JP7416619B2 - toilet device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD This disclosure relates to toilet bowl devices.

Patent Document 1 discloses a toilet device that includes a toilet main body having a toilet bowl portion and a casing that accommodates a private parts cleaning device.

JP 2011-216 Publication

The inventor of the present application has studied the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 and has recognized that there is room for improvement in the following points. In the toilet device of Patent Document 1, a casing is disposed on the upper surface of the toilet main body behind the toilet bowl. Therefore, as the number of parts mounted on the casing increases, the height from the top surface of the toilet main body to the top surface of the casing (hereinafter referred to as casing height) tends to increase. Accordingly, the height of the rear part of the upper surface of the toilet device must be larger than that of the front part. This reduces the degree of freedom in designing the upper surface of the toilet device, so improvement is desired.

One of the objectives of the present disclosure is to provide a technique that can reduce the casing height of a toilet device.

An aspect of the present disclosure for solving the above problems is a toilet device. A toilet device according to one embodiment includes: a toilet main body having a toilet bowl part and a toilet drainage channel connected to a bottom part of the toilet bowl part; a casing disposed on an upper surface part of the toilet main body and accommodating internal equipment; , a mounted device having a transmission mechanism capable of transmitting the power output from the driving member to the driven member, and a mounted device located below the toilet drainage channel and exposed to external space when viewed from the horizontal direction. and a device mounting member arranged to mount the device to be mounted.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of a toilet device according to a first embodiment. It is a side view showing the toilet device of a 1st embodiment. It is a side sectional view showing a part of toilet device of a 1st embodiment. It is a front view showing a part of toilet device of a 1st embodiment. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the device mounting member of the first embodiment is removed from the toilet main body. It is a side view which shows the toilet device of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the state which removed the equipment mounting member of 2nd Embodiment from the toilet main body. It is a block diagram which shows typically the structure of the toilet device of 3rd Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the state where the 1st casing of 3rd Embodiment is in an exposed position. It is a block diagram which shows typically the structure of the toilet device of 4th Embodiment. It is a side view which shows a part of toilet device of 5th Embodiment. 13 is a sectional view showing a part of the BB cross section in FIG. 12. FIG.

Embodiments will be described below. Identical components are given the same reference numerals and redundant explanations will be omitted. In each drawing, constituent elements are omitted, enlarged, or reduced as appropriate for convenience of explanation. The drawings should be viewed according to the direction of the symbols. The shapes referred to in this specification include not only shapes that exactly match the mentioned shapes, but also shapes that are deviated by errors such as dimensional errors and manufacturing errors. In this specification, "place," "connect," and "transmit" mean, unless otherwise specified, that the mentioned conditions are not only met directly by two parties, but also may be met through another member. include.

(First Embodiment) Refer to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 shows some functions of the toilet device in blocks. Hereinafter, the positional relationship of each component will be explained using three mutually orthogonal directions. These directions are the front-rear direction X, the left-right direction Y, and the up-down direction Z. The front-rear direction X and the left-right direction Y are horizontal directions, and the up-down direction Z is a vertical direction. The front-rear direction X and the left-right direction Y correspond to the front, rear, right, and left directions of a user who sits in a normal posture on the toilet seat attached to the toilet main body 12. In addition, the description will be made using the "radial direction" and "circumferential direction" of the outer peripheral wall portion 34. The "circumferential direction" refers to a direction around the center line CL, where the center line CL is a vertical line passing through the center of the outer shape of the outer peripheral wall 34 in plan view. "Radial direction" refers to a direction perpendicular to the center line CL.

The toilet device 10 includes a toilet main body 12 that constitutes a Western-style toilet bowl. The toilet main body 12 of this embodiment is made of ceramic. The material of the toilet main body 12 is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, resin. The toilet main body 12 of this embodiment is a floor-standing type that is placed on the floor F of the toilet room.

The toilet bowl main body 12 includes a toilet bowl section 14 for receiving waste, an upper surface section 16 through which the upper end opening of the toilet bowl section 14 opens, and a toilet bowl drainage channel 18 connected to the bottom of the toilet bowl section 14. The toilet drain channel 18 is connected to a drain pipe (not shown) installed in the building via a piping member (not shown). The toilet drainage channel 18 includes a water seal storage section 22 that stores seal water 20. The water seal 20 blocks air flow within the toilet drain channel 18.

The toilet main body 12 of this embodiment includes a seat 24 placed on the floor F of the toilet room. The seat portion 24 of this embodiment is provided at the rear of the toilet main body 12. The toilet main body 12 of this embodiment is fixed to the floor F via a fixing component 26 arranged inside the seat 24 thereof.

