Toilet Remote Buttons With Elastic Support and Link Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote control devices for toilet seat devices require significant user effort to push buttons due to the need to move the entire panel section, leading to inconvenient operation.
Innovation Solution
A remote control device with a casing, power generation device, and link mechanism where buttons are supported by an elastic member, allowing independent motion of each button without interlocking, and a power generation unit that self-generates power upon pressing, reducing the required pressing force.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If the entire panel section is pressed to drive the button mechanism for self-power generation, then power can be generated without batteries or wiring, but large pushing force is required which is inconvenient for users
Solution Approach 1:
The panel section is divided into multiple independent button units, each capable of being pressed separately. This segmentation allows the pressing force to be localized to a single button rather than requiring the user to press the entire panel section, significantly reducing the required pushing force while still activating the power generation mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
A link mechanism is introduced as an intermediary between the button and the power generation device. When a button is pressed, the link mechanism transmits and amplifies the localized pressing force to the power generation device, enabling effective power generation from small button presses without requiring direct large-force pressing of the entire panel.
2Stability of the object's composition
If buttons are supported rigidly on the casing, then structural stability is maintained, but pressing one button affects other buttons making operation difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The buttons are extracted from rigid fixed support and instead supported by elastic members. This allows each button to move independently when pressed, eliminating the interference between buttons while the elastic members maintain structural stability through their restoring force.
Solution Approach 2:
The support characteristics of the buttons are changed from rigid to elastic. This parameter change allows the buttons to have both independence during pressing (due to elastic deformation) and structural stability (due to the restoring force of the elastic members), resolving the contradiction between stability and operability.
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 solution provides improved operability by allowing each button to be pushed with minimal effort, as the motion of one button does not affect others, and the power generation mechanism ensures reliable power generation without the need for battery exchange or wiring.
Implementation Method 1
when a user pushes a button of the remote control device, electric power is generated by the push operation
Implementation Method 2
The buttons are supported on the casing by an elastic member so that, when one of the buttons is pressed to cause motion of the link mechanism, one other of the buttons not pressed is not affected
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AI summary
A remote control device for remotely controlling a toilet device is provided. The remote control device includes a casing, a power generation device, buttons, and a link mechanism. The casing forms a contour of the remote control device. The power generation device is housed in the casing and is capable of generating a power by being pressed. The buttons is provided on a surface of the casing and each is configured to activate a function of the toilet device. The link mechanism is configured to move so as to press the power generation device when one of the buttons is pressed. The buttons is supported on the casing by an elastic member so that, when one of the buttons is pressed to cause motion of the link mechanism, one other of the buttons not pressed is not affected by the motion of the link mechanism.