TWI704272B - Intelligent automatic flush toilet without water tank - Google Patents

Abstract

A smart full-automatic flush toilet without a water tank, comprising a toilet seat, a toilet seat including a water inlet pipeline, a water outlet pipeline communicating with the toilet seat, a first bypass pipeline and a second bypass pipeline A pipeline unit, an electric switching valve serially connected between the water inlet pipeline and the water outlet pipeline, and a manual switching valve serially connected between the first bypass pipeline and the second bypass pipeline, And an induction control unit. When the electric switching valve is in a blocking state, the water inlet pipeline is blocked from communicating with the water outlet pipeline, and when the electric switching valve is in a communicating state, the water inlet pipeline and the water outlet pipeline are connected. When the manual switching valve is in a closed state, the first bypass pipeline is blocked from communicating with the second bypass pipeline, and when the manual switching valve is in the open state, the first bypass pipeline is connected to the The second bypass line. The induction control unit is used for controlling the electric switching valve to switch between the blocking state and the communicating state.

Description

Intelligent automatic flush toilet without water tank

The present invention relates to a flush toilet, in particular to a smart automatic flush toilet without a water tank.

Today's flushing toilet facilities usually include a toilet seat and a water tank. Although the water tank can be used to provide water for flushing fecal matter, the water tank generally takes up a lot of space and takes up a relatively limited amount of the toilet. The use of space will also affect the sense of space in the toilet. In addition, the water tank is equipped with a complex structure to control flushing, which not only increases the cost, but also often causes maintenance problems.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a smart fully automatic flush toilet without a water tank that can overcome at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art.

Therefore, the intelligent automatic flush toilet without water tank of the present invention includes a toilet seat, a pipeline unit, an electric switching valve, a manual switching valve, and an induction control unit.

The toilet seat forms a defecation space.

The pipeline unit includes an inlet pipeline, an outlet pipeline, a first bypass pipeline communicating with the inlet pipeline, and a second bypass pipeline communicating with the outlet pipeline. The outlet pipeline Connect with the defecation space.

The electric switching valve is connected in series between the water inlet pipeline and the water outlet pipeline. The electric switching valve can switch between a blocking state and a communicating state. When the electric switching valve is in the blocking state, the The electric switching valve blocks the water inlet pipeline from communicating with the water outlet pipeline. When the electric switching valve is in the communicating state, the electric switching valve connects the water inlet pipeline and the water outlet pipeline.

The manual switching valve is connected in series between the first bypass pipeline and the second bypass pipeline. The manual switching valve can be switched between a closed state and an open state. When the manual switching valve is closed at the In the state, the manual switching valve blocks the communication between the first bypass pipeline and the second bypass pipeline. When the manual switching valve is in the open state, the manual switching valve connects the first bypass pipeline with The second bypass line.

The induction control unit is used for controlling the electric switching valve to switch between the blocking state and the communicating state.

The effect of the present invention is: the present invention uses the pipeline unit to cooperate with the design of the electric switching valve and the manual switching valve, and the water flow in the pipeline unit can be directly used to flush the toilet seat. The present invention can omit the conventional Know the setting of the toilet tank to save space and improve the sense of space in the toilet. In addition, the present invention can use the induction control unit to control the electric switching valve to automatically switch between the blocking state and the communication state, so as to achieve the function of automatic flushing of the toilet. Moreover, the present invention can use the manual The switch valve is used for manual flushing and has a power failure auxiliary function.

Referring to Figures 1, 2, and 3, there is a first embodiment of the intelligent automatic flush toilet 100 without a water tank according to the present invention. The flush toilet 100 includes a built-in box 10, a toilet seat 20, and a pipeline unit 30. , An electric switching valve 40, a manual switching valve 50, and an induction control unit 60.

The embedded box 10 includes a box body 11 embedded in a wall 200 and defining an installation space 111, and a cover plate 12 detachably disposed on the box body 11.

The toilet seat 20 is formed with a defecation space 21. In the first embodiment, the toilet seat 20 is a seat-type toilet seat.

