KR102505129B1 - Automatic and manual flushing apparatus for toilets - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, as only one spring is mounted, and the normal and reverse rotation arm connected to the motor and the manual pusher directly contact the outside of the arm, there is a gap between the normal and reverse rotation arm and the arm and between the manual pusher and the arm. It relates to an automatic and manual flushing device for a toilet that can enable a seesaw operation of an opening and closing arm that opens and closes a flip of a toilet without requiring a separate connection means, provided to pass through the top of a toilet water tank and have an empty interior. housing and; Penetrates the inner cover of the housing in the transverse direction, the penetrating part is connected to the housing by a hinge axis in the longitudinal direction, inner and outer arms are formed along the hinge axis, and the end of the inner arm is an opening and closing line connected to a flip is connected, and the outer arm has an opening and closing arm having a restoring force that rotates upward about a hinge axis; It is provided inside the housing and when at least one of the user's motion, voice, and touch is sensed, a normal and reverse rotation arm connected to a motor directly contacts the outer arm to seesaw the opening and closing arm once to open and close the flip once. a sensing automatic driving unit; It is characterized in that it includes; a manipulation operating unit that is provided through the outer cover of the housing and manually opens and closes the flip by making a see-saw operation of the opening and closing arm when the manual pressing unit directly contacts the outer arm when the motor is not operated.

Description

Automatic and manual flushing apparatus for toilets {Automatic and manual flushing apparatus for toilets}

The present invention relates to automatic and manual flushing devices for toilets, and more particularly, to automatic and manual flushing devices for toilets capable of automatically flushing and manual flushing in the event of a malfunction.

In general, a toilet is a flush toilet configured so that the user can urinate while sitting on it, and is also called a seat toilet or a Western-style toilet. are separated by

In toilets, a manual flushing method in which water is dispensed by manipulating a lever or button provided in a water tank is widely used. An automatic flushing system that can flush water is used.

In addition, in recent years, automatic and manual flushing toilets capable of manual flushing are used when a power failure occurs in the process of using an automatic flushing toilet or when a malfunction occurs in the automatic flushing device.

Accordingly, as an example of a conventional automatic and manual flushing type toilet, a 'toilet flushing device' (hereinafter, referred to as a 'conventional toilet flushing device') of Korean Patent Registration No. 1787890 is known.

A conventional water flushing device for a toilet is connected to a flip that opens and closes a water outlet with a wire, and a plus valve lever that opens and closes the water outlet through the flip while being seesaw operated. a lever support coupled to the upper part of the pole to which the flip is coupled; an auto flush shaft unit that presses the plus valve lever to seesaw operation so that the water outlet can be opened by pulling the flip; and the auto flush shaft unit and includes a shaft spring that is connected to and returns the auto flush shaft unit to its original position.

Further, a conventional flushing device for a toilet includes a cover housing supporting the auto flush shaft unit but having a front cover and a back cover, and is provided in the cover housing and connected to the auto flush shaft unit, and is connected to the auto flush shaft unit based on a linear motion. An auto flush button for moving a unit toward the lever supporter, and a flush button spring interposed between the auto flush button and the auto flush shaft unit to return the auto flush button to an original position.

In addition, a conventional flushing device for a toilet includes a manual input unit connected to the auto flush button and manually operating the auto flush button. an auto flush cam provided in the cover housing and connected to the auto flush shaft unit and moving the auto flush shaft unit toward the lever support based on a rotational motion; coupled to the outside of the cover housing and connected to the auto flush cam; At least one motor for automatically operating the auto flush cam may be further included.

However, the conventional flushing device for a toilet bowl constructed as described above requires the installation of a shaft spring for returning the auto flush shaft unit to its original position, a flush button spring for returning the auto flush button to its original position, and a push button spring for returning the push button to its original position. do.

