JP3546461B2 - Urinal having urine collection device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to a toilet having a urine collecting device, and more particularly to a toilet having a urine collecting device suitable for collecting the entire amount of urine released from a subject.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A urine test toilet provided with a urine collecting mechanism in a Western-style toilet and analyzing the components in the collected urine with a sensor or the like is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-27263, Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-74654, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Sho 62-115124. No.60233551.
[0003]
The urinalysis mechanism disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-27263 and Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 5-74654 has a cylinder connected to a bowl of a Western-style toilet or a recess provided, and urine flows into the cylinder or the recess. It is like that.
[0004]
The urine collecting apparatus disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. Sho 62-115124 has an extension mechanism comprising a multi-stage cylinder mechanism provided at the rear of a Western-style toilet, a cup is attached to the tip of the extension mechanism, and the cup is inserted into a toilet bowl to remove urine. It was intended to be received.
[0005]
The urine analyzer disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-233551 has a cup always inserted in a toilet bowl, a sensor installed in the cup, and urine discharged into the cup is analyzed by the sensor. It was made.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above-mentioned conventional urinal urinal, a part of the released urine is collected and analyzed, and the total amount of urine cannot be measured. Therefore, the total amount of the target component excreted from the living body (for example, the excretion amount per day, which is calculated by (concentration) × (total urine amount)) cannot be detected.
[0007]
It is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet having a urine collecting device capable of measuring the total amount of released urine.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present inventionThe urinal having the urine collecting device of the above, a Western-style toilet body, a toilet seat provided on the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body, and urine discharged from a seated person of the toilet seatThe total amount ofReceiver receiving urine and urine received by the receiverThe total amount ofA urinal collecting device comprising: a toilet seat box provided on a rear upper surface of a Western-style toilet body, wherein the toilet seat is pivotally supported by the toilet seat box, and the tank comprises the toilet seat. It is characterized by being installed in a box.
[0009]
[Action]
The present inventionAccording to a urinal with a urine collection device, the urine receiver receives the entire amount of urine releasedAndThe total amount of urine released can be determined.
[0010]
The present inventionAccording to this, the tank that holds urine can be hidden by the toilet seat box.
[0011]
【Example】
Hereinafter, a toilet having a urine collection apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet having the urine collecting device, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a toilet seat portion of the toilet having the urine collecting device.
[0012]
A toilet seat box 3 having a urine collecting function is placed on the upper edge of the toilet bowl 2 of the toilet bowl 1 of this embodiment. The toilet 1 is connected to a flush water supply pipe 4 extending from the wall surface of the toilet room. A flash valve 5 is provided at an intermediate portion of the washing water supply pipe 4.
[0013]
In the toilet seat box 3, a front case 3A placed along the upper edge of the toilet bowl 2 and a rear case 3B placed on the rear upper surface of the toilet bowl 1 are integrally formed. The rear case 3B is taller than the front case 3A, and therefore, a step is formed at a connecting portion between the front case 3A and the rear case 3B.
[0014]
A toilet seat 8 is provided on the upper surface of the front case 3A. The rear of the toilet seat 8 is pivotally attached to the rear case 3B. The toilet seat 8 has a thickness such that the upper surface of the rear case 3B and the upper surface of the toilet seat 8 are flush when the toilet seat 8 is fallen on the front case 3A.
[0015]
The toilet seat box 3 has a substantially D-shape in plan view, and both arm portions 10 of the front case 3A have inner surfaces 3C parallel to each other. A slit 11 is provided in the inner surface 3C. The slit 11 extends from the front of the front case 3A to the rear of the rear case 3B in parallel with the bottom surface of the toilet seat box 3.
[0016]
A urinal 12 having a capacity of 400 cc or more is provided in an inner region of the toilet seat box 3. The urinal 12 is a bowl-shaped container having an oval shape in plan view, and the major axis of the oval is directed in the width direction of the toilet 1.
[0017]
Two arm members 13 extend laterally from the urine receiver 12. The arm member 13 is inserted into the slit 11.
[0018]
A tank 15 for temporarily storing urine collected by the urine receiver 12 is provided below the rear case 3B of the toilet seat box 3.
[0019]
FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a toilet having the urine collecting apparatus. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the toilet seat along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the toilet seat and the toilet along the line VV in FIG. 4, and FIG. FIG.
[0020]
The toilet bowl 2 is provided to extend widely rearward, and the above-described tank 15 is disposed at a rear portion in the toilet bowl 2. A bracket 14 suspends the tank 15 from the toilet seat box 3.
[0021]
The trap 16 at the bottom of the toilet bowl 2 is connected to a drain pipe 17.
[0022]
A flush water chamber 19 is provided at the rear of the toilet 1 and the flush water supply pipe 4 is connected from above. The inside of the washing water chamber 19 is communicated above with a rim water passage 20 provided at the upper edge of the toilet bowl 2 and a jet water chamber 21 provided at the bottom of the toilet bowl 2. Water is available.
[0023]
An opening is provided in a top plate portion of the washing water chamber 19, and a pipe 23 with a water pump 22 is inserted from the opening into the inside of the washing water chamber 19. The opening is sealed watertight with a packing 26.
[0024]
The pipe 23 is connected to a urine receiver cleaning nozzle 24 and a tank cleaning nozzle 25 in the rear case 3B of the toilet seat box 3. The urinal cleaning nozzle 24 is provided along the rear wall of the rear case 3B, and is capable of jetting cleaning water forward. The tank cleaning nozzle 25 is capable of ejecting cleaning water toward the inside of the tank 15.
