CN1243165C

CN1243165C - Toilet system

Info

Publication number: CN1243165C
Application number: CNB028118588A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马克·J·弗里曼
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2001-05-23
Filing date: 2002-05-23
Publication date: 2006-02-22
Anticipated expiration: 2022-05-23
Also published as: ZA200309908B; RU2003136825A; IL158919A0; US20040148690A1; CA2447804A1; JP2004526890A; EP1402123A4; WO2002095151A1; CN1516773A; KR20040026140A; EP1402123A1; NZ530182A

Abstract

A toilet system includes a toilet (10) and a waste bin (12) adapted to receive waste from the toilet (10). An auger (30) is arranged to operatively cooperate with the waste bin (12) whereby at least some of the waste collected in the bin (12) can be extracted via the auger (30). The waste bin (12) includes a floor (14,16) which is sloped inwardly to form a channel (18). The floor (14,16) has a plurality of perforations which allow passage of liquid therethrough. Walls (24,26) extend upwardly from a perimeter of the floor (14,16) and the auger (30) is positioned at a lower portion (32) of the channel (18).

Description

Toilet system

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of Toilet system (toilet system), specifically, relate to a kind of Toilet system being introduced into the defective work recycling in the Toilet system or utilizing again.

Background technology

Has several outdoor compost treatment types (composting type) Toilet system at present.For example a kind of system comprises an enclosure wall, and it comprises the bathroom with urinal, in the collection reservoir of people below the waste utilization gravity of urinal is delivered directly to urinal.Must carry out periodic cleaning to this collection reservoir,, it be removed in case described discarded object reaches a predetermined.The solid waste that is reclaimed can be used as the abundant fertilizer of nutrient then.This holder formula urinal relies on rainwater that it is washed.

It is a kind of ccontaining and people's discarded object resolved into the worm digestion urinal (worm digester toilet) that can use fertilizer that application number is that the Australian patent application of AU45132/97 has been introduced.In order to obtain fertilizer, people must open the throwing door (casting door) on the waste gathering case side, and general shovel or the similar tool used removed discarded object.

Summary of the invention

In a first aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of Toilet system to comprise: be set for the discarded object holder of reception, thereby it to comprise that one slopes inwardly and forms the base plate of passage, has the hole that a plurality of permission liquid pass through on the described base plate from the discarded object of urinal; One is positioned at the solid waste withdrawing device of described passage below, and this device is cooperated with the discarded object holder, thereby at least a portion that is stored in the discarded object in the discarded object holder can be discharged from.

Best described discarded object holder has the peripheral upwardly extending wall from described base plate.

Best described discarded object holder also comprises a detachable cover, and by described lid, organic material can be placed in the discarded object holder.

Best described discarded object holder also comprises ventilation installation, allows the gas in the discarded object holder to flow out.

Preferably the solid waste discharger extends through the opening on the described discarded object holder, handles described spiral dispatch device, and the discarded object that is collected in the discarded object holder is discharged by described opening.

Preferably also comprise and be used to receive from the container of the liquid that passes through in the described hole and with the device of described liquid in from this container transport to water tank.

Best described container is separated into two chambeies by dividing plate.

Best described container comprises storage tank.

Preferably this system also comprises the heater that the discarded object in the described discarded object holder is heated.

Best described heater comprises the heating element that is set in the discarded object holder.

In addition, described heater comprises the heating element that discarded object holder external surface is heated that is set up.

Preferably handle described heater, at least some discarded objects in the discarded object holder periodically are heated to about at least 72 ℃ temperature.

Preferably handle described heater, the discarded object in the discarded object holder is maintained about 32 ℃ temperature.

Best described heater provides energy by solar panels or solar collector.

Best described heater provides energy by power supply.

Comprise also that preferably one is used to collect the rainwater collecting tank of rainwater, the rainwater that is collected can use in this system.

Best described rainwater is collected from the roof of the building of ccontaining this Toilet system.

Best described solid waste withdrawing device is a kind of spiral dispatch device.

Description of drawings

Hereinafter will introduce the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings only is schematic preferred embodiment.

Fig. 1 is the cross-sectional side view that a demonstration meets the preferred embodiment of Toilet system of the present invention;

Fig. 2 has shown the another kind of embodiment of the storage tank that uses in detail in the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the cross-sectional side view that a demonstration meets another preferred embodiment of Toilet system of the present invention;

Fig. 4 has shown storage tank shown in Figure 3 in detail;

Fig. 5 has shown the discarded object holder of Fig. 1 and 3 in detail;

Fig. 6 is the cross-sectional side view that a demonstration meets another preferred embodiment of Toilet system of the present invention;

Fig. 7 has shown Toilet system shown in Figure 6 in detail.