Therefore, in the conventional toilet flushing device, three springs must be installed, and an auto flush shaft unit that is closely attached to the auto flush cam and auto flush button for a seesaw operation of the plus valve lever for a lowering operation is manufactured separately. Since it has to be installed, the manufacturing cost is high due to the large number of component parts, and the assembly productivity is low due to the large number of assembly steps.

In addition, in the conventional toilet flushing device, as three springs of a shaft spring, a flush button spring, and a push button spring are interlocked, the elastic force of the three springs must be adjusted accurately while varying, so that expensive precision springs must be used. It had a problem of increasing manufacturing cost.

In addition, the conventional flushing device for toilets immediately malfunctions when one of the three springs is deteriorating due to aging during use, so when the flushing device is used for a long period of time, the three springs fail. It also had this frequent problem.

In addition, the conventional toilet flushing device has a problem in that it is impossible to install it by fixing it to the side plate or front plate of the water tank as it is installed on the upper part of the pole installed around the flip inside the water tank.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 1787890 'Flush device for toilet'

Accordingly, the present invention was made to solve the above conventional problems,

An object of the present invention is to mount only one spring, and to directly contact the outer side of the normal and reverse rotation arm and the manual pusher connected to the motor, so that between the normal and reverse rotation arm and the arm and between the manual pusher and the arm. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic and manual flushing device for a toilet that can enable a seesaw operation of an opening and closing arm for opening and closing a flip of a toilet bowl without requiring a separate connection means therebetween.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic and manual flushing device for a toilet that can prevent an operating failure even if the spring is used for a long period of time as only one spring is used and the spring loses its elasticity due to aging. .

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic and manual flushing device for a toilet that can be installed in different locations on the side plate or front plate of a water tank by installing all components in one housing.

An automatic and manual flushing device for a toilet according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a housing provided through an upper portion of a toilet water tank and having an empty interior; Penetrates the inner cover of the housing in the transverse direction, the penetrating part is connected to the housing by a hinge axis in the longitudinal direction, inner and outer arms are formed along the hinge axis, and the end of the inner arm is an opening and closing line connected to a flip is connected, and the outer arm has an opening and closing arm having a restoring force that rotates upward about a hinge axis; It is provided inside the housing and when at least one of the user's motion, voice, and touch is sensed, a normal and reverse rotation arm connected to a motor directly contacts the outer arm to seesaw the opening and closing arm once to open and close the flip once. a sensing automatic driving unit; It is characterized in that it includes; a manipulation operating unit that is provided through the outer cover of the housing and manually opens and closes the flip by making a see-saw operation of the opening and closing arm when the manual pressing unit directly contacts the outer arm when the motor is not operated.

In the present invention configured as described above, as the normal and reverse rotation arm connected to the motor and the manual pusher directly contact the outside of the arm, separate By enabling the seesaw operation of the opening and closing arm for opening and closing the flip of the toilet without requiring a connection means, manufacturing cost can be reduced by reducing the number of component parts and assembly productivity can be improved by reducing the number of assembly steps.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of providing a water flushing device capable of maximally extending the lifespan of the spring by using only one spring by preventing malfunction even when the spring is used for a long period of time and the spring loses elasticity due to aging.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to install the device in a different position on the side plate or front plate of the water tank by installing all components in one housing, so that the device can be installed interchangeably by selecting the position on the side plate or front plate of the toilet. There is also an effect of providing a water flushing device capable of.

1 is a schematic view of a state in which a flushing device according to the present invention is installed in a toilet.
2 shows a water flushing device according to the present invention,
2a is a perspective view,
Figure 2b is a front view,
Figure 2c is a cross-sectional view along line AA of Figure 2b,
Figure 2d is a BB line cross-sectional view of Figure 2c,
Figure 2e is an enlarged view of the main part of Figure 2d.
3 shows the main part of the flushing device according to the present invention,
Figure 3a is an assembled perspective view,
Figure 3b is an exploded perspective view.
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the forward and reverse rotation means constituting the present invention.
5 shows a state in which the water flushing device according to the present invention is automatically used,
5A shows a flip open state;
Figure 5b shows the flip closed state.
6 shows a state of manually operating the flushing device according to the present invention,
6A shows a flip open state;
6B shows a flip closed state.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings shown. However, it should be understood that this invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the described embodiments.

