Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Flush closet – Bowl
Patent
1997-08-19
2000-08-22
Walczak, David J.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Flush closet
Bowl
4443, 4444, A47K 320
Patent
active
061051780
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a sanitary cleansing apparatus detachable from the toilet bowl.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
A sanitary cleansing apparatus has been conventionally mounted on a base plate securely fixed to the upper rear part of a toilet bowl to spout cleansing water toward the excretory parts of a human body. In this type of sanitary cleansing apparatus, if filthy water or urine comes into narrow parts between the base plate and the cleansing apparatus or around the cleansing apparatus, the dirt tends to remain in those parts since they are difficult to be cleaned. As a solution to such a problem as above, a structure which facilitates removal of the dirt by making the sanitary cleansing apparatus detachable from the toilet bowl has been proposed.
Since the sanitary cleansing apparatus is mounted with an electrically or mechanically complicated mechanism thereon for such a purpose as spouting of cleansing water, it is requested that no troubles are caused in the mechanism at detachment from the toilet bowl.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The objective of the present invention is to solve the above-described technical problem by providing a sanitary cleansing apparatus wherein causes of the troubles at attaching to and detaching from the toilet bowl.
The present invention is directed to a sanitary cleansing apparatus which includes a case main body that is detachable from a toilet bowl and a sanitary cleansing means that is mounted on the case main body. The sanitary cleansing means is configured to execute sanitary cleansing processes that includes at least one of cleansing and drying of the excretory parts of the human body. The sanitary cleansing apparatus includes an operating means adapted to output of operational commands, and a sanitary cleansing commanding means outputting commands on proceeding of the sanitary cleansing processes based on the operational commands that are outputs from the operating means to the sanitary cleansing means. An attachment state of detection means is provided to detect a state of attachment of the sanitary cleansing apparatus between an attached state, attached to the toilet bowl, and a detached state, detached from the toilet bowl. The sanitary cleansing apparatus further includes an inhibiting means configured to inhibit the sanitary cleansing means from the sanitary cleansing processes when the sanitary cleansing apparatus is detected to be in the detached state by the attachment state detection means.
The sanitary cleansing means related to the present invention performs such functions as cleansing and drying of the excretory parts of the human body under the control of the sanitary cleansing commanding means on reception of the operational commands from the operating means. The sanitary cleansing apparatus with the sanitary cleansing means mounted thereon is detachable from the toilet bowl and thus cleaning and other operations are facilitate with detachment from the toilet bowl. When the sanitary cleansing apparatus is detached from the toilet bowl, the attachment state means outputs the information to the inhibiting means. On receiving the information, the inhibiting means inhibits the sanitary cleansing commanding means from commanding the sanitary cleansing function unit to proceed the sanitary cleansing processes. Therefore, even if the operating means is pressed to operate when the sanitary cleansing apparatus is detached from the toilet bowl, the sanitary cleansing means is inhibited from being activated.
The attachment state detection means may be a means for detecting a transient state of attaching or detaching operation of the toilet bowl and the sanitary cleansing apparatus as well as the means for detecting the fully attached or detached state of the toilet bowl and the sanitary cleansing apparatus.
A preferable mode of the attachment state detection means shall have a structure wherein an attachment state determination part determines the state as attached or detached not immediately on receiving an attachment state si
REFERENCES:
patent: 4987617 (1991-01-01), Furukawa et al.
patent: 5201080 (1993-04-01), Tanaka et al.
Imma Yasushi
Kitamoto Eiji
Kurisaki Toshio
Toto Ltd.
Walczak David J.
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