Toilet bowl device and seal member

The present invention relates to a toilet bowl device and a sealing member.

Conventionally, there is known a toilet bowl device in which a functional unit having various functional devices such as a local cleaning device is provided on the toilet bowl main body (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In such a toilet device, a seal member is provided to prevent water from entering the gap between the toilet body and the functional portion from the toilet bowl.

<p num="0003"><patcit num="1"><text>Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-228451</text></patcit></p>

<p num="0004"> However, when the shape of the toilet bowl body or the functional part is complicated, the seal member buckles or cannot follow the shape of the gap between the toilet bowl body and the functional part, so that the gap between the toilet bowl body and the functional part cannot be filled. Sometimes. As a result, there is a problem that water or the like scattered from the toilet bowl infiltrates into the gap between the toilet bowl main body and the functional part, and it takes time and effort to clean.</p><p num="0005"> Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet bowl device and a seal member capable of reliably filling a gap between a toilet bowl main body and a functional portion.</p>

<p num="0006"> In order to achieve the above object, the toilet device according to the present invention is attached to at least one of the toilet body and the functional part in the toilet device having the toilet body and the functional part provided on the upper part of the toilet body. It is characterized by having a sealing member arranged in a gap between the toilet bowl main body and the functional portion, and the sealing member has a soft sealing body and an elastic body covered with the soft sealing body. To do.</p><p num="0007"> Further, the sealing member according to the present invention has a soft sealing body and an elastic body covered with the soft sealing body.</p><p num="0008"> In the present invention, the sealing member includes a soft sealing body and an elastic body covered with the soft sealing body. As a result, the seal member is placed in the gap between the toilet bowl body and the functional part, and when the elastic body is elastically deformed and the seal member has a shape that follows the gap between the toilet bowl body and the functional part, it becomes soft due to the repulsive force of the elastic body. The seal body is prevented from buckling, and the soft seal body can be brought into close contact with the toilet bowl body and the functional portion.</p><p num="0009"> Further, in the toilet bowl device according to the present invention, the toilet bowl body is formed with a recess in which at least the lower side of the functional portion is arranged, and the seal member is formed in a gap between the bottom surface of the recess and the functional portion. It is preferable that they are arranged. With such a configuration, the height at which the functional part is installed can be suppressed as compared with the case where the functional part is arranged above the upper end of the toilet body, and the height is low and the compact design. A toilet bowl device can be realized. In addition, compared to the case where the functional part is arranged above the upper end of the toilet body, the position where the gap between the toilet body and the functional part is formed becomes lower, and water easily enters the gap between the toilet body and the functional part. However, since the seal member is arranged in the gap, it is possible to prevent water from entering the gap between the toilet bowl main body and the functional portion.</p><p num="0010"> Further, in the toilet bowl device according to the present invention, it is preferable that the soft seal body has a U-shaped cross section and the elastic body is arranged inside. With such a configuration, the soft seal body and the elastic body are in close contact with each other, and the repulsive force of the elastic body surely acts on the soft seal body. It follows and can surely fill the gap between the toilet bowl body and the functional part.</p><p num="0011"> Further, in the toilet bowl device according to the present invention, the seal member may have a configuration in which the thickness is partially different depending on the dimension of the gap between the toilet bowl main body and the functional portion. With such a configuration, even if the size of the gap between the toilet bowl body and the functional part varies, the seal member has a shape corresponding to the gap between the toilet bowl body and the functional part, so that the toilet bowl body and the function The gap between the part and the part can be surely filled.</p>

<p num="0012"> According to the present invention, since the gap between the toilet bowl main body and the functional portion can be reliably filled, water or the like scattered from the toilet bowl does not infiltrate into the gap between the toilet bowl main body and the functional portion, and it takes time and effort for cleaning. Can be reduced.</p>

<figref num="1">It is a perspective view which shows an example of the toilet bowl device by embodiment of this invention.</figref><figref num="2">It is the AA line sectional view of FIG.</figref><figref num="3">It is a perspective view explaining the toilet body main body.</figref><figref num="4">It is a perspective view which looked at the base part from the lower side.</figref><figref num="5">It is a perspective view explaining the seal member.</figref><figref num="6">FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.</figref><figref num="7">It is the figure which looked at FIG. 5 from the top.</figref><figref num="8">It is the figure which looked at the seal member from the rear side.</figref><figref num="9">(a) is a CC line sectional view of FIG. 8, and (b) is a DD line sectional view of FIG.</figref><figref num="10">This is a perspective view of the cover from below.</figref><figref num="11">It is EE line sectional view of FIG.</figref>

