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Title:
PORTABLE BIDET AND NOZZLE THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/086160
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed are: a portable bidet including a housing having a washing water receiving space for receiving washing water in the inside thereof, a compression part for moving a waterproofing member step by step so as to contain the washing water in the washing water receiving space, and an actuation part for moving the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space to the inside of an injection nozzle and injecting the washing water to the outside by virtue of the actuation of the compression part; and a nozzle structure of a portable bidet including a housing having a stepped through-hole in the inside thereof and a slide groove formed at the inner peripheral surface thereof, an injection nozzle slidably moved along the slide groove of the housing, an O-ring and a packing placed on the outer peripheral surface of the injection nozzle, an injection cap for injecting the washing water flowing into the injection nozzle to the outside, and a fixture coupled to the stepped through-hole of the housing.

Inventors:
LIM SAM KYUN (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2002/001451
Publication Date:
October 23, 2003
Filing Date:
July 31, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
LIM SAM KYUN (KR)
International Classes:
A47K7/08; (IPC1-7): A47K7/08
Foreign References:
KR200184949Y12000-06-01
JPH0866331A1996-03-12
JPH09289957A1997-11-11
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Moon, Seung Young (402 Teheran Building 825-33 Yoksam-dong Kangnam-gu Seoul 135-080, KR)
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Claims:
What Is Claimed Is:
1. A portable bidet comprising: a housing (100) having a washing water receiving space (lll) for receiving washing water in the inside thereof; a compression part (200) for downwardly step by step moving a waterproofing member (230) which is in close contact with the inner wall of the housing so as to contain the washing water in the washing water receiving space (lll) ; and an actuation part (300) for moving the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space (lll) to the inside of an injection nozzle (330) and injecting the washing water to the outside by virtue of the actuation of the compression part (200).
2. The portable bidet of claim 1, wherein the housing (100) having a hollow internal space and both opened ends includes: a body (HO) having the washing water receiving space (lll) defined at the upper portion thereof for receiving the washing water in the inside thereof, a coupling protrusion (llla) with a screw hole formed at the lower portion thereof, a fixing jaw (lllb) formed on the bottom surface thereof in such a manner as to be downwardly extended from the bottom surface thereof, a fixing section (112) formed on the top surface thereof in such a manner as to be upwardly extended from the top surface thereof, a slide groove (113) formed at the outer peripheral surface of the lower portion thereof and having a protrusion (114) formed therein so that means for activating the actuation part (300) is slidably mounted on the slide groove (113), a first Ushaped mounting groove (115) formed at the inner center of the lower portion thereof, a fixing extension (116) having rotating grooves (IT7) formed at both sides of the first Ushaped mounting groove (115) in such a manner as to be inwardly extended from the bottom surface thereof, a spring mounting groove (118) formed around the fixing extension (116), and a second mounting groove (119) formed at the outside of the spring mounting groove (118) ; and a coupling member (120) having a fixing groove (121) formed at an edge of the inside thereof for receiving the fixing section (112) of the body (110), a perforated injection nozzle receiving hole (122) formed at one side thereof, an opening/closing hole (123) formed adjacent to the injection nozzle receiving hole (122), and an opening/closing lid (124) detachably coupled to the opening/closing hole (123).
3. The portable bidet of claim 1, wherein the compression part (200) includes: a first gear (210) rotatably mounted at the first Ushaped mounting groove (115) of the body (110) and disposed, at both ends, on the rotating groove (117) of the fixing extension (116), and having a first mounting hole (211) formed at the inside thereof; a first spring (220) disposed on the spring mounting groove (118) of the body (110) ; the waterproofing member (230) downwardly moved in the inside of the body (HO) in such a manner as to be in close contact with the inner wall surface of the body (HO) to define the washing water receiving space (lll), and having a first throughhole (231) formed thereon in such a manner as to be coaxially disposed with the injection nozzle receiving hole (122) of the coupling member (120), a connecting piece (232) outwardly projected from the bottom surface thereof, the connecting piece (232) having a plurality of fitting holes (233) radially formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof, and a check valve (234) formed at the top surface thereof for discharging the air in the washing water receiving space (lll) to the outside; a connecting member (240) having a second throughhole (241) formed thereon in such a manner as to be coaxially disposed with the first through hole (231) of the waterproofing member (230), a plurality of fitting protrusions (242) formed at the outer peripheral surface thereof to be fitted into the fitting holes (233), and a second mounting hole (243) formed on the bottom surface thereof in such a manner as to be correspondingly spaced apart from the first mounting hole (211) of the first gear (210) by a predetermined distance; a pulling member (250) connected at one end to the first mounting hole (211) of the first gear (210) and connected at the other end to the second mounting hole (243) of the connecting member (240); a rotating member (260) having a rotating hole 261 fitted to the coupling protrusion villa of the body 110, a second gear (262) formed at the inner center thereof so as to contact the bottom surface of the body (110) and to be engaged with the first gear (210), a plurality of stop recesses (263) formed at the upper portion of the inner peripheral surface thereof in such a manner that the rotating member (260) is rotated in one direction, and a stopper (264) formed at the lower portion of the inner peripheral surface thereof; a rotation controlling member (270) for controlling the rotation of the rotating member (260) in such a manner as to be caught by the stopper (264) of the rotating member (260); a screw (280) for fixedly securing the rotating member (260) to the lower portion of the body (110) together with a washer (281) ; and a protective cap (290) for receiving and protecting the rotating member (260), the washer (281) being interposed between the bottom surface of the protective cap (290) and the screw (280).
