WO2023143639A2

WO2023143639A2 - Urine collecting mechanism and closestool

Info

Publication number: WO2023143639A2
Application number: PCT/CN2023/083926
Authority: WO
Inventors: 叶之谦
Original assignee: 上海德璟医疗科技有限公司
Priority date: 2022-01-26
Filing date: 2023-03-26
Publication date: 2023-08-03
Also published as: CN216948611U; WO2023143639A3

Abstract

The present application provides a urine collecting mechanism and a closestool. The urine collecting mechanism comprises: a bottom plate; a pipeline cover, provided on one side of the bottom plate; and a urine sample collecting portion, comprising a urine collecting nozzle and a pipeline, a first end of the pipeline passing through the bottom plate and being connected to the urine collecting nozzle, and the urine collecting nozzle being driven by the pipeline and stretchably and retractably provided in the pipeline cover; and the urine collecting nozzle comprising an elastic urine collecting bowl. In an extending state, the elastic urine collecting bowl is used for collecting urine, and in a retraction state, the elastic urine collecting bowl can be tightly attached to the outer wall of the pipeline cover so that the urine sample collecting portion is air-tight to the outside. According to the present application, automatic collection of a urine sample to be detected and autonomous cleaning can be achieved without manual participation, the urine sample to be detected is prevented from being polluted in a collection process, the accuracy of urine detection is improved, and the urine collecting mechanism has a simple structure, and is suitable for daily urine detection.

Description

Urine collection mechanism and toilet

technical field

The application relates to the field of medical testing, in particular to a urine collection mechanism and a toilet.

Background technique

Urine testing is one of the three routine testing items in medical testing. Urine testing is useful for early kidney lesions and systemic lesions such as diabetes, blood diseases, liver and gallbladder diseases, and epidemic hemorrhagic fever, or other organs of the body that affect urine changes. Disease diagnosis has important reference value. With people's pursuit of a healthy life, urine testing has become a routine test for people. The collection of urine is a very important link in the urine testing process.

At present, most of the existing urine collection is manually assisted. For example, ordinary urine cups are used, and the urine is collected by manually placing the urine cup at the urinal, and then transported to the detection position by hand, and the hand is detected during use. It may be contaminated by bacteria, and it is not clean and hygienic. The urine may also be contaminated during transportation and affect the accuracy of urine test results.

In addition, the collection device that requires manual assistance to collect urine cannot satisfy some patients who need to monitor urine for a long time, and due to the high cleaning cost, it cannot be recycled, resulting in waste of resources. And the automatic collection mechanism cannot be used for a long time because it cannot guarantee cleanliness.

Contents of the invention

The present application provides a urine collection mechanism and a toilet, which can automatically collect urine and keep the collection mechanism clean.

The application provides a urine collection mechanism, comprising: a bottom plate; a pipeline cover arranged on one side of the bottom plate; a urine sample collection part, including a urine collection nozzle and a pipeline, and the first end of the pipeline passes through the The bottom plate is connected with the urine collection nozzle, the urine collection nozzle is driven by the pipeline, and is telescopically arranged in the pipeline cover; and the urine collection nozzle includes an elastic urine collection bowl, which is stretched out , the elastic urine-collecting bowl is used to collect urine, and in a contracted state, the elastic urine-collecting bowl can cling to the outer wall of the pipeline cover to air-tighten the urine sample collection part from the outside.

Optionally, the urine sample collection part also includes a locking block, and the locking block is arranged on the The first end is arranged on the outside of the elastic urine collection bowl. In the contracted state, the pipeline drives the locking block to exert pressure on the elastic urine collection bowl towards the pipeline cover, so that the The elastic urine collection bowl can be attached to the outer wall of the pipeline cover.

Optionally, the urine collection mechanism further includes a power part arranged on the other side of the floor, and the second end of the pipeline is set to be driven by the power part on the bottom plate, and the pipeline cover Do telescopic movement, thereby drive described urine collection nozzle to do telescopic movement. The power part includes: a motor providing rotational motion; and a rotating shaft connected to the output end of the motor, the rotating shaft is supported on the bottom plate and connected to the pipeline, the motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate, Thus, the pipeline is driven to perform telescopic movement.

Optionally, the power part includes: an active part, which reciprocates along a linear direction; a driven part cooperating with the active part, which makes a rotational movement driven by the active part; and a driving part, which outputs The end is connected with one end of the active component, and drives the active component to perform linear reciprocating motion.

