2136results about "Bathroom covers" patented technology

A siphonic gravity-powered toilet is provided that is a rimless toilet and includes a toilet bowl assembly having a body and an inlet for receiving fluid. The toilet bowl has an interior bowl surface with an upper peripheral portion configured to have a shelf formed therein below an upper peripheral edge of the toilet bowl. The rimless toilet includes a jet having a jet inlet, an outlet and at least one jet channel. A manifold is included which is configured so that fluid entering an inlet of the toilet bowl assembly divides into a portion that enters the inlet of the direct-fed jet and a portion that enters an interior area of the toilet bowl. At least one toilet bowl inlet port is positioned at an upper rear portion of the toilet bowl. The at least one inlet port is configured to receive fluid from the manifold into the interior area of the toilet bowl such that at least a portion of the fluid travels along the shelf of the toilet bowl prior to passing into a lower portion of the toilet bowl.

Devices, systems and methods for sanitizing or sterilizing one or more surfaces of a toilet accessory by directing a sanitizing or a sterilizing dose of germicidal electromagnetic radiation onto those surfaces are provided. The germicidal electromagnetic radiation may be ultraviolet (UV) radiation provided by at least one UV lamp integral with the toilet accessory. The UV lamps may be light-emitting diodes. Surfaces that may be sanitized or sterilized include a toilet seat surface, and a retractable nozzle surface. Systems include a toilet accessory, a source of germicidal electromagnetic radiation, a fluid connection and a power connection. Methods include steps of irradiating a surface with a sanitizing or sterilizing dose of germicidal electromagnetic radiation, and may further include steps of closing a toilet lid prior to an irradiation step, steps of extending a nozzle prior to an irradiation step, and steps of retracting a nozzle prior to an irradiation step.

The present invention is an automated seat and/or lid assembly for a toilet. The invention includes switch automation, wherein movement of a bowl attachment is initiated via a switch, and manual-urging automation, wherein movement of a bowl attachment is initiated via manual urging by a user. An automated attachment assembly may be configured to provide both switch and manual-urging automation concomitantly based upon predetermined logic. Furthermore, the invention includes a method of identifying manual movement and of assisting the movement of a bowl attachment. The invention further includes an object sensor incorporated within the seat or lid to detect the presence or absence of an object near the bowl attachment.

The invention relates to the new features for the earlier applications of toilet system attached a multi-purpose hand held water sprayer affording personal and environmental hygiene. The sprayer that delivers tempered water includes the lock elements on the components to secure connection, various types of spray tip cap for the use of general and medical purposes, an injection apparatus to supply external fluid, a fortified flexible hose, a water hammer arrester or air chamber to reduce water pressure shock, a water heater, a valve to control water flow, a mixing valve, check valves for the mixing valve to stop in reverse flow, a water pressure regulator with a pressure meter, a return line with a check valve for guarding against hot water spike, a thermometer at the outlet, a holder for placement of the sprayer, and various types of valves and sources for the hot and cold water supply. The new features also include the fortified flexible hose having the rollup attachment of middle layers over the flange for reinforcement.

A solution for cleaning and/or sterilizing one or more surfaces in a bathroom is provided. The sterilization can be performed using ultraviolet sources, which can emit ultraviolet radiation directed onto the surface(s). The cleaning can be performed using a fluid, such as water, that is flowed over the surface(s). The surface(s) can include at least a seat of a toilet and/or other surfaces associated with the toilet.

A powered auxiliary toilet seat lift provides a U-shaped casement formed by two similar elongate side members interconnected by a forward end plate to fit about a toilet stool and support a toilet seat structure thereabove for vertical and forwardly and downwardly angulated motion. Each casement side member is peripherally defined to create an internal chamber carrying similar elongately spaced lateral pairs of forward and rearward compound jackscrews that pivotally interconnect with the toilet seat structure thereabove. Powering mechanism provides separate electric motors powering each jackscrew that are controlled by a computerized feedback type circuitry for manually selectable or pre-programed motion of the toilet seat structure.

