JPH08100457A - Piping device for sanitary washing device and the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent the bending of pipes when they are fitted to a toilet stool with a different height. CONSTITUTION: A nozzle fitting section 12 is fitted to a controller 13 slidably in the vertical direction, and the height can be adjusted according to a toilet stool main body 31. Pipes 56A, 56B are made of a relatively soft material so that they can be moved when the height of the nozzle fitting section 12 is adjusted, and a flexible wire 71 is inserted into each of the pipes 56A, 56B so that one end is located in each of discharge sections 16A, 16B. Even if the nozzle fitting section 12 is slid, the pipes 56A, 56B are not bent in the middle.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a piping device such as a sanitary washing device suitable for application to a so-called western style toilet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a sanitary washing device for washing sanitarily and comfortably by spraying washing water toward a user's local area. This sanitary washing device is attached to a western-style toilet 30 as shown in FIG. In this western style toilet 30, the rear end of the toilet seat 32 is usually rotatably attached to a dome-shaped toilet body 31. A water reservoir 33 is provided on the bottom of the toilet body 31, and a plurality of protrusions 35 that abut against the peripheral edge 34 of the toilet body 31 are provided on the lower surface of the toilet seat 32, whereby the toilet seat 32 is placed on the toilet body 31. It is placed stably.

FIG. 9 shows the structure of a conventional sanitary washing device 10 of the type that is additionally mounted on an existing Western-style toilet 30. In this sanitary washing device 10, a horizontal shaft 37 is attached to a rear portion of a frame 36 for mounting the entire device on the Western-style toilet 30 described above, and a toilet lid 38 and a toilet seat 39 having a central portion opened to the horizontal shaft 37. The rear end of the rear is rotatably mounted. The jet nozzle 43 is attached to the lower side of the toilet seat 39.

Further, a control unit 40 for controlling the amount and pressure of water to be washed is attached to the side of the frame 36, and an operation unit 41 is provided on the surface thereof. The operation unit 41 is provided with a selection switch for the ejection nozzle 43, a stop button, and the like.

The washing water is supplied to the inside of the control section 40 by a water distribution pipe 42 connected to an external pump (not shown) or the like, and is then sent to a jet nozzle 43 arranged behind the toilet seat 39 to the outside. Erupted.

As shown in FIG. 10, a projection 44 is provided on the lower surface of the toilet seat 39 for stably holding the toilet seat 39 on the toilet body 31 of the western-style toilet 30 when the sanitary washing device 10 is attached to the western-style toilet 30. A plurality is provided. The ejection nozzle 43 can be moved back and forth by an electromagnetic unit (not shown).

This sanitary washing device 10 is installed in an existing Western style toilet 3
In the case of mounting on 0, the frame 36 is attached to the toilet body 31 of the western-style toilet 30 after removing the toilet seat 32 of the western-style toilet 30. At this time, the water distribution pipe 42 is connected to, for example, a water distribution pipe (not shown) of the wash water storage tank 2 arranged behind the Western-style toilet 30. When using the Western-style toilet 30, the toilet seat 39 of the sanitary washing device 10 is tilted down on the toilet body 31 and seated thereon.

When the sanitary washing device 10 is used, the jet nozzle 43 is selected by the operating portion 41. Next, the feed amount and pressure of the wash water are adjusted to jet the wash water from the jet nozzle 43. The spouted water cleans the area hygienically and comfortably.

[0009]

By the way, the conventional sanitary washing device 10 has a problem that the device is large and expensive as a whole because the dedicated toilet seat 39 and the toilet lid 38 are integrally provided. Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and proposes a piping device such as a small-sized and inexpensive sanitary washing device.

[0010]

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, a water storage means having a discharge part for storing a liquid such as water and discharging the stored liquid, and this water storage means. The flexible pipe connected to the discharge part and the flexible wire inserted into the pipe so that one end is located in the discharge part.

[0011]

As shown in FIG. 1, the control portion 13 is arranged beside the toilet body 31, and the nozzle mounting portion 12 is securely attached to the rear end portion of the peripheral portion 34 of the western-style toilet 30 by a suction plate (not shown). Has been. The upper plate portion 12A of the nozzle mounting portion 12 is slidably inserted into a vertically long nozzle insertion hole 61 provided on a side surface of the control portion 13, and the toilet body 3
The height can be adjusted according to 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, from the tank 13A as the water storage means of the present invention inside the control section 13 to the discharge section 16
The pipes 56A and 56B as the pipes of the present invention for feeding hot water discharged through A and 16B are respectively the joints 6
4 is connected to the pipes 14A and 14B, or the pipes 56A and 56B are extended as they are and the pipes 14A and 14B are connected.
It becomes B. The pipes 14A and 14B are arranged along the lower side of the upper plate portion 12A of the nozzle mounting portion 12 through the nozzle insertion hole 61.

