Toilet bowl device
The toilet device addresses the complexity of arranging multiple hoses by incorporating a positioning section and display unit within the toilet device's functional section, resulting in a simpler, more efficient hose arrangement and stable water supply.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2023159216
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-09-22
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-04
AI Technical Summary
Existing toilet devices with complex water supply mechanisms often require multiple hoses to be arranged in a complicated manner, making it difficult to achieve a simple and efficient arrangement.
A toilet device with a functional section at the rear of the toilet main body, featuring a base section for component arrangement, a positioning section for organizing water supply hoses, and a display unit to indicate fixed positions, allowing for efficient and simple hose arrangement.
The proposed solution enables multiple water supply hoses to be arranged in a straightforward and efficient manner, facilitating easier manufacturing and ensuring stable water supply without positional deviation.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical field]
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a toilet system. [Background technology]
[0002] Conventionally, a hose for supplying and draining flushing water is arranged in a functional part arranged at the rear of the toilet body. Since the water flowing through the hose is drained into the bowl part of the toilet body, it has been disclosed that the hose is routed from the rear to the front of the functional part (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2022-105817 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0004] When the water supply mechanism inside the functional unit becomes complicated, multiple hoses may be arranged. There is a demand for a simple and efficient arrangement of multiple hoses. [Means for solving the problem]
[0005] The present disclosure relates to a toilet apparatus comprising a functional section disposed at the rear of a toilet body and having multiple water supply hoses for flushing, a base section on which each component constituting the functional section is disposed, and a positioning section which positions the water supply hoses disposed on the base section. [Brief description of the drawings]
[0006] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a side view of the toilet device of the present embodiment in a fixed position. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a side view of the toilet apparatus of the present embodiment in a raised position. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a functional portion of the present embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a nozzle unit, a shutter section, and a shutter cleaning section according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the tip of the cleaning nozzle of the present embodiment. FIG. [Figure 7] 2 is a partial perspective view of the front side of the functional unit of the embodiment as viewed from the rear side. FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a positioning member according to the embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a display unit according to the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0007] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the front-to-back direction as seen by a user seated on the toilet seat 21 is referred to as the front-to-back direction Y. The left-to-right direction as seen by a user seated on the toilet seat 21 is referred to as the left-to-right direction X. The up-to-down direction along the vertical direction relative to the floor surface on which the toilet body 2 is placed is referred to as the up-to-down direction Z.
[0008] As shown in Figure 1, the toilet device 1 of this embodiment comprises a toilet body 2, a functional unit 3, a sanitary washing device 4, a lifting mechanism 5 (see Figures 2 and 3), a positioning unit 6, a harness 7, and an electronic board 8.
[0009] The toilet body 2 has a bowl portion 20a that is open upward on the front side, and a flat upper surface 20b is formed on the rear side. A toilet flush tank 111 that stores toilet flush water for flushing the toilet body 2 is arranged inside the rear of the toilet body 2.
[0010] The toilet seat 21 is disposed on the upper surface of the periphery of the bowl portion 20a. The toilet lid 22 is disposed so as to cover the toilet seat 21 and the upper surface of the bowl portion 20a. The toilet seat 21 and the toilet lid 22 are rotatably connected to the functional portion 3 described below, and are opened and closed.
[0011] The functional part 3 is disposed on the upper surface 20b at the rear of the toilet body 2. The functional part 3 is provided with a number of devices that perform the functions of the toilet device 1, such as the sanitary flushing device 4. The functional part 3 has a base part 30, a cover part 35, and a number of water supply hoses 46 for flushing.
[0012] 2 and 3, the functional unit 3 is configured such that a portion of it can be raised and lowered vertically. As shown in Fig. 4, the base unit 30 forms the bottom surface on which the components constituting each device of the functional unit 3 are arranged, and has a predetermined area. The base unit 30 has a movable base unit 31 that can be raised and lowered vertically, and a fixed base unit 32 that is fixed to the toilet body 2 and does not move.
[0013] The movable base part 31 is disposed in front of the base part 30. The movable base part 31 has a front frame part 33 and a base back convex part 34 (see FIG. 7). The front frame part 33 is a periphery that hangs down slightly from the front end of the movable base part 31. The center part of the front frame part 33 in the left-right direction X is where the front end side of the cleaning nozzle 41 as a nozzle described later and the shutter part 42 are disposed, so that the periphery is recessed upward and opened, forming an open part 33a (see FIG. 7). The cleaning nozzle 41 described later moves forward and backward in this open part 33a. The base back convex part 34 is disposed at a position retreated from the center part of the front frame part 33 in the left-right direction X, and the back surface of the movable base part 31 is formed by swelling downward.
