Integrated Shower Lance and Flushing Water Distributor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shower toilets face challenges such as complex structures, dirt-prone joints, and difficulties in cleaning due to separate technology components, as well as space constraints and inadequate rinsing in integrated designs, leading to a need for a more compact and easy-to-clean solution.
Innovation Solution
A novel combination component that integrates the shower toilet lance housing with the flushing water distributor, mounted between the toilet body and flush pipe connector, with an enlarged diameter to accommodate the lance at an angle, allowing for optimal positioning and easy installation, eliminating the need for separate technology blocks and reducing the number of seals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate technology blocks are used for shower toilet attachment, then adaptability to different toilet bodies is improved, but device complexity and number of joints increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the shower toilet technology block with the flushing water distributor into a single integrated component. The shower lance housing is formed as one piece with the flushing water distributor, eliminating separate attachment devices and reducing the number of joints while maintaining adaptability through the standardized flushing connection.
2Ease of manufacture
If separate technology blocks are used for shower toilet attachment, then ease of manufacture is improved, but ease of cleaning deteriorates due to dirt-prone joints
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated design merges the shower lance housing with the flushing water distributor into a single component that can be manufactured as one piece. This eliminates the joints and edges between separate components that trap dirt, making the toilet easier to clean while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through standardized flushing connections.
3Device complexity
If shower lance is integrated into flushing water distributor, then device complexity is reduced, but space for lance accommodation becomes constrained
Solution Approach 1:
The shower lance is nested within the flushing water distributor housing. The lance housing is formed as one piece with the distributor, with the lance positioned inside the distributor's structure. This nested arrangement reduces overall device complexity while providing adequate space for the lance to extend and retract without requiring additional external components.
4Adaptability or versatility
If standard flushing pipe connector diameter is used, then adaptability to standard installations is improved, but ability to accommodate shower lance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the shower lance housing with the flushing water distributor, allowing the combined component to connect to standard flushing pipes while internally accommodating the shower lance. The integration enables the system to maintain standard external connection dimensions while providing sufficient internal space for the lance mechanism through optimized spatial arrangement.
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
This solution provides a compact, easy-to-clean shower toilet with improved rinsing efficiency and reduced assembly complexity, eliminating dirt-prone joints and allowing for the use of standard toilet bodies, while maintaining all shower toilet functionalities.
Implementation Method 1
this compression spring moves the shower lance (16C, 20A) back into the retracted rest position after the water pressure has decreased
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AI summary
The invention relates to a shower toilet with a toilet bowl (2) comprising a flushing water inlet opening (2a) for supplying flushing water into a flushing chamber (4) for a flushing process and a waste opening for flushing waste water out of the toilet bowl (2), a flushing water distributor (10) for distributing the flushing water around the flushing chamber (4) and a flushing lance (10a) for washing the user in the anal or genital region. To simplify the structure of a shower toilet, in particular to make cleaning thereof easier, it is proposed according to the invention that the flushing lance (10a) is integrated into the flushing water distributor (10).