JPH1171U - Toilet bowl equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a toilet device including an electric device disposed inside a toilet body, not only to reduce costs for manufacturing and mounting the device on the toilet, but also to reduce a power cord of the toilet device. A wiring layout can be easily performed. SOLUTION: A power supply cord for energizing the heater 2 is provided with a lamp 8a for displaying an energization state of the heater 2 disposed in a toilet body 1 and a controller 8 having a control circuit for controlling energization of the heater 2. Since it is built in the outlet plug 4 provided in the controller 3, the operation of mounting the controller 8 is completed only by plugging the outlet plug 4 into the power outlet 9.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a toilet device including an electric device disposed in a toilet body.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Various types of toilet devices that provide various functions for enabling comfortable and trouble-free use of toilets have been known in the past, and some of them include electrical devices installed in the toilet body. There is also. An example of such a toilet device is an antifreezing device used for a toilet used in a cold region or the like. That is, in a toilet bowl used in a cold region or the like, there is a possibility that water remaining in the water storage portion 102 in the toilet bowl main body 101 is frozen by cooling as in the toilet bowl 100 shown in FIG. In order to prevent this, a heater 103 is provided along the reservoir 102 inside the toilet body 101. In the toilet 100 described above, the power cord 105 of the heater 103 provided on the toilet main body 101 is drawn out through a substantially semicircular cutout hole 104 provided on the grounding portion of the toilet main body 101 with the floor. An outlet plug 106 is provided at the end of a power cord 105 pulled out from the toilet body 101, and this is connected to a power outlet 108 in the toilet room.

Further, a controller 107 is provided in the middle of the power cord 105 drawn out of the toilet body 101 to notify that the heater 103 is energized by turning on the lamp. 103 is urging the user to operate normally.

Next, the toilet shown in FIG. 13 and various toilet devices attached to the toilet will be described. The toilet 110 of FIG. 13 is provided with a heating toilet seat and a local cleaning device, in addition to a freezing prevention device including a heater 113 disposed in the toilet body 111. On the rear side of the toilet body 111, an operation unit 112 common to the heating toilet seat and the local cleaning device is mounted. The power cord 115 of the heater 113 is drawn out of the toilet body 111, and is connected to a power outlet 118 provided on the wall of the toilet room via a controller 117 for checking the energized state. A power cord 119 drawn from the operation unit 112 such as a local cleaning device or a heated toilet seat is wired to the power outlet 118 and connected to an outlet plug 116.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, in the toilet 110 shown in FIG. 13, since the toilet body 111 is provided with the heater 113, the heating toilet seat, and the operation unit 112 of the local cleaning device, it is necessary to separately supply the power cords 115 and 119 from each. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, two or three power cords are interlaced on the wall of the toilet room, and the interlaced power cords hinder the toilet cleaning work as well as poor appearance, and the cleaning work is being performed. There was a problem that the outlet plug was pulled out by hooking the cord.

In addition, in the anti-freezing device shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, not only the operation of storing the heaters (103, 113) inside the toilet body (101, 111), but also the controllers (107, 117) are mounted on the wall. In such a case, it is necessary to attach the controller (107, 117) to a wall or the like, and extra connecting parts (screw, etc.) are required. This is not preferable in view of cost reduction. Here, in order to avoid the above problem, it is conceivable that the controller (107, 117) is housed inside the toilet body (101, 111) together with the heater (103, 113). The lamp for indicating the energized state to 113) cannot be seen from outside the toilet. Therefore, the controllers (107, 117) have to be mounted on a wall or the like, and the above-mentioned problems cannot be avoided. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to manufacture and install a toilet device including an electrical device disposed inside a toilet body. It is an object of the present invention not only to reduce the cost but also to simplify the wiring layout of a power cord and the like of the toilet device.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 A first toilet device according to the present invention made to solve the above-mentioned problem is provided with an electric device disposed in a toilet body, a power cord for supplying power to the electric device, and a power cord. And a display device for displaying an operation state of the electric device is built in the outlet plug.

