Novel folding urinal

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of urinals, and discloses a novel folding urinal which comprises a folding urinal, a urinal cover plate and a urinal mounting plate, one end of the urinal cover plate is rotatably connected with the urinal mounting plate, and the other end of the urinal cover plate is rotatably connected with the urinal mounting plate. The foldable urinal is fixedly mounted on the urinal mounting plate, the foldable urinal is further arranged between the urinal cover plate and the urinal mounting plate, flexible storage and unfolding of the urinal are achieved through innovative folding design, when the urinal is not used, the urinal can be completely folded and tightly covered by the cover plate, and therefore the urinal can be conveniently folded and unfolded. The occupied space of the toilet is obviously reduced, convenience is provided for the layout of other sanitary wares or the expansion of activity space, and the toilet seat is particularly suitable for the toilet environment with limited space.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of urinals, and in particular to a novel folding urinal. Background Art

[0002] In the family bathroom, folding toilets or squat toilets are usually installed, but many men's urine is easily splashed everywhere when using squat toilets or folding toilets, causing hygiene problems. The problem that squat toilets are easy to cause when men urinate is that urine splashes on their feet. When using toilets to urinate, urine is easy to spill on the side of the toilet or even on the seat, which is not only unhygienic, but also increases the difficulty of cleaning. Urinals can well solve the above problems caused by men's urination.

[0003] However, existing urinals are large in size and occupy a space that is not much smaller than that of toilets. When installed, they will take up a large space in the bathroom, which makes it difficult for many families with small bathrooms to install urinals. Moreover, urinals are in an open state like squat toilets. In a small bathroom, it is not only easy for bacteria to grow in the bathroom, but the strong ammonia smell in the urinal can also easily spread into the bathroom, causing odor in the bathroom. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention aims to provide a novel foldable urinal to solve the problem that the existing urinals occupy a large area.

[0005] The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0006] A novel foldable urinal comprises a foldable urinal, a urinal cover plate and a urinal mounting plate, wherein one end of the urinal cover plate is rotatably connected to the urinal mounting plate, the foldable urinal is fixedly mounted on the urinal mounting plate and the foldable urinal is also arranged between the urinal cover plate and the urinal mounting plate.

[0007] In a possible design, when the urinal cover is rotated to fit the urinal mounting plate, the foldable urinal is squeezed and folded by the urinal cover, and when there is no external force squeezing the foldable urinal, the foldable urinal remains in an unfolded state.

[0008] In a possible design, the urinal cover plate and the urinal mounting plate are further connected via a torsion spring, and the torsion spring is located at a rotational connection position between the urinal cover plate and the urinal mounting plate.

[0009] In a possible design, the upper edge of the foldable urinal is fixed to the urinal support rod, the upper edge of the foldable urinal is fixed to the urinal support rod, both ends of the urinal support rod are rotatably arranged at the rotation position of the urinal cover plate and the urinal mounting plate, and a lever is fixed on the urinal cover plate, and when the urinal cover plate is rotated, the urinal support rod can be pushed to rotate by the lever.

[0010] In a possible design, a foot-operated opening mechanism is further included, which includes a foot pedal, a pull rope and a locking member. The foot pedal is slidably arranged on the urinal mounting plate, one end of the pull rope is fixedly connected to the urinal mounting plate, and the other end of the pull rope is fixed to the urinal cover plate. The locking member is used to lock the foot pedal.

[0011] In a possible design, the foot-operated opening mechanism includes at least two pull ropes, a rotating wheel is provided at each connection position between the urinal cover and the urinal mounting plate, the rotating wheel is fixed to the urinal cover, and the pull rope is located at one end of the rotating wheel and is wound around the rotating wheel.

[0012] In a possible design, the locking member includes a foot pedal buckle, which includes a buckle plate, a block and an elastic sheet. One end of the buckle plate is hinged to the urinal mounting plate, and an elastic sheet is fixed to the other end of the buckle plate. Two blocks are fixed on the buckle plate, and the two blocks cooperate to form a slot. The foot pedal includes a pedal body, and a protrusion is fixed on one side of the pedal body close to the foot pedal buckle. The elastic sheet pushes the buckle plate to rotate toward the foot pedal. Of the two blocks on the foot pedal buckle, the upper block is provided with an inclined surface.

[0013] In a possible design, a pedal buckle push plate is hinged on the pedal body, an unlocking protrusion is fixed on the pedal buckle push plate, and a through hole is also opened on the pedal body.

