WO2022030258A1 - 便器装置および便座装置 - Google Patents

便器装置および便座装置 Download PDF

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WO2022030258A1
WO2022030258A1 PCT/JP2021/027242 JP2021027242W WO2022030258A1 WO 2022030258 A1 WO2022030258 A1 WO 2022030258A1 JP 2021027242 W JP2021027242 W JP 2021027242W WO 2022030258 A1 WO2022030258 A1 WO 2022030258A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/10—Devices for raising and lowering ; Collapsible or rotating seats or covers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D11/00—Other component parts of water-closets, e.g. noise-reducing means in the flushing system, flushing pipes mounted in the bowl, seals for the bowl outlet, devices preventing overflow of the bowl contents; devices forming a water seal in the bowl after flushing, devices eliminating obstructions in the bowl outlet or preventing backflow of water and excrements from the waterpipe
    • E03D11/02—Water-closet bowls ; Bowls with a double odour seal optionally with provisions for a good siphonic action; siphons as part of the bowl
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D5/00—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system
    • E03D5/10—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated electrically, e.g. by a photo-cell; also combined with devices for opening or closing shutters in the bowl outlet and/or with devices for raising/or lowering seat and cover and/or for swiveling the bowl

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  • the present invention relates to a toilet device having a toilet lid and a toilet lid drive unit, and a toilet seat device having a toilet lid and a toilet lid drive unit, which is used by attaching to the toilet bowl body.
  • the toilet lid In order to ensure that the bowl is washed with the toilet lid closed, the toilet lid is first electrically closed by the toilet lid drive unit when a cleaning instruction is given, and then the bowl is washed.
  • Devices have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
  • the toilet lid will not be closed.
  • an obstacle for example, in order to confirm the flow of excrement, it is conceivable that the user himself / herself stops the toilet lid to be closed after a cleaning instruction by operating a button or the like. In this way, it is inconvenient that the closing operation of the toilet lid is stopped by an obstacle (such as a human hand) and the bowl is not washed forever.
  • the present invention has been proposed in consideration of such circumstances, and an object thereof is a toilet bowl device in which a bowl is washed even if the closing operation of the toilet lid executed by a cleaning instruction is not properly performed. And to provide a toilet seat device.
  • the toilet device of the present invention includes a bowl, a toilet cleaning unit that supplies washing water to the bowl and cleans the inside of the bowl, a toilet lid, and a toilet that detects the opening and closing of the toilet lid.
  • a toilet device including a lid open / close detection unit, a toilet lid drive unit for opening and closing the toilet lid, a cleaning instruction means for outputting a cleaning instruction to the toilet bowl cleaning unit, a timing unit, and a control unit. If the toilet lid is open when the cleaning instruction means gives a cleaning instruction, the toilet lid driving unit starts closing the toilet bowl before cleaning by the toilet bowl cleaning unit.
  • the control unit receives the cleaning instruction, and if the toilet lid is open, the cleaning is performed for a predetermined time. If the timer is activated and the closure of the toilet lid is detected before the predetermined time elapses, the toilet bowl cleaning unit is started to wash at that timing, while the toilet lid is closed when the predetermined time elapses. If it is not detected, the toilet bowl cleaning unit starts cleaning at that timing.
  • the other toilet device of the present invention includes a bowl, a toilet cleaning unit that supplies washing water to the bowl to clean the inside of the bowl, a toilet lid, and a toilet lid opening / closing detection unit that detects the opening / closing of the toilet lid.
  • a toilet device including a toilet lid driving unit that opens and closes the toilet lid, a cleaning instruction means for outputting a cleaning instruction to the toilet bowl cleaning unit, a timing unit, and a control unit, and cleaning by the cleaning instruction means. If the toilet lid is open when instructed, the toilet lid driving unit starts closing the toilet bowl before cleaning by the toilet bowl cleaning unit, while the toilet lid is closed.
  • the toilet bowl cleaning unit is configured to perform cleaning, and the control unit activates a timer for a predetermined time if the toilet lid is open when the cleaning instruction is received, and the predetermined time. It is characterized in that the toilet bowl cleaning unit starts cleaning after a lapse of time.
