KR20150123083A - Automatic Open And Shut Apparatus For Toilet Stool - Google Patents

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KR20150123083A
KR20150123083A KR1020140049537A KR20140049537A KR20150123083A KR 20150123083 A KR20150123083 A KR 20150123083A KR 1020140049537 A KR1020140049537 A KR 1020140049537A KR 20140049537 A KR20140049537 A KR 20140049537A KR 20150123083 A KR20150123083 A KR 20150123083A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/10—Devices for raising and lowering, e.g. tilting or lifting mechanisms; Collapsible or rotating seats or covers
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    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
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The present invention relates to an automatic opening and closing device for a toilet bowl, capable of automatically opening and closing a toilet bowl cover (20) and a seat (30) installed on the upper part of a toilet bowl (10) by angularly moving the toilet bowl cover (20) and the seat (30) using a driving means in accordance with the detection of a sensor. The automatic opening and closing device for a toilet bowl includes: a cover driving means (110) opening and closing the toilet bowl cover (20) while rotating forward or backward in accordance with control signals by being coupled by a hinge of the toilet bowl cover (20); a seat driving means (120) opening and closing the seat (30) while rotating forward and backward in accordance with control signals by being coupled by a hinge of the seat (30); an opening detecting module (130) arranged on the front end of the toilet bowl cover (20) and sensing a human body within a predetermined detection range toward the front side of an extended part of the toilet bowl cover (20) in a longitudinal direction; and a control unit (140) outputting the control signals for opening the toilet bowl cover (20) to the cover driving means (110) when detection signals of the opening detecting module (130) are transmitted when the toilet bowl cover (20) is closed and outputting the control signals for opening the seat (30) to the seat driving means (120) when detection signals of the opening detecting module (130) are transmitted.

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[0001] The present invention relates to an automatic opening and closing apparatus for a toilet seat,

The present invention relates to an automatic opening / closing apparatus for a left-hand side, and more particularly, to an automatic opening / closing apparatus for a left-hand side of a toilet, which is capable of automatically opening and closing a toilet seat, ≪ / RTI >

Fig. 1 shows a conventional toilet seat. Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional toilet seat 10 includes a seating seat 30 rotatably mounted on an upper portion of a toilet seat 10 to seated the user's buttocks, A toilet cover 20 is rotatably mounted to cover the opening 11 of the toilet seat 10 from the outside.

Therefore, the user can open the toilet seat cover 20 and the seat seat 30 only when the user views the toilet, and close the toilet seat cover 30 after use. Thus, the bacteria in the toilet seat 10 can be prevented from diffusing into the room along the air flow.

However, in order to open / close the conventional seating seat 30 and the toilet cover 20, since the user can lift and lower the seat seating sheet 30 and the toilet cover 20 by hand, A large amount of germs existing in the seated seating sheet 30 and the toilet cover 20 are in the hands, which is unsanitary.

A drive motor is mounted on the hinge of the toilet cover 20 and a detection sensor 60 for sensing the approach of the user is disposed on the body of the left toilet 10 to detect the detection of the detection sensor 60 An automatic opening / closing apparatus for a toilet seat which can automatically open the toilet cover 20 according to a signal has been developed.

However, in the automatic opening / closing apparatus for the left-hand side, since the detection sensor 60 is arranged on the body of the left-hand side toilet 10, the sensing area is excessively widened, The seat seat 30 may be manually operated to lift the user's hand or to drive the drive motor mounted on the hinge of the seating seat 30, The operation button 51 of the control unit 50 has to be operated by hand. That is, in order to open the seating seat 30, bacteria must come into the hands, so that the unsanitary problem is still not solved.

Patent Registration No. 10-0996875 (Nov. 22, 2010), automatic opening / closing device for toilet seat

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a sensor module which can minimize a detection malfunction by a detection sensor, And an automatic opening / closing device for a toilet seat which is capable of automatically opening and closing operation by separating a cover and a seating seat to realize sanitary use.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic opening / closing apparatus for a toilet seat which is capable of automatically opening and closing a toilet seat cover (20) and a seating seat (30) A cover driving means (110) which is coupled to a hinge (21) of the toilet cover (20) and rotates in the normal and reverse directions according to a control signal to open and close the toilet cover (20); A seat driving means 120 which is coupled to the hinge 31 of the seating seat 30 to open and close the seating seat 30 in accordance with a control signal; An opening sensing module 130 disposed at a front end of the toilet cover 20 to sense a human body in a predetermined sensing area toward a front of an extended longitudinal direction L of the toilet cover 20; When the detection signal of the open sensing module 130 is transmitted in a state where the toilet cover 20 is closed, a control signal for opening the toilet cover 20 is outputted to the cover driving means 110, (140) for outputting a control signal for opening the seating seat (30) to the seat driving means (120) when a sensing signal of the opening sensing module (130) An automatic opening / closing apparatus for a toilet seat is provided.

