KR100804055B1 - Device for preventing overflow of soil in toilet stool, and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A device and a method for preventing the overflow of night soil from a toilet stool are provided to prevent the overflow of night soil from a toilet stool by cutting off the water supply when a toilet is clogged, and to guide people not to use a toilet and a manager to take measures quickly by informing toilet cloggage. A device for preventing the overflow of night soil from a toilet stool comprises a toilet cloggage detector(110) detecting whether a drain outlet is clogged or not, an opening and closing valve(120) installed on a water supply pipe to open and close a pipeline of the water supply pipe, an alarm informing toilet cloggage, and a controller(140) operating the alarm if detecting signals are inputted from the toilet cloggage detector and operating the opening and closing valve to close the pipeline of the water supply pipe. A method for preventing the overflow of night soil from a toilet stool comprises the steps of: detecting water filling up without passing through a drain outlet and reaching the preset water level when the drain outlet is clogged by impurities such as toilet paper using a toilet cloggage detector and outputting signals to a controller; counting the input time of the signal and outputting control signals to an opening and closing valve and an alarm when the counted time agrees with the preset time using the controller; moving a plunger forward under the control of the controller and closing a pipeline of a water supply pipe, and keeping a water tank empty not to supply water even if a user operates an operating lever without recognizing toilet cloggage; and informing toilet cloggage to a user and a manager using the alarm not to use the clogged toilet and to take measures.

Description

Device for preventing overflow of soil in toilet stool, and method

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the overflow prevention apparatus of the toilet according to the present invention is applied to both toilets of the toilet.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the dirt overflow prevention apparatus of the toilet according to the present invention.

3 is a configuration diagram showing an installation structure of the on / off valve shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the toilet overflow prevention apparatus according to the present invention is applied to the urinal of the toilet.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

20: ball (toilet body) 21: drain

40: water supply device 41: water tank

44: operation lever 45: water supply pipe

60: control box 110: toilet clogging detection means

120: on-off valve 132: sound output unit

134: display unit 136: communication module

140: control unit 220: mobile communication terminal

230: manager server

The present invention relates to a device for preventing the overflow of a toilet and preventing the dirt from flowing out of the toilet by using the toilet without clogging.

In general, whether it is a urinal or a Western toilet (ie toilet) that can be used as a stool, the flush toilet has a toilet body with a drain and the water in the toilet body (i.e. toilet) Having a common water supply device for exiting, when foreign substances (paper waste, etc.) are put into the toilet main body, there is a problem that the toilet is clogged because these foreign substances are not caught through the drain hole, and the toilet is not blocked. By using the water supply device after use, there was a problem that the toilet overflows out of the toilet body and the toilet and its surroundings are contaminated. Of course, in the case of public toilets (stadiums, performance halls, parks, airports, buildings, subway stations, terminals, rest areas, etc.) used by an unspecified number of people, this problem occurs more frequently. I did not know the action was slow.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems as described, it is configured to stop the water supply when the toilet is clogged it is possible to prevent the dirt from overflowing out of the toilet by operating the water supply device in the state in which the toilet is blocked. It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for preventing the overflow of a toilet and a method of preventing the toilet.

Another object of the present invention is to prevent the toilet overflow overflow by preventing the user from using the toilet by notifying the toilet is clogged, and to prevent the toilet overflow measures to prevent action To provide a way.

The toilet overflow prevention device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is toilet clogging detection means for detecting whether the drain port of the toilet body is blocked; An opening / closing valve installed on a water supply line for supplying water necessary for treating soil in the toilet body; When the detection signal is input from the toilet clogging detecting means, it characterized in that it comprises a control unit for operating the on-off valve so that water supply is stopped.

Here, the toilet clogging detection means may be composed of one or more water level sensor for detecting whether the height of the cold water reaches the predetermined height in the toilet body. In addition, the water level sensor is installed on the wall in the toilet body, the control unit may be configured to operate the on-off valve when the detection signal from the water level sensor is input for a predetermined time.

In addition, the toilet body may be provided with a control box on which the control unit is built.

On the other hand, the waste overflow prevention apparatus of the toilet according to the present invention may be configured to further include a notification means for notifying that the toilet is clogged, in this case, the control unit, when the detection signal is input from the toilet clogging detecting means, the notification It may be configured to actuate the means, and the toilet clogging detecting means may be composed of one or more water level sensors for detecting whether the cold water level in the toilet body has reached a certain height. In addition, the water level sensor is installed on the wall surface in the toilet body, the control unit may be configured to operate the on-off valve and the notification means when the detection signal from the water level sensor is input for a predetermined time.