4. The portable bidet of claim 1, wherein the actuation part (300) includes: an actuation button (310) having a second spring (311) fitted around the protrusion (114) of the slide groove (113) and a stop protrusion (312) formed at the lower end thereof so that the actuation button (310) is received in one of the stop recesses (263) of the rotating member (260), the actuation button (310) being slidably moved along the slide groove (113) by virtue of compression force of the second spring (311) when depressing the actuation button (310) ; a guide rod (320) fixed to the lower portion of the injection nozzle receiving hole (122) of the coupling member (120) and having a guide hole (321) formed thereon for guiding the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space (lll) to be injected to the outside due to the actuation of the actuation button (310), and a rubber ring (322) mounted on one end thereof; and an injection nozzle (330) slidably fitted into the guide rod (320) through the injection nozzle receiving hole (122) for injecting the washing water flowed into from the washing water receiving space (lll) to the outside.
5. The portable bidet of claim 3, wherein the check valve (234) is cut at the upper portion thereof to move air inside the waterproofing member (230) to the inside of the washing water receiving space (111) in one direction.
6. The portable bidet of claim 3, wherein the rotation controlling member (270) includes: a first perforated rotating ring (271) mounted on the outer circumferential surface of the second gear (262) and having a first lug (271a) outwardly projected from the outer circumferential surface thereof so as to be caught by the stopper (264); and a second perforated rotating ring (272) mounted on the outer circumferential surface of the second gear (262) and having a second lug (272a) outwardly projected from the outer circumferential surface thereof so as to be caught by the first lug (271a).
7. The portable bidet of claim 3, wherein the rotating member (260) is optionally rotatable by up to a maximum of 720 degrees under the control of the rotation controlling member (270).
8. A nozzle structure of a portable bidet which includes a housing (1100) having a washing water receiving space (llll) for receiving washing water in the inside thereof, a compression part (1200) for downwardly step by step moving a waterproofing member (1230) which is in close contact with the inner wall of the housing (1100) so as to contain the washing water in the washing water receiving space (llll), and an actuation part (1300) for moving the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space (llll) to the inside of an injection nozzle (1420) and injecting the washing water to the outside by virtue of the actuation of the compression part (1200), the nozzle structure comprising: a housing (1410) having a stepped throughhole (1411) formed in the inside thereof, two facing inlet holes (1412) formed at the outer peripheral surface thereof such that the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space (llll) flows thereinto, a slide groove (1413) formed at the inner peripheral surface thereof in such a manner as to be orthogonal to the inlet holes (1412), and a seating member (1414) formed at one end of the slide groove (1413) in such a manner as to be outwardly open; an injection nozzle (1420) having a perforated hole (1421) slantingly formed by a predetermined angle for allowing the washing water flowing into through the inlet holes (1412) to pass therethrough, a guide protrusion (1422) formed at one end thereof in such a manner as to be slidably moved through the stepped through hole (1411) while being seated on the slide groove (1413), a fixing protrusion (1423) formed on the outer peripheral surface on the opposite side to that on which the guide protrusion 1422 is formed, and a rubber ring 1424 mounted on one end thereof, the injection nozzle (1420) being smaller in diameter than the stepped throughhole (1411) ; an 0ring (1430) fitted around the outer peripheral surface of one end of the injection nozzle (1420) and mounted on the seating member (1414) of the housing (1410) ; a packing (1440) coupled to one side of the Oring (1430) so as to prevent leakage of the washing water; an injection cap (1450) having a fixing groove (1451) formed at the outer peripheral surface thereof for receiving one end of the injection nozzle (1420) and allowing the fixing protrusion (1423) to be coupled thereto, and an injection hole (1452) for injecting the washing water flowing into the perforated hole (1421) of the injection nozzle (1420) to the outside; and a fixture (1460) coupled to one end of the stepped throughhole (1411).
Description:
PORTABLE BIDET AND NOZZLE THEREOF Brief Description of the Drawings FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional portable bidet; FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the conventional portable bidet is operated; FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a portable bidet according to the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the portable bidet according to the present invention; FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the portable bidet according to the present invention; FIGs. 6a, 6b and 6c are cross-sectional views illustrating a state in which the portable bidet is operated according to the present invention, especially, wherein FIG. 6a illustrates a state in which a waterproofing member is moved by rotating a rotating member to form a washing water receiving space of a housing, FIG. 6b illustrates a state in which washing water is contained in the washing water receiving space of the housing, and FIG. 6c illustrates a state in which a washing process is performed by using the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space of the housing; FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a nozzle according to the present invention ; FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the nozzle according to the present invention; FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the nozzle is mounted on a portable bidet according to the present invention; and FIGs. 10a, 10b and 10c are cross sectional views illustrating a state in

