Closestool

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of closestools, and discloses a closestool which comprises a closestool seat, a seat ring, a control unit, a switch triggering assembly and a travel switch. The seat ring comprises a ring body, a first connecting part and a second connecting part, the first connecting part and the second connecting part are connected with the ring body, the first connecting part and the second connecting part are oppositely arranged, the first connecting part is provided with a first abutting part, and the second connecting part is rotationally connected with the toilet seat. The switch triggering assembly comprises a fixed seat and a movable part, the movable part is movably arranged on the fixed seat, the movable part can move in a reciprocating mode relative to the fixed seat in the direction parallel to the direction from the seat ring to the toilet seat, and the first abutting part is rotationally connected with the movable part. The travel switch is arranged on the fixing base and electrically connected with the control unit. The first abutting part is used for pushing the movable part to move so as to abut against the travel switch when the seat ring is pressed to enable the second connecting part to move towards the toilet seat along the seat ring. In this way, the working reliability of the closestool can be improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The embodiment of the present application relates to the technical field of toilet, in particular to a toilet. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, the intelligent toilet installs the capacitive sensor under the area of the toilet seat ring for the user to sit, and judges whether the user is present by the capacitance change between the body and the seat ring when the user sits. The capacitive sensor is easily interfered by water or water vapor, resulting in misidentification or sensing failure. SUMMARY

[0003] Therefore, the embodiment of the present application provides a toilet, which is beneficial to improve the reliability of the toilet.

[0004] In a first aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a toilet, which comprises a toilet seat, a seat ring, a control unit, a switch triggering assembly and a travel switch. The seat ring comprises a ring body, a first connecting part and a second connecting part, the first connecting part and the second connecting part are connected with the ring body, the first connecting part and the second connecting part are oppositely arranged, the first connecting part is provided with a first abutting part, and the second connecting part is rotationally connected with the toilet seat. The switch triggering assembly comprises a fixed seat and a movable piece, the movable piece is movably arranged in the fixed seat, the movable piece can reciprocate relative to the fixed seat along a direction parallel to the direction in which the seat ring moves towards the toilet seat, and the first abutting part is rotationally connected with the movable piece. The travel switch is arranged in the fixed seat, and the travel switch is electrically connected with the control unit. The first abutting part is used to push the movable piece to move to abut and trigger the travel switch when the seat ring is pressed to make the second connecting part move along the direction in which the seat ring moves towards the toilet seat.

[0005] In one or more optional embodiments above, the seat ring can be flipped relative to the toilet seat between a first position and a second position, the seat ring cover is arranged on the toilet seat when the seat ring is located at the first position, and the seat ring and the toilet seat are arranged at an included angle when the seat ring is located at the second position. The movable piece is provided with a second abutting part, the second abutting part is used for the first abutting part to abut to push the movable piece to move, and the first abutting part is provided with an avoiding gap, the avoiding gap is staggered with the second abutting part when the seat ring is located at the first position, and the avoiding gap is aligned with the second abutting part along the direction in which the seat ring moves towards the toilet seat when the seat ring is located at the second position.

[0006] In one or more optional embodiments above, the first abutting part is a rotating shaft.

[0007] In one or more optional embodiments of the above, the movable element is provided with a connecting groove extending in a direction from the seat ring to the toilet seat, an inner wall of the connecting groove forms a second abutting portion, the second abutting portion is an arc surface matching an outer wall of the first abutting portion, the second abutting portion is arranged in a direction from the toilet seat to the seat ring, the first abutting portion is inserted into the connecting groove, and the second abutting portion bears the first abutting portion.

[0008] In one or more optional embodiments of the above, the connecting groove extends through the movable element in a direction from the toilet seat to the seat ring.

