WO2012105748A1

WO2012105748A1 - Toilet built-in urinalysis system

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Publication number: WO2012105748A1
Application number: PCT/KR2011/009243
Authority: WO
Inventors: 전인수
Original assignee: Jeon In-Soo
Priority date: 2011-01-31
Filing date: 2011-12-01
Publication date: 2012-08-09
Also published as: CN103282773A; KR101080832B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a toilet built-in urinalysis system which is disposed on a local area of a toilet between both legs of a seated person. The toilet built-in urinalysis system includes: an input module for sensing whether a strip is inputted to input the strip into the toilet; a carrier having a receiving groove recessed along a length direction in a top surface thereof, the carrier receiving the strip inserted into the receiving groove by the input module; a transfer module including a transfer part for providing a driving force to the carrier so that the carrier is inserted into the toilet after the carrier is withdrawn to a urine discharge portion of the toilet to collect urine; an analysis module including a color sensor for analyzing a change in color of a detection pad during the insertion of the carrier into the toilet; a discharge module built in a lower portion of the input module to discharge the strip inserted into the toilet to the outside of the toilet; a cleaning module for cleaning and drying the inside of the toilet; and a controller for controlling the analysis of the detection pad and the discharge of the strip after the strip is inputted into the toilet to collect urine.

Description

Toilet seat urine analysis system

The present invention relates to a toilet seat-type urine analysis system, and more particularly, an input module for introducing a strip into a toilet seat in front of a local seat of the toilet seat based on the seated user, and the strip disposed inside the toilet seat. A transfer module comprising a carrier configured to receive and draw into and out of the urine discharge portion in the toilet and a transfer unit providing a driving force to the carrier, an analysis module formed on an upper side of the carrier to analyze a color change of the detection pad, the strip By discharging the discharge module for discharging to the outside of the toilet seat through the strip outlet, the cleaning module for washing and drying the inside of the toilet seat to minimize the transport distance of the strip to facilitate the urine analysis process more easily and stably, Decorative urine analysis system.

Urine is a waste product after filtering blood from the kidneys and contains many metabolites. By examining this urine, information about not only abnormalities of the urinary tract but also systemic endocrine and metabolic diseases can be obtained. In addition, urine can be collected in a non-invasive way that does not burden the patient compared to other samples, so urine testing plays a very important role in the medical field.

This urine test is a very simple process, compared to the big advantage of being able to diagnose a variety of diseases, but because you have to visit the hospital to test, it is cumbersome for busy modern people, the regular test is not done smoothly There was a problem.

In order to solve the above problems, it can be seen that Korean Patent No. 10-0972622 'Urine Testing Device' is disclosed.

The technique includes a strip inserting hole into which a strip is inserted and a strip conveying module fixed to the toilet seat to transfer the inserted strip to a specific position, and detachably coupled to an end of the strip conveying module to guide the conveyed strip and collect urine. Strip guide member, a strip inspection module coupled to one side of the strip transfer module to measure the color of the strip reacted with urine, internal cleaning coupled to the strip transfer module to wash the inside of the strip transfer module and strip guide member The module is provided so that users can test urine at any time without visiting hospital by using urine test devices installed in toilets in homes or public institutions. Do it.

However, the technique is very difficult to collect the user's urine because the strip guide member for collecting the user's urine is fixedly attached to the inner top of the toilet. In other words, in the case of men sitting on the toilet, the direction of urine discharge can be adjusted by adjusting the direction of urine discharge, but this is very cumbersome, and there are many problems such as hygiene, such as splashing of urine or a large amount of surrounding area. In the case of women, it is virtually impossible to allow urine to contact the strip attached to the inner top of the toilet due to body structure.

In addition, the strip itself reacted with urine is designed to travel long distances along components such as rails, so that the detection pads attached to the strip may be damaged during the movement, which may lead to errors in the test results. Not only can not give the trust, but also has a high possibility of failure of the machine itself can shorten the life of the device that is installed in the home and must be used regularly for a long time.

Therefore, the above-described problems can be improved, so that the urine of the user can be easily collected, and the moving distance of the strip attached with the detection pad where the urine is collected can be shortened and carried out simply and accurately with a more convenient and simple process. There is a need to provide newer and more advanced toilet seat urine analysis systems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to overcome the problems of the above technique, and the components of the urine test apparatus are densely formed in the local region of the front side of the toilet seat to minimize the moving distance of the carrier, thereby preventing the error of urine analysis and improving the urine analysis process. Its main purpose is not only to simplify, but also to enhance the durability of the device.

Still another object of the present invention is to ensure a time for urine to be sufficiently absorbed by the detection pad in the state where the strip is introduced into the toilet seat after urine is collected on the detection pad, so that a more accurate urine analysis result can be obtained. .

A further object of the present invention is to periodically clean the inside of the toilet seat when the urine analysis system is not used for a long time, so that a more accurate urine analysis result can be obtained at a later test.

It is a further object of the present invention to precisely adjust the microposition of the strip so that the detection pad is included in the assay zone to allow more accurate urine analysis.

