KR20120091762A - Auto-flushing device for toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An automatic flushing system of a toilet bowl is provided to supply water just by standing motion from a toilet bowl or operating an operating lever directly. CONSTITUTION: An automatic flushing system of a toilet bowl comprises a water supply unit(100), a sensing unit(200), and an operating unit(300). The water supply unit comprises an operating bar. The operating bar rotates an opening/closing bar to open a drain hole. The water supply unit supplies water to the body(2) of a toilet bowl(1). The sensing unit detects the standing of a user and transfers to the operating unit and restores the position of a seat to initial position. The operating unit is moved to one side by pressure and operates the water supply unit by being restored in initial position when the pressure is released.

Description

Toilet bowl automatic flushing device {Auto-flushing device for toilet}

The present invention relates to an automatic flushing device, more specifically, the pressure is transmitted by the user's weight, and after use, if the weight is removed, water is supplied to the discharge of the toilet automatically and convenient, hygienic, maintenance The present invention relates to a toilet flushing device that can reduce costs.

In general, the toilet is configured to sit and view the toilet, the toilet seat for the user to sit is installed on the body rotatable, the water tank for supplying a certain amount of water to the rear of the body is provided.

Such toilets are being used in many ways as they provide convenience and cleanliness in place of the conventional flush toilets, and after the user sits and looks at the toilet, operates a lever or a button provided at one side of the water tank to supply a predetermined amount of water to the toilet. Is discharged together.

1 is a view showing a conventional toilet.

As shown in the figure, in recent years, in order to reduce the installation space of the toilet (1), the water tank is omitted, and a supply valve (4) for selectively supplying the water supplied through the water supply pipe (6) is installed Minimizing installation space.

Of course, this supply valve (4) is also provided with a lever (5) on one side to selectively turn on / off the supply valve (4).

However, busy modern life is urgent, and there is a problem of odor or hygiene due to the inability to flush water after seeing the toilet. Especially in the case of a public toilet, several people use the lever. There is a problem that is easily polluted according to the discomfort.

In order to overcome this problem, the automatic water lowering device that automatically supplies water after using the sensor has been developed to provide convenience for the user, especially a child or a disabled person.

However, such automatic flushing device requires a separate power source according to the use of the sensor and the motor, the installation place is limited, there is a problem that the maintenance cost occurs.

In addition, when using a sensor using infrared rays, a malfunction may occur in a bathroom with a lot of moisture, there is a problem that the maintenance cost increases as water is supplied only by the movement of a person.

Therefore, the present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, having a working lever, when the water supply unit and the user to selectively discharge a certain amount of water continuously supplied through the water supply pipe to the toilet seat, the user sits on the toilet seat, The pressure is transmitted to the operation means, and when the user leaves the toilet seat, the sensing means receives the transferred pressure again and the pressure is transferred from the sensing means to one direction, and the pressure is transmitted back to the sensing means in the other direction. It is equipped with an operation means for supplying water to the body by operating the water supply while moving, the user can directly supply the water by operating the operating lever, as well as the automatic toilet flushing device that can supply water only by sitting and sitting on the toilet seat The purpose is to provide.

The present invention for achieving the above object, in the toilet to be discharged with the toilet by selectively supplying the water continuously supplied through the water supply pipe without the water tank, the operation to rotate the opening and closing rods to move the operating lever to open the drain hole It has a rod and sits on the toilet seat, the water supply unit for supplying a certain amount of water to the body of the toilet to be discharged along with the toilet to be excreted, it is moved to one side by the pressure transmitted, and when this pressure is released to the other side While being provided between the operation means for manipulating the water supply unit, and the toilet seat and the toilet body is provided at the lower end of the toilet seat when the user is applied to the load by the weight sitting on the toilet seat, the toilet seat in a state supported by the toilet bowl body Presses downwards to transmit pressure to the control means as the volume is reduced. And, when the user is separated from the toilet seat, the pressure is received again and includes a sensing means for raising the toilet seat height to its original position as the volume is increased.