[0009] In one or more optional embodiments of the above, the ring body includes a first end portion and a second end portion arranged opposite in a first direction, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are connected to the second end portion, and the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are arranged opposite in a second direction. The first end portion is provided with a first supporting portion abutting the toilet seat in a direction from the seat ring to the toilet seat when the seat ring is in the first position, and the second end portion has a first preset gap with the toilet seat. The direction from the seat ring to the toilet seat, the first direction, and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.

[0010] In one or more optional embodiments of the above, the second end portion is provided with a second supporting portion having a second preset gap with the toilet seat in a direction from the seat ring to the toilet seat when the seat ring is in the first position and the ring body is in an unloaded state. When the seat ring is in the first position and the ring body is in a loaded state, the movable element abuts to trigger the travel switch, and the second supporting portion abuts the toilet seat in a direction from the seat ring to the toilet seat.

[0011] In one or more optional embodiments of the above, the switch triggering assembly includes an elastic member, the elastic member and the movable element are connected to the fixed seat, and the elastic member deforms to generate an elastic action against the movement of the movable element when the first abutting portion pushes the movable element to move to trigger the travel switch.

[0012] In one or more optional embodiments of the above, the fixed seat is provided with a sliding groove, a depth direction of the sliding groove is parallel to a direction from the seat ring to the toilet seat, a guide column extending in the depth direction of the sliding groove is arranged in the sliding groove, the elastic member is a spring, the elastic member is sleeved on the guide column, the movable element is slidingly arranged in the sliding groove, the movable element is provided with a through hole, the guide column is arranged in the through hole, and two ends of the elastic member abut against the fixed seat and the movable element, respectively.

[0013] In one or more optional embodiments above, the fixed seat is provided with a receiving groove, the receiving groove is provided adjacent to the sliding groove, the travel switch is arranged in the receiving groove, and a trigger arm of the travel switch extends out of a slot of the receiving groove. The movable piece is provided with a pressing plate, one end of the pressing plate extends to a side of the trigger arm away from the receiving groove through the slot of the sliding groove, and the pressing plate is used to push the trigger arm in the direction of the seat ring to the toilet seat to trigger the travel switch.

[0014] The toilet provided by the application has the beneficial effects that: the travel switch and the switch triggering assembly are arranged, the first abutting portion of the first connecting portion is displaced to push the movable piece of the switch triggering assembly, the movable piece is moved to abut and trigger the travel switch, the first abutting portion, the movable piece and the travel switch are mechanically contacted to generate actions, compared with the traditional toilet which uses a capacitive sensor to detect whether a user is seated, the reliability of the toilet is improved, and the failure caused by the interference of water or water vapor in the use environment is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example in the drawings that are not intended to be limiting of the embodiments. Like reference numbers in the figures indicate like elements.

[0016] Figure 1 A perspective view of a toilet provided by an embodiment of the application;

[0017] Figure 2 A partial schematic view of a toilet provided by an embodiment of the application;

[0018] Figure 3 An enlarged view of A in FIG. 1; Figure 2

[0019] An exploded schematic view of a switch triggering assembly and a travel switch of a toilet provided by an embodiment of the application; Figure 4

[0020] A cross-sectional schematic view of a seat ring of a toilet provided by an embodiment of the application in a first position; Figure 5

[0021] A partial schematic view of a toilet provided by an embodiment of the application; Figure 6

[0022] An enlarged view of B in FIG. 2; Figure 7 Figure 5 An enlarged view of B in FIG. 2;

[0023] Figure 8 An enlarged view of B in FIG. 2; Figure 5 ​Enlarged view at C;

[0024] Figure 9 A schematic view of a toilet stroke switch provided by the embodiment of the present application when installed in a switch triggering assembly. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and in detail below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application, and are not used to limit the present application.

