JP2004267400A - Portable excrement disposing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable excrement disposing apparatus stably and smoothly sucking excrement and having a compact whole body. <P>SOLUTION: This portable excrement disposing apparatus has an excrement receiving part 1 comprising a hollow casing having a receiving port and a discharge port 20; a suction device 13 sucking the excrement via a suction hose 14; a water feed device 10 feeding water via a water feed hose 15; a buttocks seating plate 2 supporting the excrement receiving part 1 and mounting the buttocks thereon; air suction holes 6 opened in the side surface of the hollow casing body; an operation switch 4; and a signal control part 16 connected to the operation switch 4 via an operation signal wire 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable excrement disposal device for excreting an elderly person, a sick person, and the like in a supine position.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventional portable toilets must be used once, so that people who have difficulty moving themselves need assistance. In addition, a bedpan which can be used while lying on a bed also has to rely on a caregiver for installation and cleaning. The stench is also a painful task for both the person and the caregiver. Therefore, as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, there has been proposed a device which can excrete while lying on a bed, sucks and collects excrement, and injects washing water for washing a local part.
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-6-86792 [Patent Document 2]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-325411
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the excrement disposal devices described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 do not consider a means for stably installing an excrement receiving portion that receives stool or urine by contacting the crotch portion of the device user. Or excrement may leak. In addition, a suction pump (vacuum pump) or the like is used to suck and collect the excrement. However, when the excrement receiving portion is in close contact with the crotch portion and the inside thereof is completely sealed, the excrement can be sucked. It will be difficult. Furthermore, in order to facilitate the carrying and handling of such excrement processing apparatus, there are many components such as a suction device, a water supply device, an excrement storage tank, a water storage tank, a hose connecting these, and an electric system control unit. Preferably, the elements are compact.
[0004]
In view of the above situation, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable excrement disposal device that can stabilize the excrement receiving portion and can smoothly excrete excrement, and the entire device is compact. It is.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following configurations.
(1) A portable excrement disposal apparatus according to claim 1 includes the following components.
(A) an excrement receiving portion composed of a hollow housing having a receiving port applied to the crotch portion and an discharging port; (b) a suction device for sucking excrement via a suction hose connected to the discharging port; A water supply device for supplying washing water injected from an injection port provided in the hollow housing through a water supply hose; (d) a buttocks floor plate for supporting the excrement receiving portion and placing a buttocks thereon; An intake hole drilled in a side surface; (f) an operation switch provided at a tip of a switch mounting tool extending from an outer peripheral surface of the hollow housing to the receptacle side; (g) connected to the operation switch via operation signal wiring; A signal control unit that controls the suction device and the water supply device (2) The portable excrement disposal device according to claim 2 preferably further includes an adhesion pad that forms a peripheral edge of the receptacle. is there.
(3) The portable excrement disposal apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: a urine pipe connected to a urine inlet formed in the side surface of the hollow casing; and a tip of the urine pipe. It is preferable to have a urine receiving part attached to the urine.
(4) The portable excrement disposal apparatus according to claim 4 has the following components.
(A) an excrement receiving portion composed of a hollow housing having a receiving port applied to the crotch portion and an discharging port; (b) a suction device for sucking excrement via a suction hose connected to the discharging port; A water supply device for supplying washing water injected from an injection port provided in the hollow housing through a water supply hose (d) an operation switch provided at a tip of a switch mounting tool extending from an outer peripheral surface of the hollow housing to the receptacle side; (E) a signal controller connected to the operation switch via operation signal wiring and controlling the suction device and the water supply device; and (f) a connection portion with each of the suction hose, the water supply hose, and the operation signal wiring. And (g) a body box containing the suction device, the water supply device and the signal control unit, and a built-in excrement storage tank for accumulating excrement from the suction hose in the main body box. A vacuum chamber (h) communicating with a suction duct to the suction device (h) A water storage tank (5) containing the water supply device in the main body box, The portable excrement disposal device according to claim 5, wherein In the above, the water storage tank is arranged between the vacuum chamber and the suction device, and an intake duct connecting between the vacuum chamber and the suction device is provided as an intake duct hole formed in the water storage tank. Is preferred.
