DE102022200702A1 - Sanitary module with a hygiene unit, sanitary system with at least one sanitary module and method for operating a sanitary system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a sanitary module (20) for carrying out hygiene measures by a user, a sanitary system (60) with at least one sanitary module (20) and a method for operating a sanitary system (60) with at least one sanitary module (20).
The invention provides that the independently mobile sanitary module (20) has a drive unit (22) for the independent movement of the sanitary module (20), and a communication unit (24) for communication with a central office (10) via a data connection (51, 52), with which at least one activation signal for starting the movement of the sanitary module (20) can be transmitted from the central office (10) to the sanitary module (20). When a user (30) requests usage from the central office (10) and an activation signal is received in the sanitary module (20), the sanitary module (20) moves independently by means of the drive unit (22) to the location specified by the user (30) in the usage request.

Description

Common sanitary facilities allow a user to perform various hygienic tasks or hygiene measures, such as going to the toilet, washing hands, showering, bathing or similar tasks. Outside of one's own living space, however, these hygienic tasks or hygiene measures can often only be carried out in the sanitary facilities available in public spaces with insufficient hygiene and insufficient comfort, or if necessary there is no such sanitary facility within adequate range of the user's current location.

From the DE 10 2018 218 781 A1 a mobile toilet device is known which is moved by means of a separate means of locomotion from a first location to a second location at which a person located in a vehicle is provided with direct access from his vehicle to the mobile toilet device.

From the CN 107542359A describes a method for detecting the current occupancy status of a mobile toilet, in which all currently unoccupied toilets in a specific geographic area are displayed to a potential user, which the user can then use an access code to enter if required.

In the DE 20 2017 002 459 U1 describes a toilet facility with a plurality of toilet cubicles arranged in an outer frame, which are connected to a common water connection and to common disposal lines.

The object of the invention is to enable a user to carry out hygienic tasks or hygienic measures flexibly in terms of location and time if required.

This object is achieved according to the invention by a sanitary module with the features listed in patent claim 1 .

Furthermore, this object is achieved by a sanitary system with the features listed in patent claim 7, and by a method for operating a sanitary system with the features listed in patent claim 10.

Advantageous developments of the sanitary module according to the invention are part of the further patent claims, in particular also the sanitary system according to the invention with at least one sanitary module.

One aspect of the invention relates to a sanitary module with at least one hygiene unit for carrying out hygiene measures by a user. The sanitary module has a drive unit for the independent movement of the sanitary module. The sanitary module has a communication unit for communicating with a central location external to the sanitary module, in particular via a data connection, with which at least one activation signal for starting movement of the sanitary module can be transmitted from the central location to the sanitary module.

In particular, when a user requests usage from the central office and an activation signal is received in the sanitary module, the sanitary module moves independently by means of the drive unit to a usage location specified by the user in the usage request.

As a mobile sanitary module, an independently mobile sanitary module according to the invention with a hygiene unit for carrying out hygiene measures by a user is preferably part of a sanitary system with a sanitary fleet made up of several such mobile sanitary modules and can be made available to a potential user flexibly in terms of location and time for carrying out different hygiene measures using the hygiene unit contained in the sanitary module. For example, the hygiene unit of a sanitary module can be equipped with a toilet and/or a washbasin and/or a washing cubicle and/or a shower device and/or a shower cubicle. Bench, mirror, hair dryer and corresponding accessories such as towels, paper towels, etc. can be provided as further components of the hygiene unit of the sanitary module.

In a sanitary system with a sanitary fleet made up of several sanitary modules, at least some of the various sanitary modules of the sanitary fleet can have different equipment for the respective hygiene unit, so that the sanitary system can provide a potential user with sanitary modules with different equipment variants.

The sanitary module has a drive unit for the independent movement of the sanitary module to the place of use indicated by the user in a usage request, i.e. the sanitary module can be moved independently without a separate aid being required for transporting the sanitary module.