[0025]
A discharge port is provided at the bottom of the tank 15. An electric opening / closing valve 27 is provided at the outlet. In the tank 15, a sensor 28A for measuring the amount of urine stored, a sensor 28B for measuring weight, and a sensor 28C for analyzing components are incorporated. The urine amount sensor 28A is mounted vertically on the inner wall of the tank 15, and the urine component sensor 28C is mounted on the inner wall of the tank 15A below the urine amount sensor 28A. The urine weight sensor 28B is composed of a strain gauge, and is attached to the mounting bracket 14 of the tank 15.
[0026]
In the lower space of the flush water chamber 19 of the toilet 1, a control device 30 for controlling the operation of the urine collecting device and the like is provided. The control device 30 controls driving of the urine receiver 12, component analysis of the collected urine, cleaning of the urine receiver 12 and the tank 15, and the like. The configuration of the control device 30 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.
[0027]
A waterproof packing 31 is stretched on the back side surface of the slit 11 of the both arm portions 10 of the toilet seat box 3. The waterproof packing 31 is a long tape-shaped member, and a cleavage is provided at an intermediate portion in the width direction of the waterproof packing 31 so as to follow the slit 11. The arm member 13 of the urinator 12 is inserted through a cleavage portion of the waterproof packing 31.
[0028]
A rail member 32 extends further inside the waterproof packing 31. The rail member 32 is provided from a start portion on the front side of the slit 11 to a rear edge portion of the toilet bowl 2. On the upper surface of the rail member 32, a concave groove 32A is provided along the longitudinal direction.
[0029]
The groove 32A is provided from the front start portion of the rail member 32 to the vicinity of the front edge of the opening of the tank 15, and from the vicinity of the front edge of the opening of the tank 15 to the rear edge of the toilet bowl 2. At the interruption portion of the concave groove 32A, only the rail facing the waterproof packing 31 extends toward the rear edge of the toilet bowl 2.
[0030]
A sliding member 33 is fixed to the arm member 13. The sliding member 33 is engaged with the concave groove 32A of the rail member 32. The bottom surface of the sliding member 33 is a flat surface. The sliding member 33 engages with the concave groove 32A, and the bottom surface of the sliding member 33 comes into contact with the groove bottom surface of the concave groove 32A. It is configured as follows. The concave groove 32A has a depth at which the arm member 13 contacts the upper edge of the rail member 32. At the front end of the groove 32A, a stopper 37 for preventing the sliding member 33 from moving is provided. The configuration of the rail member 32 and the sliding member 33 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.
[0031]
The rail member 32 is disposed in parallel with the toilet bowl 2 interposed therebetween. Therefore, the distance between the rail members 32 is constant. Further, the bottom surface of the concave groove 32A of the rail member 32 and the lower surface of the sliding member 33 are in long contact with each other in the sliding direction. Therefore, even during the sliding of the sliding member 33, the upper edge of the urine receiver 12 is stably held horizontally.
[0032]
A pinion gear 35 is fixed to the arm member 13 further outside the sliding member 33. At the rear of the rail member 32, a rack 36 with which the pinion gear 35 meshes is provided. At the rear end of the rack 36, a stopper 38 for preventing the movement of the pinion gear 35 is provided.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 6, yarns 40 and 41 for driving the urinator 12 are connected to a distal end portion of the arm member 13 further outside the pinion gear 35. These threads 40, 41 are stretched around large pulleys 42, 43 and small pulleys 45, 46, which are pivotally supported inside the toilet seat box 3, and a thread guide 47.
[0034]
The large pulleys 42 and 43 are pivotally supported near the rear corner of the toilet seat box 3. The large pulley 42 is driven by a motor 50 via gears 48 and 49 (FIG. 6). Further, the small pulleys 45 and 46 are pivotally supported at the front side of the side arm 10 of the toilet seat box 3. The thread guide 47 has two vertical grooves, and is provided in a front curved portion of the front case 3A of the toilet seat box 3.
[0035]
The thread 40 is fixed to the arm member 13 on one side (the lower side in FIG. 6) of the urine receiver 12, and is wound around the large pulleys 42 and 43 by about 270 degrees via the small pulley 45. I have. Further, the thread 41 is fixed to the arm member 13 on the other side of the urine receiver 12, and is wound around the large pulleys 42 and 43 by about 90 degrees via the small pulley 46.
[0036]
Therefore, when the motor 50 rotates as shown by the reference symbol M in FIG. 6, the tips of the two arm members 13, 13 of the urine receiver 12 are pulled by the threads 40, 41 by an equal amount, and the urine receiver 12 will move. When the motor 50 rotates in the reverse direction, the urine receiver 12 also moves in the reverse direction.
[0037]
The details of the operation of the urinal 12 thus moved back and forth will be described with reference to FIG. 7 (perspective view) and FIGS.
[0038]
In FIG. 7, while the sliding member 33 of the arm member 13 remains engaged with the concave groove 32A of the rail member 32,Lumber 13Is pulled by the threads 40 and 41, and the urine receiver 12 is moved in the left-hand direction of the drawing as indicated by the arrow A.
[0039]
As described above, the rail 32B that guides only one side surface of the sliding member 33 extends rearward from the rear portion (the left-hand side in the drawing) of the rail member 32. The upper surface of the rail 32B is flush with the upper surface of the rail member 32. The rack 36 is installed along the rail 32B. As shown in FIG. 8, the bottom surface of the sliding member 33 slides against the bottom surface of the concave groove 32A of the rail member 32, and the arm member contacts the upper surface of the rail member 32.ThirteenAre in sliding contact.
[0040]
Therefore, when the urine receiver 12 is moved to the rear end of the rail member 32, the pinion gear 35 fixed to the arm member 13 meshes with the rack 36, and the urine receiver 12 is moved to the position shown in FIG. Turn around like this. At this time, the urine receiver 12 is supported by an arm member 13 abutting on the upper edge of the rail 32B, and the arm member 13 turns on the rail 32B like the urine receiver 12.
