JPH10328067A - Bathroom equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable simple cleaning and sterilization of a floor, an drain port and the like of a bathroom by a method wherein electrolytic water having a specified action is generated with a drain path closed to be supplied to a floor surface of the bathroom. SOLUTION: When an operating part 36 is operated to send a start signal, a controller 34 electrically energizes a solenoid on the drain side so that a trip cover 22 is pulled downward to close an opening of a drain pipe 20 watertight. Then, a solenoid valve 31 is opened to let tap water flow into an electrolytic cell 28 and a voltage is applied to an electrode thereof to generate water containing hypochlorous acid while a water cock 30 is opened to be delivered onto a floor pan 14. As the electrolytic water is stored up to an Mw line on the floor pan 14, the controller 34 stops the electric energization of the solenoid valve 31. At the same time, the counting of time is started by a timer and when the counted time reaches a specified value, the electric energization of the solenoid on the drain side is stopped. Thus, the opening of the drain pipe 20 is opened and the electrolytic water stored in the floor pan 14 is discharged outside through the drain pipe 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to bathroom equipment,
In particular, the present invention relates to a bathroom facility having means for cleaning / sterilizing a bathroom floor, a drain port, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Reds removed from a human body when the human body is cleaned in a bathroom and soap used for cleaning adhere to the bathroom wall, floor, and the inner wall surface of a drain port to form dirt. I do. When dirt adheres to the bathroom wall or floor, the water repellency of that part is reduced, and mold and bacteria easily propagate. As molds and bacteria propagate on soiled parts, viscous organic substances produced by their life activity make the soil more adherent. The formation of such dirt and the vicious cycle of propagation of molds and bacteria are one of the major causes of the dirt on bathroom walls and floors. In particular, bathroom floors meet special functional requirements, for example, forming streaky ridges or roughening the surface to prevent slippage, and providing grooves for guiding water to drains. There is a case where a portion having a special shape based on the above is provided, and in such a special shape portion, the formation and adhesion of the dirt as described above are likely to occur. Similarly, dirt is easily formed and adhered to the joint between the floor member and the wall member in the bathroom.

[0003] On the other hand, the inside of the drainage port has a special structure, usually called a trap, for preventing the backflow of odors.
Since the inner wall surface of the trap is constantly in contact with water due to the functional requirements to be fulfilled by the trap, dirt such as sliminess is easily formed there.

[0004]

As described above, a bathroom in which dirt is likely to be formed needs frequent cleaning. However, bathroom cleaning is still performed today, for example, by a troublesome manual operation such as applying a cleaning agent to a dirty portion of a floor or a wall and rubbing off the dirt with a tool such as a sponge. In particular, dirt on the specially shaped portion of the bathroom floor cannot be completely removed by gently wiping with a sponge, so that more detailed work must be performed over time. In addition, since the trap inside the bathroom drain usually has a complicated structure consisting of a combination of a plurality of parts, in order to clean it properly, each component of the trap is disassembled and taken out, and once the dirt is removed, each part is removed again. Tedious work such as assembling is required.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to easily clean / sterilize a bathroom floor or a drain port without troublesome manual work. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bathroom cleaning device that can perform the cleaning.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a bathroom equipment according to the present invention is provided with a bathroom having a drainage path including a drainage port for flowing water supplied to the floor of the bathroom to the outside. In the equipment, electrolyzed water generation means for generating electrolyzed water having a predetermined action, electrolyzed water supply means for supplying electrolyzed water generated by the electrolyzed water generation means to a bathroom floor, and the drainage path And a drain passage opening / closing means for opening / closing the drain.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The bathroom equipment according to the present invention is characterized in that the drainage passage for flowing the water supplied to the bathroom floor to the outside is closed by the drainage passage opening / closing means, and the electrolytic water generation means is provided. To generate electrolytic water having a predetermined action,
By supplying the electrolyzed water to the bathroom floor by the electrolyzed water supply means, the electrolyzed water can be stored on the bathroom floor. Here, as the electrolyzed water,
Having an effective action for cleaning and / or disinfecting the bathroom,
For example, acidic water having an action of removing metal soap stains, alkaline water having an action of removing protein stains, and hypochlorous acid-containing water having a bactericidal action are used. By doing so, the bathroom floor surface, the drain outlet and the drainage channel can be washed and / or sterilized only by storing the electrolytic water having the predetermined action corresponding to the above purpose on the bathroom floor. The labor required for cleaning the bathroom can be reduced as compared with the cleaning performed by the bathroom.

[0008] Acidic water and alkaline water can be produced by electrolysis of water. In addition, hypochlorous acid-containing water can be produced only by electrolyzing tap water supplied to ordinary households (usually containing a small amount of chloride ions for sterilization). Therefore, if the means for generating acidic water, alkaline water or hypochlorous acid-containing water using tap water as raw water is used as the electrolyzed water generating means, maintenance work for replenishing raw materials for electrolysis becomes unnecessary. ,preferable.