The specific embodiment

With reference to figure 1, the Toilet system shown in the figure comprises urinal 10 that is positioned at building 11 and the discarded object holder 12 that is used to receive from the discarded object of urinal 10.Discarded object holder 12 sides of resting on the ground and be positioned at 13 belows, floor of building 11.Described discarded object holder comprises two parts 14 and 16 base plates that constitute, and they slope inwardly and form a passage 18, have the hole 20 that a plurality of permission liquid pass through on this base plate.Liquid by hole 20 is collected in the receiver 22.Sidewall and rear wall 24 and antetheca 26 extend upward from the periphery 28 of base plate 14 and 16, help discarded object is kept in the discarded object holder 12.

The discarded object withdrawing device of spiral dispatch device 30 forms and discarded object holder 12 compounding practices, thus at least a portion that is stored in the discarded object in the described holder 12 can be taken out by spiral dispatch device 30.Spiral dispatch device 30 is set at the bottom 32 of passage 18.Or an end 34 of contiguous spiral dispatch device 30, spiral dispatch device 30 extends through the opening 36 of antetheca 26, by described opening 36, spiral dispatch device 30 is carried the discarded object that is collected in the holder 12.

Water tank 38 fluid communication of receiver 22 and urinal 10, the jar 40 of level liquid storage tank form be set between receiver 22 and the water tank 38 and with they fluid communication.Jar 40 also comprises an overflow passage 42, is used to make excess liqs that enter in the jar 40 to flow out.Sent the ground of opening wide to be penetrated on every side from the liquid that jar 40 overflows are flowed out.

Solar pumping 44 is transported to secondary storage jar 46 with water from fluid storage tanks 40.In another kind of embodiment, pump 44 mainly utilizes electric energy as power.Secondary storage jar 46 is positioned at the top of water tank 38, near the ceiling 47 of building 11, thereby when urinal 10 is washed, utilizes gravity, and liquid is transported in the water tank 38 at once, replaces the water that is used in described flushing.Float valve 48 links to each other with pump 44 machineries, guarantees that secondary storage jar 46 keeps the liquid of predetermined.Because with the health risk that stored water in the jar 46 closes, the water in the secondary storage jar 46 should not be transported in the basin washes one's hands and face.

As shown in figs. 1 and 3, the urinal flushing machine that utilizes button 50 to start is positioned at such position on water tank 38, when being shown in an open position with convenient closet seat lid 52, stops start button 50.This guarantees that urinal flap 52 must be closed or to upper/lower positions the time, the user could wash urinal 10.This helps to stop flushing liquid by the urinal opening 54 splash user that makes dirty.In another kind of embodiment, in case flap 52 is fallen to being put on the urinal toilet, flushing machine is operated automatically.

Hereinafter introduce use embodiment illustrated in fig. 1.The user enters the building 11 that Toilet system is housed, and uses urinal 10.In case the user is with finishing urinal 10, the user closes urinal flap 52, allows the user near button 50.When pressing button 50, liquid flows out from water tank 38, and urinal 10 is washed.Defecation in the urinal 10 is rushed in discarded object holder 12.Any solid matter that had existed already in the liquid permeates discarded object holder 12 from the liquid of flushing water and user's defecation part and arrive the base plate 14 and 16 of discarded object holder, liquid enters receiver 22 by the hole 20 on the base plate 14 and 16 of discarded object holder 12 then.

The liquid that is collected in the receiver 22 is transported to secondary receiver 58, and described secondary receiver 58 comprises wormcast (worm casting) and charcoal.Charcoal helps to make user's the interior urine composition oxidation of ight soil liquid part.

Aforesaid liquid flows to fluid storage jar 40 and is stored in jars 40 then, in needs are pumped into secondary storage jar 46 till.Above by the agency of be used to determine when and whether need described liquid is pumped into from holding vessel the mechanism of secondary storage jar 46.Liquid is transported to secondary storage jar 46 by first and second pipelines 60 and 62 from holding vessel 40 respectively.Can also use second solar pumping 64, by the 3rd pipeline 66 water be carried out pumping so that water directly is pumped in the water tank 38 from holding vessel 40 as required.

With reference to figure 2, first in-line filter 68 is set between receiver and fluid storage jar 40, second in-line filter 70 is set on first pipeline 60 simultaneously.First and second in-

line filters

68 and 70 can comprise any in following strainer or the disinfection module, i.e. braid strainer (course woven filter) respectively; Charcoal/charcoal filter, resin deioniser (resin deioniser); Disinfection by ultraviolet light; Ozonization or ceramic filter or the like.

