Urine Analysis Mounting Arm Geometry for Toilet Bowl Fit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing urine analysis devices face challenges in securely attaching to toilet bowls of varying shapes, leading to improper installation and potential contact with the bowl wall, which can disrupt the device's positioning and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A urine analysis kit with a housing and a mounting arm featuring a proximal attachment portion that forms a receiving space for the housing, allowing the device to conform to different toilet bowl shapes, ensuring a stable and secure fit by extending beyond the edge of the rear face and incorporating a flexible, removable fixing arm with a distal attachment portion for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a straight hook arm is used to attach the urine analysis device to the toilet bowl, then the device can be securely attached, but the arm may contact the bowl wall and force the device into an unsuitable position, especially with toilets having a shoulder close to the rim
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting arm incorporates a curved geometry with a receiving space that conforms to the housing shape, allowing the arm to wrap around the housing and engage with the rim without contacting the bowl wall. This curved design enables proper positioning while maintaining secure attachment.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the mounting arm is designed to fit various toilet bowl shapes, then compatibility is improved, but the design complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting arm is designed as a universal component with a curved receiving space that can accommodate multiple housing shapes and toilet bowl configurations. The curved geometry provides adaptability across different toilet types without requiring multiple specialized arm designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting arm utilizes material flexibility and geometric curvature parameters to adapt to varying toilet bowl shapes. The curved receiving space can deform within elastic limits to conform to different housing configurations, providing versatility without complex mechanical adjustments.
3Ease of operation
If the receiving space extends beyond the edge of the rear face, then the mounting arm can properly position the device and prevent wall contact, but the overall device size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving space extends in a curved path beyond the rear face edge, utilizing three-dimensional spatial arrangement to achieve proper positioning. This dimensional extension allows the mounting arm to clear the bowl wall while maintaining a compact overall device footprint through efficient spatial configuration.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a urine analysis assembly comprising: - a urine analysis device (100) configured to be placed entirely in a toilet bowl (106) and comprising a housing (204) and a fastening element (510) disposed on a rear face (222) of the housing, - a fixing arm (600) configured to position the urine analysis device entirely in the toilet bowl (106), the fixing arm (600) comprising a proximal attachment portion configured to cooperate with the attachment element (510) of the urine analysis device; the proximal attachment portion forming a receiving space for the housing (204), in which the receiving space extends from the rear face (222) to beyond an edge (550) of the rear face.