TWI614006B - Urine Collecting Device - Google Patents

Abstract

A urine collection device comprising a straddle mountable on a toilet seat, a collector, and a control unit mounting the collector on the straddle, the collector having a straddle across the pedestal a receiving seat, and a collecting pipe sleeved with the receiving seat and located outside a liquid receiving space of the straddle, the receiving seat has a liquid receiving portion located inside the liquid receiving space, and the control unit has a driving unit The drive module that moves the seat and makes the liquid receiving portion correspond to the urethral opening of the user. The foregoing structure can be used in the natural urination movement, without deliberately suspending urination and then taking the urine in sections, and in the case of convenient use and non-sticking, the purpose of collecting the middle-stage urine easily is achieved.

Description

Urine collection device

The present invention relates to a collecting device, and more particularly to a urine collecting device adapted to be hung on a toilet seat and used to collect mid-stage urine.

When a general hospital collects urine from a human body, it usually gives the user a cup and a test tube. The user first accepts the urine with the cup, and then pours the received urine into the test tube for storage. Since there may be some contaminated secretions in the front part of the urine, the latter part of the urine can collect less cellular components. Therefore, in the general urine test, the medical staff usually informs the user to collect the middle part of the urine, that is, Commonly known as mid-stage urine. In order to collect the middle urine, the user needs to discharge the anterior urine, then take the middle urine with a cup, and finally drain the remaining urine.

Although the urine collection method has been used for many years, in the collection of urine, the user has to control the discharge of urine, and also take the cup to take the middle urine, and then carefully pour the collected urine into the urine. In the test tube with a small bottle mouth, the collection operation of such urine is not only inconvenient, but when the female user wants to take the middle part of the urine with the cup without the hand, it is also quite difficult to operate. Therefore, how to improve the conventional urine collecting device so that it can easily collect the mid-stage urine suitable for inspection without being touched is a problem to be improved in the field.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a urine collection device that overcomes at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art.

The urine collecting device of the present invention is suitable for hanging on a toilet seat, the toilet seat has a barrel body, and a flushing space defined by the barrel body, the urine collecting device comprises a straddle, a a collector, and a control unit movably mounted on the pedestal, the pedestal having a seat body hung on the barrel of the toilet seat, and a body defined by the seat body And for the wetted space of the flushing space, the collector has a receiving seat spanning the seat body of the straddle, and a removable collecting tube mounted on the receiving seat, the receiving seat having a a liquid receiving portion inside the liquid receiving space, and a connecting pipe portion located outside the liquid receiving space and assembled by the collecting pipe, the control unit having a movement of the liquid receiving portion that can drive the receiving seat and corresponding to the urethra of the user Drive module for the port.

The utility model has the advantages that: the control unit drives the liquid receiving portion of the collector to move under the urethral opening of the user, and then collects the collected urine to be collected by the collecting tube, which can be conveniently used and is not sticky. In this case, the purpose of collecting urine easily is achieved.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to Figures 1, 2, and 3, an embodiment of the urine collecting device of the present invention is adapted to be hung on a toilet seat 1 having a tub body 11 and a punch defined by the tub body 11. The water space 12 has an open end 121 adjacent to the upper side, and the barrel 11 has a frame surrounding portion 111 surrounding the open end 121 of the flushing space 12. The urine collecting device comprises a straddle 2, a collector 4 for collecting urine, and a control unit 3 mounted on the straddle 2 to move the collector 4.

The straddle 2 has a removable seat body 21 hanged on the frame portion 111 of the toilet seat 1, and a liquid receiving space 20 defined by the seat body 21, the liquid receiving space 20 is located at the rushing space The open end 121 of the water space 12 is directly above. The seat body 21 is a bottom wall 211 which is U-shaped and cooperates with the frame surrounding portion 111 of the barrel body 11, a surrounding wall 212 covering the bottom wall 211, and a surrounding wall 212 and the bottom wall. The 211 defines a housing space 213, and a plurality of clamps 214 protruding downward from the bottom wall 211 and spaced apart. The surrounding wall 212 has two laterally spaced side wall sections 215, an arcuate section 216 connected between the side wall sections 215, and one of the side wall sections 215 and the receiving space 213. Connected assembly gap 217. Each of the clamps 214 has two claw pieces 218 which are disposed inside and outside and can be sandwiched on the frame portion 111 of the toilet seat 1.

