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Title:
THE URINAL AND BIDET FOR MAN
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2006/118400
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A urinal and bidet for man is disclosed, which is capable of preventing urine from being splashed as compared to a conventional art in which a bad smell occurs in a rest room due to splashed urine and which is capable of preventing a urinating sound from being spread to a neighbor. The urinal having a bidet function is capable of basically cleaning the glans of a penis, so that a user can wear clean panties. The washing water automatically washes urine whenever a user uses a urinal having a bidet function of the present invention. The urinal having a bidet function is capable of preventing urine from being splashed in a forward direction when a user urinates in a sit posture by providing a urine collection member, so that it is possible to achieve a clean and comfortable rest room.

Inventors:
JEONG SEEN GYUN (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2006/001609
Publication Date:
November 09, 2006
Filing Date:
April 28, 2006
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
JEONG SEEN GYUN (KR)
International Classes:
A47K13/08
Foreign References:
US4549321A1985-10-29
US5819331A1998-10-13
JP2000087414A2000-03-28
KR200232537Y12001-09-26
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Claims:
Claims
1. A urinal and bidet for man characterized in that a fixing apparatus 10 capable of engaging a urinal having a bidet function is provided, and a fixing apparatus 11 is designed to receive an adjusting rod 13 for freely adjusting a center axis of the adjusting member, and a fixing socket 14 is engaged with a rod receiving socket 23, and an adjusting socket 15 having a gear exposure groove 21 is provided at a receiving socket 22 of the adjusting member, and a socket elastic spring 38 elastically supports a rotation gear groove 20 formed at an engagement outer surface, and an elastic spring 18 is elastically engaged between an adjusting groove plate fixture 16 and an adjusting gear groove plate 17, and when the adjusting member is lifted up, the adjusting member gear groove plate 17 and the adjusting member gear groove 25 are engaged with each other, so that a certain adjusted length of the adjusting member is supported, and a sliding spring 31 is provided so as to automatically recover the length of the adjusting member 24, and an adjusting member handle 36 is constituted using a washing water opening and closing switch 35, and a urinating plate 27 having a drainage guide plate 30 is provided at the center of the left and right adjusting member, and a washing water outlet 33 is provided at a lower inner surface of the urinating plate.
2. The urinal and bidet of claim 1, wherein said drainage guide plate 30 is provided at an outer surface below the urinating plate in dual structures and is longitudinally moved down and forms a drainage guide path when in use.
3. The urinal and bidet of claim 2, wherein a foreign substance collection plate 28 and a urine collection member 29 are engaged at an end of the drainage guide plate 30.
4. The urinal and bidet of claim 1, wherein a washing water outlet 33 is provided in the interior of the urinating plate 27 for thereby washing and cleaning the glans of a penis in multiple directions.
5. The urinal and bidet of claim 1, wherein a multiplestep groove 20 is provided at each side surface of the fixing socket 14 and the adjusting socket 15 for freely adjusting and supporting the adjusting member in the up and down directions.
6. The urinal and bidet of claim 1, wherein said adjusting member 24 is provided with a gear groove 25 and an adjusting gear groove plate 17 engaged with the gear groove 25 for adjusting and supporting the length of the adjusting member within an up and down angle range of 90 in the forward and backward directions.
7. The urinal and bidet of claim 1, wherein an intermediate fixing apparatus 11 is provided for moving and adjusting an assembly of the fixing socket 14 and the adjusting socket 15 which operates as a center axis when the adjusting member 24 is lifted up or lowered, so that the center axis becomes variable.
8. The urinal and bidet of claim 1, wherein the length of said adjusting member 24 is automatically recovered based on an operation of the sliding spring 31 without manually pushing the adjusting member as the support of the adjusting member is released when the adjusting member is placed or is set to stand.
Description:
Description THE URINAL AND BIDET FOR MAN

Technical Field

[1] The present invention relates to a urinal and bidet for man.

[2]

Background Art

[3] A man generally urinates in a standing posture when using a stool of a rest room.