Preferably, the water supply unit is in communication with the water supply pipe, the body housing having a drain for supplying water to the toilet body, a drain hole is formed in the center, the stopper provided to partition the inside of the body housing, the stopper The upper end is caught in the drain hole of the opening and closing, opening and closing rods extending downwards, the first elastic member for pressing the opening and closing the lower side, the operating lever formed by one side of the body housing, one end of the operating lever, The other end includes an operating rod in contact with the opening and closing rod, and a second elastic member for pressing the operating rod in the direction of the operating lever. When the operating lever is rotated, the operating rod is moved in the direction of the opening and closing rod. As it rotates, the drain hole is opened to supply water to the toilet bowl body. When a predetermined amount of water is supplied, the water is supplied to the second elastic member. And in situ operation rod, wherein the rod is in situ is opened and closed by the first elastic member the water supply is stopped according to Sikkim close the drain hole.

And the sensing means, the housing formed in the lower end of the toilet seat to have an inner space, sealing the inner space of the housing, provided to be movable as the user touches the upper end of the body by the user the pressure of the inner space is the operation means It includes a sensing button to be transmitted to, the cover to install the sensing button to be movable in the housing, and an elastic member provided in the inner space of the housing to return the sensing button moved to the original.

In addition, the housing further comprises a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure of the inner space portion, and a pressure supply unit for supplying a pressure when the pressure measured by the pressure sensor falls below a predetermined reference pressure.

And a working hole is formed in a portion of the operating rod, the operation means is provided to pass through the operating hole, the cylinder body having a space therein, one end is located in the cylinder body to seal the space part, the other end is A rod extending outwardly of the cylinder body and penetrating the operating hole and moving in the other end by the pressure transmitted from the sensing means, the user being separated from the toilet seat and moving in one direction when the sensing means returns to its original shape, The rod is provided to be rotatable only in one direction and moved in the same manner. When the user sits on the toilet seat and the pressure is transmitted from the sensing means to move the rod in the other direction, the rod rotates in one direction and passes through the operation hole. Accordingly, the rod does not move and does not operate the water supply unit. When moved in the direction, the operation lever for operating the water supply unit by moving the operating rod in contact with the operating hole, and the movement in one direction for the original return of the rod moved in the other direction by the pressure of the sensing means It is made to include a tension control unit.

In addition, the tension control unit is provided in the space portion of the cylinder body to move one end of the rod in one direction.

The tension adjusting unit is provided at the other end of the rod to press the other end of the rod in one direction.

In addition, the cylinder body, the position sensor for measuring the position of the rod, and if the position of the rod returned to the original position measured by the position sensor is not in the original position, to supply pressure to the space portion to adjust the position of the rod The rod position adjusting portion is further included.

As described above, according to the automatic toilet flushing device according to the present invention, by using the pressure delivered by the weight of the user easily supplying water can automatically discharge the toilet without any action, convenient and hygienic It is a very useful and effective invention that can reduce the maintenance cost by preventing a malfunction generated in the infrared sensor without using a power source.

1 is a view showing a conventional toilet,
2 is a view showing a toilet automatic flushing device according to the invention,
3 is a view showing a water supply portion of the automatic toilet lowering device according to the present invention,
4 is a view showing an operating state of the water supply unit according to the present invention,
5 is a view showing a sensing means according to the present invention,
6 is a view showing an operating state of the sensing means according to the present invention,
7 is a view showing another embodiment of the sensing means according to the present invention,
8 is a view showing the operating means of the toilet flushing device according to the invention,
9 is a view showing the operating state of the water supply unit and the operation means according to the present invention,
10 is a view showing another embodiment of the operation means according to the present invention,
11 is a view showing another embodiment of the operation means according to the present invention,
12 is a view showing another embodiment of the toilet flushing device according to the present invention,
13 is a view showing another embodiment of the toilet flushing device according to the present invention,
14 is a view showing another embodiment of the toilet flushing device according to the present invention.

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

In addition, the present embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but is presented by way of example only, and various modifications may be made without departing from the technical gist of the present invention.

