JP3305238B2 - Excrement disposal device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an excrement disposal apparatus applied to a sick or bedridden elderly who cannot walk in hospitals and the like, and more particularly to the treatment of filth when the sick is excreted while lying down. The present invention relates to an excrement disposal apparatus capable of automatically cleaning a local area contaminated with waste.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art This kind of prior art is disclosed in, for example,
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 364841. In this conventional technique, a diaper cup formed of a soft insulating material surrounds the waist and hips of a human body, and the dirt excreted in the diaper cup is washed with washing water and discharged out of the diaper cup by a pump. . The diaper cup is connected to various hoses such as a washing water supply hose and a waste suction hose, and a sensor cord for detecting dirt in the diaper cup.

[0003]

However, in the prior art, when it is attempted to collect the dirt sucked from the diaper cup in the dirt tank, the dirt and the work wind (mainly, the flow of air circulating between the diaper cup and the main body of the apparatus) is reduced. (Hereinafter referred to as “work style”) is insufficiently separated, and urine in the waste and water from the washing water cannot be completely collected by the waste tank.
This water was leaking outside from the waste tank on the work wind. The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and efficiently separates the filth once entering the filth tank from the work wind, and surely removes not only the filth but also the moisture in the filth by the filth tank. It is intended to be able to be collected.

[0004]

The present invention provides the following means to achieve the above object. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a diaper cup surrounding the hips of a human body, an apparatus main body connected to the diaper cup and sucking dirt in the diaper cup , and the apparatus main body sucked from the diaper cup A cyclone, comprising: a waste tank for storing waste, wherein the waste tank spirally rotates the work wind sent from the suction port in the waste tank to separate heavy waste and light work wind by centrifugal force. Mechanism and
In the excrement disposal device provided, the waste tank is
Sepa that collides and separates the waste mist contained in the wind
1st part which has a mortar and the said separator was mortar-shaped
Minutes, a windmill-shaped second part, and a pinhole at the bottom
And a cap-shaped third part .

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The configuration indicated by symbol 1 in the figure is a diaper cup. The diaper cup 1 surrounds the hips of a care recipient such as a sick or bedridden elderly who cannot walk, and includes a stool sensor 109 and a urine sensor 114 therein. The stool sensing sensor 109
Are a photoreflector for detecting wastes excreted by the care recipient and a C for detecting desorption of the diaper cup 1.
This is a sensor using a ds cell.
08. The Cds cell will be described in detail. The Cds cell detects that the diaper cup 1 has been removed from the buttocks of the care recipient by a change in illuminance, and stops the operation of the device, thereby removing the diaper cup 1. To prevent the washing water from erupting accidentally.

[0006] The urine sensor 114 is a sensor for detecting urine excreted by the care recipient, and is constituted by a pair of electrodes to which an AC voltage of, for example, 2.5 [Vp-p] is applied. . By the way, this urine sensor 11
The current flowing between the four electrodes is a very small current (about several μA), and is completely harmless to the care recipient.

The diaper cup 1 is a stool sensor 1
09 and the urine detection sensor 114 from the sensor coupler 107 via the sensor signal lines 81 and 82 to the apparatus main body C.
Connected to the sequencer 12. The diaper cup 1 is connected to a waste tank 3 of the apparatus main body C via a waste suction hose 104, and is connected to a hot water tank 4 of the apparatus main body C via a washing water water supply hose 105 and a water supply pump 5, Further, the suction motor 2 in the vacuum motor housing 2 of the apparatus main body C is connected via a warm air blowing hose 106.
1 and the filter box 6.

Next, the apparatus main body C will be described. The device body C
Is a device that is connected to the diaper cup 1 and that supplies cleaning water to the inside of the diaper cup 1 and sucks excrement and sewage in the diaper cup 1. The vacuum motor housing 2, the sewage tank 3, the hot water tank 4, It has a water pump 5, a filter box 6, a control panel 13, and a sequencer 12. The appearance of the device main body C is in the shape of a housing with casters, and the control panel 13 is mounted outside the housing. The control panel 13 includes a start switch 131, a pause switch 132, various alarm lights 133, 134,
135 and 136.

The vacuum motor housing 2 has a built-in suction motor 21 for generating negative pressure for sucking excrement and sewage, and a suction port 22 connected to the sewage tank 3 via a vacuum hose 7 and a suction port 22. A first method of discharging work wind sucked from the suction port 22 to the filter box 6
Outlet 23 and the motor cooling intake pipe 1 for introducing outside air
0 and a second outlet 24 for discharging the outside air introduced from the motor cooling intake pipe 10. The air discharged from the second discharge port 24 is heated by the heat generated by the suction motor 21, mixed with the deodorized work wind discharged from the exhaust pipe 9 of the filter box 6, and is heated by the hot air blowing hose 106. It is sent to diaper cup 1. In addition, it is desirable that this device be used in a relatively quiet room and that the driving noise be reduced as much as possible in consideration of consideration for patients. As a countermeasure, for example, a silicone foam is injected into a hollow portion of the case having a double structure, a vibration-proof rubber is mounted on the suction motor 21, or a muffler technology using an automobile muffler technology is installed inside the vacuum motor housing 2. Means such as providing a mechanism are conceivable. Although the filter box 6 has a built-in activated carbon filter 61 for cleaning air, the filter box 6 is also effective in reducing the noise.

