KR20110100486A - A steam sterilization toilet boul cover using an antibacterial aromatic - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a steam sterilized toilet seat cover using an antibacterial air freshener,
It is installed to the seat to cover the upper surface of the seat and the seat for the user seating, the ventilation space is formed therein, the cover provided with a plurality of injection grooves formed toward the upper surface of the seat so that the ventilation space and the external space can communicate Toilet seat cover unit provided with, and a steam supply module for supplying antibacterial fragrance to the ventilation space to steam to sterilize the pathogen attached to the sheet and to wash the foreign matter.
According to the steam sterilization toilet using the antimicrobial fragrance, a small amount of water or antimicrobial fragrance can be used to disinfect the user's discomfort using the toilet by spraying and sterilizing and cleaning the pathogen and foreign substances attached to the toilet seat. By using steam to increase the disinfection and sterilization effect, there is an advantage that can be used in the fragrance therapy to treat using the essential oils collected from the leaves, stems, fruits, flowers, roots, etc. of the plant.

Description

A steam sterilization toilet boul cover using an antibacterial aromatic}

The present invention relates to a steam sterilized toilet seat cover using an antimicrobial fragrance, and more particularly, steam sterilization using an antimicrobial fragrance for sterilizing and washing steam by contacting pathogens and foreign substances attached to a toilet seat of a public toilet used by various people. It relates to a toilet seat cover.

In general, public toilets are used by many people, which makes them unpleasant in hygiene. In particular, in the case of the toilet seat, there is a hygiene problem due to the foreign body that can be buryed during the transmission or stool of various pathogens, including contact skin diseases as a part of the human skin directly contact. Accordingly, recently, the disposable toilet seat sheet is installed and used in the toilet seat, but there are problems of cost problems due to the use of disposable products and environmental problems caused by the regulation of the use of disposable products and disposal of garbage.

In order to solve the above problems, the seat cleaning apparatus of the toilet seat disclosed in the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0105196 and the seat that can be seated by the user on the toilet seat, and overlaps with the sheet to form a washing space on the upper surface of the seat packing A cover having a member, a washing water supply means provided at one side of the toilet seat, and supplying the washing water to the washing space, and ultrasonic washing the washing water filled in the washing space at a position corresponding to the upper surface of the sheet to wash the upper surface of the sheet. Ultrasonic washing means and washing water discharge means for guiding the washing water supplied to the washing space to be discharged to the drain of the toilet seat. The toilet seat washing apparatus uses a method in which the packing member seals the washing space formed in the sheet and the cover in the state where the sheet and the cover are stacked, fills the washing water, and washes using the ultrasonic vibrator.

However, the seat cleaning apparatus of the toilet seat as described above has a disadvantage that a considerable amount of water is used to wash the toilet seat is difficult to apply to all public toilets.

In addition, the seat cleaning apparatus of the toilet seat can remove pathogens or foreign substances attached to the seat, but there is a disadvantage that the washing water sprayed onto the sheet remains on the sheet or flows out around the toilet seat on the sheet and gets dirty.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, it is possible to wash the seat of the toilet seat using a small amount of water, sterilizing and disinfecting pathogens attached to the seat of the toilet seat and remove foreign substances to clean the seat The purpose is to provide a steam sterilized toilet seat cover using an antimicrobial fragrance that can be maintained.

In addition, there is another object to provide a steam sterilized toilet seat cover using an antibacterial fragrance to comfort the environment of the toilet using fragrant and beneficial human body oils collected from the leaves, stems, fruits, flowers, roots of the plant.

Steam sterilized toilet seat cover using the antimicrobial air freshener according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the seat is installed on the toilet seat and the user can be seated, formed to cover the upper surface of the sheet and the ventilation space therein A toilet seat cover unit having a cover provided with a plurality of injection grooves formed toward the upper surface of the sheet so that the ventilation space and the external space communicate with each other, and the ventilation to sterilize pathogens attached to the sheet and to wash foreign substances It is provided with a steam supply module for supplying antibacterial air freshener to the space.

One side of the steam supply module further includes a hot air supply module for supplying warm air to the ventilation space, the hot air supply module is a hot wire formed of a coil, a blower for moving the heat generated from the hot wire to the ventilation space; And a hot air inlet pipe capable of supplying warm air to the ventilation space, and a housing in which the coil and the blower are installed.