In this case, the independently drivable and therefore mobile sanitary module can have a driver's cabin, so that the sanitary module can be moved to the place of use by a driver. The driver of the sanitary module can carry out cleaning work and/or maintenance work or the like for the sanitary module and in particular for the hygiene unit of the sanitary module at a given time, in particular after a user has finished using the sanitary module.

However, the independently drivable and therefore mobile sanitary module preferably moves autonomously to the place of use and can therefore be navigated without a separate driver and thus also without the need for a driver's cabin.

The drive unit of the sanitary module can be provided with a drive type that is adequate for the respective application of the sanitary module or with a drive type that is required for the design of the sanitary module, in particular also depending on the radius of use of the sanitary module. In the case of a sanitary fleet with several sanitary modules, the sanitary modules can also have different drive types and/or different radii of use. An electromotive drive unit for the purely electric movement of the sanitary module is preferably provided as the drive unit of the sanitary module.

A sanitary module that can be clearly identified by an identification code, for example a QR code, is communicatively connected to a central office. For this purpose, the sanitary module has a communication unit, by means of which a data connection is established with the central office. Via this data connection, the sanitary module receives at least one activation signal from the central office to start moving the sanitary module after a usage request from a user has been transmitted to the central office. After receiving the activation signal and starting the drive unit of the sanitary module, the sanitary module then navigates independently by means of its drive unit to the place of use specified by the user in his request for use.

The hygiene unit of the sanitary module is preferably designed to be barrier-free and can therefore also be entered or driven on with a wheelchair or similar aids.

Furthermore, the sanitary module and in particular the hygiene unit of the sanitary module can have an air exchange unit, possibly in connection with air conditioning and/or scenting of the sanitary module and in particular the hygiene unit of the sanitary module. The air exchange unit is advantageously regulated via the internal temperature and/or humidity of the hygiene unit of the sanitary module and is activated, for example, for a defined time after each use of the hygiene unit of the sanitary module.

Furthermore, certain containers for operating resources of the hygiene unit of the sanitary module can be provided in the sanitary module or in the hygiene unit of the sanitary module, for example water storage tanks and/or water collecting tanks and/or collecting tanks for faeces, which can advantageously be provided with filling level sensors for determining the filling level of the respective container. When certain fill level threshold values are reached, i.e. when the fill level exceeds or falls below specified threshold values, a fill level sensor outputs a corresponding signal, which is processed, for example, in a control unit of the sanitary module and, if necessary, sent by the communication unit of the sanitary module to the central station. For example, fault signals or maintenance signals can also be transmitted from the sanitary module and in particular from the communication unit of the sanitary module to the central location and processed there and appropriate measures to rectify the fault or prepare for maintenance of the sanitary module can be taken or initiated.

In addition, the sanitary module or the hygiene unit of the sanitary module can also have a sound system and an emergency intercom connected to an emergency center or the central station via the communication unit of the sanitary module and/or an emergency button.

The sanitary module or the hygiene unit of the sanitary module can also have a time display that shows the user the selected period of use for the sanitary module and/or the period of use that has already elapsed for the sanitary module and/or the period of use that is still available for the sanitary module.

In addition, in the sanitary module or in the hygiene unit of the sanitary module, equipment serving to entertain the respective user of the hygiene unit of the sanitary module, such as a television unit, can be provided and/or devices suitable for providing medical functions for the respective user of the hygiene unit of the sanitary module.

A sanitary module can be ordered by a potential user for a desired one Use case, ie for a specific planned hygienic performance or hygiene measure, can be ordered through communication with the central office, in particular the ordering process of a sanitary module can be carried out by the potential user after prior registration on a corresponding portal. For example, potential users can be provided with an application program (an app) for communication with the central office, which can be installed on a mobile electronic device (tablet, smartphone, etc.) of a potential user.

The central office controls the operation and deployment planning of the sanitary module or, in the case of a sanitary system with a sanitary fleet made up of several sanitary modules, the operation and deployment planning of the respective sanitary modules of the sanitary fleet and also monitors the correct process when using the sanitary module or the sanitary modules of a sanitary fleet. In particular, the optimized processing of the order processes for a sanitary module or, in the case of a sanitary fleet, for the currently available sanitary modules of the sanitary fleet can be carried out by the central office. Likewise, the travel routes of a sanitary module to the respectively desired place of use can be specified by the central office and/or the travel routes of a sanitary module to the respectively desired place of use can be monitored and controlled.

