JPH07313403A - Washing device for inside of toilet room - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically wash the inside of a toilet room and enable frequent washing in the room by sending washing water from a forced feed means to a jetting pipe with pressure, jetting the washing water out of the jet nozzle of the jet pipe, and swiveling the jetting pipe by a driving means. CONSTITUTION:The jet pipes 7 and 8 of a left-side washing unit 1 and a right- side washing unit 2 are held horizontally and swiveled reciprocally within their sectorial ranges. The jetting pipes 7 and 8 have plural jet nozzles on their lower sides and also have their tips closed. A control part actuates the motor which swivels the jetting pipe 7 of the left-side washing unit 1 to swivel the jetting pipe 7 out of a housing and actuates a washing water bump to feed the washing water with pressure and supply it to the jetting pipe 7, thereby jetting the washing water out of the respective jet nozzles. Then the control part actuates an air compressor after stopping the jetting of the washing water to supply air to the jetting pipe 7, thereby removing the water. Then, washing and water removal are performed by the right-side washing unit similarly to the left-side washing unit 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an indoor cleaning device for automatically cleaning a room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A room requiring cleaning is, for example, a public toilet. Since this public toilet is used by many people, it becomes dirty immediately after cleaning. For this reason, frequent cleaning is the only way to keep public toilets clean.

[0003]

However, the cleaning of public toilets all depends on human labor, and in practice, at most several times a day, and if few, 2-3 in the case of work time and expense. Only once a day cleaning is done. In particular, when a toilet is located in a vast site such as a remote area or a natural park, frequent cleaning is impossible and the cost for cleaning work is high.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an indoor cleaning device that enables frequent indoor cleaning.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an indoor cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention is directed to an indoor cleaning apparatus having a plurality of ejection holes and an ejection pipe. And a drive means for rotating the jet pipe and a pumping means for pumping wash water to the jet pipe.

In this indoor cleaning device, as described in claim 2, the drive means reciprocates the jet pipe in a predetermined fan-shaped region, and one side of this fan-shaped region is An accommodating housing for accommodating the spout pipe is provided.

Further, in this indoor cleaning device, as described in claim 3, the pressure-feeding means switches between the cleaning water and the air and pressure-feeds.

Further, the indoor cleaning apparatus further comprises door opening / closing detecting means for detecting opening / closing of the door of the room as described in claim 4, and is responsive to the detection output of the door opening / closing detecting means. Then, the driving means and the pressure feeding means are activated.

On the other hand, the indoor cleaning apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is such that the jet pipes having a plurality of jet holes and the jet pipes are supported horizontally and the jet pipes are respectively supported. Drive means for reciprocating in a fan-shaped region, pumping means for pumping wash water to one of these jet pipes, and controlling these drive means and pumping means to sequentially jet each jet pipe. A control means is provided for reciprocating and reciprocating, and for feeding cleaning water under pressure to the reciprocating squirt pipe.

[0010]

In the indoor cleaning apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the cleaning water is pressure-fed from the pressure-feeding means to the ejection pipe, the cleaning water is ejected from each ejection hole of the ejection pipe. Since this jet pipe is swung by the drive means, the washing water is sprinkled over a wide range.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the jet pipe is reciprocally swung in the fan-shaped region, and the housing for the jet pipe is arranged on one side of the fan-shaped region. When the ejection pipe is housed in the housing and the reciprocating swivel of the ejection pipe is started, the ejection pipe comes out of the housing, sprinkles cleaning water, and then returns to the housing again. come.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the pressure feeding means switches the washing water and the air by pressure, not only the washing water but also the air is jetted from each jet hole of the jet pipe. . The jet of air drains the room after washing.

Further, according to the above-mentioned claim 4, since the drive means and the pressure feeding means are activated in response to the detection output of the door opening / closing detecting means, the interior of the room is washed every time a person enters or leaves. The Rukoto.