The collector 4 has a receiving seat 41 that spans the assembly gap 217 of the seat body 21 and is used to collect urine, and a removable collecting tube 42 that is disposed on the receiving seat 41 and located outside the liquid receiving space 20. And a splash guard 43 that fits over the socket 41. The receiving seat 41 has a connecting pipe portion 411 spanning the assembly notch 217, a connecting pipe portion 412 vertically connected to the connecting pipe portion 411 and located outside the liquid receiving space 20, and a connecting pipe portion 411 connected thereto. A liquid receiving portion 413 located inside the liquid receiving space 20, and a ring portion 414 protruding radially from the connecting pipe portion 411 and located inside the liquid receiving space 20.

The liquid receiving portion 413 has a chamber wall 415 similar to a semi-tubular shape, and a storage space 416 defined by the chamber wall 415 and having an opening upward, the storage space 416 having a liquid receiving area above and having a large volume. 417, and a lowering and reduced volume diversion zone 418, the upper edge of the chamber wall 415 is contracted inwardly for the purpose of increasing the amount of urine that the storage space 416 can accommodate while reducing urine splattering. The connecting tube portion 411 has an inlet 419 adjacent to the flow guiding portion 418, and an outlet 410 adjacent to the connecting tube portion 412. The collecting tube 42 is made of a light-transmitting material, and is detachably fitted on the connecting tube portion 412 of the receiving seat 41. The splash-proof sleeve 43 is fitted on the chamber wall 415 of the receiving seat 41, and corresponds to The wetted area 417 of the storage space 416. In the embodiment, the splash guard 43 is a mesh structure, and the purpose of the installation is to prevent the urine from splashing upwards, but the manner of preventing the liquid from splashing is many, so the splash guard 43 is not disclosed in the embodiment. The structure is limited.

Referring to Figures 1, 3 and 4, the control unit 3 has a control board 31 mounted in the receiving space 213 of the straddle 2, and a driving module 32 electrically connected to the control board 31. A start switch 33 and a water level detector 34. The driving module 32 rotatably mounts the collector 4 on the straddle 2 and can drive the collector 4 to switch between a receiving position and a starting position. In this embodiment, the driving module 32 The straddle is erected on the straddle 2 and has a motor 321 electrically connected to the control board 31, a first gear 322 driven to rotate by the motor 321, and a second gear meshing with the first gear 322. 323, and a mounting seat 324 mounted on the wheel surface of the second gear 323, the mounting seat 324 corresponding to the assembly notch 217 of the seat 2, and having an opening facing upward and for holding the receiving seat 41 The clamping groove 325 of the connecting pipe portion 411.

The start switch 33 and the water level detector 34 are mounted on the seat body 21 of the straddle 2 and are respectively located on opposite sides of the assembly notch 217 of the seat body 21, wherein the start switch 33 is adjacent to the seat The arc segment 216 of the body 21 is not particularly limited in form, and may be manually controlled or automatically controlled by, for example, light detection, temperature detection, etc. In the embodiment, the activation switch 33 The operation of the motor 321 is started by the light detection mode, and the start switch 33 faces the liquid receiving space 20 and is used to detect the urination time of the user. The water level detector 34 preferably uses a light detecting method that faces the collecting tube 42 and is used to detect the water level in the collecting tube 42.

Referring to Figures 1, 5 and 6, in the present embodiment, the urinal 2 is affixed to the body 11 of the toilet seat 1 by the clamps 214. After assembly, the straddle is assembled. The liquid receiving space 20 is located directly above the open end 121 of the flushing space 12, and the receiving seat 41 of the collector 4 is the assembly notch 217 spanning the straddle 2, the receiving seat 41 The connecting tube portion 411 is disposed on the mounting base 324 of the driving module 32. Since the clamping slot 325 of the mounting base 324 is inclined, the entire collector 4 is also slanted on the driving module 32. .

When the collector 4 of the urine collecting device of the embodiment is in the initial position shown in FIG. 6, the inlet 419 of the connecting pipe portion 411 of the receiving seat 41 is lower than the outlet 410, and the receiving portion 4 is lower than the outlet 410. The liquid receiving portion 413 of the seat 41 is away from the arc connecting portion 216 of the seat body 21.

