JPH0551956A - Toilet device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain compacting and improvement in a function by installing a connector connected through a control section for a multifunctional toilet and a signal conductor to the toilet while annexing a heating appliance, etc., with a connector connected to the connector. CONSTITUTION:A multifunctional toilet with a private-part washing and drying device, an ozone deodorizer M, etc., and a control section D for said devices is mounted. A connector 33 is set up onto the sidewall, etc., of the left-side sleeve section 1-1 of a functional-section casing 1, and connected to the control section D through a control signal conductor and a power line. An external unit such as an indoor heating unit U is fitted at the desired position of the toilet through a sucker, etc., the plug of the unit U with the signal conductor and the power line is bonded with the connector 33, and starting and stoppage, timer control, etc., are conducted by a control switch 30d. A master machine and a slave machine are installed and may be connected in series in the unit U, and a refrigerator, an AV equipment, etc., may be used. Accordingly, the control section is shared and the external unit can be compacted, a wiring can be simplified, and the unit can be selected.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet device to which an external unit for heating the inside of a toilet can be connected.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as one form of toilet device, a sanitary washing device for local washing is mounted on a rear upper surface of a toilet body in a straddle shape, and a toilet seat body and a toilet lid are attached to a functional casing of the sanitary washing device. There is one attached.

After the toilet has been used, the sanitary washing device can wash the local area of the user after the toilet seated on the toilet seat body.

[0004]

However, since the above-described toilet device does not have a heating function for heating the inside of the toilet, for example, especially in the cold season such as winter.
The indoor heating device must be installed separately in the toilet room as an external unit. At this time, if the indoor heating device is installed in the toilet room, the toilet space becomes even smaller.
There is a problem that the user feels cramped and cannot use the toilet comfortably.

Further, in the case of an electric type indoor heating appliance, there is a trouble that a dedicated outlet is required and an electric wiring must be separately provided.

In addition, since the indoor heating appliance is installed in the toilet room, a control unit having a timer function for controlling the start and stop of the operation is also required, and the indoor heating appliance becomes large and the toilet space becomes large. There were also problems such as narrowing down and becoming expensive.

As described above, in order to add a new function to the toilet device, there are problems in space and electric wiring.

[0008]

In view of the above, the present invention provides a toilet device including a control section for generating an electric control signal on a control signal line in response to an operation of an operation section connected to a power source. An object of the present invention is to provide a toilet device characterized in that a connector section connected to a control section via a control signal line is provided.

It is also provided that an external unit for receiving an electrical control signal connected to the connector of the toilet device is provided with a connector for connecting a control signal line for transmitting the control signal. To do.

[0010]

For example, when using the toilet device in cold weather such as winter, connect the plug provided with the control signal line of the indoor heating unit to the connector provided on the device, for example, as an external unit. By operating the indoor heating unit, the toilet room can be heated.

At this time, since the control signal line provided in the toilet device is connected to the connector part, the control signal can be supplied to the indoor heating unit as well, and the indoor heating unit is operated by the operating part of the toilet device. Can be operated.

In addition, the external unit connected to the toilet device is provided with a connector portion to which a control signal of the external unit is connected, and the connector portion is provided with a plug to which a control signal line of a separately provided indoor heating unit is connected. By connecting the two indoor heating units, the toilet room can be heated.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A local cleaning toilet seat W as an example of a toilet device according to the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the local cleaning toilet seat W is disposed across the upper surface on the rear side of the toilet body A, and the local cleaning toilet seat W is mounted on the functional unit casing 1 and the toilet seat 2.
And a toilet lid 3 that can be opened and closed.

In the functional casing 1, there is provided a local cleaning device B including a hot water tank for supplying hot water for local cleaning, a valve unit and the like.
Is provided with a nozzle 4 for local cleaning that moves forward and backward toward the ball portion a of the toilet body A.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the functional casing 1 is provided with a local drying device N consisting of a warm air fan 5 and a warm air duct 6, and has a local drying function in addition to a local cleaning function. There is.

Further, a deodorizing duct 7 is provided in the vicinity of the warm air duct 6, and the deodorizing duct 7 extends into the left side sleeve portion 1-1 of the functional unit casing 1 for ozone deodorizing which will be described later. It is in communication with the device M.

