KR20100127500A - Sensor-type water-saving toilet with removable rechargeable battery - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to be made to the power supply to the sensor via a removable rechargeable battery and a light collecting plate for supplying power to the rechargeable battery,

First of all, it is possible to save energy by using a light collecting plate, and a rechargeable battery for supplying power to a sensor can be attached and detached to an object such as a toilet, a wall, or a sensor, so that easy maintenance can be performed in case of problems such as poor terminal connection. The sensor type water-saving toilet with a rechargeable battery,

In a toilet comprising a water outlet including a water outlet for discharging the washing water, a seating part on which the user is seated, a stopper for opening and closing the water outlet, and a moving means for moving the stopper,

A sensor for judging urine

A microcomputer that receives the electronic signal by the sensor detection and transfers the electronic signal to the moving unit to control whether the stopper is opened or closed to the outlet;

It is a technical feature that the battery is made of a rechargeable battery made to be detachable to the object for supplying power to the sensor.

Description

Sensor-type water-saving toilet with removable rechargeable battery {WATER-SAVING TOILET}

The present invention is a sensor-type water-saving toilet that is determined whether the feces by the sensor detection is to discharge the fecal washing water to the urine washing water,

The power supply to the sensor is made through a detachable rechargeable battery and a light collecting plate for supplying power to the rechargeable battery.

First, it is possible to save energy by using a light collecting plate, and a sensor-type water-saving toilet equipped with a detachable rechargeable battery that is easy to maintain and repair by allowing a rechargeable battery for power supply to a sensor to be detachable to an object such as a toilet or a wall or a sensor. It is about.

As modern civilization develops, the toilet culture located close to our life is also improving, and the facilities of the toilet are being improved as well as sanitary and practical.

In particular, the technology of handling water, which is the most important element of human life together with air, is indispensable to any industrial field. In the foreseeable future of the 21st century water resources war, which is expected to be more intense than the oil war in the 20th century, the development and dissemination of water-saving technology is an urgent national policy task.

Accordingly, water-saving toilets have been developed in various ways, which will be described in more detail below.

First, referring to FIG. 1, the left toilet includes a reservoir 1 for receiving water supplied by a pipe, a discharge part 2 for discharging feces, a cover part 3 covering an opening of the discharge part, and a cover. It consists of a seating portion (4) which is located between the portion and the discharge portion, the user can sit. And a lever is formed on the front or side of the tank, the feces contained in the discharge portion, that is, the user's feces or urine is discharged to the drain (not shown) connected to the lower portion of the discharge portion by the rotation of the lever.

Also look at the configuration of the reservoir (1),

Inside the reservoir is a water outlet (O) for discharging the washing water to the discharge portion, a stopper (P) for opening and closing the water outlet by moving up and down, a moving means for moving the stopper, the lever, and the operation of the stopper It is composed of a fill valve (B) attached to the mouth to supply a new wash water into the reservoir depending on whether or not and the discharge of the wash water.

Next, the seating part 4 is located at the upper part of the discharge part, and a part of the seating part is coupled by a hinge to one end of the discharge part, and the seating part pivots up and down about the hinge.

In addition, the cover part 3 covers the upper surface of the seating part, that is, the opening part of the outlet, and is coupled to the one end of the outlet part by a hinge together with the seating part and pivots up and down about the rotating pin formed on the hinge like the seating part.

Whether it is a man or a woman, after watching the urine, the lever is operated to discharge the discharge. In the recently introduced water-saving toilet, the composition of the fresh valve unit installed in the reservoir or the fresh valve unit and the lever are connected or separate air input or The technology to control the amount of washing water discharged by urine by changing the pressure inside the reservoir,

Related arts related thereto include Utility Model Registration No. 211536 (Nov. 13, 2000), `` Toilet toilet water saving device '', Registration Utility Model No. 271552 (2002.03.29), `` Toilet toilet, urine classification water saving device '', Patent Application No. 2001- Patent No. 18931 (2001.03.15) "Left toilet equipped with an automatic automatic discharge control system", Patent No. 809036 (2008.02.25) "Drainage control device for toilets can be distinguished between toilets," and the like.