Next, the waste tank 3 will be described. The waste tank 3 is provided with a waste suction hose 104 from the diaper cup 1.
And a suction port connected to a waste suction hose 104 and a work wind sent from the suction port 31 is swirled in the waste tank 3. A cyclone mechanism 32 for efficiently separating the heavy filth and washing water from the lightweight work wind by centrifugal force, and a separator 33 for colliding and separating the mist and the mist contained in the work wind. A discharge port 35 for discharging the work wind after removing the waste 34 to the vacuum hose 7, a waste amount sensor 36 for detecting when the waste 34 has accumulated in a predetermined amount, and a waste accumulated in the waste tank 3. And a disposal port 38 for discarding the outside 34.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of the waste tank 3 in detail. The separator 33 includes a mortar-shaped first portion 331, a windmill-shaped second portion 332, and a cap-shaped third portion, as shown in FIG. I have. In particular, the third portion 333 has a pinhole 334 at the lower portion, and water droplets accumulated in the third portion 333 are
It is configured to escape from 34.

Next, the hot water tank 4 will be described. The hot water tank 4 is a tank for supplying hot water to the diaper cup 1, and a heater 42 for heating and keeping the hot water 41 warm.
, A thermometer 43 for easily checking the water temperature, and a water level detection sensor 44 having a function as a temperature detection sensor. The hot water 41 stored in the hot water tank 4 is sent from the outlet 45 to the diaper cup 1 via the water supply pump 5, and the temperature of the hot water 41 sent to the diaper cup 1 drops by several degrees during the water supply. I do. Therefore, hot water tank 4
The warming temperature of the hot water 41 stored in the diaper cup 1
It is preferable that the temperature of the hot water spouting into the inside is set to be slightly higher in advance so that the temperature becomes appropriate. The water supply pump 5 is a general electromagnetic pump and will not be described in particular.

Next, the control panel 13 will be described.
The control panel 13 includes a start switch 131 and a pause switch 132 operated by a nurse or the like who cares for the care of the care recipient, and various types of systems such as a hot water replenishment state, a waste water full state, a hot water overheat state, and an abnormal suction state. Alarm lamps 133, 134, 13 for displaying status
5 and 136.

Next, the sequencer 12 will be described. The sequencer 12 receives various signals from the stool sensor 109, urine sensor 114, waste sensor 36, temperature sensor 43, water level sensor 44, and the like, and a start switch 131 and a pause switch 132 of the control panel 13. A one-chip microcomputer (not shown) in which a program for controlling the suction motor 21, the water pump 5 and the heater 42 according to an input signal is written;
An I / O interface (not shown) for processing input / output signals of the one-chip microcomputer; alarm lights 133, 134, 135, and 1 of the suction motor 21, the water pump 5, the heater 42, and the control panel 13;
And a driver circuit (not shown) for driving the driving circuit 36.

[0015]

The present invention has the following effects. That is, the invention according to claim 1 is a diaper cup surrounding the waist and buttocks of a human body, a device main body connected to the diaper cup and sucking dirt in the diaper cup ,
The apparatus body includes a waste tank for storing waste sucked from the diaper cup, and the waste tank spirally rotates the work wind sent from the suction port in the waste tank to remove heavy waste and light weight. And a cyclone mechanism that separates the natural work wind by centrifugal force.
In this case, the filth tank is provided with a
A separator that collides the strike to separate the separator.
A first portion in which the data has a mortar shape, and a second portion in the shape of a windmill
And a cap-shaped third portion having a pinhole at the bottom
The waste disposal apparatus is characterized in that it comprises: and the waste that once entered the waste tank and the work wind are efficiently separated, and the waste in the waste as well as the waste is reliably removed by the waste tank. Can be recovered to
In both cases, the water and the like in the waste can be collected more reliably.
You. 7

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of the waste tank shown in FIG. 1 in detail.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 diaper cup C device main body 2 vacuum motor housing 3 waste tank 4 hot water tank 5 water pump 6 filter box 7 vacuum hose 81, 82 sensor signal line 13 control panel 12 sequencer 31 intake port 32 cyclone mechanism 33 separator 34 waste 35 discharge port 36 Soil quantity sensor 37 Work style 38 Waste port 104 Soil suction hose 105 Wash water water supply hose 106 Warm air blower hose 109 Stool sensor 114 Piss sensor

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-295775 (JP, A) JP-A-8-322868 (JP, A) JP-A-4-3644841 (JP, A) JP-A-5-5127 (JP, A) , U) Shokai 57-5221 (JP, U) Shokai 56-152629 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A61F 5/451 A61G 9/02 A61F 5/44

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A diaper cup (1) surrounding the hips of a human body, and an apparatus body (C) connected to the diaper cup (1) and sucking dirt (34) in the diaper cup (1). The apparatus body (C) includes a waste tank (3) for storing waste (34) sucked from the diaper cup (1), and the waste tank (3) is provided with a suction port (31).
Work wind (37) sent from the waste tank (3)
Excrement disposal apparatus odor having a cyclone mechanism (32) for separating by centrifugal force and lightweight work style (37) and the heavy waste of rotated in weight spiral (34) in the inner
And the waste tank (3) is included in the work wind (37).
Separator (33) that separates by colliding mist
A first portion (3) in which the separator (33) has a mortar shape.
31), a windmill-shaped second part (332), and a pin
A cap-shaped third portion (3) having a hole (334)
33) The excrement disposal device characterized by comprising: