EP3885501B1 - Sanitäreinrichtung - Google Patents

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EP3885501B1
EP3885501B1 EP21160383.2A EP21160383A EP3885501B1 EP 3885501 B1 EP3885501 B1 EP 3885501B1 EP 21160383 A EP21160383 A EP 21160383A EP 3885501 B1 EP3885501 B1 EP 3885501B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D5/00—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system
    • E03D5/10—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated electrically, e.g. by a photo-cell; also combined with devices for opening or closing shutters in the bowl outlet and/or with devices for raising/or lowering seat and cover and/or for swiveling the bowl
    • E03D5/105—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated electrically, e.g. by a photo-cell; also combined with devices for opening or closing shutters in the bowl outlet and/or with devices for raising/or lowering seat and cover and/or for swiveling the bowl touchless, e.g. using sensors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D1/00—Water flushing devices with cisterns ; Setting up a range of flushing devices or water-closets; Combinations of several flushing devices
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
    • E03D9/08—Devices in the bowl producing upwardly-directed sprays; Modifications of the bowl for use with such devices ; Bidets; Combinations of bowls with urinals or bidets; Hot-air or other devices mounted in or on the bowl, urinal or bidet for cleaning or disinfecting

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  • the invention relates to a sanitary device according to the preamble of claim 1, comprising a sanitary item in the form of a toilet and a flushing device and via a control device with at least one associated sensor device, the flushing device being controllable via the control device for automatic flushing depending on at least one piece of sensor information.
  • Modern sanitary facilities increasingly provide means for automatic flushing, which means that the user no longer has to flush himself, but rather this is done automatically via a control device and a flushing device that can be controlled via this.
  • a sensor device assigned to the control device which detects sensor information, based on which the control device can determine whether a flushing process is to be started and, if flushing is not only carried out with a flushing quantity, also to determine whether, for example, with a small one or a large amount of water needs to be rinsed.
  • Such a sensor device usually only enables time-based control, that is, the sensor device detects how long a person sits on the toilet, for example, or a position-related flush is carried out by checking whether the user is sitting or standing, i.e. depending on Lounge area.
  • a sensor for example a capacitive sensor
  • a proximity sensor can be used that detects how close a user is to the toilet.
  • the invention is therefore based on the problem of providing an improved sanitary facility which enables the amount of flushing water to be dimensioned as required.
  • control device is used to determine the position of a user or a part of the user's body relative to the toilet over time based on the sensor information and to control the flushing device with a variable amount of flushing water depending on the determined position history is set up.
  • sensor information that indicates the position of the user or a part of the user's body (e.g. upper body or back, head or back of the head) relative to the toilet, i.e. corresponding position data, is continuously recorded over time.
  • This results in a temporal position data progression which means that a movement pattern of the user is created based on this sensor information or position data while he is using the toilet.
  • This determined movement pattern is usually typical for the type of use, that is, based on the determined position or movement pattern, it can be concluded whether the user only urinated or also defecated.
  • the position of the user or the user's body part is now continuously determined relative to the toilet, which means that the sensor information provides corresponding position data that is recorded over time, starting with the approach until the distance.
  • This chronological data therefore results in a movement pattern or sequence of movements on the part of the Control device is analyzed in order to determine a correspondingly typical movement pattern for a specific type of use, in order to then adjust or select the flushing quantity accordingly based on this movement characteristic or the determined type of use.
  • control device can then plausibly decide whether to rinse only briefly or with little flushing water because one has only urinated, or a little longer or with slightly more flushing water because one has urinated and toilet paper was used at the same time, or for a long time and with a large amount of flushing water because defecation took place with the use of toilet paper.
  • the sanitary device enables the amount of flushing water to be varied depending on the type of use determined.
  • the toilet can either be flushed with at least two defined, but different amounts of flushing water. This means that you can wash with a small or a large amount of water. A small amount of flushing water is only used if it has been recorded that only urination was carried out, if necessary also with toilet paper. Rinse with plenty of water if defecation has occurred.
  • flushing water namely a small amount of flushing water if you only urinated, a slightly larger amount of flushing water if you urinated and used toilet paper, and a large amount of flushing water if you defecated and used toilet paper.
  • control device can vary the selected amount of rinsing water can choose between a minimum and a maximum amount of flushing water. Because of the large amount of information that can be derived from the movement pattern, it may well be possible to design the amount of flushing water in different ways.
  • control device is set up to compare the position information determined over time with usage-specific reference information. This means that ultimately the movement pattern determined from the position information or the position data is compared with reference movement patterns in order to draw conclusions from this comparison about the type of use assigned to the determined movement pattern.