[0041]
The urine receiver 12 rotates until the pinion gear 35 comes into contact with a stopper 38 provided at the rear end of the rack 36, as shown in FIG. Also, at this time, the sliding member 33 is configured to rotate while its side edge contacts the side surface of the rail 32B.
[0042]
9 and 10, the urine in the urine receiver 12 is poured into the tank 15 by the rotation of the urine receiver 12 by about 90 ° or more.
[0043]
FIG. 11 shows a configuration of a control device for a toilet having the urine collecting apparatus according to the present embodiment. In the control device 30, the input device 52 is connected to the storage device 53 and the arithmetic device 54. The input device 52 is a remote control type having input means such as a keyboard and an ID card reader and a transmitter for transmitting an input signal by infrared rays or the like. As shown in FIG. Attached to. Information is input to the input device 52 from an ID card of a toilet user (also referred to as a seated person or a user). In the ID card, information such as a normal urination position of the user as well as information for specifying the user is input.
[0044]
The control device 30 is connected to a urine receiver driving device 56, a urine analyzer 57, a urine collection device 58, a cleaning device 59, and an output device 60. The control device 30 stores the user ID information, processes information transmitted from each of the devices 56 to 59, and controls the operation of the toilet having the urine collection device.
[0045]
The urine receiver drive device 56 includes the motor 50 for driving the urine receiver 12 and a position detection device 62 that detects the position of the urine receiver 12. As shown in FIG. 12, the position detecting device 62 includes a urine receiver 12, an arm member 13, a rail member 32, a linear potentiometer 63, and a resistance measuring device 65.
[0046]
The urine receiver 12 and the arm member 13 are made of a metal material, and the upper surface of the rail member 32 that contacts the arm member 13 is a linear potentiometer 63. The measuring terminal of the resistance measuring device 65 is connected to the ends of the linear potentiometers 63, 63, and detects the resistance value between both ends of the linear potentiometers 63, 63 at the stop position of the urine receiver 12. Since the resistance value increases and decreases in proportion to the stop position of the urinator 12, the resistance value is calculated by the control device 30, and the stop position of the urinator 12 is specified. This calculation is performed such that the contact resistance between the arm member 13 and the linear potentiometer 63 is canceled by setting the detected resistance value when the urine receiver 12 is retracted to the retreat limit as the point O.
[0047]
The motor 50 is controlled by the control device 30 based on the detection signal of the position detecting device 62, and moves the urinal 12 to the normal urination position of the toilet user. The urine receiver 12 can be directly moved by operating the keyboard of the input device 52.
[0048]
As described above, the urine analyzer 57 includes the sensor 28A for measuring the amount of urine stored in the tank 15, the sensor 28B for measuring the weight, and the sensor 28C for analyzing the components.
[0049]
The urine collection device 58 is a device for collecting urine from the tank 15 and storing urine collected for each user, and is installed near the toilet. As shown in the schematic perspective view of FIG. 13, the urine collection device 58 includes a collection pump 67, a turntable 68, a drain pump 69, and the like.
[0050]
A tube 71 extends from the bottom of the tank 15 contained in the toilet bowl 2 of the toilet bowl 1 to a position above the turntable 68. A dispensing pump 67 is provided at an intermediate portion of the tube 71. The end of the tube 71 is fixed to the mouth height position of the urine sample collecting bottle 72 placed on the turntable 68. On the turntable 68, a plurality of urine sample collecting bottles 72 are placed.
[0051]
On the turntable 68, a waste pipe 73 having the same size as the sample collection bottle 72 is provided. A tube 75 is connected to the bottom of the waste pipe 73. The tube 75 extends from the lower surface of the turntable 68 into the toilet bowl 2 of the toilet 1. A drain pump 69 is provided in the middle of the tube 75.
[0052]
A drive device 77 is provided at the lower center of the turntable 68. The driving device 77 rotates while detecting the rotation angle of the turntable 68. The fractionation pump 67, the drain pump 69, and the driving device 77 are connected to the control device 30.
[0053]
The cleaning device 59 includes the water pump 22 and the opening / closing valve 27 at the tank outlet.
[0054]
The output device 60 includes a monitor 78 and a printer 79. The monitor 78 is provided in parallel with the input device 52, and the printer 79 is mounted near the toilet.
[0055]
The operation of the toilet having the urine collection device according to the first embodiment configured as described above will now be described.
[0056]
Since the purpose of the toilet of the present invention is to collect the entire amount of urine, it is assumed that the user urinates while sitting on the toilet seat 8 of the toilet 1.
[0057]
At the time of waiting for use of the toilet 1, the urinal 12 is located at the rear part (the left hand side in FIG. 3) of the toilet 1 and below the rear case 3B of the toilet box 3. In the upper part of the tank 15, as shown in FIG.
[0058]
When the user sits on the toilet seat 8 and inserts the ID card into the input device 52, the motor 50 in the toilet seat box 3 is operated, and the urinal 12 moves while turning forward, and At the corresponding normal urination position (a position corresponding to age, height, gender, or the like, or a position registered in advance), the receiver 12 is stopped with the upper edge thereof horizontal. (If the user uses the toilet 1 for the first time, the urinal 12 is moved to the optimal position by operating the keyboard of the input device 52.)
Then, the user urinates into the urine receiver 12. The capacity of the urine receiver 12 is sufficiently large at 400 cc or more, and can receive the entire amount of urination.
[0059]
When the information from the ID card is input, the urine collection device 58 is operated, and the turntable 68 is rotated to select a sample collection bottle 72 according to the ID information. Moved to The ID of the sample collecting bottle 72 and the ID of the sample collecting bottle on the turntable 68 are input to the control device 30 in advance. When there is no sample collection bottle corresponding to the ID on the turntable 68, urine collection is not performed.