As described above, according to the present invention,

First, the seating seat 30 can be automatically opened by the driving means according to the sensing operation of the sensing sensor without having to lift up the seating seat 30 by hand or pressing a separate operation button, thereby providing a sanitary use environment can do.

Second, since the toilet cover 20 and the seating seat 30 can be separated from each other by the single opening detection module 130, the system design of the automatic opening / closing apparatus for the left-hand side can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced .

The open sensing module 130 is disposed at the front end of the toilet cover 20 and senses the human body toward the front of the extended longitudinal direction L of the toilet cover 20, It is possible to minimize the malfunction of the automatic opening / closing device because the setting sensing area of the opening sensing module 130 can be minimized as compared with the conventional sensor sensing method installed, 20 and seat seating 30 can be separated and opened.

Fourth, by using the closing detection module 150 disposed on the inner surface of the toilet cover 20 to detect the human body toward the front of the toilet 10 in a state where the toilet cover 20 is opened, The seating seat 30 and the toilet cover 20 in an opened state can be closed so that the convenience of the user can be increased. When the toilet seat 10 is not used, the toilet seat cover 20 is always closed It is possible to prevent the bacteria in the toilet seat 10 from being diffused into the room through the air stream.

Fifth, a cleaning sensor 170 for sensing the human body upward is provided at an upper portion of the operation unit 160 for outputting an operation signal according to a user's operation. In response to the detection signal of the cleaning sensor 170, The washing water can be controlled to be sprayed automatically through the washing module 210, so that it is not necessary to manually press the separate operation button in order to use the bidet function, and the toilet 10 and the automatic opening / Since the toilet can be handled, the convenience of the user can be further increased, and a more hygienic toilet environment can be provided.

Sixth, normally, the supply of driving power to the additional modules such as the cleaning module 210, the drain module 220, and the heat module 230 is cut off, and the user's left- Since the driving power is supplied to each of the modules 210, 220, and 230 through the power supply unit 240 only when the use of the modules 210, 220, and 230 is detected, the standby power required to drive the modules 210, 220, and 230 can be greatly reduced.

Also, since the heating module 230 is controlled so that the driving power is supplied and automatically heated and driven, the power consumed by heating the seating seat 30 unnecessarily while the user is not using the toilet seat 10 Can be saved.

Seventh, if the detection signal is not delivered within a predetermined waiting time after the human body is sensed by the closure detection module 150, the controller 140 closes the seating seat 30 and the toilet cover 20, Since the user does not need to press the operation button to drain the drains, the convenience of the user is increased and the sanitary environment can be provided more hygienically.

1 is a perspective view showing a structure of a conventional toilet seat,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the automatic opening and closing apparatus for a left-hander according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a left-
FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are an exploded perspective view and a rear view showing a hinge joint structure of the cover driving means and the seat driving means according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a side sectional view showing a detailed structure of a cover driving means according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an automatic opening and closing apparatus for a left-hander according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
7 to 9 are a flow chart and a schematic view showing the operation principle of an automatic opening and closing apparatus for a left-hander according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a sensing operation for automatically driving the cleaning module through a cleaning sensor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration for implementing various additional functions of the automatic opening / closing apparatus for a toilet seat according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flow chart showing an operation principle for implementing various additional functions of the automatic opening and closing apparatus for a left-hander according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 13 is a perspective view illustrating a detailed configuration of an opening detection module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view illustrating a detailed configuration of a closure detection module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The automatic opening and closing apparatus for a left side lid according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided with a single opening detection module 130 (see FIG. 1) for minimizing detection malfunction by the detection sensor, 2 to 6, the cover drive unit 30 is provided with a cover drive unit 30 and a seat cover 30, which can automatically open and close the toilet cover 20 and seat seat 30, A seat driving unit 120, an opening detection module 130, and a control unit 140. The control unit 140 controls the opening /

First, the cover driving means 110 is a driving device that is coupled to the hinge 21 of the toilet cover 20 to automatically open and close the seating seat 30 in accordance with a control signal from the control unit 140, 10 mounted on the rear end of the toilet cover 20 and mounted in the gear box 180 supporting the angular movement of the toilet cover 20.

