KR101392374B1 - Toilet system for women only and using method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet for a female sole that the use time of a female user is remarkably reduced, The present invention relates to a system, and more particularly, to a system, comprising: a booth in which doors are openable and closable on a front surface and three surfaces except for the door are closed; A door actuator installed in the booth and automatically opening and closing the door; A toilet disposed inside the booth; A washing water pipe connected between the water pipe and the toilet and having an automatic opening and closing valve installed on the pipe and supplying wash water to the inside of the toilet; A sensing sensor installed at one side of the toilet to the inside of the booth and sensing contact and separation of a user's foot; Closing the door when the touch of the user's foot is sensed by the sensing sensor while the door is kept in the open state and the door is closed by the door sensor, A controller for controlling the door actuator and the automatic opening / closing valve through information transmitted from the detection sensor so as to supply a predetermined amount of washing water to the toilet through the automatic opening / closing valve while opening the door when a departure of the user's foot is detected; .

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet system for women,

The present invention relates to a female toilet system and a method of operating the same, and more particularly, to a female toilet system and a method of operating the same, and more particularly, And the use rate of the toilet itself is considerably increased, and a method of operating the toilet system.

Generally, toilets installed in public places consist of independent space for male toilets and female toilets. Men's toilets and women's toilets are blocked by walls or dividers, men should use men's toilets and women should use only women's toilets.

In most public places, men rarely line up to use the bathroom. However, women often need to line up long enough to use the restroom. That is, despite the fact that no one uses the men's toilet, women must wait long to line up and use the women's toilet. This is because, in the case of women's toilets, a toilet room with a left-handed toilet is required, and a toilet room with a left-handed toilet has a wide installation area, which makes it difficult to install a large number of toilet booths in the toilet.

To solve such a problem, there has been studied a structure in which a toilet for men and women is separately installed between a toilet for men and a toilet for women, and an outlet for men and women toilets is selectively opened to a toilet for men or a toilet for women. However, in such a structure, since unisex toilet is separately installed, there is a problem that unnecessary space occupation becomes large.

In particular, in the case of public women's toilets, women should increase the number of women's toilets by at least two to three times the number of men's toilets in order to eliminate the need to line up long to use the toilets, The expansion has been recently under way.

However, securing of the space is the most important for the extension of the women's toilet as described above. However, securing such an additional space is possible to some extent in the newly constructed toilet, but it is almost impossible in the existing public toilet installed.

Therefore, there is a need for an epoch-making way to secure a space for expansion of the female toilet and increase the turnover rate of the female toilet.

Open Patent No. 2013-0047457 "Toilet Automatic Conversion System" (Feb.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art,

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet which is capable of reducing the waiting time for use of a female user without using a space of a conventional female toilet and thus remarkably shortening the use time of the female user, A toilet system for women only, and a method of operating the system.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a toilet system for women and a method of operating the same, which can automatically operate a lamp when using the toilet, thereby improving convenience in use and shortening the use time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a toilet system for women and a method of operating the toilet system, which enable a user to use the toilet in a comfortable state by transmitting sound when using the toilet.

In order to achieve the above object, a "ladies exclusive toilet system" according to the present invention comprises: a booth in which doors are openable and closable on the front, and three sides except for the door are closed; A door actuator installed in the booth and automatically opening and closing the door; A toilet disposed inside the booth; A washing water pipe connected between the water pipe and the toilet and having an automatic opening and closing valve installed on the pipe and supplying wash water to the inside of the toilet; A sensing sensor installed at one side of the toilet to the inside of the booth and sensing contact and separation of a user's foot; Closing the door when the touch of the user's foot is sensed by the sensing sensor while the door is kept in the open state and the door is closed by the door sensor, A controller for controlling the door actuator and the automatic opening / closing valve through information transmitted from the detection sensor so as to supply a predetermined amount of washing water to the toilet through the automatic opening / closing valve while opening the door when a departure of the user's foot is detected; .

Further, a "female toilet system" according to the present invention comprises: a lamp installed on an inner upper side of the booth and connected to an electric signal on the controller; Wherein the controller controls the electric lamp to be turned on when a touch of the user's foot is sensed by the sensing sensor, and turns off the electric lamp when the user senses a departure of the foot by the sensing sensor.