[0009] The bathroom equipment according to the present invention may be provided with control means for automatically controlling the means for generating electrolyzed water, the means for supplying electrolyzed water, and the means for opening and closing the drainage path. More specifically, for example, the electrolyzed water supply means includes:
An electrolyzed water supply path for supplying the electrolyzed water generated by the electrolyzed water generation means to a bathroom; and a supply path opening / closing means for opening / closing the electrolyzed water supply path. By controlling the electrolyzed water generation operation by the electrolyzed water generation means in association with the opening and closing operation of the supply path opening and closing means and the drainage path opening and closing means,
The electrolyzed water generated by the electrolyzed water generation means may be stored on the bathroom floor for a predetermined time. In this way, the electrolyzed water having a predetermined action is automatically stored on the bathroom floor for a predetermined time, so that the work of cleaning and sterilizing the bathroom floor and the drain can be greatly reduced.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a bathroom equipment 10 according to the present invention. In the bathroom equipment 10, a bathtub 15 is installed on a floor pan 14 having a drainage part 12 in close proximity to a wall 16 at the back of the bathroom. The end 141 of the floor pan 14 on the bathroom entrance 17 side rises to the height of the lower end of the bathroom entrance 17. The drainage section 12 of the floor pan 14 has an opening 1 for water flow.
The lid 18 provided with 81 can be attached. Drainage section 12
Inside, the end of the drain pipe 20 that leads to the outside of the bathroom facility 10 projects upward, and the end is covered with a trap cover 22.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the drainage section 12. 2, a float 221 is provided below the trap cover 22.
, And an iron plate-like member (hereinafter, referred to as an iron member) 222 is embedded in the upper part. A packing 223 for closing the opening 201 at the end of the drain pipe 20 is provided on the inner ceiling of the trap cover 22. Further, a solenoid 24 is disposed inside the opening 201 of the drain pipe 20.

When water flows into the drainage section 12 as described above, water stays between the inner side wall surface 121 of the drainage section 12 and the outer side wall surface 202 of the drainage pipe 20 up to the line AA in the figure. I do. At this time, since the trap cover 22 is pushed upward by the buoyancy received from the water, the packing 223 separates from the opening 201 of the drain pipe 20 as shown in FIG. In this way, a trap structure is formed that allows the water to flow from the drainage section 12 to the outside, while preventing the malodor from flowing back from the drainage pipe 20 to the drainage section 12.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the electrolytic water supply system provided in the bathroom facility 10 will be described. In the electrolyzed water supply system of the bathroom equipment 10, the existing water supply pipe 25 is connected to the water supply pipe 26
Is connected to one end, and the other end is connected to an inlet of an electrolytic cell 28 having an electrode for electrolysis. On the other hand, electrolytic cell 2
One end of an electrolyzed water supply pipe 29 is connected to the outlet of 8, and the other end is connected to a water tap 30 disposed on the left wall 19 as viewed from the bathroom inlet 17. An electromagnetic valve 31 and a flow control valve 32 are provided on the way of the water pipe 26. In the middle of the electrolytic water supply pipe 29, a flow sensor 33 is provided.
Are arranged.

The control device 34 comprises an electrolytic cell 28, a solenoid valve 31,
Flow control valve 32, flow sensor 33, and solenoid 2
4, it is possible to appropriately apply a voltage to the electrolytic cell 28, open and close the electromagnetic valve 31, adjust the opening of the flow control valve 32, and supply power to the solenoid 24. The control device 34 is provided with a timer (not shown). Further, the control device 34 is also connected to an operation unit 36 provided with various switches and keys, and a user can send a control signal to the control device 34 by appropriately operating the switches and keys. The operation unit 36 is provided outside the bathroom facilities, for example, in a place convenient for operation, such as a dressing room.

The process of storing the electrolyzed water on the floor pan 14 in the bathroom facility 10 having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In addition,
In the following description, it is assumed that the electrolyzed water generated by the electrolyzer 28 is hypochlorous acid-containing water having a bactericidal action, but the process of generating alkaline water or acidic water and storing it on the floor pan 14 is also described. It can be implemented similarly.

First, when the user operates the operation unit 36 to send a start signal to the control device 34, the control device 34
Power is supplied to the solenoid 24 within the range of 0 (hereinafter referred to as a drain-side solenoid 24) (step S10). Then, the trap cover 2 is removed from the magnetic field generated from the drain side solenoid 24.
2 receives a magnetic force, so that the trap cover 2
2 is drawn downward, and the packing 223 is
In close contact with the end. As a result, the opening 201 at the end of the drain pipe 20 is closed in a watertight manner.