With reference to figure 5, discarded object holder 12 has the spiral dispatch device 30 of removing discarded object in the discarded object holder 12.Discarded object holder 12 is configured to allow basically liquid substance to filter a jar interior solid matter that exists, and by hole 20, arrives in the receiver 22.It also is configured to put the major part of the solid composition of user's defecation material, and it can also put the toilet paper that washed by the user, thin paper etc.Described solid matter in discarded object holder 12 to the small part breakage.Also can comprise the worm (worms) that helps the solid matter in the holder 12 to dissolve in the discarded object holder 12.

When the appearance body of the discarded object in the discarded object holder 12 reached predeterminated level, normally 3/4ths when full, drives spiral dispatch device 30 and go out from holder 12 dispatch with the solid matter that will be close to spiral dispatch device 30 by the opening on the antetheca 26 36.When yet the biodegradation waste material that comprises wormcast needs, can drive spiral dispatch device 30 at any time.So the waste material that comprises wormcast that is discharged from the discarded object holder 12 by opening 36 can be used as the composition of fertilizer or fertilizer.Described biodegradation waste material is collected in the fitted vessel, is transported to required place then.

Spiral dispatch device 30 is typical constructions, and utilizes master screw dispatch device principle to operate.

In when operation, as mentioned above, building 11 and discarded object holder 12 sides of resting on the ground at least.For example building 11 can be on pillar.Also have in the present embodiment, utilize leg 72, discarded object holder 12 is supported on the ground or also is usually located in above the ground the receiver 22.

Use the heater of heating element 84 forms that the composition in the discarded object holder is heated to predetermined temperature, the discarded object that helps to be collected in the holder 12 is dissolved.

Described heating element periodically is heated to about 72 ℃ minimum temperature in the short time, makes germ sex change in the waste material to utilize heat.Heating element also can be heated to higher temperature, improves the processing to waste material.The maximum temperature that can reach depends on the temperature capacity of the material that is used to make discarded object holder 12 and related elements.

In addition, heating element also can remain on the discarded object in the discarded object holder about 32 ℃ continuously.This low temperature allows worm to be present in the discarded object holder.Above-mentioned higher temperature will be killed described worm.

Firing equipment uses the combination of thermostat and timer, so that in the suitable time heating element is maintained suitable temperature.

Heating element can use the heat of direct confession from solar panel, or uses the electric energy that sunlight is transformed by described solar panels, thereby described holder is heated.For this purpose, solar panels also can be to battery charge.Also can the electrification power supply.

In another embodiment, heating element is the outsourcing thermosphere that links to each other with one or more external surface in the rear wall 24 with the side of discarded object holder 12.

Fig. 3 has shown an alternative embodiment of the invention, and wherein identical Reference numeral is represented components identical.The main distinction embodiment illustrated in fig. 3 and embodiment illustrated in fig. 1 is that fluid storage jar 40 shown in Figure 3 comprises a central baffle plate or weir 74.

Fig. 4 has shown holding vessel shown in Figure 3 40 in detail.Enter first chamber 76 of fluid storage jar by elementary pipeline 78 from the liquid of receiver 22.The top 80 on weir 74 entered second chamber 82 in case the height on the liquid arrival weir of being filled in first chamber 76 74, liquid overflow then.Liquid in second chamber 32 can be pumped in the secondary holding vessel 46 or via the 3rd pipeline 66 by 44 extractions of first solar pumping and via second pipeline 62 via first pipeline 60 and directly is pumped in the water tank 38 by second solar pumping 64, the liquid that overflows from second chamber 82 is sent to ground, infiltrates ground via bleed off pipe 42.

Fig. 6 and 7 has shown another embodiment.Represent components identical with identical Reference numeral equally.In this embodiment, discarded object holder 12 comprises an air vent 86 that links to each other with ventilating pipe 87, and the gas such as methane gas that allows to produce during waste material decomposes is taken a breath.Discarded object holder 12 comprises that also one enters and covers 88.By dismantling the described lid that enters, organic material can be added in the discarded object holder 12.This helps family expenses, and this moment, resident family can add the green discarded object such as the vegetables of being stripped from the discarded object holder 12 to.This has reduced the volume of waste that must adopt otherwise processed that is derived from the family.It also helps the decomposition of the discarded object in the discarded object holder, and is by changing the recipe of worm, useful to the worm in the described discarded object holder.

All elements of this system all are set in the wall of building 11.This allows Toilet system to be made as a separate unit.Simplify manufacture process, allow to utilize crane and helicopter that Toilet system is transmitted and be reduced to remote or interim position.