(6) In the portable excrement disposal device according to claim 6, it is preferable that, in claim 4 or 5, a buttocks paddle for supporting the excrement receiving portion and placing the buttocks thereon is attached.
(7) The portable excrement disposal apparatus according to claim 7, wherein in any one of claims 4 to 6, a urine tube connected to a urine inlet formed in the side surface of the hollow housing, and the urine tube. It is preferable to have a urine receiving portion attached to the tip of the urine.
[0006]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a portable excrement disposal device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view schematically showing an excrement receiving section 1 according to an example of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the excrement receiving section 1 of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic overall configuration diagram of one example of the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0007]
As shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. 3, the portable excrement disposal apparatus of the present invention includes, as main components, an excrement receiving section 1 applied to a crotch portion of the apparatus user, a motor for a vacuum suction pump, and the like. It has a suction device 13 and a water supply device 10 such as a water supply pump motor.
[0008]
As shown in FIG. 1, the excrement receiving portion 1 has a substantially cylindrical hollow housing, and at one end of the cylindrical housing is an appropriately shaped opening for receiving an excrement, which is applied to a crotch part of a user. Is provided. The material of the excrement receiving portion 1 is preferably a synthetic resin, and is preferably one that is easy to mold, lightweight, and easy to handle. Preferably, the periphery of the receptacle is formed by an adhesion pad 7 that improves the adhesion to the crotch portion and the airtightness. This prevents excretion from leaking. The contact pad 7 is made of, for example, a synthetic rubber material. Although the other end of the tubular housing is closed, an outlet 20 to which the suction hose 14 is connected is provided as shown in the front view of FIG. The excrement is sucked out from the outlet 20 into the suction hose 14. As shown in FIG. 3, the suction hose 14 connected to the outlet 20 is connected to the suction device 13. The excrement discharged from the other end of the suction hose 14 is stored in the excrement storage tank 18. The excrement storage tank 18 can be removed from the suction device 13, and the accumulated excrement can be flushed to a normal toilet.
[0009]
By making the suction hose 14 detachable from the discharge port 20 of the excrement receiving portion 1, the excrement receiving portion 1 can be easily separated from the suction hose 14 for cleaning or disinfection. .
[0010]
In the hollow housing of the excrement receiving section 1, an injection port 5 for injecting the washing water is further provided. The angle of the injection port 5 can be adjusted according to the user. As shown in FIG. 2, in the illustrated example, the injection port 5 extends from the inside of the side surface of the hollow housing to almost the center of the hollow portion, and a connection portion connected to the water supply hose 15 is provided on the outside of the hollow housing side surface. Provided. The connection portion is, for example, a one-touch coupling 9 or the like, and makes the water supply hose 15 easily detachable from the excrement receiving portion 1. The water supply hose 15 is connected to the water supply device 10. The water supply device 10 is submerged in the water storage tank 17, pumps water in the water storage tank 17, and sends the water to the excrement receiving section 1 via the water supply hose 15. The water supply device 10 includes a water pressure adjustment unit 11 such as an adjustment valve, and can appropriately adjust the water pressure.
[0011]
Further, the excrement receiving portion 1 is provided with a flat buttocks floor plate 2 which is supported from below. The buttocks floor plate 2 has a size that extends further forward than the receptacle of the excrement receiving portion 1. Therefore, when the excrement receiving part 1 is applied to the crotch part of the user, the buttocks of the user are placed on the buttocks floor plate 2. In this manner, the buttocks floor plate 2 is fixed by the weight of the user himself / herself, so that the excrement receiving portion 1 is stably installed without shifting left, right, front and rear during use. The buttocks flooring plate 2 requires a certain degree of hardness for the core material, but it is comfortable for the user to provide cushioning to the surface, particularly to the material in contact with the buttocks.