3 and 4, the cover driving means 110 includes a pair of hinge 21 of the toilet cover 20 supported on both sides of the gear box 180 in the gear box 180, The toilet cover 20 is axially coupled to one hinge so as to transmit a rotational force for angularly moving the toilet cover 20. The other hinge 21 of the toilet cover 20 to which the cover driving means 110 is not coupled is provided with a toilet cover 20 Is axially coupled to the gear box 180 so as to be rotatable.

One end of the auxiliary shaft portion 111 is provided with an elastic spring 112 whose one end is supported by the auxiliary shaft portion 111 and the other end is supported by the inner wall surface of the gear box 180. By the cover driving means 110 When the toilet cover 20 is closed and rotated, the elastic repulsive force is provided in a direction opposite to the closing direction of the toilet cover 20, so that the lower portion of the toilet cover 20 contacts the upper portion of the seating seat 30 at a high speed, Thereby minimizing the impact and noise.

5, the cover driving unit 110 includes a driving motor 115 rotating in the normal and reverse directions in accordance with a control signal from the controller 140, and a worm 116 (not shown) coupled to the rotating shaft of the driving motor 115. [ A gear train 117 which is composed of a plurality of gears and rotates in engagement with the worm 116 to adjust a speed ratio or a rotating direction of the drive motor 115 and a gear train 117 whose one end is meshed with the gear train 117 And the rotary shaft portion 114 is coupled to the driving hinge 21 of the toilet cover 20 at the other end thereof.

The seat driving means 120 is a driving device which is coupled to the hinge 31 of the seating seat 30 and rotates in the forward and reverse directions according to the control signal of the control unit 140 to open and close the seating seat 30, 110 are mounted inside the gear box 180. [

Here, the seat driving means 120 is different from the cover driving means 110 in the object to be rotationally driven, and the specific structure and operation principle of the seat driving means 120 are the same as the structure and operation of the cover driving means 110 The same explanation will be omitted.

3 and 4, the cover driving means 110 and the seat driving means 120 are installed in the gear box 180, The cover 20 and the seating seat 30 can be mounted on the hinges 21 and 31 of the opposite sides of the hinges 21 and 31, respectively, .

Reference numeral 121, which is not described in the drawing, is the auxiliary shaft portion of the seat driving means 120, 122 is an elastic spring, and 123 is a support bar. Through such a construction, the seating seat 30, like the cover driving means 110, The elasticity repulsive force is provided in the direction opposite to the closing direction of the seating seat 30 to minimize impact and noise generated when the lower portion of the seating seat 30 contacts the upper portion of the left side seat 10 at a high speed .

The open sensing module 130 is disposed at the front end of the toilet cover 20 and is a sensing means for sensing the human body to a predetermined sensing region toward the front of the extended longitudinal direction L of the toilet cover 20, The signal is transmitted to the controller 140 along wired or wireless signal lines (not shown) connected to the controller 140 and used as basic data for opening the toilet cover 20 and the seating seat 30.

Here, the sensing unit used in the open sensing module 130 may be a sensor capable of sensing the presence or motion of a human body in the technical field of the present invention such as an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a thermal sensor, Can be used.

The opening sensing module 130 is disposed at the front end of the toilet cover 20 so that when the toilet cover 20 is closed, the user can sense that the user approaches the toilet 10 to see the toilet, At the same time, in a state in which the toilet cover 20 is opened, the user can separately detect the movement of the upper portion of the toilet cover 20 which is opened upright in order to open the seating seat 30.

In addition, the opening detection module 130 may include a single sensor to detect a user approaching the toilet 10 and a user's hand on the toilet cover 20, respectively. However, A plurality of sensors may be provided.

13, the opening detection module 130 includes an approach detection sensor 131 for detecting a user approaching the front of the toilet 10 in a state where the toilet cover 20 is closed, And a hand sensor 132 for detecting a user's hand moving above the toilet cover 20 in a state where the toilet cover 20 is opened.