Further, a second toilet apparatus according to the present invention includes: an electric device disposed in the toilet main body; a power cord for supplying power to the electric device; and an outlet plug provided on the power cord. And a display means for displaying a state of energization to the electric equipment is built in the outlet plug.

[0009]

[Embodiments and effects of the invention]

 In the first toilet device according to the present invention, a display means (a lamp, an LED, or the like) for displaying an operation state of the electric device provided in the toilet body is provided in a power cord for supplying power to the electric device. For example, the above-described problem relating to the attachment of the controller 107 of the antifreezing device in FIG. 13 and 14, two cords are used, one from the heater to the controller, and the other from the controller to the outlet plug. Only the cord from the electrical equipment in the toilet body to the outlet plug is exposed. Therefore, the degree to which the appearance is impaired or hinders toilet cleaning is reduced as compared with the conventional apparatus.

In the first toilet device, a control means (for example, an energization control circuit configured using a microcomputer) for controlling the electric device may be incorporated in the outlet plug. In this way, the maintenance work of the control means becomes easier as compared with the case where the control means is housed inside the toilet body.

When the control means is incorporated in the outlet plug as described above, a control line for electrically connecting the control means and the electric device may be bundled with the power cord. In this way, the new cord is not exposed in the toilet room and does not impair the appearance or hinder the toilet cleaning.

[0012] The second toilet device according to the present invention is a technology in which the technology used in the first toilet device is applied to a toilet device having a display means for displaying a state of energization to an electric device. It is. That is, the display device provided in the second toilet device is not in the operating state of the electric equipment disposed in the toilet body, but in the state of energization of the electric equipment, that is, when the power is normally supplied to the electric equipment. Whether or not such a display means is incorporated in the outlet plug can provide the same effect as described for the first toilet device. In the second toilet apparatus, it goes without saying that control means (switch switching means) for turning on and off the power supply to the electrical equipment may also be incorporated in the outlet plug.

[0013]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The toilet bowl with heater shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a heater 2 for preventing freezing along a drainage passage of a reservoir 1b in the toilet body 1. The Western-style toilet body 1 has a reservoir portion 1b in which the lowest portion in the toilet is meandering in a substantially U-shape to store a certain amount of water. In the case of the present embodiment, the structure is such that the water that accumulates in the reservoir section 1b during drainage can be strongly drained using the siphon effect. As described above, a heater accommodating portion 1c is formed along the lower portion of the reservoir portion 1b where a certain amount of water accumulates, and the heater accommodating portion 1c is curved along the reservoir portion 1b, and the heater 2 is removed from the accommodation portion 1c. It is installed as much as possible.

The heater 2 is provided along the substantially entire length of the water storage portion 1b in which water is stored by being stored in the storage portion 1c in a slightly curved state, and the water storage portion 1b is heated by energization. It keeps the temperature and prevents the water accumulated in the part 1b from freezing. The power cord 3 drawn out of the heater 2 is drawn out of the housing portion 1c into the space inside the skirt portion 1a of the toilet body 1, and further drawn out through an insertion hole 6 formed in the skirt portion 1a. The insertion hole 6, which is a circular hole, is formed in such a manner that the inside and outside of the toilet communicates with a skirt 1a 'formed rearward on the side surface of the skirt 1a of the toilet main body 1 (FIG. 2). It is hermetically closed by fitting a bush 7 made of a synthetic resin or the like. The power cord 3 of the above-described heater 2 is inserted into the core hole of the bush 7 and drawn out.

As described above, according to the opening of the insertion hole 6 for pulling out the power cord 3 of the heater 2 from the inside of the toilet body 1 as a circular hole in the skirt portion 1a ′ of the skirt portion 1a of the toilet body 1, In addition, even if shrinkage occurs in the pottery during the firing process during manufacturing, deformation around the insertion hole 6 as in the related art can be prevented. The power cord 3 pulled out from the toilet body 1 through the insertion hole 6 is provided with a detachable connector 5, and the connector 5 allows the power cord 3 to be separated from the intermediate portion and connected. The upper air connector 5 is configured such that the power cord 3 is accommodated in the toilet body 1 with a sufficient length, and can be pulled out from the insertion hole 6 by removing the bush 7.

