US20170319021A1

US20170319021A1 - Splash deodorant toilet

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Publication number: US20170319021A1
Application number: US15/135,557
Authority: US
Inventors: Yahe Zhang
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2016-04-22
Filing date: 2016-04-22
Publication date: 2017-11-09
Also published as: WO2017184408A1

Abstract

An odor-proof, splash-proof waterless toilet is formed from a funnel-shaped soft passageway, hereafter referred to as passageway, and a pressing member. Said pressing member is located on one side of the peripheral circle of said passageway, exerting pressure on said passageway, changing the shape of said passageway until said passageway is closed. When said pressing member reduces pressure, said passageway opens. Put simply, the motion, the action of the pressing member increases the pressure on the passageway, which begins to reduce the passageway's ability to allow material to pass through it until it finally closes. A reduction of pressure begins to increase the passageway's ability to allow material to pass through it until it finally opens completely. The said pressing member can be a curved shape, and is tangential to the peripheral circle of said passageway. When the passageway is closed, it prevents odor and splashing.

Description

FIELD

The contents of this application involve composting toilets, portable toilets and straight toilets. A straight toilet refers to a toilet without an S-shaped water seal that has a valve at the bottom.

PRIOR ART

It is common to be able to see composting toilets and portable toilets on the market. Both types of toilets have an unpleasant odor and attract mosquitoes and flies, and portable toilets splash solid and liquid waste, which is annoying to users. We can make a waterless toilet that is better at these aspects.

SUMMARY

An odor-proof, splash-proof waterless toilet, comprising: a funnel-shaped soft passageway, hereafter referred to as passageway, and a pressing member. Said pressing member is located on one side of the peripheral circle of said passageway, exerting pressure on said passageway, deforming said passageway until said passageway is closed. When said pressing member reduces pressure, said passageway opens. The said pressing member can be a curved shape, and is tangential to the peripheral circle of said passageway. When the passageway is closed, it prevents odor and splashing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

Three view of pressing member: FIG. 1A is a front view, FIG. 1B is a lateral view, and FIG. 1C is a top view. Three views of passageway: FIG. 1D is a front view, FIG. 1E is a lateral view, and FIG. 1F is a top view.

FIG. 2A is a front view showing the pressing member is in a position ready to apply pressure on passageway on one side of passageway's peripheral circle where it has not made contact with the passageway. FIG. 2B is a lateral view, and FIG. 2C is a top view; FIG. 2D is a front view showing the pressing member exerts full pressure on the passageway, deforming and then closing the passageway; FIG. 2F is a top view, and FIG. 2E is a lateral view. FIG. 2G is a section enlarge image of the passageway's peripheral circle being pressed completely tight by pressing member, and passageway is closed.

FIG. 3A-FIG. 3G: The relationship between passageway and inhaul cable.

FIG. 4A-FIG. 4E: Scissor-shaped multi-sided curved pressure bar, abbreviated as scissor. Diagram of scissor exerting pressure on passageway.

FIG. 5A-FIG. 5C: Three views of curved pressure bar. FIG. 5D-FIG. 5F: Three views of the relative positions of the curved pressure bar and the passageway.

FIG. 6A-FIG. 6K: Diagrams of a four kinds of pressing members. FIG. 6A-FIG. 6D shows ring inhaul cable. FIG. 6E shows a straight inhaul cable doubled back on itself which can also do the motion of ring inhaul cable. FIG. 6F-FIG. 6H show the passageway internally tangent to the curved pressure bar, FIG. 6F is a front view, FIG. 6G is a lateral view, FIG. 6H is a top view. FIG. 6I-FIG. 6K is straight pressure bar, FIG. 6I is a front view, FIG. 6J is a lateral view, FIG. 6K is a top view.

FIG.7A-FIG.7B: Usage diagrams of using multiple similar or non-similar pressing members together.