When the detection signals are simultaneously received by the proximity sensor 131 and the hand sensor 132, the control unit 140 controls the sensor 140 to detect the presence or absence of a sensor signal based on the opened or closed state of the toilet cover 20, As noise data, so as not to malfunction.

To this end, although not shown, a rotary encoder or a limit switch for detecting the rotation state of the toilet cover 20 is mounted, so that the control unit 140 can recognize whether the toilet cover 20 is opened or closed.

More specifically, only the sensing signal transmitted from the proximity sensor 131 in the closed state of the toilet cover 20 is valid data, and the sensing signal transmitted from the hand sensor 132 can be treated as noise data , The sensor signal transmitted from the hand sensor 132 in the state that the toilet cover 20 is opened treats only the sensing signal transmitted from the proximity sensor 131 as valid data as noise data, Closing malfunction of the seating seat (20) and the seating seat (30) can be prevented.

The hand sensing sensor 132 is provided to have a sensing area that is relatively narrower than the proximity sensor 131. When the user is seated on the seating seat 30, It is possible to prevent the seating seat 30 from malfunctioning by misinterpreting the approaching operation.

The control unit 140 centrally controls the operation of the automatic opening and closing apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The control unit 140 controls the operation of the automatic opening / closing apparatus according to the setting items of the operation unit 160, The cover driving means 110 and the seat driving means 120 are driven and controlled.

More specifically, when the sensing signal of the opening sensing module 130 is transmitted while the toilet cover 20 is closed and the sensing direction of the opening sensing module 130 is directed toward the front of the toilet seat 10, The controller 20 outputs a control signal for opening the toilet cover 20 to the cover driving means 110 so that the toilet cover 20 is opened by the cover driving means 110. When the toilet cover 20 is opened upright, The control signal for opening the seating seat 30 is transmitted to the seat driving means 120 when the sensing signal of the opening sensing module 130 is transmitted in a state in which the sensing direction of the module 130 is directed to the upper side of the left- So that the seating seat 30 is opened by the seat driving means 120.

In this way, the seating seat 30 is automatically opened according to the detection signal of the opening detection module 130, so that the user can raise the seating seat 30 by hand or press a separate operation button The seating seat 30 can be automatically opened by the driving means according to the sensing operation of the sensing sensor. Therefore, it is possible to provide a hygienic use environment, It is possible to simplify the system design of the automatic open / close device for the left side lid and to reduce the manufacturing cost.

The open sensing module 130 is disposed at the front end of the toilet cover 20 to sense the human body toward the front of the extended longitudinal direction L of the toilet cover 20, It is possible to minimize the setting detection area of the opening sensing module 130 and minimize the malfunction of the automatic opening and closing device as compared with the conventional sensor sensing method. 20 and seat seating 30 can be separated and opened.

Meanwhile, the automatic opening / closing apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention senses the completion of the user's use and controls the opened toilet seat cover 20 and the seating seat 30 to be automatically closed.

To this end, as shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 6, the toilet cover 20 is disposed on the inner surface of the toilet cover 20, and the toilet cover 20 is opened to the front of the toilet 10, The control unit 140 controls the operation of the seating seat 30 if the detection signal is not transmitted within a predetermined waiting time after the human body is sensed by the closing detection module 150. [ And a control signal for closing the toilet cover 20 to the seat driving means 120 and the cover driving means 110.

Here, the closure detection module 150 is a sensing means for sensing a user seated in the seating seat 30 or a user standing in front of the toilet seat 10 and urinating. The sensed sensed signal is transmitted to the controller 140 And is transmitted to the control unit 140 along a connected signal line (not shown) to use basic data for closing the toilet cover 20 and the seating seat 30.

In addition, the closure detection module 150 may include various types of sensors that can detect the presence or movement of a human body, such as the opening detection module 130.

In addition, the closure detection module 150 may be configured such that the detection area is set to the front of the toilet 10 in a state where the toilet cover 20 is open, and the user is seated in the front seat 10 of the toilet seat 10 or the seating seat 30 Or a plurality of sensors for sensing the movement of each of the sensors, as the case may be.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, the closure detection module 150 includes a seating detection sensor 151 for detecting a user seated on the seating seat 30 in a state where the toilet cover 20 is opened, And a front sensing sensor 152 for sensing a user located in front of the left side machine 10. If the detection signals are simultaneously received by the seating detection sensor 151 and the front detection sensor 152, the control unit 140 may detect an arbitrary detection based on the open or closed state of the seating seat 30, It can be provided so as not to malfunction by treating the signal as noise data.