The bush that fits into the insertion hole 6 may be configured as shown in FIG. The bush 17 has a fitting groove 17a fitted around the periphery of the insertion hole 6 along the outer peripheral portion, and also has an insertion hole 17b formed in the inner core portion, and the insertion hole 17b is formed. The connector 5 of the power cord 3 is inserted and accommodated in the inside. Although the connector 5 is provided with a waterproof property, the waterproof property of the connector 5 can be improved by accommodating the connector 5 inside the insertion hole 17b of the bush 17 in close contact with the connector 5 as described above. .

Further, the bush 27 shown in FIG. 4 is composed of a main body member 27a that is inserted into the insertion hole 6 from the inside, and a lid member 27b that is screwed into the tip of the main body member 27a that protrudes outward. It is. Then, the ends of the power cord 3 having the connector 5 attached to the two members 27a and 27b are separately inserted through the packing 27c, and the connector 5 in the connected state is inserted into the accommodation hole 27d formed in the main body member 27a. The connector 5 is housed inside the bush 27 in a hermetically sealed state by closing the lid member 27b after fitting the inside. According to the bush 27 described above, higher waterproofness can be obtained, and the connector 5 can be easily pulled out simply by removing the lid member 27b. Further, the fitting of the main body member 27a and the lid member 27b is not limited to the screwing structure as described above, but adopts a one-touch fitting structure like a bush 27 'shown in FIG. Is also good.

An outlet plug 4 containing a controller 8 is provided at the end of the power cord 3 pulled out of the toilet body 1, and the outlet plug 4 is inserted into a power outlet 9 provided on a peripheral wall of a toilet room. The controller 8 built in the outlet plug 4 has a control circuit for supplying necessary power to the heater 2 and a function of displaying the energized state by lighting of the lamp 8a. It is built in. By incorporating the controller 8 in the outlet plug 4 as described above, the work of attaching the controller 8 to the wall can be reduced, and at the same time, the wiring can be improved and the appearance can be improved, and the failure can be improved. It is possible to easily carry out the work of replacing the controller 8 which has been completed. The controller may be installed separately from the outlet plug on the peripheral wall of a toilet room or the like.

In the toilet with heater a configured as described above, the power cord 3 for connecting the heater 2 and the controller 8 can be separated from the connector 5. Therefore, when a failure occurs due to the controller 8, the connector 5 is first disconnected, and a new controller 8 (outlet plug 4) is connected instead, and a current test using the lamp 8a is performed. The failure of the controller 8 can be confirmed, and the repair can be completed at the same time. If power is not supplied even when the controller 8 (outlet plug 4) is replaced with a new one, the cause of the failure can be confirmed to be the heater 2 and the operation of replacing the heater 2 may be started. In addition, since the above-mentioned toilet bowl with heater a cannot be separated from the heater and the controller, when a failure occurs, the time required for repair work is shorter than that of the conventional toilet, which was removed together with the heater and all parts were replaced. In addition, when either the controller 8 or the heater 2 fails, only the failed one can be promptly replaced.

The toilet bowl with heater a2 shown in FIG. 6 includes a heating toilet seat b1 and a local cleaning device b2 together with the heater 2 for preventing freezing. An operation unit b5 of the local cleaning device b2 is provided. A power cord b3 is connected from the operation unit b5, and an outlet plug b4 provided at the end of the cord b3 is connected to the power outlet 9. On the other hand, the power cord 3 of the heater 2 is drawn out through an insertion hole 6 formed in the skirt portion 1a of the toilet body 1, and a connector 5 provided in an intermediate portion is inserted into the bush 7 mounted in the insertion hole 6. It is detachably connected. The operation section b5 is provided with an outlet section b5 ′ for supplying power, and a plug 34 at the end of the power cord 3 drawn from the heater 2 is connected to the outlet section b5 ′ to supply power to the heater 2. The operation is performed via the heating toilet seat b1 and the operation unit b5 of the local cleaning device b2.

