WO2010104223A1

WO2010104223A1 - Urine collecting device

Info

Publication number: WO2010104223A1
Application number: PCT/KR2009/001235
Authority: WO
Inventors: 장정규; 강태호; 정현욱; 원량진
Original assignee: 웅진코웨이 주식회사
Priority date: 2009-03-12
Filing date: 2009-03-12
Publication date: 2010-09-16
Also published as: KR20100102816A; KR101062367B1

Abstract

The present invention provides a urine collecting device. The urine collecting device includes a main body mounted with a seating part for securing the hips of a user; a urine collecting part which is installed in the main body and displaced to a set position for collecting urine discharged from the user according to an electric signal transmitted from the outside; and a control module electrically connected to the urine collecting part for transmitting an electric signal to the urine collecting part in order to collect a predetermined amount of urine at the set position. Accordingly, the present invention collects a predetermined amount of urine from the user allowing an inspection to be performed thereon, and controls the set position for collecting urine by driving a urine collecting tube to rotate right and left as well as up and down in the outlet of a toilet bowl, thereby collecting urine effectively regardless of age or gender under the control of the set position.

Description

Urination collection device

The present invention relates to a urine collecting device, and more particularly to a urine collecting device that can perform a test for the collected urination by collecting a certain amount of urination from the user's human body.

Typically, BIDET (Bidet) is a device developed to clean the human body parts of the user, refers to a functional toilet combined with a number of functions such as cleaning and heating.

The bidet is classified into mechanical, electric, and electronic. Recently, electronic bidets with various functions such as heating function, warm air drying function, moving function, and temperature control function have been widely used. .

Bidet, which is a conventional human body cleaning device, is composed of a function as a simple cleaner regardless of the user's physical condition and environment. Due to the generation of users limited by the function has a problem that can not prevent the disease of the individual through personal hygiene and medical examination for the user through the bidet.

In addition, the urine test is an essential test during the clinical examination previously performed for the above-mentioned treatment and treatment, but the device used therein is expensive for the general public, and it is not easy to use and purchase urine. Due to the lack of medical knowledge to diagnose the abnormal signs and health conditions of the body due to the color change of the use has a problem that can not be significantly reduced.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a urine collecting device that can perform a test for the collected urination by collecting a certain amount of urination from the user's human body.

The present invention provides a urine collecting device to solve the above problems.

The urine collecting device includes a main body provided with a seating portion for seating the buttocks of the human body; A urination collecting unit installed at the main body and positioned at a predetermined position for collecting urination discharged from the human body by receiving an electrical signal from the outside; The control module is electrically connected to the urine collecting unit and transmits an electrical signal to the urine collecting unit to collect a predetermined amount of urination at the set position.

Here, the urine collecting unit is provided in the main body, a circular guide path is formed and one side is opened, the housing is formed on the lower surface of the guide groove connecting the opening, the guide path is located in a predetermined position A rotating body having a gear protrusion having a gear tooth formed therein, an elastic spring for connecting the rotating body and the housing to each other, one or more connecting gears geared to the gear protrusion, and the connecting gear A movable motor having a rotary motor connected to any one of the rotation centers, a movable rod geared with any one of the connecting gears and moved along the guide groove, and disposed on the guide path and the guide path. A gear tooth is formed on one surface with a moving protrusion fitted to the outside and receives an external force from the movable rod. The body rotates, hinged to the lower end of the opening-side housing, the gear rotating tool which is connected to the gear tooth of the movable body, and the gear rotating hole is connected to the gear rotating hole and moved to the set position in accordance with the rotation of the gear rotating hole It is provided with a urine collecting tube in which a flow hole is formed.

Here, the urine collecting tube is preferably formed to be bent toward the center of the seating portion.

And, the urine collecting tube is provided with a plurality of collecting tubes to be configured to be folded to each other with at least one or more hinge ends, the hinge end is further provided with a limiting member to limit the collecting tubes to be folded at right angles to each other It is preferable.