[0014] The fixed base part 32 is disposed behind the base part 30, i.e., at the rear of the movable base part 31. The fixed base part 32 is fixed to the upper rear surface of the toilet body 2 by inserting a pair of shaft members 321 extending from the underside into mounting holes (not shown) in the toilet body 2.
[0015] The cover portion 35 is a member that covers the base portion 30, and has a side cover 351 that covers the sides of the base portion 30, and an upper cover 352 that covers the upper rear portion.
[0016] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the lifting mechanism 5 has an extendable lifting shaft 51, a lifting lever (not shown), an upper mounting plate 52, and a lower mounting plate 53, and is a mechanism for raising and lowering the movable base part 31 to be raised and lowered between a fixed position shown in Figure 2 and an elevated position higher than the fixed position shown in Figure 3.
[0017] The lower mounting plate 53 is a metal plate that is attached to the toilet body 2 and the fixed base part 32. The lower mounting plate 53 is a vertically long plate whose longitudinal direction is arranged along the width direction of the toilet body 2, and has through holes formed on one and the other of the longitudinal sides.
[0018] The telescopic lift shaft 51 is a shaft that is connected to the toilet main body 2 and the underside of the movable base part 31 and can move up and down. Two telescopic lift shafts 51 are attached with a gap between them in the center of the width direction of the toilet device 1 on the movable base part 31. The telescopic lift shafts 51 pass through through holes in the lower mounting plate 53 and are attached to the inside of the toilet main body 2. The telescopic lift shafts can be extended and retracted up and down by the expansion and contraction force of a spring (not shown).
[0019] The upper mounting plate 52 is a metal plate supported on the upper end of the telescopic lifting shaft 51 and has approximately the same width and length as the lower mounting plate 53. The upper mounting plate 52 is fixed to the lower surface of the movable base part 31, so that the upward and downward movement of the telescopic lifting shaft 51 is linked to the movable base part 31.
[0020] The lift lever is attached so as to protrude from the side of the toilet body 2. The lift lever is connected to the mounting upper plate and the extendable lift shaft 51, and by operating the lift lever, it is possible to engage and release the spring, and to move the movable base part 31 to a fixed position and a raised position. By raising the movable base part 31, a gap is formed between the bottom surface of the movable base part 31 and the upper surface 20b of the toilet body 2, making cleaning easier.
[0021] The sanitary washing device 4 has a human body washing function, specifically, it is a device for washing the private parts of a user. The sanitary washing device 4 is arranged in the functional part 3 as one device constituting the functional part 3, and has a nozzle unit 410 provided with a washing nozzle 41, a shutter part 42, a nozzle washing part 43, a shutter washing part 44, and a water supply mechanism 45.
[0022] 5, the nozzle unit 410 has a support frame 411 that stores a pair of washing nozzles 41 therein so that they can be advanced and retreated, and supports a body washing nozzle water supply hose 413 and a nozzle drive mechanism (not shown). The front end of the support frame 411 is located below the movable base part 31, and the rear end is located above, and it is inclined downward from the rear side to the front side.
[0023] The pair of cleaning nozzles 41 are disposed at a distance from each other in the left-right direction X on the support frame 411 at the center in the left-right direction X at the front part of the functional part 3. Each of the pair of cleaning nozzles 41 ejects cleaning water for cleaning the human body and is used for anal washing and bidet washing. The cleaning nozzle 41 ejects cleaning water toward the human body from a nozzle water ejection port 41a provided at the upper part on the tip side.
[0024] 6 and an advanced position in which the cleaning nozzle 41 protrudes forward from that position in the front-rear direction Y beyond the shutter section 42. The advanced position of the cleaning nozzle 41 is a position in which the cleaning nozzle 41 is stored inside the shutter section 42. The advanced position of the cleaning nozzle 41 is a position in which the cleaning nozzle 41 is advanced forward to clean the private parts of the user.
