortable use of the toilet, but conventionally, the only way to clean public toilets, etc., is to rely on manual labor.For this cleaning work, a worker uses a hose and a brush to clean the toilet bowl. It was to polish the floor by hand.

However, it is the current situation that such dirty and odorous work does not involve human labor, and therefore the elderly are forced to do heavy work, and the inconvenience that the user cannot use the toilet during the daytime cleaning work is inconvenient. There was a problem that there was.

On the other hand, in order to simplify the cleaning of the toilet, the floor surface under the front of the urinal can be automatically cleaned, thereby facilitating the cleaning. No. 1-250538) has already been proposed, and a single-chamber sanitation facility in which a plurality of injection nozzles are arranged in order to effectively clean the entire toilet bowl and all other dirty areas (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-80726), or a sanitary box for public purposes in which a brush roller is moved up and down from the ceiling part to the toilet part to clean the toilet (patent application publication 1) -502 283) has already been proposed.

However, all of these have a problem in that a plurality of toilets arranged in parallel cannot be automatically cleaned.

[0006] The present invention provides an automatic toilet cleaning device which is capable of fully automatically cleaning a plurality of public toilets arranged side by side, particularly toilets at JR stations and toilets in service areas of expressways. It is an object.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automatic cleaning unit including a brush and a hose in a toilet cleaning device, a unit elevating device for elevating the automatic cleaning unit from a floor portion to a ceiling portion, and A unit moving device that moves the automatic cleaning unit on the rail mounted on the ceiling to the adjacent toilets installed side by side, and automatically cleans multiple toilets installed side by side. Is a feature.

[0008]

[Action]

 Since the present invention is configured as described above, when cleaning a large number of public toilets installed in parallel, first, the automatic cleaning unit is mounted on the rails mounted on the ceiling to set the target toilet to be cleaned. After the unit is moved horizontally to the upper part of the unit by the unit moving device, the unit is moved vertically to lower it to near the floor.

Then, while flushing water from the hose set in the automatic cleaning unit, the toilet bowl or floor is automatically polished with a brush.

Then, when this work is completed, the automatic cleaning unit is again lifted to the ceiling above the toilet by the unit elevating device, and then attached to the ceiling by the unit moving device. After moving to the upper part of the next toilet on the rail, the unit lifting device descends to the lower part of the floor again to start cleaning work.

By repeating the above-mentioned operation (work), it is possible to successively clean the toilets arranged in parallel. After the work is completed, the automatic cleaning unit can be stopped on the ceiling so as not to disturb the toilet user.

[0012]

【Example】

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 (a) to 1 (c) are explanatory views showing a cleaning mode (sequence) of an automatic toilet cleaning device according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 1 (a) shows an individual toilet before cleaning with a door open. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the inside of the room, and is a schematic front view showing the main part necessary for cleaning extracted from the front view showing the inside of the toilet private room shown in FIG. The toilet 2 is mounted on the floor 3.

FIG. 1B shows a state in which the automatic cleaning unit 4 is lowered from the ceiling to the vicinity of the floor 3 by the unit lifting device to clean the inside of the toilet 2 and the floor 3. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part. In the figure, the automatic cleaning unit 4 is provided with a brush 6 for cleaning the inside of the toilet 2, a brush 7 for cleaning the floor 3, and a hose 8 having a shower nozzle 8a at the tip thereof. A unit elevating device 5 having a drive device that moves up and down along a vertical guide column or the like (not shown) is attached to the unit.

FIG. 1C shows a state in which the automatic cleaning unit 4 is lifted to the ceiling by the unit lifting device 5 after the cleaning is completed. In this state, the toilet bowl brush 6 and the floor brush 7 are bent so that they can be properly housed inside the automatic cleaning unit 4.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a mode in which a large number (8 in the figure) of toilets arranged in parallel are sequentially cleaned by one automatic cleaning unit 4, and FIG. The same reference numerals as those described in (c) denote the same or like parts. In the figure, the toilet in the center and the toilet at the right end in the figure are in use, and the doors are closed, and the rest are open. A unit moving device 10 having a rail 9 is attached to the ceiling of the toilet room where a large number of toilets 1 are installed. After cleaning as shown in FIG. 1 (c), the automatic cleaning unit 4 is lifted to the ceiling. When the rail 9 and the unit lifting device 5 attached to the automatic cleaning unit 4 are engaged, the automatic cleaning unit 4 moves along the rail 9 via the unit lifting device 5. The unit moving device 10 having a joint portion is arranged to move the upper portion of a desired adjacent tray.

