JPS6355B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electric toilet seat device, such as a heated toilet seat, that has an electric member on the toilet seat.

A conventional electric toilet seat device was constructed as shown in FIG. That is, 1 is a toilet seat, 2 is a heater disposed on the back side of the toilet seat 1 and heats the toilet seat 1, 3 is a sensor that detects the temperature of the toilet seat 1, and 4 is a heater.
5 is a power cord for supplying power to the control circuit 4; and 6 is a control circuit for controlling energization of the heater 2 in response to a temperature detection signal from the sensor 3; 6 is a power cord for supplying power to the control circuit 4; a power switch that turns on and off the power supply; 7 is a main body case that houses the control circuit 4, the power switch 6, etc.;
Reference numerals 8 and 9 denote hinge parts for rotatably connecting the toilet seat 1 to the main body case 7; 10 denotes a control circuit 4 in the main body case 7 and a heater 2 in the toilet seat 1;
and an electric wire that electrically connects the sensor 3.

In the above-mentioned conventional configuration, the electric wire 10 is exposed to the outside and is wired, which has the disadvantage that it looks bad and is difficult to clean.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, the present invention aims to make the electric wire from the main body case to the toilet seat invisible from the outside.

The basic structure of the present invention to achieve the above object is to have a hinge part at the rear, a heater,
a main body case having a toilet seat having a first electric member such as a sensor; a hinge portion provided opposite to the hinge portion of the toilet seat; and a second electric member such as a control circuit and a power switch; An electric wire that electrically connects an electric member and a second electric member, and a hinge portion of the toilet seat and a hinge portion of the main body case are coupled to connect the toilet seat to the main body case so as to be rotatable. and a rotating shaft having a through hole through which the electric wire passes.

With the above configuration, the present invention allows the toilet seat to be raised and lowered without any trouble as before, and the electric wires that connect the electrical components of the main body case and the toilet seat pass through the through hole in the rotating shaft, so the electric wires are completely exposed. As a result, the appearance becomes refreshing, and
It has the excellent feature of being easy to clean.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 2 and 3. Note that the same parts as in FIG. 1 shown in the conventional example will be described with the same numbers.

FIG. 2 shows the top structure of an electric toilet seat device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of section A in FIG. is the hinge part of the main case 7,
14 is the hinge part 12 of the toilet seat 1 and the main body case 7
a hollow rotation shaft that rotatably connects the toilet seat 1 to the main body case 7 by connecting the hinge portion 13;
15 is a through hole provided in the rotation shaft 14;
6 connects the rotation shaft 14 to the hinge 13 of the main body case 7.
17 is an O-ring that prevents water from entering the toilet seat 1 from the outside, and 18 is an O-ring that also prevents water from entering the main body case 7 from the outside. A lubricant (not shown) is applied to the ring 18 for lubrication. 19
is a stopper for fixing the electric wire 10 inside the toilet seat 1.

In the above configuration, when fixing the hinge part 12 of the toilet seat 1 to the hinge part 13 of the main body case 7,
When the rotation shaft 14 is retracted to the surface of the hinge portion 12 of the toilet seat 1 against the biasing force of the spring 16, and the rotation shaft 14 is freed at a position facing the hinge portion 13 of the main body case 7, the Due to the return force of the spring 16, the rotating shaft 14 passes through the O-rings 17 and 18, and as shown in FIG.
Combine with. After that, the electric wire 10 is connected to the rotating shaft 1.
The electric wire 10 is drawn into the toilet seat 1 through the through hole 15 of No. 4, connected to an electric member inside the toilet seat 1, and fixed with the stopper 19.

When the toilet seat 1 is raised or lowered with the above configuration, the hinge portion 12 and rotation shaft 14 of the toilet seat 1 rotate relative to the hinge portion 13 of the main body case 7 in conjunction with the raising and lowering of the toilet seat 1. The O-ring 18 and the lubricant applied thereto allow the rotation shaft 14 to rotate without any trouble, and the O-ring 1
Watertightness from the outside is maintained by 7 and 18. In this case, the electric wire 10 has a length of slack inside the main body case 7 that does not pose a problem to twisting.

As is clear from the above description, in the electric toilet seat device of the present invention, the hinge portion of the toilet seat and the hinge portion of the main body case are rotatably coupled, and the toilet seat is rotatably coupled to the main body case. At the same time, a rotating shaft having a through-hole for passing electric wires is provided, and the electric wire connecting the electrical member of the toilet seat and the electrical member of the main body case is configured to pass through the through-hole of the rotating shaft, so that the toilet seat cannot be raised or lowered. This can be done without any trouble as before, and the electric wires between the main body case and the toilet seat are no longer exposed to the outside, resulting in a clean appearance and an excellent feature that it is easier to clean.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a top view showing the structure of a conventional electric toilet seat device, Fig. 2 is a top view showing the structure of an electric toilet seat device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section of section A in Fig. 2. It is a diagram. 1...Toilet seat, 2...Heater, 3...Sensor, 4
... Control circuit, 6 ... Power switch, 7 ... Main case, 10 ... Electric wire, 12 ... Hinge part of toilet seat 1, 13 ... Hinge part of main body case 7, 14 ...
Rotation axis, 15...through hole.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A toilet seat having a hinge part at the rear and a first electrical member such as a heater and a sensor, and a hinge part provided opposite to the hinge part of the toilet seat, and a second electrical member such as a control circuit and a power switch. a main body case having a main body case, an electric wire electrically connecting the first electric member and the second electric member, and a hinge portion of the toilet seat and a hinge portion of the main body case that are connected to the main body case. An electric toilet seat device comprising: a rotating shaft rotatably connecting the toilet seat and having a through hole through which the electric wire passes.