Furthermore, in particular in a sanitary system, a base station can be provided in which maintenance work and/or cleaning work and/or repair work for the sanitary module or for the sanitary modules of a sanitary fleet is carried out. If required, the energy for a sanitary module can also be charged at the base station, for example the refueling of a sanitary module operated with conventional fuel or the charging of a purely electrically or partially electrically operated sanitary module. The base station can also serve as a depot for temporary storage of a sanitary module that is not currently in use.

The ordering process for a sanitary module by a potential user and also the payment of a usage fee for the use of a sanitary module by the potential user takes place using a procedure that is customary for such services.

The operation of a sanitary module can, for example, be limited to a predetermined geographical area, in particular depending on the maximum range or the radius of use of the sanitary module, i.e. a potential user can only successfully order a sanitary module within this geographical area.

A potential user can already request payment of the usage fee during the ordering process for a sanitary module, which means that any misuse through (deliberately) wrong or not serious ordering processes can be largely avoided.

During the ordering process for a sanitary module, a potential user can be informed when a sanitary module will be available at the place of use desired by the potential user and also about the usage fee for the period of use desired by the potential user of a sanitary module equipped according to the ordering process. During the ordering process for a sanitary module, the potential user can also be informed of alternatives with regard to the service life and possibly with regard to other equipment variants of the hygiene unit of the sanitary module for selection and as a decision-making aid.

After the successful completion of an order process and the central office using the activation signal to move a sanitary module equipped according to the usage requirement to the place of use desired by the user and then possibly agreed between the central office and the potential user, the potential user must register at the sanitary module after the sanitary module has arrived at the place of use. In particular, the identification code of the sanitary module provided at the place of use can also be used for this purpose. After the user has successfully registered within a certain period of time after the sanitary module has arrived at the place of use, the user can enter the hygiene unit of the sanitary module or, in the case of barrier-free access to the hygiene unit of the sanitary module, also drive into the hygiene unit of the sanitary module and carry out the desired hygiene measures or hygiene tasks in the hygiene unit of the sanitary module during the period of use booked by him. If the period of use originally booked by the user for the sanitary module is exceeded, the user must pay an additional usage fee, ie the originally booked period of use for the sanitary module will then be extended accordingly after the additional usage fee has been paid. For this purpose, the user in the sanitary module or in the hygiene unit of the sanitary module is the maximum service life and the previous elapsed usage time and/or the remaining usage time is displayed.

After completion of the hygiene measures or hygienic procedures by the user and leaving the hygiene unit of the sanitary module, the usage process by the user is ended. The sanitary module is available for subsequent uses, if necessary after the hygiene unit of the sanitary module has been cleaned, preferably in the base station set up for this purpose.

Advantageously, the sanitary module according to the invention, the sanitary system according to the invention and the method according to the invention for operating a sanitary system allow a user to carry out hygienic tasks or hygienic measures flexibly in terms of location and time in a simple manner, even outside of their own living space. With possibly differently equipped sanitary modules of a sanitary fleet of a sanitary system, a user can be provided with a sanitary module that is adequate for the respectively desired hygienic performance or hygiene measure.

• 8. Sanitärsystem (60) nach Anspruch 7, wobei das Sanitärsystem (60) eine Sanitärflotte mit zumindest zwei Sanitärmodulen (20) nach jeweils einem der vorhergehenden An-sprüche 1 bis 6 aufweist.
• 9. Sanitärsystem (60) nach Anspruch 7 oder 8, wobei der Sanitärflotte Sanitärmodule (20) mit unterschiedlich ausgestatteten Hygieneeinheiten (21) zugeordnet sind.

A further aspect of the invention relates to a sanitary system with at least one sanitary module, in particular according to an aspect mentioned above or an advantageous exemplary embodiment thereof. The sanitary system has a communication connection (51, 52) via which signals can be transmitted at least unidirectionally between the sanitary module (20) and the central station (10).