Here, urine may be splashed near a stool because of urinating forces. When the urine is accumulated at the inner or outer side of the stool of the rest room, a bad smell may occur, and it is needed to clean the accumulated urine using clean water. So, a man is advised to urinate in a sit posture at a stool so as to prevent the urine from splashing and polluting the stool. There are serious problems in a urinating culture of the men.

[4] In addition, when a man finishes urinating, it is needed to clean the glans of a penis stained with urine. At this time, a user's hand may be stained with urine. Any man may have a memory that panties are stained with urine for thereby feeling bad.

[5] When a man urinates in the night, a neighbor may hear urinating sound may for thereby disturbing a neighbor's sleep. A foreign substance may be stained at a front upper side of the stool of the rest room. As the foreign substance is accumulated, the user may feel bad. When a user urinates in a sit posture, the urine may be splashed in a forward direction, it is needed to very carefully urinate. Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem

[6] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a urinal and bidet for man which overcomes the problems encountered in the conventional art.

[7] It is another object of the present invention to provide a urinal and bidet for man which is capable of preventing urine from being splashed as compared to a conventional art in which a bad smell occurs in a rest room due to a splashed urine and which is capable of preventing a urinating sound from being spread to a neighbor.

[8] It is further another object of the present invention to provide a urinal and bidet for man which is capable of basically cleaning the glans of a penis, so that a user can wear clean panties.

[9] It is still further another object of the present invention to provide a urinal and bidet for man in which washing water automatically washes urine whenever a user uses a urinal having a bidet function of the present invention.

[10] It is still further another object of the present invention to provide a urinal and bidet for man which is capable of preventing urine from being splashed in a forward

direction when a user urinates in a sit posture by providing a urine collection member, so that it is possible to achieve a clean and comfortable rest room. Technical Solution

[11] To achieve the above objects, there is provided a urinal and bidet for man which is characterized in that a fixing apparatus capable of engaging a urinal having a bidet function is provided, and a fixing apparatus is designed to receive an adjusting rod for freely adjusting a center axis of the adjusting member, and a fixing socket is engaged with a rod receiving socket, and an adjusting socket having a gear exposure groove is provided at a receiving socket of the adjusting member, and a socket elastic spring elastically supports a rotation gear groove formed at an engagement outer surface, and an elastic spring is elastically engaged between an adjusting groove plate fixture and an adjusting gear groove plate, and when the adjusting member is lifted up, the adjusting member gear groove plate and the adjusting member gear groove are engaged with each other, so that a certain adjusted length of the adjusting member is supported, and a sliding spring is provided so as to automatically recover the length of the adjusting member, and an adjusting member handle is constituted using a washing water opening and closing switch, and a urinating plate having a drainage guide plate is provided at the center of the left and right adjusting member, and a washing water outlet is provided at a lower inner surface of the urinating plate.

[12]

Advantageous Effects

[13] In the urinal having a bidet function according to the present invention, urine is effectively collected at the urinating plate, so that it is possible to prevent urine from being splashed outside as compared to the conventional art in which splashed urine causes a bad smell. In the conventional art, it is needed to frequently wash and clean the urinal. In the present invention, urinating sound may be prevented from being transferred to neighbor. The glans of the penis may be basically washed and cleaned for thereby preventing bad feeling. The user can always wear clean panties.

[14] In addition, foreign substances are generally gathered at a front upper side of the stool. In the present invention, it is possible to frequently clean, so that the stool can be always kept clean. When a user sits at the stool and urinates, the urine collection plate is provided so as to collect urine, so that it is possible to prevent urine from being splashed outside for thereby implementing a combined function.

[15] When a man urinates, he urinates with his eyes being downward. In the urinal having a bidet function according to the present invention, the user can fix his eyes anywhere, so that he can urinate more comfortably.