which the nozzle is operated according to the present invention, especially, wherein FIG. 10a illustrates a state in which the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space flows into the housing, FIG. 10b illustrates a state in which the washing water flowing into the housing is injected through an injection hole of an injection cap due to the hydraulic pressure of the washing water, and FIG. 10c illustrates a state in which the nozzle is mounted inside the portable bidet.

<Reference numerals of essential elements in the drawings> 100 : Housing 110: Body lllb : Fixing jaw 120: Coupling member 200: Compression part 210: First gear 220: First spring 230: Waterproofing member 234: Check valve 240: Connecting member 250: Pulling member 260: Rotating member 263: Stop recesses 270: Rotation controlling member 280: Screw 290: Protective cap 300: Actuation part 310 : Actuation button

312: Stop protrusion 320: Guide rod 321: Guide hole 330: Injection nozzle 1410: Housing 1412: Inlet holes 1413: Slide groove 1420: Injection nozzle 1422: Guide protrusion 1430: 0-ring 1440: Packing 1450: Injection cap 1452: Injection hole 1460: Fixture Technical Field The present invention relates to a portable bidet which can be easily carried and used anywhere at need after containing washing water therein.

Background Art In general, a bidet is a machine that is fixed to one side of a toilet bowl, and injects washing water under high pressure to the genitals or the posterior parts of a human body in order to bathe or massage the parts according to a user's operation.

The machine has an advantage of leaving the user with a feeling of freshness and cleanness by getting rid of foreign matter or pollution after stool, and has a high

remedial effect of reducing the frequency of many ailments common to the perianal area. Thus, it is gradually popularized.

The bidet, however, has a drawback in that it can be used only in places where it is installed. Therefore, if a person goes out or takes a trip and eases himself at a toilet where a bidet is not installed, he should wipes the parts with a toilet paper. The acting fails to leave the user with a feeling of freshness and cleanness and makes him unpleasant. Disadvantageously, there are cases where waste matters remain in the anuses and bad bacteria parasitic on the waste matters infiltrate into the genital organs, thereby causing the bacterial infections in the reproductive system.

Further, a menstruating woman or a sufferer from piles complains of great unpleasantness and discomfort.

To solve the above problems, a portable bidet has recently been developed and a conventional bidet will be explained hereinafter with reference to FIGs. 1 and 2.

The conventional portable bidet, as shown in FIGs. 1 and 2, is provided with a body 10 which includes a motor pump (not shown) activated by using an electric power of a battery 11, a switch 12 for activating the motor pump, and a nozzle 13 for injecting washing water to the outside by virtue of the actuation of the switch 12, and a washing water case 20 which includes a washing water receiving space 21 defining the body 10 and adapted to contain the washing water in such a manner as to be vertically moved along the body 10, and an inlet 22 formed at one side of the washing water receiving space 21 and adapted to make the washing water flowing into the washing water receiving space 21.

To use the conventional portable bidet constructed above, the washing water case 20 is slidably moved so as to be mounted on one end of the body 10 in a state where the electric power of the battery 11 is supplied, and thereafter the

washing water is poured into the washing water receiving space 21 through the inlet 22.

Next, a user places the nozzle 13 at a position to be washed and then presses the switch 12 to activate the motor pump (not shown).

At this time, the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space 21 of the washing water case 20 is injected to the outside owing to the actuation of the motor pump (not shown), thereby performing a washing process.

Herein, to increase the pressure of the washing water injected to the outside, the portable bidet is used in a state where the switch 12 for increasing the pressure is pressed and the output of the motor pump (not shown) is increased.

The conventional portable bidet is forced to have a large size since the washing water case is slidably moved in the body to form the washing water receiving space.

The conventional portable bidet has another problem in that it is weighty since the motor pump is activated by virtue of the electric power of the battery to automatically inject the washing water and the bidet needs many elements therein.

The conventional portable bidet has a further problem in that it is inconvenient to use it since the motor pump makes a loud noise.