[0025] A rack for a nozzle driving mechanism (not shown) is provided on the rear side of the cleaning nozzle 41. The nozzle drive mechanism (not shown) includes a long rack, a pinion, and a motor. The pinion meshes with the rack and is rotated by the motor. The cleaning nozzle 41 advances obliquely downward relative to a support frame 412 that is united with the cleaning nozzle 41 and constitutes a nozzle unit 410 by the nozzle drive mechanism (not shown), so that the tip of the cleaning nozzle 41 pushes the back surface (inner surface) of the shutter section 42 from the rear to the front.
[0026] As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the nozzle cleaning section 43 is provided as a unit with the cleaning nozzle 41 and cleans the cleaning nozzle 41. The nozzle cleaning section 43 is formed with an outlet 431 as a through hole constituting a water discharge hole. The outlet 431 discharges cleaning water onto the upper surface of the cleaning nozzle 41. A plurality of such outlets 431 are formed. This makes it possible to clean the front side (upper side) of the cleaning nozzle 41 by the width of the cleaning nozzle 41. The nozzle cleaning section 43 discharges cleaning water at, for example, 2.0 / ml or more.
[0027] The shutter unit 42 is disposed in front of the functional unit 3, and is connected to the nozzle unit 410. The shutter unit 42 is disposed in the center of the movable base unit 31 in the left-right direction X, and opens and closes an open portion 33a formed in front of the movable base unit 31. The shutter unit 42 has a shutter base 424, a shutter main body 421, a shutter arm 422, and a rotation shaft 423.
[0028] 5, the shutter base 424 is a plate-shaped member provided so as to cover the support frame 411 of the nozzle unit 410 and the upper part of the pair of cleaning nozzles 41. The shutter main body 421 is rotatably connected to the front end side of the shutter base 424.
[0029] The shutter arm 422 is disposed in front of the shutter base 424, and supports the shutter main body 421. The shutter arm 422 holds a rotation shaft 423 extending in the longitudinal direction of the shutter main body 421, and supports the shutter main body 421 so as to be freely rotatable.
[0030] The shutter body 421 is formed in a plate shape extending in the left-right direction X (horizontal direction) of the toilet body 2. The shutter body 421 is disposed in the center in the left-right direction X on the front side of the base back convex part 34. As shown in FIG. 6, the shutter part 42 is formed in a planar shape with a downward slope from the front side to the rear side when it is located in the closed position. The shutter body 421 is rotatably supported above the rotation shaft 423. When the cleaning nozzle 41 advances and retreats, the back surface of the shutter body 421 is pressed by the cleaning nozzle 41, thereby opening and closing the opening part 33a of the front frame part 33 formed on the front end side of the movable base part 31. When the shutter body 421 is located in the closed position, it is disposed in the opening part 33a of the front frame part 33.
[0031] The shutter cleaning unit 44 is connected above the shutter unit 42 and cleans the shutter unit 42. The shutter cleaning unit 44 has a water discharger 441 (see FIG. 7), a receiver 442 (see FIG. 5), and a cleaning unit fixed part 443.
[0032] The water discharge section 441 has a flush water circulation section 4411 and multiple water discharge ports 4412. The flush water circulation section 4411 is a cylindrical member extending in the left-right direction X at the top of the front side of the functional section 3, and has a hollow section through which flush water flows inside. As shown in FIG. 6, inlets 4411a and 4411b are formed at both ends of the flush water circulation section 4411. The inlet 4411a is located on the left side when viewed from the front side of the toilet body 2, and is connected to a shutter flushing left hose 462a of a shutter flushing hose 462 described later. The inlet 4411b is located on the right side when viewed from the front side of the toilet body 2, and is connected to a shutter flushing right hose 462b of a shutter flushing hose 462 described later. Flushing water for shutter flushing is supplied from the inlets 4411a and 4411b.
[0033] The multiple water outlets 4412 discharge wash water onto the front surface of the shutter section 42. The multiple water outlets 4412 are arranged at intervals from each other in the longitudinal direction on the underside of the wash water circulation section 4411. The water outlets 4412 are arranged in two rows from front to back so as to discharge water onto both the front and back surfaces of the shutter section 42, and the holes that discharge water onto the front surface and the holes that discharge water onto the back surface are arranged in a staggered arrangement.
[0034] The receiving portion 442 is a member that connects the shutter portion 42 and the shutter cleaning portion 44. The receiving portion 442 engages with the rotation shaft 423 of the shutter portion 42, and the shutter body 421 and the shutter arm 422 are rotatably supported by the receiving portion 442. The back side of the receiving portion 442 abuts against the support frame 412 that constitutes the nozzle unit 410.