  • the toilet seat device of the present invention includes a toilet seat, a toilet lid, a toilet lid opening / closing detection unit that detects the opening / closing of the toilet lid, a toilet lid driving unit that opens / closes the toilet lid, and a bowl that receives cleaning instructions for the toilet bowl body.
  • a toilet seat device including a cleaning instruction means, a timing unit, and a toilet seat side control unit, which is attached to the toilet bowl body, and the toilet lid is opened when a cleaning instruction is given by the bowl cleaning instruction means. Then, before the cleaning instruction is output to the toilet body, the toilet lid driving unit starts the closing operation of the toilet lid, while if the toilet lid is closed, the cleaning instruction is given to the toilet body.
  • the toilet seat side control unit is configured to output, and if the toilet lid is open when the toilet seat side control unit receives the cleaning instruction, it activates a timer for a predetermined time, and the toilet seat side control unit activates the timer for a predetermined time before the predetermined time elapses.
  • a cleaning instruction is output to the toilet bowl body at that timing, while when the closing of the toilet bowl is not detected after the lapse of the predetermined time, the toilet bowl main body is output at that timing. It is characterized by outputting a cleaning instruction to the toilet.
  • the other toilet seat device of the present invention receives a cleaning instruction for the toilet seat, the toilet lid, the toilet lid opening / closing detection unit for detecting the opening / closing of the toilet lid, the toilet lid driving unit for opening / closing the toilet lid, and the toilet bowl body.
  • a toilet seat device including a bowl cleaning instruction means, a timing unit, and a toilet seat side control unit, which is attached to the toilet body, and the toilet lid opens when a cleaning instruction is given by the bowl cleaning instruction means. If so, the toilet lid driving unit starts closing the toilet bowl before outputting the cleaning instruction to the toilet bowl body, while if the toilet bowl is closed, the toilet bowl body is instructed to clean.
  • the toilet seat side control unit activates a timer for a predetermined time, and when the predetermined time elapses, the toilet bowl body is notified. On the other hand, it is characterized by outputting a cleaning instruction.
  • the bowl is washed even if the toilet lid closing operation executed by the cleaning instruction is not properly executed.
  • FIG. 1 It is a basic block diagram of the toilet bowl device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.
  • A is a schematic side view schematically showing the inside of the toilet bowl device
  • (b) is a schematic side view schematically showing the inside of the toilet bowl device of another example.
  • FIG. 1 It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation which concerns on the other aspect of the toilet bowl apparatus.
  • A is a basic block diagram of the toilet bowl device and the toilet seat device used thereof according to another embodiment of the present invention
  • (b) is a schematic side view schematically showing the inside of the toilet bowl device. ..
  • the toilet bowl devices 1 and 3 described below are based on the principle of cleaning the bowl 12 in a closed state of the toilet lid 20 from the viewpoint of preventing the diffusion of contaminants contained in the excrement. Therefore, if the toilet lids 20 and 40 are not closed when the cleaning instruction is given, the toilet lids 20 and 40 are automatically and electrically closed before cleaning in order to close the toilet lids 20 and 40. Is the usual operation.
  • the toilet bowl device 1 is a device having the configurations illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, and is capable of selectively executing the basic operations of the plurality of aspects of FIGS. 3 to 5.
  • the toilet device 1 includes a bowl 12, a toilet cleaning unit 13 that supplies washing water to the bowl 12 to clean the inside of the bowl 12, a toilet lid 20, and a toilet lid opening / closing detection unit 21 that detects the opening / closing of the toilet lid 20.
  • a toilet lid driving unit 22 that opens and closes the toilet bowl 20 is provided.
  • the toilet device 1 includes a cleaning instruction means for outputting a cleaning instruction to the toilet cleaning unit 13, a timekeeping unit 6, and a control unit 5.
  • the cleaning instruction means may be a cleaning operation by the user or an automatic cleaning instruction means based on the operation of the user, and the details will be described later.
