JP5622170B2 - Liquid supply device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid supply apparatus that can be used in combination with a human body local warm water cleaning toilet seat capable of cleaning a local part of a human body with hot water.

As a form of storing warm water, the human body local warm water cleaning toilet seat introduces tap water into the water storage tank, overheats it with a heater arranged in the water storage tank, makes it hot water, and warm water from the nozzle at the end of the flow path. Is used to clean the local area of the human body.
Since the temperature of the water storage tank is constantly heated to around 40 ° C., there is a risk that bacteria may propagate, and there is a risk that the hot water mixed with bacteria will be ejected to the local part of the human body. Some of them have
For example, in order to prevent bacteria from being generated in a warm water tank that has been kept warm, there is one that combines a sterilizer on the upstream side of a heating tank that is upstream of a nozzle that cleans the human body part (for example, Patent Documents). 1).
In such a case, there has been a problem that a sanitary washing apparatus that does not have a sterilizing function from the beginning cannot incorporate a sterilizing function later.

In some cases, a drug sustained release cartridge is attached to a water distribution pipe connecting the water storage tank and the washing nozzle in the middle of the flow path so that the washing nozzle is sterilized for a long period of time. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).
However, even a sanitary washing device that does not have a sterilizing function from the beginning can incorporate a sterilizing function later, but since a sterilizing solution is supplied every time water is passed, there are problems with regard to the service life such as cartridge replacement. there were.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-081681 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 09-184181

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to add a sterilizing liquid at an appropriate timing afterward to a human body local warm water flush toilet seat that does not have a sterilizing water supply means for sterilization. It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid supply apparatus that can be supplied and can ensure the hygiene of a human body local warm water cleaning toilet seat.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is a wireless receiving means for receiving a radio signal transmitted to a human body local warm water washing toilet seat, a sterilizing water generating means for generating sterilizing water, and the sterilizing water generating means. Sterilizing water supply means capable of supplying the sterilized water generated in the above , and a wireless signal received by the wireless receiving means , and has a control means for controlling the sterilizing water generating means and the sterilizing water supply means, A liquid supply apparatus in which the sterilizing water supply means can be connected in the middle of the flow path of the human body local warm water flush toilet seat so that the sterilizing water can be supplied, and further includes means for transmitting a radio signal The supply means of the sterilizing water is controlled by the control means of the liquid supply device .
According to the present invention, even with a warm water washing toilet seat that does not have sterilizing means, it is possible to supply sterilized water in conjunction with the operation of the warm water washing toilet seat with only a simple connection operation. It becomes possible to ensure hygiene. In addition, it is possible to supply sterilized water at an appropriate timing such as periodic supply of sterilized water to the warm water washing toilet seat.

The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that the liquid supply device further includes a time measuring means, and the supply time of the sterilizing water supply means is controlled by the control means.
According to the present invention, since the supply time of sterilizing water can be set arbitrarily, the sterilizing water can be used more effectively.

In the invention of claim 3, the human body local warm water washing toilet seat has a water storage tank for storing hot water, and the sterilizing water supply means is connected to the upstream side of the water storage tank, and is regularly inserted in the water storage tank. According to the present invention, sterilizing water is regularly supplied into the water storage tank, so that bacteria mixed in the water storage tank can be sterilized, and the hygiene of the warm water washing toilet seat is achieved. It can be secured.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the human body local warm water cleaning toilet seat is stopped based on a stop signal for local cleaning of the human body, and then continuously performs an operation of cleaning the human body local cleaning nozzle. The liquid supply device is characterized in that when the stop signal is received, the sterilizing water generating means and the sterilizing water supplying means are driven to supply the sterilizing water to the human body local warm water toilet seat.
According to the present invention, since the cleaning nozzle of the warm water cleaning toilet seat can be cleaned with sterilizing water, the hygiene of the warm water cleaning toilet seat can be ensured.

Moreover, the invention of claim 5 is that the sterilizing water supply means is an electrolytic cell that supplies water from a flow path of a connected human body local hot water washing toilet seat and generates hypochlorous water obtained by electrolyzing the water. Features.
According to the present invention, since sterilizing water can be generated from tap water, maintenance such as replenishment of sterilizing liquid is not necessary.

