JP4996541B2 - Toilet seat device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet seat device provided in a toilet device having an automatic cleaning function and the like.

  Conventionally, a toilet device having an automatic cleaning function or the like is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Such a toilet device is provided with a seating detecting means for detecting the seating of the user, and when the seating is detected, heating of the toilet seat or the like is started, deodorization is started, or the seating is detected. When it is done, heating is stopped, deodorization is stopped, or the toilet bowl is automatically washed.
JP 7-109758 A

  By the way, as the seating detection means, those equipped with an infrared sensor are often used, but when cleaning, etc., it is mistakenly detected that the body is located near the upper surface of the toilet seat even if it is not seated. There was a case.

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet seat device that can reliably detect seating on a toilet seat without using an infrared sensor as a seating detection means. The issue is to provide.

In order to solve the above problems, in the toilet seat device according to claim 1, the toilet seat 1 is constituted by the upper plate portion 1a whose upper surface is the seating surface and the lower plate portion 1b placed on the rim of the toilet bowl. When the pressed portion 21 facing the lower side of the toilet seat 1 is pressed against the lower plate portion 1b, the insertion port 11 for inserting the switch 2 that is turned on and the switch locking portion 13 for locking and supporting the switch 2 are provided. The elastic member locking portion 32 protruding upward is inserted into a part of the upper end portion of the elastic member 3 made of substantially box-shaped rubber and is opened upward. Formed in the plate portion 1b, the switch 2 is inserted into the insertion port 11 of the lower plate portion 1b and locked to the switch locking portion 13, and the elastic member locking portion 32 is inserted into the insertion hole 16 to lower the lower plate portion. Insulate the terminal 22 exposed on the lower plate 1b of the switch 2 by locking to the upper surface side of the switch 1b. There and attaching the elastic member 3 to the locking of the insertion hole 16 of the elastic member locking portion 32 by applying an insulating adhesive for adhesively secured to cover the switch 2 to the lower surface of the toilet seat 1, A portion of the elastic member 3 corresponding to the pressed portion 21 of the switch 2 is a pressing portion 31 that presses the pressed portion 21 by elastic deformation of the elastic member 3, and the pressing portion 31 moves the toilet seat 1 on the rim of the toilet bowl. The switch 2 is OFF without pressing the pressed portion 21 when only the weight of the toilet seat 1 is applied to the elastic member 3, and the switch 21 is pressed by pressing the pressed portion 21 when the user is seated on the toilet seat 1. 2 is turned on.

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, projecting a waterproof sheet retaining rib 15 having a substantially cylindrical shape from the lower surface of the periphery of the insertion opening 11 of the lower plate portion 1b downward, tarpaulins A waterproof sheet 4 is mounted in the holding rib 15.

  In the invention according to claim 1, it is possible to directly detect the seating by providing a switch that presses the pressed portion by the pressing force by the seating to turn on, and the conventional infrared sensor can be detected. Like the seating detection means provided, it is possible to prevent the seating from being erroneously detected when the body is positioned near the upper surface of the toilet seat during cleaning or the like.

Still further , in the case where the switch and the elastic member are easily provided on the lower plate portion of the toilet seat by locking, an insulating material that covers the switch terminal for insulation and an adhesive that fixes the elastic member are formed with an insulating adhesive. The manufacturing process can be reduced.

In the invention according to claim 2 , in the case where the switch and the elastic member are easily provided on the lower plate portion of the toilet seat by locking, the lower surface of the switch can be reliably waterproofed by the waterproof sheet.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  Although not shown in the figure, the toilet device is installed on the rear upper surface of the toilet or built in the rear of the toilet, and the automatic cleaning function that automatically cleans after the user adds work or the heating function that heats the toilet seat In addition, a deodorizing function for performing deodorization, a local cleaning function for performing local cleaning, a hot air drying function for performing drying with hot air in the local area, and the like are appropriately selected and provided. In the toilet device, various operations are automatically performed by detection of seating by a seating detection unit of the toilet seat device described below.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the toilet seat device is configured by providing a switch 2 as a seating detection means on the toilet seat 1. The toilet seat 1 is pivotally supported by the rear upper end of the bowl portion of the toilet bowl, and is erected with the front end portion on the upper side, or placed on the rim of the toilet bowl and brought into a tilted state. In this embodiment, the toilet seat 1 has a two-plate structure including an upper plate portion 1a whose upper surface is a seating surface (see FIG. 3) and a lower plate portion 1b placed on the rim of the toilet bowl. Yes. In addition, a toilet lid (not shown) is provided on the upper side of the toilet seat 1, and the toilet lid is pivotally supported by the rear upper end of the bowl portion of the toilet bowl in the same manner as the toilet seat 1, so that it can be tilted up and down. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the switch 2 includes a pressed portion 21 that faces the lower side of the toilet seat 1 and is turned on when the pressed portion 21 is pressed upward. In the present embodiment, a switch mechanism is provided in which an insertion port 11 through which the switch 2 is inserted is provided at a position where the switch 2 of the lower plate portion 1b is provided, and the switch 2 inserted from above into the insertion port 11 is locked and supported. A stop 13 is provided. As shown in FIG. 4, the insertion holes 11 are formed at two locations on the left and right of the front portion of the toilet seat 1, and around the ribs 14 are formed in a substantially cylindrical shape from the upper surface of the lower plate portion 1b as shown in FIG. Projecting upward, and an insertion port 11 is formed at the center of the portion surrounded by the ribs 14. Then, a substantially cylindrical switch holding rib 12 projects downward from the edge of the insertion port 11, and a switch locking portion 13 projects toward the inside of the insertion port 11 at the lower end thereof. is there.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a waterproof sheet holding rib 15 having a substantially cylindrical shape projects downward from the lower plate portion 1 b around the insertion opening 11. A waterproof sheet 4 is attached to the bottom surface of the switch for waterproofing. The elastic member 3 is provided so as to cover the switch 2 and the waterproof sheet 4 from below.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the elastic member 3 is made of a substantially box-shaped rubber that opens upward, and is attached to the lower surface of the toilet seat 1 so as to cover the switch 2. The portion of the elastic member 3 corresponding to the pressed portion 21 of the switch 2 is a pressing portion 31 that presses the pressed portion 21 by elastic deformation of the elastic member 3. In the present embodiment, an elastic member locking portion 32 protrudes upward from a part of the upper end portion of the elastic member 3 and is located at a position corresponding to the elastic member locking portion 32 of the lower plate portion 1b of the toilet seat 1. The insertion hole 16 through which the elastic member locking portion 32 is inserted and locked to the upper surface of the lower plate portion 1b is formed. The insertion hole 16 is formed at a portion surrounded by the ribs 14 at a place other than the insertion hole 11.

