JP2002113029A - Excrement disposal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the leakage of excrement even if a diaper cup body is installed in distortion. SOLUTION: This excrement disposal device is provided with a diaper cup body 1 surrounding the waist and hip of a human body; water supply means 3, 5 connected to the diaper cup body 1 through a water supply hose 23 to supply wash water into the diaper cup body 1; and a soil tank 7 connected to the diaper cup body 1 through a suction hose 25 to suck the wash water and excrement in the diaper cup body 1. The diaper cup body 1 is provided with an inclination sensor 21 for detecting the inclination of the diaper cup body 1, and control means 13, 15 are provided for stopping the supply of water to the diaper cup body 1 by the water supply means 3, 5 when the inclination sensor 21 detects the inclination of the diaper cup body 1 during the operation of the water supply means 3, 5.

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 suitable for a cared person, such as a sick or bedridden elderly person, who cannot walk in a hospital or the like. The present invention also relates to an excrement disposal device capable of cleaning excrement.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional excrement disposal apparatus is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-36481.
In this excrement disposal device, a hole is formed in the center of the diaper cover, through which a toilet pipe for discharging excrement, a pipe for sending hot water, a pipe for sending air, and a cord connected to a sensor for detecting excrement are inserted. It is designed to be able to treat excrement.

[0003]

However, although the above excrement disposal apparatus employs a soft resin material,
There is a limit in flexibility, and it is difficult to adjust to various body types, causing a condition in which the caregiver does not always have sufficient adhesion to the hips and hips, and washing water and excrement leak from around the diaper cup. There was a problem.

[0004] On the other hand, the applicant of the present invention can easily adapt to various types of persons in order to solve such a conventional problem, and dry air is dried in a diaper cup body wet with washing water or the like. Efficiently discharges toward the discharge port,
An excrement disposal device capable of discharging excrement without leaving it in the diaper cup has already been proposed as Japanese Patent Application No. 11-295988.

[0005] In the prior proposals, the close contact is high irrespective of the care recipient's body shape, and as long as the care recipient is using the apparatus while lying on his back, washing water and excrement from around the diaper cup main body is not considered. Can reliably be prevented from leaking.

However, the care receiver may turn over while using the device and turn sideways. Even in this state, if the washing water is continuously supplied, the polluted water after excrement washing may leak. There was a limit in preventing leakage.

[0007] It is an object of the present invention to provide an excrement disposal device capable of preventing polluted water from leaking even when a care receiver turns over.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a diaper cup body which surrounds the hips of a human body, and a cleaning water which is connected to the diaper cup body via a water supply hose to supply the washing water into the diaper cup body. And a waste tank connected to the diaper cup body via a suction hose for sucking washing water and excrement in the diaper cup body, wherein the diaper cup body includes: A tilt sensor for detecting a tilt of the diaper cup body, a control means for stopping water supply to the diaper cup body by the water supply means when the tilt sensor detects the tilt of the diaper cup body during operation of the water supply means. It is characterized by having been provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the excrement disposal apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the inclination sensor fixes at least one end of the water supply hose and is detachably connected to the diaper cup body to supply the water. It is characterized in that a hose and a suction hose are provided in a connection tube for connecting and holding the diaper cup body.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the excrement disposal apparatus according to the second aspect, wherein the inclination sensor is detachably attached to the connection cylinder via a sensor housing box that houses the inclination sensor. It is characterized by.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the diaper cup body can surround the hips and buttocks of the human body of the care receiver. The diaper cup body can be used together with the diaper and the diaper cover, and the water can be supplied to the diaper cup body via the water supply hose by the water supply means.
The excretion part and excrement of the cared person can be washed by supplying the washing water. Then, the washing water and excrement in the diaper cup body can be sucked into the waste tank via the suction hose. In addition, when the care receiver turns sideways due to, for example, turning over, the inclination sensor detects the inclination of the diaper cup body, and the control means can stop the water supply of the diaper cup body by the water supply means. .
Therefore, when the care receiver turns over, the cleaning water does not continue to be supplied by the water supply means, and the leakage of the contaminated water from the diaper cup body can be significantly suppressed.