[0026] It should be noted that when one element is described as being “connected” to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element, or one or more intermediate elements can be present therebetween. In addition, the technical features involved in each of the embodiments of the present application described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0027] Please refer to Figures 1-4 , the toilet 1000 comprises a toilet seat 1, a seat ring 2, a control unit (not shown in the figure), a switch triggering assembly 3 and a stroke switch 4. The seat ring 2 comprises a ring body 21, a first connecting part 22 and a second connecting part 23, the first connecting part 22 and the second connecting part 23 are connected with the ring body 21, the first connecting part 22 and the second connecting part 23 are oppositely arranged, the first connecting part 22 is provided with a first abutting part 221, and the second connecting part 23 is rotationally connected with the toilet seat 1. The switch triggering assembly 3 comprises a fixed seat 31 and a movable element 32, the movable element 32 is movably arranged in the fixed seat 31, the movable element 32 can reciprocate relative to the fixed seat 31 along a direction parallel to a direction X of the seat ring 2 to the toilet seat 1, and the first abutting part 221 is rotationally connected with the movable element 32. The stroke switch 4 is arranged in the fixed seat 31, and the stroke switch 4 is electrically connected with the control unit. The first abutting part 221 is used to drive the movable element 32 to move to abut the stroke switch 4 when the seat ring 2 is pressed to make the second connecting part 23 move along the direction X of the seat ring 2 to the toilet seat 1.

[0028] When a user sits on the seat ring 2, the seat ring 2 is pressed to make the second connecting part 23 move along the direction X of the seat ring 2 to the toilet seat 1, thereby pushing the movable element 32 to move along the direction X of the seat ring 2 to the toilet seat 1, the movable element 32 moves the triggering part of the stroke switch 4 by abutting the triggering part of the stroke switch 4 to make the triggering part of the stroke switch 4 move a preset stroke, thereby triggering the stroke switch 4 to make the on-off state of the contact of the stroke switch 4 change, and the control unit judges whether the user sits on the seat ring 2 according to the on-off state of the contact of the stroke switch 4.

[0029] The toilet 1000 provided in the application, by setting the travel switch 4 and the switch trigger assembly 3, the first abutting portion 221 of the first connecting portion 22 generates displacement to push the moving piece 32 of the switch trigger assembly 3, and then the moving piece 32 moves to abut the travel switch 4 in a way of abutting, the action between the first abutting portion 221, the moving piece 32 and the travel switch 4 is generated by mechanical contact, compared with the traditional way of using capacitive sensor to detect whether the user is seated, it is beneficial to improve the reliability of the toilet 1000 and reduce the failure caused by the interference of water or water vapor in the use environment.

[0030] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the toilet seat 1 comprises a ceramic body 11 and a mounting seat 12, the mounting seat 12 is fixed to the ceramic body 11, the first connecting portion 22 is rotationally connected with the mounting seat 12, and the fixed seat 31 is fixed to the mounting seat 12.

[0031] In some embodiments, the seat ring 2 can be flipped between the first position and the second position relative to the toilet seat 1, as Figure 5 shown, when the seat ring 2 is in the first position, the seat ring 2 covers the toilet seat 1, at this time, the ring body 21 can be used for the user to sit. When the seat ring 2 is in the second position, the seat ring 2 is arranged at an angle with the toilet seat 1, for example, in some embodiments, when the seat ring 2 is in the second position, the angle between the seat ring 2 and the toilet seat 1 is 90 degrees, and the seat ring 2 is arranged vertically relative to the toilet seat 1.

[0032] Please refer to Figure 2 In some embodiments, the mounting seat 12 is provided with a one-way rotation buffer 121, and the second connecting portion 23 is provided with a mounting groove (not shown in the figure), and the rotating shaft of the one-way rotation buffer 121 is inserted into the mounting groove. The one-way rotation buffer 121 is used to slow down the movement speed of the seat ring 2 during the process of flipping the seat ring 2 from the second position to the first position.

[0033] Please refer to Figures 2-4 In some embodiments, the moving piece 32 is provided with a second abutting portion 321, and the second abutting portion 321 is used for the first abutting portion 221 to abut to push the moving piece 32 to move.

