Patent Application
20240410152
This application claims the benefit of priority to: Chinese Patent Application No. 202321621450.3 filed in the Chinese Intellectual Property Office on Jun. 25, 2023, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety; Chinese Patent Application No. 202321621416.6 filed in the Chinese Intellectual Property Office on Jun. 25, 2023, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety; Chinese Patent Application No. 202321640245.1 filed in the Chinese Intellectual Property Office on Jun. 26, 2023, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety; Chinese Patent Application No. 202321428865.9 filed in the Chinese Intellectual Property Office on Jun. 6, 2023, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety; Chinese Patent Application No. 202322463144.8 filed in the Chinese Intellectual Property Office on Sep. 11, 2023, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety; Chinese Patent Application No. 202321423009.4 filed in the Chinese Intellectual Property Office on Jun. 6, 2023, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety; Chinese Patent Application No. 202321654847.2 filed in the Chinese Intellectual Property Office on Jun. 27, 2023, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to the field of toilet, and specifically to a toilet having a flushing (e.g., cleaning) function and a seat ring thereof. The present disclosure relates to the field of smart toilet, and specifically to a smart toilet and a seat ring thereof. The present disclosure relates to the field of toilets, and specifically to a toilet and seat ring thereof. The present disclosure relates to the field of toilets, and specifically to a toilet and flushing (e.g., cleaning) assembly thereof. The present disclosure relates to the field of toilets, and specifically to a toilet and seat ring thereof. The present disclosure relates to the field of toilet, and specifically to a toilet and a cleaning assembly thereof. The present disclosure relates to the field of toilet, and specifically to a toilet having a flushing (e.g., cleaning) function and a seat ring thereof.
With the improvement of people's quality of lives, smart toilets have become very popular in daily life. Smart toilets usually have multiple functions such as cleaning, heating, and sterilization. Among them, the cleaning function is usually implemented by mounting a cleaning pipeline inside the seat ring of the toilet. Wherein, one end of the cleaning pipeline is connected to the water tank, and the other end is provided with a nozzle. The cleaning liquid in the water tank passes through the cleaning pipeline to the nozzle and is sprayed out to achieve the cleaning of the private part.
At present, in order to achieve better spraying effect of the nozzle, the nozzle extendably connected to the cleaning pipeline is usually used to achieve cleaning. During the cleaning operation, the nozzle is controlled to extend from the seat ring to a set position, and then the nozzle is controlled to spray the cleaning liquid. In order to avoid the nozzle being contaminated by the outer environment in a non-operation state, a baffle is usually provided at the opening of the seat ring to protect the nozzle from outer environment. However, the existing baffle usually maintains in a closed state under its own gravity. Since the seat ring is pivotally connected to the toilet seat body, it is often flipped by the user, such structure of the baffle cannot ensure that the opening of the seat ring is maintained in the closed state at different positions, and the baffle has the problem of not being able to completely close the opening.
With the continuous development of sanitary functions, smart toilet reflects owner's pursuit of a comfortable life and healthy life. Nano antibacterial seat ring, paperless warm water cleaning, automatic cleaning, deodorization and so on are all humanized design functions of smart toilet. Wherein, the cleaning function of the smart toilet is usually implemented by mounting a cleaning pipeline inside the seat ring of the toilet. Wherein, one end of the cleaning pipeline is connected to a cleaning fluid supply device, and the other end is provided with a cleaning nozzle, so that the user can open the cleaning pipeline and water is sprayed from the cleaning nozzle to clean the user's private parts according to their need.
At present, the cleaning nozzle is usually set up with a single cleaning hole. Due to the small cleaning cross-section, in order to ensure adequate cleaning, the water pressure is usually high, resulting in poor cleaning comfort. In order to solve this problem, the nozzles of some existing cleaning devices are provided with multiple cleaning holes. However, multiple cleaning holes will cause the problem that the spray area is too large and the cleaning position does not match the physiological needs of the human body.
Intelligent toilet reflects people's pursuit of a comfortable life and healthy life. The washing function of the intelligent toilet is a common function of the toilet. It is usually achieved by mounting a washing assembly inside a seat ring of the toilet, the washing assembly usually uses a telescopic nozzle, that is, the nozzle is telescopically connected to a washing pipeline. During a washing operation, the nozzle is controlled to extend from within the seat ring to a set position and performs the spraying operation. In a non-operation state, the nozzle retracts inside the seat ring to avoid external dirt contamination.
Currently, extension or retraction of the nozzles is driven by water pressure, that is, the nozzles are pushed out and extended by the cleaning fluid having a certain pressure in the washing pipeline; and the nozzles are retracted by a reset member after the water supply is stopped. Excessive water pressure results in high spray pressure and poor cleaning comfort; while low water pressure cannot ensure reliable extension of the nozzle. Bases on this, this disclosure is proposed.
Intelligent toilet reflects people's pursuit of comfortable and healthy living. Nano antibacterial seat ring, paperless warm water washing, automatic cleaning, deodorization and so on are all common functions of intelligent toilet. Wherein, the washing function of the intelligent toilet is usually implemented by mounting a cleaning pipeline inside the seat ring of the toilet. Wherein, one end of the cleaning pipeline is connected to a cleaning liquid supply device, and the other end is provided with a cleaning nozzle, so that the user can open the cleaning body waterway and cleaning nozzle sprays water to clean the user's private parts according to their need.
Currently, the washing assembly usually uses a telescopic nozzle, that is, the nozzle is telescopically connected to the cleaning pipeline. During a cleaning operation, the nozzle is controlled to extend from within the seat ring to a set position, then performs the spraying operation. In a non-operation state, the nozzle retracts inside the seat ring and is shielded by a baffle to avoid external dirt contamination. In existing cleaning assemblies, the extension or retraction of the nozzles is driven by water pressure, that is, the nozzles are pushed out and extended by the cleaning liquid having a certain pressure in the cleaning pipeline; and the nozzles are retracted by a reset member after the water supply is stopped. Excessive water pressure results in high spray pressure and poor cleaning comfort; while low water pressure cannot ensure reliable extension of the nozzle. Bases on this, this disclosure is proposed.
The washing function of the intelligent toilet is usually implemented by mounting a cleaning pipeline inside the seat ring of the toilet. Typically, one end of the cleaning pipeline is connected to a cleaning fluid supply device, and the other end is provided with a cleaning nozzle, so that the user can open the cleaning body waterway and the cleaning nozzle sprays water to clean the user's private parts according to their need.
Currently, the washing assembly usually uses a telescopic nozzle, that is, the nozzle is telescopically connected to the cleaning pipeline. During a cleaning operation, the nozzle is controlled to extend from within the seat ring to a set position, then performs the spraying operation. In a non-operation state, the nozzle retracts inside the seat ring. In existing washing assemblies, extension or retraction of the nozzles is driven by water pressure, that is, the nozzles are pushed out and extended by the cleaning fluid having a certain pressure in the cleaning pipeline; and the nozzles are retracted by a reset member after the water supply is stopped. Excessive water pressure results in high spray pressure and poor cleaning comfort; while low water pressure cannot ensure reliable extension of the nozzle.
In recent years, smart toilets have become very popular in ordinary households. Smart toilets usually have multiple functions such as cleaning, heating, and sterilization. Among them, the cleaning function is usually achieved by mounting a cleaning pipeline within the seat ring of the toilet. A spray head is provided at the front end of the cleaning pipeline, through which the cleaning liquid is sprayed out for cleaning private areas.
At present, to enhance the spraying effectiveness of the spray head, the spray head that can be extendably connected to the cleaning pipeline is usually used to achieve cleaning, and when the cleaning operation is performed, the spray head is controlled to extend from the seat ring to a preset position, and then the spray head is controlled to spray. When the cleaning is complete, the spray head is retracted into the seat ring. Since the spray head frequently moves in and out of the seat ring for a long time, it is inevitably contaminated by the outside environment and thus needs to be cleaned and sterilized regularly.
With the improvement of people's quality of lives, smart toilets have become very popular in daily life. Smart toilets usually have multiple functions such as cleaning, heating, and sterilization. Among them, the cleaning function is usually implemented by mounting a cleaning pipeline inside the seat ring of the toilet. Wherein, one end of the cleaning pipeline is connected to the water tank, and the other end is provided with a nozzle. The cleaning liquid in the water tank passes through the cleaning pipeline to the nozzle and is sprayed out to achieve the cleaning of the private part.
At present, in order to achieve better spraying effect of the nozzle, the nozzle extendably connected to the cleaning pipeline is usually used to achieve the cleaning. During the cleaning operation, the nozzle is controlled to extend from the seat ring to a set position, and then the nozzle is controlled to spray the cleaning liquid. In order to avoid the nozzle being contaminated by the outer environment in a non-operation state, a baffle is usually provided at the opening of the seat ring to protect the nozzle from outer environment. However, the existing baffle usually maintains in a closed state under its own gravity. Since the seat ring is pivotally connected to the toilet seat body, it is often flipped by the user, such structure of the baffle cannot ensure that the opening of the seat ring is maintained in the closed state at different positions, and the baffle has the problem of not being able to completely close the opening.
Based on this, the technical problem to be solved by the disclosure is the problem of low reliability of a baffle closure of an existing seat ring with a flushing function.