According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the tilt sensor fixes at least one end of the water supply hose, and is detachably connected to the diaper cup body to form the water supply hose and the suction hose. Is provided on the connection tube that is connected and held to the diaper cup body, so that the inclination sensor is located on the control means side with respect to the diaper cup body, so that even if the connection tube is detachable from the diaper cup body, control can be performed. The electrical connection between the means and the inclination sensor can be easily made. In addition, since the connecting cylinder is connected to the diaper cup main body, the inclination of the diaper cup main body can be accurately detected.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the second aspect, the tilt sensor is detachably attached to the connection tube via a sensor housing box for housing the tilt sensor. Repair and replacement can be performed easily.

[0014]

FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the excrement disposal apparatus includes a diaper cup body 1, a hot water tank 3 as a water supply means, a water pump 5, a waste tank 7, a vacuum motor housing 9, a filter box 11,
A sequencer 13 and a control panel 15 are provided.

The diaper cup body 1 surrounds the hips and buttocks of the care recipient's human body, and is provided with a stool sensor 17, a urine sensor 19, etc., and an inclination sensor 21. The tilt sensor 21 detects the tilt of the diaper cup main body 1 and is connected to the sequencer 13 as control means together with the sensors 17 and 19.

One end of a water supply hose 23, one end of a suction hose 25, and one end of a blower hose 27 are connected to the diaper cup body 1, respectively. The other end of the water supply hose 23 is connected to the water supply pump 5. The other end of the suction hose 25 is connected to the waste tank 7 side. The other end of the blowing hose 27 is connected to the vacuum motor housing 9.
, And to the exhaust port 31 of the filter box 11.

The vacuum motor housing 9 includes:
The suction motor 33 is built in. One end of a joint pipe 37 is connected to the suction port 35 of the vacuum motor housing 9, and the other end of the joint pipe 37 is connected to the waste tank 7. The return air outlet 39 of the vacuum motor housing 9 is connected to the filter box 1 through a joint pipe 41.
It is connected to one intake port 43.

The work air sucked by the suction motor 33 is introduced into the blower hose 27 from the intake port 43 of the filter box 11 through the joint pipe 41 to be deodorized, and is sent out from the exhaust port 31 as return air. At the same time, when the suction motor 33 is operated, the outside air is sucked from the intake port 45 of the outside air and the suction motor 33
Is cooled, and the heat-absorbed air after cooling is sent out from the exhaust port 29 to the blower hose 27 and mixed with the return air to be supplied to the diaper cup body 1 as hot air.

Therefore, the vacuum motor housing 9 and the filter box 11 also constitute a blower in this embodiment. However, the blowing means can be configured separately.

The diaper cup body 1 is as shown in FIG. 2, and the relationship between the diaper cup body 1 and each hose is as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the diaper cup body 1 forms a diaper cup unit with a diaper and a diaper cover (not shown), and has a bendable front cover 47 formed by a bellows joint. As shown in FIG. 3, the hose connecting portion 49 formed of the hard resin of the diaper cup body 1 has a water supply hose connection port 51, a blower hose connection port 53, and a suction hose connection port 55.
Is provided.

The hose connecting portion 49 is provided with a male sensor coupler 56 connected to each of the sensors 17 and 19 other than the tilt sensor 21. Further, the hose connecting portion 49 is provided with mounting and locking portions 59 for locking the hose unit 57 on both sides so as to sandwich the blower hose connecting port 53.

On the other hand, the water supply hose 23, the suction hose 25, and the air supply hose 27 are provided integrally with the hose unit 57 and assembled. That is, each hose 2
One end of each of 3, 25, and 27 is fixed to a connection tube 61 formed of a hard resin, and can be integrally handled. The connection cylinder 61 is provided with mounting engagement portions 63 on both sides of the blower hose 27. Mounting engagement section 6
3 is connected to the connection cylinder 61 via an integral hinge, and can be swung by operating with a finger as shown in FIG.

A female sensor coupler 65 is attached to the connection cylinder 61. The sensor coupler 65 is connected to the sequencer 13 of FIG. 1 via a harness 67. The inclination sensor 21 is provided on the connection cylinder 61. Specifically, it is as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a hose connecting portion 49 and a connecting tube 61.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the periphery of the inclination sensor 21, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the periphery of the inclination sensor 21. As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, the inclination sensor 21 is detachably attached to the connection cylinder 61 via the sensor housing box 69.