1 is a schematic view of a flushing device according to the present invention installed in a toilet, FIG. 2 is a view showing the flushing device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view showing the main part of the flushing device according to the present invention. Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the normal and reverse rotation means constituting the present invention, Figure 5 is a view showing a state of automatically using the water flushing device according to the present invention, Figure 6 is according to the present invention These are drawings showing a state in which the water flushing device is manually operated.

As shown in the drawing, the automatic and manual flushing device for toilet bowls according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "flushing device") can reduce manufacturing cost by reducing the number of component parts and only uses one spring 42. It can be used to maximize life span, and includes a housing 1, an opening and closing arm 2, an automatic sensing drive unit 3, and an operating unit 4.

The housing 1 is provided to pass through the upper portion of the water tank 200 of the toilet 100 and may be configured in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped with an empty inside. In addition, the housing 1 has an inner side, which is a direction toward the inner side of the toilet water tank 200 (hereinafter, a direction toward the inner side of the water tank 200 is referred to as 'inside', and the outer side of the water tank 200 is referred to as 'inner side'). The direction is referred to as 'outside'.) and includes an inner cover portion 11 provided vertically to block the inside, and the housing 1 includes an outer cover portion 12 provided vertically to the outside to block the outside. do.

In the inner cover part 11, an opening/closing arm 2, which will be described later, is installed to be able to change the angle in the vertical direction, and open grooves are formed on the upper and lower parts of the inner side, and the inner side protrudes toward the inside of the water tank 200. A horizontal support pipe 111 may be included. In addition, the outer cover part 12 blocks the outer side of the housing 1 and includes an outer plate 121 on which a horizontal pipe 121a is mounted, and an inner side of the outer plate 121. It may include an installation plate 122 provided vertically in the longitudinal direction spaced apart from each other and having a mounting hole 122a formed with an operating unit 4 to be described later.

In addition, the opening and closing arm 2 penetrates the inner cover 11 of the housing 1 in the transverse direction, and the penetrating portion is connected to the housing 1 by a hinge shaft 21 in the longitudinal direction, and the hinge shaft The inner arm 22 protruding to the inside of the water tank 200 with 21 as a boundary and the outer arm 23 protruding outward of the inner cover 11 are integrally formed. In addition, the inner arm 22 protrudes into the inside of the water tank 200, and the inner end has an opening and closing line 400 connected to the flip 300 that opens and closes the water outlet 201 formed at the bottom of the water tank 200. ) is connected.

The opening and closing arm 2 may be installed to penetrate the inner horizontal support pipe 111 included in the inner cover part 11 so as to be able to change the angle in the vertical direction so that the opening and closing arm 2 can be fixed more firmly. The hinge shaft 21 may be installed to penetrate the inner horizontal support pipe 111 included in the inner cover part 11 and the opening and closing arm 2 in the longitudinal direction.

When the outer arm 23 rotates downward about the hinge shaft 21, it has a restoring force that rotates upward. That is, by making the length of the outer arm 23 shorter than that of the inner arm 22, the inner arm 22 may have a restoring force that always rises upward as the weight of the inner arm 22 moves downward. In addition, the outer arm 23 equalizes the length of the inner arm 22 and makes the weight of the opening and closing line 400 connected to the end of the inner arm 22 heavy, so that the inner arm 22 has the end of the opening and closing line. As the weight of 400 is lowered, it can be configured to always have an upward restoring force.