To this end, although not shown, a rotary encoder or a limit switch for detecting the rotation state of the seating seat 30 is mounted, and the controller 140 can recognize whether the seating seat 30 is opened or closed.

The seating detection sensor 151 is provided to have a sensing area relatively narrower than the front sensing sensor 152 so that the user is seated on the seating seat 30 and in a state of standing at the front position of the toilet seat 10 Can be detected separately.

The seating seat 30 and the toilet cover 20 are automatically closed according to the detection signal of the closure detection module 150 so as to determine completion of the user's use, The convenience of the user is increased because the cover 20 can be automatically closed and the toilet cover 20 can always be kept closed when the toilet 10 is not used so that the bacteria inside the toilet 10 It is possible to prevent the air flowing in the room from diffusing into the room.

7 to 9, the seating seat 30 and the toilet seat cover 20 are installed in the main body of the automatic opening / closing apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, Since the opening sensing module 130 disposed at the front end of the toilet cover 20 in the closed state is disposed in a state in which the sensing direction is directed to the front of the left toilet 10, the user near the toilet 10 is recognized So that it can be detected.

The control unit 140 determines whether the user's access is recognized by the opening detection module 130 based on the detection signal received from the opening detection module 130 in step S10, 9 (a), when the first sensing signal of the open sensing module 130 is received in the state where the toilet cover 20 is closed, the control signal for opening the toilet cover 20 is outputted by the cover driving means 110 The cover driving means 110 receiving the control signal causes the hinge 21 of the toilet cover 20 to open and rotate while the toilet cover 20 is rotated forward to open the toilet cover 20 while being upright.

8C, the user can sit on the seating seat 30 while the toilet seat cover 20 is opened, and the controller 140 controls the closing sensor module 150, (S32). If the detection signal of the closing detection module 150 is not delivered within a predetermined waiting time, the user who is seated and moved And outputs a control signal for closing the toilet cover 20 to the cover driving means 110 so that the toilet cover 20 is angularly moved by the cover driving means 110 to be closed (S42).

The control unit 140 determines whether the user's hand is recognized by the opening detection module 130 in the state that the toilet cover 20 is opened (S31) Similarly, when a user of a male user swishes his / her hand to the upper part of the toilet cover 20 that is opened upright to urinate, the opening detection module 130 recognizes the hand and outputs a detection signal to the controller 140.

The control unit 140 outputs a control signal for opening the seating seat 30 to the seat driving means 120 when the toilet seat cover 20 is opened and receives the second sensing signal, The seat driving means 120 rotates the hinge 31 of the seating seat 30 while the seat is rotated forward so that the seating seat 30 is angularly moved up and opened (S41).

The control unit 140 determines whether the human body is recognized by the closure detection module 150 in step S50 and if the detection signal of the closure detection module 150 is not received within a predetermined waiting time, As shown in the figure, it is determined that the user has finished urinating, and a control signal for closing the seating seat 30 is outputted to the seat driving means 120, and the seating seat 30 is rotated by the seat driving means 120 And then a control signal for closing the toilet cover 20 is outputted to the cover driving means 110 so as to be closed (S60) by the movement of the toilet cover 20 by the cover driving means 110 do.

Meanwhile, the automatic opening / closing apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention may be provided so that the user can handle the toilet without touching the entire automatic opening / closing apparatus to use the bidet function.

To this end, as shown in FIG. 10, a manipulation part 160 (see FIG. 10) which is mounted on one side of the side wall 50 or the left side machine 10 at a place where the left side machine 10 is installed and outputs an operation signal according to a user operation to the control part 140 A cleaning sensor 170 disposed at an upper portion of the operation unit 160 to detect a human body in a predetermined sensing area toward the upper portion of the control unit 140, And a cleaning module 210 for spraying the washing water upward according to the washing water.

In addition, the controller 140 outputs a control signal for driving the cleaning module 210 when a sensing signal of the cleaning sensor 170 is received. Since the washing water is automatically sprayed through the washing module 210 according to the detection signal of the washing sensor 170, it is not necessary to manually press the separate operating button to use the bidet function. ) And the automatic opening and closing device can be handled without touching the hand, so that the convenience of the user can be further increased and a more hygienic environment can be provided.

