JPH0547079U - Hot air blowing device for hot water washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To prevent the generation of odor from the hot air blowing duct of the hot water washing device. [Structure] A washing water inlet 54 is provided in a duct 34 for blowing hot air of a warm water washing device. When the duct 34 is directed obliquely upward, the discharge port 56 is provided at the lowest level part.
And the discharge port 56 faces the toilet bowl 26. Residual water from the nozzles 28 and 30 of the hot water cleaning device is introduced into the receiving port 54 through hoses 62 and 64. [Effect] Even if an odor generating source such as dirty water enters the hot air blowing duct 34, the cleaning water is supplied from the inlet 54 to the duct 34.
The odor generation source can be washed out and the generation of odor can be prevented by introducing and cleaning the inside.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a hot water washing device provided in a toilet bowl for washing the buttocks of a human body, and more particularly to improvement of a hot air blowing duct for drying the buttocks of a human body.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 A hot water washing device provided in a Western-style toilet or the like for washing the buttocks of a human body with hot water is known. Further, it is also known that this warm water washing device is further provided with a warm air blowing device. This hot air blowing device has a fan, an air heater, and a duct as main constituent members.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 This type of hot air duct is easily filled with dirty water (especially small water when a Western-style toilet is used for men's urinal use). Then, there was a problem that the sewage that got in was dried and solidified to generate an odor.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The hot-air blowing device for a hot-water washing device of the present invention is a hot-air blowing device for a hot-water washing device, comprising a fan for blowing air, a duct for guiding air from the fan toward a toilet bowl, and an air heater. It is characterized in that a cleaning water supply mechanism for supplying cleaning water is provided therein.

[0005]

[Action]

 In the warm air blowing device of the hot water cleaning device of the present invention, since the inside of the duct can be cleaned with the cleaning water, the odor source substance in the duct can be cleaned and discharged.

[0006]

EXAMPLES Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a hot air blowing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an internal perspective view showing the entire structure of a hot water cleaning device equipped with this hot air blowing device.

With reference to FIG. 2, first, the overall configuration of the hot water cleaning device will be described. A toilet seat 12 and a toilet lid 14 are provided on the upper side of the Western-style toilet bowl 10. The toilet seat 12 and the toilet lid 14 are pivotally supported on the front side of a toilet seat box 16 attached to the rear upper surface of the Western-style toilet 10. The toilet seat box 16 is provided with a functional portion 18 that projects to the side of the toilet seat box 16, and various warm water cleaning devices are installed inside the functional portion 18 and the main body portion of the toilet seat box 16.

That is, the hot water tank 20 and the solenoid valves 22 and 24 are installed inside the main body of the toilet seat box 16, and the shower nozzle 28 and the charm nozzle projecting into the toilet bowl 26 of the Western-style toilet 10 are installed. 30 are installed. Further, a fan 32 and a duct 34 connected to the fan 32 are installed in order to blow out hot air for drying the wet buttocks by this cleaning, and an air heater 36 (first (See Figure 1) is installed.

Tap water is introduced into the hot water tank 20 from a water stop cock 38 on the wall surface of the toilet room via a pipe 40 and a check valve 42. Water is heated by a heater (not shown) for heating water provided in the hot water tank 20 to become hot water.

When the switch 44 or 46 provided on the upper surface of the function part 18 is operated, the shower electromagnetic three-way valve 22 or the charm electromagnetic three-way valve 24 is opened, and the hot water in the hot water tank 20 is changed to the shower nozzle 28 or It is supplied to the charm nozzle 30, and the nozzle 28 or 30 moves forward into the toilet bowl 26, and hot water is jetted upward from the tip thereof to wash the human buttocks. By operating the cleaning strength dial 50 on the upper surface of the function part 18, the cleaning strength (amount of hot water sprayed) can be adjusted.

Further, by operating the switch 52 on the upper surface of the function part 18, the fan 32 and the air heater 36 are operated, and warm air is blown from the duct 34 into the toilet bowl 26 (the buttocks of the human body sitting on the toilet seat 12). Can be blown towards.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the duct 34 is provided with a wash water receiving port 54 and a discharge port 56 for discharging the wash water. In this embodiment, the outlet of the duct 34 is obliquely upward so that the warm air can efficiently hit the buttocks of the human body. A discharge port 56 is provided in the lowest level portion of the duct 34, and the discharge port 56 is provided at a position facing the toilet bowl 26. Further, since the inlet side of the duct 34 is susceptible to infiltration of dirty water and is most likely to be contaminated, the receiving port 54 is arranged near the tip of the duct 34 in order to supply the cleaning water to the inlet part of the duct 34. ..

The receiving port 54 is connected to the electromagnetic three-way valves 22 and 24 via hoses 62 and 64. In addition, the hoses 62 and 64 merge in the middle of the hose, and become one to be connected to the receiving port 54.

In this embodiment, when the switch 44 or 46 is operated and hot water is ejected from the nozzle 28 or 30, the electromagnetic three-way valve connects the hot water tank 20 and the nozzle as shown by 22 in FIG. Communicate with each other and eject hot water from the tip of the nozzle. When the switch 44 or 46 is operated again to end this cleaning operation, the flow path selection is switched off so that the nozzle and the inlet 54 are communicated with each other, like the electromagnetic three-way valve shown by 24 in FIG. Change. As a result, the residual water in the cylinder 66 or 68 is supplied to the receiving port 54, and the duct 34 is washed.