In order to achieve the above object, the toilet seat internal urine analysis system according to the present invention, the housing protruding from the local region of the toilet seat protruding to the urine discharge site; An input module which senses whether the strip is inserted and introduces the strip into the toilet seat through an input path; Carrier including a receiving groove formed in the longitudinal direction on one side of the upper surface to receive a portion of the strip introduced into the toilet seat by the input module, and the carrier urine in the toilet through the housing in the toilet seat A transfer module configured to provide a sliding driving force to the carrier so as to be drawn toward the discharge portion to collect urine and to be introduced into the toilet seat; An analysis module including a color sensor for analyzing a color change of the detection pad attached to the strip; A discharge module embedded in the lower side of the input module to discharge the strip to the outside of the toilet seat through a discharge path separate from the input path; A cleaning module for washing and drying the inside of the toilet seat; And a controller for introducing the strip into the toilet seat, collecting urine, introducing the strip, analyzing the detection pad, and controlling the discharge of the strip.

In addition, the strip may include a pad portion having a plurality of detection pads attached thereto and a margin portion without the detection pads attached thereto, and the carrier may be horizontally formed with an end space between the end of the input path and a separation space therebetween. It receives only the pad portion of the strip, the margin portion is characterized in that it is located in the separation space when the strip is drawn by the transfer module in the urine state.

In addition, the discharge module is formed in the upper portion of the separation space is formed of a rotating shaft connected to the path change motor to rotate via a shaft, and an extension portion extending to one side perpendicular to the shaft in the rotating shaft, by rotating the rotating shaft Both the rollers are rotated by the rotational driving force of the discharge motor, which is composed of a discharge lever having the extension part rotated downward toward the spaced apart space, and a pair of rollers spaced apart to form a space therebetween. And a margin part of the strip guided into the discharge path by the downwardly rotated discharge lever is inserted into the space and comprises a discharge roller for discharging the strip to the outside of the toilet seat. As the guide guides the strip The discharge path may be discharged to the outside of the toilet through the discharge path different from the input path.

In addition, the controller is drawn out of the toilet seat to temporarily draw the carrier in the urine state collected in the strip, but controls the discharge module and the analysis module not to operate and the carrier again after a predetermined time by a timer And a contamination prevention module configured to temporarily withdraw the urine to be absorbed by the detection pad while the carrier is inserted into the toilet seat so that the urine collected is not diluted by splashing water in the toilet bowl on the detection pad. The carrier is set to the weighted state for operation of the evacuation module and the analysis module.

In addition, the analysis module senses whether or not the detection pad is included in the analysis zone, which is formed at both side ends of the analysis zone and an analysis zone in which the detection pad should be located in order to be analyzed by the color sensor. And a detection pad detection sensor for generating a solution detection signal, wherein the controller stores a detection pad length DB storing a length of the detection pad and a distance DB storing a distance between the detection pad and a diameter of the discharge roller. The rotation speed of the discharge motor is calculated so that the other detection pad may be included in the analysis zone based on the position where the one detection pad is included in the analysis zone based on the data stored in each DB. And the rotational speed DB stored therein and stops the discharge motor for a predetermined time when the detection signal is received. Position correction consisting of an exhaust motor fine control unit for finely adjusting the movement of the strip by differentially controlling the rotation of the exhaust motor until the detection signal is transmitted again after operating the exhaust motor according to the rotation speed information of the rotational speed DB. Further comprising a control module, it is possible to finely adjust the position of each detection pad relative to the analysis zone.

Additionally, the controller may include a periodic cleaning module that controls the cleaning control module to be periodically operated after the cleaning control module is operated.

Additionally, a method of analyzing urine using a urine analysis system according to the present invention, comprising: a first step of sensing a strip introduced by a user and introducing the strip into a toilet seat to seat a pad portion of the strip on a carrier; A second step in which the carrier is drawn out to the urine discharge part in the toilet by a sliding drive method to collect urine; A third step of operating the path change motor to rotate the discharge lever below the separation space; A fourth step of inserting the carrier containing the strip from which urine is collected into the toilet seat and simultaneously operating the discharge motor to insert the strip into the discharge roller; A fifth step of sequentially analyzing the plurality of detection pads by operating the analysis module while moving the strip to the outside of the toilet seat using the discharge motor and the discharge roller; Characterized in that consisting of; sixth step of cleaning the inside of the toilet seat.

In addition, between the second step and the third step, the carrier containing the strip from which urine has been collected is temporarily introduced into the toilet seat and maintained for a certain time, so that the detection pad is not affected by foreign matter around the toilet seat. A carrier temporary retraction step to enable the absorption of urine; And a setting step of temporarily drawing the carrier containing the strip of absorbing the detection pad to the urine discharge site in the toilet to set the carrier to the weighted state for urine analysis and strip discharge.

According to the toilet seat internal urine analysis system according to the present invention,

1) Because each module for urine analysis is densely formed on one side of the toilet seat, the distance of the strip is minimized, so the inspection process is simple.

2) reduce the errors of inspection,

3) increase the durability of the machine,

4) It ensures the time for urine to be absorbed hygienically enough in the detection pad to enable more accurate urine test,

5) By finely adjusting the detection pad position, it provides an effect that can be analyzed more accurately.

Figure 1a is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a toilet seat urine analysis system according to the present invention.

Figure 1b is a perspective view of another embodiment of a toilet seat urine analysis system according to the present invention from another direction.

Figure 2 is a side perspective view showing the basic configuration of the urine analysis device according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a front perspective view of the urine analysis device according to the present invention.