[0012]
Further, the excrement receiving portion 1 is provided with one or a plurality of intake holes 6 on the side surface of the hollow casing. The presence of the intake holes 6 allows air to flow in during operation of the suction device 13, so that suction is performed smoothly by the outflow dynamics of water and air in the hollow housing. It should be noted that the suction of the suction device 13 also causes the inside of the excrement receiving portion 1 to have a negative pressure tendency, so that the excrement receiving portion 1 comes into close contact with the crotch portion and leakage of the excrement can be prevented. In addition, since air flows in from the intake hole 6, there is no possibility that excrement leaks from the air.
[0013]
A switch fixture 64 extends from the outer peripheral surface on the upper side of the hollow casing of the excrement receiving portion 1 to the receptacle side, and an operation switch 4 is provided at the tip thereof toward the receptacle side. The operation switch 4 is for the user himself / herself to control on / off of the suction device 13 and the water supply device 10. The operation signal wiring 8 connected to the operation switch 4 passes through the inside of the switch fixture 24 and further extends from its base to be connected to the signal control unit 16. The signal control unit 16 is operated by an AC power supply, and controls by transmitting drive power and a control signal to the motor of the suction device 13 and the water supply device 10 and the like.
[0014]
When the user is a male, the cup-shaped urine receiving section 3 may be attached to the excrement receiving section 1. For example, the urine tube 62 is connected to a urine inlet 63 formed in the side surface of the hollow housing, and the urine receiving section 3 is attached to the end of the urine tube 62.
[0015]
Next, an example of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a schematic overall configuration diagram of one example of the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the excrement receiving section 101 of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the excrement receiving section 101 of FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic elevation view showing the inside of the main body box 100 of FIG. 4, and FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view showing the inside of the main body box 100 of FIG. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the water storage tank 117 in the main body box 100.
[0016]
As shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. 4, the portable excrement disposal device of the second embodiment includes, as main components, an excrement receiving portion 101 applied to a crotch portion of the device user, a main body box 100, Having. The suction device and the water supply device according to the first embodiment are housed in the main body box 100.
[0017]
The excrement receiving portion 101 has a structure substantially common to the excrement receiving portion 1 of FIG. Hereinafter, the description of the common part may be omitted. As shown in FIG. 5, a suction hose 114 and a water supply hose 115 are connected to the rear end of the casing of the excrement receiving section 101.
[0018]
Referring to FIG. 5, similarly to the example of FIG. 1, a switch mounting member 164 extends from the outer peripheral side surface on the upper side of the housing to the receptacle side, and two operation switches 104 are provided at the tip thereof. The operation signal wiring 108 connected to the operation switch 104 extends from the base of the switch fixture 164 toward the main body box 100. Assuming that the two operation switches 104 are A and B, for example, the operation of the A switch simultaneously operates the suction device and the water supply device, and simultaneously performs the suction of excrement and the local washing. The B switch is for sucking urine, and when this switch is operated, only the suction device is operated.
[0019]
The three lines of the suction hose 114, the water supply hose 115, and the operation signal wiring 108 shown in FIG. 5 are collectively housed in one flexible protective hose, or are fastened with an appropriate band to be combined. More preferred.
[0020]
As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 6, in the second embodiment, since the injection port 105 of the washing water is fixed to the inner wall of the rear end of the hollow housing by the nozzle fixing nut, the water supply hose 115 is provided on the side surface of the housing. There is no connection pipe and it is simple.
[0021]
Note that, as described above, the suction hose 114 and the water supply hose 115 of the excrement receiving portion 101 are also detachable, so that they can be easily separated and washed or disinfected. In the illustrated example, the aforementioned buttocks are not attached to the excrement receiving portion 101. However, in the second embodiment, the buttocks are used to support the excrement receiving portion 101 and place the buttocks. Is also good. Although not shown, if the user is a male, the same cup-shaped urine receiving portion as shown in FIG. 1 may be attached to the excrement receiving portion 101. That is, a urine tube is connected to a urine inlet formed on the side surface of the hollow casing of the excrement receiving portion 101, and the urine receiving portion is attached to the end of the urine tube.
