US 4,558,473 A · Sanitary cleaning equipment

Abstract

This invention relates to a sanitary cleaning equipment which includes a flushing portion adapted to direct a jet of cleaning water against a selected area, a deodorizing portion for withdrawing odoriferous air from the neighborhood of the selected area and deodorizing the same, and a dryer portion adapted to direct a jet of warm air against the area. The above deodorizing portion has a first wind tunnel including a deodorant and the above dryer portion has a second wind tunnel including a heater, the first and second wind tunnels being constructed so that they are selectively communicated with a single fan by switching operation of a damper device, thereby providing a sanitary cleaning equipment which is compact and has a high warm air blowing efficiency and a high deodorization efficiency.

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Dependent claims

Sanitary cleaning equipment for use with a toilet which accommodates a human body in a seated position, comprising:

flushing means for directing a jet of water against an area of said body to be cleaned;
and
deodorizing and drying means for selectively withdrawing odoriferous air from the neighborhood of said area to be cleaned and for directing a jet of warm air against said area to be cleaned, said deodorizing and drying means including
a fan,
a first wind tunnel leading toward said fan to convey said odoriferous air thereto, said first wind tunnel having means for receiving a deodorant therein,
a heater,
a second wind tunnel within which said heater is mounted, said second wind tunnel leading from said fan to receive air for said jet of warm air, and
manually actuable damper means for selectively permitting either said first wind tunnel or said second wind tunnel to communicate with said fan so that said fan selectively withdraws said odoriferous air through said first wind tunnel or supplies said jet of warm air through said second wind tunnel.

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Sanitary cleaing equipment for use with a toilet which accommodates a human body in a seated position, comprising:

flushing means for directing a jet of water against an area of said body to be cleaned, said flushing means including a nozzle;
a fan chamber having first, second, third, and fourth openings therein;
a fan disposed in said fan chamber;
a first wind tunnel having a pair of ends, one end of said first wind tunnel being positioned adjacent said nozzle and the other end of said first wind tunnel being connected to said fan chamber at the first opening thereof, said first wind tunnel having means for receiving a deodorizing agent therein;
a second wind tunnel having a pair of ends, one end of said second wind tunnel being positioned adjacent said nozzle and the other end of said second wind tunnel being connected to said fan chamber at the second opening thereof;
a heater disposed in said second wind tunnel;
a manually actuated control member that is mounted for movement between a first position and a second position;
and
moveably mounted damper means, operatively connected to said control member, for closing said second and third openings when said control member is in said first position to permit said fan to withdraw odoriferous air from the region of said nozzle via said first wind tunnel and expel the withdrawn air from said fan chamber via said fourth opening, and for closing said first and fourth openings when said control member is in said second position to permit said fan to receive air into said fan chamber via said third opening and blow the received air to the region of said nozzle via said second wind tunnel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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