[16]

Brief Description of the Drawings

[17] Figure 1 is a view illustrating a construction of a urinal and bidet for man according to the present invention; [18] Figure 2 is a separated perspective view illustrating a construction of a urinal and bidet for man according to the present invention; [19] Figure 3 is a view illustrating a construction that a few elements of a urinal and bidet for man are removed according to the present invention; [20] Figure 4 is a cross sectional view illustrating a construction of a urinal and bidet for man according to the present invention; [21] Figure 5 is a view illustrating a urinating plate of a urinal and bidet for man according to the present invention; [22] Figure 6 is a side cross sectional view illustrating a state when a bidet of a urinal is used according to the present invention; and [23] Figure 7 is an engaged view illustrating a urinal and bidet for man according to the present invention is engaged to the stool. [24]

[25] * Description of major elements in the drawings *

[26] 10: fixing apparatus

[27] 11: intermediate fixing apparatus

[28] 12: fixing bolt

[29] 13: adjusting rod

[30] 14: fixing socket

[31] 15: adjusting socket

[32] 16: adjusting groove plate fixture

[33] 17: fixing gear groove plate

[34] 18: elastic plate

[35] 19: fixing bolt

[36] 20: rotation gear groove

[37] 21: gear exposure groove

[38] 22: adjusting member recieivng socket

[39] 23: rod receicing socket

[40] 24: adjusting member

[41] 25: adjusting gear groove

[42] 26: adjusting handle

[43] 27: urinating plate

[44] 28: foreign substance collection plate

[45] 29: urine collection member

[46] 30: drainage guide plate

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[47] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[48] There is provided a fixing apparatus 11 so as to install a urinal having a bidet function at a certain stool.

[49] The fixing apparatus 11 comprises a receiving socket 23 and an adjusting rod 13 for thereby receiving various lengths of a stool and adjusting a center axis by moving a center fixing socket 14 when a urinal having a bidet function according to the present invention is engaged.

[50] A rotation gear groove 20 is formed at the engaging surfaces of the fixing socket 14 and the adjusting socket 15 for thereby adjusting and supporting an adjusting member at multiple heights. An elastic spring 38 is inserted for elastically supporting the fixing socket 14 and the adjusting socket 15. The elastic forces of the left and right sides are adjusted using a fixing bolt 37.

[51] The fixing socket 14 and the adjusting socket 15 slid as a handle of the urinal having a bidet function according to the present invention installed at the stool is pulled up or down, so that a desired height can be fixed.

[52] So as to adjust and support the adjusting member based on multiple lengths, a gear groove 25 of the adjusting member formed at an end of the left and right adjusting member 24 is aligned with a gear exposure groove 21 at the end of the receiving socket 22 of the adjusting member. The protrusion grooves of the gear grooves 25 and 17 are formed in circular shapes so that the protrusion grooves are engaged with the adjusting gear groove plate 17 within an angle range of 90 of the adjusting member when the adjusting member is lifted up or is lowered from the stool.

[53] Here, an elastic spring 18 is inserted between the adjusting groove plate fixtures 16 for an elastic engagement. The adjusting gear groove plate 17 is engaged while adjusting a proper elastic force using the engaging bolt 19.

[54] Therefore, when the handle of the urinal having a bidet function according to the present invention installed at a stool is lifted up, the gear grooves 25 and 17 are elastically engaged with each other. Here, a sliding spring 3 lis compressed as much as the pulled distance when the adjusting member handle 36 is pulled or pushed. The adjusting member is stably fixed based on the engagement between the gear grooves 25 and 17.

[55] The adjustment and support of the adjustment member in the up, down, forward and backward directions (height and length) will be described.

[56] As the adjusting socket 15 having the adjusting member inserted therein is rotated

using the left and right fixing socket 14 as the center axis of the adjusting member, the height is adjusted so that the handle 36 of the adjusting member is lifted up or is lowered while softly holding the handle 36. Here, it is possible to adjust the up and down angles (height) within a vertical angle range of 90°from the horizontal position of the stool.

[57] When the adjusting member is pulled or pushed at the adjusted height, the length of the adjusting member is fixed. The up, down, forward and backward lengths can be automatically adjusted and fixed at a proper position by simply lifting up and pulling the adjusting member handle 36 from the front side of the stool with only one procedure.

[58] The automatic recovery operation of the length of the adjusting member will be described.

