Toilet Bowl Urine Analyzer Flush Ramp for Front-Face Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing urine analysis devices placed in a toilet bowl are not designed to effectively clean the front of the housing, the housing, which can lead to hygiene and aesthetic issues due to the accumulation of urine and debris.
Innovation Solution
A urine analysis device with a fastening arm that directs flush water to clean the front face of the housing, ensuring effective cleaning and maintaining hygiene.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the urine analysis device is placed entirely within the toilet bowl, then the device can collect urine samples effectively, but the front face of the housing accumulates urine and debris leading to hygiene and aesthetic issues
Solution Approach 1:
The device utilizes the existing flush water flow from the toilet to clean its own front face automatically. The water supply ramp redirects the flush water to flow over the housing front face, eliminating the need for separate cleaning mechanisms or manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The water supply ramp acts as an intermediary structure that redirects flush water from its original path to specifically target the front face of the housing for cleaning purposes.
2Productivity
If the flush water flows along the toilet bowl, then the toilet bowl is cleaned, but the water flow passes over and behind the housing and does not clean the front of the housing
Solution Approach 1:
The water supply ramp serves as a mediator that intercepts the flush water flow and redirects it to specifically clean the front face of the housing, complementing the overall toilet bowl cleaning function.
Solution Approach 2:
The ramp structure creates a localized water flow path that specifically targets the front face area for cleaning, while the rest of the toilet bowl receives the general flush flow.
3Quantity of substance
If the housing front face is exposed to urine streams, then urine sample collection is enabled, but hygiene and aesthetic appearance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The device performs self-cleaning by utilizing the toilet's existing flush mechanism to automatically remove urine and debris from the housing front face, maintaining hygiene without requiring separate cleaning operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The flush water, which would otherwise simply flow past the device, is redirected to serve a beneficial cleaning function on the housing front face, converting a potentially wasted resource into a hygiene-maintenance tool.
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 device maintains hygiene and aesthetic appearance by using flush water to clean the front face, reducing the need for manual cleaning and improving compatibility with various toilet geometries.
Implementation Method 1
the fastening arm comprising a water supply ramp configured to direct a flow of water from a toilet bowl flush towards the front face of the housing
Data Source
AI summary
A urine analysis assembly includes a urine analysis device configured to be placed entirely within a toilet bowl and including a housing, the housing including a front face for receiving a stream of urine directly from a user urinating into the toilet bowl, a fastening arm configured to position the urine analysis device entirely within the toilet bowl, the fastening arm including a water supply ramp configured to direct a flow of water from a flush of the toilet bowl towards the front face of the housing.