The toilet device 10 includes a first casing 28 mounted on the toilet main body 12. The first casing 28 is arranged on the top surface 16 of the toilet main body 12 behind the toilet bowl part 14 of the toilet main body 12. The first casing 28 is fixed to the toilet main body 12 using screws, fitting, or the like. The first casing 28 houses at least one internal device 30. The internal device 30 performs a predetermined function associated with the toilet main body 12. The internal device 30 is, for example, a private parts cleaning device that cleans the private parts of a person sitting on a toilet seat, a drying device that blows drying air onto the person sitting on the toilet, and the like.

The toilet device 10 includes a toilet seat (not shown) and a toilet lid 32 that are arranged above the top surface 16 of the toilet main body 12. The toilet seat and toilet lid 32 of this embodiment are rotatably connected to the toilet main body 12 via the first casing 28.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 5. The toilet device 10 includes an outer peripheral wall 34 that forms an externally exposed surface downward from the outer peripheral edge 16 a of the upper surface 16 of the toilet main body 12 . The externally exposed surface refers to a surface exposed to the external space 36. The external space 36 in this specification refers to a space provided outside the toilet main body 12 before the toilet main body 12 is fixed in the toilet room. The outer peripheral wall portion 34 of this embodiment is provided over the entire circumference around the center line CL. The outer circumferential wall 34 of this embodiment is placed on the floor F and supports the load of the toilet bowl 14 and the like that are integrated with the outer circumferential wall 34 . The outer peripheral wall portion 34 includes a pair of side wall portions 38 provided on both sides in the left-right direction with respect to the center line CL. The pair of side wall portions 38 are provided so as to extend from the front of the toilet bowl portion 14 to the rear of the toilet bowl portion 14 via both left and right sides of the toilet bowl portion 14 .

The outer circumferential wall portion 34 of this embodiment includes a stepped portion 40 provided downward in the outer circumferential wall portion 34 . The step portion 40 is provided in the outer circumferential wall portion 34 so as to have a difference in outer diameter with the step portion 40 as a boundary.

The toilet device 10 includes a housing section 42 provided inside the outer peripheral wall section 34 behind the toilet bowl section 14 . The accommodating portion 42 is open upward. A part of the first casing 28 is housed in the housing section 42 . The accommodating portion 42 of this embodiment is provided inside the toilet main body 12 that constitutes the outer peripheral wall portion 34.

The toilet device 10 includes an equipment mounting member 44 disposed below the toilet drain channel 18. The device mounting member 44 of this embodiment is arranged below the toilet drainage channel 18 at a position overlapping the toilet drainage channel 18 in the vertical direction. The device mounting member 44 of this embodiment is arranged between the toilet main body 12 and the floor F at a position horizontally adjacent to the seat 24 of the toilet main body 12.

The device mounting member of this embodiment functions as a second casing 46 having a hollow structure. The second casing 46 of this embodiment includes an enclosing wall 46a that constitutes the outer peripheral wall 34, a lower wall 46b that covers the internal space of the enclosing wall 46a from below, and an upper wall that covers the internal space from above. 46c.

The total length of the outer peripheral wall portion 34 in the vertical direction Z is assumed to be Lh (see FIG. 4). The device mounting member 44 is provided only at the lower part of the outer peripheral wall 34, specifically, only at the lower end of the outer peripheral wall 34. The lower part of the outer circumferential wall 34 refers to the range from the lower end position of the outer circumferential wall 34 to a position Pa which is Lh×0.5. The lower end of the outer peripheral wall 34 refers to the range from the lower end position of the outer peripheral wall 34 to a position Pb which is Lh×0.2.

The device mounting member 44 constitutes the outer peripheral wall 34 in a part of the vertical range extending upward from the lower end of the outer peripheral wall 34 . The device mounting member 44 constitutes the outer peripheral wall portion 34 in at least a part of the circumferential range in this vertical range. The device mounting member 44 of this embodiment constitutes a part of the circumferential range extending rearward from the front end of the outer peripheral wall portion 34 . The device mounting member 44 can also be considered to constitute a pair of side wall portions 38 in this vertical range and circumferential direction range. The device mounting member 44 of this embodiment constitutes a portion of the outer circumferential wall portion 34 below the stepped portion 40 in such a circumferential range. In this embodiment, in a part of the vertical range extending upward from the lower end of the outer peripheral wall 34 , a circumferential range different from the device mounting member 44 is constituted by the seat 24 of the toilet main body 12 .

The device mounting member 44 is arranged at a position exposed to the external space 36 when viewed from the horizontal direction. In this embodiment, this condition is satisfied both when viewed from the front along the front-rear direction X and when viewed from the side along the left-right direction Y.

The equipment mounting member 44 is placed on the floor F of the toilet room. The equipment mounting member 44 functions as a pedestal that can support the toilet main body 12 by transmitting the load acting on the toilet main body 12 to the floor F. This load is, for example, not a static load that acts due to the weight of the toilet main body 12, but a load that temporarily acts when a user sits on the toilet seat. In addition to this, this load may be, for example, a static load acting due to the own weight of the toilet main body 12. In this embodiment, a part of the load acting on the toilet main body 12 is transmitted to the floor F via the equipment mounting member 44, and another part of the load is transmitted to the floor F via the seat part 24 of the toilet main body 12. be done.