  Then, the switch 2 is inserted through the insertion port 11 of the lower plate portion 1b from above and locked to the switch locking portion 13, and the elastic member locking portion 32 is inserted into the insertion hole 16 from below the lower plate portion 1b. The elastic member 3 is attached to the lower plate portion 1b by being locked to the upper surface side of the lower plate portion 1b.

  In addition, the terminal 22 is insulated by applying an insulating material so as to cover the terminal 22 exposed on the lower plate portion 1b of the switch 2. In the present embodiment, an insulating adhesive is applied to cover the terminal 22 and fix the locking of the elastic member locking portion 32 to the insertion hole 16 by adhesion. Specifically, FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the insulating adhesive made of hot melt or the like is filled in the portion 5 surrounded by the ribs 14 so that the insulation of the terminals 22 and the insertion holes 16 in which the elastic member locking portions 32 are locked are obtained. To prevent water from entering.

  When the toilet seat 1 is placed on the rim of the toilet bowl and the user does not sit on the toilet seat 1 and only the weight of the toilet seat 1 is applied to the elastic member 3, the pressing portion 31 does not press the pressed portion 21. The switch 2 is OFF, and the elastic force of the elastic member 3 is set so that when the user is seated on the toilet seat 1, the pressing portion 31 presses the pressed portion 21 and the switch 2 is turned ON.

  With the configuration as described above, it becomes possible to directly detect the seating, and the body is positioned near the upper surface of the toilet seat 1 in the case of cleaning, like the seating detection means provided with the conventional infrared sensor. It is possible to prevent seating from being erroneously detected.

  In this embodiment, since the insulating adhesive made of hot melt or the like is filled in the portion 5 surrounded by the ribs 14, the insulating material that covers and insulates the terminals 22 exposed on the lower plate portion 1b of the switch 2 And it can serve as the adhesive which fixes the latching to the insertion hole 16 of the elastic member latching | locking part 32 by adhesion | attachment, and it can construct in one process and is reducing the manufacturing process.

It is principal part sectional drawing of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the principal part same as the above. It is a perspective view of a toilet seat. The lower plate | board part of a toilet seat is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view. It is the perspective view which looked at the part which provided the switch of the lower-plate part of the toilet seat from diagonally upward.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet seat 1a Upper board part 1b Lower board part 11 Insertion port 12 Switch holding rib 13 Switch latching part 14 Rib 15 Waterproof sheet holding rib 16 Insertion hole 2 Switch 21 Pressed part 22 Terminal 3 Elastic member 31 Press part 32 Elastic member engagement Stop part 4 Tarpaulin 5 Part surrounded by rib

Claims (2)

The upper plate portion whose upper surface is the seating surface and the lower plate portion placed on the toilet rim constitute a toilet seat, and the pressed portion facing the lower side of the toilet seat is pressed by the lower plate portion to be ON An insertion port for inserting the switch to be inserted and a switch locking portion for locking and supporting the switch are provided, and projecting upward at a part of the upper end portion of a substantially box-shaped rubber member opening upward. An insertion hole is formed in the lower plate portion through which the elastic member locking portion is inserted and locked, and the switch is inserted into the insertion port of the lower plate portion and locked to the switch locking portion, and the elastic member locking The part is inserted into the insertion hole, locked to the upper surface side of the lower plate part, covers the terminal exposed on the lower plate part of the switch, insulates, and locks the elastic member locking part to the insertion hole by bonding preparative elastic member so as to cover the switch by applying an insulating adhesive to secure the lower surface of the toilet seat And a portion of the elastic member corresponding to the pressed portion of the switch is a pressing portion that presses the pressed portion by elastic deformation of the elastic member, and the pressing portion places the toilet seat on the rim of the toilet bowl and elastic member When the weight of the toilet seat is applied to the toilet seat, the pressed portion is not pressed and the switch is OFF, and when the user is seated on the toilet seat, the pressed portion is pressed to turn on the switch. The waterproof sheet holding rib having a substantially cylindrical shape projects downward from the lower surface around the insertion opening of the lower plate portion, and the waterproof sheet is mounted in the waterproof sheet holding rib. Toilet seat device.

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