Rotary Toilet Seat Cover Assembly for Integrated Cleaning and Drying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing toilet systems lack an efficient and economical solution for automatically disinfecting and drying the toilet seat and hygienically cleansing the user, particularly after use, and are not volumetrically efficient or durable.
Innovation Solution
A combined automatic toilet self-cleaning and user hygienic system featuring a housing assembly, electrical system, liquid matter system, turbine assembly, and manifold assembly, which includes a bidet for liquid cleansing and air ducts for drying, allowing for rotary movement of the toilet seat and efficient disinfection and drying cycles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a toilet seat cleaning system is added to existing toilet systems, then hygiene and cleanliness are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (seat cleaning, user cleansing, drying) into a single integrated toilet seat system. The manifold assembly integrates liquid matter delivery, air flow distribution, and heating elements into one unified structure, reducing the need for separate devices while maintaining comprehensive hygiene functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The toilet seat assembly serves multiple purposes: it cleanses the user via bidet spray, dries the user via heated air, disinfects the seat surface, and provides rotational movement for positioning. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate hygiene devices while improving overall reliability.
2Productivity
If automatic cleaning and drying functions are added, then productivity is improved, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system operates in periodic cycles: liquid matter is delivered for cleansing, followed by air flow for drying, with heating activated during specific phases. The turbine assembly and heating elements operate intermittently rather than continuously, reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining high productivity through automated sequential operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically performs cleaning and drying functions without requiring manual intervention. Sensors and control systems activate the appropriate functions based on detected conditions, enabling the system to serve itself and reducing the need for continuous monitoring or manual operation.
3Ease of operation
If a combined cleaning and drying system is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects when cleaning or drying is needed and activates the appropriate functions without user intervention. The control system manages the sequence of operations, fluid delivery, and air flow automatically, making the complex system easy to operate through fully automated functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The manifold assembly acts as an intermediary that coordinates between the liquid matter system, air flow system, and heating elements. It integrates multiple subsystems into a unified control structure, managing the complexity internally while presenting a simple interface for user operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively disinfects and dries the toilet seat before use, washes and dries the user's anal and adjacent areas, is volumetrically efficient, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture and maintain, while being adaptable to both circular and oval toilet bowls.
Implementation Method 1
a turbine assembly and a manifold assembly. The manifold assembly has ducting for air to flow originating from the turbine assembly
Implementation Method 2
a bidet for liquid matter to exit from the liquid matter system directed onto a user positioned on a toilet seat assembly
Data Source
AI summary
A toilet seat cover assembly that has a cover shaped to fit over a toilet seat, the cover including internal side walls and an arm assembly disposed within the cover, the arm assembly including at least one arm that radially spans from an axis of rotation, defines a path of rotation, has a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end defining a discontinuity between the distal end and the internal side walls such that it is operable to move freely of the internal side walls, and defines a first plurality of cutouts fluidly coupled to a liquid source and sized to discharge liquid matter over the toilet seat.