As described above, by connecting the power cord 3 of the heater 2 to the outlet b5 ′ for supplying power to the operation unit b5 as in the above-described toilet bowl 2, the electric power required for heating the heater 2 is obtained. Can be received using the power supply for the heating toilet seat b1 and the local cleaning device b2, and the wiring layout of the power cord 3 can be easily summarized. The plug 34 provided at the end of the power cord 3 may be the same as the connector 5, or may be an outlet plug that can be connected to the power outlet 9.

A toilet a3 with a heater shown in FIG. 7 has a bush 37 in which a connector 50 provided at an intermediate portion of the power cord 3 of the heater 2 is fitted into the insertion hole 6 of the toilet body 1 in the same manner as the aforementioned toilet a. Although the connector 50 is housed inside, the connector 50 includes a primary connector 50a having two connection ports and two secondary connectors 50b and 50c. The primary connector 50a is provided at the secondary end of the power cord 3 extending from the outlet plug 4, and has a connection port for connecting the connector 50b of the power cord 3 of the heater 2 on the front, and an external connector on the rear. A connection port for 50c is provided. The external connector 50c serves as a power supply port for heaters other than the heater 2 and other electric devices. In this embodiment, the ball tap water tap 41 installed in the low tank 40 provided on the back of the toilet body 1 is used. The anti-freezing heater 42 is communicated via the power cord 3 '.

According to the above-described toilet bowl a3, a plurality of secondary connectors 50b and 50c can be connected in parallel to the primary connector 50a. The controller 8 can be used in common, whereby the number of parts can be reduced rationally. Note that the number of secondary connectors for the primary connector is not limited to two, and two or more secondary connectors may be connected according to the number of devices other than the heater 2.

8 and 9, similarly to the above-mentioned toilet a2, the toilet a4 with a heater is provided with a heater 2 for preventing freezing inside the toilet body 1, a heating toilet seat b1 and a local cleaning device b2. And a deodorizing device b3. The heating toilet seat b1, the local cleaning device b2, and the deodorizing device are provided in a space formed by the lower casing 62 that covers the rear half of the toilet body 1 and the upper casing 61 that covers the lower casing 62 from above with the water supply tank. Electrical wiring, piping, valves, deodorizing ducts, water supply tanks, etc. related to b3 are housed. On both sides of the toilet body 1, a heating toilet seat b1, an operation unit 60 of a local cleaning device b2, and a case of a deodorizing device b3 are provided in the upper and lower casings 61, 62 described above.

The operation unit 60 includes switches and adjustment knobs for the temperature control of the heating toilet seat b1, the hot water control of the local cleaning device b2, the deodorizing device b3, and the like, and the power cord 64 and the circuit board 67 are integrated. Power is supplied from the power outlet 9 via the power outlet 9. A power cord 64 for supplying electric power to the operation unit 60 has an outlet plug 65 having a built-in controller 8 for confirming power supply at a distal end thereof, and is provided with a casing 66 through a lead-in port 66 provided on the rear side of the toilet of the upper casing 61. The power is supplied to the devices b1, b2, and b3 by being drawn into the insides of the devices 61, 62, and branching as needed. One of the power cords 64 branched as described above is connected to the circuit board 67 of the operation unit 60. The connector 68 of the circuit board 67 to which the voltage from the power supply is applied and the connector 69a housed in the deodorizing case 63 on the opposite side of the toilet main body 1 communicate with each other via the wiring cord 70, and the connector 69a Is applied with a voltage from the circuit board 67.

On the other hand, the power cord 3 of the anti-freezing heater 2 provided in the toilet body 1 is once drawn out of the insertion hole 6 formed in the skirt portion 1a of the toilet body 1, and the leading end of the cord is further removed. The lower casing 62 is drawn into the casings 61 and 62 by penetrating through a watertight bush 72 fitted in an insertion hole 71 formed in the lower surface on the back side of the lower casing 62. A connector 69b is provided at the end of the power cord 3, and the connector 69b is detachably connected to the connector 69a which receives a voltage from the circuit board 67 as described above (FIG. 10). ). Therefore, power can be supplied to the anti-freezing heater 2 by closing the switch 73 of the operation unit 60 by connecting the connectors 69a and 69b. The operation unit 60 is provided with a switch 73 for turning on and off the power supply to the anti-freezing heater 2. The operation of the switch is detected by the circuit board 67 and the operation is detected. The display can also be made by a display means (not shown) such as an LED provided in 60. In addition to the display that is linked to the ON / OFF operation of the switch 73, when the switch is turned on (the state in which power can be supplied to the heater 2), the heater 2 is actually energized to prevent freezing. It is also possible to provide a device for detecting and displaying a message.