The invention discloses an intelligent closestool with an Internet of Things function. The intelligent closestool with the Internet of Things function comprises a closestool basin, a water tank, a water flushing passage, a closestool seat, a closestool cover and a connecting shaft, wherein the water flushing passage is connected between the closestool basin and the water tank, the closestool seat is arranged above the closestool basin, the closestool cover is arranged above the closestool seat, the connecting shaft is arranged above the closestool basin and is connected with the closestool seat and the closestool cover, and the closestool seat and the closestool cover rotate around the connecting shaft. The intelligent closestool with the Internet of Things function further comprises a control unit, a power supply unit, a urine collection mechanism, a urine analysis mechanism, a valve mechanism, an information interaction mechanism and a communication unit, wherein the power supply unit is used for supplying power to the control unit, the urine collection mechanism is arranged in the closestool basin and connected with the control unit, the urine analysis mechanism is connected with the control unit and the urine collection mechanism respectively, the valve mechanism is arranged in the closestool basin and is connected with the control unit, the information interaction mechanism conducts information interaction with the control unit, and the communication unit is connected with the control unit and used for conducting communication with an Internet of Things server. The intelligent closestool with the Internet of Things function has a urinalysis function and can solve the problems of bad smells and embarrassing scenes in the current urinalysis process, and besides users can inquire urinalysis results conveniently.

Disclosed are a removable water heating device that can be conveniently replaced in case of leakage of water or breakage of a heating wire for a heater in the water heating device, and a refrigerator having the removable water heating device. The refrigerator having the removable water heating device includes a water supply pipe installed in a door of the refrigerator to supply drinking water from the outside, a water heating device installed in the door to heat a heating pipe installed between a hot-water supply pipe connected to the water supply pipe and a hot-water outlet pipe provided in a dispenser, couplers for coupling the hot-water supply pipe with the hot-water outlet pipe, an installation case configured so that the water heating device can be inserted from the upper side of the door, a cover for closing the installation case, and a through-hole formed in the lower side of the installation case.

An operative hinge for use with an opening/closing body is provided which comprises a hinge case to be installed to a toilet bowl body for operating the opening/closing body; a shaft provided rotatably within the hinge case to support the opening/closing body; a stationary cam fixed within the hinge case and having formed therein a central through-hole through which the rotating shaft is axially penetrated; a cam provided within the hinge case and having formed therein a central through-hole through which the rotating shaft is axially penetrated to be slidable on, and rotatable with, the rotating shaft; and a resilient means for urging the rotatable sliding cam toward the stationary can, the hinge further comprising, to further positively control the rotation or the rotating means, a damping means consisting of a rubber ring fitted on the rotating shaft and interposed between the outer surface of the rotating shaft and the inner wall of the hinge case; and a viscous oil applied between the outer surface of the rubber ring and inner wall of the hinge case; the rubber ring having spiral recesses formed on the outer surface thereof.

Uniquely perforated web products are disclosed which include forming selected perforation designs and patterns. The perforation designs and patterns can be formed in linear or nonlinear fashion, can extend in the cross direction or the machine direction and can be formed to complement or match an embossed or printed design on the web. The perforation designs and patterns can be formed utilizing various mechanical perforating techniques.

The present invention discloses a sanitary paper that is designed to be appropriate for dual functions: (1) as a tissue paper for wiping and cleaning by a user, and (2) as a toilet seat-cover. The sanitary paper is a folded continuous sanitary paper strip comprising detachable sections of tissue paper, where some sections are toilet seat-covers which are defined by appropriate transverse seat-cover perforation lines. Various embodiments are described regarding the folding of the sanitary paper strip. A precut bowl flap, in each of the detachable seat-covers, is provided as well. The sanitary paper strip can be made of a single or multi-ply paper. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sanitary paper is made of a duplex paper, where each surface best serves the intended function of that surface. Additionally, the sanitary paper strip can be impregnated with various chemicals.

