JP2007089668A - Automatic excretion disposal apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic excretion disposal apparatus which is constituted in such a manner that the apparatus can distinguish stool from urine, and a washed area of a user can be washed with warm water of a proper temperature and a proper amount in response to the distinguished kind of the excretion. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic excretion disposal apparatus 100 automatically processes the excretion of the user by using a container 200 for excretion which is fitted on the crotch of the user. The automatic excretion disposal apparatus 100 is equipped with a jetting means, a sensing means, a jetting orientation adjusting means, and a control means 400. In this case, the jetting means is installed in the container for excretion and jets washing water. The sensing means is installed in the container for excretion and senses the kind of the excretion of the user. The jetting orientation adjusting means is installed in the container for excretion and adjusts the jetting direction of the jetting means in response to the kind of excretion being sensed by the sensing means. The control means 400 controls the jetting orientation adjusting means and the jetting means so that the washing water can be jetted to the washed area of the user in response to the kind of excretion being sensed by the sensing means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic excretion processing apparatus for discharging excrement while being worn by an elderly person such as a bedridden elderly person, a sick person, an infant, and the like.

  In recent years, with the aging of the population, the number of elderly people who need care is increasing rapidly. Along with this, there are an increasing number of elderly people such as bedridden elderly who are receiving care at home, care facilities, hospitals, etc., and most of them cannot handle excrement by themselves. In addition, infants, patients with illness, injuries, etc. must be lying in the bed and are therefore unable to handle the excrement on their own, and are therefore subject to caregivers (ie use The diaper main body and the diaper cup attached to the crotch of the diaper main body, and the excretion mounting body configured to fit the user to fit the user Wearing excretion fittings.

  In general, an automatic excretion processing apparatus includes a diaper main body that constitutes a part of the excretory wearing body, a diaper cup that is attached to the crotch portion of the diaper main body, and constitutes another part of the excretory wearing body, and a diaper cup. A hose with one end connected and the other end connected to a suction device is provided. In this automatic excretion processing device, when a user wearing a diaper main body and a diaper cup performs excretion of urine feces (hereinafter referred to as excrement), a sensor in the diaper cup detects the excrement and sucks it. At the same time as the device sucks the excrement accumulated in the diaper cup through the hose, the suction device sends warm water to the diaper cup to wash away the dirt of the diaper cup, and returns the washed sewage to the suction device again. It is configured to send hot air to the main body and the diaper cup to dry them.

  However, the above-described conventional automatic excretion processing apparatus cannot identify the excreted stool, and therefore cannot supply an appropriate amount of washing water according to the type of stool, and also has a warm water having an appropriate temperature. There was a problem that could not always be supplied. Therefore, there is a need for an automatic excretion processing apparatus that can supply an appropriate temperature and an appropriate amount of warm water as washing water to an appropriate part of a cared person according to the type of stool without causing discomfort to the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described need, and can identify whether excrement is any of excreta, and depending on the type of excrement identified, the user can wash It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic excretion processing apparatus configured to wash a part with an appropriate temperature and an appropriate amount of hot water.

  The above-mentioned problem of the present invention is an automatic excretion processing apparatus for automatically processing a user's excrement using an excretion container attached to the user's crotch, which is installed in the excretion container and washed. An injection means for injecting water, a detection means installed in the excretion container and detecting the type of excrement of the user, and a type of the excrement installed in the excretion container and detected by the detection means The jetting direction adjusting means for adjusting the jetting direction of the jetting means in accordance with the jetting means, and the jetting for jetting the washing water toward the portion to be cleaned corresponding to the type of excrement detected by the detecting means It is achieved by an automatic excretion processing apparatus comprising an azimuth adjusting means and a control means for controlling the ejection means.

  The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to the present invention can identify whether the excrement is manure or urine according to the above-described configuration. There is a special effect that it can be washed with an appropriate amount of warm water.

  The automatic excretion processing apparatus of the present invention is controlled by the control unit, and is controlled by the control unit and a discharge unit that discharges the washing water after cleaning the excrement and the site to be cleaned from the excretion container. The excrement processing means for excreting the excrement discharged by the discharging means and the washed water after washing may be further provided.

  The automatic excretion processing apparatus of the present invention includes a data reading unit that is controlled by the control unit and reads data relating to excrement processed by the excrement processing unit, and data transmission that transmits data read by the data reading unit. And the data reading means is configured to read data relating to the user's biological information measured by the measuring device, and the data transmitting means is for managing the health condition of the user. Data related to the biological information read by the data reading unit may be transmitted to a place where health care is performed via a communication network.