• 8. Sanitary system (60) according to claim 7, wherein the sanitary system (60) has a sanitary liquor with at least two sanitary modules (20) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 6.
• 9. Sanitary system (60) according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the sanitary fleet sanitary modules (20) with differently equipped hygiene units (21) are assigned.

• - Insbesondere Übermittlung der Nutzungsanforderung eines Benutzers an eine Zentralstelle für ein Sanitärmodul mit einer bestimmten Ausstattung der Hygieneeinheit des Sanitärmoduls und mit einem bestimmten Nutzungsort für das Sanitärmodul,
• - Insbesondere Prüfung der Verfügbarkeit eines gemäß der Nutzungsanforderung ausgestatteten Sanitärmoduls durch die Zentralstelle und Übermittlung eines Aktivierungssignals durch die Zentralstelle an ein gemäß der Nutzungsanforderung ausgewähltes Sanitärmodul der Sanitärflotte,
• - Insbesondere selbständige Fortbewegung des ausgewählten Sanitärmoduls an den Nutzungsort nach Empfang des Aktivierungssignals,
• - Insbesondere Zugang des Benutzers zum ausgewählten Sanitärmodul nach Eintreffen des ausgewählten Sanitärmoduls der Sanitärflotte am Nutzungsort mittels eines von der Zentralstelle an den Benutzer übermittelten Zugangscodes;
• - Insbesondere Durchführung der Hygienemaßnahmen des Benutzers in der Sanitäreinheit des Sanitärmoduls.

One aspect of the invention relates to a method for operating a sanitary system, in particular according to the aspect mentioned above, with at least one sanitary module, in particular according to the aspect mentioned above, with the following method steps:

• - In particular, transmission of a user's usage request to a central office for a sanitary module with a specific equipment of the hygiene unit of the sanitary module and with a specific place of use for the sanitary module,
• - In particular, checking the availability of a sanitary module equipped according to the usage requirement by the central office and transmission of an activation signal by the central office to a sanitary module of the sanitary fleet selected according to the usage requirement,
• - In particular, independent movement of the selected sanitary module to the place of use after receiving the activation signal,
• - In particular, user access to the selected sanitary module after arrival of the selected sanitary module of the sanitary fleet at the place of use by means of an access code transmitted to the user by the central office;
• - In particular, carrying out the hygiene measures of the user in the sanitary unit of the sanitary module.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the single drawing.

For this purpose, the figure shows a schematic block diagram of a sanitary system 60 with a central station 10, at least one sanitary module 20, in particular as part of a sanitary fleet consisting of several such sanitary modules, a user 30 and a base station 40.

In one exemplary embodiment, the central point 10 of the sanitary system 60 is communicatively connected to a plurality of sanitary modules 20 of a sanitary fleet of the sanitary system 60, with the control or coordination of the individual sanitary modules 20 of the sanitary fleet with regard to their operational planning and movement taking place via the data connection 51 from the central point 10 to a communication unit 24 of a respective sanitary module 20 of the sanitary fleet, i.e. the temporal and local operational planning of the respective sanitary modules 20 takes place via this the sanitary fleet and the navigation planning or routing of the respective sanitary modules 20 of the sanitary fleet. Furthermore, access to the respective sanitary module 20 of the sanitary fleet is controlled by the central office 10, i.e. the opening of a sanitary module 20 for a user 30 and the closing of a sanitary module 20 after the end of a usage process completed by the user 30.

A sanitary module 20 of the sanitary fleet can be clearly identified by means of a QR code attached to its outside as an identification code, for example. Potential users 30 can, for example, differ depending on the user's 30 need for certain hygiene measures equipped sanitary modules 20 are made available to the sanitary fleet.