[0035] The cleaning unit fixed part 443 is provided integrally with the shutter cleaning unit 44 at a position closer to the center in the longitudinal direction of the shutter cleaning unit 44 than the inlets 4411a, 4411b of the cleaning water circulation part 4411 of the shutter cleaning unit 44. The cleaning unit fixed part 443 is fixed to the movable base part 31 with screws, whereby the shutter cleaning unit 44 is fixed to the movable base part 31.
[0036] The water supply mechanism 45 is a mechanism that supplies cleaning water to the nozzle cleaning section 43 and the shutter cleaning section 44. The water supply mechanism 45 has a solenoid valve 451, a pressure reducing valve 452, a switching valve 453, a vacuum breaker 454, a connection hose 455, and a water supply hose 46.
[0037] The solenoid valve 451 opens and closes a flow path that supplies cleaning water from a water supply source (not shown) to each of the nozzle cleaning unit 43 and the shutter cleaning unit 44. The pressure reducing valve 452 reduces the pressure to a pressure required in the flow path that supplies the cleaning water. The switching valve 453 is a valve that switches the flow path that supplies the cleaning water. The vacuum breaker 454 prevents backflow of the cleaning water when negative pressure occurs in the flow path of the cleaning water. The connection hose 455 is a hose that connects the solenoid valve 451, the pressure reducing valve 452, the switching valve 453, and the vacuum breaker 454 from a water supply source (not shown), and sends the cleaning water to the water supply hose 46 via these valve mechanisms. The solenoid valve 451, the pressure reducing valve 452, the switching valve 453, the vacuum breaker 454, and the connection hose 455 are arranged on the fixed base unit 32 and arranged on the upstream side of the flow path in the water supply mechanism 45. The water drained from the vacuum breaker 454 passes through a drain hose 456 arranged above the connection hose 455 and is drained into the toilet flush tank 111 arranged below the toilet body 2.
[0038] The water supply hose 46 is connected to the sanitary washing device 4, and is a hose that supplies washing water from a connection hose 455 of the water supply mechanism 45 to the nozzle washing unit 43 and the shutter washing unit 44 via a switching valve 453. The water supply hose 46 is composed of a flexible pipe made of resin. The water supply hose 46 is disposed on the base unit 30, and is disposed so as to extend from the fixed base unit 32 side to the movable base unit 31 side, as shown in FIG. 4. The water supply hose 46 has a nozzle washing hose 461 and a shutter washing hose 462.
[0039] The nozzle cleaning hose 461 is a hose that supplies cleaning water to the nozzle cleaning unit 43. The nozzle cleaning hose 461 is a resin pipe having one end connected to the switching valve 453 and the other end connected to the nozzle cleaning unit 43. The nozzle cleaning hose 461 is the central hose of three hoses extending in a line from the switching valve 453 in FIG. 4. The nozzle cleaning hose 461 is routed from the switching valve 453 to the movable base part 31.
[0040] The shutter cleaning hose 462 is a hose that supplies cleaning water to the shutter cleaning section 44. The shutter cleaning hose 462 has a left shutter cleaning hose 462a arranged on the left side when viewed from the front side of the toilet body 2 in the shutter cleaning section 44, and a right shutter cleaning hose 462b arranged on the right side.
[0041] As shown in Figure 4, the left side shutter cleaning hose 462a extends from the switching valve 453 to the right side of Figure 4, then is routed around the left side of the movable base part 31 and connected from near the left periphery of the movable base part 31 to the inlet 4111a of the cleaning water distribution part 4411 in the shutter cleaning part 44.
[0042] 4, the right shutter cleaning hose 462b is routed from the switching valve 453 to the right side of Fig. 4 and connected to the inlet 4111b of the cleaning water circulation part 4411 in the shutter cleaning part 44 from the right side of the movable base part 31. In this way, the nozzle cleaning hose 461 and the shutter cleaning hose 462 are arranged separately on one side and the other side in the left-right direction X of the functional part 3.
[0043] 4, the harness 7 is an electric wire that electrically connects each component arranged in the functional unit 3. The harness 7 is routed from the fixed base unit 32 to the movable base unit 31 and connected to an electronic board 8 described later. The harness 7 may be connected to a connector 71 and connected to the electronic board 8 via the connector 71. When the harness 7 overlaps with the nozzle cleaning hose 461 and the right shutter cleaning hose 462b at a position where the electronic board 8 described later is arranged, the harness 7 is arranged above the nozzle cleaning hose 461 and the right shutter cleaning hose 462b.