The pipes 56A and 56B are attached to the nozzle mounting portion 1.
The pipe 56 is made of a relatively flexible material so that it can move as the height of the pipe 2 is adjusted. As shown in FIG. 4, one end of the pipe 56 is located inside the discharge portions 16A and 16B.
A flexible wire rod 70 shown in FIG. 3 (A) is inserted in A and 56B. Therefore, for example, even when the nozzle mounting portion 12 is slid to the uppermost position of its moving range as shown in FIG. 5, the pipes 56A and 56B do not bend in the middle.

Therefore, since the height of the nozzle mounting portion 12 can be adjusted, the nozzle mounting portion 12 can be mounted on various toilet bowls having different heights.

[0015]

Next, one embodiment of the present invention applied to a sanitary washing device will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The same parts as those described above are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which the sanitary washing device 1 is attached to an existing Western style toilet 30 and the toilet seat 32 is raised. In this sanitary washing device 1, the washing nozzle 11A and the bidet nozzle 11B, which are arranged so that the positions where the washing water is ejected are different from each other, are attached to the nozzle attachment portion 12 placed on the back side of the toilet body 31. Has been. FIG. 1 shows a state where the nozzles 11A and 11B are housed, that is, a non-use state.

The control section 13 is arranged beside the toilet body 31, and the nozzle mounting section 12 is securely attached to the rear end of the peripheral portion 34 of the western-style toilet 30 by a suction plate (not shown). The upper plate portion 12A of the nozzle mounting portion 12 has a control portion 13
It is fitted in a vertically long nozzle insertion hole 61 provided on the side surface of the container so as to be vertically slidable, and the height can be adjusted according to the toilet body 31.

To the washing nozzle 11A and the bidet nozzle 11B, the pipes 14A and 14B are arranged from the tank 13A in the control unit 13 along the lower side of the upper plate portion 12A of the nozzle mounting portion 12. Hot water is supplied.
Since the diameters of the pipes 14A and 14B are smaller than the gap between the toilet seat 32 and the main body 31, there is no risk of being crushed.

FIG. 2 shows the state of the control section 13 when the nozzle mounting section 12 is set at the lowermost position of the moving range. The entire control unit 13 is covered with an outer cover 51 made of resin. A pump 52A is arranged at the bottom of the control unit 13, and its suction joint 53 is attached to the outer cover 5
It is put out of 1. The suction joint 53 is connected to the external water storage tank 2. A motor 52B is connected to the pump 52A. A vertically long tank 13A is arranged above the pump 52A.
A heater (not shown) is attached to the. Tank 1
A connecting pipe 54 of the pump 52A is connected to the bottom side of 3A.

Further, a mounting portion 63 is mounted on the upper end of a columnar boss 62 projecting above the tank 13A, and a switching cock 55 and a motor switch 59 are mounted on this mounting portion 63. In the switching cock 55, the tank 13
The hot water discharged from A is switched and discharged from the pipe 56A or the pipe 56B. The pipes 56A and 56B are connected to the pipes 14A and 14B by joints 64,
The pipes 14A and 14B are arranged along the lower side of the upper plate portion 12A of the nozzle mounting portion 12 through the nozzle insertion hole 61. Hot water is supplied to the washing nozzle 11A or the bidet nozzle 11B through these pipes 14A and 14B.

Shaft 5 for switching the switching cock 55
7 is extended upward, and its tip projects from the outer cover 51. A rotary knob 15A, which will be described later, is attached to the tip portion thereof. The switching cock 55 is switched by operating the rotary knob 15A. A protrusion 58 is provided in the middle of the shaft 57, and the protrusion 58 turns on / off the motor switch 59 of the motor 52B. In addition, a water pressure adjusting knob 15 to be described later is provided next to the rotary knob 15A.
B and a water temperature adjusting knob 15C are attached. The water pressure adjusting knob 15B is connected to a circuit for adjusting the rotation speed of the motor 52B, and the water temperature adjusting knob 15C is connected to the heater of the tank 13A. The power cord 60 of the control unit 13 is pulled out to the bottom side of the outer cover 51.

The pipes 56A and 56B are formed of a relatively flexible elastic member so that they can move as the height of the nozzle mounting portion 12 is adjusted. FIG. 4 shows a piping device 70 such as the sanitary washing device 1 according to the present invention. In the pipes 56A and 56B, the wire rod 71 shown in FIG. 3 (A) is located at one end inside the discharge parts 16A and 16B. Further, although not shown, the other end is inserted so as to be located in the joint 64, 64. This wire 71 is made of stainless steel in this embodiment, and in the case of this embodiment, the pipes 56A and 56B have an outer diameter of 6 mm.
Mm and inner diameter of 3 mm,
The diameter of the wire 71 is selected to be about 0.45 mm. Further, bent portions 72, 72 are provided at both ends of the wire 71, respectively. This bent portion 72 is a pipe 56.
This is for preventing the inside of the pipes 56A, 56B from being damaged when the wire 71 is inserted into the A, 56B and after being inserted. The bent portions 72, 72 may be arcuate as shown in FIG. Therefore, the pipe 5
Even if a factor is added to 6A and 56B such that a part of them bends and the pipe is crushed in the radial direction, the wire rod 71 is inserted into the pipes 56A and 56B and the joints 64 and 64. Since 56A and 56B are not crushed, hot water is not blocked. Further, since the wire rod 71 is inserted into the discharge portion 16A (16B) and the joints 64 and 64 as shown in FIG. 4, the discharge portion 16A (16B) and the joint 6 are inserted.
It is possible to reliably prevent the pipes 56A (56B) near 4, 64 from being crushed.

Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, even when the nozzle mounting portion 12 is slid from the lowermost position to the uppermost position of its moving range, the pipes 56A and 56B do not bend in the middle, and hot water is not generated. Can be supplied normally.

An operation unit 15 (FIG. 1) is provided on the upper side of the control unit 13, and there are a plurality of modes as shown in FIG. 6, in this example, a "stop" mode, a "oscillation cleaning" mode,
A relatively large rotary knob 15A for selecting the "bide" mode, a water pressure adjusting knob 15B for adjusting the pressure and flow rate of the wash water, and a water temperature adjusting knob 15C for adjusting the temperature of the wash water are arranged. The water pressure adjusting knob 15B and the water temperature adjusting knob 15C are configured such that the water force becomes stronger or the water temperature rises as they are rotated clockwise. Rotary knob 1
5A is formed in a dome shape, and when it is rotated to direct an instruction line 15D provided on the surface thereof to a "stop" mode position provided on the panel surface of the operation unit 15, the rotation knob 15A rotates. Is temporarily stopped and the water supply for cleaning is stopped. Set the indicator line 15D to "Oshiri wash" mode or "Bidet"
When it is turned to the mode position, the rotation is stopped here and the washing water is jetted from the washing nozzle 11A or the bidet nozzle 11B. In this example, the positions of the "oscillation cleaning" mode and the "bidet" mode are provided 180 degrees apart from each other, and the position of the "stop" mode is provided in the middle.

When the sanitary washing device 1 is used, the toilet seat 32 is placed on the toilet body 31 as shown in FIG.
With this, the toilet body 31 of the Western-style toilet 30 of the sanitary washing device 1
The portion arranged inside is almost invisible from the outside, and only the control unit 13 is arranged outside. Then, the user sits on the toilet seat 32 and rotates the rotary knob 15A of the operation unit 15 in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction to select either the "oscillation washing" mode or the "bidet" mode. As a result, hot water for washing is jetted obliquely upward from the nozzle hole 24B, and the local area is hygienically and comfortably washed. Rotation knob 15 after use
Rotate A 90 degrees to set "stop" mode. This stops the supply of hot water for cleaning.

In the piping device 70 of this sanitary washing device 1, since the wire rod 71 is inserted into the pipes 56A and 56B as described above, even if the height of the nozzle mounting part 12 is adjusted, 56B does not bend inside. Therefore, it becomes possible to attach to various toilet bowls having different heights.

Although the wire 71 is made of stainless steel in the above embodiment, it may be made of synthetic resin. In this case, since the bent portion can be integrally formed, there is no need for a bending process like stainless steel, which is advantageous in that the cost can be reduced. Further, in this case, when the pipes 56A and 56B shown in the above example have an outer diameter of 6 mm and an inner diameter of 3 mm, the diameter of the wire may be selected to be about 0.5 mm. Also,
If the both ends are designed to have a substantially arc shape, the bent portions are not always necessary. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the piping device of the sanitary washing device has been described, but the present invention can be applied to various piping devices.

[0028]

As described above, the present invention stores the liquid such as water and the water storing means having the discharging portion for discharging the stored liquid, and the water storing means connected to the discharging portion. The flexible pipe and the flexible wire rod inserted into the pipe so that one end of the pipe is located inside the discharge part are provided. Therefore, according to the present invention, the pipe is not bent.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a Western-style toilet bowl to which a piping device such as a sanitary washing device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the control unit when the nozzle mounting portion is at the lowest position.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a wire rod.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a cross section of a main part of a piping device such as a sanitary washing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the control unit when the nozzle mounting portion is at the uppermost position.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of an operation unit 15.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a general Western-style toilet bowl.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a conventional sanitary washing device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a Western style toilet to which a conventional sanitary washing device is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,10 Sanitary washing device 11A Oscillating washing nozzle 11B Bidet nozzle 12 Nozzle mounting part 13 Control part 13A Tank 14A, 14B Pipe 16A, 16B Discharge part 30 Western style toilet bowl 31 Toilet body 55 Switching cock 56A, 56B Pipe 61 Nozzle insertion hole 62 Columnar boss 70 Piping device 71 Wire rod 72 Bent section

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A water storage means having a discharge portion for storing a liquid such as water and discharging the stored liquid, a flexible pipe connected to the discharge portion of the water storage means, and one end thereof. A piping device such as a sanitary washing device, which comprises a flexible wire rod inserted into the pipe so as to be located inside the discharge part. 2. The piping device for a sanitary washing device or the like according to claim 1, wherein the wire is made of stainless steel, and bent portions are provided at both ends. 3. A piping device such as a sanitary washing device according to claim 1, wherein the wire is made of synthetic resin.