That is, a housing portion 75 having openings 71 and 73 is provided at the upper end of the connection tube 61 and the front surface in the connection direction. Engagement holes 79 are provided in both side walls 77 of the housing portion 75. A female connector 81 is fixedly provided at the bottom of the housing 75. This female connector 81
Are connected to the sequencer 13 shown in FIG. The wiring 83 is routed from the harness 67 side along the surface of the female sensor coupler 65.

The sensor housing box 69 has a rectangular box shape that can be housed in the housing portion 75, and has penetrating portions 85 on both sides of the bottom. However, only one side is shown in FIG. Also, on the left and right outer surfaces of the sensor housing box 69,
An engagement projection 87 that engages with the engagement hole 79 is provided.

The inclination sensor 21 is provided with a male terminal 89 projecting downward. The tilt sensor 21 is housed in a sensor housing box 69, and each male terminal 89 protrudes downward from each penetrating portion 85,
Each male terminal 89 is inserted into the female connector 81 and electrically connected to the female connector 81 in a state where the male terminals 89 are accommodated in the accommodation portion 75 of the connection cylinder 61.

The female connector 81 is attached by pulling out the wiring 83 above the connecting cylinder 61 with the female sensor coupler 65 fixed to the connecting cylinder 61 and soldering the female connector 81 to the wiring 83. Then, the female connector 81 is fixed to the bottom of the housing portion 75 by bonding or the like as shown in FIG.

Then, the inclination sensor 21 is housed in a sensor housing box 69, and the sensor housing box 69 is
The male terminal 89 is coupled to the female connector 81 as shown in FIG.
An electrical connection is made. At this time, the positioning of the sensor housing box 69 is performed by engaging the engaging protrusions 87 with the engaging holes 79 of the housing portion 75. Therefore, the inclination sensor 2
1 is extremely easy to install.

Further, the inclination sensor 21 can be easily detached by removing the sensor housing box 69 from the housing portion 75, so that repair and replacement are extremely easy, and maintenance is easy.

Then, the connecting cylinder 61 is fitted to the hose connecting portion 49 of the diaper cup body 1 as shown in FIG.
When the user operates 3 to lock the water supply hose 23, the suction hose 25, and the blower hose 27 to the water supply hose connection 51, the suction hose connection 55, and the blower hose connection 53, respectively. The female side sensor coupler 65
Are connected to the male sensor coupler 56. When the connection tube 61 is attached to the hose connection portion 49, the upper wall portion 91 of the hose connection portion 49 is connected to the opening 7 above the connection tube 61.
1 can be closed to protect the tilt sensor 21.

When the diaper cup body 1 is worn on the hips of the care-receiver, the bellows joint 47 or the like can be worn with a high degree of adhesion regardless of the body shape of the care-receiver. In such a mounted state, the operation of the control panel 15 puts the apparatus in an operation standby state, and when each of the sensors 17, 19 and the like senses the excrement of the cared person, a signal is sent to the sequencer 13 and the sequencer 13 sends the signal. An operation signal is output to the water pump 5, the suction motor 33, and the like.

The water pump 5 and the suction motor 33 are activated by this signal. By the operation of the water supply pump 5, the washing water is supplied from the hot water tank 3 to the diaper cup body 1.
The water is supplied through a water supply hose 23. When work wind is sucked by the operation of the suction motor 33,
The work wind deodorized by the filter box 11 is sent as return air to the blower hose 27 side, and at the same time, the air after cooling the heat generated by the suction motor 33 is sent from the exhaust port 29 to the blower hose 27 side. As a result, the diaper cup body 1 has
Warm air is sent through.

By the water supply, the excretion part and excrement of the cared person can be washed. In addition, a warm and dry air can be sent by the air blowing, and the diaper cup body 1 wet with the washing water and the like can be dried, and the tightness of the changed diaper can be prevented, so that the comfort can be improved.

By the operation of the suction motor 33, a negative pressure is generated in the waste tank 7 through the joint pipe 37, and the washing water and the excrement in the diaper cup body 1 are removed.
The suction hose 2 is generated by the suction force generated in the waste tank 7.
5 to be sucked and stored.

In such a state of use, if the care receiver does not turn over, contaminated water does not leak out of the diaper cup body 1 due to high adhesion of the diaper cup body 1 or the like. .

