TW201934094A - Device and method of cleaning excrements - Google Patents

Abstract

A device and a method for cleaning excrements are disclosed, which comprise an outer cover, inner body and cleaning machine. The outer cover comprises a first connector mounted inside and a first opening formed at the bottom thereof. The inner body is in a cup shape which comprises a second connector, a second opening, at least one sensor and a cleaning assembly. The first connector connects to the second connector. The second opening is formed at the bottom of the inner body corresponded to the first opening, and is connected to the machine via a pipe. The sensor drives the machine when it sensed excrements. The cleaning assembly connected to the machine and is configured for cleaning the user. Therefore, the device and a method for cleaning excrements are able to self cleaning in a comfortable way without other's help.

Description

Excrement cleaning device and method

The invention relates to a cleaning device, in particular to a device and a method for cleaning excreta applied to users who cannot take care of their excreta.

For patients who are sick and cannot get out of bed, and mean they can't get out of bed and urinate on their own, they need the assistance of caregivers or family members to clear the diarrhea and maintain hygiene. , After cleaning and wiping the lower body, change the diaper, but most patients will resist at the beginning and feel uncomfortable and dignified.

However, some manufacturers have developed a device or instrument that wants to clean intelligently through the machine to replace the diaper. However, the currently known disadvantages are that when there is a need for excretion, these devices need the assistance of caregivers. The device is worn on the patient, and it is not easier to use than a diaper after it is removed after the excretion and cleaning operations are completed.

Therefore, is there a device that can completely clean up the excreta? In addition to effectively cleaning the excreta, it still satisfies the inconvenience caused by the patient's inability to take care of itself, and it is comfortable and hygienic to wear. The goal direction of the effort.

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings, the inventor of the present case has developed a novel excrement cleaning device. According to a category of the present invention, an excrement cleaning device integrates functions of collecting excreta and cleaning a user's lower body and underwear, so that the user can achieve a simple and convenient excrement cleaning operation without the assistance of others.

In one embodiment, the excrement cleaning device of the present invention includes an outer lining, an inner component, and an excrement cleaning machine. The outer interlining cloth is provided with at least a first connecting member inside and a first opening is opened at the bottom, and the position of the first opening corresponds to a user's anal position. The inner component extends in a cup shape from the position of the user's bladder and extends rearwardly along the sacral portion to a position below the tail vertebra, and includes a second connecting member, a second opening, at least one sensor, and a cleaning component.

The second connecting member is connected to the first connecting member. The position of the second opening corresponding to the first opening is disposed on the bottom of the inner assembly, and is connected to a pipe to the excrement cleaning machine. The at least one sensor senses an excrement and drives the excrement cleaning machine, and the cleaning component is connected to the excrement cleaning machine for cleaning the user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for cleaning excreta allows a user to achieve sanitary and comfortable excrement cleaning operations without the assistance of others. In one embodiment, the excrement cleaning method is based on the following steps: when at least one sensor senses an excrement worn in a user's underwear, the sensor sequentially includes a flushing procedure step, a suction procedure step, a jetting procedure step, and drying step.

The rinsing procedure includes setting the excrement as a urination mode or a stool mode according to the sensing; determining that an excrement cleaning device is set as a male In male mode or a female mode; in the male mode, the excrement cleaning device drives a rear spray hole to spray water on the user's anus, and a front spray hole to flush the front block of the underwear; when the When the excrement cleaning device is in the girl mode, the rear nozzle is driven to flush the user's anus and urinary organs.

Therefore, through the above-mentioned structure and procedure, patients who are not good at performing can achieve comfortable self-cleaning operations without the need for artificial hands.

1‧‧‧ Outer Interlining

10‧‧‧First connector

11‧‧‧ the first opening

2‧‧‧Inner components

20‧‧‧Second connection

21‧‧‧Second connection

22‧‧‧ at least one sensor

221‧‧‧first sensor

222‧‧‧Second sensor

23‧‧‧Cleaning components

231‧‧‧Front nozzle

232‧‧‧ rear nozzle

233‧‧‧Hot air outlet

234‧‧‧covering department

24‧‧‧ front end

25‧‧‧ rear

26‧‧‧Diversion channels

3‧‧‧ excreta cleaning machine

30‧‧‧pipe

31‧‧‧ Attraction motor

32‧‧‧ collection bucket

33‧‧‧The first water pipe

34‧‧‧Water tank

35‧‧‧Second water pipe

36‧‧‧ Trachea

37‧‧‧Hot Air Processor

38‧‧‧air pump

39‧‧‧ Water Pump

60‧‧‧ hip

61‧‧‧ thigh

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of wearing one of the excrement cleaning devices of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an excrement cleaning machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of another component of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic top view of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a method for cleaning excreta according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a state diagram of a mode switching rule of the excrement cleaning method of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of wearing of one of the excrement cleaning devices according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the excrement cleaning device according to the present invention.