The steam supply module includes a storage tank for storing the antimicrobial fragrance, a fragrance inlet pipe connected to a lower end of the storage tank, into which the antimicrobial fragrance flows, and a heater for heating the antimicrobial fragrance supplied from the fragrance inflow pipe; A heating unit including a heating tube formed in a coil shape around the heater to heat the perfume, an solenoid valve capable of adjusting the amount of the perfume supplied from the perfume inlet tube in the storage tank, and the heating tube A pump for supplying the fragrance steam generated in the ventilation space, and the controller for controlling the solenoid valve, the pump and the heater.

The antimicrobial fragrances stored in the storage tank were stirred for 15 minutes with the initial solution mixed with the aroma essential oil and the natural emulsifier in the same volume ratio, and the initial solution was mixed with water in a volume ratio of 1: 15 and stirred for 20 minutes. The first fragrance prepared by storing the first solution at 4 to 8 ° C. for 4 to 8 hours, the initial solution was stirred for 15 minutes, and the initial solution was mixed with water at a volume ratio of 1: 9 for 20 minutes. The second fragrance prepared by storing the stirred second solution at 4 to 8 ° C. for 4 to 8 hours and the initial solution was stirred for 15 minutes, and the initial solution was mixed with water at a volume ratio of 1: 20 to 20 It is any one selected from among the third fragrances prepared by storing the third solution stirred for 4 minutes at 4-8 ° C. for 4 minutes.

The steam supply module includes a first storage tank, a second storage tank, and a third storage tank, and the first, second, and third storage tanks contain a basic solution in which an aroma essential oil and a natural emulsifier are mixed in the same volume ratio. The mixture was stirred for 15 minutes, and the first solution, the second solution, and the third solution were mixed for 20 minutes by mixing the basic solution with water in a volume ratio of 1: 15, 1: 9, and 1: 4, respectively. The first fragrance, the second fragrance, and the third fragrance, which are stored and stored at 4 to 8 hours for 4 to 8 hours, may be selectively stored.

According to the steam sterilized toilet seat cover using the antimicrobial fragrance according to the present invention, by using a small amount of water or antimicrobial fragrance to spray pathogens and foreign substances attached to the toilet seat sheet to disinfect and wash the user's rejection of the toilet It can increase the disinfection and sterilization effect by using functional steam, and it can be used in the fragrance therapy that uses aromatic essential oils collected from the leaves, stems, fruits, flowers and roots of plants. There is this.

1 is a perspective view showing a steam sterilized toilet seat cover using an antimicrobial fragrance according to the present invention installed on the toilet seat,
Figure 2 is a partial cutaway perspective view of the toilet seat cover unit of the steam sterilized toilet seat cover using the antimicrobial fragrance according to the present invention,
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the coupling portion of the toilet seat cover unit of the steam sterilized toilet seat cover using the antimicrobial fragrance according to the present invention,
4 is a perspective view of a steam supply module of a steam sterilization toilet seat cover using an antibacterial air freshener according to the present invention;
Figure 5 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the steam sterilized toilet seat cover using the antimicrobial fragrance according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in more detail steam sterilized toilet seat cover using an antimicrobial fragrance in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 4, the steam sterilization toilet seat cover 10 using the antibacterial air freshener is provided with a toilet seat cover unit 100 and a steam supply module 200.

The toilet seat cover unit 100 includes a seat 110 that can be seated by a user, and a cover 150 that covers an upper surface of the seat 110.

Seat 110 is coupled to the bracket 51 installed on one side of the toilet seat body 50 is installed to rotate up and down and is formed of heat-resistant plastic or antibacterial material resistant to heat.

The cover 150 is coupled to the seat 110 and rotatably installed by the pin and nut so as to overlap the seat 110 on the bracket 51 on one side of the toilet seat body 50 so as to cover the seat 110. ) Is covered to be bent and wrapped in the outer surface direction of the sheet 110 so as to cover the entire sheet 110 when the cover.

In addition, the inside of the cover 150, the ventilation space 151 is formed at a position corresponding to the position of the sheet 110 when the upper surface of the sheet 110 in contact with the sheet 110 in a state of being superimposed, Although not shown, the inner edge portion of the cover 150 further includes a packing member (not shown) that contacts the outer surface of the sheet 110 to seal a space formed between the sheet 110 and the cover 150. .