However, the care receiver turns over,
When the diaper cup body 1 is tilted and the cleaning water is continuously supplied, the dirty water after cleaning may leak from the diaper cup body 1. In the embodiment of the present application, the inclination sensor 21 detects the inclination of the diaper cup body 1 and sends a signal to the sequencer 13 so that the sequencer 1
3 sends a signal to the water pump 5 to stop the water pump 5 immediately.

At this time, since the suction motor 33 continues to operate, the suction through the suction hose 25 is continued, and the contaminated water in the diaper cup body 1 can be suctioned to the waste tank 7 side. In this way, when the care receiver turns over and the diaper cup body 1 is inclined, the cleaning water is not supplied to the diaper cup body 1 so that the leakage of the contaminated water can be prevented.

Further, the air can be continuously blown into the diaper cup main body 1 through the blower hose 27, and the care recipient does not feel cold and can maintain comfort.

When the care receiver turns over and turns back, the inclination sensor 21 detects this and sends a signal to the sequencer 13, and the sequencer 13 outputs an operation signal to the water pump 5. . As a result, the water supply pump 5 operates again, and the supply of the wash water to the diaper cup body 1 is started again.

In this way, even when the diaper cup body 1 is tilted, it is possible to significantly prevent the leakage of the contaminated water from the diaper cup body 1 and to prevent the bedding such as sheets from being soiled. In addition, the burden on the caregiver can be significantly reduced.

Since the tilt sensor 21 is mounted on the connection cylinder 61 side, it is located on the sequencer 13 side with respect to the diaper cup body 1, and the electrical connection to the sequencer 13 is facilitated. However, it is also possible to attach the inclination sensor 21 to the diaper cup body 1 side.
Further, since the connection cylinder 61 is connected to the diaper cup body 1, the inclination of the diaper cup body 1 can be accurately detected.

In the above embodiment, the water supply hose 2
3. The suction hose 25 and the blower hose 27 are both attached to the connection tube 61 and assembled as a hose unit 57. However, the suction hose 25 is detached from the connection tube 61 to be a separate body, and the water supply hose 23 and the blower hose 27 are connected. It is also possible to adopt a structure that is fixed to the cylinder 61. In this case, the connection cylinder 61 is attached to the hose connection portion 49 of the diaper cup body 1 by engaging the attachment engagement portion 63 with the attachment locking portion 59 provided on the diaper cup body 1, and the water supply hose 23 is provided.
In addition, the air supply hose 27 is connected to the water supply hose connection port 51 and the air supply hose connection port 53, and the suction hose 25 connected to the suction hose connection port 55 is prevented from coming off by the engagement of the connection tube 61.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a diaper cup body according to one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a hose unit and a connection portion of a diaper cup body according to one embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view around a connection tube and a hose connection portion according to an embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view around a tilt sensor according to one embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view around an inclination sensor according to one embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 diaper cup body 3 hot water tank (water supply means) 5 water supply pump (water supply means) 7 waste tank 13 sequencer (control means) 15 control panel (control means) 21 inclination sensor 23 water supply hose 25 suction hose 61 connection cylinder 69 sensor housing box 71 Opening 75 Housing 81 Female connector 89 Male terminal

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Akiyoshi Usui 5-28-6 Omori Nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo Niels Parts Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 4C098 AA09 CC32 CD01 CD03 CD05 CD09 CE06 CE13 CE17 4C341 JJ10 JK09 JK12 JL07

Claims (3)

[Claims] A diaper cup body surrounding the waist buttocks of a human body; water supply means connected to the diaper cup body via a water supply hose to supply washing water into the diaper cup body; and suction to the diaper cup body. A waste container connected via a hose and a waste tank sucking washing water and excrement in the diaper cup main body, wherein the diaper cup main body has an inclination sensor for detecting an inclination of the diaper cup main body. And a control means for stopping water supply to the diaper cup body by the water supply means when the inclination sensor detects the inclination of the diaper cup body during operation of the water supply means. . 2. The excrement disposal device according to claim 1, wherein the inclination sensor fixes at least one end of the water supply hose, and is detachably connected to the diaper cup body, so that the water supply hose and the suction hose are provided. Is provided on a connection cylinder that is connected to and held by the diaper cup body. 3. The excrement disposal device according to claim 2, wherein the inclination sensor is detachably attached to the connection cylinder via a sensor housing box that houses the inclination sensor. Object processing equipment.