The toilet device 10 includes at least one mounted device 48 mounted on a device mounting member 44 . The mounted equipment 48 of this embodiment is accommodated in the second casing 46 constituted by the equipment mounting member 44. The mounted equipment 48 will be placed outside the first casing 28 .

Please refer to FIG. The mounted device 48 of this embodiment is a movable device. The mounted device 48 that constitutes a movable device includes a drive member 50 that can mechanically output power, and a first transmission mechanism 54 that can transmit the power output from the drive member 50 to a driven member 52. The mounted device 48 of this embodiment includes a driven member 52 that moves in response to power output from a driving member 50.

The drive member 50 of this embodiment is an electric actuator 56 that receives electric power and outputs motive power. The electric actuator 56 is, for example, a motor, a solenoid, or the like. The mounted device 48 of this embodiment can also be considered to be an electric machine that uses an electric actuator 56 as the drive member 50. The drive member 50 is mounted on the equipment mounting member 44.

The first transmission mechanism 54 can transmit the power output from the drive member 50 to the driven member 52 without using fluid such as water. The first transmission mechanism 54 is capable of transmitting power to the driven member 52 only through one or more mechanical elements. The first transmission mechanism 54 is configured using, for example, at least one of a gear mechanism, a link mechanism, a belt mechanism, a chain mechanism, a cam mechanism, and the like. Mechanical elements constituting the first transmission mechanism 54 include gears, links, belts, chains, cams, shafts, springs, and the like.

The driven member 52 of this embodiment is a fan described later. The driven member 52 of this embodiment is mounted on the equipment mounting member 44 . The driven member 52 will be arranged outside the first casing 28 .

The mounted equipment 48 performs a predetermined function associated with the toilet main body 12. The mounted device 48 of this embodiment exhibits a predetermined function by transmitting the power output from the drive member 50 to the driven member 52 via the first transmission mechanism 54. The mounted device 48 of this embodiment exhibits a predetermined function by moving the driven member 52 using the power output from the driving member 50.

The mounted device 48 of this embodiment exhibits a deodorizing function as a predetermined function. To achieve this, the driven member 52 constitutes a fan that rotates to generate an airflow that sucks in external air. The mounted equipment 48 includes a deodorizing filter placed on the path of the airflow generated by the fan. The deodorizing filter contains a deodorizing agent using activated carbon or the like as a catalyst, and removes odors contained in the air passing through it. The mounted equipment 48 passes external air through a deodorizing filter and then exhausts it to the outside. The external air here is, for example, the air around the toilet main body 12 and the air inside the toilet bowl part 14. In addition, the mounted device 48 includes a first pipe forming a flow path for sucking outside air, a second pipe forming a flow path for exhausting air to the outside, and the like.

The mounted device 48, which functions as an electric machine, operates in response to an operation command output from an external operating device such as a remote controller (not shown). The electric actuator 56 outputs power when receiving an operation command. Thereby, the power output from the electric actuator 56 is transmitted to the driven member 52, and the driven member 52 moves to perform a predetermined function (in this embodiment, a deodorizing function).

Please refer to FIGS. 1, 2, and 6. The device mounting member 44 is removably attached to the toilet main body 12 via an attachment mechanism 58. The attachment mechanism 58 is a screw structure, a plurality of magnets, a snap-fit structure, a hook-and-loop fastener, or the like.

The equipment mounting member 44 is removable from the toilet main body 12 while the toilet main body 12 is fixed in the toilet room. The equipment mounting member 44 can be attached to and removed from the toilet main body 12 without removing the toilet main body 12 from a part of the toilet room (floor F in this embodiment). The device mounting member 44 is removable from the toilet main body 12 while the first casing 28 is placed on the upper surface 16 of the toilet main body 12. The device mounting member 44 can be attached to and detached from the toilet main body 12 without removing the first casing 28 from the toilet main body 12.

As the position of the device mounting member 44, the position where it is mounted on the toilet main body 12 via the mounting mechanism 58 is referred to as a mounting position P1. When the device mounting member 44 is removed from the toilet main body 12, it can be moved away from the mounting position P1 by sliding with respect to the floor F. Similarly, when the device mounting member 44 is attached to the toilet main body 12, it can be moved so as to slide with respect to the floor F so as to approach the mounting position P1. Thereby, work can be done while resting the load of the equipment mounting member 44 on which the equipment to be mounted 48 is mounted on the floor F, and the work burden can be reduced.

The effects of the above points will be explained.