The opening/closing arm 2 may be installed with an upward inclination from the outside to the inside so that the opening and closing seesaw operation can be accurately performed by the operation of the automatic sensing drive unit 3 and the operation unit 4, which will be described later. The slope of (23) may be formed smaller than the slope of the inner arm (22).

In addition, the outer arm 23 may further include a manual operating protrusion 231 formed to protrude forward so that the outer arm 23 can be rotated downward by manual manipulation of the operating unit 4 to be described later. .

In addition, the sensing automatic drive unit 3 is provided inside the housing 1, and when at least one of the user's motion, voice, and touch is sensed, the normal and reverse rotation arm 32 connected to the motor 311 moves to the outside. It directly contacts the arm 23 and seesaws the opening and closing arm 2 once to open and close the flip 300 once.

The automatic sensing drive unit 3 having such a role includes a motor 311 having a rotating shaft 311a in the longitudinal direction on the top of the outer arm 23 and a motor so as to accurately open and close the flip 300 once. It includes a cylindrical tube 312 fixed to be rotated interlockingly with the rotation shaft 311a of the 311 and a motor controller C, and the motor 311 rotates in the forward and reverse direction (hereinafter referred to as 'forward direction') through the forward and reverse rotation means 313. In the accompanying drawings, the rotation axis of the motor is clockwise when viewed from the front, and the 'reverse direction' is the opposite direction to the forward direction. The normal and reverse rotation arm 32 provided so that the lower end directly contacts the upper portion of the outer arm 23 and the housing 1 and senses at least one of motion, voice, and touch of the user, and the motor It may be configured to include a sensing unit 33 connected to the control unit 31 .

The sensing unit 33 is installed by installing at least one of a motion sensor, a voice sensor, and a touch sensor. The motion sensor may use a known radar sensor or a known IR sensor, and several known voice sensors may be used. One of the voice sensors can be selected and used, and a touch sensor can also be selected and used from among several well-known voice sensors.

The sensing unit 33 may be entirely provided inside the housing 1 so that the entirety is not exposed to the outside, or a part thereof may be provided to be exposed to the outside. In the accompanying drawings, the entire sensing unit 33 is A state provided on the inside of the housing 1 so as not to be exposed to the outside is shown. In addition, when the entire sensing unit 33 including the touch sensor is provided inside the upper part of the housing 1 so as not to be exposed to the outside, the touch sensor can be sensed when the top plate of the housing 1 is touched. It could be.

More specifically, the motor 311 may be installed through the rear vertical plate 14 provided in the transverse direction at the rear of the outer arm 23 .

The motor control unit C rotates the motor 311 once in the forward and reverse direction when at least one signal sensed from among the user's motion, voice, and touch is input by the sensing unit 33 to open/close the arm 2. According to the seesaw operation once, the flip 300 may be configured to open and close once. In addition, the motor control unit C is composed of a circuit board and may be installed on an upper part of a horizontal plate 15 protruding forward from the upper part of the rear vertical plate 14, and the sensing unit 33 is the motor control unit ( C) can be mounted on top.

A power supply line (P) for supplying power may be connected to the motor control unit (C), or a battery box (B) provided inside the housing 1 and in which batteries are mounted may be connected to receive electricity.

As shown in FIG. 2 in one embodiment, the normal and reverse rotation means 313 includes an anti-rotation protrusion 313a protruding from the top of the cylindrical tube 312 and both sides of the anti-rotation protrusion 313a. is provided to be connected to the housing 1, and the anti-rotation protrusions 313a are selectively caught one by one to limit the rotation of the rotation shaft 311a of the motor 311, to the two locking protrusions 313b and to the motor controller C. It is provided and detects the load of the motor 311 whenever the anti-rotation protrusion 313a is caught by one of the two locking protrusions 313b through the control of the motor control unit C, and reverses the rotation direction of the motor 311 It may be configured to include a motor forward/reverse controller (not shown) for controlling.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4 in another embodiment, the normal and reverse rotation means 313 includes an anti-rotation protrusion 313a protruding from the top of the cylindrical tube 312 and the anti-rotation protrusion 313a. Two contact switches are provided to be connected to the housing 1 on both sides, and the anti-rotation protrusions 313a are selectively contacted to limit the rotation of the rotation shaft 311a of the motor 311 and each is connected to the motor control unit C. It is provided in the part 313c and the motor controller C, and through the control of the motor controller C, each contact switch unit whenever the anti-rotation protrusion 313a comes into contact with one of the two contact switch units 313c. It may also be configured to include a motor forward/reverse control unit (not shown) that controls the rotation direction of the motor 311 to be reversed by receiving the switching signal at 313c.