[0014] In a possible design, a flushing pipeline is also included, and the flushing pipeline includes a flushing head, a fixed water pipe and a soft water pipe. A water inlet is opened on the urinal mounting plate, one end of the soft water pipe is connected to the water inlet, and the other end of the soft water pipe is connected to one end of the fixed water pipe. A flushing head is fixed to the other end of the fixed water pipe. The flushing head and the fixed water pipe are fixed on the inner side of the urinal cover plate, and a plurality of water outlet holes are evenly distributed on the edge of the flushing head.

[0015] In a possible design, a one-way valve structure is provided at the connection between the soft water pipe and the water inlet, the soft water pipe is made of soft material, the one-way valve structure includes a sealing ring and a one-way valve core, the one-way valve core is located between the sealing ring and the soft water pipe, and when the urinal cover is closed, the flush head can squeeze the one-way valve core to completely close the passage at the one-way valve.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages and beneficial effects:

[0017] The present invention realizes the flexible storage and unfolding of the urinal through an innovative folding design. When not in use, the urinal can be completely folded and tightly covered by the cover plate, which significantly reduces the occupation of bathroom space and provides convenience for the layout of other sanitary ware or the expansion of activity space. It is particularly suitable for bathroom environments with limited space. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, constitute a part of this application, and do not constitute a limitation of the embodiments of the present invention. In the drawings:

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the urinal cover of the present invention when it is unfolded;

[0020] Figure 2 For the present invention Figure 1 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the urinal cover of the present invention when it is closed;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the foldable urinal of the present invention when it is unfolded;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the foldable urinal of the present invention when folded;

[0024] Figure 6 An exploded view of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 7 It is a front view of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 8 It is a cross-sectional view at BB of the present invention;

[0027] Fig. 9 It is a cross-sectional view at CC of the present invention;

[0028] Fig.10 For the present invention Figure 8 Enlarged view of point D in the middle;

[0029] Fig.11 For the present invention Fig. 9 Enlarged view of point E in the middle;

[0030] Fig.12 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the foot pedal buckle in the present invention;

[0031] Fig.13 It is a schematic structural diagram of the foot pedal and the foot pedal buckle push plate in the present invention.

[0032] The reference numerals represent: 1-urinal cover, 2-foldable urinal, 3-urinal mounting plate, 301-front mounting plate, 302-rear mounting plate, 4-flushing pipeline, 401-flushing head, 402-fixed water pipe, 403-soft water pipe, 5-urinal support rod, 501-end ring, 6-drain pipe, 7-pull rope, 8-rotating wheel, 9-one-way valve core, 10-foot pedal, 1001-pedal body, 1002-foot pedal, 1003-through hole, 1004-bump, 11-foot pedal buckle, 1101-buckle plate, 1102-block, 1103-elastic sheet, 12-dial rod, 13-foot pedal buckle push plate, 1301-unlocking protrusion, 14-water inlet, 15-sealing ring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with embodiments and drawings. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their description are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0034] Examples, such as Figures 1 to 13 As shown, a novel foldable urinal comprises a foldable urinal 2, a urinal cover plate 1 and a urinal mounting plate 3, one end of the urinal cover plate 1 is rotatably connected to the urinal mounting plate 3, the foldable urinal 2 is fixedly mounted on the urinal mounting plate 3 and the foldable urinal 2 is also arranged between the urinal cover plate 1 and the urinal mounting plate 3, when the urinal cover plate 1 is rotated to fit with the urinal mounting plate 3, the foldable urinal 2 is squeezed and folded by the urinal cover 1. When there is no external force squeezing the foldable urinal 2, the foldable urinal 2 remains in the unfolded state. The unfolded foldable urinal 2 can be effectively folded by flipping and closing the urinal cover 1, thereby greatly reducing the occupied space of the entire urinal. The foldable urinal 2 can automatically open to form a urinal when there is no external force, which can ensure the normal use of the urinal, that is, after the urinal cover 1 is opened, the urinal can automatically return to its original state.

[0035] In this embodiment, the urinal cover plate 1 and the urinal mounting plate 3 are further connected via a torsion spring, which is located at the rotational connection position between the urinal cover plate 1 and the urinal mounting plate 3. The torsion spring is used to drive the urinal cover plate 1 and the urinal mounting plate 3 to remain closed. The urinal cover plate is made of a hard material and is used to cover and protect the urinal after the urinal is folded.

