JPH086364B2 - Retractable toilet unit - Google Patents

Description

Description: FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a stowable toilet unit.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of retractable toilet unit is disclosed in
As shown in the -29359 publication, the structure was as shown in FIG.

That is, the toilet 1 rotates about the rotating shaft 2 as a fulcrum. Toilet bowl 1
A toilet seat 4 is attached to the side of the excretion port 3 so that it can be opened and closed.
Reference numeral 5 is a cleaning nozzle, and 6 is an operation lever. Reference numeral 7 is a drain trap, and the waste is discharged outside the device through the drain trap and the drain pipe 8. 9 is a door.

In the above-mentioned configuration, when using for stool or for women's urination, rotate the toilet bowl 1 and toilet seat 4 to the horizontal position,
Sit on the toilet seat and excrete. Next, in the case of men's urine, the toilet bowl 1 is placed in a horizontal position and the toilet seat 4 is erected vertically so that urine is discharged so that it does not reach the toilet seat 4. When discharging the excrement or cleaning the toilet seat 4, the toilet 1 is stored in an inverted state, flush water is poured from the cleaning nozzle 5 to discharge the excrement, and the inner surface of the toilet 1 is cleaned.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-mentioned configuration, when a man takes a small dose, the toilet seat 4 is vertically erected to urinate toward the excretion opening 3. It is difficult to discharge urine to the excretory opening 3 because the opening 3 is located at a low position and is opened parallel to the floor. as a result,
The urine may fall on the toilet bowl 1 or the toilet seat 4, or the floor surface may be soiled with urine. Moreover, there is a problem that the toilet bowl can be washed only with the inner surface of the toilet bowl 1 and the toilet seat surface and the outer peripheral portion of the toilet bowl cannot be washed.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet unit that can always keep a toilet in a clean state while maintaining a space-saving configuration like a conventional rotary toilet unit. And

It is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet bowl that can be easily used by men for toilet use, and also to provide a toilet bowl unit that can clean dirt inside the toilet bowl that occurs during toilet use.

Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet unit that can wash the toilet bowl at the time of storage more quickly, reliably and efficiently.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, a retractable toilet unit according to the present invention is a stool toilet that is used in a horizontal state and is vertically rotatable, and the stool toilet when the stool toilet is inverted. And a cleaning nozzle for cleaning the inside of the storage section, and a urinal for men that is vertically rotatable independently of the sitting urinal, and the urinal for men is in an inverted state. And constitutes a lid of the storage section.

In addition, the toilet bowl for men is turned upside down at the time of washing, and a movable means for swinging the sitting toilet bowl in the storage portion is provided.

Operation According to the present invention, when used as a stool and a female urinal, both the stool toilet bowl and the male urinal bowl are rotated to the horizontal position, and the stool toilet is used for excretion. In the case of men's urination, the men's urinal is tilted horizontally, the stool is laid vertically, and urine is discharged toward the men's urinal.

Next, the entire toilet bowl is washed by stooling the toilet bowl upside down and storing it in the storage portion, then putting the men's toilet bowl upside down with the storage portion lid closed, and spraying cleaning water from the cleaning nozzle.
In this case, by swaying the stool toilet in the storage portion, the flush water can uniformly and efficiently clean the inner and outer surfaces of the stool toilet and the inner surface of the men's toilet bowl.

Example An example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, 10 is a stool toilet having an excretion opening 11, and the upper surface of the stool toilet 10 on the side of the excretion opening 11 is a seat 12 for sitting.

Reference numeral 13 is a toilet bowl for men, and a stool toilet 10 is inserted into an excretion opening 14 of the toilet bowl for men 13 so that the toilet bowl 10 for seating and the toilet bowl for men 13 overlap with each other. Reference numeral 15 is a storage portion for storing the stool toilet 10 and the toilet bowl 13 for men. 16
Is a storage port, and 17 is a washing space for storing and washing the stool toilet 10 and the toilet bowl 13 for men.

In FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, 18 is a water supply pipe A for supplying water for flushing the excrement in the stool 10 during excretion or after excretion. It is a water supply pipe B for supplying water for flushing urine. Reference numeral 20 denotes a water supply pipe C which is attached to the inside of the toilet bowl 13 for men and supplies water for rinsing urine during toilet use. Reference numeral 21 is a support portion for supporting the stool toilet 10 and the men's toilet bowl 13. A rotary shaft 22 serving as a fulcrum when the stool toilet 10 rotates and a rotary shaft 23 serving as a fulcrum when the male toilet bowl 13 rotates are attached to the support portion 21. The stool toilet 10 and the men's urinal 13 individually rotate from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction with the rotary shafts 22 and 23 as fulcrums. 24 is directly connected to the rotary shaft 22 and is a sitting toilet 10
A drive motor, which is a movable means for driving the
A drive motor that is directly connected to and rotates the toilet bowl 13 for men,
In addition to the motor, this drive can use hydraulic pressure or the like as a drive source. 26 is a washing nozzle for washing the inner surface of the stool toilet 10 attached to the back of the washing space 17. 27 is an outer circumference of the stool toilet 10 attached to the upper surface of the washing space 17, a washing nozzle for washing the toilet seat 12, 28 is located between the stool toilet 10 and the toilet bowl 13 for men on the upper surface of the washing space 17, A washing nozzle for washing the back surface of the stool toilet 10 and the inner surface of the toilet bowl 13 for men. Reference numeral 29 is a water supply pipe A18, 30 is a water supply pipe B19 and a water supply pipe C20, and 31 is a pipe for sending water to the cleaning nozzles 26, 27, 28. Solenoid valves 32, 3 controlling the supply of water in the pipe
3 and 34 are attached. Reference numeral 35 is a filth receiver, 36 is a filth discharge pipe, 37 is a blower for drying, 38 is a heater mounted in the blower path 39, and 40 is a blower for odor discharge. Fifth
Figures 7 to 7 show the usage state, and in Figure 5, 41 is a user for stool and women's small use. In FIG. 6, 42A is a user of a short stature man when taking small doses. Fig. 7 shows a 42B tall male user during small use.