(A) The mounted equipment 48 is mounted on the equipment mounting member 44 arranged below the toilet drainage channel 18. Therefore, compared to the case where the mounted equipment 48 is mounted on the first casing 28, the number of parts mounted on the first casing 28 can be reduced. For this reason, the casing height Ha (see FIG. 2) from the top surface 16 of the toilet main body 12 to the top surface 16 of the first casing 28 can be made lower than when the mounted equipment 48 is mounted on the first casing 28. I can do it. Accordingly, the height of the rear portion of the upper surface of the toilet device 10 can be easily brought closer to the height of the front portion, and the degree of freedom in design regarding the upper surface of the toilet device 10 can be increased.

In particular, the first transmission mechanism 54 built into the mounted device 48 tends to be larger than electronic components such as circuit boards and sensors. According to the present embodiment, since it is not necessary to mount such a mounted device 48 on the first casing 28, the casing height Ha can be effectively reduced.

In addition, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to increase the size of the toilet main body 12 in order to reduce the casing height Ha. In addition, there is an advantage that the number of devices used in the toilet device 10 does not have to be reduced in order to reduce the casing height Ha. The equipment here refers to the internal equipment 30 mounted on the first casing 28 and the mounted equipment 48 mounted on the equipment mounting member 44.

(B) When the entire device mounting member 44 is disposed inside the toilet main body 12, it is necessary to reduce the size of the device mounting member 44 by the thickness of the portion that constitutes the outer peripheral wall portion 34 of the toilet main body 12. When the device mounting member 44 is arranged at a position exposed to the external space 36, there is no need to consider the thickness of the outer peripheral wall portion 34 of the toilet main body 12 at the exposed position. Accordingly, the size of the device mounting member 44 can be increased, and the mounted device 48 mounted on the device mounting member 44 can be increased in size. In particular, when the entire device mounting member 44 is placed inside the toilet bowl body 12 made of ceramic, there is a space between the toilet bowl body 12 and the device mounting member 44 to absorb variations in the shape of the toilet bowl body 12 (hereinafter, variations). It is necessary to secure an absorption space (absorbing space). According to the present embodiment, it is not necessary to secure such a variation absorption space, so that the effects described here can be effectively obtained.

(C) The device mounting member 44 is arranged at a position exposed to the external space 36 when viewed from the horizontal direction. Therefore, by changing the shape, pattern, and color of the device mounting member 44, various designs can be realized.

(D) The device mounting member 44 is removably attached to the toilet main body 12. Therefore, the device mounting member 44 can be cleaned with the device mounting member 44 removed from the toilet main body 12. Therefore, the equipment mounting member 44 can be cleaned at a location away from the toilet main body 12 that is easy to work on, and the cleaning work can be facilitated.

(E) The device mounting member 44, which is detachable from the toilet main body 12, is arranged at a position exposed to the external space 36. Therefore, compared to the case where the entire device mounting member 44 is disposed inside the toilet main body 12, it becomes easier to reach the device mounting member 44 from the external space 36. Accordingly, it is possible to facilitate the work of attaching and detaching the device mounting member 44 to the toilet main body 12.

(F) The device mounting member 44 is removable from the toilet main body 12 while the first casing 28 is placed on the upper surface 16 of the toilet main body 12. If the mounted device 48 is mounted on the first casing 28, the first casing 28 needs to be attached to and detached from the toilet main body 12 when the mounted device 48 is replaced. The first casing 28 accommodates various internal devices 30 in addition to the mounted device 48 to be replaced. Therefore, in the work of replacing the mounted equipment 48, the object to be actually moved becomes heavier, leading to an increase in work burden. In this regard, according to the present embodiment, the device mounting member 44 can be attached to and detached from the toilet main body 12 without being affected by the weight of the internal device 30 inside the first casing 28. Therefore, in the work of replacing the mounted equipment 48, the object to be actually moved can be made lighter, and the work load can be reduced.

(G) The equipment mounting member 44 is placed on the floor F of the toilet room and is capable of supporting the toilet main body 12. Therefore, the toilet main body 12 can be supported while releasing the load acting on the toilet main body 12 to the equipment mounting member 44.

(H) The device mounting member 44 is arranged below the toilet drainage channel 18 at a position overlapping the toilet drainage channel 18 in the vertical direction. As a result, the position vertically overlapping the toilet drainage channel 18 can be used as a space for arranging the mounted equipment 48, and the mounted equipment 48 can be increased in size.

(I) The driven member 52 is mounted on the device mounting member 44. Therefore, compared to the case where the driven member 52 is mounted on the first casing 28, the number of parts mounted on the first casing 28 can be further reduced. Therefore, the casing height Ha from the top surface 16 of the toilet main body 12 to the top surface 16 of the first casing 28 can be further reduced.

Other features of the toilet device 10 will be explained. Please refer to FIG. The toilet device 10 includes a power feeding member 60 mounted on the toilet main body 12 and a power receiving member 62 mounted on the device mounting member 44.