In addition, the forward and reverse rotation means 313 is another embodiment, which is provided in the motor control unit C to rotate the motor 311 in the forward and reverse direction at predetermined time intervals through the control of the motor control unit C. It may also be composed of a circuit unit (not shown).

In addition, the operation operation part 4 is provided through the outer cover part 12 of the housing 1, and when the motor 311 is not operated, the manual pressing part 41 is attached to the outer arm 23. Direct contact is made to seesaw the opening and closing arm 2 to manually open and close the flip 300 .

More specifically, the operating unit 4 is installed through the horizontal tube 121a and the mounting hole 122a formed in the outer cover 12 of the housing 1, and presses the outside to the inside. to open the flip 300 as the end of the inner arm 22 is raised by moving the manual operation protrusion 231 downward, and when the push is released, it moves outward by the restoring force of the spring 42 As the manual operation protrusion 231 is moved upward to the original position, the tip of the inner arm 22 is lowered and the flip 300 is closed.

That is, the manipulation operation part 4 includes a manual pressing part 41 and one spring 42 so that the flip 300 can be accurately opened and closed manually.

The manual pusher 41 is provided inside the push button 411a inserted into the horizontal tube 121a of the outer cover 12 and the push button 411a and penetrates the mounting hole 122a. 411, and at the lower part of the inner end of the pressing shaft 411, the pressing plate 412 is formed with a pressing inclined surface 412a inclined upward in an inward direction from the lower part where the manual operation protrusion 231 contacts and descends. ) is formed.

The spring 42 is provided between the mounting plate 122 and the push button 411a and serves to retreat and return the push shaft 411 to the outside, and is a compression coil installed around the push shaft 411. It is preferable to consist of a spring.

When the lower part of the pressing plate 412 is supported on the upper part of the lower surface of the housing 1, the upper guide is inserted so that the lower part of the pressing plate 412 moves left and right so that the pressing plate 412 can accurately move in the left and right directions. A guide protrusion 13 having a groove 131 may be further formed.

In addition, when the motor 311 is stopped due to a power failure or a circuit failure of the motor control unit C while the normal and reverse rotation arm 32 is pressing the outer arm 23, the operation unit 4 operates the outer A press release means 43 for releasing the press of the normal and reverse rotary arm 32 by rotating the normal and reverse rotary arm 32 holding the arm 23 inward may be further included.

When the motor 311 is stopped while the normal/reverse rotation arm 32 presses the outer arm 23, the pressing releasing means 43 rotates the normal/reverse rotation arm 32 inward, thereby pressing the pressing A release pressing surface 431 formed at the inner end of the shaft 411 and a release pressing surface 431 formed at the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical tube 312 so as to protrude downward, so that the release pressing surface 431 of the press shaft 411 is formed on the outside It may be configured to include a release protrusion 432 that is rotated inward with the normal and reverse rotation arm 32 when pressed inward from the.

The release pressing surface 431 extends from the end of the pressing plate 412 to the outside so as to accurately press the release protrusion 432 provided to protrude downward from the front outer side of the cylindrical tube 312 from the outside to the inside. It is preferable to form in a depressed position.

Hereinafter, the use state of the flushing device according to the present invention configured as described above will be described.