In order to solve the above technical problem, the disclosure provides the following technical solutions:
In some embodiments of the disclosure, the baffle is connected to the flushing pipe through a pivot axis above the center of gravity of the baffle, the baffle is turned upwardly around the pivot axis when the nozzle is controlled to extend outward.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, the resilient retention member is a torsional spring sleeved on the pivot axis, a first support arm of the torsional spring abuts against an outer wall of the flushing pipe, the second support arm of the torsional spring abuts against an inner surface of the baffle.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, the baffle comprises a bending plate and a pivot support plate located on oppositely disposed bending sidewalls of the bending plate, the pivot support plate is provided with a first pivot hole or a first pivot axis.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, the flushing pipe comprises a cylindrical body and a gate-type connection portion located at a front end of the cylindrical body, the gate-type connection portion comprises a first side wall and a second side wall oppositely disposed, a second pivot hole or a second pivot axis is provided on the first side wall and the second side wall.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, the nozzle comprises a nozzle body and a sliding pipe connected to a rear end of the nozzle body, a front end of the nozzle body is provided with a spraying hole, the sliding pipe is slidingly connected to an inner side of the flushing pipe.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, a sliding pipe is provided with an end portion connecting cover located inside the flushing pipe, the end portion connecting cover is provided with a communicating hole, and liquid inside the flushing pipe passes through the communicating hole of the end portion connecting cover and enters into the nozzle.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, a resilient reset member is provided between the flushing pipe and a pipe wall of the sliding pipe, the resilient reset member acting on the sliding pipe is adapted to provide the sliding pipe with a tendency to move close to a rear side of the flushing pipe.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, a rear end of the flushing pipe connects a first water inlet, the first water inlet is communicated with a water tank, the flushing pipe is provided with a second water inlet at a position in proximity to the nozzle, the second water inlet is communicated with the water tank.
The disclosure also provides a toilet, comprising a toilet body and the seat ring mentioned above, the seat ring is pivotally connected to the toilet body.
The technical solution of the disclosure has the following technical effects relative to the prior art:
According to the toilet and its seat ring provided by the disclosure, a front end of the flushing pipe of the flushing mechanism is pivotally connected to a baffle, and the baffle closes the opening when the flushing mechanism is in a non-operation state, so as to avoid the nozzle from being contaminated in the non-operation state of the seat ring. At the same time, the flushing mechanism is also provided with a resilient retention member, so that the baffle always reliably seals the opening of the seat ring body without external force, avoiding the problem that the opening cannot be reliably closed due to the change of the position of the baffle in the process of the user flipping the seat ring.
The technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is the problem of poor flushing effect of the flushing device of the existing toilet.
In order to solve the above technical problem, the present disclosure provides the following technical solutions:
A seat ring of a smart toilet, comprising: a seat ring body and a cleaning assembly mounted on the seat ring body, wherein, the cleaning assembly comprises a flushing nozzle, the flushing nozzle extends out along a front inner wall/rear inner wall of the seat ring body and sprays towards a middle area of the seat ring body; the flushing nozzle comprises a plurality of flushing holes arranged at intervals along a vertical direction, and the extension direction of the flushing holes is inclined upwards relative to the horizontal direction.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the extension directions of at least two of the flushing holes are parallel to each other.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the flushing nozzle comprises a nozzle body, a nozzle cover plate connected to a front end of the nozzle body and a connecting pipe body connected to rear end of the nozzle body, the nozzle cover plate is provided with a plurality of flushing holes.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, an inner cavity of the nozzle body is gradually enlarged along a water flow direction of the flushing nozzle.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, an inner side face of the nozzle cover plate is provided with a flow-guiding ramp for guiding a water flow direction, the flow-guiding ramp is provided intersecting with an extension direction of the flushing hole, and a water flow in the nozzle body passes through the flow-guiding ramp into the flushing hole.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, an angle between an extension direction of the flushing hole and a horizontal direction is between 10° and 45°.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the cleaning assembly further comprises a cleaning pipe mounted in an inner cavity of the seat ring body, a front end of the cleaning pipe is connected to the flushing nozzle, and a rear end of the cleaning pipe is provided with an inlet port.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, when the seat ring body is arranged in a horizontal direction, the cleaning pipe and the flushing nozzle are arranged inclined downwardly from its rear end to its front end.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, an angle between an axis direction and a horizontal direction of the cleaning pipe and the flushing nozzle is between 20° and 40°.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, when the seat ring body is arranged in a horizontal direction, the nozzle cover plate of the flushing nozzle extends along a vertical direction or at an angle of less than 15° to a vertical direction.
The present disclosure also provides a smart toilet, comprising a toilet body and the seat ring mentioned above, the seat ring is pivotally connected to the toilet body.
The technical solution of the present disclosure has the following technical effects relative to the prior art:
In the smart toilet and seat ring provided by the present disclosure, by arranging a plurality of flushing holes of the flushing nozzle of the cleaning assembly, the flushing volume of the cleaning assembly can be increased and the flushing water pressure can be decreased, resulting in better flushing comfort. At the same time, the flushing holes are arranged vertically at intervals and inclined upwards along the direction of the cleaning liquid flow. The flushing area matches the female private parts, resulting in better flushing effect.
For this purpose, the disclosure provides a toilet and seat ring that can ensure reliable extension of the nozzle, without affecting the water pressure.
In order to solve the above technical problem, the present disclosure provides the following technical solutions:
A seat ring of a toilet, comprising: a seat ring body and a washing mechanism located inside the seat ring body, the washing mechanism comprising: a washing pipe and a nozzle slidable along an inner side of the washing pipe, the nozzle being capable of extending or retracting along the seat ring body; an electromagnetic assembly comprising a first magnetic pole mounted at a rear end of the washing pipe and a second magnetic pole mounted a rear end of the nozzle, when the electromagnetic assembly is powered on, the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole attract each other, causing the nozzle to retract into an interior of the seat ring body; and a reset member located between the washing pipe and the nozzle and acting on the nozzle, when the electromagnetic assembly is powered off, the reset assembly causes the nozzle to extend outside the seat ring body.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the first magnetic pole is fixedly connected to a rear side end wall of the washing pipe, the first magnetic pole comprises a static iron core and an electromagnetic coil wound around the static iron core, an area of a front portion of the static iron core extends into the inner side the washing pipe and the electromagnetic coil is located outside of the washing pipe.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the first magnetic pole also comprises a first baffle plate and a second baffle plate spaced at intervals, one end of the static iron core is fixedly connected to the second baffle plate, and the other end is arranged through the first baffle plate; the electromagnetic coil is located in an area between the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate, and the first baffle is connected with the washing pipe through a fastener assembly.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the nozzle comprises a nozzle body and a sliding pipe connected to a rear end of the nozzle body, a front end of the nozzle body is provided with a spraying hole, the sliding pipe is slidingly connected to the inner side of the washing pipe.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the second magnetic pole is fixedly connected to a rear end of the sliding pipe, the second magnetic pole is a movable iron core.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the second magnetic pole is provided with a communicating hole, and a cleaning liquid entering the washing pipe passes through the communication hole of the second magnetic pole and enters into the sliding pipe.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the reset member is a compression spring, one end of the compression spring abuts against the first baffle plate and the other end abuts against an end surface of the second magnetic pole.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the washing mechanism also comprises a flapper pivotally connected to a front end of the washing pipe, the flapper is located at a position to close an opening of the seat ring body when the nozzle is in a retracted state.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the washing mechanism is provided in a front side cavity and/or a rear side cavity of the seat ring body.
The present disclosure also provides a toilet, comprising a toilet body and the seat ring mentioned above, the seat ring being pivotally connected to the toilet body.
The technical solution of the present disclosure has the following technical effects relative to the prior art:
In the toilet and seat ring thereof provided by the present disclosure, the telescopic nozzle is provided to avoid contamination of the nozzle in a non-operation state, and at the same time, the provided electromagnetic assembly and the reset member cooperate to enable the nozzle to reliably extend to a set operation position, when the electromagnetic assembly is powered on, the two magnetic poles of the electromagnetic assembly are attracted to make the nozzle retracted to the inside of the seat ring body; when the electromagnetic assembly is powered off, the reset member causes the nozzle to extend to the set operation position outside the seat ring body. This avoids the problem of poor flushing comfort and high spray pressure caused by high water pressure when using existing water pressure-driven nozzles, or the problem of failure to ensure reliable extension of the nozzle to the set position due to low water pressure, ultimately resulting in unsatisfactory water spraying position; at the same time, the electromagnetic assembly occupies a small space, so that the washing mechanism can be arranged in a small space on a front side of the seat ring.
For this purpose, the disclosure provides a toilet and flushing assembly that can ensure reliable extension of the nozzle, without affecting the water pressure.
In order to solve the above technical problem, the present disclosure provides the following technical solutions:
A flushing assembly of a toilet comprises a flushing body located inside a seat ring and a nozzle telescopically connected to a front end portion of the flushing body, the flushing body being in communication with a water distribution device through a first water supply pipeline, the nozzle being controlled to extend or retract along the seat ring; a pressurized gas generator located in a water tank, the pressurized gas generator being in communication with the flushing body through an gas supply pipeline, when the pressurized gas generator is activated, the nozzle extends along the seat ring to an operation position; and a resilient reset member located between the flushing body and the nozzle, the resilient reset member acting on the nozzle and being adapted to make the nozzle have a tendency of moving towards a rear side of the flushing body.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the water distribution device comprises: a water distribution body provided with a water inlet and at least one water outlet; a rotary blocking plate located inside the water distribution body and being rotatable under an action of a driving device, when the rotary blocking plate is rotated to a first position, the water inlet and the water outlet are in an isolated state, when the rotary blocking plate is rotated to a second position, the water inlet is in communication with the at least one water outlet.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the nozzle comprises a nozzle body and a sliding pipe connected to a rear end of the nozzle body, a front end of the nozzle body is provided with a water spraying hole, the sliding pipe is slidingly connected to an inner side of flushing body.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, wherein an end cap is provided at a rear end of the sliding pipe, the end cap is provided with a communicating hole, and the liquid in the flushing body passes through the communicating hole of the end cap and enters into the nozzle.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, wherein the resilient reset member is a compression spring, the compression spring is sleeved on a pipe wall of the sliding pipe.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, wherein when the seat ring is arranged in a horizontal direction, the flushing body and the nozzle are arranged in an inclined downward direction from their rear ends to their front ends, and a first port is provided at a rear end portion of the flushing body, the first port is in communication with the first water supply pipeline.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, wherein an end portion of the gas supply pipeline away from the pressurized gas generator is connected to the first water supply pipeline, and the pressurized gas enters into the flushing body through the gas supply pipeline and part of the first water supply pipeline.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, wherein the flushing body is provided with a second port at a position close to the nozzle, the second port is in communication with a second water supply pipeline.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, wherein the water distribution device comprises two water outlets, respectively a first water outlet and a second water outlet; the first water outlet is in communication with the first port through the first water supply pipeline, the second water outlet is in communication with the second port through the second water supply pipeline.