Power supply member 60 is electrically connected to power supply 64 . Power is supplied to the power supply member 60 from a power source 64 . The power source 64 in this embodiment is an external power source such as a commercial power source located outside the toilet device 10. The power supply member 60 may be electrically connected to such an external power supply via a power supply circuit mounted on the toilet main body 12. In addition to this, the power source 64 may be a secondary battery mounted on the toilet main body 12 or the like.

Power receiving member 62 is electrically connected to electric actuator 56 . The power receiving member 62 of this embodiment is in a state of conduction with the power feeding member 60 when the device mounting member 44 is attached to the toilet main body 12. The power receiving member 62 of this embodiment can receive power from the power feeding member 60 when in this state. In order to realize this, the power receiving member 62 and the power feeding member 60 of this embodiment are configured by connectors that are mechanically connected to each other in a detachable manner. Specifically, one of the power feeding member 60 and the power receiving member 62 becomes a male connector such as a plug, and the other becomes a female connector such as a jack. The electric actuator 56 can operate using the power received by the power receiving member 62.

(J) In this way, electric power is supplied to the electric actuator 56 from the power source 64 via the power feeding member 60 and the power receiving member 62. This eliminates the need to mount the power source 64 on the device mounting member 44. Accordingly, the weight of the equipment mounting member 44 can be reduced.

Refer to FIGS. 3 and 5. The outer peripheral wall portion 34 includes an upper portion 34a that constitutes a portion above the outer peripheral edge portion 40a of the step portion 40, and a lower portion 34b that constitutes a portion below the step portion 40. The stepped portion 40 and the upper portion 34a are constituted by the toilet main body 12. In this embodiment, a part of the lower part 34b is constituted by the equipment mounting member 44, and another part of the lower part 34b is constituted by the toilet main body 12.

The device mounting member 44 is arranged at a position radially inward of the outer peripheral edge 40a of the stepped portion 40. This means that the device mounting member 44 does not protrude radially outward from the outer peripheral edge 40a of the stepped portion 40. This condition is satisfied in a cross section cut along the radial direction. This makes it easier to hide the boundary between the toilet main body 12 and the equipment mounting member 44 by the upper portion 34a of the outer peripheral wall 34. As a result, good design can be obtained.

(Second Embodiment) Refer to FIGS. 7 and 8. The toilet device 10 of this embodiment differs from the first embodiment mainly in the contents regarding the toilet main body 12 and the equipment mounting member 44. The toilet main body 12 of this embodiment is different from the first embodiment, and is of a wall-mounted type that is fixed to a wall W rising from the floor F of the toilet room. In this way, the toilet main body 12 only needs to be fixed to either the floor F or the wall W of the toilet room.

The device mounting member 44 of the toilet device 10 of the present embodiment constitutes the outer circumferential wall 34 over the entire circumference of the outer circumferential wall 34 in a part of the vertical range extending upward from the lower end position of the outer circumferential wall 34 . In this way, the circumferential range in which the device mounting member 44 constitutes the outer peripheral wall portion 34 is not particularly limited. Similarly to the first embodiment, the device mounting member 44 of this embodiment is also removably attached to the toilet main body 12.

The toilet device 10 of this embodiment includes the components (not shown) described in (A) to (J) above, and can obtain effects corresponding to those descriptions.

(Third Embodiment) Refer to FIGS. 9 and 10. The toilet device 10 of this embodiment differs from the first embodiment mainly in the content regarding the driven member 52. The driven member 52 of this embodiment is the first casing 28 . The first casing 28 is movably supported with respect to the toilet main body 12 by a second transmission mechanism 66, which will be described later.

The first casing 28 has two positions: a cover position Pc1 that covers a portion 16b of the top surface portion 16 located behind the toilet bowl portion 14 of the toilet main body 12, and an exposure position Pc2 that exposes a portion 16b of the top surface portion 16. It is possible to move between The first casing 28 is placed on the top surface 16 of the toilet main body 12 when it is in the cover position Pc1, and is placed away from the top surface 16 of the toilet main body 12 when it is in the exposed position Pc2. When the first casing 28 is placed in the exposed position Pc2, it becomes possible to clean the part 16b of the upper surface part 16 that was covered when it was in the cover position Pc1.

The first casing 28 of this embodiment is movable between the cover position Pc1 and the exposed position Pc2 by moving up and down linearly. The manner in which the first casing 28 moves is not particularly limited. In addition to this, the first casing 28 may be movable between the cover position Pc1 and the exposed position Pc2 by rotating.

The toilet device 10 includes a second transmission mechanism 66 mounted on the toilet main body 12. The second transmission mechanism 66 can transmit the power transmitted from the first transmission mechanism 54 to the driven member 52 (first casing 28 in this embodiment). The second transmission mechanism 66 is configured using at least one of a gear mechanism, a link mechanism, a belt mechanism, a chain mechanism, a cam mechanism, etc., for example.