At the lower position of the warm air duct 6, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a deodorizing duct 7 is provided, and the deodorizing duct 7 has a suction port 9 at the tip end thereof that is open downward toward the ball portion a of the toilet body A. Mouth 9
To the central part of the left sleeve part 1-1 along the middle part 1-3 of the casing, and the end part is connected to the ozone treatment flow path R formed in the ozone deodorizing device M.

The upper portion of the ozone treatment flow path R is connected to the internal space of the deodorizing duct 7 through the communication opening 21.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, an intake fan F is rotatably disposed above the ozone processing flow path R on the downstream side of the ozone generator G.

In the present embodiment, the intake fan F is formed by a sirocco fan in which a pair of front and rear discs 22 and 23 provided at intervals are connected by a blade plate 24 arranged in the circumferential direction. ..

The boss portion 25 of the intake fan F is the output shaft of the rotary motor K arranged in the rear portion of the hollow casing 20.
It is stuck to 26.

In FIG. 2, F is an intake fan, which sucks the malodorous air generated in the toilet body A into the ozone treatment flow path R through the deodorizing duct 7 and, as will be described later, the ozone generating portion ( Ozone generated in (not shown) can be effectively mixed with malodorous air.
S is a seating sensor.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a control unit D having a timer function is provided in the right sleeve 1-2 of the functional casing 1, and an operation panel is provided on the upper surface of the right sleeve 1-2. Part 30
As shown in FIG. 3, the operation panel section 30 allows the control section D to operate the above-mentioned local cleaning apparatus B, local drying apparatus N, and ozone deodorizing apparatus M. .. In FIG. 3, 31 is a control signal line and 32 is a power line.

The operation panel section 30 has operation switches 30a, 30b, 30c for operating the respective devices B, N, M.
Besides, an operation switch 30d for operating an indoor heating unit U as an external unit described later is provided.

Further, the ozone deodorizer M includes a seating sensor S.
Sends an ON output to the control unit D, drives the intake fan F by the drive output from the control unit D, and generates ozone to deodorize ozone.

In the above-described structure, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a connector portion 33 is provided on the side wall of the left sleeve portion 1-1, and the connector portion 33 is formed as shown in FIGS. The control signal line 31 and the power line 32, which are connected to the control unit D, are connected to each other.

Then, the connector portion 33 has a structure shown in FIGS.
The plug 36 connecting the control signal line 34 and the power line 35 of the indoor heating unit U as an external unit shown in FIG. 2 is connectable as shown in FIGS.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 44 denotes an insulating portion surrounding the control signal line 34. The insulating portion 44 prevents noise from entering the control signal line 34 from the power line 35. 45
Is the power supply.

In this way, the control signal and electric power can be supplied to the indoor heating unit U from the control section D provided in the local cleaning toilet seat W, and the operation switch 30 of the operation panel section 30 can be supplied.
The room heating unit U can be operated by d.

Moreover, since the control unit D has a timer function, the control unit D can control the indoor heating unit U.
The timer control for starting and stopping the operation of the is also possible.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the indoor heating unit U includes a heater 38 and a warm air fan inside a unit case 37.
39 and a fan drive motor 40 are provided, and the air sucked by the warm air fan 39 from the intake hole 41 formed in the rear wall of the unit case 37 is heated by the heater 38 and formed on the front wall of the unit case 37. The warm air is blown out from the warm air blowing hole 42 so that the toilet room can be heated.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a suction plate 43 as a mounting means is attached to the side wall of the unit case 37, and the indoor heating unit U is attached to the left sleeve part by the suction plate 43.
It can be detachably attached to the side wall of 1-1.

The location where the indoor heating unit U is attached is not limited to the local cleaning toilet seat W, but as shown in phantom lines in FIGS. 1 and 2, the proximity member of the local cleaning toilet seat such as the low tank T and the toilet body A. It can also be detachably attached.

In the present embodiment, the suction plate 43 is used as the mounting means, but it is not limited to this, and it may be of an adhesive type such as a surface fastener, a locking type such as a hook, or a winding type such as a belt. Attachment means can also be employed.