  In the automatic excretion processing apparatus of the present invention, the control means adjusts the washing water to an appropriate water pressure and adjusts the time during which the washing water is jetted in accordance with the type of excrement detected by the detection means. It may be configured to control the injection means as much as possible.

  The automatic excretion processing apparatus of the present invention may further comprise an excretion container cleaning means for cleaning the interior of the excretion container using unused cleaning water after cleaning the site to be cleaned.

  The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to the present invention may further include a hot air blowing unit that blows hot air to dry the interior of the excretion container and the cleaning target part after the cleaning target part is cleaned. Good.

  In the automatic excretion processing apparatus of the present invention, the excretion container may be formed of a transparent material in which the inside of the excretion container is visible from the outside.

  The automatic excretion processing apparatus of the present invention further includes an excretion attachment seal body that seals between the excretion container and a user's crotch, and the excretion attachment seal is a skin of the user's crotch. A seal provided at the open end of the excretory container that comes into contact with the surface, having a seal surface that is in close contact with the skin surface of the user's crotch, and having a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction formed into a hollow shape or a bowl shape A main body and a rib-like structure portion provided along the longitudinal direction of the seal body that is provided on the seal surface of the seal body and closely contacts the skin surface of the user's crotch portion. Good.

  The automatic excretion processing apparatus of the present invention is a gel for closely attaching the seal surface of the seal body and the rib-like structure portion to the skin surface of the crotch portion of the user after the container for excretion is attached to the user. And a gel adjusting means for adjusting the amount of gel supplied from the gel supplying means in accordance with individual differences of users in order to ensure the close contact. May be.

  In the automatic excretion processing apparatus of the present invention, the seal body may have a D-shaped shape or a C-shaped cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

  In the automatic excretion processing apparatus of the present invention, the seal body is formed with a thin cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction toward the outside of the excretion container, and the force received from the outside of the excretion container is generated by an elastic force. You may comprise so that it may disperse | distribute and absorb.

  According to the automatic excretion processing apparatus of the present invention, the seal body is elastically deformed by the internal pressure of the space according to the pressure state in the space formed between the excretion container and the crotch portion of the user. You may further provide the pressure adjustment means which adjusts contact | adherence between the said seal surface and the said rib-shaped structure part of the said seal | sticker main body, and the skin surface of a user's crotch part.

  In the automatic excretion processing apparatus of the present invention, the excretory container is provided with a male genital storage portion that protects the male genital region, and is provided with a fixing portion that is fixed to the waist of the user. May be configured to be detachably connected by an extendable connecting portion.

  In the automatic excretion processing apparatus of the present invention, the fixing portion includes a fixing portion main body fixed to the excretion container, and a waist mat portion that is detachably provided on the fixing portion main body according to a user's body shape. The connecting portion may be detachably attached to a belt portion provided on the waist mat portion.

  In the automatic excretion processing apparatus of the present invention, the fixing portion main body may be configured by providing a body load distribution mat portion on the back side for dispersing the body load of the user's waist.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an automatic excretion processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic excretion processing device 100 according to the present embodiment includes a user wearing device 200, an excrement processing device 300, and a control device 400.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 2-14, the structure and operation | movement of the automatic excretion processing apparatus 100 by this embodiment are demonstrated in detail.
First, with reference to FIGS. 2-9, the excretion mounting | wearing body 1 which comprises the principal part of the user mounting | wearing apparatus 200 is demonstrated.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, the excretory attachment body 1 is formed into a shape that is attached to the crotch portion 2a of the user 2 of the automatic excretion processing apparatus 100, and the excretion container is opened to the crotch portion 2a. (Hereinafter referred to as a diaper cup) 10.

The diaper cup 10 includes a main wall portion 11 disposed on the butt portion side of the user 2 and a sub-wall portion 12 extending substantially perpendicularly from the main wall portion 11 and disposed on the crotch portion 2a side.
The main wall portion 11 and the sub-wall portion 12 are integrated so as to intersect substantially in an L shape, and the user 2 extends along the crotch shape on both side edges on the inner surface side of the main wall portion 11 and the sub-wall portion 12. The side wall part 13 which is the opening edge part which contact | abuts the skin surface of the crotch part 2a is integrated. The side wall part 13 is formed in a horseshoe shape, and when the diaper cup 10 is attached to the crotch part 2a of the user 2, the side wall part 13 has a flexible sealing body 14 for coming into close contact with the skin of the crotch part 2a. Is provided.