[0034] In some embodiments, the first abutting part 221 is provided with an avoiding gap 2211, when the seat ring 2 is in the first position, the avoiding gap 2211 is staggered with the second abutting part 321, when the seat ring 2 is in the second position, the avoiding gap 2211 is aligned with the second abutting part 321 along the direction X of the seat ring 2 to the closestool seat 1, at this time, if the first abutting part 221 is displaced along the direction X of the seat ring 2 to the closestool seat 1, the avoiding gap 2211 avoids the second abutting part 321, so as to avoid the false triggering of the travel switch 4. By providing the avoiding gap 2211, it is beneficial to reduce the problem of false triggering of the travel switch 4 when the seat ring 2 is in the second position.

[0035] In some embodiments, the first abutting part 221 is a rotating shaft.

[0036] In some embodiments, the first abutting part 221 is a rotating shaft, the movable part 32 is provided with a connecting groove 3211 extending along the direction X of the seat ring 2 to the closestool seat 1, part of the inner wall of the connecting groove 3211 constitutes the second abutting part 321, the second abutting part 321 is an arc surface matched with the outer wall of the first abutting part 221, the second abutting part 321 is arranged towards the closestool seat 1 to the seat ring 2, the first abutting part 221 is inserted into the connecting groove 3211, and the second abutting part 321 bears the first abutting part 221.

[0037] In some embodiments, the connecting groove 3211 penetrates the movable part 32 along the direction of the closestool seat 1 to the seat ring 2. The connecting groove 3211 penetrates the movable part 32 along the direction of the closestool seat 1 to the seat ring 2, when installed, the first abutting part 221 can be installed into the connecting groove 3211 along the direction X of the seat ring 2 to the closestool seat 1, which is beneficial to improve the convenience of installation of the seat ring 2.

[0038] In other embodiments, the first abutting part 221 is a hole part (not shown in the figure) provided on the second connecting part 23, the second abutting part 321 is a rotating shaft (not shown in the figure), the rotating shaft is inserted into the hole part, when the seat ring 2 is pressed to make the second connecting part 23 move along the direction X of the seat ring 2 to the closestool seat 1, the inner wall of the hole part abuts and pushes the rotating shaft, thereby driving the movable part 32 to move to abut the travel switch 4.

[0039] , please refer to Figure 2 and Figures 6-8 In some embodiments, the ring body 21 includes a first end part 211 and a second end part 212 oppositely arranged along a first direction Y, the first connecting part 22 and the second connecting part 23 are connected with the second end part 212, and the first connecting part 22 and the second connecting part 23 are oppositely arranged along a second direction Z. Among them, the direction X of the seat ring 2 to the closestool seat 1, the first direction Y and the second direction Z are perpendicular to each other in pairs.

[0040] In some embodiments, the first end portion 211 is provided with a first supporting portion 2111. When the seat ring 2 is in the first position, the first supporting portion 2111 abuts against the toilet seat 1 in the direction X of the seat ring 2 towards the toilet seat 1, and the second connecting portion 23 has a first preset gap with the toilet seat 1. The first supporting portion 2111 is used to protect the supporting ring body 21 when the seat ring 2 is in the first position, and the first gap provides a space for the second connecting portion 23 to move in the direction X of the seat ring 2 towards the toilet seat 1.

[0041] In some embodiments, the first supporting portion 2111 is made of elastic material.

[0042] It can be understood that when the seat ring 2 is in the first position, the second connecting portion 23 moves in the direction X of the seat ring 2 towards the toilet seat 1 after the user sits down, which can be caused by the elastic deformation of the second end portion 212 of the ring body 21 under pressure, or by the elastic deformation of the first supporting portion 2111 under pressure, or by the combined action of the above two factors.

