JPH072576U - Hot water cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The casing and the toilet seat box are partially integrated to reduce the manufacturing cost. [Structure] The lower half portion 50 of the toilet seat box is an injection molded product of synthetic resin. The lower half 50 has a deodorizing fan 52.
The lower casing part is integrally molded. Torus wall 5
The upper casing 72 is mounted on the four and the plane walls 58, 60, 64, 66 from above. Toilet seat box lower half 50
On the other hand, a hot water washing device is configured by attaching other devices such as a washing nozzle and a hot water tank, and further assembling the upper half of the toilet seat box to the lower half 50. [Effect] Since a part of the casing of the fan is integrated with a part of the toilet seat box, the number of parts and the number of assembling steps are reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the hot water cleaning device is reduced.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a hot water cleaning device that is installed in a Western-style toilet to wash the buttocks of a Western-style toilet user with warm water.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 This type of hot water cleaning device has a toilet seat box installed in the rear part of a Western-style toilet and a cleaning device installed in the toilet seat box. As the cleaning equipment, a cleaning nozzle and a hot water tank for supplying hot water to the nozzle are mainly used. There is also a hot water washing device in which the hot water tank is omitted and hot water supplied from an external hot water supply device is introduced into this nozzle. In this case, a hot and cold water mixing valve that mixes hot water and normal temperature tap water to an appropriate temperature may be installed.

In addition, in the toilet seat box containing the cleaning device, a warm air fan for blowing warm air to the buttocks after cleaning, a deodorizing fan for discharging odor, and the like may be provided.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hot water cleaning apparatus according to a conventional example, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the hot water cleaning apparatus.

The toilet seat box 10 of this warm water washing device is composed of a lower half (base plate) 12 and an upper half 14 made of synthetic resin. In the toilet seat box 10, a shower nozzle 16 for hot water cleaning, a charm nozzle 18, a hot water tank 20 for supplying hot water to these nozzles 16 and 18, a deodorizing fan 22 and the like are installed. A toilet seat 26 and a toilet lid 28 are pivotally attached to the toilet seat box 10.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the assembly structure of the deodorizing fan 22, FIGS. 5 and 6 are sectional views taken along the lines VV and VI-VI of FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 is a toilet seat. It is a perspective view which looked up at the box from the back lower part.

The deodorizing fan 22 has an outer shell composed of an upper casing 30 and a lower casing 32, and a propeller 34 is installed inside the outer shell. A motor 36 for rotating the propeller 34 is installed on the upper surface side of the upper casing 30. Suction portions 30a and 32a extend from a part of the upper casing 30 and the lower casing 32 toward the toilet bowl. The suction duct portion 38 is formed by vertically overlapping the suction portions 30a and 32a.

An exhaust duct portion 40 extends downward from the lower casing 32. The discharge duct portion 40 hangs down to the side of the Western-style toilet bowl 44 through an opening 42 provided at the end of the lower half portion 12 of the toilet seat box 10.

A deodorizing cartridge 46 (FIG. 7) is detachably inserted into the discharge duct portion 40. The deodorizing cartridge 46 contains an adsorbent such as activated carbon, a deodorant, an aromatic and the like. When the deodorizing cartridge 46 is inserted into the discharge duct portion 40, the elastic claw 46a on the outer peripheral surface of the deodorizing cartridge 46 engages with the engaging piece (not shown) on the inner surface of the discharge duct portion 40, and the deodorizing cartridge 46 Are held in the discharge duct section 40.

When the motor 36 is operated to rotate the propeller 34, the odor-containing air in the toilet bowl of the Western-style toilet bowl 44 is sent from the suction duct section 38 to the discharge duct section 40 and passes through the deodorizing cartridge 46. Is deodorized and released to the side of the Western-style toilet bowl 44.

The deodorizing fan 22 is fixed to the lower half 12 of the toilet seat box with screws 48. The screw 48 is screwed into the screw hole 12a of the lower half portion 12 through the screw hole 32c of the bracket portion 32b provided in the lower casing 32.

[0012]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the conventional hot water cleaning device, the casing of the deodorizing fan 22 is completely separate from the toilet seat box 10 and is manufactured separately.

The present invention aims to reduce the manufacturing cost by partially integrating the casing and the toilet seat box 10.

[0014]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In the hot water washing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, a part of the fan casing is formed integrally with a part of the toilet seat box.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the hot water cleaning device according to the first aspect, wherein the mounting portion of the deodorizing cartridge is integrally molded with a part of the casing and a part of the toilet seat box.

[0016]

[Action]

 In the hot water cleaning device of the present invention, a part of the casing of the fan is molded together with the toilet seat box, so that the number of parts and the number of assembling steps can be reduced.

According to the hot water washing apparatus of the second aspect, the mounting portion of the deodorizing cartridge can be formed firmly.

[0018]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a hot water cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are sectional views taken along lines VIII-VIII and IX-IX in FIG.