  • Each reference movement pattern is assigned a specific type of use, which in turn is assigned a specific amount of flushing water to be selected. Depending on the comparison and the reference movement pattern that results as the best match with the determined movement pattern, the corresponding amount of rinsing water is then measured.
  • This reference information or reference movement patterns are recorded for a variety of common movement processes, starting from approaching to moving away, for different types of use and stored on the control device side, for example in a look-up table or similar.
  • the control device is also able to use suitable evaluation algorithms to recognize repetitive movements such as multiple removal and use of toilet paper and to assign a movement pattern to a reference pattern, even if both, for example, result from the frequency of toilet paper removal and use over time fall apart. This means that the corresponding evaluation algorithm is able to recognize correlations between the movement pattern and the reference pattern, even if the patterns differ slightly in the specific course over time.
  • the algorithm can e.g. B. be a neural network or something similar.
  • the detection of the type of use depends on a continuous detection of the position of the user himself or a body part such as his upper body relative to the stationary toilet.
  • the sensor device is used for this purpose as described.
  • This is preferably a position-fixed distance sensor, via which the distance of the user or the body part can be determined as sensor information and which communicates with the control device.
  • This position-fixed distance sensor continuously determines the position of the user relative to the toilet, which is also fixed in position, starting when the person approaches the toilet from a certain minimum distance. This can then necessarily be used to accurately record whether the person just stands in front of the toilet while using it and then moves away again, whether they are sitting, whether the upper body twists or tilts or moves in some other way, and then the person then gets up again and moves away .
  • the sensor device in particular the distance sensor, can be arranged in different positions relative to the toilet. It can be arranged to the side of it, for example on a side wall that runs adjacent to the toilet. It can, preferably, be arranged behind the toilet, and there preferably in a rear wall on which the toilet is arranged. Finally, the sensor device can also be arranged above the toilet, for example on the ceiling.
  • the sensor device and in particular the distance sensor is arranged on a wall near the toilet, it is preferably located on a rear wall, where it can either be installed directly on the wall side, or on a manual flush actuation device or its actuation plate arranged on the rear wall side.
  • a rear wall-side installation is preferred, and in particular an arrangement of the sensor device or the distance sensor in such a way that the sensor is not immediately visible to the user or is recognizable as such.
  • the sensor device can be an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a radar sensor, a thermal radiation sensor such as a passive infrared sensor or a thermopile element, or a capacitive sensor. If an infrared, ultrasonic or radar sensor is used, the position detection can be carried out, for example, via a time-of-flight measurement or through triangulation or even intensity-based. This means that different sensor devices can be used, although the list is not exhaustive.
  • At least one further sensor device in the form of a capacitive sensor arranged on or in a toilet seat or on the toilet itself.
  • This further sensor device ultimately represents a proximity sensor that enables the person to be detected when they are standing or sitting very close to the toilet.
  • This additional sensor device can provide additional sensor information, which can optionally serve as redundancy to the sensor information supplied via the distance sensor.
  • the sensor device or the further sensor device in the form of the proximity sensor can also be used to detect whether the user is still relatively close to the toilet after he has finished using the toilet when he slowly moves away from the toilet. If the user is still standing too close to the toilet, it should not be used. This means that if the user is still standing close to the toilet below a defined threshold value, the automatic flushing process can be suspended based on this additional sensor information until the user has moved far enough away.
  • Modern sanitary facilities also sometimes have a toilet-side control device or another control device Controllable shower device that enables a part of the user's body to be cleaned with water after use.
  • This shower device can be controlled by the user by operating an actuating element.
  • the amount of flushing water can now be controlled taking into account the basic operation, the type of operation or the duration of operation of the shower device. This means that the fact that the shower facility is used is taken into account when determining the amount of flushing water required. In the simplest way, it can only be taken into account whether the shower device is basically being operated or not. However, the type of operation of the shower device can also be taken into account, i.e. whether it is used as an anal douche or as a vaginal douche.
  • the automatic flushing can be blocked by the control device when a position profile that is atypical for use of the toilet is detected.
  • the toilet is cleaned, there is also an approach and a distance from the toilet.
  • the movement pattern differs significantly from the typical movement pattern of going to the toilet. If the control device now determines such an atypical position profile or an atypical movement pattern, the automatic flushing process is basically blocked, since it is then certain that there is no regular use of the toilet.