[0044] As shown in FIG. 4, the electronic board 8 is disposed on the right side of the nozzle unit 410 on the movable base part 31. The toilet device 1 is electronically controlled to perform various functions of the toilet device 1, such as toilet flushing, body washing, and raising and lowering of the functional part 3. The electronic board 8 is a board on which electronic components that supply power to and control devices that perform each function are mounted, and each component that constitutes the functional part 3 is connected. The electronic board 8 is disposed on the right front side of the movable base part 31 shown in FIG. 4. The electronic board 8 is stacked on top of the nozzle cleaning hose 461 and the right shutter cleaning hose 462b, and the harness 7. That is, at the position where the electronic board 8 is disposed, the harness 7 is disposed on top of the water supply hose 46, and the harness 7 and the water supply hose 46 (the nozzle cleaning hose 461 and the right shutter cleaning hose 462b) are disposed below the electronic board 8.
[0045] The positioning unit 6 is a collective term for a member that fixes the arrangement of the multiple water supply hoses 46 and a portion that performs positioning. The positioning unit 6 has a positioning member 60 and a display unit 65.
[0046] As shown in FIG. 4, the positioning member 60 is disposed in front of the fixed base portion 32 so as to extend long in the left-right direction X. As shown in FIG. 8, the positioning member 60 has a complex shape with projections and recesses formed in accordance with the positions of the components disposed in the functional portion 3, and has a pedestal-like shape covering the surface of the fixed base portion 32. The positioning member 60 has an upright surface 611 that rises upward from the bottom surface of the fixed base portion 32, and is formed at a predetermined height from the bottom surface of the fixed base portion 32. It is a member that is integrally molded from resin or the like. The positioning member 60 has a water supply hose guide portion 61, a water supply hose fixing portion 62, and a connector connecting portion 63, and is capable of fixing the harness 7, the connector 71, and the water supply hose 46 together.
[0047] Water supply hose guide 61 is formed of a groove-shaped portion that extends long in the left-right direction X of fixed base 32. Water supply hose guide 61 has a pair of thin upright walls 61a, 61b that stand upward from the upper surface of fixed base 32 and are arranged with a space between them in the front-rear direction of fixed base 32. The distance between opposing upright walls 61a, 61b is set to a width that allows three water supply hoses 46 to be lined up side by side without any gaps.
[0048] Water supply hose fixing part 62 is a band-shaped member disposed across a pair of upright walls 61a, 61b. Water supply hose fixing part 62 has a main body part 621, a base end part 622, and a locking part 623. To water supply hose fixing part 62, a part of the upstream side extending from the base end part of water supply hose 46 connected to switching valve 453 is fixed.
[0049] Main body 621 is a generally rectangular portion spanning between a pair of upright walls 61a, 61b. Base end 622 is disposed on one end side of main body 621. Base end 622 is disposed outside the groove formed by water supply hose guide 61, in the vicinity of one of upright walls 61a.
[0050] The base end 622 is integrally connected to the upper surface of the positioning member 60, and has a base portion 622a standing upward from the upper surface, and a thin-walled portion 622b connected to the main body portion 621 at the upper end of the base portion 622a. The thin-walled portion 622b is formed to be thinner than the main body portion 621 and the base portion 622a, and has less strength, and connects to the main body portion 621 so as to be openable and closable with the thin-walled portion 622b as a hinge axis.
[0051] Locking portion 623 is disposed at the other end of main body portion 621 and bent in a direction perpendicular to main body portion 621. Locking portion 623 has side surface portion 623a that fits along the side surface of the other standing wall 61b, and locking claw 623b that protrudes from the surface of side surface portion 623a that faces the other standing wall 61b. Locking claw 623b engages with locking projection 613 formed on a corresponding portion of the other standing wall 61b. Water supply hose fixing portion 62 is locked to water supply hose guide portion 61 by engagement of locking portion 623.
[0052] The connector connection portion 63 is a portion that engages and fixes the connector 71. The connector connection portion 63 is formed in two places on the positioning member 60, and has a first connector connection portion 631 and a second connector connection portion 632. The first connector connection portion 631 is disposed adjacent to one standing wall 61a of the water supply hose guide portion 61. The first connector connection portion 631 is configured by forming an insertion hole 631a, through which the connector 71 can be inserted, in a plate-shaped member that stands upward from the upper surface of the positioning member 60. The second connector connection portion 632 is formed on the left end portion of the positioning member 60, and is configured as an engagement hole capable of holding the connector 71.