2 is a view showing a toilet automatic flushing device according to the invention, Figure 3 is a view showing a water supply of the automatic toilet flushing device according to the present invention, Figure 4 is an operation of the water supply according to the present invention 5 is a view showing a state, Figure 5 is a view showing a sensing means according to the invention, Figure 6 is a view showing the operating state of the sensing means according to the invention, Figure 7 is a view of the sensing means according to the invention 8 is a view showing another embodiment, Figure 8 is a view showing the operating means of the automatic toilet flushing device according to the present invention, Figure 9 is a view showing the operating state of the water supply unit and the operation means according to the present invention. 10 is a view showing another embodiment of the operation means according to the invention, Figure 11 is a view showing another embodiment of the operation means according to the present invention, Figure 12 is a toilet automatic water according to the present invention Other of the lowering device 13 is a view showing another embodiment of the automatic toilet flushing device according to the present invention, Figure 14 shows another embodiment of the automatic toilet flushing device according to the present invention One drawing.

As shown in the figure, the toilet flushing device 10 is composed of a water supply unit 100, the sensing means 200 and the operation means 300, the water supply unit 100 is moved to the operation lever 150 And having a working rod 160 to rotate the opening and closing rod 130 so that the drain hole 122 is open, sitting on the toilet seat (3) a certain amount of water to be discharged with the toilet, toilet (1) body (2) Will be supplied to

In other words, the water supply unit 100 supplies water to the body 2 that is continuously provided through the water supply pipe 6 by the operation means 300 operated by the sensing means 200.

And the sensing means 200 detects whether the user is located on the toilet seat (3) or to leave the toilet to transfer the pressure to the operation means (300) or receives the pressure again to receive the toilet seat (3) moved to the lower side To be repositioned.

In other words, the sensing means 200 is provided at the lower end of the toilet seat so as to be located between the toilet seat 3 and the toilet bowl body 2, when the user is sitting on the toilet seat 3 and a load by the weight is applied, the bottom of the toilet bowl body ( It is pressed by the lower side with the toilet seat (3) in a state supported by 2) transmits the pressure to the operating means 300 as the volume is reduced.

On the contrary, when the user moves away from the toilet seat 3, the pressure is transmitted back from the operating means 300 to increase the height of the toilet seat 3 to its original position as the volume is increased.

The operation means 300 is moved to one side by the pressure transmitted, when the pressure is released to the other side to operate the water supply unit 100.

In other words, the pressure is transmitted by the sensing means 200 is moved to one side, when the user is separated from the toilet seat (3), the received pressure is transferred back to the sensing means 200 to move to the original position water supply unit in the process It is to operate the (100).

Accordingly, when the user arises from the toilet seat 3 after the toilet, the operation means 300 which is moved by the movement of pressure operates the water supply unit 100 to automatically supply a predetermined amount of water to the body 2. To drain the stool.

Here, the pressure generated by the first user sitting on the toilet seat 3 and presses the sensing means 200 downward is transferred to the manipulation means 300 to move the manipulation means 300, but the manipulation means 300 is a water supply part. It will not operate 100.

When the user wakes up from the toilet seat 3 after the toilet, as the compressed sensing means 200 is relaxed, the pressure transmitted to the manipulation means 300 is transferred to the sensing means 200 again so that the manipulation means 300 By operating the water supply unit 100 during the original position is to supply a certain amount of water to the body (2).

First, the water supply unit 100, as shown in Figure 2, the body housing 110 and the stopper 120, opening and closing rod 130, the first elastic member 140, the operating lever 150, the operating rod 160 ) And the second elastic member 170.

Body housing 110 is formed with an inlet 112 is in communication with the water supply pipe 6, the drain portion 114 for supplying water to the toilet (1) body (2) is formed.

And the stopper 120 is provided to partition the interior of the body housing 110, while obtaining the inlet portion 112 and the drain portion 114, the drain hole 122 is formed in the center.

Opening and closing rod 130 is the upper end is caught in the drain hole 122 of the stopper 120 to open and close the drain hole 122, is formed extending downward, the first elastic member 140 pressurizes the opening and closing rod 130 to the lower side To close the drain hole 122.

