US20140096335A1 - Buttock wiping apparatus - Google Patents

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US20140096335A1
US20140096335A1 US14/048,161 US201314048161A US2014096335A1 US 20140096335 A1 US20140096335 A1 US 20140096335A1 US 201314048161 A US201314048161 A US 201314048161A US 2014096335 A1 US2014096335 A1 US 2014096335A1
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Shoji Okada
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K7/00—Body washing or cleaning implements
    • A47K7/08—Devices or hand implements for cleaning the buttocks
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/005—Auxiliary or portable seats
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/24—Parts or details not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups A47K13/02 - A47K13/22, e.g. devices imparting a swinging or vibrating motion to the seats
    • A47K13/30—Seats having provisions for heating, deodorising or the like, e.g. ventilating, noise-damping or cleaning devices

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for wiping the buttocks with paper.
  • Apparatuses described in JP-A-2012-172486, JP-A-2011-062532, JP-A-2011-144623, JP-A-2011-143233, JP-A-2011-200627, JP-A-2009-263859, and JP-A-2009-061126 are conventionally known as a buttock wiping apparatus.
  • Many of the known buttock wiping apparatuses wipe buttocks by inserting a wiping arm to which toilet paper is attached into a gap between a toilet bowl and a toilet seat surface.
  • the toilet seat is raised by using a toilet seat elevating apparatus to create a gap between the toilet bowl and the toilet seat surface.
  • the disclosed known buttock wiping apparatuses also include an invention without a toilet seat elevating apparatus.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a buttock wiping apparatus that adopts a simple part for providing a gap between a toilet bowl and a toilet seat surface.
  • An aspect of the present invention provides a buttock wiping apparatus including a wiping arm to which paper is attachable, a wiping arm driving unit for driving the wiping arm, and a raising part provided between a toilet seat and a toilet bowl.
  • the wiping arm driving unit inserts the wiping arm through a passage part provided in the raising part, and performs a wipe operation.
  • a buttock wiping apparatus including a wiping arm to which paper is attachable, a wiping arm driving unit for driving the wiping arm, and a raised toilet seat.
  • the wiping arm driving unit inserts the wiping arm through a passage part provided in the toilet seat, and performs a wipe operation.
  • the raising part and the raised toilet seat are used to form the passage part, and the wiping arm is inserted through the passage part to wipe the buttocks. Therefore, a simple part for providing a gap between a toilet bowl and a toilet seat surface is provided at low cost. Moreover, by providing the closing part, the prevention of water and the like from entering the passage part, a main body, and the like, and the prevention of its resultant failure, contamination, and insanitation become possible.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a buttock wiping apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side view schematically illustrating a toilet seat, a raising part, and a toilet bowl in the embodiment
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the raising part
  • FIG. 4 is a side view schematically illustrating a toilet seat and a toilet bowl in another embodiment
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the toilet seat
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the raising part or the toilet seat that is provided with a closing part
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a state where the closing part is opened.
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a wiping arm.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a buttock wiping apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the buttock wiping apparatus 1 includes a wiping arm driving unit 2 , a wiping arm 3 , an operating unit 4 , and a paper attachment part 5 .
  • the wiping arm 3 is a device to which toilet paper automatically or semi-automatically folded or wound by the paper attachment part 5 can be attached.
  • the wiping arm 3 is provided with various actuators that can move a portion where the toilet paper is attached frontward, backward, left, right, up and down, as appropriate.
  • an actuator for holding the toilet paper is provided to the wiping arm 3 .
  • the actuator of the wiping arm 3 is driven by control of the wiping arm driving unit 2 .
  • the operating unit 4 is a device for a user to instruct the wiping arm driving unit 2 to perform operations such as a wipe.
  • the user himself/herself may attach the toilet paper to the wiping arm 3 without providing the paper attachment part 5 .
  • a basic mechanism of such a buttock wiping apparatus 1 is a known mechanism disclosed in JP-A-2012-172486, JP-A-2011-062532, JP-A-2011-144623, JP-A-2011-143233, JP-A-2011-200627, JP-A-2009-263859, and JP-A-2009-061126, and is a mechanism that has already been manufactured by the applicant.
