JP7031865B2 - Excrement cleaning device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cleaning device, and more particularly to an excrement cleaning device used by a user who cannot process excrement by himself / herself.

Patients who are bedridden and cannot get out of bed cannot excrete independently. With the help of a caregiver or family, urine and urine are removed cleanly and hygiene is maintained. A common practice is to use a diaper, which is replaced when it gets dirty, the lower body is cleaned and wiped, and then replaced with a new diaper, which is not comfortable for many patients and is also psychologically and dignified. Be involved and feel psychological resistance.

However, some manufacturers want to develop equipment or equipment, perform smart cleaning through the machine, and change to diapers, but until now, the existing drawback is the help of caregivers when excretion is necessary. These equipments must be worn on the patient's body and removed after excretion and cleaning work, which is not as easy and more difficult than diapers to use. Hygiene problems tend to occur.

For this reason, it is not possible to develop equipment and devices that can clean excrement completely automatically, effectively clean excrement, satisfy the demands of patients with behavioral disabilities, and are comfortable to wear and hygienic. , Is the goal of related manufacturers.

In view of the above drawbacks, we have succeeded in developing a new excrement cleaning device. The feature of the present invention is that the excrement cleaning device integrates the excrement collection function and the cleaning function of the user's lower body and pants, and the user can easily and conveniently clean the excrement without the assistance of others. Is what you can do.

As shown in one embodiment, the excrement cleaning device of the present invention includes an outer covering cloth, an inner assembly and an excrement cleaning machine. At least one first joint is provided inside the outer covering cloth, and a first opening is provided at the bottom thereof, and the position of the first opening corresponds to the position of the user's anus. The inner assembly is cup-shaped and extends posteriorly below the caudal vertebra from the user's bladder position along the groin and also includes a second joint, a second opening, at least one sensor and a lavage assembly.

The second joint is connected to the first joint. The second opening corresponds to the first opening and is provided at the bottom of the inner assembly and is connected to the excrement cleaning machine through a single pipe. At least one sensor detects excrement and drives the excrement cleaning machine, and the cleaning assembly is connected to the excrement cleaning machine and used for cleaning the user.

According to another category of the present invention, it is a kind of excrement cleaning method, and the user can perform the excrement cleaning work hygienically and comfortably without the assistance of another person. As shown in one embodiment, as a method of cleaning excrement, when at least one sensor detects that there is excrement in the pants worn by the user, the treatment process is a flushing step, a suction step. Includes steps, blow step and drying step.

The flushing process steps are as shown below. Set the stool mode or stool mode according to the detected excrement, set the excrement cleaning device to male mode or female mode based on the judgment, and in the case of male mode, the excrement cleaning device drives the backend nozzle. Water is sprayed onto the user's anus to flush it, and the front end nozzle is driven to flush the front of the pants. When the excrement cleaning device is set to female mode, the back end nozzle is driven to flush the user. Rinse the anus and urinary tract.

For this reason, the structure and flow allow bedridden patients to perform comfortable self-cleaning operations without the assistance of others.

It is a wearing image figure of the excrement cleaning apparatus of this invention. It is a structural drawing of the excrement cleaning machine of this invention. It is a side view of the inner assembly of this invention. It is a top view of FIG. It is a flowchart of the excrement cleaning method of this invention. It shows the mode switching state of the excrement cleaning method of this invention.

See FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is an image diagram of wearing the excrement cleaning device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of the excrement cleaning machine of the present invention.

As shown in the examples, the excrement cleaning device of the present invention includes an outer covering cloth 1, an inner assembly 2, and an excrement cleaning machine 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the outer covering cloth 1 is in the style of pants, worn on the user's buttocks 60, with at least one first joint provided inside the outer covering cloth 1 and one on the bottom thereof. One first opening 11 is installed, and the position of the first opening 11 corresponds to the position of the user's anus. The inner assembly 2 is cup-shaped and extends posteriorly below the caudal vertebrae from the user's bladder position along the groin (inside the thigh 61). The second joint 20 is connected to the first joint 10, connects the inner assembly 2 and the outer covering cloth 1, and forms pants with the outer covering cloth 1 and the inner assembly 2. As shown in the examples, the first joint 10 and the second joint 20 include, but are not limited to, a magic tape (registered trademark).