[59] The length of the adjusting member, which keeps a pulled state when the adjusting member of the urinal having a bidet function according to the present invention is lifted up or lowered and used and then is lowered in the normal horizontal state or stands in a normal vertical posture, may be determined so that the adjusting member gear groove 25 and the adjusting member gear groove plate 17 are not engaged. With the above construction, as the compressed state of the sliding spring 31 is decompressed, the length of the adjusting member is automatically recovered.

[60] As the sliding spring is compressed by pulling or pushing the adjusting member within an angle of 90°of the adjusting member gear groove 25 and the adjusting member gear groove plate 17 are engaged and supported with each other. The adjusting member gear groove 25 and the adjusting member gear groove plate 17 are not engaged at the normal vertical angle and normal horizontal angle when exceeding the above angle of 90°, so that the compression of the sliding spring 31 is not supported, whereby the length of the adjusting member is automatically recovered.

[61] A water supply hose 32 is connected with a washing water connection hose 34 of the urinating plate 27 through the interior of the left adjusting member, with the water supply hose 32 being generally formed of a tubing hose which is generally used for a water purification system. A washing water outlet 33 is provided at one end of the water supply hose 32, so that the washing water is discharged from the lower side to the upper side of the urinating plate, whereby it is possible to effectively wash the glans of the penis and the urinating plate.

[62] A washing water opening and closing switch 35 is installed at the adjusting member, and an adjusting member handle 36 is provided at an outer surface of the same. A one-touch button (push button) is provided at the end of the same. With the above construction, it is possible to obtain a certain convenience and simplification.

[63] When the urinal having a bidet function according to the present invention is used, it is needed to lift up the adjusting member handle. Here, the washing water opening

and closing switch 35 moves at a certain height of the user, so that the user can easily operate the washing water opening and closing switch 35 even while the user urinates or after the user finishes urinating.

[64] When the adjusting member moves to a user's height, a drainage guide plate 30 longitudinally moves toward a portion near the stool based on the movement of the weight of the center axis, and the urinating plate 27 is inclined into the interior of the stool, so that a urinating plate provided at a lower side is oriented in the upward side for allowing the user to easily urinate. At this time, when the user urinates into the urinating plate 27 and presses the washing water opening and closing switch 35, the washing water cleans the glans of the penis and the inner side of the urinating plate, and urine flows into the interior of the stool through the urinating plate and the drainage guide plate.

[65] Here, the urinating plate 27 is formed in a hollow structure with upper and lower ends being open, so that urine and washing water can directly flow.

[66] The foreign substance collection plate 28 installed at the end of the drainage guide plate 30 collects the foreign substances gathered at the front upper side of the stool. So, whenever the urinal having a bidet function according to the present invention, the urinal is automatically washed.

[67] In addition, when a user sits at a stool and urinates, the urine may be splashed outside. The urine collection member 29 may be provided so as to prevent the urine from being splashed outside.

[68]

Industrial Applicability

[69] As described above, in the urinal having a bidet function according to the present invention, urine is effectively collected at the urinating plate, so that it is possible to prevent urine from being splashed outside as compared to the conventional art in which splashed urine causes a bad smell. In the conventional art, it is needed to frequently wash and clean the urinal. In the present invention, urinating sound may be prevented from being transferred to neighbor. The glans of the penis may be basically washed and cleaned for thereby preventing bad feeling. The user can always wear clean panties.

[70] In addition, foreign substances are generally gathered at a front upper side of the stool. In the present invention, it is possible to frequently clean, so that the stool can be always kept clean. When a user sits at the stool and urinates, the urine collection plate is provided so as to collect urine, so that it is possible to prevent urine from being splashed outside for thereby implementing a combined function.

[71] When a man urinates, he urinates with his eyes being downward. In the urinal

having a bidet function according to the present invention, the user can fix his eyes anywhere, so that he can urinate more comfortably.

[72] As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be understood that the above-described examples are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified, but rather should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.

[73]

Sequence Listing

[74] urinal, rest room, urine collection, drainage, stool