4 is another side perspective view of the urine analysis device according to the present invention.

5 is an exploded perspective view of the urine analysis device according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of analyzing the urine using the configuration of the controller and the urine analysis system according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are not drawn to scale, and like reference numerals in each of the drawings refer to like elements.

Figure 1a is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a toilet seat urine analysis system according to the present invention, Figure 1b is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a toilet seat urine analysis system according to the present invention from another direction.

As can be seen from Figures 1a to 1b, the toilet seat internal urine analysis system according to the present invention is based on the user sitting on the toilet seat 10 in the commonly used toilet seat 10, that is generally In the opposite side of the side where the bidet nozzle is installed, ie, the area between the two legs of the user while the user is seated among the toilet seats, which is called a local area (3), a structure for analyzing urine is densely embedded. The toilet seat 10 should be provided with a certain level of empty space inside the local area 3 so that each component can be installed.

This urine analysis system is to make it easy to check the basic state of health by self-diagnosis at home, hospital, public facilities, etc. The user's health condition is diagnosed using a method of analyzing the color change of the detection pad 2 by wetting the strip 1 with the detection pad 2 attached thereto, and the moving distance of the strip 1. It is designed to shorten the inspection time by reducing the time required and to simplify the inspection process, while minimizing machine malfunctions and diagnostic errors.

Brief description of the basic process of the urine analysis system according to the present invention prior to the detailed description of each configuration, as shown in Figure 1b is formed through the outer peripheral surface one side of the toilet seat 10 in the local region (3) When the strip 1 is inserted into the strip inlet 11, the carrier 31, which accommodates the strip 1, moves to the urine discharge part inside the toilet, that is, the user sits on the toilet seat 10 due to various motors and rollers. The urine of the user is sufficiently wetted by the plurality of detection pads 2 by being drawn to the user in a state and maintained for a predetermined time, and then the strip 1 is introduced into the toilet seat 10 again to detect each of them. The state of health is detected by detecting the color change of the pad 2. In addition, by displaying an analysis result using a display device provided separately, the user can immediately check.

After the detection pad 2 analysis process, the present invention is preferably discharged to the strip outlet 12 at the same time as the analysis process, and then washed and dried inside the system contaminated by urine or the like during the test. The urine test process using the urine analysis system according to this is terminated.

As described above, as each component is concentrated in the local region 3, the moving distance of the strip 1 is minimized, and the urine test is performed. As a result, the user can quickly and easily test the urine simply by inserting the strip 1 into the toilet seat. It can be carried out, so that the strip (1) after being used for the urine test to be discharged to the outside of the toilet seat (10) it is possible to use the urine analysis system more hygienic and stable.

Figure 2 is a side perspective view showing the basic configuration of the urine analysis device according to the invention, Figure 3 is a front perspective view of the urine analysis device according to the invention, Figure 4 is another side perspective view of the urine analysis device according to the invention 5 is an exploded perspective view of the urine analysis device according to the present invention.

As can be seen from Figures 2 to 5, the urine analysis device according to the present invention is inserted into the toilet seat 10, the input module and transfer module, analysis module 40, discharge module, cleaning module and controller 100 )

Prior to the description of each configuration, the strip 1 used for urine analysis consists of a pad portion 1a to which the detection pad 2 is attached and a margin portion 1b to which the detection pad 2 is not attached. The action of the strip will be described later together with the description of each module.

In addition, the toilet seat 10 used in the present invention is formed with a housing (4) protruding from the local area to the urine discharge portion in the toilet, the housing (4) to ensure the path of the transfer module to be described later It also provides space for other modules to be inserted.

The input module consists of an input roller 21, an input motor 22, and an input detection sensor 23, and is located on the circumference side of the toilet seat 10 provided with the strip input port 11 in the local region 3. By sensing the strip 1 introduced into the strip inlet 11 by the strip 1 is automatically inserted through the feed path between the feed roller 21 to the inside of the carrier 31 of the transfer module to be described later will be.

Referring to the drawings, each configuration of the feeding module will be described in detail. The feeding roller 21 is composed of a pair of first rolling parts 21a, a shaft 21b, and a second rolling part 21c. The first rolling portions 21a of the feed rollers 21 are in the shape of discs, but are in contact with each other, and are configured to rotate as if the gears are rotated, and the shafts 21b are formed to extend at right angles and downwards, respectively. A second rolling part 21c having the same shape as the first rolling part 21a but having a smaller diameter than the first rolling part 21a is provided at the end of the second rolling part 21c between the second rolling parts 21c. There is formed an input passage configured to fit the strip 1 inserted into the strip opening 11, the strip 1 can be introduced into the toilet seat through the input passage as the feeding roller 21 rotates. Make sure

The input motor 22 is built in any one of the pair of input rollers 21 to transmit the rotational driving force to the input rollers 21 to rotate the input rollers 21 itself, but is mechanically more stable. In order to ensure durability, it may be desirable to rotate the feed roller 21 by being provided separately as shown in the drawing to be in contact with any one of the first rolling parts 21a. This input motor 22 is controlled on / off by the controller 100 to be described later.