Here, the notification means may be composed of a sound output unit or a display unit provided in the toilet so that the user can hear or see, or the sound output unit and the display unit. Of course, instead of this, it may include a communication module for transmitting the detection information to the designated mobile communication terminal or administrator server, or the administrator's mobile communication terminal and the administrator server.

Device for preventing overflow of toilet according to the present invention for achieving the above object, or toilet clogging detection means for detecting whether the drain port of the toilet body is blocked; Notification means for informing that the toilet is blocked; When the detection signal is input from the toilet clogging detecting means, it characterized in that it comprises a control unit for operating the notification means.

To prevent the overflow of the toilet according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a toilet clogging detection step of detecting whether the toilet is clogged; If it is detected that the toilet is clogged in the toilet clogging detection step, characterized in that it comprises a water supply stop step of blocking the water supply for the waste treatment in the toilet.

Such a method of preventing overflow of a toilet according to the present invention may further include a failure notification step of informing that the toilet is blocked when it is detected that the toilet is blocked in the toilet clogging detection step.

To prevent the overflow of the toilet according to the present invention for achieving the above object, toilet blockage detection step of detecting whether the toilet is clogged; If it is detected that the toilet is clogged in the toilet clogging detection step, it characterized in that it further comprises a failure notification step to inform that the toilet is blocked.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a Western toilet (two toilet) is applied to the toilet overflow prevention device according to the present invention, as shown here, the toilet constituting the toilet body and has a bowl (bowl) having a drain (21) 20) a toilet seat (not shown) used to lie on the opening 22 of the ball 20, a lid (not shown) laminated over the toilet seat and covering the opening 22 of the ball 20 , The water supply device 40 for providing the water required for the waste treatment in the ball 20, the control box 60 mounted on the outside of the ball 20 (preferably a sleeping space), when the drain hole 21 is clogged It is composed of a dirt overflow prevention device that blocks the supply of water for treatment and indicates that the toilet is clogged.

Here, the toilet seat and the lid are both mounted to the ball 20 so that one side thereof is rotatable.

The ball 20 is provided with a water transfer passage 23 along the rim within the rim surrounding the opening 22. In addition, the ball 20 flows down the inner wall of the ball 20 after the water flowing along the water transport passage 23 flows into the ball 20 at a portion where the inner wall and the border contact the inner wall of the ball (20). A plurality of discharge holes 24 are formed at regular intervals so as to exit 21.

The water supply device 40 includes a water tank 41, the water tank 41 is mounted to the rear portion of the ball 20, the drain hole 41h is formed on the bottom surface. At this time, the drain hole 41h is connected to each other with the water transfer passage 23 of the ball 20 by the connection pipe 42.

The water supply device 40 further includes a water supply valve 43 for opening and closing the drain hole 41h, and an operation lever 44 for opening and closing the water supply valve 43 according to the user's operation. The valve operating mechanism, a water supply pipe 45 for supplying water to the water tank 4a, and the like are further provided. The water tank 41 is configured to be supplied with water when the water tank is empty, and then the water supply is stopped when a certain amount of water is filled.

According to this, the water is transported along the water supply pipe 45 and stored in the water tank 41. When the water supply valve 43 is opened by the operation of the operation lever 44, the drain hole 41h is connected. The tube 42, the water transfer passage 23, and the discharge hole 24 sequentially flows into the upper ball 20. At this time, the water supply path (water supply pipe → water tank → drain hole → connection pipe → water transfer passage → discharge hole) until the water is supplied into the ball 20 constitutes a water supply line.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the dirt overflow prevention device of the toilet according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the installation structure of the on-off valve shown in Figs.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the dirt overflow prevention device is installed on the toilet clogging detecting means 110 for detecting whether the drain hole 21 is blocked and on the water supply pipe 45 (not necessarily here). It can be installed anywhere on the water supply line) This water supply pipe 45, the opening and closing valve 120 for opening and closing the pipeline, the notification means for notifying that the toilet is clogged, and the detection signal is input from the toilet clogging detection means (110) In addition to operating the means, the water supply pipe 45 is composed of a control unit 140 for operating the on-off valve 120 to close the pipeline.

