KR20180067804A - Toilet bowl capable of automatic opening and closing of cover and seat and its operating method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a toilet bowl capable of automatically opening/closing a cover and a seat, automatically opening/closing the cover and the seat in accordance with a user′s purpose in a toilet bowl including the cover and the seat to mitigate knee and low back pains as well as solving a sanitary problem; and an operating method thereof. According to the present invention, the toilet bowl comprises: a toilet body (10) including a seat (11) allowing a user to sit thereon and finish businesses including urine and feces, a cover (12) functioning as a role of a lid of the toilet bowl, and processing urine and feces; a first driving unit (30A) rotating the seat (11) to be opened or closed in a direction perpendicular to the toilet body (10); a second driving unit (30B) rotating the cover (12) to be opened or closed in the direction perpendicular to the toilet body (10); first and second signal generation units (61, 62) to generate a signal in accordance with the gender of a user, or urine and feces business when the user enters a bathroom, where the toilet bowl is installed, to use the toilet bowl; and a control device unit (20) allowing the seat (11) or the cover (12) to be selectively opened or closed in accordance with the signal generated from the first and second signal generation units (61, 62), and allowing the seat (11) and the cover (12) to be opened in the direction perpendicular to the toilet bowl when a predetermined time elapses after finishing the urine and feces on the toilet bowl.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet bowl capable of automatically opening and closing a cover and a seat,

The present invention relates to a toilet seat capable of automatically opening and closing a cover and a seat, and more particularly, to a toilet seat in which a cover and a seat are structured, a cover and a seat are automatically opened and closed according to the user's convenience, The present invention relates to a toilet seat capable of automatically opening and closing a cover and a seat, and a method of operating the toilet seat.

In general, a toilet has a toilet body, a seat, and a cover covering the seat. Sheets are used when a male user is sitting on top of a stool and when a female user is urinating.

Also, when the male is urinating, the seat must be lifted from the toilet bowl side to prevent contamination and to maintain the clean condition.

And when the woman looks at the toilet, she uses the seat down to the toilet bowl side.

In such a case, the user directly grips the seat of the toilet and raises or lowers it.

However, in the case of a public toilet, it is often the case that the cleanliness is poor, and even if the cleanliness is good, it is unpleasant for the user to hold the seat of the toilet by raising or lowering the seat, or the sanitary condition is poor.

That is, a user may use his / her hand to open or close the seat or cover of the toilet, operate the lever provided separately or operate the separately installed switch.

In order to solve the above problems, an electric cover and a seat opening / closing device have been developed.

However, the conventional electric cover and the seat opening / closing apparatus are still operable because they can be operated by pressing a specific switch to raise and lower the cover and the seat.

Patent Document 1: Korean Patent No. 10-1249461 Patent Document 2: Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0898837 Patent Document 3: Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-1996-0009956

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems and disadvantages of the related art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet and a sanitary napkin which are capable of automatically opening and closing a cover and a seat, And a cover capable of solving back pain and a toilet seat capable of automatically opening and closing the seat, and a method of operating the toilet.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a toilet capable of automatically opening and closing a cover and a seat, comprising: a seat (11) for allowing a user to sit on a toilet seat to see a work including a toilet seat; 12) and a toilet bowl main body (10) for processing the user's urine; A first driving part (30A) for rotating the seat (11) in the vertical direction in the toilet body (10) so as to be opened or closed, respectively; A second driving part (30B) for rotating the cover (12) so as to be opened or closed respectively in the vertical direction in the toilet body (10); First and second signal generators (61, 62) for generating signals in accordance with the sex of the user or the occupancy of the user when the user enters the toilet provided with the toilet to use the toilet flusher; And controls the seat (11) or the cover (12) to be selectively opened or closed according to a signal generated by the first and second signal generators (61) and (62) And a control unit (20) for controlling the seat (11) and the cover (12) to be opened in a vertical direction in the toilet when the time elapses.