The input detection sensor 23 is formed on one side of the local area 3 to sense whether the strip 1 inserted through the strip insertion hole 11 is inserted. When the strip 1 is inserted by a user to a predetermined depth, Sensing this serves to transmit the input detection signal to the controller 100 to be described later.

When the operation of the input module made by the above-described configuration and controlled by the controller 100 to be described below is briefly described, when the user inserts the strip 1 into the strip insertion hole 11 at a predetermined depth, the input detection sensor 23 is Sensing whether the strip 1 is inserted and transmitting the input detection signal to the controller 100, accordingly, the controller 100 drives the input motor 22 by a predetermined predetermined number of revolutions so that the strip 1 automatically operates. It is inserted into the toilet seat 10 so that it can be seated on the carrier 31 to be described later.

The transfer module includes a carrier 31 and a transfer part, and the carrier 31 is accommodated inside the toilet through the housing 4 while the strip 1 is seated inside the carrier 31. The urine of the user can be collected in the detection pad 2 attached to the strip 1 by drawing it out to the urine discharge part of the area).

In this case, a carrier through hole (not shown) formed through the carrier 31 may be provided at the extension end side of the housing 4 to allow the carrier 31 to be drawn in and drawn out.

Referring to each configuration of the transfer module with reference to the drawings, the carrier 31 is introduced into the strip inlet 11 and downward along the longitudinal direction on the upper surface to accommodate the strip (1) drawn by the input module It is made of a panel shape including a receiving groove formed in the groove is disposed in the same direction as the inlet direction of the strip (1) is arranged long to face down the toilet seat from the circumference of the toilet seat (10).

In particular, the carrier 31 is horizontally formed by forming a space 25 between the end of the input path of the input module, that is, the opposite side of the strip input port 11 at a predetermined interval to form a space 25 between the input module. desirable.

In addition, the carrier 31 does not receive the entire strip 1, but is formed so as not to receive the margin part 1b of the strip 1 so that the margin part 1b of the strip 1 in the separation space 25. Some or all of the to be to be arranged in a floating shape, which will be described in more detail in the discharge module to be described later.

The carrier 31 should be driven in such a manner that the carrier 31 is drawn out to the inside of the toilet to collect urine and retracted therein. In the toilet seat 10, the carrier 31 may be linearly moved so that the carrier 31 may linearly move. It is preferable to provide a rail and the like of the shape corresponding to the smooth movement of the carrier (31).

In addition, the carrier 31 is formed with a rack 31a in the longitudinal direction on the bottom surface, that is, the opposite surface of the surface in which the strip 1 is accommodated to receive the driving force of the linear motion, the toilet seat 10 of the carrier 31 The stopper which is hung on the periphery 10 around the strip through hole in order to prevent the carrier 31 from being pulled out completely and separated from the toilet seat 10 when the carrier 31 is drawn out of the toilet seat 10 inwardly in the toilet seat 10). 31b is provided.

The stopper 31b may be formed in a '-' shape as shown in the figure, but the shape is not limited to a specific one.

In addition, the carrier 31 may be provided with a detector 31c so that the position of the carrier 31 can be detected by the photo interrupt 34 which will be described later. The detector 31c is shown in the figure. As described above, it is formed to be bent outwardly from one side of the space-side end portion, that is, from the lower portion of the stopper 31b to pass between the light emitting element and the light receiving element of the photo interrupt 34 to be described later. It is desirable to be.

The driving unit provides a driving force to allow the carrier 31 to be drawn in and drawn out. Preferably, the driving unit includes a pinion 32, a transfer motor 33, and a photo interrupt 34.

The pinion 32 is engaged with the rack 31a provided in the carrier 31 to convert the rotational force of the feed motor 33 to be described later into linear motion, and is provided on the bottom surface of the carrier 31. It is rotatably formed by the feed motor 33 in engagement with the rack 31a.

The feed motor 33 provides a rotational force to the pinion 32, and the on / off state to the rotation direction (forward / reverse direction) is controlled by the controller 100 to be described later.

At this time, it is possible to increase the durability by providing a roller-shaped medium between the feed motor 33 and the pinion 32 as shown in the figure.

The photo interrupt 34 includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and is formed to face the light emitting element and the light receiving element with a predetermined space, and serves to detect an object passing through the space therebetween.

The photo interrupt 34 is fixed to a position where the detector 31c of the carrier 31 passes between the light emitting element and the light receiving element at one side of the toilet seat 10, and ensures a space separated from the input module. By sensing whether the detection unit 31c is detected and transmitting a detection signal to the controller 100, which will be described later, so that the controller 100 can control the linear movement of the carrier 31 at a specific position. Is controlled so as not to be drawn up to the inside of the separation space so that the process of allowing the strip to be discharged to the outside of the toilet seat by the discharge module to be described later.

Referring to the operation of the transfer module described above, when the strip 1 is seated inside the carrier 31 by the input module, the controller 100 drives the transfer motor 33 in the forward direction to the carrier 31. To the urine discharge part in the toilet, and the withdrawal state is maintained for a predetermined time by a separate timer or the like, after the user's urine is collected, the transfer motor 33 is driven in the reverse direction again the carrier 31 the toilet seat (10) Into the local area 3 of the sensor. When the detector 31c detects the photo interrupt 34, it sends a signal to the controller 100 to stop the driving of the transfer motor 33. The spacing 25 between the input modules is ensured.