In one embodiment, the excrement cleaning device of the present invention includes an outer lining cloth 1, an inner component 2 and an excrement cleaning machine 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the outer interlining 1 is in the form of underwear and is worn on a user's buttocks 60. The outer interlining 1 is provided with at least a first connecting member 10 and a first opening 11 at the bottom. The position of an opening 11 corresponds to the position of the user's anus. The inner component 2 has a cup shape from the user's The position of the bladder extends backward along the sacral part (inside of the thigh 61) to below the tailbone. The second connecting member 20 is connected to the first connecting member 10 to combine the inner component 2 and the outer interlining cloth 1, so that the outer interlining cloth 1 and the inner component 2 form an underpants. In one embodiment, the first connecting member 10 and the second connecting member 20 may include a devil felt.

The inner component 2 has a second connecting member 20, a second opening 21, at least one sensor 22 and a cleaning component 23. The position of the second opening 21 corresponding to the first opening 11 is disposed on the bottom of the inner assembly 2. The second opening 21 connects a pipe 30 to the excrement cleaning machine 3. The at least one sensor 22 is disposed inside the inner assembly 2 and is electrically connected to the excrement cleaning machine 3 to sense an excrement and drive the excrement cleaning machine 3 to pass the pipe 30 through the pipe 30. Excrement is collected to the excrement cleaning machine 3. The cleaning assembly 23 is connected to the excrement cleaning machine 3 for cleaning the user.

Please also refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. The cup-shaped inner component 2 has a front end portion 24 and a rear end portion 25. The front end portion 24 covers the user's bladder position, and the rear end portion 25 is located on the user's hip position. The front end portion 24 and the rear end portion 25 are connected with a diversion channel 26. The diversion channel 26 can guide urine excrement from the front end portion 24 to the rear end portion 25.

The at least one sensor 22 includes a first sensor 221 and a second sensor 222. In this embodiment, the first sensor 221 is disposed at the second opening 21, and when an excrement (such as urine) flows into the second opening 21, the first sensor 221 will sense and notify The excrement cleaning machine 3. The second sensor 222 is disposed at the rear inner wall of the inner component 2. When an excrement (such as feces) falls into the second sensor, When the sensor 222 is within the sensing range, the second sensor 222 will sense and notify the excrement cleaning machine 3 to be driven.

As shown in FIG. 2, the excrement cleaning machine 3 is provided with a suction motor 31 and an excrement collection bucket 32. When the first sensor 221 or the second sensor 222 senses the excrement, the excrement cleaning machine 3 is driven, and the excrement is sucked to the excrement by the suction motor 31 through the pipe 30 Collection bucket 32.

Please refer to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of another component of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a schematic top view of FIG. 3. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cleaning assembly 23 includes a front-end spray hole 231, which is opened in the front-end portion 24 and is connected to a water tank of the excrement cleaning machine 3 through a first water pipe 33. 34. The first water pipe 33 guides the water in the water tank 34 to the front-end spray hole 231 through a water pump 39, and the inner wall of the inner assembly 2 is sprayed and washed from the front-end spray hole 231 from front to back.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the cleaning assembly 23 further includes a rear-end spray hole 232 and a hot air outlet 233. The rear-end spray hole 232 is opened in the rear-end portion 25 and is connected to the water tank 34 of the excrement cleaning machine 3 through a second water pipe 35. The second water pipe 35 guides the water in the water tank 34 through a water pump 39. To the rear-end spray hole 232, the user's anus or urinary organ is rinsed by the rear-end spray hole 232.

In order to achieve a further cleaning effect, the excrement cleaning machine 3 further includes an air pump 38 connected to the rear-end spray hole 232 through the second water pipe 34; when excrement is absorbed and stored in the excrement collection bucket 32 After the urinary organ and the anus are rinsed with water, the air pump 38 will draw external air to blow the urinary organ and the anus to remove the remaining flushing water droplets.

The hot air outlet 233 is opened at the diversion channel 26 and is connected to a hot air processor 37 of the excrement cleaning machine 3 through an air pipe 36. The hot air processor 37 generates hot air and is guided inward by the air pipe 36. Drying is performed in the module 2.

It is worth noting that, since the hot air outlet 233 is provided at the position of the diversion channel 26, in order to avoid a large amount of urine excrement or liquid flowing through the diversion channel 26, the hot air outlet 233 will be slightly toward the inner component 2 The inner portion extends to form a covering portion 234. When the user is uncomfortable with lying in bed, in the lying position, most of the urine flowing through the diversion channel 26 will directly fall into the rear portion 25.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a schematic flowchart of a method for cleaning excrement according to the present invention. According to the excrement cleaning method of the present invention, different types of excreta (such as urine or feces) can be dynamically changed according to different gender users. In one embodiment, a method for cleaning excreta, when at least one sensor senses an excrement worn in a user's underwear, the method includes S100 setting a urine mode or a stool mode according to the sensed excreta; S101 determines that an excrement cleaning device is set to a boy mode or a girl mode; S102 when in a boy mode, the excrement cleaning device drives a rear spray hole to spray water on the user's anus, and drives a front spray Holes flush the front stop of the panties; S103 sucks the feces together with the flushed dirty water into a feces collection bucket and filters the odor of the feces simultaneously; S104 sprays the inside of the panties to remove the residuals in the panties Dirty water on the user's body; and S105 introduces a hot air into the underwear to dry the underwear. The underwear is made of a waterproof material.