A removable toilet seat assembly is provided having a hinge assembly wherein one or more pins extend downwardly through, and snugly interfit within collars, which are themselves inserted and firmly attached by a locking ring within the conventional toilet seat hinge attachment holes found in the rearwardly extending ledge of a toilet bowl. Both the collar and the hinge pins can be installed and removed without the use of tools, for easy cleaning of the toilet seat and the toilet top.

A multimedia streaming service and method wherein when receiving a multimedia content request from a client, a multimedia content server packetizes the I frame of corresponding multimedia files to download the packetized I frame to the client through TCP. The client receives the I frame transmitted through TCP to sequentially store the received I frame in a key frame local buffer. Then, after completing the download of the I frame, the multimedia content server packetizes the P and B frames of corresponding multimedia file which then are transmitted through UDP. At this time, the multimedia content server provides a streaming service, through which the P and B frames are transmitted, to the client. The client outputs the P and B frames, which are now transmitted in the form of the streaming, as well as the previously stored I frame to a play-out buffer in accordance with the play-out algorithm. Therefore, the corresponding user can receive the multimedia service of high quality image with the waiting time reduced significantly.

The present invention provides a disinfecting system that uses ultraviolet light to disinfect a toilet seat and toilet bowl. The disinfecting system is mounted to a toilet seat cover. A control is used to activate the system when the toilet seat cover is lowered. An indicator light can be mounted to an opposing side of the toilet seat. The indicator light can be used to provide an indication that the system is currently operating or to indicate other status changes in the system.

A toilet seat includes a seat unit, a user-operating unit, and an acting device. The seat unit includes a housing and a seat member that has front and rear portions. The seat member is pivotally connected to the housing at the rear portion. The user-operating unit is mounted in the front portion of the seat member. The acting device is mounted to the seat unit and is driven by the user-operating unit to perform an action.

Urine analysis system that couples or integrates with a toilet. Wirelessly links to a computer, such as a user's mobile device to accept control inputs and report urine test results. Accepts user input to initiate testing and deploys a urine collector into the toilet bowl above the water to collect a urine sample. The collected urine sample is dispensed onto multiple regions of a test matrix that may perform many urine tests simultaneously. A single test matrix may include multiple types of tests, such as immunochromatography and colorimetric assays. An optical imaging system detects reaction of the urine with reagents integrated into the test matrix. Analysis of images may be performed locally or on a remote server. The system may store an inventory of test matrices to support daily testing for long durations, for example 6 months or more before refilling.

A low-cost, compact circular waveguide array antenna which improves an antenna reflection loss characteristic and enables an improvement in radiation characteristics, particularly radiation gain. The circular waveguide array antenna includes feeding portions which feed electromagnetic waves to one ends of circular waveguides and radiation apertures which radiate the electromagnetic waves at the opposite ends. Each circular waveguide includes a conical horn, with a diameter of a feeding side aperture at the feeding portion end being a, a diameter of the radiation aperture being d, which is larger than the diameter a of the feeding side aperture, and an opening angle being 2α. If a wavelength of a central frequency of an employed frequency band is λ, then a value of α, which is half of the opening angle 2α, is set between 0.8×Arcsin(0.1349114/(d/λ)) and 1.2×Arcsin(0.1349114/(d/λ)).

The sanitization mechanism of the toilet seat is using control circuit(s) to ensure an enclosed compartment between toilet seat and toilet cover then activating UV LEDs to sanitize the toilet seat. In addition to safe operation, fast response and effective sanitization, it can reduce toilet seat paper or restroom chemicals consumption, especially in high traffic public locations.

A touch control toilet seat device includes a main body and a seat. In the main body there is a microprocessor for processing logic control of the component parts in relation to cleaning the user's body after defecation. A seat having non-contacting circuit switches and a heater element is movably hinged to the main body. The electric supply to the microprocessor is initiated when the human body moves close to the non-contacting circuit switches thereby energizing the heater element to warm up the cold water from the plumbing pipe to clean the user's contaminated part with spraying warm water.

