TWI689298B - Excrement cleaning device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A device and a method for cleaning excrements are disclosed, which comprise an outer cover, inner body and cleaning machine. The outer cover comprises a first connector mounted inside and a first opening formed at the bottom thereof. The inner body is in a cup shape which comprises a second connector, a second opening, at least one sensor and a cleaning assembly. The first connector connects to the second connector. The second opening is formed at the bottom of the inner body corresponded to the first opening, and is connected to the machine via a pipe. The sensor drives the machine when it sensed excrements. The cleaning assembly connected to the machine and is configured for cleaning the user. Therefore, the device and a method for cleaning excrements are able to self cleaning in a comfortable way without other’s help.

Description

Excrement cleaning device and method

The invention relates to a cleaning device, in particular to a device and method for excrement cleaning applied to users who cannot manage excreta.

For patients who cannot get out of bed due to bed sickness, and means that they cannot get out of bed and urinate on their own, assistance from a person or family member in need of care can be used to clean up the urine and maintain hygiene. The common practice is to pack diapers and replace them when they are dirty After washing and wiping the lower body, change the diaper, but most patients will resist at first, feel uncomfortable and have no dignity.

However, some manufacturers have developed a device or instrument that wants to intelligently clean through the machine to replace the diaper, but the currently known shortcomings are that when there is a need for excretion, these devices require the assistance of caregivers The device is worn on the patient. After the excretion and cleaning operations are completed, it is removed, and it is still not simpler to use than diapers.

Therefore, is there an equipment that can completely clean up excreta, in addition to effectively cleaning up the excreta, it still meets the inconvenience caused by the patient's inability to take care of himself, and is comfortable and hygienic to wear, which is currently all relevant manufacturers The goal direction of the effort.

In view of the above shortcomings, the inventor of the present invention developed a novel excrement cleaning device. According to one category of the present invention, an excrement cleaning device integrates the functions of excrement collection and cleaning of the user's lower body and underpants, so that the user can achieve simple and convenient excrement cleaning operations without the assistance of others.

In an embodiment, the excrement cleaning device of the present invention includes an outer lining cloth, an inner component, and an excrement cleaning machine. At least one first connecting member is provided inside the outer lining cloth and a first opening is opened at the bottom. The position of the first opening corresponds to the anus position of a user. The inner component is cup-shaped and extends backward from the position of the user's bladder along the groin to the lower part of the caudal vertebrae, and includes a second connector, a second opening, at least one sensor, and a cleaning component.

The second connector is connected to the first connector. The position of the second opening corresponding to the first opening is set at the bottom of the inner assembly, and a pipe is connected to the excrement cleaning machine. The at least one sensor senses an excrement and drives the excrement cleaning machine, and the cleaning assembly is connected to the excrement cleaning machine for cleaning the user.

According to another category of the present invention, a method for cleaning up excreta allows users to clean and excrete excreta without sanitation. In one embodiment, the excrement cleaning method is that when at least one sensor senses that there is an excrement in a user's underwear, it sequentially includes a rinsing procedure step, a suction procedure step, a jetting procedure step and drying step.

The step of the flushing procedure includes setting to a urination mode or a stool mode according to the sensed excrement; judging that an excretion cleaning device is set to a male Health mode or a girl mode; when in boy mode, the excrement cleaning device drives a back-end spray hole to spray the user's anus, and drives a front-end spray hole to wash the front block of the underwear; when the When the excrement cleaning device is in the female mode, the rear end orifice is driven to wash the user's anus and urinary organs.

Therefore, through the above-mentioned structure and process, the poor patients can achieve a comfortable self-cleaning operation without the need to fake others.

1‧‧‧Outer lining

10‧‧‧First connector

11‧‧‧First opening

2‧‧‧Inner components

20‧‧‧Second connector

21‧‧‧Second connector

22‧‧‧At least one sensor

221‧‧‧The first sensor

222‧‧‧Second sensor

23‧‧‧Clean components

231‧‧‧Front nozzle

232‧‧‧ Rear nozzle

233‧‧‧ hot air outlet

234‧‧‧ Cover Department

24‧‧‧Front end

25‧‧‧ Rear

26‧‧‧Diversion channel

3‧‧‧Excrement cleaning machine

30‧‧‧Pipeline

31‧‧‧ attraction motor

32‧‧‧Collecting bucket

33‧‧‧The first water pipe

34‧‧‧Water tank

35‧‧‧Second water pipe

36‧‧‧trachea

37‧‧‧Hot air processor

38‧‧‧Air pump

39‧‧‧Water pump

60‧‧‧ buttocks

61‧‧‧thigh

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of one of the excrement cleaning devices of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the excrement cleaning machine of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another side view of the internal components of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic top view of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of the method for clearing excreta of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the state of the mode switching rule of the excrement cleaning method of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of one of the excrement cleaning devices of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the excrement cleaning machine of the present invention.