Referring to Figures 1, 5 and 7, when the user sits on the seat body 21 of the straddle 2 and begins to urinate, the activation switch 33 senses the passage of urine and drives the output shaft of the motor 321 to rotate. Finally, the first gear 322, the second gear 323 and the mounting seat 324 are rotated. Since the collector 4 is mounted on the mounting seat 324, the collector 4 is driven to rotate, that is, the receiving seat 41 The liquid receiving portion 413 is moved toward the arc connecting portion 216 of the seat body 21. When the liquid receiving portion 413 moves corresponding to the start switch 33, the user also roughly discharges the front urine portion, at which time the collector 4 will be switched from the starting position of FIG. 6 to the receiving position of FIG. 7, at this time, The user roughly discharges the urine in the middle section, and therefore, the liquid receiving portion 413 of the receiving seat 41 can receive the middle portion of the urine suitable for inspection.

When the collector 4 is in the receiving position, since the inlet 419 of the connecting tube portion 411 of the receiving seat 41 is higher than the outlet 410, the urine flowing into the storage space 416 naturally passes through the guide. The flow area 418 goes to the connecting tube portion 41 and flows into the collecting tube 42 for collection. At this time, the water level detector 34 faces the collecting pipe 42 for detecting the water level of the collecting pipe 42. When the water level detector 34 detects that the water level in the collecting pipe 42 is about 70%. The control board 31 drives the motor 321 to reverse and causes the collector 4 to be transferred from the receiving position to the starting position. Since the starting position 419 of the connecting tube portion 411 is lower than the starting position The outlet 410, therefore, prevents urine flowing in the storage space 416 from continuing to the collection tube 42 while completing the operation of collecting urine.

When the next user wants to use, the collector 4 can be replaced and the collector 4 can be placed in the clip 325 of the mount 324 to perform urine collection.

It can be seen from the above description that the urine collecting device of the present invention is not only novel in structure, but also when the urine is collected, the straddle 2 is placed on the barrel 11 of the toilet seat 1 and connected to a power source, and the control unit 3 The collector 4 can be automatically driven to switch between the receiving position and the starting position, and during the transition of the collector 4 from the starting position to the receiving position, due to the bearing of the receiving seat 41 The movement of the portion 413 takes time, so that it is possible to avoid receiving the anterior segment of urine. After collecting the middle urine, the urine will naturally flow to the collecting tube 42, so the present invention can indeed perform the urination action without deliberately suspending urination. Urine is taken in sections, and in the case of easy and unattractive use, the purpose of collecting the middle urine is achieved.

Incidentally, the manner in which the motor 321 is controlled by the present invention is not particularly limited, and may be controlled by a manual method or by a time difference or a weight difference. Further, the collector 4 of the present invention may be mounted on the tilt. The drive module 42 can also be horizontally mounted on the drive module 42. That is, the present invention can utilize the height difference between the liquid receiving portion 413 of the receiving seat 41 and the connecting tube portion 412 to allow urine to flow from the receiving seat 41 to the collecting tube 42, so the collector 4 of the present invention It is not limited to being mounted on the tilting drive module 42.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, and all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the patent specification of the present invention are still Within the scope of the invention patent.

1‧‧‧ toilet seat
11‧‧‧ barrel
111‧‧‧ frame enclosure
12‧‧‧ flushing space
121‧‧‧Open end
2‧‧‧ straddle
20‧‧‧Liquid space
21‧‧‧
211‧‧‧ bottom wall
212‧‧‧ Around the wall
213‧‧‧Containing space
214‧‧‧ fixture
215‧‧‧Side section
216‧‧‧ arc segments
217‧‧‧assembly gap
218‧‧‧ claws
3‧‧‧Control unit
31‧‧‧Control panel
32‧‧‧Drive Module
321‧‧‧Motor
322‧‧‧First gear
323‧‧‧second gear
324‧‧‧ Mounting
325‧‧‧ slot
33‧‧‧Start switch
34‧‧‧Water level detector
4‧‧‧ Collector
41‧‧‧ socket
411‧‧‧Connected pipe department
412‧‧‧Connecting Department
413‧‧‧ Liquid Department
414‧‧‧ Ring Block
415‧‧‧ room wall
416‧‧‧ storage space
417‧‧‧Liquid area
418‧‧ ‧ diversion area
419‧‧‧ entrance
410‧‧‧Export
42‧‧‧ Collection tube
43‧‧‧Stain-proof sleeve

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention, wherein: Figure 1 is a perspective partial exploded view of one embodiment of the urine collection device of the present invention; A use state reference diagram illustrating the relative relationship of the urine collection device to a toilet seat; FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment illustrating the relative relationship between a collector of the urine collection device and a control unit 4 is a block diagram of the embodiment, illustrating the control unit; FIG. 5 is a top view of the embodiment, the solid line indicates that the collector is in a receiving position, and the imaginary line indicates that the collector is in a position Starting position; Fig. 6 is a side cross-sectional view of the embodiment, the collector being in the home position; and Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6, the collector being in the receiving position.