The flushing device according to the present invention is capable of flushing water automatically, and also allows manual flushing when the motor 311 is stopped due to a power outage or a circuit failure of the motor controller C.

First, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the state in which the water flushing device according to the present invention is automatically used will be described. The lower end of the normal and reverse rotation arm 32 connected to the rotation shaft 311a of the rotated inward to maintain the state. Next, when the user gets up and moves after urinating while sitting on the toilet 100, speaks a voice to flush water, or touches the sensing unit 33, the sensing unit 33 provided on the upper part of the housing 1 ), at least one of the user's motion, voice, and touch is sensed in real time.

When at least one signal sensed from among motion, voice, and touch sensed by the sensing unit 33 is input to the motor control unit C, the motor control unit C rotates the motor 311 once in the forward and reverse direction. By operating the seesaw operation of the opening and closing arm 2 once, the flip 300 is opened and closed once, so that the water filled in the water tank 200 flows through the process of opening and closing the flip 300 once. It is put inside and can automatically drain the toilet.

More specifically, when at least one signal sensed from among motion, voice, and touch sensed by the sensing unit 33 is input to the motor controller C, the motor controller C first drives the motor 311 in the forward direction. As it is rotated, the lower end of the normal/reverse rotation arm 32 is rotated outward from the inside position to press the upper part of the outer arm 23 constituting the opening and closing arm 2 to the lower side, so that the outer arm 23 ) is lowered and the inner arm 23 to which the opening/closing line 400 is connected rises, the opening/closing line 400 connected to the flip 300 rises, and the flip 300 opens, so that the water in the water tank 200 drains down the toilet. is discharged into the

Then, as the motor controller (C) rotates the motor 311 in the opposite direction, the lower end of the normal/reverse rotation arm 32 is rotated inward from being located on the outside, thereby forming the outer arm constituting the opening and closing arm 2. As the pressing state of the upper part of (23) is released, the outer arm 23 is raised and the inner arm 22 to which the opening and closing line 400 is connected is lowered, so that the opening and closing line 400 connected to the flip 300 is lowered. As the flip 300 is closed, discharge of the water filled in the water tank 200 is blocked.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when at least one signal sensed from among motion, voice, and touch sensed by the sensing unit 33 is input to the motor control unit C, the motor control unit C operates the forward/reverse rotary arm 32 as 1 As the rotation is reversed. In the opening/closing arm 2, the flip 300 is opened and closed once as a seesaw operation in which the outer arm 23 is raised and lowered is performed once.

In addition, as described above, in the state of using automatic flushing of the toilet 100, when the driving of the motor 311 stops due to a power outage or a failure in the circuit of the motor control unit C, the water is manually flushed. The process is explained as follows.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6 , in a state in which the toilet 100 is automatically flushed, when the motor 311 stops driving due to a power failure or a failure in the circuit of the motor control unit C, , First, when the user presses the push button 411a of the manual pusher 41 constituting the operation operation unit 4 from the outside of the water tank from the outside to the inside, the push plate 412 provided on the inside of the push shaft 411 As the pressing inclined surface 412a of ) rotates the manual operation protrusion 231 protruding forward on the outer arm 23 constituting the opening and closing arm 2 downwardly about the hinge axis 21, the outer arm ( 23) is lowered and the inner arm 22 connected to the opening/closing line 400 is raised, the opening/closing line 400 connected to the flip 300 rises, and the flip 300 is opened so that the water in the water tank 200 is discharged. discharged into the toilet body.

Then, when the user releases the pressing of the push button 411a, as the push shaft 411 and the push plate 412 move outward by the restoring force of the spring 42, the push plate 412 is manually actuated protrusion ( 231) prize

As the pressing state of pressing the part is released, the outer arm 23 is raised and the inner arm 22 to which the opening and closing line 400 is connected is lowered, so that the opening and closing line 400 connected to the flip 300 is lowered and the flip 300 As this is closed, discharge of the water filled in the water tank 200 is blocked.