The present disclosure also provides a toilet, which comprises a toilet body, a seat ring pivotally connected to the toilet body, and a water tank, and also comprises the above-mentioned flushing assembly.
The technical solution of the present disclosure has the following technical effects relative to the prior art:
In the toilet and flushing assembly thereof provided by the present disclosure, the retractable nozzle is provided to avoid contamination of the nozzle in a non-operation state, at the same time, in order to make the nozzle reliably extend to a set operation position, the flushing assembly also comprises the pressurized gas generator being in communication with the flushing body, the pressurized gas generated by the pressurized gas generator can make the nozzle reliably extend to the operation position along the seat ring, and the nozzle extends to the set operation position and then the water distribution device is controlled to make the nozzle spray water, so that the water flow direction is more accurate, and at the same time, there is no need to increase the water flow pressure to make the nozzle extend to the operated position, thus enhancing the comfort of flushing; further, the pressurized gas generator is provided in the water tank and in communication with the flushing body located in the seat ring through the gas supply pipeline, which facilitates the arrangement of the flushing assembly and makes the seat ring have fewer internal structural parts, thus facilitating the installation of the flushing assembly.
For this purpose, the disclosure provides a seat ring and toilet that can ensure reliable extension of the nozzle and moderate water pressure.
In order to solve the above technical problem, the present disclosure provides the following technical solutions:
A seat ring comprises a seat ring body and a flushing assembly located inside the seat ring body, wherein the flushing assembly comprises: a flushing body slidingly connected to a support base, a water inlet being provided in a rear area of the flushing body, and a water spraying hole being provided in a front area of the flushing body; a driving mechanism for driving a movement of the flushing body, comprising: a driving motor, a transmission gear, and a transmission rack, the driving motor being mounted on the support base, an output shaft of the driving motor being connected with the transmission gear, the transmission gear being engaged with the transmission rack, and one end of the transmission rack being connected to the flushing body.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the support base is provided with a first guiding track, the first guiding track extends along a straight line, and the flushing body is slidably connected to the first guiding track through a slider.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the transmission rack is connected to the slider.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the slider is integrally connected to a rear end of the flushing body.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the support base is provided with an extension limiting portion, the extension limiting portion cooperates with the slider to limit a maximum extension position of the flushing body.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the extension limiting portion is a limiting plate located at a front end of the first guiding track, and when the flushing body moves to the maximum extension position, the slider abuts against the limiting plate.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the transmission rack is a bendable rack, the transmission rack has a first position and a second position, when the transmission rack is located in the first position, the flushing body is located inside the seat ring body; when the transmission rack is located in the second position, the flushing body extends into an exterior of the seat ring body; a curved area of the transmission rack located in the first position is larger than a curved area of the transmission rack in the second position.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the support base is also provided with a second guiding track, the second guiding track extends along a curve line and encircles an outer area of the transmission gear to limit a position of the transmission rack.
In some implementations of the present disclosure, the support base is provided with a connecting lug, the connecting lug is provided with a connecting hole for being connected with the seat ring body.
The present disclosure also provides a toilet, comprising a toilet body and the seat ring mentioned above, the seat ring being pivotally connected to the toilet body.
The technical solution of the present disclosure has the following technical effects relative to the prior art:
In the seat ring and toilet provided by this disclosure, the flushing assembly is provided inside the seat sing body, and the flushing assembly realizes a sliding of the flushing body along the support base through the driving motor and the transmission gear and rack assembly, such that the flushing body can reliably extend to an arbitrary position outside the seat ring body, allowing the water spraying hole of the flushing body to be directly aligned with the human body's private parts, making the water flow direction more accurate; at the same time, the flushing body extends to the set operation position before controlling the water spraying, and the water pressure is determined in accordance with the comfort level of the flushing, making the design more humanized.
Based on this, the present disclosure provides a toilet and a cleaning assembly thereof capable of cleaning and sterilizing the spray head regularly.
In order to solve the above technical problem, the present disclosure provides the following technical solutions:
A cleaning assembly for a toilet comprises: a cleaning outer pipe, a rear end of the cleaning outer pipe is provided with a first inlet, a front end of the cleaning outer pipe has a first opening; a cleaning inner pipe slidingly connected to an inside of the cleaning outer pipe, a front end of the cleaning inner pipe is provided with a second opening; a spray head removably connected to the second opening of the cleaning inner pipe, a upper side wall of the spray head is provided with at least one spray hole; a sterilization device mounted on the cleaning outer pipe, a sterilization acting face of the sterilization device faces the area where the spray hole of the spray head is located.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the sterilization device is a UV sterilizing lamp comprising a mounting body and a sterilizing portion connected to the mounting body.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a front side region of the cleaning outer pipe has a mounting portion, the mounting portion is plate-like with mounting holes, the mounting body of the sterilization device is abutted against a plate surface on an outside of the mounting portion, the sterilizing portion of the sterilization device is inserted into the mounting hole.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the spray head is a cannula with a closed front end and an opened rear end, the spray head is provided with several spray holes arranged along an axial direction on the side wall close to a front end face, and the spray head is removably connected to a front end of the cleaning inner pipe in the region close to the opened rear end.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, an outer wall of the cleaning inner pipe is provided with at least one snapping projection, a rear end of the spray head is provided with at least one opening groove, the opening groove is provided with snapping zone matching the shape of the snapping projection, the spray head is sleeved on the cleaning inner pipe, the snapping projection enters the snapping zone along an opening of the opening groove and is in snap-fit connection in the snapping zone.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the spray head is provided with a convex bar on a side wall proximate to a front end face.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, an end cap is provided at a rear end of the cleaning inner pipe, the end cap is provided with a communicating hole, and the liquid in the cleaning outer pipe passes through the communicating hole of the end cap and enters into the cleaning inner pipe.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a resilient reset member is provided between the cleaning outer pipe and a pipe wall of the cleaning inner pipe, the resilient reset member acting on the cleaning inner pipe is adapted to provide the cleaning inner pipe with a tendency to move close to a rear side of the cleaning outer pipe.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the cleaning outer pipe is provided with a second inlet in a region close to the spray head.
The present disclosure also provides a toilet, comprising a toilet body and a seat ring pivotally connected to the toilet body, the seat ring is internally provided with the cleaning assembly.
The technical solution of the present disclosure has the following technical effects relative to the prior art:
According to the toilet and the cleaning assembly of the disclosure, it comprises a cleaning outer pipe and a cleaning inner pipe slidingly cooperated, a spray head is provided at a front end of the cleaning inner pipe, and the spray head extends and retracts relative to the seat ring by sliding the cleaning inner pipe relative to the cleaning outer pipe. Since the spray head is removably connected to the cleaning inner pipe, the user can periodically remove the spray head for cleaning according to the situation; at the same time, since the spray holes of the spray head are provided on its side wall and the cleaning outer pipe is mounted with a sterilization device, a sterilizing operation on the cleaning liquid inside the spray head in an unoperated state can be carried out, so as to improve the cleanliness of the cleaning assembly.
Based on this, the technical problem to be solved by the disclosure is the problem of low reliability of a baffle closure of an existing seat ring with a flushing function.
In order to solve the above technical problem, the disclosure provides the following technical solutions:
In some embodiments of the disclosure, the baffle is connected to the flushing pipe through a pivot axis above the center of gravity of the baffle, the baffle is turned upwardly around the pivot axis when the nozzle is controlled to extend outward.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, the resilient retention member is a torsional spring sleeved on the pivot axis, a first support arm of the torsional spring abuts against an outer wall of the flushing pipe, the second support arm of the torsional spring abuts against an inner surface of the baffle.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, the baffle comprises a bending plate and a pivot support plate located on oppositely disposed bending sidewalls of the bending plate, the pivot support plate is provided with a first pivot hole or a first pivot axis.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, the bending plate comprises a first branch plate and a second branch plate extending in different directions, the first branch plate is on an upper side of the second branch plate, and a width of the second branch plate is gradually reduced from top to bottom.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, the baffle is in the position of closing the opening of the seat ring body, a size of the baffle along vertical direction is larger than the size along horizontal direction.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, the flushing pipe comprises a cylindrical body and a gate-type connection portion located at a front end of the cylindrical body, the gate-type connection portion comprises a first side wall and a second side wall oppositely disposed, a second pivot hole or a second pivot axis is provided on the first side wall and the second side wall.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, the nozzle comprises a nozzle body and a sliding pipe connected to a rear end of the nozzle body, a front end of the nozzle body is provided with a spraying hole, the sliding pipe is slidingly connected to an inner side of the flushing pipe.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, a sliding pipe is provided with an end portion connecting cover located inside the flushing pipe, the end portion connecting cover is provided with a communicating hole, and liquid inside the flushing pipe passes through the communicating hole of the end portion connecting cover and enters into the nozzle.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, a resilient reset member is provided between the flushing pipe and a pipe wall of the sliding pipe, the resilient reset member acting on the sliding pipe is adapted to provide the sliding pipe with a tendency to move close to a rear side of the flushing pipe.