• • eine Hygieneeinheit 21, die einem potentiellen Benutzer 30 bestimmte hygienische Verrichtungen beziehungsweise Hygienemaßnahmen ermöglicht; beispielsweise sind in der Hygieneeinheit 21 eine Toilette, ein Waschbecken und eine Duschkabine mit den hierzu passenden Vorratsbehältern und Auffangbehältern für die Betriebsmittel der Hygieneeinheit 21 installiert.
• • eine Antriebseinheit 22, mittels der das Sanitärmodul 20 autonom fahrend fortbewegt wird; beispielsweise ist als Antriebseinheit 22 eine elektrische Antriebseinheit zur rein elektrischen Fortbewegung des Sanitärmoduls 20 vorgesehen.
• • eine Steuereinheit 23, die zur Zustandsüberwachung des Sanitärmoduls 20 dient, insbesondere auch bezüglich der Füllstände der Vorratsbehälter und Auffangbehälter der Hygieneeinheit 21 und bezüglich des Erfordernisses zur Durchführung von Wartungsarbeiten oder Reinigungsarbeiten oder Instandsetzungsarbeiten für das Sanitärmodul 20 sowie zum Nutzungsverhalten des aktuellen Benutzers 30, insbesondere bezüglich dessen Nutzungsdauer oder eines gegebenenfalls unsachgemäßen Gebrauchs der Hygieneeinheit 21 durch den aktuellen Benutzer 30.
• • eine Kommunikationseinheit 24 zur Koordination der Kommunikation des Sanitärmoduls 20 mit der Zentralstelle 10 über die Datenverbindungen 51, 52; beispielsweise werden von der Kommunikationseinheit 24 über die Datenverbindung 52 die durch die Steuereinheit 23 bei der Zustandsüberwachung des Sanitärmoduls 20 erfassten beziehungsweise verarbeiteten Daten als Zustandsmeldungen zum aktuellen Status des Sanitärmoduls 20 an die Zentralstelle 10 übermittelt, insbesondere auch die Daten der Füllstände der Vorratsbehälter und Auffangbehälter der Hygieneeinheit 21 und Daten zur Durchführung von gegebenenfalls erforderlichen Maßnahmen am Sanitärmodul 20 sowie zum Nutzungsverhalten des aktuellen Benutzers 30.
• • eine Notfalleinheit 25 mit einem Signalknopf und einer Sprechanlage für die direkte oder über die Kommunikationseinheit 24 ablaufende Kommunikation des aktuellen Benutzers 30 mit einer Notfallstelle und/oder der Zentralstelle 10.
• • eine Luftaustauscheinheit 26 zur Überwachung und Steuerung der Luftgüte in der Hygieneeinheit 21 des Sanitärmoduls 20, ggf. in Verbindung mit einer entsprechenden Klimatisierung für die Hygieneeinheit 21 des Sanitärmoduls 20.
• • eine Zeitanzeige 27, mittels der die aktuelle Uhrzeit, die vom aktuellen Benutzer 30 ursprünglich gebuchte Nutzungsdauer für das Sanitärmodul 20, die bisher verstrichene Nutzungsdauer für das Sanitärmodul 20 und die verbleibende Nutzungsdauer für das Sanitärmodul 20 angezeigt wird.

For example, a sanitary module 20 of the sanitary fleet has at least the following components:

• • a hygiene unit 21 which enables a potential user 30 to carry out certain hygiene procedures or hygiene measures; For example, a toilet, a washbasin and a shower cubicle with the appropriate storage containers and collection containers for the operating resources of the hygiene unit 21 are installed in the hygiene unit 21 .
• • a drive unit 22, by means of which the sanitary module 20 is moved autonomously; for example, an electric drive unit for the purely electric movement of the sanitary module 20 is provided as the drive unit 22 .
• • a control unit 23, which is used to monitor the status of the sanitary module 20, in particular also with regard to the filling levels of the storage containers and collecting containers of the hygiene unit 21 and with regard to the need to carry out maintenance work or cleaning work or repair work for the sanitary module 20 as well as the usage behavior of the current user 30, in particular with regard to their period of use or any improper use of the hygiene unit 21 by the current user 30.
• • a communication unit 24 for coordinating the communication of the sanitary module 20 with the central office 10 via the data connections 51, 52; For example, the data recorded or processed by the control unit 23 when monitoring the condition of the sanitary module 20 is transmitted from the communication unit 24 via the data connection 52 to the central office 10 as status reports on the current status of the sanitary module 20, in particular also the data on the filling levels of the storage containers and collection containers of the hygiene unit 21 and data for carrying out any necessary measures on the sanitary module 20 and on the usage behavior of the current user 30.
• • an emergency unit 25 with a signal button and an intercom for direct communication or communication via the communication unit 24 between the current user 30 and an emergency center and/or the central office 10.
• • an air exchange unit 26 for monitoring and controlling the air quality in the hygiene unit 21 of the sanitary module 20, possibly in connection with a corresponding air conditioning for the hygiene unit 21 of the sanitary module 20.
• • a time display 27, by means of which the current time, the period of use originally booked by the current user 30 for the sanitary module 20, the period of use elapsed so far for the sanitary module 20 and the remaining period of use for the sanitary module 20 is displayed.