On the other hand, in the indoor cleaning apparatus of the above-mentioned claim 5,
Each jet pipe, each drive means for reciprocatingly swiveling these jet pipes, a pumping means for pumping wash water to any of these jet pipes, and a control means for controlling these drive means and pumping means It has and. The control means sequentially reciprocates the ejection pipes and causes the cleaning water to be pumped to the reciprocating ejection pipes. Thus, the jet pipes can swirl in the respective fan-shaped ranges and spray the wash water without interfering with each other.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the indoor cleaning apparatus of the present invention. Here, this indoor cleaning device is installed in a toilet room.

As shown in FIG. 1, left and right cleaning units 1 and 2 are provided on the left and right wall surfaces of the toilet room.
Is attached. These cleaning units 1 and 2
Is a quadrangular prism and has a simple shape, so it can be easily installed if there is an appropriate space on the wall surface.
It can be installed in various existing toilets. In this toilet room, the low tank 3 is provided on the front wall surface, so that the left cleaning unit 1 and the right cleaning unit 2 are arranged at a position lower than the low tank 3 while avoiding the space occupied by the low tank 3. .

A control unit 4 is installed on the ceiling of the toilet. Two pressure feed pipes 5 and 6 are led out from the control unit 4, and these pressure feed pipes 5 and 6 are connected to the left side cleaning unit 1 and the right side cleaning unit 2. Along with these pressure supply pipes 5 and 6, a plurality of power supply lines and control lines are connected to the control unit 4 and the cleaning units 1 and 2.
It is wired between.

As shown in FIG. 2, the left side cleaning unit 1 and the right side cleaning unit 2 have respective jet pipes 7 and 8. These jet pipes 7 and 8 are supported horizontally,
It makes a reciprocating turn within the respective fan-shaped ranges L and R. Further, these ejection pipes 7 and 8 have a plurality of ejection holes below them, and their tips are closed.

The jet pipe 7 of the left-side cleaning unit 1 is housed inside the left-side cleaning unit 1 when it is at the initial position P _L1 , and is swung to the limit when it is at the folding position P _L2 . . Similarly, the ejection pipe 8 of the right-side cleaning unit 2 is housed inside the right-side cleaning unit 2 when it is at the initial position P _R1 , and is swung to the limit when it is at the folding position P _R2 . .

However, in FIG. 2, two jet pipes 7 and 8 are both emitted from the respective cleaning units 1 and 2, but as will be described later in detail, these jet pipes 7 and 8 are , The cleaning units 1 and 2 come out alternately, but not at the same time.

3 to 5 show the structure of the support portion of the jet pipe 7 in the left side cleaning unit 1. As shown in FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view showing the left-side cleaning unit 1 as viewed from the side, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the left-side cleaning unit 1 as viewed from the front, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the left-side cleaning unit 1 as viewed from above. It is a figure.

As shown in these figures, the left-side cleaning unit 1 is provided with a casing 11 having an outer shape of a quadrangular prism. A mounting frame 12 is provided on the back surface of the housing 11, and the left side cleaning unit 1 is fixed by screwing a plurality of screws penetrating the mounting frame 12 into the wall surface of the toilet.

A drive source box 13 is attached to the lower side of the center of the housing 11. The drive source box 13 contains a motor 14 with a reduction gear, and a rotary plate 15 is fixed to an output shaft of the motor 14. Rotating plate 1
5, a pin 16 is provided so as to project, and the pin 16 penetrates the first arm 17.

A support plate 18 is fixed inside the housing 11, and a guide rail 19 is arranged on the support plate 18. The guide rail 19 slidably supports the sliding body 20. A pin 21 is projectingly provided on the sliding body 20, the pin 21 penetrates the first arm 17, and the pin 21 also penetrates the elongated hole 23 of the second arm 22.

A pin 24 is projectingly provided on the supporting plate 18, and the pin 24 penetrates the second arm 22. The second arm 22 has a pair of grip claws 25 at its tip, and the ejection pipe 7 is sandwiched between these grip claws 25.