  • the toilet bowl device 1 starts the closing operation of the toilet lid 20 by the toilet lid driving unit 22 before cleaning by the toilet bowl cleaning unit 13.
  • the toilet bowl cleaning unit 13 is configured to perform cleaning. There are multiple modes of basic operation.
  • the control unit 5 activates the timer for a predetermined time if the toilet lid 20 is open when the cleaning instruction is received, and the toilet lid before the predetermined time elapses.
  • the toilet bowl cleaning unit 13 is started to wash at that timing. If the control unit 5 does not detect the closing of the toilet lid 20 after a predetermined time has elapsed, the control unit 5 causes the toilet bowl cleaning unit 13 to start cleaning at that timing (when the predetermined time has elapsed).
  • the control unit 5 activates the timer for a predetermined time and starts cleaning the toilet bowl cleaning unit 13 after the predetermined time has elapsed. Let me.
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 are explanatory views of the toilet bowl device 1.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are explanatory views of one operation mode
  • FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of another operation mode.
  • FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) are schematic side views schematically showing the inside of the toilet bowl device 1 showing two forms in which the cleaning methods (structures) are different, and whichever method is used. You may.
  • the toilet device 1 is a sitting Western-style toilet device that is fixed to the floor or wall in the toilet space.
  • the main body 10 of the toilet bowl device 1 is designed so that the bowl 12 opened upward is surrounded by the skirt portion 11, and the upper side of the bowl 12 is freely laid down with respect to the opening surface of the bowl 12. It is provided with a toilet seat 24 and a toilet lid 20 having the same rotation axis.
  • a toilet bowl cleaning portion 13 that discharges the sewage in the bowl 12 and supplies washing water into the bowl 12 from the water supply port 14 to clean the inside of the bowl 12 is arranged.
  • the toilet bowl cleaning unit 13 has a water supply mechanism and a drainage mechanism.
  • the water supply mechanism is arranged in the middle of the water supply port 14, the wash water supply path 15 that supplies the wash water supplied from the water pipe (not shown) into the bowl 12 through the water supply port 14, and the wash water supply path 15. It is provided with a water supply valve 16 that supplies or shuts off the water supply to the bowl 12.
  • the drainage mechanism shown in FIG. 2A has a cylindrical bent trap 17 connected so as to extend rearward from the bottom of the bowl 12, the trap 17 extending further downward and connecting to the drainage port 18.
  • This type of drainage mechanism include a siphon type, a siphon zet type, and a siphon vortex type, which are considered to be a mechanism in which a drainage state or a sealed state is formed by a siphon action.
  • the drainage mechanism may have a structure having a movable trap 17A as shown in FIG. 2 (b).
  • the trap 17A is rotated in the direction of an arrow by a driving unit (not shown) to form a drainage state or a water sealing state.
  • the trap 17A in the illustrated example is in the position in the sealed state, and in the drainage state, the trap 17A rotates so that the open end of the trap 17A faces the drain port 18.
  • the trap 17A is surrounded by a trap case (not shown) so that sewage and odor do not leak to the outside.
  • a drainage mechanism that is neither siphon type nor movable for example, a wash-off type drainage mechanism can be applied to the toilet bowl device 1.
  • the toilet device 1 is a tankless type directly connected to the water supply without a water washing tank (low tank), but it may be configured to have a water washing tank.
  • the toilet device 1 includes a toilet lid opening / closing detection unit 21 and a toilet lid driving unit 22, and further gives an opening / closing instruction from the user to the toilet lid driving unit 22. It is provided with a toilet lid operation unit 23 for receiving. Further, the toilet device 1 includes a toilet seat 24, a toilet seat open / close detection unit 25 that detects the opening / closing of the toilet seat 24, a toilet seat drive unit 26 that opens / closes the toilet seat 24, and a toilet seat operation unit 27 that receives an opening / closing instruction to the toilet seat drive unit 26. In addition, a seating detection unit 28 is also provided.
