JPS62102729A - Sanitary apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a sanitary device that senses the use of a sanitary appliance body, supplies cleaning water to the sanitary appliance body, and automatically cleans the sanitary appliance body.

(Prior art) This type of sanitary equipment is always cleaned after use, so it is cleaner than manual cleaning sanitary equipment, where people often forget to clean it or do not intentionally clean it due to the hassle or feeling of uncleanness. It is often kept.

However, even with this sanitary device that is kept relatively clean as mentioned above, there are times when the dirt inside the ball part of the sanitary appliance body cannot be completely cleaned and dirt remains attached to the ball part. arise.

In such a case, the dirt attached to the ball surface of the sanitary appliance body not only becomes unsanitary due to bacteria, but also causes the bacteria to decompose the dirt and generate a bad odor.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) The problem to be solved by the present invention is that in a sanitary device that detects the use of the sanitary appliance body and automatically cleans the sanitary appliance body, the ball portion of the sanitary appliance body is Sterilize and further f'
The goal is to improve cleanliness and prevent the occurrence of bad odors.

(Means for solving the problem) The technical means taken by the present invention to solve the above problem are as follows: a cleaning device that cleans and covers the sanitary appliance by supplying water to the sanitary appliance body; The sanitary appliance is equipped with a sensing part that detects the user of the sanitary appliance, and a control part 11 that operates the cleaning device based on a sensing signal from the sensing part, and automatically cleans the sanitary appliance body when the sanitary appliance body is used. The device is equipped with an ultraviolet lamp that is placed facing the ball part of the C1 sanitary appliance body and irradiates the ball surface with ultraviolet light.

In this invention, the sanitary appliance main body collectively refers to a washbasin, a toilet bowl, and a urinal.

(Function) According to the above means of the present invention, germs adhering to the ball surface of the sanitary appliance main body are sterilized by the ultraviolet rays irradiated by the ultraviolet lamp, and their propagation is prevented.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The dimensional examples shown in Figures 1 to 7 are the sanitary appliance body (A)
is the case of a hand wash basin, and this hand wash basin (A) has a mounting frame (2
), and the mounting frame (2) except the opening of the ball portion (1) is covered with a cover (3).

The mounting frame (2) is a pedestal part (
2a) stands integrally with the frame t3 part (2a) at the rear of the pedestal part (2a), and the upper end stands at the rear of the pedestal part (2a).
2a) It consists of a frame part (2b) extending slightly above the upper end of the handwash basin (A) placed and fixed thereon, and a mounting plate (4) for attaching the functional part to the upper end of the frame part (2b). ) is installed.

The ball portion (1) of the hand wash basin (A) extends diagonally upward from the upper end of the back part to the middle part of the front part of the hand wash basin (8), and opens in an annular shape along the inner peripheral surface of this opening. Water rim (5)
A drain port (6) is formed at the bottom and a drain pipe (7) is connected to the drain port (6).

The drain pipe (7) is fixed inside the mounting frame (2),
The mounting frame (2) is connected to the drainage pipe of the building at its bottom or rear surface (in the illustrated example, the bottom surface).

The water flow rim (5) has a number of water flow holes (8) perforated along the ball surface on its bottom surface, and a solenoid valve (9) in the middle.
A cleaning device (B) is configured by connecting a cleaning water supply pipe (11) equipped with a flush valve (10) that is operated by opening and closing the cleaning water supply pipe (11).

That is, when the solenoid valve (9) is opened and the flush valve (10) is opened, cleaning water is supplied to the water passage rim (5), and this flush water flows through the water flow hole (8) of the water passage rim (5). ) flows down along the ball surface (1a), and the ball surface (1a)
Wash.

The wash water supply pipe (11) is installed inside the mounting frame (2) and connected to the water supply pipe of the building at the back or bottom (in the illustrated example, the back) of the mounting frame (2).

On the other hand, the above-mentioned mounting brake 1-(/l) extends approximately horizontally from the upper end of the frame portion (2) above the wash basin (8), and has a soap container (12) and a hot air generator ( 13) and
Attach an ultraviolet lamp (E) to the bottom.

The ultraviolet lamp (E) sterilizes the ball surface (1a) by irradiating the ball surface (1a) with ultraviolet light, and is provided facing the ball portion (1).