The conventional portable bidet has still another problem in that when the battery is used up quickly, it is difficult to use it, there is required much cost of maintenance, and financial burden is increased.

Meantime, in using the conventional portable bidet constructed as described above, if the user gives an excessive force to rotate the nozzle toward the upper portion of the body in his or her hands, the connecting portion of the nozzle is so weak that it may be broken. Additionally, if the user moves the portable bidet in a state where the nozzle is placed toward the upper portion of the body, the user may touch the nozzle on a part of his or her body and the nozzle

may be broken. Once the nozzle is broken, the compatibility of the nozzle is so poor that the user should buy a new nozzle, thereby increasing financial burden.

Disclosure of Invention Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a portable bidet that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.

An object of the present invention is to provide a portable bidet which is small in size and light in weight by simplifying the elements mounted therein, easing a noise by manually injecting washing water, achieving an ease utilization by pressing and moving a waterproofing member due to the elasticity of a spring to maintain uniform pressure of washing water injected through an injection nozzle, reduce the cost of maintenance by virtue of manual operation without electric power, and decrease financial burden thanks to a low price.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a nozzle structure of a portable bidet which can be safely used by automatically moving an injection nozzle due to the hydraulic pressure of washing water and injecting the washing water through an injection cap, and prevent the injection nozzle from being damaged and reduce financial burden by using the portable bidet at a position to be washed and preventing the injection nozzle from being touched by a user's body.

Additional advantages, objects, and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in

the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.

To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, there is provided a portable bidet comprising: a housing having a washing water receiving space for receiving washing water in the inside thereof; a compression part for downwardly moving a waterproofing member which is in close contact with the inner wall of the housing to contain the washing water in the washing water receiving space; and an actuation part for inwardly moving the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space into the inside of an injection nozzle and injecting the washing water to the outside due to the actuation of the compression part.

Further, there is provided a nozzle structure of a portable bidet which includes a housing having a washing water receiving space for receiving washing water therein, a compression part for downwardly moving a waterproofing member which is in close contact with the inner wall of the housing to contain the washing water in the washing water receiving space, and an actuation part for moving the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space to the inside of an injection nozzle and injecting the washing water to the outside due to the actuation of the compression part, the nozzle structure comprising: a housing having a stepped through-hole formed in the inside thereof, two facing inlet holes formed at the outer peripheral surface thereof such that the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space flows thereinto, a slide groove formed in such a manner as to be orthogonal to the inlet holes, and a seating member outwardly formed at one end of the slide groove; an injection nozzle having a perforated hole slantingly formed by a predetermined angle and adapted to allow the washing water flowing through the inlet holes to pass therethrough, a guide protrusion formed at one end of the injection nozzle in such a manner as to

be slidably moved through the stepped through-hole while being seated on the slide groove (1413), a fixing protrusion formed on the outer peripheral surface at the other end of the injection nozzle, and a rubber ring mounted on one end thereof, the injection nozzle being smaller in diameter than the stepped through- hole; an O-ring fitted around the outer peripheral surface of the injection nozzle and mounted on the seating member of the housing; a packing coupled to one side of the 0-ring so as to prevent leakage of the washing water; an injection cap having a fixing groove formed at the outer peripheral surface thereof and adapted to receive one end of the injection nozzle and allow the fixing protrusion to be coupled thereto, and an injection hole for injecting the washing water flowing into the perforated hole of the injection nozzle to the outside; and a fixture coupled to one end of the stepped through-hole.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention The present invention will now be described in detail in connection with preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a portable bidet according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the portable bidet according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the portable bidet according to the present invention.

The portable bidet according to the present invention is provided with a housing 100 having a washing water receiving space 111 for receiving washing water in the inside thereof, a compression part 200 for moving step by step a

waterproofing member 230 which is in close contact with the inner wall of the housing so as to contain the washing water in the washing water receiving space 111, and an actuation part 300 for moving the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space 111 to the inside of an injection nozzle 330 and injecting the washing water to the outside by virtue of the actuation of the compression part 200.

The housing 100 having a hollow internal space and both opened ends includes: a perforated body 110 having the washing water receiving space 111 defined at the upper portion thereof for receiving washing water in the inside thereof, a coupling protrusion llla with a screw hole formed at the lower portion thereof, a fixing jaw lllb formed on the bottom surface thereof in such a manner as to be downwardly extended from the bottom surface thereof, a fixing section 112 formed on the top surface thereof in such a manner as to be upwardly extended from the top surface thereof, a slide groove 113 formed at the outer peripheral surface of the lower portion thereof and having a protrusion 114 formed therein so that means for activating the actuation part 300 is slidably mounted on the slide groove 113, a first U-shaped mounting groove 115 formed at the inner center of the lower portion thereof, a fixing extension 116 having rotating grooves 117 formed at both sides of the first U-shaped mounting groove 115 in such a manner as to be inwardly extended from the bottom surface thereof, a spring mounting groove 118 formed around the fixing extension 116, and a second mounting groove 119 formed at the outside of the spring mounting groove 118 ; and a coupling member 120 having a fixing groove 121 formed at an edge of the inside thereof for receiving the fixing section 112 of the body 110, a perforated injection nozzle receiving hole 122 formed at one side thereof, an opening/closing hole 123 formed adjacent to the injection nozzle receiving hole 122, and an opening/closing lid 124 detachably coupled to the opening/closing hole 123.

