JPH0354225Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a sanitary cleaning device having a cleaning function that supplies cleaning water to private parts and a drying function that blows out warm air after cleaning.

[Conventional technology]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a sanitary washing device that has a private part washing function and a drying function for drying washing water adhering to the body after washing.

The cleaning function section and the drying function section are located in a casing placed at the rear of the toilet bowl body, heated hot water and warm air are supplied to each of them, and cleaning and drying can be performed using the operating section.

The cleaning function section has a cleaning nozzle that communicates with the cleaning water source installed so that it can move forward and backward from the casing toward the toilet bowl and through the underside of the toilet seat.During cleaning, the tip of this nozzle is moved toward the center of the inner circumferential edge of the toilet seat. position, and squirts cleansing water towards the private parts for cleansing.

In addition, after the cleaning is completed, the nozzle is returned to its original position and stored, and then the hot air drying device supplies hot air into the ball part to dry and remove the attached cleaning water. It is configured to allow drying.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in a structure in which the cleaning nozzle extends to the bowl part through the underside of the toilet seat and sprays cleaning water, the cleaning water during cleaning is sprayed from below the toilet seat to the private parts, so water splashed from the body is It may scatter around and wet the toilet seat.

This splashing water is most likely to splash especially at the central position on the rear side of the toilet seat, and this area is always wet, causing discomfort to the user when sitting on the toilet seat.

Furthermore, in recent years, it has become common practice to cover the toilet seat with a heat-retaining cover, but as described above, the wash water scatters toward the toilet seat and this cover also gets wet. In this case, since the cover is made of cloth, there is a problem in that it cannot be wiped off with paper or the like and must be replaced immediately or used as is.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a sanitary washing device with a private part washing function that can be used comfortably by automatically drying splashed washing water from the washing nozzle attached to the toilet seat with hot air. be.

[Means and actions for solving problems]

The present invention has a casing at the rear and a toilet seat at the front, and inside the casing there is a cleaning nozzle that advances and retreats toward the bowl through the underside of the toilet seat, and a hot air for drying after cleaning. A sanitary cleaning device equipped with a hot air blowing device that blows into a bowl portion, the portion of the casing facing the top surface from the rear end of the toilet seat communicating with the same warm air supply source as the hot air blowing device. The toilet seat is characterized in that a spout is opened and the hot air is blown out from the spout in a direction toward the rear center of the toilet seat.

When hot air is ejected from the spout drilled in the casing, the hot air flows along the top of the toilet seat, and this hot air removes water droplets that adhere to the surface of the toilet seat, and removes water droplets that adhere to the surface of the toilet seat if it is covered with a cloth cover. dry the moisture that has seeped into it. In particular, since it not only heats the toilet seat, but also causes warm air to flow over its surface, it not only has a heating effect but also has a peeling effect by blowing away water droplets, etc., making it possible to dry in a short time.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a sanitary cleaning device that prevents the dispersion of odors. 2 is a sectional view taken along the - line arrow in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the - line arrow in FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a toilet main body whose rear part is placed in close contact with a wall B, and a water supply pipe 4 that passes through the wall B and supplies flushing water to the rim passageway 2 and the ball part 3, and the ball part 3.
A drain pipe 5 is connected to the drain pipe 5 for discharging waste materials to the outside together with washing water.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a cleaning nozzle located on the rear upper surface of the toilet main body 1, which sprays warm water to local areas.The cleaning nozzle 6 moves back and forth in the axial direction within the cylindrical case 7 by the operation of a drive motor M, and directs hot water from the cleaning water supply pipe 8 to a specified location. It is possible to spray from any position.

C is a sanitary cleaning device fixed to the top surface of the toilet main body 1, and the toilet seat 1 covers the entire rim surface 9 of the toilet main body 1.
0 and a casing 11 that houses the cleaning nozzle 6 and its drive mechanism are integrally molded of synthetic resin, and the part that comes into contact with the rim surface 9 is made of elastic rubber to ensure close contact with the toilet main body 1. A seal portion 12 is provided. A hollow part 13 is formed in the toilet seat 10 so as to go around the rim surface 9, and communication passages 1 communicating with this hollow part 13 are provided on both sides of the casing 11.
4 is placed.

Further, the toilet seat 10 is provided with a hanging portion 15 extending downward from the rim surface 9 at a position away from the inner edge of the opening of the rim surface 9 toward the center, and an exhaust port 16 is formed in the seal portion 12 between the hanging portion 15 and the rim. has been established.

Inside the casing 11, a cover 17 covering the washing and drying function section is fixed to the toilet main body 1,
Inside this cover 17, two rows of local drying ducts 18 that supply hot air for local drying to the ball portion 3 and a toilet seat drying duct 19 that supplies hot air for drying the toilet seat toward the rear area of the toilet seat 10 are arranged. are doing. In this embodiment, the local drying duct 18 constitutes a hot air blowing device, and the toilet seat drying duct 19 forms a hot air blowing section formed in the casing 11, respectively.

As shown in FIG.
A stepped portion 20 is formed in the vertical direction at the boundary between the two and a spout 21 is provided.

In addition, a notch 22 is provided in the hanging portion 15 corresponding to the open end of the local drying duct 18, so that hot air can be supplied to the center portion of the ball portion 3.

Reference numerals 23 and 24 are air supply and exhaust sockets fixed to the toilet main body 1 by a mounting plate 25;
3 and 24 penetrate the wall B and communicate between the inside and outside of the clean room. The air supply socket 23 connects the local drying duct 18 in an airtight manner, and the exhaust socket 24 communicates with the communication path 14.