The toilet seat capable of automatically opening and closing the cover and the seat includes a contamination level sensor 41 for detecting the degree of contamination of the toilet body 10 and a detachment detection sensor 42 for detecting the detachment of the user from the seat 11, And a human body sensor (43) for detecting that the user approaches the toilet flusher.

The control unit 20 includes a first driving unit 21 for rotating the seat 11, a second driving unit 22 for rotating the cover 12, A sensing unit 23 for sensing sensing signals of the sensor 42 and the human body sensor 43, an alarm unit 24 for generating an alarm according to the contamination degree of the contamination level sensor 41, An external signal connection unit 25 for receiving the signals of the second signal generating units 61 and 62 and the contamination degree detecting sensor 41, the detachment detecting sensor 42 and the human body detecting sensor 42 sensed by the sensing unit 23, And a controller 26 for controlling the driving of the first driving unit 21 and the second driving unit 22 including a sensing signal of the first driving unit 43 and a timer for calculating a preset time after the empty time .

Meanwhile, the first and second signal generators 61 and 62 are configured as a light switch installed at the entrance to the inside and the outside of the toilet, and the light switch is provided with the first and second signal generators 61 and 62 for recognizing the signal generation according to the user's sex, Such as a male, a female, a female, a pink, or a male, or a female, or a male, such as a male, a male, a male, , "Man", "Female", "Woman", "Women", or a character display symbolizing male or female, or a powerful animal symbol representing male, The male light switch is turned on when the seat (11) is opened vertically to the toilet seat, and the seat (11) If you come down with the leveling feature a configured to light the women's light switch.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a toilet seat capable of automatically opening and closing a seat and a cover, the method comprising the steps of: determining whether an event has occurred in the toilet, (S110) analyzing the inputted external signal if the event is a signal generation according to the sex of the user or the busy situation of the user; (S120) selectively controlling the first and second driving units to drive the toilet according to the current state of the seat or the cover of the toilet according to the analysis result of the external signal; (S140). If the use of the toilet is completed, the control unit controls the seat and the cover to close the seat and the cover in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the toilet bowl (S150). And a timer for closing the seat and the cover is operated (S160). When the predetermined time has been reached (S170), the first and second driving units are selectively controlled so that the cover or the cover and the seat are perpendicular to the upper surface of the toilet (S180). The method of the present invention includes the steps of:

Here, the completion of the use (S140) may be determined by using the detachment detection sensor (42) installed on the seat of the toilet bowl or the human body sensor (43) do.

In the event generating step 100, if the pollution degree of the contamination degree sensor 41 for the pollution degree of the toilet flusher is equal to or higher than a preset value, the event is output to at least one of sound or lighting through the alarm unit (S200) And terminating the pollution degree notification when the pollution degree of the pollution degree detection sensor 41 is lower than a predetermined value (S220).

The present invention has the following effects.

First, when the user wishes to see the faeces or urine, the cover and the seat of the toilet can be automatically opened and closed according to the case by the first sensor and the second sensor.

Secondly, when the user enters the toilet, the state of the cover or the seat of the toilet can be set in advance, and it is convenient to use because it can be used sustainably.

Third, it is possible to solve the inconvenience that a patient who is uncomfortable in the back or knee or a person who is uncomfortable in the body operates the toilet cover or the seat.

Fourth, since the toilet cover is opened automatically after a certain period of time after the user sees work, the activation of bacteria propagating in the toilet can be suppressed.

Fifth, it is possible to use sanitary toilet paper by using sensors to inform the user to perform cleaning if the contamination level of the bacteria in the toilet reaches a certain level.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a toilet seat capable of automatically opening and closing a cover and a seat according to the present invention; FIG.
2 is a view for explaining automatic opening and closing of a cover and a seat of a toilet bowl capable of automatically opening and closing a cover and a seat according to the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of a main portion for automatic opening and closing operation of a cover and a seat of a toilet bowl capable of automatically opening and closing the cover and the seat according to the present invention.
4 is a view for explaining an embodiment in which a toilet and a toilet seat capable of automatically opening and closing a cover and a seat according to the present invention are installed in a toilet.
5 is a block diagram for explaining a control unit of a toilet bowl capable of automatically opening and closing a cover and a seat according to the present invention.
6 is a flowchart for explaining a method of operating a toilet bowl capable of automatically opening and closing a cover and a seat according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In addition, although the term used in the present invention is selected as a general term that is widely used at present, there are some terms selected arbitrarily by the applicant in a specific case. In this case, since the meaning is described in detail in the description of the relevant invention, It is to be understood that the present invention should be grasped as a meaning of a term that is not a name of the present invention. Further, in describing the embodiments, descriptions of technical contents which are well known in the technical field to which the present invention belongs and which are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. This is for the sake of clarity of the present invention without omitting the unnecessary explanation.