Next, the operation will be described. When cleaning a large number of toilets 1 arranged in parallel such as public toilets, first, the purpose of the automatic cleaning unit 4 is on the rail 9 mounted on the ceiling. After the unit is moved horizontally by the unit moving device 10 to the position above the toilet part to be cleaned (FIG. 3), it is lowered to near the floor by the unit elevating device 5 (FIG. 1 (b)). Then, while flowing water from the hose 8 set in the automatic cleaning unit 4, the brush 6 automatically polishes the toilet 2 and the brush 7 cleans the floor 3.

Next, when the above work is completed, the automatic cleaning unit 4 is again raised to the ceiling above the toilet 1 by the unit raising / lowering device 5 (FIG. 1 (c)), and then, The unit moving device 10 moves the rail 9 on the ceiling to the upper part of the next toilet 1, and then the unit elevating device 5 lowers it to the lower part on the floor again to start the cleaning operation (Fig. )).

By repeating the above-mentioned operation (work), the toilets 1 arranged in parallel can be cleaned one after another. Then, after all the work is completed, the automatic cleaning unit 4 does not interfere with the user of the toilet by suspending the automatic cleaning unit 4 on the ceiling as shown in FIG.

In the above-described embodiment, the toilet brush 6 and the floor brush 7 of the automatic cleaning unit 4 may be reciprocally moved using the cam and the link mechanism while sequentially moving in the lateral direction. Further, after the work is completed, it is properly folded and stored in the automatic cleaning unit 4.

Further, the unit elevating / lowering device 5 has only to elevate / lower the automatic cleaning unit 4 in the vertical direction. For that purpose, for example, elevating / lowering the automatic cleaning unit 4 by an appropriate means along a vertical guide column not shown. desirable.

In addition, the unit moving device 10 has an engaging portion that runs along the rail 9 when the unit elevating device 5 ascends together with the automatic cleaning device 4 and reaches the rail 9 portion, for example, a strip-shaped moving body. It suffices to engage with and move on the rail 9.

[0022]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, in a toilet cleaning device, an automatic cleaning unit including a brush and a hose, a unit elevating device for elevating the automatic cleaning unit from a floor to a ceiling, and the automatic cleaning By having a unit moving device that moves units on rails attached to the ceiling to the adjacent toilets that are arranged in parallel, and by automatically cleaning a plurality of toilets that are arranged in parallel, Since the toilet cleaning work can be performed fully automatically, the worker does not need to manually polish the toilet bowl or floor, which saves manpower and minimizes the work such as monitoring. In addition, since the automatic cleaning device can be moved and cleaned even during the night when workers are less likely to gather, the use of the toilet in the daytime is not restricted, and the inconvenience on the part of the user can be eliminated.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 (a) to 1 (c) are explanatory views showing an operation mode of an automatic toilet cleaning apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a plurality of side-by-side toilet rooms equipped with the automatic cleaning device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the inside of the toilet with the door opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Toilet 2 Toilet bowl 3 Floor 4 Automatic cleaning unit 5 Unit lifting device 6, 7 Brush 8 Hose 9 Rail 10 Unit moving device

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A toilet cleaning device, comprising: an automatic cleaning unit having a brush and a hose; a unit elevating device for elevating the automatic cleaning unit from a floor to a ceiling.
A unit moving device for moving the above-mentioned automatic cleaning unit on a rail attached to a ceiling portion to a side-by-side adjacent toilet position is provided, and a plurality of side-by-side toilets are automatically cleaned. A toilet automatic cleaning device characterized in that