The diaper cup 10 forms the excretion suction port 21 at the center (anus side) of the inner wall side of the main wall 11 that intersects the sub-wall 12 in a substantially L shape, and the inner end of the main wall 11. An inclined portion 11a having an inclined surface that is inclined at a predetermined angle in the direction of the excrement suction port 21 from the outer end portion on the outer end portion side opposite to the portion side is formed.
The diaper cup 10 is provided with a connecting pipe line 22 that communicates with the excretion suction port 21 so as to protrude from the outer end surface of the main wall portion 11. The connection line 22 is detachably connected to the excrement disposal apparatus 300 via a connection hose (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 8, the diaper cup 10 is further provided with a sensor 23 for detecting excrement. The sensor 23 is installed on the excrement suction port 21 side of the inner surface of the main wall 11, and detects the urine sensor 23-1 (hereinafter referred to as a urine sensor) and the other end opposite to the excretion suction port 21. It is installed inside the bottom cover 11b of the inclined portion 11a of the main wall portion 11 that is inclined toward the excrement suction port 21 from the side of the portion, and detects solid matter (so-called “feces” such as stool, loose stool, etc.) It is comprised by the sensor 23-2 (henceforth a feces sensor).

As shown in FIG. 9, the urine sensor 23-1 includes an electrode 23-1 a that is one + electrode located in the center, four − electrodes 23-1 b to 23-1 e surrounding the + electrode 23-1a, A slit 23-1SL1 formed between the electrode 23-1a and the electrode 23-1b, a slit 23-1SL2 formed between the electrode 23-1a and the electrode 23-1c, an electrode 23-1a, and an electrode 23- The slit 23-1SL3 formed between 1d and the slit 23-1SL4 formed between the electrode 23-1a and the electrode 23-1e.
With the above configuration, the urine sensor 23-1, as shown in FIG. 9, easily retains the urine in the slits 23-1SL1 to 4 even when the amount of urine is small (so-called tbilling). It can be detected that the cared person has urinated.

  In the automatic excretion processing apparatus 100 according to the present invention, the urine retained in the slits 23-1SL1 to 4 constituting the urine sensor 23-1 is converted into an excrement analysis apparatus (not shown) connected to the excrement processing apparatus 300. ) May be used for component analysis. Thereby, for example, water-soluble feces (water-soluble stool) and urine can be identified based on component analysis.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the feces sensor 23-2 has feces (solid matter) such as feces and soft stools remaining on the inclined portion 11a of the main wall portion 11 located on the feces sensor 23-2. It is configured to detect the mass of feces (solid matter).
The urine sensor 23-1 and the feces sensor 23-2 are connected via electrical connectors 24-1 and 24-2 provided on the outer end surface of the main wall portion 11 by a signal line (not shown) disposed inside the wall of the diaper cup 10. Are set in a standby state so that excretion can be detected immediately when excretion occurs.

Further, in the diaper cup 10, as shown in FIG. 8, after excretion of excrement (feces and urine) is detected by the urine sensor 23-1 and feces sensor 23-2, the type of excrement (that is, feces or urine) ) In response to the caregiver (user) 2, a fluid such as warm water (hereinafter referred to as cleaning water) is sprayed onto the cleaning target site in order to clean the anus or genital area (hereinafter referred to as the cleaning target site) of the care recipient 2. A spherical injection nozzle 50 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 8, the injection nozzle 50 includes three water channels 50 a to 50 c for injecting cleaning water therein, and an injection direction adjusting mechanism 51 that adjusts the injection direction of the injection nozzle 50.
The three water channels 50a to 50c are configured so that warm water as washing water is supplied from the excretion processing apparatus 300 via the washing water hose 60, and excrement by the urine sensor 23-1 and the feces sensor 23-2. In accordance with the detection result, the control device 400 adjusts the strength of jetting of the washing water and, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, operates the jetting direction adjusting mechanism 51 to change the jetting direction of the washing water. By appropriately adjusting the direction of the cleaning target part 2, the cleaning target part of the user 2 is efficiently cleaned.