Furthermore, 26 is a wall B similarly provided on the mounting plate 25.
An auxiliary socket that passes through the toilet seat drying duct 1.
It is connected to 9.

An air supply pipe 27 communicates with the air supply socket 23 and the auxiliary socket 26, and is connected to a hot air unit 28 located outside the room. This warm air unit 28 has an air supply fan 29, a heater 30, and a filter 31 made of ceramic inside.
Provides highly clean warm air.

32 is an exhaust pipe that communicates with the exhaust socket 24 and is equipped with an exhaust fan 33 in the middle;
The air inside the ball portion 3 can be discharged to the outside by the suction force.

The supply of electricity to the air supply and exhaust fans 29, 33, the heater 30, and the drive motor M for the cleaning nozzle 6 is performed by an external control unit according to a series of time charts. For example, a photoelectric sensor may be used to input signals to the control section, and the user may operate each device as appropriate to continuously perform cleaning and drying.

In the above-mentioned sanitary cleaning device, when a person is seated, the exhaust fan 33 is driven and the odor is emitted from the exhaust port 1.
6 into the hollow part 13 of the toilet seat 10 and discharged to the outside.

Next, after extending the cleaning nozzle 6 to perform cleaning, the drying process is started by operating the photoelectric sensor or manual button, and hot air is supplied from the local drying duct 18 to dry the adhered cleaning water. I do.

At the same time as this drying process begins, warm air is blown out from the toilet seat drying duct 19 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2, drying the rear central area of the toilet seat 10 that has been wetted by water splashed during cleaning. In addition, toilet seat drying duct 1
In the toilet seat drying duct 9, a damper or the like is placed at an appropriate position to open a flow path when activated by a signal to start local drying, so that warm air can be supplied from the hot air unit 28 to the toilet seat drying duct 19.

In this toilet seat drying process, as shown in Figure 3,
The spout 21 of the casing 11 is located at the step 20 at the rear of the toilet seat 10, and the opening end of the toilet seat drying duct 19 is approximately equal to the slope of the toilet seat 10, so the warm air flows along the top surface of the toilet seat 10. The rear region of the toilet seat 10 can be dried uniformly.

As described above, the toilet seat 10 that got wet during the cleaning process can be completely dried, the user sitting on the toilet seat 10 will not feel uncomfortable during the drying process, and the toilet seat 10 will be completely cleaned from the surface of the toilet seat 10 during the next use. Since moisture is removed immediately, the toilet seat 10 can be immediately and comfortably seated without wiping it with paper or the like before use.

In addition to drying the toilet seat 10 in parallel with the local drying process as described above, a sensor for detecting a person sitting on the toilet seat 10 may be placed near the toilet main body 1, or a sensor may be placed near the toilet main body 1 and the toilet seat 10 may be dried. It is also possible to dry the toilet seat 10 at various times by providing a gravity switch or the like between the two. For example, even after the local drying process is finished, the toilet seat can be dried for a certain period of time, or the toilet seat can be dried manually for only the time required by the user.

Although the above embodiment has been described with respect to a toilet bowl for a clean room, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to a normal flush toilet bowl. It may also be a configuration.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention, even if the toilet seat gets wet, it can be quickly dried by blowing hot air toward the toilet seat from the outlet formed in the casing of the sanitary washing device. In particular, even when the toilet seat is covered with a toilet seat cover such as cloth or wool, the toilet seat cover is not only heated but also air flows around it, which speeds up the drying time and makes it always comfortable to use. In addition, when using a cleaning nozzle for private parts cleaning, the rear end of the toilet seat is most likely to get wet, but the hot air is blown from the nozzle to the rear of the toilet seat, so sanitary cleaning equipment with private parts cleaning function Ideal for

Furthermore, since the hot air source of the hot air blowing device used for drying after washing is also used for drying the toilet seat, there is no need for a separate hot air generating device, and it can be easily integrated into a casing with limited space. Become. The drying of the toilet seat is done at the same time as the drying of the private parts by the hot air blowing device, so even if the toilet seat gets wet during washing, it can be dried immediately to prevent the buttocks of the person from getting wet. Since the drying process is also stopped, it is possible to save a lot of electricity compared to drying the toilet seat by constantly energizing a heater for heating the toilet seat.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway plan view of a sanitary cleaning device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line arrow in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line arrow in FIG. 1...Toilet bowl body, 3...Ball portion, 6...Washing nozzle, 8...Washing water supply pipe, 10...Toilet seat, 1
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Casing, 13...Hollow part, 14...Connection path, 16...Exhaust port, 17...Cover, 18...
... Local drying duct (warm air blowing device), 19...
Toilet seat drying duct (hot air blowout part), 27... Air supply pipe, 28... Warm air unit, 29... Air supply fan, 30... Heater, 31... Filter, 32
...Exhaust pipe, 33...Exhaust fan, C...Sanitary cleaning device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A casing is placed at the rear, and a toilet seat is placed at the front. Inside the casing, there is a cleaning nozzle that advances and retreats toward the bowl part through the underside of the toilet seat, and hot air is ejected into the bowl part for drying after cleaning. A sanitary cleaning device equipped with a hot air blowing device, wherein a blowing port communicating with the same warm air supply source as the hot air blowing device is opened in a portion of the casing facing the top surface from the rear end of the toilet seat. A sanitary washing device, characterized in that the hot air is blown out from the outlet so as to point toward the rear center of the toilet seat.