In one embodiment, the excrement cleaning device of the present invention includes an outer lining cloth 1, an inner assembly 2 and a fecal cleaning machine 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the outer lining cloth 1 is in the form of underwear and is worn on a user's buttocks 60. The outer lining cloth 1 is provided with at least a first connecting member 10 inside and a first opening 11 at the bottom. The position of an opening 11 corresponds to the position of the user's anus. The inner component 2 is shaped like a cup from the user’s The position of the bladder extends backwards along the groin (inside the thigh 61) to below the tail vertebra. The second connecting member 20 is connected to the first connecting member 10 to combine the inner component 2 and the outer interlining cloth 1 so that the outer interlining cloth 1 and the inner component 2 form an underpants. In an embodiment, the first connecting member 10 and the second connecting member 20 may include single devil felt.

The inner component 2 has a second connecting member 20, a second opening 21, at least one sensor 22 and a cleaning component 23. The second opening 21 corresponds to the position of the first opening 11 and is disposed at the bottom of the inner assembly 2. The second opening 21 connects a pipe 30 to the excrement cleaning machine 3. The at least one sensor 22 is disposed inside the inner component 2 and is electrically connected to the excrement cleaning machine 3 for sensing a excrement and driving the excrement cleaning machine 3 to pass the pipe 30 The excrement is collected to the excrement cleaning machine 3. The cleaning assembly 23 is connected to the excrement cleaning machine 3 for cleaning the user.

Please also refer to FIGS. 3 and 4. The cup shape of the inner component 2 has a front end 24 and a rear end 25. The front end portion 24 corresponds to the position of the bladder covering the user, and the rear end portion 25 is located at the hip position of the user. The front end portion 24 and the rear end portion 25 are connected to a diversion channel 26. The diversion channel 26 can guide urine excretion from the front end 24 to the rear end 25.

The at least one sensor 22 includes a first sensor 221 and a second sensor 222. In this embodiment, the first sensor 221 is disposed at the second opening 21. When a fecal substance (eg, urine) flows into the second opening 21, the first sensor 221 will sense and notify The excrement cleaning machine 3. The second sensor 222 is disposed at the rear inner wall of the inner assembly 2 when a fecal matter (such as feces) falls into the second sensor When the sensor 222 is within the sensing range, the second sensor 222 senses and informs to drive the excrement cleaning machine 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the excrement cleaning machine 3 is provided with a suction motor 31 and an excrement collection barrel 32. When the first sensor 221 or the second sensor 222 senses the excrement, the excrement cleaning machine 3 is driven, and the excrement is sucked to the excrement by the suction motor 31 through the pipe 30 Collection bucket 32.

Please refer to FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another side view of the internal components of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the top view of FIG. 3. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cleaning assembly 23 includes a front end spray hole 231 that is opened at the front end 24 and is connected to a water tank of the excrement cleaning machine 3 through a first water pipe 33 34. The first water pipe 33 guides the water of the water tank 34 to the front end spray hole 231 by a water pump 39, and the front end spray hole 231 sprays the inner wall of the inner assembly 2 from front to back.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the cleaning assembly 23 further includes a rear end spray hole 232 and a hot air outlet 233. The rear-end spray hole 232 is opened in the rear-end portion 25 and is connected to the water tank 34 of the excrement cleaning machine 3 through a second water pipe 35 which guides the water of the water tank 34 by a water pump 39 To the rear end spray hole 232, the user's anus or urinary organs are washed by the rear end spray hole 232.

In order to achieve a further cleaning effect, the excrement cleaning machine 3 further includes an air pump 38, which is connected to the rear end spray hole 232 through the second water pipe 34; when excreta are absorbed and stored in the excreta collection barrel 32 , And after the urinary organs and anus are rinsed with water, the air pump 38 will draw external air to blow the urinary organs and anus, so as to remove the residual irrigation water drops.

The hot air outlet 233 is opened at the position of the diversion channel 26 and is connected to a hot air processor 37 of the excrement cleaning machine 3 through an air pipe 36. The hot air processor 37 generates hot air and is guided by the air pipe 36 to the inside The component 2 is dried.

It is worth noting that, since the hot air outlet 233 is provided at the position of the diversion channel 26, in order to avoid a large amount of urine excretion or liquid flowing through the diversion channel 26, the hot air outlet 233 will be slightly toward the inner component 2 It extends internally to form a covering portion 234; when the user is not good at lying on the bed, in the lying position, most of the urine flowing through the diversion channel 26 will directly fall into the rear end portion 25.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a schematic flowchart of the method for clearing excreta of the present invention. The excrement cleaning method of the present invention can dynamically change the excretion cleaning composition of different types of excreta (eg, urine or feces) according to users of different genders. In one embodiment, a method for clearing excreta, when at least one sensor senses that there is a excrement in a user's underwear, it includes S100 setting to a urination mode or a defecation mode according to the sensed excrement; S101 judges that an excrement cleaning device is set to a male mode or a female mode; S102 when in the male mode, the excreta cleaning device drives a back-end spray hole to spray the user's anus with water, and drives a front-end spray The front end of the underwear is washed by the hole; S103 sucks the excrement together with the washed dirty water into a waste collection bucket and simultaneously filters the odor of the excrement; S104 blows the inside of the underwear to remove the residue Dirty water on the user; and S105 introduces a hot air into the underwear to dry the underwear. Among them, the underwear is a waterproof material.

