SPRAY WASHING COMPONENT FOR SMART TOILET COVER AND ASSEMBLY METHOD OF SPRAY WASHING COMPONENT

Abstract

A spray washing component for a smart toilet cover and an assembly method thereof are provided. The spray washing component includes a base, a nozzle, and a first motor. A sliding track is disposed on the base. The nozzle has a rack cooperating with the first motor. The first motor drives the nozzle to slide along the base. The first motor is installed at an end away from a jet of the nozzle and drives the nozzle to be displaced through a transmission structure. The transmission structure includes a driving gear, a dual transmission gear, and a conveyor belt. The driving gear is in anti-rotation cooperation with an output shaft of the first motor. The dual transmission gear respectively meshes with the conveyor belt and the rack on the nozzle. The spray washing component and the assembly method solve the large space occupation and insufficient aesthetics of the existing toilet.

Claims

1. A spray washing component for a smart toilet cover, comprising: a base, a nozzle, and a first motor, wherein a sliding track is disposed on the base; the nozzle has a rack cooperating with the first motor; and the first motor drives the nozzle to slide along the base, wherein: the first motor is installed at an end away from a jet of the nozzle and drives the nozzle to be displaced through a transmission structure; the transmission structure comprises a driving gear, a dual transmission gear, and a conveyor belt; the driving gear is in anti-rotation cooperation with an output shaft of the first motor; the dual transmission gear respectively meshes with the conveyor belt and the rack on the nozzle; and the conveyor belt is disposed around the driving gear and the dual transmission gear, wherein the first motor drives the driving gear to rotate and links the dual transmission gear to rotate through the conveyor belt to drive the nozzle to move along the sliding track of the base.

2. A spray washing component for the smart toilet cover according to claim 1, further comprising: a water diversion unit, wherein the water diversion unit comprises a water and air intake member, a switch body, and a self-cleaning connector; the nozzle is provided with a plurality of waterways, and water inlets of the plurality of waterways could be selectively conducted with a water outlet of the switch body the water and air intake member is communicated with the switch body through a first hose; and the self-cleaning connector is communicated with one of the waterways of the nozzle through a second hose, wherein a curved section of the first hose is located on an outer side of a curved section of the second hose.

3. The spray washing component for the smart toilet cover according to claim 2, wherein the base is provided with an accommodating cavity for partially placing the first and second hoses; a width of the accommodating cavity is greater than or equal to an outer diameter of a hose with a largest diameter and is less than a sum of outer diameters of two hoses.

4. The spray washing component for the smart toilet cover according to claim 3, wherein a length of the first hose is greater than a length of the second hose.

5. The spray washing component for the smart toilet cover according to claim 4, further comprising: a second motor, disposed on the nozzle and used to drive the switch body to displace relative to the nozzle, wherein a conductive wire of the second motor is arranged side by side without being staggered with the first and second hoses and is located on an outer side of the curved section of the first hose.

6. The spray washing component for the smart toilet cover according to claim 5, further comprising: a wire harness structure, used to limit a length of the conductive wire, wherein the wire harness structure comprises a wire buckle and an accommodating groove; the accommodating groove is formed on a bottom portion of the base; and the wire buckle is slidably sleeved on the conductive wire and is installed on the accommodating groove to adjust the length of the conductive wire from the wire buckle to the second motor.

7. The spray washing component for the smart toilet cover according to claim 2, wherein the water and air intake member is disposed at a middle position of the bottom portion of the base and is located between the first motor and the jet of the nozzle.

8. The spray washing component for the smart toilet cover according to claim 7, wherein the water and air intake member comprises a water outlet part, a water inlet part, an air inlet part, a holding part, a connecting part, and a position-limiting protrusion; the water inlet part and the air inlet part are located on one side of the water outlet part, the connecting part and the position-limiting protrusion formed on the connecting part are connected to other side of the water outlet part through the holding part, and the water inlet part, the air inlet part, the holding part, and the position-limiting protrusion are parallel to each other and are all perpendicular to an axial direction of the water outlet part; and the connecting part is parallel to an axis of the water outlet part, wherein the water and air intake member is installed on the base through an attachment structure, and the holding part abuts against the conveyor belt to tension the conveyor belt.