  • Fig. 1 shows in the form of three partial images a), b) and c) the movement sequence of a person 1 while approaching a sanitary facility 2 according to the invention (partial image a)), the use of the sanitary facility 2 (partial image b)) and the distance from the sanitary facility 2 ( Partial image c)).
  • partial image a the person approaches the sanitary facility 2 comprising a toilet 3.
  • the sanitary facility 2 will be described in more detail below with reference to the corresponding drawings.
  • the sanitary device 2 comprises a sensor device 4 with a position-fixed distance sensor, with an associated control device, with the distance sensor being used Distance between person 1 and toilet 3 is continuously recorded, starting from a certain distance threshold.
  • the sensor device or the distance sensor is arranged on a rear wall of the toilet 3 or on an actuation plate installed there that allows manual flushing. It is arranged in such a way that it covers the back or the back of the head of person 1 when sitting, but also when person 1 is standing.
  • the person 1 approaches the WC 3, as shown in part c), which leads to a continuous change in position relative to the WC 3 and thus to the distance sensor.
  • person 1 stops in front of toilet 3 and urinates while standing, see part b). During this time, the position of the person 1 relative to the toilet 3 remains almost constant, which is also recorded by the distance sensor.
  • FIG. 1 shows an example of movement for standing micturition
  • Fig. 2 in five partial images 5a) - e) a movement example for either micturition while sitting or for defecation, whereby the movement patterns of both different types of use partially overlap.
  • the person 1 again approaches the sanitary facility 2 or the toilet 3, which in turn is detected via the sensor device 4 in the form of the distance sensor.
  • the position of the person 1 or a part of the body, in particular the upper body is determined continuously over time as described or head relative to the WC 3, which means that a large amount of data is collected over time, which can be output as a curve and which shows the position progression and thus a corresponding movement pattern for the previous usage process.
  • a sensor information history or position data history is shown in Fig. 3 shown.
  • the time t is plotted along the abscissa
  • the distance of the person from the distance sensor is plotted along the ordinate and, since this, like the WC 3, is fixed in position, the position of the person is also plotted relative to the WC 3.
  • the distance sensor is positioned at a height that it essentially absorbs the upper body area or abdominal area of the person approaching the toilet 3.
  • data recording begins.
  • time t 2 he reaches an end position and stops, which can be seen in curve K as the distance value d then runs almost constantly, as shown in curve branch II. This is due to the fact that person 1 stops in front of toilet 3 and urinates while standing. This usage process continues until time t 3 .
  • the urination process is finished, the person 1 turns around again and walks away from the toilet 3, which, see the curve branch III, in turn causes the distance values d to increase relatively sharply until the threshold distance d s is reached again and the distance measurement is ended. At time t 4 the distance is again greater than d s and the distance measurement is ended.
  • the control device of the sanitary facility 2 is now able to record and analyze this position profile and thus the movement pattern and compare it with reference data or reference patterns in order to determine exactly the movement process that has taken place and thus the usage process and to record how large the amount of flushing water should be which should be used for automatic rinsing after use.
  • Corresponding amounts of rinsing water are assigned to the reference movement patterns, with the control device selecting the assigned rinsing pattern after determining the corresponding reference pattern or determining based on curve K which type of use was present, i.e. defining the amount of rinsing water accordingly.
  • the movement pattern or curve K resulted in stationary micturition, only a small amount of rinsing water is required.
  • FIG. 3 A distance value d seat is also shown. This distance value, shown here only as an example, indicates the distance from which the person can definitely sit on the toilet. If the distance d ⁇ d seat , it is ensured that the person has sat down on the toilet. According to Fig. 3 However, this is not the case, which is why all measured distance or position values d > d are correct .
  • the person 1 in turn approaches the WC 3 and at time t 1 reaches a distance which corresponds to the threshold value d s .
  • the person 1 approaches the toilet 3 closer.
  • the distance value d drops significantly, it also drops significantly below d seat , i.e. the minimum distance from which sitting can be assumed.
  • the person then sits down, which is the case at time t 2 , whereby, as curve branch II shows, the person maintains this position for a while until time t 3 .
  • the actual use of the toilet takes place in curve branch II.
  • curve K in curve branch III shows a very unsteady course, which is associated with person 1 leaning to the side one or more times to grab toilet paper and backwards to clean himself. This is associated with a relatively clear and multiple movement of the upper body, which is detected again by the distance sensor and leads to the unsteady curve in curve branch III.
  • the cleaning process is finished, the person stands up and moves away from the toilet again, as shown in curve branch IV.