The pipeline unit 30 includes a water inlet pipe 31, a water outlet pipe 32 located below the water inlet pipe 31, a first bypass pipe 33 communicating with the water inlet pipe 31, and a water outlet pipe A second bypass pipe 34 communicated with 32, and the water outlet pipe 32 is in communication with the defecation space 21. In the first embodiment, the water inlet pipe 31 is buried in the wall 200 and extends downward into the installation space 111, and the water outlet pipe 32 is buried in the wall 200 and extends upward into the installation space 111. The first bypass pipe 33 and the second bypass pipe 34 are located in the installation space 111.

The electric switch valve 40 is connected in series between the water inlet pipe 31 and the water outlet pipe 32 and is located in the installation space 111. The electric switch valve 40 can be connected in a blocking state (see Figures 4 and 7) Switch between states (see Figures 5 and 9). In the first embodiment, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the electric switching valve 40 is an electric ball valve and includes a valve body 41 and a rotatably arranged at The valve body 41 is a ball-shaped valve 42, and a driving motor 43 is arranged on the valve body 41 and used to drive the valve 42 to rotate. The valve 42 has a communicating hole 421.

As shown in Figures 4 and 7, when the electric switching valve 40 is in the blocking state, the valve 42 of the electric switching valve 40 blocks the water inlet pipe 31 from communicating with the water outlet pipe 31, as shown in Figures 5 and 9 As shown, when the electric switching valve 40 is in the communicating state, the communication hole 421 of the valve 42 of the electric switching valve 40 communicates the water inlet pipe 31 and the water outlet pipe 32.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the manual switching valve 50 is connected in series between the bottom end of the first bypass pipe 33 and the top end of the second bypass pipe 34. In the first embodiment, the manual switching valve 50 has a valve body 51 located in the installation space 111 and a switching switch 52 connected to the valve body 51 and extending out of the cover 12.

Operating the switch 52 can control the manual switch valve 50 to switch between a closed state (see FIG. 7) and an open state (see FIG. 10), as shown in FIG. 7, when the manual switch valve 50 is in the closed state When the manual switching valve 50 blocks the communication between the first bypass pipeline 33 and the second bypass pipeline 34, as shown in FIG. 10, when the manual switching valve 50 is in the open state, the manual switching valve 50 connects the first bypass pipe 33 and the second bypass pipe 33.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the induction control unit 60 is used to control the electric switching valve 40 to switch between the blocking state (see FIGS. 4 and 7) and the communicating state (see FIGS. 5 and 9).

In the first embodiment, the sensing control unit 60 includes a sensor 61 arranged on the inner side of the cover 12, and a CPU controller 62 arranged on the electric switching valve 40. The sensor 61 is a kind of Infrared sensor, the CPU controller 62 can be integrated with the drive motor 43 of the electric switching valve 40. The sensor 61 has a sensor head 611 extending outward from the cover plate 12, the CPU controller 62 is signally connected to the sensor 61, and the CPU controller 62 is signally connected to the drive motor 43 of the electric switching valve 40, The CPU controller 62 can receive the sensing signal of the sensor 61 and transmit the control signal to the driving motor 43. Preferably, the CPU controller 62 can be set to control after receiving the sensing signal of the sensor 61 How much time (for example, 3 seconds), the control signal is transmitted to the drive motor 43, and the CPU controller 62 is set and can control the length of time the electric switching valve 40 remains in the communicating state (for example, 5~ 10 seconds) in order to control the amount of water flushed into the toilet seat 20.

Thereby, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the sensor 61 of the sensor control unit 60 senses that a user sits on the toilet seat 20 and starts to go to the toilet, the sensor 61 transmits the sensor signal to the CPU control The CPU controller 62 will transmit the control signal to the drive motor 43 to keep the electric switching valve 40 in the blocking state. At the same time, the manual switching valve 50 will remain in the unmanned operation. In the closed state, in this way, the water flow in the water inlet pipe 31 cannot flow into the water outlet pipe 32 through the electric switching valve 40, nor can it pass through the first bypass pipe 33, the manual switching valve 50 and the second The two bypass pipelines 33 flow into the outlet pipeline 32.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, after the sensor 61 of the sensor control unit 60 senses that the user has finished going to the toilet and left the toilet seat 20, the CPU controller 62 receives the sensor signal 61 After a set time (for example, 3 seconds), the control signal can be transmitted to the drive motor 43, so that the electric switching valve 40 is switched to the communicating state, so that the water flow in the water inlet pipe 31 can pass through The electric switching valve 40 flows into the water outlet pipe 32, and then flushes into the toilet seat 20 from the water outlet pipe 32 to flush away the feces. After the feces are washed away, the CPU controller 62 can send out again Control signal to return the electric switching valve 40 to the blocking state (see FIG. 7) to prevent water from continuing to flow into the toilet seat 20, and the CPU controller 62 can control the electric switching valve 40 to remain at the The length of a flush time (for example, 5-10 seconds) in the connected state is used to control the amount of water flushed into the toilet seat 20.