Toilet clogging detecting means 110 is composed of a single or a plurality of water level sensors installed on the inner wall surface of the ball 20 so that a certain distance upward from the bottom of the ball 20, the water level sensor is in the ball 20 It detects whether the cold water level reaches a certain height (hereinafter, set water level), and outputs a detection signal to the controller 140 when the water level reaches the set water level.

The on-off valve 120 is a solenoid valve, the plunger 122 for opening and closing the water supply pipe 45, the case 124 installed so that the plunger 122 can be moved linearly, the case 124 and the plunger 122. Coil is installed between the coil (not shown) to move the plunger 122 in a straight line so that the current is flowed under the control of the control unit 140 to close the water supply pipe 45, the operation of this coil is stopped A spring (not shown) or the like that returns the plunger 122 to its original position.

Notification means are divided into a user for notifying the user that the toilet is clogged and a manager for notifying the manager (a person who manages the facility in the case of a public toilet and a resident in the case of a home toilet).

Notification means for the user are, for example, "the toilet is clogged" or "failed." A sound output unit 132 for generating a voice or warning sound, such as, and the like, and a display unit 134 for outputting a light indicating a clogging of the toilet, such as <failure> is output or lit.

Here, the sound output unit 132 and the display unit 134 is provided in the toilet so that a user who wants to use the toilet can easily hear or see the bar, the display unit 134 may be installed on the toilet door or wall.

The notification means for the manager includes a communication module 136 for transmitting the detected information to the manager's mobile communication terminal 220 and the manager server 230, which has been previously designated through the mobile communication system 210. In this case, the transmission may be applied in any manner as long as the sensing information can be transmitted to the manager's mobile communication terminal 220 and the manager server 230 using the communication module 136.

The controller 140 is built in the control box 60. The control unit 140 only outputs a control signal when the detection signal is input from the toilet clogging detecting means 110 for a predetermined time (hereinafter, set time) (for example, 10 to 15 seconds). It includes a timer for counting the input time.

Here, when the detection signal of the toilet clogging detecting means 110 is input for a set time, the control unit 140 outputs a control signal when water is discharged from the discharge hole 24 when the operating lever 44 is operated. This flows out because this can cause an error to detect when the toilet is clogged.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a method for preventing the overflow of the toilet according to the present invention, the following will be described with respect to the method for preventing the overflow of the toilet according to the present invention with reference to FIG.

In the toilet, the drain hole 41h is normally closed by the water supply valve 43, and the plunger 122 of the on-off valve 120 is retracted by the spring so that the water supply pipe 45 pipeline is opened. do.

Therefore, the water tank 41 is usually filled with water, and when the water tank 41 is empty, the water transported from the water supply pipe 45 is supplied.

When the water supply valve 43 is operated so that the drain hole 41h is opened by operating the operation lever 44 in the above state, the water stored in the water tank 41 is drain hole 41h, the connection pipe ( 42), the water transfer passage 23 and the discharge hole 24 sequentially flow out into the ball 20 and then into the drain port 21.

By the way, if the drain port 21 is blocked by a foreign material such as toilet paper in this process, the water does not pass smoothly through the drain port 21 is filled up, and if it continues to reach the set water level, toilet clogging detection means 110 ) Detects this and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 140. The control unit 140 counts the time when the detection signal is input, and when the counted time coincides with the set time, opens and closes the control signal. And output to the notification means.

Then, the opening and closing valve 120 is the plunger 122 is advanced in accordance with the control of the control unit 140 to close the water supply pipe 45 pipeline, after which the water tank 41 is the water transported from the water supply pipe 45 It will not be supplied and will remain empty. Of course, the toilet is not blocked, so even after operating the operating lever 44, the water does not flow out so that dirt does not overflow out of the toilet.

In addition, the sound output unit 132 of the notification means outputs a sound so that the user is audibly recognized that the toilet is clogged, and the display unit 134 is displayed to visually recognize, the user the sound output unit 132 In accordance with the notification function of the display unit 134 and the toilet is not used.

In addition, in the notification means, the communication module 136 transmits the detection information to the mobile communication terminal 220 and the manager server 230 of the administrator who has designated the detection information, and the administrator receives the detection information received by the mobile communication terminal 220. The toilet recognizes that the toilet is blocked. Of course, in the case of the manager server 230, the detection information is transmitted to the administrator connected through the network.

The present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed in the specification and the accompanying drawings, and those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention (those having ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs). It can be variously modified by.

