IP Library Granted Patent US 11,668,084
Granted Patent B2
US 11,668,084 · App. 16/902,372 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

Sanitary washing device

Inventors: Saki Yamamura (Kitakyushu, JP); Takeshi Yamakawa (Kitakyushu, JP); Masayuki Mochita (Kitakyushu, JP)
Assignee: TOTO LTD.
E03D9/08B05B15/65E03C1/055E03D5/10B05B12/00E03C2001/1213
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Patent No.
US 11,668,084
App. No.
16/902,372
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sanitary washing device includes a nozzle, a valve unit, a casing, a water supply hose, and a water supply connection part. The nozzle is configured to discharge water toward an ano-genital region. The valve unit is provided on a pipe line between a water supply source and the nozzle. The valve unit includes an electromagnetic valve. The water supply hose is configured to supply water from the water supply source into the casing. The water supply hose is flexible. The water supply connection part connects the water supply hose and the valve unit. The casing has a concave portion recessed upward from a bottom surface of the casing. The concave portion has an upper surface and a side surface extending from the upper surface and facing backward or sideward. The water supply connection part is provided on the side surface of the concave portion.

Claims (25)

1. A sanitary washing device, comprising:

a nozzle configured to discharge water toward an ano-genital region of a human body;

a valve unit arranged in a pipe line between a water supply source and the nozzle, the valve unit including an electromagnetic valve;

a casing storing the nozzle and the valve unit;

a water supply hose configured to supply water from the water supply source into the casing, the water supply hose being flexible; and

a water supply connection part connecting the water supply hose and the valve unit,

the casing having a concave portion recessed upward from a bottom surface of the casing, the concave portion having an upper surface and a side surface extending from the upper surface and facing backward or sideward,

the water supply connection part being arranged on the side surface of the concave portion.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

a length of the concave portion in a direction in which the water supply connection part faces the water supply hose is greater than twice as much as an outer diameter of the water supply hose.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

the concave portion is open in at least one of a backward direction and a sideward direction.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the concave portion increases along a direction in which the water supply connection part faces the water supply hose.

5. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a cover member arranged along a sideward direction of the concave portion, the cover member being detachable.

6. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a controller configured to control operations of the nozzle and the valve unit,

the controller being disposed inside the casing and above the concave portion.

7. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the concave portion is open in at least one of a backward direction and a sideward direction.

8. The device according to claim 7 , wherein a width of the concave portion increases along a direction in which the water supply connection part faces the water supply hose.

9. The device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a cover member arranged along a sideward direction of the concave portion, the cover member being detachable.

10. The device according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a controller configured to control operations of the nozzle and the valve unit,

the controller being disposed inside the casing and above the concave portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2020
From: YAMAMURA, SAKI; YAMAKAWA, TAKESHI; MOCHITA, MASAYUKI
To: TOTO LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-126037 · Jul 5, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210002880A1 · Jan 7, 2021
Cited By (1)
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