The actuating lever 150 is formed to protrude to one side of the body housing 110, the actuating rod 160 is in contact with the actuating lever 150 one end, the other end is in contact with the opening and closing rod 130, the second elastic The member 170 is provided to press the operating rod 160 in the direction of the operating lever 150.

Looking at the operating state of the water supply unit 100, as shown in Figures 3 to 4, when the operating lever 150 is rotated, the operating rod 160 is moved in the direction of the opening and closing rod 130 to open and close the rod 130 By rotating), the drain hole 122 is opened so that the water supplied to the water supply pipe 6 is supplied to the toilet 1 body 2 and discharged together with the toilet.

Then, after a predetermined amount of water is supplied, the operating rod 160 is returned to its original position by the second elastic member 170, and the opening / closing rod 130 is returned to its original position by the first elastic member 140 to drain the plug 120. Water supply is interrupted by closing 122.

A plurality of sensing means 200 is provided at the bottom of the toilet seat (3), as shown in Figures 5 to 6, the housing 210 and the sensing button 220, the cover 230 and the elastic member 240 It consists of.

The housing 210 is formed at the lower end of the toilet seat 3 to have an inner space 212, and is preferably molded together when the toilet seat 3 is formed.

In addition, the sensing button 220 seals the inner space 212 of the housing 210 and is provided to be movable so that the pressure of the inner space 212 is manipulated as the user touches the upper end of the body 2. Delivered to the means 300.

The cover 230 is installed so as to move the sensing button 220 to the housing 210, and may be screwed or coupled to the housing 210 by a hook or the like.

In addition, the elastic member 240 is provided in the inner space portion 212 of the housing 210 to return to the original sensing button 220, when the user rises in the toilet seat (3), the toilet seat (3) in the original position At the same time, it serves to deliver the pressure transmitted to the operation means 300 back to the inner space 212.

Here, a plurality of sensing means 200 provided on the lower side of the toilet seat (3), when the user sits on the toilet seat (3), all the sensing means 200 to transmit the pressure to the operating means 300, the operating means ( Naturally, the moving distance of 300 varies depending on the number of formation of the sensing means 200.

In other words, in the home can be used to determine the number of the detection means 200 according to the minimum weight of the family members or to adjust the pressure can be used more conveniently according to the conditions.

As shown in FIG. 7, the housing 210 may be further provided with a pressure sensor 250 and a pressure supply part 260, and the pressure sensor 250 may be formed in the interior space 212 of the housing 210. The pressure is measured in real time.

The pressure supply unit 260 may maintain a constant pressure as the pressure is supplied when the pressure measured by the pressure sensor 250 falls below a preset reference pressure.

In addition, when the pressure drops, it can be confirmed that the damage occurs, it may be easy to determine whether the malfunction.

As shown in FIG. 8, the operation means 300 has a working hole 180 formed in a part of the operating rod 160 of the water supply unit 100, and the operating means 300 passes through the operating hole 180. To be provided, it is composed of a cylinder body 310 and the rod 320, the operation lever 330 and the tension control unit 340.

The cylinder body 310 has a space 312 formed therein, and the rod 320 is positioned at one end of the cylinder body 310 to partially seal the space 312, and the other end of the cylinder body 310. It extends to the outside, it is moved through the operating hole 180 in the other end by the pressure transmitted from the sensing means 200.

In addition, when the user is separated from the toilet seat 3 and the sensing means 200 returns to its original position, the sensing means 200 is moved in one direction to the original position.

The operation lever 330 is provided to be rotatable only in one direction on the rod 320 and is moved in the same manner as the rod 320. If the) is moved in the other end, the water supply unit 100 is not operated as it is rotated in one direction and passes through the operation hole 180.

On the contrary, when the user rises from the toilet seat 2 and the weight is removed, as the sensing means 200 is moved upward, the pressure transmitted to the manipulation means 300 is moved to the sensing means 200 again, and the rod ( 320 is moved in one direction, the operation lever 330 touches the operating hole 180 to move the operating rod 160 to rotate the opening and closing rod 130, the drain hole 122 of the stopper 120 is opened The water supply unit 100 is operated.