With reference to figure 7, described system comprises that one has the receiver 22 of baffle plate (baffle) 94 and 92.Liquid by the infiltration of the hole on the base plate of discarded object holder 12 flows into receiver 22 downwards.This container has increased liquid in the described intrasystem retention time, has improved sediment deposition (sediment settlement), has improved the water treatment capacity of described system.

This receiver 22 comprises a plurality of storage tanks (sump) 96, and they can be opened, so that remove precipitated sediment and material.This is the part of system maintenance mode, can open removing once in 1 year.

Pump 90 is set, from receiver 22 to holding vessel 40 pumping liquids.Described pump can start by Driven by Solar Energy and by the liquid-level switch (not shown), and described liquid-level switch monitors the liquid level in the receiver 22.Liquid enters storage tank 40 by in-line filter 68.The in-line filter of this embodiment is significantly big than the in-line filter among other embodiment 68.This has not only improved filter efficiency, and makes the replacing of strainer extend to 8 years at interval.Because strainer 68 has increased filter efficiency, does not need in-line filter in the pipeline 60.

In above-mentioned any embodiment, Toilet system can optionally comprise the rainwater jar on a building 11 roofs 84, is used to collect rainwater.Described rainwater can be transported in the wash basin, uses for the user.The rainwater that is collected also can be used to water tank 38 liquid make-up.

Above the preferred embodiment of the present invention is introduced, for a person skilled in the art, described Toilet system has following advantage at least:

1 this system provides the sufficient liquid that is used for flushing toilet bowl to Water tank for urinal;

The structure of 2 discarded object holders allows will remove from the solid waste of urinal effectively;

3 when solid waste is used as fertilizer, and the direct use of worm in the discarded object holder improved the effect of solid waste.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that existing Toilet system can be transformed into Toilet system according to the invention easily.

Below the present invention has been done very detailed description, thus after reading and having understood this manual, for a person skilled in the art, various changes of the present invention and revise and will become obvious.So all are so changed and correction is also included within this invention, so they are in the protection domain of claims.

Claims

1, a kind of Toilet system comprises:

Be set for the discarded object holder that receives discarded object from urinal, thereby it comprises that one slopes inwardly and forms the base plate of passage, has the hole that a plurality of permission liquid pass through on the described base plate; One is arranged at the solid waste discharger at described passage bottom place, this device and the co-operating of discarded object holder, thereby be stored in the discarded object in the discarded object holder at least some can be discharged from.

2, Toilet system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described discarded object holder has the peripheral upwardly extending wall from described base plate.

3, Toilet system as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that: described discarded object holder also comprises a detachable cover, by described lid, organic material can be placed in the discarded object holder.

4, Toilet system as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that: described discarded object holder also comprises air-breather, allows gas to flow out from the discarded object holder.

5, Toilet system as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that: the solid waste discharger extends through an opening on the described discarded object holder, and discharges by described opening in order to the discarded object that will be collected in the discarded object holder.

6, Toilet system according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising the container that is used to receive by the liquid in described hole, and will be contained in liquid in the described container and be transported to device in the water tank.

7, as Toilet system as described in the claim 6, it is characterized in that: described container is separated into two chambeies by dividing plate.

8, as Toilet system as described in claim 6 or 7, it is characterized in that: described container comprises storage tank.

9, Toilet system according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising the heater that the discarded object in the described discarded object holder is heated.

10, as Toilet system as described in the claim 9, it is characterized in that: described heater comprises the heating element that is set in the discarded object holder.

11, as Toilet system as described in claim 9 or 10, it is characterized in that: described heater comprises being provided with and is used for heating element that discarded object holder external surface is heated.

12, as Toilet system as described in claim 9 or 10, it is characterized in that: described heater is used at least some discarded objects in the discarded object holder periodically are heated at least 72 ℃ temperature.

13, as Toilet system as described in claim 9 or 10, it is characterized in that: described heater is in order to maintain the discarded object in the discarded object holder 32 ℃ temperature.

14, as Toilet system as described in claim 9 or 10, it is characterized in that: described heater provides energy by solar panels or solar collector.

15, as Toilet system as described in claim 9 or 10, it is characterized in that: described heater provides energy by power supply.

16, Toilet system according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising that one is used to collect the rainwater collecting tank of rainwater, and the rainwater that is collected can use in this system.

17, as Toilet system as described in the claim 16, it is characterized in that: described rainwater is collected from the roof of the building of ccontaining this Toilet system.

18, Toilet system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described discarded object discharger is a kind of spiral dispatch device.