The second transmission mechanism 66 is connected to the first transmission mechanism 54 so that power can be transmitted thereto. This can be achieved, for example, by using a shaft and a shaft receiver that supports the shaft in a co-rotating manner.

The mounted equipment 48 of this embodiment also functions as an electric machine. This mounted device 48 operates in response to an operation command output from an external operating device. When receiving the operation command, the electric actuator 56 of the mounted device 48 outputs power to move the first casing 28 to either the cover position Pc1 or the exposed position Pc2. As a result, the power output from the electric actuator 56 is transmitted to the first casing 28 via the first transmission mechanism 54 and the second transmission mechanism 66, and the first casing 28 as the driven member 52 is moved to the cover position Pc1 and exposed. It is moved to any of the positions Pc2. In this way, the mounted device 48 of this embodiment exhibits the act of moving the driven member 52 mounted on the toilet main body 12 as a predetermined function.

The toilet device 10 of this embodiment includes the components (not shown) described in (A) to (H) and (J) above, and can obtain effects corresponding to those described.

(Fourth Embodiment) Refer to FIG. 11. The toilet device 10 of this embodiment differs from the third embodiment mainly in the details regarding the driving member 50 and the driven member 52.

The drive member 50 of this embodiment is an operation member 68 that outputs external force received by manual operation as motive power. The operating member 68 is, for example, a lever, a handle, a button, or the like. The operating member 68 of this embodiment is used to start a cleaning operation in which cleaning water is supplied from a tank device 70, which will be described later, when an external power supply (not shown) is out of power. The operating member 68 of this embodiment is arranged at a position exposed to the outside when the device mounting member 44 is attached to the toilet main body 12. Thereby, the operating member 68 can be manually operated while the device mounting member 44 is attached to the toilet main body 12.

The operating member 68 of this embodiment is mounted on the equipment mounting member 44. As described above, the device mounting member 44 is disposed below the toilet drainage channel 18, and is disposed at a position that is less visible than the first casing 28 for a user in a standing posture. Therefore, compared to the case where the operating member 68 is mounted on the first casing 28, the operating member 68 is less noticeable in the appearance of the toilet device 10, and a good design can be obtained.

The toilet device 10 includes a tank device 70 mounted on the toilet main body 12. The tank device 70 includes a tank 72, a water supply device 74, a valve body 76, and an electric actuator 78.

The tank 72 is arranged behind the first casing 28 and stores cleaning water. The flushing water is used to wash away filth in the toilet bowl portion 14 of the toilet main body 12. The water supply device 74 is a ball tap or the like, and can supply water into the tank 72 until a predetermined water level is reached.

The valve body 76 is a float valve or the like, and is capable of opening and closing a water supply channel 80 that opens at the bottom of the tank 72. The valve body 76 is configured to open the water supply channel 80 by receiving an external force, and close the water supply channel 80 when a set amount of cleaning water is discharged from the inside of the tank 72. As a result, when the water supply channel 80 is in the open state, a set amount of wash water is supplied from the tank 72 by its own weight to the toilet bowl part 14 through the water supply channel 80, and the washing operation is started.

The electric actuator 78 operates by receiving power from an external power source. The electric actuator 78 drives the valve body 76 in a direction Pd that opens the water supply channel 80 under the control of a control unit (not shown).

The driven member 52 of this embodiment is the valve body 76. When the operating member 68 receives an external force through manual operation, it outputs the external force as motive power to the first transmission mechanism 54 . The power output by the operating member 68 is transmitted to the valve body 76 via the first transmission mechanism 54 and the second transmission mechanism 66. The power output by the operating member 68 is transmitted to the valve body 76 as power for moving the water supply channel 80 in the opening direction Pd. When power is transmitted from the operating member 68 to the valve body 76, the valve body 76 opens the water supply channel 80, and a cleaning operation in which the tank device 70 supplies cleaning water is started. In this way, the mounted device 48 of this embodiment also exhibits the act of moving the driven member 52 mounted on the toilet main body 12 as a predetermined function.

As described above, the driven member 52 may be mounted on the device mounting member 44 (see the first embodiment) or may be mounted on the toilet main body 12 (see the third and fourth embodiments).

The toilet device 10 of this embodiment includes the components (not shown) described in (A) to (H) and (J) above, and can obtain effects corresponding to those described.

(Fifth Embodiment) Refer to FIGS. 12 and 13. The attachment mechanism 58 of the fifth embodiment is configured with a snap-fit structure. The mounting mechanism 58 includes an elastic claw 82 provided on one of the toilet main body 12 and the device mounting member 44, and a claw receiving portion 84 provided on the other thereof. In this embodiment, "one" here is the device mounting member 44, and "the other" is the toilet main body 12. "One" and "the other" may have a reverse relationship. The elastic claw 82 is elastically deformable. The claw receiving portion 84 of this embodiment is a through hole that is provided in the outer circumferential wall portion 34 of the toilet device 10 and that penetrates the outer circumferential wall portion 34 in the radial direction. In this embodiment, the through hole forming the claw receiving portion 84 is open downward.