The jet pipe 7 has its root bent downward inside the housing 11 and connected to the rotary joint 26. The universal joint 26 is interposed between the ejection pipe 7 and the hose 27 and connects the ejection pipe 7 and the hose 27. The hose 27 is guided to the end of the housing 11 and connected to the pressure feeding pipe 5, and connects the ejection pipe 7 and the pressure feeding pipe 5.

Further, the rotary joint 26 is used for the jet pipe 7
Is supported so that it can freely rotate. It is preferable that the rotary joint 26 is fixed by a support member (not shown) to surely position the swivel axis of the ejection pipe 7.

The casing 11 has an elongated opening, and the upper and lower edges of the opening 28 are made of rubber strips 31, 31, respectively.
32 is fixed. These bands 31 and 32 are adjacent to each other at the center of the opening 28 and close the opening 28. The spout pipe 7 passes between the strips 31 and 32,
It projects to the outside of the housing 11.

Here, the rotating plate 15 is driven by the motor 14.
When the slider is rotated, the sliding body 2 connected to the first arm 17
0 slides left and right along the guide rail 19. As the sliding body 20 slides left and right, the second arm 22 reciprocates and revolves, and the ejection pipe 7 reciprocates and revolves.

When the sliding body 20 is located on the leftmost side as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the jet pipe 7 is in the initial position P _L1 shown in FIG. It

Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the sliding body 20 is
Is located on the rightmost side, the ejection pipe 7 is turning to the turn-back position P _L2 .

In order to detect the initial position P _L1 and the turn-back position P _L2 of the jet pipe 7, a left limit switch 33 is arranged along the edge of the rotary plate 15 and two recesses 34 are formed on the edge of the rotary plate 15. , 35 are formed.

In the state shown in FIG. 6 (a), the recess 34 of the rotary plate 15 faces the plunger of the left side limit switch 33, the left side limit switch 33 is turned on, and the ejection pipe 7 is moved to the initial position P _L. Presence is detected.

When the rotary plate 15 is rotated from this state, the left limit switch 3 is moved by the edge of the rotary plate 15.
3 Plunger is pressed, left limit switch 3
3 turns off once. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the ejection pipe 7 turns to the folding back position P _L2 , the recess 35 of the rotary plate 15 faces the plunger of the left side limit switch 33, and the left side limit switch 33 is turned on. It is detected that the jet pipe 7 is at the turn-back position P _L2 .

When the rotary plate 15 is subsequently rotated, the left side limit switch 33 is turned off again, but when the jet pipe 7 returns to the inside of the housing 11, the concave portion 34 of the rotary plate 15 becomes the left limit switch 33. The left side limit switch 33 is turned on facing the plunger.

In the right side cleaning unit 2 as well, the jet pipe 8 is swung in the same manner as the left side cleaning unit 1. Further, that the jet pipe 8 is housed inside the casing of the right cleaning unit 2, and that the jet pipe 8 is
Detects that the vehicle has turned to the turn-back position P _R2 .

On the other hand, the control system of this indoor cleaning device is shown in FIG.
It is configured as shown in.

In FIG. 7, the left side limit switch 33 detects the initial position P _L1 and the folding position P _L2 of the jet pipe 7 of the left side cleaning unit 1 as described above.
Similarly, the right side limit switch 36 detects the initial position P _R1 and the turn-back position P _R2 of the jet pipe 8 of the right side cleaning unit 2.

The door switch 37 is attached to the knob 39 of the door 38 of the toilet shown in FIG. 1, detects the opening / closing of the door 38, and notifies the control unit 4 to that effect each time the door 38 is opened / closed. .

The control unit 4 includes a control unit 41 and a timer 4
2. A washing water pump 43, an air compressor 44, and a switching valve 45 are provided.

The timer 42 measures time, and notifies the control unit 41 of this at a predetermined time.

The wash water pump 43 is supplied with tap water,
This tap water is pumped. In addition, the air compressor 44
Pumps air.