The automatic opening / closing apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a function of automatically discharging the inside of the toilet 10 to the outside in addition to the bidet function by the cleaning module 210, And a heating function for heating each of the modules. In this case, standby power consumed in driving each module may be minimized.

11, the automatic opening / closing apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is disposed on the drain line between the left side lobe 10 and the water storage tank 40, and is connected to the control signal of the control unit 140 A drainage module 220 for draining the inside of the toilet seat 10 to the outside and a drainage module 220 disposed inside the seating seat 30 and adapted to set the seating seat 30 to a set temperature in accordance with a control signal of the controller 140 A heating module 230 for heating and a power supply unit 240 for receiving and converting a commercial power into a driving power.

12, when the sensing signal of the opening sensing module 130 is received while the toilet cover 20 is closed, the control unit 140 controls the heating unit 130, The control module 230 controls the power to be supplied to the drain module 220 and the cleaning module 210 and outputs a control signal for heating the seating seat 30 to the heating module 230, If the sensing signal is not transmitted within a predetermined waiting time after the human body is sensed by the sensing module 150, the seating seat 30 and the toilet cover 20 are driven to close and then the drain module 220 A control signal can be output.

Here, the configuration of the heating module 230, the drain module 220, and the like is different in that the operation time driven by the control signal of the controller 140 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is controlled, The heating seat 230 is heated to realize the warming function of the heating seat 230 and the structure and detailed configuration and operation principle of the electronic drainage device for automatically draining the toilet seat by the control signal are the same as those of the conventional heating module and the drainage module Therefore, the detailed description of the configuration and functions will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 12, first, the controller 140 controls the opening and closing of the cleaning module 210, the heating module 230, the drain module 220, and the power supply 240, It is determined whether or not the user's access is recognized by the opening detection module 130 based on the detection signal from the detection module 130 in step S110. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 9A, When the first sensing signal of the open sensing module 130 is received in the closed state of the cover 20, the cover driving unit 110 outputs a control signal for opening the toilet cover 20, The means 110 rotates the hinge 21 of the toilet cover 20 while rotating forward so that the toilet cover 20 is angularly moved upright and opened (S120).

Thereafter, the control unit 140 determines whether the heating function of the heating module 230 is set by the operation signal of the operation unit 160 (S130). If the heating function is set, the seating seat 30 And outputs a control signal to the heating module 230 so that the heating module 230 can be heated (S131).

8 (c), the user can sit on the seating seat 30 while the toilet cover 20 is open, and the controller 140 controls the cleaning sensor 170, (S150). When the detection signal of the cleaning sensor 170 corresponding to the user's hand gesture is inputted, the control module 210 outputs a control signal for driving the cleaning module 210, (S151) so that the washing water is automatically sprayed.

If it is determined that the human body is recognized by the closure detection module 150 in step S160 and the detection signal of the closure detection module 150 is not received within a predetermined waiting time, It is determined that the seated user has finished the use of the toilet and the control signal for closing the toilet cover 20 is outputted to the cover driving means 110 and the toilet cover 20 is opened by the cover driving means 110. [ The toilet module 220 outputs a control signal to the drain module 220 so that the toilet inside the toilet machine 10 is discharged to the outside (S161) (S170).

The control unit 140 determines whether the user's hand is recognized by the opening detection module 130 in a state in which the toilet cover 20 is opened at step S140, Similarly, when a user of a male user swishes his / her hand to the upper part of the toilet cover 20 that is opened upright to urinate, the opening detection module 130 recognizes the hand and outputs a detection signal to the controller 140.

The control unit 140 outputs a control signal for opening the seating seat 30 to the seat driving means 120 when the toilet seat cover 20 is opened and receives the second sensing signal, The seat driving means 120 rotates the hinge 31 of the seating seat 30 while the seat is rotated forward so that the seating seat 30 is angularly moved upright (S141).

The control unit 140 determines whether the human body is recognized by the cleaning sensor 170 in operation S152. When the detection signal of the cleaning sensor 170 corresponding to the user's hand gesture is inputted, the controller 140 drives the cleaning module 210 (S153) so that the washing water is automatically sprayed through the cleaning module 210. The control module 210 controls the washing module 210 so that the washing water is automatically sprayed.

