Toilet equipment

Abstract

To provide a toilet device from which maintenance parts can be easily taken out.SOLUTION: A toilet device 1 comprises: a toilet bowl 2; a cover member 8 arranged at a rear part of the toilet bowl 2; and a maintenance structure 64 provided on a side surface of the cover member 8, wherein the maintenance structure 64 has a lid member 65 provided on the side surface of the cover member 8, an inner side holding part 66 provided on the inner side of the lid member 65 in the cover member 8; and a maintenance part 63 arranged in the inner side holding part 66.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

Technical Field

[0005]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a toilet device.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a toilet device including a toilet bowl, a cover member disposed at the rear of the toilet bowl, and a maintenance structure provided on the side surface of the cover member is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The maintenance structure includes a lid disposed on the side surface of the cover member and maintenance parts disposed on the inner side of the lid. For example, when the maintenance part is a deodorizing cartridge, the deodorizing cartridge is disposed in the intake path of the deodorizing device. When removing the deodorizing cartridge, the lid is removed from the side surface of the cover member, and the deodorizing cartridge disposed on the inner side of the lid is removed.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] When the intake path of the deodorizing device is disposed closer to the inner side of the cover member, the distance from the side surface of the cover member to maintenance parts such as the deodorizing cartridge becomes longer. In this case, it is conceivable to increase the length of the maintenance part. When the length of the maintenance part is increased, the stroke for removing the maintenance part from the side surface of the cover member becomes longer. As a result, when removing the maintenance part, the maintenance part may hit the wall surface of the toilet compartment.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a toilet device capable of easily removing maintenance parts.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] This disclosure relates to a toilet device comprising a toilet bowl, a cover member disposed at the rear of the toilet bowl, and a maintenance structure provided on the side surface of the cover member, wherein the maintenance structure comprises a lid member disposed on the side surface of the cover member, an internal holding portion provided on the internal side of the lid member of the cover member, and maintenance parts disposed on the internal holding portion. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0007] [Figure 1] This is a perspective view showing a toilet device according to one embodiment. [Figure 2] This is a perspective view showing a deodorizing device located inside the cover component of a toilet unit. [Figure 3] This is a perspective view showing the maintenance structure of the deodorizing device. [Figure 4] This is an exploded perspective view of the maintenance structure of the deodorizing device, seen from a diagonal downward angle. [Figure 5] This is an exploded perspective view of the maintenance structure of the deodorizing device, seen from an oblique, upward angle. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0008] Embodiments of this disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the front-to-back direction as viewed from a person sitting on the toilet seat (not shown) of the toilet device 1 will be referred to as the front-to-back direction, and the left-to-right direction as viewed from a person sitting on the toilet seat will be referred to as the left-to-right direction. The up-and-down direction along the vertical direction from the toilet bowl 2 to the toilet lid 4 will be referred to as the up-and-down direction.

[0009] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the toilet device 1 of this embodiment comprises a ceramic or resin toilet bowl 2, a toilet seat (not shown), a toilet lid 4, a base plate 5 (see Figure 2) positioned at the rear of the toilet bowl 2, a functional unit 7 including a deodorizing device 6, and a cover member 8 that covers the functional unit 7 at the rear of the toilet device 1. The cover member 8 is positioned at the rear of the toilet bowl 2.

[0010] The toilet seat and toilet lid 4 are rotatably mounted above the toilet bowl 2. The deodorizing device 6 constitutes part of the functional unit 7. The functional unit 7 includes a washing nozzle (not shown) and equipment necessary to perform various functions of the toilet device 1.

[0011] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the deodorizing device 6 is positioned on the upper part of one side in the left-right direction on the front of the base plate 5. The deodorizing device 6 deodorizes odors taken in from the toilet bowl 2 side. The deodorizing device 6 includes a deodorizing device cover 61, an intake path 62, a deodorizing cartridge 63 (maintenance part) positioned on the intake path 62, and a maintenance structure 64 provided on the side of the cover member 8.

[0012] The maintenance structure 64 is designed to allow the deodorizing cartridge 63 to be attached to and removed from the side of the cover member 8, onto the intake path 62 of the deodorizing device 6.

[0013] In describing the maintenance structure 64 of this embodiment, the direction in which the inner tray 66 and the lid member 65 are aligned when viewed from the side of the cover member 8 is called the inward-outward direction D. In the inward-outward direction D, the inner side of the cover member 8 is called the inner side D1, and the outer side of the cover member 8 is called the outer side D2. The direction perpendicular to the inward-outward direction D, and the lateral direction when the inner tray 66 and the lid member 65 are viewed from the side of the cover member 8, is called the width direction H.

[0014] As shown in Figures 3 to 5, the maintenance structure 64 includes a lid member 65 that is exposed and positioned on the side surface of the cover member 8, and an internal tray 66 (internal holding part) positioned on the internal side D1 of the lid member 65 on the cover member 8. The internal tray 66 and the lid member 65 are arranged side by side in the inward-outward direction D from the side surface of the cover member 8 toward the internal side D1 of the cover member 8. A deodorizing cartridge 63 is placed in the internal tray 66. The deodorizing cartridge 63 is formed from a rectangular parallelepiped shape with one upper corner in the width direction H cut off.

