Supply device and intelligent closestool

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of bathroom accessories, and discloses a supply device and an intelligent closestool, the intelligent closestool comprises a closestool body and the supply device, the supply device is arranged on the closestool body, the supply device comprises a storage bin, a discharging part and a driving part, and the storage bin is provided with an inner cavity so that granular materials can be contained; the storage bin is further provided with an outlet communicated with the inner cavity. The discharging piece has a first state for blocking the outlet and a second state for opening the outlet, the discharging piece can be switched between the first state and the second state, and when the discharging piece is switched from the first state to the second state, the discharging piece can push part of materials in the storage bin out of the outlet so that the materials can fall to a water seal in the barrel body; the output end of the driving part is connected with the discharging part, the driving part drives the discharging part to be switched between the first state and the second state, it is not needed to worry that materials are diluted in advance, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of bathroom equipment, and in particular to a supply device and an intelligent toilet. Background Art

[0002] As a commonly used bathroom product, the functions of the toilet are becoming increasingly rich. However, water splashing often occurs when the toilet is in use, which brings inconvenience to the user. Therefore, a foam shield is used on the existing smart toilet. By pumping liquid such as foam liquid onto the water seal surface through a pump, a thick layer of foam is formed on the water seal surface, which can prevent splashing and reduce noise on the one hand; on the other hand, it can also isolate odor and inhibit bacteria.

[0003] However, in the prior art, the foam shield mainly includes a liquid storage tank, a liquid mixing tank and a liquid pump. The liquid storage tank is used to store soap liquid. The liquid mixing tank mixes the soap liquid with water and then pumps it to the water seal surface through a liquid pump. Therefore, after the foam shield mixes the soap liquid with water, water will accumulate in the liquid mixing tank, resulting in excessive dilution of the soap liquid; and the liquid storage tank is connected to the liquid mixing tank, and water often enters, resulting in dilution of the soap liquid in the liquid storage tank, resulting in reduced quality of the foam shield, resulting in lower use effect, and affecting the user experience. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a supply device and an intelligent toilet to ensure the formation quality of the foam shield and improve the user experience.

[0005] To achieve this object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A supply device, comprising:

[0007] A storage bin, wherein the storage bin has an inner cavity for containing granular materials; the storage bin is also provided with an outlet communicating with the inner cavity;

[0008] A discharging member, wherein the discharging member has a first state of blocking the outlet and a second state of opening the outlet, and the discharging member can be switched between the first state and the second state. When the discharging member is switched from the first state to the second state, the discharging member can push part of the material in the storage bin out of the outlet;

[0009] A driving member, wherein an output end of the driving member is connected to the discharging member, and the driving member can drive the discharging member to switch between the first state and the second state.

[0010] In some embodiments, the storage bin has a first side wall and a second side wall opposite to each other, the outlet is arranged at the bottom of the first side wall, and the second side wall is provided with an insertion port opposite to the outlet, and the discharge piece is slidably connected to the storage bin through the insertion port.

[0011] In some embodiments, a surface of the second side wall facing the first side wall gradually inclines away from the outlet from the bottom of the second side wall to the top of the second side wall.

[0012] In some embodiments, an inlet is provided on the storage bin.

[0013] In some embodiments, the discharge member includes a push frame and a push plate, the push frame having a third side wall and a fourth side wall relative to each other, the third side wall is located in the inner cavity and connected to the push plate, the push plate is slidably inserted in the plug interface, the output end of the driving member is connected to the push plate, the fourth side wall is located outside the inner cavity, and the size of the fourth side wall is larger than the size of the outlet, so that the outlet can be closed or opened when the push plate slides in the plug interface.

[0014] In some embodiments, an elastic ring is circumferentially provided on one side of the fourth side wall facing the storage bin, so that the elastic ring can be squeezed together with the outer wall of the storage bin when the outlet is blocked.

[0015] In some embodiments, a surface of the third side wall facing the fourth side wall gradually inclines from the bottom to the top of the third side wall in a direction away from the fourth side wall.

[0016] In some embodiments, one end of the push plate is connected to the top of the third side wall, and the other end protrudes from the plug interface. The length of the push plate is not less than the distance between the outlet and the plug interface. When the push frame is completely moved out of the outlet, the push plate above the outlet isolates the inner cavity in the height direction into two unconnected cavities.

[0017] In some embodiments, a rack is disposed on the push plate, and the rack is located outside the inner cavity. A gear is disposed at the output end of the driving member, and the gear is meshed with the rack.

[0018] A smart toilet is also provided, which comprises a barrel body and the above-mentioned supply device, wherein the supply device is arranged on the barrel body so as to supply material to the water seal in the barrel body.