However, as can be seen in the prior art, all of the water-saving systems or water-saving devices for the toilets currently being developed are complicated in structure, and for this purpose, a new toilet should be manufactured by separately purchasing a new configuration, and the application itself in the existing toilet is There are limitations that are impossible.

Particularly, Patent No. 809036 discloses that not all of the washing water in the reservoir is discharged when opening and closing the fresh valve portion to the outlet, but only a portion is discharged when the fresh valve portion is opened and closed by urine, and a certain portion remains in the reservoir. If there is a need for elaborate linkage work with the operated fill valve unit and the work is not carried out correctly, the necessary washing water may not be supplied or more than the required washing water may be supplied, resulting in a water overflow phenomenon.

Next, the existing toilet is disclosed a technique for making the water-saving operation by distinguishing between small and urine toilet is not only the manual method of the lever method but also the automatic method, the automatic method is made by the detection of the sensor and the sensor The key is how to work and distinguish between urine and urine.

In this regard, there is the above-mentioned Patent Publication No. 2001-18931 (2001.03.15) `` Left toilet equipped with an automatic automatic water discharge control system, ''

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-17700 (June 15, 2001) "Automatic drainage device and method thereof" discloses a configuration in which automatic drainage is made by sensing by a sensor, but not by automatic urine.

However, all of the above-described configuration is different from the automatic detection method to be applied in the present invention, and above all, the washing water output control configuration of the same method as the present invention is a configuration that has not been disclosed or suggested at all.

Moreover, there is no mention of power supply to the sensor, but in general, there are many cases of using a built-in rechargeable battery or a battery that is integrally mounted on an object such as a sensor. In case of need, it may be difficult to maintain or repair the battery, such as the trouble of replacing the object itself with a built-in rechargeable battery and the cost thereof.

In the present invention has been devised in consideration of the problems and limitations of the conventional water-saving toilets,

First, in order to install a rechargeable battery for supplying power to the sensor, it is to be attached to a non-built-in object detachably to facilitate the maintenance and repair according to the use to obtain an economic effect.

In addition, by providing a light collecting plate for supplying power to the rechargeable battery to further add an economic effect,

A water-saving toilet that can provide economical effects in that it can be provided with a water discharge control configuration according to the distinction of toilets with a simple structure, and can be applied by replacing only a part of the water tank in the existing toilet. The purpose is to provide.

Next, the object of the present invention is to detect feces and urine with a sensor in consideration of a user's behavioral pattern, and to provide a water-saving toilet that separates feces and urine.

The present invention is to achieve the above object,

In a toilet comprising a water outlet including a water outlet for discharging the washing water, a seating part on which the user is seated, a stopper for opening and closing the water outlet, and a moving means for moving the stopper,

A sensor for judging urine

A microcomputer that receives the electronic signal by the sensor detection and transfers the electronic signal to the moving unit to control whether the stopper is opened or closed to the outlet;

It is a technical feature that the battery is made of a rechargeable battery made to be detachable to the object for supplying power to the sensor.

Furthermore, the toilet of the present invention is characterized in that the light collecting plate for supplying power to the rechargeable battery is further provided.

Also in the toilet of the present invention

The inner space of the reservoir is provided with a partition plate for separating and partitioning into an additional space for the wash water storage space and urine wash water storage space,

The partition plate is further provided with a communication hole for communicating the urine washing water storage space and the additional space for the feces washing water storage,

It is a technical feature that the urine wash water output is made by opening or closing the communication hole according to the vertical movement height of the stopper.

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an economic effect such as a cost reduction due to the use of washing water or a cost reduction due to maintenance and repair compared to the existing toilet bowl.

More specifically

The rechargeable battery for supplying power to the sensor is provided in a detachable structure, and the rechargeable battery is also supplied with power through a light collecting plate, thereby improving economic efficiency.

It is economical because it can reduce the manufacturing cost by simply completing the outflow control configuration of the wash water according to the urine separation from the existing sophisticated and complicated configuration.

In addition, the control by the sensor in consideration of the user's behavior pattern can be judged more accurately whether the stool and urine has the effect of increasing the economic efficiency, such as can expect a water saving effect.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 1 shows the configuration of the sensor-type water-saving toilet of the present invention in the configuration of a conventional toilet commonly seen.