Step S106, when the excrement cleaning device is in the girl mode, drive The rear nozzle is moved to flush the anus and urinary organ of the user. In one embodiment, the male mode and the female mode can be preset according to the actual gender of the user. Of course, female users can also use the male mode for cleaning. The male mode is mainly for the structure of male urinary organs. No special rinsing is needed, only the inner wall with urine flowing needs to be rinsed to remove urine smell to keep the underwear clean.

Please refer to FIG. 6, which is a schematic diagram of a state of a mode switching rule of the excrement cleaning method of the present invention. The stool mode and urination mode are mainly determined by two sensors (the first sensor and the second sensor) to determine the type of excrement, and then given different time, water quantity and other parameters to ensure that according to different types clean. Therefore, the excrement cleaning method further includes a switching rule, which includes: S201 setting the excrement cleaning device to the urination mode when the first sensor senses the excretion; S202 in the urination mode, when the first When the two sensors sense the excrement, the urine mode is switched to a stool mode; and S203 is in the stool mode. When the first sensor senses the excrement, the urine and urine modes are not switched.

Through the above switching rules, the cleaning method of the present invention can ensure the misjudgment of the switch between the urine and urine modes, and ensure that in the state of stool, the cleaning operation will not be performed in the urine mode.

Therefore, according to the present invention, through the above structure and process, patients who are not good enough can achieve a comfortable self-cleaning operation without the need of artificial hands.

Claims (12)

An excrement cleaning device includes: an excrement cleaning machine; an outer lining cloth, which is provided with at least a first connecting member inside and a first opening is opened at the bottom, and the position of the first opening corresponds to a user's Anal position; and an inner component extending from the bladder position of the user to the rear of the rat sacral portion below the tailbone and including a second connecting member connected to the first connecting member. A second opening is disposed at a position corresponding to the first opening at the bottom of the inner component and connects a pipe to the excrement cleaning machine; at least one sensor is provided inside the inner component and is electrically connected to the inner component. The excrement cleaning machine is configured to sense an excrement and drive the excrement cleaning machine to collect the excreta to the excrement cleaning machine through the pipe; and a cleaning assembly connected to the excrement cleaning machine To clean the user. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor includes: a first sensor disposed next to the second opening; and a second sensor disposed inside the second opening At the rear inner wall of the module. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 2, wherein the excrement cleaning machine is provided with a suction motor and an excrement collection bucket. When the first sensor or the second sensor The sensor senses the feces, and the feces are sucked by the suction motor through the pipe to the feces collection bucket. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the cup of the inner assembly has a front end portion and a rear end portion, the front end portion correspondingly covers the position of the bladder of the user, and the rear end portion is located in the use A hip position of the person, wherein the front end portion and the rear end portion are connected with a diversion channel. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 4, wherein the at least one sensor includes: a first sensor disposed next to the second opening; and a second sensor disposed after the second opening At the rear inner wall of the end. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 4, wherein the cleaning assembly includes a front-end spray hole opened at the front end near the diversion channel and connected to the excrement cleaning machine through a first water pipe. A water tank; a rear-end spray hole opened at the rear end and connected to the water tank of the excrement cleaning machine through a second water pipe; and a hot air outlet opened at the position of the diversion channel, And connected to a hot air processor of the excrement cleaning machine through an air pipe. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 6, wherein the hot air outlet further has a covering portion. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 7, wherein the excrement cleaning machine further comprises an air pump connected to the rear-end spray hole through the second water pipe. An excrement cleaning method, when at least one sensor senses an excrement worn in a user's underwear, the method includes: setting the excrement to be a urination mode or a stool mode according to the sensed excreta; judging an excrement cleaning The device is set to a boy mode or a girl mode; in the boy mode, the excrement cleaning device drives a rear nozzle to spray water on the user's anus, and a front nozzle to drive the front stop of the panties Rinsing; sucking the feces together with the flushed dirty water into a feces collection bucket and filtering the odor of the feces simultaneously; air-jetting the inside of the underwear to remove the dirty water remaining on the user's body; and A hot air is introduced into the underwear to dry the underwear. According to the method described in claim 9, when the excrement cleaning device is in the girl mode, the excrement cleaning device further comprises the steps of: driving the rear-end spray hole to rinse the user's anus and urinary organs. The method of claim 9, wherein the boy mode of the excrement cleaning device Or the girl mode is a preset mode. The method according to claim 9, further comprising a switching rule, the at least one sensor includes a first sensor and a second sensor, the switching rule includes: when the first sensor senses the When excrement, the excrement cleaning device is set to the urination mode; in the urination mode, when the second sensor senses the excretion, the urination mode is switched to a stool mode; and in the stool mode, when When the first sensor senses the excrement, it does not switch between urine and urine modes.