At this time, the carrier 31 may be separated from the toilet seat 10 by being drawn out by the controller 100 at a predetermined rotational speed, and in any case, the carrier 31 may be separated from the toilet seat 10 by the stopper 31b. Separation is prevented.

In addition, the carrier 31 is not introduced by the photo interrupt 34 at a predetermined position so that damage is not applied to the inside of the toilet seat 10 including the input module so that the system according to the present invention can be used more stably. Instead, the marginal portion 1b of the strip 1 may be disposed in the separation space 25 so that the movement path of the strip 1 may be changed by the discharge lever to be described later.

The analysis module 40 is composed of an LED light, a reflector, a color sensor, and the like, and is fixedly formed on one side of the upper side of the transfer module, and disposed to face the upper surface of the carrier 31, that is, the strip 1, by the carrier module. While 31 is drawn into the local area 3, it serves to analyze the color change of the detection pad 2 in turn.

In this case, the analysis module 40 may be configured to have a size and number sufficient to analyze all of the plurality of detection pads 2 at a time, so that the analysis module 40 may be quickly analyzed. The disadvantage is that it is difficult to realize economically.

Therefore, the analysis module 40 should be installed so that only one detection pad 2 can be analyzed. In this case, each detection pad 2 must be accurately disposed so as to correspond to the analysis module 40 sequentially. The problem arises.

To this end, an analysis zone may be formed in the analysis module 40 and a detection pad detection sensor (not shown) may be further included.

The analysis zone designates an area in which the detection pad 2 should be located in order to be analyzed by the color sensor, and means an arbitrary space.

The detection pad detection sensor is provided at one inner side of the analysis module 40 and is formed at both end portions of the analysis zone to determine whether the detection pad 2 is included in an analysis zone that can be analyzed by the color sensor. By generating a sensing signal by sensing the detection pad, the detection pad detection sensor may function as a method for detecting the material and color of the detection pad.

The detailed operation of the detection pad detection sensor will be described later together with the controller 100.

The discharge module is basically composed of the discharge lever 51, the path change motor 52, the discharge roller 53 and the discharge motor 54, the strip being introduced into the local area 3 by the transfer module ( 1) through the strip discharge port serves to discharge to the outside of the toilet seat 10 in a discharge path separate from the input path.

The discharge lever 51 is provided in the upper part of the separation space 25 between the input module and the carrier 31, and consists of a rotating shaft 51a and an extension part 51b. The rotating shaft 51a has a separate shaft. Connected to the path changing motor 52 and rotated, and the extension part 51b extends to one side perpendicular to the shaft in the rotation shaft, so that the rotation shaft 51a is rotated by the rotation driving force of the path changing motor 52 to be described later. The extension part 51b is rotated downward by the space | interval space 25 by rotating.

The discharge lever 51 normally does not affect the course of the strip 1, but rotates at a predetermined angle, and when the discharge lever 51 is lowered, the space 1b of the strip 1 is separated from the space 25. By pressing downward to guide the strip 1 to be sandwiched between the discharge rollers 53 to be described later, it serves to change the movement path of the strip 1. At this time, the movement path of the strip 1 which is changed when the discharge lever 51 is lowered in the local area 3 so that the strip 1 can be more stably sandwiched between the discharge rollers 53 to be described later. It would be desirable to provide a space to define the space.

The path change motor 52 is controlled by the controller 100 to be described later to provide a rotational force to the discharge lever 51 by connecting the discharge lever 51 and a separate shaft.

The discharge roller 53 is formed in the lower portion of the separation space, but consists of a pair of rollers spaced apart so that the space 53a is provided between the two rollers, both rollers rotate by the rotational driving force of the discharge motor 54 While the margin of the strip (1) guided by the downwardly rotated discharge lever 51 guided to the discharge path is fitted into the space (53a) so that the strip (1) is discharged to move the discharge to the outside of the toilet seat (10). do.

As shown in the drawing, one or more discharge rollers 53 are preferably provided so that the strip 1 can be moved more stably.

The discharge motor 54 provides a rotational driving force to the discharge roller 53 and is controlled by the controller 100.

The cleaning module is provided to clean the components of the urine analyzer, and consists of an inlet nozzle 61, an inlet valve, an air nozzle 62, an air valve, and the like.

As described above, the inlet nozzle 61 may be formed at one side of the toilet seat 10 when the urine analyzer is partitioned inside the toilet seat 10 by a case. This inlet nozzle 61 will be connected to a separate tube and should be connected to any tank and the like separately provided for storing the cleaning liquid.

The inlet valve is formed inside the inlet nozzle 61 to control the introduction of the washing liquid into the toilet seat 10 or the case of the urine analyzer through the inlet nozzle 61 to open and close the inlet nozzle 61. As such, the inlet valve is controlled by the controller 100.

The air nozzle 62 and the air valve are also made in the same manner as the inlet nozzle 61 and the inlet valve.

The cleaning module may be operated immediately after the strip 1 is discharged to the outside by the discharge module to clean and dry the urine analyzer, and the introduced washing solution and the drying air may be discharged to the outside by a separate discharge pipe. It is desirable to design as possible.