[0036] In this embodiment, the upper edge of the foldable urinal 2 is fixed to the urinal support rod 5, and the urinal support rod 5 supports the foldable urinal 2 so that the foldable urinal 2 can be unfolded to form a urinal when there is no squeezing of the urinal cover plate 1. In one embodiment, the upper edge of the foldable urinal 2 is fixed to the urinal support rod 5, and both ends of the urinal support rod 5 are rotatably arranged at the rotation position of the urinal cover plate 1 and the urinal mounting plate 3. A lever 12 is fixed to the urinal cover plate 1. When the urinal cover plate 1 is rotated, the urinal support rod 5 can be pushed to rotate by the lever 12, so that the urinal support rod 5 drives the foldable urinal 2 to unfold. A sewage outlet is provided at the bottom of the foldable urinal 2, and a sewage pipe 6 is connected to the sewage outlet.

[0037] Furthermore, it also includes a foot-operated opening mechanism, which includes a foot pedal 10, a pull rope 7 and a locking member. The foot pedal 10 is slidably arranged on the urinal mounting plate 3, one end of the pull rope 7 is fixedly connected to the urinal mounting plate 3, and the other end of the pull rope 7 is fixed to the urinal cover 1. When the foot pedal 10 slides, the urinal cover 1 can be pulled open by the pull rope 7. When the foot pedal 10 slides to the locking member, the locking member is used to lock the foot pedal 10, so that the urinal cover 1 remains in an open state and does not close automatically.

[0038] In this embodiment, the foot-operated opening mechanism includes at least two pull ropes 7. A rotating wheel 8 is provided at each connection position between the urinal cover plate 1 and the urinal mounting plate 3. The rotating wheel 8 is fixed to the urinal cover plate 1. One end of the pull rope 7 located at the rotating wheel 8 is wound around the rotating wheel 8. The rotating wheel 8 is rotated by pulling the pull rope 7, so that the rotating wheel 8 drives the urinal cover plate 1 to rotate. The two pull ropes 7 are fixed at the same position on the foot pedal 10, and the other ends of the two pull ropes 7 are wound around different rotating wheels 8. The urinal cover plate 1 is rotated by pulling the two pull ropes 7, so that the force on the urinal cover plate 1 can be more stable, ensuring smoothness during pulling.

[0039] Furthermore, the locking member includes a pedal buckle 11, and the pedal buckle 11 includes a buckle plate 1101, a block 1102 and an elastic sheet 1103. One end of the buckle plate 1101 is hinged to the urinal mounting plate 3, and the other end of the buckle plate 1101 is fixed with an elastic sheet 1103. Two blocks 1102 are fixed on the buckle plate 1101, and the two blocks 1102 cooperate to form a slot. The foot pedal 10 includes a pedal body 1001, and a protrusion 1004 is fixed on one side of the pedal body 1001 close to the pedal buckle 11. The elastic sheet 1103 pushes the buckle plate 1101 to rotate toward the foot pedal 10. When the protrusion 1004 moves to the slot, the foot pedal 10 is locked by the foot pedal. The buckle 11 is stuck and fixed, and a pedal buckle push plate 13 is also hinged on the pedal body 1001. An unlocking protrusion 1301 is fixed on the pedal buckle push plate 13. A through hole 1003 is also opened on the pedal body 1001. When the pedal buckle push plate 13 is rotated to fit with the pedal body 1001, the unlocking protrusion 1301 penetrates the pedal body 1001 from the through hole 1003. When the protrusion 1004 is located in the slot, the block 1102 at the upper end is aligned with the through hole 1003. When the foot pedal 10 is stuck, the pedal buckle push plate 13 is pressed, and the unlocking protrusion 1301 on the pedal buckle push plate 13 can push the block 1102 at the upper end, so that the foot pedal 10 is active again.

[0040] Advantageously, of the two blocks 1102 on the pedal buckle 11, the upper block 1102 is provided with an inclined surface, which can ensure that the protrusion 1004 can smoothly enter the slot. A protruding pedal portion 1002 is also fixed to the bottom of the pedal 10 to provide a position for the user to step on.

[0041] Furthermore, it also includes a flushing pipeline 4, which includes a flushing head 401, a fixed water pipe 402 and a soft water pipe 403. A water inlet 14 is opened on the urinal mounting plate 3. One end of the soft water pipe 403 is connected to the water inlet 14, and the other end of the soft water pipe 403 is connected to one end of the fixed water pipe 402. The other end of the fixed water pipe 402 is fixed with a flushing head 401. The flushing head 401 and the fixed water pipe 402 are fixed on the inner side of the urinal cover 1. The edge of the flushing head 401 is evenly distributed with a plurality of water outlet holes. When flushing, the water flushed at the flushing head 401 is flushed from the flushing head 401 to the surrounding areas. The edge of the urinal cover 1 is provided with a retaining edge, which can prevent water from splashing to areas outside the urinal.