[0043] In some embodiments, the second end portion 212 is provided with a second supporting portion 2121. When the seat ring 2 is in the first position and the ring body 21 is in an unloaded state, the first supporting portion 2111 abuts against the toilet seat 1 in the direction X of the seat ring 2 towards the toilet seat 1, and the second supporting portion 2121 has a second preset gap a with the toilet seat 1. When the seat ring 2 is in the first position and the ring body 21 is in a loaded state, the movable piece 32 abuts against the touch switch 4, and the second supporting portion 2121 abuts against the toilet seat 1 in the direction X of the seat ring 2 towards the toilet seat 1. The unloaded state is the state of the ring body 21 without carrying other objects, and the loaded state is the state of the user sitting on the ring body 21. The second supporting portion 2121 is used to protect the supporting ring body 21 when the ring body 21 is in the loaded state.

[0044] Please refer to Figures 2-4 In some embodiments, the switch triggering assembly 3 includes an elastic piece 33, the elastic piece 33 and the movable piece 32 are connected with the fixed seat 31, and the elastic piece 33 deforms when the first abutting portion 221 pushes the movable piece 32 to move to trigger the touch switch 4, so as to generate an elastic action against the movement of the movable piece 32. The elastic piece 33 is used to buffer and reset, when the seat ring 2 is pressed to make the second connecting portion 23 move in the direction X of the seat ring 2 towards the toilet seat 1, the first abutting portion 221 pushes the movable piece 32 to abut against the touch switch 4 against the elastic force of the elastic piece 33, and when the external force on the seat ring 2 is removed, the movable piece 32 moves in the direction of the toilet seat 1 towards the seat ring 2 under the elastic force of the elastic piece 33 to reset.

[0045] In some embodiments, the fixed seat 31 is provided with a sliding groove 311, the depth direction of the sliding groove 311 is parallel to the direction X of the seat ring 2 to the closestool seat 1, the sliding groove 311 is provided with a guide column 312 extending along the depth direction of the sliding groove 311, the elastic member 33 is a spring, the elastic member 33 is sleeved on the guide column 312, the movable member 32 is slidingly arranged in the sliding groove 311, the movable member 32 is provided with a through hole 322, the guide column 312 is arranged in the through hole 322, and the two ends of the elastic member 33 abut against the fixed seat 31 and the movable member 32 respectively.

[0046] Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 9 In some embodiments, the fixed seat 31 is provided with a containing groove 313, the containing groove 313 is arranged adjacent to the sliding groove 311, the travel switch 4 is arranged in the containing groove 313, the travel switch 4 is provided with a trigger rod 41, the free end of the trigger rod 41 extends out of the slot of the containing groove 313. The movable member 32 is provided with a pressing plate 323, one end of the pressing plate 323 extends to the side of the free end of the trigger rod 41 away from the containing groove 313 through the slot of the sliding groove 311, and the pressing plate 323 is used to push the trigger rod 41 to swing along the direction X of the seat ring 2 to the closestool seat 1 to trigger the travel switch 4.

[0047] In some embodiments, the travel switch 4 is a micro switch. It can be understood that the micro switch with a press pin, a button or a lever as a transmission element can be selected according to actual conditions. It can also be understood that in some other embodiments, the travel switch 4 is not limited to a micro switch, and the travel switch 4 can adopt other types of press switches, as long as the trigger part of the switch assembly can be pushed by the movable member 32 to trigger after a preset stroke.

[0048] The above disclosure is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and of course cannot limit the scope of the rights of the present application, so the equivalent changes made according to the claims of the present application still fall within the scope covered by the present application.

Claims

1. A toilet characterized by comprising: The toilet comprises: a toilet seat; a seat ring comprising a ring body, a first connecting part and a second connecting part, the first connecting part and the second connecting part being connected with the ring body, the first connecting part and the second connecting part being oppositely arranged, the first connecting part being provided with a first abutting part, the second connecting part being rotationally connected with the toilet seat; a control unit; a switch triggering assembly comprising a fixed seat and a movable part, the movable part being movably arranged in the fixed seat, the movable part being capable of reciprocating relative to the fixed seat along a direction parallel to a direction in which the seat ring moves towards the toilet seat, the first abutting part being rotationally connected with the movable part; a travel switch arranged in the fixed seat, the travel switch being electrically connected with the control unit; the first abutting part being used to push the movable part to abut and trigger the travel switch when the seat ring is pressed to make the second connecting part move along the direction in which the seat ring moves towards the toilet seat.

