Foam Urine Guard Net With Lid-Lift Mechanism for Splash Containment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing urine splash guards for toilet bowls lack ease of use and effectiveness in containing urine splashes.
Innovation Solution
A foam net with a lifting mechanism that rises and lowers with the toilet lid, attached via strings and a lever, providing a 80% coverage of the bowl's interior and infused with a scent to enhance the bathroom experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a urine shield is installed to contain urine splashes, then effectiveness in containing splashes is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional components like housings and cleaning fluid systems
Solution Approach 1:
The urine guard net is divided into multiple segments or sections that can be attached to the toilet bowl at different locations. This segmentation allows the net to effectively contain splashes from multiple angles while maintaining a relatively simple structure for each individual segment, avoiding the need for complex integrated systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the essential function of urine containment from complex shield structures and implements it through a simple net configuration. By removing unnecessary components like housings and cleaning fluid systems, the solution achieves effective splash containment through the strategic placement and configuration of the net alone.
2Reliability
If a fixed urine shield is installed to contain splashes, then effectiveness is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in installation and removal
Solution Approach 1:
The urine guard net employs dynamic attachment mechanisms that allow it to be easily installed and removed. The net can be quickly attached to the toilet bowl using simple fastening methods and just as easily removed when needed, providing flexibility without compromising its effectiveness in containing urine splashes during use.
3Ease of operation
If a foam net with lifting mechanism is used to raise the urine guard, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases due to the lever and string mechanism
Solution Approach 1:
The lifting mechanism is designed to be operated by the user's own actions when opening or closing the toilet lid. The foam net with lifting mechanism utilizes the natural motion of the lid to automatically raise or lower the urine guard, eliminating the need for separate control mechanisms and reducing overall system complexity while improving ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an aspect of the present invention disclosed herein, there is provided an anti-splash urine guard net, comprising: a foam net; a toilet bowl; a toilet lid; a plurality of strings attaching the foam net to the toilet bowl; and a lever, wherein: the lever is connected to the foam net and the toilet lid; and the lever is configured so the foam net will rise when the toilet lid is opened and the foam net will drop when the toilet lid is closed.