The control module may further include an auxiliary urination collection tube connected to the urination collection tube, a urination storage container branched from the auxiliary urination collection tube and storing the collected urination, and the amount of urination stored in the urination storage container. A water level measuring unit for measuring a water supply, a discharge pipe connected to the urination storage container, a suction pump installed on the discharge pipe, the suction pump and the water level measuring unit and the rotary motor, and are electrically connected to the water level measuring unit. It is preferable to include a control unit for controlling the operation of the suction pump so that the amount of urination measured reaches a predetermined amount, and receives the electrical signal from the outside to control the rotation angle of the rotary motor.

Here, the control module may further include a urination test unit electrically connected to the control unit and performing a chemical test for urination.

The urination inspection unit is connected to the urination storage container and performs a chemical test for the urination stored in the urination storage container, a tube connecting the urination storage container and the test unit, and installed on the tube It is preferable to include a first on-off valve for opening and closing the tube by receiving an electrical signal from the control unit.

The control module may further include a cleaning unit electrically connected to the control unit.

The cleaning unit includes a cleaning tube branched from the discharge pipe, a cleaning liquid supply unit supplying the cleaning liquid to the cleaning tube, and a second opening / closing valve installed on the cleaning tube to open and close the cleaning tube by receiving an electrical signal from the control unit. It is preferable to have a.

The control module may further include a mode selection unit electrically connected to the control unit.

Preferably, the mode selection unit includes a urine collection mode, a urination test mode, a discharge mode, and a cleaning mode.

When the urine collecting mode is selected, the control unit operates the rotary motor to move the urine collecting tube to a set position, and receives a certain amount of urine suctioned through the urine collecting tube in the urine storage container, When the urination test mode is selected, the control unit performs a chemical test on urination stored in the urination storage container through the urination test unit, and when the discharge mode is selected, the control unit operates the suction pump. And discharge the urine stored in the urine storage container to the outside, and when the cleaning mode is selected, the controller supplies the cleaning liquid supplied from the cleaning liquid supply to the interior of the urine storage container and the urine collecting tube for cleaning. It is desirable to.

As described above, the present invention has the effect of performing a test on the collected urination by collecting a certain amount of urination from the user's human body.

In addition, according to the present invention, the urine collecting tube is driven to rotate left and right in the discharge port of the toilet and the rotary drive is performed up and down, thereby controlling the set position for urine collecting. And by controlling the set position has the effect of collecting urination efficiently.

1 is a perspective view showing a urine collecting device of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state before operation of the urine collecting unit according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a bottom perspective view showing a state before operation of the urine collecting unit according to FIG.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the state after the operation of the urine collecting unit according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a bottom perspective view showing a state after the operation of the urine collecting unit according to FIG.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the folding of the urination collecting tube according to the present invention.

7 is a plan view showing the operation of the urine collecting tube according to the present invention.

8 is a side view showing the operation of the urine collecting tube according to the present invention.

9 shows a control module according to the invention.

10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the urination collecting unit and the control module according to the present invention.

* Description of main parts

100: main body

200: urination collection unit

210: housing

220: rotating body

230: connecting gears

240: rotary motor

250: movable body

260: moving object

280: urination collection tube

300 control module

310: auxiliary collecting pipe

320: urination storage container

330: water level measurement unit

340: discharge pipe

350: suction pump

370: urination inspection unit

380: cleaning unit

390: mode selector

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings to describe the urination collection device of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing a urine collecting device of the present invention. Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state before operation of the urine collecting unit according to the present invention. Figure 3 is a bottom perspective view showing a state before operation of the urine collecting unit according to FIG. Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the state after the operation of the urine collecting unit according to the present invention. Figure 5 is a bottom perspective view showing a state after the operation of the urine collecting unit according to FIG. Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the folding of the urination collecting tube according to the present invention. 7 is a plan view showing the operation of the urine collecting tube according to the present invention. 8 is a side view showing the operation of the urine collecting tube according to the present invention. 9 shows a control module according to the invention. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the urination collecting unit and the control module according to the present invention.

First, the configuration of the urine collecting device of the present invention will be described.