Further, a "female toilet system" according to the present invention includes: a speaker installed on the toilet and connected to an electric signal on the controller; Wherein the controller controls the speaker to turn on when the touch of the user's foot is sensed by the sensing sensor and to turn off the speaker when the user senses a departure of the foot by the sensing sensor .

The toilet of the present invention may further comprise a shelf attached to the front of the toilet and a pair of foot plates protruding from both sides of the toilet so that the detection sensor is installed .

In order to achieve the above object, a "method of operating a toilet system for women" according to the present invention is a method for operating a toilet system for a woman, comprising the steps of: detecting a contact of a user's foot through a detection sensor installed on one side of the toilet, Sensing step; A door closing step of closing the door when a touch of a user's foot is detected by the detection sensor; Detecting a departure of a user's foot through the detection sensor installed on one side of the toilet when the door is closed; And a water washing and door opening step of opening the door and maintaining the opened state by automatically supplying the water to the toilet when the deviation of the user's foot is detected by the detection sensor, .

Further, the door closing step of the " method for operating the ladies' toilet system "according to the present invention further comprises lighting the electric lamp together with closing of the door when the touch of the user's foot is sensed by the detection sensor, The water washing and door opening step may further include turning off the electric lamp with opening of the door when the user senses departure of the foot by the detection sensor.

Further, the door closing step of the "method for operating the ladies' exclusive toilet system" according to the present invention is characterized in that when the touch of the user's foot is sensed by the detection sensor, the door is closed and the speaker is turned on, And the water washing and door opening step further comprises turning off the speaker with the opening of the door when the detection sensor detects the departure of the user's foot.

Further, the door closing step of the "method for operating a ladies' toilet system" according to the present invention is characterized in that when the touch of the user's foot is sensed by the detection sensor, water is supplied to the toilet together with the door being closed, Further comprising automatically pre-cleaning, wherein removing the residue of the user's urine residue by sucking or blowing air against the user in the toilet prior to the detachment sensing step; And further comprising:

According to the present invention as described above, the waiting time for use of a female user is significantly reduced, the time for one-time use of the toilet is remarkably shortened without using a space of a conventional female toilet and without securing a separate space, Has a remarkably elevated effect.

In addition, the present invention has an effect that when the toilet is used, the electric lamp is automatically operated, the convenience of use is further improved, and the one-time use time of the toilet is further shortened.

In addition, the present invention has the effect that the user can use the toilet in a comfortable state by sending out sound when using the toilet, thereby further improving convenience in use.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a toilet system according to the present invention,
2 is a schematic rear perspective view of a toilet system according to the present invention,
3 is a schematic plan view of a toilet system according to the present invention,
Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the AA line according to Figure 3,
5 and 6 are a schematic plan view showing the operating state of the toilet system according to the present invention,
7 is a view showing a method of operating a toilet system according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention can be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a toilet system according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic outline view of a toilet system according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a toilet system according to the present invention, 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the AA line according to Fig.

As shown therein, the toilet system for women according to the present invention comprises a booth 10, a door actuator 20 installed in the booth 10, a toilet 30 installed in the booth 10, A washing water pipe 40 connected to the toilet 30 and a sensing sensor 50 installed at one side of the toilet 30 and a controller 60 for controlling all the devices including the door actuator 20 ).

The booth 10 has a door 11 that is openable and closable on the front surface and three surfaces except for the door 11 are closed so as to form a closed space surrounding the toilet 30 And provides a place where the door 11 is installed. The door (11) is a known means for allowing a user to enter and exit the booth (10).

The door actuator 20 is installed in the booth 10 and functions to automatically open and close the door 11. The door actuator 20 is a well-known door opening / closing actuator that automatically slides the door 11 through a motor and a wheel operated by the motor, so that detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The toilet 30 is installed inside the booth 10 and is used by the user for urine or feces. In particular, the toilet system is installed and used in a public toilet, and the toilet 30 is more preferably configured for urinating for a woman.

The toilet 30 is elongated in the longitudinal direction and is formed with an upper surface inclined downward from the front end toward the rear end. A shelf 31 is attached to the front end of the toilet 30, and the toilet 30 A plurality of spray holes 33 connected to the washing water pipe 40 are formed at an inner upper portion thereof and a lower spray hole 33 formed at an inner lower portion thereof so as to protrude from both sides of the washing water pipe 40, And an air suction device 35 for sucking air from the front upper surface is provided. The toilet 30 is formed to be inclined from the front end to the rear end so that the urine can flow down to the rear end when the urine is seen.