Optionally, the driven part is engaged with the active part.

Optionally, the driving part is a rack; the driven part is a spur gear, and the axial direction of the driven part is perpendicular to the axial direction of the driving part.

Optionally, the power part further includes: an elastic component connected to the other end of the active component, and the elastic component has a deformation space along the moving direction of the active component.

Optionally, the body part of the pipeline cover is in the shape of a cylindrical semicircle, which is used to accommodate the urine sample collection part, and a through hole is provided at the opening for the passage of the pipeline, and the wall of the hole is the same as that of the tube in the contracted state. The elastic urine collection bowls are tightly attached to each other.

The present application provides a toilet, including a urine collection mechanism, wherein the urine collection mechanism includes: a bottom plate; a pipeline cover arranged on one side of the bottom plate; a urine sample collection part, including a urine collection nozzle and a pipeline, the The first end of the pipeline passes through the bottom plate and is connected to the urine collection nozzle, the urine collection nozzle is driven by the pipeline, and is telescopically arranged in the pipeline cover; and the urine collection nozzle includes The elastic urine collection bowl is used to collect urine in the extended state, and the elastic urine collection bowl can be attached to the outer wall of the pipeline cover in the contracted state to keep the urine The sample collection part is air-tight from the outside world.

The above technical solution prevents the urine collection nozzle from being polluted by sewage by setting the pipeline cover and the elastic urine collection bowl close to the outer wall of the pipeline cover; the power part is set to drive the pipeline movement, thereby driving the urine collection nozzle to protrude from the front cover for collection and testing Urine sample, realize urine sample collection, or discharge the cleaning liquid from the urine collection nozzle into the toilet, realize the pipeline and the cleaning of the urine collection nozzle; or drive the urine collection nozzle to retract and stick to the outer wall of the pipeline cover to prevent the urine collection nozzle from being polluted when it is not working; the urine collection nozzle, pipeline and power unit can automatically collect the urine sample to be tested and Self-cleaning.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings without any creative effort.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a specific embodiment of the urine collection mechanism provided by the present application;

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a specific embodiment of the urine collection mechanism provided by the present application;

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a specific embodiment of the urine collection mechanism provided by the present application;

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a specific embodiment of the urine collection mechanism provided by the present application;

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a specific embodiment of the urine collection mechanism provided by the present application.

Detailed ways

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the application with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the application. Apparently, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without making creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of this application. In addition, it should be understood that the specific implementations described here are only used to illustrate and explain the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application. In this application, unless stated otherwise, the used orientation words such as "up", "down", "left", and "right" usually refer to the upper, lower, and left sides in the actual use or working state of the device. and right, specifically the direction of the drawing in the attached drawing.

The present application provides a urine collection mechanism and a toilet, which will be described in detail below. It should be noted that the description order of the following embodiments is not intended to limit the preferred order of the embodiments of the present application. And in the following embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own focus, and for the part not described in detail in a certain embodiment, you can refer to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , which are structural schematic diagrams of a specific embodiment of the urine collection mechanism provided by the present application, respectively corresponding to the extended and contracted states of the proximal urine collection nozzle, and the sectional views of the contracted state. exist In this application, the urine collection mechanism includes a bottom plate 1, a pipeline cover 2, a urine sample collection part, and a power part. The urine sample collection part includes a pipeline 3 and a urine collection nozzle, and the urine collection nozzle includes an elastic urine collection bowl 4 and a locking block 5 .

The bottom plate 1 is used to carry the pipeline cover 2, the urine sample collection part and the power part, and the bottom plate 1 is also used to isolate the front cover and the power part on both sides, so as to protect the power part. A hole through which the pipeline cover 2 of the urine sample collection part passes is opened on the bottom plate 1 .

The pipeline cover 2 is arranged on one side of the bottom plate 1 . The urine sample collection part includes a urine collection nozzle and a pipeline 3 . The first end of the pipeline 3 passes through the bottom plate 1 and is connected to the urine collection nozzle. The urine collection nozzle is driven by the pipeline 3 and is telescopically arranged in the pipeline cover 2 . The urine collection nozzle includes an elastic urine collection bowl 4, which is used to collect urine in the extended state shown in FIG. 1 . In the contracted state shown in FIG. 2 , the elastic urine collection bowl 4 can be tightly attached to the outer wall of the pipeline cover 2 by virtue of its elasticity, so as to air-tighten the urine sample collection part from the outside world. The material of the elastic urine collection bowl 4 can be rubber, elastic plastic or similar elastic materials.