The ventilation space 151 is formed in an annular shape in the inside of the cover 150 in the same shape as the shape of the seat 110 when the cover 150 is superimposed with the seat 110 and the rear end of the cover 150 It is connected to the coupling portion 153 formed to be in communication, a plurality of injection grooves 152 is formed in the ventilation space 151 to face the upper surface of the sheet 110.

On the other hand, the steam supply module 200 is installed between the toilet seat cover unit 100 and the wash water tank for supplying the wash water to the toilet seat so as to sterilize and disinfect the pathogen attached to the sheet 110 and wash the foreign matter.

The steam supply module 300 includes a storage tank 210, a fragrance inlet pipe 220, a solenoid valve 230, a heating unit 240, a pump 250, and a controller 260.

Storage tank 210 is a container containing the antimicrobial fragrance, and has an inner space and the lower end is formed in the hopper shape, the upper end is formed with an injection port 211 for injecting antimicrobial fragrance, which is combined with the injection hole 211 A cap 212 is further provided.

The fragrance inlet tube 220 is a tube into which the antimicrobial fragrance is introduced from the storage tank 210 and is connected to the lower end of the storage tank 210.

The heating unit 240 includes a heating tube 241, a heater 242, and a main body 243.

The heating tube 241 is formed in a coil shape around the heater 350 so that the air freshener 200 supplied from the storage tank 210 can be heated, and the air freshener filled in the lower portion has a structure wound up from below. The antimicrobial fragrance, which turns into steam when heated, can move to the upper end.

Here, the heating tube 241 is formed of a material having a high thermal conductivity so as to easily change the antimicrobial fragrance into steam using heat generated from the heater 242.

The main body 243 is formed to surround the heating tube 241 and the heater 242, and is formed of a material having a low thermal conductivity so that heat generated from the heater 242 is not transmitted to the outside.

Here, the body 243 is preferably installed at a position lower than the storage tank 210 so that the antimicrobial fragrance naturally flows into the heating tube 241 by gravity from the storage tank 210.

The solenoid valve 230 is installed in the coupling member installed between the storage tank 210 and the fragrance inlet pipe 220 to control the amount of the antimicrobial fragrance from the storage tank 210 to the heating unit 240 in the controller 260. It is installed to be controlled by the amount of current applied.

The pump 250 is connected to the steam supply pipe 244 extending from the heating tube 241, and supplies the antimicrobial directional steam changed from the heating tube 241 to the steam form to the ventilation space 151 of the cover 150. It is connected to the coupling portion 152 installed on the rear portion of the cover 150 so that.

Here, the coupling portion 153 is provided with a steam connection portion 153a connected to the steam supply pipe 244 so that the steam supplied from the steam supply module 200 flows into the ventilation space 151.

The steam connection part 153b is rotatably installed at the coupling part 153 so that the steam supply pipe 244 is not bent when the seat 110 and the cover 150 are rotated up and down.

On the other hand, the controller 260 controls the solenoid valve 230 and the heater 242, and adjusts the amount of the antimicrobial fragrance introduced into the heating tube 241 through the solenoid valve 230, To control operation.

The controller 260 may be formed in the form of a button so as to manually operate the solenoid valve 230 and the heater 242. Steam may be used to automatically control the solenoid valve 230 and the heater 242 using a timer. It may be installed in the supply module 200.

Steam sterilized toilet seat cover 10 using the antimicrobial fragrance as described above is further provided with a warm air supply module (300).

The hot air supply module 300 is composed of a hot wire, a blower, a hot air inlet pipe 310 and a housing.

The heating wire is formed in the form of a coil by using a metal material capable of dissipating heat by being supplied with power, and is spaced apart from the inner side by a support member so as not to contact the housing, and the blower can blow air in the direction of the heating wire. It is supported by the housing and installed.

The housing is formed in a cylindrical shape, is formed of a material having high heat resistance to prevent deformation by heat generated from the hot wire, one side is open so that air is introduced into the blower from the outside space, the other side is a hot air inlet pipe 310 The hot air generated by the blower and the hot wire is connected to the ventilation space 151 of the cover 150.

In the warm air supply module 300, the warm air supplied to the ventilation space 151 through the coupling portion 153 formed on the rear surface of the cover 150 is sprayed through the injection hole 152 on the upper surface of the sheet 110 to the user Sitting on the seat 110 makes it feel warm, and can remove the antimicrobial fragrance or moisture that can be condensed on the injection groove 152 and the upper surface of the sheet 110 to maintain a clean state.