The shelf 31 serves to provide space for a user to place an article such as a bag on the front of the toilet 30 and the foot plate 32 is provided on both sides of the toilet 30, And the spray hole 33 serves as a passage through which the washing water is injected into the upper surface of the toilet 30 through the washing water pipe 40 to provide. The anti-slip pad 34 is a pad in the form of a net, and serves to reduce urine from splashing on the upper surface of the toilet 30 when the woman is urinating. The air inhaler 35 sucks outside air from the top end of the toilet 30 to suck and remove urine residues of the woman. The operation of the air inhaler 35 is controlled by the controller 60. That is, the controller 60 controls the air suction device 35 to be turned on for a predetermined time when the detection sensor 50 senses the user's departure from the foot.

The washing water pipe 40 is connected between the water pipe and the toilet 30 and the automatic opening and closing valve 41 is installed on the pipe. The washing water pipe 40 is directly connected to the water pipe, As shown in FIG. The automatic opening / closing valve 41 is a known automatic valve for opening and closing a pipe, and is operated by the controller 60 to automatically open and close the washing water pipe 40.

The sensing sensor 50 is installed on both sides of the toilet 30 to the inside of the booth 10 and detects the contact and departure of a user's foot and transmits sensed information to the controller 60 do. The sensing sensor 50 may be a touch sensor, a proximity sensor, an optical sensor, or the like.

In addition, although it is described that the detection sensor 50 is installed on one side of the toilet 30, it is more preferable that the detection sensor 50 is installed on both sides of the toilet 30 as shown in FIG. It is more desirable to detect departure. In addition, although it is limited to sensing the feet of the user as shown in the figure, it is also possible to detect presence or absence of the user through the movement of the user by being installed inside the booth 10.

The controller 60 is electrically connected to the door actuator 20, the automatic opening and closing valve 41 and the sensing sensor 50. The controller 60 maintains the door 11 in an open state, The door 11 is closed when a touch of the user's foot is detected by the door sensor 50 and the door 11 is opened when the detection sensor 50 senses the user's departure of the foot, And controls the door actuator 20 and the automatic opening and closing valve 41 through information transmitted from the sensing sensor 50 to supply a predetermined amount of washing water to the toilet bowl 30 through the opening /

The controller 60 keeps the door 11 open and senses that the user has entered the booth 10. When the user closes the door 11 and the user uses the toilet 30 The user can open the door 11 while cleaning the toilet bowl 30 to prepare for use immediately by another user.

Through this series of control processes by the controller 60, the user can urinate quickly and automatically automatically without operating the device, and the turnover rate of the toilet itself according to the present system remarkably increases .

The controller 60 may be a known control module with a built-in memory and a microprocessor, and may be embedded in the toilet 30 or the booth 10.

The system further includes a lamp (70) installed inside the booth (10) and electrically connected to the controller (60). The lamp 70 is turned on when a user is inside the booth 10 to illuminate the inside of the booth 10.

The operation of the electric lamp 70 serving as such is controlled by the controller (60). That is, the controller 60 turns on the lamp 70 when the touch of the user's foot is sensed by the sensing sensor 50, and when the user senses the departure of the user's foot by the sensing sensor 50, By this control, the user does not need to separately operate the lamp 70 to turn off the lamp 70, and the use time of the toilet is further reduced.

For convenience of use, a separate sensor may be installed on one side of the door 11 so as to control the on / off operation of the lamp 70 by sensing the user's access through the door 11.

The system further includes a speaker (80) installed in the toilet (30) and connected to the controller (60) in an electrical signal. The speaker 80 generates sound to the inside of the booth 10 and serves to cancel noise generated when the user uses the toilet 30. That is, it is possible to relieve the noise when the user uses the toilet bowl 30 so that the user can see the toilet bowl reliably.

The operation of the speaker 80, which functions in this way, is controlled by the controller 60. That is, when the contact of the user's foot is sensed by the sensing sensor 50, the controller 60 sends the sound by turning on the speaker 80. When the sensing sensor 50 senses a deviation of the user's foot The user can control the speaker 80 to be turned off. By doing so, the user does not need to separately operate the speaker 80 to turn the speaker 80 on and off, and the use time of the toilet is further reduced.

