JPH0642032A - Toilet device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an operating section in a panel to make it flat and easy to clean, to prevent the incursion of water, etc., into a toilet device and to promote reliability thereof in the drip-proof construction for cleaning. CONSTITUTION:A washing switch, an up switch 24 adjustable in washing strength and a down switch 25 have push switch construction, and the surfaces are covered with a waterproof sheet 36 to have flat and drip-proof construction. A preset volume 26 in washing strength is covered with a preset cover 40 to make the entirety of an operating section as flat and drip-proof construction. Accordingly, in the case a man urinates, even if the urine is splashed on an operating section by mistake, it can be easily swept off, cleaning can be easily made even in normal time, and a sanitary state is kept. When the urine is splashed, and when cleaning is made, the incursion of urine, water, etc., into an equipment to cause trouble can be prevented, and reliability results in promotion. In addition, there is no uneveness in the operating section, and beauty is also promoted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a microcomputer-controlled toilet device for cleaning the anus or female part of a human body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the demand for health appliances has been remarkably increasing, and many kinds of health appliances are available in the world. Under these circumstances, there is a steady increase in the demand for toilet devices that keep the anus or female part clean by cleaning the feces after stool use or during women's menstruation, and the demand for their functions is also increasing.

A conventional toilet device as described above will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 11 shows a conventional toilet device installed in a toilet bowl, where 1 is a main body, 2 is an adjusting knob for adjusting the cleaning strength, 3 is a toilet bowl, 4 is a low tank, and 5 is a flush water supply pipe. , 6 are outlets. FIG. 12 shows a water circuit of a toilet device, in which water in a low tank 4 is sucked from a water supply pipe 5 by a pump 7 and ejected from a cleaning nozzle 8 for cleaning. FIG. 13 shows the mounting position of the cleaning nozzle 8. FIG. 14 shows a control circuit for the DC motor 9 that drives the pump, 10 is an AC power supply, 11 is a volume for adjusting the strength of cleaning, and 12 is a switch for cutting cleaning in conjunction with the volume 11. First, in FIG. 15, the volume 11 is changed, the firing angle of the bidirectional switch element 15 is changed by the capacitor 13 and the trigger element 14, and the rotation speed of the DC motor is phase-controlled via the diode bridge circuit 16. Switch 1 when volume 11 is turned all the way down
2, the DC motor is stopped and the cleaning can be stopped.

[0005]

However, in the above configuration, since the cleaning strength is adjusted by turning the volume, a knob is required on the operation portion, and cleaning is performed as a toilet device that is easily soiled by urine or the like. There was a problem that it was difficult to remove. Further, from the viewpoint of operability, since the adjusting knob is installed on the front surface or the upper portion, there is a problem that water or the like is likely to enter through the opening when cleaning and the failure is likely to occur.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems. The operating part is panelized for easy cleaning, and the opening eliminates the strong resistance to water and the like, and the toilet device is excellent in operability. The purpose is to provide.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, the toilet device of the present invention comprises a human body detecting means for detecting that a human body is sitting on a toilet seat, a washing operation means for performing a washing operation, and a washing operation for the first time. Initial setting means for setting the strength of cleaning when performed, adjusting means for adjusting the strength of cleaning during cleaning, drive means for driving a pump for ejecting cleaning water from the cleaning nozzle, all of the above It is composed of a microcomputer for controlling the operation, and the washing operation means and the adjusting means use push switches, and the operation surface has a drip-proof structure and a flat structure, and the initial setting means covers the adjusting knob and the adjusting knob. It has a structure including a cover.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the structure described above facilitates cleaning, and at the time of cleaning or the like, it is difficult for water or the like to enter the inside of the device.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 shows a toilet device of the present invention installed in a Western-style toilet, 17 is a toilet device of the embodiment of the present invention, 18 is an operation panel, and 19 is a toilet seat. Three
Is a toilet bowl, 4 is a low tank, and 5 is an outlet, which are the same as the constituent elements of FIG. The water circuit of the embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration as that of the conventional example shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a control circuit diagram in which 10 is an AC power supply and 20 is a DC power supply for supplying power to the control circuit. Reference numeral 21 is a seat switch of the human body detection means, which is installed on the toilet seat hinge portion, and when a person sits on the seat, the switch is turned on by the weight thereof. 22 is a wash switch,
Reference numeral 23 denotes a stop switch, and the cleaning switch 22 and the stop switch 23 constitute cleaning operation means. Reference numeral 24 is an up switch, 25 is a down switch, and the up switch 24 and the down switch 25 constitute an adjusting means, and the switches 22 to 25 are push switches on the operation panel portion. 26 is a preset volume of initial setting means for setting the cleaning strength at the start of cleaning, 27 is a DC motor for driving the cleaning pump, 28 is a bidirectional switch element for controlling power supply to the DC motor 27 via a bridge diode 29. , 30 is a microcomputer having an external interrupt function, a timer interrupt function, and an A / D conversion function, and inputs data from the switches 21 to 25 and the preset volume 26 and the motor 27 via the bidirectional switch element 28. Is controlled to control the amount of cleaning water ejected from the cleaning nozzle. Reference numeral 31 is a peripheral circuit portion consisting of a reset circuit and a clock circuit, which are indispensable to the microcomputer, and 32 is a zero volt detection circuit, which is connected to an external interrupt terminal (INT) of the microcomputer. 33 is a power supply for A / D conversion. 3 is an operation panel, 22 is a washing switch, 23 is a stop switch, 24 is an up switch, 25
Is a down switch and corresponds to the switches 22 to 25 in FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the switch panel. 36 is a waterproof sheet, 37 is a push switch, 38 is a printed circuit board supporting the push switch 37, and the push switch 37 is pushed through the intermediate material 39 from above the waterproof sheet. It can be turned on. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the preset section, and 26 is a preset volume corresponding to FIG. Reference numeral 40 denotes a cover of the preset section, which has a hinge section and can be opened and closed. 6, FIG. 7, FIG. 8, FIG. 9, and FIG. 10 are flow charts of the program loaded on the microcomputer 30 of FIG. 5. The main processing routine shown in FIG. 6, the external interrupt routine shown in FIG.
It consists of the timer interrupt routine shown in. The operation of the toilet device configured as described above will be described below mainly with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 to 10. First, when the AC power supply of FIG. 5 is turned on, power is supplied to the control circuit from the DC power supply unit 20 and the microcomputer 30 starts operating. FIG. 6S
In step 1, the initial process such as RAM check, RAM initial setting, output terminal initial setting, and AC power source frequency discrimination is executed, and then in step S2, the phase of the DC motor driving the cleaning pump is controlled on the RAM. Create a timer data table that matches the AC power frequency. The external interrupt is permitted in S3 and the main processing routine in S4 to S9 is entered. In this main processing routine, 21 to 21 in FIG.
25 switches are input and processed, and preset volume is input and processed. If a zero volt pulse is input from the zero volt detection circuit 32 to the external interrupt terminal of the microcomputer 30 during execution of the main processing routine, the program branches to the external interrupt routine of FIG. In this external interrupt routine, an appropriate value for issuing a pulse for controlling the phase of the motor is set from the timer data table and set in the timer by setting the washing strength and mode setting at that point, and the timer is started and interrupted. Permit and return to the main processing routine. When the timer set in the external interrupt routine counts up, the process branches to the timer interrupt routine in FIG. In this timer interrupt routine, the drive pulse for driving the motor is raised, and the drive pulse is lowered. An appropriate value that allows the next external interrupt is drawn from the timer data table and set in the timer, and the number of times of flack is set as the second time. Then, the process returns to the main processing routine. When the second timer interrupt is applied, the timer interrupt routine is entered again and the drive pulse is lowered. FIG. 9 shows the S6 switch pattern processing of the main processing routine in detail, and FIG. 10 shows the S9 A / D data processing of the main processing routine in detail.