In step S12 after step S10, the controller 34 sets the opening of the flow control valve 32 as appropriate, and then energizes the solenoid of the solenoid valve 31 to open the solenoid valve 31. Then, the water guide flowing through the water supply pipe 25 flows into the electrolytic tank 28 through the water guide pipe 26. The controller 34 applies a voltage to the electrodes of the electrolytic cell 28 at the same time as or slightly after the energization of the solenoid of the solenoid valve 31. As a result, water flowing in the electrolytic cell 28 is electrolyzed to generate hypochlorous acid-containing water. The hypochlorous acid-containing water flowing out of the electrolytic tank 28 is discharged from the water tap 30 onto the floor pan 14 through the electrolytic water supply pipe 29. At this time, in the drain portion 12 of the floor pan 14, since the drain pipe 20 is closed as described above, the floor pan 1
The hypochlorous acid-containing water discharged on the top 4 is not drained to the outside through the drain pipe 20 but is first stored in the drain section 12, and when the drain section 12 is completely filled, the bathtub 15 and the floor pan 14 Is stored in the space 38 between
9 is stored on the floor pan 14 constituting the container 9.

At the same time as opening the solenoid valve 31 as described above, the controller 34 integrates the total flow rate of the hypochlorous acid-containing water flowing out of the electrolytic cell 28 based on the output signal of the flow rate sensor 33 (step S14). ), It is sequentially determined whether or not the integrated flow rate has reached a predetermined value (step S16).
Then, when the integrated flow rate reaches the predetermined value, the control device 34 stops energizing the solenoid of the solenoid valve 31 (step S18). The predetermined value of the integrated flow rate is determined by the floor pan 14
Is set in advance so that the hypochlorous acid-containing water stored in the tank fills the entire surface of the floor pan 14 and does not overflow from the bathroom inlet 17 (for example, an amount such that the water level reaches the MW line in FIG. 1). Keep it.

As described above, at the same time as the energization of the solenoid of the solenoid valve 31 is stopped, the control device 34 starts counting time by a timer (step S20), and the control device 34 reaches a predetermined time. It is sequentially determined whether or not the operation has been performed (step S22). When the measurement time reaches a predetermined time, the power supply to the drain-side solenoid 24 is stopped (step S24). Then, the magnetic force acting on the iron member 222 disappears, so that the trap cover 22 is pushed upward by buoyancy, and the opening 201 of the drain pipe 20 is opened. Then, the hypochlorous acid-containing water stored in the floor pan 14 is discharged to the outside through the drain pipe 20.

In the above manner, the hypochlorous acid-containing water is stored for a predetermined time while filling the entire surface of the floor pan 14, and during that time, the upper surface of the floor pan 14, the inner surface of the drainage section 12,
Sterilization of the surface of the trap cover 22 and the like is sufficiently performed. Further, according to such a method, for example, hypochlorous acid-containing water can be easily supplied to a narrow space which has been difficult to sterilize conventionally, for example, a space 38 below the bathtub 15. Therefore, not only can the labor of sterilization be reduced, but also the sanitary condition of the bathroom can be greatly improved.

Although the embodiment of the bathtub equipment according to the present invention has been described above, the embodiment is not limited to the above, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing bathroom equipment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a drainage section of the bathroom facility of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of storing electrolyzed water on a floor pan.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Bathroom equipment 12 ... Drainage part 14 ... Floor pan 20 ... Drainage pipe 22 ... Trap cover 221 ... Float 222 ... Iron member 223 ... Packing 24 ... (Drainage side) solenoid 26 ... Water pipe 28 ... Electrolytic tank 29 ... Electrolytic water supply Pipe 30 ... Faucet 31 ... Solenoid valve 33 ... Flow sensor 34 ... Control device

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Yasuhiro Kumamoto 2-1-1 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka Tochiki Kiki Co., Ltd. (72) Fumiki Akiyama 2 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka (1-1) Toji Koki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Junji Yonezawa 2-1-1 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bathroom facility provided with a drainage path including a drainage port for flowing water supplied to a bathroom floor surface to the outside, comprising: an electrolytic water generating means for generating electrolytic water having a predetermined action; A bathroom comprising: electrolyzed water supply means for supplying electrolyzed water generated by electrolyzed water generation means to a bathroom floor; and drainage path opening / closing means for opening / closing the drainage path. Facility. 2. The bathroom equipment according to claim 1, further comprising control means for automatically controlling the electrolyzed water generation means, the electrolyzed water supply means, and the drain passage opening / closing means. 3. The electrolyzed water supply means includes an electrolyzed water supply path for supplying the electrolyzed water generated by the electrolyzed water generation means to a bathroom, and a supply for opening / closing the electrolyzed water supply path. Route opening and closing means, the control means,
The electrolytic water generated by the electrolyzed water generating means is controlled on the floor of the bathroom by controlling the correlated water generating operation by the electrolyzed water generating means, the opening / closing operation of the supply path opening / closing means, and the opening / closing operation of the drainage path opening / closing means in association with each other. The bathroom equipment according to claim 2, wherein the bathroom equipment is stored for a predetermined time.