[0019] Beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0020] When the driving member drives the discharging member to convert from the first state to the second state, the discharging member pushes part of the material stored in the storage bin out of the outlet and drops it onto the water seal. That is to say, by providing granular material to the water seal and forming a foam shield through the dissolution of the material, there is no need to set up a mixing bin, which can reduce the space occupied by the overall device; and there is no need to worry about the material being diluted in advance, thereby ensuring the quality of the foam shield and improving the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a supply device in the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the material discharging member in the present invention when it is in the first state;

[0023] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the material discharging member in the present invention when it is in the second state;

[0024] Figure 4 It is a cross-sectional view of the present invention when the push plate isolates the inner cavity above the outlet;

[0025] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of one viewing angle of the storage bin in the present invention;

[0026] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of another viewing angle of the storage bin in the present invention;

[0027] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the material discharging part in the present invention;

[0028] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the supply device in the present invention being installed on the mounting plate.

[0029] In the figure:

[0030] 1. Storage bin; 11. Inner cavity; 12. Outlet; 13. Inlet; 14. First side wall; 15. Second side wall; 16. Plug port;

[0031] 2. Material discharging member; 21. Material pushing frame; 211. Third side wall; 212. Fourth side wall; 22. Push plate; 23. Elastic ring; 24. Horizontal push plate;

[0032] 3. Rack;

[0033] 4. Gears;

[0034] 5. Install the plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention, rather than to limit the present invention. It should also be noted that, for ease of description, only parts related to the present invention, rather than all structures, are shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0036] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "connected", and "fixed" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0037] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0038] In the description of this embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and other directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of description and simplification of operation, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operate in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish in the description and have no special meaning.

[0039] like Figures 1 to 8As shown, the present invention provides a supply device and an intelligent toilet. The intelligent toilet includes a barrel body and the above-mentioned supply device. The supply device is arranged on the barrel body so that granular material can be supplied to the water seal in the barrel body through the supply device. The supply device includes a storage bin 1, a discharge member 2 and a driving member. The storage bin 1 has an inner cavity 11 so as to contain granular material; the storage bin 1 is also provided with an outlet 12 connected to the inner cavity 11; the discharge member 2 has a first state for blocking the outlet 12 and a second state for opening the outlet 12, and the discharge member 2 can be switched between the first state and the second state. When the discharge member 2 is switched from the first state to the second state, the discharge member 2 can push part of the material in the storage bin 1 out of the outlet 12 so that it can fall into the water seal in the barrel body; the output end of the driving member is connected to the discharge member 2, and the driving member drives the discharge member 2 to switch between the first state and the second state.

[0040] When the driving member drives the discharging member 2 to switch from the first state to the second state, the discharging member 2 pushes part of the material stored in the storage bin 1 out of the outlet 12 and drops it to the water seal, that is, the device can provide granular material to the water seal.

[0041] For example, when the granular material is a foaming agent, the device can provide the granular foaming agent to the water seal and form a foam shield by dissolving the granular foaming agent. There is no need to set up a mixing tank, which can reduce the space occupied by the overall device; and there is no need to worry about the foaming agent being diluted in advance, thereby ensuring the quality of the foam shield and improving the user experience.

[0042] It should be noted here that the granular material can be in the form of powder, small granules or flakes according to the size of the particles.

[0043] like Figures 2 to 6 As shown, in some embodiments, the storage bin 1 has at least a side wall and a bottom wall, and the side wall is circumferentially enclosed along the bottom wall to form an inner cavity 11; in the current embodiment, the side wall has a first side wall 14 and a second side wall 15 opposite to each other (and also has a connecting wall between the first side wall 14 and the second side wall 15, which will not be repeated), the outlet 12 is arranged at the bottom of the first side wall 14, and the second side wall 15 is provided with an insertion port 16 opposite to the outlet 12, and the discharge piece 2 is slidably plugged into the storage bin 1 by the insertion port 16, so that when the discharge piece 2 is plugged in, the discharge piece 2 can be converted between the first state and the second state.

[0044] like Figure 2 and Figure 7As shown, in some embodiments, the material discharging member 2 includes a material pushing frame 21 and a pushing plate 22. The material pushing frame 21 is a frame-shaped structure with a hollow bottom. The enclosed space formed by the pushing frame 21 can hold materials. The material pushing frame 21 has a third side wall 211 and a fourth side wall 212 opposite to each other (and also has a connecting wall between the third side wall 211 and the fourth side wall 212, which will not be repeated). The third side wall 211 is located in the inner cavity 11, and the third side wall 211 is connected to the pushing plate 22. The pushing plate 22 slides on the plug-in port 16; and the fourth side wall 212 is located outside the inner cavity 11, and the size of the fourth side wall 212 is larger than the size of the outlet 12. When the push plate 22 moves from the insertion port 16 to the direction of the outlet 12, the discharge piece 2 is converted from the first state of the fourth side wall 212 blocking the outlet 12 to the second state of opening the outlet 12. During this period, the push frame 21 moves the material in the enclosed space from the inner cavity 11 to the outlet 12 and pushes it out through the outlet 12; then, when the push plate 22 is pulled in the opposite direction, the material returns to the first state of the fourth side wall 212 blocking the outlet 12.