[0010]

[Table 1]

[0011]

[Table 2]

Further, Tables 1 and 2 are timer data tables created in FIG. 6S2, where Table 1 is 50 Hz and Table 2 is 60.
This is the case of Hz. As a matter of course, the actual timer data table is composed of binary data converted by the microcomputer's timer clock.
Which of Table 1 and Table 2 is to be set is determined from the result of the power supply frequency determination performed in the S1 initial process. As described above, according to this embodiment, the operation surface can be flattened, cleaning is easy, and the appearance is good. By adopting a drip-proof structure as shown in FIGS. 2 and 1, it is very advantageous in reliability under the environment of a toilet. In this embodiment, the toilet device having only the cleaning function has been described. The same effect can be obtained with a toilet device having a combined deodorizing function.

[0013]

As described in the above embodiments, according to the toilet device of the present invention, the operation section including the cleaning operation means and the adjusting means is formed into a panel, and the adjusting knob of the initial setting means is provided with a cover for operation. Since the entire part is flat and has a drip-proof structure, the following effects can be obtained. 1) Even if the manipulating part is accidentally urinated by a man when using it,
It can be easily wiped off, is easy to clean in normal times, and is hygienic. 2) It is possible to prevent urine, water, etc. from entering the equipment and causing a trouble when urine is taken or when cleaning, which leads to improvement in reliability. 3) There is no unevenness on the operation part, which improves aesthetically.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a preset unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a structural sectional view of an operation panel of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an external view of an operation panel of the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an external appearance view of the toilet device of the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a control circuit diagram of the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a program built in the microcomputer of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a program built in the microcomputer of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a program built in the microcomputer of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a program built in the microcomputer of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a program built in the microcomputer of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an external view of installation of a conventional toilet device.

FIG. 12 is a water circuit diagram common to a conventional example and an example of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a nozzle position of the toilet device.

FIG. 14 is a control circuit diagram of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Pump 8 Washing Nozzle 21 Seat Switch 22 Washing Switch 23 Stop Switch 24 Up Switch 25 Down Switch 26 Preset Volume 27 DC Motor 28 Bidirectional Switch Element 30 Microcomputer 40 Preset Section Cover

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A toilet seat on which a human body is placed, a human body detecting means for detecting that the human body is placed on the toilet seat, a cleaning device having a pump and a nozzle, a driving means for the pump, and a cleaning device. Washing operation means for operating, initial setting means for setting the initial driving state of the pump, adjusting means for changing the driving state of the pump, the human body detecting means, the washing operating means, the initial setting means, and the adjusting means. And a microcomputer for controlling the pump driving means based on the output of the above, the cleaning operation means and the adjusting means use push switches, and the operation surface has a drip-proof structure and a flat structure, and the initial setting is performed. The toilet device comprises means for adjusting and a cover for covering the knob. 2. The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the drive means of the pump is controlled by a microcomputer in one of the drive states divided in advance in stages.