[0015] The lid member 65 is positioned on the side of the cover member 8 on the outer side D2 of the inner tray 66 in which the deodorizing cartridge 63 is placed. The lid member 65 closes the opening 81 formed on the side of the cover member 8.

[0016] As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the lid member 65 is formed in an L-shape in cross-section. The lid member 65 has a bottom plate portion 651 (extended portion) that extends to the inner side D1 of the cover member 8, a closing portion 652 that rises from the outer side D2 end of the bottom plate portion 651, a pair of engaging portions 653 formed on the lower surface of the bottom plate portion 651, and a tab 654 (lid-side tab).

[0017] The bottom plate portion 651 is formed in a plate shape that extends in the inward-outward direction D and in the width direction H. When the lid member 65 is attached with the inner tray 66 housed inside the cover member 8, the inner end portion 651a of the bottom plate portion 651 abuts against the lower part of the outer surface D2 of the rising wall 662 of the inner tray 66.

[0018] The closing portion 652 is formed in a plate shape. The closing portion 652 closes the opening 81 on the side of the cover member 8. When the lid member 65 is attached to the side of the cover member 8, the outer surface of the closing portion 652 is positioned on the same plane as the side of the cover member 8. The closing portion 652 is formed in a rectangular shape with one corner of the top beveled off.

[0019] As shown in Figure 4, the pair of engaging portions 653 comprises an elastic support portion 653a positioned on the lower surface of the bottom plate portion 651, and an engaging projection 653b projecting downward from the tip of the elastic support portion 653a. The elastic support portion 653a is elastically deformable in the vertical direction. When the lid member 65 is attached to the side surface of the cover member 8, the elastic support portion 653a elastically deforms, and the engaging projection 653b engages with the lower edge portion 811 of the opening 81 on the side surface of the cover member 8.

[0020] The tab 654 protrudes laterally on the outer side D2 of the cover member 8 at the lower part of the closing part 652 and extends in the width direction H. By pinching the tab 654, the lid member 65 can be attached to or removed from the opening 81 on the side surface of the cover member 8.

[0021] As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the inner tray 66 can be attached and detached on the inner side D1 of the cover member 8 with the lid member 65 removed. When the inner tray 66 is attached and detached, the upper part of the base plate 5 is slid in the inside-outside direction D so that it can be inserted into and removed from the side surface of the cover member 8.

[0022] The inner tray 66 is formed in an L-shaped cross-section. The inner tray 66 has a placement portion 661 on which the deodorant cartridge 63 is placed, a rising wall 662 that rises from the end on the outer side D2 of the placement portion 661, and a tab portion 663 (tab portion on the holding portion side) provided on the surface of the rising wall 662 on the outer side D2.

[0023] The placement portion 661 has a bottom plate portion 661a, a pair of side protruding walls 661b that protrude upward from both ends in the width direction H of the bottom plate portion 661a, and an inner side protruding wall 661c that protrudes upward from the end on the inner side D1 of the bottom plate portion 661a. A rising wall 662 is formed on the outer side D2 of the placement portion 661. The deodorant cartridge 63 is disposed on the upper surface of the bottom plate portion 661a in a state where its movement is restricted by the pair of side protruding walls 661b, the inner side protruding wall 661c, and the rising wall 662.

[0024] When the placement portion 661 moves in the inside-outside direction D, the pair of side protruding walls 661b are guided by the pair of guide portions 51 of the base plate 5. The pair of guide portions 51 are formed to protrude upward from the bottom surface of the base plate 5 outside both ends in the width direction H of the inner tray 66 on the base plate 5. The upper end portions of the pair of guide portions 51 are each bent in an L-shape inward in the width direction H of the inner tray 66.

[0025] The rising wall 662 is formed as a plate that rises from the outer end D2 of the mounting section 661. The rising wall 662 is formed in a rectangular shape with one corner of the top section cut out at an angle.

[0026] The handle portion 663 protrudes laterally from the outer side D2 of the rising wall 662 and extends vertically. By grasping the handle portion 663, the inner tray 66 can be slid in the inward-outward direction D.

[0027] Next, the procedure for replacing the deodorizing cartridge 63 using the maintenance structure 64 will be described. First, from the state shown in Figure 3, remove the lid member 65 by pinching the tab 654. Then, as shown in Figure 4, remove the inner tray 66 on which the deodorizing cartridge 63 is located by pinching the tab 663 and sliding it to the outer side D2. After that, as shown in Figure 5, remove the deodorizing cartridge 63 from the inner tray 66 and replace it.

[0028] Next, the internal tray 66, on which the replaced deodorizing cartridge 63 is placed, is inserted into the interior of the cover member 8 through the opening 81 of the cover member 8 and slid into the interior D1 of the cover member 8. Then, the opening 81 of the cover member 8 is closed with the lid member 65.

