JPH044420B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a sanitary cleaning device for cleaning private parts after defecating.

Structure of conventional example and its problems This kind of conventional sanitary cleaning device is shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.
This will be explained with a diagram.

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view showing an example of a conventional sanitary cleaning device, in which 1 is a toilet bowl, 2 is a toilet seat, 3 is a main body case, 4 is a nozzle, 5 is a hot air blower for drying, and 6
is a low tank. Although not shown, the main body case 3 is provided with a pump, a hot water tank, various control devices, and the like.

In the above configuration, when the pump of the water supply means is first activated after using the toilet, hot water is discharged from the nozzle 4 to wash the private parts of the human body 7. Next, when the hot air blowing device is energized, hot air is blown out from the hot air blowing outlet 8 to dry the private parts.

However, the position of the human body's private parts when sitting on the toilet seat 2 is not constant; it changes depending on the way the user sits, the user's age, body shape, etc. However, since the nozzle 4 is fixed, the cleansing water does not reach the private parts. It doesn't necessarily apply to you. Therefore, when it comes off, the user has to shift his body on the toilet seat 2 to change its position.
The shape of the toilet seat itself makes it difficult to shift the user's body, forcing the user to shift halfway, causing inconvenience and pain to the user.

FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view showing another conventional example, in which a crank-shaped nozzle 9 has its axis of rotation centered on the toilet bowl 1.
0 and the toilet seat 11, and manually operate a control lever (not shown) on the side of the toilet seat to adjust the flushing water release angle.As the angle is adjusted, the flushing water arrival position moves slightly. , this method was used to adjust the position, but with this configuration, the position can only be changed in the front-back direction of the human body, and if the position is shifted in the left-right direction, the disadvantage is that the body must be shifted halfway at the waist as in the previous example. It had

Originally, small deviations in the front and rear directions can be adjusted to a certain extent by leaning forward or straightening the back while sitting on the toilet seat, and that is usually sufficient. However, when you are sitting down, some of your buttock muscles are stuck in the opening in the center of the toilet seat, so even if you tilt your body to the left or right, your private parts do not move. Therefore, even if there is a slight deviation from side to side, the buttocks should be kept away from the toilet seat with the middle hips.
Then, you need to adjust the position by shifting your buttocks. However, the movement of shifting the buttocks while sitting half-back places a burden on the body, which was a major problem considering that sanitary cleaning devices are enjoyed by people with disabilities, pregnant women, the elderly, and others who have difficulty moving their bodies.

Purpose of the invention The present invention solves such conventional problems,
To provide a sanitary cleaning device capable of applying cleansing water to private parts while sitting on a toilet seat, no matter how shifted the body sitting on the toilet seat. Another object of the present invention is to provide a sanitary cleaning device that facilitates finishing cleaning of the surrounding area after cleaning the private part.

Structure of the Invention In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a nozzle movement means that acts on a nozzle and changes the direction of flushing water discharge in the front-rear direction and left-right direction of the human body, and the nozzle movement means is biased while sitting on a toilet seat. The device is equipped with an operation section that allows you to

This configuration allows the movement of the cleaning water to be adjusted in any direction.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6.

FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of one embodiment of the sanitary cleaning device of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of the nozzle and nozzle movement means, FIG. 5 is an external view of the operating section, and 12 is a nozzle support. Metal fittings, 13 is a fixed nozzle,
14 is a moving nozzle, 15 is a fixed nozzle cavity of 13,
16 and 17 are O-rings that enable the movement of the movable nozzle 14 while maintaining watertightness between the fixed nozzle 13 and the movable nozzle 14, 18 and 19 are gears provided on the movable nozzle 14, and 20 is the tip of the movable nozzle 14. 21 and 22 are motors with built-in reduction gears, and 23 is a gear rotated by the motor 21, which meshes with the gear 18 to rotate the movable nozzle 14 and discharge the cleaning water. Change the direction to the left and right of the human body. Numeral 24 is a gear rotated by the motor 22, which meshes with the gear 19 to move the movable nozzle 14 straight and change the direction in which the cleaning water is discharged to the front and rear directions of the human body. 25 is a hose that communicates the fixed nozzle 13 with the water supply means, 26 is an operating body (operating lever) provided on the side of the toilet seat (not shown), and 27 is an indicator (name plate) thereof.

Figure 6 is the same circuit diagram, where 28 is an AC power supply, 2
9 and 30 are switches that operate in conjunction with the operating lever 26, and have contacts a, b, and contacts c, d, which are turned on when the operating lever 26 is operated in the neutral position, and when the operating lever 26 is tilted to the right, contact is on,
When you tilt it to the left, the B contact turns on, when you tilt it forward, the C contact turns on, and when you tilt it back, the D contact turns on. Also, for example, when the operating lever 26 is tilted forward to the right, contact a,
c can be turned on at the same time. 31, 32 are motor drive ICs, 33, 34, 35,
36, 37, 38, 39, and 40 are drivers, respectively. When no force is applied to the operating lever 26 and the switches 29 and 30 are in the neutral state, all the drivers 33 to 40 are off, but when the a contact is turned on and the input I ₁ of the IC 31 becomes high, the outputs φ ₁ and φ ₃
, the drivers 34 and 35 are turned on, and the motor 21 rotates clockwise to shift the cleaning water discharge direction to the left. When the b contact is turned on and the input I ₁ of the IC ₃₁ becomes low, the output φ ₂ , Driver 33 by _φ4 ,
36 is turned on, the motor 21 rotates to the left, and shifts the washing water discharge direction to the right. Similarly, when the c contact is turned on, the input I ₁ of IC ₃₂ becomes high and the output φ ₁ ,
The drivers 38 and 39 are turned on by _φ3 , and the motor 22 rotates clockwise to shift the cleaning water discharge direction forward, and the d contact is turned on and the input _I1 of _IC32 is turned on.
When becomes low, the outputs φ ₂ and φ ₄ turn on the drivers 37 and 40, and the motor 22 rotates counterclockwise to shift the washing water discharge direction backward.