Referring to Figure 1, the urination collecting device of the present invention has a main body 100 is provided with a seating portion 110 is seated the buttocks of the human body. Here, the main body 100 is a device coupled to one end of the toilet seat, the seat 110 is formed with a hole exposed to the outlet side of the toilet seat. Here, the hole is a space where the central portion of the buttocks of the human body is exposed to the outlet side.

8 and 9, the main body 100 has an urine collecting unit located at a predetermined position for collecting urine discharged from the human body, which is transmitted from an external electrical signal, that is, the controller 360 described below ( 200) is installed.

2 to 7, the urine collecting part 200 is installed in the main body 100, and a circular guide path 213 is formed, and one side is an opening 211, and the opening is formed on the bottom surface thereof. A rotating body having a housing 210 in which a connecting guide groove 212 is formed, and a gear protrusion 221 positioned in the guide path 213 and having gear teeth formed inwardly of the housing 210 at a predetermined position. 220, an elastic spring 290 connecting the rotating body 220 and the housing 210 to each other, one or more connecting gears 230 geared to the gear protrusion 221, and The rotary motor 240 is connected to the rotation center of any one of the connecting gears 230, the movable rod 251 is connected to any one of the connecting gears and moved along the guide groove 212 And a movable body 250 having the guide path 213 and being caught in the guide path 213. At the lower end of the housing 210 having a moving projection 261 and a gear tooth 262 is formed on one surface and receives an external force from the movable rod 251 and the opening 211 side. The set position is hinged and connected to the gear turning hole 270 and the gear teeth 261 of the mobile body 260, the gear turning hole 270, the set position in accordance with the rotation of the gear turning hole 270 Is moved to and consists of a urine collecting tube 280 is formed with a flow hole (281) through which the urination of the human body flows. Here, the leaf spring 291 of a predetermined length is installed in the center of the upper surface of the movable body 250, the end of the leaf spring 291 is a projection 292 protruding outside the upper surface of the movable body 250 Across

Here, the urination collection tube 280 is preferably formed to be bent toward the center of the seating portion 110, as shown in Figs.

The urine collecting tube 280 includes a plurality of collecting

tubes

280a and 280b to be configured to be folded together with at least one hinge end 282. The hinge end 282 is further provided with a limiting member 283 for limiting the collecting pipes (280a, 280b) to be folded at a right angle to each other.

for example. The urine collecting tube 280 is a first urine collecting tube 280a connected to the gear rotating hole 270, the hinge end 282 is provided at the end of the first urine collecting tube 280a, and Consists of a second urination collecting tube (280b) connected to the hinge end 282, the hinge end 282 may limit the folding angle of the first and second urination collecting tubes (280a, 280b) at right angles The limiting member 283 is provided. Here, the limiting member 283 may be formed to form an acute angle or an obtuse angle of the folding angles of the first and second

urination collection tubes

280a and 280b.

9 and 10, the urination collecting unit 280 is electrically connected to the control module 300, and the control module 300 transmits an electrical signal to the urination collecting unit 200. Control to collect a certain amount of urination at the set position. In addition, the controller 360 may adjust the rotation angle of the rotary motor 240 by receiving an electrical signal from the outside. Therefore, the degree of rotation of the rotating body 220 and the degree of rotation operation of the first and second

urination collecting tubes

280a and 280b up and down may be adjusted to adjust the set position.

9 and 10, the control module 300 is branched from the auxiliary urine collecting tube 310 and the auxiliary urine collecting tube 310 connected to the urine collecting tube 280 and collected. The urination storage container 320 to store the urination to be stored, the water level measuring unit 330 for measuring the amount of urination stored in the urination storage container 320, and the discharge pipe 340 connected to the urination storage container 330 ), The suction pump 350 installed on the discharge pipe 340, the suction pump 350, the water level measurement unit 330, and the rotary motor 240, and are electrically connected to the water level measurement unit ( The controller 360 is configured to control the operation of the suction pump 350 so that the amount of urination measured from 330 reaches a predetermined amount. Here, the discharge pipe 340 is connected to the toilet bowl.

