JPH0237456B2 - EISEISENJOSOCHI - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sanitary cleaning device that cleans the private parts of a human body sitting on a toilet seat with warm water and dries them with warm air.

Structure of a conventional example and its problems A conventional sanitary cleaning device will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the installation of the sanitary cleaning device;
1 is a toilet seat installed on the toilet bowl 1, 3 is a sanitary washing device main body, and 4 is a cistern that stores water for flushing the inside of the toilet bowl 1.

Figure 2 is a configuration diagram of a conventional sanitary cleaning device.
6 is a water filter submerged in water in the cistern 4; 7 is a water heater that stores the washing water and heats it to an appropriate temperature; 8 is a water heater that stores the washing water and heats it to an appropriate temperature This pump sucks water in the cistern 4 through the water filter 6 and forces it into the water heater 7, and also forces the hot water into the water heater 7 to the nozzle 5 to release cleaning water.It uses a motor as the driving source. Built-in. 9 is a hot air outlet that blows out hot air to dry the area to be cleaned that is wet with cleaning water;
10 is a wind tunnel; 11 is a fan that blows air through the wind tunnel 10 to the hot air outlet 9; 12 is a motor that drives the fan 11; 13 is a heater that heats the air from the fan 11 to an appropriate temperature; 14 is a water heater 7 , a control section that controls the pump 8, motor 12, heater 13, etc.; 15 is an operation section of the control section 14;

FIG. 3 is a front external view of the conventional operating unit, in which 16 is a cleaning adjustment knob consisting of a variable resistor for turning on and off the cleaning water discharge means and setting the discharge amount, and 17 is for turning on and off the drying means. This is a drying temperature knob that changes the drying temperature.

In the above configuration, when the user sitting on the toilet seat 2 wants to flush, he/she sets the flush adjustment knob 16 from the "off" position to the "on" position, and the pump 8 is activated by a command from the control unit 14. The part to be cleaned is cleaned with the amount of cleaning water set by the variable resistor of the cleaning adjustment knob 16. If you want to dry after washing, return the washing adjustment knob to the "off" position, and then set the drying temperature knob 17 from the "off" position to the "low" or "high" position. The motor 12 according to the command of the section 14
Then, power is supplied to the heater 13. Then, warm air is blown out from the hot air outlet 9 toward the part of the human body to be cleaned that has been wetted by the washing water, thereby drying it. For the hot air temperature, set the drying temperature knob 17 to "low" and "high".
Switch to. If you want to end the drying, return the drying temperature knob 17 to the "off" position.

When performing washing with the above conventional configuration, operate the cleaning adjustment knob 16, and when performing drying, perform multiple operations such as returning the cleaning adjustment knob 16 to the "off" position and then operating the drying temperature knob 17. In short, there has been a need to eliminate complicated operations, especially in devices such as sanitary washing devices that are used by the whole family, from children to the elderly.

Furthermore, in the case where an operating switch 18 for selecting the washing water discharge means and the drying means is separately provided as shown in FIG. 4, the washing adjustment knob 16 is fixed, so the second
When the user operates the operation switch 18, the amount of cleansing water set by the first user is discharged from the nozzle 5 and hits the part of the human body to be cleaned, causing discomfort.

Purpose of the invention The present invention solves such conventional problems,
The purpose is to improve the operability of a washing water discharge means for washing the part to be washed of a human body sitting on a toilet seat with warm water and a hot air drying means for drying the part to be washed wet by washing with warm air.

Structure of the Invention To achieve this object, the present invention includes a means for turning on the washing water discharge means, a means for turning on the hot air drying means,
A common OFF means for the cleaning water discharging means and the hot air drying means, and separate from the ON means and OFF means, each adjustment of the discharge biasing amount of the cleaning water discharging means and the hot air temperature of the hot air drying means is provided in one. A setting control means is provided which also serves as an adjustment operation knob, and the setting control value of this setting control means is automatically reset by operation of an on means or an off means.

With this configuration, when the user wishes to clean the area to be cleaned, he or she turns on the on means of the cleaning water discharge means and sets the desired cleaning water energization amount using the adjustment knob.
When drying, turn on the hot air drying means to reset the wash water energization amount value set with the adjustment knob, switch to warm air setting mode, and adjust the hot air temperature to your preference. This eliminates the need to return the adjustment knob to its original position. In addition, since the adjustment setting value is reset to the initial value at the beginning of use, the user can always use it according to his/her preference, which simplifies operation and eliminates discomfort.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. Note that the same members as in FIGS. 1 and 2 are given the same numbers.

FIG. 5 is an external view of an operating section according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 19 indicates an on means for the washing water discharging means, 20 indicates an on means for the hot air drying means, and 21 indicates an off means for the washing water discharging means and the hot air drying means, all of which are constituted by soft touch key switches. Numeral 22 is an adjustment knob for setting the discharge energization amount of the washing water discharge means and the hot air temperature of the hot air drying means. When the setting is turned to the right, the amount of energy released increases and the temperature of the hot air becomes higher.
Also, when turned to the left, the configuration is such that the former is reversed. Note that the adjustment operation knob 22 is configured in an endless type.

