Wall-Mounted Bidet Shower Unit for Simplified Ceramic Toilet Manufacturing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional toilet devices with integrated bidet functions are complex and costly to manufacture, limiting design flexibility and increasing production complexity.
Innovation Solution
The shower unit and hair dryer are integrated into the installation wall as a prefabricated element, eliminating the need for a large chamber within the toilet body and allowing for simpler ceramic manufacturing, with the shower arm being the only feature required within the toilet body, providing greater design freedom.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the shower unit is installed within a large chamber in the toilet body, then the bidet function is integrated, but the manufacturing complexity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The shower unit is separated from the toilet body and installed in the installation wall as an independent prefabricated element. This segmentation allows the toilet body to be manufactured separately without the complex chamber structure, while still providing the bidet function through the integrated shower arm and water supply connections in the wall.
Solution Approach 2:
The shower unit is extracted from the toilet body and relocated to the installation wall. This extraction eliminates the need for a large internal chamber in the ceramic toilet body, simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing production costs while maintaining the bidet functionality through the wall-mounted shower arm assembly.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the shower unit is mounted in the toilet body, then the bidet function is achieved, but the design freedom for ceramic manufacturers is limited
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the bidet system into a separate wall-mounted shower unit with independent water supply connections, the ceramic toilet body can be manufactured without complex internal chambers. This allows ceramic manufacturers to focus on optimizing the toilet bowl design and ceramic quality without the constraints of integrating a bidet chamber.
Solution Approach 2:
The installation wall serves as an intermediary structure that houses the shower unit and water supply connections. This intermediary approach allows the bidet function to be implemented without modifying the ceramic toilet body structure, thereby maintaining manufacturing simplicity and design freedom for ceramic producers.
3Volume of moving object
If a large chamber is provided in the toilet body for the shower unit, then the shower unit can be installed, but the passage size in the toilet body must be large
Solution Approach 1:
The shower unit is extracted from the toilet body and mounted in the installation wall. This eliminates the need for a large passage through the toilet body, as only a small opening is required for the shower arm to pass through. The majority of the shower unit volume is accommodated in the wall-mounted housing rather than within the toilet body.
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AI summary
The device includes a flushing mechanism and a toilet bowl (21) with an inlet for flushing water and an outlet, which is connected to the flushing mechanism (1). A shower unit (15) is mounted in an installation wall (4). The shower unit has a shower arm (17) that is inserted into an opening (19) in the toilet bowl (21). Above the toilet bowl (21), the installation wall (4) contains an access opening (23) for maintenance, particularly of the shower unit (15), which is covered by a removable plate (24). Mounting the shower unit (15) in the installation wall (4) allows the toilet bowl (21) to be manufactured with a comparatively small opening for the shower arm (17), resulting in lower manufacturing costs for the ceramic-reinforced toilet bowl (21).