9. The spray washing component for the smart toilet cover according to claim 8, wherein the attachment structure comprises an assembly groove and an assembly hole; the assembly groove and the assembly hole are respectively disposed on two sidewalls of the accommodating cavity; and the assembly hole is provided for the position-limiting protrusion to be installed, wherein the assembly groove is provided for the water inlet part and the air inlet part to be installed and includes an opening and first and second ends; the opening is disposed on a bottom portion of a sidewall of the base, and the opening and the first and second ends constitute a triangular assembly groove; the first end is provided for the air inlet part or the water inlet part to be installed; and the second end is provided for the water inlet part or the air inlet part to be installed.

10. An assembly method of a spray washing component, wherein the spray washing component comprises a base, a motor, a conveyor belt, a nozzle, and a water and air intake member; the base has an accommodating cavity for the conveyor belt to be placed; the motor is installed on the base and drives the nozzle to slide relative to the base through the conveyor belt; an assembly groove and an assembly hole are disposed on two sidewalls of the accommodating cavity, wherein the assembly groove comprises an opening and first and second ends; the opening is opened on an edge of a sidewall of the base and constitutes a triangular assembly groove with the first and second ends; the water and air intake member comprises a water outlet part, a water inlet part, an air inlet part, a holding part, a connecting part, and a position-limiting protrusion; the water inlet part and the air inlet part are located on one side of the water outlet part, the connecting part and the position-limiting protrusion are connected to other side of the water outlet part through the holding part, and the water inlet part, the air inlet part, the holding part, and the position-limiting protrusion are parallel to each other and are all perpendicular to an axial direction of the water outlet part; and the connecting part is parallel to an axis of the water outlet part; the assembly method comprises: sequentially disposing the water inlet part and the air inlet part of the water and air intake member into the assembly groove from the opening until the water inlet part is displaced to the first end, the air inlet part is also located between the opening and the second end, and the water outlet part, the holding part, the connecting part, and the position-limiting protrusion are located in the accommodating cavity; and rotating the water and air intake member with an axis of the water inlet part as an axis, so that the air inlet part enters the second end of the assembly groove, and the connecting part elastically deforms and links the position-limiting protrusion to fall into the assembly hole, and at this time, the holding part abuts against an outer wall of the conveyor belt to tension the conveyor belt.

11. The spray washing component for the smart toilet cover according to claim 3, wherein the water and air intake member is disposed at a middle position of the bottom portion of the base and is located between the first motor and the jet of the nozzle.

12. The spray washing component for the smart toilet cover according to claim 4, wherein the water and air intake member is disposed at a middle position of the bottom portion of the base and is located between the first motor and the jet of the nozzle.

13. The spray washing component for the smart toilet cover according to claim 5, wherein the water and air intake member is disposed at a middle position of the bottom portion of the base and is located between the first motor and the jet of the nozzle.

14. The spray washing component for the smart toilet cover according to claim 6, wherein the water and air intake member is disposed at a middle position of the bottom portion of the base and is located between the first motor and the jet of the nozzle.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to explain the technical solution of the embodiments of the disclosure more clearly, the following briefly introduces the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments.

[0027] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a three-dimensional exploded structure of a spray washing component according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0028] FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a three-dimensional structure of the spray washing component according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0029] FIG. 3 is a first schematic view of a movement state of the spray washing component according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0030] FIG. 4 is a second schematic view of a movement state of the spray washing component according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0031] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a transmission structure part of the spray washing component according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0032] FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the spray washing component according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0033] FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a three-dimensional structure of a water and air intake member according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0034] FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a structure of a wire harness structure according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0035] FIG. 9 is a first schematic view of installation of the water and air intake member according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0036] FIG. 10 is a second schematic view of installation of the water and air intake member according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0037] FIG. 11 is a third schematic view of installation of the water and air intake member according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS

[0038] The technical solution in the embodiments of the disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the disclosure.