5 and 6 are schematic plan views showing the operating state of the toilet system according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 5, the door system 11 shown in Fig. By keeping the door 11 open as described above, the user can quickly recognize whether the booth 10 is empty, so that the user can immediately use the empty booth 10.

When the user uses the toilet system, when the user enters the inside of the booth 10 through the opened door 11 and places the feet on both sides of the toilet 30, the detection sensor 50 detects the contact of the user's foot And transmits the sensed information to the controller 60 after sensing.

The controller 60, which receives the information that the user's foot is in contact, operates the door actuator 20 to close the door 11 as shown in FIG.

6, when the door 11 is closed, the controller 60 controls the lamp 70 and the speaker 80 to turn on the lamp 70, turn on the speaker 80, .

In this state, when the electric lamp 70 is turned on and sound is generated through the speaker 80, the user places the portable article on the shelf 31 and uses the toilet 30 (refer to FIG. 2) .

When the user finishes the use of the toilet 30 and releases the foot from the detection sensor 50, the detection sensor 50 detects the deviation of the user's foot and transmits the sensed information to the controller 60 .

The controller 60 controls the door actuator 20 to open the door 11 as shown in FIG. 5 and turns off the electric lamp 70, The user turns off the speaker 80 and simultaneously controls the automatic opening and closing valve 41 to open the washing water pipe 40 for a predetermined time to clean the toilet water 30 through the washing water.

When the washing of the toilet bowl 30 is completed, the door 11 is kept open as shown in FIG. 5 and is ready for other users to use quickly.

The controller 60 performs a series of operations by opening and closing the door 11 and turning on and off the lamp 70 and the speaker 80 and by controlling the automatic opening and closing valve 41, The use rate of the toilet system can be significantly increased by allowing the user to use the toilet 30 quickly.

Although one toilet system has been shown and described for convenience of illustration as shown in the drawings, a plurality of such systems are installed continuously when installed in a public toilet.

7 is a view showing a method of operating a toilet system according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the method for operating the ladies' toilet system according to the present invention includes a touch sensing step (S10) for sensing the touch of the user's foot, a door closing step (S20) for closing the door, (S30) for detecting the detachment, and a flushing and door opening step (S40) for opening the door while cleaning the toilet.

The contact sensing step S10 senses the contact of the user's foot through the sensing sensor installed on one side of the toilet when the door of the booth is opened. This step detects whether the user has entered the booth through the opened door when the door is opened.

The door closing step S20 is a step of closing the door when a touch of a user's foot is detected by the detection sensor. In this step, when the user senses that the user has entered the booth, the door is closed so that the user can use the toilet inside the booth.

The departure detection step S30 is a step of detecting a departure of a user's foot through the detection sensor installed on one side of the toilet when the door is closed. This step is performed to detect whether the user is released from the toilet and finished using the toilet when the door is closed.

And a residue removing step of removing urine residues of the user by sucking or spraying air to the user in the toilet before the separation detection step (S30). In the residue removing step, an air suction device or an air spray device is installed in the toilet, and the air suction device or the air spray device are operated for a predetermined time by a user's operation or automatic operation, thereby easily removing the urine residue according to a user's intention .

The flushing and door opening step (S40) is a step of opening the door while maintaining the opened state by automatically supplying the toilet water to the toilet when the user senses departure of the foot by the detection sensor. This step serves to clean the toilet after the user has finished using the toilet, and to open the door to prepare for quick use by other users.

As described above, in the method of operating the toilet system, the opening and closing of the door, the detection of the user, the flushing of the toilet are automatically performed, and after the user completes the use of the toilet, So that the turnover rate of the present toilet system can be remarkably increased.

Further, the door closing step (S20) further comprises lighting the electric lamp together with the closing of the door when the contact of the user's foot is detected by the detection sensor, and the water washing and door opening step (S40) And when the departure of the user's foot is detected by the door, the door is opened and the electric lamp is turned off.

In this way, the electric lamp installed in the booth is automatically turned on and off according to the presence of the user in the booth, so that the user can use the toilet more conveniently, and no separate operation is required on the electric lamp The use time of the toilet is further shortened.

The door closing step S20 may further include closing the door and turning on the speaker and transmitting sound through the door when the contact of the user's foot is detected by the sensing sensor, S40) further comprises turning off the speaker together with the opening of the door when a departure of the user's foot is detected by the detection sensor.

