JPS61117342A - Toilet apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet device for washing the anus and the like with warm water after defecation.

Background of the Invention In recent years, with the increasing demand for more comfortable sanitary spaces, attention has been focused on making toilets more comfortable. Devices are sold under names such as warm water flush toilet seats, comfortable toilet seats, and multifunctional toilet seats.

Hereinafter, the conventional toilet device as described above will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 8 shows the appearance of a conventional toilet device.
FIG. 9 shows the inside thereof.

In Figure 8, 1 is a Western-style toilet, 2 is a heater (
3 is a toilet lid, 4 is a Western-style toilet bowl 1
This is the main body of the toilet device attached to the rear of the toilet. The toilet device main body 4 is constructed as shown in FIG. 9.

Note that the outer cover is omitted in this drawing.

In FIG. 9, reference numeral 5 denotes a base member, on one end of which is a pump 6 that sucks water from a low tank (not shown), and a solenoid valve 7 connected to the discharge side of this pump 6.
A hot water tank 8 provided downstream of the electromagnetic valve 7 and having a heater (not shown), and a nozzle 9 connected to the hot water tank 8 and disposed within the toilet bowl 1 for spouting cleansing water, Furthermore, an adjustment operation section 10 for adjusting the temperature of the washing water, the temperature of the toilet seat, etc. is provided.

In addition, 11 in the figure indicates that when the user sits on the toilet seat 2,
This is a start switch that is activated by the load and energizes the fan device, which will be described later.

On the other end side of the upper part of the base member 5, there is a wind tunnel component 1.
2, a morph and a fan (not shown), a drying/deodorizing switching operation section 13 and its power supply operation section 14, a washing water force adjustment section 15, and the like.

Note that 16 is an air suction port for deodorizing, and 17 is a warm air discharge port for drying the private parts after washing.

Furthermore, 18 is an I for controlling each of these functions.
C. It is a printed wiring board on which electrical parts such as Cyrisk are attached.

Still, FIG. 10 shows the internal structure of the hot water tank 8. 19.2o is a water supply port and a hot water supply port, respectively.
A hot water heater 21 is built into the hot water tank 8.
A thermostat 22 as a hot water temperature control device is provided on the outer wall of the hot water tank 8.

Further, on the outer periphery of the hot water tank 8, a heat insulating material 23 made of glass core or foamed foam resin 7 ohm is fixed by a fixing means 24 such as a band. Also, 25 is
This is a drain hole for draining the inside of the hot water tank 8.

The operation of the toilet device configured as described above will be explained below.

First, by turning on the power supply operation part 14, the water in the hot water tank 8 is heated, and by rotating the washing water force adjustment part 15 to an appropriate position, hot water is spouted from the nozzle 9 by the action of the pump 6, and the water is ejected from the nozzle 9. The latter private parts or female private parts are cleaned.

Also, to dry the private part after washing, drying/deodorization switching operation section 13
By this operation, warm air is discharged from the hot air discharge port 17.

Further, the temperature of the hot water is controlled by the function of the thermostat 22 as a hot water temperature control device, with a constant differential relative to the setting, as shown in the graph of FIG.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above configuration, the external part of the hot water tank 8 is
Although it is covered with the heat insulating material 23, it does not completely prevent heat radiation, so the hot water temperature repeatedly decreases for a certain period of time, that is, every 12 hours as shown in the graph of Fig. 11.
Each time, the thermostat 22 turns ONL and the hot water heater 21 is energized.

According to the actual usage conditions of such toilet devices, families use the toilet device irregularly and have a desire to flush with warm water at an appropriate temperature when necessary. is always turned on. Therefore, the hot water heater 21 of the toilet device is energized at regular intervals as shown in FIG. 10, regardless of whether it is used or not.

Particularly in winter or in cold regions, the heat dissipated from the hot water pump 8 is large, so the time period (T2) when the hot water temperature drops becomes faster, and the power consumption per certain period of time, that is, the energization rate, increases. .

Generally, the hot water heater 21 used is about 850 W, although it varies depending on the rise in water temperature and the capacity of the hot water tank, and the consumption and power amount per month are quite large.

Means to solve problems The present invention attempts to solve the above problems.

To this end, the present invention provides hot water storage means comprising a hot water tank, a hot water heater, and a hot water temperature control device; a hot water jetting means comprising a pump and a nozzle for spouting the hot water;
A configuration is adopted in which a high heat means is provided thermally close to the outer periphery of the hot water tank.