[0039] Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, a spray washing component for a smart toilet cover of the disclosure is constructed on the smart toilet cover. A nozzle 1 is driven to extend from the main body of the smart toilet cover to a toilet bowl through a driving device, and sprays clean water to clean the buttocks. The existing smart toilet cover is too thick, too heavy, and occupies a lot of space. The overall existing smart toilet cover offers a thick and heavy visual effect, which is of course not exquisite. One of the important reasons for the thick thickness is that the position where the nozzle 1 extends from the smart toilet cover is provided with a driving motor. The volume of the driving motor plus the volume of the nozzle 1 is the basic thickness that must be first ensured for the smart toilet cover. Based on the thickness, the cover needs more space when being flipped relative to a seat body where the nozzle 1 is installed. Therefore, the height of the entire cover has to be further increased (to be at least flush with the height of the seat body). This is one of the main reasons for the overall thickness of the existing smart toilet cover to be thick and heavy. However, the spray washing component provided by the disclosure effectively solves the defects.

[0040] The spray washing component mainly includes the nozzle 1, a base 2, a first motor 3, a second motor 4, a driving gear 51, a dual transmission gear 52, a conveyor belt 53, a water and air intake member 6, a switch body 71, a self-cleaning connector 72, a wire harness structure 73, a sterilization unit 8, and a spring 9.

[0041] A guide part 20 formed at an end portion of the base 2, a sliding track 2A, and an accommodating cavity 21 are disposed on the base 2. The accommodating cavity 21 is enclosed by two sidewalls of the base 2, and the two sidewalls are correspondingly provided with an assembly groove 22 and an assembly hole 23 for the water and air intake member 6 to be installed.

[0042] The first motor 3 is installed on the base 2 and is away from an end of a jet of the nozzle 1, and drives the nozzle 1 to slide along the base 2 and reciprocate through the guide part 20 through a transmission structure 5.

[0043] The transmission structure 5, as shown in FIG. 5, includes the driving gear 51, the dual transmission gear 52, and the conveyor belt 53. The driving gear 51 is in anti-rotation cooperation with an output shaft of the first motor 3. The dual transmission gear 52 respectively cooperates with the conveyor belt 53 and a tooth space on the nozzle 1. It should be noted that the nozzle 1 is provided with a rack along an axial direction thereof, and the rack meshes with the dual transmission gear 52. The dual transmission gear 52 of the disclosure includes a primary gear plate 521 and a secondary gear plate 522. The primary and secondary gear plates 521,522 are coaxially disposed and are installed in the accommodating cavity 21 through a rotating shaft, wherein the primary gear plate 521 cooperates with the rack of the nozzle 1, and the secondary gear plate 522 cooperates with the driving gear 51 through the conveyor belt 53 to implement power transmission.

[0044] The first motor 3 drives the driving gear 51 to rotate and links the dual transmission gear 52 to rotate through the conveyor belt 53 to drive the nozzle 1 to move along the sliding track 2A of the base2. The first motor 3 is positioned on a rear end of the base 2 (that is, away from the position of the water outlet of the nozzle 1), so the overall thickness of the toilet cover only needs to meet the height of the nozzle 1, which can easily implement a light and thin smart toilet cover.

[0045] On the basis of the reduced thickness, it is also necessary to ensure the implementation of the overall function. The disclosure is also provided with a water diversion unit, which includes the water and air intake member 6, the switch body 71, and the self-cleaning connector 72.

[0046] The nozzle 1 is provided with several waterways 10 (the waterways 10 include functions such as buttock washing, feminine washing, self-cleaning, and strong washing), and water inlets of the several waterways 10 could be selectively conducted with a water outlet of the switch body 71. It should be noted that the switch body 71 moves relative to the nozzle 1 through the second motor 4 disposed on the nozzle 1. The second motor 4 and the switch body 71 also adopt a gear and rack structure to implement transmission.

[0047] The water and air intake member 6 and the switch body 71 are communicated through a first hose A. It should be noted that the water and air intake member 6 is disposed between the first motor 3 and the guide part 20, so that the required length of the first hose A is the shortest. After a reasonable layout of the length of the first hose A, the overall volume of the nozzle component can be reduced.