In the above-mentioned configuration, when used for stools and women's toilets, the motors 24 and 25 are driven, the stool toilet 10 and the men's toilet bowl 13 are tilted horizontally, and the toilet seat is installed in the same manner as a conventional Western-style toilet bowl. Sit at 12 and excrete in the excretory opening 11. That is,
This is performed in the posture of the user 41 shown in FIG. During excretion or after excretion, the electromagnetic valve 32 is opened and water is flown from the water supply pipe A18 to be sent to the waste receiving portion 35, and further discharged through the drain pipe 36 to the outside of the device. In addition, by driving the odor discharge blower 40 during defecation and urination, the odor is discharged to the outside and the air in the toilet is kept clean.

Next, for men's small use, in the case of a person with a short height such as a child, operate the motor and set the stool 10 vertically,
Fold the men's urinal 13 horizontally to tilt the men's urinal 13
Stand in front of and urinate toward the excretory opening 14. That is, the operation is performed in the state of the user 42A in FIG. Further, in the case of a tall person such as an adult, the motor 24 stools the seat 10 vertically, and the motor 25 tilts the men's urinal 13 diagonally in front of the men's urinal 13. Stand up and urinate toward the excretory opening 14. That is, the operation is performed in the state of the user 42B in FIG. During this small use, in addition to the excretion port 14, the back side of the stool toilet 10 can also be used as a urine receiving port, so that leakage of urine to the outside can be prevented. For sewage such as urine, similarly to the above, by opening the solenoid valve 33 and flowing water from the water supply pipe B19 and the water supply pipe C20,
It is sent to the waste receiving portion 35, and further discharged through the drain pipe 36 to the outside of the device.

Next, when cleaning the inner and outer peripheries of the stool toilet 10 and the men's toilet bowl 13, the motors 24 and 25 are driven, and the stool toilet 10 and the men's toilet bowl 13 are stood vertically and stored. Put in a state. When it is stored, the toilet bowl 13 for men is a storage port
Close to the 16 and acts as a lid to prevent wash water from leaking to the outside. Washing space for stool toilet 10 and men's toilet bowl 13
After being housed in 17, the solenoid valve 34 of the pipe 31 is opened. The cleaning water is sprayed from the cleaning nozzles 26, 27, 28 toward the toilet bowl. That is, the cleaning nozzle 26 is directed toward the inner surface of the stool toilet 10, and the cleaning nozzle 27 is directed toward the outer periphery of the stool toilet 10 and the toilet seat 12.
Numeral 28 sprays washing water from the gap between the stool toilet 10 and the toilet bowl for men 13 toward the back surface of the toilet bowl 10 and the inner surface of the toilet bowl for men 13 to wash each part of the toilet bowl. After the cleaning is completed, the heater 38 is turned on and the drying blower 37 is operated to dry the toilet bowl.

At the time of the washing operation, the seated toilet bowl is driven by the drive motor 24.
When 10 is moved back and forth, the jet from the washing nozzle 28 easily enters the back surface of the stool toilet 10 and the inner surface of the toilet bowl 13 for men, and the jet of the washing nozzle 27 stool seat 10 outer periphery, the toilet seat.
It will hit 12 more widely. As a result, the cleaning by the jet flow is performed more uniformly and effectively.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the retractable toilet unit of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) Since the cleaning is performed by a jet of water, the toilet bowl can be cleaned without labor. Further, since the operation is very simple, the toilet bowl can be immediately cleaned when it becomes dirty, so that the toilet bowl and the toilet seat can always be kept clean.

(2) In the case of men's urine, the urine receiving part can be used as a urine receiver on the back side of the sitting urinal in addition to the urinal for men's urinal, so that the receiving surface becomes wider, and the urine leaks and scatters to the outside. It is possible to prevent stains on the periphery due to the above.

(3) Since the toilet bowl is divided into two, the toilet bowl can be moved forward and backward when storing and cleaning the toilet bowl, and the uniformity of toilet bowl cleaning and cleaning efficiency can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a retractable toilet unit according to an embodiment of the present invention when a sitting toilet is used, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view when the toilet bowl for men is used, and FIG. Sectional side view, FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of the same storage, FIG. 5 is a view showing the usage state during the same stool and female feminine use, and FIG. 6 is during use of a male of short stature. FIG. 7 is a view showing a state, FIG. 7 is a view showing a usage state of a tall man at the time of small use, and FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view of a conventional retractable toilet unit. 10 …… stool toilet, 13 …… men's toilet bowl, 15 …… storage, 26, 27, 28 …… washing nozzle.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A stool toilet which is used in a horizontal state and is vertically rotatable, a storage portion for storing the stool toilet when the stool toilet is upside down, and a cleaning nozzle for cleaning the inside of the storage portion. A storage type toilet unit comprising a men's urinal which is vertically rotatable independently of the sitting urinal, and which constitutes the lid of the storage section when the men's urinal is in an inverted state. 2. A men's toilet bowl is turned upside down when washing,
The retractable toilet unit according to claim 1, further comprising movable means for swinging the stool toilet in the storage portion.