That is, the nozzles 28, 30 for washing with hot water of this type have piston portions 28a, 30a at their base ends, and the piston portions 28a, 30a are slidable in the cylinders 66, 68. Has been inserted. Then, return springs 70, 72 for urging the nozzles 28, 30 in a direction of being drawn into the cylinders 66, 68 are installed in the cylinders 66, 68.

When the flow path is selected so that the electromagnetic three-way valve 22 or 24 connects the cylinders 66, 68 and the hot water tank 20, the nozzle 28 or 30 is driven by the water pressure of the hot water supplied into the cylinder 66 or 68. Advance. After that, when the flow path is selected as shown by 24 in FIG. 1 for the electromagnetic three-way valve, the nozzle 28 or 30 is retracted by the urging force of the return spring 70 or 72 and remains in the cylinder 66 or 68. The water is sent to the receiving port 54 via the hoses 62 or 64.

A control board 74 having an electric circuit for performing the series of controls is installed in the functional unit 18.

As described above, by cleaning the inside of the duct 34 with water, the odor generating source in the duct 34 can be discharged, and the generation of odor can be prevented.

In this embodiment, each time the buttocks are cleaned by the nozzles 28 or 30, the cleaning water is surely supplied into the duct 34 after the cleaning, so that the cleaning of the duct 34 is not forgotten, and the generation of odor is ensured. Can be prevented.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a wash water supply mechanism according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the inlet 54 of the duct 34 is directly connected to the water supply source (for example, the hot water tank 20) via the pipe 80 with the valve 78. The valve 78 is opened and closed by a valve controller 82 that receives a signal from a human body detection sensor 84 for detecting the user of the Western-style toilet 10. That is, when the sensor 84 detects that the user of the Western-style toilet 10 leaves the Western-style toilet 10, the valve controller 82 opens the valve 78 for a predetermined time and supplies the cleaning water to the duct 34 for a predetermined time. To do.

According to the embodiment of FIG. 3, it is possible to supply a large amount of cleaning water to the duct 34 and sufficiently clean the inside of the duct 34.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a wash water supply mechanism according to still another embodiment. In this embodiment, the valve controller receives a signal from the timer 86 along with the sensor 84. When a signal indicating that the timer 86 has reached the predetermined time is output to the valve controller 82, the sensor 84 confirms that there is no user of the Western-style toilet 10 at that time, and then the valve 78 is opened for the predetermined time. Let me speak. As a result, the duct 34 is washed with a sufficient amount of washing water.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the duct 34 has its tip end side obliquely upward, but in the present invention, the duct 34A may have a monotonous downward slope as shown in FIG. In this case, the wash water receiving port 54 is arranged relatively far behind the duct 34A, and the wash water in the duct 34A is discharged from the tip of the duct 34 into the toilet bowl.

6 to 8 exemplify a preferable sectional shape of the duct. Incidentally, FIG. 6 shows a cross section corresponding to a portion along the line VI-VI in FIG. In FIG. 6, a discharge port 56 is provided in the central portion in the width direction of the duct 34B, and the bottom surface portion of the duct 34B has a downward slope toward the discharge port 56 portion.

In the duct 34C of FIG. 7, the discharge port 56 is arranged at one end side in the width direction of the duct, and the bottom surface portion of the duct 34C has a downward slope toward the discharge port 56.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the duct 34D in which the wash water receiving port 54 is improved, and shows a cross section of a part corresponding to the line VIII-VIII in FIG. In this embodiment, a dispersion plate 88 is provided on the lower surface of the receiving port 54 to uniformly disperse the water introduced from the receiving port 54 in the width direction of the duct 34D. By doing so, the entire area inside the duct 34D can be thoroughly cleaned, and the generation of odor can be prevented more reliably.

The external shape of the hot water cleaning device and the shape of the duct 34 shown in the above embodiments are all related to an example of the present invention, and the present invention has various shapes of hot water cleaning devices and ducts other than those shown in the drawings. Obviously, it can also be applied to a warm air blowing device.

[0028]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, in the warm air blowing device of the hot water cleaning device of the present invention, since the inside of the duct is cleaned with the cleaning water, the odor generation source is cleaned and removed, and the generation of the odor is surely prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a hot air blowing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of a Western-style toilet provided with the hot water cleaning device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a warm air blowing device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a warm air blowing device according to still another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the shape of the duct.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a duct 34B.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a duct 34C.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a duct 34D.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Western style toilet 12 Toilet seat 14 Toilet lid 16 Toilet seat box 20 Hot water tank 22, 24 Electromagnetic three-way valve 32 Fan 34 Duct 36 Air heater 54 Wash water inlet 56 Wash water outlet

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A hot-air blowing device of a hot-water washing device, comprising a fan for blowing air, a duct for guiding air from the fan toward a toilet bowl, and an air heater, for supplying washing water into the duct. A warm air blowing device for a hot water washing device, which is provided with a wash water supply mechanism.