[0045] In addition, it should be explained that in the current embodiment, the height of the push frame 21 is matched with the height of the outlet 12. Therefore, when the material is powdery or granular, when the push frame 21 pushes the material out of the outlet 12, the edge of the outlet 12 will scrape the material in the push frame 21 as flat as possible, or the discharge amount can be controlled by controlling the extension length of the push frame 21; and when the material is in sheet form, the push frame 21 can hold one sheet, so that quantitative supply can be formed as much as possible in the process of supplying the material each time.

[0046] Since the pushing frame 21 pushes the material in the horizontal direction from the plug interface 16 to the outlet 12, the material in the inner cavity 11 will fall into the pushing frame 21 again when returning. In order to facilitate the material to quickly enter the pushing frame 21, in some embodiments, the side of the second side wall 15 facing the first side wall 14 is gradually inclined from the bottom of the second side wall 15 to the top of the second side wall 15 away from the outlet 12, so that the second side wall 15 forms an inclined wall, so that the material can smoothly fall from the top into the pushing frame 21.

[0047] like Figure 2As shown, in some embodiments, the side of the third side wall 211 facing the fourth side wall 212 gradually tilts from the bottom to the top of the third side wall 211 in a direction away from the fourth side wall 212, that is, the third side wall 211 also adopts an inclined wall, which can cooperate with the second side wall 15 to make the material fall smoothly into the push frame 21; on the other hand, because the third side wall 211 directly acts on the material during the pushing process, the use of an inclined surface to push the material can reduce the risk of accumulation and blockage during the pushing process, and can also promote the fluidity of the material and reduce the possibility of agglomeration, that is, the use of an inclined wall by the third side wall 211 has a higher pushing efficiency when pushing the material than the use of a vertical wall. Further, the bottom end of the third side wall 211 is connected to a horizontal push plate 24, which is arranged in the push frame 21, and abuts against the bottom wall of the storage bin 1, so that the material on the bottom wall of the storage bin 1 can be pushed as much as possible during the pushing process to avoid blockage.

[0048] like Figure 2 and Figure 7 As shown, in some embodiments, in order to make the fourth side wall 212 seal the outlet 12 more tightly, an elastic ring 23 is provided on the side of the fourth side wall 212 facing the storage bin 1, so that when the fourth side wall 212 abuts against the storage bin 1, the fourth side wall 212 and the storage bin 1 jointly squeeze the elastic ring 23 to ensure the sealing between the two, and avoid the material leakage caused by the poor sealing in the unexpected situation. Exemplarily, the elastic ring 23 can be made of elastic materials such as rubber or silicone, but is not limited to it.

[0049] like Figure 2 As shown, in some embodiments, one end of the push plate 22 is connected to the top of the third side wall 211, and the other end protrudes from the insertion port 16, so as to prevent the material falling from the inner cavity 11 from accumulating between the third side wall 211 and the second side wall 15 during the pushing process of the pushing frame 21, so that the pushing frame 21 cannot be retracted; and in the current embodiment, the length of the push plate 22 is not less than the distance between the outlet 12 and the insertion port 16, and when the pushing frame 21 is completely moved out of the outlet 12, the push plate 22 isolates the inner cavity 11 in the height direction above the outlet 12 into two cavities that are not connected to each other. In other words, Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, when the discharging member 2 is converted from the first state to the second state, the push plate 22 drives the push frame 21 to move out from the outlet 12. At this time, the material in the push frame 21 can fall out of the push frame 21, and the push plate 22 continues to move, and the material continues to fall from the push frame 21 until the push frame 21 is completely moved out of the outlet 12. The push plate 22 isolates the inner cavity 11 above the outlet 12, so that on the one hand, when the discharging member 2 is converted from the first state to the second state, it can ensure that when the third side wall 211 moves from the second side wall 15 to the first side wall 14, the push plate 22 can always cover the gap between the third side wall 211 and the second side wall 15; on the other hand, it can also prevent the material in the inner cavity 11 above the outlet 12 from falling into the push frame 21 or being directly discharged from the outlet 12; until the push plate 22 returns to its position, the push frame 21 returns to the inner cavity 11, and the material refills the push frame 21.

[0050] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, for the convenience of driving, a rack 3 is provided on the push plate 22, and the rack 3 is located outside the inner cavity 11, and a gear 4 is provided at the output end of the driving member, and the driving member drives the gear 4 to rotate, and the gear 4 meshes with the rack 3, so that the driving member can drive the push plate 22 to move; illustratively, the driving member is a motor. In other embodiments, the driving member can be an electric cylinder, and the output end of the electric cylinder can be directly connected to the push plate 22.