In the above configuration, the user sits on the toilet seat and energizes the post-defecation water supply means to discharge cleansing water from the movable nozzle 14. At this time, for example, if the washing water arrival position is shifted to the front of the private part, the d contact is turned on by tilting the operating lever 26 backward, and the motor 22 rotates counterclockwise to slowly move the movable nozzle 14 and then move straight. It is possible to move the washing water discharge direction to the rear of the user's private parts so that it matches the user's private parts.For example, if the washing water arrival position is shifted to the right of the private parts, By tilting the lever 26 to the left, the b contact is turned on, and the motor 21 rotates to the left, allowing the movable nozzle 14 to rotate slowly and clockwise to match the private area. If it is shifted towards the back of your private parts, you can easily align it with your private parts by tilting the control lever forward, or if it is shifted to the left, by tilting the control lever to the right. This eliminates the need for the user to shift his or her body. For example, if the cleaning water arrival position is diagonally shifted from the private part, for example, to the front right, by tilting the operating lever 26 to the left and back, the b contact and d
It is also possible to simultaneously turn on the contacts and rotate the motors 21 and 22 at the same time so that the position at which the cleaning water reaches can match the local area in a short time. This operating method is easy to use, as it is possible to match the position where the washing water reaches the private area by tilting the operating lever in the direction in which the washing water is to be moved, and is consistent with natural human movement.
Moreover, since it is driven by a motor, the installation position of the operation lever 26 can be freely selected, and has the advantage that it can be installed at the position where it is most convenient to operate.

In addition, by providing a limiter that limits the movement range of the moving nozzle in the above configuration, excessive displacement of the washing water can be prevented, and after using this device (for example, after getting up from the toilet seat by installing a weight sensor on the toilet seat). By providing a mechanism that always returns the position of the moving nozzle to a fixed position, and by using a volume instead of a switch, and configuring the motor rotation speed to change depending on the degree to which the operating lever is tilted. , the usability is further improved.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the sanitary washing device of the present invention includes a nozzle movement means that moves the nozzle and changes the direction of washing water discharge in the front-rear direction and left-right direction of the human body, and a nozzle movement means that can be operated while sitting on the toilet seat. The operating unit includes an operating unit that biases the operating unit and an indicator that aligns the movement instruction direction of the wash water discharge direction when operating the operating unit with the front, rear, left, and right directions of the human body sitting on the toilet seat. Therefore, the user can easily move the flushing water to the desired location while sitting on the toilet seat. Therefore, when the user feels that the position at which the cleansing water reaches and the private part is misaligned, the user can apply the cleansing water to the private part by intuitively operating the operating body without having to lift his/her back. This operation can be easily performed by anyone, and it is possible to match the washing water to the private parts without making a mistake without looking at the indicator each time. Considering that this is a device that can be used by the entire family, including the elderly with poor physical strength and children who cannot move their bodies due to sitting on the toilet, its effectiveness is significant and there is a particular need for this device. This will provide great convenience to disabled people and pregnant women. In addition, there is a strong desire to finish after cleaning the private part and wash the surrounding area, but with the present invention, it is possible to easily wash 360 degrees around the private part by operating the operating body. It is something.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view showing an example of a conventional sanitary cleaning device, FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view showing another conventional example,
FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of one embodiment of the sanitary cleaning device of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of the nozzle and nozzle movement means, FIG. 5 is an external view of the operating section, and FIG.
The figure is the same circuit diagram. 13...Fixed nozzle, 14...Moving nozzle, 2
0...Discharge hole, 21, 22...Motor, 26...
Operating body (operating lever), 27... Indicator (nameplate),
29, 30...Switch, 31, 32...HC for motor drive, 33-40...Driver.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A toilet seat, a nozzle for discharging cleansing water to the private parts of the human body sitting on the toilet seat, a water supply means for discharging the cleansing water to the nozzle, and a means for driving the nozzle to direct the discharge of the cleansing water in the front-rear direction and left-right direction of the human body. a nozzle movement means for changing the nozzle movement means, an operating body that is operated while sitting on the toilet seat and energizes the nozzle movement means, and a direction in which movement is instructed in the wash water discharge direction and the movement of the human body seated on the toilet seat when the operation body is operated. A sanitary cleaning device having an operating section configured with an indicator whose front, back, left and right directions are aligned.