However, the lever provided in the existing toilet bowl is a configuration required when moving the stopper manually, in the present invention that the stopper (P) is automatically moved by the sensor detection, the above-described lever configuration is operated command from the microcomputer (M) The receiving means is to be replaced by a moving means for moving the stopper (T), more preferably the moving means is preferably composed of a solenoid valve. Of course, both the lever and the solenoid valve configuration can be provided to enable both manual and automatic operation.

As mentioned above, the inside of the reservoir 1 of the toilet is referred to FIG.

An outlet (O) for discharging the washing water to the discharge unit, and a stopper (P) for opening and closing the outlet. Moving means (P) including a solenoid valve is provided for moving the stopper (P).

And the upper part of the toilet is equipped with a sensor (S1) to detect whether the user is located in front of the toilet, another sensor (S2) is provided in the toilet seat seating portion to detect whether the user is seated on the seat. .

Looking at the way to supply power to the sensor (S1, S2) used in the present invention, it is preferable to supply power to the sensor (S1. S2) by a rechargeable rechargeable battery, the rechargeable battery is composed of a removable structure It is preferable.

That is, when looking at the sensor (S1) located on the toilet bowl, the rechargeable battery (5) is mounted on the exterior side of the sensor (S1) to be detachable to the sensor. In the present invention, the sensor itself equipped with a removable rechargeable battery is a main feature of the specific structure in which the rechargeable battery is detachably attached to the sensor, because there are many structures known in other technical fields, such as a mobile phone, so that it can be easily adopted, and thus a detailed description thereof. Omit.

In addition, the rechargeable battery used in the present invention is charged in the same manner as a known cell phone charger, but then used to be mounted on the sensor S1.

In addition, in the case of the rechargeable battery for supplying power to the sensor (S1) located on the toilet bowl, it may be a configuration that is attached to the sensor (S1) exterior detachable, but is detachably mounted on the wall or the outside of the water tank to power the sensor wirelessly or wired. It is also possible to supply. Therefore, in the present invention, the object to which the sensor is attached, such as the exterior of the sensor, the wall, or the outside of the reservoir, is generally referred to as an object.

In the present invention, the light collecting plate 6 may be further provided to supply power to the rechargeable battery using energy formed from the light collecting plate. The light collecting plate 6 is preferably provided on the exterior of the sensor S1 in order to collect light from the lighting in the bathroom.

In addition, the present invention further includes a boosting circuit unit (not shown) for boosting the voltage between the rechargeable battery 5 and the moving means T to a voltage capable of operating the moving means. That is, the voltage of the conventional rechargeable battery is 3V, the operating voltage of the moving means is required 6V, the step-up circuit section for stepping up from 3V to 6V is further included, and the step-up circuit of the step-up circuit unit using a known circuit do.

Referring again to the inside of the reservoir 1 of the present invention with reference to FIGS.

In the present invention, a partition plate 10 for separating and partitioning the above-described reservoir internal space into a capacity required for urine washing and other capacity is introduced.

That is, in general, the total amount of washing water used for stool is 9L or less and when urine is 5L or less,

The reservoir used in the present invention is sized to accommodate a 9L capacity, and partition plates 10 are installed to separate and partition the inside of the reservoir into 5L and 4L.

Therefore, the partition plate has a function of separating and partitioning the inside of the reservoir 1 having a capacity of 9L or more into the urine washing water storage space A1 and the additional space A2 for the storage of feces washing water.

Hereinafter, the urine washing water storage space (A1) will be described as 5L space, the additional space (A2) for storing fecal wash water is referred to as 4L space.

Next, a communication hole 20 is formed in the partition plate 10 to communicate a 5L space (a urine wash water storage space A1) and a 4L space (an additional space A2 for storing wash water for feces). It is,

The shape of the communication hole 20 should be a shape in which the communication hole 20 can be closed by the side of the stopper (P). This is because the communication hole 20 must be opened and closed in accordance with the vertical movement of the plug (P).

Therefore, preferably, the stopper (P) is inserted into the outlet (O) and the outlet outlet for closing the outlet (P1), and close to the communication hole 20 of the partition plate to communicate for opening and closing the communication hole Comprised of the hole closing portion (P2),

Depending on the up and down movement of the stopper, only 5L, the capacity required for urine washing, is discharged to the outlet, or 4L of washing water over the partition plate 10 is transferred to the 4L space through the communication hole 20, and all of the 9L washing water is discharged to the outlet. To be controlled.