[0053] When water supply hose 46 is fixed to positioning member 60, the upstream side of water supply hose 46 is routed so as to extend from a high position equivalent to the height of upright surface 611 of positioning member 60 from fixed base portion 32 to a low position on the movable base portion 31 side when functional portion 3 is in a fixed position where it is not raised or lowered. In this state, water supply hose 46 is arranged with some slack to allow it to move up and down when movable base portion 31 rises and falls. If there is too much slack, there is a concern that the position of water supply hose 46 may shift on movable base portion 31, but by firmly fixing water supply hose 46 on the fixed base portion 32 side, it is possible to prevent the water supply hose 46 from shifting position while assuming the up and down movement of water supply hose 46.
[0054] The positioning unit 6 has a display unit 65 provided on each of the multiple water supply hoses 46. The display units 65 are provided by printing on a part of the surface of each of the nozzle cleaning hose 461, the left shutter cleaning hose 462a, and the right shutter cleaning hose 462b, and indicate the fixed position of the water supply hose 46. The display unit 65 includes both a portion with a display and a portion without a display. In this embodiment, the portion with a display is a wired portion 651a with a printed display, and the portion without a display is a wireless portion 651b with no printed display.
[0055] As shown in FIG. 9, lines of a color different from the color of the water supply hose 46 are intermittently printed on the surfaces of the nozzle cleaning hose 461, the left shutter cleaning hose 462a, and the right shutter cleaning hose 462b, forming a wired portion 651a with printing and a wireless portion 651b without printing. The wired portion 651a and the wireless portion 651b are disposed at a predetermined distance from the base end of the switching valve 453. The positions of the ends of the wired portion 651a and the wireless portion 651b are aligned so as to match among the multiple water supply hoses 46, thereby positioning the fixing positions of the water supply hoses 46. Specifically, the orientation of the display unit 65 and the intervals between the display units 65 provided on the nozzle cleaning hose 461, the left shutter cleaning hose 462a, and the right shutter cleaning hose 462b are made uniform. By adjusting the position of the display unit 65 in this manner, the degree of slack in each water supply hose 46 can be made uniform, enabling the hoses to be handled as intended in the design.
[0056] According to this embodiment, the following effects are achieved. The toilet apparatus 1 is configured to include a functional section 3 that is disposed at the rear of the toilet body 2 and has multiple water supply hoses 46 for flushing, a base section 30 on which the various components that constitute the functional section 3 are disposed, and a positioning section 6 that positions the water supply hoses 46 disposed on the base section 30. When there are multiple water supply hoses 46, the positions of each water supply hose 46 can be determined and fixed. Since various devices are disposed on the base section 30 and the routing of the water supply hoses 46 and the like becomes complicated, by positioning the water supply hoses 46 using the positioning section 6, the multiple hoses 46 can be simply and efficiently positioned, enabling the toilet apparatus 1 to be manufactured efficiently.
[0057] According to this embodiment, the water supply hose 46 is arranged separately on one side of the left and right direction of the functional part 3. This makes it possible to supply water at a desired flow rate without making the diameter of the hose too large. For example, when the water discharge part 441 of the shutter cleaning part 44 has a horizontally long cleaning water circulation part 4411, water can be supplied evenly from the left and right direction X, and the amount of water discharged from the multiple water discharge ports 4412 is stabilized.
[0058] According to this embodiment, the functional unit 3 is further configured to include a harness 7 that connects the various components therein, and a connector 71 to which the harness 7 is connected. The positioning unit 6 is configured to include a positioning member 60 that can fix the harness 7, the connector 71, and the water supply hose 46 together. Fixing the harness 7, the connector 71, and the water supply hose 46 together to the positioning member 60 makes it easy to lay out long and thin pipes or lines within a determined area.
[0059] According to this embodiment, the base part 30 is configured to include a movable base part 31 that can move up and down, and a fixed base part 32 that is fixed to the toilet body 2, and the positioning member 60 is disposed on the fixed base part 32. As a part of the water supply hose 46 fixed to the positioning member 60 is located on the fixed base part 32, it is possible to fix some of the multiple water supply hoses 46 so that they do not move. As a result, even if other parts of the water supply hose 46 that are not fixed by the positioning member 60 move, the water supply hose 46 can be safely attached without coming off.