For example, while the toilet clogging detecting means 110 has been described as being composed of one or more water level sensors, which is pressed by the operating force of the sensor 1 (ex: operating lever) for detecting the operation of the water supply device 40. Switch) and a sensor 2 for measuring the flow rates of the inlet 21i side and the outlet 20o side of the drain port 21, respectively. Of course, in this case, the control unit 130 compares the value input from the sensor 2 when a signal is input from the sensor 1 when the flow rate of the outlet 21o side is smaller than a predetermined value than the inlet 21i side (drainage is If the amount of water passing through the drain is small due to blockage, it should be configured to output a control signal.

In addition, the above was described that the waste overflow prevention device of the toilet according to the present invention is applied to the toilet, it is not only applicable to the toilet as described above. In other words, any type of toilet that handles dirt in the toilet body by flowing a certain amount of water can be applied in a similar manner. For reference, Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a urinal with a device for preventing the overflow of the toilet according to the present invention, which illustratively shows that the device according to the present invention can be applied to the urinal.

On the other hand, the water supply device 40 is now widely used in the type that is already applied to the electronic valve as the water supply valve 43, in the case of a toilet with such a water supply device 40, the on-off valve 120 is separately This electronic valve (water supply valve) can be used as it is without having to equip it.

According to the present invention, as described above, when a detection signal is input from the toilet clogging detecting means, the control unit outputs a control signal to operate the on / off valve so that the water supply required to process the waste in the toilet is blocked. Even if the toilet is not clogged and the water supply is operated after it is used, no water is supplied from the water supply to prevent the dirt from overflowing the toilet.

In addition, when a detection signal is input from the toilet clogging detecting means, the control unit outputs a control signal to operate the notification means, so that the toilet is not blocked and the user can prevent the toilet from being blocked. You can keep the toilets clean, such as prompt action.

Claims (13)

Toilet clogging detecting means for detecting whether a drain of the toilet body is blocked; An opening / closing valve installed on a water supply line for supplying water necessary for treating soil in the toilet body; And a control unit for operating the on / off valve so that water supply is stopped when a detection signal is input from the toilet clogging detecting means. The method according to claim 1, The toilet clogging detecting means is composed of at least one water level sensor for detecting whether the cold water level in the toilet body has reached a certain height of the toilet overflow prevention device. The method according to claim 2, The water level sensor is installed on the wall inside the toilet body, And the control unit is configured to operate the on / off valve when a detection signal from the water level sensor is input for a predetermined time period. The method according to claim 1, The overflow prevention device of the toilet is configured to further include a notification means for informing that the toilet is clogged, And the control unit is configured to operate the notification means when a detection signal is input from the toilet clogging detecting means. The method according to claim 4, The toilet clogging detecting means is composed of at least one water level sensor for detecting whether the cold water level in the toilet body has reached a certain height of the toilet overflow prevention device. The method according to claim 5, The water level sensor is installed on the wall inside the toilet body, The control unit is configured to operate the on-off valve and the notification means when the detection signal from the water level sensor is input for a predetermined time, the toilet overflow prevention device characterized in that the. The method according to claim 4, The notification means is a toilet for preventing overflow of the toilet, characterized in that the sound output unit or display unit provided in the toilet so that the user can hear or see, or comprises the sound output unit and the display unit. The method according to claim 4, And said notification means comprises a communication module for transmitting the sensed information to a designated mobile communication terminal or manager server of said manager or said manager's mobile communication terminal and said manager server. The method according to claim 1, The toilet body is overflow control device of the toilet, characterized in that provided with a control box in which the control unit is built on the outside. Toilet clogging detecting means for detecting whether a drain of the toilet body is blocked; Notification means for informing that the toilet is blocked; And a control unit for operating the notification unit when a detection signal is input from the toilet clogging detecting unit. Toilet clogging detection step of detecting whether the toilet is blocked; If the toilet is clogged in the toilet clogging detection step, the toilet overflow prevention method comprising the step of stopping the water supply to block the water supply for the waste treatment in the toilet. The method according to claim 11, And detecting a toilet clogged in the toilet clogging detecting step, further comprising a failure notification step of informing that the toilet is blocked. Toilet clogging detection step of detecting whether the toilet is blocked; If the toilet is blocked in the toilet clogging detection step, the toilet overflow prevention method further comprising a failure notification step of informing that the toilet is blocked.

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