Finally, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2,

In the standby state, the plug P is in a state in which the water outlet is closed, and when the moving means is operated by urine, the plug P is a height capable of closing the communication hole 20 of the partition plate 10. It is only moved to (t1) to close the communication hole, so that only 5L of washing water is discharged through the outlet.

Next, during operation of the movement means by the stool, the stopper (P) is moved above the communication hole height (t2) formed in the partition plate so that the wash water in the 4L space exits the outlet along with the 5L wash water through the communication hole. .

Next, in the reservoir 1 of the present invention, it is preferable that the guide plate 30 for assisting the vertical movement of the stopper is configured separately.

In other words, the up and down movement of the stopper to be made in the vertical direction to ensure that the stopper (P) to close the communication hole 20 correctly when the water is discharged by the urine.

Next, the partition plate 10 installed in the reservoir of the present invention is not to partition all of the upper space inside the reservoir, it is preferable to maintain the upper form inside the reservoir (C).

In other words, this sometimes causes a problem in the fill valve when the wash water flows into the reservoir by the fill valve, and when more than the required wash water flows into the reservoir, the wash water can be moved between the 5L and 4L spaces so that the wash water is filled only in one space. This is to prevent water overflow from occurring.

Of course, in the standby state, the washing water can move the space of 5L and 4L through the communication hole of the partition plate, but the upper part inside the reservoir is completely open form (C) between 5L and 4L so that the washing water can be moved more easily in case of problems. It could be done.

In the present invention, when the stopper P is automatically controlled by determining whether or not the toilet has a small urine, the moving means T for controlling the vertical movement of the stopper P is not a manual sole by a conventional lever but a known solenoid. It is mentioned above that it is preferable to employ the configuration of the valve.

Hereinafter, a case in which the toilet of the present invention is detected by the sensor and automatically operated will be described.

In general, when men see feces and women see feces are seated on the upper surface of the seating portion (4) located in the upper portion of the discharge,

When a man urinates, the two feet are placed in front of the toilet seat without sitting on the seating area, the user located is always facing the reservoir (1).

In particular, women have a common point of being seated in the seating area during the stool, but the behavior pattern that changes the time to sit on the seating part depends on the stool and urine.

With this behavioral pattern in mind of the users of the present invention,

Sensor (S) used in the present invention is mounted on the upper surface of the seating portion (4) and the toilet bowl of the toilet bowl, more specifically, is mounted on the surface of the top of the reservoir (1), whether the position of the user with the mounted sensors (S1, S2) and The use time is sensed to determine whether it is flushed with feces or urine.

That is, if the sensor (S2) installed in the toilet seat is not detected, only the front sensor (S1) arranged on the toilet seat is detected, this is the situation where the male is using the toilet and urine wash water is required to micom (M) When the user's departure is detected on the floor afterwards, the microcomputer operates the moving means (T), that is, the solenoid valve and the stopper (P), to a height for discharging only 5L.

Next, if the sensor (S2) attached to the seating part is detected with the sensor (S1) installed on the toilet bowl, and the detected time is measured as the time to discharge the urine, this also requires the washing water discharged by the urine The microcomputer (M) recognizes the situation and then operates the solenoid valve and the stopper (P) to a height for discharging only 5L of washing water in the reservoir.

On the other hand, if the sensor (S1) mounted on the seating part is detected and the detected time is measured as the time to discharge the feces, this is a situation that the microcomputer (M) is recognized as a situation that the water discharged by the feces,

When the user's departure is detected in both the front and seat of the toilet after the stopper (P) by the solenoid valve to move above the height of the communication hole 20 to discharge the 9L wash water.

And in the present invention, the sensor (S) is installed on the toilet seat and the seating portion, the electronic signal generated by the sensor is generated and the microcomputer (M) to perform the discharge command by classifying it is shown that the toilet seat is installed in the lid portion The location of the microcomputer installation does not matter.

In addition, the time required for urine discharge and the time required for stool discharge are measured by measuring several times the typical time required by the user's behavior and averaging the measured time to obtain the information.