[0060] According to this embodiment, fixed base part 32 is disposed behind base part 30, movable base part 31 is disposed in front of base part 30, and water supply hose 46 is disposed so as to extend from fixed base part 32 side to movable base part 31 side. By fixing some of the multiple water supply hoses 46 to fixed base part 32, other parts of water supply hose 46 are disposed in movable base part 31, and water supply hose 46 can be safely attached so as not to become detached even when raised and lowered together with movable base part 31.
[0061] According to the present embodiment, the harness 7 is disposed above the water supply hose 46. Because the harness 7 is disposed above the water supply hose 46, even if water adheres to the surface of the water supply hose 46 due to condensation, the water can be prevented from coming into contact with the harness 7.
[0062] According to the present embodiment, the functional unit 3 further includes an electronic board 8 to which the components constituting the functional unit 3 are connected. The water supply hose 46 is disposed below the electronic board 8. Because the water supply hose 46 is disposed below the electronic board 8, even if water adheres to the surface of the water supply hose 46 due to condensation, the water can be prevented from coming into contact with the electronic board 8.
[0063] According to this embodiment, the positioning unit 6 is configured to include an indicator 65 that is provided on each water supply hose 46 and indicates the fixed position of the water supply hose 46. The indicator 65 allows the position of the water supply hose 46 to be determined accurately.
[0064] According to this embodiment, display unit 65 includes wired portion 651a with a display and wireless portion 651b with no display. Wireless portion 651b is located at a position a predetermined distance from the base end of water supply hose 46, and the fixing position of water supply hose 46 is determined by aligning the positions of wired portion 651a and wireless portion 651b. Display unit 65 allows the position of water supply hose 46 to be accurately determined.
[0065] The present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope of achieving the object of the present disclosure are included in the present disclosure. For example, in the above embodiment, the display unit 65 is printed with lines, the part with the display is the wired part 651a with the printed display, and the part without the display is the wireless part 651b with no printed display, but this is not limited. The display unit does not have to be printed or have to be lines.
[0066] In the above embodiment, the movable base part 31 moves up and down vertically, but as long as the movable base part 31 is movable up and down, it does not have to move up and down. For example, the movable base part 31 may be configured to rotate so that the front end side of the movable base part 31 moves up and down to open and close. Also, in the above embodiment, the movable base part 31 moves by operating a lever, but it may be configured to move electrically. [Explanation of symbols]
[0067] REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 toilet device, 2 toilet body, 3 function section, 6 positioning section, 7 harness, 8 electronic board, 30 base section, 31 movable base section, 32 fixed base section, 46 water supply hose, 60 positioning member, 65 display section, 71 connector, 651a wired section (section with indication), 651b wireless section (section without indication)
Claims
1. A functional part is disposed at the rear of the toilet body and has a plurality of water supply hoses for flushing; a base portion on which components constituting the functional portion are disposed; a positioning portion that positions the water supply hose that is disposed on the base portion.
2. The toilet apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the water supply hose is arranged separately on one side and the other side in the left and right direction of the functional portion.
3. The functional unit further includes a harness that connects the components of the functional unit and a connector to which the harness is connected, The toilet apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the positioning portion has a positioning member capable of fixing the harness, the connector, and the water supply hose together.
4. The base portion includes a movable base portion that is movable up and down; A fixed base portion fixed to the toilet body, The toilet apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the positioning member is disposed on the fixed base portion.
5. the fixed base portion is disposed behind the base portion, and the movable base portion is disposed in front of the base portion; The toilet apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the water supply hose is arranged to extend from the fixed base portion side to the movable base portion side.
6. The toilet apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the harness is disposed on top of the water inlet hose.
7. the functional unit further includes an electronic substrate to which the components constituting the functional unit are connected, The toilet apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the water supply hose is disposed below the electronic board.
8. 3. The toilet apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the positioning portion is provided on each of the water supply hoses and has an indication portion indicating a fixing position of the water supply hose.
9. The display unit has a portion having a display and a portion having no display, The toilet device of claim 8, wherein the unmarked portion is positioned at a predetermined distance from the base end of the water supply hose, and the fixed position of the water supply hose is determined by aligning the positions of the marked portion and the unmarked portion.
Citation Information
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Toilet bowl device
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