Optionally, in this specific embodiment, the urine sample collection part further includes a locking block 5, the locking block 5 is arranged on the first end of the pipeline 3, and is arranged on the elastic urine collection bowl 4, in the contracted state shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3, the pipeline 3 drives the locking block 5 to exert pressure on the elastic urine collection bowl 4 toward the pipeline cover 2, so that the The elastic urine collection bowl 4 can be attached to the outer wall of the pipeline cover 2 .

The body part of the pipeline cover 2 is cylindrical and semicircular arc-shaped, which is used to accommodate the urine sample collection part, and a through hole for the passage of the pipeline 3 is provided at the opening, and the hole wall is in line with the elastic urine collection in the contracted state. The bowls 4 are tightly attached to each other, and the pipeline cover 2 is arranged on one side of the bottom plate 1, and the pipeline cover 2 is installed on the inner wall of the toilet to isolate the urine sample collection part from the sewage.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the urine sample collection part includes a urine sample collection part including a pipeline 3 , and a urine collection nozzle, and the urine collection nozzle includes an elastic urine collection bowl 4 and a locking block 5 . The elastic urine collection bowl 4 is located outside the pipeline cover 2 in the extended state, and is used to absorb the urine sample to be tested through the urine inlet 6. One end of the pipeline 3 passes through the bottom plate 1 and is connected to the elastic urine collection bowl 4. The pipeline 3 The other end is located on the other side of the bottom plate 1; the pipeline 3 is used to transport the urine sample to be tested drawn by the elastic urine collection bowl 4 to the external testing equipment for urine testing; the pipeline 3 can also be used to connect with the external cleaning equipment, The cleaning liquid enters from the other end of the pipeline 3 and is discharged into the toilet from the elastic urine collection bowl 4, flushing the pipeline 3 and the elastic urine collection bowl 4, so as to realize the self-cleaning of the urine collection mechanism. Sewage after flushing It is directly discharged through the toilet, and no additional sewage pipeline is required. In the specific implementation, after the sampling is completed, it is followed by cleaning.

The power unit provides the power source for the urine sample collection unit. The power part is set on the other side of the bottom plate 1, and the power part drives the pipeline 3 to perform telescopic movement, and synchronously drives the locking block 5 to drive the elastic urine collection bowl 4 to be tightly attached to the pipeline cover 2, as shown in Figure 1, it is an elastic urine collection bowl 4 The state diagram protruding from the pipeline cover 2 is a schematic diagram of the elastic urine collection bowl 4 in the working state. As shown in Figure 2, it is a state diagram of the elastic urine collection bowl 4 retracted into the pipeline cover 2, namely It is a schematic diagram of the elastic urine collection bowl 4 in a non-working state.