Hereinafter, the toilet bowl device and the sealing member according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the toilet bowl device 1 according to the present embodiment has a toilet bowl main body 2 in which the toilet bowl 21 is formed, a functional unit 3 provided on the upper portion of the toilet bowl main body 2, and a toilet bowl main body 2 and functions. It has a seal member 4 arranged in a gap with the portion 3. Further, the toilet device 1 has a toilet seat 5 (see FIG. 1) and a toilet lid (not shown) provided on the upper part of the toilet body 2 and rotatably supported by the functional unit 3. The functional unit 3 includes various functional devices and functional parts such as a local cleaning device, a deodorizing device, a toilet seat 5 and an opening / closing device for opening and closing the toilet lid, and a case 6 for accommodating these various functional devices and functional parts. Have. Here, the side of the toilet device 1 where the functional unit 3 is provided is the rear side in the front-rear direction, and the side where the toilet seat 5 is provided is the front side in the front-rear direction. Further, the horizontal direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction is defined as the width direction, the side facing both ends with respect to the center portion in the width direction is defined as the outside, and the side facing the center portion with respect to both ends is defined as the inside.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the toilet bowl main body 2, a substantially elongated round toilet bowl 21 having a long plan view shape in the front-rear direction is formed in the front portion, and a functional portion 3 (FIG. 1) is formed on the rear side of the toilet bowl 21. A functional unit installation space 22 in which (see) is installed is formed. The front portion 23 of the functional portion installation space 22 is formed on the upper side of the toilet bowl main body 2, and the bottom portion is arranged in the middle portion in the height direction of the toilet bowl main body 2. The rear portion 24 of the functional portion installation space 22 is formed in substantially the entire height direction of the toilet bowl body 2, and the bottom portion also serves as the bottom portion of the toilet bowl body 2. The front edge of the functional portion installation space 22 is curved so as to project rearward along the rear side of the inner surface of the toilet bowl 21. The front portion 23 of the functional portion installation space 22 is formed with recesses 25 formed inward in the width direction, recessed downward, and open to the upper side and the front side. The recess 25 communicates with the toilet bowl 21 in the front-rear direction when the functional unit 3 is not installed.

The recess 25 is formed in the middle portion in the width direction in the vicinity of the front edge portion to form a substantially horizontal plane, and the recess 25 is outside the width direction from both the widthwise edges and the trailing edge of the first recess bottom surface 251. The first concave inclined surface 252, which is an inclined surface gradually upward toward the rear side, and the side separated from the first concave inclined surface 252 from both ends and the trailing edge of the first concave inclined surface 252 in the width direction, respectively. A second recessed bottom surface 253 that extends in a substantially horizontal plane, and a pair of second recessed inclined surfaces 254, 254 that are inclined surfaces gradually upward from both ends in the width direction of the second recessed bottom surface 253 toward the outside in the width direction, respectively. ,have.

The bottom surface 251 of the first recess is formed in a long shape having a long plan view shape in the width direction. The first recessed inclined surface 252 is continuously arranged on the outside of the first recessed bottom surface 251 and is formed in a substantially C shape having a plan view shape that opens to the front side. The second recessed bottom surface 253 is continuously arranged on the outside of the first recessed inclined surface 252, and is formed in a substantially C shape having a plan view shape that opens to the front side. The upper ends of the pair of second recessed inclined surfaces 254 and 254 on the outer side in the width direction are continuous with the upper surface 2a in the vicinity of the outer edge on the outer side in the width direction of the toilet body 2.

Returning to FIG. 2, the case 6 has a base portion 61 arranged in the functional unit installation space 22 on which various functional devices and functional parts are placed, and an upper portion of various functional devices and functional parts arranged on the upper side of the toilet bowl body 2. It also has a cover portion 62 that covers the side portion.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the base portion 61, the front portion 61a is arranged along the front portion 23 (see FIG. 3) of the functional portion installation space 22. The front portion 61a of the base portion 61 includes a first base bottom surface 611 formed in the middle portion in the width direction in the vicinity of the front edge portion and forming a substantially horizontal plane, and both edge portions and a trailing edge portion in the width direction of the first base bottom surface 611. The first base inclined surface 612, which is an inclined surface gradually upward toward the outer side and the rear side in the width direction, and the outer side in the width direction from both ends and the trailing edge of the first base inclined surface 612 in the width direction, respectively. A pair of second base inclined surfaces, which are inclined surfaces gradually upward toward the outside in the width direction from both ends in the width direction of the second base bottom surface 613 and the second base bottom surface 613, which are substantially horizontal planes extending to the rear side. It has 614,614 and a pair of third base bottom surfaces 615,615 extending outward in the width direction from the outer ends in the width direction of each of the pair of second base inclined surfaces 614,614.