The inner assembly 2 has a second joint 20, a second opening 21, at least one sensor 22 and a cleaning assembly 23. The second opening 21 corresponds to the position of the first opening 11 and is provided at the bottom of the inner assembly 2, and the second opening 21 is connected to the excrement cleaning machine 3 through one pipe 30. At least one sensor 22 is provided inside the inner assembly 2 and is electrically connected to the excrement cleaning machine 3 and is used for detecting excrement and driving the excrement cleaning machine 3 through a pipe 30. The excrement is collected in the excrement cleaning machine 3. The cleaning assembly 23 is connected to the excrement cleaning machine 3 to clean the user.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cup shape of the inner assembly 2 has one front end portion 24 and one back end portion 25. The front end portion 24 corresponds to the position covering the user's bladder, the back end portion 25 is located on the user's buttocks, and the front end portion 24 and the back end portion 25 are connected by one conduction passage 26. Will be done. The diversion passage 26 guides urine excrement from the front end portion 24 to the back end portion 25.

At least one sensor 22 includes a first sensor 221 and a second sensor 222. As shown in this embodiment, the first sensor 221 is provided in the second opening 21, and when a kind of excrement (for example, urine) flows in front of the second opening 21, the first sensor 221 detects it. Also, notify the excrement cleaning machine 3. The second sensor 222 is provided on the inner wall behind the inner assembly 2, and when a kind of excrement (for example, stool) falls within the detection range of the second sensor 222, the second sensor 222 detects it, and also Notify the excrement cleaning machine 3 and drive it.

As shown in FIG. 2, a suction motor 31 and a collection bucket 32 are provided in the excrement cleaning machine 3. When the first sensor 221 or the second sensor 222 detects the excrement, the excrement is sucked into the collecting bucket 32 from the suction motor 31 through the pipe 30.

As shown from FIGS. 3 to 5, FIG. 3 is a side view of the inner assembly of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a top view of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cleaning assembly 23 includes a front end nozzle 231 and the front end nozzle 231 is installed in the front end portion 24 and also through one first water pipe 33 for the excrement cleaning machine 3. It is connected to the tank 34. The first water pipe 33 guides the water in the tank 34 to the front end nozzle 231 through the water pump 39, and spray-cleans the inner wall of the inner assembly 2 from the front end nozzle 231 from the front to the back.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the cleaning assembly 23 includes a back-end nozzle 232 and a hot air outlet 233. The back-end nozzle 232 is installed in the back-end portion 25 and is connected to the tank 34 of the excrement cleaning machine 3 through the second water pipe 35, and the second water pipe 35 feeds the water in the tank 34 through the water pump 39 to the back-end nozzle 332. And flush the user's anus or urinary tract from the back-end nozzle 232.

To achieve a better cleaning effect, the excrement cleaning machine 3 further includes an air pump 38, which is connected to the backend nozzle 232 through a second water pipe 35 to absorb the excrement and store it in the excrement collection bucket 32. After being flushed or flushed with water, the air pump 38 sucks in external air to blow the urinary and anal to remove adhering sewage.

The hot air outlet 233 is installed in the flow passage 26 and is connected to the hot air processor 37 of the excrement cleaning machine 3 through the air pipe 36, the hot air processor 37 can generate hot air, and the inner assembly 2 is provided by the air pipe 36. Introduce into and dry.

The hot air outlet 233 is installed in the guide passage 26, and in order to prevent a large amount of urine excrement or liquid from flowing through the guide passage 26, the hot air outlet 233 extends slightly inside the inner assembly 2 and covers the cover portion. When the user is bedridden to form 234, in a lying position, most of the urine flowing through the diversion passage 26 falls directly to the back end portion 25.

As shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the excrement cleaning method of the present invention. The excrement cleaning method of the present invention dynamically determines the treatment process of excrement cleaning by different excrement (for example, urine or stool) based on users of different genders. As shown in one embodiment, as a kind of excrement cleaning method, at least one sensor performs the following steps when it detects that the pants worn by the user have a kind of excrement.
S100: To set the urine mode or the stool mode according to the detected excrement.
S101: Judgingly set the excrement cleaning device to male mode or female mode.
S102: In the male mode, the excrement cleaning device drives the back-end nozzle to flush the user's anus with a fountain, and drives the front-end nozzle to flush the front part of the pants.
S103: The odor of the excrement is filtered at the same time as the excrement and the washed-out sewage are sucked into the collection bucket together.
S104: Blow air to the inside of the pants to remove sewage adhering to the user's skin.
S105: Introducing hot air inside the pants to dry the pants. Here, the pants are made of a waterproof material.