In some embodiments of the disclosure, a rear end of the flushing pipe connects a first water inlet, the first water inlet is communicated with a water tank, the flushing pipe is provided with a second water inlet at a position in proximity to the nozzle, the second water inlet is communicated with the water tank.
The disclosure also provides a toilet, comprising a toilet body and the seat ring mentioned above, the seat ring is pivotally connected to the toilet body.
The technical solution of the disclosure has the following technical effects relative to the prior art:
According to the toilet and its seat ring provided by the disclosure, a front end of the flushing pipe of the flushing mechanism is pivotally connected to a baffle, and the baffle closes the opening when the flushing mechanism is in a non-operation state, so as to avoid the nozzle from being contaminated in the non-operation state of the seat ring. At the same time, the flushing mechanism is also provided with a resilient retention member, so that the baffle always reliably seals the opening of the seat ring body without external force, avoiding the problem that the opening cannot be reliably closed due to the change of the position of the baffle in the process of the user flipping the seat ring.
Embodiments in the present disclosure are described in detail below through the accompanying drawings, which help understand the purpose and advantages of the present disclosure, wherein:
The described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without making creative labor belong to the scope of protection of the present disclosure.
In the description, the terms “center”, “top”, “bottom”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “inside”, “outside”, etc. indicate an orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the attached drawings and are intended only to facilitate and simplify the description of the present disclosure. The terms are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation and are not intended to be constructed and operate in a particular orientation. Therefore, the terms cannot be construed as a limitation of the disclosure. In addition, the terms “first”, “second” and “third” are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
In the description, it should be noted that unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms “mounted” and “connected” should be understood in a broad sense, for example it can be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or a one-piece connection, it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and it can be a connection within two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the context of the present disclosure can be understood in specific cases.
In addition, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present disclosure described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not constitute a conflict between them.
The above seat ring can achieve the cleaning of the private parts of the human body by setting the cleaning mechanism 20, the nozzle 21 of the cleaning mechanism 20 can be set to be retractable, and a baffle 30 is provided at a position of the opening 10a of the seat ring body 10. The baffle 30 can close the opening 10a when the cleaning mechanism 20 is in a non-operation state, so as to avoid the nozzle 21 from being contaminated in the non-operation state of the seat ring. At the same time, the cleaning mechanism 20 is also provided with a resilient retention member 40, the resilient force of the resilient retention member 40 causes the baffle 30 to have a tendency to move in the direction to close the opening 10a, so that the baffle 30 can always reliably block the opening 10a of the seat ring body 10 without external force (for example, an extension force of the nozzle 21), thus avoiding the problem that the opening 10a cannot be reliably closed due to the change of the position of the baffle 30 in the process of the user flipping the seat ring.
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Specifically, the nozzle 21 comprises a nozzle body 211 and a sliding pipe 212 connected to a rear side of the nozzle body 211, a front end of the nozzle body 211 is provided with a spraying hole 211a, the sliding pipe 212 is slidingly connected to an inner side of the cylindrical body 221 of the cleaning pipe 22, both of the sliding pipe 212 and the cleaning pipe 22 may be connected through a slide rail, or one may be slidably sleeved on the other, so that the sliding pipe 212 may be axially sliding on the cylindrical body 221 of the cleaning pipe 22, to achieve the extension and retraction of the sliding pipe 212.
The extension and retraction of the sliding pipe 212 as described above may be achieved by the driving of the driving mechanism, for example, by driving mechanisms such as a cylinder, a piston, a motor, and the like. It can also be achieved by water pressure driving and reset member driving as shown in
Wherein, a sliding pipe 212 is provided with an end portion connecting cover (e.g., an end cap 23) located inside the cleaning pipe 22, the end cap 23 is provided with a communicating hole, and the liquid inside the cleaning pipe 22 passes through the communicating hole of the end cap23 and enters into the nozzle 21. A resilient reset member 24 is provided between the cleaning pipe 22 and a pipe wall of the sliding pipe 212, the resilient reset member 24 acting on the sliding pipe 212 is adapted to provide the sliding pipe 212 with a tendency to move close to a rear side of the cleaning pipe 22. When the nozzle 21 stops spraying and the amount of liquid in the cleaning pipe 22 is less than a set value, the sliding pipe 212 moves towards a rear end of the cleaning pipe 22 under the action of the resilient reset member 24, driving the nozzle 21 to retract into the holding cavity of the seat ring body 10.
A rear end of the cleaning pipe 22 connects a first water inlet 25, the first water inlet 25 is communicated with a water tank 300 through a first inlet pipe, to enable the diversion of water from the water tank 300 into the cleaning mechanism 20. When the user needs to be washed, the control button 60 is turned on, and the cleaning liquid enters the cleaning pipe 22 and the nozzle 21 through the first inlet pipe for cleaning the front portion of the user. After completing the cleaning, the control button is turned off, and stops supplying water. In order to flush the outer wall of the nozzle 21 after each operation of the cleaning mechanism 20 (that is, the nozzle 21 goes from the extended operation state to the non-operation state of retracting to the inner side of the cleaning pipe 22), the cleaning pipe 22 is provided with a second water inlet 26 in a position proximate to the nozzle 21, and the second water inlet 26 is communicated with the water tank 300 through the second water inlet pipe, the flushing operation of the nozzle 21 is achieved by controlling the opening of the first inlet pipe.
The front end and/or both sides of the inner wall of the seat ring body 10 is provided with at least one of the cleaning mechanisms 20. As needed, for example, a cleaning mechanism 20 can be mounted on the front portion and the rear portion of the seat ring, so that to separate the roles of the front portion and rear portion of cleaning mechanisms 20, with the front cleaning mechanism 20 being used to clean the front portion of the private area, and the rear cleaning mechanism 20 being used to clean the rear portion of the private area. When cleaning is required, it can be controlled by the button 60. For example, when used for cleaning the front portion, a first switch button is triggered, the nozzle 21 of the front cleaning mechanism 20 extends from the seat ring body 10 for a certain distance and then sprays water, and after a set time of spraying water, the nozzle is retracted to the inside of the seat ring body 10. When used for the rear portion, the user triggers the second switch button to achieve. Certainly, it can also be achieved by the third button to wash both the front portion and the rear portion at the same time, at this time, the nozzles 21 of the front cleaning mechanism 20 and the rear cleaning mechanism 20 can be extended and spray water at the same time.
The disclosure also provides a specific embodiment of a toilet. As shown in
An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a method for manufacturing a seat ring of a toilet.
At act S4701, the cleaning pipe 22 is installed in the cavity of the seat ring body 10.
Specifically, as described above and below, the cleaning mechanism 20 comprises a flushing pipe (e.g., a cleaning pipe 22) fixed connected to an inner wall of the seat ring body 10. The cleaning pipe 22 has a mounting portion 223 that is mounted to a mounting base disposed on the holding cavity by a fastening assembly arranged through the mounting portion 223.
At act S4702, the nozzle 21 is slidably connecting to the cleaning pipe 22.
Specifically, as described above and below, the cleaning mechanism 20 comprises a nozzle 21 extendably connected to an end portion of the cleaning pipe 22. The nozzle 21 is controlled to extend and retract along the opening 10a of the seat ring body 10.
The nozzle 21 comprises a nozzle body 211 and a sliding pipe 212 connected to a rear side of the nozzle body 211, a front end of the nozzle body 211 is provided with a spraying hole 211a, the sliding pipe 212 is slidingly connected to an inner side of the cylindrical body 221 of the cleaning pipe 22, both of the sliding pipe 212 and the cleaning pipe 22 may be connected through a slide rail, or one may be slidably sleeved on the other, so that the sliding pipe 212 may be axially sliding on the cylindrical body 221 of the cleaning pipe 22, to achieve the extension and retraction of the sliding pipe 212.
The extension and retraction of the sliding pipe 212 as described above may be achieved by the driving of the driving mechanism, for example, by driving mechanisms such as a cylinder, a piston, a motor, and the like. It can also be achieved by water pressure driving and reset member driving as shown in
At act S4703, the baffle 30 is pivotally connected to the front end of the cleaning pipe 22.
Specifically, as described above and below, as shown in
The baffle 30 comprises a bending plate 31 and a pivot support plate 32 located on oppositely disposed bending sidewall of the bending plate 31, the pivot support plate 32 is provided with a first pivot hole 32a, and the angle between the two plates forming the bending plate 31 is an obtuse angle, and the first pivot hole 32a is located on an upper side of the pivot support plate 32, so that when the pivot support plate 32 rotates about the pivot axis 50, the baffle 30 will not easily interfere with the opening 10a of the seat ring body 10. In other embodiments, the pivot support plate 32 may also be provided with a first pivot axis, the pivot support plate 32 connects to a second pivot hole of the cleaning pipe 22 through the first pivot axis.
At act S4704, the resilient retention member is installed between the cleaning pipe and the baffle to cause the baffle to close an opening disposed on an inner ring wall of the seat ring body.