Here, the water level measurement unit 330 may use a conventional water level sensor, or may use a sensor module consisting of a light emitting unit 331 and a light receiving unit 332. In the latter case, the light emitting portion 331 emits light and the emitted light is received by the light receiving portion 332. Then, the light emission path of the light is preferably along the liquid level of the level to be set or the level of urination. Here, the light emitting unit 331 and the light receiving unit 332 is installed in the urination storage container 320.

In addition, the control module 300 is electrically connected to the control unit 360, and further includes a urination test unit 370 for performing a chemical test for urination.

The urination inspection unit 370 is connected to the urination storage container 320 and the inspection unit 371 for performing a chemical test for urination stored in the urination storage container 320, and the urination storage container 320 and A pipe 372 connecting the inspection unit 371 and a first opening / closing valve 373 installed on the tube 372 to receive an electrical signal from the controller 360 to open and close the tube 372. It is composed.

The control module 300 further includes a cleaning unit 380 electrically connected to the control unit 360.

The cleaning unit 380 may include a cleaning tube 381 branching from the discharge pipe 340, a cleaning liquid supply unit 382 for supplying a cleaning liquid to the cleaning tube 381, and on the cleaning tube 381. It is provided with a second opening and closing valve 383 for opening and closing the cleaning pipe 381 receives the electrical signal from the control unit 360.

The control module 300 further includes a mode selector 390 electrically connected to the control unit 360.

Here, the mode selector 390 may be configured of a urine collection mode, a urination test mode, a discharge mode, and a cleaning mode.

When the urine collecting mode is selected, the control unit 360 operates the rotary motor 240 to move the urine collecting tube 280 to a set position and is sucked through the urine collecting tube 280. When urine is received in the urination storage container 320 in a predetermined amount and the urination test mode is selected, the control unit 360 controls the urination stored in the urination storage container 320 through the urination test unit 370. When performing a chemical test and the discharge mode is selected, the control unit 360 operates the suction pump 350 to discharge the urine stored in the urine storage container 320 to the outside, and the cleaning When the mode is selected, the control unit 360 may supply the cleaning solution supplied from the cleaning solution supply unit 382 to the interior of the urination storage container 320 and the urine collection tube 280 to clean the cleaning solution.

Next, to explain the operation of the urination collecting device of the present invention having the configuration as described above.

1, 9, and 10, the mode selector 390 may transmit an electrical signal for selecting a urination collection mode to the controller 360.

The controller 360 may close the first and second open /

close valves

373 and 383. In addition, the controller 360 operates by transmitting an electrical signal to the rotation motor 240.

Subsequently, the rotating body 220 is rotated in the state shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 in the state shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

Specifically, by the rotation of the rotary motor 240, the rotating body 220 fitted in the guide groove 212 of the housing 210 is rotated in one direction. In addition, the gear protrusion 221 provided on the rotating body 220 is also rotated. In this case, the gear protrusion 221 rotates a plurality of connection gears 230 connected to the gear teeth. In addition, the movable body 250 geared to any one of the connection gears 230 is rotated in conjunction with the rotation of the connection gears 230. In addition, the movable rod 251 protruding from the movable body 250 is also rotated.

Here, the rotatable movable rod 251 may push the side of the movable body 260 with a predetermined force. Accordingly, the moving protrusion 261 of the movable body 260 slides in the guide path 213, and thus the movable body 260 is moved toward the opening 211 side of the housing 210 along the guide path 213. . Subsequently, the moving protrusion 261 of the movable body 260 is drawn into a portion that is bent at a right angle to the end of the guide path 213. Therefore, as the rotating body 220 is rotated, the movable body 260 may also be rotated and positioned at an angle. Here, the end of the urination collecting tube 280 connected to the moving body 260 may be located at the center of the seating portion (110).