In other embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 4 , the power part includes a motor 7 and a rotating shaft 10 , wherein the motor 7 provides rotational motion. The motor 7 can be installed on the base plate 1 . The motor 7 can be a stepper motor. Install the rotating support base 11 on the other side of the base plate, install the rotating shaft 10 on the rotating supporting base 11, one end of the rotating shaft 10 is connected with the output end of the motor 7, the rotating shaft 10 is fixed with the pipeline 3, and the motor 7 is input to the rotating shaft 10 The rotating power drives the rotating shaft 10 to rotate, and synchronously drives the pipeline 3 to do telescopic movement. As shown in FIG. 4 , the motor 7 drives the rotating shaft 10 to rotate, drives the pipeline 3 to stretch toward the pipeline cover 2 , and protrudes from the pipeline cover 2 . Similarly, the motor 7 is reversely rotated to drive the rotating shaft 10 to reversely rotate, and the pipeline 3 is driven to retract, and the urine collection nozzle is retracted into the pipeline cover 2 . In another preferred embodiment, the power part also includes a backup power supply, which provides a backup power supply for the motor 7 in case of a sudden power failure, so as to prevent the urine collection nozzle from being exposed to the outside when it is not working.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5 , the power part 50 includes: an active part 501, a driven part 502 and a drive part 503, wherein the active part 501 reciprocates along a linear direction; the driven part 502 and the active part 501 can be engaged Cooperating, the driven part 502 is driven by the active part 501 to perform rotational movement; the output end of the driving part 503 is connected to one end of the active part 501, and the driving part 503 drives the active part 501 to perform linear reciprocating motion. The driving part 501 is a rack; the driven part 502 is a spur gear, and the axial direction of the driven part 502 is perpendicular to the axial direction of the driving part 501 . The spur gear is supported on the bottom plate 1 through a support member 504 that provides rotational movement, for example, the support member 504 may be a bearing sleeve. The driving part 503 can adopt a push-pull electromagnet. In the event of a sudden power failure, the active part 501 cannot return to its original position smoothly, and the elastic urine collection bowl 4 is exposed to the pipeline cover 2 and will come into contact with sewage, causing the elastic urine collection bowl 4 to be polluted. A push-pull electromagnet is used to drive the active part 501, it can automatically return to its original position when the power is cut off, thereby driving the elastic urine collection bowl 4 to be retracted into the pipeline cover 2, which can avoid the occurrence of the above situation. in concrete implementation , when the external detection equipment sends out a urine collection signal, power on the push-pull electromagnet and pull the rack to move downward, driving the cylindrical gear to rotate, thereby driving the pipeline cover 2 to extend forward, and synchronously driving the elastic urine collection bowl 4 from the pipeline cover 2 protrudes into the toilet, and the elastic urine collection bowl 4 absorbs the urine sample to be tested in the toilet and transports it to the external detection equipment for urine detection through the pipeline cover 2. The urine/sewer line drains into the toilet. After the cleaning process is over, the push-pull electromagnet pulls the rack back to its original position, and drives the gear to reversely rotate, thereby driving the pipeline cover 2 and the elastic urine collection bowl 4 to retract and reset.

Continuing to refer to FIG. 5 , the pipeline cover 2 is fixed on the driven part 502 , and the length direction of the pipeline cover 2 is perpendicular to the axial direction of the driven part 502 . In another embodiment, the urine collection mechanism includes a urine collection interface 8 and a cleaning interface 9, which communicate with the pipeline 3, and are respectively used for collecting urine and cleaning the urine collection nozzle.

Continuing to refer to Fig. 5, the power part also includes an elastic component 56, one end of the elastic component 56 is fixed to the bottom plate 1, and the other end is connected to the other end of the active component 501, and the elastic component 56 has a deformation space along the moving direction of the active component 501 . By arranging the elastic component 56 at the other end of the active component, an elastic restoring force is provided to facilitate the rapid return of the active component 501 to its original position. When the drive part 503 adopts a drive part that provides reciprocating motion other than the push-pull electromagnet, when the power is suddenly cut off, the drive part stops working, causing the active part 501 to fail to return to its original position smoothly, thereby exposing the elastic urine collection bowl 4 The outside of the pipeline cover 2 will be in contact with sewage, causing the elastic urine collection bowl 4 to be polluted. By setting the elastic component 56, the active component 501 can be restored to its original position under the action of elastic restoring force. The elastic member 56 may be a tension spring, and in a specific example, two tension springs may be provided. Of course, in the case of satisfying the above functions, other elastic components 56 other than tension springs can also be used, and the number of elastic components 56 can be arranged according to actual needs.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a toilet, including the above-mentioned urine collection mechanism, the urine collection mechanism includes: a bottom plate; a pipeline cover arranged on one side of the bottom plate; a urine sample collection part, including a urine collection nozzle and a pipeline , the first end of the pipeline passes through the bottom plate and is connected to the urine collection nozzle, the urine collection nozzle is driven by the pipeline, and is telescopically arranged in the pipeline cover; and the urine collection nozzle is telescopically arranged in the pipeline cover; The urinal includes an elastic urine-collecting bowl, which is used to collect urine in an extended state, and can be attached to the outer wall of the pipeline cover in a contracted state, so as to The urine sample collection part is air-tight with the outside world.

In other embodiments of the present application, the working process of the urine collection mechanism is as follows:

When the external detector sends out a urine collection signal, the driving part drives the active part to make a linear motion, driving The driven part rotates, driving the pipeline to move forward, synchronously driving the urine collection nozzle to protrude from the pipeline cover to the inside of the toilet, the urine collection nozzle absorbs the urine sample to be tested in the toilet, and transports the urine sample to be tested to the outside through the pipeline In the detection equipment, the detection is completed; after the sampling is completed, the cleaning solution is introduced from the other end of the pipeline to flush the pipeline and urine collection nozzle, and the flushed sewage is discharged from the urine collection nozzle into the toilet.