In addition, the tension adjusting unit 340 moves the rod 320 moved in the other end direction by the pressure of the sensing means 200 in one direction for return to the original position, so as to more precisely transmit the pressure.

As shown in Figure 9, the operation means 300, the user sits on the toilet seat 3, the pressure is transmitted from the detection means 200, the rod 320 installed through the operating hole 180 is moved in the other end direction If so, the operation lever 330 is rotated in one direction to pass without moving the operating rod 160 of the water supply (100).

On the other hand, when the user releases the pressing force to occur in the toilet seat 3, the rod 320 is moved in one direction, the operation button 150 is pressed because the operating lever 330 'touches the operating hole 152. It is moved to operate the water supply unit 100 to supply water automatically.

Here, the tension adjusting unit 340 is provided in the space portion 312 of the cylinder body 310 to move one end of the rod 320 in one direction, as shown in FIGS. 320) to the original position.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 10, the tension adjusting unit 340 may be provided on the other end portion of the rod 320 to press the other end of the rod 320 in one direction, the average weight of users mainly used The tension can be adjusted to fit.

And as shown in Figure 11, the cylinder body 310 is further provided with a position sensor 350 and the rod position adjusting unit 360, the position sensor 350 to measure the position of the rod 320 in real time do.

The rod position adjusting unit 360 supplies pressure to the space 312 so as to adjust the position of the rod 320 when the position of the rod 320 that is returned to the original position measured by the position sensor 350 is not in the original position. do.

Accordingly, the rod 320 may be in the original position, the pressure is transmitted to the sensing means 200 by the original rod 320 to position the toilet seat 3, as well as the operating rod of the water supply unit 100 ( 160) can be surely moved.

At this time, the sensing means 200 is to be installed on all the toilet seats that the user can sit, it is natural to be installed in the lower end of the toilet seat is used in the same manner as above.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 12, in another embodiment of the automatic toilet flushing device, the operation means 300 may be provided to rotate the opening and closing rod 130.

When passing through the lower end of the opening and closing rod 130 by the pressure transmitted by the rod 320 and the operating lever 330 of the operating means 300, the operating lever 330 is caught by the opening and closing rod 130, the rod It is moved without rotating the opening and closing rod 130 with 320.

And when the user is separated from the toilet seat (3), while the operation lever 330 is moved in the opposite direction with the rod 320, by rotating the opening and closing rod 130 to open the drain hole 122 of the stopper 120 By opening the water is supplied to the body (2).

In addition, as shown in Figure 13, in another embodiment of the automatic toilet flushing device, the operating hole 180 is formed in a portion of the operating lever 150, the operation means 300 to pass through the operating hole 180 ) Is provided.

After passing through the operating hole 180 by the pressure transmitted by the rod 320 and the operation lever 330 of the operation means 300, when the transferred pressure is transmitted back to the sensing means 200, the operation lever ( As the 330 moves the operation lever 150, the operating rod 160 is in contact with the moving lever.

As such, when the operating rod 160 is moved by the operating lever 150, as the opening and closing rod 130 rotates, the drain hole 122 of the stopper 120 is opened to operate the water supply unit 100. do.

And as shown in Figure 14, the operation means 300 may be provided to rotate the operating lever 150.

When the rod 320 and the operation lever 330 of the operation means 300 passes the end of the operation lever 150 by the pressure transmitted, the operation lever 330 is caught by the operation lever 150 and rotated The operating lever 150 is moved together with the rod 320 without rotating.

On the contrary, when the user is separated from the toilet seat 3, the operation lever 330 is moved in the opposite direction together with the rod 320, by moving the operating rod 160 to rotate the operating lever 150 to open and close Rotating the rod 130 opens the drain hole 122 of the stopper 120 to supply water to the body 2.