In addition, the invention of claim 6 is characterized in that the liquid supply device further includes a notifying means for notifying the sterilizing water generating means during operation.
According to the present invention, the user can recognize that the sterilized water is supplied, so that the user can use it while feeling hygiene.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the sterilization water can be supplied at an appropriate timing retrofit to the human body local warm water washing toilet seat which does not have the sterilizing water supply means for sterilization, and the hygiene of the human body local warm water washing toilet seat can be ensured.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which combined the liquid supply apparatus of this invention with the human body local part warm water washing toilet seat. It is a perspective view which shows the liquid supply apparatus of this invention. It is a system block diagram which shows the operation | movement relation of the liquid supply apparatus of this invention, and a human body local hot water washing toilet seat. It is a schematic diagram which shows the operation | movement timing of the liquid supply apparatus of this invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the liquid supply apparatus of the present invention is combined with a warm water toilet seat. The overall configuration of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
A human body local warm water flush toilet seat 1 having a water discharge means, a warming means, a storage means, and a water supply means (not shown) is attached to a Western-style toilet 2 and pivotally supports the toilet seat 3 and the toilet lid 4 in a rotatable manner. A remote control 5 as a wireless transmission means is fixed to the wall, and transmits the operation contents of the user to the main body 6 of the human body local warm water flush toilet seat 1. As a wireless transmission method, infrared communication, specific low-power wireless communication, and the like are on the market. The supplied water is diverted to the main body 6 and the tank device 8 of the human body local warm water cleaning toilet seat 1 by the branch metal fitting 7. A liquid supply device 9 to be described later is attached to the branch fitting 7 so that sterilizing water is supplied to the main body 6 of the human body local warm water toilet seat 1 at a predetermined timing.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the liquid supply apparatus of the present invention. The liquid supply apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The liquid supply device 9 is provided so as to be connectable to the branch metal fitting 7 or in the middle of the water supply hose 10 as shown in the figure, and can open an on-off valve (not shown) by connecting to the power source. The sterilizing water in the sterilizing water storage tank (not shown) provided in the liquid supply device 9 can be supplied into the flow path of the human body local hot water washing toilet seat 1 in the water supply hose 10. The liquid supply device can be connected to any location in the flow path of the human body local warm water flush toilet seat 1.

  Further, when the liquid supply device is connected to the human body local warm water cleaning toilet seat 1, complicated wiring processing and large-scale replacement work are not required without replacing the controller and the operation unit. That is, on the outer periphery of the liquid supply device 9, wireless receiving means 11 for intercepting operation information transmitted from the remote controller 5 toward the main body 6 of the human body local warm water flush toilet seat 1 is disposed. In addition, display means 12 is provided on the outer periphery of the liquid supply apparatus 9 so that the user can recognize the operation of the liquid supply apparatus 9 that is retrofitted. As a sterilization method for the liquid supply device 9, not only the sterilizing agent is gradually released, but also water can be sterilized by using water that is supplied by electrolyzing water to produce hypochlorous acid water. Since liquid can be supplied, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of exchanging consumables. That is, the sterilizing water may be appropriately selected and utilized from a sterilizing water generating means such as an electrolytic tank capable of generating silver ions or hypochlorous acid water even in the above-described water storage tank that stores sterilizing water in advance.

FIG. 3 is a system block diagram showing the operational relationship between the liquid supply apparatus of the present invention and the human body local warm water flush toilet seat 1. The operation of each part will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The wireless transmission means 13 incorporated in the remote control 5 receives a switch operation of the user's remote control 5 or the human body local warm water washing toilet seat 1 and is directed toward the wireless reception means 14 incorporated in the main body 6 of the human body local warm water washing toilet seat 1. The operation signal of the human body local warm water washing toilet seat 1 is transmitted. Since the operation signal is conveyed throughout the toilet, the wireless receiving means 11 incorporated in the liquid supply device 9 can also receive the operation signal, and the liquid supply device 9 alone can be used for the human body local warm water washing toilet seat 1. It is possible to recognize the operating situation. Further, the operation time is detected by the clock unit 15, and the operation state of the human body local warm water flush toilet seat 1 is stored in the operation time storage unit 16. The time counting means 15 can also adjust the opening time of the on-off valve that becomes the sterilizing water supply means 19.

  Further, when the liquid supply device 9 receives the operation signal of the human body local warm water cleaning toilet seat 1 by the wireless receiving means 11, the received signal is, for example, washed by the user after the local body hot water cleaning toilet seat 1 is locally cleaned. When the operation for cleaning the human body cleaning nozzle is involved, such as when the control is performed to stop the cleaning operation on the basis of the signal to stop the operation and then to continuously perform the operation of cleaning the cleaning nozzle. In synchronization with the signal, the sterilizing water generating means 18 and the clock means 18 are operated, and the sterilizing water supply means 19 connected to the flow path of the human body local hot water cleaning toilet seat 1 is used as the sterilizing water supply toilet 19. By opening the on-off valve facing the flow path, sterilizing water can be supplied into the flow path, and the hygiene of the human body local warm water flush toilet seat 1 can be ensured. In addition, since the sterilizing water is diffused and released in the flow path by opening the on-off valve periodically, the sterilizing water is not synchronized with the operation signal of the human body local warm water washing toilet seat 1 and the sterilizing water is removed from the human body local hot water washing toilet seat. It may be used in combination.

  Further, the liquid supply device 9 is provided with a transmission means capable of controlling the operation of the human body local warm water cleaning toilet seat 1. The above operation may be one that can only control the operation of the water in the flow path of the human body local warm water flush toilet seat 1. By controlling such an operation, it becomes possible to effectively supply the sterilized water from the sterilized water supply means 18 of the liquid supply device 9 to the human body local warm water washing toilet seat at the timing.