The lower half 50 of the toilet seat box of the hot water cleaning apparatus according to this embodiment is a synthetic resin injection molded product. A lower casing portion of the deodorizing fan 52 is integrally formed with the lower half portion 50. That is, the lower half portion 50 is provided with an annular wall 54 that stands upright and constitutes the lower outer periphery of the outer shell of the deodorizing fan 52. A part of the annular wall 54 on the front side of the toilet seat box is a suction side opening portion 56, and a pair of flat walls 58, 60 extend from the opening portion 56 toward the front of the toilet seat box.

A part of the annular wall 54 on the side of the toilet seat box side is a discharge side opening portion 62, and from this opening portion 62, a pair of flat walls 64, 66 are directed toward the toilet seat box side. It has been extended. An opening 68 is provided in the lower half 50 of the toilet seat box in the portion sandwiched by the plane walls 64 and 66.

From the lower surface of the peripheral portion of the opening 68, a rectangular tubular discharge duct portion 70 extends downward. The discharge duct portion 70 is formed integrally with the lower half 50 of the toilet seat box. The deodorizing cartridge 46 is inserted into the discharge duct portion 70. That is, the discharge duct portion 70 serves as a mounting portion for the deodorizing cartridge 46.

An upper casing 72 is attached to the annular wall 54 and the flat walls 58, 60, 64, 66 from above. The upper casing 72 covers the circular portion 74 that covers the annular wall 54, the extending portion 76 that extends toward the front of the toilet seat box so as to cover the flat walls 58 and 60, and the flat walls 64 and 66. Thus, it has the extension part 78 extended toward the side of the toilet seat box. A plurality of claw portions 80 are provided on the lower end edge of the upper casing 72 so as to project downward, and the claw portions 80 are engaged with the upper end edges of the annular wall 54 and the plane walls 58, 60, 64, 66. A hooking portion 82 is provided for fitting. By engaging the claw portion 80 with the hook portion 82, the upper casing 72 is connected and fixed to the lower half 50 of the toilet seat box. The upper casing 72 is provided with a motor 36 and a propeller 34.

Although not shown, similar to the conventional example, other devices such as a cleaning nozzle and a hot water tank are attached to the lower half 50 of the toilet seat box, and the upper half of the toilet seat box is connected to the lower half 50. A hot water washing device is constructed by assembling the hot water washing device.

Also in the hot water cleaning device configured as described above, deodorization is performed by operating the motor 36 and rotating the propeller 34.

An annular wall 54, plane walls 58, 60, 64, 66 and a discharge duct portion 70, which form the lower half of the outer shell of the deodorizing fan, are formed integrally with the lower half 50 of the toilet seat box. Therefore, the number of parts of the deodorizing fan and the number of assembling steps can be reduced. In particular, in this embodiment, since the discharge duct portion 70, which is the mounting portion of the deodorizing cartridge 46, is formed integrally with the lower half 50 of the toilet seat box, the discharge duct portion 70 is made strong. Therefore, even if the deodorizing cartridge 46 is roughly attached to and detached from the discharge duct portion 70, the discharge duct portion is not easily broken.

Although the lower side of the deodorizing fan casing is integrated with the lower half of the toilet seat box in the above embodiment, the upper side of the deodorizing fan casing may be integrated with the upper half of the toilet seat box. Also, when a warm air fan is installed, the lower half or upper half of the casing of the warm air fan may be integrally formed with the lower half or upper half of the toilet seat box. In addition to this fan, a part or the whole of other synthetic resin equipment such as a hot water tank may be integrally formed with a part of the toilet seat box.

[0027]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, in the hot water cleaning device of the present invention, a part of the fan casing is integrated with a part of the toilet seat box, so that the number of parts and the assembly man-hours are reduced, and the hot water cleaning device is realized. Manufacturing cost is reduced.

In the hot water cleaning device according to the second aspect, the mounting portion of the deodorizing cartridge is made sturdy, and the durability is excellent.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a hot water cleaning device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a conventional hot water cleaning device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of a conventional hot water cleaning device.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional hot water cleaning device.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG.

6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional hot water washing device as seen from below the toilet rear side.

8 is a sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG.

9 is a sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 46 Deodorizing Cartridge 50 Lower Half of Toilet Seat Box 52 Deodorizing Fan 58, 60, 64, 66 Flat Wall 70 Exhaust Duct 72 Upper Casing

Front page continued (72) Inventor Ri Matsubara Aichi Pref., Asahi-cho, 2-chome, Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A hot water washing apparatus comprising a toilet seat box installed at the rear of a Western-style toilet, a hot water washing nozzle installed in the toilet seat box, and a fan including at least one of a warm air fan and a deodorizing fan. A hot water washing device characterized in that a part of the casing of the fan is formed integrally with a part of the toilet seat box. 2. The hot water cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion of the deodorizing cartridge is integrally molded with a part of the casing and a part of the toilet seat box.