After registering on a portal and downloading a corresponding user program (an app), for example on a smartphone, the (potential) user 30 can issue a usage request for a sanitary module 20 via the data connection 53 to the central office 10 if required. Here, the user 30 can specify the desired equipment of the sanitary module 20 and in particular the hygiene unit 21 of the sanitary module 20 as well as the desired time and the desired place of use for the provision of the sanitary module 20, the desired period of use and optionally also the consideration of accessibility for access to the sanitary module 20 and in particular the hygiene unit 21 of the sanitary module 20.

After receipt of the ordering process in the central office 10, the identity of the potential user 30 is checked and, if the result of the check is positive, the ordering process for a sanitary module 20 is approved and further processed in the central office 10. The central office 10 sends feedback to the potential user 30 via the data connection 54, in particular feedback on the availability of equipment variants of the sanitary module 20 or the hygiene unit 21 of the sanitary module 20. If the equipment variant of the sanitary module 20 or the hygiene unit 21 desired by the potential user 30 is not available at the moment, the potential user 30 may be given a suitable alternative proposal by the central office 10. Furthermore, the potential user 30 receives information from the central office 10 via the data connection 54 regarding the possible start of use, the place of use, the user fee and the possible (e.g. maximum possible) period of use for the desired sanitary module 20.

If the ordering process has been successfully completed and the user fee for the sanitary module 20 has also been paid by the potential user 30, the potential user 30 is given an activation code for subsequent access to the sanitary module 20 or to the hygiene unit unit 21 of the sanitary module 20 is transmitted. At the same time, an activation signal is transmitted from the central office 10 to a suitable sanitary module 20 of the sanitary fleet, as a result of which the selected sanitary module 20 moves autonomously to the place of use agreed between the central office 10 and the potential user 30; For this purpose, the selected sanitary module 20 of the sanitary fleet is moved autonomously, for example, from the base station 40 to the desired place of use.

After the arrival of the sanitary module 20 at the place of use agreed between the central office 10 and the user 30, the potential user 30 can open the sanitary module 20 or the hygiene unit 21 of the sanitary module 20 using the QR code of the sanitary module 20 and the activation code transmitted to him by the central office 10 and then enter or drive on the hygiene unit 21 of the sanitary module 20 and carry out the hygienic procedures or hygiene measures desired by him in the hygiene unit 21 of the sanitary module 20 make or carry out.

After the end of the usage process and the user 30 has left the hygiene unit 20, access to the hygiene unit 21 or to the sanitary module 20 is closed again and the sanitary module 20 is navigated to the next place of use or navigated to the base station 40 and prepared there before the next usage process and, in particular, cleaned.

Furthermore, an emergency report generated by the emergency unit 25 or a fault report or an abuse report regarding the misuse of the sanitary module 20 determined by the current user 30 by a previous user 30 can be transmitted to the central office 10 via the data connection 53 by the user 30 during or after the use of the sanitary module 20.

The base station 40 of the sanitary system is provided for the cleaning, maintenance and repair of the electrically operated sanitary modules 20 of the sanitary fleet. Furthermore, the charging process for the battery of the drive unit 22 of the electrically operated sanitary modules 20 can be carried out at the base station 40 at corresponding charging stations. For sanitary modules 20 that are not currently in use, the base station 40 serves as a depot from which the sanitary modules 20 are moved autonomously to their next place of use.