The bottom surface 611 of the first base is formed in a long shape having a long plan view shape in the width direction. The first base inclined surface 612 is continuously arranged on the outside of the first base bottom surface 611, and is formed in a substantially C shape having a plan view shape that opens to the front side. The second base bottom surface 613 is continuously arranged on the outside of the first base inclined surface 612, and is formed in a substantially C shape having a plan view shape that opens to the front side. The upper end of the pair of second base inclined surfaces 614,614 and the pair of third base bottom surfaces 615,615 are arranged at the height of the upper surface 2a of the toilet bowl body 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the base portion 61 is arranged in the functional portion installation space 22, the first base bottom surface 611 faces the first recessed bottom surface 251 with a gap, and the first base inclined surface 612 is the first. The second base bottom surface 613 faces the second recessed bottom surface 253 with a gap, and the pair of second base inclined surfaces 614,614 faces the pair of second recessed sloped surfaces 254,254 with a gap. A pair of third base bottom surfaces 615, 615 face each other with the top surface 2a of the toilet bowl body 2.

The gap between the bottom surface 611 of the first base and the bottom surface 251 of the first recess is defined as a gap t1, and the gap between the pair of inclined surfaces 612 and 612 of the first base and the pair of inclined surfaces 252 and 252 of the first recess is defined as a gap t2, respectively. The gap between the bottom surface 613,613 and the pair of second recessed bottom surfaces 253,253 is defined as a gap t3, and the gap between the pair of second base inclined surfaces 614,614 and the pair of second recessed inclined surfaces 254,254 is defined as a gap t4, respectively. The gap between the bottom surfaces 615 and 615 and the top surface 2a of the toilet bowl body 2 is defined as the gap t5, respectively. The gap t4 is set to have dimensions larger than the gap t1, the gap t2, the gap t3, and the gap t5. The tolerances of the gap t2 and the gap t3 are set larger than those of the others.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, the sealing member 4 is provided in the vicinity of the front edge portion of the front side portion 61a of the base portion 61 (see FIG. 2) and the vicinity of the front edge portion of the front side portion 23 of the functional portion installation space 22. It is arranged in the gap between the two, and is formed in a shape along the gap between the front portion 61a of the base portion 61 and the front portion 23 of the functional unit installation space 22. In the present embodiment, the seal member 4 is adhered to the toilet bowl body 2. Further, the seal member 4 is arranged along the front end portion of the second concave bottom surface 253. In the present embodiment, the portion of the seal member 4 in which the gap between the first base bottom surface 611 and the first recessed bottom surface 251 is arranged in the gap t1 (the first horizontal portion 411 and the first horizontal portion 411 of the soft seal body 41). The first elastic body 421) arranged in the empty portion 411a is arranged along the front end portion of the second recessed bottom surface 253 (the front end portion of the first recessed bottom surface 251), and the second elastic body is arranged toward the outside in the width direction. It is arranged slightly behind the front end of the recess bottom surface 253.

As shown in FIG. 9, the sealing member 4 is arranged inside the soft sealing body 41 which is flexible and has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape, and the elastically deformable soft sealing body 41. It has an elastic body 42 and. Assuming that the inner portion of the substantially U-shape of the cross-sectional shape of the soft seal body 41 is an empty portion 41a, the elastic body 42 is arranged in the empty portion 41a of the soft seal body 41. In the sealing member 4, the substantially U-shape of the cross-sectional shape of the soft sealing body 41 opens to the rear side, the upper side, the lower side and the front side of the elastic body 42 are covered with the soft sealing body 41, and the front side of the elastic body 42 is exposed. It is arranged so as not to.

The soft seal body 41 is made of vinyl chloride resin or the like and has waterproof property. The soft seal body 41 is a pair of first horizontal portions 411 arranged in the gap t1 between the first base bottom surface 611 and the first recessed bottom surface 251 and a pair of continuous first horizontal portions 411 at both ends in the width direction. 1 The pair of first inclined portions 412, 412 arranged in the gap t2 between the base inclined surface 612, 612 and the pair of first concave inclined surfaces 252, 252 and the pair of first inclined portions 412, 412 are continuous with the outer ends in the width direction of each. A pair of second horizontal portions 413,413 arranged at a gap t3 between a pair of second base bottom surfaces 613,613 and a pair of second recessed bottom surfaces 253,253, and a pair of second horizontal portions 413,413 are continuous at the outer ends in the width direction of each. The pair of second inclined portions 414,414 arranged in the gap t4 between the pair of second base inclined surfaces 614,614 and the pair of second recessed inclined surfaces 254,254 and the pair of second inclined portions 414,414 are the outer ends in the width direction of each. It has a pair of third horizontal portions 415,415 arranged in a gap t5 between a pair of third base bottom surfaces 615,615 and an upper surface 2a of the toilet bowl body 2 which are continuous with the portions.