The compression part 200 includes: a first gear 210 rotatably mounted on the first U-shaped mounting groove 115 of the body 110 and disposed, at both ends, on the rotating groove 117 of the fixing extension 116, and having a first mounting hole 211 formed at the inside thereof; a first spring 220 disposed at the spring mounting groove 118 of the body 110; the waterproofing member 230 downwardly moved in the inside of the body 110 in such a manner as to be in close contact with the inner wall surface of the body 110 to define the washing water receiving space 111, and having a first through-hole 231 formed thereon in such a manner as to be coaxially disposed with the injection nozzle receiving hole 122 of the coupling member 120, a connecting piece 232 outwardly projected from the bottom surface, the connecting piece (232) having a plurality of fitting holes 233 radially formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof, and a check valve 234 formed at the top surface thereof for discharging the air in the washing water receiving space 111 to the outside; a connecting member 240 having a second through-hole 241 formed thereon in such a manner as to be coaxially disposed with the first through-hole 231 of the waterproofing member 230, a plurality of fitting protrusions 242 formed at the outer peripheral surface thereof to be fitted into the fitting holes 233, and a second mounting hole 243 formed on the bottom surface thereof in such a manner as to be correspondingly spaced apart from the first mounting hole 211 of the first gear 210 by a predetermined distance; a pulling member 250 connected at one end to the first mounting hole 211 of the first gear 210 and connected at the other end to the second mounting hole 243 of the connecting member 240; a rotating member 260 having a rotating hole 261 fitted to the coupling protrusion llla of the body 110, a second gear 262 formed at the inner center thereof so as to contact the bottom surface of the body 110 and to be engaged with the first gear 210, a plurality of stop recesses 263 formed at the upper portion of the inner peripheral surface thereof in such a manner that the

rotating member 260 is rotated in one direction, and a stopper 264 formed at the lower portion of the inner peripheral surface thereof; a rotation controlling member 270 for controlling the rotation of the rotating member 260 in such a manner as to be caught by the stopper 264 of the rotating member 260; a screw 280 for fixedly securing the rotating member 260 to the lower portion of the body 110 together with a washer 281; and a protective cap 290 for receiving and protecting the rotating member 260, the washer 281 being interposed between the bottom surface of the protective cap 290 and the screw 280.

Herein, the check valve 234 is cut at the upper portion thereof to move air inside the waterproofing member 230 to the inside of the washing water receiving space 111 in one direction The pulling member 250 is made of such material as wire, timing belt, leaf spring, or the like which can be fixed to the first gear 210 at one end thereof and pull the connecting member 240 fixed to the other end thereof due to the rotation of the first gear 210.

The rotating member 260 is optionally rotatable by up to a maximum of 720 degrees under the control of the rotation controlling member 270.

The rotation controlling member 270 includes: a first perforated rotating ring 271 mounted on the outer circumferential surface of the second gear 262 and having a first lug 271a outwardly projected from the outer circumferential surface thereof so as to be caught by the stopper 264; and a second perforated rotating ring 272 mounted on the outer circumferential surface of the second gear 262 and having a second lug 272a outwardly projected from the outer circumferential surface thereof so as to be caught by the first lug 271a.

The first and second gears 210 and 262 may be a bevel gear, a spur gear or a modified gear thereof.

The actuation part 300 includes: an actuation button 310 having a second

spring 311 fitted around the protrusion 114 of the slide groove 113 and a stop protrusion 312 formed at the lower end thereof so that the actuation button (310) is received in one of the stop recesses (263) of the rotating member (260), the actuation button (310) being slidably moved along the slide groove (113) by virtue of compression force of the second spring (311) when depressing the actuation button (310); a guide rod 320 fixed to the lower portion of the injection nozzle receiving hole 122 of the coupling member 120 and having a guide hole 321 formed thereon for guiding the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space 111 to be injected to the outside due to the actuation of the actuation button 310, and a rubber ring 322 mounted on one end thereof; and an injection nozzle 330 slidably fitted into the guide rod 320 through the injection nozzle receiving hole 122 for injecting the washing water flowed into from the washing water receiving space 111 to the outside.