The attachment plate (4) also has a shower nozzle (14) for discharging hand washing water, a soap discharge nozzle (1!J), and a warm air blowing nozzle (16), with their tips connected to the ball part (1).
Install it as soon as possible.

The shower nozzle (14) for discharging water for washing hands is equipped with a heating tank (19) equipped with a sheath heater (11) and a 4-degree heat sink (18) so that the lagoon stored inside is heated to a constant temperature at all times. ) and electromagnetic flood-l valve (20)
A hand-washing water supply pipe (21) provided in the middle is connected to discharge hot water for hand-washing.

That is, the hand wash water supply pipe (21) is equipped with an electromagnetic fludge 1 valve (
20) is placed upstream of the heating tank (19), and by opening the electromagnetic flush valve (20), the lagoon accumulated in the heating tank (19) is pushed out, and the shower nozzle (14) for discharging water for washing hands is pushed out. ) discharges dry water in the form of a shower.

''-The washing water supply pipe (21) is provided branching off from the washing water supply pipe (11), and is piped inside the mounting frame (2).

Water soap volume Z (12) and water soap lυ discharge nozzle (15)
are connected by a water soap supply pipe (23) equipped with an electromagnetic pump (22) in the middle, and by the operation of the electromagnetic pump (22),
Water soap is sent from the container (12) to a nozzle (15), and the water soap is discharged from the nozzle (15) to be used for hand washing.

The hot air generator (13) communicates with the hot air blowing nozzle (16), and 1! through the nozzle (1G). Wind to the ball part (1
) and is designed to be used to dry wet hands after washing. The warm air generator 1 (13) has a conventionally known structure including a blower fan and a heater.

The above-mentioned ultraviolet lamp (E), the electromagnetic valve (9) of the washing water supply pipe (11), the electromagnetic flash valve (20) of the hand washing water supply pipe (21), and the electromagnetic pump (22) of the soap supply pipe (23). ), the operation of the hot air generator (13) is controlled by the control section (D) based on the sensing by the sensing section (C).

The sensing part (C) consists of a photoelectric detector, and is installed on the cover (3) corresponding to the opening of the ball part (1) of the washbasin (A).
The projected light beam is directed to the opening bent edge (24) which is bent inward of the ball part (1) along the mouth edge of the 110th part.
), and is attached so as to be able to sense a hand inserted into the ball part (1) from the opening for hand washing.

In addition, the control unit (D) is supported by the mounting frame (2) inside the cover (3), and includes the sensing unit (C), the ultraviolet lamp (E), the solenoid valve for washing water (9), and the hand washing water. 1m flush valve (20), electromagnetic pump for water soap (22)
) and the hot air generator 1 (13), and the sensing part (
C) Generate a predetermined signal based on the sensing signal to cause the people to do a.

That is, in the ultraviolet lamp (E), the sensing part (C) is connected to the ball part (
1) The light turns on when it detects a hand being used as a matchmaker, and turns off when the hand is no longer detected and this state continues for a predetermined period of time.

A block diagram of this ultraviolet lamp (E) control is shown in FIG.

With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the amount of blinking of the lamp (E), and to extend the life of the lamp (E).

Incidentally, the ultraviolet lamp (E) may be turned on all the time, or may be turned on only when no one is present.

Next, the solenoid valve (9) of the wash water supply pipe (11), the solenoid flush valve (20) of the hand wash water supply pipe (21), the solenoid pump (22) of the soap supply pipe (23), and the hot air In the generator (13), when the sensing part (C) senses a hand inserted into the ball part (1), the solenoid valve (9) is first opened and the cleaning water is flowed onto the ball surface (1a). At the same time, the electromagnetic flush valve (20) opens, and pre-washing water is discharged from the hand-washing water discharging shower nozzle (14>).

The hand washing water for pre-washing is discharged for a predetermined time T2 and then stopped;
After a predetermined time T3 from this stop, the electromagnetic pump (22) is driven and water soap is discharged from the water soap discharge nozzle (15).

Water soap is discharged for a predetermined time T4 and then stopped, and after a predetermined time T5 from this stop, the electromagnetic flush valve (20) is opened again and hand wash water for main washing is discharged from the hand wash water discharge shower nozzle (14). be done.