Function In such a configuration, when the hot water heater is energized, it receives heat radiated from the hot water tank and stores it in the high heat means, and when the hot water heater is turned off, the stored heat is radiated toward the hot water tank. It is something to do.

As a result, the hot water tank is heated from the outside, and the time required to lower the hot water temperature becomes longer. Therefore, the energization rate of the hot water heater becomes low.

Furthermore, by including the high-heating means, the hot water tank becomes larger in terms of capacity, improving heat retention performance.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Note that parts that are the same as those in the Xu Lai example are given the same numbers.

Further, since the overall structure and operation of the present invention are exactly the same as those shown in the conventional example shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the explanation will be omitted. FIG. 1 shows the internal configuration of the hot water storage means 30, which includes a water supply port and a hot water supply port, respectively. A thermostand 22 serving as a hot water temperature control device is provided on the outer wall of 8.

Further, on the outer periphery of the hot water tank 8, a high heat means 31 is provided so as to be always close to the hot water tank by means of a fixing means 24 such as a band.

FIG. 2 shows an internal sectional view of the high heat means 31. Numerals 1 and 32 are heat storage materials, which are made of latent heat storage material such as sodium acetate trihydrate (chemical formula CH3CbONa 3H20). wood is used.

This heat storage material a2 is solid granular as shown in FIG. 3 when heat dissipation is completed, that is, before it is heated to a high level, and becomes liquid as shown in FIG. 4 when heated to a high level.

The heat storage material 32 is hermetically sealed in a packaging material 33, and a plurality of heat storage materials 32 are combined to form a heat storage material unit 34 as shown in FIG.

Furthermore, in FIG. 2, 35 is a heat storage material unit 34.
This is a heat insulating material provided on one side of the hot water tank, that is, the side other than the hot water tank 8 side, and is made of, for example, foamed foam.

The above configuration has the following effects.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 6(A) and 6(B), when the hot water heater is energized (○N), the heat storage material 32 absorbs heat radiated from the outer wall of the hot water tank 8 and becomes highly heated inside.

When the hot water heater 21 reaches 0FFK, the high heat is radiated toward the hot water tank 8.

Therefore, the time for the hot water temperature to decrease (T1) is longer than the decrease time (T2) in the conventional example shown in FIG. For this reason, the hot water temperature decreases more slowly, and the energization time of the hot water heater 21 becomes shorter.

Moreover, since the heat storage material unit 74 also functions as a kind of heat insulating material, this effect becomes even greater.

Note that if the packaging material is made of metal foil, there is an effect that the heat storage material 32 absorbs heat evenly and radiates heat evenly therefrom.

Further, in this embodiment, the hot water temperature control device is described as being mechanically controlled using the thermostand 22, but it goes without saying that electronic control using a thermistor element may also be used.

Effects of the Invention In the present invention, with the above-described configuration, heat radiation from the hot water tank is reduced by the action of the heat storage material.
The energization rate of the hot water heater is reduced, and power consumption is reduced.

This results in significant energy savings.

Furthermore, since high heat means are provided around the hot water tank, the heat capacity of the hot water tank is increased and the heat retention performance is also improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing hot water storage means used in a toilet device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the high heat means attached to the hot water storage means, and Figures 3 and 4 show the states of the heat storage material used in the high heat means when it is not storing heat and when it is storing heat. The sectional view shown in FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of a heat storage material unit 7 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 1 is a graph showing the time course of high heat and heat radiation of the heat storage material, and Figure 7 is a graph showing the time course of the hot water temperature. FIG. 8 is an external perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention and a conventional toilet device, and FIG. 9 is an internal perspective view. FIG. 10 is an internal sectional view of a conventional hot water storage means. FIG. 11 is a graph showing the time course of conventional hot water temperature. 6...Pump, 8...Hot water tank, 9
... Nozzle, 21 ... Hot water heater, 2
2...Hot water temperature control device, 30...Hot water storage means, 31...High heat means. Name of agent: Patent attorney Ken Nakao and 1 other person m1
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Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A hot water storage means consisting of a hot water tank, a hot water heater, and a hot water temperature control device; a hot water ejection means consisting of a pump and a nozzle for ejecting the hot water; A toilet device comprising a heat storage means provided. (2) Claim 1 in which the heat storage means is constituted by a heat storage material and a packaging material made of metal foil that covers the outer periphery of the heat storage material.
Toilet equipment as described in section.