2‧‧‧ straddle

20‧‧‧Liquid space

21‧‧‧

211‧‧‧ bottom wall

212‧‧‧ Around the wall

213‧‧‧Containing space

214‧‧‧ fixture

215‧‧‧Side section

216‧‧‧ arc segments

217‧‧‧assembly gap

218‧‧‧ claws

3‧‧‧Control unit

32‧‧‧Drive Module

321‧‧‧Motor

322‧‧‧First gear

323‧‧‧second gear

324‧‧‧ Mounting

325‧‧‧ slot

33‧‧‧Start switch

34‧‧‧Water level detector

4‧‧‧ Collector

41‧‧‧ socket

411‧‧‧Connected pipe department

412‧‧‧Connecting Department

413‧‧‧ Liquid Department

414‧‧‧ Ring Block

415‧‧‧ room wall

416‧‧‧ storage space

417‧‧‧Liquid area

418‧‧ ‧ diversion area

419‧‧‧ entrance

410‧‧‧Export

42‧‧‧ Collection tube

43‧‧‧Stain-proof sleeve

Claims (9)

A urine collecting device adapted to be hung on a toilet seat, the toilet seat having a tub body and a flushing space defined by the tub body, the urine collecting device comprising: a straddle having a a seat body that is hung on the barrel of the toilet seat, and a liquid-receiving space defined by the seat body and corresponding to a flushing space, the seat body has an assembly gap; a collector having a spanning a receiving seat of the seat body of the seat, and a removable collecting tube mounted on the receiving seat, the receiving seat having a liquid receiving portion inside the liquid receiving space, one outside the liquid receiving space and a connecting pipe portion installed in the collecting pipe, and a connecting pipe portion connecting the liquid receiving portion and the connecting pipe portion; and a control unit, the collector is movably mounted on the straddle, and has a The connecting pipe portion of the receiving seat is mounted and drives the driving module of the urethra corresponding to the user of the liquid receiving portion of the receiving seat, a control panel electrically connected to the driving module, and a control panel System board and electrically connected to the driving module controls a start switch actuated. The urine collecting device of claim 1, wherein the driving module is obliquely mounted on the seat body of the straddle, and the connecting pipe portion of the receiving seat has an inlet adjacent to the liquid receiving portion. And an outlet adjacent to the connecting tube portion; when the liquid receiving portion of the receiving seat corresponds to the urethral opening of the user, the collector is located at a receiving position, and the inlet of the connecting tube portion is higher than the outlet When the collector is switched from the receiving position to a starting position, the inlet of the connecting tube portion is lower than the outlet. The urine collecting device according to claim 2, wherein the receiving seat further has a ring portion projecting from the connecting tube portion and located in the liquid receiving space of the straddle. The urine collecting device of claim 2, wherein the control unit further has a water level detector electrically connected to the control board for detecting a water level in the collecting tube, the starting switch facing the liquid receiving space Used to detect the user's urination time. The urine collecting device of claim 2, wherein the seat body of the straddle further has a receiving space communicating with the assembly notch, and the driving module is installed in the receiving space and has a motor electrically coupled to the control board, a first gear that meshes with the motor, a second gear that meshes with the first gear, and a mount that is mounted to the second gear and assembled for the socket The mount corresponds to the assembly gap of the seat. The urine collecting device of claim 5, wherein the seat body of the straddle further has a U-shaped bottom wall, a bottom wall connected to the bottom wall and jointly defining the receiving space and having the assembly gap Around the wall, and a plurality of clamps that protrude from the bottom wall and can be snapped onto the barrel. The urine collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the liquid receiving portion of the receiving seat has a chamber wall, and a storage space defined by the chamber wall, the storing The space has a liquid contact area corresponding to the urethral opening of the user, and a flow guiding area connected to the connecting tube portion and having a reduced volume. A urine collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein The collector also has a splash guard sleeve that fits over the liquid receiving portion. The urine collecting device according to claim 1, wherein the liquid receiving portion has a semi-tubular chamber wall, and a storage space defined by the chamber wall and having an opening upward, the storage space having one above And a larger volume of the wetted area, and a lowering and reduced volume of the flow guiding area, and the upper edge of the chamber wall contracts inward.