SPECIFICATIONS AND EMBODIMENTS

This application describes an odor-proof, splash-proof waterless toilet, comprising: a funnel-shaped soft passageway made of high polymer material, hereafter referred to as passageway, and a pressing member. Top end of said passageway is connected to the toilet and hangs below it, forming an open funnel shape. The user's excreta pass through the top end of passageway, and fall through the middle part and bottom part, and slide out of the bottom end, entering the solid and liquid waste. Said pressing member is located on one side of the peripheral circle of said passageway, exerting pressure on said passageway, changing the shape of said passageway until said passageway is closed. When said pressing member reduces pressure, said passageway opens. The said pressing member and the peripheral circle of said passageway is a tangential curve. When the passageway is closed, it prevents odor and splashing. Because the passageway is soft, exerting pressure to the outside of passageway causes changes in the sectional surface of the passageway as well as the ability of the passageway to allow material to pass through, from a large amount to a small amount until nothing, the passageway closes. Reducing pressure causes changes in the sectional surface of the passageway as well as the ability of the passageway to allow material to pass through, from nothing to a small amount until a large amount, the passageway opens.
The said pressing member and the peripheral circle of said passageway may be externally tangent to each other, or they may be internally tangent to each other; the said pressing member may be an irregular curve, it may be internally tangent to the peripheral circle of said passageway, or it may be externally tangent to the peripheral circle of said passageway. said pressing member may be located on one side of the peripheral circle of said passageway, or it may be multi-sided. Said pressing member may be hard material, or it may be soft material. Said pressing member that is tangential to the peripheral circle of said passageway may be a curved pressure bar, or multiple curved pressure bars, such as multiple scissor shaped curved pressure bars, or it may be an inhaul cable, or it may be multiple inhaul cables, or it may be a curved overlapping inflatable ring, or it may be key ring shaped overlapping inflatable ring.
Said pressing member that is tangential to the peripheral circle of said passageway may be a straight pressure bar. Said straight pressure bar is tangential to the passageway, or there may be multiple straight pressure bars with multiple tangent points that are not on the same diameter. When multiple pressure bars are used, they apply shearing force to the passageway, such as a scissor-shaped two straight pressure bars with two tangent points, three straight pressure bars with three tangent points, or four straight pressure bars with four tangent points.
Said pressing member may be multiple pressing members used together, and may be multiple identical members, such as two juxtaposed curved pressure bars, or multiple non-identical members, such as curved pressure bar juxtaposed with an inhaul cable.
The user's excreta fall into passage with the lower end pressing member closed. After the user finishes use, the upper track pressing member closes and the lower track pressing member opens, and the excreta slide out the bottom end of passageway and into the solid and liquid waste. In the same way that this process allows the excreta to pass through easily, it also does not allow any opportunity for odor, mosquitoes and flies to come out, and it does not cause splashing.
Another method is that the user's excreta fall on to the passageway with the upper track pressing member closed. After the user finishes use, the upper track pressing member opens, and the excreta fall on to lower track of the passageway with the lower track pressing member in the closed position. The upper track pressing member closes, and for a short time, the excreta is located in the passageway with both upper track and lower track pressing members closed. The lower track pressing member opens, and the excreta slide out the bottom end of passageway and into the solid and liquid waste. In the same way that this process allows the excreta to pass through easily, it also does not allow any opportunity for odor, mosquitoes and flies to come out, and it does not cause splashing.
The force of said pressing member may be from a human motion, or from winding, or from a flywheel, or from a high position weight, or compressed air, or from hydraulic pressure, or from solar energy, or form wind energy, or from electricity. The reciprocating motion of said pressing member is mechanical transmission, it may be a gear drive, or a screw drive, such as a pneumatic piston and crankshaft connecting rod drive, are all able to achieve the reciprocal motion of the pressing member.
Said high polymer funnel-shaped soft passageway may be formed from soft rubber, soft plastics, thermoplastic elastomers, or a compound of them and a compound using reinforcing fibers as a sandwich layer and surface layer.
Below are embodiments and their drawings, describing the implementation process in further detail.
Embodiment 1: To construct hard pressing member 11, the rod is in a round cap shape, the shape as shown in FIG. 1A, a front view, FIG. 1B, a lateral view, and FIG. 1C, a top view. FIG. 1D is a front view of passageway 12; passageway 12 is connected to toilet. FIG. 1F is a top view, and FIG. 1E is a lateral view. FIG. 2A-FIG.2G are diagrams showing the positional relationship of pressing member 21 and peripheral circle of passageway 22. FIG. 2A is a front view showing pressing member 21 does not come into contact with passageway 22 on one side, FIG. 2B is a lateral view, and FIG. 2C is a top view. FIG. 2D is a front view of the deforming of said passageway 22 until said passageway 22 is closed, FIG. 2F is a top view, and FIG. 2E is a lateral view. FIG. 2G is an enlarged image of the shape of the passageway section when closed, which is also a partial enlargement of FIG. 2F.
FIG. 2A-FIG. 2G shows pressing member 21 exerting pressure against passageway 22 to close passageway 22, and pressing member 21 reducing pressure against passageway 22 to open passageway 22.
To close passageway 22, first pressing member 21 is in a position ready to apply pressure on passageway 22 on one side of passageway's peripheral circle where it has not made contact, then pressing member 21 makes contact with passageway 22 where the pressing member 21 and the passageway's peripheral circle are externally tangent to each other, then pressing member 21 exerts pressure against passageway 22, deforming passageway 22, then pressing member 21 continues to exert pressure against passageway 22 until the passageway 22 is closed.
To open passageway 22, pressing member 21 reduces the pressure against passageway 22 until the passageway 22 is opened.