Referring back to the flow chart of the automatic water extraction system of the toilet according to the present invention of Figure 3,

Automatic toilet operation according to the present invention in the sensing standby state,

Whether the user is located in front of the toilet or sitting in the seating area, the detection is made,

In the detected state of use, it is determined whether the stool or urine state by measuring the time detected in the seating area and the time later released from the seating (stool detection state),

After the departure by the user is detected in accordance with the pre-detected state (stool or urine) according to the wash water for feces or urine according to this will be withdrawn.

Of course, if only the sensor (S1) located on the toilet bowl, not the sensor (S2) by the seat in the use detection state is detected in the "stool detection" of the flow chart of FIG.

In particular, in a toilet having both a manual operation by a lever and an automatic operation by a solenoid valve, it is determined whether there is a lever operation manually in a state in which a departure from the seat or the front of the toilet is detected as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3. Once again, if there is a manual lever operation, it returns to the sensing standby state as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3.

This is for the purpose of solving the problem that the washing water is automatically drained out in duplicate when the user unconsciously operates the lever after the toilet and discharges the washing water.

In addition, whether or not the manual lever operation is attached to a separate lever sensor on the lever so that the detection signal by the lever predecessor is sent to the microcomputer (M) and the control is caused when the signal is detected by the microcomputer (M).

In the above description of the present invention has been described with respect to the water-saving toilet with a specific structure with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is capable of various modifications and changes by those skilled in the art, such modifications and variations are within the protection scope of the invention Should be interpreted as belonging.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the core parts of the present invention are different from those of the prior art, and thus, description of a general configuration of a solenoid valve including a stopper installed in the reservoir according to the present invention has been omitted. By standard

1 is a partial enlarged cross-sectional view showing a perspective view showing the toilet of the present invention and the inside of the reservoir.

Figure 2 is a view showing a washing water discharge control method according to the distinction between urine and feces according to the present invention, 2a is a perspective view showing the standby state, 2b is a urine, and 2c is a cross-sectional view showing the operation during feces.

3 is a flow chart of the automatic water extraction system of the toilet according to the present invention.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

1: reservoir 2: outlet 3: cover 4: seat

5; rechargeable battery collector plate

O: outlet T: vehicle P: plug B: fill valve

P1: Water outlet closing part P2: Communication hole closing part

10: compartment 20: communication hole 30: guide plate

A1; Urine wash water storage A2; Extra space for fecal wash water storage

S: sensor M; Micom

Claims (7)

In a toilet comprising a water outlet including a water outlet for discharging the washing water, a seating part on which the user is seated, a stopper for opening and closing the water outlet, and a moving means for moving the stopper, A sensor for judging urine A microcomputer that receives the electronic signal by the sensor detection and transfers the electronic signal to the moving unit to control whether the stopper is opened or closed to the outlet; Sensor-type water-saving toilet with a removable rechargeable battery, characterized in that for supplying power to the sensor comprising a rechargeable battery made to be detachable to the object. According to claim 1, wherein the toilet bowl Sensor-type water-saving toilet with a removable rechargeable battery, characterized in that the light collecting plate is further provided for supplying power to the rechargeable battery. The water-saving toilet of claim 1, further comprising a booster circuit unit for boosting the moving unit to a voltage capable of operating the moving unit. The method of claim 1, The sensor is installed on the top of the seating portion of the toilet, the top of the toilet, Sensor-type water-saving toilet equipped with a removable rechargeable battery, characterized in that by determining whether the user is detected by the sensor and the time detected by the sensor. The method of claim 1, The inner space of the reservoir is provided with a partition plate for separating and partitioning into an additional space for the wash water storage space and urine wash water storage space, The partition plate is further provided with a communication hole for communicating the urine washing water storage space and the additional space for the feces washing water storage, Sensor-type water-saving toilet equipped with a removable rechargeable battery made of toilet water wash water discharge by opening and closing the communication hole according to the vertical movement height of the stopper. 6. The sensory water-saving toilet according to claim 5, wherein the reservoir is further provided with a guide plate for assisting vertical movement of the stopper. 6. The plug according to claim 5, wherein the plug comprises a water outlet closing portion formed to correspond to the shape of the water outlet to open and close the water outlet, and a communication hole closing portion formed to correspond to the shape of the communication hole to open and close the communication hole. Sensor-type water-saving toilet with rechargeable battery.

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