Here, the coupling part 153 is further provided with a hot air connecting portion 153b connected to the hot air inlet pipe 310 so that the warm air supplied from the hot air supply module 300 flows into the ventilation space 151.

The antimicrobial fragrance 270 filled in the storage tank 210 is used to extract the essential oil extracted from plants useful for treating the human body.

Examples of the plant used as the antimicrobial fragrance 270 is a strong fragrance, excellent in fragrance effect and effective in treating basil, bronchitis, etc. used as a therapeutic agent for neuropathy rheumatism, antibacterial jasmine, anti-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory Lavender, which has the action and antibacterial action, is used for the treatment of mycosis and skin inflammation, and the essential oils of plants such as thyme with excellent antibacterial action can be mixed with natural emulsifiers such as lecithin and cetyl alcohol.

The antimicrobial fragrance 270 is a mixture of aroma essential oils and natural emulsifiers in the same volume ratio for 15 minutes and mixed with water in a volume ratio of 1: 15, 1: 9, 1: 4 to the first solution, After preparing two solutions and a third solution, the mixture was stirred for 20 minutes and then stored at 4 to 8 ° C. for 4 to 8 hours to form a first fragrance, a second fragrance, and a third fragrance. May optionally be stored in a storage tank.

As an example, when preparing an antimicrobial fragrance with lavender on a 100 ml basis, a solution containing 3 ml of lavender essential oil and 3 ml of natural emulsifier was stirred for 15 minutes, mixed with 94 ml of water, and stirred for 20 minutes to 4 ~. It can be stored for 4 to 8 hours at 8 ℃ to form a first fragrance of 3%.

In addition, a solution of 5 ml of lavender essential oil and 5 ml of a natural emulsifier was stirred for 15 minutes, mixed with 90 ml of water, stirred for 20 minutes, and stored for 4 to 8 hours at 4 to 8 to obtain a 5% second fragrance. 10 ml of lavender essential oil and 10 ml of natural emulsifier are stirred for 20 minutes, mixed with 80 ml of water and stirred for 20 minutes, and stored at 4 to 8 ° C. for 4 to 8 hours. The third fragrance of% may also be formed.

The operation of the steam sterilized toilet seat cover using the antimicrobial fragrance according to the present invention as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

The antimicrobial fragrance 270 stored in the storage tank 210 is supplied from the fragrance inlet tube 220 to the heating unit 240 by gravity when the solenoid valve 230 is opened by the controller 260.

The antimicrobial fragrance 270 supplied to the heating unit 240 is heated by the heater 242 is converted to steam, the steam moves to the upper portion of the heating unit 240, the pump 250 of the lid 150 It is supplied to the ventilation space 151.

Steam supplied to the ventilation space 151 is injected through the injection groove 152 on the upper surface of the sheet 110 to sterilize and disinfect the pathogen attached to the sheet 110 and to clean the foreign matter.

On the other hand, Figure 6 shows another embodiment of the steam sterilized toilet seat cover using the antimicrobial fragrance according to the present invention.

Here, the steam supply module 400 is installed in the first storage tank 411, the second storage tank 412, the third storage tank 413, each of the storage tanks 411, 412, 413, The second third fragrance is formed to be selectively stored.

In addition, each of the first, second and third solenoid valves 431, 432 and 433 to adjust the flow rate of the first, second and third air fresheners filled in the storage tanks 411, 412 and 413. Is further installed, the controller 460 is to operate one solenoid valve.

Fragrance inlet pipe (421, 422, 423) is installed between each of the storage tanks (411, 412, 413) and the solenoid valves (431, 432, 433), and finally the three pipes are combined in one form and heated It is connected to the unit 440.

The antimicrobial fragrance heated in the heating unit 440 is moved to the cover 150 by the pump 450 and is injected into the sheet through the injection hole.

When the controller 460 is operated automatically, the antimicrobial fragrance filled in each of the storage tanks 411, 412, and 413 may be selectively introduced over time using a timer. According to the desired antimicrobial fragrance can be selected.

The steam sterilization toilet seat cover using the antimicrobial fragrance has the advantage of allowing the user to use the toilet without discomfort by disinfecting and sterilizing infectious bacteria or pathogens that can be attached to the seat of the toilet with antimicrobial fragrance.