As shown in FIG. 10, the power cord 3 of the heater 2 penetrates the hole of the bush 72 from bottom to top, and inside the casings 61 and 62, the connected connector 69 a , 69b protruding above the lower surface of the casing 62, it is possible to prevent water from entering the connecting portions of the connectors 69a, 69b. Therefore, it is possible to use an inexpensive non-waterproof connector for the connectors 69a and 69b. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the connection between the circuit board 67 of the operation unit 60 and the heater 2 for preventing freezing. Reference numeral 82 denotes a thermal fuse, 81 denotes a bimetal, a temperature-sensitive lead switch, a PTC thermometer, or the like. This is a device that can turn on and off the 100V system. Further, the above connection may be configured as shown in the block diagram of FIG. In the figure, 84 is a temperature fuse, and 83 is a temperature sensor.

According to the toilet bowl with heater a4 configured as described above, as the power cord and the outlet plug used for the anti-freezing heater 2, the power supply for the heating toilet seat b1, the local cleaning device b2, and the operation unit 60 of the deodorizing device b3 is provided. The code 64 and the outlet plug 65 with the controller 8 can be shared. As a result, it is possible to reduce the number of power cords and outlet plugs that are wired while being exposed from the toilet body 1 to the power outlet 9, and the power cord 3 of the heater 2 that goes out is also provided on the side of the toilet body 1. Since it is hidden, as shown in FIG. 8, the wiring of the power cord can be grouped in a good appearance with a minimum number of wires. In addition, the switch box for the heater 2 can be eliminated by storing the ON / OFF switch of the heater 2 for preventing freezing and the LED for confirming the energization in the operation unit 60.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing a toilet bowl equipped with a heater according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing an insertion hole portion of the toilet.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an insertion hole portion into which a bush accommodating a connector is fitted.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an insertion hole portion in which a bush for accommodating the connector in a sealed state is fitted.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an insertion hole portion in which a bush for fitting a lid member by projections and depressions is fitted.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway front view showing a toilet with a heater configured to receive power supply from two other devices via a connector.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway front view showing a toilet with heater configured to connect a plurality of secondary connectors to a primary connector.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a toilet with a heater in which a power cord of the heater is connected to an operation unit.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a casing portion of the toilet with the heater.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a power cord lead-in portion of a casing.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a connection relation of power cord wiring.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the power cord wiring.

FIG. 13 is a front view showing a conventional toilet with heater provided with an operation unit.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing a conventional toilet with heater.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a: toilet with heater (toilet device) 1: toilet body 1a: skirt portion 1b ... reservoir 2 ... heater 3 ... power cord 4 ... outlet plug 6 ... insertion hole 8 ... controller

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Koji Izumi, 2-1-1 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka Tochiki Kiki Co., Ltd. (72) Yukihiro Komine 2, Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka No.1-1, Totoki Kiki Co., Ltd.

Claims (5)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A toilet apparatus comprising: an electric device disposed in a toilet body; a power cord for supplying power to the electric device; and an outlet plug provided on the power cord. A toilet device, wherein display means for displaying an operation state is incorporated in the outlet plug. 2. The toilet apparatus according to claim 1, wherein control means for controlling the electric device is built in the outlet plug. 3. The toilet apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a control line for electrically connecting the control means and the electric device is bundled with the power cord. 4. A toilet apparatus comprising: an electric device disposed in a toilet body; a power cord for supplying power to the electric device; and an outlet plug provided on the power cord. A display means for displaying a current-carrying state of said toilet plug in said outlet plug. 5. The toilet apparatus according to claim 4, wherein control means for turning on and off the power supply to said electric equipment is built in said outlet plug.