The direction in which the device mounting member 44 is moved when the device mounting member 44 is attached to the toilet main body 12 is referred to as an attachment direction Pe, and the opposite direction is referred to as a removal direction Pf. Consider the case where the device mounting member 44 is attached to the toilet main body 12. In this case, the device is configured so that the elastic claw 82 is elastically deformed by contact with the surrounding structure of the claw receiving portion 84 on the other of the toilet bowl body 12 and the device mounting member 44 (in the present embodiment, the toilet bowl body 12). The mounting member 44 is moved in the mounting direction Pe. When the device mounting member 44 continues to be moved in the mounting direction Pe, the elastic claws 82 are elastically deformed and then restored, so that the elastic claws 82 are placed at a hooking position where they can be hooked onto the claw receiving portion 84. By hooking the elastic claws 82 to the claw receiving portions 84, movement of the device mounting member 44 relative to the toilet main body 12 in the removal direction Pf is restricted. As a result, the device mounting member 44 is attached to the toilet main body 12 via the attachment mechanism 58.

By bending and deforming the elastic claw 82 in the hooking position, the elastic claw 82 is placed in a released position where it cannot be hooked on the claw receiving portion 84. By moving the device mounting member 44 in the outward direction Pf in this state, the device mounting member 44 can be removed from the toilet main body 12.

Other modifications of each component will be explained.

The seat 24 of the toilet main body 12 of the first embodiment may be provided at the front part of the toilet main body 12, unlike the embodiment. In any case, the position of the seat 24 of the toilet main body 12 is not particularly limited.

The toilet main body 12 of the second embodiment may be fixed to the floor F of the toilet room via the equipment mounting member 44.

A part of the outer peripheral wall portion 34 may be configured as a separate member from the toilet main body 12 and the device mounting member 44. The separate member here is, for example, a cover member.

The accommodating portion 42 may be provided inside a cover member that is separate from the toilet main body 12 and forms a part of the outer peripheral wall portion 34 .

Unlike the embodiment, the device mounting member 44 may be arranged at a position spaced apart from the floor F of the toilet room. Unlike the embodiment, the device mounting member 44 may be non-removably provided to the toilet main body 12 by adhesion, welding, or the like. Unlike the embodiment, the device mounting member 44 does not need to have a hollow structure, and may be a plate-shaped member, for example.

Unlike the embodiment, the device mounting member 44 may be arranged below the toilet drainage channel 18 in a position that does not overlap the toilet drainage channel 18 in the vertical direction. In any case, the device mounting member 44 only needs to be disposed below the toilet drainage channel 18.

In order to obtain the effect described in (B), it is only necessary that a part of the device mounting member 44 be placed at a position exposed to the external space 36 when viewed from one direction along the horizontal direction. For example, the device mounting member 44 may be placed at a position where it is exposed to the external space 36 only when viewed from the rear along the front-rear direction X. Alternatively, a portion of the device mounting member 44 may be placed at a position exposed to the external space 36, while the remaining portion may be placed inside the toilet main body 12.

The device mounting member 44 may be attached with an operating member that is manually operated to operate the mounted device 48 mounted on the device mounting member 44 .

A specific example of the "predetermined function" performed by the mounted device 48 is not limited to the embodiment. The mounted device 48 may be an illuminator such as an LED that provides a lighting function, a sensor that provides a detection function, a speaker that provides an audio output function, or the like. In addition, the mounted device 48 may be a detergent tank, a medicine tank, etc. that exhibits a storage function. It is assumed that none of the mounted devices 48 constituting these constitute movable devices. Of course, these mounted devices 48 may constitute movable devices.

In the embodiment, the mounted device 48 constituting the movable device exhibits a "predetermined function" using a fan as the driven member 52. When a fan is used as the driven member 52, the mounted device 48 may perform, for example, an air purifying function, a heating function, a cooling function, a scent emitting function, etc. as a predetermined function. The air cleaning function may be achieved by releasing air cleaning active species generated by plasma discharge.

The mounting mechanism 58 may be capable of switching between a locked state in which the device mounting member 44 is locked with respect to the toilet main body 12 and an unlocked state in which the device mounting member 44 is unlocked from the toilet main body 12. When in the locked state, the equipment mounting member 44 cannot be attached to or removed from the toilet main body 12, and when it is in the unlocked state, the equipment mounting member 44 can be attached to or removed from the toilet main body 12.

The power feeding member 60 and the power receiving member 62 may be configured using wireless power feeding coils. In this case, the power receiving member 62 can receive power supplied from the power feeding member 60 by wireless power feeding.

A power source 64 that supplies power to the electric actuator 56 may be mounted on the device mounting member 44.