  • the seating detection unit 28 for example, a load sensor for detecting seating / leaving, an infrared sensor for detecting seating / leaving from the vicinity of the rotation shaft portion of the toilet seat 24, and the like, which are built in the toilet seat 24, are adopted.
  • the toilet lid open / close detection unit 21 and the toilet seat open / close detection unit 25 those configured to detect the open / closed state by the opening angle are adopted.
  • the toilet lid drive unit 22 and the toilet seat drive unit 26 are each composed of a motor or the like.
  • the toilet lid drive unit 22 electrically opens and closes (tilts) the toilet lid 20 when there is an instruction from the toilet lid operation unit 23, and the toilet seat drive unit 26 receives an instruction from the toilet seat operation unit 27.
  • the toilet seat 24 is electrically opened and closed (tilted).
  • the state in which the toilet lid 20 and the toilet seat 24 are upright is referred to as an open state
  • a state in which the toilet lid 20 is tilted substantially horizontally and is substantially parallel to the opening surface of the bowl 12 is referred to as an open state. It is called a closed state.
  • both the toilet lid 20 and the toilet seat 24 are in the open state when the toilet lid 20 is instructed to close by the toilet lid operation unit 23 or the like, the toilet seat 24 first closes and closes. After (stopping in the closed state), the toilet lid 20 closes in conjunction with the closing operation of the toilet seat 24. If both the toilet seat 24 and the toilet lid 20 are in the closed state when the toilet seat operation unit 27 or the like instructs to open the toilet seat 24, the toilet lid 20 first opens and then opens (in the open state). After the stop), the toilet seat 24 opens so as to be linked to the opening operation of the toilet lid 20.
  • the toilet device 1 may be further provided with various functional devices such as a deodorizing device for deodorizing the inside of the bowl 12, a heating device for heating the toilet seat 24, and a local cleaning device for locally cleaning the toilet seat 24.
  • the toilet bowl device 1 is provided with a cleaning operation unit 29.
  • the cleaning operation unit 29 includes a stool cleaning button 29a and a urine cleaning button 29b that output cleaning instructions to the toilet bowl cleaning unit 13 via a control unit 5 described later.
  • the cleaning operation unit 29 is arranged in both the main body operation unit (not shown) and the remote controller (not shown). These are also provided with operation switches and operation buttons that allow various operations and settings.
  • the remote controller an infrared communication remote controller is preferably used. Needless to say, the remote controller is provided with a transmitting unit (not shown), and the main body 10 is provided with a receiving unit (not shown).
  • the operation of the cleaning operation unit 29 acts as a cleaning instruction means, and further, the state change from sitting to leaving the seat detected by the seating detection unit 28 also acts as a cleaning instruction means. That is, when a person stands up from the toilet seat 24 while sitting, automatic cleaning is performed instead of operating the cleaning button.
  • the toilet device 1 controls the above-mentioned control targets (water supply valve 16 of the toilet cleaning unit 13, toilet lid drive unit 22, toilet seat drive unit 26, etc.), while the cleaning operation unit 29, toilet lid open / close detection unit 21, and toilet seat open / close detection are detected.
  • a control unit 5 that receives an output signal such as a unit 25 and a seating detection unit 28 is provided.
  • the control unit 5 includes a processor such as a CPU and an MPU and various programs.
  • the toilet device 1 further includes a time measuring unit 6 and a power supply unit (not shown).
  • the toilet bowl device 1 includes a notification unit 7 composed of a speaker or the like that notifies an abnormality or state of the device or guidance by sound or voice synthesis.
  • the notification unit 7 may be configured to include a display such as an LED in place of or in addition to the sound output unit.
  • the toilet device 1 may have an operation configuration in which any of the operations of FIGS. 3 to 5 is executed when a cleaning instruction is given, but the toilet device 1 is configured to execute any of the operations. It may be possible to change it in the settings. Further, if the cleaning operation unit 29 gives a cleaning instruction while the toilet device 1 is seated, the toilet device 1 does not accept the cleaning instruction.