In the present embodiment, the injection nozzle 50 has a spherical injection surface, but the shape of the injection nozzle according to the present invention is not limited to this and varies depending on the object and purpose. The shape can be used as appropriate.
Moreover, in this embodiment, although the injection nozzle 50 is provided with the three water channels 50a-50b, the number of the water channels of the injection nozzle by this invention is not limited to this, According to object and objective One water channel may be used, or any number of two or more water channels may be used.

Here, with reference to FIG.10 and FIG.11, the injection direction adjustment mechanism 51 of the injection nozzle 50 is demonstrated.
The urine sensor 23-1 and the feces sensor 23-2 detect the type of excrement of the user 2, and determine the site to be cleaned of the user 2 based on the detection results of the urine sensor 23-1 and the feces sensor 23-2. Then, the injection nozzle 50 is moved to the position most suitable for cleaning the determined site to be cleaned using the injection direction adjusting mechanism 51 shown in FIG.

In the present embodiment, the injection direction adjusting mechanism 51 shown in FIG. 11 selects the user 2 is male or female, thereby changing the injection direction of the injection nozzle 50 according to the type of excrement. It is configured to set the injection direction for men or women set in advance. However, since the appropriate injection direction may slightly deviate from the preset injection direction due to individual differences among users, the injection direction can be finely adjusted manually or using a position sensor or the like according to the user. It is configured. The injection direction adjusting mechanism 51 shown in FIG.
This fine adjustment can be performed when a caregiver such as a nurse, family, day care, or the like first wears the excretory wearing body 200 composed of the diaper cup 10 on the user. Can be done as needed.

Next, the timing of cleaning will be described with reference to the operation flowcharts of FIGS.
First, the case where the excreta is urine will be described with reference to the operation flow chart of FIG.
If the cared person (user) 2 urinates, the urine sensor 23-1 detects that the urine is turned on (ON) (step S101), and the diaper cup 10 is flushed with washing water for several seconds. In the meantime, the control device 400 operates the injection direction adjusting mechanism 51 to move the injection nozzle 50 to an appropriate position according to the position of the user's cleaning target part (step S102). The hot water is allowed to flow through the nozzle 50 (step S103), and the hot water is jetted from the spray nozzle 50 toward the user's cleaning target part to wash the cleaning target part (step S104).
The excrement disposal apparatus 300 drives a built-in suction pump (not shown) by the control apparatus 400 (step S105), and excretes the urine excreted in the diaper cup 10 together with the washing water for washing the site to be washed. It sucks from the mouth 21 (step S106) and is discharged to an excretion tank (not shown) provided inside the excrement disposal apparatus 300 (step S107).
Further, after the urine of the user 2 is excreted, the controller 400 cleans the inside of the diaper cup 10 by supplying hot water from the excretion processing apparatus 200 to the diaper cup 10 at regular time intervals (step S108). ), A suction motor (not shown) is operated by the control device 400 to drive a built-in suction pump (not shown) (step S109), and the sewage after cleaning in the diaper cup 10 is sucked from the excrement suction port 21. (Step S110), draining sewage into an excretion tank (not shown) provided in the excrement disposal apparatus 300 (Step S111) and blowing warm air to the user's object to be cleaned and the inside of the diaper cup 10 After drying (step S112), the air used for drying is sucked from the excrement suction port 21 (step S113), and the inside of the excrement processing apparatus 300 It filters with the provided air purifying filter (illustration omitted), it exhausts to outside air (step S114), and if exhaust processing is completed, the suction motor (illustration abbreviation) will be turned off by the control apparatus 400 (step S115). ), The excrement discharge process is terminated.

