JP3412966B2 - Local cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention is attached to a toilet bowl,
The present invention relates to a local cleaning device that sprays cleaning water from a nozzle toward a human body local part after application, and more particularly to a local cleaning device including a remote control operation part.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a local cleaning device, which is attached to a toilet bowl and ejects cleaning water from a nozzle toward a human body local area after being worn, has been widely used in recent years. This kind of local cleaning device is generally equipped with a remote control operating unit which is separate from the main body of the local cleaning device mounted on the toilet side, and the remote control operating unit is mounted on a wall or the like, and the local operation is performed by operating the remote control operating unit. It is customary to activate the cleaning device.

That is, when the remote control operating portion is operated, an optical signal corresponding to the operation is emitted from a light emitting portion arranged at a predetermined portion of the main body of the remote operating portion, and this is received by a light receiving portion on the main body side of the local cleaning apparatus. Various operations corresponding to the light emission signal are performed.

[0004]

In the remote control operation type local cleaning apparatus, the light emitting section is arranged at a predetermined fixed position of the remote control operation section body in consideration of mass productivity. The following problems may occur. That is, in this type of remote control operation type local cleaning device, the light emission signal from the light emitting unit in the remote control operating unit may be favorably received by the light receiving unit on the main body side depending on the installation state of the main body of the local cleaning device. There is a possibility that it may not be received, especially when the auxiliary operating unit is not provided on the main body side of the local cleaning device, the local cleaning device is practically inoperable unless the light emission signal from the remote control operating part is received properly. There is a risk of falling into.

[0005]

The invention of the present application has been made to solve such a problem. Thus, the invention of the present application transmits an optical signal from a light emitting unit at a predetermined location of a remote control operation unit disposed apart from the main body of a local cleaning apparatus that sprays cleaning water from a nozzle toward a human body local area, In a local cleaning device that receives this by a light receiving unit in the main body unit and performs a predetermined operation corresponding to the transmitted signal, the light emitting unit is formed as an independent unit body and the light emitting unit is used as a remote control operation unit main body. In addition to being removable,
A plurality of mounting and connecting points of the light emitting section unit are provided at different positions on the remote controller operation section main body (claim 1).

According to another invention of the present application, in claim 1, a recess is formed in the main body of the remote control operation part, a part of which is cut out, and the light emitting part unit is attached by the recessed part. A connection point is formed (claim 2).

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, among the notch-shaped recesses as the attachment connection points of the plurality of light emitting section units in the remote controller operation section, the light emitting section units are attached and connected. A plug body having the same shape as that of the light emitting unit is provided to fill the recess in a non-existing portion (claim 3).

[0008]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, the light emitting section of the remote control operating section in the local cleaning device is an independent unit, which is detachable from the main body of the remote control operating section. According to the present invention, the light emission signal from the light emitting section of the remote controller operating unit is the main body of the local cleaning apparatus, and the mounting connection points are provided at a plurality of locations in the remote controller operating section body. If the light receiving unit on the main unit side does not receive well, remove the light emitting unit from the remote control operation unit main unit and connect it to another location to ensure good reception by the light receiving unit on the main unit side of the local cleaning device. be able to.

For example, when the light emitting part of the remote control operating part mounted on the wall is located on the side far from the light receiving part of the main body of the local cleaning device on the toilet side, the mounting connection point is provided near the light receiving part. By shifting the position of the light emitting unit, the light emitting unit can be positioned closer to the light receiving unit, and thus the reception state can be improved.

Further, in the case where the light emitting unit is detachably mountable in this way, in the event that the light emitting unit fails, it is possible to replace only the light emitting unit with a new one having no abnormality. The effect is also obtained.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a notch-shaped recess is formed in the main body of the remote control operation part, and the mounting connection part of the light emitting unit is formed in the notch-shaped recess. According to the present invention, the remote control light emitting unit can be easily attached to the main body of the remote control operating unit by fitting the remote control light emitting unit into the notched recess.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a blind lid (plug body) is attached to a place where the light emitting unit is not actually attached and connected among the plurality of light emitting unit units that are attached and connected to each other in the remote controller operation unit body. According to the present invention, the appearance of the remote controller operation unit can be improved, and dust and the like can be prevented from entering the electrical connection unit.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 2 is an external view of a toilet bowl with a local cleaning device, and FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the toilet bowl with a local cleaning device. In these figures, 10 is a toilet bowl body made of ceramics, and a resin base plate 12 is placed and fixed on the upper surface of the rear part. Then, on the base plate 12, a nozzle 14 for ejecting washing water toward the human body part, a deodorizing fan 1
6, various mechanical parts constituting the local cleaning device such as the pump 18 are mounted. On the base plate 12,
A generally tray-shaped tank receiver 22 having a concave portion 20 on the bottom is placed.

On the upper side of the tank receiver 22, a wash water tank 24 made of resin is placed. This wash water tank 2
4 has a convex portion 26 that forms a part of the container in the lower portion, and is placed on the tank receiver 22 in a state where the convex portion 26 is fitted into the concave portion 20.