The control unit 140 determines whether the human body is recognized by the closure detection module 150 in step S162 and if the detection signal of the closure detection module 150 is not received within a predetermined waiting time, As shown in the figure, it is determined that the user has finished urinating, and a control signal for closing the seating seat 30 is outputted to the seat driving means 120, and the seating seat 30 is rotated by the seat driving means 120 And then a control signal for closing the toilet cover 20 is outputted to the cover driving means 110 so that the toilet cover 20 is moved by the cover driving means 110 to be closed (S163) do.

Then, when the toilet cover 20 is closed, a control signal is output to the drain module 220 to drive the drain module 220 to discharge the inside of the toilet 10 to the outside (S171).

After the drainage module 220 is drained, the control unit 140 is reset to a first step of waiting for a detection signal of the opening detection module 130, and waits for a subsequent user's access and movement to be sensed.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventions. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art.

10 ... toilet seat 20 ... toilet seat cover
30 ... seating seat 110 ... cover drive means
120 ... Seat drive means 130 ... Opening detection module
140 ... control unit 150 ... closed detection module
160 ... operating part 170 ... cleaning sensor
210 ... cleaning module 220 ... drain module
230 ... thermal module 240 ... power supply

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A toilet seat automatic opening and closing apparatus for automatically opening and closing a toilet seat cover (20) and a seating seat (30) mounted on an upper portion of a toilet seat (10)
A cover driving means (110) which is coupled to the hinge (21) of the toilet cover (20) and rotates in the normal and reverse directions according to a control signal to open and close the toilet cover (20);
A seat driving means 120 which is coupled to the hinge 31 of the seating seat 30 to open and close the seating seat 30 in accordance with a control signal;
An opening sensing module 130 disposed at a front end of the toilet cover 20 to sense a human body in a predetermined sensing area toward a front of an extended longitudinal direction L of the toilet cover 20;
When the detection signal of the open sensing module 130 is transmitted in a state where the toilet cover 20 is closed, a control signal for opening the toilet cover 20 is outputted to the cover driving means 110, (140) for outputting a control signal for opening the seating seat (30) to the seat driving means (120) when a sensing signal of the opening sensing module (130) Automatic open / close device for the left side.
The method according to claim 1,
And a closing detection module (150) disposed on an inner surface of the toilet cover (20) and sensing the human body in a predetermined detection area toward the front of the left side of the toilet when the toilet cover (20)
If the detection signal is not received within a predetermined waiting time after the human body is sensed by the closure detection module 150, the controller 140 outputs a control signal for closing the seating seat 30 and the toilet cover 20 To the seat driving means (120) and the cover driving means (110).
3. The method of claim 2,
An operation unit 160 mounted on a side wall 50 of a place where the left side machine 10 or the left side machine 10 is installed and outputting an operation signal according to a user operation to the control unit 140;
A cleaning sensor 170 disposed at an upper portion of the operation unit 160 and sensing a human body in a predetermined sensing region upward; And
And a cleaning module (210) disposed inside the left side machine (10) and spraying wash water upward according to a control signal of the controller (140)
Wherein the control unit (140) outputs a control signal for driving the cleaning module (210) when a detection signal of the cleaning detection sensor (170) is transmitted.
The method of claim 3,
A drainage module 220 disposed on a drainage line between the toilet seat 10 and the water storage tank 40 and draining the toilet inside the toilet seat 10 to the outside according to a control signal of the control unit 140;
A heating module 230 disposed inside the seating seat 30 and heating the seating seat 30 to a set temperature according to a control signal of the controller 140;
And a power supply unit (240) for receiving the commercial power and converting the supplied power into a driving power type,
The control unit 140 controls the heating module 230 and the drain module 220 through the power supply unit 240 when the sensing signal of the opening sensing module 130 is received while the toilet cover 20 is closed, And the cleaning module 210 and supplies a control signal for heating the seating seat 30 to the heating module 230. The closed sensing module 150 controls the operation of the seating seat 30 When the detection signal is not transmitted within a predetermined waiting time after the detection, the seating seat (30) and the toilet cover (20) are driven to be closed and a control signal for the drainage operation is output to the drain module (220) Automatic opening and closing device for toilet seat.
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