  • the detection of the open / closed state of the toilet lid 20 and the detection of the open / closed state of the toilet seat 24 are performed by each detection unit, but the description of the operation of those detection units will be omitted. Further, although the opening / closing operation of the toilet lid 20 and the opening / closing operation of the toilet seat 24 are performed by each drive unit, the description of the operation of those drive units will be omitted.
  • step SXXX the operation step of FIGS. 3 to 5 described as “step SXXX” is abbreviated as "SXXX" having only a code.
  • the cleaning instruction means When a cleaning instruction is received by the cleaning instruction means, it is first notified by the notification unit 7 by, for example, an electronic sound "pip" (S100). Then, the open / closed state of the toilet lid 20 is determined, and if it is in the closed state, the bowl 12 is immediately washed (N, S111 of S101).
  • the toilet lid 20 opens after the cleaning of S111 is completed, and after a certain period of time from the open state, the opened toilet lid 20 closes and closes. It may be in a standby state (a state in which the toilet lid 20 is closed).
  • the opening operation of the toilet lid 20 after cleaning is an operation executed for the user to confirm the residual filth in the bowl 12 after cleaning. That is, the user does not need to manually open the toilet lid 20 to check the inside of the bowl 12 after cleaning.
  • the standby state may be returned at the timing when the person is no longer detected by the motion sensor.
  • the user since the user can close the toilet lid 20 with the toilet lid operation unit 23, it is not necessary to automatically return to the standby state.
  • the timer for a predetermined time is activated (Y, S102 in S101). This timer is for forcibly starting cleaning in a timely manner when the toilet seat and 24 toilet lid 20 are not closed as a result within a predetermined time in the subsequent closing operation of the toilet seat 24 and the toilet lid 20. be.
  • the toilet seat 24 of this toilet device 1 also opens and closes electrically. Therefore, if the toilet seat 24 is opened by the closing command of the toilet lid 20 according to the cleaning instruction, the toilet seat 24 must also be closed. Therefore, the predetermined time is the time required for both the closing operation of the toilet seat 24 and the closing operation of the toilet lid 20. It is desirable to set the time in consideration of.
  • the state of the toilet seat 24 is determined, and if the toilet seat 24 is in the open state, the closing operation of the toilet seat 24 is started (Y in S103, S104). If the toilet seat 24 is not closed by the time the timer expires, the notification unit 7 notifies that the time has expired, and cleaning is started (S105, N of S106, Y of S105, S112, S113).
  • the notification at this time is at the warning level for forced cleaning, it is often a sound that can be clearly heard, such as the electronic sound "Pippi Pippi", so that the subsequent cleaning sound does not mute the sound. It is desirable that cleaning be started after the sound is finished.
  • the closing operation of the toilet lid 20 is started (Y in S106, N in S103, S107). If the toilet lid 20 is not closed by the time the timer expires, it is notified that the time has expired and cleaning is started (N of S108, S109, Y of S108, S112, S113).
  • the closing of the toilet lid 20 is notified by an electronic sound "pip" or the like different from that at the time of the cleaning instruction, and the bowl 12 is washed (Y, S110, S109, S109, S10). S111). It should be noted that instead of notifying that the toilet lid 20 is closed, it may be notified that cleaning is to be performed. That is, in that case, the notification is also made when the toilet lid 20 is closed (N of S101) after the cleaning instruction.
  • the toilet device 1 starts cleaning on condition that the toilet lid 20 is closed, but the cleaning is exceptionally performed at such a time-up (Y in S105, Y in S108).
  • Factors that increase the time until the toilet seat 24 closes are assumed to be, for example, a failure of the toilet seat drive unit 26 and the toilet seat 24, or a case where the toilet seat 24 is stopped by hand during the closing operation.
  • a failure of the toilet lid driving unit 22 or the toilet lid 20 or a case where the toilet lid 20 is manually stopped during the closing operation is assumed.
  • the cleaning instruction is prioritized regardless of the state of the toilet lid 20 (toilet seat 24), and the cleaning is forcibly executed.