As such, the speaker installed inside the booth is automatically turned on / off according to the presence of the user into the booth, so that the noise generated when the user uses the toilet is canceled, .

In addition, the door closing step S20 may further include pre-washing the toilet by supplying water to the toilet together with closing of the door when the touch of the user's foot is detected by the detection sensor. Thus, the user can preliminarily wash the toilet after the user senses a state of entering the inside of the booth, so that the user can use the toilet in a cleaner state.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It is clear that the present invention can be suitably modified and applied in the same manner. Therefore, the above description does not limit the scope of the present invention, which is defined by the limitations of the following claims.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

10: Booth
11: Door
20: Door actuator
30: toilet bowl
31: shelf 32: footrest
40: washing water pipe
41: Automatic opening / closing valve
50: Detection sensor
60: controller
70: Light fixture
80: Speaker

Claims (8)

A booth (10) provided with a door (11) so that it can be opened and closed on the front side, and three sides except the door (11) are closed;
A door actuator 20 installed in the booth 10 to automatically open and close the door 11;
A toilet (30) installed inside the booth (10);
A washing water pipe (40) connected between the water pipe and the toilet bowl (30) and provided with an automatic opening / closing valve (41) on the channel, for supplying washing water to the inside of the toilet bowl (30);
A sensing sensor 50 installed at one side of the toilet 30 inside the booth 10 to detect contact and separation of the user's feet;
The door 11 is connected to the door actuator 20 and the automatic opening and closing valve 41 and the sensing sensor 50 so that the door 11 is kept open. Closing the door 11 when a foot contact is sensed and the door 11 is opened when the detection sensor 50 senses the release of the user's foot, (60) for controlling the door actuator (20) and the automatic opening / closing valve (41) through information transmitted from the sensing sensor (50) so as to supply a predetermined amount of washing water to the door actuator Including,
The toilet (30)
And a shelf 31 is attached to the front of the shelf 31 and protruded to both sides of the toilet 30 so that the sensing sensor 50 is installed. A plurality of spray holes 33 connected to the washing water pipe 40 are formed from the inner upper portion to the lower portion of the inner side upper portion and the anti- And an air suction device (35) for sucking air from a front upper surface is installed.
The method according to claim 1,
In the toilet system,
A lamp (70) installed on the inner side of the booth (10) and connected to the controller (60) in an electric signal; Further included,
The controller (60)
The controller 70 turns on the light 70 when the touch of the user's foot is sensed by the sensing sensor 50 and controls the light 70 to be turned off when the sensing sensor 50 senses a deviation of the user's foot Features a dedicated female toilet system.
The method according to claim 1,
In the toilet system,
A speaker (80) installed on the toilet bowl (30) and connected to the controller (60) in an electric signal; Further included,
The controller (60)
When the touch of the user's foot is sensed by the sensing sensor 50, the speaker 80 is turned on to emit sound. When the sensing sensor 50 senses a deviation of the user's foot, the speaker 80 is turned off And the control unit controls the control unit to control the operation of the toilet.
delete A contact sensing step (S10) of sensing the contact of a user's foot through a sensing sensor installed on one side of the toilet when the door of the booth is opened;
A door closing step (S20) of closing the door when a touch of a user's foot is detected by the detection sensor;
(S30) for detecting a departure of the user's foot through the detection sensor installed on one side of the toilet when the door is closed;
(S40) of opening the door and opening the door while automatically supplying the water to the toilet to automatically wash the toilet when the detection sensor senses a departure of the user's foot; Including,
The door closing step (S20)
Further comprising the step of automatically pre-cleaning the toilet by supplying water to the toilet when the touch of the user's foot is detected by the detection sensor as the door is closed,
A residue removing step of removing urine residues of the user by sucking or blowing air to the user in the toilet before the separation detection step S30; Wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
6. The method of claim 5,
The door closing step (S20)
Further comprising lighting the electric lamp together with the closing of the door when the contact of the user's foot is detected by the detection sensor,
The flushing and door opening step (S40)
Further comprising turning off the electric lamp when the user senses departure of the foot by the detection sensor, when the door is opened.
6. The method of claim 5,
The door closing step (S20)
When the touch of the user's foot is sensed by the sensing sensor, the door is closed and the speaker is turned on to transmit sound through the speaker,
The flushing and door opening step (S40)
Further comprising the step of turning off the speaker with the opening of the door when the user's departure of the foot is detected by the detection sensor.
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