Step S106: When the excrement cleaning device is in the girl mode, drive The rear end spray hole is moved to rinse the user's anus and urinary organs. In one embodiment, the male mode and the female mode can be preset according to the actual gender of the user. Of course, female users can also use the male mode for cleaning; the male mode is mainly for the structure of male urinary organs. No special rinsing is required, just rinsing the inner wall where urine is flowing to remove the smell of urine to keep the underwear clean.

Please refer to FIG. 6, which is a schematic diagram of the state of the mode switching rule of the excrement cleaning method of the present invention. The stool mode and the urination mode mainly use two sensors (the first sensor and the second sensor) to separately determine the type of excrement, and then give different time, water volume and other parameters according to different types to ensure clean. Therefore, the excrement cleaning method also sets a switching rule, which includes: S201 when the first sensor senses the excrement, the excrement cleaning device is set to the urination mode; S202 is in the urination mode, when the first When the two sensors sense the excrement, the urine mode is switched to the stool mode; and S203 is in the stool mode, and when the excretion is sensed by the first sensor, the urine and urine modes are not switched.

Through the above-mentioned switching rules, the cleaning method of the present invention can ensure the misjudgment of the switch between the urinal and urinal modes, and ensure that the urinal mode will not be used for cleaning operations in the state of defecating.

Therefore, the present invention can achieve comfortable self-cleaning operation through the above-mentioned structure and flow, and the patient who is not good at the operation can be achieved without prosthetic hands.

1‧‧‧Outer lining

10‧‧‧First connector

11‧‧‧First opening

2‧‧‧Inner components

20‧‧‧Second connector

21‧‧‧Second connector

22‧‧‧At least one sensor

30‧‧‧Pipeline

60‧‧‧ buttocks

61‧‧‧thigh

Claims (12)

An excrement cleaning device, comprising: an excrement cleaning machine; an outer lining cloth, which is provided with at least a first connecting member and a first opening at the bottom, and the position of the first opening corresponds to a user's Anal position; and an inner component, which extends in a cup shape from the position of the user's bladder to the lower part of the tail vertebra along the groin, and includes: a second connector connected to the first connector. A second opening, the position corresponding to the first opening is provided at the bottom of the inner component, and a pipe is connected to the excrement cleaning machine; at least one sensor is provided inside the inner component and electrically connected to The excrement cleaning machine for sensing a excrement and driving the excrement cleaning machine to collect the excrement to the excrement cleaning machine through the pipeline; and a cleaning component connected to the excrement cleaning machine To clean the user. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor includes: a first sensor disposed beside the second opening; and a second sensor disposed within the At the rear inner wall of the component. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 2, wherein the excreta cleaning machine is provided with a suction motor and a excreta collection barrel, when the first sensor or the second The sensor senses the excrement, and the excrement is sucked by the suction motor to the excrement collection barrel through the pipe. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the cup shape of the inner component has a front end portion and a rear end portion, the front end portion correspondingly covers the position of the user's bladder, and the rear end portion is located in the use The hip position of the person, wherein the front end and the rear end are connected with a diversion channel. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 4, wherein the at least one sensor includes: a first sensor disposed beside the second opening; and a second sensor disposed behind the At the rear inner wall of the end. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 4, wherein the cleaning assembly includes: a front end spray hole, which is opened at the front end near the diversion channel, and is connected to the excrement cleaning machine through a first water pipe A water tank; a rear end spray hole, which is opened at the rear end and connected to the water tank of the excrement cleaning machine through a second water pipe; and a hot air outlet, which is opened at the location of the diversion channel, And connected to a hot air processor of the waste cleaning machine through an air pipe. The excrement cleaning device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the hot air outlet further has a covering part. The excrement cleaning device according to claim 7, wherein the excrement cleaning machine further includes an air pump connected to the rear end spray hole through the second water pipe. A method for cleaning up excreta, when at least one sensor senses that there is an excrement in a user's underwear, the method includes: setting the urine to a urination mode or a stool mode according to the sensed excrement; The device is set to a boy mode or a girl mode; when in boy mode, the excrement cleaning device drives a back-end spray hole to spray the user's anus, and drives a front-end spray hole to the front block of the underwear Rinse; suck the excrement together with the washed dirty water into a waste collection bucket and simultaneously filter the odor of the excrement; spray the inside of the underwear to remove the dirty water remaining on the user; and A hot air is introduced inside the underwear to dry the underwear. According to the method described in claim 9, when the excrement cleaning device is in the female mode, the step of performing the excretion cleaning device further includes: driving the back-end spray hole to rinse the user's anus and urinary organs. The method according to claim 9, wherein the male mode of the excrement cleaning device Or the girl mode is a preset mode. The method according to claim 9, further comprising a switching rule, the at least one sensor includes a first sensor and a second sensor, the switching rule includes: when the first sensor senses the When excrement is set, the excrement cleaning device is set to the urination mode; in the urination mode, when the second sensor senses the excrement, the urination mode is switched to the defecation mode; and in the defecation mode, when When the first sensor senses the excrement, it does not switch between the urine and urine modes.

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