As shown in Figure 10, when encountering a power failure, the user can operate the switch 52 of the manual switching valve 50 (see Figure 8) after going to the toilet, and the manual switching valve 50 can be switched to the open State, in this way, the water flow in the water inlet pipe 31 can flow into the water outlet pipe 32 through the first bypass pipe 33, the manual switching valve 50 and the second bypass pipe 33, and then from the water outlet pipe The road 32 flushes into the toilet seat 20 and flushes the feces away. After that, after the user no longer operates the switch 52, the manual switch valve 50 can return to the closed state (see Figure 7). The water flow is prevented from continuing to flow into the toilet seat 20.

Based on the above description, the advantages of the present invention can be summarized as follows:

1. The present invention utilizes the pipeline unit 30 to cooperate with the design of the electric switching valve 40 and the manual switching valve 50, and the water flow in the pipeline unit 30 can be directly used to flush the toilet seat 20, which is compared with the conventional design. Known technology, the present invention can omit the installation of the conventional toilet tank, save space, and improve the sense of space in the toilet, so that the user can more easily go to the toilet.

2. In the present invention, the induction control unit 60 can be used to control the electric switching valve 40 to automatically switch between the blocking state and the communicating state, so as to achieve the function of automatic flushing of the toilet.

3. In the present invention, the manual switch valve 50 can be used for manual flushing when the power is off. It has a power failure auxiliary function and will not cause the problem of completely unable to flush due to a power failure.

4. The diameter of the communicating hole 421 of the valve 42 of the electric switching valve 40 of the present invention is equivalent to the inner diameter of the water inlet pipe 31 and the water outlet pipe 32, so when the electric switching valve 40 is switched to the communicating state At this time, it can be ensured that the water outlet pipe 32 flushes enough water into the toilet seat 20.

5. The CPU controller 62 of the induction control unit 60 of the present invention can control the length of flushing time during which the electric switching valve 40 remains in the connected state, so as to effectively control the amount of water flushed into the toilet seat 20, resulting in water saving effect.

It should be noted that in other variations of the first embodiment, as shown in Figures 11 and 12, the electric switching valve 40 can also be replaced by an electric rotary valve. The valve 42 is disc-shaped. The electric switching valve 40 can also automatically switch between the blocking state (see FIG. 11) and the communication state (see FIG. 12). In addition, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the electric switching valve 40 can also use an electric Instead of a plunger valve, the valve 42 is plunger-shaped, and the electric switching valve 40 can also automatically switch between the blocking state (see FIG. 13) and the communication state (see FIG. 14).

Refer to FIG. 15, which is a second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment is similar to the first embodiment. The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is:

The toilet seat 20 is a squat toilet seat.

In this way, the second embodiment can also achieve the same purpose and effect as the above-mentioned first embodiment.

In summary, the smart full-automatic flush toilet without water tank of the present invention not only saves space without a water tank, but also automatically flushes water, and has the power-off assistance function, so it can indeed achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification still belong to This invention patent covers the scope.

100: flush toilet 10: Embedded box 11: Cabinet 111: installation space 12: Cover 20: toilet seat 21: defecation space 30: Piping unit 31: Inlet pipe 32: Outlet pipe 33: The first bypass line 34: The second bypass line 40: Electric switching valve 41: Valve body 42: Valve 421: Connecting hole 43: drive motor 50: Manual switching valve 51: Valve body 52: toggle switch 60: induction control unit 61: Sensor 611: sensor head 62: CPU controller 200: wall