[0060]
When the user ends urination and inputs the end of urination using the input device 52, the urinal 12 is moved to the rear of the toilet 1. Then, over the opening of the tank 15, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, it is turned backward and the entire amount of urine is poured into the tank 15.
[0061]
The urine transferred into the tank 15 is analyzed by the urine analyzer 57 for the total release volume, total weight, and components. When the measurement of the total volume and the total weight is completed, the set amount is collected by the urine collecting device 58 and stored in the sample collecting bottle 72.
[0062]
When the measurement and the analysis of the urine component are completed, the electromagnetic on-off valve 27 disposed at the outlet of the tank 15 is opened, and the urine in the tank 15 is discharged into the toilet bowl 2. When the inside of the tank 15 becomes empty, the cleaning device 59 is operated with the electromagnetic on-off valve 27 kept open. Also in the urine collection device 58, the turntable 68 rotates, and a waste pipe 73 is disposed below the extraction tube 71.
[0063]
Next, the water pump 22 of the washing device 59 is operated, and washing water is jetted from nozzles 24 and 25 connected to the pump 22.
[0064]
The urinal cleaning nozzle 24 jets cleaning water to the inner surface of the urine receiver 12 facing the nozzle 24 as shown by reference numeral 12 'in FIG. The tank cleaning nozzle 25 jets cleaning water into the tank 15. The jetted washing water is discharged into the toilet bowl 2 from the outlet at the bottom of the tank 15 after cleaning each part.
[0065]
After the cleaning is performed in this manner, the electromagnetic on-off valve 27 is closed. Then, the pump 22 is further operated for a predetermined time to store a predetermined amount of fresh water in the tank 15. Next, the collection pump 67 and the drainage pump 69 of the urine collection device 58 are operated. Accordingly, the washing water stored in the tank 15 is sent to the turntable 68 while washing the tube 71 of the urine collection device 58 and the collection pump 67, and is discarded in the waste pipe 73. The water is returned into the toilet bowl 2 via a drain 75 and a drain pump 69.
[0066]
When the washing of the tube 71 and the sorting pump 67 of the urine sorting device 58 is performed for a certain period of time, the electromagnetic on-off valve 27 opens, and the remaining washing water in the tank 15 is discharged into the toilet bowl 2. Thereafter, the operation of the collection pump 67 and the drainage pump 69 of the urine collection device 58 is stopped. Since the fractionation pump 67 is operated to the end in this way, no washing water remains in the tube 71.
[0067]
The urine analysis result and the like are output from the output device 60 after being calculated by the calculation device 54 in the control device 30. Necessary information is stored in the storage device 53. The information stored in the storage device 53 can be output from the output device 60 as needed.
[0068]
As described above, all the urine analyzed and collected is discharged into the toilet bowl 2. Therefore, after that, when the user operates the flush valve 5, urine is discharged from the toilet bowl 2 to the drain pipe 17. It should be noted that the urine receiver 12 is on standby with the rearward turning posture shown in FIG. Also, the electromagnetic opening / closing valve 27 provided at the discharge port at the bottom of the tank 15 is kept on standby while being opened. Therefore, the urine receiver 12 and the tank 15 can be dried.
[0069]
In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 13, as shown in FIG. 12, the position detecting means of the urine receiver 12 in which the linear potentiometer 63 is disposed on the rail member 32 is illustrated. In the present invention, a magnetic material is regularly arranged on the rail member 32, and a magnetic sensing element attached to the urine receiver 12 is moved along the row of the magnetic material, and an electric pulse signal generated from the magnetic sensing element is generated. May be counted to detect the position of the urine receiver 12.
[0070]
Next, a toilet having a urine collecting apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0071]
FIG. 14 is a vertical sectional view of a toilet having the urine collecting device. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the toilet seat along the line XV-XV in FIG. 14, and FIG. 16 is a vertical sectional view of the toilet seat and the toilet along the line XVI-XVI in FIG.
[0072]
The arm member 83 of the urinal 82 is inserted into a slit 81 formed in the inner surface 3C of the arm 10 on both sides of the toilet seat box 3. The arm member 83 includes a main arm 83A extending laterally from the urinal 82, and a sub-arm 83B vertically suspended from a distal end of the main arm 83A.
[0073]
A caster 85 is rotatably provided on the main arm 83A, and a sub arm 83B is provided outside the caster 85. A caster 86 is rotatably provided at the tip of the sub arm 83B.
[0074]
Rail members 87 and 88 extend inside the side arm 10. The rail member 87 is provided adjacent to the slit 81 and parallel to the bottom surface of the toilet seat box 3 from the starting end of the slit 81 on the toilet front side to the rear edge of the toilet bowl 2. On the upper surface of the rail member 87, a groove 87A is provided along the longitudinal direction. A caster 85 is engaged with the concave groove 87A.
[0075]
The rail member 88 has a U-shaped vertical cross section, and the casters 86 are arranged between the upper piece and the lower piece of the rail member 88. The rail member 88 is provided below the rail member 87 and parallel to the bottom surface of the toilet seat box 3 from the starting end of the front part of the toilet of the slit 81 to the front side of the rear case 3B. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the rail member 88 is bent so as to have an upward slope toward the rear of the toilet at the front side of the rear case 3B, and extends upward from the rail member 87. Reference numeral 88a denotes an uphill portion of the rail member 88.
[0076]
The thread 40, 41 for driving the urinator 82 is connected to the tip of the main arm 83A of the arm member 83. At the front end of the rail member 87, a stopper 89 for preventing movement of the caster 85 is provided.
[0077]
Other configurations of the present embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals denote the same parts.
[0078]
The operation of the urinal with the urine collection device thus configured will be described below.
