Classifications

• • 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
  • A47K13/305—Seats with heating devices
• • 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
  • A47K13/12—Hinges
• • 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
  • A47K13/28—Adjustably-mounted seats or covers

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a heated toilet seat having a built-in heating means in the toilet seat.
• the toilet seat 2 is rotatable via the pivot 3 with respect to the main body 1 attached to the rear of the toilet body, as shown in Fig. 8
• the control section 4 in the main body 1 and the heating means 5 built in the toilet seat 2 are connected by an electric cord.
• the toilet seat can be removed at the pivot so that the toilet seat can be cleaned. There was a problem that the toilet seat could not be taken out of the toilet room and washed, and it could not be sufficiently cleaned.
• the toilet seat 2 is configured so that it can be detached from the main body 1 by the pivot portion 3, and as shown in Fig. 9, a connector 7 is provided at the tip of the electric cord 6 extending from the toilet seat 2, It has been proposed that the toilet seat 2 can be detachably connected to the insertion hole provided in 1 and the toilet seat 2 can be completely separated from the main body 1 so that it can be easily cleaned (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-10 / 10). 0 083 Publication).
• reference numeral 8 denotes a toilet body
• reference numeral 9 denotes a toilet lid.
• the connector 7 at the tip may be hit on the toilet body 8 during cleaning, or the connector 7 may be submerged in water during cleaning. There is a need to take care when cleaning, so I feel annoyed with cleaning. There is a problem that it tends to be unsanitary.
• a plurality of electrode rods 51 protrude from the end face 50 a of the shaft 50 of the pivot portion 3 of the toilet seat 2, and are inserted into a connection case 52 provided on the main body 1.
• a connection member 53 having a guide hole 54 into which each electrode rod 51 can be inserted and a connection electrode 55 at the back of which a contact end of the electrode rod 51 comes into contact was also conceivable. .
• the shaft portion 50 and the connecting member 53 need to be aligned in the rotational direction, and the pivot control portion (not shown) on the other side of the toilet seat 2 also controls the rotation of the toilet seat 2.
• the pivot control portion (not shown) on the other side of the toilet seat 2 also controls the rotation of the toilet seat 2.
• the shaft portion 50 is slightly displaced by the rotation of the shaft, poor contact between any one of the plurality of electrode rods 51 and the connection electrode 55 is likely to occur, and the connection state is not stable.
• connection case 52 containing a connection member 53 is provided inside the bearing hole of the pivot portion 3 opened on the side surface of the main body 1. There is a problem that water etc. may enter the inside and cause a short circuit.
• the present invention can be completely separated from the main body, provides an electrically stable connection state when the main body and the toilet seat are connected by the pivot, and separates the toilet seat from the main body.
• An object of the present invention is to provide a heating toilet seat that prevents water or the like from entering through a connection opening when separated and protects a connection portion in a main body. Disclosure of the invention
• a heating toilet seat has a built-in heating means in a toilet seat rotatably mounted on a main body via a pivot, and a control unit and a heating means disposed in the body. Connected to the pivot, in concentric contact with its axis of rotation 2004/002318
• the power supply connection part is provided, and when the toilet seat is moved in the axial direction of the pivot part to perform the attachment / detachment operation of the pivot part, the connection / disconnection of the contact power connection part is performed.
• the toilet seat can be completely separated and the assemblability is extremely good.
• the contact-current connecting part is concentric with the pivot, so that the electrical connection is stable when the main body and the toilet seat are connected by the pivot. Can be obtained.
• the contact current-carrying connection portion is a shaft having a connection electrode provided on the outer peripheral surface and / or the end surface, and a bottomed cylindrical shape into which the shaft is inserted, and elastically contacts the connection electrode of the shaft.
• the connection member contacts the connection electrode in a sexual manner, so that a stable connection state can be ensured.
• the portion is provided on the toilet seat side, the pivot portion of the toilet seat can have a simple outer shape with only the shaft protruding and a completely sealed configuration, so that the entire toilet seat can be easily cleaned. .
• connection electrodes are provided on the end surface and outer periphery of the shaft portion, a radial elastic connection piece extending radially inward from the peripheral wall on the cylindrical portion, and a shaft core on the shaft core portion of the bottom wall. It is preferable to provide a configuration in which an axially-positive connection piece provided to be elastically displaceable in the direction is provided.
• outer peripheral connection electrodes are provided at a plurality of locations in the axial direction on the outer periphery of the shaft portion, and radial elastic connection pieces extending radially inward from the peripheral wall are provided at the cylindrical portion at a plurality of locations in the axial direction. It is also possible to adopt a configuration provided.