The switching valve 45 connects the wash water pump 43 and the air compressor 44 to any one of the pressure supply pipes 5 and 6.

The display section 46 displays that the toilet is in use and is attached above the door 38 of the toilet.

The control unit 41 uses the left limit switch 3
3, right side limit switch 36, and door switch 3
In response to the detection output from 7 and the output from the timer 42, the washing water pump 43, the air compressor 44, the switching valve 45, the display unit 46, the motor for rotating the jet pipe 7 of the left washing unit 1, the right washing unit The motor for rotating the ejection pipe 8 of No. 2 is controlled.

Now, in such a structure, the toilet is washed by the following procedure.

First, when the user enters the toilet, since the door 38 of this toilet is opened and closed, the door switch 3
7 detects opening / closing of the door 38.

In response to the detection output of the door switch 37, the control section 41 indicates that the toilet is in use.
6 to display.

Since the door 38 is opened and closed again when the user goes out of the bathroom after the user goes to the bathroom, the door switch 37 detects the second opening and closing of the door 38.

When the second opening / closing of the door 38 is detected, the control section 41 activates the motor for turning the ejection pipe 7 of the left cleaning unit 1. As a result, the spout pipe 7
Goes out of the housing 11 of the left side cleaning unit 1 and starts turning.

The controller 41 also activates the wash water pump 43. The washing water pump 43 pumps the washing water, the washing water is guided to the pressure feeding pipe 5 via the switching valve 45, and is supplied to the ejection pipe 7 of the left side washing unit 1. The ejection pipe 7 ejects the washing water from each ejection hole 7 a of the ejection pipe 7.

Therefore, the jet pipe 7 of the left side washing unit 1 whirls and jets the washing water. This cleans the floor of the toilet.

Although the floor of this existing toilet is not necessarily provided with a drain hole, for example, if the water on the floor is naturally drained from the gap under the door, a drain hole is especially provided. It doesn't matter.

When the jet pipe 7 of the left-side cleaning unit 1 turns to the folding back position P _L2 , the state shown in FIG. 6 (b) is reached and the left-side limit switch 33 is turned on. In response to the turning on of the left limit switch 33, the control unit 4
In No. 1, the wash water pump 43 is stopped and the jet of wash water from the jet pipe 7 is stopped.

After stopping the spouting of the washing water, the control unit 41
The air compressor 44 is activated. This compressor 44 starts the pressure feed of air, and this air causes the switching valve 45.
It is guided to the pressure feed pipe 5 via the and is supplied to the ejection pipe 7 of the left side cleaning unit 1.

Therefore, after the jet pipe 7 of the left side washing unit 1 reaches the turn-back position P _L2 and turns back, air is jetted from the jet pipe 7 instead of the wash water. This air is blown onto the floor of the toilet, which drains it.

When the jet pipe 7 of the left-side cleaning unit 1 further swivels and the jet pipe 7 returns to the housing 11 and is stored, the state shown in FIG. 6 (a) is reached and the left-side limit switch 33 is turned on. become.

In response to the second turn-on of the left limit switch 33, the control unit 41 causes the air compressor 4
4 is stopped, and the ejection of air from the ejection pipe 7 is stopped.

When the washing and draining by the left side washing unit 1 are completed in this way, the washing and draining by the right side washing unit 2 are subsequently started.

For this reason, the control unit 41 controls the switching valve 45.
To switch the cleaning water pump 43 and the air compressor 44 to the pressure feed pipe 6.

After the changeover valve 45 is switched, the jet pipe 8 of the right side washing unit 1 is swung like the left side washing unit 1, and the washing water pump 43 feeds the washing water in the outward path of the turning of the jet pipe 8. To wash the toilet floor by pumping wash water from the jet pipe 8.
Further, air is sent from the air compressor 44 on the return path of the turning of the jet pipe 8 to jet the air from the jet pipe 8 to drain the floor of the toilet.

When the cleaning and draining by the right side cleaning unit 2 are completed, the switching valve 45 is switched and the cleaning water pump 43 and the air compressor 44 are connected to the pressure feed pipe 5.