Next, a process of assembling the portable bidet constructed as mentioned above will be explained as follows.

First, the first gear 210 in which one side of the pulling member 250 is connected to the first mounting hole 211 is mounted on the first U-shaped mounting groove 115 of the body 110, and both the ends of the first gear 210 are mounted on the rotating groove 117 of the fixing extension 116. Thereafter, the spring 220 is mounted on the spring mounting groove 118 of the body 110.

Further, the other side of the pulling member 250 is coupled to the second mounting hole 243 of the connecting member 240, and the connecting member 240 is put in the connecting piece 232 of the waterproofing member 230. When the connecting member 240 is pressed, the fitting protrusions 242 of the connecting member 240 are fixedly fitted into the fitting holes 233 of the waterproofing member 230.

After the second spring 311 is mounted on the protrusion 114 of the fixed

body 110, the actuation button 310 is slidably moved along the slide groove 113 by virtue of compression force of the second spring 311 when depressing the actuation button 310.

Meantime, the first rotating ring 271 and the second rotating ring 272 are coupled to the rotating member 260 in such a manner that the second gear 262 is inserted into the first rotating ring 271 and the second rotating ring 272, such that the first lug 271 a of the first rotating ring 271 contacts the stopper 264.

The rotating hole 261 of the coupled rotating member 260 is coupled to the coupling protrusion llla of the body 110. At this time, the second gear 262 of the rotating member 260 is engaged with the first gear 210, and the stop protrusion 312 of the actuation button 310 is received in one of the stop recesses 263 of the rotating member 260.

The washer 281 contacts the coupling protrusion 111 a placed on the rotating hole 261 of the rotating member 260 which is coupled to the lower portion of the body 110, and then the washer 281 is coupled to the screw 280, such that the washer 281 closely contacts one end of the rotating hole 261, thereby preventing detachment of the rotating member 260 from the body 110.

The protective cap 290 is mounted on the outside of the rotating member 260.

Furthermore, the rubber ring 322 is mounted on the upper portion of the guide rod 320, and the injection nozzle 330 is slidably fitted into the guide rod 320 through the injection nozzle receiving hole 122 of the coupling member 120. An injection cap 331 is coupled to an end of the injection nozzle 330 and then the coupling member 120 is coupled to the upper portion of the body 110.

At this time, the guide rod 320 fixed to the coupling member 120 passes through the first through-hole 231 of the waterproofing member 230 and the second through-hole 241 of the connecting member 240. The fixing groove 121

of the coupling member 120 receives the fixing section 112 of the body 110 such that the coupling member 120 is coupled to the body 110.

The opening/closing lid 124 is fixed to the opening/closing hole 123 of the coupling member 120, thereby completing the assembling process.

An operation of the portable bidet assembled as above according to the present invention will be explained hereinbelow.

First, if a user wants to use the portable bidet, as shown in FIG. 6a, he or she rotates the protective cap 290 clockwise. At this point, the stop protrusion 312 of the actuation button 310, which is received in the one of the stop recesses 263 of the rotating member 260, is upwardly moved along the upper surface of the stop recesses 263 and then received in one of the stop recesses 263 again.

At the same time when the rotating member 260 is rotated, the second gear 262 is rotated, and the first gear 210 engaged with the second gear 262 is rotated while winding the pulling member 250 fixed to the first mounting hole 211.

When the first gear 210 is rotated while winding the pulling member 250, the connecting member 240 to which the pulling member 250 is connected and the waterproofing member 230 fixed to the connecting member 240 press the first spring 220 while being moved along the guide rod 320. As a result, the connecting piece 232 of the waterproofing member 230 is mounted on the second mounting groove 119.

At this time, when the rotating member 260 is rotated, the stopper 264 is rotated and accordingly the first rotating ring 271 is rotated such that the rotating member 260 is rotated once. When the rotating member 260 is rotated once again, the first lug 271a of the first rotating ring 271 which contacts the stopper 264 is rotated once more along with the second lug 272a of the second rotating ring 272. After the rotating member 260 is rotated twice, the second lug 272a is caught by the fixing jaw 1 lib of the body 110, whereby the rotating member 260

cannot be rotated any more.

The maximum angle of rotation of the rotating member 260 is 720 degrees, namely, two rounds.

Next, the opening/closing lid 124 of the coupling member 120 is separated from the opening/closing hole 123 and then the washing water is poured into the washing water receiving space 111.

To perform a sanitary washing or a partial washing using the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space, as illustrated in FIG. 6b, the injection nozzle 330 is forwardly moved and located at the place to be washed and thereafter the actuation button 310 is forwardly moved along the slide groove 113.

At this point, the actuation button 310 is moved while pressing the second spring 311, and the stop protrusion 312 of the actuation button 310 is separated from the stop recesses 263 of the rotating member 260.