4 to 7 show a local cleaning toilet seat W as another embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, such a locally washed toilet seat W is provided with a connector portion 46 on the rear wall of the left sleeve 1-1 of the functional casing 1 of the locally washed toilet seat W.
As shown in FIG. 7, the power line 32 of the local cleaning apparatus B is connected to 46.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the connector section 46 has a power line of the indoor heating unit U1 as a master unit.
47 can be connected via a plug 48.

The indoor heating unit U1 is provided with a heater 49, a warm air fan 50, a fan drive motor 51, and a control section 52 having a timer function for controlling these inside the unit case 37. An operation unit 53 for operating these heaters 49 and the like via the control unit 52 on the upper half of the front wall of
And a display unit 54, a warm air blowout hole 55 is provided in the lower half of the front wall of the unit case 37, and an intake hole 56 is provided in the side wall of the unit case 37.

Moreover, a connector portion 57 is provided on the side wall of the unit case 37, and the control signal / power line 58 connected to the control portion 52 is connected to the connector portion 57.

Then, the connector portion 57 has a structure shown in FIGS.
And as shown in FIG. 7, an indoor heating unit as a slave unit.
The control signal / power line 59 of U2 can be connected via the plug 60.

The indoor heating unit U2 is provided with a heater 62, a warm air fan 63, and a fan drive motor 64 in a unit case 61, and a warm air blowing hole 65 is formed in the lower half of the front wall of the unit case 61. And a suction hole (not shown) is provided in the side wall of the unit case 61.

In this way, the toilet device and the external unit, that is, the two indoor heating units U1 and U of the master unit and the slave unit.
2 can be connected in series to the connector portion 46 provided on the local cleaning toilet seat W, and both units U1 and U2 can be heated by the user sitting on the toilet body A from the front left and right sides respectively, as shown in FIG. By arranging so that the wind can be applied, it is possible to obtain an immediate heating effect for the user.

At this time, the power distribution between the local cleaning device B provided on the local cleaning toilet seat W and the two indoor heating units U1 and U2 is optimized so that the total power is less than the wiring capacity (15A) of a general household. Set the local cleaning device B and the indoor heating units U1, U
Each function of 2 can be secured well. The indoor heating unit U1 as a toilet device may be directly connected to a commercial 100V outlet.

Further, in this embodiment, since the indoor heating unit U1 of the master unit is provided with the control unit 52, the local cleaning toilet seat W is used.
Is connected only with the power line 47, but without providing the control unit 52 in the indoor heating unit U1 as in the first embodiment,
It is also possible to connect the local cleaning toilet seat W to the control signal line and the power line.

The control signal and power lines 58 and 59 are obtained by wiring the control signal line and the power line coaxially or in a twisted pair.

As the external unit, in addition to the indoor heating device, a deodorizing device, a cooling device, a sheet paper supply device, or an AV device unit may be used.

Further, a plurality of connector units may be provided so that a plurality of external units can be connected.

[0049]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

By connecting the plug of the external unit to the connector provided on the toilet device, the operating unit provided on the device can be operated to operate the external unit. It is possible to provide a comfortable toilet use without giving the user a feeling of tightness in the toilet room.

There is no need to prepare an outlet for exclusive use of the external unit in the toilet room, and there is no need for additional electric wiring.

Since the external unit is a separate type,
By storing it in another place outside the toilet room when it is not needed, such as in the summer, the toilet room can be widely used.

Since the external unit has only to have a plug connectable to the connector portion, a wide variety of external units can be selectively used, and the external unit according to the preference of the user can be used. The unit can be made optional.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a local cleaning toilet seat according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram.

FIG. 4 is an overall front view of a local cleaning toilet seat as another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the same plane.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the block.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Toilet body a Ball part M Ozone deodorizer R Ozone treatment flow path U Indoor heating unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A toilet device having a control unit for generating an electric control signal on a control signal line in response to an operation of an operation unit connected to a power source, and connecting to the control unit via the control signal line. A toilet device, which is provided with the connector part. 2. The external unit connected to the connector unit of the toilet device for receiving an electrical control signal is provided with a connector unit connected to a control signal line for transmitting the control signal. Item 1. The toilet device according to item 1.