JPH1099232A - Sanitary washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing device which can confirm a position of the private part by providing an ejection nozzle to eject air, liquid and such fluid and a supplying system of the fluid and making the nozzle that may selectively eject air or fluid. SOLUTION: A sanitary washing device 13 is composed of a main body 14 and a tank 15 and an ejection jet 17 which is formed at the tip part of a ejection nozzle 16 to eject air and washing water. A 'stop' mode is selected and the second duct 41 is valve closed so that the flow of a water tube 26 is connected to a suck-in pipe 35 by the first duct 40. When a starting switch is turned on, a water pump 18 is actuated, and air sucked in through a suck-in pipe and the compressed air is blown out from the ejection jet 17 through a water sending tube 26 and water inducing tube 28 to the ejection nozzle 16. Therefore, a user may in before hand,, recognize the washing point, thus to wash and clean enough the private part without consuming washing water in a tank before the washing operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a sanitary washing device. Specifically, a switching means for selectively switching the flow path between the liquid and the air is provided, and by selecting the air flow path with the switching means, the position at which the air is ejected from the ejection nozzle and the washing is performed can be confirmed in advance. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a sanitary washing device that can be carried at a travel destination or the like has been known. FIG. 6 shows a conventional example of such a portable sanitary washing device 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the sanitary washing device 1 is formed in a cylindrical shape and includes a main body 2 having a pump 3 therein and a tank 6 for storing washing water. The pump 3 includes a motor 4 driven by a battery (not shown) and a blower 5 fixed to a rotating shaft of the motor 4. A jet nozzle 7 is attached to the front end (left side in FIG. 6) of the main body 2, and a jet hole 10 for jetting washing water is formed at the tip of the jet nozzle 7.

When the sanitary washing device 1 is used, FIG.
1A, the user 12 is seated on the toilet seat 8 of the toilet bowl 11 from diagonally forward (left side in FIG. 7A) or FIG.
As shown in FIG. 0B, the sanitary washing device 1 is inserted obliquely from the rear (the right side in FIG. 7B), and the ejection hole 10 of the ejection nozzle 7 is directed to the local area where the user 12 is to be washed. Insert 9. As a result, the motor 4 shown in FIG. 6 is driven, and the washing water in the tank 6 is sent to the ejection nozzle 7 by the rotation of the blower 5, whereby the washing water is ejected from the ejection hole 10. As a result, the local part of the user can be sanitarily and comfortably washed with the jetted washing water.

[0004]

In the case of the conventional portable sanitary washing device 1 shown in FIG. 6, first, washing water is jetted, and the position of the jet hole 10 of the jet nozzle 7 with respect to the local portion is adjusted. It was necessary to confirm the position for

However, since the apparatus main body 1 is miniaturized in consideration of portability, the amount of water stored in the tank 6 is relatively small. Therefore, when the cleaning operation is actually performed after the ejection position is adjusted to a local area, the amount of the cleaning water in the tank 6 may be significantly reduced, and there may be a case where satisfactory cleaning cannot be performed. .

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems and the like, and it is possible to easily confirm a cleaning position and to avoid wasting of cleaning water, thereby enabling cleaning with a sufficient cleaning amount. It proposes a sanitary washing device that can be used.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has an ejection nozzle for ejecting a fluid such as air and liquid, and a supply means for supplying the fluid to the ejection nozzle. A sanitary washing device characterized in that air or liquid is selectively ejected from an ejection hole of an ejection nozzle.

By operating the switching means in one direction,
Air is ejected from the ejection hole of the ejection nozzle. Since the position of the local area can be confirmed in advance by the jet air, there is no need to jet the cleaning water for positioning. As a result, waste of washing water can be prevented, so that washing can be performed with a sufficient washing amount.

[0009]

Next, an embodiment of a sanitary washing device 13 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration in which a sanitary washing device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a portable sanitary washing device 13. FIG. 1 shows a vertical sectional view of the sanitary washing device 13, and FIG. 3 shows a plan view thereof. In the sanitary washing device 13 of the present invention, the position of the washing position can be confirmed in advance by ejecting air (compressed air) from the ejection nozzle 16 before ejecting the washing water for washing, as described later. . In FIG. 1, FIG. 1 shows a state in which air is blown out from the ejection hole 17 of the ejection nozzle 16, and FIG. 5 shows a state in which washing water is ejected.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sanitary washing device 13 comprises a substantially cylindrical main body 14 and a jet nozzle 16 fixed to the front end of the main body 14. An ejection hole 1 for ejecting washing water is provided at the tip of the ejection nozzle 16.
A plurality (two in the figure) of 7, 17 are formed. The jet holes 17 are used not only for washing water but also for jetting air. The rear side of the main body 14 is partitioned by a side plate 30, and the partitioned right compartment is used as a tank 15 for storing washing water.

Inside the main body 14 is a pump 1 serving as a supply means.
8 and a switching means (switching valve) 20 for controlling the introduction of the washing water fed by the pump 18. In this example, the switching means 20 switches between the cleaning water and the air sucked from outside the main body 14.