  • the buttock wiping apparatus 1 is disposed on the side, back, or the like of a toilet bowl.
  • the buttock wiping apparatus 1 may be integrated with a toilet seat and the toilet bowl or may be a separate body.
  • FIG. 2 is a side view schematically illustrating a toilet seat 7 , a raising part 8 , and a toilet bowl 9 in the embodiment.
  • the raising part 8 is provided between the toilet seat 7 and the toilet bowl 9 .
  • the raising part 8 is provided to raise the upper surface level of the toilet seat 7 , and also functions as a device for facilitating transfer from a wheelchair and helping a person with lower limb weakness to stand up.
  • the raising part 8 without a passage part 6 has been commercialized by Toto Ltd. and the like as what is called a raised toilet seat (trade name: Raised toilet seat).
  • the raising part 8 is not limited to what is called a raised toilet seat.
  • a plurality of columnar devices may be used as a raising part.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the raising part 8 .
  • the passage part 6 of a size that allows the insertion of the wiping arm 3 is hollowed out in the raising part 8 .
  • the wiping arm driving unit 2 inserts the wiping arm 3 through the passage part 6 , and moves the wiping arm 3 forward, backward, left, right, up, and down to wipe water and dirt on the buttocks.
  • the toilet seat 7 be accompanied with a warm-water cleansing apparatus, and the buttocks be wiped by the wiping arm 3 while being cleansed with warm water.
  • FIG. 4 is a side view schematically illustrating a toilet seat 7 a and the toilet bowl 9 in another embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the toilet seat 7 a.
  • the buttocks may be wiped by using the raised toilet seat 7 a higher than a normal toilet seat instead of the raising part 8 , providing a passage part 6 a in the raised toilet seat 7 a, and inserting the wiping arm 3 through the passage part 6 a.
  • the raised toilet seat 7 a without the passage part 6 a has also been commercialized by Toto Ltd. and the like as a raised toilet seat with a warm-water cleansing apparatus (trade name: Warmlet G), but a toilet seat is not limited to this.
  • raising part 8 and the raised toilet seat 7 a be attached operably and closably.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate an example of a closing part of such passage parts 6 and 6 a.
  • a closing part 10 made of a plate-shaped member is attached by a hinge part 11 to the passage parts 6 and 6 a of the raising part 8 and the raised toilet seat 7 a.
  • An elastic member for applying a force in a closing direction may be provided to the hinge part 11 . Consequently, the hinge part 11 is automatically closed. However, even if such an elastic member is not provided to the hinge part 11 , the closing part 10 can be closed automatically by its own weight.
  • the wiping arm 3 to which toilet paper 12 is attached is exposed so as to push up the closing part 10 when being exposed from the passage part 6 or 6 a.
  • the wiping arm driving unit 2 operates so as to drop the toilet paper 12 in the toilet bowl and return the wiping arm 3 to its original position, when finishing a wipe.
  • a holding end part 3 a having a convex opening/closing part 3 b for holding the toilet paper 12 may be provided at an end of a pipe part 3 c of the wiping arm 3 .
  • the closing part 10 is caught on the holding end part 3 a if the wiping arm 3 is retracted into the passage part 6 or 6 a with the opening/closing part 3 b turned to the up side.
  • the wiping arm 3 can enter in the passage part 6 or 6 a in such a manner than the pipe part 3 c slides the closing part 10 .
  • the orientation of the holding end part 3 a is adjusted to an appropriate position.
  • the operation is not limited to the example of FIG. 7 , and the wiping arm 3 may be exposed with the holding end part 3 a turned to the down side also upon the exposure of the wiping arm 3 .
  • the closing part 10 for closing the passage parts 6 and 6 a can prevent water and the like from entering the passage parts 6 and 6 a, the main body, and the like, and prevents its resultant failure, contamination, and insanitation, irrespective of the operation method of the wiping arm 3 .
  • the structure of the closing part 10 is not limited to the above example, and may have a mechanism for opening and closing with an electric motor and the like, or may be a structure for sliding up and down to open and close, or for sliding left and right to open and close.
  • the shape, size, and the like of the passage parts 6 and 6 a are designed to the shape and movement path of the wiping arm 3 as appropriate, and are not limited to those illustrated in the drawings.
  • the buttocks are wiped by using the raising part 8 or the raised toilet seat 7 a, forming the passage part 6 or 6 a, and inserting the wiping arm through the passage part 6 or 6 a. Therefore, a simple part for providing a gap between the toilet bowl and the toilet seat surface is provided at low cost.
  • the present invention provides a buttock wiping apparatus, and is industriously applicable.

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