Embodiment 2: Constructs a soft inhaul cable 31 as shown in FIG. 3A. FIG. 3B shows a passageway 32; passageway 32 connects to toilet. FIG. 3C shows inhaul cable 31 surrounding passageway 32, larger than its circumference, which is connected in passageway 32 in a relaxed shape. FIG. 3D shows inhaul cable 31 ready to pull on passageway 32. The curved inhaul cable 31 and passageway 32 are internally tangent to each other. FIG. 3E shows inhaul cable 31 pulling passageway 32 halfway, deforming passageway 32, and passageway 32 is half closed. FIG. 3F shows inhaul cable 31 pulling passageway 32 completely tight, passageway 32 is closed. FIG. 3G is a section enlarge image of the shape of passageway 32 when closed.
FIG. 3A-FIG. 3G shows inhaul cable 31 exerting pressure against passageway 32 to close passageway 32, and inhaul cable 31 reducing pressure against passageway 32 to open passageway 32.
To close passageway 32, first inhaul cable 31 is in a position ready to apply pressure on passageway 32 on multiple sides of passageway's peripheral circle where it has not made contact, then inhaul cable 31 makes contact with passageway 32 where the inhaul cable 31 and the passageway's peripheral circle are internally tangent to each other, then inhaul 31 exerts pressure against passageway 32, deforming passageway 32, then inhaul cable 31 continues to exert pressure against passageway 32 until the passageway 32 is closed.
To open passageway 32, inhaul cable 31 reduces the pressure against passageway 32 until the passageway 32 is opened.
Embodiment 3: Constructs a hard scissor-shaped, multi-sided curved pressure bar 41 in FIG. 4A, abbreviated as scissor 41. As shown in FIG. 4B, passageway 42 connects to toilet. FIG. 4C shows scissor 41 making contact with passageway 42, ready to exert pressure. Passageway 42 and curved pressure bar 41 are internally tangent to each other. FIG. 4D shows scissor 41 applying pressure on passageway 42, until said passageway 42 is closed, FIG. 4E is a section enlarge image of the shape of passageway 42 when closed.
FIG. 4A-FIG. 4E shows scissor 41 exerting pressure against passageway 42 to close passageway 42, and scissor 41 reducing pressure against passageway 42 to open passageway 42.
To close passageway 42, first scissor 41 is in a position ready to apply pressure on passageway 42 on multiple sides of passageway's peripheral circle where it has not made contact, then scissor 41 makes contact with passageway 42 where the scissor 41 and the passageway's peripheral circle are internally tangent to each other, then scissor 41 exerts pressure against passageway 42, deforming passageway 42, then scissor 41 continues to exert pressure against passageway 42 until the passageway 42 is closed.
To open passageway 42, scissor 41 reduces the pressure against passageway 42 until the passageway 42 is opened.
Embodiment 4: Constructs a hard curved pressure bar 51 in FIG. 5A-FIG. 5E; FIG. 5A is a front view, FIG. 5B is a lateral view, and FIG. 5C is a top view. FIG. 5D shows curved pressure bar 51 not in contact with passageway 52 in an outside position ready to apply pressure on passageway 52 on one side of passageway's peripheral circle; FIG. 5D is a front view, FIG. 5E is a lateral view, and FIG. 5F is a bottom view. pressure bar 51 can exert pressure on passageway 52, deforming passageway 52, until passageway 52 is closed.
Embodiments 5-8: Constructs a ring inhaul cable as shown in FIG. 6A. FIG. 6C shows the small end of ring inhaul cable 61 crossed through over the large end. FIG. 6B shows the toilet passageway. FIG. 6D shows the shape of ring inhaul cable 61 surrounding passageway 62, ring inhaul cable 61 and passageway 62 are internally tangent to each other. Continued pulling can close passageway 62. As shown in FIG. 6E, a straight inhaul cable 61 made to double back on itself can do the motion of ring inhaul cable 61 and the closing motion of passageway 62. FIG. 6F is a front view of a curved pressure bar 61 internally tangent to passageway 62 that can also close passageway 62; FIG. 6G is a lateral view, and FIG. 6H is a top view. FIG. 6I is a front view of a pressing member that is a straight pressure bar 61, which can also close passageway 62. FIG. 6J is a lateral view, and FIG. 6K is a top view.
Embodiment 9: Constructs a scissor-shaped, multi-sided straight pressure bar, abbreviated as straight scissor, the straight scissor makes contact with passageway, ready to apply pressure. Two straight pressure bars are tangential to the passageway, applying shearing force to the passageway. The straight scissor can close the passageway.
Embodiment 10: Constructs a scissor-shaped, multi-sided straight pressure bar, abbreviated as straight scissor, the straight scissor makes contact with passageway, ready to apply shearing force. At this time, an additional straight pressure bar exerts pressure together with the straight scissor. The straight scissor can close the passageway. In the same way, another straight pressure bar may be added, or multiple pressure bars.
Embodiment 11: Constructs an inflatable key ring shaped ring, the inner ring with a small diameter has less elasticity than outer ring. After inflating, the outer ring with larger diameter takes hold of the inner ring in a curved fashion, which is called a passageway internally tangent to an irregular curve, which can also close the passageway.
Embodiments 12 and 13: As shown in FIG. 7A, multiple similar pressing members are used. The state of the two upper and lower straight scissors 71 and 711 closing passageway 72 is shown. When upper straight scissor 71 is open, the user's excreta can fall into passageway 72 on top lower straight scissor 711. Upper straight scissor 71 is closed, lower straight scissor 711 is opened, waste falls out of passageway 72, and lower straight scissor 711 is closed. This process completely eliminates odor and splashing.
As shown in FIG. 7B, multiple non-similar pressing members may be used together, such as in the case of an opened inhaul cable 71 and a closed scissor 711. By closing and opening in turn, odor and splashing is completely eliminated.
Embodiment 14: Constructs a curved pressure bar, which is connected to a connecting rod. The other end of connecting rod is connected to camshaft. The rotation of camshaft drives the reciprocal motion of curved pressure bar. The source of motion may be winding, high position weight, human motion, etc.
Embodiment 15: Constructs a scissor-shaped, multi-side curved pressure bar 41 in FIG. 4C, abbreviated as scissor 41. Scissor 41 handle connects to a rack, and when the gear wheel is in forward drive. Rack drives scissor 41 handle forward. When gear wheel is in reverse drive, the rack drives scissor 41 handle backward. The source of motion may be a flywheel, wind energy, or solar energy.
Embodiment 16: Constructs a curved pressure bar, it is connected to a pneumatic piston, the entering and reducing of air drives the reciprocal motion of the curved pressure bar. The source of motion is compressed air.