[0022]
FIG. 7 is a schematic elevation view showing the inside of the main body box 100. The main body box 100 is formed of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing. A connection portion 140 of the suction hose 114, a connection portion 131 of the water supply hose 115, and a connection portion 132 of the operation signal wiring 108 are provided on one outer peripheral side surface (left side of the paper surface) of the main body box 100. Each of these connection parts 140, 131 and 132 is detachable. Inside the main body box 100, a suction device 113 such as a vacuum suction pump motor, a water supply device 110 such as a water pump motor, and a signal control unit 116 are accommodated. In FIG. 7, the side walls of the excrement storage tank 118 and the water storage tank 117 on the near side of the drawing are omitted.
[0023]
The water supply device 110 is submerged in the water storage tank 117, pumps up the washing water in the water storage tank 117, and supplies the water to the water supply hose connection part 131 via the internal water supply pipe 130. The water supply device 110 includes a water pressure adjustment unit 111 such as an adjustment valve, and can appropriately adjust the water pressure. Further, the upper door of the water storage tank 117 is provided with a take-off 153, which can be used to open the upper door of the water storage tank 117. Then, the washing water in the water storage tank 117 can be replenished.
[0024]
Further, in the main body box 100, an excrement accumulating tank 118 for accumulating excrement that enters from the suction hose 114 via the suction hose connection portion 140 is incorporated. The excrement storage tank 118 is housed in a vacuum chamber 115 having airtightness, and the vacuum chamber 115 has an opening communicating with an intake duct 124 leading to a suction device 113. Is provided with an air filter 125 at the communication port. Note that a handle 154 is provided in the excrement storage tank 118, and a handle 152 is also provided in the upper door of the vacuum chamber 115. Therefore, when discarding the excrement accumulated in the excrement storage tank 118, the vacuum chamber 115 is opened by holding the vacuum chamber door handle 152, and the excrement accumulation tank 118 is taken out by holding the handle 154 of the excrement accumulation tank 118. The accumulated excrement can be flushed to a normal toilet or the like.
[0025]
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a water storage tank 117 is disposed between the vacuum chamber 115 and the suction device 113, and an intake duct 124 connecting the vacuum chamber 115 and the suction device 113 connects the water storage tank 117. It is installed to cross. As shown in an exploded perspective view of the water storage tank 117 shown in FIG. 9, a hole for an intake duct is formed so as to penetrate between two opposing side surfaces of the water storage tank 117. Become. Thereby, the vacuum chamber 115 and the suction device 113 are connected. This arrangement is suitable for making the main body box 100 compact.
[0026]
The intake duct 124 is connected to the intake port 122 of the suction device 113. On the other hand, an appropriate hole 156 for exhaust is formed on one side surface of the main body box 100 adjacent to the exhaust port 123 of the suction device 113.
[0027]
The signal control unit 116 connected via the operation signal wiring 108 and the operation signal wiring connection unit 132 is operated by an AC power supply, and sends driving power and a control signal to the motors of the suction device 113 and the water supply device 110, for example. Control.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the portable excrement disposal device according to the present invention is provided with a buttocks floor plate for supporting the excrement receiving portion from below and placing the buttocks, and also having an intake hole in the excrement receiving portion. In addition, the excrement receiving portion can be stabilized, the excrement can be smoothly sucked, and the excrement can be prevented from leaking.
[0029]
Furthermore, since the suction device, the excrement storage tank, the water supply device, the water storage tank, the signal control unit, and the like are housed in one main body box, the entire device is compact, and each unit is easily detached and detached, and is easily portable. An object processing device has been realized.
[0030]
Still further, the portable excrement disposal device of the present invention can be operated by a user alone and can be used without concern for the eyes of others. In addition, the caregiver only needs to clean up about once a day, so that the burden is reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view schematically showing an excrement receiving section 1 according to an example of the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the excrement receiving section 1 of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a schematic overall configuration diagram of an example of the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic overall configuration diagram of an example of the second embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an external perspective view of the excrement receiving section 101 of FIG.
6 is a sectional view of the excrement receiving section 101 of FIG.