Specifically, as described above and below, the resilient retention member 40 located between the cleaning pipe 22 and the baffle 30. A resilient force of the resilient retention member 40 may cause the baffle 30 to have a tendency to move in a direction to close the opening 10a. When the nozzle 21 is in a retracted state, the baffle 30 closes the opening 10a under the action of the resilient retention member 40. When the nozzle 21 is controlled to extend outwardly, the nozzle 21 overcomes the resilient force of the resilient retention member 40 to act on the baffle 30, causing the baffle 30 to pivot in a direction away from the opening 10a.
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Although the above steps of the method for assembling the tank assembly are described to be sequentially performed, the steps merely instantiate the technical idea of some embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, a person having ordinary skill in the art could perform the steps by changing the sequences described in the respective drawings or by performing two or more of the steps in parallel. Thus, the steps described above are not limited to the illustrated sequence.
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By arranging multiple spraying holes 211a for nozzle 21 in the cleaning assembly 20, the amount of flushing water of the cleaning assembly 20 can be increased and the flushing water pressure can be reduced, resulting in better flushing comfort. At the same time, the spraying holes 211a are arranged vertically at intervals and inclined upwards along the direction of the flow of the cleaning liquid. The flushing area matches the structure of the female private parts, resulting in better flushing effect.
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Specifically, in accordance with the situation of the simulated human toilet position, an angle between an extension direction of the spraying hole 211a and a horizontal direction, that is, the inclined angle is between 10° and 45°, so as to make the flushing position of the nozzle 21 match the desired flushing position of the human body.
Specifically, the nozzle 21 comprises a nozzle body 211, a nozzle cover plate 213 connected to a front end of the nozzle body 211 and a connecting pipe body (e.g., a sliding pipe 212) connected to a rear end of the nozzle body 211, the nozzle cover plate 213 is provided with several spraying holes 211a. Among them, the “front end” of the cleaning assembly 20 and its components of the present disclosure refers to the water outlet end proximate to the internal water flow direction thereof, and the “rear end” refers to the water inlet end close to the internal water flow direction thereof.
Specifically, an inner cavity of the nozzle body 211 is gradually enlarged along a water flow direction of the nozzle 21; that is, the cross-sectional area of a water flow of the nozzle body 211 from its rear end to its front end gradually increases, so as to increase the water flow in order to reduce the water pressure. More specifically, the cross-section of the nozzle body 211 and the nozzle cover plate 213, taken along the first direction, is in the shape of a right-angled triangle, and the nozzle cover plate 213 located at the front end of the nozzle body 211 is formed as an elongate plate, and the spraying holes 211a are arranged at intervals along the lengthwise direction thereof.
Since the spraying holes 211a of the nozzles 21 are arranged inclined upwards relative to the horizontal direction, in order to reduce flow resistance, an inner side face of the nozzle cover plate 213 is provided with a flow-guiding ramp 213a for guiding a water flow direction, the flow-guiding ramp 213a is formed as a trumpet form, which is provided intersecting with an extension direction of the spraying hole 211a, and a water flow in the nozzle body 211 passes through the flow-guiding ramp 213a and into the spraying hole 211a. The above-described flow-guiding ramp 213a allows fluid in the inner cavity of the nozzle body 211 to flow smoothly into the spraying holes 211a.
Specifically, the cleaning assembly 20 further comprises a cleaning pipe 22 mounted in a cavity of the seat ring body 10, the cleaning pipe 22 can be fixedly mounted in the cavity of the seat ring body 10, so that the angle of the cleaning pipe 22 and the nozzle 21 remains constant. The cleaning pipe 22 may also be mounted in the cavity of the seat ring body 10 through a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft extends horizontally, so that the angle of the cleaning pipe 22 and the nozzle 21 can be adjusted by oscillating up and down. The cleaning pipe 22 can also be hinged in the cavity of the seat ring body 10 through a ball hinge, so that the cleaning pipe 22 and the nozzle 21 can rotate around the shaft of the nozzle 21; a front end of the cleaning pipe 22 is connected to the nozzle 21, a rear end of the cleaning pipe 22 is provided with an inlet port (e.g., a first water inlet 25), the first water inlet 25 is in communication with a water tank 300 through an inlet pipe, in order to realize the guidance of water from the water tank 300 into the cleaning assembly 20. When the user needs to be washed, the control button 60 is turned on, and the cleaning liquid enters the cleaning pipe 22 and the nozzle 21 through the inlet pipe for cleaning the front portion of the user. After completing the cleaning, the control button 60 is turned off, and stops supplying water.
In one embodiment, the nozzle 21 is slidingly connected to the cleaning pipe 22 so that the nozzle 21 has an initial state and an extended state. In an initial state, the spraying holes 211a on the nozzle 21 is located inside the cavity of the seat ring body 10 to avoid being exposed to the outside of the seat ring body 10 and contaminated by the water in the toilet. When the nozzle 21 is in the extended state, it extends from an opening of the cavity of the seat ring body 10 such that the spraying hole 211a extends outside the front inner wall of the seat ring body 10 for the female user to clean their private area.
Specifically, when the seat ring body 10 is arranged in a horizontal direction, that is, the seat ring 100 is in an operated state, the cleaning pipe 22 and the nozzle 21 are arranged inclined downwardly from its rear end to its front end, so as to utilize a larger space within the seat ring body 10 for facilitating the arrangement of the cleaning assembly 20. An angle between an axis direction and a horizontal direction of the cleaning pipe and the nozzle is between 20° and 40°. The nozzle 21 extends out from the inner wall of the body of the seat ring 100, and the nozzle cover plate 213 extends along a vertical direction, or at an angle of less than 15° from the vertical direction.
An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a method for manufacturing a seat ring of a toilet.
At act S4801, the cleaning pipe 22 is installed in the cavity of the seat ring body 10.
Specifically, as described above and below, the cleaning mechanism 20 comprises a flushing pipe (e.g., a cleaning pipe 22) fixed connected to an inner wall of the seat ring body 10. The cleaning pipe 22 has a mounting portion 223 that is mounted to a mounting base disposed on the holding cavity by a fastening assembly arranged through the mounting portion 223.
At act S4802, the nozzle 21 is slidably connecting to the cleaning pipe 22.
Specifically, as described above and below, the cleaning mechanism 20 comprises a nozzle 21 extendably connected to an end portion of the cleaning pipe 22. The nozzle 21 is controlled to extend and retract along the opening 10a of the seat ring body 10.
The nozzle 21 comprises a nozzle body 211 and a sliding pipe 212 connected to a rear side of the nozzle body 211, a front end of the nozzle body 211 is provided with a spraying hole 211a, the sliding pipe 212 is slidingly connected to an inner side of the cylindrical body 221 of the cleaning pipe 22, both of the sliding pipe 212 and the cleaning pipe 22 may be connected through a slide rail, or one may be slidably sleeved on the other, so that the sliding pipe 212 may be axially sliding on the cylindrical body 221 of the cleaning pipe 22, to achieve the extension and retraction of the sliding pipe 212.
The extension and retraction of the sliding pipe 212 as described above may be achieved by the driving of the driving mechanism, for example, by driving mechanisms such as a cylinder, a piston, a motor, and the like. It can also be achieved by water pressure driving and reset member driving, and a structure in which the sliding pipe 212 is driven to extend by water pressure and the sliding pipe 212 is driven to reset by a reset member is shown in this embodiment.
At act S4803, the plurality of spraying holes 211a are formed on the nozzle body 211 of the nozzle 21.
Specifically, as described above and below, as shown in
At act S4804, the flow-guiding ramp is formed on the inner side surface of the nozzle cover plate to guide water flowing in the nozzle body of the nozzle into the plurality of spraying holes.
Specifically, as described above and below, an inner side face of the nozzle cover plate 213 is provided with a flow-guiding ramp 213a for guiding a water flow direction, the flow-guiding ramp 213a is formed as a trumpet form, which is provided intersecting with an extension direction of the spraying hole 211a, and a water flow in the nozzle body 211 passes through the flow-guiding ramp 213a and into the spraying hole 211a. The above-described flow-guiding ramp 213a allows fluid in the inner cavity of the nozzle body 211 to flow smoothly into the spraying holes 211a.
Although the above steps of the method for assembling the tank assembly are described to be sequentially performed, the steps merely instantiate the technical idea of some embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, a person having ordinary skill in the art could perform the steps by changing the sequences described in the respective drawings or by performing two or more of the steps in parallel. Thus, the steps described above are not limited to the illustrated sequence.
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The first magnetic pole 27 is reliably connected to the cleaning pipe 22 by the following specific structure: wherein, the cleaning pipe 22 comprises a cylindrical body portion (e.g., a cylindrical body 221), a rear side pipe wall of the cylindrical body 221 is provided with a support lug 29, and the support lug 29 is provided with connecting holes; the first magnetic pole 27 also comprises a first baffle plate 273 and a second baffle plate 274 spaced at intervals, a rear end of the static iron core 271 is fixedly connected to the second baffle plate 274, for example, welded to the middle area of the second baffle plate 274, and a front end is arranged through the first baffle plate 273, that is, the first baffle plate 273 is provided with an opening hole, and the static iron core 271 passes through the opening hole of the first baffle plate 273; the electromagnetic coil 272 is sleeved on the static iron core 271 and located in an area between the first baffle plate 273 and the second baffle plate 274, and the first baffle plate 273 is connected with the connecting holes in the support lug 29 of the cleaning pipe 22 through fastening bolts or through the cooperating bolts and nuts to achieve a removable connection.