Then, after a predetermined time T+ from the start of discharging the main washing water, the electromagnetic valve (9) closes and the supply of washing water to the ball surface (1a) is stopped, and then after a predetermined time T6, the electromagnetic flutter 1 The valve (20) is opened and the discharge of hand washing water is stopped.

On the other hand, the hot air generation 1 (13) is activated after a predetermined time T7 after the hand washing water is stopped, and the warm air blowing nozzle (16) blows out the hot air for a predetermined time T8, and then stops.

A block diagram of the refusal control is shown in FIG.

Next, the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is a sanitary appliance main body (A
) is the case of a urinal, and the ultraviolet lamp (E) is attached to the inner surface of the front wall (25) of the urinal above the ball part (1) where there is no risk of getting wet with urine or washing water.
1).

In Figures 8 and 9, (10) is a flush valve for supplying cleaning water, and (9) is a flush valve (10).
(C) is a photoelectric detector constituting the sensing section; (D) is the opening and closing of the solenoid valve (9) and lighting of the ultraviolet lamp (E) based on the sensing signal of the sensing section (C); This is a control unit that controls turning off the lights, and these are installed in the empty chamber (26) provided in the urinal (A) above the ball part (1), and the sensing unit (C) is located on the front wall of the urinal (A). (25) Face the front of the urinal and use the urinal n(A) to use the urinal fi(
A) It is designed to sense the person standing in front of it.

In this embodiment, a flush valve (10), a solenoid valve (9), a sensing part (C), and a control part (D) are installed inside the urinal (A).
) and an ultraviolet lamp (E), making installation easy.

The embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 has a sanitary appliance main body (
A> is the case of a toilet bowl, and the ultraviolet lamp (E) is attached to the rear inner peripheral surface of the water-conducting rim (5) formed on the L edge of the ball part (1), facing the ball part (1). There is.

This toilet bowl (A) includes a heated toilet seat (27), a private parts cleaning device (28), a warm air generator (13) that generates warm air for drying after cleaning, and suction of air inside the bowl part (1). It is equipped with an exhaust device (29) for exhausting air, and its functional parts are housed and arranged in a casing (30) attached to the rear of the toilet bowl (△), and the cleaning water jet nozzle (31) of the private part cleaning device (28) ), hot air blowing nozzle (16) of hot air generator (13), exhaust 1 position (29), CD suction port (32)
The toilet seat (27) faces the bowl part (1).

In addition, the photoelectric detector constituting the sensing part (C) detects when a person sits on the toilet seat (27), and detects when a person sits on the toilet seat (27). @lυ is in the position corresponding to .

(effect) Since the present invention has the above configuration, it has the following advantages.

(1) Equipped with an ultraviolet lamp that irradiates the ball with ultraviolet light to sterilize the ball surface, which prevents the growth of germs on the ball surface and ensures that it is automatically cleaned after each use. Sanitary utensils can be kept clean at all times, and there is no risk of generating bad odors.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a front view of the production device with the cover cut away; Fig. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view;
Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-■ in Figure 2, and Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I in Figure 2.
5 is an explanatory diagram showing the water supply system for washing water and hand washing water, FIG. 6 is a block diagram of ultraviolet lamp control, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram of washing 5A position control. Fig. 8 is a partially cutaway plan view of the sanitary device showing another embodiment, Fig. 9 is a partially cutaway side view of the sanitary device, and Fig. 10 is a partially cutaway plan view of the sanitary device according to Haku's embodiment. FIG. 11 is a longitudinal side view. (A): Sanitary appliance body (B): Cleaning device (C): Sensing section (D): Control section (E): Ultraviolet lamp (1): Ball section (1a): Ball surface

Claims (1)

[Claims] A sanitary appliance body, a cleaning device that supplies water to the sanitary appliance body to clean the sanitary appliance, a sensing unit that senses a user of the sanitary appliance, and a control unit that operates the cleaning device based on a sensing signal from the sensing unit; A sanitary device characterized by comprising: an ultraviolet lamp that is provided facing a ball portion of a sanitary appliance body and irradiates ultraviolet light onto the ball surface of the sanitary appliance.