Next, the case where the excrement is feces will be described with reference to the operation flow diagram of FIG.
If the user 2 excretes, the feces sensor 23-2 detects that feces are turned on (step S201), and the diaper cup 10 is used while the washing water is flowing for several seconds. In accordance with the position of the person to be cleaned, the control device 400 operates the injection direction adjusting mechanism 51 to move the injection nozzle 50 to an appropriate position (step S202), and supplies hot water from the cleaning water hose 60 to the injection nozzle 50. Sinking (step S203), hot water is jetted from the jet nozzle 50 toward the user's site to be cleaned to clean the site to be cleaned (step S204).
The excrement disposal apparatus 300 drives a built-in suction pump (not shown) by the control apparatus 400 (step S205), and excretes excreted excreted in the diaper cup 10 together with cleaning water that has cleaned the site to be cleaned. It sucks from the mouth 21 (step S206) and is discharged to an excretion tank (not shown) provided inside the excrement disposal apparatus 300 (step S207).
Further, after the excrement of the user 2 is excreted, the controller 400 cleans the inside of the diaper cup 10 by supplying hot water from the excrement disposal apparatus 300 to the diaper cup 10 at regular intervals (step). S208), the suction pump (not shown) is driven by operating the suction motor (not shown) by the control device 400 (step S209), and the sewage after cleaning in the diaper cup 10 is sucked from the excrement suction port 21. (Step S210), draining sewage to an excretion tank (not shown) provided inside the excrement disposal apparatus 300 (Step S211) and blowing warm air and the user's object to be cleaned and the inside of the diaper cup 10 Is dried (step S212), and the air used for drying is sucked from the excrement suction port 21 (step S213). Then, the air is filtered through an air cleaning filter (not shown) and exhausted to the outside air (step S214). When the exhaust process is completed, the suction device (not shown) is turned off by the control device 400 (step S214). S215), excrement discharge processing is terminated.

In the washing water hose 60, after the user's washing target portion is washed by the injection nozzle 50, the remaining water of the washing water (warm water) stays, and the temperature of the remaining water becomes room temperature as time passes. descend.
Washing with wash water whose temperature has been lowered gives discomfort to the care recipient. Therefore, the cleaning water remaining in the cleaning water hose 60 (hereinafter referred to as residual cleaning water) is used as the cleaning water for the diaper cup 10. That is, by flowing the residual cleaning water from the spray nozzle 50 to the diaper cup 10 at a low pressure for several seconds, the following effects are brought about:
(A) Since wash water having a preset temperature is always obtained, discomfort caused by the temperature difference of the wash water can be relieved for the care recipient;
(B) The cleaning surface of the diaper cup 10 flows in advance, so that the inner surface of the diaper cup 10 can be moistened to prevent adhesion of dirt;
(C) The injection nozzle 50 can be prevented from being clogged.

According to the present invention, the diaper cup 10 is formed of a transparent material. That is, by making the material of the diaper cup 10 to be worn on the lower back of the care receiver transparent, the following convenience can be obtained:
(1) Confirmation of wearing state: It becomes possible to visually confirm whether or not the diaper cup 10 is worn at a predetermined position.
(2) Confirmation of urination, defecation and dirt; it is possible to confirm the presence or absence of urination, defecation and dirt without removing the diaper cup 10.
(3) Confirmation of device operation status; it becomes possible to confirm the operation status of the devices and devices constituting the automatic excretion processing apparatus 100.

Further, the structure of the diaper cup 10 will be described. The diaper cup 10 is attached to the auxiliary wall portion 12 by fitting the base end portion of the male genital portion storage portion 15 to the fitting projection portion 10a and used for the main wall portion 11. A fixing portion 16 for fixing to the waist 2b (lumbar bone) of the person 2 is attached by adhesion.
After the proximal end portion is fitted to the fitting projection 10 a of the diaper cup 10, the male genital part storage portion 15 is attached by adhering and fixing the end portion of the seal surface to the end portion of the seal body 31. As a result, the excretory wearing device 1 can secure a sealing property from the diaper cup 10 to the male pubic part storage unit 15.

  The fixing portion 16 includes a fixing portion main body 16a that is bonded and fixed to the diaper cup 10, and a waist mat portion 16b that is detachably attached to the fixing portion main body 16a. The waist mat portion 16b is made of, for example, a urethane material and has elasticity.

The waist mat portion 16b and the fixed portion main body 16a are respectively bonded with hook-and-loop fasteners (not shown) that are members to be joined, and the waist mat portion 16b can be detachably coupled to the fixed portion main body 16a. is there. The waist mat portion 16b can be selected according to the body shape of the user 2.
On the back side of the fixed portion main body 16a, a body load distribution mat portion 16c formed of an elastic material is provided. The body load dispersion mat portion 16c includes a plurality of hollow cylindrical bodies and the like, and is configured to disperse the body load. The hollow cylindrical body is arranged so that the height gradually decreases from the base end side central portion of the body load dispersion mat portion 16c toward the periphery. Further, the hollow cylindrical body itself is also formed in an oblique ring shape in which the opening end portion, which is the bottom surface, decreases in height from the center portion on the base end side of the body load distribution mat portion 16c toward the periphery. The diaper cup 10 can relieve the congestion of the waist 2b by dispersing the body load of the waist 2b of the user 2 by the body load dispersion mat portion 16c configured as described above.
In the waist mat portion 16b, a belt portion 17 capable of mounting the excretory attachment body 1 on the waist portion 2b of the user 2 is sewn and extends to the left and right. A hook-and-loop fastener is attached to both ends of the belt portion 17, and the excretory attachment body 1 can be attached to the waist 2b of the user 2 by detachably connecting the end portions of each other.