  • the operation of the toilet seat 24 and the toilet lid 20 may be stopped at the will of the user, but as described above, the toilet seat 24 and the toilet can be stopped in order to encourage the user to release the restraint of the toilet seat 24 and the toilet lid 20. It is desirable to be notified (S112) in a state where the lid 20 is not closed (time is up).
  • the open / closed state of the toilet lid 20 is determined, and if it is in the closed state, the bowl 12 is immediately washed (N, S212 of S201). Similar to the aspect of FIG. 3, the toilet lid 20 is opened after the cleaning of S212 is completed, and after a certain period of time after the opened state, the opened toilet lid 20 is closed, closed and in a standby state. (The state where the toilet lid 20 is closed) may be set.
  • timer # 1 for a predetermined time is activated. (Y of S201, Y of S202, S203). This timer monitors the closing operation of the toilet seat 24, and is for forcibly starting cleaning when the toilet seat 24 does not close.
  • the closing operation of the toilet seat 24 is started (S204). If the toilet seat 24 is not closed by the time the timer # 1 is timed up, it is notified that the time is up and cleaning is started (S205, N of S206, Y of S205, S213, S214). As described above, as in the example of FIG. 3, in principle, the toilet device 1 starts cleaning on the condition that the toilet lid 20 is closed, but the toilet lid 20 is exceptionally such a time-up. Cleaning is done before closing (toilet seat 24).
  • the timer (timer # 2) for a predetermined time is activated and the closing operation of the toilet lid 20 is started. (Y of S206, N of S202, S207, S208). If the toilet lid 20 is not closed by the time the timer # 2 is timed up, it is notified that the time is up and cleaning is started (S209, N of S210, Y of S209, S213, S214).
  • the closing of the toilet lid 20 is notified by an electronic sound "pip" or the like different from that at the time of the cleaning instruction, and the bowl 12 is washed (Y, S211 of S210, S212). It should be noted that instead of notifying that the toilet lid 20 is closed, it may be notified that cleaning is to be performed. That is, in that case, the notification is also made when the toilet lid 20 is closed (N of S201) after the cleaning instruction.
  • the toilet device 1 starts cleaning on the condition that the toilet lid 20 is closed, as in FIG. 3, except for such time-up (Y of S205, S209 of S205). In Y), cleaning is performed before closing the toilet lid 20.
  • each closing operation of the toilet seat 24 and the toilet lid 20 is individually monitored by a timer. Therefore, the closing operation is monitored at different time intervals depending on whether only the toilet lid 20 is open and the toilet seat 24 and the toilet lid 20 are both open, and the closing operation can be monitored at a more appropriate time, which is more appropriate. It can be washed at any time. For example, if only the toilet lid 20 is open (such as immediately after excretion), one of the timers (timer # 2) monitors the closing operation, but if both the toilet seat 24 and the toilet lid 20 are open. If so, the closing operation is monitored by both timers (timer # 1 + timer # 2).
  • the cleaning is performed in the open state of the toilet lid 20, so that there is a risk of scattering of contaminants, but if the user is there, the cleaning is performed. As soon as the operation starts, the user can close the toilet lid 20 by hand, and there is almost no problem.
  • the cleaning is executed at the detection timing, so that it is possible to prevent the cleaning from being delayed more than necessary by the timer.
  • the toilet lid 20 is opened after the cleaning is completed, and after a certain period of time from the opened state, the opened toilet lid 20 is closed, closed and in a standby state ( The toilet lid 20 may be closed).
  • the timer for a predetermined time is activated (Y, S302 in S301). This timer is for forcibly starting washing when the toilet lid 20 is not closed as a result within a predetermined time in the subsequent closing operation of the toilet lid 20.
  • the state of the toilet seat 24 is determined, and if the toilet seat 24 is in the open state, the closing operation of the toilet seat 24 is started (S303, S304). If the toilet seat 24 is not closed by the time the timer expires, it is notified that the time has expired and cleaning is started (S305, S306 N, S305 Y, S313, S314).
  • the closing of the toilet lid 20 is notified by an electronic sound "pip" or the like different from that at the time of the washing instruction, and the bowl 12 is washed (the bowl 12 is washed). Y, S311 and S312 of S310). It should be noted that the notification may be made immediately after the toilet lid 20 is closed, instead of the notification after the time is up.