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a toilet seat capable of automatically opening and closing a cover and a seat according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing a cover and a seat according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cover for a toilet and a cover for automatic opening and closing of the seat according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a cover and a toilet according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a view for explaining an embodiment in a toilet. Fig.

The toilet can automatically open and close the cover and the seat according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the toilet has a seat 11 for allowing the user to sit on the toilet seat and see the work including the small and small feces, A cover 12 and a toilet seat main body 10 for processing the user's feces and urine; a first driving part 30A for rotating the seat 11 in the vertical direction in the toilet body 10 so as to be opened or closed; A second driving unit 30B which rotates the door 12 to open or close the door 12 in a vertical direction in the toilet 10 body when the toilet is opened, A first signal generating unit 61 and a second signal generating unit 61 for generating a signal in accordance with the use of the first and second signal generating units 61 and 62, 12 < / RTI > And a control unit 20 for controlling the seat 11 and the cover 12 to be opened in a vertical direction in the toilet seat when a preset time elapses after the empty time of the toilet of the toilet is exceeded.

With this configuration, the seat 11 and the cover 12 can be automatically opened and closed as shown in Figs. 2A to 2C. In the first and second driving portions 30A and 30B, 3, the first driving unit 30A and the second driving unit 30B perform the same operation only with respect to the object to be rotated, and therefore, they are shown in one drawing Explain.

First, the driving portion includes a protruding pin 31, a case 32, and a wheel 33.

For example, when sitting on the toilet seat 20 and looking for work, the seat 11 is seated on the upper end of the toilet body 10. On the other hand, when standing up, the seat 11 is made to be perpendicular to the side surface of the water tank of the toilet body 10, and the upper end of the toilet body 10 is opened.

At this time, the projecting pin (31) is protruded on both ends of the end of the sheet (11). The case 32 is provided on the upper surface of the toilet body 10 so that the projecting pin 31 is rotatable.

Both side surfaces of the case 32 may be formed so as to allow the projecting pin 31 to be exposed.

The wheel 33 is engaged with the projecting pin 31 passing through the side surface of the case 32 and is integrally rotated.

The rotation motor 34 is provided on the side surface of the toilet body 10, and rotates the motor shaft by an external power source.

The rotary gear 35 is coupled to the motor shaft of the motor and is engaged with the wheel 33 and transmits rotational force to the wheel 33 rotated by the motor shaft.

At this time, when the rotary gear 35 is rotated, the wheel 33 rotates, and the rotation direction thereof is changed to an orthogonal direction. The rotary gear 35 and the wheel 33 are coupled in a gear-like manner, but are not limited to, the gear-engagement and operation of the worm and the worm wheel 33, but are not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the toilet bowl main body 10 is provided with a contamination degree detecting sensor 41 for detecting the degree of contamination of the toilet body 10, a detachment detecting sensor 42 for detecting the detachment / removal of the user from the seat 11, And a human body detection sensor 43 for detecting the human body.

The contamination level sensor 41 may be disposed inside the body of the toilet or inside and outside the body, and the detachment sensor 42 may be configured as one of a weight sensor and a heat sensor. The human body detecting sensor 43 detects the movement of a person and can be constituted by an infrared ray sensor.