Figure 6 is a flow chart showing a method of analyzing the urine using the configuration of the controller and the urine analysis system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the controller 100 is provided at one side of the toilet seat 10 so that the strip 1 is introduced into the toilet seat 10 to collect urine and detect the urine. Analyzing the pad (2) and controlling the discharge of the strip (1), strip insertion module 110 and urine collection module 120, analysis determination module 130, discharge control module 140, cleaning Including the control module 150, and may further include a periodic cleaning module 160, a position correction control module 170 and a pollution prevention module 180.

The strip insertion module 110 controls the input motor 22 according to the input detection signal transmitted from the input detection sensor 23. At this time, the input motor 22 should be controlled to be operated only by a predetermined number of revolutions experimentally determined according to the pulling distance until the strip 1 is seated on the carrier 31.

The urine collection module 120 operates the transfer motor 33 by a predetermined number of revolutions in the forward direction immediately after the input motor 22 is operated by the strip 1 insertion module 110 to operate the carrier 31. The carrier withdrawal unit 121 for withdrawing the urine into the urine discharge portion in the toilet, and the carrier 31 is withdrawn after a predetermined time (a time for sufficiently collecting the user's urine) by the timer. ) Is operated in a reverse direction by a predetermined number of revolutions to introduce the carrier 31. However, when the photo interrupt 34 is additionally provided, the carrier 31 is opened until a detection signal is transmitted from the photo interrupt 34. It comprises a carrier lead portion 122 for introducing into the toilet seat (10).

In addition, the controller 100 may further include a pollution prevention module 180, which ensures the time for the detection pad 2 to be fully reacted by urine without being affected by the external environment. For the purpose of this, as the carrier 31 is first drawn out and drawn out by the urine collection module 120, the detection pad 2 is not analyzed immediately, and the carrier 31 is temporarily drawn out and temporarily taken out after the initial drawing. The detection pad 2 is intended to be analyzed by the analysis module 40 in turn as it is drawn after the temporary withdrawal, and is operated between the carrier lead 121 and the carrier lead 122 in time.

That is, while the carrier 31 is drawn out to the outside of the toilet seat 10 and the urine is collected in the strip 1, the discharge module and the analysis module 40 are not operated during the temporary drawing. The carrier is retracted temporarily after a preset time (preferably 1 minute) so that urine can be sufficiently absorbed into the detection pad 2 by a timer. It is drawn in and set to the immediately drawn out state, ie the weighted state, for performing urine analysis and strip 1 discharge.

The detection pad 2 during temporary retraction and storage in the toilet seat 10 by including a temporary retraction and a temporary withdrawal process after the carrier 31 is first drawn out and before being retracted for analysis and strip 1 discharge. ) To allow urine to be absorbed sufficiently.

As a result, the detection pad 2 may be more precisely urine tested by ensuring a predetermined time inside the toilet seat 10 which is not affected by the external environment such as water accommodated in the urine discharge portion of the toilet.

The analysis determination module 130 sequentially analyzes the plurality of detection pads 2 and stores the corresponding data in the process of the strip 1 being drawn in and discharged by the carrier inlet 122 and the discharge control module 140. The analysis determination module 130 transmits a signal from the path change motor operation determining unit 131 that receives the driving signal from the path change motor detection sensor and the path change motor operation determining unit 131. It is composed of the analysis module control unit 132 for controlling the operation of the analysis module 40 in accordance with whether or not received a signal, after receiving the operation signal of the path change motor 52, that is, the emission control module 140 It can be operated after it is activated so that only the detection pad 2 in the state where the urine is collected and absorbed can be analyzed. To this end, the discharge module may be provided with a path change motor detection sensor (not shown) which detects whether the path change motor 52 is driven and generates a signal.

In addition, the stored analysis data is preferably transmitted to a display device or the like provided separately so that the user can check.

The discharge control module 140 operates the path change motor 52 and the discharge motor 54 to lower the discharge lever 51 when the carrier 31 is retracted by the carrier inlet 124. ) Is discharged to the outside of the toilet seat 10 through the strip discharge port 12 in the state fitted to the discharge roller (53).

At this time, the carrier inlet 122, the analysis determination module 130, and the emission control module 140 operate organically with each other, so that the introduction of the carrier 31 and the analysis of the detection pad 2 and the discharge of the strip 1 are organically performed. It should be done at the same time.

The washing control module 150 controls the washing module after cleaning the strip 1 by the discharge controlling module 140 to clean and dry the urine analyzer.

In addition, the controller 100 may further include a cycle cleaning module 160. In order to overcome the disadvantage that each component may be contaminated when the urine analysis system is not used for a long time, accurate results may not be obtained in a later test. The cleaning control module 150 is operated at regular intervals, for example, once every two days, that is, when a certain time has elapsed since the cleaning control module 150 was last operated. Control it to keep the urine analyzer clean.

The operation of the controller 100 having the above-described configuration will be described in detail in chronological order. When the user inserts the strip 1, the strip 1 is automatically disposed by the strip 1 insertion module 110. 10) A portion of the strip 1 except for the margin portion 1b of the strip 1 is seated on the carrier 31. When the operation of the input module is completed, the carrier 31 is moved by the urine collection module 120. Urine is drawn out through the carrier through hole to the urine discharge site, that is, the user's side, and urine is collected and temporarily introduced by the pollution prevention module 180. After that, when the detection pad 2 is sufficiently reacted by urine, the carrier 31 is temporarily drawn out again by the pollution prevention module 180 and discharged at the same time as the final drawing is performed by the urine collecting module 120. The control module 140 and the analysis determination module 130 are operated so that the introduction of the carrier 31, the analysis of the detection pad 2, and the discharge of the strip 1 proceed simultaneously.