After the cleaning is finished, the active part returns to the original position, drives the driven part to return to the original position, thereby drives the pipeline to return to the original position, and makes the urine collection nozzle retract to the inside of the pipeline cover, and the elastic urine collection bowl can be tightly attached to the pipe The outer wall of the road cover is used to air-tight the urine sample collection part from the outside world.

The above-mentioned embodiment can realize automatic collection of the urine sample to be tested and self-cleaning without manual participation, avoiding the contamination of the urine sample to be tested during the collection process, and improving the accuracy of urine detection. It has a simple structure and is suitable for daily urine detection.

The application has been introduced in detail above, and specific examples have been used in this paper to illustrate the principle and implementation of the application. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method and core idea of the application; meanwhile, for this field Those of ordinary skill in the art, based on the idea of this application, will have changes in the specific implementation and scope of application. In summary, the content of this specification should not be construed as limiting the application.

Claims

A urine collection mechanism, comprising:

floor;

a pipeline cover arranged on one side of the bottom plate;

The urine sample collection part includes a urine collection nozzle and a pipeline, the first end of the pipeline passes through the bottom plate and is connected to the urine collection nozzle, and the urine collection nozzle is driven by the pipeline, and the telescopic setting within said plumbing enclosure; and

The urine collection nozzle includes an elastic urine collection bowl. In the extended state, the elastic urine collection bowl is used to collect urine. In the contracted state, the elastic urine collection bowl can be attached to the outer wall of the pipeline cover , so as to airtight the urine sample collection part from the outside world.
The urine collection mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the urine sample collection part further comprises a locking block, the locking block is arranged at the first end of the pipeline and at the bottom of the elastic urine collection bowl On the outside, in the contracted state, the pipeline drives the locking block to exert pressure on the elastic urine collection bowl towards the pipeline cover, so that the elastic urine collection bowl can be tightly attached to the pipeline cover. outer wall.
The urine collection mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the urine collection mechanism further comprises a power part arranged on the other side of the floor, and the second end of the pipeline is arranged to be controlled by the power part on the bottom plate To drive, telescopic movement is performed in the pipeline cover, thereby driving the urine collection nozzle to perform telescopic movement.
The urine collection mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the power part comprises:

motors that provide rotational motion; and

A rotating shaft connected to the output end of the motor, the rotating shaft is supported on the bottom plate and connected to the pipeline, and the motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate, thereby driving the pipeline to do telescopic movement.
The urine collection mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the power part comprises:

The active part, which reciprocates along the linear direction;

a driven part cooperating with the active part, which is driven by the active part to rotate; and

The driving part, the output end of which is connected to one end of the active part, drives the active part to perform linear reciprocating motion.
The urine collecting mechanism according to claim 5, wherein,

The driven part is engaged with the active part.
The urine collecting mechanism according to claim 6, wherein,

The active component is a rack;

The driven part is a cylindrical gear, and the axial direction of the driven part is perpendicular to the axial direction of the driving part.
The urine collection mechanism according to claim 5, wherein the power part further comprises: an elastic component connected to the other end of the active component, and the elastic component has a deformation space along the moving direction of the active component.
The urine collection mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the body part of the pipeline cover is cylindrical and semicircular, used to accommodate the urine sample collection part, and a through hole for the passage of the pipeline is provided at the opening , the hole wall and the elastic urine collection bowl in the contracted state are closely attached to each other.
A toilet including a urine collection mechanism, wherein the urine collection mechanism includes:

floor;

a pipeline cover arranged on one side of the bottom plate;

The urine sample collection part includes a urine collection nozzle and a pipeline, the first end of the pipeline passes through the bottom plate and is connected to the urine collection nozzle, and the urine collection nozzle is driven by the pipeline, and the telescopic setting within said plumbing enclosure; and

The urine collection nozzle includes an elastic urine collection bowl. In the extended state, the elastic urine collection bowl is used to collect urine. In the contracted state, the elastic urine collection bowl can be attached to the outer wall of the pipeline cover , so as to airtight the urine sample collection part from the outside world.