Adjustable Bidet Hinge Fasteners for Stable Attachment and Cleaning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing bidet apparatuses face challenges in attachment versatility due to structural differences in toilet bowls and contamination issues, particularly affecting hygiene and aesthetics, especially for infirm or sick individuals.

Innovation Solution

The bidet washing apparatus employs adjustable hinge fasteners, including rotationally, slidably, and grasping slidably adjustable hinge fasteners, which allow secure attachment to various toilet bowls and facilitate easy cleaning by enabling adjustable positioning and angle changes, along with a control unit and protective shield gate for effective water management and hygiene maintenance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If the bidet apparatus is permanently attached to the toilet bowl, then the attachment stability is improved, but the ease of cleaning and hygiene maintenance deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveattachment stabilityVSAvoidease of cleaning
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The hinge fastener system allows the bidet apparatus to be dynamically adjusted between different attachment states. The apparatus can be securely attached during use and easily detached or repositioned for cleaning, transforming a static permanent attachment into a dynamic adjustable connection that adapts to different operational needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of manufacture

If the bidet apparatus is designed with fixed attachment structure, then the manufacturing simplicity is improved, but the adaptability to different toilet bowl structures deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing simplicityVSAvoidadaptability to toilet bowl structures
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The hinge fastener system serves multiple functions: it provides secure attachment during use, enables easy detachment for cleaning, and accommodates various toilet bowl structures through adjustable positioning. This universal design allows a single apparatus configuration to work with different toilet bowl types without requiring custom manufacturing for each variant.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Device complexity

If the bidet apparatus remains in a fixed position, then the structural simplicity is improved, but the ease of access for cleaning contaminated surfaces deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural simplicityVSAvoidease of access for cleaning
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The hinge mechanism enables the bidet apparatus to be dynamically repositioned from a fixed horizontal position during use to an elevated vertical position during cleaning. This dynamic positioning capability provides easy access to previously difficult-to-reach surfaces such as the underside of the bidet and outer surfaces of nozzles, while maintaining structural simplicity through the use of a straightforward hinge connection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS9637903B2Adjustable hinge fasteners for use with a bidet apparatus
Publication Date: 2017.05.02 2GO PROD
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AI summary

The disclosure provides adjustable hinge fasteners and methods thereof, for securing a bidet washing apparatus to a toilet.