[0079]
First, the operation of the urinal 82 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0080]
In FIG. 17, casters 85 and 86 rotatably provided on an arm member 83 of a urinator 82 are pulled by the threads 40 and 41 while being engaged with the rail members 87 and 88, and are received. The urinal 82 is moved rearward (to the left in the drawing).
[0081]
Until the caster 86 approaches the uphill portion 88a, both the casters 85 and 86 move on the horizontal rail surface at the same speed. Then, the urinal 82 moves while maintaining the horizontal posture.
[0082]
When the casters 86 approach the uphill portion 88a, the horizontal movement speed of the casters 86 decreases.
[0083]
On the other hand, the caster 85 continues to move on the horizontal rail member 87, and the threads 40, 41 are tied to the tip of the main arm 83A to which the caster 85 is attached. Travel at the same speed.
[0084]
As a result, when the caster 86 approaches the upwardly inclined portion 88a, the caster 86 is later than the caster 85, and the urinal 82 is tilted backward as shown in FIG. Further, when the caster 85 is moved rearward, the caster 86 moves above the caster 85, and the urinal 82 turns as shown in FIG.
[0085]
Next, the operation of the toilet having the urine collection device having the urinator tilted as described above will be described.
[0086]
When the user is seated on the toilet seat 8 and operates the input device 52 to input the ID information, the motor 50 in the toilet seat box 3 is operated, and the urinal having the state shown in FIG. 82 moves while turning forward, and stops at the normal urination position corresponding to the user with the upper edge of the urinator 82 horizontal.
[0087]
When the user finishes urination and the end urination is input by the input device 52, the urinal 82 is moved to the rear of the toilet 1. Then, over the opening of the tank 15, as shown in FIG. 19, the urine is turned backward and the entire amount of urine is introduced into the tank 15, and the rear turning posture is taken as it is. Urine transferred into the tank 15 is analyzed and collected, and an analysis result is output.
[0088]
The operations of the analysis, the fractionation, the output of the analysis result, and the cleaning are the same as those in the first embodiment.
[0089]
As described above, in the second embodiment, as in the case of the toilet of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 13, the entire amount of urine is collected, and the urine is automatically analyzed and collected. . Further, all the urine after collection is discharged into the toilet bowl 2, and the urine collecting apparatus and the toilet 1 are automatically washed.
[0090]
Next, a toilet having a urine collecting apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0091]
FIG. 20 is a vertical sectional view of a toilet having the urine collecting device. 21 is a cross-sectional view of the toilet seat along the line XXI-XXI in FIG. 20, and FIG. 22 (a) is a vertical sectional view of the toilet seat and the toilet along the line XXII-XXII in FIG. FIG. 22 (b) is a perspective view of the urinal and the arm member.
[0092]
The arm member 93 of the urinal 92 is inserted into a slit 91 formed in the inner surface 3C of the arm 10 on both sides of the toilet seat box 3. The arm member 93 includes a substantially L-shaped main arm 93A extending laterally from the urinator 92, and a sub-arm 93B vertically extending downward from a distal end of the main arm 93A.
[0093]
The lower end of the main arm 93A and the side surface of the urinator 92 are pivotally connected by a pin 94, and the urinator 92 is swingable with respect to the arm member 93.
[0094]
A caster 95 is rotatably provided on the main arm 93A, and a sub arm 93B is provided outside the caster 95. A caster 96 is rotatably provided at the tip of the sub arm 93B.
[0095]
Rail members 97 and 98 extend inside the side arm 10. The rail member 97 is provided adjacent to the slit 91 and parallel to the bottom surface of the toilet seat box 3 from the starting end of the slit 91 on the toilet front side to the rear edge of the toilet bowl 2. On the upper surface of the rail member 97, a concave groove 97A is provided along the longitudinal direction. A caster 95 is engaged with the concave groove 97A.
[0096]
The rail member 98 has a U-shaped vertical cross section, and the casters 96 are arranged between the upper piece and the lower piece of the rail member 98. The rail member 98 is lower than the rail member 97 from the starting end of the front part of the toilet of the slit 91 to the upslope part 99 provided in the vicinity of one third of the length of the opening of the toilet seat 8. And, it is provided in parallel with the bottom surface of the toilet seat box 3. As shown in FIGS. 24 to 26, the rail member 98 is bent so as to have an upward slope toward the rear of the toilet at the upward slope portion 99, and at the same height position as the rail member 97, the rail member 97 It extends in parallel to the rear edge of the toilet bowl 2.
[0097]
The threads 40, 41 for driving the urinator 92 are connected to the tip of the main arm 93A of the arm member 93. At the front end of the rail member 97, a stopper 90 for preventing movement of the caster 95 is provided.
[0098]
The lever member 100 is locked in an opening formed below the slit 91 behind the right arm 10 of the toilet seat box 3. The lever member 100 is composed of a vertical piece 101 disposed inside the side arm 10 and a horizontal piece 102 disposed outside the side arm 10. A stopper 105 that engages with the vertical piece 101 of the lever member 100 and holds the vertical piece 101 vertically protrudes from the surface of the rail member 97 in the right arm 10 on the side of the toilet bowl 2 opening. Have been.
[0099]
FIG. 23 shows a perspective view of the lever member 100. FIG. In the lever member 100, the vertical piece 101 and the horizontal piece 102 are combined so that their longitudinal axes are orthogonal to each other, and are integrally assembled with screws 103. The connecting portion between the vertical piece 101 and the horizontal piece 102 is a shaft section 106 having a circular cross section, and is locked in an opening behind the right arm section 10 of the toilet seat box 3.
[0100]
A lever 107 protrudes laterally from the upper end of the horizontal piece 102. The lever member 100 is turned around the shaft portion 106 so that the lever 107 draws an arc in a state where the shaft portion 106 is engaged with the opening of the right arm portion 10 of the toilet seat box 3. Is done. The lever 107 engages with a lever engaging portion 108 provided on the upper right front edge of the urine receiver 92 to tilt the urine receiver 92 backward.