1: toilet 6: water supply pipe
10: water lowering device 100: water supply unit
110: body housing 120: stopper
122: drain hole 130: opening and closing rod
140: first elastic member 150: operating lever
160: operating rod 170: second elastic member
180: operating hole 200: detection means
210: housing 220: detection button
230: cover 240: elastic member
300: operation means 310: cylinder body
320: load 330: operation lever
340: tension control unit

Claims (8)

In the toilet which is discharged with the toilet by selectively supplying water continuously supplied through the water supply pipe without the water tank,
A water supply unit which moves to the operation lever to rotate the opening and closing rods so that the drain hole is opened, and supplies water supplied along the water supply pipe to the toilet bowl body to be discharged together with the toilet to be disposed on the toilet seat;
An operation means which is moved to one side by the delivered pressure, and when the pressure is released, returns to the other side and manipulates the water supply unit; And
The lower part of the toilet seat is positioned between the toilet seat and the toilet seat, so that when the user is sitting on the toilet seat and a load is applied by the weight, the lower end is pressed down with the toilet seat while being supported by the toilet seat body, thereby reducing the volume. Transmitting pressure to the operation means, and when the user is separated from the toilet seat, automatic toilet flushing device comprising a sensing means for raising the toilet seat height to the original position as the volume is increased by receiving the delivered pressure again.
According to claim 1, wherein the water supply unit,
A body housing in communication with the water supply pipe and having a drain for supplying water to the toilet body;
A drain hole is formed in the center, the stopper provided to partition the interior of the body housing;
An opening and closing rod formed on the drain hole of the stopper to open and close the drain hole and extending downward;
A first elastic member for pressing the opening / closing rod downward;
An actuating lever formed on one side of the body housing;
An operating rod having one end in contact with the operation lever and the other end of which is in contact with the opening / closing rod; And
It comprises a second elastic member for pressing the operating rod in the direction of the operating lever,
When the operating lever is rotated, the operating rod moves in the opening / closing rod direction to open the drain hole as the opening / closing rod rotates, and supplies water to the toilet bowl body. When a predetermined amount of water is supplied, the operating rod is returned to its original position by the second elastic member. The automatic toilet flushing device, characterized in that the water supply is stopped as the opening and closing rod is closed by the first elastic member to close the drain hole.
The method of claim 1, wherein the sensing means,
A housing formed at the lower end of the toilet seat to have an inner space;
A sensing button which seals the inner space part of the housing and is provided to be movable and is transferred to the operation means by the pressure of the inner space part as the user touches and moves the upper end of the body;
A cover for installing the sensing button to be movable in the housing; And
The toilet bowl automatic flushing device comprising an elastic member provided in the inner space of the housing to return the sensing button moved to the original.
The method of claim 3, wherein the housing,
A pressure sensor for measuring the pressure of the inner space; And
When the pressure measured by the pressure sensor falls below a predetermined reference pressure, the toilet automatic water lowering device further comprises a pressure supply for supplying a pressure.
The method of claim 1,
A working hole is formed in a part of the operating rod,
The operation means is provided to pass through the operating hole,
A cylinder body having a space therein;
One end is located in the cylinder body to seal the space part, the other end is extended to the outside of the cylinder body, the other end is moved by the pressure transmitted from the sensing means through the operating hole, the user at the toilet seat A rod which is moved away in one direction when the sensing means is returned to its original shape;
The rod is provided to be rotatable only in one direction and moved in the same manner. When the user sits on the toilet seat and the pressure is transmitted from the sensing means to move the rod in the other direction, the rod rotates in one direction and passes through the operation hole. An operating lever for operating the water supply unit by moving the operating rod in contact with the operating hole when the rod is moved in one direction without operating the water supply unit by not moving the operating rod; And
Automatic toilet flushing device comprising a tension adjusting unit for moving in one direction for the return of the rod moved in the other end by the pressure of the sensing means.
According to claim 5, The tension control unit,
Automatic toilet flushing device, characterized in that provided in the space portion of the cylinder body to move one end of the rod in one direction.
According to claim 5, The tension control unit,
Automatic toilet flushing device, characterized in that provided on the other end of the rod to press the other end of the rod in one direction.
The method of claim 5, wherein the cylinder body,
A position sensor for measuring a position of the rod; And
If the position of the rod returned to the original position measured by the position sensor is not in the original position, the automatic toilet flushing device further comprises a rod position adjusting unit for supplying pressure to the space to adjust the position of the rod.

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