After the stop protrusion 312 is separated from the stop recesses 263, the connecting member 240 and the waterproofing member 230 are moved to the upper end of the washing water receiving space 111 due to the elasticity of the first spring 220. At this time, the hydraulic pressure of the washing water is constantly kept, and the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space 111 is moved to the guide hole 321 of the guide rod 320 such that the washing water is injected to the outside through the injection nozzle 330, thereby enabling to perform the washing process.

In the meanwhile, when the connecting member 240 is upwardly moved, the pulling member 250 wound on the first gear 210 is loosened and upwardly moved along with the connecting member 240. As a result, the first gear 210 is rotated in the opposite direction to the direction in which the first gear 210 is rotated when the pulling member 250 is wound on the first gear 210.

When the first gear 210 is rotated in the opposite direction, the rotating

member 260 is also rotated along with the second gear 262 engaged with the first gear 210 in the opposite direction to the direction in which the rotating member 260 is rotated when the pulling member 250 is wound on the first gear 210.

At this time when the rotating member 260 is rotated, the first lug 271a of the first rotating ring 270 which contacts the stopper 264 is rotated once, namely, 360 degrees in the opposite direction. When the rotating member 260 is rotated once again, the first lug 271a is rotated once again, namely, 720 degrees along with the second lug 272a, such that the second lug 272a is caught by the fixing jaw 111b of the body 110. Thus, the rotating member cannot be rotated any more.

To stop the washing process, the pressure applied to the actuation button 310 is ceased. At this time, the actuation button 310 is downwardly moved along the slide groove 113 due to the elasticity of the second spring 311, and the stop protrusion 312 is received in one of the stop recesses 263 of the rotating member 260, whereby the rotating member 260 cannot be rotated and thus the washing process is stopped.

The sanitary washing and partial washing can be conducted by repeating the above steps. If there is no washing water in the washing water receiving space 111, the portable bidet is used after carrying out the following steps of: separating the opening/closing lid 124 of the coupling member 120 from the opening/closing hole 123, pouring the washing water into the opening/closing hole 123 so as to contain the same in the washing water receiving space 111, and fixing the opening/closing lid 124 to the opening/closing hole 123.

Further, after the portable bidet is used, the injection nozzle 330 is moved to the inside of the guide rod 320, and the portable bidet is put into a bag or a pack to carry.

Further, string or lace W may be attached to the outside of the housing 100 so that the user can hold the string or lace W in hand to carry the portable bidet.

A nozzle structure of the portable bidet according to the present invention will be explained in detail. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a nozzle according to the present invention, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the nozzle according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the nozzle is mounted on a portable bidet according to the present invention.

The nozzle structure of the portable bidet which includes a housing 1100 having a washing water receiving space 1111 for receiving washing water in the inside thereof, a compression part 1200 for downwardly moving a waterproofing member 1230 which is in close contact with the inner wall of the housing 1100 so as to contain the washing water in the washing water receiving space 1111, and an actuation part 1300 for moving the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space 1111 to the inside of an injection nozzle 1420 and injecting the washing water to the outside by virtue of the actuation of the compression part 1200, the nozzle structure comprising: a housing 1410 having a stepped through- hole 1411 formed in the inside thereof, two facing inlet holes 1412 formed at the outer peripheral surface thereof so that the washing water contained in the washing water receiving space 1111 flows thereinto, a slide groove 1413 formed at the inner peripheral surface thereof so as to be orthogonal to the inlet holes 1412, and a seating member 1414 formed at one end of the slide groove 1413 in such a manner as to be outwardly open; an injection nozzle 1420 having a perforated hole 1421 slantingly formed by a predetermined angle for allowing the washing water flowing into the inlet holes 1412 to pass therethrough, a guide protrusion 1422 formed at one end thereof in such a manner as to be slidably moved through the stepped through-hole 1411 while being seated on the slide groove 1413, a fixing protrusion 1423 formed at the outer peripheral surface on the opposite side to that on which the guide protrusion 1422 is formed, and a rubber ring 1424 mounted on

one end thereof, the injection nozzle 1420 being smaller in diameter than the stepped through-hole 1411; an O-ring 1430 fitted around the outer peripheral surface of the injection nozzle 1420 and mounted on the seating member 1414 of the housing 1410; a packing 1440 coupled to one side of the O-ring 1430 and adapted to prevent leakage of the washing water; an injection cap 1450 having a fixing groove 1451 formed at the outer peripheral surface thereof for receiving the end of the injection nozzle 1420 and allowing the fixing protrusion 1423 to be coupled thereto, and an injection hole 1452 for injecting the washing water flowing into the perforated hole 1421 of the injection nozzle 1420 to the outside; and a fixture 1460 coupled to one end of the stepped through-hole 1411.