[0101]
Other configurations of the present embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals denote the same parts.
[0102]
The operation of the urinal with the urine collection device thus configured will be described below.
[0103]
First, the operation of the urinal 92 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 24 to 26 show the operation of the urinal 92 in the uphill portion of the rail member 98. FIG.
[0104]
In FIG. 24, the casters 95 and 96 rotatably provided on the arm member 93 of the urinator 92 are pulled by the threads 40 and 41 while being engaged with the rail members 97 and 98, and are received. The urinal 92 is moved rearward (to the left in the drawing).
[0105]
Until the caster 96 reaches the uphill section 99, both the casters 95 and 96 move on the horizontal rail surface at the same speed. Then, the urine receiver 92 moves while maintaining the horizontal posture.
[0106]
When the casters 96 approach the uphill section 99, the horizontal movement speed of the casters 96 decreases.
[0107]
On the other hand, the caster 95 continues to move on the horizontal rail member 97, and the threads 40, 41 are tied to the tip of the main arm 93A to which the caster 95 is attached. Travel at the same speed.
[0108]
As a result, when the caster 96 approaches the uphill portion 99, the caster 96 is delayed behind the caster 95, and the arm member 93 is tilted backward as shown in FIG. Since the urine receiver 92 is pivotally attached to the arm member 93 by a pin 94 so as to be swingable, the arm member 93 is tilted rearward and the urine receiver 92 is lifted upward.
[0109]
Further, when the caster 95 is moved backward, the arm member 93 is further tilted backward, the caster 96 is raised to the same height position as the caster 95, and the urinator 92 is moved as shown in FIG. To rise.
[0110]
27 to 29 show the operation of the urinal 92 at the rear of the toilet seat box 3. In FIG. 27, the urine receiver 92 is moved rearward, and the main arm 93A of the arm member 93 that supports the caster 95 is brought into contact with the side of the vertical piece 101 of the lever member 100. The arm member 93 is further pulled rearward and moves, and pushes the vertical piece 101 of the lever member 100 rearward.
[0111]
The shaft portion 106 of the lever member 100 is pivotally attached to the toilet seat box 3. Therefore, the vertical piece 101 is pushed down backward, and the horizontal piece 102 is rotated upward. The lever 107 of the horizontal piece 102, which is turned upward, is engaged with the lever engaging portion 108 of the urine receiver 92, and as shown in FIG. Turn backwards. When the arm member 93 is moved to the end of the rail member 97, as shown in FIG. 29, the urinator 92 is completely turned backward by the lever member 100 which is tilted rearward.
[0112]
Next, the operation of the toilet having the urine collection device having the urinator tilted as described above will be described.
[0113]
When the user is seated on the toilet seat 8 and operates the input device 52 to input the ID information, the motor 50 in the toilet seat box 3 is operated, and the urinal having the state shown in FIG. 92 moves while turning forward, and stops at the normal urination position corresponding to the user with the upper edge of the urinator 92 horizontal.
[0114]
When the user ends urination and the end urination is input by the input device 52, the urinal 92 is moved to the rear of the toilet 1. Then, over the opening of the tank 15, as shown in FIG. 29, the urine is turned backward and the entire amount of urine is put into the tank 15, and the rear turning posture is taken as it is. Urine transferred into the tank 15 is analyzed and collected, and an analysis result is output.
[0115]
The operations of the analysis, the fractionation, the output of the analysis result, and the cleaning are the same as those in the first embodiment.
[0116]
Thus, in the third embodiment as well, like the toilet of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 13 and the toilet of the second embodiment shown in FIGS. Once done, the urine is automatically analyzed and dispensed. Further, all the urine after collection is discharged into the toilet bowl 2, and the urine collecting apparatus and the toilet 1 are automatically washed.
[0117]
Further, in the third embodiment, the height position of the urinal 92 is changed according to the stop position. That is, in the inner region of the toilet bowl 2, the urinal 92 is provided at a lower position at the front and at a higher position at the rear. Therefore, the difference in the urination position and the angle of urination due to the gender of the user is allowed, and the entire amount of urine to be discharged can be collected without overflowing.
[0118]
In the toilet having the urine collecting apparatus of the above-described first to third embodiments, as shown in FIG. 30, the urine analyzer may be installed outside the tank 15 and combined with the urine collecting apparatus. .
[0119]
That is, in FIG. 30, a water pipe 111 is connected to the vicinity of the drain port of the tank 15 via the tube 110. The tube 110 is provided with an electromagnetic on-off valve 112. The water pipe 111 is connected to the urine analyzer 57 via a tube 113. The tube 113 is provided with an electromagnetic on-off valve 114.
[0120]
The water pipe 111 has a cross-sectional area of 1 / n of the cross-sectional area of the trunk of the tank 15, and is vertically erected. The tubes 110 and 113 are connected to the same height position of the water pipe 111. The lower end of the water pipe 111 is inserted into the sampling bottle 72. Further, an electromagnetic on-off valve 115 is provided between the lower end of the water pipe 111 and the connection point of the tubes 110 and 113.
[0121]
In the urine analyzer and urine collection device thus configured, after the urine is stored in the tank 15, the electromagnetic on-off valve 112 provided in the tube 110 connecting the tank 15 and the water pipe 111 is opened. Then, urine is introduced into the water pipe 111. By measuring the amount of the introduced urine and multiplying the measured value by (n + 1), the amount of the urine stored in the tank 15 can be obtained.