In addition, in the state in which the motor 311 is stopped due to a power failure or a circuit failure of the motor control unit C while the forward and reverse rotation arm 32 is pressing the outer arm 23 in the process of manually flushing water as described above, By pressing the push button 411a, the release push surface 431 of the push shaft 411 presses the release protrusion 432 formed on the front outer side of the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical tube 312 from the outside to the inside, As the normal and reverse rotary arm 32 is rotated inward together with the release protrusion 432 to rotate the normal and reverse rotary arm 32 to the release position, after the push button 411a is released, the opening and closing arm 2 The outer arm 23 is returned to be rotated upward so that the flip 300 can be closed.

Therefore, in the present invention, the normal and reverse rotation arm 32 and the opening and closing arm ( 2) and between the manual pusher 41 and the opening and closing arm 2, it is possible to seesaw operation of the opening and closing arm 2 to open and close the flip 300 of the toilet without requiring a separate connection means. There is.

Therefore, the present invention opens and closes the flip 300 of the toilet while eliminating the need for separate connection means between the normal and reverse rotation arm 32 and the opening and closing arm 2 and between the manual press 41 and the opening and closing arm 2. By making it possible, it is a useful invention that can reduce the number of component parts of the device to a minimum, reduce the manufacturing cost to a minimum, and improve the assembly productivity to the maximum by reducing the number of assembly steps.

In addition, the present invention uses only one spring 42 for retracting the manual pressing part 41, so that even if the spring 42 is used for a long time and the spring 42 loses its elasticity due to aging, it prevents operation failure from occurring, thereby reducing water It is a useful invention that can maximize the life of the device.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to be able to install the device on the side plate or the front plate of the water tank 200 at different locations by installing all the components in one housing 1. Therefore, the present invention is a useful invention in which the housing 1 can be installed on the side plate or the front plate of the toilet 100 without restrictions in the installation space by selecting a location.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention can use various changes, modifications, and equivalents. It is clear that the present invention can be equally applied by appropriately modifying the above embodiment. Therefore, the above description is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined by the limits of the following claims.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

1 : Housing
11: inner cover
12: outer cover
13: guide protrusion
14: rear vertical plate
15: horizontal plate
2: opening and closing arm
21: hinge axis
22: medial cancer
23: lateral arm
3: sensing opening/closing driving unit
31: motor driving unit
32: normal and reverse rotation arm
33: sensing unit
C: motor control
4: operating part
41: manual press
42: spring
43: pressing release means

Claims (7)