One end of a connecting portion 18 connected to the male genital storage portion 15 is detachably attached to the belt portion 17. The connecting portion 18 has a length corresponding to the body shape of the user 2 and is extendable. The connecting portion 18 may be a known belt whose length can be adjusted according to the body shape of the user 2. The other end of the connecting part 18 can be detachably attached to the male genital part storage part 15.
Normally, one end of the connecting part 18 is attached to the male genital storage part 15, and when the excretory wearing device 1 is attached, the other end is attached to the belt part 17 so that the belt part 17 and the male genital storage part 15 Are connected to connect the male genital part storage part 15 and the fixing part 16.

When the diaper cup 10 is attached to the crotch portion 2a of the user 2, the flexible seal body 14 for tightly contacting the skin of the crotch portion 2a does not fit completely, and a gap is generated between the lumbar region and the lumbar region. there is a possibility. In order to make up for such a gap, before the user 2 puts on the diaper cup 10, the gel load storage portion 16d is provided in the above-described body load distribution mat portion 16c, and the gel is stored in advance in the gel storage portion 16c. After the person 2 wears the diaper cup 10, the viscosity of the gel stored in the gel storage part 16 d is lowered and softened by the body temperature and weight of the user 2, and the softened gel becomes the sealing body of the diaper cup 10. By filling the portion 14, the gap between the diaper cup 10 and the lower back can be filled.
Further, the excess gel can be stored in a surplus gel storage unit 15 a provided in advance in the male genital storage unit 15 installed in the upper part of the diaper cup 10.

The automatic excretion processing device 100 described above displays “display” (in this example, a two-digit integer) as shown in Table 1 on the screen of the display device 301 provided in the excrement processing device 300 as “content of operation error”. Depending on the situation, LED (light emitting diode) is used for display, and "contents of operation error" is also notified to the user (caregiver) and caregiver by voice using the technology of a general voice generator. It is configured.

(Table 1)

As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic excretion processing device 100 described above is further connected to the excrement processing device 300 and the control device 400, and data relating to excrement processed by the excrement processing device 300 by the control device 400. For example, a data reading device 500 that reads data related to the number of defecations and the number of urinations of a care recipient, and a data transmission device 600 that transmits data read by the data reading device 500 are provided.
Although not shown, the data reader 500 is configured to read data other than data related to excrement, for example, data related to blood pressure, pulse, SpO2, body temperature, and the like, by connecting another measuring device.
The data transmission device 600 reads the data read by the data reading device 500, that is, data related to biological information, via a wired or wireless communication network such as the Internet, a nursing center, a day service center, a home helper, an attending physician, It is comprised so that it may transmit to the target place, such as a caregiver's family.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure in one Embodiment of the automatic excretion processing apparatus by this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the wearing tool for excretion in the automatic excretion processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is the schematic which shows the user's waist | hip | lumbar vicinity vicinity which mounted | wore with the excrement mounting tool of FIG. It is a front view which shows the crotch part and the waist | hip | lumbar part vicinity of the user with which the wearing tool for excretion of FIG. 3 was mounted | worn. It is the schematic which shows the crotch part vicinity of the user with which the mounting tool for excretion of FIG. 3 was mounted | worn. It is sectional drawing which shows the crotch part vicinity of the user with which the wearing tool for excretion of FIG. 3 was mounted | worn. FIG. 4 is a perspective sectional view showing the vicinity of a crotch part of a user wearing the excretory wearing tool of FIG. 3. It is the schematic shown in the structure of the excretion sensor in the excretion mounting tool of FIG. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the urine sensor which comprises some excretion sensors shown in FIG. It is a schematic explanatory drawing for demonstrating the injection direction adjustment mechanism of an injection nozzle. It is another schematic explanatory drawing for demonstrating the injection direction adjustment mechanism of an injection nozzle. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the timing of the washing | cleaning by the automatic excretion processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is the further flowchart for demonstrating the timing of the washing | cleaning by the automatic excretion processing apparatus shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Excretion wearing tool 2 User 2a Crotch part 2b Lumbar part 10 Excretion container 11 Main wall part 12 Subwall part 13 Side wall part 14 Excretion wearing tool seal body 15 Male pubic storage part 16 Fixing part 21 Excretion suction port 22 Connection Duct sensor 23-1 Urine sensor 23-2 Feces sensor 31 Seal body 31a Seal surface 32 Rib-shaped structure portion 33 U-shaped fitting portion 100 Automatic excretion device 200 User wearing device 300 Excrement processing device 400 Control device 500 Data reading device 600 Data transmission device