[0122]
Next, the electromagnetic on-off valve 114 provided on the tube 113 connecting the water pipe 111 and the urine analyzer 57 is opened, and urine is introduced into the urine analyzer 57. After the amount of urine necessary for the analysis is introduced, the electromagnetic switching valve 114 is closed to start the analysis. Thereafter, the electromagnetic on-off valve 112 is closed, the electromagnetic on-off valve 115 is opened, and urine in the water pipe 111 is collected in the sample collecting bottle 72.
[0123]
The sampling bottle 72 is replaced for each measurement. The residual urine analyzed in the urine analyzer 57 is discarded from the waste pipe 116 of the urine analyzer 57. Washing of the urine analyzer and urine collection device is performed using washing water temporarily stored in the tank 15.
[0124]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 31 is a longitudinal sectional view of a toilet having a urine collection container, and FIG. 32 is a transverse sectional view taken along line XXXII-XXXII of FIG.
[0125]
In the toilet having the urine collection container according to the fourth embodiment, a slit 121 is provided in the inner surface 3C of the arm 10 on both sides of the toilet seat box 3. The slit 121 extends in a substantially horizontal direction from the front to the rear of the opening of the front case 3A.
[0126]
A urinal 122 is provided in an inner region of the toilet seat box 3. The urinal 122 is a bowl-shaped container having an oval shape in plan view, and has two arm members 13 extending laterally. These arm members 13 are inserted into the slits 121.
[0127]
The urinal 122 has a capacity of 400 cc or more. An opening 123 is provided at the bottom of the urinal 122, and a tube 125 is connected to the opening 123. The tube 125 is provided along the lower surface of the urinal 122 and the arm member 13, and is inserted into the slit 121.
[0128]
A waterproof packing 126 is stretched on the inner surface of the slit 121. The waterproof packing 126 is a tape-shaped member, and is provided with a cleavage at an intermediate portion in the width direction so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the slit 121. The arm member 13 of the urinal 122 and the tube 125 are inserted through a cleavage portion of the waterproof packing 126.
[0129]
A rail member 127 extends further inside the waterproof packing 126. The rail member 127 is provided along the slit 121, and a concave groove 127A is provided on the upper surface thereof in the longitudinal direction. A sliding member 33 fixed to the arm member 13 of the urinal 122 is engaged with the concave groove 127A. Stoppers 128 for preventing movement of the sliding member 33 are provided at both front and rear ends of the concave groove 127A.
[0130]
The tube 125 is a spiral curl tube in the side arm 10 of the toilet seat box 3 and has flexibility. The tube 125 is connected to a bidirectional pump 130 provided at the rear of the rail member 127. Tubes 131 and 132 are connected to the other end of the bidirectional pump 130. One end of the tube 131 is fixed to an opening of the tank 15. Further, the tube 132 is connected between the pump 22 for pumping up the washing water and the tank washing nozzle 25.
[0131]
In this bi-directional pump 130, urine in the urine receiver 122 is sucked in through the tube 125, urine is supplied to the tank 15 through the tube 131, and washing water is supplied through the tube 132. And a flush water supply operation of discharging flush water into the urine receiver 122 through the tube 125 is performed by operating the bidirectional pump 130 in both forward and reverse directions. The bidirectional pump 130 is connected to the control device 30 and controls the above operation.
[0132]
In other respects, the configuration is the same as or similar to that of the first embodiment shown in FIGS.
[0133]
Next, the operation of the toilet having the urine collection container according to the fourth embodiment will be described.
[0134]
At the time of using the toilet 1, the urinal 122 is on standby in front of the inner area of the toilet seat box 3. When the toilet user sits on the toilet seat 8 and the information from the ID card is input by the input device 52, the urinal 122 starts moving and stops at the normal urination position according to the user.
[0135]
When the user has finished urinating into the urinal 122 and the urinating end is input through the input device 52, the bidirectional pump 130 is operated to supply urine, and the entire amount of urine in the urinator 122 is discharged to the tube 125. And is discharged into the tank 15 through the tube 131. Urine in the tank 15 is analyzed in the urine analyzer 57. Urine is collected in the sample collection bottle 72 by the urine collection device 58.
[0136]
When the analysis of the urine component and the collection of the urine are completed, the solenoid on-off valve 27 disposed at the outlet of the tank 15 opens, and the urine in the tank 15 is discharged into the toilet bowl 2. When the inside of the tank 15 becomes empty, the cleaning device 59 is operated with the electromagnetic on-off valve 27 kept open, and the inside of the tank 15 is cleaned by the cleaning water injected from the tank cleaning nozzle 25. Wash water after washing is discharged into the toilet bowl 2 from the outlet of the tank.
[0137]
Further, the bidirectional pump 130 is operated to supply the washing water, and the washing water is sucked in through the tube 132 and discharged into the urinal 122 through the tube 125. The urine receiver 122 and the tube 125 are washed by the washing water discharged into the urine receiver 122. The washing water overflowing from the urinal 122 falls into the toilet bowl 2.
[0138]
When the bidirectional pump 130 is operated for supplying the cleaning water for a predetermined time, the operation is switched to the urine supplying operation for a predetermined time, and the cleaning water stored in the urine receiver 122 is discharged into the tank 15. By this urine supply operation, the inside of the tube 125 is emptied, and the inside of the bidirectional pump 130 and the inside of the tube 131 are washed.
[0139]
When the cleaning of the tank 15 and the cleaning of the urinal 122 are completed, the operation of the bidirectional pump 130 is stopped while the operation of the pump 22 is continued. Next, the electromagnetic on-off valve 27 is closed, and the urine collection device 58 is washed as in the first to third embodiments described above. The urine analysis result is output from the output device 60.
[0140]
As described above, all the urine analyzed and collected is discharged into the toilet bowl 2. After washing, the inside of the urine receiver 122, the tube 125, the bidirectional pump 130, the tube 131, and the tank 15 are all empty, and in the next urine collection, washing water is mixed in the urine, and the data is inaccurate. Is prevented from becoming.