• circumferential connection electrodes are provided at a plurality of positions in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery of the shaft portion, and radial elastic connection pieces extending radially inward from the circumferential wall are provided on the cylindrical portion at a plurality of positions in the circumferential direction. It can also be configured.
• the end face connection electrodes are provided at a plurality of positions on the end face of the shaft part at different radial positions
• the cylindrical part is provided with a plurality of movable connection members which are in contact with the end face connection electrodes and can be elastically displaced in the axial direction. It can also be set as the structure.
• connection electrodes it is preferable to provide a separating means consisting of grooves or ridges in 4, since a short circuit between the connection electrodes can be reliably prevented. .
• the heating toilet seat of the present invention has a built-in heating means in a toilet seat rotatably mounted on a main body via a pivot portion, connects a control unit disposed in the main body to the heating means, and connects the heating means to the main body.
• Forming a connection opening for inserting the connection member on the toilet seat side connecting the connection member with the sealing member urged to move to a position for closing the connection opening, and moving the sealing member by insertion of the connection member.
• the connection opening is moved to the position where the sealing member seals and the connection opening is sealed, so that water etc. Intrusion into the connection portion in the main body from the connection opening can be reliably prevented, and the connection portion in the main body can be protected.
• connection opening of the main body is also used as a bearing hole for inserting the pivot shaft of the toilet seat, there is no need to provide a separate connection opening, and the coupling and connection of the pivot portion can be performed simultaneously. Workability can be improved.
• the connecting member on the toilet seat side includes a shaft portion provided with a connecting electrode on the outer peripheral surface and / or the end surface, and the sealing member has a bottomed cylindrical shape into which the shaft portion is inserted, and a connecting electrode on the shaft portion.
• the connection member on the toilet seat side is formed of a shaft portion, so that the outer shape is simple, cleaning is easy, and the shaft portion is formed.
• the connection can be made by inserting it into the tubular part on the main body side, and when the shaft part is pulled out, the connection opening is sealed with the sealing member, so that the work of attaching and detaching the toilet seat at the time of cleaning etc. can be performed with good workability .
• connection electrode is provided on the end face of the shaft and a sealing means is provided between the inner periphery of the sealing member and the outer periphery of the shaft, the connection electrode on the end face of the shaft is completely insulated and separated from the other connection electrode. Therefore, a short circuit between the connection electrodes can be reliably prevented.
• control unit may be configured so as to start energization after the operation state of the switch has continued for a certain period of time, or to check conduction with the heating means after operation of the switch, and to start energization after confirmation of conduction.
• FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a main configuration of a heating toilet seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention
• FIG. 2 is a side view of the tubular portion of the embodiment viewed from the direction of arrows A--A in FIG.
• FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a main part configuration when the toilet seat is separated in the embodiment.
• FIG. 4A to 4B show a main configuration of a heating toilet seat according to a second embodiment of the present invention
• FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional plan view
• FIG. 4B is a sectional view of a tubular portion when the toilet seat is separated.
• FIG. 5A to 5B show a main configuration of a heating toilet seat according to a third embodiment of the present invention
• FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional plan view and a view taken in the direction of arrows BB near a shaft end face
• Figure 5B is a cross-sectional plan view when the toilet seat is separated.
• FIG. 6A and 6B show a main configuration of a heating toilet seat according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional plan view
• FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional plan view of the tubular portion when the toilet seat is separated.
• FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a configuration of a main part of a heating toilet seat according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and a view taken along a line C-C near an end surface of a shaft portion thereof.
• Fig. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram of the heating toilet seat.
• FIG. 9 is a front view of a conventional heating toilet seat
• FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a main configuration of a heating toilet seat in a previous stage of the present invention.
• FIGS. a first embodiment of a heating toilet seat of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
• the overall schematic configuration of the heating toilet seat is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 8, and the description thereof is referred to.
• the electrical configuration of the pivot portion 3 of the toilet seat 2 which is a main part of the present invention will be described.
• the connection configuration will be described.
• a contact energizing connection portion 11 concentric with the rotation axis of the pivot shaft 10 is provided at the tip of the pivot shaft 10 in the pivot portion 3 on one side of the toilet seat 2.
• the contact current-carrying connection portion 11 includes a shaft portion 12 integrally provided at the tip of the pivot shaft 10, and a bottomed bottom mounted and fixed to the main body 1 so that the shaft portion 12 is inserted. It is composed of a cylindrical portion 13.
• mounting bosses 1 a protrude at two diametrically outside bearing holes 10 a into which the pivot shaft 10 fits, and protrude from the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 13.
• the mounting part 13a is fitted to the mounting boss 1a and fastened and fixed with mounting screws 1b.