a housing provided through the upper portion of the toilet water tank and having an empty interior; Penetrates the inner cover of the housing in the transverse direction, the penetrating part is connected to the housing by a hinge axis in the longitudinal direction, inner and outer arms are formed along the hinge axis, and the end of the inner arm is an opening and closing line connected to a flip is connected, and the outer arm has an opening and closing arm having a restoring force that rotates upward about a hinge axis; It is provided inside the housing and when at least one of the user's motion, voice, and touch is sensed, a normal and reverse rotation arm connected to a motor directly contacts the outer arm to seesaw the opening and closing arm once to open and close the flip once. a sensing automatic driving unit; An operation operation unit provided through the outer cover of the housing and manually opening and closing the flip by a see-saw operation of the opening and closing arm by a manual pressing unit directly contacting the outer arm when the motor is not operated;
The automatic sensing drive unit includes a motor having a rotation shaft in a longitudinal direction on the upper side of the outer arm, a cylindrical tube fixed to the rotation shaft of the motor, and a motor control unit receiving electricity from a power line or a battery box provided inside the housing, and the motor A motor drive unit rotated in the forward and reverse direction through a forward and reverse rotation means, a forward and reverse rotation arm provided protruding from the bottom of the cylindrical tube and having a lower end directly in contact with the upper portion of the outer arm, and all of the inside of the housing A sensing unit provided or partially exposed to the outside and sensing at least one of a user's motion, voice, and touch and connected to the motor control unit,
The normal/reverse rotation means includes an anti-rotation protrusion protruding from the top of the cylindrical tube, and two hooks provided to be connected to the housing on both sides of the anti-rotation protrusion and selectively engaging one anti-rotation protrusion to limit rotation of the motor rotation shaft. A protrusion and a motor forward and reverse control unit provided in the motor control unit to detect a load of the motor and control the rotation direction of the motor to be reversed whenever the anti-rotation protrusion is caught by one of the two locking protrusions under the control of the motor control unit. Automatic and manual flushing devices for toilet bowls, characterized in that.
According to claim 1,
The motor control unit
When at least one sensed signal from the user's motion, voice, and touch is input by the sensing unit, the motor is rotated once in the forward and reverse direction to seesaw the opening and closing arms once, thereby opening and closing the flip once. Automatic and manual flushing devices for toilet bowls, characterized in that.
a housing provided through the upper portion of the toilet water tank and having an empty interior; Penetrates the inner cover of the housing in the transverse direction, the penetrating part is connected to the housing by a hinge axis in the longitudinal direction, inner and outer arms are formed along the hinge axis, and the end of the inner arm is an opening and closing line connected to a flip is connected, and the outer arm has an opening and closing arm having a restoring force that rotates upward about a hinge axis; It is provided inside the housing and when at least one of the user's motion, voice, and touch is sensed, a normal and reverse rotation arm connected to a motor directly contacts the outer arm to seesaw the opening and closing arm once to open and close the flip once. a sensing automatic driving unit; An operation operation unit provided through the outer cover of the housing and manually opening and closing the flip by a see-saw operation of the opening and closing arm by a manual pressing unit directly contacting the outer arm when the motor is not operated;
The automatic sensing drive unit includes a motor having a rotation shaft in a longitudinal direction on the upper side of the outer arm, a cylindrical tube fixed to the rotation shaft of the motor, and a motor control unit receiving electricity from a power line or a battery box provided inside the housing, and the motor A motor drive unit rotated in the forward and reverse direction through a forward and reverse rotation means, a forward and reverse rotation arm provided protruding from the bottom of the cylindrical tube and having a lower end directly in contact with the upper portion of the outer arm, and all of the inside of the housing A sensing unit provided or partially exposed to the outside and sensing at least one of a user's motion, voice, and touch and connected to the motor control unit,
The outer arm further includes a manual operating protrusion formed to protrude forward,
The outer cover covers the outer side of the housing and includes an outer plate formed with a horizontal tube on which the operation unit is mounted, and a mounting plate provided vertically spaced apart from the inside of the outer plate and having a mounting hole in which the operation unit is mounted, ,
The operating unit is installed through the horizontal pipe and the mounting hole, moves inward through external pressing, moves the manual operating protrusion downward, and raises the end of the inner arm to open the flip, and when the pressing is released, the spring An automatic and manual flushing device for a toilet, characterized in that the tip of the inner arm is lowered and the flip is closed as the manual operating protrusion is moved upward to the original position as it is moved outward by the restoring force.
According to claim 3,
The operating unit
It includes a push button inserted into the horizontal tube and a push shaft provided inside the push button and penetrating the mounting hole, and the manual operating protrusion contacts the lower part of the inner end of the push shaft and descends upward from the bottom to the inside. A manual pressing unit in which a pressing plate having an inclined pressing slope is formed;
A spring provided between the installation plate and the push button to retreat and return the push shaft to the outside;
A release pressing surface formed at an inner end of the pressing shaft;
a release protrusion protruding downward from the front outer side of the outer circumference of the cylindrical tube and rotating inward together with the normal and reverse rotary arm when the release pressing surface of the pressing shaft is pressed from the outside to the inside; and a manual flusher. delete delete delete

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