[0048] The water and air intake member 6 includes a water inlet part 61, an air inlet part 62, a water outlet part 63, a holding part 64, a connecting part 65, and a position-limiting protrusion 66. The water inlet part 61 and the air inlet part 62 are located on one side of the water outlet part 63. The position-limiting protrusion 66 and the connecting part 65 are connected to the other side of the water outlet part 63 through the holding part 64, and the water inlet part 61, the air inlet part 62, the holding part 64, and the position-limiting protrusion 66 are parallel to each other and are all perpendicular to an axial direction of the water outlet part 63. The connecting part 65 is parallel to an axis of the water outlet part 63. It should be noted that one end of the first hose A is connected to the water outlet part 63, and the other end is conducted with the switch body 71. The water and air intake member 6 is installed on the base 2 through an attachment structure, and the holding part 64 of the water and air intake member 6 abuts against the conveyor belt 53 to tension the conveyor belt 53.

[0049] The self-cleaning connector 72 is installed under the guide part 20 and is communicated with one of the waterways 10A of the nozzle 1 through a second hose B, that is, when an outer wall of the nozzle 1 needs to be cleaned, the switch body 71 and one of the waterways 10A of the nozzle 1 are conducted, and water flows through the second hose B to the self-cleaning connector 72 and is sprayed from the self-cleaning connector 72 to the outer wall of the nozzle 1 for cleaning.

[0050] A curved section of the first hose A is located on an outer side of a curved section of the second hose B (that is to say the curved section of the first hose A is further away from a center of circle roughly defined by a contour of the curved section of the second hose than the curved section of the second hose). Here, the first and second hoses A and B are rubber hoses, which may be bent. The disclosure disposes the first hose A above the second hose B to further reduce the volume of the nozzle component.

[0051] In order to prevent the first and second hoses A and B from being entangled along with the displacement of the nozzle 1, the disclosure sets the width of the accommodating cavity 21 to be greater than the outer diameter of one hose and less than the sum of the outer diameters of the two hoses, and the length of the first hose A is greater than the length of the second hose B. The layout is compact and ingenious, and will not interfere with the movement of the nozzle 1. At the same time, the two hoses will not be squeezed, causing water flow to be unsmooth, etc. In addition, the spring 9 is sleeved on the outer wall of the second hose B to prevent the second hose B from being excessively bent. The second hose B is located in an inner diameter range of the first hose A during the process of bending, which is prone to excessive bending. The setting of the spring 9 not only ensures that the second hose B will not be excessively bent, but can also reduce the friction and interference of the first and second hoses A and B even if the first and second hoses A and B collide.

[0052] In addition, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7, a conductive wire 40 of the second motor 4 of the disclosure is arranged in parallel with the first and second hoses A and B and is located on an outer side of the first hose A. The setting enables the conductive wire 40 and the first and second hoses A and B to be parallel and maintain relative positions when the second motor 4 slides along with the nozzle 1, thereby preventing the first and second hoses A and B and the conductive wire 40 from being staggered and entangled. More specifically, the wire harness structure 73 is also disposed to implement anti-entanglement. The wire harness structure 73 includes a wire buckle 731 and an accommodating groove 732. The accommodating groove 732 is formed on a bottom portion of the base 2. The wire buckle 731 is slidably sleeved on the conductive wire 40 and is installed on the accommodating groove 732 to adjust the distance of the conductive wire 40 between the wire buckle 731 and the second motor 4.

[0053] The water and air intake member 6 is installed on the bottom portion of the base 2 through the attachment structure and is located between the first motor 3 and the jet of the nozzle 1, and the holding part 64 of the water and air intake member 6 abuts against the conveyor belt 53 to tension the conveyor belt 53. Specifically, the attachment structure includes the assembly groove 22 and the assembly hole 23 opened on the two sidewalls of the accommodating cavity 21 of the base 2.

[0054] The assembly groove 22 and the assembly hole 23 are respectively disposed on the two sidewalls of the accommodating cavity 21. The assembly hole 23 is provided for the position-limiting protrusion 66 to be installed, wherein the assembly groove 22 is provided for the water inlet part 61 and the air inlet part 62 to be installed. The assembly groove 22 includes an opening 221 and first and second ends 222 and 223. The opening 221 is disposed on an edge of the sidewall of the base 2, and the opening 221 and the first and second ends 222 and 223 constitute a triangular assembly groove 22. The first and second ends 222 and 223 are respectively provided for the water inlet part 61 and the air inlet part 62 to be installed.