FIG. 6 is a control block diagram of the operating section.

A pulse switch 23 is linked to the adjustment knob 22 and is composed of a clockwise switch 23a and a counterclockwise switch 23b. 24 is an up/down counter that counts the pulses of the pulse switch 23;
Count down 3b. 25 is the counter 24
Digital that converts the binary power of
This is an analog converter (hereinafter referred to as a D/A converter). Reference numeral 26 denotes an analog switch that turns on and off the output 25a of the D/A converter 25 to the phase control section 29 of the bidirectional thyristor 28 that drives the cleaning pump 8, which is a cleaning water discharge means. 27 is D/A
This is an analog switch that transmits ON/OFF of the output 25a of the converter 25 to the phase control section 31 of the bidirectional thyristor 30 that drives the heater 13, which is a hot air drying means.

Reference numeral 32 denotes a latch circuit section which receives switch operations of the on means 19 of the washing water discharge means, the on means 20 and the off means 21 of the hot air drying means as input. 32a is an output terminal that turns on the analog switch 26 when the wash water discharge means is turned on, and 32b is an output terminal that turns on the analog switch 26 when the hot air drying means is turned on.
7 and the motor 12 that drives the blower fan 11.
An output terminal to the motor drive unit 33 that supplies power to the
Reference numeral 32c is an output terminal for resetting the count value of the counter 24 when the off switch 21, the wash water discharge means switch 19, and the warm air drying means switch 20 are operated. 34 is a commercial power source.

FIG. 7 is an output voltage waveform diagram of the D/A converter 25. When the adjustment knob 22 is turned to the right, the contact 23a of the pulse switch 23 opens and closes, and the count value of the counter 24 is added. Also, the adjustment knob 2
2 to the left, the contact 23b of the pulse switch 23 opens and closes, the count value of the counter 24 is subtracted, and the output voltage 25a of the D/A converter 25 is varied.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the operation output waveform of the latch circuit section 32 when the ON means 19 of the cleaning water discharge means, the ON means 20 and the OFF means 21 of the hot air drying means are operated, and the ON means of the cleaning water discharge means is operated. When 19 is turned on, the output 32a of the latch circuit section 32 is output and latched, and at the same time, a reset pulse is output from the 32c terminal.

Next, when the warm air drying means switch 20 is turned on, the output 32b of the latch circuit section 32 is output and latched, and at the same time, the output 32a of the washing water discharge means is reset. Then, a reset pulse is output from 32c to reset the count value of the up-down counter 24 to zero. When the off means 21 is turned on, the outputs 32a and 32b of the latch circuit section 32 are all reset, and the washing water discharging means and hot air drying means are stopped.

In the above configuration, the cleaning water energization amount of the cleaning water discharging means and the hot air temperature of the hot air drying means can be shared by one adjustment operation knob 22, and the ON means 19 of the cleaning water discharging means and the hot air drying means can be controlled in common. The effect of resetting the setting adjustment value by operating the ON means is that the desired setting can always be made.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the sanitary cleaning device of the present invention provides the following effects.

That is, an on means for the washing water discharge means, an on means for the warm air drying means, an off means common to the wash water discharge means and the hot air drying means, and a setting control means provided separately from the on means and the off means. Accordingly, the discharge energization amount setting of the washing water discharge means and the hot air temperature setting of the hot air drying means are configured with one adjustment operation knob, and the set adjustment value is automatically reset by operation of the ON means or OFF means. Therefore, there is no need to return the adjustment operation knob, and the operation section can be simplified and the operability can be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the installation of a conventional sanitary cleaning device, Fig. 2 is a top view of the sanitary washing device, Figs. 3 and 4 are front views of the operating section of the sanitary washing device, and Fig. 5 is the invention 6 is a control block diagram of the operating section, FIG. 7 is an output waveform diagram of the D/A converter shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a latch circuit shown in FIG. 7. FIG. 5... Nozzle, 8... Cleaning water discharge means (pump), 11... Warm air drying means (blow fan), 13
. . . Warm air drying means (heater), 19 . Means pulse switch, 2
4...Up-down counter of setting control means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cleansing water discharge means for discharging cleansing water to the part to be cleaned of a human body, a warm air drying means to dry the part to be cleaned wetted with the cleansing water, a means for turning on the cleansing water discharge means, and the warm air drying means a common off means for the washing water discharge means and the hot air drying means, and a discharge biasing amount of the washing water discharge means and a discharge biasing amount of the hot air drying means, which are provided separately from the on means and the off means. A sanitary cleaning device comprising a setting control means for setting each hot air temperature with a single operation knob, the setting control means having a set adjustment value automatically reset by operation of an on means or an off means.