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a first embodiment of the intelligent automatic flush toilet without a water tank according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1, illustrating the configuration relationship of a pipeline unit, an electric switching valve, and a manual switching valve of the first embodiment; Figure 3 is an incomplete partial cross-sectional view of the first embodiment and a wall; 4 is an incomplete partial cross-sectional view of the electric switching valve and the pipeline unit, illustrating the electric switching valve in a blocking state; Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4, illustrating the electric switching valve in a communicating state; FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 3, illustrating that a sensing control unit of the first embodiment senses that a user starts to go to the toilet; Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating that the electric switching valve is in the blocking state and the manual switching valve is in a closed state; FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 6, illustrating that the sensing control unit senses that the user has finished using the toilet; Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 7, illustrating that the electric switching valve is in the communicating state and the manual switching valve is in the closed state; Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 7, illustrating that the electric switching valve is in the blocking state and the manual switching valve is in an open state; Figure 11 is a view similar to Figure 4, illustrating a modification of the electric switching valve in the blocking state; FIG. 12 is a view similar to FIG. 11, illustrating that the modified example of the electric switching valve is in the communication state; Figure 13 is a view similar to Figure 4, illustrating another modification of the electric switching valve in the blocking state; Fig. 14 is a view similar to Fig. 13 illustrating that another modification of the electric switching valve is in the communicating state; and Fig. 15 is an incomplete partial cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the intelligent automatic flush toilet without a water tank of the present invention and the wall.

100: flush toilet

200: wall

10: Embedded box

11: Cabinet

111: installation space

12: Cover

20: toilet seat

21: defecation space

30: Piping unit

31: Inlet pipe

32: Outlet pipe

33: The first bypass line

34: The second bypass line

40: Electric switching valve

41: Valve body

43: drive motor

50: Manual switching valve

51: Valve body

52: toggle switch

60: induction control unit

61: Sensor

611: sensor head

62: CPU controller

Claims (7)

A smart full-automatic flush toilet without a water tank, comprising: a pre-embedded box, including a box body defining an installation space, and a cover plate detachably arranged on the box body; a toilet seat forming a toilet Space; a pipeline unit, including an inlet pipeline, an outlet pipeline, a first bypass pipeline communicating with the inlet pipeline, and a second bypass pipeline communicating with the outlet pipeline, the The outlet pipe is in communication with the defecation space, the inlet pipe extends downward into the installation space, the outlet pipe extends upward into the installation space, the first bypass pipeline and the second bypass pipeline Located in the installation space; an electric switching valve, connected in series between the water inlet pipeline and the water outlet pipeline, the electric switching valve can switch between a blocking state and a communicating state, when the electric switching valve is in In the blocking state, the electric switching valve blocks the water inlet pipeline from communicating with the water outlet pipeline. When the electric switching valve is in the communicating state, the electric switching valve connects the water inlet pipeline and the water outlet pipeline. An electric switching valve is located in the installation space; a manual switching valve is connected in series between the first bypass pipeline and the second bypass pipeline, and the manual switching valve can be between a closed state and an open state Switch, when the manual switch valve is in the closed state, the manual switch valve blocks the communication between the first bypass pipeline and the second bypass pipeline, and when the manual switch valve is in the open state, the manual switch The valve communicates with the first bypass pipeline and the second bypass pipeline, and the manual switching valve has a valve located in the installation space And a switch connected with the valve body and extending out of the cover plate; and an induction control unit for controlling the electric switching valve to switch between the blocking state and the communicating state, the induction The control unit includes a sensor and a CPU controller. The sensor is arranged on the inner side of the cover. The sensor has an outward-facing sensor head. The CPU controller is signally connected to the sensor. The CPU controller Connected with the electric switching valve signal, the CPU controller is arranged on the electric switching valve. According to claim 1, the intelligent automatic flush toilet without water tank, wherein the sensor is an infrared sensor. The smart full-automatic flush toilet without water tank according to claim 2, wherein the electric switching valve is an electric ball valve. The smart full-automatic flush toilet without water tank according to claim 2, wherein the electric switching valve is an electric rotary valve. The smart full-automatic flush toilet without water tank according to claim 2, wherein the electric switching valve is an electric plunger valve. According to claim 1, the intelligent automatic flush toilet without water tank, wherein the toilet seat is a seat-type toilet seat. According to claim 1, the intelligent automatic flush toilet without water tank, wherein the toilet seat is a squatting toilet seat.

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