• the shaft portion 12 is provided with an outer peripheral connection electrode 14 on the outer peripheral surface and an end surface connection electrode 15 at the center of the end surface, and these are connected to the heating means 5 via a lead wire 16.
• the cylindrical portion 13 includes a pair of radial elastic connection pieces 17 extending radially inward from the peripheral wall and elastically contacting the outer peripheral connection electrode 14, and a shaft of the bottom wall 13 b.
• An axial elastic connection piece 18 is provided at the core position and is elastically displaceable in the axial direction, and these are connected to the control unit 4 via the lead wire 19.
• the pair of radial elastic connection pieces 17 are connected to each other by a connection piece 17a.
• the axial elastic connecting piece 18 is provided on the shaft core of the sealing member 20 disposed in the cylindrical portion 13 so that the bearing hole 10 a of the main body 1 can be moved in the axial direction so as to be able to close. It is configured to elastically contact the end face connection electrode 15 via the connection terminal 21 provided.
• the sealing member 20 is provided with a sliding cylindrical portion 23 slidably fitted on the outer periphery of a guide cylinder 22 projecting inward from the bottom wall 13 b of the cylindrical portion 13. It is composed of a dish-shaped sealing portion 24 connected to one end thereof.
• a compression spring 25 is interposed between the sealing portion 24 and the bottom wall 13b, and as shown in FIG. 3, when the pivot shaft 10 having the shaft portion 12 at the tip is extracted, the sealing portion is formed. 24 is press-fitted into the bearing hole 10a to seal the bearing hole 10a. In this state, the radial elastic connecting piece 17 is pressed radially outward at the sealing portion 24 and retracts, and does not hinder the sealing operation by the sealing portion 24.
• the sealing member 20 is pushed by the tip of the shaft portion 12 and resists the urging force of the compression spring 25. Then, as shown in Fig. 1, the sealing portion 24 moves to a position where it does not interfere with the radial elastic connection piece 17 and then the outer peripheral connection electrode 14 and the radial elastic contact.
• the connection piece 17 is contact-connected, and the end face connection electrode 15 and the axially directional connection piece 18 are contact-connected via the connection terminal 21 provided on the shaft core of the sealing portion 24.
• the microswitch 26 disposed at an appropriate position on the peripheral wall of the cylindrical portion 13 is actuated by the sliding cylindrical portion 23, and the control portion 4 and the heating portion are heated.
• the circuit between the means 5 is configured to be closed.
• an O-ring 27 (sealing means) disposed on the outer periphery of the distal end of the shaft portion 12 is pressed against the inner periphery of the distal end of the sealing portion 24 to form a space between the outer connection electrode 14 and the end space.
• the space in which the surface connection electrodes 15 are arranged is completely shut off so that there is no danger of a short circuit if water or the like enters.
• the shaft portion 12 at the tip end becomes the cylindrical portion 1
• the radially elastic connection piece 17 elastically contacts the outer peripheral connection electrode 14 and the connection terminal 2 of the sealing member 20 contacts the end face connection electrode 15 as shown in FIG.
• a stable connection state is ensured by the elastic contact of the axial elastic connecting pieces 18 via 1, and the microswitch 26 operates to heat the control section 4 of the main body 1 and the toilet seat 2.
• the means 5 is connected, and the heating control of the toilet seat 2 is performed.
• the pivot 3 on the side of the toilet seat 2 has a simple outer surface shape in which a pivot 10 having a shaft 12 at its tip protrudes and has a completely sealed configuration. The entire toilet seat 2 can be easily washed.
• connection / disconnection of the contact energizing connection portion 1 1 is performed. It can be completely separated and is extremely easy to assemble.
• the contact-current connecting part 11 is concentric with the pivot part 3 so that when the main body 1 and the toilet seat 2 are connected by the pivot part 3, A stable connection state can be obtained.
• a plurality of outer connection electrodes 14 a and 14 b are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 12 in parallel in the axial direction, and the electrodes 14 a and 14 b are provided between them. Ridges 28 or grooves are provided to separate and ensure mutual insulation.
• the cylindrical portion 13 has a plurality of pairs of radial elastic connection pieces 17 a, 17 extending radially inward from the peripheral wall corresponding to the plurality of outer peripheral connection electrodes 14 a, 14 b. b is provided, and the radial elastic connecting piece 17 b is inserted into the sealing portion 24 of the sealing member 20 when the sealing member 20 is retracted by being pressed by the front end of the shaft portion 12.
• a penetrating window 29 that penetrates and contacts the outer peripheral connection electrode 14 b is formed.
• a plurality of circumferential connection electrodes 31a and 31b are provided in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery of the distal end portion of the shaft portion 12, and the cylindrical portion 13 is radially inward from the peripheral wall.
• a plurality of radial elastic connection pieces 32a and 32b are extended from the base.