2. The toilet according to claim 1, wherein: the seat ring is capable of being flipped between a first position and a second position relative to the toilet seat, the seat ring cover being arranged on the toilet seat when the seat ring is in the first position, the seat ring and the toilet seat being arranged at an included angle when the seat ring is in the second position; the movable part is provided with a second abutting part, the second abutting part being used for the first abutting part to abut and push the movable part to move, the first abutting part being provided with an avoiding gap, the avoiding gap being staggered with the second abutting part when the seat ring is in the first position, the avoiding gap being aligned with the second abutting part along the direction in which the seat ring moves towards the toilet seat when the seat ring is in the second position.

3. The toilet according to claim 1, wherein: the first abutting part is a rotating shaft.

4. The toilet according to claim 3, wherein: the movable part is provided with a connecting groove extending along the direction in which the seat ring moves towards the toilet seat, a part of an inner wall of the connecting groove constituting a second abutting part, the second abutting part being an arc surface matched with an outer wall of the first abutting part, the second abutting part being arranged towards the seat ring from the toilet seat, the first abutting part being inserted into the connecting groove, and the second abutting part bearing the first abutting part.

5. The toilet according to claim 4, wherein: the connecting groove penetrates through the movable part along the direction from the toilet seat to the seat ring.

6. The toilet according to any one of claims 2-5, wherein: the ring body comprises a first end part and a second end part oppositely arranged along a first direction, the first connecting part and the second connecting part being connected with the second end part, the first connecting part and the second connecting part being oppositely arranged along a second direction; the first end part is provided with a first supporting part, the first supporting part abutting the toilet seat along the direction in which the seat ring moves towards the toilet seat when the seat ring is in the first position, the second end part and the toilet seat having a first preset gap therebetween. The seat ring is perpendicular to the toilet seat in the direction of the seat ring towards the toilet seat, the first direction and the second direction.

7. The closest toilet according to claim 6, wherein, The second end is provided with a second support part, and when the seat ring is in the first position and the ring body is in the unloaded state, the second support part has a second preset gap with the toilet seat in the direction of the seat ring towards the toilet seat. When the seat ring is in the first position and the ring body is in the loaded state, the movable part abuts to trigger the travel switch, and the second support part abuts the toilet seat in the direction of the seat ring towards the toilet seat.

8. The closest toilet according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein, The switch triggering assembly comprises an elastic member, the elastic member and the movable part are connected with the fixed seat, and the elastic member is deformed to generate an elastic action against the movement of the movable part when the first abutting part pushes the movable part to move to trigger the travel switch.

9. The closest toilet according to claim 8, wherein, The fixed seat is provided with a sliding groove, the depth direction of the sliding groove is parallel to the direction of the seat ring towards the toilet seat, the sliding groove is provided with a guide column extending in the depth direction of the sliding groove, the elastic member is a spring, the elastic member is sleeved on the guide column, the movable part is slidingly arranged in the sliding groove, the movable part is provided with a through hole, the guide column is arranged in the through hole, and the two ends of the elastic member abut the fixed seat and the movable part respectively.

10. The closest toilet according to claim 9, wherein, The fixed seat is provided with a containing groove, the containing groove is arranged adjacent to the sliding groove, the travel switch is arranged in the containing groove, and the trigger arm of the travel switch extends out of the slot of the containing groove; The movable part is provided with a pressing plate, one end of the pressing plate extends to the side of the trigger arm away from the containing groove through the slot of the sliding groove, and the pressing plate is used to push the trigger arm in the direction of the seat ring towards the toilet seat to trigger the travel switch.

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