S106: When the excrement cleaning device is in the female mode, the back-end nozzle is driven to flush the user's anus and urinary system. As an example, the male mode and the female mode are preset according to the actual gender of the user, and of course, the female user can also be cleaned using the male mode, and the male mode is mainly male. It is a structure for the urinary system and does not require a special rinse, it only needs to rinse the inner wall where urine remains, remove the odor of urine, and keep the pants clean.

As shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a state diagram of a mode switching rule of the excrement cleaning method of the present invention. The stool mode and the urine mode are mainly used by two sensors (first sensor and second sensor) to determine the type of excrement, and based on the type, give parameters such as the corresponding time and amount of water, and wash. To secure. For this reason, the excrement cleaning method also sets a switching rule. The contents are as follows.
S201: When the first sensor detects excrement, the excrement cleaning device is set to the urine mode.
S202: In the urine mode, when the second sensor detects excrement, the urine mode is switched to the urine mode.
S203: In the stool mode, when the first sensor detects excrement, do not switch between the stool mode and the urine mode.

According to the switching rule, the cleaning method of the present invention can avoid a mistake in switching between the urine and urine modes, and ensures that the cleaning operation is not performed in the urine mode under the urine state.

Therefore, the structure and flow of the present invention allow a bedridden patient to perform a comfortable self-sustaining cleaning operation without the assistance of another person.

1 External coating cloth 10 1st joint 11 1st opening 2 Inner assembly 20 2nd joint 21 2nd opening 22 At least one sensor 221 1st sensor 222 2nd sensor 23 Cleaning assembly 231 Front end nozzle 232 Back end nozzle 233 Hot air Outlet 234 Cover 24 Front end 25 Back end 26 Conduction passage 3 Excrement cleaning machine 30 Pipe 31 Suction motor 32 Collection bucket 33 First water pipe 34 Tank 35 Second water pipe 36 Air pipe 37 Hot air processor 38 Air pump 39 Water pump 60 Coupling 61 Thigh

Claims (4)

An excrement cleaning machine containing a pipe, a tank, a hot air processor, and at least one first fitting inside it, with a first opening at the bottom of the first opening. The position is the outer covering cloth corresponding to the user's anal position, and
Includes an inner assembly that is cup-shaped and extends posteriorly below the caudal vertebra from the user's bladder position along the groin.
The inner assembly is
The second joint connected to the first joint and
A second opening, which is provided at the bottom of the inner assembly and connects to the excrement cleaning machine through the pipe, corresponding to the position of the first opening.
One front end, which is a curved cup, corresponding to the position covering the user's bladder.
One back-end part, which is a curved cup, located on the user's buttocks,
A single flow passage connecting the front end portion and the back end portion,
Provided inside the inner assembly and electrically connected to the excrement cleaning machine, used for detecting excrement and driving the excrement cleaning machine, the excrement is passed through the pipe to the excrement. At least one sensor to collect in the cleaning machine, and
Includes a cleaning assembly that is connected to the excrement cleaning machine and cleans the user.
The at least one sensor includes a first sensor provided near and between the diversion passage and the second opening, and a second sensor provided on the inner wall behind the inner assembly.
The diversion passage guides urine to the first sensor and
The cleaning assembly is installed at a position close to the diversion passage of the front end portion, and also has a front end nozzle connected to the tank of the excrement cleaning machine through one first water pipe.
A back-end nozzle installed in the back-end portion and connected to the tank of the excrement cleaning machine through one second water pipe, and
An excrement cleaning device installed at a location of the diversion passage and comprising a hot air outlet connected to the hot air processor of the excrement cleaning machine through a single gas . A suction motor and a collection bucket are provided in the excrement cleaning machine, and when the first sensor or the second sensor detects the excrement, the excrement is collected by the suction motor through the pipe. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the excrement cleaning device is sucked into a bucket. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the hot air outlet has one cover portion. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the excrement cleaning machine includes one air pump, and the air pump is connected to the back-end nozzle through the second water pipe.

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