In this way, the left-side cleaning unit 1 and the right-side cleaning unit 2 are sequentially operated to clean the toilet, and when the cleaning of the toilet is completed, the control unit 41 stops the display by the display unit 46 and performs the next use. Waiting for someone.

By the way, in this indoor cleaning device, cleaning is performed every time the toilet is used. However, not only this, cleaning is also performed at a predetermined time.

This time is set, for example, in the middle of the night when the frequency of use of the toilet is low, and this time is indicated in the timer 42. At this time, the timer 42 notifies the control unit 41 to that effect.

In response to this, the control section 41 cleans the toilet by sequentially performing the washing and draining by the left side washing unit 1 and the washing and draining by the right side washing unit 2 as described above.

The indoor cleaning device may be applied not only to the toilet but also to a shower room, a changing room, or the like.

When applied to a temporary toilet that does not have water and sewer facilities, it is necessary to provide a water storage tank for storing cleaning water. Further, if the temporary toilet is a simple flush type, the water in the water storage tank provided for this simple flush may be used.

Further, this indoor cleaning device may be provided with a function of mixing a cleaning agent with a chemical agent that has the function of deodorizing and disinfecting.

Further, not only the two wall surfaces but also the three or more wall surfaces are provided with respective cleaning units, and the jet pipes of these washing units are sequentially swung so that the swirling jet pipes wash water and air. May be ejected. Of course, cleaning is possible with only one cleaning unit.

Further, the control unit may be provided with a selection function for omitting the jet of air and only jetting the washing water.

[0073]

As described above, according to the indoor cleaning apparatus of the present invention, while the jet pipe is swirling, the wash water is pressure-fed to the jet pipe and the wash water is jetted from the jet pipe. To wash.

If this indoor cleaning device is applied to, for example, a public toilet, it is possible to keep the public toilet clean by performing frequent cleaning without relying on human labor.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an indoor cleaning device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the apparatus of FIG. 1 as seen from above.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a left side cleaning unit in the apparatus of FIG. 1 as viewed from the side.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the left side cleaning unit of FIG. 3 when viewed from the front.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing the left side cleaning unit of FIG. 3 as viewed from above.

6 is a diagram showing the operation of the left side cleaning unit in the apparatus of FIG.

7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control system for controlling the apparatus shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Left side washing unit 2 Right side washing unit 4 Control unit 5,6 Pressure feeding pipe 7,8 Jet pipe 14 Motor with reduction gear 15 Rotating plate 17 First arm 19 Guide rail 20 Sliding body 22 Second arm 26 Rotating joint 33 Left side limit Switch 36 Right limit switch 37 Door switch 41 Control unit 42 Timer 43 Wash water pump 44 Air compressor 45 Switching valve 46 Display unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A jet pipe having a plurality of jet holes, a drive unit for supporting the jet pipe in a room and rotating the jet pipe, and a pumping unit for pumping wash water to the jet pipe. Indoor cleaning equipment. 2. The drive means reciprocally swivels the ejection pipe within a predetermined fan-shaped region, and a housing for arranging the ejection pipe for accommodating the ejection pipe is arranged on one side of the fan-shaped region. The indoor cleaning device according to 1. 3. The indoor cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pressure-feeding unit switches between the cleaning water and the air to pressure-feed. 4. The indoor cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising door opening / closing detection means for detecting opening / closing of a room door, and activating the driving means and the pressure feeding means in response to a detection output of the door opening / closing detection means. apparatus. 5. An ejection pipe having a plurality of ejection holes, driving means for horizontally supporting the ejection pipe and reciprocating the ejection pipe in respective fan-shaped regions, and the ejection pipes. By controlling the pumping means for pumping the wash water to any of the above, the driving means, and the pumping means, the jet pipes are sequentially reciprocally swung, and the wash water is swung to the swirling jet pipes. An indoor cleaning device comprising: a control unit that feeds under pressure.