Toilet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10617267-B2
Application number	US-201715647535-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2017
Priority date	Aug 2, 2016
Publication date	Apr 14, 2020
Grant date	Apr 14, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the field of sanitation, and discloses a toilet. The toilet includes a toilet bowl on which a toilet seat is provided, the toilet further includes: a detecting device configured to detect position information of a user; a retractable cover provided on the toilet seat and switchable between statuses of closing a through hole of the toilet seat and opening the through hole of the toilet seat; and a controller in signal connection to the detecting device and the retractable cover, and the controller is configured to compare the position information detected by the detecting device with a preset range, wherein the retractable cover is configured to retract in the case where the position information falls within the preset range, and to extend to cover the through hole in the case where the position information exceeds the preset range.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A toilet comprising a toilet bowl on which a toilet seat is provided, and the toilet further comprising:
a detecting device configured to detect position information of a user;
a retractable cover provided on the toilet seat and switchable between statuses of closing a through hole of the toilet seat and opening the through hole of the toilet seat; and
a controller in signal connection to the detecting device and the retractable cover, and the controller is configured to compare the position information detected by the detecting device with a preset range,
wherein the retractable cover is configured to retract in the case where the position information falls within the preset range, and to extend to cover the through hole in the case where the position information exceeds the preset range,
wherein the retractable cover is disposed on a side of the toilet seat and the through hole of the toilet seat is configured to expose the toilet bowl when the toilet seat is in position,
wherein the controller is further in signal connection to a flushing device in the water tank of the toilet, and the controller is further configured to control the flushing device to flush after the retractable cover extends to cover the through hole,
wherein the retractable cover comprises a foldable curtain and a first driving device for driving the foldable curtain to extend or retract,
wherein the toilet further comprising:
a retractable auxiliary toilet seat provided on the toilet seat, the retractable auxiliary toilet seat comprising a hollow part corresponding to the position of the through hole of the toilet seat, and the hollow part having an area smaller than that of the through hole,
the hollow part has a shape the same as a shape of the through hole,
the detecting device is further configured to detect height information of the user,
the controller is in signal connection to the retractable auxiliary toilet seat, and the controller is further configured to compare the height information with a first preset value and a second preset value, and
in the case where the height information is greater than the first preset value and smaller than the second preset value, the retractable auxiliary toilet seat is controlled to extend, and
wherein the controller is further configured to control the retractable auxiliary toilet seat to retract in the case where the height information is greater than the second preset value, wherein the second preset value is greater than the first preset value.

2. The toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the retractable cover comprises:
a first scroll mounted on a side of the toilet seat;
a roller curtain wound on the first scroll; and
a second driving device driving the roller curtain to wind or unwind.

3. The toilet according to claim 2 , wherein the second driving device comprises:
a first driving motor driving the first scroll to rotate; and
two first elastic pullers, each of the first elastic pullers having a first end connected to a free end of the roller curtain and a second end connected to a side of the toilet seat opposite to the side at which the first scroll is provided.

4. The toilet according to claim 3 , wherein each of the first elastic pullers is a spring.

5. The toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the detecting device comprises two IR sensors provided on the toilet seat, and detection points of the two IR sensors are located at different heights.

6. The toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the retractable auxiliary toilet seat comprises:
a second scroll mounted at a side of the toilet seat;
a flexible pad wound on the second scroll; and
a third driving device configured to drive the flexible pad to wind or unwind.

7. The toilet according to claim 6 , wherein the third driving device comprises:
a second driving motor configured to drive the second scroll to rotate; and
two second elastic pullers, each comprising a first end connected to a free end of the flexible pad and a second end connected to a side of the toilet seat opposite to the side at which the second scroll is provided.

8. The toilet according to claim 7 , wherein each of the second elastic pullers is a spring.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cao Lei
• Zhang Xiao
• Lin She
• Wang Zifeng
• Hu Nannan
• Ren Yan
• Jin Hailan

Classifications

• A47K13/06 Primary

  Auxiliary or portable seats for children · CPC title

• E03D5/105

  touchless, e.g. using sensors · CPC title

• A47K13/24

  Parts or details not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups A47K13/02 - A47K13/22 · CPC title

• E03D5/10

  operated electrically (E03D5/01, E03D5/12 take precedence), {e.g. by a photo-cell; also combined with devices for opening or closing shutters in the bowl outlet and/or with devices for raising/or lowering seat and cover and/or for swiveling the bowl} · CPC title

• A47K13/247

  Covers with sliding wings or wings pivoting around a vertical axis · CPC title