  • the person is again far enough away so that the distance measurement can be ended.
  • Fig. 5 finally shows a diagram that shows the position progression and thus the movement pattern for defecation with toilet paper use.
  • the person 1 approaches the toilet 3 again.
  • the distance threshold d s is reached, the distance or position detection begins at time t 1 .
  • Person 1 quickly approaches and turns around and sits on the toilet, as can be seen from the course of curve branch I. This drops steeply, the distance values d fall below the distance d seat , which means that seated use is definitely possible.
  • From time t 2 the sitting down is complete.
  • the person maintains the sitting position for a long time until time t 3 .
  • the person 1 for example, maintains the forward-bent position, as shown in the partial image assigned to the curve branch II.
  • Fig. 5 shows a diagram that shows the position progression and thus the movement pattern for defecation with toilet paper use.
  • curve K drops significantly in curve branch III.
  • curve branch III in which person 1 reaches for toilet paper several times and cleans himself, which means that there are multiple changes in position, particularly in the area of the upper body, which in turn is caused by the significantly varying distance value d is recorded, as shown by curve branch III.
  • Fig. 3 - 5 three different courses of the position data curve K and thus different movement patterns or movement courses that are specific for a certain type of use.
  • the control device can now identify exactly what type of usage process was in order to then adjust the amount of rinsing water accordingly. While during standing micturition according to Fig. 3 Only a small amount of flushing water is required, which is appropriate for micturition using toilet paper Fig. 4 A little more rinse water is needed to rinse out the toilet paper. During a defecation, as in Fig. 5 shown, a maximum amount of rinsing water is required.
  • control device can not only receive and process the detected sensor information from the sensor device, i.e. the distance sensor, but also sensor information from one or more other sensors, which are installed, for example, in or on the toilet seat or on the toilet itself, and which act as proximity sensors respectively capacitive sensors are designed.
  • This Sensor information can be used as redundant information. This means that an additional comparison of the distance sensor information recorded can be carried out using them.
  • a proximity sensor for example on the toilet side, can also be used to detect whether the person is far enough away from the toilet to initiate the automatic flushing process, which should only be initiated when the person is far enough away.
  • Information regarding the use of a shower device that serves as an intimate shower for cleaning and that is installed on the toilet side can also be used to determine the amount of flushing water. Switching on such a shower device can already be seen as an indication that defecation is occurring. A further breakdown with regard to micturition or defecation can be made as to whether the shower device is used as a pure vaginal douche, which suggests micturition, or as an anal douche, which suggests defecation. This information can also be used and processed as additional, possibly also redundant or plausibility-checking information in addition to the position or distance information.
  • Fig. 6 shows in more detail a sanitary facility 2 according to the invention with a toilet 3 as well as one not shown here, but in Fig. 7
  • Flushing device 5 shown comprises a water tank 6, which is installed behind a rear wall 7.
  • the back wall 7 is in Fig. 6 shown while the water box is 6 in Fig. 7 is shown without a back wall.
  • An actuation plate 8 is arranged on the rear wall, on which the sensor device 4 in the form of a distance sensor 9 is arranged in the example shown.
  • the integration of the sensor device 4 on the actuation plate 8 is expedient in that when the actuation plate 8 is installed, the sensor device 4 is also automatically mounted in the correct position.
  • One or more buttons for manual flushing are also provided on the actuation plate 8, not shown in more detail.
  • Fig. 6 Alternative positions for arranging the sensor device 4 or the distance sensor 9 are exemplified in Fig. 6 shown in dashed lines.
  • the Distance sensor 9 can, for example, be installed at different positions on the rear wall 7 or on the ceiling. In any case, it must be arranged in such a way that, as the Fig. 1 and 2 have shown that person 1 can be detected in every position.
  • a control device 10 is also arranged on the actuation plate 8, which is only shown in dashed lines because it is installed on the back.
  • This control device 10 controls the flushing operation, i.e. controls how much water flows from the water tank 6 into the toilet for flushing.
  • the control device 10 is also preferably arranged on the fastening plate 8, since the control device 10 is then also installed when the fastening plate 8 is installed. Alternatively, it can also be attached to the water tank 6. Alternatively, shown in dashed lines, there is of course also the possibility of installing the control device 10 on or behind the rear wall 7, similar to the distance sensor 9.