• a guide tube 33 extends from the bearing hole 10a side inside the cylindrical portion 13 and an opening is formed in the inner periphery of the guide tube 33 so that an opening is formed in the inner periphery of the bearing hole 10a.
• Can be fitted to A trumpet-shaped sealing member 34 into which the tip of the shaft portion 12 can be fitted is slidably fitted in the axial direction.
• a compression spring 35 is interposed between the sealing member 34 and the bottom wall 13b of the cylindrical portion 13, and the sealing member 34 is urged to project toward the opening side.
• the radial elastic connection pieces 32a and 32b penetrate through the guide cylinder 33 and the sealing member 34 in a state where the sealing member 34 is pushed in at the tip of the shaft portion 12 and retracted.
• the openings are formed, and these openings are configured to be closed to each other with the sealing member 34 projecting and moving by the compression spring 35.
• a projection 36 protruding from the bottom of the sealing member 34 is provided to project through the bottom wall 13 b of the cylindrical portion 13 when the sealing member 34 moves to the retreat position.
• the same operation and effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.
• the rotation angle of the toilet seat 2 is usually about 120 °
• the plurality of circumferential connection electrodes 31a and 31b and the plurality of radial elastic connection pieces 32 are set within an angle range of 360 °. a, 32b can be provided to maintain the connection status separately for each.
• a plurality of end face connection electrodes 37a and 37b are provided at different positions in the radial direction of the end face of the shaft portion 12. These end face connection electrodes 37a and 37b are made different from each other in the axial direction so that they do not exist on the same plane, and an M groove 38 is formed between them so that mutual short circuit does not occur. It is configured as follows. A movable sealing connection member 39 b is slidably fitted in the cylindrical portion 13, and a movable sealing connection member 39 a is slidably fitted around the inner periphery of the movable sealing connection member 39 b.
• connection members 39a and 39b are provided with connection electrodes 40a and 40b, respectively, which are in contact with the end face connection electrodes 37a and 37b to be electrically connected.
• the movable sealing connection member 3 9a, 3 The compression springs 41a and 41b are interposed between 9b and the bottom wall 13b of the cylindrical portion 13 respectively, and the shaft hole 12a is inserted when the shaft portion 12 is not inserted.
• Movable Sealing connection members 39a, 39b are sealed and the end face connection electrodes 37a, 37b are pressed against the connection electrodes 40a, 4Ob when the shaft 12 is inserted. It is configured to be electrically connected by touching in a state.
• the shaft portion 12 of the pivot portion 3 of the toilet seat 2 is fixed, but in the present embodiment, the shaft portion 12 is movably disposed and the pivot portion 3 is fixed.
• a means is provided for moving the shaft portion 12 to a position inserted into the cylindrical portion in the coupled state.
• FIG. 7 The specific example shown in FIG. 7 is the same as that of the pivot shaft 10 composed of the rear end flange portion 42 and the stepped hollow shaft in the third embodiment described with reference to FIG.
• a compression spring 44 for urging the shaft portion 12 to move to the position retracted into the toilet seat 2 is interposed between the peripheral step portion 4 3 and the operation opening 4 5 opened to the outside of the toilet seat 2. Further, a moving operation tool 46 for protruding and moving the shaft portion 12 against the urging force of the compression spring 44 is detachably mounted.
• the moving operation tool 46 is removed and the shaft section 12 is retracted and the pivot section 3 is connected, the moving operation tool 46 is attached and the shaft section 12 is attached.
• the connection of the pivot portion 3 and the electrical connection between the control portion 4 on the main body 1 side and the heating means 5 on the toilet seat 2 side can be easily performed.
• connection electrodes may be provided at a plurality of locations in the axial direction on the inner periphery of the shaft portion 12, or a plurality of connection electrodes may be provided on the inner circumference of the shaft portion 12 in the circumferential direction.
• a connection electrode is provided at a location, a connection electrode is provided on the end face and the inner circumference of the shaft portion 12, or a connection electrode is provided at a plurality of circumferential locations on the end face of the shaft portion. You can also. Industrial applicability
• the contact support connection part which was concentric with the rotation axis was provided in the pivot supporting part which rotatably and detachably supports a toilet seat, it is completely isolate
• connection opening for inserting the connection member on the toilet seat side is formed in the main body, and a closing member urged to move to a position for closing the connection opening, Since the connection part is connected to the connection member by the movement of the sealing member by insertion, when the connection member is pulled out from the connection opening to separate the toilet seat from the main body, it moves to the position where the sealing member seals. Since the connection opening is sealed, water and the like are surely prevented from entering the connection portion in the main body through the connection opening, and are suitable for protecting the connection portion in the main body.

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