The water pump 18 comprises a drive motor 22, a gear pump (not shown) for air and liquid pressure feed, and the like. The gear pump is housed in a cylindrical case 21,
A suction port 24 and a discharge port 25 are provided on both sides (left and right in FIG. 1) of the case 21. One end of a water supply tube 26 is attached to the suction port 24. One end of a water guide tube 28 is attached to the discharge port 25, and the other end is inserted into a water guide port 29 of the ejection nozzle 16.

FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the switching means 20. As shown in FIG. 1, the switching means 20 includes a tubular valve body 32 functioning as a switching valve, and a holding cylinder (main body) 33 into which the valve body 32 is rotatably fitted. A substantially T-shaped communication passage 43 composed of first and second passages 40 and 41 is formed inside the valve body 32. Holding cylinder 33
The first, second, and third mounting ports 48, 49, and 50 are provided on the peripheral surface of the first mounting port. Among them, the first and second mounting ports 48 and 49 are disposed so as to face each other. 50 is the first and second
Are provided between the mounting ports 48 and 49. In this example, a suction pipe 35 is inserted into the third attachment port 50, and the suction pipe 35 is opened to the outside from the main body side plate 15a (see FIG. 3).

One end of the water supply tube 26 is attached to the first attachment port 48, and one end of the water guide tube 39 is attached to the second attachment port 49. The other end of the water guide tube 39 is inserted into a mounting port 31 provided on the end plate 30 and serving as a water guide port as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, a rotary knob 37 is attached and fixed to the upper end of the valve body 32. This rotary knob 37
Operation, the "stop" mode and the "cleaning" mode can be respectively selected. In this example, when the “stop” mode is selected and the start switch 45 is turned on, the ejection nozzle 16
Air is spouted from the nozzle, and when the “OSIL cleaning” mode is selected, the washing water can be spouted.

That is, when the "stop" mode is set, the valve body 32 rotates to the position shown in FIG. 4A. as a result,
The second passage 41 that is the flow path of the washing water is closed, and the flow path of the water supply tube 26 is connected to the suction pipe 35 through the first passage 40.
Communicate with When the start switch 45 (see FIG. 1) is turned on, the pump 18 is driven to suck air from the outside through the suction pipe 35 as shown by the arrow in FIG. Water supply tube 2
6 is introduced. This air is supplied to the suction port 2 as shown in FIG.
4. Discharge port 25, jet nozzle 16 from water guide tube 28
The compressed air is ejected from the ejection port 17 as compressed air. Therefore, the user can confirm the position of the local part in advance by the jetted air.

On the other hand, when the cleaning water is to be jetted, the rotary knob 37 is turned to the position of the "OSIL cleaning" mode. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4B, the first passage 40 is closed, and the second passage 41 is connected to the first and second mounting ports 48,
Since the cleaning water is opposed to the cleaning water 49, the cleaning water flows as indicated by the arrow in the figure. When the start switch 45 is turned on, the pump 18 is driven, and as shown in FIG. 5, the washing water in the tank 15 is ejected from the ejection hole 17 of the ejection nozzle 16 through the water supply tube 39, the switching means 20, and the water supply tube 28. You.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to confirm and position the cleaning position by ejecting air from the ejection nozzle 16 before ejecting the washing water. Thus, since the position of the local part can be confirmed in advance by the jet air, there is no need to jet the cleaning water for positioning. Therefore, since the washing water in the tank 15 is not consumed before the washing operation, local washing can be sufficiently performed.

Therefore, the present invention is suitably applied to a portable sanitary washing device used at a travel destination or the like.
In the present embodiment, a portable sanitary washing device has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to a portable sanitary washing device, and is also applicable to a stationary sanitary washing device.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the present invention, a sanitary washing apparatus having an ejection nozzle for ejecting a fluid such as air and liquid, and a supply means for supplying the fluid to the ejection nozzle. And air or liquid is selectively ejected from the ejection hole of the ejection nozzle.

Therefore, according to the present invention, air can be jetted from the jet nozzle before jetting the cleaning water. As a result, the cleaning position can be confirmed in advance by the jet air, so that the jet hole can be almost exactly opposed to the local part without jetting the cleaning water for positioning. Therefore, the washing water in the tank is not wasted, and the washing water for washing can be sufficiently secured, so that the local part can be sufficiently washed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a configuration of a sanitary washing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a switching unit.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the sanitary washing device.

FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view showing the operation of the switching means at the time of jetting air, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view showing the operation of the switching means at the time of jetting washing water.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the operation of the sanitary washing device when the washing water is jetted.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a conventional sanitary washing device.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a method of using a conventional sanitary washing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,13 Sanitary washing device 2,14 Main body 3,18 Pump 4,22 Motor 6,15 Tank 7,16 Jet nozzle 10,17 Jet hole 20 Switching means 37 Rotary knob 48 First mounting port 49 Second mounting port 50 Third mounting port

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A sanitary washing apparatus comprising: an ejection nozzle for ejecting a fluid such as air and a liquid; and a supply means for supplying the fluid to the ejection nozzle, wherein the ejection hole of the ejection nozzle is provided. A sanitary washing apparatus characterized in that air or a liquid is selectively ejected from the apparatus. 2. A sanitary washing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a switching means for selectively switching a flow path of liquid and air to be supplied to said supply means.