Actually, Escherichia coli strain and Staphylococcus aureus strain were subcultured at 6 × 10⁴CFU / ml, sprayed onto the toilet seat, sprayed with steam containing normal steam and antimicrobial fragrance for 30 seconds, respectively, and the toilet was sterilized with a sterile swab. Strains sprayed on were collected every 5 seconds to identify the colonies produced after 24 hours incubation in the medium.

As a result of the experiment, when the normal steam using distilled water was used, the strain collected between 5 and 10 seconds survived about 50% of the population, and the strain collected after 30 seconds confirmed that about 10% of the population survived.

On the other hand, in the case of using steam carrying antimicrobial fragrance, unlike general steam using distilled water, about 50% of the strains collected between 0 and 5 seconds survived, and about 1% of the strains collected after 30 seconds. Confirmed that it is alive.

As a result, it can be seen that the steam using the antimicrobial fragrance is more than two times higher than the general steam using the distilled water.

Steam sterilized toilet seat cover using the antimicrobial fragrance according to the present invention as described above has been described with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings, but this is merely illustrative, and those skilled in the art It will be understood that other variations and equivalent embodiments are possible. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

50: toilet seat
100: toilet seat cover unit
110: sheet
150: cover
200: steam supply module
300: hot air supply module

Claims (5)

A plurality of spray grooves installed on the seat and formed to cover the upper surface of the seat and a seat for the user to sit on, the ventilation space is formed therein, and the ventilation space and the outer space communicate with the upper surface of the sheet; A toilet seat cover unit having a cover provided thereon;
Steam sterilization toilet seat cover using an antimicrobial fragrance, characterized in that it comprises a; steam supply module for supplying the antimicrobial fragrance to the ventilation space to steam to sterilize the pathogen attached to the sheet and wash the foreign matter.
The method of claim 1,
One side of the steam supply module further includes a warm air supply module for supplying warm air to the ventilation space,
The hot air supply module includes a hot wire formed of a coil, a blower for moving heat generated from the hot wire to the ventilation space, a hot air inlet pipe for supplying warm air to the ventilation space, and a housing in which the coil and the blower are installed. Steam sterilized toilet seat cover using an antimicrobial fragrance characterized in that it comprises.
The method of claim 1,
The steam supply module includes a storage tank for storing the antimicrobial fragrance, a fragrance inlet pipe connected to the lower end of the storage tank, into which the antimicrobial fragrance flows, and a heater for heating the antimicrobial fragrance supplied from the fragrance inflow pipe. A heating unit formed in a coil shape around the heater and including a heating tube in which the perfume is heated to change into steam, and an solenoid valve capable of adjusting the amount of the perfume supplied from the perfume inlet pipe in the storage tank; A steam sterilization toilet seat cover using an antimicrobial air freshener comprising a pump for supplying steam generated in the heating tube to the ventilation space, and a controller for controlling the solenoid valve, the pump, and the heater.
The method of claim 3, wherein
The antimicrobial fragrances stored in the storage tank were stirred for 15 minutes with the initial solution mixed with the aroma essential oil and the natural emulsifier in the same volume ratio, and the initial solution was mixed with water in a volume ratio of 1: 15 and stirred for 20 minutes. A first fragrance prepared by storing the first solution at 4 to 8 ° C. for 4 to 8 hours,
A second perfume prepared by stirring the initial solution for 15 minutes, mixing the initial solution with water in a volume ratio of 1: 9, and storing the second solution stirred for 20 minutes at 4 to 8 ° C. for 4 to 8 hours. Wow,
A third fragrance is prepared by stirring the initial solution for 15 minutes, mixing the initial solution with water in a volume ratio of 1: 4 and storing a third solution stirred for 20 minutes at 4-8 ° C. for 4-8 hours. Steam sterilized toilet seat cover using an antimicrobial fragrance, characterized in that any one selected.
The method of claim 3, wherein
The steam supply module includes a first storage tank, a second storage tank, a third storage tank,
In the first, second, and third storage tank, the basic solution, in which the aromatic essential oil and the natural emulsifier were mixed in the same volume ratio, was stirred for 15 minutes, and the basic solution and the water were respectively 1:15, 1: 9, 1 : A first fragrance, a second fragrance, and a first solution prepared by mixing the first solution, the second solution, and the third solution mixed at a volume ratio of 4 for 20 minutes and storing them at 4 to 8 ° C. for 4 to 8 hours. Steam sterilized toilet seat cover using an antimicrobial fragrance, characterized in that the three fragrance can be selectively stored.

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