[0055] The assembly method of the nozzle component is as follows (as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 8).

[0056] 1. The nozzle 1 is correspondingly installed into a chute of the base 2, so that the nozzle 1 slides along the chute, and the spout of the nozzle 1 is displaced relative to the guide part 20.

[0057] 2. The first motor 3 is fixed on the sidewall of the base 2, so that the output shaft thereof is in anti-rotation cooperation with the driving gear 51.

[0058] 3. The dual transmission gear 52 is fixed in the accommodating cavity 21 through a pin or a rotating shaft, so that the primary gear plate 521 meshes with the nozzle 1, and the secondary gear plate 522 cooperates with the driving gear 51 through the conveyor belt 53.

[0059] 4. The self-cleaning connector 72 is fixed under the guide part 20 and the water outlet thereof is aligned with the nozzle 1. Then, the second hose B with the spring 9 is installed from the accommodating cavity 21, so that the two ends of the second hose B are respectively connected to the nozzle 1 and the self-cleaning connector 72.

[0060] 5. The second motor 4 is fixed to the nozzle 1, and cooperates with the switch body 71 through a gear transmission group, and drives the switch body 71 to displace relative to the nozzle 1. Then, one end of the first hose A is connected to the switch body 71, and the other end is connected to the water outlet part 63 of the water and air intake member 6.

[0061] 6. The water inlet part 61 and the air inlet part 62 of the water and air intake member 6 are sequentially installed from the opening 221 on the edge of the sidewall of the base 2. At this time, the water inlet part 61 enters first, and the air inlet part 62 then enters the assembly groove 22 (as shown in FIG. 9) until the water inlet part 61 is displaced to the first end 222, the air inlet part 62 is also located between the opening 221 and the second end 223, and the water outlet part 63, the holding part 64, the connecting part 65, and the position-limiting protrusion 66 are located in the accommodating cavity 21. It should be noted that at this time, the holding part 64 is not abutting against the conveyor belt 53 yet, and the position-limiting protrusion 66 has not entered the assembly hole 23 yet (as shown in FIG. 10).

[0062] 7. With an axis of the water inlet part 61 located at the first end 222 as an axis (as shown in FIG. 11), the water and air intake member 6 is rotated, so that the air inlet part 62 enters the second end 223 of the assembly groove 22 and the connecting part 65 elastically deforms and drives the position-limiting protrusion 66 to fall into the assembly hole 23. At the same time, the holding part 64 abuts against the outer wall of the conveyor belt 53 due to a certain angle of rotation, so that the conveyor belt 53 is tensioned, and the first hose A is located in the accommodating cavity 21 and above the second hose B.

[0063] 8. The length (the length refers to the length from the second motor 4 to the wire buckle 731) of the conductive wire 40 of the second motor 4 is adjusted through the wire buckle 731. After the length is adjusted and the conductive wire 40 is disposed above the first hose A, the wire buckle 731 is inserted into a hooking part. Finally, the conductive wire 40, the first hose A, and the second hose B are sequentially arranged from top to bottom, and the relative positions can be maintained during the movement process without entanglement.

[0064] 9. An ultraviolet germicidal lamp 8 is installed on the guide part 20 to complete the assembly of the entire nozzle component.

[0065] In actual use, the first motor 3 receives a signal to turn on and drives the nozzle 1 to slide relative to the base 2 through the transmission of the driving gear 51, the conveyor belt 53, and the dual transmission gear 52. During the movement process, the movement of the nozzle 1 drives the first and second hoses A and B and the conductive wire 40 to deform. Water and air enter through the water and air intake member 6 and are transmitted to the switch body 71 through the first hose A. The switch body 71 is controlled by the second motor 4 to move so as to corresponds to the corresponding waterway 10. The water and air are then ejected through the conducted waterway to finally implement the functions such as buttock washing, feminine washing, self-cleaning, and strong washing.

[0066] The description of the foregoing specification and embodiments are used to explain the protection scope of the disclosure, but do not constitute any limitation on the protection scope of the disclosure.