[0042] In this embodiment, the flushing function can only be performed when the urinal cover 1 is opened. A one-way valve structure is provided at the connection between the soft water pipe 403 and the water inlet 14. The soft water pipe 403 is made of soft material. The one-way valve structure includes a sealing ring 15 and a one-way valve core 9. The one-way valve core 9 is located between the sealing ring 15 and the soft water pipe 403. When the urinal cover 1 is opened, water entering from the water inlet 14 can push the one-way valve core 9 to move toward the soft water pipe 403, so that the one-way valve is connected. When the water in the soft water pipe 403 flows back, the one-way valve core 9 will be close to the sealing ring 15 to close the passage.

[0043] Furthermore, when the urinal cover 1 is closed, the flush head 401 can squeeze the one-way valve core 9 to completely close the passage at the one-way valve, so that the urinal cover 1 cannot be opened to start the flushing function after it is closed, preventing the urinal cover 1 from causing water to flow out from between the urinal cover 1 and the urinal mounting plate 3 when flushing in the closed state.

[0044] Advantageously, the urinal mounting plate 3 comprises a front mounting plate 301 and a rear mounting plate 302, the front mounting plate 301 and the rear mounting plate 302 are detachably fixed to each other, and an installation space for a foot-operated opening mechanism is provided between the front mounting plate 301 and the rear mounting plate 302, which facilitates the installation and maintenance of the product.

[0045] Working principle:

[0046] To turn the urinal from folded to open:

[0047] 1. When the urinal is in the folded and covered state, a downward pressure is applied to the foot pedal 10, and the buckle position of the front mounting plate 301 will be disengaged from the buckle position of the urinal cover plate 1. The foot pedal 10 is connected with the drawstring 7. When the foot pedal 10 moves downward, the drawstring 7 moves downward accordingly. The other end of the drawstring 7 is wound on the rotating wheel 8, thereby driving the rotating wheel 8 to rotate together. The rotating wheel 8 is fixedly connected to the urinal cover plate 1, so that the urinal cover plate 1 will also rotate together.

[0048] 2. When the urinal cover 1 rotates to a certain position, the lever 12 on the urinal cover 1 will contact the urinal support rod 5, thereby driving the urinal support rod 5 to rotate together, and the urinal support rod 5 is sleeved with the edge of the foldable urinal 2, so that the urinal support rod 5 drives the foldable urinal 2 to move together, and the foldable urinal 2 gradually opens. When the foot pedal 10 moves downward to the limit position and the urinal cover 1 rotates to the highest position, the foldable urinal 2 is fully opened.

[0049] 3. When the foot pedal 10 moves downward to the limit position, the foot pedal buckle 11 will lock the foot pedal 11, and the foot pedal 10 can no longer move. At the same time, the foot pedal buckle 11 will push the foot pedal buckle push plate 13 outward.

[0050] 4. When the pull rope 7 drives the rotating wheel 8 to rotate together, the torsion spring is also tightened and the elastic force continues to increase.

[0051] 5. When the urinal cover 1 is rotated upward, the one-way valve will also open at the same time, so that the urinal can be flushed at any time after urinating.

[0052] The foldable urinal 2 is changed from an open state to a folded state:

[0053] 6. When the foldable urinal 2 is in the open state, a thrust is applied to the pedal buckle push plate 13, and the pedal buckle 11 will be disengaged from the foot pedal 10. At this time, under the pulling force of the pull rope 7 and the gravity of the urinal cover 1, the urinal cover 1 rotates downward from the highest position. At the same time, the urinal support rod 5 also rotates downward under the action of gravity, driving the foldable urinal 2 to fold downward.

[0054] 7. When the urinal cover 1 is rotated downward to the full position, the foot pedal 10 is brought to the highest position by the drawstring 7, and the buckle position of the front mounting plate 301 will buckle the urinal cover 1, and the foldable urinal 2 is also completely folded in the urinal cover 1. When the foot pedal 10 moves upward to the full position, the foot pedal buckle 11 is completely separated from the foot pedal 10, and the foot pedal buckle push plate 13 returns to its position under the action of gravity.

[0055] 8. The urinal cover 1 will close the one-way valve at this time, and water will not enter the urinal.