In addition, the gear rotating hole 270 geared to the gear tooth 262 of the movable body 260 is also rotated. In addition, the first urination collecting tube 280a connected to the gear rotating hole 270 is rotated upward as shown in Figure 8, the hinge end is installed at the end of the first urination collecting tube (280a) ( 270b is also connected to the second urine collecting tube (280b) is also rotated upwards, the first and second urine collecting tube (280a, 280b) may be in parallel with each other. Here, the limiting member 283 installed at the hinge end 270 may be formed of two

members

283a and 283b as shown in FIG. 6, and the two

members

283a and 283b are hinged to each other. It is connected, but may be configured to be folded only in a range within a right angle through the plate spring 283c is interposed. One of the two

members

283a and 283b may be fixed to the first urination collection tube 280a and the other may be fixed to the second urination collection tube 280b. Therefore, the folding angle of the first and second

urination collection tubes

280a and 280b may be made between 0 degrees and 90 degrees.

Accordingly, as the movable body 260 rotates and rotates upward of the second urination collection tube 280b, the second urination collection tube 280b may be waited at a set position for collecting urination.

In addition, the controller 360 may adjust the rotation angle of the rotary motor 240 by receiving an electrical signal from the outside. Therefore, the degree of rotation of the rotating body 220 and the degree of rotation operation of the first and second

urination collecting tubes

280a and 280b up and down may be adjusted to adjust the set position. Therefore, the urine collection tube 280 is rotated left and right in the discharge port of the toilet bowl and rotated up and down, thereby controlling the set position for urine collection, and thus, regardless of gender. Urine can be collected efficiently by controlling the set position.

As described above, when the second urine collection tube 280b is waited at the set position, the controller 360 may operate the suction pump 350.

Therefore, a predetermined suction force may be applied to the inner flow holes of the first and second

urination collection tubes

280a and 280b and the auxiliary urination collection tube 310.

In this state, the urination of the human body is sucked into the flow hole 281 of the second urination collecting tube 280b, and the suctioned urination is urine connected to the auxiliary urination collecting tube 310 along the flow hole 281. It is stored inside the storage container 320.

In addition, the water level measuring unit 330 installed in the urination storage container 320 may measure the level of urination stored in real time. That is, when the light emitted from the light emitter 331 is not received by the light receiver 332, the light receiver 332 may transmit an electrical signal to the controller 360. This state is a state in which urination stored in the urination storage container 320 is stored. Therefore, the control unit 360 may stop the operation of the suction pump 350 and position the rotating body 220, the moving body 260, and the urine collecting tube 280 to the original position as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. have.

Subsequently, the control unit 360 operates the urination test unit 370. That is, the controller 360 opens the first opening / closing valve 373. Therefore, urination may flow into the inspection unit 371 from the urination storage container 320 along the tube 372. In addition, the inspection unit 371 may perform a health test for urination based on a preset diabetes level of the introduced urination, and may transmit the result to the control unit 360. The controller 360 may visually display the health test result through the display unit 361.

The urine collection mode has been described above.

Next, referring to FIGS. 1, 9, and 10, the mode selector 390 may transmit an electrical signal for selecting the discharge mode to the controller 360.

The controller 360 operates the suction pump 350. Accordingly, a predetermined suction force is applied to the interior of the flow hole 281 of the urine collecting tube 280 and the auxiliary urine collecting tube 310 and the urine storage container 320. In addition, urination remaining in the urine storage container 320 may be easily discharged to the outside along the discharge pipe 340 due to the suction force.

Next, referring to FIGS. 1, 9, and 10, the mode selector 390 may transmit an electrical signal for selecting a cleaning mode to the controller 360.

The controller 360 opens the second opening / closing valve 383. Therefore, the cleaning tube 381 and the cleaning liquid supply part 382 communicate with each other. The control unit 360 operates the cleaning solution supply unit 382. Therefore, the cleaning solution supply unit 382 supplies the cleaning solution to the urine storage container 320, the urine collecting tube 280, and the auxiliary urine collecting tube 310 through the washing tube 381. The cleaning liquid supplied in this way is discharged to the outside through the end of the urine collecting tube 280 after cleaning the inside of the container 320 and the tubes.