These first horizontal portions 411, a pair of first inclined portions 412,412, a pair of second horizontal portions 413,413, a pair of second inclined portions 414,414, and a pair of third horizontal portions 415,415 are integrally formed. In the present embodiment, the gap t4 between the second base inclined surface 614 and the second concave inclined surface 254 is larger than the other gaps t1 to t3, t5, and the first base inclined surface 612 and the first concave inclined surface 252 The gap t2 and the gap t3 between the bottom surface 613 of the second base and the bottom surface 253 of the second recess have a larger tolerance than the other gaps t1, t4, t5. Therefore, the pair of first inclined portions 412,412, the pair of second horizontal portions 413,413, and the pair of second inclined portions 414,414 are thicker than the first horizontal portion 411 and the pair of third horizontal portions 415,415. And the overall thickness is large.

The elastic body 42 is made of urethane, sponge, rubber, gel, or the like. The elastic body 42 does not have to be a highly waterproof material as long as it can be elastically deformed. The elastic body 42 is adhered to the soft seal body 41. The elastic body 42 includes a first elastic body 421 arranged in an empty portion 41a of the first horizontal portion 411 of the soft seal body 41, and continuous first inclined portions 412, second horizontal portions 413 and second horizontal portion 413 of the soft seal body 41. 2 Inclined surface 414 A pair of second elastic bodies 422,422 arranged in the empty portions 41a and 41a, and a pair of third elastic bodies arranged in the empty space 41a of the pair of third horizontal portions 415,415 of the soft seal body 41. It has 423,423 and.

These first elastic bodies 421, a pair of second elastic bodies 422,422 and a pair of third elastic bodies 423,423 are formed separately. In the present embodiment, a gap is provided between the first elastic body 421 and the pair of second elastic bodies 422, 422 adjacent to each other, and between the pair of second elastic bodies 422, 422 and the pair of third elastic bodies 423, 423 adjacent to each other. Has been done. In the present embodiment, the first elastic body 421 and the pair of third elastic bodies 423,423 are formed to have a smaller height dimension than the pair of second elastic bodies 422,422, and correspond to the size of the soft seal body 41. In such a sealing member 4, the elastic body 42 is elastically deformed by an external force, and the soft sealing body 41 is deformed by following the elastic deformation of the elastic body 42, and the repulsive force of the elastic body 42 is the soft sealing body. It is configured to be transmitted to 41.

As shown in FIG. 10, the cover portion 62 includes a housing portion 621 that covers the functional portion 3 from above, and a pair of plate-shaped plates that project forward from the vicinity of both ends in the width direction at the front end portion of the housing portion 621. It has cover plates 622,622 and. When the cover portion 62 is arranged in the normal position so as to accommodate the functional portion 3, the pair of cover plates 622,622 each cover the pair of third base bottom surfaces 615,615 and the front end portion of the pair of third base bottom surfaces 615,615. It is located on the front side of the front end. The portion of the pair of cover plates 622,622 on the front side of the pair of third base bottom surfaces 615,615 is arranged along the upper surface 2a of the toilet bowl body 2.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, packings 623, 623 extending in the width direction are provided on the lower surface near the front end portion of each of the pair of cover plates 622, 622. The packing 623 is sandwiched between the cover plates 622 and 622 and the toilet bowl body 2, respectively, and is arranged so that the inner end in the width direction abuts on the outer end in the width direction of the seal member 4. The packings 623 and 623 are made of vinyl chloride resin or the like and have waterproof properties. The packing 623, 623 has a substantially L-shaped cross section, one side 623a, 623a is adhered to the lower surface of the cover plate 622, 622, and the other piece 623b, 623b projects diagonally downward. When the packings 623 and 623 are sandwiched between the lower surface of the cover plates 622 and 622 and the upper surface 2a of the toilet body 2, the packings 623 and 623 are deformed so that both sides overlap each other.