Claims (15)

An automatic excretion processing device for automatically processing the user's excrement using an excretion container attached to the user's crotch,
An injection means installed in the container for excretion and injecting cleaning water;
Installed in the container for excretion, and detecting means for detecting the type of excrement of the user;
An injection azimuth adjusting means that is installed in the excretory container and adjusts the injection direction of the injection means according to the type of the excrement detected by the detection means;
Control means for controlling the jetting direction adjusting means and the jetting means to jet wash water toward a user's cleaning target part corresponding to the type of excrement detected by the detecting means;
An automatic excretion processing apparatus comprising: A discharge means that is controlled by the control means and discharges the wash water after washing the excrement and the site to be washed from the excretion container;
Excrement processing means that is controlled by the control means and excretes the excrement discharged by the discharge means and the washing water after washing;
The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: Data reading means for reading data on excrement controlled by the control means and processed by the excrement processing means;
Data transmitting means for transmitting data read by the data reading means;
Further comprising
The data reading means is configured to read data relating to a user's biological information measured by a measuring device, and the data transmitting means is read by the data reading means in order to manage a user's health condition The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the data on the biological information is configured to be transmitted to a place where health management is performed via a communication network.   The control means adjusts the washing water to an appropriate water pressure according to the type of excrement detected by the detection means, and controls the ejection means to adjust the time during which the washing water is jetted. The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:   5. An excretion container washing means for washing the inside of the excretion container with unused washing water after washing the site to be washed, further comprising: The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to item.   6. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising hot air blowing means that blows hot air to the inside of the excretory container and the site to be cleaned for drying after cleaning the site to be cleaned. The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to claim 1.   2. The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the excretion container is formed of a transparent material that allows the inside of the excretion container to be visually recognized from the outside. Further comprising an excretion fitting seal body for sealing between the excretion container and the crotch portion of the user,
The excretion wearing seal body is
Provided at the opening end of the excretory container that abuts the skin surface of the user's crotch part, has a seal surface that closely contacts the skin surface of the user's crotch part, and has a hollow cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, Or a seal body formed in a bowl shape,
A rib-like structure portion projecting along the longitudinal direction of the seal body, which is provided on the seal surface of the seal body and is in close contact with the skin surface of the crotch portion of the user;
The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising: After the excretory container is attached to the user, a gel supply means for supplying a gel for bringing the seal surface of the seal body and the rib-like structure portion into close contact with the skin surface of the crotch portion of the user;
Gel adjusting means for adjusting the amount of gel supplied from the gel supplying means according to individual differences of users in order to ensure the close contact;
The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:   The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the seal body has a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction formed in a D shape or a C shape.   The seal body has a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction formed thinly toward the outside of the excretory container, and the force received from the outside of the excretory container is dispersed and absorbed by an elastic force. The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to any one of claims 8 to 10.   According to the pressure state in the space formed between the excretory container and the user's crotch, the seal body is elastically deformed by the internal pressure of the space, and the seal surface of the seal body and the The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising pressure adjusting means for adjusting adhesion between the rib-like structure portion and a skin surface of a user's crotch portion.   The container for excretion is provided with a male genital storage part that protects the male genital part, and a fixing part that is fixed to the user's lower back part. The fixing part and the male genital storage part are detachable by a telescopic connecting part. The automatic excretion processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the automatic excretion processing device is connected to the device.   The fixing portion has a fixing portion main body fixed to the excretion container, and a waist mat portion detachably provided on the fixing portion main body according to a user's body shape, and a belt provided on the waist mat portion The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the connecting part is detachably attached to the part.   15. The automatic excretion processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the fixing portion main body is provided with a body load dispersion mat portion on the back side for dispersing a body load of a user's waist.

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