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Specifically, a rear end portion of the sliding pipe 212 is connected to a second magnetic pole 28, the second magnetic pole 28 is a movable iron core and inserted into the sliding pipe 212. The second magnetic pole 28 is provided with a communicating hole, and a cleaning liquid entering the cleaning pipe 22 may passes through a communication hole of the second magnetic pole 28 and enters into the nozzle 21.
Specifically, the resilient reset member 24 is a compression spring, one end of the compression spring abuts against the first baffle plate 273 and the other end abuts against an end surface of the second magnetic pole 28, the resilient reset member 24 acts on the sliding pipe 212 through the second magnetic pole 28.
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An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a method for controlling a toilet.
At act S4901, the first magnetic pole 27 and the second magnetic pole 28 are controlled to work in an attracted state.
Specifically, as described above and below, the electromagnetic assembly comprises a first magnetic pole 27 mounted at a rear end of the cleaning pipe 22 and a second magnetic pole 28 mounted a rear end of the nozzle 21, when the electromagnetic assembly is powered on, the first magnetic pole 27 and the second magnetic pole 28 are in an attracted state, causing the nozzle 21 to retract into an interior of the seat ring body 10.
At act S4902, the first magnetic pole 27 and the second magnetic pole 28 are controlled to work in an unattracted state.
Specifically, as described above and below, the resilient reset member 24 is located between the cleaning pipe 22 and the nozzle 21 acts on the nozzle 21 and makes the nozzle 21 have a tendency of moving to extend out toward an outside of the cleaning pipe; when the electromagnetic assembly is powered off, the reset assembly 27 causes the nozzle 21 to extend outside the seat ring body 10. Reliable extension and retraction of the nozzle 21 is achieved by the electromagnetic assembly in cooperation with the resilient reset member 24, avoiding the problem of poor flushing comfort and high spray pressure caused by high water pressure when using existing water pressure-driven nozzles, or the problem of failure to ensure reliable extension of the nozzle to the set position due to low water pressure, ultimately resulting in unsatisfactory water spraying position.
Although the above steps of the method for assembling the tank assembly are described to be sequentially performed, the steps merely instantiate the technical idea of some embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, a person having ordinary skill in the art could perform the steps by changing the sequences described in the respective drawings or by performing two or more of the steps in parallel. Thus, the steps described above are not limited to the illustrated sequence.
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The above-mention flushing assembly is provided with a telescopic nozzle 21 to avoid contamination of the nozzle 21 in a non-operation state, at the same time, in order to make the nozzle 21 reliably extend to a set operation position, the flushing assembly also comprises the pressurized gas generator 74 being in communication with the cleaning pipe 22, the pressurized gas generated by the pressurized gas generator 74 can make the nozzle 21 reliably extend to the operation position along the seat ring 100, and the nozzle 21 extends to the set operation position and then the water distribution device 75 is controlled to make the nozzle 21 spray water, so that the water flow direction is more accurate, and at the same time, there is no need to increase the water flow pressure in order to make the nozzle 21 extend to the operation position, thus enhancing the comfort of flushing.
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Specifically, wherein a rear end of the sliding pipe 212 is connected to an end cap 23, the end cap 23 is provided with a communicating hole, and the liquid in the cleaning pipe 22 passes through the communicating hole of the end cap 23 and enters into the nozzle 21.
Specifically, the resilient reset member 24 is a compression spring, the compression spring is sleeved on the pipe wall of the sliding pipe 212, one end abuts against the inner end wall of the cylindrical body 221, and the other end abuts against the end wall of the sliding pipe 212; the resilient reset member 24 acts on the sliding pipe 212. When the nozzle 21 has finished spraying, the sliding pipe 212 moves towards a rear end of the cleaning pipe 22 under the action of the resilient reset member 24, driving the nozzle 21 to retract into the holding cavity of the seat ring 100.
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In order to wash the outer wall of the nozzle 21 after each operation of a flushing mechanism (e.g., a cleaning mechanism 20) is completed, that is, after the nozzle 21 moves from the operation state of extending to the non-operation state of retracting to the inside of the cleaning pipe 22, as shown in
When the seat ring 100 is arranged in a horizontal direction, the cleaning pipe 22 and the nozzle 21 are arranged inclined downwardly from their rear ends to their front ends. On the one hand, the limited space of the seat ring 100 can be utilized, and on the other hand, the backflow of the stored liquid in the cleaning pipe 22 into the gas supply pipe 26 can be avoided.
An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a method for controlling a toilet.
At act S5001, the pressurized gas generator 74 is controlled to generate pressurized gas so as to push the nozzle 21 out of the seat ring body 10.
Specifically, as described above and below, the flushing assembly also comprises the pressurized gas generator 74 located in the water tank 300. The pressurized gas enters the cleaning pipe 22 along the gas supply pipeline 73. The pressurized gas generator 74 is in communication with the cleaning pipe 22, and the pressurized gas generated by the pressurized gas generator 74 can make the nozzle 21 reliably extend to the operation position along the seat ring 100. The nozzle 21 extends to the set operation position.
At act S5002, the water distribution device 75 is controlled to connect the first water outlet 75b1 to the first water inlet 25 through the first water supply pipeline 71.
Specifically, as described above and below, the water distribution device 75 is controlled to make the nozzle 21 spray water, so that the water flow direction is more accurate, and at the same time, there is no need to increase the water flow pressure in order to make the nozzle 21 extend to the operation position, thus enhancing the comfort of flushing.
When the water distribution device 75 is controlled to make the first water supply pipeline 71 in communication state, the cleaning liquid can enter the cleaning pipe 22 through the first water supply pipeline 71. When the user needs to be washed, turn on the control button 60, and the cleaning liquid enters the cleaning pipe 22 and the nozzle 21 in sequence through the water distribution device 75 and the first water supply pipeline 71 to realize the washing effect. After completing the washing, the control button 60 is turned off, stopping supplying water.
At act S5003, the pressurized gas generator 74 is controlled to stop generating the pressurized gas so as to retract the nozzle 21 into the seat ring body 10.
Specifically, as described above and below, the resilient reset member 24 is a compression spring, the compression spring is sleeved on the pipe wall of the sliding pipe 212, one end abuts against the inner end wall of the cylindrical body 221, and the other end abuts against the end wall of the sliding pipe 212; the resilient reset member 24 acts on the sliding pipe 212. When the nozzle 21 has finished spraying, the sliding pipe 212 moves towards a rear end of the cleaning pipe 22 under the action of the resilient reset member 24, driving the nozzle 21 to retract into the holding cavity of the seat ring 100.
At act S5004, the water distribution device 75 is controlled to connect the second water outlet 75b2 to the second water inlet 26 through the second water supply pipeline 72.
Specifically, as described above and below, in order to wash the outer wall of the nozzle 21 after each operation of a flushing mechanism (e.g., a cleaning mechanism 20) is completed, that is, after the nozzle 21 moves from the operation state of extending to the non-operation state of retracting to the inside of the cleaning pipe 22, as shown in
Although the above steps of the method for assembling the tank assembly are described to be sequentially performed, the steps merely instantiate the technical idea of some embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, a person having ordinary skill in the art could perform the steps by changing the sequences described in the respective drawings or by performing two or more of the steps in parallel. Thus, the steps described above are not limited to the illustrated sequence.
A specific implementation of the seat ring 100 provided by the present disclosure is shown in
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Wherein, a water inlet (e.g., first water inlet 25) is provided in a rear area of the cleaning pipe 22, specifically, the first water inlet 25 is located at a rear side end of the cleaning pipe 22, and a water spraying hole (e.g., a spraying hole 211a) is provided in a front region of said cleaning pipe 22, specifically, the spraying hole 211a is located at an upper end of a cylindrical side wall in a front area of the cleaning pipe 22.
The driving mechanism comprises a driving motor (e.g., driving device 753), a transmission gear 82, and a transmission rack 83, the driving device 753 is mounted on the support base 81, an output shaft of the driving device 753 is connected with the transmission gear 82, the transmission gear 82 is engaged with the transmission rack 83 for transmission, and one end of the transmission rack 83 is connected to the cleaning pipe 22.
When the driving device 753 rotates along a first direction, the transmission gear 82 drives the transmission rack 83 to move, so that the cleaning pipe 22 moves from the inside of the seat ring body 10 to the outside of the seat ring body 10; when the driving device 753 rotates in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the transmission gear 82 drives the transmission rack 83 to move, so that the cleaning pipe 22 moves from the outside of the seat ring body 10 to the inside of the seat ring body 10.
For the seat ring 100 having the above-described flushing assembly 20, when performing the flushing control, the cleaning pipe 22 can be moved to a set position outside of the seat ring body 10 by controlling the rotation of the driving device 753, with higher positional accuracy; after the cleaning pipe 22 is in place, a waterway switch is then turned on to perform the flushing operation, and the water pressure can be adjusted in accordance with different situations, with higher flushing comfort.
Specifically, in an optional implementation, in order to make the cleaning pipe 22 translate in a straight-line direction, the support base 81 is provided with a first guiding track 811, the first guiding track 811 extends along a straight line, and the cleaning pipe 22 is slidably connected to the first guiding track 811 through a slider 224. The slider 224 moves along the first guiding track 811 under the driving force of the transmission rack 83, achieving the extension and retraction of the cleaning pipe 22.
Specifically, an end of the transmission rack 83 is connected to the slider 224, specifically, the transmission rack 83 has an insert hole, the slider 224 has an insertion projection, and the insertion projection of the slider 224 is inserted within the insert hole of the transmission rack 83.
Specifically, in an optional implementation, the slider 224 is integrally connected to a rear end of the cleaning pipe 22. In other alternative implementations, the slider 224 may also be indirectly or directly connected to the cleaning pipe 22 through a middleware or fastener. A cross-section of the slider 224 is in the form of a dovetail groove, which is sleeved to an outer side of the first guiding track 811.