A mechanism for raising and lowering a toilet seat in response to actuation of foot pedals. An actuation cylinder with a contained piston is connected between the toilet bowl and the toilet seat. Water from the supply line for the toilet is routed to the actuator cylinder when a seat up pedal is depressed and causes the piston to extend out of the actuation cylinder and raise the seat. Operation of a flush pedal causes the water within the actuation cylinder to drain so that the toilet seat lowers. A mechanical linkage from the flush pedal to the flush mechanism of the toilet links toilet flushing to the seat lowering action, ensuring that the seat is lowered after each flush.

This application provides a mechanism that consists of right and left mounting bases that in different embodiments are adapted for mounting on a variety of different chairs. These mechanisms have roller tracks that have been designed on a radius with the fulcrum or pivot point positioned very close to where the center of mass is located, for a wide spectrum of different sized people from children through over-sized adults, to achieve varying degrees of movement. On the inside of the left and right mounting bases are curved slots that are parallel to the curvature of the roller tracks where guide members on the front and rear mounting brackets keep the seat and back rest from coming off the chair. There are front and rear rollers that traverse within the roller tracks that pivot on axles in the front and rear mounting brackets. In the curved slots on the sides are adjustable stop pins that limit the tilt or travel of the seat and back rest. A rack and spur gear mechanism is incorporated to manually adjust the position of the seat and back rest of the chair by rotating a crank handle. By removing the rack and spur gear mechanism and adjusting the stop pins the device will perform as a rocking chair. Turning a friction locking knob will lock the seat and back into a stationary position.

A method of obtaining health data of a toilet user using one or more sensors is disclosed. One or more sensors are used by a toilet user while the toilet user is using the toilet to take health measurement readings of the user. Dynamic heart stress readings may be obtained and monitored over weeks, months and years. Rolling averages of heart function and heart health may be determined and deviations from the rolling averages may trigger notifications. Other health related measurements and functions such as temperature, respirations, heart rate, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, and stethoscope sounds are also recorded and stored for trending and data analysis.

An exhaust fan unit (26) is mounted in a hole (86) which extends through a central region (27) of a lid (22) of a water closet (12) for exhausting air from within a bowl (16) of the water closet (12) when the lid (22) is horizontally disposed, in a closed position. A housing (32) is mounted to the lid (22) and has a window (56) for receiving a filter cartridge (34). A control circuit (96) has a position sensor (144) and control logic (142). The position sensor (144) detects when the lid (22) is moved from a vertically disposed, open position to the closed position. The control logic (142) applies electric power to operate the fan unit (72) for a predetermined time interval when the lid (22) is disposed in the closed position.

A toilet device that can be raised or lowered comprising a generally flat base atop a floor; a toilet bowl disposed above the base via a hydraulic lift cylinder, wherein the hydraulic lift cylinder can move the toilet bowl between an up position where the toilet bowl is raised upwardly away from the floor and a down position wherein the toilet bowl is lowered toward the floor; one or more telescopic support rods for supporting the toilet bowl above the base; a waste pipe fluidly connecting the toilet bowl to a waste line of the plumbing system; and a control device operatively connected to the hydraulic lift cylinder for causing the hydraulic lift cylinder to move the toilet bowl to the up position or the down position.

An apparatus for discharging bodily wastes has a receptacle for holding a person's bodily waste products, including an upwardly facing opening for receiving the waste products. A forward load-bearing member extends from the receptacle to provide a support for at least one foot of a person discharging waste products into the receptacle. A rear load-bearing member arranged to engage the lower torso of the person above the buttocks when the person has at least one foot in the forward load-bearing member. The rear load-bearing member and the forward load bearing member are spaced apart a distance that is sufficient to hold a person therebetween with the person's buttocks suspended over the opening of the receptacle and the person's center of gravity behind the one foot supported in the forward load bearing member.