  • two further sensor devices 11 are optionally arranged on a seat 12 of the toilet 3, whereby the sensor devices 11 can be, for example, capacitive sensors, i.e. proximity sensors, which do not require direct contact. It is therefore recorded here at two positions whether a person has sat down on the seat 12 or how long they have been sitting. If only one further sensor device 11 is used, it can, as in Fig. 6 also shown in dashed lines, can be arranged on a side section of the seat 12. Like the distance sensor 9, the other sensor devices 11 also communicate with the control device 10, as will be described below.
  • the sensor devices 11 can be, for example, capacitive sensors, i.e. proximity sensors, which do not require direct contact. It is therefore recorded here at two positions whether a person has sat down on the seat 12 or how long they have been sitting. If only one further sensor device 11 is used, it can, as in Fig. 6 also shown in dashed lines, can be arranged on a side section of the seat 12. Like the distance sensor 9, the other sensor devices 11
  • a shower device 13 is provided on the toilet 3, comprising an extendable shower lance 14, shown here only in dashed lines, which serves as an intimate shower for wet cleaning.
  • the shower operation is controlled via a control device 15, which also communicates with the control device 10.
  • the control device 15 which also communicates with the control device 10.
  • the presence of such a shower device 13 is only optional and not mandatory.
  • Fig. 7 shows the sanitary facility 2 as described Fig. 6 but without a back wall.
  • the distance sensor is only arranged in dashed lines because it is arranged on the actuation plate 8, not shown here.
  • the control device 10 is shown, which communicates with the distance sensor 9, and which is shown mounted here at a position behind the actuation plate 8 on the water tank 6. Alternatively, it could also be attached to the back of the actuator plate as described.
  • the control device 10 communicates not only with the distance sensor 9 but also with the further sensor device 11 on the toilet seat side, with only one side sensor device 11 being shown here, as well as with the control device 15 of the shower device 13.
  • the control device 10 receives thus, as already described above, a series of information, be it position information of the distance sensor 9, which is presently given in the form of distance measurement values, be it position information that is given via the further sensor device 11, and which indicate whether a person is on the WC 3 is sitting, or be it information from the control device 15, which provides information about the operation of the shower device 13.
  • the control device 10 now processes this information accordingly and uses it to create the information Fig. 1 - 5 described a corresponding movement profile or movement pattern in order to record how the toilet was used. Based on this, the flushing operation is controlled and in particular the amount of flushing water is measured.
  • a valve device 16 is provided on the water tank 6, which in the example shown is an electrically controllable valve that can be opened and closed by control via the control device 10 can. If the valve is opened, flushing water flows via a flushing line 17 into the bowl 18 of the toilet 3. Depending on how long the control device 10 keeps the valve device 16 open, more or less flushing water is released, so that demand-dependent flushing water quantity control can be carried out in a simple manner can.
  • the control device can be set up so that it only controls two or three different, defined amounts of flushing water for delivery, i.e. e.g. B. little, medium, a lot, or the amount can vary between minimum and maximum depending on your needs.
  • Fig. 8 shows an embodiment of a sanitary facility 2, which is from Fig. 7 corresponds.
  • a valve device 16 is provided which works purely mechanically and which can be opened and closed manually by the user via a flush button provided on the actuation plate 8. This means that, as is usual with a standard cistern or a standard toilet, manual flushing is possible.
  • a possibility must be provided to open and close the mechanical valve device 16 under control of the control device 10.
  • a servomotor 19 is provided, which is controlled via the control device 10 and which is able to open and close the mechanical valve device 16. This can also be used to deliver an amount of flushing water as required via the control device 10.
  • sanitary device 13 and one or more further sensor devices 11 are shown in the figures as described, these are not absolutely necessary. Rather, the sanitary device according to the invention can 2
  • the automatic flushing can only be carried out based solely on the sensor information from the distance sensor 9, which means that only its measured values are included in the determination of the type of use and no additional or redundant measurement or operating information that serves to check plausibility is taken into account.
  • the distance sensor 9 can be an infrared sensor. Alternatively, an ultrasonic sensor or a radar sensor can also be used. These systems can determine the detection of the user's position relative to the toilet via a time-of-flight measurement or triangulation, or the control device 10 is set up accordingly for this purpose. Alternatively, a thermal radiation sensor in the form of a passive infrared sensor can also be used.
  • a capacitive sensor is preferably arranged either in the toilet seat 12 or directly on the toilet 3, i.e. the ceramic.
  • the distance sensor 9 and the control device 10 are each arranged on or behind the actuation plate 8, so that it is of course possible to also arrange the distance sensor 9 and the control device 10 externally to the actuation plate 8, preferably on the rear wall side or, as far as the distance sensor 9 is concerned, if necessary also on the ceiling.

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