Claims

1. An odor-proof, splash-proof waterless toilet, comprising:

a funnel-shaped soft passageway, hereafter referred to as passageway;

a pressing member;

said pressing member is located on one side of the peripheral circle of said passageway, exerting pressure on said passageway, changing the shape of said passageway until said passageway is closed, when said pressing member reduces pressure, said passageway opens, the said pressing member can be a curved shape, and is tangential to the peripheral circle of said passageway.

2. Regarding the odor-proof, splash-proof waterless toilet as said in claim 1, the said pressing member and the peripheral circle of said passageway may be externally tangent to each other, or they may be internally tangent to each other, the pressing member can be a regular curved shape, or an irregular curved shape.

3. Regarding the odor-proof, splash-proof waterless toilet as said in claim 1, said pressing member may be located on one side of the peripheral circle of said passageway, or it may be multi-sided.

4. Regarding the odor-proof, splash-proof waterless toilet as said in claim 1, said pressing member may be hard material, or it may be soft material.

5. Regarding the odor-proof, splash-proof waterless toilet as said in claim 1, said pressing member that is tangential to the peripheral circle of said passageway may be a curved pressure bar, or multiple curved pressure bars, such as multiple scissor shaped curved pressure bars, or it may be an inhaul cable, or it may be multiple inhaul cables, or it may be a curved overlapping inflatable ring, or it may be key ring shaped overlapping inflatable ring.

6. Regarding the odor-proof, splash-proof waterless toilet as said in claim 1, said pressing member that is tangential to the peripheral circle of said passageway may be a straight pressure bar, said straight pressure bar is tangential to the passageway, or there may be multiple straight pressure bars with multiple tangent points that are not on the same diameter, when multiple pressure bars are used, they apply shearing force to the passageway, such as a scissor-shaped two straight pressure bars with two tangent points, three straight pressure bars with three tangent points, or four straight pressure bars with four tangent points.

7. Regarding the odor-proof, splash-proof waterless toilet as said in claim 5, said pressing member may be multiple pressing members used together, and may be multiple identical pressing members, or multiple non-identical pressing members.

8. Regarding the odor-proof, splash-proof waterless toilet as said in claim 6, said pressing member may be multiple pressing members used together, and may be multiple identical pressing members, or multiple non-identical pressing members.

9. Regarding the odor-proof, splash-proof waterless toilet as said in claim 1, the force of said pressing member may be from a human motion, or from winding, or from a flywheel, or from a high position weight, or compressed air, or from hydraulic pressure, or from solar energy, or form wind energy, or from electricity.

10. Regarding the odor-proof, splash-proof waterless toilet as said in claim 1, the reciprocating motion of said pressing member is mechanical transmission, it may be a gear drive, or a screw drive, such as a pneumatic piston and crankshaft connecting rod drive, are all able to achieve the reciprocal motion of the pressing member.