Accordingly, according to the present invention, by using the plurality of modes as described above, the discharge and washing of urination can be carried out, and when the urine collecting mode and the urination test mode are used, the user performs local washing. In addition, by collecting a certain amount of urination from the human body of the user of the age and sex, and performs a test on the collected urination and displays the results of the personal health test through the display unit 361, the personal health information in real time I can tell you.

As described above, in the detailed description of the present invention has been described with respect to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention Of course.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

Claims

A main body provided with a seating portion in which the buttocks of the human body are seated;

A urination collecting unit installed in the main body and positioned at a predetermined position for collecting urination discharged from the human body by receiving an electrical signal from the outside;

And a control module electrically connected to the urination collecting unit and transmitting an electrical signal to the urination collecting unit to collect a predetermined amount of urination at the set position.
The method of claim 1,

The urination collecting unit,

A circular guide path is formed on the main body and one side is opened, and a lower surface is formed with a guide groove connecting the opening, and a gear tooth is formed in the guide path at a predetermined position. A rotating body having a gear protrusion, an elastic spring connecting the rotating body and the housing to each other, one or more connecting gears geared to the gear protrusion, and a rotation center of any one of the connecting gears; And a movable motor having a rotary motor connected to the movable gear, the movable body geared to any one of the connecting gears and moving along the guide groove, and a moving protrusion disposed on the guide path and fitted into the guide path. A moving gear having a gear tooth formed on one surface thereof and receiving an external force from the movable rod, and the opening housing The urination hinge is connected to the lower end of the gear gear and the gear gear of the mobile body, the urine is connected to the gear turning hole is moved to the set position in accordance with the rotation of the gear rotating hole is formed a flow hole through which the urination of the human body flows A urine collecting device comprising a collecting tube.
The method of claim 2,

The urine collecting tube is urine collecting device, characterized in that formed to be bent toward the center of the seating portion.
The method of claim 2,

The urine collecting tube is provided with a plurality of collecting tubes to be configured to be folded to each other with at least one hinge end,

The hinge end further comprises a limiting member for limiting the collection tube to be folded at right angles to each other.
The method of claim 1,

The control module may include an auxiliary urine collecting tube connected to the urine collecting tube, a urine storage container branched from the auxiliary urine collecting tube and storing the collected urine, and a water level for measuring the amount of urine stored in the urine storage container. A discharge unit connected to the measuring unit, the discharge pipe connected to the urine storage container, the suction pump installed on the discharge pipe, the suction pump, the water level measuring unit and the rotary motor, and the urine measured from the water level measuring unit. And a control unit for controlling the operation of the suction pump so that the amount reaches a predetermined amount, and receiving an electric signal from the outside to control the rotation angle of the rotary motor.
The method of claim 5,

The control module is electrically connected to the control unit, and further provided with a urination test unit for performing a chemical test for urination,

The urination inspection unit is connected to the urination storage container and performs a chemical test for the urination stored in the urination storage container, a tube connecting the urination storage container and the test unit, and installed on the tube And a first valve for opening and closing the tube by receiving an electrical signal from a control unit.
The method of claim 6,

The control module further includes a cleaning unit electrically connected to the control unit,

The cleaning unit includes a cleaning tube branched from the discharge pipe, a cleaning liquid supply unit supplying the cleaning liquid to the cleaning tube, and a second opening / closing valve installed on the cleaning tube to open and close the cleaning tube by receiving an electrical signal from the control unit. Urine collecting device characterized in that it comprises a.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The control module further includes a mode selection unit electrically connected to the control unit,

The mode selection unit is composed of a urine collection mode, a urination test mode, a discharge mode, a cleaning mode,

When the urine collecting mode is selected, the control unit operates the rotary motor to move the urine collecting tube to the set position, and receives a certain amount of urine sucked through the urine collecting tube in the urine storage container,

When the urination test mode is selected, the control unit performs a chemical test for urination stored in the urination storage container through the urination test unit,

When the discharge mode is selected, the control unit operates the suction pump to discharge the urination stored in the urination storage container to the outside,

And when the cleaning mode is selected, the control unit supplies the cleaning solution supplied from the cleaning solution supply unit to the inside of the urine storage container and the urine collecting tube for cleaning.