IP Library Granted Patent US 11,525,253
Granted Patent B2
US 11,525,253 · App. 17/041,418 · Granted Dec 13, 2022

Private part cleaning device and toilet

Inventors: Hideki Tamura (Tokyo, JP); Shinichi Gomita (Tokyo, JP); Kojiro Watari (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: LIXIL Corporation
E03D9/08E03D9/002
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Patent No.
US 11,525,253
App. No.
17/041,418
Granted
Dec 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first cleaning nozzle and a second cleaning nozzle configured to be capable of being advanced and retracted and perform private part cleaning on a human body in an advanced state; a shutter configured to open and close an opening through which the first cleaning nozzle and the second cleaning nozzle are advanced and retracted; and a shutter water film forming portion configured to supply water to a front surface of a shutter main body of the shutter to form a water film are provided.

Claims (41)

1. A private part cleaning device, comprising:

a cleaning nozzle configured to be capable of being advanced and retracted and configured to perform cleaning a private part of a human body in an advanced state;

a shutter configured to open and close an opening through which the cleaning nozzle is advanced and retracted; and

a water film forming portion supplying water to a front surface of the shutter to form a water film.

2. The private part cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the water film forming portion has

a plurality of water ejection ports through which water is ejected to the front surface of the shutter, and

the plurality of water ejection ports are arranged at intervals along an upper edge portion of the front surface of the shutter.

3. The private part cleaning device of claim 2 , wherein the water film forming portion has a water flowing portion in which water flowing toward the plurality of water ejection ports flows and which is connected to each of the plurality of water ejection ports,

the plurality of water ejection ports are arranged at intervals in a water flow direction of the water flowing portion, and

the plurality of water ejection ports are set such that an inner diameter of the water ejection ports arranged on a downstream side becomes increasingly gradually larger than an inner diameter of the water ejection ports arranged on an upstream side.

4. The private part cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein a protrusion wall protruding forward is formed on an outer edge portion of the front surface of the shutter.

5. The private part cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the water film forming portion is configured to supply water to the shutter when a user uses a toilet.

6. The private part cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the water film forming portion is configured to supply water to the shutter in a state in which the cleaning nozzle is advanced.

7. The private part cleaning device of claim 6 , wherein the water film forming portion is configured to supply water to the shutter during a time in which the cleaning nozzle is advanced and performs a private part cleaning operation.

8. The private part cleaning device of claim 6 , wherein the water film forming portion is configured to supply water to the shutter also after the advanced cleaning nozzle is retracted to a rearward of the opening.

9. The private part cleaning device of claim 5 , comprising:

a detection unit capable of detecting a user of the toilet,

wherein the water film forming portion is configured to supply water to the shutter when the detection unit detects the user.

10. The private part cleaning device of claim 9 , wherein the detection unit is capable of detecting the user who has entered a region in which the toilet is provided, and

the water film forming portion is configured to supply water to the shutter when the detection unit detects the user.

11. The private part cleaning device of claim 9 , wherein the detection unit is capable of detecting a sitting state of the user who sits on a toilet seat of the toilet, and

the water film forming portion is configured to supply water to the shutter when the detection unit detects the sitting state of the user.

12. The private part cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the detection unit is capable of detecting a standing state of the user who stands on a front side of the toilet, and

the water film forming portion is configured to supply water to the shutter when the detection unit detects the standing state of the user.

13. The private part cleaning device of claim 9 , wherein the water film forming portion is configured to supply water to the shutter until the cleaning nozzle is advanced and performs a private part cleaning operation, the cleaning nozzle terminated the private part cleaning operation is retracted, and the shutter is configured to close the opening after the detection unit detects the user.

14. The private part cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the water film forming portion is configured to supply water to the shutter and flow the water supplied to the shutter into the cleaning nozzle.

15. The private part cleaning device of claim 14 , comprising:

a guide portion configured to guide the water supplied to the shutter into the cleaning nozzle.

16. The private part cleaning device of claim 15 , wherein the guide portion is a protrusion wall protruding from a surface of the shutter to which water is supplied from the water film forming portion, and

the protrusion wall is formed on an outer edge portion of the surface to which the water is supplied from the water film forming portion and is notched on an upper side of the cleaning nozzle.

17. A toilet which includes a private part cleaning device, wherein the private part cleaning device includes: a cleaning nozzle configured to be capable of being advanced and retracted through an opening and perform private part cleaning on a human body in a state in which the cleaning nozzle is advanced through the opening;

a shutter configured to open and close the opening; and

a water film forming portion configured to supply water to the shutter to form a water film,

wherein the water film forming portion is configured to supply water to the shutter when a user uses the toilet.

18. The private part cleaning device of claim 17 , wherein the water film forming portion has

a plurality of water ejection ports through which water is ejected to a front surface of the shutter, and

the plurality of water ejection ports are arranged at intervals along an upper edge portion of the front surface of the shutter.

19. The private part cleaning device of claim 18 , wherein the water film forming portion has a water flowing portion in which water flowing toward the plurality of water ejection ports flows and which is connected to each of the plurality of water ejection ports,

the plurality of water ejection ports are arranged at intervals in a water flow direction of the water flowing portion, and

the plurality of water ejection ports are set such that an inner diameter of the water ejection ports arranged on a downstream side becomes increasingly gradually larger than an inner diameter of the water ejection ports arranged on an upstream side.

20. The private part cleaning device of claim 17 , wherein a protrusion wall protruding forward is formed on an outer edge portion of a front surface of the shutter.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR ASSIGNEE Recorded Feb 2, 2023
From: LIXIL CORPORATION
To: LIXIL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062635/0802 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 21, 2021
From: LIXIL GROUP CORPORATION
To: LIXIL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055985/0215 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 19, 2021
From: LIXIL CORPORATION
To: LIXIL GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056875/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2020
From: TAMURA, HIDEKI; GOMITA, SHINICHI; WATARI, KOJIRO
To: LIXIL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054539/0906 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP JP2018-059558 · Mar 27, 2018 · national
JP JP2018-059559 · Mar 27, 2018 · national
JP JP2018-059560 · Mar 27, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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