FIG. 7 is an elevational view showing the inside of the main body box 100 of FIG. 4;
FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the inside of the main body box of FIG. 4;
9 is an exploded perspective view of a water storage tank 117 in the main body box 100 of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 101 Excrement receiving part 2 Butt pad 3 Urine receiving part 4, 104 Operation switch 5, 105 Injection port 6, 106 Inlet hole 7, Adhesive pad 8, 108 Operation signal wiring 9, Joint part 10, 110 Water supply device 11, 111 Water pressure Adjustment unit 12 Power supply wiring 13, 113 Suction device 14, 114 Suction hose 15, 115 External water supply hose 16, 116 Signal control unit 17, 117 Water storage tank 18, 118 Excrement storage tank 20, 120 Outlet 62 Urine pipe 63 Urine inlets 64, 164 Switch fixture 100 Body box 115 Vacuum chamber 122 Suction device suction port 123 Suction device exhaust port 124 Suction duct 125 Air filter 130 Internal water supply pipe 131 External water supply hose connection 132 Operation signal wiring connection 140 Suction hose connection Part 152 vacuum chamber door handle 153 water tank door handle 154 excrement Product tank handle 156 vents

Claims (7)

In portable excrement disposal equipment,
(A) an excrement receiving portion (1) formed of a hollow housing having a receiving port applied to a crotch portion and an outlet (20);
(B) a suction device (13) for sucking excrement through a suction hose (14) connected to the outlet (20);
(C) a water supply device (10) that supplies cleaning water injected from an injection port (5) provided in the hollow housing via a water supply hose (15);
(D) a buttocks sole plate (2) for supporting the excrement receiving portion (1) and placing the buttocks,
(E) an intake hole (6) drilled in the side surface of the hollow housing;
(F) an operation switch (4) provided at a tip of a switch mounting tool (64) extending from the outer peripheral surface of the hollow housing to the receptacle side;
(G) a signal controller (16) connected to the operation switch (4) via an operation signal wiring (8) and controlling the suction device (13) and the water supply device (10). Portable excrement disposal device. 2. The portable excrement disposal device according to claim 1, further comprising a contact pad (7) forming a periphery of the receptacle. A urine tube (62) connected to a urine inlet (63) formed in the side surface of the hollow housing, and a urine receiving portion (3) attached to a distal end of the urine tube (62). The portable excrement disposal device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: In portable excrement disposal equipment,
(A) an excrement receiving portion (101) formed of a hollow housing having a receiving port applied to a crotch portion and an outlet (120);
(B) a suction device (113) for sucking excrement via a suction hose (114) connected to the outlet (120);
(C) a water supply device (110) that supplies cleaning water injected from an injection port (105) provided in the hollow housing through a water supply hose (115);
(D) an operation switch (104) provided at a tip of a switch mounting tool (164) extending from the outer peripheral surface of the hollow housing to the receptacle side;
(E) a signal control unit (116) connected to the operation switch (104) via an operation signal wiring (108) and controlling the suction device (113) and the water supply device (110);
(F) a connection part (140, 131, 132) with each of the suction hose (114), the water supply hose (115), and the operation signal wiring (108), and the suction device (113); A main body box (100) containing the device (110) and the signal control unit (116);
(G) In the main body box (100), an excrement storage tank (118) for accumulating excretion from the suction hose (114) is incorporated, and an intake duct (124) to the suction device (113). A vacuum chamber (115) communicating with
(H) A portable excrement disposal device comprising: a water storage tank (117) containing the water supply device (110) in the main body box (100). The water storage tank (117) is disposed between the vacuum chamber (115) and the suction device (113), and an intake duct (124) connecting the vacuum chamber (115) and the suction device (113). 5. The portable excrement disposal device according to claim 4, wherein a hole is provided as an intake duct hole formed in the water storage tank (117). The portable excrement disposal device according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising a buttocks floor plate for supporting the excrement receiving portion (101) and placing the buttocks thereon. 7. A urine tube connected to a urine inlet formed in the side surface of the hollow housing, and a urine receiving portion attached to a tip of the urine tube. Portable excrement disposal device.

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