The first and second signal generators 61 and 62 as shown in FIG. 4 may be constituted by a lamp switch installed at the inner and outer entrances of the toilet, or may be constructed as a footstep type. In the lamp switch, To facilitate the user to perceive the signal generation, a position indicator such as a left man, a right woman or an upper men lower woman, or a male or female blue color, a female color mark such as a pink or male pattern, A symbolic representation of a character, such as "M", "Man", "Man", "Female", "Woman", "Women" And a cute and beautiful animal picture display. When the light switch is opened vertically to the toilet seat 11, the male light switch is turned on, and the seat 11 is opened to both sides The female light switch may be configured to illuminate when it is lowered horizontally. On the other hand, reference numeral 63 denotes a light switch which is used to turn on / off only the lamp when the user uses the sink or wants to shower.

5 is a block diagram for explaining a control unit of a toilet bowl capable of automatically opening and closing a cover and a seat according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the toilet can automatically open and close the cover and the seat according to the present invention. The toilet has a first driving part 21 for rotating the seat 11, a second driving part 22 for rotating the cover 12, A sensing unit 23 for sensing a sensing signal of the contamination level sensor 41, the detachment sensor 42 and the human body sensor 43, an alarm generating an alarm for the contamination level sensor 41, An external signal connection unit 25 for receiving signals of the first and second signal generators 61 and 62 and a contamination degree sensor 41 sensed by the sensing unit 23, A controller 26 for controlling the driving of the first driving unit 21 and the second driving unit 22 including a sensing signal of the human body sensor 42 and a timer for calculating a preset time after the left / .

Here, the alarm unit 24 may use either the LED light or the speaker, or both the light and the speaker. By configuring the alarm unit 24, hygienic toilet can be used by notifying the user of the contamination degree of the toilet.

6 is a flowchart for explaining a method of operating a toilet bowl capable of automatically opening and closing a cover and a seat according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the operation method of the toilet bowl capable of automatically opening and closing the cover and the seat according to the present invention determines whether an event has occurred in the toilet bowl in the operation method of the toilet bowl capable of automatically opening and closing the seat and the cover (S100 ).

These events include events for the user to distinguish between tasks based on male or female stars or favors (feces) or pollution of the toilet.

At this time, if the signal is generated according to the sex of the user or the busy situation of the user, the inputted external signal is analyzed (S110).

According to the analysis result of the external signal, the first and second driving units for selectively driving the toilet can be selectively controlled according to the current state of the seat or cover of the toilet seat (S120). At this time, if the male urine is a urine, both the seat and the cover are opened according to the current state of the seat and the cover, or only the cover is opened if the female is urine (S130). According to such a configuration, when the user wants to see the faeces or urine, the cover and the seat of the toilet can be automatically opened and closed, so that the toilet can be used hygienically without inconvenience of use. In particular, it is possible to solve the inconvenience that a patient who is uncomfortable in the back or knee or a person who is uncomfortable in the body operates the toilet cover or the seat.

If it is determined that the use of the toilet is completed (S140), if the use is completed, the seat and the cover are controlled to close the seat and the cover in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the toilet. At this time, the completion of the use can be determined by the detachment detection sensor 42 installed on the seat of the toilet bowl or the human body detection sensor 43 detecting the movement of the user's body.

When the timer reaches the set time (S170), the first and second driving units are selectively controlled to open the cover or the cover and the seat in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the toilet bowl (S180).

This is for minimizing contamination of the toilet. Generally, when both the seat and the cover are closed, the breeding of the bacteria can be relatively rapidly proliferated as compared with the case where the breeding is all open. Thereby enabling the inhibition of bacterial growth in the toilet.

On the other hand, in the event generating step 100, if the event is the contamination degree of the pollution degree sensor 41 for pollution degree of the toilet, and if the event is equal to or greater than the set value (S190), the toilet washing is outputted through at least one of sound or illumination through the alarm unit ).

After the cleaning is completed (S210), when the contamination level of the pollution level detection sensor 41 becomes lower than a set value, the pollution level notification is terminated (S220).

