EP1508647A1 - Device comprising an urinal and a wipes dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

A wipe dispenser (4-4) is located above the urinal bowl (1) in a position where it is easy to reach. The wipes (5-5) can be used to dry and/or disinfect the penis after using the urinal. The wipes can be moisture absorbent or impregnated with a disinfecting liquid, or they can be in the form of a toilet roll. The dispenser can be a conventional toilet roll or absorbent paper sheet one, or it can be an automatic one which dispenses sheets when the photo-cell (3) activates the flush mechanism.

Description

The present invention relates to a urinal assembly for men according to claim 1.

The today common urinal arrangements for men, in which the man in the Standing water dissolves and which in particular in public places like public parks, restaurants, schools, motorway service areas, Hospitals etc. find use in comparison to the normal ones Toilets with seating the safe advantage of increased hygiene and that insofar as the user neither with his hands nor with others intimate body parts with parts of the structure of the urinal arrangement in Contact is coming. This effectively prevents the transmission of infectious diseases on the genital area of the man, which often can lead to serious disease consequences. With the further spread of incurable diseases such as HIV, whose Transmission mainly via direct contact in the human Intimacy takes place, this aspect has just been in recent years in particular importance has been greatly increased in importance.

It is obvious that the aspect of hygiene is even more important Role plays in the cases of public localities, those of humans each Be visited, which may not be aware of have their communicable infectious diseases.

Pissoir arrangements for men thus play a fundamental role in the maintenance and safeguarding of health.

Nevertheless, Pissoiranordnungen have just in terms of personal hygiene still a not negligible Disadvantage in that they do not allow the user to the front part of the male member after watering too clean and dry. It is known that after watering, still Resturin dripping from the limb, which is the underpants dirty and emits an unpleasant odor. It would therefore be Of considerable advantage if the user is his member after the Cleanse and dry out water before putting it in his Underpants travels. While such a procedure in the case of Use of toilets with seat can be carried out easily can, since such toilets are always equipped with paper dispensers is this in Pissoiranordnungen, which is the subject of the present Invention are impossible. This is even stranger if you think about it pulls that the state of the art in this area a whole series of Known devices, which are designed to prevent the use of Pissoiranordnung to improve and perfect. In this Related can be mentioned about the German patent DE-19922274 which is a urinal arrangement with an upright lid provides for the opening through which the man releases water Close, or the English patent GB 2355185, the attachment a valve at the opening of the Pissoiranordnung proposes to the Prevent the spread of bad odors and the environment too fragrances, or German patents DE-29803024 and DE-29810298, which combine the urinal arrangement with the hand basin want. Finally, there are other, rather bold proposals (e.g., US-A-5224222), which one equipped with a mobile Wänchen Pissoiranordnung provide, which should also allow the woman in the Stand to dissolve water.

All these proposals for urinal arrangements are technically true Progressive, but ultimately do not solve the above-quoted problem of Cleaning and drying of the male member after the Water dissolving, which is precisely the specific object of the present invention.

The present invention aims to solve the aforesaid problem in easier, cheaper and more efficient way to solve and especially the Users of public toilets a complete and definitive solution of the hygienic problem associated with the use of such facilities is going to offer.

This object is achieved by claim 1 and described therein Characteristics solved.

• in Fig. 1 eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Reihe von Pissoiranordnungen gemäss vorliegender Erfindung mit drei verschiedenen Realisierungsformen der Erfindung;
• in Fig. 2 die Installation von Fig. 1 als Grundriss und in schematischer Darstellung;
• in Fig. 3 eine weitere Realisierungsform der Erfindung, welche sich, höher entwickelt und vollständiger als die anderen Formen, an erhöhte Komfort-Bedürfnisse anpasst.

The invention, which is basically to provide the user with a paper dispenser in a convenient position to reach and to disinfect and / or disinfect the male member, is in its broadest form of captivating and extreme simplicity, yet under to qualify as novel in the aspect of the prior art, and is then further perfected by the features of claims 2 to 12, which represent further developments of the basic principle according to claim 1 and described in more detail below with the help of the drawn representations according to the supplement. These representations show:

• 1 is a perspective view of a series of Pissoiranordnungen according to the present invention with three different embodiments of the invention.
• in Figure 2 the installation of Figure 1 as a floor plan and in a schematic representation.
• Fig. 3 shows another embodiment of the invention, which, more sophisticated and more complete than the other forms, adapts to increased comfort needs.

In Fig. 1, 1, the pelvis, which receives the urine and both the traditional design according to drawing, but also another, modern form, in ceramic or plastic, may have designated. Each of the basins according to FIG. 1 (the first 1 'is for reasons of simplification dashed lines) has a drain 2 for the rinse water and a photocell 3, which is the presence of a person, which water triggers, registers and then triggers the water rinse after said person has removed again.

These elements are part of the state of the art of Pissoiranordnungen, as in all public places, in particular in Restaurants, in motorway rest houses, etc. are commonly encountered. In particular, the photocell 3, which is the automatic triggering of Water flushing controls is now a well-known in all parts of the world and used technique.