  • the cleaning is started on the condition that the toilet lid 20 is closed, but the cleaning is exceptionally performed with such a time-up (Y in S305, Y in S308). Will be done.
  • the cleaning operation unit 29 gives a cleaning instruction during sitting
  • the cleaning instruction is not accepted, but the operation is performed when the user is seated. It may be an embodiment. In that case, the toilet lid 20 is not closed.
  • the operation When cleaning while sitting, the operation may be the same as the operation when the toilet lid 20 is closed (N, S111 in S101 of FIG. 1), but the operation may be performed after a predetermined time. .. That is, in this case, the closing operation of the toilet lid 20 hits the seated body, the closing operation of the toilet lid 20 is stopped, and the cleaning is started by the time-up of the timer (S108, S112, S113 in FIG. 1). Similarly).
  • each operation of FIGS. 3 to 5 can be applied to the case of urination, it may be excluded in the case of urination.
  • the urine cleaning button 29b is operated and the toilet seat 24 is in the open state, it is determined that urination is performed in the standing position of a man, and even if the operation of cleaning the toilet seat 24 and the toilet lid 20 without closing is executed. good.
  • the toilet device 1 shown above has an operation configuration in which the closing operation of the toilet seat 24 is completed and the closing operation of the toilet lid 20 is started, but the toilet lid 20 may be operated at the same time.
  • the closing operation of the toilet seat 24 may be executed with a slight delay from the closing operation of the toilet seat 24.
  • the toilet device 1 is not limited to the above, and the toilet seat 24 and the toilet lid 20 may be interchangeable as a unit.
  • the toilet device 3 to which the toilet seat device 30 as shown in FIG. 6 is retrofitted (or replaced) may be used.
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B the basic configuration of the toilet bowl device 3 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described.
  • the movable trap 17A is illustrated in FIG. 6 (b), but the toilet bowl body may have a siphon type trap 17 (see FIG. 2 (a)) or another method. Is also applicable.
  • the toilet device 3 outputs a cleaning instruction to the bowl 12, the toilet cleaning unit 13 that supplies cleaning water to the bowl 12 to clean the inside of the bowl 12, the toilet seat device 30, and the toilet cleaning unit 13. It includes a cleaning operation unit 29, a control unit 5, a timing unit 6, and a notification unit 7.
  • the toilet seat device 30 is a separate body that can be attached to and detached from the toilet bowl main body (part excluding the toilet seat device 30) of the toilet bowl device 3.
  • the toilet seat device 30 includes a toilet lid 40, a toilet lid open / close detection unit 41, a toilet lid drive unit 42, a toilet lid operation unit 43, a toilet seat 44, a toilet seat open / close detection unit 45, a toilet seat drive unit 46, a toilet seat operation unit 47, and a seating detection unit. It includes 48, a bowl cleaning operation unit 49, a toilet seat side control unit 35, a timing unit 36, and a notification unit 37. Further, it is possible to send and receive electric signals between the toilet seat device 30 and the toilet bowl main body.
  • the toilet bowl device 3 toilet bowl main body excluding the toilet seat device 30 is almost the same as that of FIG. 1, detailed description is omitted.
  • the toilet lid 40, the toilet lid open / close detection unit 41, the toilet lid drive unit 42, the toilet lid operation unit 43, the toilet seat 44, the toilet seat open / close detection unit 45, the toilet seat drive unit 46, and the toilet seat operation unit 47 which are included in the toilet seat device 30.
  • the seating detection unit 48 is almost the same as that of FIG. 1, and the description thereof will be omitted.
  • the toilet seat device 30 of FIG. 6 has a configuration in which a cleaning instruction of the bowl 12 can be output from the toilet seat device 30 side to the toilet bowl cleaning unit 13. Specifically, in the toilet seat device 30, when the bowl cleaning operation unit 49 gives an instruction for cleaning, the toilet seat side control unit 35 receives the instruction, and the toilet seat cleaning unit 13 is moved through the control unit 5 on the toilet body side. The bowl 12 can be washed in a controlled manner. Further, the toilet seat side control unit 35 may be configured to directly control the toilet bowl cleaning unit 13.