When a usage request from a potential user 30 arrives at the central office 10, this usage request is forwarded by the central office 10 via the data connection 55 to the base office 40, which then sends feedback to the central office 10 via the data connection 56 about the current availability of sanitary modules 20 of the sanitary fleet in the base office 40.

The cleaning of the sanitary modules 20 of the sanitary fleet takes place in the base station 40 after a defined number of usage processes, possibly after each usage process, or when a defined degree of soiling is reached or when the operating resources of the hygiene unit 21 of the sanitary module 20 have reached a certain level, for example depending on the capacity of the toilet or the water supply of the shower or the sink of the hygiene unit 21 of the sanitary module 20.

For this purpose, the sanitary module 20 is moved to the base station 40, in which the necessary activities or measures for cleaning the sanitary module 20 and also, if necessary, for the maintenance and repair of the sanitary module 20 are carried out. After completion of these activities or measures, the sanitary module 20 can be made available again for further usage processes from the base station 40 .

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Patent Literature Cited

• DE 102018218781 A1 [0002]
• CN 107542359A [0003]
• DE 202017002459 U1 [0004]

Claims (10)

Sanitary module (20) with a hygiene unit (21) for performing hygiene measures of a user (30), characterized in that the sanitary module (20) has a drive unit (22) for the independent movement of the sanitary module (20), that the sanitary module (20) has a communication unit (24) for communication with a central station (10) via a data connection (51, 52), with which at least one activation signal for starting a movement of the sanitary module (20) from the central point (10) can be transferred to the sanitary module (20). Sanitary module (20) after claim 1 , characterized in that the sanitary module (20) moves autonomously by means of the drive unit (22) to the user (30) indicated in the usage request place of use. Sanitary module (20) after claim 1 , characterized in that the sanitary module (20) has a driver's cabin for a driver, and that the sanitary module (20) moves by means of the drive unit (22) that can be operated by the driver to the place of use indicated by the user (30) in the request for use. Sanitary module (20) according to one of Claims 1 until 3 , characterized in that the hygiene unit (21) of the sanitary module (20) has at least one toilet and/or a washing cubicle and/or a washbasin and/or a shower cubicle. Sanitary module (20) according to one of Claims 1 until 4 , characterized in that the sanitary module (20) has an identification code via which the access control to the sanitary module (20) takes place. Sanitary module (20) according to one of Claims 1 until 5 , characterized in that the drive unit (22) of the sanitary module (20) has an electric motor for electrical locomotion of the sanitary module (20). Sanitary system (60) with at least one sanitary module (20) according to one of the preceding Claims 1 until 6 , and with a data connection (51, 52) via which signals can be transmitted at least unidirectionally between the sanitary module (20) and the central point (10) of the sanitary system (60). Sanitary system (60) after claim 7 , The sanitary system (60) having a sanitary fleet with at least two sanitary modules (20) according to one of the preceding Claims 1 until 6 having. Sanitary system (60) after claim 7 or 8th , the sanitary fleet being assigned sanitary modules (20) with differently equipped hygiene units (21). Method for operating a sanitary system (60) with at least one sanitary module (20) according to one of the preceding Claims 1 until 6 , with the following method steps: - Transmission of the usage request from a user (30) to a central office (10) for a sanitary module (20) with a specific equipment of the hygiene unit (21) of the sanitary module (20) and with a specific place of use for the sanitary module (20), - Checking the availability of a sanitary module (20) equipped according to the usage request by the central office (10) and transmission of an activation signal by the central office (10) to a sanitary module selected according to the usage request (2 0) the sanitary fleet, - independent movement of the selected sanitary module (20) to the place of use after receipt of the activation signal, - access for the user (30) to the selected sanitary module (20) after the selected sanitary module (20) of the sanitary fleet has arrived at the place of use by means of an access code transmitted to the user (30) by the central office (10).

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