[0029] In this embodiment, the intake path 62 of the deodorizing device 6 is located on the inner side D1 of the cover member 8. Therefore, the deodorizing cartridge 63, which is located in the intake path 62, is also located on the inner side D1 of the cover member 8. In this disclosure, the inner tray 66 is located on the inner side D1 of the cover member 8, and the lid member 65 is located on the outer side D2 of the cover member 8. By arranging the inner tray 66 and the lid member 65 side by side in the inward-outward direction D, the deodorizing cartridge 63 itself does not need to have a long length in the inward-outward direction D, and can be composed of only two members, the inner tray 66 and the lid member 65. Thus, the stroke required to move the deodorizing cartridge 63 in the inward-outward direction D of the cover member 8 can be shortened.

[0030] The toilet device 1 of this embodiment, as described above, provides the following effects.

[0031] The toilet device 1 of this embodiment includes a maintenance structure 64 provided on the side surface of the cover member 8, the maintenance structure 64 having a lid member 65 positioned on the side surface of the cover member 8, an internal tray 66 provided on the inside side of the lid member 65 in the cover member 8, and a deodorizing cartridge 63 positioned in the internal tray 66.

[0032] Therefore, by arranging the inner tray 66 and the lid member 65 side by side in the inward-outward direction D, the structure can be made with just two members, the inner tray 66 and the lid member 65, without increasing the length in the inward-outward direction D. This shortens the stroke required to move the cover member 8 in the inward-outward direction D when replacing the deodorizing cartridge 63. As a result, the deodorizing cartridge 63 can be easily removed.

[0033] In this embodiment, there is a handle portion 663 provided on the outside. This allows the internal tray 66 to be easily removed from the side of the cover member 8 by grasping the handle portion 663.

[0034] In this embodiment, the inner tray 66 has a mounting section 661 on which the deodorizing cartridge 63 is placed. This allows the inner tray 66 to be easily removed from the side of the cover member 8 by placing the deodorizing cartridge 63 on the mounting section 661.

[0035] In this embodiment, the internal tray 66 is slidable when attaching or detaching it. This allows the internal tray 66 to be easily removed from the side of the cover member 8.

[0036] In this embodiment, the lid member 65 has a bottom plate portion 651 that extends inward and abuts against the inner tray 66. As a result, the bottom plate portion 651 is positioned alongside the inner tray 66, which shortens the length of the inner tray 66 in the inward-outward direction D. Therefore, by using two members, the inner tray 66 and the lid member 65, the stroke required to move the deodorizing cartridge 63 in the inward-outward direction D of the cover member 8 can be shortened.

[0037] In this embodiment, the lid member 65 has a closing portion 652 provided on the outside and a tab 654 provided on the outer surface of the closing portion 652. As a result, the lid member 65 can be easily removed from the side of the cover member 8 by pinching the tab 654.

[0038] Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above. The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above and may be modified as appropriate.

[0039] For example, in the above embodiment, the maintenance component was composed of a deodorizing cartridge for a deodorizing device. However, it is not limited to this. The maintenance component may be composed of, for example, a filter for a drying device. The maintenance component may be composed of, for example, a filter for filtering water in a tank. The maintenance component may be composed of, for example, a chemical replenishment tank when the toilet bowl is configured to be cleaned with chemicals.

[0040] In the above embodiment, the maintenance structure 64 is provided on the left-right side surface of the cover member 8. However, it is not limited to this. The maintenance structure 64 may also be provided on the rear side surface of the cover member 8.

[0041] In the above embodiment, the lid member 65 and the inner tray 66 may be connected by a connecting member such as a chain. This allows the inner tray 66 to be easily removed simply by removing the lid member 65, as the inner tray 66 connected to the connecting member such as a chain is pulled out. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0042] 1 Toilet device, 2 Toilet bowl, 8 Cover component, 63 Deodorizing cartridge (maintenance part), 64 Maintenance structure, 65 Lid component, 66 Inner tray (inner holding part), 651 Bottom plate (extension part), 652 Closure part, 654 Knob (lid side knob), 661 Placement part, 662 Rising wall, 663 Knob (holding part side knob)

Claims

1. Toilet bowl and A cover member positioned at the rear of the toilet bowl, The cover member comprises a maintenance structure provided on its side surface, The maintenance structure comprises a lid member disposed on the side surface of the cover member, an internal retaining portion provided on the inside side of the cover member, and maintenance parts disposed on the internal retaining portion. The internal holding portion has a mounting portion on which the maintenance part is placed, and a rising wall that rises from the outer end of the mounting portion, and is formed in an L-shape in cross-section with the upper and internal sides of the mounting portion open. The lid member and the internal holding part are separate components. The maintenance parts are arranged to be attachable to and detachable from the internal retaining portion of the toilet device.

2. The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the internal holding portion has a holding portion side gripping portion provided on the external side.

3. The toilet device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the internal holding portion is slidable when attached or detached.

4. The toilet device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lid member has an extended portion that extends inward and abuts against the inner holding portion.

5. The toilet device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lid member has a closing portion provided on the outside and a lid-side handle portion provided on the outer surface of the closing portion.

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