After all of these processes, that is, until the discharge of the strip 1 is completed, all processes are completed by washing and drying the urine analyzer by the washing control module 150, and the cycle washing module 160 is provided once every regular period. By the urine analysis device is washed and dried it is possible to maintain a sanitary state in normal times.

Additionally, the controller 100 may include a position correction control module 170. The position correction control module 170 may include a rotational speed DB 171 and an exhaust motor microcontroller 172.

First, the rotational speed DB 171 stores a distance DB storing a distance between the detection pad length DB storing the length of the detection pad 2 and the detection pad 2 and a diameter of the discharge roller 53. The discharge motor 54 including a diameter DB, so that the other detection pad may be included in the analysis zone based on the position of the one detection pad 2 included in the analysis zone based on the data stored in each DB. In order to calculate and store the number of rotations, the detection pad 2 is included in the analysis zone after the detection pad 2 has been analyzed by the analysis module 40 in the analysis zone. The discharge motor 54 is data analyzed for the number of rotations to operate.

The fine discharge motor control unit 172 finely controls the discharge motor 54 so that the detection pad 2 can be included in the analysis zone according to whether the detection signal is transmitted. After the operation is stopped, the strip is finely corrected by controlling the rotation of the discharge motor 54 according to the rotation speed information of the rotation speed DB 171 and whether the detection signal is transmitted.

In other words, if the detection signal is transmitted, after stopping the operation of the discharge motor 54 for a predetermined time, the detection signal is transmitted again after operating the discharge motor 54 according to the rotation speed information of the rotation speed DB 171. To fine-tune the movement of the strip 1 by differentially controlling the rotation of the discharge motor 54 until

In more detail, the detection pad 2 attached to the closest to the margin part 1b after the carrier 31 is drawn in by the carrier inlet 122 is first included in the detection zone to detect the detection pad. When the sensing signal is transmitted to the fine motor control unit 172 by sensing, the analysis module 40 stops the operation of the discharge motor for a predetermined time so that the analysis module 40 can analyze the corresponding detection pad 2 by a timer. .

Thereafter, the rotation speed DB is calculated according to parameters such as the length of the detection pad 2, the distance between the pads, the diameter of the discharge roller, and the like based on the position of the detection pad 2 in the analysis zone. When the detection signal is not transmitted, the detection pad 2 analyzes the rotation direction and the rotation speed of the discharge motor 54 in response to the transmission motor 54 being controlled by the control unit 171. It is to finely correct the position of the detection pad 2 by adjusting the differential until it is included in the detection signal.

The position correction control module 170 may be further included to allow the detection pad 2 to be more accurately positioned in the analysis zone of the analysis module 40, thereby analyzing the detection pad 2 more precisely. Urine analysis data can be obtained.

Referring to the flow chart of Figure 6 and the urine analysis method using the toilet seat built-in urine analysis system according to the present invention in more detail with reference to the flow chart of the present invention, by sensing the strip input by the user to introduce the strip into the toilet seat The first step of seating the pad portion of the strip to the carrier, the second step in which the carrier is drawn to the urine discharge portion in the toilet by the sliding drive method, the urine is collected, the path change motor is operated to rotate the discharge lever to the lower space The third step of inserting the carrier containing the urine-collected strip into the toilet seat and simultaneously operating the discharge motor to insert the strip into the discharge roller, using the discharge motor and the discharge roller to move the strip to the outside of the toilet seat. While operating the analysis module to sequentially remove the plurality of detection pads. The dropping can be described as the fifth step, the sixth step of cleaning the inside of the toilet seat.

In addition, the contamination prevention module is further included, so that between the second step and the third step, the carrier containing the strip from which urine is collected is temporarily introduced into the toilet seat, and the detection pad is maintained around the toilet seat for a predetermined time. Carrier temporary retracting step to be able to absorb the urine without being affected by foreign substances in the; And a setting step of temporarily drawing the carrier containing the strip of absorbing the detection pad to the urine discharge site in the toilet to set the carrier to a standby state for urine analysis and strip discharge.

As described so far, the configuration and operation of the toilet seat internal urine analysis system according to the present invention has been expressed in the above description and drawings, but this is merely an example, and the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the above description and the drawings. Various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

[Description of the code]

1: strip 1a: pad part

1b: margin 2: detection pad

3: local area 4: housing

10: toilet seat 11: strip opening

12: strip outlet 21: feed roller

21a: first rolling part 21b: shaft

21c: second rolling part 22: input motor

23: input detection sensor 25: separation space

31: carrier 31a: rack

31b: stopper 31c: detector

32: pinion 33: feed motor

34: Photo Interrupt 40: Analysis Module

51: discharge lever 51a: extension portion

51b: rotation axis 52: path change motor

53: discharge roller 53a: space

54: discharge motor 61: inlet nozzle

62: air nozzle 100: controller

110: strip insertion module 120: urine collection module

121: carrier lead-out unit 122: carrier lead-in unit

130: analysis judgment module 140: emission control module

150: cleaning control module 160: cycle cleaning module

170: position correction control module 171: rotational speed DB

172: fine motor discharge control unit 180: pollution prevention module

Claims

A toilet seat visceral urine analysis system formed in a local area between two legs of a seated person in a toilet seat,