While the present invention has been described with reference to the exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. Therefore, the examples disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

10: toilet bowl main body 11: seat
12: Cover 20: Control unit
21: first driving part 22: second driving part
23: sensing section 24: alarm section
25: external signal connection unit 26:
30A: first driving means 30B: second driving means
31: projecting pin 32: case
33: Wheel 34: Rotary motor
35: rotary gear
41, 42, 43: sensors 51, 52: signal lines
61: first signal generator 62: second signal generator
63: Light switch

Claims (7)

A seat (11) for allowing a user to sit on a toilet seat so as to see a work including faeces, a cover (12) serving as a cover of the toilet seat, and a toilet seat body (10) for treating the user's desires;
A first driving part (30A) which rotates the seat (11) in the vertical direction in the toilet body (10) so as to be opened or closed, respectively;
A second driving part (30B) which rotates the cover (12) to be opened or closed in the vertical direction in the toilet body (10), respectively;
First and second signal generators (61, 62) for generating signals in accordance with the sex of the user or the occupancy of the user when the user enters the toilet provided with the toilet to use the toilet flusher;
Controls the seat 11 or the cover 12 to be selectively opened or closed according to a signal generated by the first and second signal generators 61 and 62, And a control device (20) for controlling the seat (11) and the cover (12) to be opened in a vertical direction in the toilet seat when a predetermined time elapses. .
The method according to claim 1,
The cover and the seat can be automatically opened and closed,
A contamination degree detecting sensor 41 for detecting the degree of contamination of the toilet bowl main body 10, a detachment detecting sensor 42 for detecting the detachment of the user from the seat 11, And a human body detection sensor (43).
3. The method of claim 2,
The control device unit 20
A second driving unit 22 for rotating the cover 12 and a second driving unit 22 for rotating the seat 11 and a second sensor 22 for detecting the degree of contamination of the seat 11, A sensing unit 23 for sensing a sensing signal of the sensor 43 and an alarm unit 24 for generating an alarm according to the contamination degree of the contamination level sensor 41. The first and second signal generators 61 A sensing signal of the contamination level sensing sensor 41, the detachment sensing sensor 42 and the human body sensing sensor 43 sensed by the sensing unit 23, And a control unit (26) for controlling the driving of the first driving unit (21) and the second driving unit (22), including a timer for calculating a predetermined time after the filling of the small / Can be opened and closed.
The method according to claim 1,
The first and second signal generators 61 and 62 are configured as a light switch installed at the entrance to the inside and the outside of the toilet, Such as a male, a female, a female, a pink, or a male, or a female, or a male, such as a male, a male, a male, , "Man", "Female", "Woman", "Women", or a character display symbolizing male or female, or a powerful animal symbol representing male, Or more,
The male light switch is turned on when the seat 11 is opened vertically to the toilet seat and the female light switch is turned on when the seat 11 is lowered horizontally with respect to the toilet seat. And a toilet seat capable of automatically opening and closing the seat.
A method of operating a toilet seat capable of automatically opening and closing a seat and a cover,
If it is determined that the event has occurred in the toilet, the external signal is analyzed (S110).
(S120) selectively controlling the first and second driving units to drive the toilet according to the current state of the seat or the cover of the toilet according to the analysis result of the external signal;
(S140). If the use of the toilet is completed, the control unit controls the seat and the cover to close the seat and the cover in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the toilet bowl (S150). And
When the timer reaches the predetermined time (S170), the first and second driving units are selectively controlled to operate the cover or the cover and the seat in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the toilet seat (S180) of opening and closing the cover and the seat (S180).
6. The method of claim 5,
The step of judging completion of the use (S140)
Wherein the user is judged to have completed the use by a detachment detection sensor (42) installed on the seat of the toilet bowl or a human body sensor (43) for detecting the movement of the user's body. Way.
6. The method of claim 5,
(S200) when the event is generated in the event generating step (100), if the pollution degree of the contamination degree sensor 41 for pollution degree of the toilet flusher is equal to or higher than a set value, And terminating the pollution degree notification when the pollution degree of the pollution degree sensor (41) is lower than a set value (S220).

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