[0056] The specific implementation methods described above further illustrate the objectives, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present invention in detail. It should be understood that the above description is only a specific implementation method of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A novel foldable urinal, comprising a foldable urinal (2), a urinal cover plate (1) and a urinal mounting plate (3), characterized in that: One end of the urinal cover plate (1) is rotatably connected to the urinal mounting plate (3), the foldable urinal (2) is fixedly mounted on the urinal mounting plate (3), and the foldable urinal (2) is also arranged between the urinal cover plate (1) and the urinal mounting plate (3).

2. A novel folding urinal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The urinal cover plate (1) and the urinal mounting plate (3) are also connected via a torsion spring, and the torsion spring is located at the rotational connection position of the urinal cover plate (1) and the urinal mounting plate (3).

3. A novel folding urinal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper edge of the foldable urinal (2) is fixed to the urinal support rod (5), the upper edge of the foldable urinal (2) is fixed to the urinal support rod (5), both ends of the urinal support rod (5) are rotatably arranged at the rotational position of the urinal cover plate (1) and the urinal mounting plate (3), and a lever (12) is fixed to the urinal cover plate (1), and when the urinal cover plate (1) is rotated, the urinal support rod (5) can be pushed to rotate by the lever (12).

4. A novel folding urinal according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the urinal cover plate (1) is rotated to fit the urinal mounting plate (3), the foldable urinal (2) is squeezed and folded by the urinal cover plate (1); when there is no external force squeezing the foldable urinal (2), the foldable urinal (2) can maintain an unfolded state.

5. A novel folding urinal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The urinal further comprises a foot-operated opening mechanism, the foot-operated opening mechanism comprising a foot pedal (10), a pull rope (7) and a locking member, the foot pedal (10) being slidably arranged on the urinal mounting plate (3), one end of the pull rope (7) being fixedly connected to the urinal mounting plate (3), the other end of the pull rope (7) being fixed to the urinal cover plate (1), and the locking member being used to lock the foot pedal (10).

6. A novel folding urinal according to claim 5, characterized in that: The foot-operated opening mechanism comprises at least two pull ropes (7), a rotating wheel (8) is provided at each connection position between the urinal cover plate (1) and the urinal mounting plate (3), the rotating wheel (8) is fixed to the urinal cover plate (1), and one end of the pull rope (7) is located at the rotating wheel (8) and is wound around the rotating wheel (8).

7. A novel folding urinal according to claim 5, characterized in that: The locking member comprises a foot pedal buckle (11), the foot pedal buckle (11) comprises a buckle plate (1101), a clamping block (1102) and an elastic sheet (1103), one end of the buckle plate (1101) is hinged to the urinal mounting plate (3), the other end of the buckle plate (1101) is fixed with an elastic sheet (1103), two clamping blocks (1102) are fixed on the buckle plate (1101), and the two clamping blocks (1102) cooperate to form a clamping groove, the foot pedal (10) comprises a pedal body (1001), a protrusion (1004) is fixed on one side of the pedal body (1001) close to the foot pedal buckle (11), the elastic sheet (1103) pushes the buckle plate (1101) to rotate in the direction of the foot pedal (10), and of the two clamping blocks (1102) on the foot pedal buckle (11), the upper clamping block (1102) is provided with an inclined surface.

8. A novel folding urinal according to claim 7, characterized in that: A pedal buckle push plate (13) is also hinged on the pedal body (1001), an unlocking protrusion (1301) is fixedly provided on the pedal buckle push plate (13), and a through hole (1003) is also opened on the pedal body (1001).

9. A novel folding urinal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The urinal also comprises a flushing pipeline (4), the flushing pipeline (4) comprising a flushing head (401), a fixed water pipe (402) and a soft water pipe (403); a water inlet (14) is provided on the urinal mounting plate (3); one end of the soft water pipe (403) is connected to the water inlet (14); the other end of the soft water pipe (403) is connected to one end of the fixed water pipe (402); the other end of the fixed water pipe (402) is fixed with a flushing head (401); the flushing head (401) and the fixed water pipe (402) are fixed on the inner side of the urinal cover plate (1); and a plurality of water outlet holes are evenly distributed around the edge of the flushing head (401).

10. A novel folding urinal according to claim 9, characterized in that: A one-way valve structure is provided at the connection between the soft water pipe (403) and the water inlet (14); the soft water pipe (403) is made of soft material; the one-way valve structure comprises a sealing ring (15) and a one-way valve core (9); the one-way valve core (9) is located between the sealing ring (15) and the soft water pipe (403); when the urinal cover (1) is closed, the flushing head (401) can squeeze the one-way valve core (9) to completely close the passage at the one-way valve.

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