According to the present invention, it is provided that above the Basin 1, in easy to reach position, a dispenser 4 with paper 5 is appropriate. The paper 5 (can be torn off a paper roll or - like shown in detail below - from the paper dispenser 4 as a single sheets removable) is used by the user of the urinal arrangement to to dry and / or disinfect the male member. The primary Purpose of the invention is thus, on the one hand the personal Hygiene of the user to improve, which in particular by it is achieved that the process of drying of the male member, which is easily exposed to aggressive pathogens, At the same time it is accompanied by the disinfection of the male member by means of a suitable mild bactericidal substance, and on the other hand, in the wetness of the user's underwear and the to prevent the associated odor.

According to a first embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the donor 4 of paper 5 normal liquid-absorbent toilet paper gives off. It refers to a very simple and inexpensive form of realization, which, however is poorly suited to the transmission of infectious diseases to the It is, after all, an effective way of preventing the male genital area a fact that is the impregnation of ordinary paper with disinfectants can only be realized worse than with or cellulose napkins.

According to another embodiment of the invention, in comparison is further developed to the above, it is envisaged that the Donor 4 of paper 5 instead of sheets of plain paper, such out Cloth fabric donates.

In another, already mentioned embodiment of the invention is then provided that the paper 5 of normal paper or out Cloth fabric is impregnated with a disinfected agent. It is then it is obvious that in such a case and according to the known technology the said impregnated paper 5 in one closed environment must be preserved to its To prevent dehydration. With regard to the dispenser 4 is therefore Required that this consists of good lockable elements, which prevent the evaporation of the impregnant. All this is However, prior art and everyone knows, so that more Explanatory notes for this purpose.

Another preferred embodiment of the invention has a Dispenser 4 of paper 5, which is the ordinary Dispenser 4 'of toilet paper 5' is rolled on a roll 6 is. Again, it is an extremely simple solution, which meanwhile has the disadvantage that in each case the empty toilet paper roll 6 must be replaced: nevertheless, here are solutions today present and known which the automatic replacement of the empty Provide paper roll 6 through a spare roll, thereby allowing the time when the toilet is cleaned and the empty paper roll must be changed, postpone, respectively prevent exactly at the time of use of the peephole the paper roll. 6 just comes to an end.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the dispenser 4 of paper 5 is an ordinary Dispenser is 4 ", which dispenses single sheets of paper 5", which from below be pulled out of a rectangular container 4 "and in half-overlapping layers are superimposed. The use of such Dispenser 4 "by paper 5" is common in toilets for the distribution of Papierenen hand and Nasetüchern: also here it concerns thus a new use of a technology already known per se.

In a perfected embodiment of the invention, which is also shown graphically in the aforementioned Fig. 1, are finally the dispenser 4 of paper 5 as automatic apparatus 4 "' shown, which is equipped with a mechanism which it allows a user of the urinal arrangement a single sheet of paper 5 "'left to use after approaching To dissolve water. The advantage of this type of implementation is, in comparison to the previously discussed, in the ecological point of view, not unimportant fact that the apparatus 4 "'only a single Sheet 5 "'of paper or fabric provides, wherein such is prevented, which is often the case with the manually operated dispensers 4, namely that when used once each in wasteful A plurality of sheets 5 is used.

Another embodiment of the invention, shown in Fig. 2, proposes suggest that the mechanism of the automatic dispenser 4 "'of paper 5 "'is controlled by a photocell, which the user of the Pissoiranordnung perceives. These are the different ones Dispenser 4 "'as well as the corresponding photocells 3 with a central control system 7 connected to that of the corresponding photocells 3 forwarded signals responsive, by means of a corresponding electrical signal conductive connection cable. 8 the respective automatic dispenser mechanism 4 "'triggers.

Another preferred embodiment of the present invention then deals with the problem of systematic disposal of the used leaves 5. In fact, the right hygienic disposal after use with urine and possibly with others pathogen-contaminated leaves a not negligible A component of the present invention whose main purpose is to to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases.

According to a first implementation form is provided for this purpose, that in the immediate vicinity of the urinal arrangement, a container 9 for Recording of used sheets 5 is installed. The only condition that is placed on such a container 9, the one is that of practical use and the user of the urinal arrangement to do so invites you to use the same: it is, however, obvious that one such apparatus, as otherwise much, with the use of public Structures is related, a minimum of reason by sides the user requires, without whose cooperation nothing is guaranteed can. In this case, too, everyone will be in practice Take measures to complicate acts of vandalism.

The simplest solution to this problem, although cheap, but also rather exposed to vandal acts, is as a container 9 for Recording the used sheets 5 a usual bucket 9 'for paper to be attached, which regularly from the cleaning and / or Security staff is emptied. The bucket 9 'is preferably with a pivoting lid provided, as he for similar tubs is commonly used.

Fig. 3 now shows a more developed and perfected solution of Invention, which requires the use of higher technology than in the cases mentioned above, but a maximum of hygienic Cleanliness and comfort.

