JPH06185103A - Water flushing western closet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent contamination around a closet by providing a closet body including its seat capably of making elevation. CONSTITUTION:When a rise key on a key panel 10 is pressed, a screw 19 is raised along a screw shaft 17 by forward rotation of a motor 22, and a closet body 2 is raised. Then, when a memory key is operated, the position of the body 2 in its height direction is registered in a memory. Next, when a call key is operated, the position in the height direction registered in the memory is read out. Then, a seat motor is driven and seats 5 and 6 are opened together with a seat cover 7, and then, the motor 22 is driven and the body 2 is raised to the read-out height position. When an end key is pressed, the seats 5 and 6 are closed and then, the body 2 is lowered to the seat position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a Western-style toilet bowl, and more particularly to a flush-type Western-style toilet bowl.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A flush-type western-style toilet has a tank for storing flush water and a toilet body having a vertically openable toilet seat. In this Western-style toilet, while sitting on the toilet seat in a lowered state to defecate, the toilet seat is raised and used for men's urination.

In a Western-style toilet, the height from the floor to the toilet seat is substantially constant because it is necessary to take a sitting posture on the toilet seat, and it is usually 40
It is about 50 cm. In the above conventional configuration, since the height position of the upper surface of the toilet body is determined, the urine discharged during the men's small use may not be discharged into the toilet body and may contaminate the area around the toilet bowl.

An object of the present invention is to prevent contamination around the toilet bowl.

[0005]

A flushable western-style toilet according to the present invention includes a toilet body including a toilet seat, a support portion for supporting the toilet body so that the toilet body can move up and down, and a drive for vertically moving the toilet body supported by the support portion. And a section.

[0006]

In the flushable Western-style toilet bowl according to the present invention, the toilet body is supported by the support portion so as to be able to move up and down. The toilet body supported by the support portion is driven up and down by the drive portion. Therefore, the toilet body can be driven up and down, and the height of the upper surface of the toilet bowl can be increased during small use. For this reason, contamination around the toilet bowl can be prevented.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a flush type western-style toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention. This flush-type western-style toilet 1 has a toilet body 2, a flush tank 3 arranged on the back side of the toilet body 2,
It is mainly composed of a support portion 4 that supports the toilet body 2 so as to be able to move up and down. A guide portion 9 is provided around the toilet body 2 so as to slide on the outer periphery of the support portion 4 to guide the toilet body 2 in the vertical direction. On the front side of the flush tank 3 of the toilet body 2, a toilet seat support portion 8 that supports the toilet seats 5 and 6 is arranged in the left-right direction in FIG. Toilet seat support part 8 has a toilet seat 5 for adults.
And a toilet seat 6 for children, which is arranged on the toilet seat 5 and has a small opening area, and a toilet seat cover 7 for covering them are openably and closably supported. Toilet seat 5 for adults is a toilet seat motor 24 (Fig. 3)
Can be driven to open and close. The toilet seat 6 for children can be opened and closed together with the toilet seat 6 for adults and can be opened and closed independently.

A key panel 10 is arranged at one end of the toilet seat support portion 8. The key panel 10 is provided with a lift key for driving the toilet body 2 up and down, a plurality of memory keys for storing a plurality of positions in the height direction, a plurality of call keys for calling a storage position, and the like. The key panel 10 has a remote control receiving function and can receive a signal from the remote control transmitter 11 that emits infrared rays. Similarly, the remote control transmitter 11 is also provided with keys for moving up and down the toilet body 2, memory keys, call keys, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the guide portion 9 is mainly composed of a top plate 11 that supports the periphery of the toilet body 2, and a side plate 12 that surrounds the top plate 11. The side plate 12 slides on the support portion 4. The drainage section at the bottom of the toilet body 2 is fitted inside the drainage pipe 13 that leads to the sewage. At the upper end of the drainage pipe 13, a packing 26 that seals the outer circumference of the drainage part is arranged. This can prevent entry of an offensive odor from the sewage.

The support portion 4 is usually arranged in a pit 15 formed on the floor surface 14. A support bracket 16 is arranged inside the support portion 4. The support bracket 16 is a vertically long member, and bearings 18, 18 for supporting both ends of the vertically long screw shaft 17 are arranged at the upper and lower ends thereof. The screw shaft 17 is screwed into the screw 19. The screw 19 is attached to the lower end of a drive member 30 extending downward from the top plate 11 of the guide portion 9. A motor 22 is arranged at the lower end of the support bracket 16. The motor 22 rotationally drives the screw shaft 17 with the toothed belt 31. The screw 19 moves up and down by the motor 22, and the toilet body 2 is supported by the support portion 4 and driven up and down.