  In this embodiment, the sterilizing water is hypochlorous acid water. Hypochlorous acid water is said to have no effect on the human body while maintaining bactericidal properties up to 0.1 ppm. However, it is not recommended to discharge the sterilized material toward the human body. In the present invention, consideration is given to learning the use state of the sanitary washing state as described later and creating hypochlorous acid water in a time zone before the time zone estimated to be unused.

Also, for example, in the case of a type having a water storage tank as a water storage means in a human body local warm water washing toilet seat, the created hypochlorous acid water is linked to the local washing operation of the human body local hot water washing toilet seat, Is introduced into the flow path and flows into the water storage tank, but at the initial stage of injection, the concentration is necessary to sterilize the germs without the water storage tank, but after that, it is diluted with warm water in the water storage tank, By keeping the temperature in warm water, it may be adjusted so as to be supplied in a state where it is reduced to 0.05 ppm, and may be used as it is for local cleaning. In the case of a type having no water storage tank, sterilizing water is introduced, the inside of the flow path and the nozzle surface are sterilized, then water containing no sterilizing water is passed, and the sterilizing water is discharged from the flow path. Anyway.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the operation timing of the liquid supply apparatus of the present invention. The algorithm for determining the non-use time zone and the use time zone will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
This algorithm is a method of counting the users in each time zone, and when two or more users are used per hour, it is determined that it is a “usage time zone”. According to the present inventor's confirmation, it is determined that the frequency of sterilization is 1 time / day, and if it is learned that it is in the usage time zone as shown in this figure, the next day is between 24 o'clock and 1 o'clock. In use, the control means 17 drives the sterilizing liquid supply means 18 of the liquid supply apparatus.

  In addition, regarding the timing of charging the sterilizing water into the flow path, a signal is output from the main body when the user is seated on the human body local warm water washing toilet seat, and the warm water preparation process is performed together with the seating waste water to clean the nozzle. Since entering the operation, when the seating signal is received, a predetermined amount of sterilizing water is introduced, or when the butt washing switch is stopped after local washing, the human body local hot water washing toilet seat will wash the nozzle afterwards, The cleaning stop signal may be received and sterilized water may be added. Furthermore, when there is a cleaning switch in the human body local warm water washing toilet seat, sterilizing water may be supplied in conjunction with the cleaning switch. That is, at the timing when the washing water is spouted from the nozzle of the human body local warm water washing toilet seat, the water flows in the flow path, so if the sterilizing water is introduced at that timing, the sterilizing water is It becomes possible to inject sterilized water downstream and sterilize the inside of the flow path, and to ensure the hygiene of the human body local warm water flush toilet seat.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Human body part warm water washing toilet seat 2 ... Western-style toilet 3 ... Toilet seat 4 ... Toilet lid 5 ... Remote control 6 ... Main body 7 ... Branch metal fitting 8 ... Tank apparatus 9 ... Liquid supply apparatus 10 ... Water supply hose 11 ... Wireless receiving means 12 ... Display Means 13 ... Wireless transmission means 14 ... Wireless reception means 15 ... Clock means 16 ... Operation time storage means 17 ... Control means 18 ... Sterilization liquid generation means
19: Disinfecting water supply means (open / close valve)
20: Wireless transmission means

Claims (6)

Radio receiving means for receiving a radio signal transmitted to the human body local warm water washing toilet seat, sterilizing water generating means for generating sterilizing water, and sterilizing water supply means capable of supplying sterilizing water generated by the sterilizing water generating means A wireless signal received by the wireless receiving means , and a control means for controlling the sterilizing water generating means and the sterilizing water supply means, and in the middle of the flow path of the human body local hot water cleaning toilet seat, A liquid supply apparatus capable of connecting the sterilizing water supply means so that water can be supplied,
The liquid supply apparatus further comprises means for transmitting a radio signal, and the supply means controls the supply of sterilizing water to the local body warm water toilet seat by the control means of the liquid supply apparatus.   The liquid supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a timing unit, and the supply time of the sterilizing water supply unit is controlled by the control unit. The human body local warm water flush toilet seat has a water storage tank for storing hot water, and the sterilizing water supply means is connected to the upstream side of the water storage tank and periodically supplies sterilizing water into the water storage tank. The liquid supply apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The human body local warm water cleaning toilet seat is controlled based on a stop signal for local cleaning of the human body, and then continuously performs an operation of cleaning the human body local cleaning nozzle, and the liquid supply device 3. The liquid supply according to claim 1, wherein when the stop signal is received, the sterilizing water generating means and the sterilizing water supply means are driven to supply the sterilizing water to the human body local warm water washing toilet seat. apparatus. The sterilizing water supply means, the water was supplied from the flow path of the human private bidet linked, according to claim 1 to 4, characterized in that the electrolyser for generating hypochlorous water electrolysis the water The liquid supply apparatus according to any one of the above. The liquid supply apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the liquid supply apparatus further includes notification means for informing the sterilizing water generating means during operation.