Unlike the fourth embodiment, the operating member 68 may be used to start the cleaning operation even when the external power supply is not interrupted.

In the fourth embodiment, an example has been described in which the tank device 70 supplies wash water to the toilet bowl portion 14 using its own weight. In addition to this, flushing water may be supplied to the toilet bowl portion 14 using a pump. In this case, the operating member 68 may be used to start the operation of supplying wash water by the pump. In any case, the transmission of power from the operating member 68 is used as an opportunity to start a cleaning operation in which cleaning water is supplied from the tank device 70. When using a pump, the pump may be operated using electric power supplied from a backup power source mounted on the toilet main body 12.

The toilet device 10 may be placed on the floor F of the toilet room and may include a pedestal member capable of supporting the toilet main body 12. In this case, the device mounting member 44 may be housed inside the pedestal member and removably attached to the toilet main body 12 via the pedestal member. The pedestal member may incorporate an elevating mechanism that can adjust the vertical position of the toilet main body 12 as a whole. The elevating mechanism is, for example, a gas spring type elevating mechanism, a jack mechanism, or the like.

The embodiments and modifications have been described above in detail. The embodiments and modifications described above are merely specific examples. The content of the embodiments and modifications may be subject to many design changes such as changes, additions, and deletions of constituent elements. In the embodiments described above, the content that allows such design changes is emphasized by adding the notation "embodiment". However, design changes are allowed even if there is no such notation. The hatching added to the cross section of the drawing does not limit the material of the hatched object.

Any combination of the above components is also effective. For example, any descriptions of other embodiments and modifications may be combined with the embodiment. In addition to this, arbitrary descriptions of the embodiment and other modifications may be combined with the modification. For example, the operating member 68 in the embodiment of FIG. 11 may be replaced with the electric actuator 56 of the embodiment of FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Toilet device, 12... Toilet main body, 14... Toilet bowl part, 16... Top surface part, 18... Toilet drain channel, 36... External space, 44... Equipment mounting member, 48... Mounted equipment, 50... Drive member, 52 ... Drive target member, 54... First transmission mechanism, 56... Electric actuator, 60... Power feeding member, 62... Power receiving member, 64... Power supply, 68... Operation member.

Claims (10)

a toilet main body having a toilet bowl portion and a toilet drainage channel connected to the bottom of the toilet bowl portion;
a casing disposed on the upper surface of the toilet main body and accommodating internal equipment;
an equipment mounting member disposed below the toilet drainage channel and mounting a mounted equipment ;
The mounted device is a movable device having a transmission mechanism capable of transmitting power output from a driving member to a driven member,
The drive member is an electric actuator, and is mounted on the device mounting member ,
a power supply member mounted on the toilet main body;
a power receiving member mounted on the device mounting member and capable of receiving power from the power feeding member;
A toilet device in which power is supplied to the electric actuator from a power source via the power feeding member and the power receiving member. a toilet main body having a toilet bowl portion and a toilet drainage channel connected to the bottom of the toilet bowl portion;
a casing disposed on the upper surface of the toilet main body and accommodating internal equipment;
an equipment mounting member disposed below the toilet drainage channel and mounting a mounted equipment ;
The mounted device is a movable device having a transmission mechanism capable of transmitting power output from a driving member to a driven member,
The driving member is an operating member that outputs external force received by manual operation as the power, and the toilet device is mounted on the equipment mounting member. The toilet device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the transmission mechanism is capable of transmitting the power output from the drive member to the driven member without using fluid. The toilet device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the driven member is mounted on the equipment mounting member. a toilet main body having a toilet bowl portion and a toilet drainage channel connected to the bottom of the toilet bowl portion;
a casing disposed on the upper surface of the toilet main body and accommodating internal equipment;
an equipment mounting member disposed below the toilet drainage channel and mounting a mounted equipment ;
The device mounting member is placed on the floor of the toilet room and is capable of supporting the toilet main body. a toilet main body having a toilet bowl portion and a toilet drainage channel connected to the bottom of the toilet bowl portion;
a casing disposed on the upper surface of the toilet main body and accommodating internal equipment;
an equipment mounting member disposed below the toilet drainage channel and mounting a mounted equipment ;
an outer peripheral wall portion forming an externally exposed surface downward from the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface portion;
The outer peripheral wall portion includes a downward step portion,
In the toilet device, the device mounting member is disposed at a position radially inward from the outer peripheral edge of the stepped portion. The toilet device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the equipment mounting member is arranged below the toilet drainage channel at a position overlapping the toilet drainage channel in the vertical direction. The toilet device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the equipment mounting member is arranged at a position exposed to external space when viewed from a horizontal direction. The toilet device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the equipment mounting member is removably attached to the toilet main body. The toilet device according to claim 9 , wherein the device mounting member is removable from the toilet main body while the casing is placed on the upper surface.

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