A housing protruding from the local region of the toilet seat to the urine discharge site in the toilet bowl;

An input module which senses whether the strip is inserted and introduces the strip into the toilet seat through an input path;

Carrier including a receiving groove formed in the longitudinal direction on one side of the upper surface for receiving a portion of the strip introduced into the toilet seat by the input module, and the carrier is formed protruding in the urine discharge area from the toilet seat A transfer module configured to transfer a housing to the outside to collect urine and to provide a sliding driving force to the carrier to be drawn into the toilet seat;

An analysis module including a color sensor for analyzing a color change of the detection pad attached to the strip;

A discharge module embedded in the lower side of the input module to discharge the strip to the outside of the toilet seat through a discharge path separate from the input path;

A cleaning module for washing and drying the inside of the toilet seat;

And a controller configured to introduce the strip into the toilet seat to collect urine, to introduce the strip, to analyze the detection pad, and to control the discharge of the strip.
The method of claim 1,

The strip,

And a pad portion having a plurality of detection pads attached thereto and a margin portion having no detection pads attached thereto.

The carrier,

In the input module is formed horizontally with the end of the input path and the separation space therebetween accommodate only the pad portion of the strip,

The margin is,

The urine collection system, characterized in that located in the separation space when the strip is drawn by the transfer module.
The method of claim 2,

The discharge module,

The rotating shaft is formed on the separation space, but is connected to the path change motor via a shaft to rotate, and the extension portion extending from the rotating shaft to one side perpendicular to the shaft, the rotating shaft is rotated by the extension portion is the separation space A discharge lever pivoted downward toward the lower part,

A pair of rollers provided at a lower portion of the separation space but spaced to form a space therebetween and guided to the discharge path by the discharge lever rotated downward while both rollers are rotated by the rotational driving force of the discharge motor The margin part of the strip is inserted into the space, consisting of a discharge roller for discharging the strip to the outside of the toilet seat,

And the strip allows the strip to be discharged to the outside of the toilet seat through the discharge path different from the input path as the discharge lever guides the margin part to the space side.
The method of claim 1,

The controller,

Prevents contamination of the carrier which is drawn out of the toilet seat to temporarily draw the carrier with urine collected in the strip, but controls the discharge module and the analysis module to be inoperative and temporarily withdraws the carrier again after a preset time by a timer. Including module

The urine is absorbed by the detection pad while the carrier is inserted into the toilet seat so that the urine collected from the toilet by splashing with water in the toilet does not dilute and the operation of the discharge module and the analysis module. And setting the carrier to the weighted state.
The method of claim 3, wherein

The analysis module,

An analysis zone which is an area where the detection pad should be located for analysis by the color sensor,

A detection pad detection sensor formed at both end portions of the analysis zone to sense whether the detection pad is included in the analysis zone to generate a detection signal;

The controller,

A detection pad length DB storing a length of the detection pad, a distance DB storing a distance between the detection pads, and a diameter DB storing a diameter of the discharge roller, wherein the one detection pad is based on data stored in each DB. A rotational speed DB for calculating and storing the rotational speed of the discharge motor so that the other detection pad may be included in the analysis zone based on a position included in the analysis zone;

When the detection signal is received by stopping the operation of the discharge motor for a predetermined time, by operating the discharge motor according to the rotation speed information of the rotational speed DB and by differentially controlling the rotation of the discharge motor until the detection signal is transmitted again Further comprising a position correction control module consisting of a discharge motor fine control unit for fine-tuning the movement of the strip,

It is characterized in that to adjust the position of each of the detection pad with respect to the analysis zone to be fine, built-in toilet seat urine analysis system.
The method of claim 1,

The controller,

And a periodic cleaning module configured to control the cleaning control module to be periodically operated after the cleaning control module is operated.
Urine analysis using a toilet seat urine analysis system,

A first step of sensing the strip inserted by the user and introducing the strip into the toilet seat to seat the pad portion of the strip on the carrier;

A second step in which the carrier is drawn out to the urine discharge part in the toilet by a sliding drive method to collect urine;

A third step of operating the path change motor to rotate the discharge lever below the separation space;

A fourth step of inserting the carrier containing the strip from which urine is collected into the toilet seat and simultaneously operating the discharge motor to insert the strip into the discharge roller;

A fifth step of sequentially analyzing the plurality of detection pads by operating the analysis module while moving the strip to the outside of the toilet seat using the discharge motor and the discharge roller;

And a sixth step of cleaning the inside of the toilet seat.
The method of claim 7, wherein

Between the second step and the third step,

A carrier temporary step of allowing the carrier containing the strip from which urine has been collected to be temporarily inserted into the toilet seat and allowing the detected pad to absorb urine without being affected by foreign matter around the toilet seat;

A setting step of temporarily withdrawing the carrier containing the strip of absorption of the detection pad to the urine discharge site in the toilet to set the carrier to a weighted state for urine analysis and strip discharge; urine analysis further comprising Urine analysis method using the system.