As shown in FIG. 3, the flushable Western-style toilet 1 has a control section 20 composed of a microcomputer. The control unit 20 is connected to a memory 21, which is, for example, an EEPROM, a key panel 10, a motor 22, an encoder 23 that detects the rotational position of the motor 22, a toilet seat motor 24, and other input / output units. There is. Further, a receiving circuit 25 for receiving a signal from the remote control transmitter 11 is also connected to the control unit 20. The memory 21 stores, for example, four positions in the height direction of the toilet body 2.

Next, the control operation of the control unit 20 will be described with reference to the control flowchart shown in FIG. In step S1 of FIG. 4, initial setting is performed. Here, the contents stored in the memory 21 are expanded in a memory (not shown) in the control unit 20. Further, the position of the toilet seat body 2 in the height direction is set to an initial position (for example, a sitting position). In step S2, it is determined whether or not the remote controller transmitter 11 or the up key of the key panel 10 has been operated. In step S3, it is determined whether or not the down key is operated. In step S4,
It is determined whether the memory key has been operated. Step S
At 5, it is determined whether or not the call key has been operated. In step S6, it is determined whether or not the end key has been operated. If the determination in step S6 is NO, step S
Move to 7. In step S7, other processes such as temperature control of the toilet seat 5 and shower control are performed, and when the other processes are completed, the process returns to step S2.

If it is determined in step S2 that the up key is pressed, the process proceeds to step S8. In step S8, the motor 22 is normally rotated to raise the toilet body 2. Step S
If it is determined that the down key has been operated in step 3, the process proceeds to step S9. In step S9, the motor 22 is reversely rotated to lower the toilet body 2. If it is determined in step S4 that the memory key has been operated, the process proceeds to step S10. In step S10, the output of the encoder 23 when the memory key is operated is fetched, and the position of the toilet body 2 in the height direction is stored in the memory 21.
Register with. If it is determined in step S5 that the call key has been operated, the process proceeds to step S11.

In step S11, the position in the height direction registered in the memory 21 is read according to the operated call key. Here, since a plurality of memory keys and call keys are arranged, a plurality of positions in the height direction of the toilet body 2 can be set. In step S12, the toilet seat motor 24 is driven to open the toilet seats 5 and 6 together with the toilet seat cover 7. In step S13, the motor 22 is driven to raise the toilet body 2 to the height position read in step S11.

If it is determined in step S6 that the end key has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S14. In step S14, the opened toilet seats 5 and 6 are closed. In step S15, the toilet body 2 is lowered to the sitting position (origin). Here, since the toilet body 2 can be moved up and down and the height position of the toilet body can be stored, the toilet body 2 can be set at a position in the height direction according to the body shape of the user. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the contamination around the toilet bowl. Further, since the toilet seat 6 for children and the toilet seat 5 for adults are provided, even an infant can use the toilet bowl with peace of mind. Furthermore, since the toilet seat opens and closes when the toilet body goes up and down, the toilet bowl can be used easily by operating the remote control.

[Other Embodiments] (a) Although the flush tank 3 is arranged in the toilet body 2 in the above embodiment, the flush tank 3 may be separately provided. (B) In the above-described embodiment, the remote control transmitter 11 allows remote control operation, but the remote control transmitter is not always necessary. (C) In the above-described embodiment, the toilet seat 5 is driven by the toilet seat motor 24.
Is automatically raised when the memory is called, but when lowering the toilet body 2 from the initial position for infants, the toilet seat 5 may not be raised. (D) In the above-described embodiment, the lifting drive unit is composed of the motor, the screw, and the screw shaft, but the lifting drive unit may be composed of a direct drive mechanism using a hydraulic or pneumatic actuator, an indirect drive mechanism via an arm, or the like. . (E) The guide portion 9 and the support portion 4 may be configured by a slide shaft and a slide bearing that are vertically arranged at positions sandwiching the screw shaft 17. In this case, for example, one slide shaft may be arranged parallel to the front surface of the toilet body 2 and about two slide shafts may be arranged parallel to the rear surface thereof. (F) The toilet body 2 and the drain pipe 13 may be connected by an elastic hose having elasticity.

[0017]

In the flush type western-style toilet according to the present invention, since the toilet body can be moved up and down, contamination around the toilet can be prevented during men's small use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flush toilet bowl according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical sectional view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of its control system.

FIG. 4 is a control flowchart thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Western style toilet bowl 2 Toilet body 4 Support section 9 Guide section 17 Screw shaft 19 Screw 22 Motor 31 Toothed belt

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A flushable Western-style toilet bowl comprising: a toilet body including a toilet seat; a support portion that supports the toilet body so that the toilet body can move up and down; and a drive portion that vertically drives the toilet body supported by the support portion.