Next, the actions and effects of the toilet bowl device and the sealing member described above will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment described above, the seal member 4 has a soft seal body 41 and an elastic body 42 covered with the soft seal body 41. As a result, the seal member 4 is arranged in the gap between the toilet bowl body 2 and the functional portion 3, the elastic body 42 is elastically deformed, and the seal member 4 has a shape that follows the gap between the toilet bowl main body 2 and the functional portion 3. The repulsive force of the elastic body 42 prevents the soft seal body 41 from bending, and the soft seal body 41 can be brought into close contact with the toilet bowl body 2 and the functional portion 3. Since the gap between the toilet bowl body 2 and the functional unit 3 can be reliably filled, the gap between the toilet bowl body 2 and the functional unit 3 does not allow water or the like scattered from the toilet bowl 21 to infiltrate, and cleaning is required. The time and effort can be reduced.

Further, the toilet bowl body 2 is formed with a recess 25 in which at least the lower side of the functional portion 3 is arranged, and the seal member 4 is arranged in the gap between the bottom surface of the concave portion 25 and the functional portion 3. As a result, compared to the case where the functional unit 3 is placed above the upper end of the toilet body 2, the height at which the functional unit is installed can be suppressed, and the toilet device 1 with a compact design with a low height is realized. can do. In addition, the position where the gap between the toilet bowl body 2 and the functional unit 3 is formed is lower than the case where the functional unit 3 is arranged above the upper end portion of the toilet bowl body 2, and the gap between the toilet bowl body 2 and the functional unit 3 is formed. However, by arranging the seal member 4 in the gap, it is possible to prevent water from entering the gap between the toilet bowl main body 2 and the functional unit 3.

Further, the soft seal body 41 has a U-shaped cross section and the elastic body 42 is arranged inside, so that the soft seal body 41 and the elastic body 42 are in close contact with each other, and the repulsive force of the elastic body 42 is generated. Since it acts reliably on the soft seal body 41, the seal member 4 follows the shape of the gap between the toilet body 2 and the functional unit 3, and the gap between the toilet body 2 and the functional unit 3 can be reliably filled.

Further, the seal member 4 has a configuration in which the thickness is partially different depending on the size of the gap between the toilet bowl main body 2 and the functional portion 3, so that the size of the gap between the toilet bowl main body 2 and the functional portion 3 varies. Even if there is, since the seal member 4 has a shape corresponding to the gap between the toilet bowl main body 2 and the functional portion 3, the gap between the toilet bowl main body 2 and the functional portion 3 can be reliably filled.

Further, in the present embodiment, the packings 623, 623 arranged between the cover plate 622, 622 and the upper surface 2a of the toilet bowl body 2 are provided separately from the seal member 4, so that the cover portion 62 is provided with respect to the toilet bowl body 2. Even if the packing 623, 623 moves together with the packing 623, 623, the movement of the packing 623, 623 does not affect the seal member 4, and the seal member 4 can be prevented from being displaced.

Although the embodiment of the toilet bowl device and the sealing member according to the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the recess 25 that is recessed downward is formed in the functional portion installation space 22 of the toilet bowl body 2, but it is not necessary that the recess 25 is formed on a flat surface. Further, when the recess 25 is formed in the functional portion installation space 22 of the toilet bowl main body 2, the shapes of the recess 25 and the base portion 61 may be appropriately set. Further, in the above embodiment, the seal member 4 is adhered to the toilet bowl main body 2, but may be adhered to the base portion 61 instead of the toilet bowl main body 2.

Further, in the above embodiment, the gap t4 between the pair of second base inclined surfaces 614,614 and the pair of second recessed inclined surfaces 254,254 is the gap t1 between the first base bottom surface 611 and the first recessed bottom surface 251 and the pair of first. 1 The gap t2 between the base inclined surface 612,612 and the pair of first concave inclined surfaces 252,252, the gap between the pair of second base bottom surfaces 613,613 and the pair of second recessed bottom surfaces 253,253, respectively, the gap gap t3 and the pair of third base bottom surfaces 615,615 The size is set to be larger than the gap t5 between the toilet bowl body 2 and the upper surface 2a of the toilet bowl body 2, but the size of each gap t1 to t5 may be set appropriately. The gaps t1 to t5 may all be set to the same size. Further, in the above embodiment, the gap t2 and the gap t3 are set so that the tolerance is larger than that of the other gaps t1, t4, t5, but the gap t2 and the gap t3 may not be set in this way. Along with these, the dimensions of the seal member 4 may be appropriately set. Further, in the above embodiment, the soft seal body 41 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, but covers the elastic body 42 from the gap between the toilet bowl body 2 and the base portion 61 so as not to be exposed to the front side. If it is, it may have another shape.

1 Toilet bowl device 2 Toilet bowl body 3 Functional part 4 Seal member 25 recess 41 Soft seal body 42 elastic body 61 Base 62 Cover 421 First elastic body 422 Second elastic body 423 Third elastic body