A resin mounting plate 28 is integrally provided on the front surface of the cleaning water tank 24, and the control circuit board 30 is connected to the cleaning water tank 2 via the mounting plate 28.
4 is attached to the front surface. Control circuit board 3
0 constitutes a control unit in the local cleaning device.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 32 denotes a resin tank cover, which is divided into a front cover 34 and a rear cover 36, each of which is the washing water tank 24 and the tank receiver 22. In addition, it is placed and fixed on the base plate 12 in a state of covering each mechanical component on the base plate 12.

The front cover 34 includes a toilet seat 38 and a toilet lid 4.
0 is integrally provided, and the upper surface of the tank cover 32 is covered with a lid 42.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 44 denotes a remote control operation unit mounted on the wall surface apart from the main body of the local cleaning apparatus, and having a remote control operation unit main body (hereinafter simply referred to as operation unit main body) 46. ing. The operation unit main body 46 is provided with operation keys 48 for various operations and a plurality of notched recesses 50 (in this example, left and right in this example) as attachment and connection points of the light emitting unit 52 as shown in FIG. The light emitting unit 52 is mounted on one side and the plug 54 having the same shape as the light emitting unit 52 is fitted on the other side.

On the other hand, a light receiving portion 56 is provided on the main body side of the local cleaning device, specifically, on the front corner portion of the tank cover 32, and a light emitting portion 52 emits light in response to the operation of the operation key 48. The received light signal is received by the light receiving unit 56, and various operations corresponding to the received light signal are performed in the main body of the local cleaning apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 1 (B), a connector portion 58 is provided in each of the notched recesses 50 as attachment and connection points of the light emitting unit 52 in the operation portion main body 46.
Is provided. On the other hand, a connector section 60 is also provided on the side of the light emitting section unit 52.
8 and 60 are adapted to be fitted and connected to each other.

The plug 5 having the same shape as the light emitting unit 52 is formed.
The connecting portion 62 is also provided on the side of 4. However, this connecting portion 62 is simply fitted into the connector portion 58,
It merely serves to mount the plug 54 in the notch-shaped recess 50.

According to this example, the light emitting unit 52 of the remote control operating unit 44 is installed with the local cleaning device installed.
The light emission signal from the light receiving unit 56 on the main body side of the local cleaning device
If the light receiving unit 56 is not properly received, the light receiving unit 56 can be properly received by removing the light emitting unit 52 from the operation unit main body 46 and attaching and connecting it to another place.

For example, a remote control operation unit 4 mounted on a wall surface
When the light emitting unit 52 of No. 4 is located on the side far from the light receiving unit 56 on the toilet side, the reception state by the light receiving unit 56 is changed by moving the position of the light emitting unit 52 to a position closer to the light receiving unit 56. Can be good.

In the case where the light emitting unit 52 can be attached and detached independently as described above, the light emitting unit 52 should be removed.
In case of failure, the light emitting unit 5
There is also an effect that only 2 can be replaced with a new one without abnormality.

Further, a plurality of recesses 50 are provided in the operation section main body 46.
Among them, since the plug 54 is attached to a place where the light emitting unit 52 is not actually attached, the appearance of the remote controller operating unit 44 can be improved and the electrical connection can be made. It is possible to prevent dust and the like from entering the part.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, this is merely an example. For example, in the above example, the attachment / connection points of the light emitting unit are provided at two locations on the operation section main body, but it is also possible to provide them at three or more locations, or at other locations than the above example. It is also possible to provide it. Further, the present invention can be configured in various modified forms without departing from the gist of the invention, such that the mounting and connecting points can be provided in other forms than the above example.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a light emitting unit of a remote controller operating unit and a detachable structure thereof in a local cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external appearance of a toilet bowl with a local cleaning device including the remote control operation unit of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the toilet bowl with local cleaning device of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

44 Remote control operation part 46 Remote control operation unit body 50 recess 52 Light emitting unit 54 plug 56 Light receiving part

Continuation of the front page (56) Bibliographical reference 7-17879 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E03D 9/00-9/16 H04Q 9/00 371

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An optical signal is emitted from a light emitting portion at a predetermined location of a remote control operation unit which is arranged apart from the main body of a local cleaning apparatus which sprays cleaning water from a nozzle toward a human body local area,
In the local cleaning device that receives this by the light receiving section in the main body section and performs a predetermined operation corresponding to the transmitted signal, the light emitting section is formed as an independent unit body, and the light emitting section unit is provided with respect to the remote control operation section main body. The local cleaning apparatus is characterized in that the remote control operating section main body is provided with a plurality of mounting and connecting points of the light emitting section unit at different positions. 2. The remote control operating part main body according to claim 1, wherein a recessed part is formed in the main body of the remote controller operation part, and a mounting connection part of the light emitting part unit is formed in the recessed part. A local cleaning device characterized in that 3. The recess according to claim 2, which is a notch-shaped recess serving as a mounting connection portion of the plurality of light emitting unit units in the remote controller operation unit, the recess not being mounted and connected to the light emitting unit unit. A local cleaning apparatus is characterized in that a plug having the same shape as the light emitting unit is filled with the plug.