The invention discloses an automatic cover-flipping device for a toilet cover plate, which comprises a casing and the cover plate hinged to the casing, wherein the cover plate is composed of a seat ring and a panel; and the casing is formed by the assembling of an upper casing and a lower casing, and is characterized in that a connection rod/an automatic cover-flipping mechanism connected with one side of the seat ring/the panel is arranged on one side of the casing, and an automatic cover-flipping mechanism/a connection rod connected with the other side of the seat/the panel is arranged on the other side of the casing; and automatic cover-flipping mechanisms comprises gear sets, and motors, electromagnetic clutches, and torque balance elements connected in sequence through the gear sets. The control method comprises two control manners of manual triggering and auto-induction triggering to control the up/down of the cover plate, wherein the two control manners all run in the power-up state. The device is convenient to operate, comfortable and practical, mute, high in intelligence and product quality, and suitable for various intelligent toilets and intelligent toilet covers.

The invention relates to a physical sign monitoring toilet seat based on the Internet of Things. The physical sign monitoring toilet seat comprises a monitoring system and a monitoring toilet seat body; the monitoring system comprises a sensor, and the sensor is sequentially and electrically connected with a signal amplification module, a filtration module, an A/D module, a signal processing module and a CPU control module; the CPU control module is connected with a wireless transmission module, a communication module and a display module, the wireless transmission module is connected with a cloud server through a GPRS wireless transmission path, the communication module is connected with a mobile APP side through the wireless Ethernet, and the mobile APP side is connected with the cloud server through a GSM or an Ethernet path. The monitoring system is packaged in the toilet seat body to form the monitoring toilet seat, physical sign data of the human body are monitored systematically, the physical sign state of the human body can be accurately reflected, and physical sign data can be calibrated through supplement of other data.

Aspects of the present invention provide a method for using an apparatus to deliver medicine and to wash, clean, and dry a region of a human body. The apparatus include a toilet seat assembly and a medicine delivery assembly. In addition, the apparatus may include a drying nozzle assembly and/or a spraying nozzle assembly. The medicine delivery assembly may include one or more medicine storage cartridges and/or one or more medicine base units, each medicine base unit includes at least a cartridge unit and at least a cartridges slot, wherein the cartridge slot is adapted to match with a medicine storage cartridge. The medicine delivery assembly may include a medicine delivery nozzle, which can be coupled to a spraying nozzle assembly, or may be operated by itself with a medicine delivery nozzle. Finally, the medicine delivery assembly can be controlled by one or more control units.

A quick-installation structure of a toilet seat cover assembly includes two positioning rods which are fixed on a toilet and two connection devices which are disposed on the toilet seat cover assembly and correspond to the two positioning rods, respectively. Each of the connecting devices includes a sleeve formed on a toilet seat, a rotating axle fixed to a cover, a connecting block connected to the rotating axle, a connecting sleeve fitted on the connecting block and a button connected to the connecting sleeve. The connecting block includes a main body, an engaging plate and a first restoration spring. The main body is longitudinally formed with a positioning hole. The engaging plate and the first restoration spring are laterally and pivotally connected to the main body above the positioning hole. The engaging plate is moved to swing by pressing the button. The positioning rod has an annular groove at an upper portion thereof and a cone with an inclined surface. The engaging plate of the connecting device can be swing to engage with the annular groove of the positioning rod which is inserted in the connecting device, such that the toilet seat cover assembly can be assembled on or disassembled from the toilet quickly.

Closestool equipment for automatically detecting the cover lifting and the flushing comprises a shell, a closestool seat cushion, a closestool cover and a drive device which drives the closestool seat cushion and lifts the closestool cover, and the closestool equipment is provided with a control module which is connected to the drive device, takes the control module as the control center of the closestool equipment, and is also provided with an infrared detection module, an induction module, a touch switch, a flushing drive device, a far infrared emission module, a photocatalysis emitter and an anion generator which are respectively connected with the control module. After the closestool equipment for automatically detecting the cover lifting and the flushing is adopted, the purposes of the automatic lifting of the closestool cover and the closestool seat cushion, automatic flushing, far infrared phototherapy, photocatalysis cleaning and sterilization, anion deodorization and the like can be realized.