[0141]
No.The fourth embodiment shown in FIGS.For exampleIn this configuration, an opening 123 is formed at the bottom of the urinal 122, and urine is sucked from a tube 125 connected to the opening 123. Instead of providing the hole 123, a pipe for sucking urine may be inserted into the inner surface of the urine receiver from above the urinator 122, and the opening of the pipe may be fixed to the bottom of the inner surface of the urine receiver..
[0142]
No.31-32No. shown in the figure4 fruitsIn the embodiment, the urinal is always in the area inside the toilet seat 8. Therefore, when the user operates the input device 52, the movement responsiveness of the urinal is good..
[0143]
No.31-32No. shown in the figure4 fruitsIn an embodiment, the urine in the receiver is drawn by a bidirectional pump and transferred into a tank or a urine meter. The work of sucking out urine from the urinal by the bidirectional pump may be performed while the urine is receiving urine discharged from the user. In this case, urine is received by the urine receiver and is immediately drawn out by the bidirectional pump, so that the volume of the urine receiver is 400 cm.³It may be less than.
[0144]
Explained aboveAllIn all the embodiments, the toilet seat 8 is provided on the toilet seat box 3 so as to be rotatable. However, in the present invention, the toilet seat is integrated with the toilet seat box and used. It is good also as composition which a person sits on the upper surface of a toilet seat box directly.
[0145]
Also, the aboveAll ofIn all embodiments, the urinal is stably supported on the toilet seat box by two arm members. Since the arm member extends laterally from the side surface of the urinal, stool is prevented from attaching. However, in the urine receiver of the present invention, the number of arm members is not limited to two, and the urine receiver may be cantilevered.
[0146]
the aboveAll ofIn all the embodiments, the urine collecting apparatus can collect the entire amount of urine and measure the total amount and the total weight. In addition, a sample can be collected in a container such as a sample collection bottle. Furthermore, since the urine collecting device is automatically washed after use, and no washing water remains in the urine receiver, urine analyzer, urine collecting device, and tube, the next urine collection can be performed accurately.
[0147]
the aboveAll ofIn all of the embodiments, the flush valve is manually operated after the urine collection device is automatically cleaned, and the toilet bowl is cleaned. It is also possible to connect a flash valve of the type and automatically interlock the automatic cleaning of the urine collecting apparatus and the automatic cleaning of the toilet bowl.
[0148]
【The invention's effect】
The present inventionAccording to the urinal having the urine collecting device, the total amount of urine can be quantified by using the urine to receive the entire amount of released urine, so that it is possible to accurately know the daily excretion amount of urine components .
[0149]
The present inventionAccording to the urinal having the urine collecting device, the tank storing urine can be hidden by the toilet seat box.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet having a urine collecting apparatus according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the toilet seat box of the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a toilet having the urine collecting device of the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a method of driving the urinal of the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the first embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a schematic side view showing the operation of the urinal of the first embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a schematic side view showing the operation of the urinal of the first embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a schematic side view showing the operation of the urinal of the first embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a toilet having the urine collection device of the first embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a position detector of the urinal according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a schematic configuration diagram of the urine collection device of the first embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a longitudinal sectional view of a toilet having a urine collecting apparatus according to a second embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along lines XV-XV in FIG. 14;
FIG. 16 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line XVI-XVI of FIG. 15;
FIG. 17 is a schematic side view showing the operation of the urinal of the second embodiment.
FIG. 18 is a schematic side view showing the operation of the urinal of the second embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a schematic side view showing the operation of the urinal of the second embodiment.
FIG. 20 is a longitudinal sectional view of a toilet having a urine collecting apparatus according to a third embodiment.
FIG. 21 is a sectional view taken along the line XXI-XXI in FIG. 20;
FIG. 22 is a sectional view taken along the line XXII-XXII in FIG. 21;
FIG. 23 is a perspective view of a lever member of the third embodiment.
FIG. 24 is a schematic side view showing the operation of the urinal of the third embodiment.
FIG. 25 is a schematic side view showing the operation of the urinal of the third embodiment.
FIG. 26 is a schematic side view showing the operation of the urinal of the third embodiment.
FIG. 27 is a schematic side view showing the operation of the urinal of the third embodiment.
FIG. 28 is a schematic side view showing the operation of the urinal of the third embodiment.
FIG. 29 is a schematic side view showing the operation of the urinal of the third embodiment.
FIG. 30 is a configuration diagram showing another configuration of a urine analyzer and a urine collection device.
FIG. 31 is a longitudinal sectional view of a toilet having a urine collecting apparatus according to a fourth embodiment.
FIG. 32 is a sectional view taken along lines XXXII-XXXII of FIG. 31;.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 toilet
2 toilet bowl
3 toilet seat box
5 Flash valve
8 toilet seat
12,82,92,122 Urinal
13,83,93  AMember
15 tanks
22 Pump
24 Urinal cleaning nozzle
25 Tank cleaning nozzle
30 Control device
32, 87, 88, 97, 98, 127 Rail members
33 sliding member
40, 41 yarn
52 input device
53 storage device
54 arithmetic unit
56 Urine receiver drive
57 urine analyzer
58 Urine collection device
59 Cleaning equipment
60 output device
100 lever member
130 Two-way pongStep

Claims (1)

A Western-style toilet body, a toilet seat provided on the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body, a urinal for receiving the entire amount of urine released from a seated person on the toilet seat, and accommodating the entire amount of urine received by the urinal. A toilet, having a urine collection device comprising:
A toilet bowl having a urine collection device, wherein a toilet seat box is installed on a rear upper surface of a Western style toilet body, the toilet seat is pivotally supported by the toilet seat box, and the tank is installed in the toilet seat box .

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