  • the toilet bowl device 3 includes not only the bowl cleaning operation unit 49 on the toilet seat device 30 side but also the cleaning operation unit 29 on the toilet bowl main body side. That is, the one shown in FIG. 6 is configured so that any of the cleaning operation unit 29 and the bowl cleaning operation unit 49 can give a cleaning instruction. Further, the cleaning operation unit 29 may not be provided on the toilet bowl main body side, and the cleaning instruction may be given only by the bowl cleaning operation unit 49. It is desirable that the bowl cleaning operation unit 49 also has a stool cleaning button and a urine cleaning button.
  • the operation of the bowl cleaning operation unit 49 acts as a bowl cleaning instruction means, and further, the state change from sitting to leaving the seat detected by the seating detection unit 48 also acts as a bowl cleaning instruction means. That is, when the person stands up from the toilet seat 44 while sitting, automatic cleaning is performed instead of operating the cleaning button.
  • the toilet device 3 can also operate as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5.
  • the bowl cleaning instruction means (bowl cleaning operation unit 49) gives an instruction for cleaning
  • the toilet bowl cleaning unit 13 cleans the bowl 12 with the toilet lid 40 closed.
  • the closing operation is performed, but when the time is up by monitoring it with a timer, cleaning is performed even if the toilet lid 40 is not in the closed state. ..
  • the toilet seat device 30 includes a toilet seat 44, a toilet lid 40, a toilet lid opening / closing detection unit 41 for detecting the opening / closing of the toilet lid 40, and a toilet lid driving unit 42 for opening / closing the toilet lid 40.
  • the toilet seat device 30 is a device attached to the toilet bowl body, which includes a bowl cleaning instruction means for receiving a cleaning instruction to the toilet bowl body, a timing unit 36, and a toilet seat side control unit 35. If the toilet lid 40 is open when the bowl cleaning instruction means gives a cleaning instruction, the toilet seat device 30 of the toilet lid 40 by the toilet lid driving unit 42 before outputting the cleaning instruction to the toilet bowl main body. The closing operation starts. Further, if the toilet lid 40 is closed, the toilet seat device 30 outputs a cleaning instruction to the toilet bowl main body.
  • the toilet seat side control unit 35 When the toilet seat side control unit 35 receives a cleaning instruction, if the toilet lid 40 is open, it activates a timer for a predetermined time, and when it detects that the toilet lid 40 is closed before the predetermined time elapses. Outputs a cleaning instruction to the toilet bowl body at that timing. If the toilet seat side control unit 35 does not detect the closing of the toilet lid 40 after a lapse of a predetermined time, the toilet seat side control unit 35 outputs a cleaning instruction to the toilet bowl body at that timing. That is, this operation corresponds to that shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
  • the toilet seat side control unit 35 activates a timer for a predetermined time and outputs the cleaning instruction to the toilet bowl body when the predetermined time elapses. May be good. That is, this operation corresponds to that shown in FIG.
  • the toilet seat device 30 receives a cleaning instruction by the cleaning operation unit 29 of the toilet bowl body instead of the cleaning instruction by the bowl cleaning operation unit 49, the operation is the same as the operation according to the cleaning instruction of the bowl cleaning operation unit 49. It is desirable that the configuration is such that
  • the timer processing in the toilet bowl device 3 may be performed by the timing unit 36 of the toilet seat device 30, but the timing unit 6 of the toilet bowl main body may be used. Further, various notifications may be performed by the notification unit 37 of the toilet seat device 30, but the notification unit 7 of the toilet bowl body may be used.
  • the toilet seat device 30 is not limited to that shown in FIG.
  • the toilet seat device 30 may be configured to include, for example, a local cleaning device, or may have a configuration having a toilet seat operation unit (not shown) capable of various operations and settings (for example, the local cleaning device). ..

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