A process of assembling the nozzle structure constructed as described above will be explained hereinbelow.

First, the injection nozzle 1420 is inserted into the O-ring 1430 and the packing 1440 such that the O-ring 1430 and the packing 1440 are fitted around the outer peripheral surface of the injection nozzle 1420, and the guide protrusion 1423 of the injection nozzle 1420 is placed in the slide groove 1413 of the housing 1410 so that the injection nozzle420 is slidably moved through the stepped through-hole 1411.

At this time, the injection nozzle 1420 that is inserted into the O-ring 1430 and the packing 1440 is guided to the inside of the stepped through-hole 1411, and the 0-ring 1430 and the packing 1440 are mounted on the seating member 1414.

When the housing 1410 having the injection nozzle 1420 formed in the inside thereof contacts an injection nozzle receiving hole 1122 of a coupling member 1120, an end of the injection nozzle 1420 is projected to the outside of the injection nozzle receiving hole 1122, and the packing 1440 fixedly contacts one side of the coupling member 1120.

Furthermore, when the injection cap 1450 is coupled to the end of the

injection nozzle 1420, which is projected beyond the injection nozzle receiving hole 1122 of the coupling member 1120, the fixing groove 1451 of the injection cap 1450 is fitted to the fixing protrusion 1423 of the injection nozzle 1420.

After that, the fixture 1460 is mounted on an end of the stepped through- hole 1411 of the housing 1410 so that the housing can be sealed.

The coupling member 1120 is fixedly placed on the upper end of the housing 1100.

After that, to use the portable bidet with the nozzle structure according to the present invention, as depicted in FIG. 10a, a protective cap 1290 of the compression part 1200 is rotated clockwise. Herein, when a second gear 1262 mounted inside the protective cap 1290 is rotated, a first gear 1210 engaged with the second gear 1262 is rotated while a pulling member 1250 is wound on the first gear 1210.

When the pulling member 1250 is wound on the first gear 1210 in this way, a connecting member 1240 and the waterproofing member 1230 are downwardly moved along the housing 1100 while pressing a first spring 1220 until they cannot be downwardly moved any more.

At this moment, a stop protrusion 1312 of an operating member 1310 is received in one of stop recesses 1263 such that the connecting member 1240 and the waterproofing member 1230 are not moved.

After the compression part 1200 is downwardly moved along the washing water receiving space 1111 of the housing 1100, an opening/closing lid 1124 of the coupling member 1120 is separated from an opening/closing hole 1123, and then washing water is poured into the opening/closing hole 1123 to be contained in the washing water receiving space 1111.

A process of injecting the washing water through the injection cap 1450, as shown in FIG. 10b, is performed by the following steps of: pressing the actuation

button 1310, separating the stop protrusion 1312 from the one of the stop recesses 1263, and allowing the connecting member 1240 and the waterproofing member 1230 to be moved toward the coupling member 1120 due to the elasticity of the first spring 1220.

At this time, as the hydraulic pressure of the washing water is increased, the washing water flows into the two facing inlet holes 1412 and further flows into the perforated hole 1421 of the injection nozzle 1420. The injection nozzle 1420 is forwardly moved along the slide groove 1413 of the housing 1410 due to the hydraulic pressure of the washing water. When the guide protrusion 1422 of the injection nozzle 1420 contacts an end of the 0-ring 1430, the washing water is injected to the outside through the injection hole 1452 of the injection cap 1450, thereby enabling to perform a sanitary washing or a partial washing.

Besides, a user may use the injection nozzle 1420 by forwardly moving the injection nozzle 1420 and placing the injection nozzle at a position to be washed.

Meantime, when the washing process is completed by the above steps, as illustrated in FIG. 10c, the user inwardly moves the injection nozzle 1420 along the slide groove 1413 of the housing 1410.

Industrial Applicability As described above, the portable bidet according to the present invention has advantages in that it is small in size and light in weight because the internal elements are simplified, causes no noise because the washing water is manually injected, is easy to use because the hydraulic pressure of the washing water injected through the injection nozzle is constantly kept by pressing and moving the waterproofing member due to the elasticity of the first spring, and reduces financial burden because maintenance costs are not incurred and the portable bidet

is manually operated.

Furthermore, the nozzle structure according to the present invention has advantages in that it is safely used because an injection nozzle is automatically moved to inject the washing water through the injection cap due to the hydraulic pressure of the washing water, and prevented from being damaged because the portable bidet is used at the place to be washed and the injection nozzle is prevented from being caught on the user's body, thereby reducing financial burden.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the particular illustrative embodiments, it is not to be restricted by the embodiments but only by the appended claims. It is to be appreciated that those skilled in the art can change or modify the embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.