The basin in Fig. 3 has, in addition to the above Realizationsformen known properties a container 9 to Recording of the used leaves 5, which has the shape of a funnel 10th has and is connected by means of pipes 11 with a vacuum source, the container 9 over which the user of the urinal arrangement sensing photocell 3 is controlled, which the suction of the Paper 5 through the funnel 10 triggers and thus the disposal of the contaminated paper after the user of the Pinkelbeckens had opportunity to after completion of the dissolving water the paper 5 for cleaning and disinfecting the male member use. To obtain this result, the pipes 11 with a closing and opening valve 12 equipped, which of a Central control 7 'is controlled, which is quite the central Control system 7 according to FIG. 2 corresponds to, but more extensive Has to fulfill tasks. The central controller 7 'is provided with a timer equipped, which in due course the opening of the valve 12th triggered after the user of the urinal arrangement had enough time to throw the used paper 5 into the hopper 10.

In their most advanced form of realization, which is also shown in FIG. 3 is shown, finally, the invention with an electric Circuit (shown schematically in Fig. 3 with the connection cables 13) and a central control 7 ', which are based on of the photocell 3, the presence of a urinating person perceives and registers, recorded and relayed signal, in the correct time intervals first the automatic dispenser 4 "'of paper 5, by activation of the corresponding valve 14 then the water rinse 2 and finally the container 9 for receiving the used paper sheets 5 triggers and activates, as it is further forward was presented in the aforementioned solution.

The necessary for the realization of such a control circuit electrical and electronic equipment can be at a low cost accessible to any specialist, which is why it is unnecessary here, in detail continue to represent.

The present invention finds in principle and in particular in Related to publicly accessible, hygienic Urinal arrays for men applying what urinals on aim to increase the risk of transmission of infectious diseases prevent.

However, this invention can be easily applied on any urinal orders for women, as they are intended and were described above in the introduction to the prior art, and which allow women to release water while standing, as well on all those, including domestic, forms of application, which in the first place careful to create conditions of maximum hygiene. In In particular, the use in hospitals and To mention schools where the transmission of disease easier done and seems to be more dangerous.

DIRECTORY OF THE PRESENTATION ELEMENTS

1.

bowl

Second

Pipe for water flushing

Third

photocell

4, 4 ', 4 ", 4"'

Dispenser (of leaves)

5, 5 ', 5 ", 5"'

leaf

6th

role

7, 7 '

Central control

8th.

of communications

9, 9 '

Container for holding used leaves

10th

funnel

11th

pipeline

12th

Valve

13th

connection cable

14th

Valve

Claims (12)

A male urinal assembly comprising a bowl (1) for receiving the urine, a pipe (2) for operating the water flush and a photocell (3) capable of detecting the presence of a person releasing water and causing the water flushing; after that person has left,
characterized in that
above the bowl (1), in a convenient position, easily reached by one of the user's hands, a dispenser (4) of blades (5) is mounted to dry and / or disinfect the male member after watering. A urinal arrangement according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the dispenser (4) of leaves (5) emits moisture-absorbing paper sheets. A urinal arrangement according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the dispenser (4) of leaves (5) emits leaves of fabric. A urinal arrangement according to claim 2 or 3,
characterized in that
the sheet (5) of paper or fabric is impregnated with a disinfecting liquid. A urinal arrangement according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the dispenser (4) of sheets (5) is an ordinary dispenser (4 ') of toilet paper (5') in the form of a paper roll (6). A urinal arrangement according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the dispenser (4) of sheets (5) is an ordinary dispenser (4 ") of severed single sheets (5") which are withdrawn from below from a rectangular container (4 ") and overlaid in half-overlapping layers. A urinal arrangement according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the dispenser (4) of sheets (5) is designed as an automatic apparatus (4 "') equipped with a mechanism capable of offering the user, after water, a single sheet (5"'). A urinal arrangement according to claim 7,
characterized in that
the mechanism of the automatic dispensing apparatus (4 "') is controlled by blades (5"') by a photocell (3) which senses the person approaching to dissolve the water. A urinal arrangement according to claim 1,
characterized in that
In addition, a container (9) located in the immediate vicinity of the urinal assembly is present, which serves to receive the sheets (5) used by the user. A urinal arrangement according to claim 9,
characterized in that
the container (9) for receiving the used sheets (5) is a standard bucket (9 ') which is periodically emptied by the cleaning or security personnel. A urinal arrangement according to claim 9,
characterized in that
the container (9) for receiving the used sheets (5) is designed as a funnel (10), which is connected by pipes (11) to a source of negative pressure and works at intervals and is controlled by a photocell (3) which informs the user Pissoiranordnung perceives and the suction of the paper (5) through the funnel (10) triggers and thus makes the disposal of the dirty or the leaves (5) after the user of Pissoiranordnung opportunity to after completion of the dissolution of the paper (5) for To use cleaning and disinfection of the male penis. A urinal arrangement according to claims 1, 7 and 11,
characterized in that
an electrical circuit is provided, which is equipped with a central control (7 '), which, based on the signal from the photocell (3), which perceives the presence of a urinating and registered, recorded and forwarded signal, at the correct intervals the automatic Dispenser (4 "') of leaves (5), the water flush (2) and the container (9) for receiving the used leaves (5) triggers and activates.

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