[0051] like Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, in some embodiments, the storage bin 1 is further provided with an inlet 13 so that materials can be added to the storage bin 1. In some alternative embodiments, the storage bin 1 may also have a top wall, which is detachably connected to the top of the side wall, so that the material can be filled by opening the top wall, and the top wall is then installed on the side wall after the filling is completed to prevent debris from entering the inner cavity 11.

[0052] like Figure 8 As shown, in order to facilitate the fixing of the above-mentioned supply device on the barrel body, the smart toilet also includes a mounting plate 5, and the storage bin 1 is detachably arranged on the edge of the mounting plate 5, so that when the discharge member 2 is converted from the first state to the second state, the fourth side wall 212 can extend out of the edge of the mounting plate 5 to prevent the mounting plate 5 from blocking the falling path of the material. Specifically, one of the mounting plate 5 and the storage bin 1 is provided with a screw hole, and the other is provided with a mounting hole, and a screw or bolt is screwed into the screw hole through the mounting hole to fix the storage bin 1 to the mounting plate 5. In order to ensure the stability of the rotation of the gear 4, a gear rack is also provided on the mounting plate 5, and the gear 4 rotates on the gear rack through the rotating shaft, and the driving member is connected to the rotating shaft, so that the gear 4 is driven to rotate through the rotating shaft.

[0053] Obviously, the above embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, various obvious changes, readjustments and substitutions can be made without departing from the protection scope of the present invention. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the embodiments here. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A supply device, characterized in that: include: A storage bin (1), wherein the storage bin (1) has an inner cavity (11) for containing granular materials; The storage bin (1) is also provided with an outlet (12) communicating with the inner cavity (11); a discharge member (2), the discharge member (2) having a first state of blocking the outlet (12) and a second state of opening the outlet (12), the discharge member (2) being capable of switching between the first state and the second state, and when the discharge member (2) switches from the first state to the second state, the discharge member (2) is capable of pushing part of the material in the storage bin (1) out of the outlet (12); A driving member, wherein an output end of the driving member is connected to the discharging member (2), and the driving member is capable of driving the discharging member (2) to switch between the first state and the second state.

2. The supply device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material storage bin (1) has a first side wall (14) and a second side wall (15) opposite to each other; the outlet (12) is arranged at the bottom of the first side wall (14); the second side wall (15) is provided with an insertion port (16) opposite to the outlet (12); and the material discharge member (2) is slidably plugged into the material storage bin (1) via the insertion port (16).

3. The supply device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A side of the second side wall (15) facing the first side wall (14) is gradually inclined in a direction away from the outlet (12) from the bottom of the second side wall (15) to the top of the second side wall (15).

4. The supply device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The storage bin (1) is provided with an inlet (13).

5. The supply device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The discharge member (2) comprises a push frame (21) and a push plate (22), the push frame (21) having a third side wall (211) and a fourth side wall (212) opposite to each other, the third side wall (211) being located in the inner cavity (11) and connected to the push plate (22), the push plate (22) being slidably plugged into the plug interface (16), the output end of the driving member being connected to the push plate (22), the fourth side wall (212) being located outside the inner cavity (11), and the size of the fourth side wall (212) being larger than the size of the outlet (12), so as to be able to close or open the outlet (12) when the push plate (22) slides on the plug interface (16).

6. The supply device according to claim 5, characterized in that: An elastic ring (23) is circumferentially arranged on one side of the fourth side wall (212) facing the material storage bin (1), so that the elastic ring (23) can be squeezed together with the outer wall of the material storage bin (1) when the outlet (12) is blocked.

7. The supply device according to claim 5, characterized in that: A surface of the third side wall (211) facing the fourth side wall (212) is gradually inclined from the bottom to the top of the third side wall (211) in a direction away from the fourth side wall (212).

8. The supply device according to claim 5, characterized in that: One end of the push plate (22) is connected to the top of the third side wall (211), and the other end protrudes from the plug interface (16). The length of the push plate (22) is not less than the distance between the outlet (12) and the plug interface (16). When the push frame (21) is completely moved out of the outlet (12), the push plate (22) isolates the inner cavity (11) above the outlet (12) in the height direction into two cavities that are not connected to each other.

9. The supply device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The push plate (22) is provided with a rack (3), and the rack (3) is located outside the inner cavity (11). The output end of the driving member is provided with a gear (4), and the gear (4) is meshed with the rack (3).

10. An intelligent toilet, comprising a toilet body, characterized in that: It also includes a supply device as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the supply device is arranged on the barrel body so as to be able to supply material to the water seal in the barrel body.

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