In order to limit the maximum extension position of the cleaning pipe 22, the support base 81 is provided with an extension limiting portion, the extension limiting portion cooperates with the slider 224 to limit the maximum extension position of the cleaning pipe 22. Specifically, in an implementation, the extension limiting portion is a limiting plate 214 located at a front end of the first guiding track 811, and when the cleaning pipe 22 moves to the maximum extension position, the slider 224 abuts against the limiting plate 214, the limiting plate 214 is provided with a groove 214a matching a shape of the cleaning pipe 22 to avoid interference between the cleaning pipe 22 and the limiting plate 214 when said cleaning pipe 22 moves.
Specifically, the transmission rack 83 is a bendable rack, specifically, the transmission rack 83 is injection molded with a flexible material, for example, a plastic having a certain degree of flexibility; the transmission rack 83 has a first position and a second position driven by the transmission gear 82, when the transmission rack 83 is located in the first position, the cleaning pipe 83 is located at an initial position inside the seat ring body 10; when the transmission rack 83 is located in the second position, the cleaning pipe 22 extends into an exterior of the seat ring body 10, which means the cleaning pipe 22 is located at a flushing position; As shown in
The support base 81 is also provided with a second guiding track 812, the second guiding track 812 extends along a curve line and encircles an outer area of the transmission gear 82 to limit a position of the transmission rack 83; specifically, when the transmission rack 83 is located in the first position, most of the area of the transmission rack 83 is located at an inner side of the second guiding track 812 of the support base 81, and when the transmission rack 83 is located in the second position, a front end area of the transmission rack 83 moves forward with the slider 224, with part of the area of the transmission rack 83 is located at an outer side of the second guiding track 812 and extending along a straight line, and part of the area of the transmission rack 83 is located inside the second guiding track 812, so as to ensure that the transmission rack 83 is always engaged with the transmission gear 82, and to avoid the transmission rack 83 slipping out of the outer side of the support base 81, resulting in transmission failure.
Specifically, in order to reliably mount the flushing assembly 20 inside the seat ring body 10, the support base 81 is provided with a connecting lug (e.g., a mounting portion 223), the mounting portion 223 is provided with a connecting hole for being connected with the seat ring body 10; The mounting and fixation of the flushing assembly 20 is realized through a fastening assembly passing through the connection hole of the mounting portion 223.
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An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a method for manufacturing a seat ring of a toilet.
At act S5101, the cleaning pipe 22 is slidably connected to the first guiding track 811 through the slider 224.
Specifically, as described above and below, the support base 81 is provided with a first guiding track 811, the first guiding track 811 extends along a straight line, and the cleaning pipe 22 is slidably connected to the first guiding track 811 through a slider 224. The slider 224 moves along the first guiding track 811 under the driving force of the transmission rack 83, achieving the extension and retraction of the cleaning pipe 22.
In order to limit the maximum extension position of the cleaning pipe 22, the support base 81 is provided with an extension limiting portion, the extension limiting portion cooperates with the slider 224 to limit the maximum extension position of the cleaning pipe 22. Specifically, in an implementation, the extension limiting portion is a limiting plate 214 located at a front end of the first guiding track 811, and when the cleaning pipe 22 moves to the maximum extension position, the slider 224 abuts against the limiting plate 214, the limiting plate 214 is provided with a groove 214a matching a shape of the cleaning pipe 22 to avoid interference between the cleaning pipe 22 and the limiting plate 214 when said cleaning pipe 22 moves.
At act S5102, the second guiding track 812 is installed to extend along a curve line and surround the outer area of the transmission gear 82 configured to drive the slider 224.
Specifically, as described above and below, the support base 81 is also provided with a second guiding track 812, the second guiding track 812 extends along a curve line and encircles an outer area of the transmission gear 82 to limit a position of the transmission rack 83; specifically, when the transmission rack 83 is located in the first position, most of the area of the transmission rack 83 is located at an inner side of the second guiding track 812 of the support base 81, and when the transmission rack 83 is located in the second position, a front end area of the transmission rack 83 moves forward with the slider 224, with part of the area of the transmission rack 83 is located at an outer side of the second guiding track 812 and extending along a straight line, and part of the area of the transmission rack 83 is located inside the second guiding track 812, so as to ensure that the transmission rack 83 is always engaged with the transmission gear 82, and to avoid the transmission rack 83 slipping out of the outer side of the support base 81, resulting in transmission failure.
Although the above steps of the method for assembling the tank assembly are described to be sequentially performed, the steps merely instantiate the technical idea of some embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, a person having ordinary skill in the art could perform the steps by changing the sequences described in the respective drawings or by performing two or more of the steps in parallel. Thus, the steps described above are not limited to the illustrated sequence.
The cleaning assembly 20 may be mounted in the front cavity of the seat ring body 10 to achieve the flushing for female private area, and may also be mounted in the rear cavity of the seat ring body 10 to achieve the flushing for anus, or may be mounted on both the front side and the rear side of the seat ring body 10. Among them, the “front end/side” of the cleaning assembly 20 of the present disclosure and its various components refers to the outlet end proximate to the internal water flow direction thereof, and the “rear end/side” refers to the inlet end close to the internal water flow direction thereof.
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In above-mention cleaning assembly, on one hand, since the nozzle 21 is removably connected to the sliding pipe 212, the user can periodically remove the nozzle 21 for cleaning operation according to the situation; on the other hand, the spraying holes 211a of the nozzle 21 are provided on its side wall, the cleaning pipe 22 is provided with a sterilization device 90, which can carry out a sterilizing operation on the nozzle 21 in an unoperated state, so as to improve the cleanliness of this cleaning assembly.
Specifically, in an optional embodiment, the sterilization device 90 is a UV sterilizing lamp, which realizes the sterilization of the liquid inside the nozzle 21 by irradiating the nozzle 21, in particular irradiating the spraying hole 211a area of the nozzle 21. The use of UV sterilizing lamp enables a non-contact sterilization operation of the liquid inside the nozzle 21. In other alternative embodiments, the sterilization operation for the cleaning liquid may also be performed by adding a sterilization solvent to the cleaning pipeline.
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Specifically, the extension and retraction of the sliding pipe 212 as described above may be achieved by driving mechanism drive, for example, by driving mechanisms such as a cylinder, a piston, a motor, and the like. It can also be achieved by water pressure driving and reset member driving, and a structure in which the sliding pipe 212 is driven to extend by water pressure and the sliding pipe 212 is driven to reset by a reset member is shown in this embodiment.
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When the nozzle 21 is sleeved onto the sliding pipe 212, the cylindrical snapping projection 212a squeezes the side wall of the opening groove 211b, so that the opening of the opening groove 211b is enlarged and eventually being in snap-fit onto the circular snapping zone 211c. When the nozzle 21 is disassembled, the snapping projection 212a squeezes a groove wall of the opening groove 211b, widening the opening and achieving the disassembly of the nozzle 21. The above-mentioned removable connection structure does not require any intermediate components, making it convenient for users to disassemble the nozzle 21 by themselves.
In order to facilitate the user to disassemble and assemble the nozzle 21, the nozzle 21 is provided with convex bars 211d on opposite side walls proximate to the front end face; the user can hold the convex bars 211d and pull to remove the nozzle 21, or hold the convex bars 211d and push inward to mount the nozzle 21 on the sliding pipe 212.
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Specifically, in an optional embodiment, the pivoting position of the baffle 30 is located above the center of gravity of the baffle 30. This allows the baffle 30 to quickly close the opening under its own gravity.
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The present disclosure also provides a specific embodiment of a toilet. As shown in
An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a method for manufacturing a seat ring of a toilet.
At act S5201, the mounting portion 225 is provided on the front side region of the cleaning pipe 22.
Specifically, as described above and below, a front side region of the cleaning pipe 22 has a mounting portion 225, the mounting portion 225 is plate-like with mounting holes 226a.
At act S5202, the mounting body 91 of the UV sterilizing lamp is abutted against a plate surface on an outside of the mounting portion 225.
At act S5203, the sterilizing portion 92 of the UV sterilizing lamp is inserted into the mounting hole 226a of the mounting portion 225.
Although the above steps of the method for assembling the tank assembly are described to be sequentially performed, the steps merely instantiate the technical idea of some embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, a person having ordinary skill in the art could perform the steps by changing the sequences described in the respective drawings or by performing two or more of the steps in parallel. Thus, the steps described above are not limited to the illustrated sequence.
The above seat ring can achieve the cleaning of the private parts of the human body by setting the cleaning mechanism 20, the nozzle 21 of the cleaning mechanism 20 can be set to be retractable, and a baffle 30 is provided at a position of the opening 10a of the seat ring body 10. The baffle 30 can close the opening 10a when the cleaning mechanism 20 is in a non-operation state, so as to avoid the nozzle 21 from being contaminated in the non-operation state of the seat ring. At the same time, the cleaning mechanism 20 is also provided with a resilient retention member 40, the resilient force of the resilient retention member 40 causes the baffle 30 to have a tendency to move in the direction to close the opening 10a, so that the baffle 30 can always reliably block the opening 10a of the seat ring body 10 without external force (for example, an extension force of the nozzle 21), thus avoiding the problem that the opening 10a cannot be reliably closed due to the change of the position of the baffle 30 in the process of the user flipping the seat ring.
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The two branch plates forming the bending plate are a first branch plate 311 on an upper side and a second branch plate 312 on a lower side, and the second branch plate 312 is formed into an approximate isosceles trapezoidal structure with a decreasing width from top to bottom. The above bending plate 31 with a wider top and a narrower bottom makes the gravity center of the baffle 30 closer to the upper side, that is, the gravity center is closer to the pivot axis 50, so that when the nozzle 21 is extended out, it only requires a smaller push force to push the baffle 30 to flip up. At the same time, the baffle 30 adopts a structure with a wider top and a narrower bottom, so that when the baffle is used as a water tray, the water can be gathered to the lower narrow portion to be discharged to the inside of the toilet body 200, preventing the water from splashing to the two sides.
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Specifically, the nozzle 21 comprises a nozzle body 211 and a sliding pipe 212 connected to a rear side of the nozzle body 211, a front end of the nozzle body 211 is provided with a spraying hole 211a, the sliding pipe 212 is slidingly connected to an inner side of the cylindrical body 221 of the cleaning pipe 22, both of the sliding pipe 212 and the cleaning pipe 22 may be connected through a slide rail, or one may be slidably sleeved on the other, so that the sliding pipe 212 may be axially sliding on the cylindrical body 221 of the cleaning pipe 22, to achieve the extension and retraction of the sliding pipe 212.
The extension and retraction of the sliding pipe 212 as described above may be achieved by the driving of the driving mechanism, for example, by driving mechanisms such as a cylinder, a piston, a motor, and the like. It can also be achieved by water pressure driving and reset member driving as shown in
Wherein, a sliding pipe 212 is provided with an end portion connecting cover (e.g., an end cap 23) located inside the cleaning pipe 22, the end cap 23 is provided with a communicating hole, and the liquid inside the cleaning pipe 22 passes through the communicating hole of the end cap 23 and enters into the nozzle 21. A resilient reset member 24 is provided between the cleaning pipe 22 and a pipe wall of the sliding pipe 212, the resilient reset member 24 acting on the sliding pipe 212 is adapted to provide the sliding pipe 212 with a tendency to move close to a rear side of the cleaning pipe 22. When the nozzle 21 stops spraying and the amount of liquid in the cleaning pipe 22 is less than a set value, the sliding pipe 212 moves towards a rear end of the cleaning pipe 22 under the action of the resilient reset member 24, driving the nozzle 21 to retract into the holding cavity of the seat ring body 10.
A rear end of the cleaning pipe 22 connects a first water inlet 25, the first water inlet 25 is communicated with a water tank 300 through a first inlet pipe, to enable the diversion of water from the water tank 300 into the cleaning mechanism 20. When the user needs to be washed, the control button 60 is turned on, and the cleaning liquid enters the cleaning pipe 22 and the nozzle 21 through the first inlet pipe for cleaning the front portion of the user. After completing the cleaning, the control button is turned off, and stops supplying water. In order to flush the outer wall of the nozzle 21 after each operation of the cleaning mechanism 20 (that is, the nozzle 21 goes from the extended operation state to the non-operation state of retracting to the inner side of the cleaning pipe 22), the cleaning pipe 22 is provided with a second water inlet 26 in a position proximate to the nozzle 21, and the second water inlet 26 is communicated with the water tank 300 through the second water inlet pipe, the flushing operation of the nozzle 21 is achieved by controlling the opening of the first inlet pipe.
The front end and/or both sides of the inner wall of the seat ring body 10 is provided with at least one of the cleaning mechanisms 20. As needed, for example, a cleaning mechanism 20 can be mounted on the front portion and the rear portion of the seat ring, so that to separate the roles of the front portion and rear portion of cleaning mechanisms 20, with the front cleaning mechanism 20 being used to clean the front portion of the private area, and the rear cleaning mechanism 20 being used to clean the rear portion of the private area. When cleaning is required, it can be controlled by the control button 60. For example, when used for cleaning the front portion, a first switch button is triggered, the nozzle 21 of the front cleaning mechanism 20 extends from the seat ring body 10 for a certain distance and then sprays water, and after a set time of spraying water, the nozzle is retracted to the inside of the seat ring body 10. When used for the rear portion, the user triggers the second switch button to achieve. Certainly, it can also be achieved by the third button to wash both the front portion and the rear portion at the same time, at this time, the nozzles 21 of the front cleaning mechanism 20 and the rear cleaning mechanism 20 can be extended and spray water at the same time.
The disclosure also provides a specific embodiment of a toilet. As shown in
In an embodiment, the toilet in the above embodiments may include a base (e.g., a pedestal, a bowl, etc.) and a tank. The base is configured to be attached to another object such as a drainpipe, floor, or another suitable object. The base includes a bowl, a sump (e.g., a receptacle) disposed below the bowl, and a trapway fluidly connecting the bowl to a drainpipe or sewage line. The tank may be supported by the base, such as an upper surface of a rim. The tank may be integrally formed with the base as a single unitary body. In other embodiments, the tank may be formed separately from the base and coupled (e.g., attached, secured, fastened, connected, etc.) to the base. The toilet may further include a tank lid covering an opening and inner cavity in the tank. The toilet may include a seat assembly including a seat and a seat cover rotatably coupled to the base. The toilet arrangement may further include a hinge assembly.
In another embodiment, the toilet arrangement may be a tankless toilet. The toilet arrangement includes a base and a seat assembly coupled to the base. The base includes a bowl, a sump disposed below the bowl, and a trapway fluidly connecting the bowl to a drainpipe or sewage line. The toilet arrangement includes a waterline that supplies the toilet with water. The toilet may further include a seat assembly including a seat and a seat cover rotatably coupled to the base. The toilets described above are provided herein as non-limiting examples of toilets that may be configured to utilize aspects of the present disclosure.
In some examples, a bidet may be included in a seat or pedestal of a toilet. In other examples, the bidet may be manufactured separately from and attached or coupled to a seat or pedestal of a toilet. The bidet includes a housing. The housing is configured to receive a flow of water through a housing inlet and dispense the flow of water from a housing outlet. The housing inlet and housing outlet may be located on opposite ends of the housing from one another, such that water may flow through the housing from the housing inlet to the housing outlet. In some examples, the housing further includes a chamber. As the housing receives the flow of water, the chamber may fill with water and provide a flow of water between the housing inlet and the housing outlet. The chamber may be configured to contain the flow of water and direct the flow of water from the housing inlet to the housing outlet. After the chamber has filled with water, the flow of water may travel along a substantially linear path between the housing inlet and the housing outlet. In some examples, one or more walls within the housing may be included to help direct a flow of water between the housing inlet and the housing outlet. The bidet may further include a housing inlet conduit configured to direct a flow of water to the housing inlet. The housing inlet conduit may be coupled to a water supply such as tank or waterline. The housing may further include a gear assembly or a portion of the gear assembly.
Specifically, the controller 400 comprises a processor 410, a communication unit 420 communicably connected to the processor 410, and a storage 430 communicably connected to the processor 410.
The controller 400 in the present disclosure can be implemented by any appliances or by any software or applications run by the appliances. The controller 400 may be connected to a workstation or another external device (e.g., control panel, remote) and/or a database for receiving user inputs, system characteristics, and any of the values described herein. Optionally, the controller 400 may include an input device and/or a sensing circuit in communication with any of the sensors. The sensing circuit receives sensor measurements from as described above. Optionally, the controller 400 may include a drive unit for receiving and reading non-transitory computer media having instructions. Additional, different, or fewer components may be included.
The processor 410 is configured to perform instructions stored in memory for executing the algorithms described herein 410. The processor 410 may be a general purpose or specific purpose processor, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), one or more programmable logic controllers (PLCs), one or more field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), a group of processing components, or other suitable processing components. The processor 410 is configured to execute computer code or instructions stored in memory or received from other computer readable media (e.g., embedded flash memory, local hard disk storage, local ROM, network storage, a remote server, etc.). The processor 410 may be a single device or combinations of devices, such as associated with a network, distributed processing, or cloud computing.
The communication unit 420 may include any operable connection, ingress ports, and egress ports. An operable connection may be one in which signals, physical communications, and/or logical communications may be sent and/or received. An operable connection may include a physical interface, an electrical interface, and/or a data interface. The communication unit 420 may be connected to a network. The network may include wired networks (e.g., Ethernet), wireless networks, or combinations thereof. The wireless network may be a cellular telephone network, an 802.11, 802.16, 802.20, or WiMax network, a Bluetooth pairing of devices, or a Bluetooth mesh network. Further, the network may be a public network, such as the Internet, a private network, such as an intranet, or combinations thereof, and may utilize a variety of networking protocols now available or later developed including, but not limited to TCP/IP based networking protocols.
In an embodiment, the storage 430 may include one or more devices (e.g., memory units, memory devices, storage devices, etc.) for storing data and/or computer code for completing and/or facilitating the various processes described in the present disclosure. The storage 430 may include random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), hard drive storage, temporary storage, non-volatile memory, flash memory, optical memory, or any other suitable memory for storing software objects and/or computer instructions. The storage 430 may include database components, object code components, script components, or any other type of information structure for supporting the various activities and information structures described in the present disclosure. The storage 430 may be communicably connected to processor via a processing circuit and may include computer code for executing (e.g., by processor) one or more processes described herein. For example, the storage 430 may include graphics, web pages, HTML files, XML files, script code, shower configuration files, or other resources for use in generating graphical user interfaces for display and/or for use in interpreting user interface inputs to make command, control, or communication decisions.
Apparently, the above embodiments are merely examples for clarity and are not intended to limit the implementation methods. For a person of ordinary skill in the art, there are other variations or changes that can be made in different forms based on the above description. It is not necessary or possible to exhaust all embodiments here. The variations or changes derived therefrom are still within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.
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